THE DREAM I HAD LAST WIGHT.
.. . The dream I had last night
Seeps haunting me this morning Klce a ghost.
thou frail phantom of a fact, what most
Resembles thee?- How can 1 best compare
rfcuth's elements with anything so rare?
Kragrance of flowers, haze of the autumn gone,
Hioen of the stars, light of the pare, pale dawn;
Mist of the marsh, the twilight's tender thrill:
JWosk of dimmer dar when stminire and still
Ube dark moon moves across the shining sun
All these dissolved and mingled all in one
The dream 1 had last night. '
Grace Pearl Macombcr in Springfield Home-
Mean.
CREMATED.
In recitiujr the following somewhat re
markable experience 1 know that I ni
laying myself open to the accusations of
ttie incredulous and the skeptical, still,
an account of its unique character and
because l myself remain a skeptic, I
. "ball relate the adventure exactly as it
ccurred to me.
. Whan I was studying medicine in the
Scottish university of Aberdeen I formed
stie acquaintance of Isidore dei Seilano, a
young Italian who had chosen the
Srrjuiite City school for his studies. Our
fcistes were in manv rpsrw.ta . irlontf f-nl
stid our acquaintanceship soon developed
fato a friendship of the firmest and most
kitiinate description. I may say that
ough we have Jong been separated by
tiie exigencies of our respective battles
for life, the friendship remains to this
- a- ,
any as coraiaj as ever.
Dei Seilano and I had many interests
common, but none was stronger than
' r desire to dip into the mysteries of
sfae supernatural. We passed out of the
Diversity on tne same day with our de
grees of bachelor of medicine and mas
ter of surgery, and as we separated at
the great gate of Marischal college we
promised to keep each other posted as to
M
m onr movements.
Dei Seilano went to his home in the
vicinity of Marseilles, where his family
formerly possessed large estates. My
.star lea me trom one quarter of the
world to the other, forced me to give up
the practice of medicine, and finally
Brought nie over to the Dnited States,
where presently I fancied I had found
mj metier in the profession of journal
ism. But my visits to EJngland have
teen frequent, and upon the occasion of
ae of these flying trips about six years
go I again met my old friend.
I was sitting in my room in the Grand
fcotel at Charing Cross making prepara
tions for my return to New York in five
days time wheu a bellboy handed me
the card of Isidore dei Seilano. I pass
over our mutual pleasant greetings,
utuure hhu me no naa Deen in Liondon
for some four months, having deter
T ... 1 . 1 . , . -i . . .
mined npon trying ins luck as a prac-
taiiuner mere, tie bad grown into a
steady, somewhat morose man, remark
ably handsome, dark and stern. But
his black eyes softened aa we talked or
onr old friendship. Presently he told me
mat ue naa continued his metaphysical
studies, and among other things had be
come a strong advocate for cremation.
He had even perfected and was about to
patent a crematorium on the most ap
proved principles.
He hoped I would come and see this
new machine. He had it at his house in
Harley street. Why should 1 not come
to Rpend the evening with him? Suffice
to say that in addition to the feeling of
amity which existed there was the news
paper man's anxiety to see something
wvei. n was tuererore agreed that I
should dine with Isidore 'and spend the
vening with him.
. 1 found him awaiting me. We had au
excellent dinner. Having lit our ciga
rettes, ut my host's request I followed
him into his study, there to enjoy our
moke by ourselves and to talk over his
great invention. ' Once comfortably
seated in enr big armchairs the light
hearted manner of my friend changed to
one of serious earnest, and I at once saw
that he meant to take me completely
into his confidence, and would insist
pon my "doing" the crematorium very
thoroughly.
It was a long story that he told me of
his arriving at the conviction that cre
mation was the proper mode of dispos
ing of the dead. "1 have experimented
upon living and dead animals of everv
iind." he said suddenly, "'but never upon
a human being. And before 1 can be
certain that my machine is perfect in
every detail 1' must do this. Moreover
(and here I found that he was gradually
becoming more serious in his manner
and was gazing with growing intent
. aess at me), I mean to have a living
: human being upon whom to experi
ment, 'and I have come to the conclusion
at no .one could more appropriately
serve iu than my oldest and dearest
friend. 3Tou will do me this favor, will
you not?"
How shall 1 describe the sensation of
horror which crept over me as I heard
these words spoken with stony coldness,
yet with an affectation of friendship
which positively shocked ma. I
about to rise from my seat, indignant,
when. With a peculiar glitter in his eye
and a forward movement of his body'
' and outstretched hand, he exclaimed:
"Sit where you are! You must do as
1 say t You are .the subject for my first
and greatest experiment!"
I sank back in'my.chair with a sigh of
helplessness' and relinquished myself to
his will without a word of protest. ' Ris
ing from his seat he bade me follow
him. With an uneasy sense of presenti
oneut 1 rose ' unsteadily to my feet and
we passed together from the room. Up
a few steps to a short corridor, along
a passage and into a small room about 12
feet wide by 18 feet long. . ----- ' - - .
The room was dark when we entered,
but hs Isidore touched a little wooden'
knob it was flooded with a brilliant light
from several incandescent electric lamps.
Along one side of the room stood a sort
of trestle bed, upon which was a plank
on rollers. ; In front Of the . foot of this
bed was a large box. appartmtly made of
iron, but japanned to represent oak.!' ' In
another corner" of the room stood a num
ber of cells of a large electric battery,
and a network of wires were conducted
from these to the under side of the box. ,
"Here is my apparatus," said Dei Seil
uno "Is it not simple? The body i I
placed npon this trestle; by touching a
J spring the doors at the end of this pretty
ooi open, ana simultaneously tne pianic
begins rapidly to move forward until it
is well inside.' " Then'' the doors close
automatically upon the. body. Next I
touch this tiny knob, and in a few sec
onds all is over. The doors at the other
end of the box open, the plank which
is of pure platinum worked with asbes
tos comes out, and upon it are lying in
a little heap the ashes of the cremated
being. Simple, isn't it? -And beautiful
ly constructed. There cannot be a fail
ure. . Now, you must take your place
nnon the Blank?"
.Without a word, for I could no longer
resist, 1 lay flat on my back on the plank,
with my feet to the doors of the crema
torium. . .
"Capital, capital!" said my tormentor.
"Why. one would almost say you had
been cremated before! Now lie perfectly
still, and observe, for I want you to tell
me everything about it when 3-ou come
out on the other side." ...
The next moment he had touched the
fatal spring, and before my eyes I saw
the door opening and the plank rap
idly moving forward. In another second
I was inside the box and the doors were
closed upon me with Dei Seilano's last
words ringing in my ears: "Remember!
Observe! Everything!"
And now came the terrible part of my
trial. 1 heard a little "click," and in
stantly the dark interior of the box be
came one flood of illumination from mil
lions of tiny sparks from as many invisi
ble points. In less time than it takes to
write it my clothing was consumed and
the sparks were attacking my flesh, tear
ing it from my bones, eating into it, dis
integrating the component parts, rush
ing', jumping, leaping from place to
place npon my naked carcass, consum
ing everything in their terrible passage.
Bit by bit I saw the flesh disappear, the
ligaments wither up and the bones fall
asunder and frizzle and sizzle in the all
absorbing, frightful heat Strange to
say, my brain seemed clear throughout,
though the mental agony was far more
terrible than the pain of the burning.
This was so fearfully rapid that I am
bound to say I hardly felt anything. At
last, however, the fire attacked my head
and then
There was a knock at my door. The
bell boy entered and handed me a card.
It was that of Isidore Dei Seilano, my old
friend mf recent tormentor. I in
structed the boy to bring him up. After
mutual congratulations he told me he
was practicing in London, and having
accidentally heard I was at the Grand
had called to resume onr old friendship.
That evening he did show me a new ap
paratus he had invented for the crema
tion of human beings, but he did not of
fer to experiment upon me. T. I. P. ill
New York Recorder.
How Massaua Rewarded Bravery.
Massena, when wounded, had his car
riage, coachman and postilion at Wag
ram, where hundreds of men were killed
near their carriage. A ball went through
the coat of one of them, another ball
killed one of the horses. . The whole
army admired their bravery, which was
of the most voluntary sort, as they were
not soldiers. The emperor said to Mas
sena: "There are here 300,000 fighting
on both sides. Well, would you know
who are the bravest? They are your
coachman and your postilion, as we are
all here to do our duty, while they have
no military obligations.".
The marshal had a very large fortune.
He received 200,000 francs as commander
of an army. 200.000 as Due de Rivnli
300.000 francs as Prince of Essling. Mas
sena. however, waited two mnnt)ii nifli.
out thinking of doing anything for these
two men. One evening he was with his
staff and announced that he would give
to each 400 franca. Marhat i
asked. "Four hundred francs a vear?"
Massena was furious, and mstiH "TV,
want to ruin me?" San Francisco Argo
naut" A Uental Bootjack.
Yankees think themsnlvM MrW in
genious and "handy," but how many of
uiem ever tnougnr or a simple trick
which an American travefai- in Sihana
saw performed by a native of that eoan-
We had been wet since marnina. jmrf
as a natural conseonenca onr- fwt
swollen and boots shrunken to sack an
extent that wo despaired of getting them
off at all. No nlan whirh nnr 4nrom.;.
could devise was found to answer.
When all had failed, our invaluable
Yakov came to the return unii hv f )v
application of his teeth to the toe of
each boot which were fortunately long
ndia I. I- J , , . . . .
ujr ma nanus at tne neeis, effect
ed his purpose with surprising ease.
: Plants That Are Reservoirs.
In Africa manv plants live bv in Aunt
of flesh V bulbs buried deen nniW -V
ground, and in years when no rain falls
tney do not appear above the surface, or
flower. - Manv olauts have t.hir.lc flch-r
leaves, in which . they, store np moisture
against the. time of need; some, such as
the common sorrel and dandelion;' be
come Ice plants: all over their fleshv
leaves and stems are little diamnndiiVa
drops, which when broken are found to
be full of Sure water, a Irtt.la nUnt mnmi
times having a cupful stored in this way,:
Some live by having their .leaves closely
pressed!; together into little solid squares'
or bals, so saving all evaporation from
.ucu. guiiKw. r orinignuy xteview.
Seine- Beared la Mnalx. !
. . There is at least one t-hUa
who should cultivate an ear for music
that 18. if Qtiantltv ennnta -few urr&tMntr ''
All Al? f-PCTll-i airier m(rr n - rrwl -nAcxw V.na V;u
-X -" O vaswu s4iuui lO0 UUUk J
a resting place for his baby girl between i
, -n . ... i
uie nanoies oi tne cart on which the or
gan stands. .. There it nestles among the
blankets and pillows all day long, while
the father turns the crank and the
mother skirmishes aronnd with a tin
cup for pennies. Brooklyn Eagle
In the manufacturinor line nanr bids
fair to suDulant wood in tiie ' muinfm.
ture of' boxes, buckets, packing cases
and many other articles. It is much
lighter than wood, and can be made fire
proof, to say nothing of its cheapness.
' ' Kalon lay at Roelty frri. -
. ttve thousand long green watermelons
of the "swank" variety were.axranged in
a huge pile within a low board inclosnre
under the shade ' of New Cottonwood
grove, in the pleasant little village of
Rocky Ford, Colo., 'one morning recent
ly. Surrounding these watermelons were
little pyramidsof canteloupes; some 2,000
or 8,000 in number. The top. of this
board inclosnre served as a table, on
which the melons, sliced by big knives
into halves, were laid, only to be eager
ly assaulted by waiting crowds of merry
people, who lined the tables as close as
they could stand The only restrictions
were numerous rudely painted Bigns
tacked to trees, reading. "Please leave
your rinds upon the tables."
It was Melon Day at Rocky Ford, and
this melon pen was the center of all in
terest, and every one of the 5,000 visitors
present at this annual festival were wel
come to as much melon as they could,
stow away. Ten years ago a single
ranchman named G. W. Swank, was
raising melons for market jn this valley.
The quality of his product was so snne-
rior that 100 acres of melons could not'
supply the demand.
Now the village of Rocky Ford is in
the center of thousands of acres of wa
termelon vines, while as far as the eye
can reach, stretch prolific fields of grain
and hay, interspersed with young or
chards and luxuriant vegetable gardens.
All this is the result of irrigation during
the past ten years.- No wonder the esi
deuts of this valley delight in celebrat
ing this annual Melon Day. -Cor. St
Louis Globe-Democrat
Speculations front Storms.
Physicists that is to say. the physi
cists who are not idling are now busy
reaping the aftermath of the thunder
storms which for a week or more have
been the chief meteorological feature of
our climate. Lightning of every type
zigzag, with sharply defined borders.
without any apparent width, in sheets
or in the shape of fireballs has been
seen, and several lives have been lost by
these "Olympian thunderbolts. But what
is most curious is that cattle have been
more frequently struck than human be
ings, even when the chances of both
were equal. This has been noticed more
than once by students of electricity. '
Thus, a miller standing ' between a
horse and a mule was only shaken a lit
tle, while the animals were killed. There
is also the well known instance of the
Abbey . of Noirmoutiers, near Tours,
where a flash of lightning lolled twenty
two horses . without doing any . other
harm to the 150 monks whom ittHsitml
in the refectory than overturning the 150
11 1 v s - . . .
uoiiies wnicn contained ttieir rations of
wine. London Graphic.
A Family of Alligators, : ;i.V - ' .
David Cope, who ocenmes a shon on
j Gay street, has a family of nine young
alligators which play around him like
kittens. The saurians are from eight
inches to a toot long and are about six
months old. Mr. Cope caught them last
spring ' in Florida, and brought ; them
home with him for the amusement of
himself and friends. They, were very!
savage, and would snap at anybody who
touched them when he first caught
them, but they have now become quite
tame when inhe presence of any one
that they are familiar with. . : . . t
They play about Mr. Cope's feet and
crawl about the floor. Catching flies is
a great pastime with them, and their
jaws stfut on . their food . with a snap
that is quick, and startling. If -a
stranger enters the: shop the alligators
know it instantly, and make off into the
corners of the room and hide themselves
behind anything that may be convenient
West Chester (Pa.) News. ' -
An Artists' Knooker.
Tho days of Benvenuto Cellini, are
over past, and perhaps on the whole it is
as well, but sometimes yet we may find
an artist of genius applying his skill to
motives not too bright or good for human
nature's daily food. Harry Bates, the
sculptor of '' Hound s in Leash," bought
by the Earl of Wemyss, and "Pandora,"
who soon will be taking her place among
the other purchases under the Chantrey
bequest, has jost made a veritable chef
d oeuvre in the shape of a knocker. The
design, which represents an exquisite.
leinaie ngure standing in a pose of ex
traordinary grace, is, apart from all
technical excellencies, full of the pnre
spirit.of classic refinement, strong, yet
dainty, more perfect than the Tanagra
statuettes, yet, it would seem, touched
with a kindred inspiration. The figure
will be of silver and - will lean against a
brazen background. London Telegraph.
Prehistoric Moostors. -. , , .
Near Higite, about, forty miles west
of St Thomas, Canada, was discovered
the largest skeleton of any extinct ani
mal yet found. It belonged to the order
Mastodon giganticus. : and measured
twenty-two feet from end of nostrils to
tip of tail. The tooth only of one of
these huge monsters of prehistoric times
was dug up recently at Falling Springs,
near Belleville. Miss., which weighed 14
pounds 12 ounces, and had the skeleton
been discovered it would probably' have
been found to be that of an animal thirty
ieet long. Exchange.
At a ball in Liverpool a gentleman,
for a joke, removed a chair just; aa a
tnale guest was about to sit down. The
victim fell to the ground and injured his
spine. He brought an action in the
LivemOOl nmntv mtlrt .nil f Via ' no.
tical joker was ordered to pay the plain-.
ran 8 ciaim. raw. with costs.
A new freezing apparatus for" labora
tory use has been constructed by M.
Ducretet. . It is called the cryogen, and
in it .the expansion of liquid carbonic
acid, escaping through a coiled metallic
tube, quickly causes a fall of tempera
ture to 100 degs. or 110 degs. below
zero.. Fahrenheit
. Telepathy I Universal.
With me suspicion ' has gradually
strengthened until I have scarcely any
doubt that the ageney telepathy is
truly universal - I fin-! it, rrfRiiily at
Cuili i:i !a:.i1 ..r i! .. r ,r nn
, that ''which ttiiw.-tr per-!
son is doingt or has lately done or
thought of. and commonplace instances
of this are no' more to" be 'despised on
that account than are the electric move
ments of a straw. Indeed, they are all
the more valuable, as being further re
moved from the apparently supernatural.
Blackwood's Magazine. , , -
Early Hours for Smart Boys. . 1 ,f
. Bingo You haven't seen my youngest
boy, have you? Great youngster, that
Only three years old and can talk like a
good fellow. Come up some night
Kingley What time do yipu put him'
to bed?
Bingo At 6. :' ..." . '' ;
Kingley I am afraid that's a little bit'
too late for me. Harper's Bazar. i
Tlieocm::ion afflict ions of women ore sick-heed-ache.:,
indigestion mid nervous troubles. They
ttr:s- lurgely from stoiauch disorders. As Joy'ii
V-t:c:nulo Karsaimrilla U the only bowel regn
lii:i::rr preparation, yotf can seo why it is more
elective tha:i any other 6arsapnrilla Jn thoiso
troubles. It is daily relieving liundrctls. Tho
artioa in mild, direct eud effective. We have
cores of letters from grateful women.
We refer to u few:
Nervous debility. Sirs. J. Barron, 142 Till St., S.F.
Nervous debility, Mrs. Fred. Loy, 3"-T Ellis St, 8.F.
General debility, Mrs. Belden, 610 Mason St, S.F,
NervonR debility, Mrs. J. Lamphere, 735 Turk 8t,
Kervouo Tcbility, Miss It. Kosenblnm. 232 17th
r?f.t h.
Stoninch troubles, Mrs. E. L. Wheaton, 70 Post
Sickheiulaches, Mrs. M. B. Price, 16 Prospect
Sick headaches, Mrs. M. Fowler, 827 Ellis St., 8.F.
Indigestion, Mrs. C. D. Stnart, 1221 Mission St,
Constipation, 3Irs. C. Melvln, 126 Kearny St.S.F.
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A Revelation.
. Few jeople know, mat the
bright Mulsh-green color of
the erdinary teas exposed in
the windows is not th nat
ural color. Unpleasant aa the -fact
may be, it is nevertheless
srrlffeial; , mineral, eoloriac. .
matter being' nsed "for this
. parpoie. . . The effect Is two- .'
' fold. v . It -not anlrnakM tha '
; tea a bright, shiny green, hat also permits tn .
aae of ofFcolor " and worthless teas, which, '
onoa ander the green cloak, are readily
worked off as a good qnalitjr of tea.
An eminent authority writes on this sub
Jeots "The manipulation of poorteas, togive' -them
sijflner appearance, is carried -on exten
sirely. - Green - teas, being in this eounrry
especially popslar, are pnxluoed t meet the
demand by coloring eheaner blaek kinds by
glssing or facing with Prussian bine, tumeric,
gypsum, and indigo. -' TMt method it so pa-,
eral that eery tittle genuine ttncolored green tea
i offered or tale." .: i-. ' , ..t.
It was the knowledge of this condition-cf
' affairs that prompted the placing of Beech's
Tea before the publia It is absolutely pnre
and without color. Did yoa ever see any
genuine nncolored- .Japan tea?- Ask your
grocer to open a package oi Beech's, and you
win see it, and probably, for tho very first
time. It will be found iu color to be just be
tween the artifieial green tea that you bare
. been accustomed to and the black teas.
It draws a delightful canary color, and is so
, fragrant that it will be a revelation to tea- -
.drinkers. Its parity makes It ' also - more
. economical -than the artificial teas, for lew
of it is required per cup. Bold only in poand
, packages bearing this trade-mark:
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If roar grocer does not have It, he wfU got
K foe yoa. Price Oo per pomnd. Voraaleal
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