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ARP QUOTES PETER Bartow Philosopher helves Into the Scriptires. SEEMS TO BE PERFECTLY AT HOME Was Too Early in the Morning to Gel Drunk Said the ProphetofO d-Arj Horalizes. I . "Anil In that day the young men \ shall see visions anil the old men shall dream dreams; and the handmaiden? shall prophesy." This is what Pe.er told the people on the day of Pentecost. And Peter believed that the days foretold by the Prophet Joel had already come, for the devout mea from every; nation under heaven were there propheeying and speaking in every language. The people said they were drunk, but Peter said. "No. for it is only 9 o'clock in the morning." I reckon the top?*s; drank mere in tie evening, just .J they do now. and went to bed drvnk. But it has always perplexed me to find -out when the age or period of working miracles and seeing visions ceased and why the power was taken away from the men of God. Paul could work miracles to save or to heal others, but had to die by the executioner. The blood of the martyrs was the seed of the church, but has the time passed when | dreams and visions are of no force c: meaning? 1 was ruminating abcuc dreams, because last night I dreamed noteless th*n theree hours in about linli a nilnute. ihe clock was striking 12 and I dreamed it was the fire bell and 1 saw the rising smoke and then the flames of the fire where the hotel was burning. 1 saw firemen climbing ladders and descending with women and j children in their arras. 1 saw strmeas of water flooding the roof and pouring in at the windows. I heard the excited voices of firemen and people and wit- | nessed the frantic efforts to keep the fire from crossing to the next block. I 1 saw enough and heard enough to take ' hours to recite and yet I awakened with the last stroke of the hammer on the little bell and knew that it was the clock and not the fire bell that had 1 caused that long, exciting dream. This same experience I had many years ago ' ?when the report of a gun provoked , a dream that hegun in a quarrel be- ; tween two of my friends and continued in a correspondence in which an apol- j ogy was demanded and I was called 1 upon to assist in the writing and sev-' ' eral letters were passed, but to no pur- i pose and it ended in a challenge. Sec-1 onds were chosen?the code duello was carefully consulted?the ground chosen?the time fixed and the duel took place; and when the first shot was fired I awoke. The report of the * gun had precipitated and conctntia;ed all of that long and anxious dream into ( a second of time. Doubtless very many people have had a similar experience. The medical books record many such instances and Lord Brougham declared that all dreams were instantaneous. Drowning men have the same experience. Those who are resuscitated declare that every event of their lives 41 r\f <ame before them m me liisiaiit, \/l losing consciousness. Time is nothing. It seems to be annihilated. There is no motion of surprise. If your father or brother or friend appears to you in a dream you are not surprised, though he has been dead many years. But Lord Brougham is wrong. The smile of an infant sleeping in its mother's arms comes from a dream and is not instantaneous. Sometimes it continues quite a while and comes and goes. The mother believes the child sees angels and heavenly things. Maybe it does, for of such is the kingdom of heaven. Lord Brougham is wrong, for men and women who have had part of the skull removed and 'eft the brain exposed have dreamed while the doctors looked on and saw the brain dilate and pulsate and become excited and disturbed and the patient would tell of a bad dream. When the sleep was sweet the brain was in perfect repose. What a wonderful piece of mechanism Is this body of ours. It can all sleep save the heart and lungs and arteries. They never sleep nor get a day off for rest. Just think of it. For 75 years thl3 heart of mine has not failed to beat time for every moment of my existence and sends its warm blood to every part of my body. Whether I am awake or asleep, it is ever at its post of duty Poor thing?I know it is tired. And so with my lungs that cease not day or night to bring the heart its food, its strength and power. The will, the brain. the eyes and ears?the sense of smell and taste and feeling all get sleep 6 and rest awake renewed, but the heart and lungs can never rest. Their rest is death. But the mystery is how is the brain connected with the will. When the will is asleep the brain seems to run riot and to reveal in curious and fantastic fancies. It is a boy out of - - !!!,? offppt of ODi SChOOl. It IS veo nuc . cm on the senses and described by DeQuincy in his confessions. The will seems to be the strongest and most responsible faculty of man. The heart is commonly called the seat of the affections and emotions?in fact, the very soul of man. and David says the heart is sinful above all things and desperately wicked, but that, of course, is figurative. The heart is but a !unp of flesh?a machine?an engine, as it were, for a mechanical purros*. It has nothing to do with affections or emotions or sins or crime. It may be bid'y diseased and the man not know u. If * his stomach is out of order, he Knows it quickly and feels sick all ever. ; he will, and the brain, which i3 the sear of thought and reason, make up the spiritual part of man. but how they are connected is known on'y to the Creator. generally they work in hj r^y. Sorre?tin:es they do not. for. as Paul fiays. ' that I v.ould do I do not?a id that I would not do that I do." A friend aeked ir? th: c'hv day if I believed in drear/.s; that is t> s?y, in drcrics as a yarning, or s'rn. o prophecy. So, I do not. The d o'ju 1? ov . tumbrr. But I do believe that somNilr.es there are spiritual visions that come in sleep. L :t these ^r? very rare. Son.e are too well ir.theuticifc-v 'c leave any doubt. Swedenborg had a.ally J cf them. Tartinian. a great composer r.ays that the devil appear,">u to mm ui.. night and challenged him to play him some music, and ho composed the "Devil's Sonata" in a dream, and the devil sang it and danced K, and lartiu* ian put. it on paper when he awaked Sc'.eridgc says he composed his poem cf "Kubla Khan" in a dream, but could only recall 300 lines of it next 11 orn!ne! Abstruse problems in mathematci# lave been solved in dreams, but ths most reasonable explanation of all these Is that the tired mind had rest from sleep and became more sensitive and acute. Whether v.e have good dreams or bad dreams depends almost altogteher upon what we had for supper and how much we ate of it. The stamach is the great regulator of our repose, whether it be peaceful and refreshing or disturbed by unwelcome dreams. Children dreara a good deal and have nightmare, but old mea dream seldom, for they are more ca. eful what they eat for supper. Blackberry pie washed down with buttermilk don't harmonize. But when the brain gets old it is tired and takes more rest. It can't jump around and frolic in dreams like it did when we were young. This is enough of dreams. In fact, it ' is about all I know. I have been greatly comforted of late with some more good reading. Col. A. K. McClure, the notable editor and writer, has written a letter to The Times-Democrat, of New Orleans?his recollections and opinions of Lincoln and Davis. It is a long letter, carefully and admirably written. It is fair and just to both the presidents. It places Mr. Davis on a higher plane than any northern writer has ever done, and I wish that every leading paper north and south would copy it. It settles that vhrvjo onntmvprsv ahout the Hamnien Roads conference and leaves no room for doubt. Colonel McClure is a just man and deserves the thanks of the south for his beautiful tribute to our president?Bill Arp in Atlanta Constitution. y. NEWSY CLEANINGS. ^ Signs of a car famine are now. tnanifest in the West. German tariffs are to l>e raised by the new* law to satisfy the agrarians. The new directory shows that Chicago has more tLan 2,000,000 inhabitants. Virginia Prohibitionists have nominated O. C. ltucker, of Bedford, for Governor. An order to cut municipal expenses has been given in every department - if PhlM?ft. The Spanish Chamber of Deputies has adopted without debate an appropriation for the purchase o? quickfiring guns. A stamp duty of 520.000 lias been paid to the British Treasury on Carnegie's $10,000,000 gift to the Scottish universities. Disorder ana lawlessness have greatly increased in lVkin since the policing of the city was restored to the Chinese authorities. The British Admiralty have Just ordered fifty-fo .1* sets of wireless telegraphy gear, to be made according to their own specifications and system. The University of Virginia is to receive an income of $11,000 a year through the generosity of Mrs. .Mary Austin Carroll, of Boston, as lung as she lives. Governor IIill. of Maine, has named Mary Treble Anderson, of Tortiand. to christen the new battleship Maine, which is being buiit by the Cramps at Philadelphia. The Prize Committee of the recent automobile road nuo from Paris to Berlin announces that lh?> winner. M Fournicr. made the trip i:i 17 hours i! minutes and seconds. Professor 11. C. Barnard, of Yct'cev Observatory, win lias returned to Ssi Francisco, Cal., from Sumatra, report> that the ohservalicns taken there o, the solar eclipse were mostly failures Cleveland has had a trial of a streetsweeper. running on an electric rail roau. ana gcmng us puwvr num an auxiliary motor. It was pronounced a success. Preceding the sweeper in the trial \vas a trolley water-tank by which the .street was sprinkled front the center of the tracks to the curb. Then came the sweeper, with a revolving brush sixteen feet long, which piled the dirt in a furrow close to the curb. The work was thoroughly done, according to the report; in the Cleveland papers, .and was done quickly, the trolley sweeper moving at the rate of seven miles an hour, j' his invention, while a good thing for the city is its economy. m:.v be a bad thing for prospective street railroad companies. Among the returns now demanded in some places for franchises are* the paving and sprinkling of streets rnd the removal of snow. A logical addition to these requirements would be he cleaning of the streets by a power _ weeper. \ 4 , INQUIKV IS UKDclteU Final Outcome of the Sampson-Schley Controversy. ' 4 AN INVESTIGATION IS lO FOLLOW Admiral Dewey Will Lik.'ly Preside uver in; couri j n-i \> in pass upo:; the Merits of the Controv:rsy. Washington. D. C , Special.?Secretary Long Wednesday morning received a letter frcm Ktu? A<hi4ral Schley calling attention to the against him which are contained in Maelay's History of the Navy and the innuendoes which have appeared in the press for several days, and stating that, in his opinion, the time had now come to take such action as would bring the entire matter under the clear and calm review of his brothers in arms. He asked that the Department take such action as was deemed best to accomplish this purpose. He alsq requested that whatever a?.Ion be ta< ? V *- * # S | ken should occur in Washington, where his papers and data are storetL The Secretary immediately decided t<j comply with Admiral Schley's reques. and dictated a letter to the rear admiral, saying that under the circumstances he heartily approved of his actio^ and that the Department would proceed at once in accordance with his reT quest. Admiral Schley's letter is as follows: "Great Neck, Long Island, N. Y., July 22. 1901. "Sir: Within the past few days a serins of nrr-ss comments have been sent to me from various parts of the country of a book entitled "The History of the Navv,' written by one Edgar Stanton Maclay. "From these reviews it appears that this edition is a third volume of the said history extended to include the late war with Spain, which the two first volumes did not contain, and were in use as text-books at the Naval Academy. "2. From excerpts quoted in some reviews, in which the pase and paragraph are given, there is such perversion of facts, misconstruction of intention, such intemperate abuse and defamation of myself as subjects Mr. Maclay to action in civil law. While I admit the right of fair criticism cf every public officer, I must protest against the low flings and abusive lan guage oX this violent, partisan opponent, who has infused into the pages of his book so much of the malice of unfairness as to make it unworthy the name of history, or of use in any reputable institution of the country. "3. I have refrained heretofore from all comment upon the Innuendoes of enemies muttered or murmured in secret and therefore with safety to thenv selves. I think the time has now coma to take such action as may bring this entire matter under discussion under the clearer and calmer review of my brothers in aims.and to this end I ask such action at the hands of the Department as it may depm best to accomplish this purpose. "4. But I would express the request in this connection that whatever the action may be that it occur in Washington where most of tny papers an J data are stored. "Very respectfully, ~ "W. S. SCHLEY. "Rear Admiral U. 8. N. "To the Secretary of the Nary, Washington. D. C." * Secretary Long replied to Admiral Schley as follows: "Navy Department, Washington. July 24. "Sir: I am in receipt of yours of the 22nd inst., with reference to the crltlslcsm upon you in connection with the Spanish-American war, and heartily approve of your action, under the circumstances, in asking at the hands of this Department such action as may bring this entire matter under discussion under the clearer and calmer review of my brothers in arms.' The Department will at once proceed In accordance with your request. "Very respectfully, "JOHN D. LONG. "Rear Admiral W. S. Schley, IT. S. N." Secretary Long acted without con sultation with any one and without communicating the request of Admiral Schley to the. Pros r?-: at. He then ca.Ted into his office R?ar Admiral Crowninshield and Captain Cowles, chief and assistant, respectively, of the Bureau of Navigation, also Judge Advocate General Lemly, who has charge of formalities of naval courts. He also sent lor Admiral libwcj. Although Rear Admiral Schley did not ask specifically for a court of inquiry, but left the action to bo taken to the judgment of the Department, the Secretary decided that such a court would be the best means of making the investigation which the rear admiral had requested the three bureau officers were called in for the purpose of discussing the mode of procedure in such cases. After his conference with Admiral Dewey, who had responded Immediately to the Secretary's request for an interview, the Secretary said ? L tnat He had not had time to decide upon the composition of the court but in response to a question as to whether Admiial Dewey would serve upon a court, if requested to do so, the Secretary said: "Admiral Dewey will do his dut?_" ^To "positive declaratioi^ha^ be Thriven 63 this point, it i3 assumed about the Navy Department that Admiral Dewey will be president of the ccu.'T which will inquire into the whole controversy concerning Admiral Schley's actions during th% Spanish war, Nebra*?fca Co n I1e!p;-d. Lincoln, NT*b-, Roberts from over the state sliov; that tit rains which visited Nebraska Salttr day night and Sunday have left the corn in many localities in better ccn dltion than at first thought. The fail of rain ranged from halt' an inch to tliree inches. This, while not oi much hell? to the hay crop, will mak> good fodder in corn tieU'3 and i: many places will iiiu^o from one-thir. to a full crop of corn. some local! ties, however, there will be uc cc.n Belgian Minister to Retire. Brussels, By Cable.?Count de Lichtervelde, Belgian Minister to the United States, will retire from the pest at his own request. He will be succeeded by Baron Moncheur, Belgian Minister to Mexico, who in turn will be succeeded by Viscount de Beughem de Houthem. Councillor to the Belgian L?ga? fion in London. The American Bar Association meets at Denver, Col., August 21 to 23, Richard C. Dale, of Philadelphia, being one of the speakers. Kansas Drought Broken. Topeka, Kan.. Special?General rains throughout Kansas have caused an efI fwtnni break in the drought. Th? rains came too late to be of material benefit to the corn, but will result in plenty of stock water and giving new life to the pastures. The rain in Topeka lasted an hour. Other localities report precipitation from light showers to heavy rains of 2^ inches fall. In many places rain is still falling and indications are for heavy dnwnfal!. Inte-nal Revenue Receipts. Washington. D. C.. Special.?The annual preliminary repoit of Commissioner of Internal Revenue Yorkers, for the fiacal year ended June 30, 1901, shows that receipts from all sources of internal revenue for the year aggregated $306,871,609. an Increase of $11,553,561 over the receipts for the fiscal y^ar ended June 30, 1J00. Secretary of Agriculture Wilson has refused to reappoint "Farmer" Dunn as head of the New York Weather Bureau. Telegraphic Briefs. Mr. Russell, the United GLatct charge of legation at Caracas, litis cabled the State Department that tiit status of the asphalt cases is practi cally unchanged. He says a st:ouu move was made by a local jr.age u put the Warner-Quitman claimants i: possession of the asphalt lake. L::l this judge was superseded and t.ie Bermudez Company remains in pesst * sion. For taking money from the mail, F M. Smallwood, a railway mail cut!: was arrested at Indinnn->""s. Ind. Brief Mention. An order to cut municipal expensss has been given in every department at Chicago, 111. All saloons In Fort Scott. Kan., have been ordered closed, and the mandate has been obeyed. Two oil plants at Albermarle, N. C., have been sold to the Cotton Seed Oil Trust for 162,000. Secretary of War Root returned to Washington, D. C., to meet Governor Allen. Vice President Roosevelt starts West for a pleasure trip. Wind blew down the Second Baptist Church at Columbus, Miss., injuring several persons. ~ 4 Bolt and nut manuiacrurers at run. Cheater, N. Y. and Pemberwick, Conn., will enter a $2,000,000 combine. Chairman Jones, of the Democratic National Committee, says headquarters will not be moved from Chicago, 111. The United States torpedo boat Adler will be lauched from the Crescent shipyards at Elizabeth. N. J. The Centreville (Miss.) Delinting Co. has in view the ultimate erection of a cotton factory in connection with other industries. The Business Men's Club of San Antonio, Texas, will endeavor to secure the organization of a company to build a cotton factory. The Sutro Cotton Mill at Yorkville, S. G\, will be put in operation soon. The recent purchasers of the plant were the bondholders, and they will organize a new company, capitalized at $20,000, to operate the 5,000 spind1 ? ** *" n'a^? c \f MpVppI ren ICS UU? 111 resented the bondholders at the sale. The public telephones of the "pennyin-tlic-slot" type which were placed in s. me of the Paris post offices a few ncnth- ago have proved unsatisfactory, nd have been removed. Many persons complained that after putting money i 1 the slot they could obtain no commu; icaiicn. - 1 ? I*' TH? MAINE AFLOAT. New Battleship Christened Amid Much 4 Enthusiasm, THE PRESIDENT WAS NOT PRESENT - , The Ill-Fated Maine Superceded By a Faster and Better Vessel? The Interesting Ceremonies. Philadelphia. Special.?The battleship Maine, designed to be bigger, stronger and faster than her name sake whose shapeless mass lies in th? harbor of Havana, was launched from the yards ways at Cramp's yards, was on Building Company, Saturday morning. The great hull's initial dip into the waters of the Delaware river was a success in every way. One of the largest crowds that has ever seen a warship leave the ways at Camp's yards was on hand and patriotism ran wild as the ship left her cradle. Launchings of warships at Cramps have been so frequent that in late years, such events have lost much of their attractive power. The presence of the immense crowd at this christening was largely due to the fa^'. that the new ship bears the name of tha ill-fated Maine. Kenslgnton, the greal industrial station wherein the shipyard is located, took a holiday and attended the launching. Thousands of persons from other parts of the city were on nana ana as me yara was thrown open to the public every vantage point in the confines of the place swarmed with humanity. The weather was beautiful. There was just enough rool breeze from the river to temper the warm rays of the sun. Although the number of invited guests was not as large as usual there was a good at* tendence of naval and civilian officials. President McKinley, Secretary of the Navy Long, Admiral Dewey, Captain Sigsbee and other naval dignitaries who received invitations were unable to attend. It was the intention to have some of the survivors ol the Maine witness the launching but none was present. The honor of christening the ship was given to Miss Mary Preble Anierson, of Portland, Me., a descendant Df the Preble family that has added fame to the naval honors of the country. Next to the ship itself. Miss Anderson was the centre of interest and her every movement was closely followed. At 10:25 Miss Anderson stepped upon the stand that had been erected at the bow of the hull. She was escorted by Henry S. Cramp, and was accompanied by Governor Hill, his stafT, her parents and several oth- S-gJ ef members of her family. Before 3he arrived the knocking away of the blocks from under the great mass of steel had begun and all wa3 ready . i when the tide slacked. Then the shoe piece, the last timber that held the ship, was sawed in twain and the vessel began to move. Before she had receded a foot Miss Anderson, true to custom, struck the bow of the Maine a blow with the bottle of champagne and formally christened her. As the vessel slid off the ways a great shout went up and every steam craft in the vicinity began the tooting of whistles. The Maine, after she reached midstream,was taken in tow by several tugs and brought to the shore. After the launch an informal luncheon . , was served in the dould loft of the shipyard. New Coal Combine. Columbus, 0., Special.?It was announced here that all coal and coke properties on the Kanawha river, in West Virginia, covering a territory of about 20 miles, have been taken over by the Kanawha and Hocking Coal & Coke Company. Twelve companies are included in the combine, which socured options on the property early in June. The company will work In harmony with the Sunday Creek 'and Buckeye Coal Companies and will have a common headquarters in this city. The receipts will not, however, be poled, Cleveland and Columbus capitalists are said to control the new combine. Troubles in Spain. Madrid, By Cable.?Anti-clerical meetings held Sunday in connection with the promulgation of the law of 1837, suppressing convents and monasteries, resulted in disorders in Madrid. Saragossa and Barcelona. Thd police charged the crowds, who shouted. "Long live the Republic: ? and "Death to the Jesuits!" Numerous arrests were made. Baptist Young People. ?Proaidpnt Wrn. V>JIll_a?3V/, U[yvv*w.. - . McKinley sent a message of congratulation to the Baptist Young People's Convention, at the Coliseum, in which he tendered his best wishes for a juccessful gathering. Rev. W. H. 3eistweit read the dispatch aud one of the most enthusiastic scenes of the week followed. Banner meeting and roll-call were features of the day. Ta Minnesota for the fifth consecutive time was presented the banner for the best work in literature course. A banner for the best all round work of an? union was given to the Duffy Street church, of Savannah, Ga.