, 1874-10-04
The Wife Seeking Information
About Her Husbands
Death.
How the Gid Gentleman From EEsnira
Refused to Be Convinced.
Partnership Offers From Board Of Trade
Men, etc.


Mankind has risen startled at IN announce
uent which it hears with half hope and dreaa
There havo been mysterious sounds around I'll
narrow domain of this life. and those who tay
heard them declare them to be - footballs on til
confines Of another world" great najorit
Of men and women have heard the challeug
OF tho sentinels OF science without, but hav
supposed that the alarm Was false. But man
others maintain that the sounds were not unces
:ain, and that tho visitors are unsub
stantial realities. The present article
not written with auT design Of confirm,
ing the theories OF Spirituc1ism: etil
less of dscrcditing them by exposure. Th
incidents of the narrative merely illustrate ths
readiness with which eren the most intelligen
minds will accept belief in what is not only ut
terly unsupported By evidence. but absolutely vi
variance with all known natural laws us ncas
u1ed by their experience
It is very serious subject, whether life te-mi
mates promptly with tho cessation Of conscious
Of erer-inc-ensng faculties and responsibilities.
But. Iko everything else, it has
4 coM1cAL SIDE
Tom hood coined his woes into wittciems.
and the ve1ations Of his daily life into verses Of
mixed pith and pathos. And out Of the specu-
~ I =:
u eo3caeo us'e oeeo @oaslle 1uea' SELVES ~
an innocent way by playing upon the credulty
Of thcse fellows. Their names are not Jones and
Smith. and for this very excellent reason We
ehall speak Of them as Jones and Smith in the
course Of this highly authentic narrative. They
ere both young men occupying enviable posi-
tione both in business and in society; men Of
ncana 1ihora}+v and education nnd os will he
sao, fro,, t,a stor. ror11v in. al,;,,on+ an, r;,b
eee1 , ~ AaoA1 A"T e,ol,' .A "Ao 11N0
III numoF' 1noeeo' put 1or tact only LOO rare
and dellcacy which only gentlemen could cx-
hibit. they might have placed themselves in
vorr oxr1.r,r;, ora15,,,,a,,t
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nea bsc, snoLcn IT hefnrc !, 1i,e,x. cn,,nr. r,,+
-,,i,. aonant events bova .ada1 - INV &C. ~
o1,ceS = r,c1, anJ ~.cv co1oct,n1 ~ ano.,o,aa
Io,oa "a 1ho 1nore .ccoo,n1.haI -oed;,,,,
sn,,tI, "a in the chTyss1ia sfsts ~ Icvo1nnn,or
joues can see and converse with the innnrtais.
So,,,h .narelv ha.rs an a1i1;,ia n,,ia.
mo Janea csn 1oo, dorn tha 5sr',,";"a ~
~ f,,t,,re 49, t,a .aot ~ ~ oi
nnco ~ ~ od~a~,;samo,+ ~ 49, ta1 80 @
Iresant md fnrnre o;ve iea,re5 ~
matters IT tova or Incre convey nessonoa ~ s,J
rom deccasod friends and relatives ,nd-rrao+~
aee ond ,no.t conrar;ont f. ou1,r ~ al
prv.1s prpprcTIv rxCorec1nrs
d,,-;,s, +La oonr;r1ar,co ~ tLo o,ar,.a,a,,t ...
9'h;s 7ast Hss an essential Howcver rest1, =
man would be to rour ont his whole ,onl n so,ne
ether feiJow and tel of his lores mi hs sarn,, o
I,ne ha no,id not ha t,,ci' ;ec,.a n7 sata =
.r1o ,ha o4ha- fn1iow 49, in n.e9ta 80 ~ ~ -
nam1er ali ahont # Ho won}I he ,5;nt aron,.1, ~ ~
.ccanr t},a n,ad;nn.s 17,,1naxt;onaI .ro-a 1,..a ~
10 ,n.+tar .1 racasd =, To- - "I1u - @ npuu
~ ana p1oeeeo " 1as pate LIB hcats
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,,1i;h;';,r aa on - - 81 annuupetou W 1ae looa'e
st.1, n'1d t,.aa h.d 10 a,a-. .nus 9oues nilu
q 21non cou'o nave M naa Inc auoeclty to proceed
AA1 GfE4G t4ofGu kl&t LIEf 441A QOE ulGErCHEl-
iu1.su tne A.G4ase 'n!el'sehcg o1 NAnk'nd "hcn
supoueo y! 'na1 CURIOSITY 70 EMO" Tue uhkno"-
so,g "n.Gii - !uunu . ~ every hn1nan ocihe.
.nos aluea ene caugs o. .rutn: 100, lor after
lar as the} tuouens M&nis Ut deslraplc. they
: sM u1u nIas uipo ~ "ss, ano no" sl!nplg
nih senses nau oeen oscelveo. 1nes never e'cn
uoe ~ Ii. o.u5i LUZ, oo:t1 VI "ine ~ pasnent 1or
us 4e@sun' auo ~ sooluso As 1uofsnc3-
% t'on -, .et.5 nst4 t .tat oinels uau oeen oupeo
s' - eIt 90 ne, Auu .uat ti!es "oula ehapio h4in
~ ~ aecetse otne!s 5ost as he haA hesn dcce1Seu
Us .:e ~ ~ isps u!u; e1a thus amply Icr&'d
.e aS ~. d's n.itG oieacn u commence
'ueS e neu 't'''2ttco upon lilm.
1nc Ie.:esssoH WIN "i'cn they prart1ced was
ne very ta:r excuse which their dnpes assigned. |
~ DEL o''e E'nale person were they detected |
A"u ln41 ie1=on "ae llot tne writer.
BUSINESS AES,
sent on large haul. notably grxin-san,blers
~ ~ assduously cntiya!c
ut. u ones. one ol them offered $4,000 to be
uaae meo!am; another made Sill more
generous en ooa ouer,to pay AT. Jones the sum Of
.svvoVi ne "ould conduct hls business through
a1d'eutzlc In means aoe lor lhe rest Ut the year.
"h!ie cfers OF sooo Tor certain questions were
n1aa e freely W gentlemen WHO aro regarded ill
ogva3d as he s9d sraYht
aupe their rivals through the medium
Eo a9aua IL without attempt
OF such prescience in possession OF class Of be-
,ags Tno : II st tady exist at a H.
It IS useless to say tina. Messrs. Jones d Smith,
s,aasvoSants: declined M Ill these pecniary in
oneements, eue ana IN put enc csse DID they give
hny ADVICE on BUSINESS matters. Fortunately it
resulteu successfully. and only by frank avo,S-
- e. Of tael1 lmposture could they prevail upon
Ine lo1tu1ate si,ecaiator to moderate his graft
tuae, an. sho lo1oear tho pressure he exerted to
.urce ln'. 'ne.r % aeceptance OF handsome reward.
LILLE ~ .,, MaaIon OF coAArSicAT1So WITH sr1n1rs
,,'a..;oa ~ 1otoed paper On WHICH
si.tee occ,,lt GTen ;neo "tieten tho messages ou
onr and 1rnnorta amt niessaa ps unseen hands OF