The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1875-10-15

chair. Mr.. Alline said that if there were
any skeptics there who could not put full
confidence in King Philips knots, he
wished them to nominate an inspector.
John 'Morrissey, Tom Collins, Ben But
Ter and DR.. Miller, were all favorably
spoken. Of, but DR.. Miller was declared
elected. A knot of friends applauded
him as he stepped on the platform, but
the adherents of the defeated Tom COL
Inns shouted derisively: ''IIallo, old Rus.
sian bath," " abiding to speciality Of the
inspectors practice.
DIR. Miller examined the knots and re-
ported that he was positive that there
were ropes, and the ropes were tied, but
that he was not satisfied that the medium
could not hoodwink King Phillip and
slip his hands through the loops that the
confding spirit had tied.
"Oh, fiddlesticks - said Mr.. Allinc,
'.just give this medium chance, He
will show you finn in the dark, and lots
of fun in the light. By Georgc!' added
he, with confident slap on his thigh,
"y GU people arc going to have lots of fun
here tonight" The curtain was drawn
and a bell was rung inside the cabinet,
and then was hurled out upon the plat
form, after which DR.. Miller again ex.
amincd the ropes and asked permission
to bind them together with a bit of
thread. Mr. Alline objected 70 this, and
accused the doctor Of being spiritual
list. He suggested, too, that the audience
would probably agree with him that DIR.
Miller was not acting in satisfactory
manner, and that an out and out 'skeptic
would better inspire confidence. A red
whiskcred skeptic offered himself, and
the doctor was dismissed.
Everything now will be lovely" said
Mr.. Alline. ''What We arc going oshow
now, we call spirits. You may call them
humbuss,: but then so long as you have
your fun-and there's piles Of it coming
for you-there's no use quarreling about
names. The cabinet was closed, and
King Phillip took off the mediums coat,
played solemn air on guitar and then
put the coat on.
: A pair Of handouts, provided by a
young man who stood in the flies, and
who just by accident happened to have
them in his pocket, were locked on the
mediums wrists by Mr.. Alline, and un.
locked by King Philip. 1.-THE king is
working like trump tonight" said the
lecturer, with gratified look at about
three thousand ticket buyers; ''and it is
possible that he can be induced to per-
form the convincing feat Of tying knot
in handkerchief and then untying it.
ealways cage our medium for this feat,
for if King Philip ever smells anything
like fraud he never shows himself. He is
an honorable old fellow, he is, and makes
very few conditions.
The conditions, though not numerous,
seemed to 5e we'll considered and funda'
mental, for when two of the audience
went to cage the medium, King Philip
allowed them to bind him fast in the
chair, and to tie the cages for his hands
close to his sides, but he would permit no
confinement of the arms that might in
terfero with the circulation of the blood.
or that would prevent the medium from
lifting his hands from the cages.
81 regret, said Mr.. Alline, ''that King
Philip has taken such notion, but il
would not be wise to oppose him. 70,
there is insanity in the family, and if he
gets excited there's always trouble
But continued he, after the handker
chief had been knotted and the ropes that
bound the medium had been severed, 1--WE
have come to the second part of our pro.
gramme, the revelations Of the lady me.
diums who act independently OF King
Philip. Please stand one side and lei
Mr.. Willis pass out, for his protracted
trance has weakened him. He really
needs fresh air. ~~z
Mr.. Willis walked out through thu
crowd to the door, and Mr.. Alline sim
ultaneously disappeared through thu
rear Of the stage. There was moment
pause, and then young man, to whom
Mr.. Alline owes $sl2 for bill distributing
stepped forward to. say that he would
conduct the second part Of the entertain
ment. He requested the lady mediums
to come on the platform. He paced thu
stage from:end: to end, and then repeated
his speech, but no lady medium arose
''Oh, what q skim shouted = twenty
fivc.cent boy in the gallery, and il
another moment sthere,was on the plat
form hundred men, who tore the cloth
covered cabinet into bits, and then, with
clubs made from the framework. in thei,
hands, explored the dark hall through
which lecturer Alline disappeared. Th,
great audience was in . good-humorct
uproar; policemen drove ITO people from
the stage, the lights were turned low
and King Phillips spirit returned to TIL
happy: hunting ground e the hall VA
emptied. u. $3.50, wiz
A GENERAL AVERAGE SALE-A NEN