The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1876-10-13

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hasH. .ssd shetstss~ lsss seA.ssss~A W Assn
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slssfssema COMMUNICATIONS itun tA~~s
pin~~e@ w. ls~s fsa t~~s~ EAAhst~a 4 s~s~
ane snrh - ne henae~hi~. lntslire4nai
~agh44 ~sala Mn. - ese~a - M me
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-. iaT~ and iarswssr ~ ~~~lsh. "
AM - mr. ts,ld thAa fsum thirty IN Esets
N'~ns~~ "A rnsn~A heal, Even A~s.n
sihc he'iirs II gfras dignity and imper
ianer have rts~is sliscne~.~l th~ y,he-
nssnrns ~h.rh ssi~nd~l - sislin&~.
Isnt n lsAt hi~ trick hAA l,~ea exlrM~d.
lsr. Nlnds's fcsse hsA t,~en producing
WRITTEN communications IN slAer held
nnslrf 4 table. and oet~nAihly rr~~e~d MP
against II while The writing wAs dcne us
the upper surface. Though many mr..
iinms have claimed tAat 3Asknrsa -
essential 10 the ssicceaalMF working III
thu Hririi forc~, ~ always o1,~Mied In
The light Prof. Lankr@les, of univer.
sity College. London, n thc mAn WIN
has discovered h.s mosins opcrNndi. liz
hH shown ccnclusively, Nv snAtrhing
the slate frnm the medium Just before
thu spirits WIRE supposed to 10 the writ.
ing that II laad already been slonc ~ thc
medium himself. liz waa lcsl ~ suspect
this by observing the motions of the
mediums arm while The elAte waa held
under the table and apparently on his
knee. AMI while hc VIVA trying 10 divert
attention by conversation and rappings
on tho table or The tipping over oi
chairs. These rnppings and tiprinRa
were nl~n observed to In such m hN
might easily make with hia feet. II will
bc noticed hy reference 10 an account of
4 visi. 10 DIR. Slndc by an At,Acllc Of this
paper, which wc print In another
column, that these exposures In London
confirm to remarkable degree tho sns-
picions Expressed by the writer several
months agn. Tho trick of Dr. Hlade II
nlmn~t contcmpt,blc Iii its simplicity,
and only shows once more how easily
people nrc gullcd whenever there is n
bold assumption u supernatural power.
There arr people who will tall wonder.
fnl experiences which they have hal
with DR. Shade, and yet no person with
TIM power 0i keen observation and ready
Judgment could ever ilnd anything more
In his performsnceH than tho production
of writing on u concealed SLATE. with no
particular meaning. nnd afforsling no
evidence In itself that II wns not pro.
ducUi by tin n,edinm, Aud alwayr,
though thcre was scratc.inR heard upon
the nlat" when u waa in = p,sition which
m apparent impoxsibility. there wu
opportunity 10 produce tho writing with
ont being aeen 10 do NJ before II was
brought 10 Tint position. Everything
attending thc performance wAs suggcA-
tive of conceAlmcnt of trick, aud whom
| Il waa done II Wan not 10 bc compared In
startling characteristics with those of =
aki'liul lugglcr. And yet DR.. Aladc WAN
q great medium" II II no wonder
that when such MI impoAt0r Ii shown mp
people arr ready 10 conclude that tho
I whole thing In Il flMnd. That In not 4
strictly logical conclusion, Int u tlo.a
who nrc NJ eminent In the ranks of mo-
/ .liums are proved to bc iricksters, what
Are VIZ tu think of ttc smaller fryf
tmplacahlc Enen,les.
Tho Northield hank robbers, who
were captured by the brave farmers Of
Minnesota, nrN not ri heart NJ lenitNnt
n
Talk very sadly and regrstfully. snys =
contemporary. 1hey arc gootl.looking !;
aud they have receptions aud soirecs
which women and nAidcMA attend, and
talk AMI weep with them. when they
"cahnot keep hAck their tears" think.
Ing of their widowed mother Ani thtir
dead sister, Indeed, there rerms some
danger of their escaping through the
ronnivAnec of tho sentimental women
who are making heroes III them. Tho
kind u persona they sre, and the ton.
dcrneaa they feel toward other members
of thcir racc, II illnslratcd by tho threats
they or their associates are sending "
tho people of Northneld. who frustrated
their assault upon the hank ot that plAcc,
Tho following L. specimen sens from
~. Paul:
lou viii have 4 lAs hse socn Three mss
lAss not 10 fall fcr every man Of our comIsAn!
The. was va llllsd :. your plses Ws have no
Another il mcsnago sent tho gentle
man In North1eld who shot lhc firs
robb~r down and selcased the hank MI.
tho town from lhe grasp vi thu ruiIians
se~ by tho l'ioarr- l'veas that scu ASe sh
! mAn Who killed 0us NmvSdN. You sr~
doomed man from this hour. 4 dagger os bul
lss Will And your heart. W. donOt care . dsnsI
Tor dstsctlveM. II u moi convenient now, ba
tl.s bushes now, bnt " ~ taking our meal. u
Minneapolis C0Lv iorNukM Il 10.
They Aro cunning dogs. and their rc
quests for tho .prAycrx" Of .HOOl reo
!. plr," and their loving fondnc~s for TIM
"lead sinter" Anh widowed mother
aro tho desperate stratagemA ot rascal
I caugh, ut lnHt.
!, There nto two or thruc clAxAcA q
]. criminals 10 whom civilix. i commnnitia
T. owo nothing, aud who Mn lM t,usle,
!, scarcely with the enjoyment of lifc. 4
il ssy nothing 0f liberty. Profc.sinnA
4 burglars or mAnrnnLcrn. hank rohlWrx
. train roblNrH, 10 whom lfo of Mlscn
tuve And danger In w fascinating 4
gambling, mud railway trwin wrcckcr,
have no claims 10 freedom which lhri
fellow. citizens aTc bound 10 rtApcc
Tho Indulgence of this form oi lawlesl
y nc~s AMI predatory instinct should 10
Y fcit Al once And complctrly man y rigi
!: to 1.-Two among his follows. lmprisos
y ment for life il The least adequate n
Y curity which tho community cMn obtxi
y against slicl, enemies of thu human ral,
:. and 10 thn security society II entitled.
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