The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-02-04


The cre,iullty Of these dupes. They be
lieye, In the face OF absolute proof that
they are deceived.
Some time ago, there appeared IN
Cairo wonderful mcdium-a woman.
She scanccd during several weeks we be-
lieyc, and the Ghostltes spirtualists
of the city-were filled with aWazement.
They had no doubt that, through this
woman, spirits of the departed revis
tied the glimpses of the moon; and. ex-
hibiting to mental ears evidences OF the
advancement they had made in "thc
blue beyond" knocked bad music out of
tambourines, trummed with dreadful
lack of ability upon guitars. rang bells
with the aptness Of a dining room boy
new at the business and talked In INGRAM
mat'cal language the slllicst of bosh.
Doubt of her mediuinistic powers were
seoffed at and the good female souls
who wor shipped OF the wotnan's shrine.
flashed seorn out OF their indignant hu.
man eyes when the hint was dropped
that this prieste's OF the ghostly faith
was a fraud. This woman was Mrs.
Holmes, who afterwards maDufsc-
tured the Katy King spirit.
and sent poor old Owen to an in
sane asylum. Everybody now denounces
her. Her exposure was complete.
Then came along here a woman Of the
name Of Miller. Again the deyotecs of
Ghostsm were in ecstasies. They were
satisfied. she had the power. and the
doubter was jeered at. From here she
went to Mexico. Missouri. we believe,
and there was exposed-caught in the
act: but our Ghostites denied the fact
aud denounced those who said so, as very
great falsihers. But now again comes
the information that Mrs. Miller has been
agsin exposed. This time ut Memphis.
Tennessee. and in manner that admits
Of no doubt. On Tuesday night ,ur-
pen,ine ball was lighted and she was
caught in the act. Bat, Of course. the
Cairo dupes of this bad woman will stand
by her.
Then came among rs the great mate
rialiler. Mrs. Hollis. she talked through
q tin horn in dark rooms, aud pretended
to exhibit spirit face. at holes in cabinets.
She would submit 10 no tests. She took
money from all corners, and complained
about those who desired 20 investigate |
her claims To- mediumi,tic powers 10
this day she is upheld by sensible and
good people. But Mahommed was toll.
lowed by the world, and Joe smith was
worshippcd by hosts - tho iavori'' OF
the Lord.
Theu came Mott, who would not admit
70 his scances even the chosen of the
ghosts without three dollar in advance.
he was not therefore popular with the
Even they denounced him.
Then came Wilson, the able gucsser
and sweet talker-s gentleman who coins
hi, shostly powers into greenbacks and
chucklcs because OF the weakness OF
human nature. lie left under cloud,
and now appears as the defender OF
female medium OF the bogus kinda Mrs.
saydain, who Is called 1.-THE queen OF fire.
Her star act, We arc Informed, j, 10 battle
In Names while under the influence OF
spirits, who, a. she asserts, prevents her
from being oven scorched. With Mr.. L.
V. Wilson, she has lately been entertain
ing the people OF Rockford, in this State,
by i display Of her tire.tletying powers
but she was astonshe'l a few nights since
in thi. manner: Mrs. saydain had just
got through bathing in the flames says
the Chicago Tribune, when DR.. j. Phil
lips, Of Belvidere. the man who first ex-
posed the Davenport Brothers, arose and
offered to repeat this wonderful test With
out the protection oil spirits. The pre-
siding officer. L. V. Wilson, of Chicago.
challenged him, and Phillips forthwith
walked upon the platform and went
through the same performance as the
Industrious predecessor. the Chicago Fire
Queen, had done. Made bold by DR..
Phillips. James Chandler, a Rockford cti-
zen. venturca up and did the same thing.
Then followed u jamboree, which might
have terminated in row Lad not the
police made their appearance. One man
got up and boldly denounced the whole
affair as II humbug. DR.. Dunn, OF Rock.
ford, got up and offered ten dollars II the
Fire-Queen would hold her thumb Ia a
lamp flame for forty seconds. Others
trebled the Doctors offer. and. amid the
greatest confusion. the meeting broke
up"
We state these fact, not with the cx-
pectation that they will have an influence
upon the spritualisis OF Cairo, but as a
faithful chroncler of events. sprtualist.
cannot be- undcceivcd. They are welded
TO their ridculou. religion, and neither
| rhyme nor reason can reach them.
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