St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-03-22
AMONG THE sPOOKs.
SPiritualiSm and Mind-Readidg--
Divine Service AT LELAND Rink.

Two thousand people damned and
crushed each other in front of the Leland
rink last night endeavOring to seek admit
lance into the narrow entrance leading into
the auditorium. There were dudes and
dudineS. aged believers and callow skepticS,
mcertain-aged SpinsterS and fat sportive
gentlemen, rich, poor, Americans, Ger
mans, Swedes, Norwegians, Russians,
French, Italians, Danes, two Spaniards
aud one Greek and several babies in arms
and society ladies accompanied by their es-
corts, all bowling, cursing Except the
LADIES', beSeeching. apOStrophising and
without exception sweating TO reach the
box Office. The crowd was uniformly good
natured and when the auditorium was
reached gave vent To lOng-drawn signs.
The assem- Olage looked like a crowd gath
cred at Madison square garden to see
bout and expecting TO be ''dOne. while the
audience was filling the seats that portion
near the stage gOod-humoredly murInured
time" and at o'clock gentleman at
tired in evening dress with clOSe-trimmed
locks threw out some predatory remarks,
and Miss Fay was led upon the stage. The
medium at distance, with her blonde hair
disheveled, looked like Sarah Bernhardt in
Camille" so slight and slender was she.
She bowed and then the gentleman in even
ing dress and close cropped hair murmured
some more inaudibie remarks and two aged
gentlemen with iron-gray hair and cynical
omiles, wearing frOck coats and dark trou-
rerS, mounted the stage amid the plaudits
ST the cosmopolitan audience and savory
scenarios from the gallery gods.
Such eXpoStulations as Chestnuts, Ratsl
All, there. Stay therel White mice! Tie
the ropes! hes a dandy! ETC., etc., ETC..
greeted the gentlemen who seated them
selves on the seats prepared for them. On
the platform was
THE ORDINARY CABINET
of the SpiritualiStic medium, and Miss Fay.
gracefully bowling, seated herself i'm the
cabinet and the conventional manifesto
tons were performed, the curtain being
gracefully worked by the aforesaid gentle
man in evening dress and close-cropped
hair. Afterwards the gentleman in e. d.
asked for another gentleman, and one took
the platform and joined a lady, who had
previously assembled. At this juncture
kid in the gallery commenced to smoke,
and he was requested not 10 disturb the di-
vine services.
The subjects being seated in front of the
cabinet, the medium sat on the starbOaId
side of the skeptical gentleman and a cover
was stretched over the bodies of the three,
their appearance being somewhat like
Russian bath. A few minutes passed and
time being called by the audience some
slight manifestations appeared on the o. D.
side Of the cabinet; the crowd then subsidized.
the master of ceremonies removed the cover
and the gentleman was asked if he held the
mediums fingers. de replied: Il held
her fingers and she couldn't write"
The gentleman descended into the audi
ence and discussion arose between him
and the manager, which the reporter could
not hear. An old man was called for, Miss
Fay calculating in q falsetto that she didn't
want young man. but one of her own age.
Laughter. An old guy-gentleman came
forward and took seat. the old lady re-
naming seated, and with the same mOdus
Operandi as before freSh-cut flowers. guitars.
etc, appeared and were scattered among
the audienee-that is. the flowers were.
Other experiments were performed and
Prof. and Mrs. Martha Steen were intro
duced, who entertained the audience with
some clear 'mind reading" The enter
tainment was well worth the money, and
we will not again be presented until
about two years, when the town will be
ripe for another spiritual fake" And the
Americans are so cunnin'i