The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1886-11-27

ti'ul lSt'Iiiill Will ilIC llllliiCI olIC1l.
The audience then selected the follow
ing committee to hide the article and
accompany Mr. Bishop in searching for
it: Mayor O. Brlen, eX-MayOr Green,
the Rev. Minot J.. Savage and DIR.
Morton Prince. An open Darouche
was taken and the committee drove
! quickly over a cirCuitous route at least
one mile from the starting point. They
were not gone long and when they re-
turned the preparations were made for
the most remarkable exhibition of
mind-reading ever Witnessed in the
Urlted States Mr.. Bishop eyes were
covered with cotton batting. \ cloth
bandase was tied tightly over his eyes
and black bag placed over his head
and neck gathered at the throat with a
string. Mr.. Bishop was fastened at the
wrists to Mayor O'Bren and the Rev.
MIR. Savage, and accompanied by Dr.
Prince and Mr.. Green they entered the
carriage. Mr.. Bishop picked up the
reins and started his horses off down
Commonwealth ave toward the west.
He made a good turn up Clarendon-st
and drove back upon the opposite side
of Commemorative ave to Beacon st.
| Here he seemed undecided, and a
brief halt was made He speedily
cleared his mental vision, however, and
| again the horses were started on a trot.
Another halt was made at Exeter-st.,
when he turned to the left in to this
street and went to Marlborough-st.
without any hesitancy. He turned to
the left again into Fairfield-st., then 10
the right into Commonwealth-av and
crossed Gloucester. Here Mr. Bishop
halted suddenly and without mo-
ment'S hesitancy turned his horses
completely about and drove quickly up
Gloucester, turning to the right again
INTO Marlborough-st. at sharp trot. a
brief stop was made at Fairfield St..
then he drove into Exeter-st. Here
the final halt was made. The horses
were driven carefully to the curb the
party alighted led by Mr.. Bishop, and
at sharp pace he took his committee
back again on foot to Marlborough ST.
Turning to his right he went directly to
No. 255. the house of DR.. Harold Viii
liams. Quickly ascending the steps
Mr.. Bishop led the committee into the
house, up large winding stairway, en-
tered the sitting-room. proceeded to
the open fireplace and began poking
among some loose papers and shavings
on the hearth. In doing this he dis
lodged the article concealed, which by
the way was a gentleman's scarf-pin.
This necessitated halt as neither Mr..
Savage, who had hid the pin, nor the
others could at that moment know the
exact location of the pin, as it had been
brushed aside. They then put Mr..
Bishop to one side, and finding the pin
placed 1t on the mantel in plain view
Of the committee. Mr.. Bishop di-
rectly went to it, and picking it up
started down stairs and out to his car
riage again. He drove back more
quickly to his hotel, where he was
greeted by enthusiastic applause. Of
course the novel spectacle attracted
much attention along the route and a
small crowd of men attended the novel
procession of carriages which were fol-
lowing Mr.. Bishop.
On his returh to the Hotel Nendome,
Mr.. Bishop requested Mr. Savage to
state the result of the novel trip. Mr..
Savage explained just how the COM
mittee proceeded to the spot of con-
cealment, and said that Mr.. Bishop
did not go over the exact route that
they had previously taken, making a
few deviations; but he evidently knew
where to 90 and went there without
any assistance, orally or bodily, from
the committee. Mr.. Savage was ques-
toned and SO was Mr.. Bishop by Col.
Higginson and one or two other criti-
cal gentlemen, but the answers were
satisfactory. Mr.. Bishop said that he
did not profess to be able to perform
his experiments unless near his sub
jeCts, and sometimes it aided him to
be in contact with them personally, to
touch their hands or their heads. He
showed little irritability as some ques-
tons were put to him but this y as I'M
doubtedly due largely to his highly
wrought nervous condition, and to a
sensativeness produced by what for the
moment seemed to him unnecessary
questions or hypercritical spirit.
Mr.. Bishop, after an apparently thor
ough and satisfactory response to all
questions, submitted 10 another test. S.
B. Whitney, the organist and composer,
went to the blackboard and wrote "I'he
tenor song from the prison scene in
III Trovatore, thus indicating what
he wished Mr. Bishop to play. Mr..
Bishop was blindfolded and placed at
the piano. He grasped Mr.. Whitney's
hand, and passing it slowly over the
keys, soon dropped it and played in a
spirited manner and correctly the music
designated. This completed the tests
of the day.
An Intelligent person when hurt will at
once procure Il bottle. at salvation Oll. 1t
is the best thing to cure swelings, burns or
| wounds. All druggists sell it, at twenty
| five cents bottle.
The Great Tun." of Heide lberg is one
J