Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-19

be pretty heavy tax upon the poor. but a
message from heaven is q treasure so in
valuable that the terms OF the mediums are
hardly rated as too high tariff.
Apropos to this, we have received letter
from an unknown correspondent to the effect
that in this conservative city there is spir-
itual medium on the hill who keeps post
Office and telegraph station, by means of
which the people of this town can secure
communications from their friends and rela-
tives in heaven, and receive from them ad-
vice and assistance in the management of
their earthly affairs. The name and address
are given by the writer, but for manifest
reasons do not publish them. AS related
in the letter, the way the matter is managed
is that the visitor who desires news from
heaven writes a note to the spirit from whom
he wishes to hear, places 1t folded in the left
hand OF the "sorceress" or medium" who,
while gazing fxedly into the eyes of the
seeker after news from beyond the stars,
writes the answer upon pad with the other
hand, and describes verbally the appearance
of the spirit called for. This to the credu-
lous believer is usually satisfactory, but
whether so or not the medium" gets her
dollar all the same.
A Spirits Tale Of Fortune.
These communications sometimes make
trouble, an instance of which is related in
the letter. AS the story goes, a spirit,
through this medium" has told poor
woman that deceased uncle lett will in
her favor, bequeathing to her all of his
money and property. Unfortunately for
her the executors of this will had proved
false to their trust, "gobbled" the money
for themselves, and swindled her out of it.
This was the tale of the medium" as
moved by the spirit. Whether this spirit
was the deceased uncle or not-who would,
of course, know all about his last will and
testament-is not related. AT all events, the
woman had faith in the revelation of the
spirit, and made up her mind not to be
fooled out of a fortune by shameful
swindle. She demanded an Investigation,
and as a result it was shown that the de-
ceased uncle did not leave enough money
to pay his funeral expenses. but was buried
as q pauper at the expense of the city
But this showing did not weaken her
faith. She still has more confidence in the
story told by the spirit than in the honesty
of her earthly friends, She clings to the
belief, in spite Of everything, that these last
have conspired to defraud and deceive her.
The spiritual communications she receives
at dollar apiece from the aforesaid "me-
dunn" deepen the impression upon her
mind that she is much injured and badly
hWluulSu WOudu.
More Information Acceptable.
To the common mind it would seem as IL
the spirits should, in all justice, tell her
how to get out OF the snarl, how to lay hold
on the fortune and bring the conspirators to
grief, but 1t appears they do not, and the
wicked are thus allowed to prosper. while
she goes 10 the wall and spends her money
on the medium for naught.
The same medium" as our informant
relates, has also obtained communications
from the spirits to certain doctor on Du-
quesre Heights-at dollar each, of course
which have sufficed to put him in q very
happy frame OF mind. The heavenly news
that he has received is that he is soon TO be
acquisition of two fortunes, and that the
spirit of the late William Thaw is engaged
in working out grand financial scheme for
his benefit which will lift his mortgages and
change his heaviness of heart to wings of
rejoicing. This doctor, says our correspond
ent, receives prescriptions from eminent
dead-and gone doctors, whose earthly knowl-
edge and experience being now backed up
by heavenly wisdom, must be deemed of
immense value. 1t would be OF great inter-
est to know how this doctor, under the guild
ance of the spirits-say OF Benjamin Rush,
DR.. Holland, DIR. Brown and other big guns
treated ''the grip" Ii spirits can come
back and give valuable information, how
nice it would be tor Galen and Hippocates
and Hahneman and Jenner and Boer-
have and others we'll known to fame
to put their heads and wits together for the
benefit of human beings here below, and