Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-01-02

day fried entered the room and found
her apparently idle. "Why, Mollie,"
he exclaimed, sit is unusual to see you
doing nothing ooh, I'm reading"
she replied. 'sWhere is your book?" he
asked. "Here, under the covers" an
swered Mollie, pulling out book. 1t
was familiar one to the visitor. and
Mollie talked of the contents in a way
that showed she had read it carefully.
One day the door-bell rang while her
aunt was In the room, aud Mollie ex-
claimed: "Why, it's Uncle Ike! But
how sick he looks. He must have con-
sumption" Mrs. Crosby was mystified,
but hurried down to the door, and saw
consumptive-lookipg man there whom
she did not recognize. Explanations
showed that he was her brother, who
had gone to California before Mollie's
accident. he was then 3 very robust
man, but had contracted consumption,
and had wasted away so that his own
sister did not know him, but Mollie did.
One day gentleman friend walked
into her room, and tossing coin purse
in the air, said, "Guess how much is in
It and you can have it," "Slxty-seven
cents" replied Mollie instantly. The
contents was counted, and found to be
exactly 81 cents.
The Rev. DR.. Duryea, who was pastor
of the Classsn Avenue Presbyterian
Church at the time, went to see Miss
Fancher in company with Mr.. Benson.
AS the latter entered the room he said,
'sMollie, who is this with me?" Miss
Fancber made a movement, as IL from
mental effort, and replied, "Oh, its DIR.
Duryea."
She then told of having seen DR.. Dur
yea talking with her auLt on the street
the week before, and recalled incidents
of the conversation that we're verified
WINGED OF Mollie's possession OF the
strange powers attributed to her, and
frequently mentioned her in his SER
mons. He advance the theory that
owing to her physical condition, her
mind, or spirit, had burst the confines
OF the material body and being freed,
was governed by higher laws than were
known to the average mortal.
Professor Parkhurst, of Brooklyn, who
was very skeptical, thought that Miss
Fancher was simply mind reader until
he investigated. His first test was to
pick a letter, which he had not read,
from the waste basket OF frie nd, tear
it into ribbons, and carefully seal 1t In
an envelope. Miss Faucher passed her
hand rapidly across the envelope, and
wrote out the contents of the letter.
Then the professor prepared another
test He took an old report OF mining
company, cut IL into minute pieces,
threw some of these on the floor, and
gave the balance to friend. de sealed
them In an envelope, and two other
friends placed it In two more envelopes,
and the last one was handed TO Miss
Fancher. She instantly said the con-
tents were nonsense, but wrote out
what was there, and the pieces thrown
on the floor, fitted to what she had
written out, made the report perfect.
During all the years OF her blindness
she executed the most exquisite work in
embroidery and wax. The work was
held over her head in the hand OF the
rigid right arm, and the left hand
worked out the most beautiful designs
in worsted and wax with wonderful
rapidity. She worked in the dark
quite as well as In the light.
She refused to see many people
who called on her. One day Professor
West brought Kossuth's sister to
see her, and while the lady waited down
stairs the Professor went up TO Mollie's
room. Before he spoke she said: NO,
| / won't see her. don't like her looks. "
Exactly the same thing occurred when
the Professor brought whiskered sci
enlist to see her shortly aiterward.
Now that this power, that deserted
her for years, is returning, 1t is hoped
that thorough and concerted inquiry
will be made into her case by eminent
scientists. With her returning power
her physical condition is declining. She
suffers from heart trouble, and when at
tackled half Of her face becomes black,
as though covered by mask.