Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-21
SPOOKS AT THE KEY.
A Cleveland Doctor Mystifying the
Unbelievsrs at Lily Dale.
TELEGRAPHS SPIRIT MESSAGES.
Ludicrous and Fantastic Performance
About Flag and sunfower.
GRAND ARMY MEN DISAPPOINTED

| OF psychic lnvestlSatlon ana discovery mas
brought to light nothing more marvellous
than the "Psycho-E Electric Telegraph" that
is now on exhibition at Lily Dale.
The fascinating instrument that is used to
transmit mysterious and supposedly occult
messages consists of a simple telegraph
transmitter inclosed in a small box with
slate top and bottom, and is attached to a
battery and sounder. The magnetic sensitive
who is able to produce the phenomenon of
a telegram received without any visible
agency is DR.. Rowley, of Cleveland. He
simply places his finger tips upon the box
and intelligent messages are Immediately
ticked out in the regular Morse alphabet
that can be read by any operator that
happens to be present.
This subtle combination and application
of electricity and magnetism was discovered,
so the story goes, in the spring of 1884 in a
surprising way W. s. Rowley was at that
time employed as travelling agent for a
wealthy manufacturing firm. He rejoiced
in comfortable salary, good health and ex-
cellent spirits He was not haunted, either
by the spirits of departed ancestors or by
the ghosts of dead hopes or loves
Taps on His Collars and Cuffs.
Suddenly Mr. Rowley became aware that
something unusual was occurring about
him. He could hear tiny raps sounding
upon his collars and cuffs. He was aston
ished and a little alarmed He sought
medical advice and was assured that he was
sound physically and that his brain was in
perfectly normal condition.
The raps were now heard distinctly and
almost continuously. Mr.. Rowley had
been a telegraph operator in his youth, and
after a time it dawned upon him that the
mysterious "tic-tac-toc's" were spelling out
words by the Morse alphabet. The letters
formed themselves into the name Of de-
ceased friend, also q telegraph operator
| To test the unseen intelligence he mentally
requested the name of his former associates
mother and her present residence. This
was done. Mr. Rowley had entirely lost
sight cf the family, but he verified the in
formation by correspondence.
All this time no one knew anything about
| the occult telegraph but himself and wife.
| Mr.. Rowlev was a member of the Methodist
| Church and an active worker in the Y. M.
G. A. Spiritualism he knew knothing
| about, and he shrank from notoriety. Some
of his early experiences are both singular
and amusing
One evening at church the unseen force
kept up a lively correspondence with Mr..
Rowley upon the peculiarities of the con-
gregation and the idiosyncrasies of the min
lister. Some of these remarks, which were
raped out upon the celluloid collar of
man who sat just in front of him. and upon
the "stove pipe" of dignifed deacon we're
exceedingly characteristic, as when he said:
''See that little old man over there with his
hymn book upside down." ''the preachers
wife is nodding, and no WONDER" sit would
take an encyclopedia to make head or tail
out of that Sermon" "ohl do give US q
rest"
The Story Of q seance.
Public attention was finally directed |
toward the phenomenon and Mr.. Rowley 4
gave himself up to scientific Investigation. |
j. H. Wade, a prominent citizen of Cleve.
land, and E P. Wright, at that time gen. |
eral superintendent Of the Western Union |
Telegraph Company, met MI. Rowley by |
appointment and proceeded to open up q |
Communication with the mysterious opera
tor who was so determined to be recognized. |
The three men seated themselves around |
bare table, and to their intense astonish-
ment, directions for applying the unseen
force to . telegraph instrument was imme-
diately ticked out upon its surface. After
various and varied experiments with the
hidden intelligent something, Mr.. Wade
and Mr.. Wright became convinced Of its
uuu PsNCuoiOS coA poik kouCSs
They carried out the given instructions to
the letter and the "Psycho-Electric Tele-
granh" VS. the result
Your corr spondent stepped into his Of
fee this morning with skeptical telegraph |
operator within easy hearing distance. The
instrument ticked "good morning. with
the doctor ten feet away from it. It then
faltered and became faint. The doctor sat
down and placed his finger tips upon the
outside of the box 1t Immediately began
communication of personal nature, in
formed the doctor that his visitor was
"clear headed and not inclined to waste
time ON trash" and ended with fattering
compliment that made the reporter blush.
"Ask some question of general interest,""
suggested the doctor.
Experience of an Operator.
"What do you opine for the future of |
medicine and surgery?"
"The coming practitioner will be a teacher
ofhygienic laws instead of an administerer of |
drugs. Hypnotism in the future will render
surgery painless and bloodless.
Twill the demand for professional me-
diums increase?"
"No! The spiritual nature Of mankind
will unfold until every person will be his
or her own medium. They will intuitively
seek the field of action for which they are
suited and will be paid for their work in
stead of their mediumship."
"Have you anything to say upon the labor
question:"
n'sYesl We are on the eve, as our pes
simlstic friends declare, of great war. But
it is of words and ideas rather than swords
and bullets Labor and dscapitaI cannot long
array themselves against each other any
more than the right hand can battle with
the left Both are right and both are
wrong. Capital defrauds labor and labor
defrauds capital When q man sells his
time and does not interest himself in his
employers interests he is defrauding cap
ita1.
"If q laborer earns 50 and gets but 81,
capital defrauds labor. Strikes mean labor
VS. labor and not labor VS. capital Capital is a
symbol. Labor is real A hundred thou
sand dollar bridge destroyed by rioters
means hundred thousand days work at 81
rer day. Capital cannot suffer. It is q
name; labor is an entity. It means bone,
muscle and sinew. LABOR must pay every
thing, even to the last farthing.
"Now goodby. I've been as long.winded
rs the editor-in-chief would have been.
Goodby." Il
A Bumpus Under q Flag.
There was funny performance witnessed
1t one of the morning pow-wows lately. It
was Grand Army Day and it was given out
hat hundreds Of spirits of departed heroes
would be present to greet their former
Had they carried out their in
.ention it is probable that some of the
Ioldlers before night would have been fit
subjects for the local jag cure.
A dilapidated flag had been mounted on
! shaky sapling. About 40 mediums sat