Evening journal., 1894-12-08
LAST OF THE MAHATMAS
They Will Bid Farewell to
Wilmington for New Fields.
THE LAST OF THE MYSTERIES

Power ofIMrs. Baldwin-rhs Cabinet
Trick to Be Exposed.
Among the visitors to Professor and
Mrs Baldwin yesterday, was gentle.
man who has travelled all over the world
aud has met with many interesting
incidents. During the conversation be
frankly said to Mrs. Baldwin, Il do not
believe In your powers. do not think
either Professor Baldwin or yourself
have occult powers, bat rather believe
You are, frankly speaking, fraud OF the
2. T. Barnum order"
Mrs Baldwin pleasantly replied: I'VE
do not profess to have any occult pow.
ers, aud do NOS believe In spirits But
we do claim to be skilled Ia telspathy or
mental tslegraphy Now | want 30 make
a test on you. Please think intensely on
some incident in your life and | will re.
late II to you"
The gentleman tells the story. He
thought OF time when he was In little
port on the Red sea and little oircnm.
stance occurred to him. He has scarcely
put his mind on tSe incident when Mrs
Baldwin began and related everything In
the affair from beginning to end. Said
he. Il certainly WAS astonished aud my
acepticism was very severely shocked
The Opera House was crowded to the
doors last evening, the Sign standing
room only" being displayed long before Z
o'clock There seemed to be no abRte.
ment OF the interest which has followed
the exhibitions from the start, aud which
has furnished the subject matter for
more conjecture and theorizing than any
thing Of like nature which has ever
occurred In this city. The little enter
tainment which acts as frame work for
the real work Of the evening, was carried
of In excellent style, although there were
several introductions not In the lines Of
the little pArlor sketch In which Edgar
Ely snd Miss Alexander play the promi
nent parts Mrs Baldwin gave a very
pretty sketch which she concluded with
q neat dance
The committee was selected by ths
audience. Samuel Bancroft, Jr, 90
cupisd one OF the boxes, and was named
BY someone Professor Baldwin urged
him to act but MI Bancroft declined on
the ground that he WAS nnacoustomed to
appear In public The statement was
greeted with rounds OF applause The
COMMITTEES when finally made up com.
prised Thomas NJ Culbert, Howard
simpson, Il b Merritt, Isaac Bullock
and Howard Cock The cabinet exhibi.
tlon WAS the same shown the preceding
evening and is the most interesting OF
the many which Professor Baldwin has IN
his store In this he ties himself and
then performs a number Of very puzzling
tricks The ropes we're tied last evening
In 3s rs seconds Mr. Culbsrt supple
his coat for the transposition
act, and Mr.. Merritt sat in
the cabinet when the professor
did his untying business. The COMMITTEES
watched everything with the closest at.
tention, but failed to connect somehow.
The exhibition Of somonnancy by, Mrs.
Baldwin was, MS usual, very entertaining
although none OF the questions we're OF
a very startling nature. Professor Bald
win in his remarks stated that during
his long experience as q caterer 70 the
enjoyment Of tue public, be had never
met with a better or more sympAthstic
audienes. The exhibitions had also been
very trying and exhausting to Mrs
\ Baldwin on that account. as 1t WAS diff
l cult to answer fifty or more queries IN
an evening, and then meet go many per.
sons during the day. He said that up to
date he had received nearly 500 questions
by letter alone.
The FIRST question answered was that
Of Howard simpson, to the effect that his
niece would graduate with honors In nsxi
/ February.
Josephine Laws, was informed that hei
brother is In st. Louis, living on Spring
street; Milton Connor, that his brother
whom ls has not seen 70 fifteen years, Il
alive in Austin, Tex Frank j Hawn, that
his uncle lie in Los Angeles, Gal. Mrs
locker, that the gentleman she asked fol
is in Baton Rouge, La. i. A
Brown, that his brother Is II
Auckland, New Zealand Mrs Lens
Klein, that her husband is in Des
Moines; Thomas Nj. Naff's father Is Il
Knoxville, Tenn, Kate Maloney's
brother is in Hannibal, Mo and Katie
Clark was told that Frank Jones Is II
Macon, Ga Christina Nelson was told O.
the catalogue work OF next year; ] L
Walker was informed that Sam Parke
got his $12 four years ago, and Jenny H
Hanscom that Billy Simpson took hei
husbands overcoat; Annie Blouthi
father will soon grow better; Mrs. A. II
III Winnie will always be com
fortsbly well of A. E. Wyatt
was told that Frank Holt was not dead
Annie d Hoffecksr was told that sh
would enjoy her visit Christmas 4
Washington; Mr.. Culbert asked whsr
on Market street he ran hat store, AM
after slight mistake Mrs Baldwin
answered correctly; William Uhl wa
told that he would marry the younI
lady he was keeping company with
George Kramer wasn't so lucky and wa
told that he would marry maiden of
years OF age Lena Dillon and Edwi
Dilworth both asked about snonymou
letters, and several received answer
relative TO business. Miss Jenny Pal
sons was informed that she would MARI
Harry Forbes, and Mrs. Q. w. Rrow
that she would add two more to be
family.
Miss Lizzie Lawrence asked the pa
question, "Will be able to catch Pat
! She was ed that she would bec0m
Mrs Patrick Donahoe, and. from he
bushes. the question seemed to strih
pretty cloee. The celebrated De Have
claim was the theme for question
which received an answer that the none
would come--some day. One facetlou
! querist asked II Professor Baldwin wer
assisted by the devil ard was assured
) was not There were number OF oths
} queries answered, and all Of them salts
J factorily.
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