The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-02-03
OUIJA TELLS POLITICAL SECRETS.
Queer Apparatus and Some of Its Predic-
tons About Wichita Politicians.

At the stores in Wichita Just at the
present the most frequent calls over
| the counters are for 'Trilby'' and
! Ouija boards. ''Lrrilby'' is the novel
| which is now having quite run. The
OuiJa board is also having quite a run.
Ouija is great mystery and just why 1t
! does what 1T does cannot be explained
| IL is plain fiat board on which is stem
! cilled the alphabet. Detached from
this board Is a small three-legged ia
! BE, III the shape of a heart. On the
end of the legs of this small heart
shaped table are small cloth tips. The
heart-shaped table is placed on the
| board Two persons put their fingers
| lightly on the small table. One of them
asks a question. In about three min
uteS the little table will begin to move
1t does this apparently of its own ac-
cord and that is one of its mysteries.
Here is another. The front leg of the
little table will pause on certain letters
of the alphabet and without fail spell
out an answer to the unSpoken queS-
ton in the mind of one of the men
whose fingers rest on the table. There
Is another mystery to the Ouija board
Its answers are always unexpected, and
it will not work if the performers be-
come frivolous and ask foolish ques-
tons.
Some politicians in store on North
Main street yesterday We're playing
an Ouija board and some one proposed
that they ask it what the secret ambi-
tions OF some of Wichitas politicians
Were.
The board was soon moving. The
question was asked: What does Harry
Gordon WANT?
The board spelled out slowly: Like
D-o-u-g-l-a-S."
How like Douglass" was asked.
W-a-i-t-i-n-g," returned the board.
For WHAT"
state senate ii answered.
Does George Douglass intend 10 run
for the state senate?''
NO" and the little table fairly
danced to answer the question.
What does Douglass want?"
The answer came back: a star"
This was ambiguous and an attempt
was made TO find not what was meant
by "a star" but the board would not
work.
ASK what Carvin's ambition is"
some one suggested and the query was
put
The board did not work The ques-
ton was put again and il answered:
Rocks a-h-e-a-d-."
For his ambition
Yes
What is his ambition -
S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y OF s-t-a-t-e Or"
Here the board stopped. 1t was inter-
rogated again and gave out: PEI
h-a-p-s a-d-i-t-o-r.'
The boys made out from this that
Carvin wanted to be secretary OF state
or state auditor. Carvin was not
around at the time TO verify the Ouija |
board.
Some body then suggested ". r.
Stanley and the board promptly ans |
wered: "W-o-o-l-s-a-c-k.
This created a laugh and Judge !
Wallis ambition was inquired into |
to.
The little table was we'll under cou- |
troll now and il replied quickly: TOO |
s-o-o-n.
What is too soon?"
WALL
How"
..W-a-i-t for New district. |
c-o-n-g-r-e-S-S-
How about Otto Eckstein -
'.A-h," the board answered.
What do you mean" was asked.
Ash" came the same answer again |
What does Rohrbaugh want?
''L-o-o-k OUT, Gordon.
Why"
Think"
''wrn Lewelling ever be governor of
Kansas again?'
Purity p-r-e-v-e-n-t-s Some
times
Tke boys tried hard to find out what