The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-04

Major Hudson's children, mostly by
marriage into the family. who have been
permitted to run the Capital until Banker
Mulvane substitutes some newspaper
men, had a cackling fit over mares
nest they discovered this morning.
In their innocent supposition that the
JOURNAL had been Imposed on" by the
agent of Miss Eva Fay, travelling f.
male magician and sleight-of hand per-
former, and inveigled into publishing
large advertisement free. they indulge in
some headlines this morning-which by
the way cover the only interesting item
in the paper.
The JOURNAL knew that the article in
question would be great advertisement
for Miss Fay. 1t was clipped out of the
Chicago Tribune by JOURNAL employe
at the time it was published and filed
away, but was subsequently lost The
JOURNAL would have published it before
if it could have obtained the clipping.
The JOURNAL was perfectly conscious of
the fact that the clipping used came from
Agent Pingree or some friend of his.
The matter was discussed among the
reporters and all agreed that it was
good story to print, any way.
It was a matter of no consequence to US
that it wonld advertise Miss Fay. 1t was
an entertaining article, readable and in
teresting and that is what we are always
looking for.
We always print interesting stories
about travelling mind readers, agitators.
globe trotters'' and other mountebanks
that come through Topeka.
The JOURNAL knew that Miss Fay
could easily disprove the story if she
wanted to; which she has not done as
yet, however. We did not vouch for the
story, merely giving the Chicago Tribune
as authority. On the whole we think it
was mighty good reading, pictures and
ALL and are almost sorry that it so badly
hurt Major Hudson's children to be
scooped.
Miss Anna Eva Fay did not appear in
short skirts last night at her entertain
ment Nor did she wear bloomers.
either. She has funny little walk on
the stage that arouses suspicion. but if
George" was there he was tout of
sight" The crowd was fair in size, as
it has been throughout the engagement.
Hundreds of complimentaries are b.
ing sent out, however. and this keeps
the house reasonably well filled.
A JOURNAL reporter found Miss Fay,
the clever little magician, at her rooms
with the enormous mail that she receives
from the fools by every delivery.
what have you to say in regard to
Georgia" was asked.
Let me tell you" said the charming
prestidigitator, as she closed one eye and
shook her finger at the reporter, "there's
nothing in it. l do not do my work that
way.
THAT was the most feasible expose
which was ever sprung on me. 1t was
80 feasible that several entertainers be-
6oI0O If Tbara how fov,f bo
name of George Pinkle or something of
the sort at the Great Northern hotel in
Chicago when l was there, just as the ar
ticle said, and Mr.. Pingree, my manager,
had become acquainted with him. The
Tribune reporter worked it up and put
two and two together and made very
probable and reasonable explanation. 1t
was very clever detective work on. his
part, indeed"
You do not claim to be a spiritualist
l believer"
"Oh, no; l do not explain my work at
all / simply produce results and peo-
pie are welcome to find the causes if they
can. say, like all others, find out if you
can. but don't tell anyone else. Let the
others find out for themselves.
"1he only claim that l do make for
my work is that l do it all myself. What
ever produce, the playing of instru-
hands ten feet away, and ali those cabi-
net tricks, do myself without any as
sistance from anyone on the stage. Its
phenomena-account for it any Wav you
want to."
"Then there is nothing in the story
that you have a small boy assistant who
hides under your skirts?"
mo. nothing. The trouble with that
scheme is that should have to find a new
boy all the time, because they would
rapidly get too large. 1 have never
thought about it much, but it seems to
me that the best one to work scheme
like that would be a large, stout woman
with large skirt. Not q email person
like me because a boy would make the
skirt too large.
1.-THE next night after that article was
printed in the Tribune, l appeared at the
theater in short skirts which reached to
my shoe tops. The people all called
Where's Georgia? Where's the boy under
the skirt?' gave my entertainment with
out the long skirts and satisfied every
body"
Miss Fay hasn't done this here, yet she
talked entertainingly of her mind read
ing.
at first started by my anticipating
questions that people we're going to ask
me. l would say, Wait minute, l can
guess that question: l was SO success
ful that soon got to trying to End out
what others were thinking about and
found out that with lot of people to-
gether, say twenty, l can get the
thoughts of, say fifteen of them, while
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