The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-23

Avlt interest would be very
great 10 all local readers.
- - even we're II written in
:. 4..est style Of historical narrative
q. suthor, however, has had the happy
~. ~ casting her material IN the con-
.-..stonal and dramatic form. with the
.,, tbat she has produced a volume
-. ~ attractive TO the reader az the
-..yy historical romance whose present
--re 4 20 great. and having the addi-
.s.,.f advantage OF presenting vivid
~s. those outlines are easily remem-
~ = the early times IN this country.
- .1exv opens In iss2 with description
z "a fort Vancouver as Il WAS IN the
- before the Americans came TO re-
~ssn. when Or John Mcf.oughlin. gov
...er A the Hudson's Bay Company west
g =. Rocky mountains. ilvea there and
- swny. kindly ~ despotic. over the
-1..tyx ana tribes round about. The first
sslasns u the arrival Of Capt Nathaniel
1sseh a his trading trip to the Column
" ana the next the coming ~ tho
Ufsmans four years later. The book
-, With the rush 70 the Pacific coun-
~ efser the discovery Of gold. and the
IN 81 Dr. Mclaughlin In 1851
80 eniy Incidents in American history
...a,lu~ the settlement of the Oregon
ntry', IN picturesaueness and romance
q, ~ founding Of Jamestown colony and
~ sxp,oraticn OF the Mississippi by La
80 ne latter events have been amply
lated IN literature. IN. the story Of
~ fsemer II not so widely known M It's
1sRs q tale deserve. ana Mrs Dyes
wlume. ropiing as II does at time when
~ srenA Of events has brought the Pa
~ sIops into unusual prominence, win
kustisss d. much 10 make the casual
nnoes familiar with the picturesque and
arn1au qualities Of life and action here
~ nifty and sixty years ago.
- ufefy In full OF conversation. Incl
- plcturerque detail The author calls
4 / chrsnicie, and she has theSehy ciev-
~ avctded the historians task OF
~lrhiue evidence. pro and con. and sift-
~ massriai endlessiy IN search OF small
4 nsoste facts. which do not matter great
6xvsm when found. This process doubt
- y necessary one. hut the chroni-
~ task IL n more grateful and pleas
n cns. and Mrs. Dye has given ms a vol
~ full or ffe and color which viii be
- to b. widely read
rlclDughIin and Old Oregon" by Eva
nefy Dye siso A G. Mcclurg q Co.
NJ pale by Lowmnn a HenfordD
O o O
~ newspapers have contained vague
wcsunss from time to time In the last
~ years OF medium IN Geneva. Swift
nfhAd, whose frances have commanded
n unusual amount OF scientific and popu-
n interest Mile Helene Smith lives In
m peyrhic states the existence OF an
h1lsn prinaess. % an inhahitant of the
jbast Mars and OF Marie Antoinet,e
~ n young woman of respectable
hntly, high personal character. good
tulnsss ability, with none OF the stigmata
hysteria or the ordinary signs 81 a
beuretic hersdity She dislikes notoriety
nj refuses to be interviewed: does not
tnfac IN her psychic powers. which she
srnv believes 20 he supernatural. and
Miy nser them for the assistance of
hi~nAs and AZ thu request OF such acient-
~ ~ Prof, Tn Fronrnoy. whose book.
rnvm India 10 the Planet Mars" trans
Aset by Prof verm'lye. OF Columbia uni
sssisy, has lust heen published by tho
hsrcrs The volume Is q careful. scien-
w. sslisy OF Mile Smiths psychic states
Where the phenomena OF mediumship
n<s Assn observed. as In Mrs Piper and
hslens Smith, under circumstances
ss'eh preclude the possibility OF fraud or
kssrtsan, thu Investigators haye usually
Hepsed IN Tho end sne OF two. theories
xfa~r Tho ordinary notion Of spiritism
Nj sash demonstrations are OF super
hfH'ai origin. or that the phenomena are
Ne product % and originate A, the sub
s~insl consciousness OF the medium
sshs ne latter theory gives tho SUBJ
'r'nsi consciousness the credit OF almost
nHAssaas powers Of tsiepathy. since n
sssesssfy. IN erisr 90 account for the
nsss~fse Possessed BY the mrdlum. 20
"sess< that her suaiuniuel consciousness
sss e roam at viii throughout the en-
~ auissrse and read tho mind az any
'ss@sss'nx The Information sought for. Il
a~sr'hslsss seems to have greater weight
ss'asnee n iis favor than the splrttis-
nscFs Investigators freely admit
ns' sesh % the suggestions may BE- un-
- and that the phenomena. whose YER
" anteuatcd. may yet be- explained
'ssa seHas totally different hypothrsla
u z 30 the facts can only 10 accounted
ere or the ether 90 these two
es Prof F1curnoy's conclusion In
NsAN 70 allie smith is that she pos
ne faculty. q ,eirklftests. the anil-
- nefv pSnterahle objects situated az
es'ahes without contact ana contrary
sssa natpral laws but be does net
sAAs ths phenomenal manifested
ere ~ supernern,al origin. Its
s&'sAsiea y, iNe evidence g. prolonged
"a is'nssakius opra-rsuaed ant "a n.iia
sAsrFned ty two priueipies. which
- aeWh a. preliminary Ia al in-
se'ien u such matters "AN things
F'ssshle The weight 81 the evil
7AsAt 20 Dc prrp0rlioned 10 TIE
NssHess % me taets" The DAY muy
- - apparently it Is not YET here
- 'ss ~stgAt ~ sao evidence shan 10
asars
'ss religious ASPECT ef the question.
~ v he single alternative. Insisted
"a y some. between spirltism and ma
sa, Prot f1ontnoy has this 10 say
never has q necessary thing been bet
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