Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-18


sgrissled veterans OF the civil war, one Of
whom was seated in the far.end Of the
circle. The spook wore g gray wig and
Ia coat with brass buttons. He motioned
b to one OF the soldiers to come nearer,
and the soldier took llis chair at the re-
quest OF Norman at the music box and
moved to the edge OF the curtains. The
spook peered at the subject, placed his
arms Familiarity on his shoulders, and in
"a piping voice that could scarcely be
distinguished from the cluck Of a chick
en- with its head cut OFF, asked the vet
eran if he did not know him.
The veteran could not say that he
did. Perhaps it's some old friend on the
field of battle, suggested she OF the hall
way. who sat next the curtains on the
opposite side.
Perhaps, perhaps said the veteran,
butts nigh forty odd years ago an I
KANT remember
The spook looked about the circle
in a sepulchral voice, vanished between
the folds of the curtain. He is little
weak yet, ventured Norman, but he
says that as soon as he gets stronger
neiii return. 5
1T appeared later that when spirits
were weak they We're not supposed to-
be strong enough to bear the gaze Of
human yes, this being their first apnear-s
anae on earth in many cases.
Next there came out a figure yelled
in the white cerements-a woman. She
ventured two or three feet from the
curtains, looked anxiousiy around. that
is the gestures indicating anxiety, the
,f,y
unnatural light, and singled out an eld-
She approach him. The old fellow
trembled in fear and establishment.
Is it's that you, Babe?' he asked,
as he sank on his knees before the
shade
The shade nodded its head in token
Of assent. The scene was most af-
fecting. The old man was moved to
tears, and his voice, cIoked with grief,
was pitiful to hear. After few mo-
ments he recovered himself, and taking
1.-The figure by the arm led her about
the circle, saying: Friends, this is
Babe as 1 alters called her
The entire audience was permitted
to shake her hand in token of the in.
PRODUCTION. Babe was too weak to say
stricken man any Of the condolences
that had for years been kept warm in.
1.-the old heart. 40 be revived again at
sight of her
AS She passed around the circle
removed the cap from collapsable;
tubes of red and black paint hidden:
away in their vest pockets and
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on the thumb. The third skeptic's
| placed the ball of his right thumb on a
\ pad of printers ink, which does not
wash off in a minute, in an envelope in
his pocket. When she came up for a
handshake each of the Gazette men
grasped the palm and rubbed the back
of her hand vigorously with the paint
and ink. The darkness prevented,
recognition of the trick.
Naturalization of an Arabian
whom the lady of the hallway said was;
her Arabian guide thru spirit land,
followed. The spirit wore a fierce.
pasha beard as black as jet. The fell
How bowed ard scraped, but said not a.
word. "A woman followed the Al oian8
| to the scene and the lady of the hall.
4 way introduced her as Miss Middle
ton, who was drowned in the Iowa
l5river some years back. A tall man
who was claimed as a brother of one
LOT the women, emerged and planted a
4 human smack on her mouth and dis
solved quickly 1t seems that this ma
terializer's husband was in the room.
Several spirits passed in review
whom nobody claimed. One was a tall
individual with sideburns. He walked
Iquite a distance from the curtain. bur
no one said a word as to his identity.
He's member Of some secret so-g
Getty suggested the lady of the hall
way. and he's making signs of the So
ciety.
:" He was inverting his palms and
then dipping them again and waving
them back and forward. 1t might have
been the sign of distress from the An.
Icient Order of Easymarks, but it went
lSunchallensed and the chap lit out.
1T was noticed that there were
i spirits for everybody except the Ga
lzette men. Somehow the shades let
them severely alone. Whether the
spirits We're mind readers or not and
so read the thoughts Of the newspaper
men is not known.
Al the instance of Norman the
music box had been stopped and the
laudience Joined in singing There's a
Land On the dissolution of the secret
society gitator .A1audie' piped ont that
she wanted some music. Norman.
4 struck UP .Beulah-land. the song that
our mothers sang in childhood, but
under this version, which was main
tained by loud -lunged voices:
4 Oh, spir-eet land,
'Swe-e-et spir-eet land
4 There was enough racket b%
lthis time to- enable the medium
to do o quick change act
without exciting suspicion. Nor!
mann turned off the steam a minute
Land switched The Flower Song into
1.-THE music box. Ii was a relief from the
! Danube. but it grew to be something
l5tierce in five minutes.
There was a demonstration from a
Hong dinner horn which was thrust
thru the curtains and Winans voice
tho worked under an attempt at dis.
.lguise, was distinct at least to the skep-.
tics Maudie' kindly helped out the
Cedar Rapids delegation at this juno
lture by stating in her pipey voice that
1.-THE meet'n shouldn't be held SO long
THAT the gentlemen would miss their
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