Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-07-31
A FRANK FAkIR.


The story Is told OF splrltlst medium
who recently went to Mexico from the
United States and made great sen.
satlon by his manifestations and
CONGRATULATIONS But 1t seems he
became conscience-stricken as he went
On, and when ready to leave for an
other field he gaze the following, In
an interview with reporter.
II feel sorry for the poor innocent
mortals who come Up here every day
for readings, expecting 20 receive mes
sages 'YIm the neither world. | say To
them, many OF whom are old people.
oh. you poor fools, so you're silly
enough 10 come here and be hum
bugged. too, are you? All right. come
in. I'll give IL 10 you. I'll humbug you
90 finish. But II grieyes me much 10
see gray hairs in head with so little
sense And the way ! rattle IL of to
those people is a wonder They never
know what great people they are until
they come here and see me. ] give them
a talk sometimes that Is 81 bloody
crazy that | put on false face wheh
| 20 60 the mirror TO comb my hair
which Is very seldom. I'm ashamed
10 look myself IN the face. But | he
lieve In making everybody happy. Its
a puddin'. this business of mine, this
splrituallst business. It's great snal
To marshal a bunch OF freaks from the
spirit land When | came to Mexico
advertised that | would diagnose ana
cure all diseases by simply touching
the patient-in the pocket. ! said that 1
would relieve them from all burdens
in their pockets | did. said | would
make them all happy-for what they
had In their pockets. ] have. | don't
mird having people call. me faklr.
] admit II myself, but | am very promo
~ my profession. and when people
take the trouble 10 tell everybody than
] am fakir, always like them 20 ada
II they are friends Of mine, that / am
a clever iaklr."
Possibly this remarkable manifesto
ton Of sincerity Is due TO the report
en- but that does not change the fact
that a great many mediums" were
they to speak the truth, would say
practically what Is credited to hi,
professor" We do not deny there are
psychical phenomena that science Is
unable to explain, but It is certain that
great many OF such alleged phenome
ma are but frauds and that those who
profit oy them In a pecunlary way
aIe fakrs. The public knows IT, but
stil pays FOR the fun Of being de.
cciyed and mystded. And splritists
are not the only ones to take adyan.
tage Of this weakness Of the public
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Rain is as common In Kansas now as
drouth was ten days ago.
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Don't read the weather reports, they
viii only exasperate YOU.
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To American eyes that German tariff
IS not a thing Of beauty. much less a
joy Tor ever.
The Panama hat is the fad now. on
by little while ago and the Panama
canal was the fad
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The Duchess Of Newcastle. having
quit the Kennel club. the club will not
now 40 10 the dogs
y universal match trust Is IN c0ntem.
plaiIon. There viii be a fare up n the
scheme goes through.
Cresceus Is the champion trotter OF
the globe, but hc is not the champion
globe trotter by long ways.
Uncle Sam has over five hundred
million dollars IN gold IN his Golfers
Dear old uncle should cough up"
New YORK papers are doing as much
worrying over Brooklyn bridge as
though 10 were a Bridge - sighs
Conoy Island Is 90 De cleared up NOR.
ally and physically But when Il Is
all done, coney Island will not know
itself
Business on tho san Francisco water
front is tied up This being the result
of the teams,crs strike the teamsiers
should unite o.
IN an this talk about the Santiago