Evening journal., 1905-03-02
GIRLS PSYCHIC FEATS
Peculiar Power Of a Sioux City
(Ia.) Student.
Observation-Disclosures

Anna Christie miller Reads Minds
and ComDeIs Inanimate objects to
DO Her Bidding with Ense-Discov-
cry of Her Power Came as Result
OF Proficiency In school studies.
Anna Christie Miller, a sixteen-year-
old girl Of Sioux City, Ia, attending the
public schools, has within month or
so discovered that she has exceptional
psychic ability, says a Sioux City dis.
patch.
In addition to describing articles held
before her when she Is blindfolded, tell.
ing the amount of n handful OF coins
which no one else in the room knew,
but which was later verified, acquiring
because Of her peculiar mental qualin-
cations 100 per cent in all her studies
and thus earning rapid promotion, this
remarkable young girl can make a ta-
oble dance a jig, move across a room
and fall into her lap, send it the oppo-
site direction In the lap Of another per
son on the opposite side Of the room,
make 1t stand on one leg, move It by
the mere touch of her fingers while a
man sits upon 1t and do other feats
that have amazed every one.
Miss Miller is a pupil at the Arm
strong school in Sioux City. She went
there from Grant Center, Ia, where
her father is section foreman Of rail
way, and obtained employment in the
boarding house of Mrs. Ella Mahaney.
At this establishment she washes dish
es and does other work to pay for her
board and lodging while she attends
school Her ambition was to become a
teacher in the public schools, and her
aim In going to Sioux City was to fit
herself for this avocation. Now, how
ever, Miss Miller is imbued with an
other Idea. She has discovered that
she possesses ability along the lines
followed by Anna Eva Fay, the Geor-
gla magnet, and others who have dem
onstrated psychic power.
The girl has been aware Of her pc
culiar powers not much more than a
month, Knowing that she possessed
extraordinary faculties, but not recog-
nizlng them as such, she needed an ac-
cldent to discover them,
The discovery came as the result OF
her proficiency in her studies. At ev-
cry recitation and in every examina-
tion her markings were 100. Her teach
ers searched her papers In vain for an
opportunity TO give her lower mark
ing. When they failed TO find any flaw
I'm her work they decided that she was
"cribblng." They went to the extent
Of accusing her Of the offense. They
could find no other explanation Of the
perfection of her answers. The accu-
sation was met by panied surprise on
the part Of the girl. She had been hon
est, and she resented the imputation OF
her teachers.
81 can do the work Of the high
school ms we'll as of the slxtA grade
she said ut is all plain before me
when you give the problems, just as II
I read II in a Book"
The teachers did not yet understand
They planned a test Problems were
given her belonging to a grade far ad
vanced over the one to which she had
qualified on entering the school. She
did them accurately. Her ability as
, tonlshed the teachers, and her fame be
} gan to spread.
At the boarding house where she
works while attending school her mis-
tress, Mrs. Mahaney, dressed to go ou
one day. Her side combs were missing
and she failed 70 find them after a Ions
search. Although Anna did not have
general access to the room Of her mis-
tress, Mrs. Mahaney inquired Of thu
girl II she had seen the side combs
Anna replied that she had not "Bu
maybe l can help you find them" sh'
added.
Thereupon she went directly TO thu
dresser in Mrs Mahaney's room, an,
from behind that article OF furniture
where the ornaments had fallen, sh'
recovered and restored them 10 Mrs
/ Mahaney.
I From that time on Annals gifts hav'
. afforded amusement and wonder L
/. Mrs. Mahaneys boarders. While thi
boarders were holding an informa
levee I'm the parlor a few nights ag,
Anna was requested to undertake ex
, periments in mind reading. A picture
| was placed before her while she sa
blindfolded. She described It accu
rately. other experiments were at
tempted, and in all she proved success
full.
Personally Miss Miller is Of prepos
} sessing appearance Although young
she is well developed and has a pleas
ant face and figure. Her mentality
aside from her peculiar gift, may no
be said TO be above the average. Pre-
rious environment served to put he
behind the average school child OF he
age, she being in the sixth grade wheI
= her exceptional ability was first dis
covered, and her scholastic achieve
ments We're, IL anything. below the
average. But she is making rapid ad
vances. and such is her power TO under
stand complex problems and her ability
TO read the minds Of her teachers thai
! she is fast moving ahead.
Door Knockers For the BEDROOM.
Bedroom. nursery and den" door
Knockers are one OF the latest fads OF
the frivolous. saws the BOstont Tran