The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-04-26

wv nm so AAtg PiiF A1lfLA FF4 JIiL
j formation given BY the voices was al
s.bys correct.
II seems like a fairy story, yet 1t Is a
true story. l myself have seen these Won
ders.
= only know that far away. hundreds of
miles over the hills on the banks of the
ohio river, there sits an elderly and frail
woman in a chair and kings could well af-
ford 10 trade their power for hers"
The Talking Horn.
George w. Clawson is president of the
C~lawson Steam Brokerage company,
Ninth street and Baltimore avenue, his
city. He was shown DIR. Funk's book last
The account given by Mr.. Abbott is
true in every particular except thai the
revelations made by Mrs. Blake were more
mysterious and wonderful than he des-
cribes them 10 be.
II am not a s%pir.tualist in the ordinary
acceptation of that term. For many years
| have been a member of the Psychic Re
search society of London, have devoted
considerable time to the study and inves-
legation of psychic subjects. AS a result
of my experience and study in such mat
tcrs, up to the time | met Mrs. Blake, [
mad never seen a case of psychical phe-
nomena which I had not been able to ex-
PLAIN to my own satisfaction on the ground
of trickery or fraud.
II wish it distinctly understood thai 1
believed then, and six months thought
has added to my conviction that she was
honest. and that it was impossible for her
to concoct or a part In any fraudulent
transaction of any character, much less in
one of so serious q nature as the invests
cation in which we We're engaged.
The physical part of the phenomena
Produced was in the nature of producing
voices, which could articulate distinctly
and carry on a conversation of an intelli-
gent character. To condense these voices
and make them stronger and louder she
used an ordinary tin aluminium horn, or
rather two of them, about eighteen inches
in length. with the bell end of the horns
doVetailed together, leaving the small end
OF the horn a convenient size for placing
to our ears so that we might hear more
distinctly. In all these sittings we used
horns which We furnished. These voices
We're often produced so loudly and so dis
t!nctly that we could hear them through
out the room without the aid of the horn.
L heard a conversation carried on in one
OF these meetings when the governor of
the state, by personal request, was pres
eAt, the conversation being had between
him and the supposed embodi spirit Of
Judge c., the father of DIR. c.,
and who during his lifetime had been very
prominent in the political affairs of his
native state, and who was also a personal
friend of the governor. AT the time to
which | refer there was present with Mrs.
Blake the governor, Mr.. Abbott and my
self. We had just gotten through a series
of tests which had been highly satisfac-
tory and owing to the weakened condition
of the medium she was resting with the
horn in her lap, and we We're carrying on
an ordlnary conversation. Mrs. Blake was
speaking at the time, when all Of a sud
den from the direction of the horn in her
lap came a distinct and masculine voice,
VII IN thu l,,,o al .t1,,% 81 49,, Mn ~
for a while with the governor | think
that | am safe in saving that Mrs. Blake
spoke at least two or three words to finish
up the conversation in which she was en-
Gagged after the voice in the horn COM
menced to speak. She then said to the
governor. L presume that this is Judge
O. and that he wants to talk with
Nou.' She therefore took up the horn and
TIE governor placed one of the ends to his
ear, Mrs. Blake supporting the other end
OF the horn lightly between her thumb
and finger without any further physical
contact with the horn. | was sitting some
SIX or eight feet away, and watched the
expression on Mrs. lake face. also
watched closely, but could discern no
movement whatever OF the muscles either
of her lips or her throat. She sat i'm a
passive condition without attempting any
trance or hypnotic state. | listened to his
conversation. which took from three TO
hNe minutes. me judges voice was fully
as strong as that of the governor. They
were discussing some occurrences which
happened AZ a political meeting at
charleston IN which both of them had par
ticipated about a year prior to Judge
O. death. OF course, / did not know
tne facts OF the case which they We're dis
cusslng, put the conversation was perfect
Is rational, Just the same as If I had
heard two men on the street talking over
some subject IN which / was not especially
interested.
Word From His Dead Grandfather
AT one sitting Mr., Abbott's fatller-in-
law, MI. Miller, who died q year or two
before, was supposed to be present and
COMMUNICATING Wlth Mr. Abbott. | listen
u 10 t.''s cohNSfsapoa allhoush the horn
AZ 'h.t tllne was at least tour feet from
ms NI. Nliaef was making a statement
~ feia'.oA 10 a departed friend of Mr..
<Appoel 5 pe4he present at the time he was
sohihiuiica1las ne name OIL TINS friend
MI. Apho't was having some difficulty In
utuefstaadlhs l broke INTO the converge
t.oh' ana feltlarkeu 10 WI. Abbott that |
thooshe Alr. miner was trying to tell him
.!iae Iafs. Ni!lIer was present. He imme-
uiate!S came pach 10 me IN q very dis