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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-18

ception Of the importance Of the auth
critics who have ranged themselves
on the side Of spiri,ism, OF Of the
number Of literary documents by re-.
sponsible writer's dealing with cases
which, II not due to deception, must
have o bearing on the problems Of the
nature and destiny Of the human soul.
Only this month the civilized world
was startled by the declarations Of Sir
Oliver Lodge, whom many recognize
as the most distinguished living scien-
tist, that he has believed himself to be
In communication with manifestations
from another world. Sir Oliver. says
those who agree with the late VIII
liam Z, Gladstone In holding psychic
research to be the most important
work which Is being done In the
world" should be no easy victim Of
the itinerant medium or professional
hypnotist As professor Of physics
for many years, principal Of the Uni
versity Of Birmingham and enthusias-
tic first hand investigator In the re-
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-18
TABLE RAISING BY PSYCHIC POWER.

association, illusions, hallucinations,
sub.conscious action, clairvoyance,
mediumistic phenomena and the like
in such works as his "Borderland of
Psychical Research "Enigmas Of
Psychieal Research" and Science and
Future Life" DR.. |. B. Funk, the
well known temperance advocate, has
written extensively on kindred sub
jccts,
Very entertainingly from the popu-
lar point of view, Camille Flammar-
ion, he who beyond perhaps any other
writer has made astronomy interest
ing to the newspaper readers of two
continents, has been looking into
subjects of psychical interest for
nearly forty years and has become
convinced that while undeniably a
large percentage of fraud exists in
mediumistic performances, there are
instances in which the lifting of tables
the moving of pieces OF furniture, the
raising Of pianos, the blowing about
OF curtains, the appearance Of hands,
heads and spectral figures may be
accomplished by use of forces that
have not heretofore been appraised
by scientists. M. Flammarion in his
book Mysterious Psychic Forces,
which has just been translated into
English, does not deny that all medi.
ums may cheat at times but he asserts
that they don't always cheat; and
they possess real undeniable psychic
powers He has personally carried
on many experiments and has con
firmed his observations with the cam.
era. lnasmuch as he has, according
to his statements, often seen a heavy
table lifted to a height Of eight
twelve or even sixteen inches from
the floor under conditions where the
only lifting that could be practised
was due to the hands Of four or five
persons placed on its top, he has ar
rived at the conclusion that the levita-
ton Of objects by psychic power is
no more to be doubted than the lift
ing Of a pair OF scissors by the aid Of
q magnet.
The astronomer maintains a truly
Gallo scepticism regarding these evi-
dences Of powers which the more
credulous associates unhesitatingly
with world apart from our own.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-18

gion OF the new chemistry, involving
theories OF radium and ionization, no
man ought to be better equipped to
distinguish between fraudulent and
true.
Sir Oliver is not alone, as all the
world knows, among European and
American men of high attainments in
science whose researches in spiritism
and kindred subjects have led to be-
lief that we may be about to make
fundamental discoveries in metaphys-
les. Many OF the Englishmcn of in
terntaional reputation have for years
been active members Of the Society
OF Psychical Research. Its proceed
ings number 20 thick volumes. OF
more cosmopolitan caste is the consid-
cradle group OF devoutees OF pyschic
research whose special organ is the
Annals Of Psychical Science pub
lished fortnightly in the French Ian
guagc in Paris and in English in Lon.
don (the Boston publishing firm OF
Small, Maynard & Company having
recently been appointed American
agents. and containing contributions
by world famous authorities. The
directors OF the publication are DR.
Dariex and Professor Richet, while
on the committee OF publication are
such men as Sir William Crookes
the English chemist, Camille Flam'
marion, astronomer, and Caesar LON
broso with whose discovery Of the
methods OF modern criminology every
American is familiar,
! In this country the American Soci'
ETY. for Psychical Research continues
its interesting work, Its proceed.
ings" are issued under the editorshir
Of Professor James II, Hyslop, form
erly OF Columbia University, Ante.
dating them and already becoming
classics Of the subject are the pro
ceedings Of the old American Society
for Pyschical Research, which con
tanned contributions by such men as
Professors William James and Josiah
Royce Of Harvard University and BY
the late Richard Hodgson, the dear
Of psychical research in America,
The three volumes Of the newer So
c'ety which have been issued up tc
date cite cases that have attracted
widespread interest through their ap.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-18
sooTHES AND HEALS.
Hyomei Gives Quick Relief
Catarrh Troubles.

Be wise in time and use Hyomei at
the first warning Of catarrhal troubles,
Do not let the disease extend along
the delicate mucous membrane, grad
ually going from the nose to the throat
thence into the bronchial tubes, and
then downward until the lungs are
reached and you are in danger OF
consumption.
Hyomei will cure all durable forms
and stages of catarrh. 1t is SO uni
formly successful in curing this
common yet dangerous disease that
T. F. Laurin takes all the risk of a
trial treatment.
There is no other treatment for
catarrh that is like Hyomei or just as
good. None can take its place, none
give such quick and sure relief and
at so little cost. Its indications Is
breathed through a pocket inhaler
that comes with every outfit, thus
reaching the most remote cells of the
air passages, killing the catarrhal
germs and soothing and healing the
irritated mucous membrane.
Begin the use of Hyomei today and
you will soon find that the offensive
breath, the droppings into the throat,
the discharge from the nose and all
other symptoms of catarrh are over
come and cured. The complete out
fit costs but $l,00 and T. F. Laurin
stands ready to refund the money if
it does not cure catarrh.
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parent Rennincncss, In the last vol.
time Of Proceedings. for example,
professor Hyslop himself makes re-
inarkable statements OF results OBJ
tanned through new medium, a
MRS, Smcad,' with powers which he
believes TO equal or even surpass
Of the celebrated Mrs. Piper of Bos-
ton whose case has been under con-
slant study Of experts for many years.
Through this medium Professor Hys-
lop received, among many other re-
markablc communications, q tcic-
pathic message from his deceased
wife to the effect that her father was
about 10 die In his Philadelphia home
--as, indeed. he did die In strict ac-
cordancc with the prediction. Mrs.
Smead Is said TO be the assumed name
Of the wife Of Clergyman living in an
interior town who accepts no money
for her services and has never ap-
pcared in public SO that she seems
not to have the ordinary motives for
deception.
in addition to these volumes OF
Proceedings which give Americans
specially interested in the scientific
aspects Of psychic research an oppor-
tunity to keep in touch with the latest
happenings in this fascinating domain
Of investigation an extensive general
Literature Is growing up. Professor
Hyslop, who has devoted most Of his
recent years to o study Of the prob
lens Of occultism, has treated in a
clear, popular way such topics as dis
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-18
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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-18

He merely understands that marvel
lcus feats arc accomplished with the
help Of forces which are not rccog-
nizcd In the ordinary text books Of
physics and chemistry and without
expressing opinions as TO the future
life or the existancc Of God, he main
tains that the soul exists independ-
emily of the body, with faculties that
are still very little understood, and
that In some instances the soul is able
to work at long distance without In
tcryention Of the five senses
One OF the most frequent accusa-
tions brought against the conclusions
Of some Of the very eminent men Of
science who have participated in the
work Of psychical research Is that, be-
ing Of q guileless and unsuspicious
nature, they are readily deluded.
That Is charge made by Professor
Il. w. Scripture Of the psychological
department Of Yale University in a
recent article In The Independent.
Acknowledging, no doubt, the inn
mcnse value to human kind Of Sir
William Crookes' studies In chemist
ry, many Of which have revolution
lied whole industries, Mr.. Scripture
asserts that outside OF his own do
main Of investigation Sir William is
a man Of childish mind He throws
out similar hints regarding an emin-
ent professor Of physiology Of a
world famous Americans university
who, he says, has been fooled at
seances where many Of the audiences
saw the trick
There is at least one investigator
into things occult whom even Prof
cssor Scripture would probably not
regard as being necessarily by temp
crafnent and training an easy mark.
This is Hereward Darlington, form
crly professional sleight-of-hand
performer in England and now
resident OF New York City, a member
Of the Council of the American So
ciety OF Scientific Research, and an
assistant TO DIR. Hyslop in certain Of
his work. Mr.. Darlington has been,
called "spook detective" 1t act
ually is detective work in which for a
considerable part OF his time, he isl
engaged. He shares with Flam-
marion the conviction that every
medium, whether he has genuine psy-
chic power or not, is peculiarly sub
jcct to temptations to use trickery.
His interest in psychic affairs was
aroused by the discovery that through
his knowledge Of legerdemain he was
enabled to detect the more common
forms of deception. Investigation
led him, however, to believe that
amog nthe mediumistic manifestations
there are some that can be explained
only in terms OF forces beyond our
present ken. His studies OF individ-
ual mediums have led him now tol
Nova Scotia, now to the Middle West.
now to sittings with Mrs. Piper who
is living in seclusion near Boston.
OF his newly published book, "The
psychical Phenomena of Spiritual
ism.' the first and larger part is de-
voted to fraudulent examples oil
spiritism while the secondary portion
deals with those which he regards as
undoubtedly genuine.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-18

There Is nothing else "just as good"
as Kemp's Balsam. the best cough cure,
and the other kinds cost just as much
as this famous remedy.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-18
CONSOLATION.

"Doggone it, there goes my carl!
II guess the company wanted to
borrow it for a while, st Louis
Times.
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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-18
BETTER YET.

"Can she keep secret"
"No, but she can keep cook, and
that's something to brag aboutp--
Philadelphia Inquirer.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-04-17
An AGREEMENT
NOW WITH RUSSIA
Conference on the Manchurian
Situation.
BARON ROsEN RETURNS TO RUSSIA.
Secretary Root and Russian Ambassa-
dor Have Satisfactory Interview
There Will Be No Further Eric
tion Between American Consul and
the Russian Government.

Washington Especially Secretary
Root had a long conference at the
State Department with the Russian
ambassador, Baron. Rosen, the fea-
ture of which was the Manchurian
situation, and in consequence when
the Ambassador left Washington for
New York on his way to Russia he
bore with him the last words of the
American State Department on that
important subject.
The interview was eminently sat-
isfactory on both sides. From the
Russian standpoint it was made plain
to Secretary Root that the local Rus
sian officials in Hardin were deserv-
ing of support in their efforts to re-
habilitate that important trade center
and resume the execution of the am
bilious plans that had been formed
by the Russian government for the
development of the city before the
war with Japan.
Therefore, the objection of Amer
lean Consul Fisher to full recogni-
ton of the Russian authority at Har-
bin was found to be based rather
upon the form in which the local
Russian officials proposed to attain
their objects, and not to the objects
themselves.
Therefore, it may be stated that
there will be no further friction be-
tween the American Consul and the
Russian government at Hardin over
this incident.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-04-17
EVANS ILLNESS SERIOUS.
His Body Emaciated And His Limbs
Deformed.

Hot Springs, Cal. Especially Rear
Admiral Evans is somewhat restless
and did not sleep very we'll at night.
Lieutenant Evans departure for
Los Angeles to accompany his moth
er here was, no doubt, largely for the
purpose of preparing her for tho
great change in her husband
But a mere shadow of his former
self, his pale, drawn face, furrowed
with many deep lines, his thin, ema-
ciated body, his knees and ankles
so enlarged and deformed as to be
very noticeable through his clothing,
there is not much resemblance in the
physical appearance to the man who
stood on the bridge. of the Connecti-
cut, leading his great feet out of
Hampton Roads less than four
months ago. He weighed then IT'S
pounds; now he weighs barely 120.
While the rheumatism has almost
disappeared and the Admiral's gen.
eral condition has improved, Drs.
McDonnold and l.. E. Phillips admit
ted that other complications will
make permanent improvement slow.
They declined, however. to state the
nature of the complications
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-04-17
vEToEs A DAM BILL.
President Declares Against Giving
Away Water Rights.

Washington Especially In spec
ial message vetoing dam bill Presi-
dent Roosevelt warned Congress that
there are pending in this session
bills which propose to give away
without price stream rights capable
of developing 1900, 00-horsepower,
whose production would cost an
nually 25,00O,000 tons of coal; urged
in vigorous terms the establishment
of a policy such as the filibustering
minority in the House demands,
which would safeguard the granting
of bridge and dam privileges, and
require the grantees to pay for them,
and definitely announced a future
policy on his part with regard to
prompt utilization of construction
privileges by refusing his signature
to a bill giving an additional three
years to the Rainy River Improvement
Company, within which to build a
dam in the Rainy River.
II do not believe" says the Presi-
dent, that natural resources should
be granted and held in an undevelop-
ed condition either for speculative or
other reasons. So far as am aware
there are no assurances that the
grantees Gin this case) are in any
better condition promptly and proper
" to utilize this opportunity than
. they were at the time of the original
act (granting the privilege), 10 years
ago."
Discussing broadly the federal pol
icy, the President says:
Every permit to construct a dam
ION a navigable stream should specifi-
cally recognize the right of the gov
eminent to fix term for it's dura-
! ton, and to impose such charge or
charges as may be deemed necessary
to protect the present and future in
terests of the United States in accord
ance with the act of June 81, 1906"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-04-17
Fleet Invitation Declined.

Washington (Spec ~. ~ The
American government has decided
not to accept the invitation of
the British Government, extended
through Ambassador Bryce, for the
Atlantic feet to visit ports of Eng
land on it's way home. The answer
will be made within the next few
days. Secretary Metcalf went to the
Cabinet with memoranda, showing
that it would be impossible for the
feet to extend it's itinerary in any
possible manner and return home
by February % next, the date set
by the President.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-04-17
policemen ARE
SENT TO PRISON
Get Seven-yeaf Terms for RObbing
Stores.

Philadelphia Especially. Quick
justice was meted out here to the
four policemen who were arrested
on Saturday for robbing stores and
warehouses on the beats which they
patrolled in the wholesale district.
Indicted early in the day on charges
of entering without breaking, with
intent to- commit a felony" lar
ceny,' receiving stolen goods" and
conspiracy the accused pleaded
guilty before Judge Kinsey and were
sentenced to serve seven years each
in the Eastern Penitentiary. The
convicted policemen are John w.
Straub, John Kelly, c. M. Lucken-
bill and. A. R. Sithens.
With them in the conspiracy to
rob were Harry Rothenberger, aged
10 years, whose arrest on charge
OF larceny unearthed the plot, and
w. A. Frost, plumber, in whose
place the men divided the proceeds
of the rcbberies. Frost and Rothen.
berger, who were indicted with the
policemen, pleaded guilty, were also
sentenced. Frost being sent to the
penitentiary for four years while
Rothenperger was committed to
Huntingdon Reformatory
Seldom has a prisoner been more
scathingly denounced in court than
were the four policemen when Judga
klnsey imposed sentence.
4 wish it were possible to find
some extenuating circumstances for
these men," said the court, but the
language of condemnation is made
quate to describe their offense. /
knew Of no crime more enormous.
They were sworn officers of the law,
under oath to guard property during
the night hours. They were false to
their trust, and by their act they
have brought reproach not only upon
themselves but upon the name CT the
police department and the entire city.
One of them Nuckenbill) had been
in the army of his country, and had
he done in that service what he did
while in the employ of the city he
would have been tried by court-mar.
tlal and shot the next morning.
see no reason for mercy in this case.
The defendants are guilty of gross
treason, and they must meet their
punishment
There were rs counts on four
separate charges in the indictments
found by the grand jury against the
accused, and they might have been
sentenced to terms of Imprisonment
aggregating more than 100 years
each, but the district attorney only
asked for a sentence of seven years.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-04-17
PLUSH COVERINGS.
Society For Prevention OF Tubercu-
Iosis Starts War On Car Furni-
tnro

Philadelphia Especially War has.
been declared on plush and cloth COW
erings of furniture in railroad cars
by the Pennsylvania Society for the
Prevention of tuberculosis The
Society has passed resolution auth
orizing the managers to take steps
to make it unlawful for railroads to
use furnishings that are conducive
to the spread of disease.
1t is pointed out that plush and
other cloth coverings used for seats
in cars gather great deal of germ
laden dust and endanger the health
of passengers. Just what definite
step will be taken to prevent the
use of such coverings on car seats
has not yet been determined, but the
Society intends to push the matter
vigorously
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-04-17
WASHINGTON

The Attorney General sent reply
to the House resolution asking what
steps have been taken by the gov
eminent to investigate the alleged
combination of wood pulp or print
paper manufacturers.
A resolution was introduced in
the House by Representative John
M. Nelson, of Wisconsin, providing
for committee of As members to
revise the rules of the House.
The Senate and House conferees
agreed on the Widows Pension Bill,
which increases from So to $12 a
month the pension of widows of all
veterans of all wars.
A bill was introduced in the House
by Representative Burton, of Della
ware, for the purchase by the gov
eminent of the Chesapeake and Del
aware Canal.
The submarine torpedo boats Por-
poise and Shark were placed out of
commission at the New York Navy
Yard for the purpose of being ship
ped to Manila.
The bill for the creation of a bu-
reau of mines in the Interior De-
partment was ordered favorably re-
ported by the House committee.
Three treaties with Great Britain
were negotiated for the settlement
of questions between Canada and the
United States.
The House passed resolution cor
recting the supposed unconstitutional
error in the Employers Liability
Bill.
William A. Knoll, an employee in
the Government Printing Office. was
suspended for alleged pernicious po-
litical activity.
The Naval Academy and officers
of the Maryland National Guard, OF
Maryland, will have rifle match
May IL.
The wedding of the Duke of the
Abruzzi and Miss Elkins is expected
to take place in October, in Italy.
Members of the Cabinet are being
protected from anarchists by Secret
Service men.
Mexico and the United States have
proclaimed copyright treaty.
Edward Hatch, Jr., of New York,
chairman of the New York Mer-
chants Association Pollution Com
mittee, sent strong letter to the
President protesting against the
poisoning of our streams.
Senator Gallinger offered in the
Senate the ship. subsidy measure
passed by the Senate and rejected by
the House committee as an amend
ment to the Postoffice Appropriation
Bill.
The Senate Committee on Com.
merce reported favorahly the resolu.
tion calling for survey and report
ON the cost of the inland waterway
project from Boston to Wilmington
N. C.
The Senate passed the Employers
Liability Bill as it came from the
House.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-04-17
Alabama Prohibition Law.

Montgomery, Ala. Especially The
Alabama Supreme Court held both
the general prohibition and the 8
o'clock closing laws to be constitu-
tional and effective. Attack had
been made on both by the liquor
forces of the State. The two laws
were argued together and decision
is taken by both sides to settle the
questions. Mobile interests have
fought the two provisions from the
first, holding that both will mean
ruiz to a coast city, such as it is.