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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-08-04

CONFESSIONS. OF A MEDIUM

tons birthday, the father of his coun-
try, delivered a long speech. Charles
Dickens gave us the synopsis of a
novel n crazy Indian frightened ev-
cry one with his native war whoops
and dance. DR.. Johnson gave a very
mastery discussion on decadent liter
allure. One gentleman gave a long les
son in French. and stin another anus
ed us with a curious English descrip-
ton mingled with a conglomeration
OF Italian and Spanish Paganini. the
great violinist Of ghoulish melody,
came in and asked for a violin He
played what he called a new melody.
but if any one listening had been a
student of music he would have recog-
nized IL as the famous Devils Trill."
which l had carefully studied for sew.
eral weeks previous to making the ex-
pertinent
Several women had taken posses
sion" and my voice had been very
carefully changed TO suit each case.
But perhaps the greatest sensation or
all was when there came Sir Henry
Irving. the English actor. most artistic
of all in his time. who recalled his ia
vorite number. The Dream OF Eugene
Aram." bringing tears TO the eyes of
many of my listeners.
Very Impressive.
At another time I described In de-
tail place far distant, giving names
and dates. providing very impress
sive example of clairvoyancy:
81 am in a cemetery" I began in
the person of an old Dutch settler OF
New Amsterdam. There are many
tombstones and many beautiful trees.
come with me and I will show you
where my body lies. We 90 In the
main entrance by a church We turn
to the left for several minutes Here
is my grave and one IL the name. Won
Glohn. Farther on. within a plot
where many lie, we look over the rail-
ing. on which appears the name Wash
ington Irving"
The message extended over a full
evening. telling everything about the
old Dutch cemetery OF Tarrytown-
the estates near blythe bridge-the
streets and stores. Several members
of the circle travelled up there to cor
roborate or disprove what the had
heard.
oh. it's shame that people win be
such ninnies. Hadn't / been there q
week before to make sure that moth
ing was said that wasn't right to the
finest detail.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-08-04

opened. Slowly sat up. looked queer
~ about me. walked with shambling
gait and bent shoulders like an old
man to the mantel piece. examining
with curious manner the familiar OBJ
jects in the room.
The members of the circle drew
shrinkingly away as il afraid. until
some one asked. what is the matter.
Is this Charles ID, Isaacson. or is il
some other, come in cIairvoyant pos
session."
Then / began to speak. Slowly and
slightly rasping, and as if with great
difficulty, ! said: This is Forester
David Forester. Do you not know
me? Lawyer. Once of Manchester
England, Fine family, Friends of the
nobility Handsomest man of my time
in my younger days. and popular with
the ladies. All. l had the ladies.
passed out at ninety years-respected
and loved. Have you never heard OF
me?"
Got Him at Last.
And I advanced TO one of the WON
en-. tickled her under the chin as
chuckled:
"Ah, you're a fine set here. you are
Fine women. fine women. Smart men
Clever medium, that Isaacson-l
caught him this time, thought, didn't
II? He's been keeping me out for the
damdest time. l got i'm this time,
all right"
So | went on, conversing with my
friends. talking about Forester. his
past life. his friends, his present ex-
istence; about myself, how l had been
fighting him and how he had finally
succeeded in beating me; about the
members of the circle and intimate
points about the private life of each.
which he claimed TO have witnessed
himself
Then | was taken again with a
spasm-coming to-as my self.
What did you think of that eN.
periment?" | was asked.
Don't know anything about it,"
replied, to the growing establishment
of all
Since that time David Forester has
returned many times-in fact, he has
been what might be called the coun.
terpart of "Dr. Phinuit" and Bright.
Eyes" He has come at every call and
told us marvellous stories of the past
of the present beyond the grave, and
of the future.
Nor has he been the only one who,
they thought, ousted me from my body
in clairvoyant trance. On Washing
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-08-04

of that-no dancing in these days of
dancing. l do not believe in the dance.
because of all it brings in it's wake"
What is that, father?" spoke up
little Jack, who had been listening
with childish absorption.
q, Father tousled the brown head. mo
questions, lad, am busy"
AS the little lad went to join the
other children, Mrs. Gum added a
word: That is the wa yto rule big
and little children, don't you think so
Quiet control-not that your word is
law-but that they love you and want
to mind you-that they feel in their
childish way that you know best.
Il don't think juniors should be
made self-effacing-jus merry little
beings who have their own play-con-
Germs, and know that you have your
work-concerns, and that grown-up af-
fairs are more important and have to
be deferred to. Our children even
play in the study now and then-and
why can't Mr.. Gum help the larger
children of his church to go on about
their youth and growth in the same
happy way"
THAT is what / want to do" said
Mr.. Gum, with earnestness of spirit
shining from great brown eyes in a
face hewn for strength and under
standing kindness. II want to further
meeting, friendship, love and marriage
and to have the church encourage and
aid the one great business of life
happy, sane, successful marriage"
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not passing sentiments or accidents
Romance and science must become
fast friends. Sentiment and reality
must meet. I want the young men
and women to come to know each
other-and to know each other sanely
and we'll under the finest influence ]
know of-the church
1.-THE church should concern itself
primarily. with the spirit, and next
with everything that affects human
life. And happy marriage is the So
luton of our great sex problem. But
what | am thinking of new is to in
troduce the young people-to give
them desirable list of acquaintance
from whom they may choose friends
who may bring the spirit of comrade.
ship into their lives and Danish lone.
Illness. Then l want to give them a
place to meet-a place where, in re
fined surroundings, the best in the
friendship between boy and girl and
man and woman may be brought out
And the chances are that many happy
marriages will result
THE social center idea is growing
you know. The school houses are be-
ing used for that purpose, too. Now,
do not believe in destructive criti-
cism, and, as | see in each social cen
ter something of which 1 do not quite
approve, | prefer to construct a so
cial center of my own.
There will be no dancing. Think
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-08-04
PASTOR OPENS SPOONING PARLOR IN
CHURCH AS FIRST AID TO MA TRIMONY|
BY LILLIAN LAuFERTY.

Press a button at No. 232 West
Eleventh street, step across the TIRES
hold of the yestry, and you are trans
ported form the August glare of city
streets to the cool and peace of real
home. Little Jack Gum let me in
and went to call mamma, while Nell
and Leonard, the 3-year-old baby, went
on playing train" with four chairs
for cars, and with the shy, sweet
friendliness of unspoiled, happy child
hood told the stranger within their
gates all about the game they were
SO happily playing.
Soon Mrs. Gum appeared, a tall,
sweet-faced brunette, with all the fas-
cination of her native South in her
manner. why, of course" thought
the girl who had come to interview
"of course the husband of this 'gra-
cious gentlewoman' and the father of
these adorable Riddles would want to
promote marriages. Take one COM
ponent part of minister-ministry to
man, mind you-and add thereto
Southern chivalry. Southern spirit of
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-08-04

1.-TWO things occurred to me at once
that girls need big sister to ex-
plain to them that the man who makes
love is not always in love, and that
If girls must express affection, how
much better it is for them to have a
sanctioned place to grow into their
love stories under proper chaperonage
So my husbands theory-ah, but here
he is-now you shall hear it practical
| ly put-not just as woman feels it."
about you spooning parlor,, Mr.
Gum" l began.
ooh, but you won't call it that
don't" said the minister. 1t gives it
such a false value-puts it just one
step in advance of that Coney Island
train love-making I overheard Mrs.
Gum tell you about. The fine young
men and women to whom l want to
cater would never come 20 spoon
ing parlor'
An Aid to Matrimony.
Il mean to introduce young men
of good moral character and absolute
honesty of purpose to the young wom-
en- who, like them, are lonely for the
companionship that youth Graves.
Each Wednesday evening down in our
vestry want the young people to lay
the happy foundations for the deep
and joyous friendship between man
and woman from which the best mar
riage springs naturally.
Love, courtship and marriage are
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-08-04

hospitality and happy experience OF
Ideal home life, and why should not
Rev John Gum try help his world
to the joy he himself knows?
Things are so different down
South. said Mrs. Gum. why, even
in Atlanta, which is not village, by
any means, about every one knows
every one else. And up in this big
Northern city ecerything seem to
whirl so fast, people don't seem to
have time to stop and touch socially,
and l think it must be very pathetic
for the nice young boys and girls
who would like to meet one another,
and make friends, and just can't. The
church can give parts of its service by
becoming a social center, and /
heartily agree with Mr.. Gums desire
to help it do so.
South Differs From North.
Things are different here. Just
think Coney Island is new to me-
and coming back the other night with
a party of friends who had taken us
for our first trip to the island, / was
shocked and grieved by a sight that
every one else seemed to take al
most as matter of course. In sew
eral seats of the train were young
girls fairly lying in the arms of the
1t was not brazen-it was just calmly
accepted as all right and not to be
apologiZed for.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-08-04

l can't stand it. You must let me go
to it," She was crying herself now.
She tried to force her way past him
into the nurse.y. But resolntely, al
most roughly, he took her back into
the front room.
A DIAGNOSIS.
"You must stay there, Helen, If l
have to lock you in. I've began this
and / am going to see it through"
"You are going to kill my baby!"
excitedly.
Once more he walked up and down
the room Still screams came from
the nursery - angry, convulsive
screams. The baby needed spanking
Nothing else. could stop it, he told him
self, grimly. That crying was just
temper! And the sooner it was con-
quered the better.
He threw open the nursery door and
strobe determinedly to the crib. He
was fully resolved to slap it, his mind
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-08-04
Tracking Lions In Vast Nubian
Desert 7icklish aud Dangerous

soon as the lion has entered the trap
the door shuts down and he is pris-
oner More than score of lions with
the Hagenback-Wallace circus were
captured in this manner.
Elephants are generally caught in
nooses. A number of men surround
the elephant after they have previous
ly formed a circle of fire about the
beast The fire gets closer and closer
to the elephant, and finally a moose
is thrown over his head. He is then
securely tied to a tree and allowed to
remain there until quiet. Tame ele-
plants are then brought into use. and
appear to be a sort of persuasive in
making the huge animals tractable.
In catching snakes various devices
are used. One is to set the grass on
fire in a circle, where 1t is known that
snakes have hiding places AS they
rush out they are caught in large nets
mounted on wooden hoops to which is
attached a large bag.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-08-04

not draw away. He sat down on .
chair by the crib.
The baby still held to his finger. It
had stopped crying and was gurgiing
softly. It's face was all wet with
tears. With the other hand he got out
his handkerchief and awkardIy wiped
them on That soft little clutch on
his finger-somehow 1t thrilled him al
nothing ever had before.
A half-hour later the nursery door
was opened noislessly and Helen stood
on the threshold. But, as the door
was behind him, he did not see her.
What she saw was sleeping baby with
its little hands holding tight on to
waren's finger-while he sat there
patiently by the crib fearing to move.
lest he awaken it,
For a moment she watched them.
And then. very gently, she closed the
door and stole softly away.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-08-04
MARRIED LIFE
THE FIRST YEAR
DISCIPLINING THE BABY
BY MABEL HERBERT uRNER.

BY MABEL HERBERT URNER.
lI6THERE'S no use in that child
crying like that, Warren
threw down his paper and
strobe into the nursery
Helen was rocking the baby in a
vain endeavor to quiet it, 1t was the
nurses afternoon off and the baby had
been more fretful than usual For al.
| most an hour ii had been crying in
cessantly.
Lay il down and leave it there.''
/ demanded Warren. Give it to under.
stand when it cries like that you'll
not nurse it. Put it down and come
out!'
"Oh,, it will cry itself sick."
We'll, what is it doing now?'
"Hush-s-s. Baby, Baby. There
there, don't cry any more!"
DIFFERENCES OF OPINION.
But the baby only screamed the
j louder. Don't stand so near, Warren
l think you make it more nervous. It's
not used to anyone standing over il
like that"
We'll, it will have to get used to
it. It's high time it was learning a
few things-you're spelling it to death.
Lay it down as | say. Come out and
leave it alone. 1t will soon stop cry
ing them"
"Oh, no, no,-it's too little. It's too
young to try to train it like that. Wait
till it's older"
IF it is not too young to scream for
an hour through sheer temper, it is
not too young to learn to stop. Now
lay it down and come Quit"
mo, I can't. 1t would cry itself
into a spasm!"
HUBBYS WAY.
Look here, Helen, you have humor-
ed that child long enough. You have
tried your way ever since it was born
and it cries necessarily. Now you are
going to try mine. Do as l tell you.
Lay it down and come out
"Oh, t-don't-Warren, please
go away. Don't you see your standing
here is just exciting it?''
But Warren had stepped forward,
and in spite of her protesting cry had
taken the baby from her and laid it
in the crib. Then very firmly he led
her from the nursery and closed the
door.
Helen was excitedly trying to free
her arm from his clasp to fly back to
the nursery
Warren, Warren, you can't leave it
alone like that. It's too little, it's
too little! Oh, you are cruel, you
are.
mo, it is you who are cruel-nurs-
ing it and rocking it every time it
cries, spelling it so it will be harder
and harder to break. No, this time
let me manage it,
PERSISTENCE.
But 1 can't Oh, can't let it cry
like that alone!"
you must. Go into the front room
where you can't hear it. Lie down on
the couch in there. You look tired to
death. l will stay here. If it cries too
long 1 will come and tell you. Now,
do as | say, Helen. 1t will be much
better for the baby in the end"
He almost pushed her into the front
room and closed the door. Then he
began walking firmly up and down the
sitting room, which adjoined the nur-
sery- The baby was still screaming.
Five-ten minutes passed.
Helen came to the door. Warren,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-08-04

held no other thought. And then as
he bent over it-he hesitated. He felt
curiously baffled.
THE SPANKING.
Where was he going to strike it?
There didn't seem to be any place.
It's little red clinched fists were held
up rigidly-and it's convulsed little
face were all that were visible.
His determination to spank it was
plainly weakening. How could he,
when there was no place? And yet the
baby was still screaming. And that
was temper, only temper, he repeated
to himself to strengthen his purpose.
Gathering his courage, he tapped
sharply at one of the fists with his
forefinger
The baby stared at him in surprise.
For the moment it was too astonished
to cry And then, with gurgle, it
caught at the finger with weak little
clutch from which. somehow he could
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-08-04
BY C. o. ISAAcSoN.

| ~ FTENTIMES a medium loses
her own personality and
becomes for the time be-
ing another individual-so
many are led to believe. That is to
say, her spirit goes out of her body,
floats temporarily in the atmosphere,
goodness knows where, while some
long deceased person occupies her ma
terial frame and Giscourses through
her lips. Mrs. Piper. a famous clair
voyant of the last century. often per
. mitted a mythical DIR. Phinuit" this
privilege, and Mrs. Pepper was very
kindly to an Indian maid. Bright
Eyes" as many will we'll remember
through the reports of a recent law
suit. Al such times their voices would
completely change, and to all intents
and purposes, they were different peo-
pie.
I l have no opinions to offer on the
| only know what / have done along
the very same lines. And have been
told that some of the things that /
have accomplished have far outdone
any recorded of them. and were de-
cidedly more convincing. q am in
forming you that every so-called man.
Hesitation to my credit was founded
on nothing outside of my own imagin-
ation and trickery.)
He Would ICY.
| had often been asked by my fol-
lowers if | had ever permitted by
body to be occupied. in clairvoyancy.
had not, but would try-it was my
purpose to leave no field of mystery
untouched.
One night l was seated with my
circle, talking quietly and slowly. It
was winter and the faint moonlight
streaks Oh the snow outside looked
like vagrant ghosts of other days. A
low light glimmered from one end of
our room and reflected a CHASTITY yell
low glare on my face. | had been
asked a question, which ] was about
to answer, when l pressed my hand
suddenly to my heart with a quick,
short gasp. Instantly all were close
about me- Whats the matter?"
Aren't you well?" Speak out,
please"
l answered not a word. My body
began to twitch and shake, my eyes
closed, and l lay back on the sofa
where they had taken me, motionless,
as if dead Some one sprinkled my
forehead with water, others rubbed
my hands, until finally my eyes
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-08-04

FTENTIMES a medium loses
u her own personality and
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-08-04
JsweIry For Summer oIr..

JeWeiry For summer Cir.
The girl who possesses one Of the
new lucky Wrinkle bracelets should con-
slider herself fortunate. for they are
truly pretty. They are made of little
gold Wrinkle shells held together by
slender chains. and inside each shell
there Is an opal, pearl. turquoise or
some other gem The opal looks spe-
cially pretty, because ~ has the sem
blance of an iridescent dewdrop. The
shells are beautifully modelled. and
even the grain" showss
Coral is very fashionable now and n
used for all kinds Of jewelry, from pol
ished pear shaped eardrops to carved
pieces set I'm brooches and bangles.
A pretty bracelet seen the other day
was made of gold set with three
carved pink coral roses. two small and
one large one.
Another new form of jewelry which
should not be forgotten is the butterfly
kind 1t Is made OF real butterdies'
wings OF the brilliant Brazilian varie-
ties set behind rock crystal
A very pretty necklet is made Of mar
row bars about three-quarters Of an
inch in length Of bright blue butter
dies wings attached by silver chains.
Whole butterflies are treated In this
way and are used as brooches.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-08-04

Equality of strength in both arms
occurs almost twice as frequently
with women as with men, more men
than women being stronger in the
right arm than in the left
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-08-04

According to a prominent finanIcisl
journal of Paris. the consumption OF
coffee in the different countries of
the world varies In inverse ratio TO
the import duty.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-09-04
GREAT STATE FAIR
ffy-Ninth Annual Show Of Iowa
Products Prove, Fig Success
BREtKS ALL ITS PRIOR RECORDS
Receipts Are Larger Than Last Year
Million Dollar Parade Of Prize
Winners Is the Feature Of
the Closing Day.

Des Moines.--Attendance and re-
ceipts records were broken by the
ffty-ninth annual state fair. The 30O,-
600 mark hoped for was not reached
In attendance. Neither was the $780,.
900 mark reached in receipts, but the
fair management is well satisfied with
the showing made.
The figures given out by the tick
ct department and treasurer's office
show these gains: admissions, 1856:
receipts, s5,966,95; paid admissions.
l2,402.
The paid admissions totalled 1885,
1853 as against 1S3,561 of q year ago.
The following shows the daily at.
tendance and receipts: Wednesday,
4,S49, sS,1s5.39; Thursday, 9,114, 81
430.25; Friday, 32,S57, $14,722.44; Sat
urday, 1880, $16,2O9.90; Sunday,
1881, $7,2OS.03; Monday, $57.707, s40,-
S51.50; Tuesday, 66,265. s43,6S6.54;
Thursday, 1887, s1O,6774S. Previous
ly collected, $13,O5O.S2. Outstanding
(estimated) 100000. Grand totals:
attendance. 279.36S; receipts, $751;
640.S6.
A parade Of all the premium-win-
ming horses and cattle in front OF the
amphitheater was the big feature OF
the closing day of the state fair. 1t
was the longest parade in the history
of the fair Fair directors insisted
the value OF the stock was much above
the annual million dollar" claim
There were enough horses in the
parade to make two string a half mile
long. The horses were close togeth-
er. There were enough to make 8
single line mile long.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-09-04
UNIDENTIFIED MAN IN FARM FIRE
charred Remnants Of Bones Found In
Ruins Of Barn on Place Destroy.
ed Near Usage.

Osage.-An unknown man was con-
sumed in fire that destroyed every
building except the house on the farm
occupied by Thomas Seller, near
Usage. The man Is presumed to have
been tramp. sleeping in the hay.
NOW OF the barn. Neighbors fighting
the blaze noted what apparently was
a body sprawled over the hay when
the barn was burning at its fiercest.
Almost as they discovered the pres
ence OF the human form, 1t slipped
down into the flames. 1t was not
known positively that human life had
been lost until charred remnants OF
human bones were discovered IN the
ashes. Seven horses were buried i'm
the same building, and granary ard
several sheds also went. The loss
probably will total $4,000.