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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-27
Hon Theu Handle Strangers.

prominent hypnotst of the present day
will employ as many as fifty plants The
specialists-men who are wise to the game and
who regularly employed by the professor
get paid as high as S25 a week the others
get 80 cents a performance and a free ticket
sometimes the ticket only, together with the
assurance that if they take their part we'll and
make good they will be taken along with the
show and travel all over the world.
The performance opens with what is called
the eye test The professor tells his subjects
to close their eyes and roll the eyeballs back as
far as they possibly can. This done, he in
forms them that they cannot open their eyes.
This also is what is known as the physiolog-
ical test. 1t usually has the effect of frighten-
ing the skeptic into quitting the stage.
All paid subjects are instructed to watch
strangers when they come up ON the stage.
For instance, when a fellow comes up with a
determination to cause trouble two of the
huskiest subjects sit beside him. In an under
tone they warn him that if he is trying to
start something he'll get all he's looking for.
There is another way of getting around this
The hypnotist gives a suggestion to the sub
jects, including the skeptic. " When you open
your eyes you will see the funniest thing you
ever in your life and you viii laugh until
your sides ache Now, everybody, open your
eyes.' Immediately the subjects sitting be-
side the skeptic begin to laugh heartily.
The trouble seeker looks around, sees every
body laughing subjects and audience-and he
too joins in the outlaws and giggles Another
illustration of monkey does what monkey Sees
AS he is laughing the professor rushes upon
him, cries, :" All right, wake up!" and shoves
him off the stage The skeptc joins his friends
and says, Aw, he didn't hypnotic me-"
His friends give him the merry hawhaw.
Didn't they see him laugb with the other sub
jects. Fine chance he has of convincing them
he wasn't under the influence of this grand
and gifted man."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-27
BY THOMAS ]. MINNOCK.

n LII sorts and conditions of people come
n to these school. Of syDasti-H' fro" the
wealthiest to the humblest, from the
wisest to the most stupid. Hundreds
of women study the grand art" after first
confding their secrets to the professor. Many
of them claim to be in love with men over
whom they wish to cast their hypnotic infu-
ence. in my capacity of private detective l.
have learned that in most cases these women
are enamored only of the mans pocketbook.
Business men patronize these establishments
and take lessons in order that they may induce
their wives to divorce them. Some really have
experienced the divine passion and yearn to
make the man or woman of their choice love
them in return. But it makes no difference to
the professor what reason they may have for
seeking his services. His gifts and his charms
cost money, and the millionaire and the street
sweeper are alike to him.
It's all off with the person who once puts
himself in the clutches of the professional hyp-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-27
II Costs 10 See Professor.

A policeman once came to us and took
course of lessons. His baby, it seemed, cried
all night and he was forced to get up and walk
the floor with it. He wanted to master hyp-
notism SO that he could put the child to sleep.
We gave him the course for half rates.
There is another bunk feature about the les
sons that l might digress long enough to
chronicle. These lessons are put up in book
form, cheap grade of paper being used, max
ing the book cost about cent and half, for
the best Of them does not contain over eight
pages. The best educated man in the world
couldn't read this book and understand what
he is reading, for just about the time you
reach spot where an explanation is needed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-27
Gave Her a Time Suggestion.

Gave Her Time Suggestion.
Some wears ago was connected with the
American School of Hypnotism at PSI Fifth
avenue, New York Former District Attorney
William Travers Jerome afterward drove us
out of town. One day a woman named Mrs.
Hudson came to us and took the full course OF
lessons, including the postgraduate course. She
was in love with the president of railroad,
and he, in the light of subsequent develop
ments, must have reciprocated her love to an
extent
This woman lived in a fashionable residence
in Riverside drive. She wanted President
Thornton, she told US, to propose to her. We
gave her what is known as a time suggestion
that is, it wouldn't take effect for two months.
She paid me good money, and every day for
month she put me in a trance or hypnotic state
and transformed my mind into that of Thorn
ton While was in that state she would sug-
gest that was learning to love her more and
more She was making a strong play for this
railroad president, and she thought the sug-
gestion was taking effect
Before she had given this time suggestion it's
full two months she came to me one day and
said:
Well, Tom, don't think I'll need my fur
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-27
When the Sucker Hires a Hall.

When The Sucker Hires a Hall.
If the pupil is live one he is told he is the
greatest that ever came in the school, and the
professor strongly advises him to get into the
show business when he graduates Then
goodnight The professor himself has had
ness, and he happens to know of theater that
may be rented This, of course, is just an
other scheme to get money from the sucker.
There was theater at White Plains n. Y,
The graduate, seeing a chance of earning inn
mortal fame, falls for the advice. He stands
all the expense. He has got to buy paper. l
volunteer to take this worry off his hands.
Then lgo out and get paper and charge him
a hundred times more than it costs. We adj
posting and all other bills are padded, but he
pays them
He is advertised as a wonderful hypnotist
who will put his subject to sleep for forty
eight hours. The subject may be seen in a
certain window beginning with such and such
an hour. AT the conclusion of his perform
ance at the theater on given night the hyp-
notist will have his subject brought on the
stage and will awaken him. Thus the interest
of the populace is aroused and you are assured
of packed house. The hypnotist knowing
every seat will be taken spends his money
he is given to understand, will be covered by
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-27
Professor Does the Business.

bit nervous, the hypnotist goes through
with his performance. At its conclusion |, the
forty-eight hours sleeper, am brought in. If
the proverbial pin dropped on the floor it could
be heard in the middle of the next block. The
audience leans forward, hushed and expectant.
The budding hypnotist makes a few passes. |
refuse to waken. Again the passes, somewhat
frantic ! show no signs of life.
A woman, posing for the occasion as my
wife, rushes down one of the aises. She is
almost hysterical. She climbs upon the stage
and with clnched fists, attacks the would-be
hypnotist. "O,' she cries, he is trying to
kill my dear husbandl' - The audience on the
instant is in an uproar. Grumblings and muf-
fled threats are heard all over the house.
The pupils instructor stands up, holding
aloft silencing hand. Majestically he walks
to the stage, makes one or two rapid passes
over the sleeper's face, and the sleeper wakes
There is moment Of tense excitement, then.
relieved of its suspense, the audience applauds
CALAMITY. more dramatic situation never
produced.
The next day the professor himself, taking
advantage of this great publicity advertises
strongly that he is the hypnotist who saved the
sleeper's life after the man who put him to
sleep had failed miseraby and he is going to
give weeks performance in the town. That
he draws big houses is foregone conclusion,
for by the time he opens his engagement his
wonderful ability has been spread broadcast
over seventeen counties
We worked this game several times in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-27

White Plains and in Bridgeport and Water
bury, Conn, splitting fifty and fifty with the
houses.
When he opens his performance the pro-
fessor makes the announcement that it is, of
course impossible to hypnotic everybody
that he can hypnotic only those who are will
ing to submit to his influence This is done in
order to forestall interruption by the guy who
sometimes comes up on the stage with the
intention of starting something.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-27

This is the second of n series of
seven articles dealing with the fake
methods of prominent hypnotists,
mind readers, fortune tellers, heaIers,
and spirituaIists, by means of which
they swindle and blackmail their
"subjects " to the extent of $1,000
900 annually. The next article will
appear In Part VII. OF "The Chicago
Tribune" next Sunday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-27

niture any longer. This fellow is going to
propose to me in day or so, I'm sure of it.
/ don't want lot of old furniture on my
hands. You've been pretty decent to me, so
I'm going to give that furniture to you" l
took it, of course, and sold it for $780, but
when the time suggestion came to take effect
Thornton wasn't ON the job.
l had been calling at Mrs ,Hudsons house
quite few times in order to permit her to put
me in trance and transform my mind
and grew suspicious. He hired~a Pinkerton
detective to shadow me and find out what my
business was. | was taken into custody and
brought to Thornton's office. There was no
way out of it, so l told him the whole story
:" Where do you want to go?' he asked me.
I'm pretty sure you don't want to stay in
New York"
l told him l wanted to go to Arizona He
gave me ticket to Bisbee and 5000 in cash.
Months later | was walking down Broadway
when woman dropped from street car and
hailed me. 1t was Mrs. Hudson She told me
she had another live one on her staff and if |
would try the time suggestion again she felt
sure it would be successful. Nothing doing.
She had no more furniture
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-27

notist. He is taking on perennial debt of
self-sacrifice and blackmail. Especially is this
true Of the woman who enters his studio.
She would undergo any hardship rather than
suffer exposure
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-27

you will find note :" See professor" The
professor explains all these questions-at 50
an explanation. For instance, here are sam
pie questions:
What is hypnotism? 1t is sleep, and
anybody can produce this sleep if he knows
how. See professor
" There are two minds the objective and the
subjective minds. hypnotist must know how
to control these two minds. See professor"
Once subject is in hypnosis the hypno-
tist must be careful, because if he isn't he
won't be able to wake the subject up. If you
want to know how to wake up the subject con
suit the professor"
Arizona republican., 1913-02-09
The Farmers Short Course

Beginning tomorrow, there will be instituted the state university the Farmers Short Course during which lectures will be delivered by members of the faculty all subjects to scientific farming This will cover twelve days It has been brought the attention of farmers in all parts of the state and it has been indicated that there will be a large attendance
 The course is be supplementary to the excel lent work the agricultural department of the uni versity has been doing and will certainly result in the dissemination of helpful ideas.
 The good that has been done the farmers institutes and by the the demonstration train cannot be calculated Farming has been placed a higher and more profitable level by these agencies. But the Farmers Short Course offers facilities instruction which are necessarily lacking the institutes
 We made reference yesterday German ing methods which it was pointed out are the out growth of a system agricultural education estab- Iished by the German government. The ack or the inadequacy of such system in this country shown in a comparison the methods and results with those of Germany. That comparison sariy involved all of the United States which a whole is deficient. In this state thanks largely to the energy and intelligence the gentlemen the university of the farmers making ap proach German methods. agricultural system of education is being developed which basis we believe model farming system will be established.
Arizona republican., 1913-02-09
. Arizona Republican Editorial Page
What Will Make the Country Progressive

q am not pessimistic" said Senator Cummns, the other day in reply expression of dis appointment by progressive senator at the IoWans evident apathy toward progressvism. T have doubt" said MT Cummins, "of the advance, tish accelerated speed the progressive policy cf the last decade. 1 merely say that I think possible that all the progressive clements be gathered in party because they will dsagrees upon particular measures"
 We have witnessed within the last six the gathering together in party surprising number of men and women who aImost certainly disagreed about many particular measures" though cated by the progressive party. Whatever differ there about these minor measures, Were tremendously buried and and will not be permitted to obstruct cooperative effort to the adoption of the greater principles of the pro- gressive party.
 IT the theory MT Cummins were a one there would be twice many parties there may be particular measures. It is not their belief in certain measures that held people in or the other of the old parties Their views regarding these measures moulded by their membership of the parties, to which they belonged by tradition.
 Progressivism in a few weeks wrought havoc with tradition and within a few years believe, will utterly destroy it. There will be a party that is progressive and there will be one or more that are not progressive. The membership of the former may will be of mind regarding progressive principles.
 Unless this is there can be no accelerated advance. No whose interest in a particular measure is great that he will make his belief in progressive principles subservient to it. is genuine progressive and the principles which AGr Cummns yet professes will prevail only by the advocates of them united one party
Arizona republican., 1913-02-09
A Slaughter of Proconsuls

QNrom Wit and Humor of American Statesmen'1
 Daniel Webster had accepted the office of sec retary of state but did the president in Washington until eight or ten days before the inauguration It seems that he had prepared inaugural address for General Harrison. One day among other arrangements, he suggested the new president in delicate way as he could the fact that he had sketched an inaugural address knowing that General Harrison would be overwhelmed with calls and business after his election he himself having leisure to write. The general replied that it was not necessary; that he had prepared his inaugural
 "Oh, yes" said he T have got all that ready"
 Will you allow me to take it home and read it tonight" asked MT. Webster
 "Certahly,' the president replied and please
 So they exchanged their documents; and the next morning, when they met, General Harrison said to MT Webster:
 If I should read your inaugural instead of mine everybody would know that you wrote it Now, this is the only official paper which I propose to write for do not intend to interfere with the secretaries; but this is a of acknowledgement on my part to the American people of the great honor they have conferred upon in elevating me to thls nigh office and although of course it is suitable yours stil it is mine and I propose to let the people have it just I have written it. must deliver my own instead of yours"
 MT Webster a good deal annoyed because the message was, according his judgment and taste inappropriate. It entered largely into Roman history and had good deal say about the states of antiquity and the Roman proconsuls, various matters of that kind.
 When he found that the president was bent uonn uslng his own inaugural, MT Webster said his desire was to modify it and to get in some things that were not there and get out some things that were there; for, it then stood it had no more to do with the American government and people than chapter Of the Koran. General liar rison rather reluctantly to let him take it. MT. Webster spent part of the next day in modify ing 1t. Mrs. Seaton remarked to him when he came home rather late that day that he looked fatigued and worried but he replied that he was sorry that she had waited dinner for him.
 This is of no consequence all. MT Webster she said; but l am sorry to you worried and tired l really hope nothing has happened"
 You would think that something had happened % he replied If you knew what I have done have Killed seventeen Roman proconsuls dead smelts every of them"
Arizona republican., 1913-02-09
Limiting Popular Rights

0I. s. Garfield judge St Court of Appeals)
 It is difficult to conceive a unwise po- htical move than the senates proposal to amend the constitution to forbid the reelection of a president and extend his term six years It is not proposed submit this amendment to the people direct, but it is to be accomplished by the state legislatures.
 It is a move, not by the people but by the peoples servants, to change the peoples authority and power. If proposal from that to increase such power and authority it might be viewed with equanmity for then it would accord with the temper of the times But the contrary is
 
 The proposal is limit rights and privileges now being enjoyed by the people. One of these rights is the right to elect the of the peoples choice; the other is the right recall cumbent at the end of four years. If this amend ment becomes fact the people will not be per mited to elect the their choice if he happens to have been Fesident however much they may desire or the nations necessities may demand his reelection. Moreover the people will be forbidden to offer the prize of reelection and thus one of the strongest incentives render such service to the people will be removed.
 To render the president still independent of the peoples will the during which the people must refrain removing him will be extended to six The proposal to do all this comes time when the people undoubtedly crave more and not less control public officials and demand and less responsiveness the part of officials the voice of the people It is bound to be bitterly resented when fully understood by the people and it's proponents will suffer pro- portionatey in the peoples estimation Aimed at Theodore Roosevelt it hardly fail increase his power for it tends to corroborate his oft repeated assertion that his opponents desire diminish he right of the people to rule while he desires to in- crease it.
Arizona republican., 1913-02-09
Principle IS eUey my mOttO, not exbedienCy.
 --DiSraeH
A Call to Taxpayers

on another page of The Republican there ap pears this morning address to the taxpayers of county urging their cooperation in the organiz alton of a taxpayers league, whose aim shall be to secure an equitable system of taxation and purely business like expenditure of the public funds: the highest efficiency public service at the least possible prevent the laying of useless burdens and loss by waste.
 small taxpayer well the heavy In fact the few unnecessary dollars added the small prop erty owners taxes are apt be more of a burden to him than the many unnecessary dollars added the taxes of the larger property owner.
 Generally throughout this country the system of taxation is crude O antquated. Levies are made without close reference the actual need the revenue. Usually the taxing authorities see to it that enough is raised and by enough" is meant. spare. The chances are many to one that it will be spent Governments of all degrees from the municipal to the national, is like an improvident man; it is restless when there is money in the treasury.
 The object of the league will be to use it's in- fuence in the introduction the system of a sue cessful private business the affairs the county. small group of probably would be unable to accomplish this but large number of taxpayers do Hence the need of the CO., operation of all interested
Arizona republican., 1913-02-09
Turns From Death to Seek Job

If a man is down and out in New York-so down and that he tries suicide-cant he get job instead of charity and advice?
 That's the question that Joe McGOwan, sheet metal worker of BOA East Thirty-second street would like a real
 He's the fellow whO because he didn't have job money, jumped off a ferryboat in the East river and then, when the bottom, got mental flash of Kate the wife, and little Joe. the kid of ten months, alone, helpless and mourning for him. Whereupon he swan to the top and to the shore to give life another whir
 All about his game fight in the icy told in the World Doubtless thousands read it and some, perhaps thrilled about it and said Poor fellow!" But that didn't get Joe McGowan job. He didn't have when World reporter found him in his tiny flat last night with Kate and the baby.
 Cant fellow get job?' he demanded "A good many people who read the article in the around the house today" added McGowan. They were very good to But came with a job
 Half a ministers told me how foolish try end my life because I up against it. Well I realized that myself when my impulse and I found myself going down and down in the cold water They right of course. But knew myself by that time that wrong
 Several persons were more practical. Mrs. Julia A. Kiefer of S54 West One Hundred and Fifty-first street sent check for dollar. The Rev Lee w. Beattie of 29 De Koven street Brook lyn gave $2. One two other persons around some clothing for little Joe. God knows needed those contributions We took the $3 and long time.
 But than anything I need a job. The doctors at Bellevue told me while back tha- lungs weak and I'd better work outside if I .could so I'd like to get open air job But the only offer I got today from who said he knew farmer who'd give trial if I made good would pay somethins-he didn't know what.
 I'm big and strong (and that bx means a boast on Joe McGoWan's part, for he is) and I'm willing to do any kind of worll-but don't seem 10 be able to get it. What I going do?'
 The reporter unable suggest what d man conscientious enough to give up death ap- preaching it, and strong and plucly enough fight it off in icy river, might O to support young wife and baby
Arizona republican., 1913-02-09
GLAZiER'S SONG

(New York Sun) Oh deep is my debt to the suffragette, As she storms the castle keep And smashes the panes of the ancient thames And makes the warders weep. The light of the queens in smithereens. The lattice yawneth free. The totals swell with each oriel-
 And they all mean jobs for me! Sing yo, ho ho! for the waiter, oh, As he goes upon a strike And assaults with wells the big hotels That stretch along the pike With sticks and stones. mid shrieks and groans He shivers the plate glass pane, While I broadly smile for it costs a pile To make them whole again,
Arizona republican., 1913-02-09

The announcement that the peace officials of Washington will intervene to prevent the liberation of 1000 mice by facetious college students when the suffragist pilgrims march up Pennsylvania avenue on inauguration day will relieve anxious world from suspense. It is not to be supposed that de- voted women, who equal to the task of trampng from New York to Washington, would finch in the presence Of a small army of mice. But there surely will be many women who in the capacity of in nocent bystanders, will occupy points vantage the sidewalks along the line march. The reIeas- ing of ten hundred affrighted mice which would lnstlnctyely turn from the Amazonian host and refuge in the crowds on the walks, might a panic. The action of the police in sidetracking the proposed spectacle will, therefore, be generally commended