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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-08-05

The Farmers Cooperative Milling
Company announces that their thresh-
outfit will be in this vicinity this fall.
Parties desiring grain threshed would
favor the management by correspond
ing with them.
Mrs. Eustach Duchenno and children,
who have operated boarding house at
Winona the past year, moved back to
L'Anse Thursday.
Harold M. Hansen and wife returned
Thursday from a five weeks visit in
Ludington with Mrs. Hansen's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Wrege.
Miss Victoria Cote returned Thurs
day from several weeks visit in Mum
Using.
John Keranen and Jacob Kuusisto,
of Herman, were in town Thursday.
Arthur Denomme was in Hancock
Wednesday, returning with draft
horse for his father, Dan Denomme.
Mrs. Exilda Trudeau and daughters
Della and Ruth left Thursday for De-
troit, where they will reside.
Mrs. J. H! Mclean and Miss Mar
garet Hid were Ishpeming visitors
Thursday.
Anslin. daughter of Joseph Erickson
and wife of Skanee, was brought to
L'Anse Thursday for medical care.
DR.. Won Zellen reports two cases of
diphteria. Edward Eliason of L'Anse
and Isila, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Dantes of Herman. Both
homes are under quarantine.
Mrs. Andrew Johnson and sons Rich
ard and Henning returned yesterday
from Chicago, where they spent three
weeks visiting Mrs. Elmer V. Nelson,
Mrs. Johnson's daughter.
Rev. Rezeck of Houghton and Rev.
William Stahl of Bark River were
guests Wednesday of Rev. FIR. Hem.
Mrs. Mary Stulz visited in Houghton
last Saturday. =,
In seven inning contest Sunday.
Zeba defeated picked up L'Anse nine
by a score of II to IL.
]. B. DeBeltran and c. w. Rieinen
of New York City, Paul Hart of Gin
ton, Iowa, and Charles Barber of Chi
cago spent the week here camping and
visiting relatives.
Mrs. F. w. Knepple and Mrs. Mary
Sturtz were Houghton callers yester-
day.
DR.. Stanley Stevens. of Chicago, ar
rived yesterday and was a guest Of
DR.. Sharpe.
Ed Bierschbach, of Dollar Bay, ar
rived Thursday and is visiting his
brother Art.
Mrs. Louis Robillard called on Bara-
! ga friends yesterday.
Mrs. Lyde Selden left Wednesday for
Flint, where she will visit her son
Lean the next three months.
Section Foreman and Mrs. Hans
Tollefson, Of Nestoria, were L'Anse
! callers the first of the week.
S. G. Marble, daughter Winifred and
son Clifford spent Sunday in the copper
country.
Mrs. F. w. Knepple returned last
Saturday from weeks visit wit
relatives in Port Washington, Wis.
Miss Laura McKindles returned to
Chicago Sunday, after spending her
two weeks vacation a guest of her
mother, Mrs. Elizabeth McKindles.
Miss Mae Crebassa returned yester-
day evening from Marquette. where
she attended the summer term of the
Normal.
j Mrs. August Menge was week end
visitor in Houghton.
i Mr.. and Mrs. T. F. Sterk and children
J Of Ahmeek, we're guests last Saturday
Of Mr.. and Mrs. John Sterk, Mr..
, Cfark,a paropfe
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-08-05
HOW TO VOTE BY MAIL
With Special Reference to the
PRIMARY ELECTION AUGUST 20, '16
Who Are Entitled to Vote BY Mail.
Excerpt from Act No. 270,
Public Acts of 1851

fuDllc ActS OF 1910
Section 1. For the purpose of this act
the term Absent Voter" shall be taken
to mean any elector in the actual mil
itary service of TIE united states or of
this State, or in the army or navy
thereof, in time of war, instruction or
rebellion, members of the Legislature
while in attendance at any session of
the Legislature, students while in at
tendance at any institution Of learning,
and commercial travellers who are abb
sent from their legal residence upon the
lay of any general. special or primary
election, and who are qualified electors
of this State. as contemplated by sec
ton one of article three of the Consti-
tuition. The term Commercial trav.
eler" shall be taken to mean a person
engaged In soliciting the sale of goods,
by the exhibition of samples, or by
catalogue or other device. for the pur-
pose of effecting such sales and taking
orders for goods to be subsequently
shipped by his employer; @
Sec. 2. Any absent voter, as defined
BY Section one of this act, who will be
entitled to vote on election day, who
is absent from the county of which he
Is an elector, on the day of holding any
General, Special or Primary Election,
held for the purpose Of nominating or
electing national, state, legislative,
county, township. city, village or other
municipal officers, or for the adoption
or rejection of constitutional amend
ments or initiated or referred measures.
or other propositions submitted, may
vote at any such election, upon COM
pliance with the provisions of this law.
How Voter Should Proceed.
Any voter coming within the pro-
visions given above, expecting to be
absent from the county on Aug. %.
1916, and desiring to vote by mail at
said election, must make application
either in person or by mail to the under
signed Township Clerk, for a blank
form to be filled out by said voter so AZ
to constitute an application in proper
form, for ballots to be voted at said
Election. If this request be made by
mail, it may be in the following FORM.
To the Clerk Of the Township of ....c:.
Please mail to my address given be-
low, q suitable blank form for use in
making application for ballot to be vot.
ed by myself in the Township Of $500.
Precinct No. .........) Of the County
of. State Of Michigan. Aug.
20, 1916, unoer the provisions of Act
270, Public Acts Of 1915.
MY name .......-.... ...........
AuurebS. .s..ss.sy. ....'....s
When to Make Application TO Town.
ship Clerk for Ballot.
Application for ballots on the form
provided by the Township Clerk can be
made at any time within thirty days
prior to the date Of election, provided
1; resches the Township Clerk in time
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-08-05

for mailing out the ballots.
Upon receipt of the blank application
form, the voter must fill it out fully
and completely and mail the same to
the Township Clerk at the address given
below, or deliver in person to said clerk.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-08-05
Notice.

Farm lands and property exchanged
for Detroit incomes, vacant or acre
age. A. E. Williams. ARt., L'Anse,
Mich. Il
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-08-05


Upon receipt of the blank application
form, the voter must fill it out fully
and completely and mail the same to
the Township Clerk at the address given
below, or deliver in person to said clerk.
Township Clerk to Mail initiated
Ballot to Applicant.
As soon as the ballots are printed,
and at least ten days before the cleo
ton, the Township Clerk will mail to
said applicant, the ballot to be voted
by said applicant at said Primary Elec-
ton provided the applicant is duly reg
istered or will be qualified elector at
said Election and has stated in the
application the particular political party
ballot wanted.
How Voter Should Prepare Ballot.
Upon receipt of the ballots, the cleo
tor should proceed to mark the ballots
in accordance with his choice, following
the instructions given, after which he
will fold them so that the corner bear
ing the initials of the Township Clerk
may be seen without unfolding the
ballot, which he will place in an envel-
ope sent him for the purpose and Sc
curely seal same. Upon the back Of
this envelope will be found blank
affidavit, which the voter must fill out
ald swear to before notary public or
other person authorized to administer
oaths. The envelope is then, to be
mailed to the Township Clerk and must
be sent sufficiently early so as to reach
the Township Clerk in time to be de-
livered by him to the Board of Election
Inspectors, before the closing Of the
polls on election day.
Duty Of Inspectors Upon Receiving
Absent Voters Ballot.
Upon receipt Of the ballot by the
Board Of Election Inspectors. they shall
proceed to verify the legality of such
vote and when the said board shall have
satisfied themselves that such vote is
legal, the affidavit is sufficient, that the
signatures correspond, and that such
voted in person in the precinct wherein
he resides, they shall proceed to open
the absent voters envelope and take
out the ballot or ballots therein con-
tanned and, without unfolding the same
or permitting the same to be opened OF
examined. they, or one Of them. shall
detach the perforated numbered corner
and having satisfied themselves that the
initials thereon are the initials Of the
Township Clerk, they shall deposit the
ballot in the regular ballot box to be
counted with the other ballots.
When Absent Voter Retaining, can
Vote In Person.
No absent voter returning to his place
Of residence, VIII be prohibited from
voting in person within his precinct,
notwithstanding that he may have made
application for an absent voters ballot
or ballots and the same may have beer
mailed by the said clerk: Provided
that such voter has not availed himself
Of the privilege Of an absent voter, Al
provided by this act, and voted ballot
or ballots mailed him by the said clerk
and provided he return such ballot, OF
ballots, II received, to the board b.
whom same shallbe marked cancelled
and placed In the regular ballots boxeI
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-08-05

A Ford ear, run but short time.
Part cash and easy payments for the
egT7 D. P.,MENARp, ~
7-22-f L'Anse. Mich =
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-08-05
Notice.

First class laundry done up neat and
tidy by Mrs. Emile Carlson, L'Anse,
Mich. S-5-f
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-08-05
When to Make Application TO Town.
ship Clerk for Ballot.

Application for ballots on the form
provided by the Township Clerk can be
made at any time within thirty days
prior to the date Of election, provided
1; reaches the Township Clerk in time
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-08-05
Wanted.

Dressmaking wanted. Mrs. Louis
Nelson, Krolick residence, L'Anse,
Mich. 7-29-tf
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-05-07

considered witches were very similar 10
men and women who today We would
rall mediums that Is beings possessed OF
outottho or extraordinary powers OF
some kind
Again. ono OF the eommonesi forms Of
heaitehment as Ne have said, was By
means af The evil eye and casting "a spell
upon person, This was doubtless some
form ~ hypnotic or meamefle influence
With which Va are now familiar, but
which. Of coAfan, appeared uueanng be
fore These pnNeFH we're knnHn 81 eKlst
tnnu such powers Depend "a a laTxr eg
Tent, lhe fallh 0f she African natives and
their tandoo doctors. alnmakers. Rltsh
doctors and similar wonder makera 10
thm dat
ona - ths beat kuoNH means 81 o..
HifghWfnt eaB bf empiuYtng NaK ERuEs
FesewhlinM ihe squire over &hnm a apali
eaa la Do eaat ASA thia asufe ass stuck
tall ai Pins af aloelf roasted ever 4 Afa
untN iha pemnn u represented died same
s9ft nf dtsit Ma mas have various m
iefPfHlAt'ans nf ihH ln iHe AFal piaee N
eng FeHaa Whn Haa heius hHMhfhed
kHna ai iha altNmpi helms maAe aeaiHai
hlm sHa teimfiy halleFe4 rs eitfhff6H.
hia cen tefsaaa irafe anA imaelastlaH
sea'1 nfetsHit iH mana fasaa aFiaa th8
etpe6lel MsaNa ia Fass
AEaia laMfslhe Naaeaeaa maf have
he.Fft ilfat allaa heisesR miad sBt
Wtut fteeIlaR 1a lea hHig Nnrthef sama
teFai alassiAs experiments tY raleeri
Nhefi Tw N a48 af Fsrn teHa o. pFata
sthME ei la8 mgt FaMlhif ha aaN
RtlaiHfA aAtt hF Falls p#aeAMeaa af
este faiaa ef saHttIlitf ihst Is he
hss teasEseil3 tNfsekeN ~ taftl4f
wsaet lba saipsi ~ eihagt haaf ffeM sa
setgsaeet s8nlaft femayat W temH a.
taata Nn# $40 hhEefal tHit aRt Vase
aliatih lalaia te NtfaM ass thlt
fsHtls
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-05-07

fo prevent ne ynl'oWlnH effect 81 olise
hB tao dFopa % ilnctura a bealoln IN
eteg teasp0oniul q elise 40 ussd Wtil
be eHleaelaas. ior lnetaFs 81 hehtoia q
tslua assent raF lba same purpose
halt aatpa dgnps ei Dsmen hife la 8
tuaspnnnial q eilss ali NAV De- used
Aaaihef rsasan on ihe vHheFe8 90
paamnea q lhs taaaa laat az sfasJns
ia d lhsi faah haa hesa usst 10 elssbs
lna lsem aaaR taRalHs l9a sa8 be- artaa
iaa asin to kesR sse hkBaa Faaihhil
appearance ahmfa tQap ef me BE- wees
mai6Fste4 We tHsf sahsiHHia tg e
IS aIMHa4 neal
II sasp e usaa 'st Il - ma timplfst
au8 pHfm8t
llah8t Afh nyafaefkeA W. aRa itsm
Cess such N0fk te a. ~ mskiaE mesNHe
lrsa KrHiafea fAant gesiiFaais muft
rise saaW Yea a. hl tseey ses'afe meaa
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-05-07

the witches, invariably rubbed their
bodies with a sort OF pasty ointment
called the witches unguent" This was
doubtless a opiate Of some kind, and alb.
sorbed through the skin, had the power
Of inducing a sort OF drug sleep or de.
llrium in which they experienced visions
or dreams OF all kinds, which were col.
ored by the beliefs or traditions OF the
time. The natural or rational expans.
tion Of most Of these withcraft phen.
omena Is thus afforded by science, but
II will be seen that there was after all
some basis Of fact for the belief in witch
craft in that day. and that IT was not all
pure imagination or imposture as many
believe. The facts we're unusual and
have only been explained nationally by
further scientific inquiry.
There is a great similarity between the
older witchcraft phenomena and the
present day psychical facts. Neither of
them can he explained by their own gen.
Grafton. but probably will be by the sd.
vances of science. Witcheraft appeared
mysterious TO the people living 300 years
ago; occult and psychcal phenomena APP
pear mysterious TO us still. The world
progresses, but the air of mystery still
hangs about these mysterious manifesto
tons, which have been. recorded in all
ages OF the worlds history.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-05-07

For instance. he would prick Us hand
or left ear. etc. with a needle and Tho
subject seated six or eight feet distant,
would feel the pricks on her own nhysi
cal body al precisely the moments aud on
the spots they we're made npon tha
etheric body some distant rs d process
technically known a. 'repercassion the
pain or injury reacted on the physical
eodY while the astral on elherlr holds was
Injured
These phenomena Justify ia curious
wRy The old wiieheFaft helRf that injury
done "a the astral body Nltfh would Ne
aet upon the phyalcal body ol the witch az
a distance For instance. IA was believed
10 hose DAYS that witches had tao power
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-05-07
The Basis Of Truth"
in the Old Witeherafl.

II IA true there II D certain connection
hotween the newer and the older witch.
ory Apart from is follies and the purely
Imaginary incidents connected in the
euperstliious minds Of those days with
witchcraft practises there doubtless eN.
listed snhstratum or basis OF real
psychic facts upon which the witchcraft
pfaetises were founded. Witchcfaft had
ia facts as well as its folles Where
there Is SO much smoke there must be
some are A brief comparison of the
never and the older forms Will. however,
make clear the difference between them.
In those DAYS witches were supposed
10 possess extraordinary powers for evil
"a hewlich women and children and
even COWS and nocka by casting an evil
esq upon them or throwing q spell over
them This power was supposed 10 be
derived from the devil himself Their
powers were an for evil
once every year grand meeting Of
witches RnA wizards Was held. called a
Sabbath rhla VAS held a night before
the afsi ~ NaY on The top Of some lone.
n mountain 40 . place whore four roads
meet Tha witches were supposed 90 50
IA tAa Sabbath riding on hfeamttirks 0F
sometimes an great goats which carried
them with llehlnlnk speed ia lhelr dea
iInatioa
Here e description ~ hAi took
nlaFe n 81. pf thesN Hahhatha tl0m a
contemporary apenanl
HMhen ail ihe Nllafds and stitches ~
rise al tae place nf rendezvous. ihn %
ttFnsl ceremonies Begin Satan. hsfing
assameA hs ltf0fla SHAPE o, 4 large hn
scat sinh 4 Ease IA ifent tn4 aA.ihef ~
tM h&aeEhAs lAkHa & stat Wean the
iaWna AnA ST rNseal Do eHeaNsslaH pay
fhfif fsaaslts Ia NlM ftis auna ~ AZ
raiats coaster Ui fslNmeHlNa Nlis Nhem
te maseg a teisausl ssnmlNatlnn ef AA
tkN stitches fn aNa ehNghal sass base thn
asffEi Nsfs afaa fasm III shifh thaF
6hFa EtaFasI 81 ita aNkiia esn fhia
Uafs g stKeYa latantit'a % Nsin
fhls taHs fhs4 81 sesla IS sia4 Rnf
asAse m mas3 f9lM4s mahm0g aaiM
temfaH# arrives aha lt ABkaas Ga De-
1#MNtEl ItlN tNa safitlF HafAN itsn
Hsssi.aat iteW sH 81 81 thelf ftst fHsFe
seFA ana t ihsf tssH Naf tsaH HFl
aaHA iAeA asa Haase4 @Nh thafas an4
9efHlaaa Natia tafefeA aita tlsA sHA
a4s.s "a sH 81 aiANa fhts &ia ihFa
sN4 81 isa laeFs re fHafs
fhFNasHFs 81 ffsae FffFlHfta arfiHr
- ee' M lhe e2lih etd flAH#leg 81 ~
HaW Bias Ata 14afe Mhlts tka A&fW
NAts iaa tsfFf5 ot iha iFHmRsi fhsas
leaas sfe tA snlaHst sllh tAa s 'i
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-05-07
Modern Psychieal Science
and Its Purposes.

Modern psychic science. white II thus
has certain points Of resemblance 10 the
older witchcraft yet differs from Il
in certain essential "details. In the Ars,
place the object is no longer evil-to
bewlteh or destroy someone else. In fact.
helpful advice Is nearly always sought
and given. The methods Of INQUIRY are
now scientifically based on medical and
psychological lines Mediums, 30 called
are men and women possessing peculiar
powers unsought as a rule, and they
should no longer be prosecuted a.
witches, but rather be developed along
The right lines, 20 that their peculiar
powers whatever they are. may he,
scientifically understood and explained
and turned % the advantage AZ humanity.
This f. The object which should BE-
kept IN view hY an those whose duty il
"a ~ invrsugate and prosecute va called
mediums NJ petrhirs when ID cannot hn
proved thAt they arc using their powers
ln harm others or i0 cheat them 0ut AZ
Their worldly GOODS ana possessions.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-05-07

could not clearly make ont rs form hut
she thought II was q Kind of a dos
Annoyed by these goings and comiuga
and not helng able to scare u away, she
threw AZ Il wooden clothes heater,
which struck il 10 the eye The animal
Immediately disappeared Al The same
moment the children 81 nigoi heard the
latter utter a rry of pain from The bed
and cr "Ahl The wretch She has
destroyed my eye From that day. In
fact he became one eyed These pre-
nomena are cnrl0uslv supported hY inc
newer researches of Colonel I've Rochaa
and otaeFe
Finally. a. q the witch sabbath. az
must remember that before roinE there
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-05-07

~ speech after a Nhlle they again dis
appear into the ground. They are then
served sith banquet ~ which All man,
neF OF disgusting things are served and
greedlly detoured hy the demons and
witches, dancing and al manner Of
orgles nntsh the might, until The cock
eTnss when all disappear and the Fab
bath q ended
There ynu have an idea ~ tina
medieval belief in witches. Silly enough
much 0t q appears 10 us, lAt NJ must a.
memhof ihai ln ihnaa DAYS the devil waa
Yert FFal poFannagn q re majority ~
people aho Implicitly believed in hls
reality ANA constant Interference "a the
Affairs 81 men
81 our dave u 80 are 10 consider serl
uHalf af ali Ell "a ibrsR facts ara a. in
discover ehai tfNih there mas 81 smli
sll thiA tapaMliituN ara lHHafshfe. 50
ahnaA HfRhahN tpms a heliaEu mat
ihefe sfe amsm seHalae meit NhhA
pN hshlA Hffea tmnnk ahifA 81 MaY
mfntiaH be- 'niiaslds
Fial q CD tHH shthts mtrks. 81
silr4 fsfss HFfH atthTa Hf fahss in
Ns0Nihe la nuia sut n was sNaWaht thtt
lhs AseN Bad i#NHaaA theM ihHfe @ mak
iaa ihM aitssat iH iesiinG nanR.f f
eNHHINN H Hsa aaTA fteF eelH
siffaA hleifNitfd era Hlas ttf raallfs
#efa RiNA inla iaHm Mii gteF "a a0afWfeF
ihis la8a9stelt seei M fl m#8 aiHsaFefeA
tNff aafH aeA IA Na NiitAet t8ga
eeass 4H1tt hHaHsee ta8a f6st
~ tsfislH hfWeFsi ea8 Eaftas 81
ltaa ihNf# N5lat iNv4H 4RaesiAelN p8itess
iaaa68ie'n ie Fsia emhse3f am m Hmb
8elat 81 tAf ssste at tt8 saft ahd fHlt
sass tizf fH sf5H alIea
Aah the9s Is efAfefe tasf ffh ESQ
eaHeHs ~ sifgesaaeh ysHrtiHs $40
mN et HHafN@Re WIS wFfa 8Mm#H ia
iHatH aaAs az iAf5 kfa WWmna n8a. aai
"a L aa#ft.ff ilas ihkt Haa a 1854
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-05-07

or assuming Inc
shapes Of various
animals at will.
This power was
known as lycan.
thropy. The fol-
lowing case Ia
typical Of this.
"A m ILL e r
named Bigot had
some reputation
for sorcery. One
day when his
wife rose very
early to go and
wash some linen
not very far from
the house, no
tried to dissuade
her, repeating to
h g 81 a !
times: DO not
60 there. You
will be fright
ened =" w II y
s h o u d / b 0
frightened, !" an
swered she. y
tell you. YOU will
be frightened"
he answered She
made nothing Of
tn e Sc threats
a n d departed
Hardly had she
taken her place
at the washtuh
before she saw
an animal NOV.
ing here and
there about her.
As II was not
vet daylight, she
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-05-07

sTThk hFsi alsps oi asa appear iH NE
hands The hands afs lbe afsat
? = ga talbalaa ~ aae Nonr aRa il
la FeuF can hande
the hAHta heiua Used m0fs tban any
aihaf paFt 81 iha hadY aso nsst Ihsi
a lhs raasaa a aomah sha tosa aasukl
lsbar has alitf hands Than h5s seman
"a the lanafa e.8aa
Asalns hands are tlssssi hseas Ira
salts teeamss aff aad wahema uke
ateA fase lesf Whea 4 somaa haa
psmaa ihs SHIRTS feaf mfinessi aka
sheB.A Nise especial aueHHat rs keonlns
ire Haeta sen cess Fha ksfks af ih8
hAeAa neeA 40 Rteaiaf psH ~ iae nuiEf
meHi f@ g b iweFs that lhe maAhia
ai8na M tae hTAi mahMaai tbem8eisas
Al Masl aa 4 atK 1 NfFam sh8aiA
g. fHhtfA ffHeif mtN Nem nf lhsF ah6Hi4
81 sell s@aaeA lR aiiVa en-
Afssi Mftsta mfseta Waasesse
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-05-07


IL We are accustomed 10 mink Of
~ witches as being out Of date
imaginary beings who existed two or
three hundred years ago In the minds OF
the ereduous and superatitious public
II may come as a shock therefore 10
learn that our laws against witchcraft
stu exist In several States, and that only
the other day Mrs. Sadie s. Darling OF
Newark, N. j., was arrested under the
statute covering witchcraft-that is, ahe
was virtually accused OF being a witch
Mrs. Darling, who IA medium and
pastor Of the First Progressive Spiritual
Church, No. 81 Ilalsey street, Newark,
when arrested under the Witchcrsft Law
for "pretending 10 exercise or use con.
iurallon, occult and crafty science" 10 mis-
lead or defraud ignorant persons, said;
''If / am a witch why don't they hang
Or burn me as they did IN the old daysl
They are threatening to fine me $50. Am
! wltch7 10 people continue 10 believe
IN witchcraft2 our laws seem 10 show
that they do
Mrs Darling herself does not consider
that she e = witch by any means, but only
medium, having remarkable psychic
powers Her particular gift or phase ~
"psyehomeiry that is, the ability 10
handle certain objects belonging TO diff
ferent people, and from these objects re'
celye Impressions relative to themselves
and their lives or to "splrits" about Them.
For instance, she asserts she can
handle lock Of hair. and by feeling II tell
the disposition OF the person from whose
head It was cut. his present troubles and
difficulties. what has happened to him In
the near past and what Is likely 10 hap
pen TO him IN the near future. She also
has other psychic powers. but claims that
al Of those are used for good and helpful
purposes. which arc exactly contrary to
the harmful practiecs Of the older Witch
craft
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-05-07
Modern Science and
Psychic Phenomena.

In the remarkable mo.
lion picture serial,
THE MYSTERIES or
MYRA," which il now
running at The leading
motion picture theatres,
Mr. Hereward earring.
lon and MIR. Charles
Goddard have worked
out on legitimate and
scientific lines a study
Of what modern science
is striving 10 accomplish
in the direction Of pen
ctrating the unexplained
phenomena Of Fremont
lions. prophetic dreams,
visions and eommunica-
lions with the spirit
world, and the mysteries
Of life after death.
This photograph shows
Miss Jean Sothern as
"Myra Maynard" in a
psychic trance writing
a spirit message" Her
hand is being guided by
Mr.. Estahrook. who Is.
In the role Of Doctor
Alden" a scientific In
yestigator Of occult mys-
teries.