The Centre reporter. (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, March 19, 1908, Image 3

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SPIRIT MESSAGES
PROYED
SAYS LODGE
Distinguished nguished British ritish Scientist
Asserts He Has Made Suc-
cessful Psychic Tests Emi.
nent Scientist Sure He Got
Messages From Dead--Tests
Made Through Mrs. Piper and
Mrs. Verrall Convince Him
Mediums Are Controlled and
Intelligence Survives Death
and Speaks to the Living.
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Serious statements by Sir Oliver
Lodge command respectful attention
even when he abandons solence for
mysticism, writes the foreign corres
pondent of the New York Sun. It
was therefore with something like
amazement rather than scepticism
that a meeting of the Psychical
search Society, London, heard the dis.
cidents which for some personal rea
son happen to have made a perma
nent impression?”
Sir Olver elaborated at some
length his reasons for pttaching im:
portance to trifies, and In the course
of his conciuding statements sald:
“Like excavators boring a tunnel
from opposite ends amid the roar of
water and other noises, we are be
ginning to hear now and again the
strokes of the plckaxes of our com-
rades on the other side. The bound-
ary between the present and future
States is still substantial, but it Is
wearing thin in places.”
The society intends to publish a
full account of the tests to which Sir
Oliver referred. It will be recalled
that F. W. H. Myers was a brilliant
literary man and a leading member
of the society, who died In 1801,
shortly before the publication of his
greatest work dealing with the sur
vival of human personality after bod-
fly death. He expressed his intention
to try after death the crucial experl-
ment of exerting his own influence
upon minds still incarnate,
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OF ELEC
IMPERIAL MONOPOLY
TRICITY.
tinguished scientist practically affirm
that communications were receivel
from the dead in secret and exhaus-
tive tests recently conducted by cer-
tain members of that society,
spiritualistic mediums, or automatists,
as Sir Oliver called them.
were concerns
tests, the most notable be-
ing Mrs. Piper and Mrs. Verrall. Sir
Oliver described Mrs. Piper as one
whose fame spread to all lands and
who had under strict super-
vidgion and competent management for
the greater part of her physical life.
Mrs. Verrall he designated a8 “one
of our sanest and acutest imvestiga-
tors.” Referring to what happened
at the geances Sir Oliver sald:
“The most important set of phen.
omena are those of automatic writ
ing and talking, and what do we find?
We find the late Edmund Gurney, the
late Richard Hodgson and the late F.
W. H. Myers, with others less known,
constantly o communicate
with us, with the express purpose of
patiently proving their identity by
giving us cross correspondence be-
tween different mediums.
“We also find them answering
specific questions in a manner char
acteristic of their known personal
ities and giving evidence of knowl
edge to the Not easily
or early do we make this admission.
In long conversations with
what to be the surviving in
telligence these friends and in-
vestigators, we were by no means
convinced of their identity by more
general conservation, even when ft
was of a friendly and intimate char
acter,
Several automatists
ed in the
been
purporting
appropriate m
spite of
purports
of
have been con
for
say, through
writer,
“We
proof, a
ine as well
the telephone or
required definite and crucial
difficult even to imag-
as difficult to supply. The
ostensible communicators realize
need of such proof as fully as
do and have
fy the rational
us think th
still doubtful
“Cross correspondence—that is,
reception part of a
through madiam
through another,
’
Droo!
proof
demand, Some of
ey succeeded
of
one and part
neither portion sep-
arately being understood by efther—
is good evidence of one intelligence
dominating auntomatists, and if
the message ig characteristic of some
particular deceased person and
received as such by people to whom
he was not intimately known,
it is fair proof of the continued
tellectual activity of that person
If, further, from
both
in
wo got
literary criticism which is
in his vein, which has not
to ordinary people, then 1
proof, already striking,
to become erucial These
inds of proof which the so.
has had communicated
him a
piece of
eminently
occurred
say the
ding
are the
ciety
+ Bans
en
to it.
strikes some of us as if ft were
the direct line of evolutional advance.
It seems like the beginning of a new
human faculty.
“First of all the evidence led ns
to realize the truth of telepathy, and
that was the first chapter of the new
volume we set ourselves to explore.
“I am going,” Sir Oliver continued
impressively, “to assume in fact that
our ‘bodies can under certain excep.
tional circumstances be controlled di
rectly or be temporarily possessed
by another or foreign intelligence op-
erating either on the whole or some
limited part of it. The question ly
ing behind such an hypothesis, and
Justifying it or negativing it, is the
root question of identity, the identity
of the control
“Some control undoubtedly exists,
and it is not the normal conscious-
ness of the person owning the body.
Every one who knows anything about
the matter 4s quite certain that this
question of identity is a fundamental
one. The controlling spirit proves
its identity mainly by reproducing
the speech or writing facts which be-
long to his memory, not the automat.
ist’s memory,
“Proof of identity will usually de-
pend on the memory of trifies. The
objection raised that communications
too often relate to trivial subjects
shows lack of intelligence or at least
Is due to lack of thought on the part
of the critic. Our object Is to get
not something dignified but some.
thing evidential, and what evidence
of persistent memory can be better
than the recollection
Rumor That Germany Will Control
Supply Causes Stir.
Just at present German engineer
| ing circles are much worked up over
the report that the imperial Treasury
contemplates making the supply of
electricity an Imperial monopoly.
Nothing definite has yet been an-
nounced the mere rumor has
caused a considerable stl In come
menting on this statement “Engineer.
ing" says:
If the electricity supply is to be
come an imperial monopoly the mu-
nicipalities will suffer. The public
electric power stations are either
owned and managed by the municipal
ities. or they will become their prop
erty at the expiration of the conces
slons granted to companies. Most
of these electric supply undertakings
are doing well: a smaller number
do not pay their way, and would hard:
ly be more prosperous under govern
ment administration, which does not
as a work more economically
and 3afully than private enter
prise if the empire to buy these
undertakings out it will saddle ftself
with a heavy debt, and the municipal:
ities will have to impose further rates
to compensate themselves for the loss
of revenue when they are no longer
able to trade In electric light and
power That the State would suc
ceed in increasing its income bY
raising the rates for the electricity
supply is not at all probable, though
it has been suggested. If the alec
tric Mght of today had to compete
against the gaslight of twenty years
ago electricity might disregard its
| competitors. But it is too often for
gotten that astounding as the de
velopment of electricity has been, the
progress made by gas {lumination
and gas power supply still more
astounding, and that the gas prog
| ress curves continue to rise more
| steeply than the electricity curves
Any attempt to raise the electricity
rates would benefit the gas industry
and the electric industry.
| We should be sorry to interfere in
{ a German political question, We are
only concerned with the general fea
| tures of the matter. We have State
monopolies in the postal and tele
graph services, and we do not wish
| to abolish those monopolies. In fed
| eral Germany the rallways are pras
{ tically a government monopoly, and
| the United States may adopt that
i policy We do not wagt more cen
{ tralization than is absolutely neces
sary in Great Britain, as we are not
| citizens of a federation of States and
: we are not In favor of monopolies on
| the whole. Yet we can understand
i those whom the fear of the abuses of
trusts converts into bellevers in
State monopoles, although they see
in private enterprise better guaran
| teas of healthy and steady progress
| The electric rallways would naturally
fall under State control in a country
of State railways. But the supply
of light and power is a local prob
lem, and we cannot gee how they
can be improved by being made they
object of a State monopoly.
—————"
A Pine Tree Pest,
|
but
rule
BUOCE
is
is
sino!
cripple
the pine bark beetle that is proving
$0 destructive in some of the forest
reserves. All insect infested timber,
whether standing or cut, is to be sold
at once, and the forests carefully
cleaned from the debris of fallen or
cut timber, and the refuse burned. So
far the destructive beetle has confin
ed its ravages to the timber In South
Dakota, but like all other evils, un.
to other parts of the country, and it
is to prevent this the Government is
taking such active and drastic steps,
The Government ig now seeking buy:
ers for the Infested timber, its com.
mercial value not having been de
stroyed, or even materially injured,
and the opportunity presents itself for
the purchase of timber at very low
prices American Cultivator
The Yams of Texas.
Buch assertions could on'y be made
by one who has the pleasure yet in
store of eating the gwe:, luscious,
appetizing, satisfying, tempting and
seductive yams of the sandy land
of Texas. The potatoes of Texas
have made poets: its candied yams
have put songs in their mouths. In
competition with them the Northern,
or even the Georgia product would
not last as long as an undesirable
So
Household Notes i
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AN APRON WITH INDIVIDUALITY.
How much a little dainty handwork
adds to the beauty of a garment or
I saw a pretty little chaf-
made
organdie splashed with pink
The corners were rounded off
CEES
from
A litle individuality was shown by
a row of pink silk French knots
set on the stitching of the hem half
A narrow head
and apron, and
knots on the
trifle, but it
the daintd
ington Star
ing connected frill
this, too, showed the
edges It was only a
added wonderfully to
of the apron.—Wash-
ness
CLEAN
ing an and
ng it up by pub
back about
through which
ure wire. It
BOARDS
board cl
KEEP IRONING
To keep an
out of the way, ha
ting a
iro:
crew-eye in
end,
double loop of
be hung any or in any
enient place. It will keep much
cleaner than if left standing up any-
where Washboard bread boards,
#, In fact, most all wood-
be nu conveniently
is done
es from one
put a
Can
Cony
vik pot
plc
on door
enware
placed
taking
ing
from
can
if hung up. This
a red-hot iron rod and burn.
a hole through article 1 inch
éton Post
re
by
the
the edge.
SERVANTS.
TYANnS,
ABOUT
You would
writer
If
a recent
Keep #« &ays
in paying
the matter of
that
food,
cannot
good work
stomach
is need.
without
an empty
When reproof
#8 and
fear. but i
Give pratse ri
is well to acknowledge good
and thus encourage good
Never allow yourself to get f
nor any
the family
When
invest
never
New
is due. It
work
RETYICe
amilia
nvolved In
servants
way become
affairs of the
fos
in
wrong take
ng,
ADGTY.~—~
things
igate
gold or +
Haven
20
time
to and
re el ros
tegister
NORTH ROOM.
but
vb t
nora ir
LIGHTEN A
one
TO
No
what
often a
|ome
to allow all
into the
Hight
and w
must make it
fort of It Try
with a ft
wt
Ha
wants a gloomy room,
to do with one
fifficult
peopie do
facing
problem
without curtaine
possible to come
is not 80 much
sunshine,
had,
the ef
the light
room | i
Vises
Wie
that one
ben
needs ns
be
Bet
having it papered
iper A good
have a yellow on
far as the tars mould
lighter shade, aimost a
and on the ceil
this annot one
or a! ler
yellow
is to
the walls as
ing, and a
cream, above this
ing. Then yellow silk sash curtains
pulled back, tend to make a room
appear sunny, says Home Chat
Brass can make a wonderful differ
ence to a dreary A large jar
dinlere, with a pl in it, placed
in a dark corner, lighten up the
corner marvellously
too,
OO
ant
will
will give a cheary reflection,
candlesticks help, an
bowls, they
importance of
room cannot strougly
sized. Mirrors brighten it up, and
so do some pictures, with well polish
ed glasses and gilded frames-—Pitts
burg Dispatch,
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RECIPES.
be over 1 The
sunjess
empha
80 sma
brass In a
be too
sized oysters, chop fine, put
granite stew pan with one-half pint
of cream or rich milk. When boll
ing add two or three well beaten eggs
When a Httle thicker than rich cream
spread on nicely toasted and well but
tered slices of bread Season with
salt and white pepper.
Sugar Cookies.—Two cups of sugar,
1 of butter, 1 cup of sour cream, 2
egre, one small teaspoon of soda Mix
weil the sugar and butter, then add
the eggs.
into ereami add same and make into
a soft dough. Bake in a quick oven
Orange Salad --Pecl, separate into
pieces and remove all skin from 3
or 4 oranges. Divide for individual
salads and place on a large lettuce
feaf or in a fancy dish, cover the
oranges with sweetened whipped
cream and sprinkle with chopped wal
nuts. On each salad place 2 or 3
maraschino cherries. With these serve
Indy fingers ornamented with cher
ries,
Fruit Salad. Arrange sliced ban
anag and sliced oranges in a large
salad bow! in layers, sprinkling each
with sugar and squeezing lemon juice
over each. Garnish with baked Eng
lish walnuts and holly. Chill thor
oughly and serve.
Chicken and Celery Salad —Chop
2 1-2 cups of hard boiled chicken
into dice, and one cupful celery fine
Chill through and pie in lettuce cups
and serve with dressing
Quaker Omelet. Three eggs, 1 14
tablespoons cornstarch, 1 teaspoon
salt, 1.2 cup milk. Beat yolks, corn
starch and salt together, beat whites
stiff, put together: add milk. Put but
ter Into pan which should be hot aad
have a fitted cover. Pour In mixture,
Saver and cus 7 minutes, Fold, place
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liner Providence, secured aid by
wireless when he discovered his boat
to another steamer,
The shoe factory owned by Arthur
C. and Chester B.
chit. ate, Mass., was destroyed by fire,
causing an estimated loss of $50,000,
About 150 hands are thrown out of
employment.
Secretary
President Roosevelt
any investigation of
changes,
H. A. Deland, founder of Deland,
Fla., and one of the leading business
nen of Fairport, N. Y., is dead.
Adimarl Hollyday recommends en-
larging the Brooklyn dry dock to ac-
sommodate the largest battleships
Ivan R. Coffin, a student of Lehigh
University, was drowned while shoot-
ing the Weyvgot Rapids in a canoe,
Hugh Bonner, fire commissioner of
York, died of
Bright's disease and pneumonia
Fire in Bahia, Brazil, destroyed
than 20 buildings and caused a
£1.000.000
Straus announces that
has not ordered
the stock
Thaw was served with a
summons and complaint
brought by his
Thaw, to annul
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Thaw at the Mattea-
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wis HH. Hall, a contractor, who
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York, spoke {fou
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scout cruiser Birmingham
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the direction of the Your ng
missionary movement of the
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* convention ! }
Hante demand ds
coming national convention
order shall ask for a wage
Fire which broke out in the
room of the Superior Paper Company,
in Kalamazoo, Mich. did damage ¢8-
between $756,000 and
that
of
increase,
glore-
$100 060
Froderick van Eeden, the Dutch
sociologist and founder of a commun-
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the Civic Forum in New York
Samat ‘ Hampton, American
saliroad inctor, under sentence
of death xico City for the mur-
ger of a negro, is dying at the hos
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Mrs
she “C
clore
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hange in the
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ation in New York
Jn a fight In a courtroom in De-
tur, Ala., W. FF. Holland and his
son Walter were kilisd and J. H
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A bill was introduced
to increase the rate
ing the malls on the
iines
Dan Hogan, of Pitts]
killed himself on a
Northwestern train near
in Congress
pay for carry-
short’ ! rafiroad
of
yurg, shot and
Chicago and
Jane 4 ville,
Frederick Warren Fre
of international reputation,
Chicago of heart disease,
Three young women were drowned
boating on the Appalachie mill-
near Greer, 8 C
Fo oreign
The German torpedo boat 8
into and sunk by
the mouth of the
and the chief engineer
drowned, but the remainder
crew were rescued,
The Socialist bill
man entitled to employment and com-
pelling the English authorities
provide it at union wages was reject.
od in the House of Commons.
oF
, A painter
died in
was
can State Department was stolen
from the American legation
Bucharest by a French employe.
China has expressed to Japan her
willingness to restore
Tatsu Maru and apologize for haul
ing down the Japanese flag.
Gen. Clovanni Battisto Degiorgis,
who for some years was chief of the
international gendarmerie in Mace
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The French Academy refused a be
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of the terms.
The Czar contemplates a numbe:
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to be retired.
Sigmund Friedberg, a private bank-
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months, left assets $2,750, liabilities
$1,000,000,
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Fire destroyed 200 native shacks
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go
Government advices from Morocco
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the ro-called Bultan of the South, is
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fix peasants wore killed and gov.
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The Great Speed of Coyoles |
By ERNEST THOMPSON.
The speed of the coyote is great,
and has often been the subject of ad.
miring comment, but I think it has
been overrated, After collecting dats
of various kinds, such as actual
known records of dogs and horses,
and hares, or horses and foxes, wolves
and hounds, hounds and automobiles,
I have attempted a scale of compara-
tive speeds:
Blooded race horse covers a mile
in about win scnnatns
Pronghorned antelope. ...
First-class greyhe aloe.
Jack rabbit
Common fox. .
Northern coyote. ..... . 2
Foxhound 2m
American gray wolf... 3m
Many hunters would set the kit tox
or swift above the greyhound,
clally for a short r
no personal experience with the spe
cles in a chase. The little
a can, I believe,
the swift in a hundred-yar
dash; they cannot keep it up for long,
but their initial velocity is incred! bie,
and bafles the eye.
rabbit Is to be seen;
white streak across the
promptly disappears in some burrow.
What actually counts in the race is,
as usual,
each animal can command
és
Os
2s
30a
#@ ;
ace,
nothing but a
850 yards to the
700,
minute, and the
coyote about But that fifty
yards makes all the difference be-
tween living and dying
yards’ margin is probably the foot- |
bas heen built up.
It is a well known principle that
is its most variable part.
varies enormously; the bill of the |
long-billed curlew, the neck feather |
of the ruff, the spots of the ocelot, |
the white bands of the skunk, the
horns of the elk, are so varied that
rarely two are found just alike. |
Speed is one of the peculiarities of the
coyote as it is of the greyhound, and
we must, therefore, look for great
variations of rate. I have selected |
an average for my calculations, but
there are occasional individuals, coy-
otes of rare gifts, whose speed and
endurance would put them very near |
the top of our scale.-—Success Maga-
tine,
THROUGH SEWER FOR DOG.
A little black and tan dog trotting
along Main street, in Catskill, N. Y.,
with an Italian woman, saw a leaf
blow along the gutter and disappear
into a surface water opening. He
went to make an investigation. It
was slippery with ice around the hole,
and before he could stop himself he
disappeared with a yelp into the open-
ing. He shot through a twelve-inch
pipe into the Main street sewer and
landed at the bottom, seven feet be
low the street.
The cries of the woman and the
howling of the dog soon attracted a
crowd, which could do nothing for
the prisoner through the opening.
Friends of the woman ted to tear
up the street, but it was decided to
open a side street sewer leading to
the main street sewer near where
the dog was. Volunteers at once
went to work and made the dirt fly
for two hours before the branch sewer
was reached and opened.
When it was opened, the dog could
not be coaxed to the exit. In a
short time the owner of the dog, a
young Italian, arrived. Borrowing a
lantern, he entered the opealng, and
to the main sewer, he got the dog.
Backing out with the animal in his
arms, he was greeted with cheers
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