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A ROYAL PROFLIGATE
Ex-King Milan's Use of His
Son's Cash Is the Climax
of a Lurid Career.
PA3HE AS ABATTLE GROUND
The Late W. H. Smith's Partisanship
Did Not Cost Him Friends.
BLUE-GREY PAJKT FOE THE NAYY.
Ifierts of Henry Irving to Keep His Tiro
Eons From the Etage.
THE DCCnESS OF PORTLAND AXD BIRDS
nvnrrrrs ron the dispatcsi.j
I do-not know of a more interesting figure
in cotemporary history than the ex-Sin; of
Servia, Milan Obren
ovitch, whose ex
ploits in his own
country, France and
at the gaming table,
have made him the
object of well nigh
feii5 continnous newspa
per comment. Here
is a man, who has
voluntarily r e 1 i n-
guishcd a crown and
the companionship
of a wife whose lova-
EzEing Jfitan. ble disposition and
beauty have made her famous from ono end
of Europe to the other, to abandon himself
to the delights of a life unhampered in the
gsv capital of the French nation.
It is by no means wonderful that Servia
has had so much trouble with Milan. As
the grandson of a peasant raised to a throne
liv accident and himself the acknowledged
Iieir to the sami throne, he was permitted
to enjoy, when young, more liberty in Paris
than is condncive to good morals. He was
sot at that time and never will be a saint;
lis infatuation for Natalie, being really
nothing more than he would have bestowed
en any pretty face. The 14 or 15 years of
his married life, were a restless period frr
Milan, but, at last he gave way altogether
and following his natural bent, resolved to
break his bonds and with that end in view,
threw his good wife off like an old glove.
The country over which his inherent luck
had made him the monarch, glad to get rid
ol him, gave him a large sum of money to
live on the balance ot bis lite ana lixeu his
eon on the throne. The millions of dollars
allowed him, however, were not enough for
the spendthrift and gambler, and now,
within the year hisbigallowanoe is all gone
and he adds to his already swect-smcllhig
biography a chapter devoted to his exploit
of embezzling his son's funds, over which
lie was foolishly permitted to have control.
They do say that he merely borrowed the
money, but, "that is the usual expression,
when any person of consequence, departs
frem the'path of rectitude.
A. rine Place to Fight.
They are still harping on Pamir. Enssia
growls ominously at England on account of
the latter's interference, and the British
ers, alive to the fact that the Russians are
"up to something," are clamoring for a
check on the northern invaders ere they
usurp a goodly slice of Chinese soiL And
ihey do sot that, if there are to be any war
like operations in this matter, they will
more than likelv take place on the "Uoof of
the 'World" Pamir.
If this be true, may Heaven have pity on
the soldiery of both countries. The hor
rible fatalilities of the first Napoleon's
annv on the retreat from Moscow will no
doubt be repeated, only under different
coaditions and new horror. "What other
result can be expected from a campaign
conducted in a region where hardly a thing
of value to human beings can exis't; where
the snow drifts never cease at any season
ol the year and the cold at all times is so
intense that the ordinary fire seems impo
tent. Besides, in such nigh latitudes the
extreme rarity of pure atmosphere will have
its effect, in fact, irom what is known of
theeountrv, as manv will drop dead from
heart failure as will be killed in battle.
Travelers tell us that when standing still
and at perfect rest in the valley of Pamir,
it is no unusual thing for the pulse to gallop
wildly at 110 to 125 a minute, while a run
of 50 yards has made the strongest athletes
gasp for breath.
The Baler of the Queen's TfaTee.
I 1 ave no doubt readers of Thb Dis
patch will be interested in a portrait of
the late W. H.
Smith, the English
statesman who died
last week. All that
one can read of this
famous man con
veys the impression
that he was a very
quiet, retiring in
dividual, whose
merits and abilities
forced him to the
front against his
W. H. Smith.
will. This may sound odd in view of the
lact that he was one of the most active
Tory workers in the House of Commons.
However, in spite of his extreme partisan
ship, he made friends on both sides of the
chamber, and it must be a pleasure to his
family to Know that notwithstanding the
many" bitter fights he led, the most vindict
ive leaders of the opposition have admitted
that they will miss with regret the quiet,
kindly face from its accustomed place when
Parliament assembles again.
I do not think it is very generally known
that Mr. Smith was this individual bur
lesqued bv Gilbert and Sullivan in "Pina
fore" in the character of the Admiral, "the
raler of the Queen's navee."
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The Color of a War Vessel.
The French war vessels of the fleet that
visited England recently rather surprised
the people of the latter country by stealing
close in shore before they were sighted.
Immediately tho matter was made the
theme of considerable discussion, it being
discovered that the French method of paint
:ntr the vessels a peculiar blue-gray hue has
had the effect of rendering them practically
invisible under certain conditions, especial
ly those existing in foggy or thick weather.
In fact, it is claimed" that in any sort of
weather tho black painted ships can be
sighted at a far greater distance than those
vessels covered with the peculiar color
adopted by the Frenchmen. As the United
States is trying to create a navy of her own,
and desires that navy to be the most perfect
in the world, wonld "it not be a good idea to
investigate the new "color effect" of 'the
French mariners; adopting it if found to be
an exceptionally good thing.
An Iistraordlnarj Sunday Openln;.
Pittsburgcrs need have no fear that the
fame of this city is not world-wide. In com
menting in a recent newspaper article on the
opening by earthquake of the volcanic
chasm of Mount Zorallo in Mexico, the
morning of Sunday, September 20, the
A learned Dr. Felix Oswald, one of the best
f known vf American scientists, and a man
who spends mot of his I'.raz rrclmlcd in his
wilderness home in the Tennessee Mount-
I ains, where one would think the ordinary
j affairs of the day would be of no concern to
mm, lacuuusiy imimaies w. v iwu
Law and Order League would most likely
use the above incident among its arguments
against the viojation of the Sunday closing
laws. Verily, our renown has gone abroad.
Birds and the Milliner.
It is only a couple' of weeks since I
called attention to the excellent philanthro
pic work of the young
Dnke of Portland,
who had voluntarily
reduced the rents on
his estates in Eng
land. Now renewed
pleasure is experi
enced in the an
nouncement that his
charming wife is dis
tinguishing herself
equally as well in a
somewhat different,
but none the less
worthy, field. As the
President of the So
The Duchess of
Portland.
ciety for the Protection of Birds, she Is do
ing splendid work. The membership, which
already numbers 950, is pledged to use
every effort to check the slaughter of birds
for millinery purposes. They will not
themselves wear any leathers ana will en
deavor to prevent others from using any but
those taken from birds killed for food or os
trich plumes.
Titles of the World's Enters.
Often enough we hear through the news
journals of the "Sublime Porte." How
many ask the meaning of the term? In an
cient times, and especially in oriental coun
tries, it was the custom to make the gates of
the cities and kings palaces places of as
sembly, where the affairs of government
were to bo discussed. In time the term was
transferred to the government that exer
cised authority, the ruler of Turkey, for in
stance, being called the "Ottoman Porte,"
which has been gradually changed among
European nationsto "Sublime Porte" (Lofty
Gate), the rendering of the expression by
the French in their language, which is the
official tongue of European diplomacy.
The "Sublime Porte" is not tho official
title of the Sultan. Inordinate vanity has
caused him to adopt it to himself, in the
same spirit that prompts the monarchs of
Germany, Eussia, Austria and England to
call them emperors and empreses; titles
which they have no more right to bear than
Xerxes, the ambitious Persian of antiquity
to term himself "King of kings" and
finally, when his conceit had reached the
limit," "the supporter of the world.
It is an amnsing experience to run down
the world's rulers and note the ridiculous
titles applied to men and women, who
ought to realize that their piled up "nick
names" really lowers them in the estima
tion of intelligent people. Victoria of Eng
land is tho "defender of the faith," the
Mikado (Eoyal Gate) of Japan is known at
home as "Ten-o" (Heavens Highest) the
ruler of Siam is "the Lord of the White
Elephant" and the King of China, is
"Brother to the Sun and Moon," etc., etc
There is almost an endless list of titles and
of individuals who have adopted them; any
good encyclopedia will give them all, "but,
Bpace will not permit a recapitulation here.
Chips of the Old Ulock.
Henry Irving, the famous English actor,
always said he would not bring up either of
his boys to the stage.
WIfat his objections
were to the profes
sion, which had not
only brought him
celebrity but wealth
he never stated, at
least clearly. To
carry out his Inten
tion, he educated
both very highly and H. B. Irving.
then solemnly introduced them to the
trades he wished them to follow. And now
they are both actors. As naturally as the
young duck takes to water, the brood of
the greatest dramatio artist living found
their natural element The eldest H. B.
has already made his debut, bnt has not ex
actly scored a success as Lord Bcaufoy in
Eobertson's "School." Critics agree that'
the part is entirely unfitted to bis talents,
so that another trial in another part will be
accorded him, before final judgment is pro
nounced. The Reign of the Turquoise.
The decree of the leaders of fashion and
the fact that the Princess of "Wales wore
turquoise jewelry at the splendid garden
party at Marlborough House last summer,
intimates a revival of the old-time popular
ity of that pretty gem or mineral, as one
chooses to call it. Again, perhaps the
prevalence of epidemics mavhave suggested
the wearing of a stone, which in ancient
times was considered a certain preventive
against contagion of all kinds, to say noth
ing of its ability to strengthen the sight
and spirits. The best specimens of tur
quoise are found in Persia, Thibet,
China, Arabia and one or two
other parts of the world. There
is also a very excellent artifioial tur
quoise, in fact, the imitation is so perfect
that an expert is xequired to tell one from
the other, bnt it is not likely it will take
the place of the other, as it is made from the
teeth of the mastodon, colored with copper.
As the molars of the prehistoric animal
named are really as rare and valuable as the
precious stone itself, the value of the artifi
cial gem is nearly, if not quite, as great as
the bona fide. Another fairly good imita
tion is made in porcelain. Wn-nrE.
Crowded to the Doors.
People are coming from all parts of the
country to attend our great sale of fine
clothing bought at the auction sale of
Messrs. Fechheimer, Goodkind & Co., well
known as the makers of the best ready-made
clothing in the United States.
"We are going to make a quick turn of this
lucky purchase and now offer vou the goods
(select any garment you want) at 7 percent
net profit. We bought the goods cheap and
you get the benefit ot our fortunate catch.
Men's suits at one-half regular prices.
Men's overooats, all shades and materials,
at wonderfully low prices during this sale.
Ecniember all goods are of the highest
grade and best make. Men's sack suits,
4 CO; men's good cutaway suits, f5, 7 and
S8; men's fine dress suits, 8, 810 and ?12;
fine overcoats, 58 and S10; Melton overcoats,
$5, chinchilla overcoats, J5. See us Mon
day. P. C. C. O., Pittsburg Combination Cloth
ing Company, corner Grant and Diamond
streets.
BIG REDUCTIONS IN PIANOS AND OR
GANS Dnrlnz Rebuilding Sato Now Going on at
llcnrlcks 3Inslo Co, ltd., 191 and 103
Fifth Avenue.
The front of our building is now being
torn down, and in order to facilitate the
work and enable the workmen to push the
repairs more rapidly we must reduce our
stock at the least one-half, therefore our
prices will be cut in two and buyers will do
well to examine our pianos and organs be
fore going elsewhere. Come at once and
secure a bargain.
BEXErcKs Music Co., Ltd.,
101 and 103 Fifth avenue.
Exposition Offering.
Your picture free, and handsomely
framed, given away during the Exposition,
by Hendricks & Co., Ji o. 68 Federal street,
Allegheny, with every dozen. Cabinets, ?L
Badges for lodges and societies at Mo
Mahon Eros. & Adams', 52 Fourth avenue.
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Be sure to read Edward Groetzinger's ad.
on second paje.
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THE SPIRIT WORLD.
Hotv a Theosophist Explains All Its
Bo-Called Manifestations.
SPIRITUALISTS ABE MISTAKEN.
They Bee Bnt Part of the Truth That Lies
Behind Death's TeiL
3IEDIDMB DONT CONTROL SPIRITS
tWWTTXN rOB m PISPATCH.1
The growth and spread of what is known
as modern spiritualism is one of the psycho
logically significant facts of the age. De
spite its too evident admixture of trickery
and fraud, there is yet in it a sufficient basis
of undeniable fact to rouse query in the
minds of the most sceptical. The interpre
tation of this sub-strata of fact may differ
radically, but neither interpretation, ridi
cule nor denial can do away with its actual
ity. The old cry of humbug, generaUy ap
plied, is no longer admissable. There are
mediums and mediums; swindlers and nat
ural psychics; clever deceivers and the self
deceived"; trap door theatricals and un
doubted phenomena. So every patient and
unprejudiced investigator must grant.
Explain them as you will, then, such
facts actually exist. To the Spiritualist,
there is, of course, but one explanation
possible, viz: the return and mediumistio
manifestation of the so-called dead. The
scientist, whenever unwillingly forced to
accept them as genuine, speaks vaguely of
hypnotism, magnetism and other natural
laws as yet but imperfectly understood.
The churchman quotes Scripture with cm
phatio refejence'to certain evil-minded ones
who do "peep and mutter" with malign
design against the peaco and salvation of
men. Tho skeptic such by choice or per
force scoffs outright, and as often as not,
without reason. Church and science and
skeptic, therefore, content themselves with
denunciations, evasions or ridicule. Chal
lenged by the Spiritualistio oamp, they
have as yet no adequato answer ready.
POSITION OF THE THe6sOPHISI3.
But theosophy takes the challenge up
and replies to it at length. From the start
it has recognized the aotuality of all genu
ine spiritistio phenomena; it has also con
tinuously and persistently opposed their
introduction and spread on'lines of thought
peculiar to itself and based on a primarily
assumedknowledge of their laws and nature.
This knowledge, but a part, and a very
small one, of that stream of teaching now
flowing from out the opened doors of the
Orient, westward, draws aside the veil con
cealing the mysteries of the seance room
laying bare a flood of psychio mechanism as
unpalatable to the average spiritualist as it
is enlightening. To givo in detail the occult
doctrine on the subject, would require
a volume by itself. Suffice it that there is
no phase of spiritistio phenomena that does
not find therein full and lucid explanation.
A general outline only will be herein at
tempted with the plea that the interested
will at least give it that attention worthy a
possible clew to one of the apparently most
baffling problems of tha age. As a prelim
inary statement, however, there must be
some elucidation of the theosophic teaching
regarding the constitution of man; for upon
this hinges the rationale of their premises
aud deductions. There is truth in the old
Platonic saying, "Man, know thyself I" for
he who understands the height and depth of
hi. An-. lftl.rv linPamlonna IJtH nofn.a
what you wilL Now, permit me to present
in brief the theosophist teaching:
SEVEN' CAEDID-AI, PBIXCIFXtES.
The occult number seven crops up at once:-
the occulist recognizing seven distiuot prin-.
eipies in man, nature nna tne universe.
Evolution is but the process of their devel
opment. Every prinoiple in man has its
correspondent-in nature. Of these human
principles the four lower are of the earth
earthy; the fifth and sixth alone partaking
of the divine essence of the seventh and
highest, the spark of divine fire or pure
spirit, the "God in us" of the Scriptures.
These principles are known under the fol
lowing names and in the following order:
L Physical body. 2. Astral body or ethe
rial duplicate. 3. The vital or life prin
ciple, of which the astral body is the imme
diate continent. 4. The animal soul seat of
ttfe purely animal desires and passions. G.
The mental or strictly human principle. 6.
The spiritual soul plane of spiritual de
sires and aspirations. 7. Pure spirit. The
four lower are common to the animal world;
by virtue of the three higher, man is man,
capable of becoming immortal and divine.
During life the lowest principle, the phys
ical body, is, of course, the continent of alL
Take, now, into consideration that the
planet we live on has its seven principles as
well; its (1) physical body, or matter as we
know it; (2) its astral or etherial duplicate
which is within it, even as the human astral
is within the human body, and both of
which, although intangible, are yet re
finedly material; (3) its vital, life-giving
principle, radient from the astral, and its
lourth, fifth, sixth and seventh principles
also, of which, however, we as yet know
little. Nor does it matter muoh, for it is
with
THIS PLANETARY ASTHAIi. DUPLICATE
with which we have to do. Upon this plane
takes place all spiritistio phenomena. Here
is manifested all the thought or physio life
of the globe and man. For this reason it is
the causal world, for all things are the
product of thought or physic power. "Within
its light and substance are formulated all
the mental and emotional life of its more
densely material counterpart. Every idea
has there (in the astral world) its corre
sponding manifestation along the various
lines of force evidenced in shape, sound,
color, odor, etc.
The astral light, therefore, is the great
revealer and recorder of all that transpires
on this mundane plane of effects. In char
acters practically imperishable is inscribed
each individual "book of life," the history
of nations, of world formations and of the
beginnings of life. It is that world into
which the clairvoyant sees but seldom reads
aright; for long centuries of perverted
human thought have obscured and degraded
its fiery inscriptions into an almost indis
tinguishable moss of astral images and crea
tions, and as each human soul stamps its
particular physical body with its own
peculiar diameter and quality, so acts this
potent, albeit intangible, astral sphere
upon its material envelope. As the casual
world, it molds the world of effects", as is
the astral belt, therefore, so also, in time, is
its grosser duplicate, the former by involu
tionarjr and evolutionary processobjective
izing its lorms upon the relatively less
plastic plane of the latter. Molding this
astral uorld, as he does by his inherent
power of thought, man thus literally creates
his own material environment; and, as a
consequence, until he realizes this potency
of thoughs, life's numerous woes and evils
may be expected .to continue.
WHAT HAPPENS AFTER DEATH.
Such, then, being in general the charac
ter of this proximate sphere of causes, by
many wrongly called the"spiritual world,"
and of man's "corresponding astral nature,
it will be easier to understand something of
what must be the immediate post-mortem
condition of the latter. On the disruption
of the particles composing his physical
body, the latter falls into decay, and with
its portion of general vital force, is grad
ually reabsorbed under other forms of life,
or into its corresponding planetary ele
ments. As a result the astral duplicate, or
third principle, stands freed, and the in
dividual's plane of consciousness is now
transferred to the astral belt as a conse
quence '
Considered per se, the astral man is to all
intents and purpose the exact image of the
man physical, and being more truly the
man himself, is swayed by all the thoughts,
desires and passions peculiar to the earthly
counterpart One of two things may now
happen; according as the individual is more
or less developed on the higher fifth and
FJTTSBtrRO DISPATCH,
sixth planes of consciousness, he will now
begin a process of ascension above the
cruder ostraL And as he rises he absorbs
from the lower fourth principle, the animal
soul, all that is noblest and best of its will
ower and desire, ana takes It along with
imashe passes on to a higher state of ex
istence. The.proccss itself may be likened
o a second experience of -bodily decay and
.death, the astral duplicate beinc in time
'completely deserted and cast aside even as
-waathe physical before it The length of
the rule "being, the greater the spirituality,
the shorter the state of transition.
THE ASTRAL DISSOLUTION.
And In case the individual inclines with
any degree of strength to earthly things
and desires, it is also marked by more or
less sufferinff, the general condition, how
ever, being one of semi-stupor and uncon
sciousness. To set in motion any Influence
calculated to waken or draw the conscious
ness of the individual downward' while this
transitory state of astral dissolution Is going
on is then a positive injury to the advanc
ing soul, insomuch as it retards his progress
upward. Such retardation mav indeed be
dope, bnt, very happily, is rarely possiblo,
spiritualistio facts to the contrary, notwith
standing. In a word, gravitation rules as
inexorably in the spiritual world as it does
in the natural.
The departure of the real Ego to higher
planes of consciousness, therefore, leaves
behind it an empty tenement on astral
"shell," the which, being of a more perma
nent grade of matter than tho physical, dis
integrates only alter long periods of time.
There also remains around It the as-
irai spnere, or personal nook of life ot" Its old
time occupant, so that ho who runs there
may read. An empty house left to the mercy
of the astral elements, it is now not nnoften
taken possession of magnetically or bodily,
by various other denizens of the astral plane,
the principlo of whloh are macrocosmio
creatures, nature snlrits or elementnla. nnt
yet strictly human but on the way of becom
ing bo: creatures wiso in jcosmio laws, ana
who are not always friendly in their attitudo
to man. It is they principly who answer the
medlumlsticallv expressed wish of man to
communicate with tho spiritual world, and
Who wori most of tho
WOSDEES OP THE SEANCE ROOM,
such as table tipping, raps, bell sounds, slate
writing, levitation, flower materializations,
etc Observe that the thought and memory
of the astral dead as well as thoso of tho sit
ters present, -aro patent to them in the astral
light, so that anv amount of "proof" as to
Identity is easily forthcoming.
Or the two things that may happen to the
defunct Individual, the other is in case of
gross materialism whether of the intel
lectual or bestial stamp, when the individual
remains an earth-bound astral entity of the
most unhappy and degraded kind. Such
beings constituted the evil spirits of the
medieval theology, nnd, as a matter of fact,
they are the realinstigators of nraoh of the
crime and evil prevalent. Drawn earthward
by the torment of unsatisfied desire, they
not unoften beoome living vampires upon
the vital forces of mon and women with
whom they are In sjjnpatnetio accord, im
pelling them to acts oharaeterlstlo of their
own earth lives, and so enjoying medium
istlcally the various vices ana deeds to
which they themselves were habituated.
Needless to eay that their part in the
phenomena of the seance .room is of the
most hurtful and degrading character.
As to the materializations of the human
form, out of the mouths of the "spirits"
themselves do they stand convicted of de
ception and fraud. Witness the testimonv
given in tho Iteligio-Philotophical Journal
during the fall of 15S7. commencing October-
S5. A series of interviews are therein re
ported as heia with tho well-known, and to
llable medium. Mrs. M. J. Hollia Billing,
under the control of one "Jim Nolan," who
desoribes in detail the
PROCESS OP MATERIALIZING POEMS
and of giving them the personal Identity do.
sired, which process Is a gathering together
of the electrical and magnetio particles in
tho atmosphere, nnd building up therewith
by chemical means for as has been said,
the astral entities who contribute most to
the production of spiritualistio phenomena,
are wise in kosmio law and then reflecting
upon it the likeness of any individual de
sired; into this form the "control" steps,
manipulating it according to the character
of the individual personified. Again, this
Same "Jim Nolan" declared that it was very
seldom that more than one or two such
forms were used to personify the various in
dividuals called for, and that they utilize the
empty astral shells floating round the astral
belt, giving them the desired material coat
ingor envelope. .
Another way, and a common one, is to
make use of the astral body of the medium
himself. Occultly doflned, the word medium
signifies one who is a natural magician; or
one whose astral body has by evolutionary
process required a working knowledge of
the astral plane. When freed from the
physical body, as is possiblo during tho
tranoe state, it may, aftor the manner de
scribed above, be used to simulate any form
desired: or, If itself of a strong positive
character personally control its own material
manifestations. Nor do spiritualists deny
that the astral body of the medium is so
nsed at times, explaining thereby the fact
that when this astral materialization is
seized, marked or injured In any way, cor
responding marks or injuries always appear
on tho physical body of the medium.
WHERE THEY DIFFER.
The point of contention betweon the oc
cultist and spiritualist here, as elsewhere, is
the character of the entity pulling the wires
"behind the scenes." The latter believes his
dead are thus aotuaily making themselves
manifest; the former admits the "dead"
character of the manifesting form, but
recognizes only the manipulation of psychio
entities masquerading for the nonce, in bor
rowed earthly clothes. a
Bat, it may be asked, ot what use is all
this? Why should suoh a tremendous
scheme for universal deception be per
mitted? Granted an over-ruling Provi
dence, why are poor mortals thus mocked
and deluded? These questions may be an
swered, though it is impossible to do It here
in detail. For one thing, the unfolding of
man's fifth or mental prinoiple has now
reached that point where he begins to sonse
the finer psychic forces in nature and the
astral plane, andas these forces are in many
oases more or less Intelligent and human, the
sensing is mutual, the door admitting inter
communication, thus being gradually
opened. Higher forces still are at work, to
which are due all of man's spiritual and
scientific progress during the last few de
cades. Desiring, as he most naturally does,
some evidence of immortality beyond the
grave, this deslro operates on the psychio
plane, to the invitation and material intro
duction of whomsoever or whatsoever may
there respond. Ignorant as yet of the true
nature and laws of that plane, this igno
rance is taken advantage ot by its denizens,
who by their very nature are only too eager
to forestall their own comingperiod of
human and material objectivity, or as in the
case of earth-bound souls, to tasto again the
delights of earthly experience.
SPIRITUALISTS ARE MISTAKEN.
In a word, modern spiritualism, granting
the material genuineness of Its faots, is yet
a'gigantio delusion, based on ignorance of
p3ychiclaw. By encouraging mental pas
sivity in special, is it hurtful alike to medium
and sitter. As a passive agent, man is at
the mercy of any and all astral influences
that may be drawn his way. Instead of
Delng controlled by these unseen forces, ho
ought to control them; and this ho
will be able to do only as he comes into a
Knowledge of their true source nnd nature.
But do the dead never return? In rare
cases they may, nnd that immediately after
death, where tho individual's desires move
him to make some revelation orrequest; and
also, ns has been said in the case of those
earth bound souls who act vampire-like upon
their still incarnated aflinities. To the latter
class belong with a difference all suicides;
the law being that they so remain until the
term of years whloh would have been theirs
on earth is lived out in tho astral belt.
To the average reader tho foregoing outline
of occult teaching may seem cumbersome
and perplexing, if not absolutely fan citnl
and improbable: but personal experience
persuades- mo that the more deeply it is
studied, and the more closely spiritistio
phenomena are observed, the greater grows
Us reasonableness, and the more genuine its
character. As it is, every student must fill
up the outline for himself with details to be
obtained only Irom occult literature, or from
his own individual development on the sub
jective or astral plane of consciousness a
development that does away with the need
of material proof, seeing that all such
things are there made clearrymanifest.
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SUNDAY;- OOTOBBB .- 18,
RICH MEN FISHING.
The Millionaires Who Have a Clnb
on Pelee Island, Lake Erie.
THEIR TACKLE COSTS $200 EACH.
Every luxury That Money Con Procure
Is Pound at the cfribuouse.
TflET TAKE NONE BUT BLACK BASS
rcoRBisroNnEHCT or rn-E dispatch.)
ut-in-Bat, Oct. 16.
"Thirty-two thou
sand black bass
caught with 25 rods,
reels and lines, which
cost from $125 to
?200 each, is the rec
ord at Telee.' "
Another fish story
said I to myself as
my friend who had
made that statement
went on to tell me a
still bigger story
abont a mysterious
piscatorial club an
chored in Lake Erie,
the members of
whioh are all rich,
among the richest
Americans.
"It is tho wealthi
est and most exclu
sive sporting organi
zation in this coun
try," ho went on. "The shares are quoted
at $3,000 each; but none could be bought for
double that sum, and many a millionaire
would be glad to bid S10.000 to get in. It
costi the 25 members only 5800 apiece every
year to fish four weeks out of each 12
months."
Very tall talking, said I to myself as I
caught my breath, whioh these figures had
fairly knocked out of me. As I recovered
I mildly asked, who are these aristocratio
sportsmen?
pun without any sttlb.
"Not at all aristocratic," he said. "Just
wealthy men from Jlew York and Chicaao
who want two weeks of recreation Bpring
and fall, and are willing to pay for it. That
is all, and ifyou could see how little style
they put on, nnd how much fun thoy have
ifor It, you would say how little they pay for
what they get. That is from tneirpin
nacle." Think of men of great.affairs like George
M. Pullman and Marshall Field being fish
ermen. But they are, and among the lead
ers of the "Telees." "With them General
Sheridan was one of the founders of the
great scheme for capturing bass and having
sport on Lake Erie that is now a romance.
Bobert Lincoln is one of them, and
for this reason some of the natives
call them "Lincolns;" bnt this is not
In keeping with the spirit and purpose
of the assembly, for had an individual name
been acceptable, it would have been called
the "Sheridan." The name of the island
was chosen instead, and will remain at the
masthead. Chance gave me an opportunity
to yisit it, and learn for myself who and
what the 'Telees" are,and the truth unfolds
a story of luxurious sporting with the finny
tribe whieh will read'like an unreal 6tory to
the bulk of humanity.
PELEB IS A CANADIAN ISLAND.
There is a group of five Canadian islands
toward the northern shore of Lake Erie, and
Pelee. with Hb 11.000 acres of fertile lands.
is the largest. It is a curious patch in the
water,and peopled by that strange Canadian
population which is more than half a mys
tery in its customs and manners to the aver
age American. Many of them live by fish
ing, and others till the soil; but they are a
quaint, shiftless sort of humanity that seem
never to have felt the touch of American
spirit
Point Sheridan is a queer little jut into
the lake, which shoots out of the m ainland
of this big speck in the water. It seems so
singular to be writing abont a neck of soil
named Sheridan on a Canadian island. But
it is properly named, for as I said, General
Sheridan was one of the founders of the
strange and wonderful institution of which
I am speaking, and this was his pet place
for recreation. Millionaires from New
York and Chicago are here now in the
party which are fishing from the 1st to the
15th of October. Bdt there is not so much
Interest in the mere act of taking the gamest
and most intelligent fish that runs, but in
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the character of the men who compose the
rank and file about this point.
THE? PAY 70S THBIB-SFOBX.
Millions upon millions of dollars worth
of property and mountains of influence are
represented in the Pelee Fishing Club. It
is one of the most exclusive institutions of
its kind in the world, and they pay more
for the sport they enjoy than any other
club in the United States, if not on earth.
There is also a lesson in the fact that men
like Marshall Field and George M. Pull
man, of Chicago, take time enough from
money grubbing to breathe awhile the
fresh air of freedom from business here or
elsewhere. Most rich men do not. General
Schofield has taken General Sheridan's
place as an honorary member, and he spent
a part of this spring's fishing season here
which lasts from the 15th of May until the
1st of June. He took in the spirit of the
hour very readily and enjoyed himself.
There are only 25 membets of this exclu
sive club organization which has been in ex
istence for nino years. The number cannot
be increased for any purpose or under any
pretext. There are 25 bedrooms in the
handsome and rather unique clubhouse,
each one of which is furnished according tr
the taste and extravagance of the memhc
who occupies it, and at his expense. Tin-by-laws
require them to fish from the 15th
of May until the 1st of June and from the
1st of October until the 15th. Members
may go there with their families for recrea
tion during the summer months if they
care to. But very few of them do.
LADIES ARE NOT WANTED.
The intent of the organization is for sport
and during the fishing season no ladies are
allowed on the premises to interfere with
the sportive tendencies of those who are to
enjoy themselves without restraint. Mem
bers bringing guests must provide for their
comfort by an extra bed or cot in their own
room. No extra provisions are made for
more than the mystic 25, who play in the
great came of material life at home, and in
the still more interesting pastime which
clusters about Pelee Island.
Great stories of tho pleasures at Point
Sheridan during the fishing season are often
told. "When these immensely wealthy men
are let loose from the exactions of their
everyday life they simply become boys
again, that they may take on new powers
for their labors at home. There are no
"don'ts" here, the utmost freedom of action
and caprice goes into the pool of the lux
urious life on this Canadian island, and men
who are all dignity in Chicago or New York
pull out the plug of restraint and let the
better sap of life run at Its will. These men
are in love with black bass fishing, and no
other of the finny tribe is taken by them.
They have the money to enjoy this caprice,
and the record of Pelee Island shows that
men never enjoyed their outing more.
EVEN LUXURY IMAGINABLE.
What does all this luxury and fun cost,
did you say? "Well, that is a stunner. But
my friend answ'ercd the question as I began.
Only one share of the stoc& has ever been
transferred, and that was on account of
death. The quiet price was 53,000. The
highest number of men who have ever
thrown a line under the charter of the
Pelee Club-is 34, and 102 people in the way
of servants, attendants, etc., are fed during
the fishing season to keep 34 people or less
comfortable. There is no luxury that
money can procure that is not on the table
whenever called for, and the larder Is
claimed to be as oomplete as any in the
United States, not excepting Delmonico's.
The liquid department Is never neglected,
and the finest of wines and liquors are al
ways on hand, which is discovered by the
fact that the Canadian Government gets in
taxes and duties about $13,000 a year out of
this organization. The cost of a month's
fishingVor each member, while only 5800,
is cheap enough for the recreation and style
he gets, and the chance this association
gives him to brag to his friends of his won
derful exploits as a fisherman. This is a
very dear privilege to a man whose penchant
is to cast tne line and wait for a bite. The
club is in the very height-of its fall fishing
season now, which never equals that of the
spring.
THEY GO OUT IN A STEAMBOAT.
Strange as it may seem Pelee has its
daily routine, much as any other place
where sports of the field and water are in
dulged in. Early rising id the rale. The
American x.agle, a comtortable steamer
with small boats and an attendant for each
fisherman, is at the wharf, and every man is
on hand for the morning sport. The fresh,
bracing air and freedom from business has
given them a good appetite, and away they
go to some selected spot to see who can
catch the most bass. Frequent wagers
are made between members on the day's re
sults, and many a good bottle is disposed of
after the day's sports. The steamer goes
quickly to the spot designated, bnt the
boats are dropped off and the members go
to work. If after a fair trial the bites are
not numerous, the skiffs are reloaded, and
the fishermen move to another place.
Thns the day is spent, areoord being kept
of every fish being taken, its weight, tem
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perature of the water, state of the ther
mometer, etc. As no pass of less than half
a pound's weight i permitted to be taken
the Canadian Government, the smaller
fish are thrown overboard, and only the
larger ones kept aa a reminder of a good,
day's fishing. During the nine years ex
istence of the olnb, 32,000 have been taken,
or 17 fish to the rod for every day's sport
its members have enjoyed.
THEY DOTE ON EXPENSIVE TACKLE.
Fishing is much the same in its details all
over the world; but there are not many men
able to use tackle costing from $125 to, S200
each, as the members of the Pelee Club do;
and yet I do not know that the expensive
rod 'is of any particular advantage, for I
have seen a country boy go into the woods,
cut a pole with a jackknife and use a line
that cost 10 cents and catch more fish than
the man next him with a C09tly rod and
reoL Yet it adds zest to the sport when
you can hook a game fish and then play
with him with loose or tight line until you
get ready to haul him in. The fish caught
by the members of the Pelee Club are taken
only for sport, and are sent away to friends
in different cities, except those that are
wanted for the table. All taken in the
pring are returned to the water.
It is not until alter the dav's fun Is over
that Pelee is at its best. Then the lights
are lit, and the place is even more cheerful
than in the day. The members sit around
on the porch or under the trees, and tell
marvelous fish stories until dinner. After
I a sumptuous repast, which a day's sport has
lurmshed an appetite tor, memDers disport
themselves as they see fit, playing billiards,
writing home, looking over their mail,
which is brought down twice a day by their
own dispatch boat Even a hand at some
familiar game at cards is not wanting, poker
being naturally the most popular.
DON'T CARE OB PENNY ANTE.
Some interesting stories are related of the
bouts at cards between these magnates, who
do not need to play penny ante and never
do. Each game contributes well to the
"kitty," for the benefit oi the servants, and
popular boys have been known to take in
$50 above their wages during the two weeks
they are employed there.
Bishop Beckwith, of Georgia, that grand
character of the church, who died not long
ago, was the pet member of this famous
assembly, and he is sadly missed at this
year's meeting. One of his favorite say
ings was:
"Yes, I am the-Bishop of Georgia, and
the Chaplain of Pelee."
"Nothing but black bass are taken or
counted by our club," said Mr. C. L. Mills,
an interesting younjj man from Sandusky,
who looks after the interests of the Peelee
ites, and is Secretary of the club.
"Why," I asked.
"Because,,' said he, "they are the gamest
fish for the line that swims. Likewise they
are the most intelligent of the finny tribe.
It is almost impossible to take and; keep,
one in a net. Let them set a pound, and
let it remain overnight, and every black
bass that gets into it will get out, while
every other fish will remain.
HABITS OF THE BLACK BASS.
"It is also the only fish that-arranges for
and watches its spawn. It is also the only
one that protects its young after they are
hatched, or the 'fry,' as the fishermen call
it If you have ever seen a black bass get
ting ready for the spawning season, you
will see how the male hunts the ground and
prepares the nest for the female. He
watches over her carefully during the sea
son, and when the young bass hatch he
keeps every other "fish away from them
until they are able to fight for themselves,
which is at quite an early age. They are
very combative, and it takes a very remark
able fish of the other species to capture a
black bass after it gets to any size. Besides
their intellectual quality they seem to pos
sess more vitality than any other fishthat
swims. That is the reason why it is such
sport to catch them, and the Peelee Club
spends its money for enjoyment, and they
find more of it with the bass than with any
other fish."
"While I am fond occasionally of the rod
and reel, and of waiting for the fish to bite
which Mr. Mills has so enIogized that
feature of the Pelee Island Club did not
strike me with such force as the commercial
relations which center around it The fact
that after all 25 men of mighty afiairs,prob-
ablv representing a capital of more" than
S200.000.000 should content themselves with
fishinsrin the dav. and the gayeties ofan ex-.
elusive ciUDatnigm lorone luoutn ox a year,
rather indicated that there are at least some
wealthy men who find something besides
dollars and cents to enjoy themselves with.
But there is still another mystery surround
ing the little eljrsium at Point Sheridan.
"Why is an American club located on En
glish territory? The answer is plain. The
water is colder, and therefore the fishing is
better. Then again there are no sumptuary
laws or inclinations on the Canadian shore
to interfere with the liberty of those who
come away from the exactions of a severe
life for perfect freedom. There is no danger
of law suits, nor any petulant neighbors to
complain. FbanK. A. BUBB.
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E. S. Newlin entered the suit of "Wash
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Amnion Bros, filed the suit of Mrs. Eliz
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T. B. Alcorn entered the suit of John
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Emma Deverts, by her next friend, T.
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