Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 March 1896 — ADDITIONAL LOCALS. [ARTICLE]

ADDITIONAL LOCALS.

TmvisDay of Tolona, 111., is visiting his sons, Hiram and Lewis Day. J. P. Warner has been quite serious- ■ ly sick with a stomach trouble but is now improving. a All American born Patriotic Ladies are requested to meet at G. A. R. Hall Friday afternoon in' Odd Fellow’s block at 2 o’clock sharp, to listen to' Dr, Mary E. Jackson explain the principles of the Order of Daughters o* Lib*. rty, that Will be organized in Rensselaer. Mr. Hall, of Fort Recovery Ohio, was in town the latter part of last week, figuring on renting the Makeever Hous?, if the present managers are disposed to sell their lease. Albert Tolles, who a tempted to kill his 9 months old child at Brook, a few months ago, was indicted by the Newton Co. Grand jury, at Kentland last week, and his trial is now in progress. The Dexter vs Rensselaer easels put off until next term on account of the death of Alfred Thompson, brother of S. P. Thompson, attorney for the town. Dr. Berkley operated on Geo. Kesf inger’s foot, one day last week. Mr. Kessinger has never recovered from a cut he accidentally gave himself, several months ago. S Sheriff Hanley reports the arrival at his place Wednesday morning, of still another young deputy sheriff. This one will not go into active service at once, but will be put in training for a place under Nate Reed, when be takes his office next December. The County Commissioners are holding their regular March session, th's week. The consideration of claims, and road and bridge matters have occupied most of the session, so far. One saloon license has been granted to August Rotenbaum, of Rensselaer. Marriage licenses since last reported. J Jules Nicolet, ' ] Emma Portener. —■ ( Jonas Vandusen, | Phebe A. Charles. ( William J. Zellers, I Pollie A. Parker. ( John L. Adams, | Lillie A. Smith. ( Alva Nichols, ( Mahala Walker, j Albert McNeal, { Nelia B. Havens. In this age of almost universal mutability, it is comforting to think that two orders of things still remain practically the same now as they were a generation ago. They are the jokes and tricks of the circus clowns, and the “phenomena” of spiritualism. In the case of spiritualism the tests and the tricks, the table tippings, the slate writings, the floating and sounding musical instruments, the mindreadings and all the rest are practically the same as they were thirty years ago. The phenomenon of “materialization” is indeed a more modern invention, but the trickery of this has been exposed so often, that even spiritualists themselves seem generally to have recognized that it is a fraud; and it is Lot very often heard of in these days. And what we wish to call attention to in this paragraph is the evident fact that this very failure of spiritualism to make any advance worth mentioning in the ‘-‘tests” and phenomena by

which they think they prove the reality of their belief , is the strongest proof of the reality of their delusion. Now, as 30 years ago, the spiritualist mediums can do nothing more wonderful in the way of material phenomena, than any ordinary sleight ofhand performer can do; while nothing in the way of their mental or psychological phenomena are more wonderful than the mind-readers: and hypnotizers are doing also._ If spiritualist phenomena were what it claims to be, the fact would have been clearly established long before this, by indubitable evidence. Opportunities arise every day, by which the truth of spiritualism might .easily and effectually be demonstrated. Such opportunities, for instance as telling where Pearl Bryan’s head is or the whereabouts of lost or demented people; or of giving reliable information of the doings and circumstances of exploring parties. They might tell us for instance where Dr. Nansen, the Arctic explorer is now, and what he has accomplished. Detailed information on this point might be given, and when the explorer returns, if be ever does his records would indisputably prove the reality of the spiritualists’ revelations. They might bring reliable information from the moon or the planets, and specimens of the matter which composes them. In fact there are countless ways by which they might prove the truth of spiritualism—if there were any truth in it to prove.