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Show '1 The Blise family spirit materializa-iitione, materializa-iitione, whioh succeeded the exposure Buf the Katie King fraud in Philatlel L'iphia aud humbugged a great raauyg susceptible persons, were reoentlyj c brought to grief by an enterprising Li-eporler of the Philadelphia Times, i&who in the absence of the Blisses at spiritualist camp meeting, succeededt in gaining admission to the cellar oi the building where the mysterioS family operated, and boou discovered j jtheir secret: In the aentre of the cellar wna n !boardd room built up to tho ceiling apdp kilted with thocotumea aud accossonog of iho '"spirits," coitJ, gown?, blankots. I'bo shawl tho Vortian princess woivi-t out of air, foathn, ihiwera, a dark lan-g tern, paints and the like, there was ahsug ti table with a black cushion on it, and i. -wall st p l-d.lcrwith iU steps cushioned m black, which, whon mounted od itj reacbud to the Mi door ab;.Te, andS ,-niiblod the "spirits" ntuselessly to pns-S Standout. Tee trap conducted to ilug abinct in tha parlor and was ctrofulUg -ecurcd nr,d c-Ji.ce-.lud A etrong iroi-plat iroi-plat beneath, on wooden suppmts and crewioR lixhily to the boa cue by hand-icrews, hand-icrews, gave it tlio utmost a -lidlty, ami Lhobino6 and tho crftcki in the tlooi w-re bidden from the eye by tbo purti-tloni purti-tloni of tbf cabinet and a piece of wi.-oJ thai apparent! stronRlh'-nRd it as u race. Tne maobinery was fully exam uied and decnbd, a " it li ftltKcUH.'r ikoly that tbo ocpupition of Bliss 4 Co. is gone. Goversor Hampton expressed the rue sentiment when henid recently: "I am opposed to an increase ot the irmy, or, iu fact, to any large ataud ing army; and believe that the gallant; citizen soldiers could always be re'de.;) ipon for the protection of life and property aud the enforcement of ihH .awe." So will a Ay every honest inember of congress, north i.n.I south,' who desires to have military rule re j -trained aud economy enforced in, very department of the government. |