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Demonstrations by "Sampson" under a table -- A medium who is handy with her feet -- Exposé of another operator in dark circles.
Considerable excitement has been created in various parts of the West by a young woman, whose name need not here be given, who pretends to be a "medium for physical manifestations. " She is rather tall and quite muscular, her general manner and expression indicating innocence and simplicity.