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OPELOUSAS.

OPELOUSAS.
REGULAR PACKET.
Leaves EVERY WEDNESDAY,
I'm n For Washington, Port Bnrra,
.kk!a.azfs9 Simmsport Churchville and all wag
=. landings on Atchatalaya and Mississippi
Rivers-The steamer
Ruth,
lin place of steamer TrentOn.)
T.. Quatrevaux master H. Moaison clerk
VIII leave as above, giving through bills of lading ts
Bayou de Glazes and connecting at Simsport will
steamer Creole. For freight or passage apply on
board, or to j. NJ DOWLING
mh3tf o5 Deeatur stresa
Leaves EVERY WEDNESDAY, at P. M
n 8, For Washiagion, ror. HarYo,
tgNEaaNE Simmsport, ChUrGhvile and ali lar Gag
fAanAfsssss ca the Coast Atchafslaya River ard Ea
you Courtablsau-tbe new and light drsught ysessa
ger steamer
Bertha,
VIM Burton, master j. Y. Schmidt clark
Will leave as above, connecting at Simmsport yisA
steamer Minnie for Bayou Des Glaizes For fregna
or passage apply board or te
nna tt BRITrON g. EPPLER Ios Common st
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n. IO' u DUNCAN,
hiver Reporter n. O. Bulletin,
Dnhy Report Of she Stage Of Water. will
inn ri wW n, GU, Hours End

Below high water mark of 1874
NELSON GOROM, sergt. Sig. Eerv.. q. s. A
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REGULAR BAYOU LAFOURCHE PACKET.
Nv n Regular Bayou In TO archie Pncke,
steamer
Lizzie Hopkins,
N. z. Dupuis master NJ ri landry clerk
Leaves New Orleans MONDAYS and TUI1RSDA va
at5 +. NJ Returning every WEDN ESDAY and
SUNDAY. For freight or passage apply on
board OF to
mh7 3m r PTVET 10 Cont; straa+
REG ULAR LAFOURCHE AND COAST PACKET
Leaves every MONDAY and THURSDAY at !.
p. NJ.
H. - Commencing Thursday, March Il
Illt Ssssl6t The Al packet
Era No. 10,
Joe Dalferes master
Tom Clements and F. Daferes clerks
leaves al above. For freight or passage apply On
board. ~, "a
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STEAMBOATS,.

NEW ORlEANS SHREVEPORT, TEXAS AND
PACIFIC FAST FREIGHT AND PAS
SENGER LINE
composed Of frstclass Steamboats, In correction
with the the Texas and Pacific Railway COMPANY.
, 49, - Leaving New Orlsans and shrsys.
IHssL port as follows:
WEDNESDAYS.
LIN Belle, Capt. NJ. n. Wood.
q. Ell. Durfee, Capt. Jos. A. Aiken.
SATURDAYS.
Marin Louisa, Capt. Fl. j. Brinker
Texas, Capt. c. W. Stnde.
Giving through bills lading to all points on the
iexas and Pacific International and Great Northern
Irans-Contlnental and Texas Central Railroads
Also to Jefferson Texas
Particular attention paid to way business
Through Bills Lading signed only by
M. w. JOYCE
Agent Texas and Pacific Raiiwsy
vi I'm % Magazine corner Gravier.
IT, - FOR SALE-The new light draueht
ssSEssSsssSskN steamer HOMER as she now lies at
Algiers For particulars apply to
BELL & MENGE
NM u 9 and IL Delta street
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STEAMSHIPS.
NEW YORK.
THE CROMWELL LINE.
VOR NEW YORK DIRECT.
To sail on SUNDAY, April 4 at A. NJ
FM$, This line is composed of the following
Steamships:
KNICKERBOCKER, HUDSON
CORTES, NEW ORLEANS.
The steamship
New Orleans.
Dearborn, commander
will leave her wharf, foot of Toulouse street.
Freight for Liverpool Bremen and Havre taken
BY this line and through bills Of lsding given for
the same.
For freight or passage apply to
ALFRED MOULTON,
n14-H ~ ii C8rondelet street,
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RAIL RATES FROM NEW ORLEANS By RAIL,
Corrected daily by N. NJ. Carter, contracting
Freight Agent NJ. and O. II. r.
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FOR VERA CRUZ.
TAMPICO, TUXPAN, CAMPEACHY, PROGRE.
So HAVANA AND NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, HAVANA AND MEXICAN MAIL
STEAMSHIP LINE.
This Line is composed of the steamships
City of nIcxtco.....-....-Capt. w. B. Sherwood
City Of Merida. Capt. j. W. Reynolds
City Of Havana. Capt S. Il. Phillips
@6&H. The steamship
sxSsE0eS City of Havana,
S. r Phillips, commander
will leave her wharf foot of Calllope street, frat
u 4 District, on SUNDAY. April 4, at sA NJ
Passage to Vera Cruz $50 gold.
+. ALEXANDRA HONE
No. 80 Broadway, New York.
For freight or passage apply to
]. N. WITHEKSPOON Agent
No. SO Carondelet street.
The Ctv nj Merida will follow April "a nlrv
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PHILADELPHIA VIA HAVANA.
PHILADELPHIA AND SOUTHERN MAIL
STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
FOR PHILADELPHIA VIA HAVANA
Carrying the u S. Mails
Juniata, j. w. Catherine, commander 1900 t. .
Yazoo, L. D. Barrett, commander. 400 to.s.
FOR HAVANA.
G. w. Lord, L. Cotton, commander 100 toms
To sail TUESDAY, March 80, at SPIN.
IN The fine Al steamship
- G.. w. Lord.
Lodge Cotton. commander
will leave her wharf, opposite jackson Square A.
above.
Passage to Havana %. 8. currency .-....t40
Passage to Philadelphia. SO
Through tickets issued to New York; 50
For freight or passage apply to
EDWARD 4. YORKE, Agent
mis- 1v Corner CarOndelet and Gravier streets
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LIST OF VESSELS
Up, Cleared and Sailed for New Orleans

NEW YORK.
Steamship Hudson eager. sid Mar 81
Schooner w Atwood, Newcomb. cid Mar l6
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SHIPS.

'TNEN BARRELS OF CHOICE WINTER
STRAINED LARD OIL
For sale by
FREDERICK GOOD
mh2 lie Peters street.
II ARTWELL d CHAMBERS
WHOLESALE GROCERS,
IMPORTERS AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS.
36 Tch0upitOuas street
And "a New Levee,
Between Natchez and GIavier
Fla sm New Orleans
F'oUE SEASONS RESTAURANT
JOHN BOSIO,
Proprietor of this Old and Favorite House
Announces to his friends that he has removed to
No. III CHARITIES STREET,
Between st Louis and Cont Streets
Where, with enlarged premises and increased facil
tiles, he will give them the best the market afford,
at the
SAME LOW PRICES AS HERETOFORE.
Private Dining Rooms up STAIRS also comfortable
furnished rooms at
REASONABLE RATES.
Thankful for the liberal patronage bestowed upon
him In the past he asks for continuance of the same
lavofs' JAYS 3m
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-12-25
Me- bDer and s'0uctue.

There Is scarcely a branch OF human
industry IN which lula Rubber has no,
In some form found its way. Although
widely known and used, but few aic
aware Of Its medicinal virtues and great
curative properties. Practical expert
ment has proven that 1t l. natural res
oavoir of electricity, containing more
than any known substance or compound.
Owing to this fact IL has been used with
success in curing Nervous complaints
and rheumatism that were nvulnerable
to drugs.
II has also been discovered that India
Rubber possesses all the properties waltz
able rs a specific for Pulmonary COM
plants and cure many forms Of Con-
sumption and Lung diseases. Combined
with Capcine II Is unparalleled a. Pain
believer. whether external or Internal.
Nearly all the Surgeons have adopted
il on account Of its great healing prop
critics.
The most cfiectual way OF using the
article j. in the form of perforated plas-
ter. The extensive use OF ordinary Per-
toratcd or PorOns Plastcrs is Il testimony
10 IL. merit.
The only objection ever found with the
ordinary Rubber Porous Plaster IL that
it acts too slowly-rcquiring days and
continuous wear to relieve pain or to
effect a cure.
A celebrated physician of New York.
who has long made the medical proper
ties Of rubber a study, has succeeded in
making n great improvement in Porous
I'lasters by Introducing Capcine. which
OyercOmes all the former objections.
causing the Plaster TO do in few mo-
ments or hours, that which il formerly
so1 "a a.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-12-25

Before the era OF Railroads, Cairo had
commanding position - o centre OF com.
merce aud navigation. This Importance OF
position she still possesses. hut has now the
additional advantage OF being great rail-
road centre, a number OF the mOst import.
ant railroads 10 the Valley OF the Mississippi
converting TO and having their tefmini
there. Among these, coming from tue north
are the great Illinois Central Railrosd.
which traverses the entire state Of Illinois
from.its extreme northern and northeastern
to its southern limits, and by IT, connections
extends into all the great northwestern
grain producing States the Cairo aud Vim.
cenner, extending from Cairo to the City OF
Vincennes, In the State Of Indians, where
its connections afford direct railroad eom.
municatiOns with all Eastern cities; and
| the Cairo n 81. LOuis Railroad, anOrding .
direct railroad communication with the
| City OF st. Louis and all the railroads cen.
tering there. The roads coming from the
| South are the New Orleans, jackson and
Great Northern and the Mobile and ohio
Railroads, which give direct railroad com
| municatiOn with ths cities OF Mobile and
| New Orleans, and other Southern Atlantic
sea ports. and by connecting roads with al
the country south OF Cairo; and com ne
from the southwest /, the Cairo. Arkansas
and Texas Railroad, which s1Ords similar
communication with Southern Missouri
Arkansas and Texas, and the principal cit
les Of those States. This lAst-named road
will give, also. direct connection with the
Texas and Pacific Road when il IL com L.
ted, thus giving direct communication wi /
the principal port, OF the Pacific Ocean
These railroads, terminating ut Cairo, ar,
now all completed and IN successful opera
ton, those ia Illinois coming into the cit!
on bank OF each OF the rivers, Ohio ant
Mississippi. and term mating al their cOnflu
ence, thus cncrcling the city. The lloll!
Springs, Brownsville and Ohio River Rail
road, and the Cairo and Tennessee Rive
Railroad, which viii both terminate q
Cairo, are in course OF construction and vii
soOnb be completed. and other railroads boil
in Illinois and in STATES south of the Ohi'
river. which will a'so terminate At Cairo
are projected, anu arrangements made 4
build them. The construction OF thes
will greatly increase the railroad cOmmuni
cations OF Cairo.
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Az q manufacturing location the position
OF Cairo IL not less important. The crude
materials Of every description, which con.
situte the elements Of manufactured arti.
Giles, abound on every side, iron ore, coal,
OF superior quality, and timber OF every
chsracter, more than others, being easily
ana cheaply accessible, and the rich sgrl.
cultural region Of the immediate neighbOr.
hood, as well a. the more remote districts
rendered tributary TO 1t by river ana rail,
furnish supplies OF the Lecessaries OF life III
such abundance as TO render living except
ionslly cheap. When the manufactured art-
cles are produced, the facilities for cheap
distribution by river and rail are not
equalled.
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Its central location in the grss. Valley Of
and railroad communicsiion. u1yes to Cairo
unsurpassed advantages as n commercial
point, rs it affords to her easy and cheap ac.
cess to all the grain producing districts OF
the North and West, and similar access to all
the agricultural produce consumers Of the
South, thus presenting the best location In
the West Tor IN interchange Of the respect.
productions
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-12-25

This city, Ne Is well known, is situated n
the confluence Of tue Ohio and Mississippi
ton on the Mississi bpi, being below oh.
s,rucions by lee in The winter and low
water in summer, and Il lis has n clear and
open river communication ut all times over
the Mississippi and its tributaries, with all
the country south, 10 the Gulf OF Mexico
and the Atlantic Ocean. Catr0 has also the
same character OF communication With oil
the country north over tho streams flowing
by IL, when those streams are not iHnavi.
gable bV reason OF Ice or low water.
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CAIRO,
IIsIsrrrOT0.

Tho Trustees Of the Cairo City
Property desire to ,all public attention
to the merits Of their property, cOmpris-
ing considerable portion OF the City Of
Cairo. In Alexander County. In the State
Of Illinois. and lands Immediately ada.
cent thereto.
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Administrator . Notice

LNSrAIE OF Dyns Z. Parker, deceased
JA1he undersigned having been appointed Ad-
ministiatOr OF the estate OF Dyas I, Parker late
Of the county Of Alexander and state OF Illinois,
deceased, hereby gives notice that lie viii APP
pear before the county court OF Alexander coun'
ty, al the court house in the city of Cairo, lii
nOis, at the January term, on the third Monday
IN January next, ut which time I'LL persons hav,
iRR claims against said estate are notified AMI
requested to attend for the purpose of having the
same adjusted. All persons indebted ~ said ~.
tate are requested 10 make immediate paymeh
10 the undersigned. ~
Dated this 3Td day of December, \. y. $50
ROBERT II. CUNNINGHAM
l2-a.dSv AdminlstInnr
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The BuGletin.
PARAGRAPHS.

A new Paris telescope brings the
moon to within ten miles Of the earth.
and Michigan woman thinks that II she
were given room to yell she could get
IN a conversation with some other
woman up there.
That was n smart thing the clergy
men OF Richmond, Ind, did. They
called a council and resolved to snhb
Theodore Tiltoa by not attending his
lecture. and the result was Mr.. Tilton
lectured to a full house. and the world
still moves.
The Marqui. of Lornc Is connected
with society, the object Of which is to
give to every church OF England clegy-
man settled over a parish salary Of
81 900 year. There are four thousand
beneficics which do not yield that amount.
The market is disintcrcsted, for he i him
self a Presbyterian.
The chief characteristic of the Evans
vile drummer is Il red nose. The Gin
cinnati article may b. recognized by the
size of the feet. while the Louisville spec
linen is distinguished Tor the enormous
length OF his coat tail and the size OF his
whiskers. aud suavc. atlahle manners. -
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Injuries 10 Man qr Beasts,
Falls, Bruises.
strains, Sprains, COntu-
sions, DislOcations.
Fractures. Cuts, Lscera-
tel or lncisoh Wounds
AWe11tDgS, Burns, scalds,
Sunburns.
bleeding Lungs. OF
Splitting Of Blood
Nose Heed, ami Bleed
Ing Gums or Teeth
Vomiting or Hood and
Bloody Discharge.
piles - lilceling Piles,
Blind Piles, (lnfhllible }
COOlhncbse. ltarache, Ncu-
ralgia, Swelle'i Face
rheumatism. liheuma-
! tic swelling or Soreness,
Stiffness or Soreness,
LumbagO. Lame Back.
SOre Throat or Quinsy,
Inflamed Tonsils.
DiptlseriR, BrOnchi-
Ills, Asthma.
Sore or Unframed Eyes or
Eye-lids.
Catarrla, LeucOrrhea,
Diarrhea, Dysentery.
Sore Nipples, Unnamed
Breast.
Painful or too Prof,se
Monthlles
MIX Leg, Ovarian Dis
ease and Tuners.
Kidney Complaint,
Gravel and Strai,gury.
Chndlngs and ExcOria-
tons of Infants, or
Adults.
SaricOse Veins. En-
larged NJ lnilaIned Veins.
Uoccs~, Old Sores, Inter-
nal UlceratiOns,
DOi1s, Carbuncles. Tu-
nlors, Hot Swellings.
|, COrtss and lSuniOns, Chat
ell or Sore Feet.
SSsnetngv, larness or Sad
die Calls.
feJO.s or WhitlOw, Frost
Q0 Limbs mr. Ia ria
Mosquito Bites, Insect
stthgs, ClIapped Hands.
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The ursut Nerve Cona,,ror. ares Epileptic Fits.
Conyuisions' Spasms, st vitus Dance, aud all
nervous Diseases The ory known positive REM
sy for Epsis f u has 6ss" it ,e TT by
si"wi. ease. Trial package free. Enclose stamp
for rircMIsrs giNng evidence Of cures:
address, nt. y. A. RlthMnNn
l0-lidly EoN ~, 81 Joseph, MO-
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Or. WHITTIER,
6I7 81. Charles street, 81. Louis, Mo.

n N ARsn n p q 5pefdy and SsllsaS Nsrs
/,v Rsffv~s ~ Asr~xs, h
MHUMnH yeSsg or old. EssvAssArj BY
0UVU = tie JadJo1 NsssAed - srsGI.
vest 4 soiidesv< ~ ne/re. CsXss o. wrfss 70
DR.. Judson. 7os CAeffvNf ,sysss. 81. Lsxis, No.
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SheriH's Sale.

10y viriu. five certain execution, Ia ne III
directed by the clerk of the circuit court of Al
cXnnder county, in the state OF Illinois, in tN or
of Charles o, Pniicr and william WOLF, firm oi
e.. o. Patier Il Co. , and against james Carroll,
/ have levied upon the follow ing described prop
erty, In the first addition 10 the city of tarO,
county of Alexander and State OF Illinois, to-
wit Lot numbered one ~ IN block numbered
James Carroll, which shall offer at public sale
AT the south east door of the court house In the
city of Cairo. in the county of Alexander aud
State Of Illinois, on the jlst day of December
A. u. 1870 at eleven O'Clock II. IN. of said dny ,
for cash, TO satisfy said Execution.
ALEX. II. IRWIN.
Shcrin of Alexander County. Illinois
Cairo, Ills Uecsinlcr 10. 1870. i2-l0dtd,
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co'or. r,M ne g'oeS c0d freshness Of
yoV,h. Thin hair j. ihickcncd. fall
ing hair checked, and badness often.
though not always, cured by It's
Use. Nothing can restore the hair .
where the folliclcs arc destroyed, or
the glands atrorhicd and decaycd;
but such as remain can be saved by
this application. and stimulated into
activity. so that new growth Of
hair is produced. Instead of ionling
the hair with u pa,,y sediment. il
will keep i, clean and vigorous. It,
occasional use will present the hair
nom turning gray or falling Oh,
and consequently prevent baldncsS'
The restoration of vitality it gives
10 the scalp arrests and prevents
.,,.. r.a.....,;..u, - ,la"l~,h ,.h'.'l' -
often 50 unclcanly and offensive.
Free from those dclcteriou, sub
stanrrs which make some prepare
ti,~s dangerous, and injurious to the
hair. the Vigor can only benefit, but
moi harm IT, II wanted merely for
4 HAIR DRESSING. nothing else
can be found 80 desirable. Contain
ing neither oil nor dye. it does no,
.oil white cambria, and yet lasts
long on the hair. giving it rich,
glossy lastre. and a grateful perfume.
Prepared by Dr.. J. c. Aver & Co.,
Practical and Analy teal Cheintsts.
LOWELL. MASS.
snin by Al pHuGOIsIs kNEkYWHElA.
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Sudden scnSm Ut IN English s..u,


The wife of the Right Hon. unvh J
Childers, a prominent AiDciai ahu
n,emhcr at the Gladstone cabinet. died |
xsrw sudiler,y on December lst, while |
vis;,inv % Mr. Dalgetty's place. I.ockcsly
Hal, ID Hauts. Early in the morning
~. Chillers spoke to his wife, and re-
'ceivimg no answer he went round the
bed. She was lying on the pillow face
downward. with her head between the
pillow and the side of the bed, and in her
! hand was n tOur-Ouncc bottle
which had contained chlOrOtorm, but
was then empty, or nearly so-a stron.
smell OF chloroiorm prevailed the room.
4 small "drOp' glass and glass stopper
were found under her. Mr.. Chil,ers
felt near the heart, and discovering no
pulsation he called his daughter and
alarmed the house. 4 physician was at
once sent for, but lite had been extinct
about two hours. II had been her GUS
tom to keep in her room small bottle
containing eight or ten drops OF chlOrO.
form, from which she would take a sniff
though often for months together she
had no Use Tor II, and he knew us a mat
ter of fact that she had none in her room
for the last two months. She dreaded
y Mrs. Chldcrs had brought tn,
!. bottle OF chlorOform with hel
% from the town ~ Y mat
ter of precautiOn, rs she would be ava!
- till the end OF January. 1t was In tn
washstand drawer on the Monday night
and he supposed that, being restless, SIN
got out OF bed. got the drop glass ant
chlOretorM, and the night being bitterl.
cold, carried them back to bed, intcndinl
Z there to measure the ten drops. Tine bot
, tie had a glass stopper. and she probabl,
went to sleep with the bottle in her hand
and the heat forcing the stopper out, tn
contents flooded the bed. The physician
B was Of opinion shat If the bottle had ha'
q cork instead Of q glass stopper, MR.
Childers would now have been alive.
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Cairo has moral, Intelligent, liberal and
enterprising population Of about II, OOO-has
a superior system OF public schools, which,
prise, afford unslrp ssed educational sd.
yamtages--ls Possessed Of well-established
churches OF nearly every denomination
has public aud pri, ate buildings of sups.
rlor character-hSs . climate, which for sa-
mbrity and healthiul influences cannot be
surpsssed-has = well-regulated and et-
dcien' municipal organization, its streets
lighted with gas, and other metropolitan sd.
vantages, which make it highly desirable
and IN reality not To be excelled ~ a place
of permanent residence
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Ayers
HairVigor
For restoring to Gray Hair its
natural vitality and Color.

A dressing
which is at
oAce agreea-
bic, healthy,
and effectual
for preserve
ing the hair.
~ soon re-
stores .taded
o. gray hoi
10 rs oWginoi
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Lots and land IN Cairo are now Offcrel Ut
very low prices, sKording favorable Opp0r.
tunities To purchase, and tho owners pre-
sent the location 10 the public as offering
unriN Sled advantages tor the successful es.
tabl shMent OF commercial or Manutactur.
Ing enterprises, aud the best locality IN the
country TOR profitable investment Of capital.
s. STATS TAYLOR.
EDWIN PARSONS,
Trustees, etc.
CAIRO, IT,, May LIST, 1874.
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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1875-03-04

cards standing upright, so that he can seize
any one with his thumb aud finger. "Psy-
| cho" turns his head and looks up or down.
apparently studying the hand OF cards on
his quadrant, and when his turn comes to
play he finds the best card available to him.
raises II, holds II up la iull view of the
spectators $50 that there is no trickery or
| substitution), and then puts it down in
front of the quadrant. He will hold up
any card again and again as often as de-
sired by any person in the audience, and
shakes hands with his partner at the con-
ciusion of the game. lie plays good
game; and. unless matched against
very scientific players, commonly wins
when he happens to get fair average hands
dealt 10 him and his partner. Then fol-
lows series of further illustrations Of
"Pyscho's" mysterious power of intelli-
gcnce. You help yourself to card out OF
pack, and be tells the suit and rank and
number OF spots by means Of strokes on
bell. You privately mark any card in a
pack which you shuttle and hold in your
own hands; and upon the pack being plac-
ed IN front of the automaton, he instantly
finds ths Identical card. and holds it up,
without possibility of substitution or de.
ception. Again, you shuttle the pack,
Dir. Maskelyne holds it behind him in full
view of everybody, aud ''Psycho" tells the
names OF all the cards in succession,
though the conjuror himself has rot seen
even the backs of them. Finally, Mr..
Maskelyne informs the audience that the
automaton is constructed to perform a
number CT other marvels of mechanism not
yet hnished) by the aid Of secret intelll-
gent force" How long this dynamic mys-
terry may remain unsoIved in an age when
the usual resources OF conjurors are very
well understood by many people outside
the profession, it would be unsafe to pre-
DICT but for complete novelty of the effects
produced ;hls new automaton outdocs ev-
erything which has appeared since tho
subtle inventions OF Robert Houdin