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, 1876-08-04

Division atrcct faborcra, Saturday; North d.
vision 'abvrcr,, ftonsiay; West Dlrlsfon lat'or-
81 WnesdaS re M .a.te. s.fs anu No ssTsG of
work, aud will amount TO about sl0o,@ ;, rny-
mcnta will trr made At the Exposition Bnfld'nC.
Tho discharged handa OF tho other Departments
1elc!k', ilF:me,', policemen, eic.-~il psona.
montllA ealary. Tho receipts from the popular
loan will he uset1 fnr the purpose, .si1 co1lsr.
quently tho payment OF one lno'tns halhTS 70
thu r:ning sroysss msy nq e,ef5e s ee
pccte,l 10 my unless there ts tnpisi taking of
The loan hcforp tho cluAn Of next week. Tho
Comptroller is b,lsily preparing for a payment.
Tie Mayor, Commissioners Thompson. md
Prindivftlt, Of the Board IT Public Works, CITY
Engineer ChcshoYS!,, and Capt; Davis, ot [Is tGe
TO the CRIB lust Wednesday, to sec about placing
lighthouse there to take tho place os the o1le
recently destroyed by l!cavy etortn: Capt.
Dnvis rtcogn!zts tho absolute necessity OF =
tic crib, aud ttinss that he can gel the Goycrn
ment to make the desired Improvement. bill
WINS passed III tic lIo.lso Of Representatives
making all appropriation of N,mo, b,'t tna
might bu lnalo ", from some contingent fund,
and this Capt Davis thinks will probably bu
done. A gou1, substantial, powerful light
Is what Ia wanted by tho city authorities, and
tho Government wants no Jurisdiction over i
OF over tho crib, rs was at one time supposed,
except to have man there to teko Charge Of
tho light, etc.
There Ia nothing now In the reduction excite
mont, except tbat tho police ,,,agnates had a.! q
meeting yesterday morning md reported tho
,lan,es IT their victims. The men, sixty ia all,
will bo nottlcd this morning Of their removal,
when tho Hat Of names may 10 published. Tint
those men who arc a11l finvc been tho least ben
e.lcal to the police force will be the ones to be
discharged therc Is no doubt. supt: Hickey has
alreaily shown an impartial spirit III hia acts and
says that flo will only act ~ the interests uf the
city demand, Tito Co,,,tcil Committee TN Police
has hah for son,e weeks plan for grading tho
force, 1naltug three classes of n,cn,-first, HUI
ontl, and third. The first gralc will receive $50
third 5000. For the comfort Of the men
now on tho force, 1t mny be snld that none Of
them will DO put In the third claas. That d.
vIaton will be reserved for aud composed Of the
green hands who want to learn the business:
should the plan be adopted, aud there Is reason
to believe that it will, for the Committee and
tho hca,1s pf tlu Police Department favor It,
there will not be reduction In tho salaries Of
all the men, for some, Of courec will be put In
the second class, and tho reduction thus pro-
vied Tor. It Is claimed for tho Bca,c'no that the
first-class men will not suffer very much, and
TINT It Will tend In the future to make the police
moro ambitious to Bcrva faithfully 10 SECURE
| promotion 10 the 1r6t class
, 1876-08-04
1.-THE CIrT-UALL.

Thu receipts yesterday from the Water Dc
par,mcnt were saa,27s3, and from tie License De-
partmcnt, $500.
srrgt. O'Connor, Of thq Armory squad, yes
tcr.lay sent In his resignation to thu Chtot-of-
Pollrc. The thing WIS accepted md takts effect
to-day. The ere Vi grand bounce Is q bad tiino
to resign.
The Board Ut Public Works yesterday audited
their monthly pay.rtlls OF $35, ,000, and alao Is
sued MI cstlslatu OF 81 000 to Ju1ues k!ncall for
wUrlt on tlw Milwaukee, avenue viatluct, which
Is progressing rapidly and satisfactorily.
Work Ut. tho paving and filling OF Blue Island
ayen,le has been temporarily stopped, owing TO
tho f.sct that the contractor was unable to OBJ
taIn dirt wllrrcwish to Ill. Work will shortly
be resumed.
Tie Committee on Licenses 10 called for Mon.
Special Committee 1h Paving will meet In The
Council Chamber this AFTERNOON, mud tlle Special
Committee uppo!ntul to l!ake a,a examination
Of tue original bids Tor tho construction Of the
water tunnel will meet iu the City CleTk's ollco
Ut 1 u. III. to-day.
ehrcwh advertiser rallied upon tho Donr.l Of
Public Wori;B yrs.crlay at,1l wanted pcrlutsston
tu paint pun botll ends Of all tl'o photographers
In tl,e city tAu Ih.le of his patent medicine, ~
kuhL ICk ct19 lH SANoaiN6 O'iA5N NC~so t4Nt
AVOID seeing the 1.afnr. flG Offered s.sU fnr tho
privilege; iio WAS referred tn the Council, and
tlcr4 liz will undoubtedly be reiusel Us similar
| applicants Enya heretofore bccr.
'rrrc w,s NJ little grumblIng done yesterday
by busy clerks ull.l ttllvlul4 OVER tir apparent
injustice done to IL clerk nalgyd Eltwood, wlte
held u position under thu Uoarl 1t scc.ns that
lc was discharged, though for what reason doc.
| nat appear, H. having alwayS been cunstdcred .
satisfactory cmployr, and brotller of Aid
| Cleveland was put ia the yavanry. Complaint
Was l,,ado not OILY against thu Board, but alse
aguiust Aid. Cleveland.
Tho popular loan waA Invested tu yesterln,
to thu extent VI g.! $40. The subscribers wers
+. II. 1lusilurk, Si0O00; C. IL. Lines, 81, ,000
j. nj. Adsit, S5,D00; j. H. Dysou, $5o0; and per
sons wlln requested that tlietr na,acs be Will.
held, $l,5Du. This Comptroller was yesterday
assured tint ttcre were to ba sonc lasg'
| AMOUNTS advanced this week by persols WIKI
hays NJ yet rcmatnra in pbscurity.. Tho popu
lnrity Ut the loan Is HOW established. Tier
will 'he great rotoctng by thu city onployc
W4er . payday Is ANNOUNCED,
The discharged city employees are about 10 b
paid in full for their past services Mayor Heat
aud the Comptroller talked It all over yestet
day, aud decided to pay the discharged hands Q
tbs Board OF Public Works, ~ folloras sout
, 1876-08-04
DEATHS.
COWLEs-JuIy vi, at her hung In Ausilnbsss
O., ntter i abort illness, nclA1e M. Cuw1ea.


CoWLEs-July III, at her hung In Au.,lnbpsS
O., after short illness, Dcls1c 81. Co,ylea.
oosE ru REST.
Conc to rcsi-a uulhle Won,nn
Fronl this earth hns pAsscsl away;
She has donc with all thinys human,
Laid aside hur form u clay.
G.ne to test-how sweet her tlamlost
no most anfni;l-no inots Moani
Conc 10 )oin tue happy il''nlbcE
VI tue eaanfs arohn4 The thfone'
co,. -o,,-,,. <,,,nd. s,r-orrd.a.
W! ~ ,hs ..,,s 's",u IL in,1 ~ ttm i,s,
ray, ~" tt ~ s.s' ntS.so ,n "s ,,,,nio "si III s'S'
"o4 f,S In neTey t,,y TMs hs,, 70 1nst
rnno ~ s+e.trin III thnt III, MN linn
, 1876-08-04
THE FAST TRAIN.


Tho widcly-heraldcd announcement of tho
Withdrawal Of tue fast-laaIl tralis has led the
Weatern public TO suppose that they wcru to bc
rslcgatcd to tho old system in tActr comm,uI-
cation With New York; but an inquiry reveals
the fact that private cntcrn!se Is doug for tho
scntatyes lavs cut oil tho rallways frunl doing.
II Is of course well known tliat ono Of the fast
trains, aud tbs Que on which St. Louis aud Gin
giunatt wcru dependent for their lautl,
was run over .thu Pennsylvania Railroad
from Philadelphia to pittsbuEg, from which
place 1t took shoot " the two cities named.
llaA1nUch "a thu ltttstuIK, Fort Wayue Il Gli-
, 1876-08-04
COLYIN Or IIOYNE.


Comptrollcr Farwc1l Yesterday requested
r,..s .t..s r,.,t,.,,, =. .... a,,.at..
n"5'Atlos.ey tusnli - ptGpuo NJ opu"oa
that should direct him (Fafwelll m the payment
y. " '.,. ,, w. Wv ~" r....m ,ss,a.,,,.I ~,
following:
r. fepy 10 yon. eomonn.easion IN o tfeens M osl1
w is, ~ yipnm"s finvm, IL In rcmnrinS en1tain mi
n. r aya ,ring". ~ III ritr ,nh;,o Actin~ Msva,
~ ~ "' ~, ~ ~ - ~ thn ynttc si *
gs1s n' AZ ~ ~ A,T;l. tE7 an as to whom 1o,,
nsxa snfnnfd hsr9 .o 1Gnol ah 70 nta. en sf
t s ~ ~ - III 3a " ~ m hnn,i ~
seesp II. 81 se ceas IL @ .nt
ti,e nw nas On no aSGeptea nn9 ne.69 "fhn
III ~ IT, nH ~. saverss ~ ~ cini,na III
Up y-o, rather for-Mr: iloyae Il declared alT
S, nrr aJ n no tislc to # Tho oee@to nave besn Ioto
a,cr r "a ~ Il Iccisrnd tint H. tolyin was NJ
the o,cc @ q May9ni ,,ouox., that ", ,,o,n.
y nay ne nlasnneat p"crsI .nat ,,a ~
81 M "n "noSs ~ avo, 80. resogn,,rd hg H. Csv
y .ne n,1S , y. ns, - ~ iansr;mont onS sst
III aa 5issbarae m I'll he ss Of tbe oco a
Mayor an .at, ths.stosG f. ahoasn ,r hS mas noe e
tna 10 'uts liz "ae 'n' "o 'ps'' 0a'o1 Va '
cH}. Inv, III. rt.u1,o,, of ii, c,.. T In NH dam
. Chuct LILY YEN At ~ t..u .rss' w. "s hfn
necessary 20 ai.euse Iao Husson r. 70 "e.1st aen,
htr' Huyne tlplHluEt ~ ue" .! g.! sie snstsh ~.
ssaseD waG seI A ~ ~, ~ anris' "s h1sc - nv
opinion upon tho thcorI nut he rs' ne no 1aG.o
aia5or u Inc cts; , ae x.,stai eHsn * ~ thc
GER are fof eastaih nurPoses saAaatea y sac
inW. Iho aW, tecosniztng tne lms. taas tcsons = h
VIZ arc hny NO.. e tenntafon IF beIne snc
0nu nCt NJ hnEnt ,HSStpta anu ha<inSn
, 1876-08-04

{307t1 WH 1[aE.] -S<IcE - -
A Gold Hitler has cat that Is sucklfnG four
kittens and young rat. Yesterday the juvenile
rat wandered 10 some distance from tho nest
provided fur the k.tttue, whcn tho cat went Tor
II and carried It back. size apl,cara to think as
well OF thu little Eoslunt Is so does tt her uwn n
young ones. II would b. curious to knhw what
The aatus of TINT young Ekt viii 10 wlicn its lot
forces 1t 10 either keep With the cats or run With
TIC IatKs
, 1876-08-04
Tint Letter OF Acceptance.
he following postal cards explain them

selyess
s. T. r.: DIAN Sir-Why The al don't, ,yon send
along that letter of acccptance3 Out Of postage
stampsl c,erks MAKE way Win your g1lt.sdSea n.
On your handf Or whAt1 nellcye nc, houoret
Sammy, silence ln ths Instance u n't golden, but
wooden, very wooden. II you psssht In delaying,
, 1876-08-04

HJEc4aT 7I&FE99tH 70 TIT 3FTuHHS
MONTREAL, Aug. 3.-rhc netfoM Of St. suh
picc Seminary in serving notarlal notiye o, III.
Rev. Mr.. Parent, Protestant n'issiunary, 10 cays
Ills house at Okh In twcnty-faur l,ours, cause,
great excitement, und intelligence Is eagerly
sought utter us to the result. The nntaral docn.
tnent sets forth that tho land on which N,
holisc occupied by tho Key. Parent stands, aud
the grounds surrounding Il, r. thc property ii
the Summary; Tint afr. turcl,t Is dncruacll!ar,
and demands that 1lu give up pnsecss'on Of ii,
ttle la,,l u applicants. The fn,lians wrro taueI
excited when they heard Of this document auI
asked the missionary to rct,atl', aud s3crc viii.
Ing to dcfcnd lin II necessary. lie came 10
Montreal this 1uorntng to oDtain legal adyIa.
and Is resolved 10 rcuIAtn nt Oka.
, 1876-08-04

like 10 not panrl. w teIin 10 tprak nf you a. H..
Mcclellan VI letter. writers. rnnlnre ynu, In H.
naa,e vi Il. Ictfc;.on, to hurry up Yours. WI
nAsxA,
EXECUTIVE CnANnEr, A1rArr. tn3y ~, 1a;n,
Ny Nrar hnHna: DeHy iu tho recession by yoI os
my letter Ut accrpiacc h due entirely ~ Tho a,oo.
tsNnsn ercakcr. Must dwell uFn" sAs nWs,ars'
When yin get The !sttrt y rau ,Iate ii nHnc sro
tHHc, 10 suit yourself. Snurs, TtLlkx
, 1876-08-04


According 10 tho catinaatca given IN the samo re:
indian warriors within thls Territory, which, cnsld.
cring the number Of banda thnt hAvo never tstt!ol
At anY ct tho reservations. Is a low estimate nf
tho Sioux an.l Eheyc1lHcs, now Hpcnly At war,
wnntd be ab!e to bring uearly y! 600 nicn Into the
NHit
, 1876-08-04

IL NJ
lnws no, incunsIstrnt With ths General lncorpo-
rntion net. The only question thcro WIS IN rcla-
tin, ~ It, 80 tar liz hc hn,s 'eel, ne 10 asrry-
tain, wux: Ia nut the art uf incorporation UT
constitutional, hecnusr o( It's appearing Us I'M
amendments ~ al,l TINT question hus bGcn dis
posed Of by the Supreme Court
Three questions org yet to 10 nrgucl-the Ie-.
gallly ot the Wtst Park tax, tho rea adjulicasa
cit. Heating Indebtedness. These Will DC taken
VI wl'e'. Mr. llo'y'a eases are rcacled,-pss-
Laps next week.
AVAILABLE PERIODICAL.
Persons drhirlnE eulnplctc and reliable In
formation IN the sl,blcct nt postage should sub.
scribe for '!,c lltsttrn pos'a! Record.
On pAge y of The number for August, letter
from tllc poat-Dlllrc Department ut Washing
ton gives tue postage on th!rd'cluss matter
Iinnstrnt newspapers, pamphlets, etc. }ns ! cont
tor every = OUNCES at fractional purt Ut 2
u,adc nu pagc 81: On page et., under Rulings
OF tho rosi-ulllce Dcpurtncnt," tic state
ueHt IL nsde IN two .ll!fcrvnt paragraphs tllat
tlfrd-rass matter must bc paid vt tsc rato of
uiaruns tell Us that twoIlegutlYes a.ce9ulyalent
u m affirmative, hut they llayo neglected to
Inform us ps 70 tho effect oi two statements d.
fSf sts e H. s.e S os11s o, ss
should bc said that In tbs rates Of letter post-
age to points In the United States, there i To
ambiguity or con1kt Of statement, 90 these
rates uzo omitted altogether
A meeting Of ha1ld.ball experts was held last
night at CaTmody d o'Mailey's court, corner q
arrangements for tho ha,,tl-bail tournament
which IL ppon 70 be held IN this city, and Ii
*hteh all fnycss Of the gums ate unusually In
tsssted. There were present Ala. O'Baen,
dihy, lisrrity, and several otliers. ALTHOUGH
4he{ did not complete tic arrangements, It VA
heclded to commence the games on the lAti 0
cl.ks tu Carn,ody & O'Siallsy's court. III
following Wednesday the accne will change Il
AID o'Htlea'a cquzt, and thea agalA Oh aatu,
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-09-16
Too Much Scripture.

The building committee of a
church recently finished in New
Jersey wanted a stone slab over
the door with the name of the
church and a scriptural motto. 1t
occurred to them that nothing
could be better than "My house
shall be called the house of pray
err" So one of the committeeman
who was in great hurry, told
the stone-cutter to chisel the thir-
tenth verse of the twenty-first
chapter of Matthew. He thought
the verse ended with the words he
wanted to use. The stOne-cutter
took the whole verse from the BIZ
BILE and faithfully copied it to the
end. Imagine the horror Of the
committeeman when the stone
was delivered. 1t read: "My
house shall be called the house of
prayer, but we have made it a den
of thieves" The stone-cutter in
sisted that he had obeyed orders.
But the committeeman insisted
that the motto he inscribed was
not wanted, and it would be of no
particular use to them. The slab
is now at the stOne-cutter's yard,
and any body who wants it for a
tombstone can probably buy il
cheap Jersey City Journal.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-09-16
A Sad Story.
[Scrsnton. pal Times

lCCf0fetofts " vi LWscc.J
On Tuesday evening, shortly af-
ter retiring for the night, the ma
tron of the Home went down to
the front door and found little
| girl stranger calling loudly for
help, snugly wrapped up and lay
ing upon bundle that proved to
be clothing for the little one. A
note was also found. written in Il
lady's hand, plain and nest. The
little enc is nice, healthy-looking
girl, apparently about eight weeks
old. The letter reads as follows ::
81 am poor woman;have been
married two years. My husband
left me on the 9Th of May in search
of work. / have not seen or heard
of him in that time. He left me a
little money, but it's all gone. /
tried to get work, but could not on
account of my child. If | keep her
we must both starve. / know of
no other way to see her provided
for than the way / have decided
on. 1 can probably get my own
living, and if possible, will send
you money to pay for her keeping,
perhaps not enough, but all I can
get will be sent to you for her. If
my husband comes back, [ will
come and get my child. Until
then 1 must let strangers care for
her, 1t breaks my heart to let her
go, but can do no better. / have
spent my last penny for things for
her, My last two cents got a half
pint of milk this morning, and l
have not tasted food to-day nor do
know where / am going to stay
tonight. You may think l am an
unnatural mother, but put yourself
10 my place, and then you will see
differently. My child's name is
Nellie May, and / entreat you to
love and be kind to my dear inno-
cent babe, as you hope for mercy
hereafter yourself.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-09-16
A Moral Lesson.

A long, lean, lanternjawed, lop-
cared chap, with a SLOUGH hat and
a squeaking voice, entered a sa-
loon on Grand avenue, Detroit,
and gaining the attention of half
a dozen tramps just in from the
Summit, said :-"Gentlemen, how
MANY of you will drink at my ex-
pense ~ An assent was repeated
by the crowd in chorus. "This
proves to you gentlemen" contin-
ued he, putting down a nickel for
his own beer, chow little can be
depended on the first impression.
You love me now, filled with the
anticipations of a good square
drink. Your anticipations will be
blasted. and then you will hate
me. Let this be a great moral
lesson to YOU" They gave him
the grand bounce in a hurry, but
the moral lesson was there all the
same.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-09-16
Barren Island Phenomena.

Frank Swift says that it is by no
means rare for dogs that have
been passed to his care to come to
life again and howl for release and
that they enjoy the freedom of
Barren Island and never seek to
escape. The unwritten but strong
ly asserted law of Barren Island
prohibits the destruction of resur-
rected ours. This explains the
presence of between seven and
eight hundred dogs of various
kinds on the Island. Another sim
gular development of the summer
season is the spontaneous incuba-
ton of eggs that have been sent
by the barrelful from the New
York markets as unsaleable.
These are thrown outside the fac
tory as they arrive day after day,
and during the excessive hot days
of this summer, the employees
have been agreeably surprised to
find young chicks emerging from
the pile.-l Brooklyn Argus.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-09-16
Drinking Fountains in Par.
10

There are forty of the "Foun-
taines Wallace" in the city of Par
is, and ten more are to be erected,
all at the cost of the benevolent
gentleman whose name they bear.
There are also, it may be worth
noting, nearly $4,000 cafes, or pub
lie houses, within the same space,
to say nothing of 100 music halls
and 238 public bathrooms, where
refreshments" of various degrees
Of alcoholic power may be obtain
ed at exorbitant prices, Taking
the population of Paris in round
numbers at 100000, it will be
seen that there is one free foun-
tain to every 10000 persons, ana
one drinking shopto every so.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-09-16
The Sad End of a Blighte Il
Life.

Hon. j. j, Talbot, of Indianap-
pls, died in the South Bend at an
EARLY hour last Saturday. He was
Ehe worthy grand chief templar of
Indiana, and temperance lecturer
bf great eloquence and power.
Early in life he was Methodist
minister, later an Episcopal min
|ster in Louisville, a chaplain in
the army,a lawyer, and member
bf Congress. His father died a
lrunkard, and the son inherited
he appetite. While in the minis
ry his craving for liquor caused
bis downfall, and he finally became
IN abject drunkard. Then he re-
ormed aud devoted all his ener-
ties to temperance work but again
be fell, and when he came to this
pity two weeks ago to-day, it was
70 attempt to regain the mastery
over himself which he had lost in
fit of drunkenness. Here he had
desperate struggle with his APP
Petlte for intoxicatiOns, and in
vercoming it he was seized with
Inflammation of the bowels and
ongestion of the brain, from which
% died. His age was 80 years. His
elatives were notified of his con-
ition but they did not visit him.
lie has a wife and three children
b Louisville, from whom, how
yer, he has been separated for
pine time. Mr.. and Mrs. Molloy
arted with the body Saturday af-
brnoon to convey it to his brother
h-law, Rev. DIR. Newland,i lin New
Albany.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-09-16
esDaf,S Him.

A rather elderly darkey from
the Post Oaks was inquiring of a
policeman if he knew anything Of
his son Pete.
The policeman replied, there was
young darkey in the lookup, that
had a mouth like a stable door, and
piece bit out of one of his ears,
that was locked up for breaking
up a prayer meeting with an axe
handle.
"Dat's him, Exclaimed the over
joyed parent, "he told me he was
gwine to muse hisself," and the
policeman conducted the parent to
the power in the market house,
where Pete was recovering from
his amusements.- San Antonio
Herald.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-09-16
Decline In Prices OF Good ).

Since the great sales of cotton
and wooden goods inNew York the
most prominent dry goods dealers
have been marking down prices.
The reduction began with down.
town houses, which find their
principal customers among the
middle or laboring class of the
population, those who have been
obliged to economiZe their means.
Il has since extended to great up
town dealers, such as A. Il. Stew
art g. Co., Lord & Taylor, Arnold
Constable & Co., and others. All
OF them have put down prices,and
under the spur of competition are
acting on the principle of quick
sales and small profits. The poll
cy of thus leading the way from
a dull to an active trade by Offer
ing unusual incentives to buy is
undoubtedly good one. From
New York the annexed statement
is given: 1.-THE better class of
dealers agree that prices promise
10 remain low. They are convinc-
ed that they have reached hard
pan, and that they must work
the vein. Every..sign and indica-
ton goes to strengthen their con-
viction. In scores of fashionable
shop windows placards are now to
be seen, where they never were
seen before, announcing the cheap
ness of the articles on exhibition.
A pair of hose that a year or two
ago would cost 81 or $1.25 is now
labelled with a card on which is
printed "50.r or "75." Underskirts
that used to reach from 81 to 81
are now exposed in the windows
and marked down to so ceuts and
ST.. Many shirtmakers advertise
to make twelve. shirts for as many
81 bills, or single shirt can be
bought for 81 at places where two
years ago the cheapest they had
cost ST." All kinds of hosiery have
been marked down 121 per cent,
and the price of linen dress goods
has also been reduced. A short
time ago it was predicted that in
consequence of the short crop of
raw silk the prices Of all kinds of
manufactured silks would adj
vance; but thus far they have not
been affected.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-09-16
Wonderful Feafs of Indian
COniur0rs.
From the Pal Nall Gazette.

From the Pail Nall Gazette.
One of the many wonderful
tricks of conjurors in India is to
make the dried skin of a cobra
live. They allow the beholder
every opportunity to see how it is
done, and at the last stage of the
iugglery but one he may examine
the bask ct to see that nothing
is in it. A white cloth is taken
by the juggler and placed over the
basket, after having been well
shaken so that you may be assured
nothing is in it. A pipe is pro-
duced, and with a horrible noise,
similar to that always made by
snake charmers, and not unlike
the sound a cracked and badly.
made bag-pipe would emit, is
made. No one goes near the cloth
or basket except the almost naked
man, who cannot possibly hide any
live snake in his sleeves nor jack
ct. The sheet is lifted, and on the
lid being opened most distinctly
energetic serpent is discovered.
No sooner is it stirred than it rises
on its tail, spreads out its hood,
and strikes with its fangs and
tongue at the charmer. The snake
gone, a stout, strong girl comes
forward, makes a deep obeisance,
and then, stepping back, throws a
man. weighing fnlly one hundred
and fifty pounds over her should
er. Nor does she stop here, for
she seizes her victim once more,
places him crosswise ON her back,
and losses him In the air as though
he were made of feathers, and not
a broad-shouldered human being.
Turning backward on her feet,she
picks up straWs with her eye lids,
throws sOmersaults, and lifts
weights which would astonish the
ordinary acrobat. While she is
thus performing, jugglers are
changing pebbles into birds, birds
into eggs, and eggs into plants,
men thread beans with their
tongues, join innumerable pieces
of cotton into one long cord, keep
half a score of sharp knives in the
air at once, throw cannon balls
with their toes, and spin tops on
the end of twigs.