The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-06-05

h"'o i'" a. ~" improvements on
what is on the market abroad, but
they were not essential, but there are
halt dozen men who can do all Heller
ever could lo. There is one thing.
however, that must cXccpt--his sec
onu sight, in which he was SO ably
assisted by ilaidcc Heller. Hut OF
second sight ! will speak presently.
Heller was natural comedian and II
glorious pianist. lie made half Il
dozen fortunes. and lost them gambling
III stocks. The impression prevails
that he died rich. That is not SO. Lie
left only trIlc.
THE OLD HERMANN.
"Thc old Hermann was the best and
first of the slcight-oGhand performers
this country ever saw. lie made Il
great deal of money in this country.
more, indeed, than he ever acquired
in all his journcying in other lands.
l!c is now in Holland, dealing in
diamonds. suppose he carried at
least S50,000 out Of the country. lie
told mo tha! he had made .C26.O in
his two years trip through the States.
guess he did NOT speak Inc truth OK
actly. lie IL was who introduced the
goldfish trick. lie would take from
under Il cloth over his arm half a
dozen dishes of water with live fish
swimming in them. AS he stood
away from tho table altogether the
effect was excellent. But see how
transparent the thing is. | will show
YOU without the cloth. Here is
closc-titting India rubber cover. AsI
make the motion to cover my arm |
w m <,H ~,
the dish under the cloth. That much
is slcight-oi.hand. l lift the cloth aud
How sangr M It is" is that hnf"T peopc '; " wyfr
SO easily deceived, and yet Hermann
set the people OF New York wild by
that simple trick.
"Thcrc is a Hcrma,m now traycl;no
in South Americn that almost equals
III skill the man from whom he took
his name. His right nanlc is Alcxan-
der and he came to this country as the
elder llcrmam's assistant. More re-
Gently he appeared in variety theatres
and went TO South America. That
was two years ago. lie came bacl;
on a visit last winter, bringing $50 900
in gold. saw the money. lie has
gone back to South America for nn-
other &G0, 900.
"CnzancuYc, the Frcnchman, who
would never speak English, although
nc could speak the language very well,
IS the equal Of the elder Hermann in
slcight-ol-hand tricks. His manipula-
ton OF cards was as good as anvboIy's
and lie did a good mnnv things that no
other magician ever attempted in this
country. Ills paraphcimaiiu was cx
tensivc and valuable. 1t had been re-
cfultcd from the workshops of every
manufacturer in Europe. lie had
made much money and could afford to
nave the very best in the world. His
tflP TO this country was a sad failure.
re made nothing at all; in fact, he
lost heavily, except in few cities.
boston, Philadelphia, and | think San
francisco were Inc only places thut lie
scored successes III. Perhaps his In
alan mail trick was tho best sensation
ne had. 1t was certainly very clever.
lie Is now in his native land, where he
VOWS he will stay. At any rntn 'i.n
nsscvcratcs with many an oath that
American soil shall never bear the i'm
print OF his Footsteps again.
'sIhcrc was ono old man of orr
guild of whom | scarcely ever think
unless feel like touching my hat.
Ills wns q noble character. Tic was q
Philadclphian, and lie was indeed
great. | speak of Signor BlitZ. +
viii venture to say that 100000 people
IN this country remember him with
the warmcst feelings. His great
specially was birds. IIc did many
things with thcm that nobody else
and many have tricd--hms ever sue
ceccded in doing. lie performed for
children, and it was II pleasure to sec
and hear him talk to the little ones.
!ic was financially very successful.
but ho did not keep his money.
"Iioudin was tho represent ltivc of
Francc. If the people who read his
book believe all he says of himself.
they will believe he was tho greatest
performer that ever lived. Doubtless
he was very fine. His fame lives out
side the pages Of his book and lie was
very successful. .
"SpcaEing of English performers, it
would be wrong to pass by Anderson,
the Wizard of the North. IIo was at
tho very head Of all performers. In
deed, his equal has never been seen.
lie Is tho most famous Of all tho Eng
lish performers.
SECOND SIGHT EXPOSED.
"You do second sightY
eyes. had a second sight scheme
at work before Heller ever thought of
1t. guess. Since then have improy-
cd upon IT," a9a +, lNI'
"EXplain it's. ..U.se.
81 am afraid that is going a littlo