The Democratic advocate., 1884-07-19

men called out that we had better take
hand, as the boy was being murdered.
But reminded them that it was only a
trick, no matter how realistic We waited
perhaps five minutes, when the yells ceas-
ed and the smoke gradually cleared away,
and there stood the old fakir alone, the
young man having to all intents and pur-
poses been burned He was scooping
something from the fire-evidently ashes
into flask, which was handed to us and
passed around-the cremated remains of
the assistant.
A WONDERFUL FLASK.
"But," interrupted gentleman at the
foot of the table, 'didn't he slip out in the
smoke?" "There was no place to go,
was the reply, Gas We were in clearing
away from trees or bushes. But the
strangest part is to come" he continued.
"After passing the flask around he took it
back, and, putting some wood under it,
lighted it. Almost Immediately the flask
began to grow before our eyes; the fire
blazed, anda rich odor of sandalwood float
ed about, and in ten minutes the flask had
expanded until it was the size of large
keg. The fire was then put out, and we
were beckoned to come near and examine.
| touched it and it seemed jar of earth
made of plaster or mud; it had ringing
sound as struck it with my seal-ring, and
to the hand was hot. After looking it over
we returned to our places; the old fakir
then took hammer, waved his hands in
the air, uttering some mystic words, and
struck the vessel hard blow that broke it
in pieces, when out stepped the boy we
had seen-or thought we had seen-cre-
mated, as bright as you please. should
be glad to have the trick solved, but have
never found any one who could explain it
satisfactorily. Some aver that the old
fakir concealed the young man about his
own person, but that was simply impossible,
as [ felt of the fakir myself and he had
nothing on but shirt, open in the back,
and pair of trousers.
'These tricks are equally as remarkable" "
continued the story-teller, "as those Polo
claims to have witnessed in China years ago
BOYS CLIMBING INTO THE AIR.
''One of these consisted in the conjuror
taking a ball of wood that had been per-
forated in several places, and through which
strings v ere passed, and hurting it into the
air, Up it went, dragging the cord after
it and finally disappearing. The head man
now instructed a boy assistant to mount,
which he did, climbing up the cord, until,
finally, the spectators lost sight of him, or
thought they did The fakir now seemed
to be in distress at losing him, and called
loudly, and then, as if in rage, he seized
the rope and clambered up after him, hay
ing a knife in his mouth, In few mo-
ments dismemhered leg, all bloody, fell
to the earth; then another, several fingers,
and finally the head and trunk; finally the
old fakir himself appeared, his clothes COW
cred with gore, looking like butcher
RESTORATION EXTRAORDINARY
GAS soon as he recovered from his evil
dent exertion he went through some num-
merry, and collecting the dismembered and
bleeding parts, gave the body a push,
waved his hands over it, and seizing the
body by its hand jerked it to its feet and
off it walked, nothing the matter with it.
"In Bangkok similar feat was witness
ed few years ago by Mr.. Ralph Church
i'll. The juggler tossed rope ladder into
the air, and sent goats, dogs, cats, boys and
alligators up, one after another. All Of
them appeared running toward him from a
distant quarter ten minutes later. These
are tricks that seem almost superhuman,
yet are ludicrously simple when known.
IN FOUR PLACES AT ONCE.
"Mestayer, the conjuror, who died sew
eral years ago, did a most remarkable thing
in one of the walled cities of Russia He
was invited to give performance before
the Gar, and when asked by His Majesty
what he could do, replied anything. So
the Emperor said: Tell me something
that do not know
"The conjuror, pointing to one of the
Emperor's intimates, said That man you
think is your best friend.
Il know he is replied the Emperor
Then, said Mestayer, Il tell you he
is your worst enemy, and [ will stake my
life on it that he has proofs of what / say
about his person.
'The Emperor, looking at his friend,
said You can easily prove that this man
is an impostor Let him search you.
"But the nobleman became so confused,
and shook so, that the Emperor had him
seized, and they discovered in the exact
place that the conjuror had stated, namely,
in the lining of his coat, plot to kill the
Emperor; the man was Nihilist You
may be sure" continued the speaker, ''that
he was looked out for after that. On being
asked to give public display, he announced
that on y certain day at noon he would be
at home, aud at the same time pass through
all the different gates of the city. The day
previous he passed through the streets fol-
lowed by thousands, who eagerly scanned
his face that they might recognize him.
At the appointed time the gates of the city
were crowded, and cannon had been placed
at each one to be fired as he passed. As
the clock struck the hour the several guns
were heard following each other quickly,
and the attendant of the co9juFor testified
that az the same time she was engaged in
conversation with the man at home. The
strangest part of this story is that the EN-
peror had given orders that the different
men or man should be arrested as soon as
they appeared and lodged in the Central
guard-room, where he would visit them and
thus solve the trick. As soon as the con-
jurer passed the gate he was arrested and
placed with the others who preceded him,
the tailor ayerrino that all were in the
room; but when the Emperor entered and
called for Mestayer and his assistants to
come out, only one appeared; the rest had
gone no one knew where. Many believed
them to be evil spirits, but before his death
Mestayer told a friend that it was merely
trick, though it died with him.
After bouquet is dropping beyond all
remedies of fresh water, the Japanese can
bring it back to all its first glory by sim
ple and seemingly most destructive opera