The weekly Arizona miner., 1885-01-23
JUGGLERS''.. TRICKS.
Climbing Into the Air and Returning
 Dismem bered.
Disappearing In Smoke-A Very Rc. M marSabic FIask-W!,at Marco a Polo Witnessed fin China
 Many Years Ago.
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| Cincinnati Elgr:rer.
 "When ] was ycunger.' said m amateur ! iuggler, after 6 dinner, "Gni was travel, ing around the country with the idea 1 in my head that the office Of Ameri- cans was to teach ths world. as a conse. quence, I c.ten got left, as the Arabs say. On this occasion went ashore to sp,nd the night at a native village four or five miles in- l land, where t was reported that famous juggiei .iyai. Wawerea a jolly party, all besiies myself baing sailors, and having a hard tims riding un the native ponies they had p.o:iled us witll; but after many cap sizes we managed to reach our destination, where we founi the fskir, and made up Q purse of about S2, without which nothing l couli bs done. Some of his tricks beat any | thing l ever came across.
 DIsAPPEARING IN SMOKE.
 @He was tall, thin. olive-hued fellow, with long. black hair caught up behind and lied with string. He was extremely reti cent, and all through the performance neither eIuiled nor uttered a word The first trick was to arrange our party about him ill cir els of about thirty feet in diameter, and we were Sc close together chat no one could pass out without our knowing it To prevent st'u O. pjcofEliSt uc gave Us u StI0 C0 uOiI. This being done he and smaller native with bundle of wood took their places in the ceiiter. The young man arranged the wood in pile and lighted it, ard wheH it biazsd up the oder man seizei him, threw him upon the flames and held him down. Immediately there arose a dense, siifocating smoke that seemed a mixture Of flesh ani sanialwood. It. rosa about their heads and spread about until it completely hid them, and from it came such l,-aans and cries that several of the men called out that we had batter take hand, as the boy was Icing murdered. But re. minded them that it was only a trick, no mat. ter how realistic. We waited perhaps five minutes, when the wells ceased and the smoke gradually cleared away. ant there stood the old fakir alone, the young man having to all intents an purposes, been burned He was scooping something from the fire-evidentiy ashes-intoa fisk which was handed to Us and passed around--the CT mated remains of tie assistant,
 4 WONDERFUL FLASK.
 aBut," interrupted satleman at the foot # the table, didn't he sip out in the smoke!' There was no place to go to, was the reply, 1as We were in clearing away from trees CT bushes. But the strongest part is to come," he continued. .After passing the fasl, around he took it bac.,, and placed it in the center of the circle, and putting some wood under it, liz hted it. Almost immediately the flask began to grow before onr eyes; the fire blazad, and rich odor of sandal WOO l hoated about, snd in ten minutes the flask had ex- banded until it was tie size of large keg. The fire was then put out, ard we were beck onei to come near and examine. Itouched it and it seeTed Q jar of earth made of riasser or mud; it had ringing sound as struck 1t with my seal ring, and to the hand was hot. After locking 1t over we returned to our places: the old fa,:ir then took a hammer. waved his hands n the air, uttered some mystic words, and struck the vessel a hard blow that broke it in pieces, when out stepped the boy we had seen-or thought we had seen-creriated, as bright as you please. I 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 con S-,lot the young man about his own person; t+it that wEs sin,plys impossible. I felt of the fakir myself, ani be had nothing GU but . shirt, open H. the back, and 6 pair cf trousers.
 "Tbese tricks are equally as remarkable,s continued the story teller, "as those Polo claims to have witnessed in China years ago.
 BOTS CLIMBING INTO THE aIR.
 sOna Of these con1isted in the conjuror talk ing bail of wood that had been perforated in seve; al places, and through which strings were passed, ari hugling it into the air. Up 1t went, dragging the cord after it, and finally disappearing. The heal man now in- structed a boy assistant to mount, which he dil, climbing up tho cord until, finally, the s.pectators lost sight Of him. or thought they did. The fakir now seemed to be in distress at losing him, and called lou fly; then, as if in a rage, he seized the rope and .elambered up after hiul, having knife in his mouth. IHa few moments disu,enbered leg, ali bloody, fell to the earth; then another, several fn- gers, and, ..ra.;y, the head aud trunk; Finally. the oli falsir himself appeared, his rlothes covered with gore, looking like butcher.
 RESTORATION EXTRAORDINARY,
 "As soon ss he recovered frotn his evident exertion he went through some mummery, and. collecting the disnlenbered and blecd- hands over it, and seizing the body by the baud jerked it to its feet, and of 1t walked, potfing the matter with it.
 Tn Bangkok similar feat was witnessed few years ago by Mr. Ralph Churchill The juggler tossed rope ladder into tine air, and sent goats, dogs, cats, boys, and alligators up one after another All of them appeared running toward him from distant quarter ten minutes later. Ttese are tricks that 'eem almost superhhman, yet are ludicrously