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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-04-11

me what I've got in my hand" Heller
would appear annoyed, would not notice
him further than to say: ''You should
have spoken of this sooner" in net
tied tone. Suspicion would grow that
Heller was s-stuck," and finally, as the
gentleman. who was generally dude,
was persistent, the great magician
would elicit from Miss Heller
that it was q book. Then he
would go on the stage, and in order to
make the bandage over Miss Heller's
eyes doubly effective apparently, he
would tie glove over each eye. They,
however, would be tied in such way
as to form a sort of French roof over
each optic, so that Miss Heller could
see very well looking down. The dude
wanted to know the name of the book,
and after due consideration Miss Heller
would say, for instance. Rawlinson's
History of the Ancient Egyptians. "
Heller would tell the dude to put play
ing card in the book at random and
open it. 1t was done, and Heller would
glance at the page, and, asking Miss
Heller the proper questions, she would
at once give its number. The astonished
dude verified the answer. Then Miss
Heller would proceed to read the con-
tents of the page, to the amazement OF
everybody. This trick was not done
every night. The explanation is simple.
Miss Heller had duplicate book, and
the dude was another confederate.
When she got the cue for the page and
gave it, she turned to the page on her
lap, her back being turned to the audi
ence, and coolly read its contents. The
book was kept concealed in secret
pocket of the lounge, and was quietly
returned there before she left the stage.
Before performance of second-sight
Heller would often borrow half dozen
articles from the audience and put them
in hat. Half an hour later he would
let any one in the audience, when he
fished out an article, ask Miss Heller
what it was. She could always answer.
This seems strange, but it is simple as
any other mystery when it is explained.
Before the performance of second-sight
Heller would find occasion to go on the
stage, either to bandage Miss Heller's
eyes or something of the sort, and he
would tell her quickly, and in very
low tone of course, the contents of the
hat. She would remember the articles
in the order in which he enumerated
them, and Heller was careful to pick
them out of the hat in the same order.
OF course, he would not allow any
person in the audience to pick them out.
These are the various systems used by
Heller in his second-sight business.
Murder will out, and so will magicians'
tricks, and these explanations may be
accepted as the truth of the whole
matter. OF course there are very many
other details connected with the per-
Torrance of magic which it is unneces-
sary to go into here. They are simply
cumulative. Anybody with an excellent
memory and quickness of perception
can do the most difficult trick with the
aid of another person similarly gifted.
M y Times.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-04-11
A Remarkable Woman.

A remarkable woman died recently in
Benares, in India She was Anna,
widow Of General James Kennedy, Of
the Bengal Cavalry. Her life set at
defiance all orthodox medical theories,
for though ninety-six years of age, she
never left the plains in India, going to
the hills for her health only on one oc-
casion. She lived to see no less than
one hundred and seventy-six lineal de-
scendants, of whom one hundred and
twenty-eight survive her. She was
married at the age of fifteen, and had
eighteen children, eighty grandchildren,
seventy-three great-grandchildren. and
five NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Besides
military officers of inferior rank, her
father, husband, two sons, one son-in-
law and four grandsons were generals
in the army. She lost her husband 1t
the age of eighty-two, after fifty-five
years of married life. For nearly half
q century Mrs. Kennedy has been the
center Of society at Benares. where she
accomplished the difficult task of being
equally popular with Europeans and
natives; and SO great was her activity
of mind and body to the very last that
whenever the Maharajah Of Benares
called upon her she never failed, though
thirty years his senior. to offer him the
use Of her arm when he left. She re-
;ained her vigorous intellect unimpsired
until the last. London Paper.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-04-11

Oh! say. does the starspangled banner stnf
Ger the land OF the free and the homo of tho,
braver
Lou hummed the lines, then she add,
ed: " Since l read the story the song
seems to mean great deal moro than
it did before
at does seem to make it different"
said Ned, thoughtfully. "Say, Lou,
can't you imagine them straining their
eyes before it was really light enough
to see, trying to catch glimpse of the
old fiaga That flag meant a great deal
to them, didn't it?"
Indeed, it did! But / suppose ia
really did not mean any more to them
than it does to us now"
81 don't understand how" said,
Ned.
"Why, the flag told them that the:
fort had not surrendered, that the Brit
ish had been unsuccessful in their at
tack; and it tells us every time
we look at it floating ont ON
the breeze that our Government
still stands, and that we are still pro-
tected by the power that holds up the
flag"
"But after all, it is different said
Ned; that was in war time, but no.
body is firing at the flag now"
$50 much the more reason to be-
glad"
How came we to have the flag any
wayp' asked Ned.
Ned, why do you say anyway"
Because it seems to fill out-kind o.
finish up sentence
Lou laughed. ut is like the snapper
on the end of a whip, and suppose you
think it will bring out quick response.
Well, | happen to know something
about the flag. When we made the
large flag at the academy. Prof Com
stock told us about it, and the history
of the flag will take us back to the PEI
Rod we were talking of in our history
talks. In January, 1776, the British
held Boston, and Washington's army
was encamped at Cambridge. It was
then that the American flag was un-
furled. 1t had thirteen stripes, red and
white as now, to represent the thirteen
colonies, but in the corner, on blue
ground, instead of stars, were two
crosses combined; the St. George Cross
and the Cross of st. Andrew, which is
like the letter K. The next year, by act
of Congress, stars took the place of the
crosses. The number of stripes and
stars was changed by Congress two or
three times, but in 1878 it was settled
that there should be thirteen stripes and
a star for every State. Faye Hunt
ington, in Pansy.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-04-11
SCRAPS OF HISTORY.

The Origin Of yankee Doodle" and
Other National Airs Tho National
Flag.
"Oh, what racket
"Yes; it is those fellows with their
drum, and dear knows what" replied
Ned.
'They enjoy it, l suppose contin-
ned Lou.
Il presume SO"
And Ned looked as il he did not
think it such dreadful thing as Lou
seemed to consider it.
''They are playing Yankee Doodle, !"
said Lou, after a moments pause.
s'Of course they are; that is the proper
way to show fellows patriotism re-
turned Ned; ''secms as If Yankee Doc
die would never wear out. 1t has been
played ever since can remember"
Lou laughed long and loud. 1t was
quite improper for girl, as she very
well knew, but then it was too funny.
las long as you can remember. !" she
repeated, as soon as she could catch
breath; then she went off in another
peal of laughter. .Why, Ned, Yankee
Doodle is hundred years old, to say
the least; it isn't likely to wear out after
standing that test"
"a hundred years oldr' repeated
Ned; Lou, are you sure?'
"Quite sure. Some say older; they
even think it was written in England.
in the time of Cromwell, only it was
'Nankee Doodle, and the line:
'Nankee Doodle came to town.
had reference to Cromwell's entering
Oxford, and the feather in his cap,'
etc., was a hit upon his wearing plume
fastened with peculiar knot called
macaroni. Hooked up macaroni in the
dictionary, and found out that it means
a collection Of things thrown together.
can imagine just what kind of knot
that was-al ends hanging out all
ways! But / would much rather be-
lieve that the tune and words belong to
Revolutionary times, as long as it has
become national air. Some think the
word Yankee is simply corruption of
the way the Indians pronounced En-
glish. They said Anglais then; instead
of getting it nearer right they got it
more and more corrupted until they
brought up on Yankee. believe it
was Just after the battle of Lexington
that Yankee Doodle was adopted as
the national song"
"Well. Ididn't know all that before. =
said Ned. do you know the origin of
our other national airs?''
Hail Columbia was written,
mean the words, by Joseph Hopkinson,
lawyer and Judge of Philadelphia;
the tune was composed by German as
a march in honor of the first President
of the United States, and was called
The Presidents March; some time be-
fore the words were written. The Star
Spangled Banner was written about
seventy years ago. There is a pretty
story about the writing of that song.
The British feet had anchored below
Baltimore, and while land troops moved
against the city the fleet bombarded
Fort McHenry, ono of the defenses on
the river below. Mr.. Francis Key was
prisoner on q British ship. and as the
bombardment was kept up through the
night he and q friend who was with him
were very anxious as morning came to
know the fate of the fort. And one
said to the other Is he looked out at the
first streak of light: Do you see the
hag?' The old dag was still waving
from the fort and the question sug-
gestsd the poem which Mr. Key wrote
out:
'0hl ssy, can you So By the dawns early
WA g Isoa1y - halled It he ~ iusAfs
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-04-11

"A correspondent sends as an Illus
tration of English as she is spoke in
japan card which was handed him
on his arrival in Yokohama. 1t reads:
"Reeke, Washerman Repairs effected
and buttons renewed. Should any
clothes, ETC., be lost win pay at cost
of value. No. Ichome 1shikawar
Mach, Yokohama"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-04-11

every evening in order to finally dis
comfit him BY discovery. BY using
several methods night everybody
would be more mystified than ever. In
the first place, Heller formed as basis
of his operations list of over four
hundred articles, which would cover al
most everything that an audience would
be likely to bring to a theater. This
was subdivided into group of thirteen.
These series were committed TO memory
by Heller and his fair assistant in the
order in which they were arranged. For
instance, here is one of the series that
was used to give the color of an article,
or the first thirteen letters of the alpha
bet, or the numeral herewith stated.
As will be seen, the color. letter,
or number was obtained by the way in
which the u,lestion was framed
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1885-08-21
GENERAL TURNBULL.

The newspapers of California are
hotly denouncing the encampment
of the State Militia at Santa Cruz
The trouble seems all to have arisen
from the tyrrany, insolence and
swelled head Of Gen. Turnbull.
This military and epauletted ass
when he gets on blue coat with
gold facings and goes to take com
mand of peaceful camp, suddenly
imagines that he is bigger man
than Grant was after the surrender
of Lee. The California militia has
always been cursed with the pres
epce of some notorious lunatic of
the Turnbull stripe. Some poor
weak-minded fool. some blooded
aristocrat with bloodless record in
war and no record at all in any
thing else.
If they could only call to mind
the simple, unostentatious acts of
some real generals /; Napoleon
plodding along with his troops like
an ordinary soldier; Caesar fordiDg
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1885-08-21

Regarding the allegation that the
Internal Revenue Bureau had dis
covered large number of coz, INFER.
felt beer STAMPS in Use, the state
rent is made that some seizure Of
STAMPS were made in New York.
Missouri and Arkansas. and thai
in each case, when submitted to
experts they were pronounced gen.
uine.-Exchange.
We can stand bogus stamps sc
long as they don't get to counter.
feiting the beer.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1885-08-21


the rivers waist-deep, and sharing
all the hardships of the march into
Gaul Grant commanding one of
the greatest armies Of the world,
and the plaincst dressed one Of the
lot. When these generals appeared
the ranks rose as one man with ac-
carnations and greetings that shook
the earth, but when Turnbull shows
up one universal curse goes down
the line and the disguised men
merely remark
Here comes old Turvydrop
Turnbull, the blasted old -
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1885-08-21

The Herald says: Harrison Ter
rell, Grants valet for the past four
years, has accepted from Mark
Twain an agency for the sale of the
bust of General Gr,nt in this State,
and says the most remarkable fact
in Harrison interesting life is
that he fought during the war on
the Rebel side. He was afterwards
a servant for Riggs of Washington.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1885-08-21
GOLDBERG, BOWEN & co.

"AVING PURCHASED THE
the firm of Lebenbaum, Goldberg &
Bowen, beg to inform their friends and
patrons that the business will be con-
tinued at the old stand, 428 to 1872 Pine
Street, and we trust that by fair dealing
low prices and prompt delivery we will
merit a continuance Of the patronage Of
tn ose who have dealt with us SO long
under the old firm name. Respectfully
Yours, GOLDBERG. BOWEN & co.
Importers of Fancy Groceries, Wines,
and Table Delicacies.
428 to 432 Pine Street.
ASSend for our Price Current, issued
monthly Augll
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1885-08-21
FAIRS CRAFTY PLAN.

he dangers WHICH now threaten
Nevada's silver interests are the
gravest which have yet confronted
this State. While war is being
made against us in Washington
there are traitors at home whose at
titudes upon this important ques-
ton lead every thinking man to
suppose that they are aiding and
abetting the work. It is indeed an
easy matter to trace Senator Fairs
hand in the business.
Let US look at the records and see
10 what way he has ever lifted a
finger for the State which he pur-
chased in 1880.
During his entire manap", uont &c
the great bonanzas o. rho comstock
did he ever SIP dollars worth of
silver to the Carson Mint Dur
ing the flush days when the mines
were vomiting silver from a dozen
shafts, that bullion was shipped by
the ton directly past the Carson
Mint.to be refined in San Francisco,
and then peddled out to the Mon
golian purchasers across the sea.
Over and over again there was a
scarcity of silver at the Mint, and
it was closed down, while FAIR d.
rected his stream of bullion away
from it. Does he care any more for
the Carson Mint now, than he did
then? Since the new Administra-
ton went into power, Fair has used
no endeavors whatever, to keep the
Mint in operation, and when ques-
toned about it blandly lays it on
the Administration.
Fair is directly interested in a
silver depreciation, for when the
depreciation has reached its lowest
limit, he will appear on the Com
stock, tell how sorry he is to see
such things happen, but wages
must be reduced or the business
cannot be worked. 1t has been the
golden dream of Fairs life to see
the men working on the Comstock
at two dollars a day, sweating and
toiling seven days in the week, that
he may continue to add to the vast
pile Of wealth which has accumu-
lated ever since the day that hired
ruf6ans beat poor Fred Smiths
senses out of him with clubs.
With thousands of men working
ON the Comstock at 81 per day,
Fair could die happy, for he has
vowed over and over again that he
would crush out the Unions, and
the depreciation in silver plays
into his scheming hand. 1t is said
that he now has but little interest
in the Comstock, bnt there is moth
ing to show that he is not a silent
partner in the mines, and were the
reduction of wages effected, he
would loom up as big mine owner
in a very short space. If this is
not his exact position, why does he
not rise up and do battle for his
State, and not pass his idle time
in San Francisco, toying with all
he deals with?
So far, there has been little or
nothing done for our silver inter
ests, except the gathering at the
Capitol of lot Of ng-winded or
ators, who needlessly blew off lot
Of gas and went home. The rec
ords of the proceedings lie piled up
IN the hall ways. and will lie there
till the crack of doom.
TIE labor unions can take the
bull by the horns. and by a rousing
demonstration show the Admins
tration that it cannot walk over
this State with impunity. 1t is no
longer matter of politics, but a
question with many, Of bread and
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1885-08-21
MEAT MARKET.
GEORGE HARK.
OPPOSITE BULLION EXCHANGE BANK;
Beef, Lamb,
Mutton. Veal,
Sausage. etc.

Ny fAeilities for purchasing
good beef arc second to mono In
the State, and customers can al
ways be assured ct the best In the
nafket. sept
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1885-08-21

This shows the difference there
is in being a real General, and a
conceited dummy.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1885-08-21
THE LAKE HOUSE.
RENO. NEVADA.
NEW MANAGEMENT,

NEW MAN AGEM EN II
"HIS WELL-KNOWNH HOTEL HAS
i been thoroughly renovated and
newly furnished.
Special Facilities Afforded to Families.
THE TABLE is FIRST-CLASS.
Fine Wines, Liquors and Cigars at
the bar. Polite Attention and Reason
able rates. Jy29
]. E. IDEALLY, Proprietor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-05-28

Referring to the widespread and welLfounded
apprehensiOns which prevail in regard To the
dangers OF an impure water supply to the city,
the newspaper organ of those responsible in the
premises contains this morning the gratifying
announcement that 1.-THE whole matter will
shortly be laid at rest by the authoritative and
indiSputable stamp OF official dicfum."
This is unnecessarily high-sounding and n
trite hay; but Of cOurSe it only be- construed
10 mean that measures are To- he taken at once
to prevent the flow of all pOlluting and often
sive matter into the mouth of the conduit
which brings to tine city its supply of water
since no other course will remove existing
grounds of complaint and permanently lay the
matter at rest The people of Washington are
therefore to be Observation-Disclosures il should
unfortunately turn out that our cotemporary is
mistaken
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-05-28

Quite in line with the suggestion made by
THE STAR several days ago for the speedy com
pletion of the pedestal for the BarthoIdi Statue
OF Liberty. to be erected in New York harbor.
Mr.. Nathan Appleton, OF Boston. a member of
the Franco-American union. which arranged
for the presentation of the statue. urges
that Decoration day should be distinguished
by popular contributions to the pedestal fund
believing that the veterans on both sides will
promptly respond 1t is to be hoped that those
having charge of the ceremonies here will con-
slider this matter and adopt some means of
appeal which will he effective
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-05-28

The recent decision of Judge Bond is another
blow to population in Virginia. He holds that
a tenderof coupon by taxpayer is equivalent
TO payment of his state taxes and if il is refused
by the collector the debtor MAJ deposit the
coupon in court, receiving from the clerk a
receipt that the tax is paid. He also enjoins
collectors of taxes from levying on other prop
erty of taxpayers adopting this method. and
says that they must pay costs Tor any suits they
may bring against such taxpayers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-05-28

Not 70 be outdone Icy New York and Brook
Ign. Jersey City has furnished a building col
lapse in which four We're killed and eleven Sc
rously injured. The building was old and
dilapidated and should have been condemned
and torn down long ago. The building inspec-
tor OF that city will doubtless squcIch any in
Quiry into his efficiency or responsibility by
the authoritative and indisputabIe stamp of
official dictUm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-05-28
TAKE YouRCHo1cE.n

YESTERDAY WAS JUST SUCH A DAY
THAT WE LIKE TO HAVE COME ABOUT
ONCE A MONTH. 1T GIVES Us AN OPPOR-
TUSITY TO LOOK THROUGH OUR STOCK
AND PICK OUT SUCH LOTS AS SELL A
LITTLE SLOWER THAN WE WANT THEM
TO HERE'S WHAT WE FOUND YESTER-
DAY AND WE ARE GOING TO GIVE YOU
THE BEST LINE OF $500 SUITS YOU EVER
HAD TO SELECT FROM. PEEP IN OUR
WINDOW. AND Yot WILL SEE THEM DIS
PLAYED:
LOT 9,755.-A HANDSOME BROWN
AND BLACK PLAID SUIT. THE PRICE
HAS BEEN s1s THEY ARE NOW sl5.
LOTS 1902 AND 3,O61.-HANDsOME
ENGLISH GRAY PLAID EFFECTS IS
THE ONE LOT, AND BROWN AND
GRAY PLAID THE OTHER STYLE
THEY ARE GUARANTEED GENUINE
ENGLISH GOODS. REGULAR $35
SUIT TO ORDER. OUR PRICE FOR THE
READY-MADE ONES HAS BEEN SIS.
THEY ARE NOW SIS.
LOT 9,939.-A HANDSOME PLAID
SUIT. THE COLORS ARE A COMBI-
NATION OF THE LATEST SHADES.
THE PRICE HAS BEEN $50. THEY
ARE NOW s15.
ALSO THE FOLLOWING LOTS OF SIS AND
$50 SUITS, MEMS AND YOUTHS SIZES:
LOTS 9,717, 9,753, e.93I, $500. ss71, 9,6s7.
ASK TO SEE THESE LOTS. THE ORIGINAL.
PRICE WAS GUARANTEED TO BE AS Low
AS ANY HOUSE IN THIS COUNTRY CAN
OFFER. THE REDUCED PRICES ARE JUST
THAT MUCH LOWER IF YOU BUY A SUIT
AND TAKE 1T HOME, AND DO NOT WEAR
Or SOIL IT IN THIRTY DAYS. AND YOU
PREFER THE MONEY TO THE CLOTHES.
BRING THEM BACK TO Us, AND THE
MONEY IS ALWAYS READY FOR YOU.
A. SAKS & Co.
ONE ppIf-r7 DIT AN pY,,-p,, cy c,ryy,rDe
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-05-28
HOTELS.

BRocK's CosaREsslosAL HorEn.
This Hotel 10 situated opposite the Capito-New Tor
sey ave. and st. ae.-the most elevated point In
washington It q out Of the malaria district, being
one hundred feet above the level of Potomac river
From Its Balconies beautiful view can be had of the
entire city OF Washington, Arlington Heights poto-
mac River and the Capitol grounds Summer boardera
accommodated with delightful airy and well ventilated
summer season ~ low ratea H BROCK prom
mh1Siam Formerly OF Jerssy City, n r q
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-05-28

Gov. Hill has at length vetoed the census bill
passed by the New York legislature al the extra
session. but wiH not again convene that body.
as he thinks another extraordinary session
would undoubtedly leave the situation un-
changed"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-05-28

One is reminded OF "Pinafore" by the stately
proclamation on behalf of the Commissioners
that the stories about the danger of water pol
luton told by the scurrilous alarInists of the
press will shortly be laid at rest by the au-
fhoritative and indisputable stamp of official
dictum The Right Honorable Sir Joseph
Porter, IL. e. b., First Lord of the Admirably
Monarch of the Sea and Ruler of the Queens
Navee, it will be remembered declared in the
same swelling phrase adopted by the trumpeter
for the Commissioners, that :" official utterances
are invariably REGARDED as nnansMerahIen
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-05-28

Queen Victoria's birthday occurred on Mon
day, but it passed without any special observ-
ance, because probably the attention of the
English people is pretty well occupied with
other important matters-the Anglo-Rus>ian
dispute, affairs in the Soudan. discussions i'm
CABINET, &c. The Queen is row sixty-six years
Old, and has attained an aye reached by only
nine OF her hfty-five predecessors on England's
throne. Five of these nine were of the house
OF Hanover, to which Victoria belongs and
their average age was a little over scvcntv-three
years. of the other four was "a Norman
one aPlantagenet, one Stuart, and one a Ttl-
dor. If the present Queen lives up to the aver
age OF those of her house. she will reign for
many years yet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-05-28

authoritative and indisputabIe STAMP of
official dictuEl' is good. Something like that
once stopped the mad career OF a comet if his
tory is not at fault.