The Meeker herald., 1888-06-09
ASTONISHING FEATS.
tricks performed BY Az OLD ,ua'
oLeR N INDIA.
miraculous Transformations Of u u ~ oi
Tsine III. Hose and the CuP-h
Deadly serpsn, - Another NoHdeTfai
Piece nf deception.


Tslns III. Rose and the C,P-a
Deadly serpent - Another Wonderful
I riscs "f Deception.
While travelling throush laila between
slrat HEt Aagiofp. my lsoiy s1rvan! ono
/ iay informed nc that a grrEl iuggief and
luats ghs4meE WiEhri 20 have the honor
[ Df showing ne s0u,ti.!Gs 0i hl, skill
Big servant vittlfyE and presently rc.
ilrii-i with e amst withrrlI old man.
glliui whom ! sav ggih.ns remarkable
nArgrt thc sycs which were small black
ami piercing uII seemed 10 have light
uinr iupri.aHri in them do not know
whether tic man could .er mr Ia the dag'.
liEo a cat. bat tLrra was at tiu-s that
is-sEiiai lrEy HHpvlrlurn 90 tho balls
which u - "ifuu uusrfs- able Ia night
pfuNiing animals
Ne wafc = white vest Turkish truuserr
a kind Of crimson Triilcu1t worked with
strange device, Z tuFban - many color
AMI ul,fucro shoes pointed and iufucd 90
g, the tu-s Ills arm, af.i neck wrFe ts-rr.
and siih tho rxrrpiionui ui a couple Of heavy
gold Fin.'s 10 hi- rar-, hr displayed na ~,
iraHr1i.s ornaments tits sisr | Judge to
D. % Aai hi, short mtisiaric was zlmast
while IL malr a fiuu r4iafl ari ihrn
-uiIrliy prT=lu-fI -fr1;u v'irrtr dli not
.-r auI rigfsut sell "a lsF.-r bzll u tssinr.
nhlri. be- affalHrd % ioa De my .17.
zr-rus L1ii 20 tur rll 80 thai Il ia
foilri tlr s. ha'n diHiauan between Lln
aud me-ai lgaai ten :gyi--azy.ns ~ 10
liI ~
wH youF esec!lsney pisass examine
shat sou s0-f-
S1u hagf~iiy ever that | raw ;hs.
la. Of ipiar - hen Ls thrsr /, - plainly
d Lee NNHss--saaHa
SINE toward ne saw Il unrull and Ep.
pafcatiy drop iaio NY lap. - the; I
brought u.y kuvra quickly inErilirr 70
catch u, Ard yet uirn | put my hard
down 20 take Il, and looked down Tor Il. u
~Rs not il-n.- nothing was ,hrFp and nt
the ualnr ins;nu, | perceived tho iuEglsr
dancing 1t on tho cad Of hts anecr
sSS2..,' PSI, 's.ss..i.,.-, 80, hAI'os
Ani eoso-e oauii sn-vcfi saw in
place oi ilis boil beautiful large ri
toes. lirh b. vas balancing by the sicil
aud vet be bal not altered his position
10 ihr least. uag scsrcsiy siiFtvd HuFsrr
Will. s., / looked | saw w 81, right
hand q cup Hrd Va his loft Z rosa 10
si-ppe,i forward a los test. l-ii tic raru
dosn GA ;at gr1uEl. His! place! tho cup
oyci Il
iler,. Il wilt l. observed. thew ta. no
machinery So assist him-na table With
IT, iais- TOP couevziv,l cos- rafinruts aai
Z coufr-irair. pvFhaps 10 eirgi a change.
g. wc 49, siI4ilar tflras i-'ftuFt'l4 Va -
placu Gifted hy n magician t1f tie rufTurr
/ tut ouiy my own quarter 10 ihr lgu
/ light o' day with myself e!1acly uafchiHs
cycfy ulnrrmcu;, within ayv tevi - hi1.
and ~ ai:si.izuts grOul . aFu.!i.i a!sl.oa:
a. uraF.
Having covered tie En-r viih eur-s.
wouii Is willing io take my oath. Tor
saw the ruse - distinctly as tho hollow
vss,-i held by The top. weui siGvly down
over lt=tIr roulurrT rcsuElcl his fJffacs
place ami sail
'Wgl yogr --rsIlracy D. Kind enough
TO lili the cup aud Fc- Win, Is uulCi itf'
uf cYursa. ! u1uli have Wa-crc,i a
heavy sum tini iin rusr wa siiil ihrtr
Tor on. thiHz tr,llu.c expecting spmr
trick. had Arp' aiy eve pl q 10 the las,
moment and wa certain tlrfr was 20
possibility % its ls.uR removed after a
band had ls' 70 II thr cHp ~ tie top
conrlrsi vilh i!c request. Htcprcl
forward aud raj si the crr bat Instantly
drnri"i % rith o u.y 1T tgfJur-ioi u.rrc.
ins'e,d Of The russ. was one ~ the LITTLE.
deadly gtvcn srrirnis Of India cuilcd up
and rrliy 20 spring. wiih Its small
rltairuiuE uyrs Esvl iutyntly on mine.
Snakes " any kiuI arc my horror and
THIS uus uoi only h1rriicl iac. but all my
attendants "ho with cries u alarm on.
lafrrd the cir,lc very rapidly. Tor they
knew it, bite So 30 fatal
lit IA perfectly harmless. your cscci,
icncy griuurd the OLD man. walking up
TO u lifting IL by tho neck. putting IL
head Ia lis rlouth and allowing /; TO rsll
down his throat
Ttsts .f-r-- Avn -s-f-f.
Iic ucxi rr1iueei tab, that looked
} Ike hrsss aiiuu, two fcrt long and hall
an inch in diameter. anil next tho ball vl
twiuc ngaiu Who're these ilir~s camr
from or wrui g. could not tell Thcy
seemed O., lo iu his hands when he wanted
them, but ! mover observed his hands
passing near lia trca,s either when thcy
appeared or d.sappearcd Wien lcoi,cd
Tor tho cup thai had lifted FROM tho
snake IL was gone. aud vet neither myself
NOT any Of ms attendants had seen this
wonderful man pick ii up II was indeed
iug-lery. II not magic. Of tho most un
questionable kind
Through tho brass tube the coniuror
passed one end Of the twinr. which be ru,
between his teeth Ila then put tho tube
between his lips threw back his head and
held II pcrpcndicularly. with tho ball oi
twine Rt the upper end Then suddenly
the ball began TO turn. and turn rapidly,
/ and gradually grow Bmallcr. til It entirely
dianppclr,i. as n he iWinc had run of on
reel What ,uracd 3: or where 1t went
to no on1 could sec Tho iu-rlcr then
set the other CHd up, and "a now ball began
TO form On tic top. but apparently rib
bon OF half IA inch Va width and different
culors Tlcsc rolled up as u ON bobhin
till it formed q wheel two or three inches
in diameter. viicn tie performer seemed
to toss ribbon and tube over his shoulder,
and that was the last | saw OF either
lie next produced what nnpcarcd TO bt
the same cup had lifted from tue snake
showing something that appeared to l.,
an egg. advanced tho same "a before aud
placed the latter On the ground and the
former over 1t. and again requested me &c
open it. which declined to do. fearing
should see another scrpout or something
equally terrifying
At this he took mp the cup himself and
appeared 10 throw Il IN the air. and there
uHt IN ita plnce beautiful dove, Which
flew 10 and oligiiicl ou bis shoulder Ht