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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-23

They were bright, lntelliget looking girls,
one of whom appeared almost old enough to
be the mother of the other. They did many
wonderful things. one of which was mixing
up sand in water and then putting the hand
into the discolored fluid, they brought
handful of sand, which they filtered through
their fingers as dry as before it twent in. The
youngest of these girls was perhaps Is. She
was tall, we'll formed and fine looking. She
had bracelets on arms and on feet, and her
eyes were as beautiful as those of gazelle.
One of her tricks was the lifting of heavy
chair by her eye-lids, the thought of
which almost makes my eyes sore.
The chair was heavy mahog-
anv one, which belonged to the room
in which was staying. She tied two strong
strings to the top of this and affixed the ends
of these strings to her eyes by little round
metal cups, each about the size of a nickle.
These fitted over the eye-balls and under the
lids and she bent over while they were so
fastened. Raising herself she pulled up the
chair with these strings, with the muscles
of her eYe-lids, and carried it from one side
of the room to the other. 1t was horrible
sight, and as she took the metal cups from
her eyes they filled with water and she
almost sank to the fosr. I told her the
trick was disgusting and that she ought
never to try it again. Still, for this and the
rest of the show these girls were we'll satis-
fed with two ruDies of about 20 cents.
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An Indian JugRIer's Tricks,

Let me give you picture of an Indian
juggler! One stands outside my hotel
window as I write. He is performing his
tricks in the dusty road without table,
cabinet, patent boxes, or any of the ac-
compartments of the American wizard.
Bis sole possessions consist of three small
baskets. ranging in size from half peck to
bushel, couple of cloths and a tripod
made of three sticks, each two feet long and
held together by string at the top. Three
little wooden dolls with red cloths tied
around their necks and each not over foot
long are the gods which enable him to do
wonderful things. He has a flute in his
mouth and little drum in his hand He
is black faced and black-bearded, and his
shirt sleeves are pulled up above his
elbows. His only assistant is a little tur-
baned boy, who sits beside him, whom he
will shortly put into basket not more than
two feet square, and with him will perform
the noted basket trick of India. This trick
is one of the wonderful juggling tricks of
the world.
The boys hands are tied and he is put into
a net. which is tied over his head and
which incloses his whole body so that be
apparently can not move. He is now
crowded into this basket. The lid is put
down and tight straps are buckled over it.
The juggler now takes sword and with a
few passes Of these little Hindoo doll babies
over it and the muttering of incantatious
as q preliminary, thrusts the sword again
and again into the basket, There is cry
ing as though somebody was in terrible pain
1t is the voice of child and the sword
comes out bloody. You hold your breath,
and did you not know it to be trick you
would feel like pouncing upon the man.
After moment the basket becomes still,
the juggler makes few more passes, un-
buckles the straps and shows you there
10 nothing within it. He calls, 'babaI
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at her feet, is indignant because her foot is
too small to plant it on all their necks."
As the laughter subsided there was heard
distinctly the roll Of drums, and Master
Cadet Flutterlip, who had taken no interest
in the conversation, suddenly shooted:
''There comes the commandant.
There was general stir Immediately.
Miss Flutterlip got up with dignity; every
body felt the importance Of the occasion but
the Preston.
Don't run, my DEAR" she said to Flut-
terlip," he shan't hurt you
Before Flutterlip could throw back the
repsrtee that rose to her lips file of marines
came upon the parapet, and as they fell on
either side Of the entrance way, Commodore
Franklin Breeze entered. He wore his un-
dress uniform, and his appearance was at
once dignifed, commanding and venerable.
His bronzed face, his white hair and fash
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-23

Growing. When they are not drilling they
"Crow," repeated Miss Flutterlip, with
some maiden establishment; "crow ?"
"No." remarked the Lieutenant; II said
crew, past tense"
"Crew,ng," persisted Miss Flutterlip,
with deliberate obtuseness; absurd"
"No. hang it, growing. These cadets
haven't got any arms, so they drill their
voices. It's a song of welcome they're re-
hearsing for the new commandant of the
post.
The petulant manner in which this infor.
nation was given betrayed not so much the
speakers opinion of Miss Flutterlip as his
general annoyance at the situation. The
idea of saluting the new Commandant with
q song instead of salVo, struck him as
being too humiliating to be talked of pleas
antly.
Miss Flutterlip relapsed into her novel
and Lieutenant Harold folded his arms and
resumed his study of the sea gulls, until his
friend, Charley Oakland, came up the steps
pufingly, and laid his hand on his shoulder.
81 say, old fellow, do they teach the cadets
music?"
"Yes, it's to give the place tone."
20 come now," broke in Flutterlip i'm
teach the officers silence"
events are doing that" said the Lieu
tenant sotto voce. "aloyal man don't dare
to open his mouth here"
"What's the matter with you," asked
Oakland. 'you look as blue as fresh
bass"
"Come over here out of reach OF that
woman's ears"
The two men walked to the end OF the
parapet. 'It's enough to make man go
into the drygoods business" said the officer.
''Look here, Oakland, you don't take much
stock in the country, know, as an English
man, but you must take some interest In
the game that's going on here, merely as a
human being"
"Yes, said Oakland, "it amuses me-"
"You knew Lieutenant franklin Breeze;
you met him at Cowes?"
"Yes," replied Oakland, rather languid-
ly, "a frst-class brick"
"Well, it's his father that had been or
dered to this post; do you know what for?"
"Don't ask me any riddles about your
country. I'm blessed if I don't get myself
in a muddle the moment I try to compre-
hend the state of affairs"
Commodore Breeze" said the Lieuten-
ant, sis one of tho oldest and most distin-
guished officers in the navy, and he's loyal
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ENGLISHMEN AND TRAINBOYS.


A London Editor Comments Upon the Dis
comfort of Being Pestered.
The London Standard in commenting
upon improvements In railroad accommoda-
tions says: But though we may look for
ward to the general adoption of inter-com-
municating carriages as one of the first
steps toward an improved system, we trust
that the arrangements which are in vogue
in America will not be adopted in their en-
tirety. Few who have crossed the Attain
tic, and explored the mysteries OF the ''Par-
lor Palace Car" or the Sleeper" however
much they may commend the accomm oda-
tion as whole, fail to complain of the an
noyance caused by the constant stream of
boys and men passing through the carriages
hawking every sort of object, from Colonel
Ingersoll's works to the inevitable "candy." ="
Our American cousins seem to find no dis
comfort in being perpetually pestered by
itinerant vendors, and are rather amused
than otherwise by the persistent intrusion
of urchins with something to sell. To
most Englishmen, however, the nuisance is
intolerable, and to purchase protection from
it they would willingly forego even the
luxury of dining car. But there is no
reason why the advantages Of the American
system should not be enjoyed without its
drawbacks.
By all means, let every properly-ap-
pointed train have bookstall and buffet,
as well as dini ng and smoking carriages,
but let them be conducted by stationary,
not peripatetic. tradesmen. II care is taken
to prevent the introduction of this nuisance,
to travel by the English express train of
the future, will indeed be luxury. Not
only will there be the coffee-room and draw
ing room appointments OF good inn, but
every carriage will be lighted by electri-
city, while, by one of the most remarkable
of recent discoveries of the scientific world,
the passengers will be able to dispatch tele-
grams from the train while in motion. This
latest invention is, we believe, already in
use in America.
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and the plant has grown about foot above
it. There is more watering and more in
cantation and his final triumph comes in
showing you bush nearly yard high, con-
taing great leaves. This he will pull up by
the root and show you the seed at the bot
tom. 1t is wonderful trick and how the
man is able to manipulate the different
plants with nothing else but thin cotton
cloth to help him, which, by the way he
allows you to examine, is hard to conceive.
He has dozen other sleight-ofhand per-
formances equally as wonderful. He puts a
little shell into his mouth and appears to
choke as he draws out coin after coin and
balls of stone almost as big around as your
fist. He spits fire, as does the American
wizard; pulls miles of string from his stom-
ach, sticks pins through his tongue without
hurting himself, and ends the performance
with snake trick, which is to me the most
wonderful of all.
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Dame Nature Outdoue,

The mango trick is performed with the
three sticks in the shape of tripod. The
juggler takes pot of water and pours it
over a little pot of earth. He then holds
up mango bulb about the size of walnut
and putting this into the earth he throws a
cloth over the tripod. He now blows upon
his horn, makes mysterious passes and after
a few moments raises the cloth and you see
the mango tree sprouting forth from the
soil. More passes and more music follow
and the cloth is pulled down again. Alter
few moments during which the showing
of MINOR tricks goes on, he pulls out the pot
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happened there short time ago. A juggler
was performing with snakes and Hindoo
standing by said that the fangs of the snakes
had been drawn and that any man could do
the tricks that he was doing. The juggler
protested, and in spite of the warnings of
the juggler seized one of the snakes. 1t
was cobra and it sunk its fangs into his
arm. A moment later the man dropped to
the ground, saying he was poisoned, and in
two hours he was dead. I am told that the
cobra will not bite unless he is angry and
that it is only when be is in this condition
that his mouth fills with venom. The Jug
glers rely upon this fact and by petting the
cobras make them so docile that they can
work with them without great danger.
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Why He Died.

Detroit Free Press.i
John Swift. Connecticut man, lived to
the age of SS without being sick one hour in
his whole life He never had mumps,
measles, headache nor aoothache, and
when he died 1t was more because a tree
tell upon him than from any fault of his.
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shouldn't Complain,


New York Weekly!
Stranger Gin Chicago)-I don't see how
you can sleep nights when you know that
bloody Jake is roaming around loose.
Chicago Man-Jake don't do anybody
any harm now. He's been given q nice po-
sition on the police force.
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would receive a manifestation. 1t may come
within few days and it may not come for a
week, and l hope there will be no natural
law that will prevent it. l will wait in
India until 1 receive it.
This was three weeks ago, and at last &C.
counts the man was waiting vet.
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babai" and in the distance you hear the
child's voice. How the boy got out of the
basket or escaped being killed by the sword
and where the blood came from do not
know. I only know it was a sleight-of-hand
performance and wonderfully well done.
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CHAPTER I.
T is a dazzling morn

L 10 o udzLlluS mOl
ing at Hampden
Harbor. The Mary
land sun has wooed
everybody out to the
wet sands, and some
of the privileged
favorites have taken
possession ofthe very
unwarlike parapet of
Fort Gates. The sea
breeze autters the
awning, a few lazy
gulls are sailing,
very white, over the
deep blue of the tram
quill bay. With the
snarkle of the seas in
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Wonderful Snake Charmers,

These jugglers are wonderful snake
charmers. They make thesnakes do as they
please, and the snakes they use are of the
most deadly kind. was told by an Eng
lishman at Benares of an incident which
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WIZARDS OF INDIA.
How Male and Female Jugglers Work
in the Land of Dlavetsky.
A THEOSOPHIST MASTER AT HOME.
Deadly CObras COnjured in Daylight From
Empty Space.
CASTE PREJUDICES OF THE HINDeOs
CORRESPONDENCE OF THE p1spArcH ]

BOMBAY, May
20.-India is the land
of Madam Blavet-
sky, of Mr.. Isaacs
and of the flight of
Asia. !" It is here
t at the esoteric
Buddhists look for
their instruction and
many of the theo-
sophical societies Of
America have In
dian teachers, with
whom they corre-
spond a n d from
whom they expect to
get some ofthat won-
derful sweetness and
light, which is sup
posed to exist in its
purest form in this
\
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Charming the Fatal Cobra,

In doing this snake trick he asks for a
piece of paper and asks you to hold out
your hand. You do so and he places the
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-23

Pretty Women Jugglers.
! saw two women jugglers Of ssypore.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1889-08-08
Notice Of Assessment.
UTINNEMUCCA MINING COMPANY,
w corporAtion. Principal place Of busines

VNINNEMUCCA MINING COMPANY, q
w corporation. Principal place Of business
winnemucca, Nevada, location Of works, Win.
nemucca Mountain, Humboldt County, Nevada.
Notice is hereby given that at q meeting Of the
Board Of Trustees Of the above named company,
held on the 18th day Of July, 1889, an assess.
ment, No. II, Of cent per share was levied on the
capital stock Of the corporation, payable immedi.
ately in U. s. gold coin TO the Secretary, at his
office in the First National Bank building, VIM
nemucca. Nevada.
Any stock upon which this assessment shall re-
main unpaid on the 18th day Of August, 1889, will
be delinquent and advertised for sale at public
auction; and, unless payment is aade before will
be sold on THURSDAY, the 5tb ay Of Septem.
Der, 1889, to pay the delinquent assessment. to-.
gether with the cost Of advertise ye and expense
Of sale.
GEO. s. NIXON, Secretary.
winnemucca. Nevada, June 20, 1889. I'd
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TmE CHINEs TOURISTS.


f-s4
Eighteen Of Them Leave the Country.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7.-Secretary
Window has received the following tele-
graphic dispatch, signed by A. N. Towne,
from San Francisco: "The twelve Chi.
nese moving tourists of the United
States, from Havana to Hongkong. re.
Gently permitted to land at New Orleans
by instructions from Washington, left
there on the 9th, arriving at San Fran.
cisco the evening Of the 3lst ult. and
sailing westward from this port on the
steamer Belgic Saturday, the Sd inst. A
party of six more Chinese, leaving New
Orleans on the same date, made TIE
transcontinentol journey and also sailed
on The Belgic."
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The Army Amused by Cutting tht
ThrOats Of Prisoner.

Throats Of Prisoner.
NEW YoRK. Aug 7.-Hippolyts was
on the 26lh OF July defeated in his attack
90 Port-su-P Prince, when he beat . hasty
retrsst.r csrryins away With him eighteen
Of the garrison captured during the FIRST
of the attack. OF these unfortunate
eighteen men, some were shot on reach.
ing Hippoiyte's camp and others had
their throats cut in sight Of the whole
body of troops. All were executed for
the amusement Of the troops.
Spies reported this act of Hippolyte to
Legitime, and the latter Immediately or
dered all the prisoners on hand to be
taken to the market.place. There were
eight of them in all, and, tied arm to arm,
they were led, strongly guarded, to the
open. market. There an immense crowd
had collected, which was at fever of
excitement.
One by one the men were gagged in
plain view Of everybody, and then, with
the utmost deliberatioD, their throats
were cut like so many beasts, the crowds
yelling vociferously as each man fell
quivering to the ground. In the very
middle Of the killing one man managed
to ungag himself, and filled the air With
the most piercing cries of fright.
This pleased the crowd so much that
the gags of all the remaining prisoners
were taken out, and the cries Of agony
OF the wretched men fairly rent the air.
When the butchery WAS completed q
great yell went up from the crowd for
Legitime. and It was evident that the
southern leader had gained . point in
the confidence Of bis followers.
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am satisfied that Cancer is hereditary in my
family. My father died of it, q sister OF my
mother died Of IL, and my own sister died Of it.
Ny feelings may be imagined, then, when the
horrible disease made les appearance on my side.
It was malignant CANCER, eating inwardly in
such way that 1t could not be cut out Nu.
merous remedies were used for it, but the Cancer
grew steadily worse, until It seemed that was
doomed to follow the others Of the family. took
Swifts Specific, which, from the first day, forced
out the poison and continued its use until had
taken several bottles, when found myself WELL
I know that s. S. s. cured me.
Winston, No., Nov &c. 'sS, Mas. 8 IN. IDOL.
Send for Book on Cancer and Blood Diseases.
THn Swuf lSPEcluc Co. Drawes g. Atlantis, Ca.
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Eleven Million Acres Open to Settle.
ulent.

Eleven million Acres Open to Settle.
meat.
DEADwooD, d. t., Aug. THE an
nouncement here OF the Indian Commits
sion securing the requisite number of
signatures to the Sioux treaty causes
general rejoicing and will be duly cele.
brated upon the proclamation of the
President. This opens eleven million
acres Of public land to settlement be-
tween the Missouri river and the Black
Hills. A great rush for these lands will
be made. They are subject to the
Homestead laws. News also comes that
contracts for building railroads through
the opened reservation will be let by
four leading railways within ninety days.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1889-08-08
THE BLACK DIAMOND sKIZURE
The London Times Calls IL An Out.
rage.

LONDON, Aug. THE Times says:
There is not particle of justification for
the high.hsnded seizure OF the Black
Diamond. No statute of Congress can
bind English citizens beyond the terri.
toriAl waters of America without the
consent Of England. The seizure is
contrary to international Law and the
comfy Of nations. The good sense and
love Of justice Of the American people
can bs relied on to assist in the settle.
ment Of question that ought never to
have been raised.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1889-08-08

! WASHINGTON, Aug. 7.-District At
torney Lyon at Pittsburg has made q
report to the Secretary of the Treasury
on the investigation Of the casos oi
twenty-five English glass blowers en-
ployed at Jeanette, Penn, in which he
states that the Allen Contract Labor law
was violated by their importation. He
will delay action until instructions from
Secretary Window arrive.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1889-08-08
NOTICE.

A NYoNE DESIRING A SUPERIOR WIND
IA Mill, combining beauty, strength, dura-
bility and cheapness, will find it to their interest
to consult VIM. Perkins, agent for the Worlds
Champion, "The Aermoter."
WIN. PERKINS.
June 26, 1885, emo.
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senator Stewards wife and Daughter

senator Stewards Wife and Daughter.
/ WASHINGTON. Aug. Mrs. Senator
Stewart and dadghytf, Maybtlle, arrived
in Washington from Paris Sunday night.
They are at the Buckingham. They
will be in the city about one week and
win then go to the Greenbrier White
Sulphur Springs. -
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1889-08-08

LOUISVILLE, Aug. Returns from
the election show that Sharp tDem. for
Treasurer has carried the State by about
10000 majority. Louisville gives Sharp
$500 majority. The Prohibition vote is
light. This is Democratic gain over
the last election.
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Burke Closely Guarded.

CHICAGO, Aug. Burke was brought
to the city and placed in confinement.
He is closely guarded at the armory, and
no one is allowed to talk with him. His
lawyer. Kennedy, is in the city and look
ing over the ground of defense.
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Killed His wife and Her Paramour

ENsLEY, Ala, Aug. AT midnight
last night. when Andy Williams went
home, he found William McCutcheon
with his wife. He killed both with his
revolver and left.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1889-08-08

PrTTsBURG. Aug. THE Schoon.
maker Coke Company and Mcclellan &
Co., two of the largest coke concerns,
have decided to advance the pay of the
workmen. This may end the strike.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1889-08-08

NEW YORK, Aug. Tt is understood
that the cruiser Atlanta met with an
accident to her machinery while
making a trial Tuesday, which will
necessitate her going to New York
for repairs.
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Bucklen's Arnica salve.

TIM BEST SALvs in the world for Cuts, Bruis
Sores. Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, letter
Chapped Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin
Eruptions, and positively cures Piles, or no pay
equired. 1t 10 guaranteed to give perfect satis.
faction, or money refunded Price 26 cents per
box. For sale at the Eagle Drug store
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1889-08-08

That people linger along always complaining
about that continual tired feeling? One bottle Of
BEGGS' BLOOD PURIFIER and BLOOD
MAKER will entirely remove this feeling, give
them good appetite and regulate digestion.
Eagle Drug Store, -.~f-s
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Good Pasturage.

7 HAVE GOOD PASTURAGE ON FENCED
il land at my place near Willow Point for a
limited number of horses. Charges reasonable.
ASA MOORE.
Willow Point, July 2S, 1889. II.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1889-08-08
PROBATE NOTICE.

STATE OF NEVADA
COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT.
In the matter Of the estate Of John Cox, de-
ceased.
In District Court, State of Nevada, County of
Humboldt. ,,n
Notice for publication Of time appointed for
proving viii, etc.
DURSUANT TO AN ORDER OF SAID
il Court, made on the 5th day of July, 1889,
notice is hereby given that Wednesday, the oath
day of July, 1889, at o'clock p n. Of said day, at
the Courtroom Of said Court, at the Courthouse
in the said County Of Humboldt, has been ap-
pointed IS the time and place for proving the
win Of said John Cox, deceased, and for hearing
the application Of F. NJ. Fellows for the issuance
to him Of letters testamentary, when and where
any person interested may appear and contest
the same.
Dated July 5th, 1889,
l.. F. DUNN,
Clerk.
July 18th, I'd.
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N7E 90 IN n0kIl 90 A MONTH can be made
OLD tU UIJUs working for US. Agents pre-.
ferred who can furnish o horse and give their
whole time to the business. Spare moments
may be profitably employed Also A few vacan-
cies In towns and cities. b. F. JOHNSON & co.
1909 Main St., Richmond, Va.
N. B-Please state age and business erper-
tence. Never mind about sending stamp for
reply. b. n. j. Co. apr 10