Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-01-30
Astonishing FEATS.
TRICKS PERFORMED ey AN OLD JUG
GLeR ~ INDIA

'sany serpent Aoothef wonderful
Piece Of deception.
While travelling through India. bet
Surst and Sagpore my body servant one
day informed me that great iuggler and
snake charner wished 10 have the honor
Of showing meesomethlng Of his skill
Sly servant Withdrew and presently re-
Turned with a small withered old man,
about whom ! saw nothing remarkable
except the eyes which were small. black
and piercing and seemed to have light
ming Imprisoned IN them ! do not know
whether the man could see me in the dark
like cat, but there vas at times that
peculiar hery appearance Of the balls
which - 50 often observable In night
proving animals
He wore white vest, Turkish trousers,
sind Of crimson petticoat worked with
strange device q turban ri many colors
and morocco shoes pointed and turned up
a. tue toes His arms and neck we're bars,
ana ~llh the exception Of couple Of heavy
gold rings IN his ears be displayed no ex
traneous ornaments His age ] Judge to
De W and his short mastacLe was almost
white He made slow saiam and then
suddenly produced from where did not
asse and cannot tell "a large Tall of twine,
@hich he APPEARED to toss in my lap.
keepiHg hold Of one end 50 that 1t TN
rolled the whole distance between him
and meat least ten feet-saying as be
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VIII Your ezceIlency please examine
What sou seer
No~ / honestly aver that | saw that
bal. Of tvine when he threw it as plainly
A. { evet 50 anything in my life-saw il
come toward me say II unruil and sp-
parently drop into my lap. so that
brought my knees quickly together to
catch IL and yet when | put my hand
down 70 take t. and looked down for t. il
WAS ifol there nothing was there. and at
the sane instant | perceived the juggler
dancing u on the end OF his finger
woypEHFUL TRASsgOHMATIox
"I1oee your exceilency think 1 haze 1T"
he said
AMI before could answer | saw in
place OF the ball a beautiful large red
rose which be ~as balancing " the stem
and yet be had uo1 altered his position
n the east nor scarcely stirred a finger
While yet | looked saw ia his right
Eand a cup and in his left a rose He
sierped forward few feet laid the rose
duTu On the ground and placed the cup
over It
Here il will be observed. there was no
machinery to assist him-nO table with
liz false top concealed compart ments and
confederate perhaps to effect change,
a re Sc similar tricks performed in a
place lifted oy a magician foi the purpose
but only nv own quarters in the full
light Of day With myself closely watching
every movement within five feet Of him,
and ny attendants grouped around almost
n near
Having covered the rose with & cup-as
! wytId be willing to take my oath, for |
saw The rose as distinctly as the hollow
vessel heid by the top vent slowly down
over IT. tle ccujurer resumed his former
place and said
NAi your exceIlency be kind enough
to lift the cup and see what Is under itI''
OF course / would have wagered a
heavy sum that the rose was still there
for one thiug because expecting some
trek / had sept nv eve on it to the last
moment and was certain there was no
possibility OF lis being removed after a
hand had Jet 20 OF the cup al the top
compiled with the request. stepped
forward aiid raised the cup but instantly
drpfad 10 Nltu cry Of ;error-fOr there,
Instead of the rose was one Of the little,
and ready to spring with its small
giIsteuiu4 eyes Gxed iuteutly on mine.
Snakes II any kind are my horror, and
this one not Only borrifed ne, but all ny
attendants WLo with cries Of alarm en-
larged the circle very rapidly. for they
knew its bite 10 be fatal
1t Is perfectly harmless. your excel
lency criuneJ the old man. walking up
to il Hitting 4 by the neck, putting lis
bead IN bis mouth and allowing it TO rr.a
down Ills taruat
THE TUBE AND TwrNE
He hezt produced a tube that looked
Ike bta,s about two feet long and half
All inch in diameter and next the ball of
tuine again Where these things came
from or went to could moi tell They
seemed 10 be in his hands u hen he wanted
them Ou, / ueve, observed MS hands
passing near his dress either whsn they
appeared or diSap peared When | looked
for the cup that had lifted from the
snake it was gone ami yet neither myself
nor any Of ms attendants had seen this
wonderful man pick it up It was indeed
iuE-.ery Il not magic, OF the most N
Questionable kind
Through tue brass tube the conjurer
PASSED one end of the Irvine which he put
between his teeth He then pu, the tube
between his lips threw DO K lis head and
held u perpauljcular,y with the ball Of
Irvine a, tie upper end Then suddenly
The ba.. began 10 turn. and turn rapidl!
AMI gradually grow smaller, till it entirely
dIsau-ea-ea as b. tile Irvine had run OF on
reel VIVA, turned It OF where it went
Ia no one could see The jUCEler then
SET the ether end up and @ new ball began
to form On tie top. but apparently rib
ben of lL,t an inch In width and different
,55l-s These ru.ied UP 8 If On 4 bObbin
tilI it formed 3 udee. TWO OF three inches
7 iu diameter when the performer seemed
to toss ribbon and tube over his shoulder
and taat was the last / saw Of either
he ueS; produced what appeared to b
the same cup Z had lifted IRON the snake
SHOWING something that appeared to D,
au ec1 advanced The same As before ant
placed the latter on the srou-1i and tbs
, former over il. and again requested NE L
r oesn IT, which declined to DO. fearing
/ should see another serpent o. something
, equally terrifying
Al this he took up the cup himself an
appeared to throw it tn the air, and Their
sat ia IFS p'ace i beautiful dove, wnicl
I few up and aGEAtei on us shoulder I'll
J took il lto lis sand and mutte7ed owe
: some uuiu-e,'tEib BILE words. seemed to Gran
. Il Iu,v his mouth and that was the last
= saw OF thai also st Louis Sayings
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