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The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-05-09
|HINDOO MAGIC.
account OF the Wonderful Feat Known al
the China nucLr TricL

the China Duck Trick.
"A Few years ago l was stopping in
the city of Allahabad, near the center
OF India, on the Indian Peninsula rail-
way, giving performances in the Rail-
way Theater," says a traveller. every
day a party of native jugglers were in
the habit of visiting our hotel and ex-
hlbiting their skill on the plaza in front
of the building.
"One day | was particularly attracted
by an old Hindoo, his son and daughter,
who squatted down on the ground and
waited for the crowd of sight-seers to
gather round. They did not have long
to wait. When enough spectators had
come to make the performance profit
able the old fellow drew from the bag
that all Indian ~jugglers use to convey
their properties in a small earthen-
ware jar, filed with muddy water. He
first sprinkled few drops of the water
on the ground and then placed the jar
upon three small stones, which he also
took from the bag.
"He then produced asmall china duck
aud gave it to me for inspection. l
found nothing noticeable about it. He
asked me to put it in the water. / did
so and it Immediately sunk to the bot
tom. He next drew from the bag n
small tomtom, a little musical instru-
ment that emits a drumming sound
when the handle is turned, and began
waving it around the jar.
Instantly the duck rose to the sur
face. He told me to touch it. / tried
to do So, when the bird again disap.
peared, to reappear again and again at
/ was mystified. There was apparently
no cause for the strange actions of the
little bird. 1t was only after the third
or fourth visit of the conjuror that
discovered the secret of the trick.
at was a particularly bright, sunny
day and l had chosen n place among the
spectators slightly nearer than the 9th.
ers were allowed. / was behind the
scenes as it were. While attentively
watching the trick 1 noticed in the sun
shine the sparkle of a long hair that ex.
tended from the tomtom to the bottom
of the jar.
1.-THE moment / saw this / OWNED the
juggler's secret, and l afterward fount
oudO my IhSoly was COIISSo. LIZ Jui
already contained a china duck, pre-
cisely like the 1 had examined, saw
that it was buoyant. Attached to the
breast of this duck was the hair. This
hair came through a tiny hole in the
bottom of the jar, The water wal
sprinkled on the ground to conceal any
leakage. When the jar was placed
upon the ground the hair was fastened
so that the duck could not rise to the
surface.
"As the juggler picked up his tomton
1t was an easy matter for him to faster
the end of the hair to it by NEAR of
bit of wax. After this was arranged
you can see how easily he was able t.
make this counterfeit duck bob up ant
down at the word Of command. Chi
cago News.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-05-09
COMING SPRING STYLES.
Pleasing Homespun Clothes VIII he In
Great Demand.

Pleasing Homespun Clothes VIII he In
Great Demand.
The new clothes sent over from En-
glish and French manufacturers, for
early spring wear, are chiefly home
spuns and other rough stylish goods in
homespun c%olorings and effects. These
twilled woolens are shown in the colors
which peasants in the north of Scotland
and in ireland are accustomed to dye
their homespun goods, from dyes made
of native forest banks. The familiar
homespun blue, or electric blue, is a
very prominent color among the
new goods, and will, no doubt,
be the leading popular shade for
spring. 1t appears in some way in the
majority of the new fancy cloths i'm
ported, either as a short thread, cross
barred line or n figure. There is also a
new nankeen yellow shade, which is in
troduced in the same way in other
cloths. There are natural brown and
gray shades and dullish red, called to-
mato or peasant red, and a vague shade
of green. These homespun woolens
were first introduced into fashion by
English t~ailors, who used a few of the
cloths woven and dyed by peasants in
Scotland and Ireland as novelties, be-
fore similar goods were made by the
lar ge cloth factories of France. AS n
matter of truth, the majority of the
cloths now known as Scotch homespuns
are manufactured in French factories.
There are many soft, rough camel's-
hair goods, which are shown for spring
wear, and are lighter in weight than
the goods shown now. Rough boucle
and Bourette effects are freely shown
in the new fancy camel's-hair cloths.
Thus there are many cloths in biege
brown or homespun blue, woven in lines
or inch checks, which are outlined by
lines of brouette. There are cancels
hairs and h~omespuns, figured with
rough balls and other designs, which
look as If they were made out of a knit
ter's raveled yarn; there are also fig
ures of soft wool, matted and caught
down, and others tufted with long tufts
of white goat's-hair, like some Turkish
goods. These fancy-fgured cloths are
intended to be used as part of a
gown. Thus a dress of homespun
blue mixture will be made with a front
and trimming of a figured cloth in the
same shade, a little dark velvet being
introduced to give relief to the effect.
Or such a plain blue cloth may be made
up in connection with a blue cloth
striped with white and figured with blue
balls on the white stripes, or with a
blue figured cloth.
1t seems to be an assured thing that
the new spring house gowns, and dresses
intended for elaborate wear, will be
made with fuller skirts. Paniers are
shown in the French plates, and a single
rufle, or a soft cluster of %ruffies, is a
feature which looks toward the return
of more bouffant, frou-frou styles of
dress. Street gowns, which to be in
good taste must be somewhat severe in
style, will be but a'little fuller.-Good
Housekeeping.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-05-09
The American Girl.

After much observation of the women
of many countries, the conclusion is in
evitable that the freedom of early girl
hood, the looking upon men as broth
ers, friends and honorable gentlemen,
the being thrown on ones own good
sense as u guide, above all, being trusted
by father and mother and lover, not be-
ing suspected or watched by a ''black
mesour," or a too suspicious duenna-
that all this has made a very noble race
of American women, who can be trusted
with the future of the nation. She may
be slightly in need of a few hints, but
we believe in ''pretty witty Nancy
Mrs. John Sherwood, in Harper's Bazaar.
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MARRIAGE IN RUSSIA.
Uifa

Customs and Ceremonies in High and Low
Life.
The Russians generally marry quite
young in the upper classes, and amongst
country people even at an earlier age;
and to the honor of this society be it
said, love marriages are the rule, and
marriages for money are very rare ex-
ceptions. Dowry-hunting and marriages
of interest have not yet made their APP
pearance in Russian manners Girls of
high social position readily marry young
officers of the guard, who furnish the
largest contingent of dancers to the
balls of Petersburg. During the carni-
val fetes the two armies, the army in
p~etticoats and the army that wears
epaulettes, learn to know each
other thoroughly. Friendships spring
up, the young man pays court, and n
day, without having consulted any body,
two fiances come to ask of the parents
a blessing, which is never refused. The
church does not marry during Lent, SO
they have to wait until Easter week.
Fashion demands for the celebration of
the ceremony the chapel of some pri-
vate house, if the couple have not suf-
fciently lofty relations to secure the
chapel of the palace. A family that re-
spccts itself ought to have at its we'd
ding as honorary father and honorary
mother, if not the Emperor and
the Empress, at least a Grand Duke
and a Grand Duchess. The hon
orary father gives the holy image,
which some little child related to
the families carries in front Of the
fiances. They enter the church, fol-
lowed by all their friends in gala uni.
form. The ceremony begins; it is very
long, and complicated with many sym
bolic rites; q small table-a sort OF
movable altar-is placed in the middle
of the oratory; the couple are separated
from it by a band of r~ose-colored satin;
when the priest calls, they must adj
vance, and the first who sets foot on the
band, whether husband or wife, will be
the one who will impose his or her will
In the household, This is an article OF
faith for all the matrons, who watch
them at that moment. On the table is
placed the l~iturgical formulary, the
candles which they must hold, the
cross which they will kiss, the rings
which they will exchange, the cup OF
wine in which they will moisten their
lips, INT which is called in the Slavonic
ritual ''the cup of bitterness" Pages
relieve each other to carry with out.
stretched arms two heavy crowns,
which must be held above the heads OF
fiances while the ceremony continues
At the decisive moment, when the
priest is pronouncing the words that
bind them together, the couple walk
three times around the altar, followed by
tho crown-bearers; until the third turr
is completed there is time to turf
back; after that the die is cast, the
couple are united for life. Thereupor
the singers strike up in their most stri
den voices the joyous hymn, Let Isaiah
rejoice" The bride and groom ther
60 end PROSTATE themselves before the
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-05-09

Taken d,oay
sick headache, bilious headache,
dizziness, constipation, indigestion,
bilious. attacks, and all derange-
ments of the liver, stomach and
bowels. It's a large contract, but
the smallest things in the world do
the business-Dr. Pierce's Pleasant
Pellets. They're the smallest, but
the most effective. They go to
work in the right way. They
cleanse and renovate the system
thoroughly but they do it mildly
and gently. You feel the good
they debut you don't feel
them doing it. AS a Liver Pill,
they're unequaled. Sugar coated,
easy to take, and put up in walls,
and Theoretically sealed, and thus
always fresh and reliable. A per-
feet vest pocket remedy, in small
walls, and only N necessary for a
laxative or three for q cathartic.
They're the cheapest pill you can
buy, because they're guaranteed to
give satisfaction, or your money il
returned.
You only pay for the good you
get.
That's the peculiar plan all DR..
Pierce's medicines are sold on,
through druggists.
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A Veil of Mist

Rising at morning or evening from some
lowiand, often carries in its folds the seeds
no one is safe, unless protected by some eff.
fictent medicinal safeguard. Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters is both a protection n 6
renedy. No person who inhabits, or So
journs in a mlasmatic region of country,
should omit to procure this fortifying
agent, which is also the finest known rem-
edy for dyspepsia, constipation, kidney
trouble and rheumatism.
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Mistaken.

"Sir, Il understand that you said I was
a thief-a thief and a robber! want
an explanation!" said a shoe-dealer to
Blobbs.
Sir" he returned suavely, "'you are
entirely mistaken. What / said was,
that you sold shoes so cheap that you
are almost a freebooter. Jury.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-05-09

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case of Catarrh that can not be cured
by taking Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. j. CHENEY IL Co, Props. Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known f. J.
Cheney for the last fifteen years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions, and financially able to carry
out any obligations made by their firm.
West& Truax, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo.
Walding, Kinnan q Marvin, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly OF the blood and mucous sur.
faces of the system. Testimonials free.
Price, 75c. per bottle. Sold by all Druggista
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to maintain good health should use DIR. John
Bulls ~Sarsaparilla 1t is as pleasant as
wine, and far more strengthening. 1t Is
beneficial to every part and every function
of the body. 1t Is truly the old mans need
and the young mans friend. In caset OF
debility and weakness 1t acts like a charm.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-05-09
ONE ENJOY9

" HAJo4S
Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figsis taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gentlyyetpromptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys-
tenn effectually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup Of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro-
duced, pleasing to the taste and ac-
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial In it's
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances,
its many excellent qualities COM
mend it to all and have made it
the most popular remedy known.
Syrup Of Figs is for sale in 500
and 81 bottles by all leading drug
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro-
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. Do not accept
any substitute.
CALIFORNIA FIG syrup co.
SAN FRANCISCO, ohL.
LOUISVILLE. Ky. Mw YoRk. M
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-05-09
o THE
The Immense Progress They Have Mad
Under British Rule.

The Immense Progress They Have Made
Under British Rule.
1t may be said that there is hardly
eve any stoppages of the work of rail-
road building in the British East In
dies, and the connections with the far
north have been largely extended in re-
cent times. 1t is eighteen years since
the completion of the line between
Bombay and Madras, from the Arabian
Sea to the Bay of Bengal, a line which
is over ten thousand miles in length,
running through one of the most
densely populated regions of the globe
and forminga prominent feature of the
immense network of railways with
which British capitalists have covered
the Queens East Indian dominions.
These railways are working out pro-
found results, bearing upon the politics,
the society, the religion, the industry,
trade and of the hundreds of
millions of people who have been
| planted in India from time immemorial.
They have given the British Gov
eminent a far firmer hold upon
India than it had before their construc-
ton. They do not seem to have shaken
the ancient system of castles, but they
have unquestionably had a powerful
influence upon the life of the Hindoos,
liberalizing their minds, undermining
their superstitions, and offering their
all the advantages of extensive inter-
course with their fellow-men. They
have given an immense impetus to rec
iprocity, opening new markets to Brit
ish manufactures of every kind and
furnishing new means of outlet for ma
tive productions.
1t is evident to every observer who is
able to compare the India of a half
century ago with the India of our day
that railroads, telegraphs, newspapers,
missionaries and the British system OF
public administration are bringing
about profound changes there and pre-.
pairing the way for developments that
will probably be heard of in the TWEEN
tieth century.-N. Y. Sun.
A Misapprehension.- Spacer-''Th
point of your jokes, old man, is like
that of "a needleI" Liner-'Ah, de,
lighted! You find tho poiut of n needle
sharp, I suppose?" Spacer-"I referred
more particularly to its size!'-N. Y.
J Herald.
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THOSE who use Dobbins' Electric Soar
each week, land their name Is isgion) save
their clothes and strength, and let the SOAP
do the work. Did p0H ever try It'll III not
do so next Monday sure. Ask your grocer
for it.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-05-09

HARSH purgative remedies are fast giving
way to the gentle action and mild effects OF
Carter's Little Liver Pills. If you try them
they will certainly please you.
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No SAFER REMEDY can be had for Coughs
and Colds, or any trouble of the Throat
than "B,oDn's Bronchial Troehes.n Price %
cts. Sold only in boxes.
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MANY an Italian has q personal organ
soon after reaching this country.-Texas
Siftings.
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ONE snow-storm does not make q winter,
but It makes a cold day for the bootblack.-
N. Y. journal.
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"DDI understand you to say that mir
acles do not happen in these daysl" "Yor
did" Then you were wrong. My plumber
has just failed."-St. Joseph News.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-05-09

A POLICEMAN should never cuff q person
on the ear. Handouts are the only variety
he should use.-Pittsburgh Chronicle.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-05-09

THE musician is the only nan who ca
with any safety try the experiment of liN
ing on ''air. "-Washington Post.
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For all we know the jackass may fee
thankful that he has ears big enough Il
take in all his own beautiful music.-ln
dianapolis Journal.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-05-09

You can't help liking them, they are SO yer,
smalland their action Is 50 perfect One pill,
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MosT people think Of the marriage tie
that it's knotty, but it's nice.-St JOSEPH
News.
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MANY little children owe their good health
to DIR. John Bulls Worm Destroyers. "Nice
Mamas to give them such nice candies"
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DON'T Neglect a Cough. Take some Hale'i
Honey of Horehound and Tar instdnter.
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute
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PEDESTRIAN (excitedly)-"By h~eavensl II
that wasn't o close shave" Bystander-
''Wherel" Pedestrian-"At the barber
shop.'-Binghamton Republican.
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To A GIRL in love with him, a handsom
young carpenter ut work assumes the mos
fascinating ~hews.-Tcxas Siftings.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-05-09

THE best cough medicine is Piso's Cure
for Consumption. Sold everywhere. 25c.
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IT was one of the Springvale high-schoo
pupils who, being asked to compare just
replied promptly: "Just, justice, justilca
ton p'-Lewiston journal.
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A YOUNG man who married a ''butterfly
of fashion, was unable, "a year later, to pro
vide grub" fH his NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Herald.
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SPEAKING OF fasting, sailors have been
known to live on salt water for months at q
time.-Washington Star.
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THE girl with the reddest cheeks win,
when she sees q mouse. change to q yeller.
Boston Traveller.
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"a STITCH in the side'' makes one feel Sc,
badly.-N. Y. Herald.
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AN inquirer wishes TO know what will
cure q felon. The penitentiary or death
st. Joseph News.
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The worse q mans temper Is, the more
becoming and profitable II will be for him
to keep it.-Binghamton Leader.
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IMAGINARY garments-coats of paint.
Null and Express.
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@ TO DATE
KOch's Discovery and Pis0s Cure for CONSUMPTION.

/. Under Koch's treatment many have improved.
q. It can only be used in the early stages Of Com
sumption.
8. It IN dangerous. and sometimes fatal.
q. Only a few can obtain the lymph.
3. PhyBtctanB only can use II, even with great care.
3. It Ii said that by its use disease Ii sometimes
transferred to sound organs.
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III a courting-match is not declared OF IL
must end in a tie.-N. Y. PicaYune.
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A CARD recciver-the waiter man.
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WELL and good-an artesian.
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SOME old lettcrs-the alphabet.
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~INFInM-the cats tail.
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A STAND still-the hat rack.
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A HOT housc-the crematory.
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WHAT all should ~keep-their temper.
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CnrLpnEN's letters-the alphabet
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A nED-Hor policy-fire insurance.
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some Of the f~inest"-a needle.
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lomsnle e." X. ."N'0's0o NV roax. NV

q. Piso's Cure for Consumption has cured it's thou.
sands, even in advanced stages OF Con.
b. It can be. used In all stages. affording infinite
relief to the incureble.
c. It IL without danger, and cannot DO fatal
d. II is within the reach Of all Is not expensive
g. Physicians recommendt It
{. No evil results from it's use. Try it
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USUALLY "lay" low-hens.
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whenever you Visit
the shops In town.
Looking for Braid
to bind your gown,
Secure the Clasp,
wherever found,
That holds the Roll
on which 10 wound
The Braid that 10 known
the world around.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-04-19

accident 10 ono side Of tho ship can In nc
manner affect the other, whose machinery
will continue to work and propel the shir
with the greatest ease. The watcr-tight
compartments will contine to one compart-
ment any accident that might happen.'
""How many lines have adopted the twin
screw system?'
swell our own. the Inman, and the White
Star are Nil at the present time but | have NO
doubt but that they will all be using 1t in
the near future. The ship Of the future
will to my mind have larger engines and
have four of them with two sets of twin
screws. You can readily see that to carry
this extra machinery and at the Same time
not decrease the freight and passenger
carrying capacity we must have some pretty
big ships. In the Normania, our two en-
gines make a total of 1880 horse power, so
if this horse power we're doubled, the force
at our command would be very great"
"And as to electricity as q motive power,
Mr.. Schur2y"
"Oh you see l am not figuring on that but
1t will be all the better in case We can use
electricity. The question with electricity
is We do not yet III what its peculiarities
are and what it is capable of doing. |
should not be surprised to see 1t
adopted in our Atlantic passenger ships
almost at any time, but there are certain
problems to be solved in electricity before
We can use it in big steamships as a motive
power. We must know that it is safe. That
is the very important question that has not
yet been satisfactorily answered. We must
be able to secure it at a reasonable expense.
/ don't suppose that n of the great steam
ship lines would hesitate at a few hundred
thousand dollars on every ship, but the
cost of the original plant is not the thlng