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the walls, and 1t is needless to remark that the
deception was perfect. For weeks this clever
Illusion was the sensation of the French
capital, until number Of inquisitive stu
dents from the Latin quarter discovered the
secret. One Of them took a pea shooter with
him and fired pea at the head, just to see how
1t would act. He missed the head, however,
and landed his missile plump against the mir
TOR. OF course 1t bounded back and the Sc
cret was out. Every day the students would
visit the exhibition and amuse themselves firing
peas at the decapitated head. The Frenchman
who impersouated the CHASTITY object would
rave and curse like one possessed as the peas
landed on his nose mouth and forehead
Finally the manager had to build wire screen
across the middle of the room instead Of the
simple railing, in order to protect his assistant.
The affair got into the papers, the trick was ex-
posed and the public lost interest in the show"
r. r. E.
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met him one fine day this past September
n Paris strolling on the Boulevard des Italiens.
1 had met him in this country two years
previous and he remembered me well, rs did
him. In fact Trewey is hard to forget when
once you have come into personal contact with
him. he Ia about forty years of age and re-
sembles q French able in appearance. A
shovel-board beaver hat, such are worn by
French ecclesiastics, aud long rusty black
cassock with white lawn bands would COM
plete the picture. Beside being a shsdowgraph-
ist Trewey Ii one of the greatest of living
mimjcs and q sleight-of-hand performer of rare
excellence Having taken n course of lessons
In legerdemain this summer from the famous
Psrisian cafe performer, Mako, am prepared
TO bear witness to
TREvETs ABILITIES AS A PREsrIDGITATEUR-
With the brim Of an old felt sombrero he is
liable to produce his inimitable tabarin or
twenty-five heads under a single chspeau-por-
traits ranging from a Partisan chiffonnier to an
able. and including such great historical per-
sonages as Frederick the Great, Napoleon,
Mirabean, Robespierre, Franklin and Washing
ton. The soft felt hat in his dexterons hands
fs 80 manipulated to assume the shape Of any
required headgear, and Treweys exceedingly
nozzle face does the rest. Not a word is
spoken during the execution Of these portrait
ures. 10 Is all psntomime and facial play. 1t
10 no SPHINX problem presented for solution
for one has no difficulty in recognizing the pic
tures.
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HOW GOLD WAS FOUND.
ny Mca Who Were kindly Bur,iax . p>ad
Comrade.

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e"mrsae.
Prom the Phfsaelrh,a Pres.
Gold IVES discovered IN California In Is&s ana
I'm Colorado An isss The a,.covc-, -. -
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- - - -, '-''u WI.
impression 'nat mines view lying sronna
loose" Adventurers drifted about IN hone q
stumbling upon a mipe." Mr. Thaver, in M.
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,,,s,.... ;, -. .,..,.-.,...,-, ;.
"et,
Nn"e iooAing Tor g"id IN Oaifornia, di-covered
the dead body Of q man. who evidently had been
prospecting slAoor Fellow said one Of In.
trio. Gle has ras.ed in his ch.cl,r- LIT.
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rom the Detroit free fre>s.
He was about the raggedest specimen Of tn.
genus peripatet the weii-to-do citizen had met
on the street for q long time, and when be
asked for a dollar the well-to-do almost had q
fit.
''Thunderation," he exclaimed, "what do you
want with that much money!"
The tramp smiled a wan and weary smile.
81 beg your pardon" he said, but presume
you are a man Of sound Judgment"
II hope SO" replied the puzzled citizen.
"You are quite capable Of making a fair est.
mate upon any subject where you have SUN
cient data p
The citizen nodded and waited for him to 90
on.
"You could decide dispassionately sny ordi-
nary question submitted to You on the line Of
your daily contact with the world and its hets-
rogeneity of people2"
81 think So"
well, sir" and the tramps tone became
more confident, wouldn't you say o. between
man and man, and judging from my appear
hr?'
The wen-to-do citizen was fair man and he
forked over dollar bin
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a Romance and It's Token.

From the Cornhill.
The writer Of this article remembers .oms
forty years ago making the Acquaintance Of .
very charming Irish gentleman and lady. One
day she thought she observed that HE eyes we're
resting inquiringly on her brooch, which va.
OF gold, inclosing q mass Of fractured bone
She laughed snd said; "Are you admirins nv
brooch viii tell you the story Of IT, Ono
day. come ten years ago, when was a young
eirl, was staying in the house OF a friend who
also knew Mr.. n. who IL now my husband We
we were having game romp-and running
after each other through the house, which was
large. with long galleries and chamhers com
municating with one another. Mr.. n. vas cloae
behind me, trying TO catch me. dsrted
through door and threw the door back behind
me. Mr.. n. had his head down. and the hnndl.
struck his skull and be fell stunned. The skull
was fractured. and TO save his life be was
Obliged to have ID trepanned. Now he Hsars .
plate Of silver over the hole. and I VICAR the
portion out Of his skull in this brooch The
aecident-l suppose my distress and remcr-e-
brought about an approscbement; we became
engaged, and are now man and wife"
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manipulstes his hands so ss to throw the
shadows. The nearer the hands are brought to
the light the more the shadow increases in size
and loses its intensity, while on bringing the
hands closer TO the screen the silhoutte is rem
dered sharper, but smaller and smaller. Some
little pieces of cardboard, cut in different
sion requires, and held between the fingers,
enable Trewey to represent all sorts and con-
dItions Of people and things. He shows, for
instance, preacher in his pulpit delivering q
vigorous discourse, a concierge and q belated
ledger quarrelins violently, fisherman in a
boat having the usual luck with the finny tribe
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and resorting to liquid consolation from big
Jug, and last, but not least, two Romeos sere-
nadiug q capricious Juliet. AL these clever
little scenes have to be seen to be appreciated
So elaborate are some OF them, and SO clever
from a pantomimic standpoint, that one can
hardly believe that simply the two hands of the
performer ,and some bits of cardboard con-
stitute the entire deus machina A little box
tied around the waist of the artist represents
the pulpit, his bent fingers the canopy, while
the preacher is made by the disengaged hand.
His faces of old men and women are excellent.
You can see the aged military pensioner taking
snuff, smoking and imbIbing wine from flask.
The motions OF swallowing marvelously exc
cuted, the progressive movement Of the hand
or arm showing the swelling Of the throat occa-
stoned by the descent Of the food in the
9sophagus.
THE LONG PRACTICE NECESSARY
TO acquire the digital dexterity required in
ia never dreamed of by the av-
erage spectator who sits in front of the house
and applauds and laughs at Trewey's amusing
La Nature, the French scientific
journal, in speaking Of the work, SAYS: There
are certain hand and finger exercises that are
to perform in order to reproduce
such silhouettes more or less perfectly. The
first exercise consists in bending the little finger
as much "a possible without moving the others,
while the hand is spread out. Unjust be under
stood that all that is done with the right hand
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Trewey and THE STAR writer went into q
little cafe not far from the Thester Robert
Houdin, where all the celebrated conjuring per-
formanees in Paris take place. and had a chat
about pantomime. He remarked as he daintily
pulled away at a Turkish cigarette and slipped q
small glass of cognac:
PANToMINE STILL FLoURIsHEs IN EUROPE
'Pantomime since the Raveis has had little or
no place on the American stage. but here in
Europe IT still fiourishes. The best schools in
France for the study Of the art are at Bordeaux
aud Msrseilles, not at Paris, as you would sup
pose The French depend upon facial express
slon and right-arm gestures for the delineatIon
OF pantOmimic passion; the Italians use the
entire body. The pantomimist often makes a
fine comedian trRgedian, the case may be.
but the comedian or tragedIan never a great
Pantomimist. Rossi. the famous Italian TRACE
dian, studied pantomime before tragedy. Fred
erick le Maitre Used to say that he owed his
success TO the fact that in his youth he prac-
uced the art of nirnicry."
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So much for the scientific aspect Of the art
Of autobiography.
AT the College Of Physicians and Surgeons
London, in the great museum attached to that
institution, may be seen a cast taken from
Trewey's hand. The fingers are long and sen-
der and differ very much in length. the middle
finger. for instance, being nearly an inch longer
than the ring finger.
As FRENCH CLOWN.
Trewey contemplates enacting the role of a
Pierrot, or French clown. 1t will be a sort Of
protean act. in which he will assume q variety
of characters and introduce all his conjuring
feats and umbromania. The following is the
method of making up" for the character Of a
Plerrot. You first wash your face carefully and
then rub all over 1t a sort Of grease Is founda-
ton Upon that you smear powdered white
chalk. The grease causes the white powder to
stick fest and at the same time keep it out of
the pores of the skin 4 white cape usually
made over an elastic ground, is then drawn
carefully over the head and all is complete
English clowns are in the habit of painting a
red half moon on either cheek. but the French
method Of all white. unrelIeved by any red or
black marks, is decidedly more grotesque. The
Pierrot of the French stage is celebrated in
song and story. and is living personality in
French literature.
IN PANToMINES-
I'm pantomimic plays. said Trewey to THE
STAR writer, "a great many trick scenes are
used. 1t is very difficult to originate new
tricks for pantomimes, although one can. by
combining old ones, get up some clever things
that look almost new"
Who is the most original man in the conjur-
ing profession today asked him.
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UNCLE SANS TENANTS
What Changes Mrs. Cleveland Will
Find in the White House.
AN EXCHANGE OF BABIES.
How Mr.. Cleveland viii Come in and Mr.
Harrison VIII Go ous-sone Advantage.
of Being the Presidents wife-what the
Chief Magistrate Can DO IL He Chooses.
FEW CHANGES WILL

FEW CHANGES WILL
be noticed in the White
House by Mrs. Cieve-
land on her return to
Washington. She will
find the mansion illum-
mated throughout with
electric lights, which
we're substituted FOR
gas two years ago. In
the blue room she will
notice new silk tapes
tries on the walls, a
CEILING fraebiy hand
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'.show me EXACTLY how you do them?" I
ssked him
Come behind the scenes at the Alhambra
Music Hall next week In London he answered,
"and will initiate you into the mysteries"
] took hmm AZ his word
BEHIND TIE scRErS.
The modus operandi Of the shadowgraphs
nay be seen from the accompanying ilustra-
tion. A screen is first placed op the stage and
behind it some ten feet away IL . powerful
oHyhydroxen lamp which projects circle OF
hEht upon the white cotton sheet. Between this
screen and the light the artist stands and
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Written for The Evening Star.
Old Joe.

Old Joe.
When the melancholy days.
With their sof and meller haze,
Settle nigh,
An the ripe leaves, red an brown,
Flutter softly, gently down,
Dead and dry;
Or, as else, the nippin' breeze
Goes rampantin' through the trees
In gust,
Yerks 'em from the or home twig,
Whirls 'em in giddy jig
With the dust:
Then I think OF recr'atiou--
A spot on the plantation,
Warm and bright
An fill my OF clay pipe
With tbaccer yelier-ripe,
Strike light.
As set thar, puT'n', thlnkin',
A blinkin' and a winkin
OF my eyes,
A sof' an wis'fu feelin'
Upon my heart comes stealin',
Easywise.
You see. I'm CROWN feeble,
An soon must leave the people
Here around;
An when the leaves, fros'-bitten,
BY garn'rin' winds are smitten
To the ground,
Then il somehow pears to me
I'm po'r leaf on Lies tree,
Sere an light,
Which blasti1', bligatin' breath
From the cracked Of lips Of Death
Soon will smite.
An when the leaves are fallin'
Ialmos hear 'em calm
From the shore
Where my wife an little Joe,
In an autumn long ago,
Went before.
Now or Joe's suns declinin'-
Where sunheams once was shinin'
Shadows lie:
But, thank God. comes the dawnin'-
A lit-with-glory mornin'-
Upon high!
-Nfoxcrpr RrRrr
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esque and the picturesque Hiss eatforteis cast
Ing slhouettes with his hands on an illuminated
scrsen-slhouettes Of men, women and ami
male, all projected with such extraordinary
dexterity of manipulation as TO raise the diver
MON to the dignity of an art
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TICKETS, PLEASE!''
The Railway Passenger Conductor,
His Duties and characteristics.
II E KN VS. NO ON E
Know Little About-The "Spotter" Still in
General Use-Stories of Interest With H.
lustrative Points-Carefni and Careless
Conductors.
ONE OF THE MOST

NE OF THE MOST
interesting characters
that the travelling public
come in contact with is
the railway passenger
conductor. Although
little has been written
about his ork and
characteristics less is
really K n o W n. OF
course, his duties are,
in a manner, monoton-
GUS. but being a rail-
ron dor ar5 tho pp1v
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Written for The Evening Star.

XhAAAtD 10 Il III AO-uL<
Of the fantaisist-but
then it Is the home Of
all other species of &C.
centric geniuses. These
rare exotics flourish in
the genial art stmos-
phere of the great cap
ital. Paris is the home
Of Trewey. fantaisist,
mimic and shadow
grsphist. He is the
person..ication Of the
grotesqua, the arab
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Ing and trayness Of the hair appear DO NOT neeect
thsm. out apply proper remedy and tonic IKE
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recently decapitated. This table was the trick
table have just mentioned. The looking
glasses between its legs reflected the sides Of
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DEXTER0US HANDS.
Animated Pictures Made by Flexible
Fingers.
ART OF SHADOwGRAPHY.

siihouettesCast ON an Tluminat ed Screen
How Ii 10 Done-Behind the scenes With .
shado~graphise -Ths Pantonims I'm
TrAnee.
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Very Much Put Dat.

0Hnre,
Which little brother Willy knows they will not
lasb him .h,ra
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From Puck
The Press., 1892-04-28

The above table is worthy Of careful
 study. There were nearly six million
 dozen eggs bl ought into this country dur ing the three months ending Sept. 30,
 1890, valued at less than 15 cents per doz- en. The new law shut most of these out last fall, but as New England and New York are capable of producing fair SUD- ply of eggs, lovers of eggs did not suffer-
 Eggs in the fall of the year, worth in our market less than 15 cents dozen, should be eaten with good strong oleo- margarine to disguise certain imperfec- tions in flavor that they acquire with age.
 It is not necessary for me to explain the effect of the decreased importation of Coolie-raised tobacco. In order to de- termine the effect upon manufactures, have made inquiries of tailols and find that neither American goods nor foreign goods competing with them have ad- vanced in price, but inquiry as to the weekly payroll for labor in the factories shows a marked increase. varying with the size of the mills from $56 In. the smallest mill reported to S370 in the largest. But one woolen mill reported less than $10O pei week increase in the amount disbursed for labor. They were all employing more hands and running more time. Enquiries of commercial travellers for silver plate and other indus tries were met with similar answers. The cutlery establishments were more emphat-
The Press., 1892-04-28

ing state. After returning to the town in the year 1840, Joel Smith, the village tav- ern keeper, was postmaster, and the office was kept in the vicinity of his bar room. His residence at the time was the house now owned by Fenelon Dow. He held the office several years. He was chosen to serve the people off the town as-post- master, and his services in distributing the mail to its owners was by him con- ducted in pleasant mood, and he was esteemed by many as the..right one in the right place. It appears quite likely to me that the office previous to 1S4O must have been located at the above tavern, for at that time stage coaches were mail carriers and stopped there, and believe changed teams; but this is supposition. left Ellington at five different times and resided in other localities. For that req son am not sufficiently informed to place on record the number of years postmas- tors served the public. During a period of fifty years the office was kept in six different localities and conducted by some  ten or twelve different postmasters. That shows & variety of changes that is not customary in some towns. Somers dur ing the last twenty years has been con- tent to support tho office at one place and nearly the self same person in charge of the office. Holland, in the first years of this century, supported one man as post master for twenty-four years.
 The Ellington office now is in the hands of one who is fully capable of sustaining the requirements needed, and it can be reasonably expected that the dwellers of the village and other parts of the town will be gratified with it's present central location. much regret that I am not able to give more definite and detailed description of those persons that have in former years officiated as servants of the people in charge of the office.
The Press., 1892-04-28

"The most remarkable experience with g burglar that ever heard of," said Col. Calliper, twas that of Jason Frognip, @ friend of mine who once lived in Stork- vile Center, Vt Two of MT. Frognip's children were quite sick with diphtheria, and for number of nights he and Mrs. Frognip were up with them pretty much all night. At about quarter past two on one of these nights MT. Frognip went down into the kitchen for something. He every nook and corner of his house. He had on pair of felt slippers, and as he stepped noiselessly across the kitchen floor he heard a burglar outside working at the back door. MT. Frognip felt very bad about his children, but it almost made him laugh to think of how easily he could get rid of the burglar. He'went up near the door and said to hinr, in an or dinary tone of voice;
 My friend, we have two cases of diph- theria in the house."
 "What!" said the burglar. "Then why in thunder don't you hang out yell Ter flag to warn people?"
 "How could know you were coming ?" said MT. F1ognip.
 "What do care whether you knew was coming or not ?" said the burglar. Suppose I'd hal got into you dalned old house and taken the diphtheria home to my children" And he gathered up his tools and went away apparently very in- dignant. t.-New York Sun.
The Press., 1892-04-28
["Old Memories" in Holland County Leader.] THE ELLINGTON POST OFFICE
 YEARS AGO.

To satisfy political whims the Filing ton post office, like those in other towns, submitted to republican or democratic postmaster in charge of the office, accord ing to the political complexion of the ad- ministration. What is gained by the ire quent changes when the one in charge of the office is we'll versed in it's require ments, I never could foresee. There should be no change, unless it was con- sidered by majority of the citizens that the postmaster was not qualified or trusty enough to hold the office.
 i, The first, or one of the first, postmas- ters in the town of Ellington was William Morgan, the village blacksmith and tav- ern-keeper, whose residence at the time was the house now occupied by Ortive Eaton. In the years near 1920, he con- tracted to distribute the mail in the sev- eral towns on the route between East Windsor Hill and Belchertown, Mass. The mail carrier would start in the morn- ing from Ellington in his. sulky, or on horse back, and journey to Windsor Hill, and return to Ellington at noon; and in the afternoon pass through Somers, from there to South Wilbraham, and so on to North Wilbraham, and stop over night; the next day, pursuing his journey, pass through what was then called Putt's Bridge to Ludlow Center and so on to Belchertown, and return to his previous stopping place to pass the night. The next day, passing through the towns of the day before, he would return to Filing ton at noon, and in the afternoon continue his journey to East Windsor Hill and re- turn home at night. That trip took three days of the week. If am not mistaken these towns then received their mail but once a week.
 The mail-bags then were of small di- inensions, containing nothing but letters No newspapers were distributed in the several towns by the postmaster. The public citizens at that time could not af- ford to patronize the mail-bags very free- ly, when the postage price for the con- veyance of 8 letter 200 miles was 25 cents.
 have paid that price as late in the cen- tury as 1884, and also 10 cents for thirty
 miles. The mail carrier in those days, as safeguard to protect his valuables from the assaults of highway robbers, was armed with the old time troopers pistol, loaded, as have been, told, with
 sixteen buck shot and one bullet. Still highway robbery at the time was only
 occasionally heard of. I never knew of one till the robbing of one Avery in the Stafford woods in the month of Septem-
 Der, 1927. That caused a general alarm for the safety of travellers on the highway for long time.
 To continue my record of Ellington postmasters I shall be obliged to pass
 over the years from 1825-40, as I was much of that time resident of an adjoin-