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Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1895-06-06
Decentralization.
anIanh.

Hewg .-@dbreno @ouuern0l
Morton am Sriberidmiidunsstoae Re
que iibsr ben um5us Der O. ". u. oh
belt rpuroe er o Der Slse ibermannt
fiel Al Booen uno puroe IN Elm nnbe ae
leseues Sotel sebradt, no er lid balt
pieoer erbOlte.
DesW s.-Nus perihieoeueu
Srten in Yolf Gountp miro semelost,
oaB bic 17sSabres 9ifaoe, oieie Ylase,
uelhe ben Noroweiteru oes Stantes be-
reits triiber uerarmte, mieoer ~aufsetres
ten 1T. Bum leBten Wule erihtenen is
in oieiem Ibeile oss 2anoes I'M Sabre
1873. Haturforidsr finoisten bereits
mdbreno Der lssten Saiion on, oaB iene
Gifaosn in oieiem CONNER Sum Dor
ihein fommen nirben, uno oaber 1T ibr
Nuitreteu fem uneruartetes. gs unter'
liesi feincm 8weiiel, BOB et bic sdten
Gifaoen fino, melhe gang flelu aus benz
Booen iblipfen, ben Butitabsn Nv"
auf ieoem 5liisel uno ole %beionoersn
Nbseiden oisiss Spe5ies on iid trusen.
Yis isbt bat oas urseSieier ben Saumen
nod teinen srOBen ShaoeH sussfist,
bod piro bas Sdlimmie fur Die gu
funit bebanptet.
ilIiamsto n. = Bum eriien
Wale ieit SpanSis Sabren iiuo IN Der
Srtibait Willamstoma in Waiiadus
ieits, no man oes beimlidsn 5uffss
iiberbriHis seporoen mar, Die 8rrtb.
idaiten mieoer seDfnet poroen.
Wilmaufee. Dem 8orgsben
anbersr Staaien folseno bat aud Bis.
coniin isst cine Beb0roe fir einbeltl,de
@eiessebuns. 9isislbe beitebt aus orei
Wiislieoern, Don oeneu iabrlid einss
Su ernennen 1T, unb bot ii4 nit ben 9e
Sebten iiber Seiratb uno Shelouns,
3ablurssunfdhisfeii. grbidaiis. Snse.
l~eaenbeiten, uotariele urfunoeu uno BE.
i1einisunaen, 9eitamente. Bediel unb
anbere Gsitdftspuplere iopie alen iOl
den Nnselesenbeiten 81 beidditisen, be
trffis pelber aleidartise Befimmun.
gen in zen peribleoenen Staten wirs
idenspertb iinb. Quf ben selesentlid
ftatifiubenoen gonpentionen Der Beh6r.
ben baben bic Witslisoer Bisconiin 81
perireten, aub 1T eS ibre Gufsabe. Dor.
idldse 81 einbeltllter @eiebsebuns aus
Suarbsiien uno ben 2e9islaturen 81 M
terbreiten.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1895-06-06
Gin erfrculi6ss Yeihcn .

Die itarts 9unabme Ter Giuwaloes
runs. oeren iit Winneiota lsst ~ er
irsuM bot, 1T fur oas 9eoelben uulsrss
Staates oas alerbete ,3slteu. Die
@ilenbabn : 9anoasentsu sebsn elntim.
mig bic SerIideruus. oaB Der 9uSus
nah Rinneiuta srOsartiser If OILS is
Suuor uuo ben Der lssteu Sabre um
oas Sierfahe ibsrtrifft. Ssionoas
III babel nod 81 bsobahten, onb Die
neuen Gniieoler iid NIT Sorllsbe i'm
n6roliben 3bsile bss Staatss nIsoer-
%laiieu, nm iid Der 9anowirtitait gu
wlonsn, uno oaB oleislben in autiiatirer
S'jiebuns einsn b0hii ipluiterwsrtbsn
Seuplteruuss5utpads blloen. Ntit lues
ni9en Nusuahmen baben Die 9eute be-
,elts in nuoereu Stnattn pertbuOQe
&euntnlne nno prattllhe @riabruusen
i'm amerltauliden 5Grmlueleu erporbeu,
uno ourt9dnsls limb lie rel6lih nit ben
Miiteln usIeber, nelbe Die 9rluouu9
zines neueu SeimUelsns teaniprudt
Sbrer Hdtlonalitdt nab Iessn lie iit
aus Nmsrltanern, Seutid de, Stanolua'
plsn, Bobmsn uno 8oleu Suiammsr
uno tOmmen nit seriu9er Nusnahme
Gus @,sconiin, Snoiauu, Suiuois. Ne'
brasfn, 8anias uuo Den bsloen Sdotas
bierbiu. gus 9rlnos Der uebsriieoe.
lung piIsseu lie Die uOrtheilboiteren fiji
matihsn Ssrbdlinriie uno Spoenbss
idahenbelten anSusebeu, Die ibnsn unisr
Stant ibren iribersn Nuisn baltsOrteu
seseniber bistst.
Siele BON lbneu BADEN, obsleid aui
benz 2anoe alfsepudisH, in ben lesten
Sabren, benz ausemelneu 3use iolssno,
IN ben Stdoten lbr Slid seiudt, lnosB
eluieben selernt, oaB Die 9anoulrtb
idaft ibnen NIT leib,eIer Mibe bic
Sortbelle bielet, Die lie In ben en9eu
&abmen Der Stdote nit lbrem uebsr
fuB on Nrbsitstrditen osrsebllh iubtsr.
Serabe bieie 2eute aber, Die neben Der
nmerIfanlihen uub Die surppdiite
2aneDlrtbIbaft uno oeren SorSiye,
nomenillh ben Sruhtpshiel uno Die
ratloueQe Sooentultur ~teuuen, tabeu Die
beiien Nusiihter, iib IN Wrrusiota IN
Bdloe 81 elmer behuallden @rlitenj uno
@oblitano emporSuibwinseu. Die gis
tent abr Kindergarten iiro Der Nuiibt.
bob MIR es es momentum crit nit Dem
Sortrupp zines srOBsn @inwanoerunss'
itromes gu tbuu baben. Die sroBen
Edible beginner iiberaQ lbren llebsr'
fluB on Arbeitsfrait oil oas ilade 2ano
a~bSuseben, uno Ole siHitisen SerI6te
Der neueitsn 9ujiisler IN ibre 5reunoe
ibsr Die Ssrbditnliis, pelde lie bier
seiuuoeu babes, UcroeH iidsrlid Die
Nufmertlamteit uieler auoerer ,Staois
miiosr" auf Wiuneiota uno Die auBer.
proeutlid shnittsen SOrbeoinsuuseu,
pelhe IS 2anomirtben sur %aniisosluug
bietet, lenfen. 9ieie @nilaiiuns Der
Sidnoe bon lberidiiiissn atdfien wiro
iih lomit OILS ooppelter Sessu, ole Elm
Nusen BON srDBter 1ru9pelte Iir Staoi
uno 2ano eriuelien.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1895-06-06
BudIem'S Mrniea 2aIbe.

Die bette Salbe in Der @elt fir SGnitt.
fpunoen, Mbihiriuns, 8eihwire, SalsiluB,
6ieberwunoen, Slehten, Sdrammen an ben
Sdnoeu, Sroibeulen. Siibneransen nno ole
Sautiebler; ie beilt poiitiu Sdmorrbotoen
cber feline 3abluns %perlanst. @arautirt,
oaB polit1 noise 3uirieoenbeit ae9eben
tpirb, ODER oaS 4elo wiro 3urlderltattet.
Breis per Sdadtel IS Gents. 8u perfau'
fen in u. &. Sub ne &potbete.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1895-06-06
$taot=Aeniokeiten.

- Stuu Surl SerHIu OpU StIpap,
IN olelem Staate pellt leit @noe lester
Bode bel bieiissn Serwduotsu auf Se
lut. Sbrer Nnsate nab III Die Nrbell
IN ben Mtinen oberbalb DULUTH i'm pol,
len 9anse.
- Serr Sp. @iiiirs, welder isin
@runeiiid in cine IooitiOn Su st.
9lcuo ausleSen llsB. bat fem bis iest
lnneSebabtes WObnbauS nebit elmer Got
uertauit uno laBt fir feline Jamilie elm
neues 8obnbaus einribten.
- Observation-Disclosures Sanien
puree in aenntnis seieBt. BOB Der am
rs. SUM- 1894 Der Sr%renanitalt in Ser
gus Soils iiberwleiene @uitau Sobuion
oaielbit am lssten Samiias i'm Glitter
uOn 60 Sabreu seitOrben lei. Die bin.
terlaiieue @ittwe wobnt auf Der OFT
ieiie.
Exy@ Shuttle n o%ertauit eub cine
Gnsllld Clan @Oritso Soie, nad WaB
ssmatt, 5u 81. ba
- Die Organization Der 8eb6roe Der
st. glouo Sdulen slns Wontas Nbeno
ourd bic @abl oes s. q. Bennett ir.
ais Yrdlioent, oss y. 8. Stewart oils
Shtlftpart uno oes s. 8. 9OnObue als
S6abmeiter Dor ii4.
- Sn elmer um Wontas 9(beno se,
baliensn Yeriammluns oes Wc8eIup
Eoiten puroe IN elmer linnreiben Relo-
futon Dem gonsrsBmann Tomne fir
Die an 3eforationstase sebaltene berr=
lide &eoe better 8anf eritattet.
- Sn Der am Montas N6eno in Der
uu,tarler STRIDE 9ebaltenen SdluBfeier
Ger Sohibule wureen 10 @raouirte nit
0iplomen beshrt. Uei oieier @elesens
belt belt @onareBmann Topne uon
Duluth cine padenoeNniprabe iiber oas
1Bema: Die S9uleu uno oas 8lrser'
rebt.
- Sir ct. Glouo 1T eiu Circus i'm
Wonat Suli anSeiast. 0leie Nadribt
miro bic liebe Suseno UNI 10 n,ebr ~freuen,
neil uniere Staot i'm lebten Sabre NIT
felnem Circus besllidt wuroe, oleie Do:
Der lbres Sabresieites perlulis 9ins.
- 8sssnidirme, &esenrOde, Macin.
loibes uno @amaiden in GROCER auss
tuabl beim y rice.
- Serr Nnor. Strip. Srusltdltsiter
Sobn u~uieres seadteten Witbirsers u.
JriB, 1T oils Briu5ipal elmer Der Staot.
ibulen in 8rainero erudblt poroen;
6etr 5ris tpiro feline 8abl beitens redt
fertisen.
- Qrbiteft Suiiep 1T ausenblidllt
nit Nniertisuns Der 8ldne fir ben 9ln.
bau an bic Rormalitule beidditist;
Der neue 5lisel wiro 50x60 SUB sroS
sebaut.
- gs beiBt, baB Serr Sanlon oas
Sbanfseihdft oes Serrn 81. OttenS'
meper flu lid iibernommen bat uno oass
ielbe am l. Suli be5iebsn uiro.
- 8eiebt uniere neueu Wuiter in Coz
lorlrten, meiBen Neslisee uno weiden
6emoen Su allen Breiien. Wir itebeu
i'm Grauatten' Ysrtauf itets on Der
Briee, Der &leioerbdnoler.
- &leioerbdnbler Sr. %. Brice, mel.
der nebenbei aud Sdubbauosl betreibi
nno ON lebten Sonntas Elm Baar Shus
be u%ertauit. tuuroe rpeseu 8~erlssuns Der
Section 8 oet SroinanS Go. 6, in mel.
der S4lieBen Der Stubaeiddfte on
uorseieben if, BON ben Sdub.
bdnolern uerilaet. Hdtfen Wittnob
miro iid Brice iid Dor Dem @sfrsnsen
pe%rantporten.
- Observation-Disclosures Cub. San.
fen iprab Der Bittwe Wara. MitheQ
in ihrem SrOjiie sesen bic 3sitaments-
poIitreder hires ueritorbenen Wannes,
y. unb 6. 9. Wit6el, ibre pole
5oroerung $l2. 7S9 5u. gtma 5000
fur Die iesise Seimitdtte per-
uno Der &eit fam Der Blitpe auf
cine 81 ibren @uniten Dor Der 8erbei.
ratbuns BON ibrem Wanne aussefeIte
Mofp III
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1895-06-06
&ranfen uno 2ei0en0eu.

Naeu aranfen uno leioenoen Yerionen
aus ct. Martin uno Der um9e9eno sur
Eadriht. oaB ih DIE Naentur fur Gertauf
Der 8neipp's aFebiSiuen iibernomme n baben,
Die iit bis IeBt oils oas bette Seilmtttel er,
~tuieien, oaS IN &rautbeitsfalen an9euenoet
weroen fam. SpbnW unolo1,
ba Ct. Wtartin, Stearns Co., Dttnn.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1895-06-06
Srast cinen oroentliden Nnjug.

IS ut tein 8rino porbanoen, ipesbalb ibr
einen abselesten, BON Mpiten serireiienen,
perihoiienen bod ooer Weite ooer Soie
ooer ueberod traseu ioatet, nenn tbr cure
NnSiige 9emaht babeu fDnut aus neuen
Stoiien in mooerniter Belie uno 81 Breiien,
oenen iein lofaleS 8eihaft 9leltiommen
lam, uno penn Suoem 8arantie segeben
lpiro, oaB Der GuSus paBt. Sobn II II t.
c Il 1T Nsent fur orei Der sroBten Sbnel.
oeraeidGite IN Chicago. Office SOB st.
8erma inliraBe, ct. gIouo, Wiinu. ga
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1895-06-06

Yotsoam. - Solbalo bic Ndb
riht pcm Nbleben bes StaotSieielGrs
Baltsr .. @reibum in Berlin eiusstroi.
fen mar. wurben bic 5lasseu auf ben
@ebduben oes amsritauiiden Botibai,
tiers uno bes @eneralcouiuls auf Solts
ma4t 9e3oSen. Biele in YreuBens
Sauptitabt wobrenoe Nmsriianer foIg.
ten ben 4eiipiel.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1895-06-06

Dr.. prices Cream Batting Qowoer.
S0eit9sSeeasssl Nesaile nh 0iSls1.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-11-15
Another IcOnOcinst.

Thoughtful people long ago came to
the conclusion that the old adage,
"early to bed and early to RISE" etc,
must in these later days be taken with
many grain of allowance. The
ranks OF the " dissenters" have recently
received strong reinforcement from
the British Medical Journal, which
opens hot fire upon the time-honored
proverb. 1t says the desire to rise
early is usually a sign not of vigor but
of advancing age. The long deep
sleep of youth is made possible by a
thoroughly elastic vascular system
and the stiffening vessels of age are
not so easily controlled by the vas O.
motor nerves; hence shorter sleeps.
"Paterfamilias," it continues, "who
goes to bed at IL p. NJ, wants to get up
at 5 ORG A. NJ. and looks upon his
healthy son who prefers to lie till 8, as
q sluggard. When this foolish inter-
pretation OF a proverb about the
/ health and wealth to be got from
early rising is combined with the still
more foolish adage which says of sleep
six hours for a man, seven for a
woman and eight for FOOL then we
have a vicious system capable Of work
ing great mischief to young people Of
| both sexes"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-11-15

Jim Cullestine, an Indian on trial
in Judge Bucks court lately for burg.
lery, in having stolen saddle from
P. A. Wagner, has evidently learned
the wicked ways OF the white man to
a marked degree. In explaining to
the jury how he came into possession
of the saddle, he said that he had won
it from another Indian in game of
poker. Questioned by his attorney,
Alex. Winston, as to the details OF how
he won it. Jim, who says he is a
gambler, dealt both hands. The first
hand Jim took three kings and gave
his brother Indian three queens.
Then he dealt second hand and gave
his opponent three fours and took for
himself five full on threes. This
was Jim's explanation of how he came
to own the saddle.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-11-15
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.
Two Excellent Recipes for Common
Deltcacies.

Two Excellent Recipes for Common
Deltcacies.
The following recipes for Steamed
Apple.Dumplings and Cottage soft Gin
gerbread, have been tested and the
product is so good we have been re-
ques:ed to publish the formula in the
STANDARD:
Steamed Apple Dumplings-For the
paste use pint flour; 2 teaspoonfuls
baking powder; l teaspoonful salt; l
tablespoonful sugar; = tablespoonfuls
cottolene; half pint of milk or wa
ter. Mix the dry ingredients together
and rub through Il sieve into the mix
ing bowl. Cut the cottolene into this,
being careful to get it very fine. Now
stir in the milk and water; and when
a smooth paste is formed, sprinkle the
board and roll the paste out until
about half an inch thick. Fold up
and roll again until about three-quar-
ters OF an inch thick; then lay it in a
weil-buttered tin basin that will hold
about two quarts. Fill the dish with
pared and quartered apples (about two
quarts) Sprinkle over the apples
three tablespoonfuls of sugar mixed
with a teaspoouful of cinnamon.
Draw the edges OF the paste together.
Cover the dish with plate, and, plac-
ing in a steamer, cook for two hours.
Turn out on n hot dish and serve with
nutmeg sauce, which is made in this
manner: Put into a saucepan one
cupful OF sugar and heaping table,
spoonful OF -four, and mix we'll. Pour
on this one-pint OF boiling hot water.
Boil for ten minutes; then add one
third of a nutmeg, grated, one-fourth
OF teaspoonful of salt and one table
spoonful OF butter. Cook for one min
ute longer and serve.
Cottage Soft Gingerbread-Two tea
cups sugar; . tea-cups molasses; l
tea-cup cottolene; 6 tea-cups flour;
= eggs; ! cup coffee; 2 tablespoonfuls
ginger; teaspoonful cloves; tea
spoonful cinnamon; l teaspoonful
cream of tarter; ! teaspooniul soda.
Mix sllpar. cottolene and p,olossas 70.
gether, then by degrees, add eggs,
spices and flour; then lastly add cream
of tartar and soda. Bake in slow
oven.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-11-15

New York Times.

New York Times.
"Don't" begs a physician, "try to
so To sleep with cold feet. You may
succeed, but it is at an unnecessary
wsste of effort. Hot water bags are
now so cheap that every bedroom in
the house may be supplied with one,
or one of the little Japanese hot boxes.
which are even more convenient,
since they do not have to depend upon
the boiler supply. More discomfort
is had and more colds. that might
never have developed, are contracted
in this way than in any other.
The remedy prescribed by famous
German physician for insomnia is on
this principle: Wiring out till not
q drop drips, pair OF white cotton
stockings in cold water, put them on
as wet as they will still be, and draw
over them pair of dry wooden ones
Let the cotton stockings be larger
than those usually worn. and the
wooden ones, Of course, still bigger
Hand knitted wooden, or the thick
ones sold at the athletic goods shops
are the best to use, and the result oil
this steaming process, 30 far from be-
ing in any way harmful, as might be
feared. is said to be magical in its re
lief and agreeable sensations.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-11-15
Unsafe Criticism.
San Francisco Post.

1t is not quite safe to criticise Amer
leans in the "higher circles" of Brit
ish society, unless the critic has
studied thoroughly the pedigree of
those whom he addresses, so many
American girls nowadays are becom.
ing a part of the "effete" aristocracy
OF the old world.
Not long ago at a reception given
in Rome at the British embassy, an
Italian baron, who was presented to
the Duchess of Manchester, sighed
deeply, as with relief and said to her
"Ahl How glad am to get from
those Americans therel We come
across them everywhere, don't we,
duchessf You can't imagine how
happy 1 am TO converse with you
there is such a contrast between the
manners of English and American
womenw
The duchess let him go on as long
as he liked in this way. and then said
with a gracious smile!
Perhaps you are right, baron, bu,
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-11-15

colony she was happy with her hus-
nand and twelve children, against
whose united protest she persisted in
founding the society. This was nine
teen years ago, since which time the
society has steadily grown in num-
bers and wealth, chiefly through the
efforts of Mrs. McWhirter, whose
executive and business ability are
indicated by the fact that at present
she is a member of the board of trade
and director of the opera house
syndicate Of Boston. The member.
ship, which is now thirtytwo, includes
several women who formerly occupied
excellent positions in the social world.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-11-15
Meaning of Popular Names.

Some significance should be at
tached to ones name, and q badly
named child is very apt to be in
fluenced as much by its signitication
as by the stars under which it is born,
says the seer. And so here are few
favorite names and their origin and
meaning: Anna, from the Hebrew,
meaning a prophecies; Annette, from
the French, sweet, but sorrowful !;
Caroline, Latin, noble-spirited; Doro-
thy, Celtic, fruitful; Edith and Edna,
Saxon. happiness; Frances, German,
free; Grace, Latin, favor; Helen,
Greek, a very beautiful woman; Ida,
Greek, a lofty mountain; Josephine,
French, a saver of life; Lucy, Latin,
shining; Louisa, French, defender OF
her people; Leonora, Polish, victor.
ious; Margaret, German, a pearl; /;
Madeline, French, favored: Marie and
Maria Qrom French and Spanish), and
Mary, from Hebrew, a salt tear or a
drop of water.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-11-15
BIG SALMON FISHERY,
A SITE HAS BEEN SECURED AT
ANACORTES.
An English Company Preparing to
Engage I'm Salmon Fishing on n
kei.

There is talk in Anacortes of &
wealthy London syndicate that is tC
found great fishing fishing industry
| there, and hopes to control the Lon
don market, especially AS regards
salmon, with Puget Sound as its base
OF supplies. Messrs. Winch and Bow
ers, of Vancouver, B. c., have not been
slow to notice the freedom from re
strictions that the fishermen in Amer.
ican waters enjoyed. The latter can
not only fish every day in the week
Sundays included, but are not re-
stricted, as are those under British
domination, in the use of appliances
for taking fish. This fishing firm,
therefore, has bought out all the fish
traps that it could, and has secured,
through American citizens, all the
locations for fish traps possible, within
a radius of twenty miles of Anacortes
This part OF the plan has taken some
months.
To handle the enormous amount of
fish they hope to catch, syndicate
has been formed by Frank Lord, of
Sadler's Landing, on the Fraser river,
and II. Bell Irwin, who is the mana.
ger of the London Packing Company's
seven canneries on the Fraser river.
and this syndicate is said to have
among its members several prominent
Englishmen.
That the scheme is large one may
be inferred from the fact that the
syndicate has completed negotiations,
through Robert Ward & Co., of Victoria
for the purchase OF forty acres OF land at
Shannon's point, Anacortes. This ia
comprised in tho Shannon estate. of
which Mr.. Sewer, of Spokane, is the
receiver. For the actual sale an order
of court will be required, and it is said
that an application has already been
made to Judge Langley, in the superior
court, for such an order.
The company will not only do a
large canning business, but a still
larger business in shipping cargoes of
fish in specially constructed re-
frigerators to the London market, and
there holding them in cold storage un-
til there are no native salmon in the
market to complete with them. 1t
purposes having Anacortes made a
port OF entry.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-11-15
A CLEVER TRICK.
Fire Eating NOc So Extraordinary
When You Know How 10 DO IL.

Fire Eating NOe So Extraordinary
When You Know How 10 do IL.
Recent exhibitions in Paris theater,
by two young Americans, said to ex.
Gel in their line anything of the kind
that had been seen, attracted the at
tention OF the French press. Standing
on the open stage, without any appara.
tus in sight, they caused long and and
brilliant flames to dart from the tips
OF their fingers, and also apparently
from their mouths, for a considerable
length OF time-certainly half minute.
The method of producing these start
ling appearances was kept secret by
the conjurers, and had so far defied all
all attempts at explanation. A solu-
ton, however, purporting to be fur
nished by a well-known expert in leg.
erdemain, appears in a recent issue of
La Nature. 1t shows conclusively that
the whole business depended upon a
simple, but very nicely adapted
mechanical arrangement
During the performances the ire
eaters" stood upon a large, gayly
carpeted box, seemingly designed to
lift them into palmer view, but really
concealing two rubber bags filled with
illuminating gas and compressed by
weights. To the heel of each mans
right shoe was affixed an ingenious
contrivance. terminating in spout.
This was the point of entrance for the
gas. 1t was attached to a very slender
tube OF vulcanized rubber which, being
OF the same color as the conjurer's
diabolical costume, was invisible to
the spectators.
The tube was carried up the leg and
the back, and inside both sleeves next
to the skin. On reaching the wrist, it
was connected with still smaller
flexible tube, flesh colored, and run
ming along the palm to the tips of the
forefnger, where it ended in an open
ing hidden under the nail. A similar
branch passed up the neck and under
the chin as far as the lips.
BY placing his heel, and bearing
down accurately over tube which
projected slightly at certain spot in
the carpet, the performer could bring
his body tube into communication
with the corresponding reservoir with
in the box, and send the gas circulating
upward until it reached the finger tip,
where it was instantly lighted by an
electric spark from machine con-
cealed under his short cloak, produc-
ing a stream OF fire. Just so it was
led to escape beneath his lips, the
flame then appearing to issue from his
mouth-an effect which was aided by
the performers opening the latter very
wide and throwing his head back. The
stage was always dimly lighted and
but slightly inclined, making it still
more difficult to distinguish the tubes.
Thus another OF these clever feats re-
moved from the domain OF wonders.