The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-03-17
CHINESE JUGGLeaS.
Some Of the Strange and Startling Feat
That They Perform.

Some Of the Strange and Startling EesA
That They Perform.
Chinese jugglers and Indian fakirs
have pretty much the same "stock in
trade. Here is ON account Of solne
tricks performed by Chinese:
When the conjurer asked the specta-
tors what they wanted to see, some one
sailed for pumpkin.
"A pumpkin" answered the conjur
Or; that is impossible. Pumpkins are
out Of season. 4"
However, he was only talking, for
presently he took a pumpkin seed and
planted it in the earth. Then, having
made his little son. or years old, lie
down, he thrust knife into his throat
The blood poured out into vessel, end
with it the man moistened the spot
where the seed had been planted.
Next he covered the corpse with a
cloth and placed a wooden bell over the
Seed. In few moments sprout was
seen rising from the soil 1t grew and
grew and burst into flower. The flower
fell, the pumpkin showed itself and iu-
creased In size with extraordinary "a.
pidity.
As soon as 1t was ripe the man picked
1t from the stalk, showed it to the pub
Ito and took up a collection, after
which, of course, he lifted the cloth
and found the boy perfectly unframed.
Tho second feat, by different per-
former, was even moro startling a
peach was called for by one OF the spec
tators.
"It is March," said the magician.
1.-THE land Is still icebound. Peaches
are not to be obtained now except 10
paradise.
"Oh, WELL" answered the spectators.
"you are a sorcerer and ought to b
able to bring peach down from heav-
en-"
The conJurer grumbled, but finally
consented to see what he could do. Flo
began by weaving q roll Of ribbon.
which he cast into the air. It took at
once the shape Of ladder, which went
up to tremendous height. On IL no
placed child. and the little fellow ran
up the rungs like monkey. Up, up he
went till he vaniahed in the clouds.
Some moments passed, then peach
dropped from the sky. The magician
picked 1t up, ont 1t into slices and Of
fered it to the bystanders. twas . real
peach.
Then horrible thing happened The
head of the child dropped ont Of the
airy and was followed by the trunk and
then the legs With tears in his eyes tbs
man picked them up and placed them
In q box. Bot after much show Of grief
and after the sympathetic spectators had
taken up q collection for his benefit ha
opened the box and said, "Come forth,
nay child, and thank these hind gentle.
men" At the word out leaped the child
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The xiecsrio Casdle.
The electric candle is in great request
In England for the lighting and decora-
ton Of dining and other tables. All in
genious device for lighting tho candles is
provided by placing small pads under
the tablecloth, and taking the current
from them by means Of two pin points
In the base of the candlestick. The /.
dies OF course are extihsuishtd on beng
taken from the table and are rehghted
when they are replaced in the proper POI
sition. They are 30 arranged that the
bnlb and the glass imitation Of wax
candle can be removed. when the can
diestick can be used for an ordinary can
| die When used with shades OF colored
| silk, the electric candle makes one OF
| the prettiest ~dditlons to a dinner table
hat ia pssslbie to imagine -Macllh'st
Franc;a did not begin painting units
oesrly 90 years Of age and III tea ye.s''
executed L1ug series d admira0.s