Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-03-02
IF H0Bs0N ONLYN
WITH THIS MOUTH he COU
SIX At a TIME.
Novel Freak Visits the Coua1SO W
HOuxe-Man with . vo0n
Other Fresh FakiPs VflGoS
brand New laeas. iy q

The county court house has as Size.
favorire haunt for freaks and 1erass
latest thing" in their line q and
. its way there and as the cowseized
and their deputies are rarela dSts1
change. an exhibition usually bid TO
Il crop of small coin. At the frs the
month. when everyone in the CO .sS
receives his warrant. the buildil aidit
| tested with pretty girls conteatSnnIr
ring ut 10 cents u vote or w~iSundr.
soliciting subscriptions to charities vsd
priSeS. IN ~
A few days ago a novel fakfr Srnoo
building with Il vampire Us an ~
| Few had ever seen this repulsiv du
I native of Java. and there was atty.
crowd around the young man and n fS
He explained with rare pleasure Geo
creature futtered In the air oveSe A.
| tim and opened a vein by sucti6 sh!,nl
| pointed out its cat-like head and tee
short. glossy fur of its body and th.,v ,lvs,
like wings seemingly Of black sit o, three
explained that 1t lived. ate. slept Al became
! cis.d hanging head downward fro yhinnic
claws. this being its only and natural Austin.
ing position. lsnnntr'
small tin boxes containing a prepSs. I vii:
for removing grease spots and onersfIn o. q 'i 10
for sale. City d
Blu, the prize fakir appeared yestsr. MS
n negro VII Il litt ~ otaNA 80 s~~tpraYdpP
hat he Wore entered the building Mrs the
satchel in his hand. II was q good@4.o tns
| valise, but II held only 4 mouthfui foe fsrt,on
| human monster. His mouth was mn oetvees
| tune and he was around exhibiting sk 70 ne
In repose. his mouth would scarcss and e.
| tract attention. IL was broad. Of
and somewhat more protrusave I'M rastes-
average negro's. But when he smiled.
| world around him was not only gay. -
convulsed with laughter When the smuisns
spread into Il laugh. the effect was proc -
ious and astounding. The corners Of ier 2.
| mouth actually held n sociable with .osnons
| back OF his neck. and what waas LETT 10 ca
his head appeared to be only u Knot vance.
| the end of his backbone to keep II Irr.. er
unravcllns. 49,
"Now. gentlemen" he said. as he toe tSo
four ivory billiard balls and several chitS' -
dishes from the va!ise. i VIII place tnSsri1.
Having said this he took u couple -
steps backward as though 10 take q ruaI ira.
ming jump at the trsk before him. TheEsIs
he rubbed the palms OF his hands over htk d
lips and down the sides Of his mouth. NeUnni
he put both hands into his mouth. anrson'
opened it like 4 meal sack or a band 90 .
gUtta perch5.
Then he srinn.d' "a =
AT the very first grin his face was thfoiis -,
out 81 human srmhiIEce. at the secondvili b
assumed the expression of a rhsnocef1tYix
and al; IN. third. it became a pair of
crackers. This preliminary symna -
proving satisfactory. he picked up tusnt.r
ivory halls and put one In each cheek. antessd
then rammrd thu other two in betweess9S.
them. lookin% about at the astonished muk ~,
%rstr!i.. Ike a rubber head stuffed wittYirs
Lumb bells. nc.
he played while he is doing that trick. ia at
inspire him." said i sItirical lawyer. who A
go. 81 i"o~.sG .fi. n" would feel Droade.sNs'
;ham Han cainc felt after he wrote 'THGs.of'
Christian and would rather b. himself
than Abraham Lircoln or Daniel Web q
ster." as