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The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-09-15
PALMA CLENCHFS
HIS MAILED FIST
PrOclalms full Martial Law in Three
Cuban Provinces.

Orders Wholesale Arrests-Every Lin.
eraI Leader is Thrown Into Jail
Eastern Cuba, Which Has So Far
Remained Quiet, May Soon Joio
in Revolt.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-09-15

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PIANOS q ORGANS-Many fine ms ruments re-
vert to Us account ckness or removal o. buyer
Wri.e for descr ption Of p amos now on hand.
terms, etc Write today. Gilbert Co., foruAhd
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WHEN writing to advertisers please
w mention this paper.
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Prices quoted are whoIesale)


BUTTER-Strong demand along all lines and
prices higher Creamery, fancy, la to 30 pr pound
Western frsts, . to 9; seconds, 2 to "a process
fancy. 2lll to .; fair TO good, p; store packed.
finn. Is to L.
CHEEsE-Narket steady. New York state. fac
tory, large 1872 to I5+. do. small Il to lF4 sum.
mer, large, II; Western factory, new, choice, Il
do. fair 70 good. 10.
EGGS-Recsipts increasing and market strong.
Nearby fresh Virginia 81 West Virginia and South
west Virginia % 10 30; Tennessee, g TO 80: North
Carolina. > 70 % ducks Is storage. . TO q
LIVE POULTRY-CEickens receipts light and mar
ket steady Turkeys receipts heavy and market
dull Chickens. large, per pound l2iz TO Is; do. me
dium l2l 20 13; DO. small, Il hens 10 to Il; zoos
teTs, = ducks. l3; geese, to Il: turkeys toms Il
hens. choice IS; keats. to 10.
DRESSED POULTRY-Receipts light and market
firm. Turkeys, hens. undrawn, per pound, Is TO Is.
average, undrawn, Is; do, thin, 10; old toms. Is
chickens. spring, large, l3 70 Il; do, medium. l3
to Il de- small, "a 10 Is; hens. choice z. ROSTERS
s. do Young 10 to r. geese. 10 to z DUCKS IA to ID
DRESSED MEATS-Calves, full dressed $50 10
900; heads or 200 to $50; h0gdressed calves 500 to
$50; hams. country, sugar cured, Is; hogs. small
and neat, per cwt-, $50; do, medium, s.OJ; do,
heavy. 100 to 80.
GASIE-Good stock at top prices. Rabbits. per
Dozen 100 to 20; kits per dozen, IS to LOO; quail
per Dozen 20 TO 500 Wild turkeys per H. l6 to
Il pheasants. each, 80 to LOO; woodcock each. 3
to 30
VEGETABLES - Irish potatoes. market firm
Vans and sweets dull Potatoes. home grown. l5O
to LIS per Dbl; string beans per basket I75a2 3:
potatoes. per bushe 60a65; Virginia ard Maryland
pr bbl l50 tC LIS; Maine. peT sack '.s5 to 200:
sweet potatoes per Dbl, LOO 10 L25 do. vans IS to
LOO; celery. New York, per bunch 80 10 90 onions.
Ohio per bbi Us to 20O; Maryland ard Virginia
LIS TO 200; Spanish per box. Us to 80; tuTnips,
per box % to 80; Hubbard squash. Is TO 80; cab
bage, nearby Maryland, 400 20 800 per 100; toma-
toes nearby, SO to LIZ a box; California. l50 to
2O0; Florida 100 to 900 Okra per crate 500 to 400
FRUITS-Apples. market more active. Apples
Jonathan per lihl., 200 TO 800: Alexander per d. h.
bbL 2.5O to $50; Gan0, Per d. b. bhl. 80 70 SIS:
Snow per d. b. bbl., 80 to 500; Holland pippins.
per d. b. bbl, 30 to 275 fall pippins. per d. h.
bhl., zoo TO 275; None Such, per d. b. bbl, LIS to
rs; King per d. h. bbL, 275 to 800; Spitzenberg.
per d. b. bbI L50 to 800; Spy per d. h. bbl go
to 800; Baldwin. per d. b. bbl. go to 800; Ben
Davis, per d. b. bbl-. L75 to 225; Greening Der d.
h. DBL, zoo to go; bulk stock. per bbl measure.
Leo to L50 fancy table fruit go to 3c0: crab ar-
pies. per bbl.. 200 to $50 Quincss-Per bbl, 4O0.
Pineapples- Florida. per crate. 275 to 500 Grape
fruit-25a to 400 per box; Jamaica 450 to 500 per
Dbl. Florida oranges 200 to 275 box; prickly pear
La box; cTanberies, 80 TO 800 box; grapes per
basket. y to IS; bananas 80 to 125 bunch; Malaga
Cranes. 400 to 200 keg lemons, 400 to $50
Hay AND STRAW-TimQthy, choice, new, IS %
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NEW YORK PRODUCE.

New York Nov. 50-SUGAR-There was a holi-
day in the New York sugar market to-day and there
viii also be a holiday in that branch Of trade TO
morrow. The worlds visible supply. as reported by
Wiilett & Gray. Is follows: Total stock Of Eu-
rope and America. l77s g2 tons against & 81 tons
last year AZ the same uneven dates Tho decrease
Of stock Is E30o0 tons. against decrease Of Z9 SIS
last week. Total stocks and sfoat, together show
a visible supply Of 1905 90 tons. against 2.G2 81
last year decrease Of II. 20 tons.
MILL FEED firm. Spring bran. IN le5-Ib sacks
2 p middings, 800; city bran. H.oe; Western red
dog DIS.
FJoUR-Trade quiet srring patents. 4l5a4 50
spring clears 3Sa375; winter StTaights. 3.5oz3 50
winter clears 330a3.35. Kansas in sacks patents
375a800. straiglts 355a365, clears ZS0a3 3
RYE FJOUR-Trzde inactive; 360aA5a
CORN8fEAL-Fair inquiry. kiln-dried. for eT
port. 265a27 20; coarse meal II bags. Lg7sL09.
BUCKWHEAT FLOUR-Trsde is slow a. 22Oa2.3 g
HAY weaker and quiet; $50 tons. part export
Prime. Llo; No, J. LGaLl0i No 2, s5sL0o; No. 3
s5ag0
sTBAw-1iarket is quiet. Long rye, 55a65
BEEF steady; fair inquiry. Family, l3. 50al40o
packet. l000au00.
PoRK-sioderate business. Mess sls.oosls75; fam.
Us 1903
TALLoW-Light trade City quoted at ST. in hogs
heads
LARD-Weaker. Prime Weston, $50; city. 200
refned continent, Is; South American, 1850; re
fined Brazilian. kegs I50; city stearine. To- oIeo-
stearine, nominal. city. III; Chicago, III.
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LIVE STOCK MARKETS.

New York Nov. 0--CATTLE-Receipts. $50 head
CALVES Receipts. rs head; Veals steady. fealS.
7as
SHEEP AND LANBs-Receipts, 400 head; sheep
firm, i2ja525; lambs cents higher, 7O0al0
HOGS-Recripts. $40 head nominaliT firm
Chicago. H.. Nov. 30.-CATTLE-Receipts, 5000
head; estimated for tomorrow 800; market 10 cents
lower Prime beeyes. 570a740 poor TO medium SSoa
50 st0ckeTs and feeders 2l4aIl0; COWS and heiiers
L4Oa5. %; Gamers L40a2 90.
HOGS Receipts, 1900 head; estimated for 10
morrow, 5000 head; market cents lower; light
59a6 22a; rough SIS; heavy, 615a6S0; pigs. 55oa6Oo
SHEEP-Receipts 1900 head; estimated for to
morrow 5000 market Is cents higher. Native sheep
3e5a575 Western sheep I2Ja5e5; native lambs, 5oOa
I.S5; Western lambs. 5.25a76O.
East Buffalo ~ Y Nov. 3.-CATTLE-Keceipts,
200; ycals and calves receipts. $50; active; half
dollar higher; top Ieas s50a900; fair to good, 80a
S-25i light veals 6O0a7.75
SHEEP AND LAaiBS-Ieceipts. nOo0: active
and steady; choice lambs 7.50a7.6o; Gull to fair,
556a5 yearlings 574a725; Wethers. 5J0a6ll; sheep
5.2ja7.25. culls 250a4 80
HOGS-Recepts 45O0; active; shade easier; york
efs. 6DaC.0; pigs G-55a6.65; heavy mixed. 6-5O'
rcUghs. 5-50s5s5 stays. 45oa5oo.
Pittsburg. Pa. Nov 0.-t'ATTLE-Sgpply light,
steady; choice, 575 prime. 5.40a'19; fair 3Ioal2'
tphluour oVOdo3t cnOlcc heiltlss AV"dfJos t"lliol
to fair hcifes 250a375: bulls. 250a38o; fat cows.
209a37j, good. fresh cows and spgIngeTs, 5Wa55O5
common to fair IS 00aN.G0
SHEEP AND LAMBS-Supply light; steady on
sheep; 10 cents higher on lambs prime wethers, 54oi
553 good mixed 5l0a53j fair mixed. 45Oa5.00; culls
and common. 2Ga3eO; veal calves, SOOas-50; heavy
and thin. A60aj TO-
Cleveland Ohio. Nov S0.-HOGs- Receipts a
head; shipments, 1900 Workers. middings, and
heayies 6lCa6 IS; best pigs go; stays and roughs,
4e9a5 30
CALNESL Strong: good to extra, 7.5oas0O; fair 70
good IOoa7 50. heavy and thin. 4O0a600
SHEEP AND LAMBS-Strong; receipts. head.
Good % extra lambs 75a7 %; fair TO good 675a 3
CATTLE-StrOug; receipts. head.
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the prevailing opinion the question will
not await a decision on the 10-cent fare
case, as the company feels so confident
OF success in this matter that 1t hardly
regards the litigation as a factor in the
dividend situation.
Southern Iron Merger Planned.
Evidence of the progress of plans for
a merger of Southern iron concerns con-
tinues TO be furnished by the strength in
the stocks Of companies likely to be in
Cluded. Tennessee Coal and Iron, which
is the pivotal point. being especially
strong. The strength of this stock is in
some quarters attributed to the good
earnings for the year now drawing to a
close, and in other places to a desire to
make market for the rights. but the
broad view is that the rise is more the
eutgrowth OF the plans for a combina-
ton than of any other factor.
Nothing definite is said as 10 whether or
not the Virginia Iron, Coal and Coke Com
pany Will figure in the merger scheme,
but the strength of the bonds, as well as
the stock, seems to be a strong affirmative
argument, although it is possible that the
rise in the bonds is based on the probabili-
~ that large part of the 100000 re-
ceived from the Southern Railway for the
stock Of the Virginia and Southwestern
may be used in reducing the bonded IN
debtedness of the company.
Traders who remembered to what an
extent the last bull tip on Smelters had
gone wrong We're not inclined to do much
on the bull side of the stock. although
they admitted that there was an apear-
ance of returning strength. The impress
sion was that the GUggenheims were for
the time being more interested in discOur-
aging bullish operations in some of the
curb stocks than in promoting a rise in
the issue which first won them recOgni-
tion as mastery operators.
1T is just lovely said a cynical trader,
that when the Hartman interests lost
control of the funds of the insurance COM
panies, Union Pacific decided on Il course
which left ii strong enough where it was
previously strong in ownership OF first
class security. y very remarkable COinCi-
dence II is called. that Union Pacific.
which is a Hartman interest, should lend
to the Hartman interest trifie Of $50, ,0oO-
600 or so on Union Pacific stock as cOllat-
eraL Who could say that there was any
lack Of knowledge as TO the character OF
the collateral, or Of the buyer? 50 many
things do happen out that way that ! still
have hopes of getting rich on the profit
Of my Bay State Gas"
The Washington herald., 1906-12-01
LOCAL FINANCIAL GOSSIP.

Much interest developed yesterday at
the Washington Stock Exchange over
the boom in Washington Railway and
Electric common, which, under the fast
est kind Of bidding, and the taking of all
the stock in sight. ran up more than a
full point, and then sagged back about
half point, apparently from sheer ex-
haustion Of the brokers who engaged in
the melee There was considerable self
to-self selling, probably 10 avoid deliv-
cries Of stock at the high prices, but scat
tered between were bona fIde sales Of
character to show that there was real
money" in the field for the stock. OF the
1856 shares Of stock sold during the ses-
sion, SIS were railway common. The top
price was 43 81, closing at 43 II.
Some interest was shown in Capital
Traction and Washington Railway pre-
ferred, the former selling up to 145 and
the latter around So II.
After call 45 shares OF Mergenthaler
went on record from 207 IL up TO Dos
two points above the ruling price Of that
stock for the past few weeks.
Yesterday being the last day Union
Trust rights could be traded in without
cash payment there We're no bids and
no offers for that form Of security.
The American GTaphophOne Company
announces a dividend upon the common
stock, payable December IS. to stock
holders Of record on December /
Edmund and Charles Randolph, mem
bers Of the New York Stock Exchange
aud other exchanges Of the country, have
established a branch in Washington, with
Offices at 14l9 @ street northwest.
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COTTON MARKET.

New York, Nov. 5o-Iu response 20 strong cables.
resulting from bulge in Liverpool while our mar
ket closed yesterday, cotton opened al an ad-
vance of from 20 10 points, and gradually advanced
about IS 10 q points, with December leading. The
builish feature Il the day was the absence Of de
ilveries December contracts, which caused that
option 70 move up within 5 points Of January.
This was something Of a surprise 10 the trade as
Il believed that deliveries would be rather
heavy the oy grades of the local stock have been
widely advertised Spot news from the South was
hulliSh. with prices in the southern markets gen
orally higher The into-sight for the week was
81 81 bales; last year, 449.sl3 for the season
5796. l2I. last year 5G55S2 Port receipts. 50 0a
bales last year. $500 Southern markets. spots gen
orally steady. = 10 = higher.
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NEW YORK MONEY.

New York Nov. a.-Money on call at the stock
exchange to-day opened at Z per cent; highest Z
lowest 6; closed at g. Most Of the days loans were
at 10 per cent Time money was unchanged. Rates.
81 to per cent for sixty days: TO per cent for
ninety days 6s to per cyi,t sar il,T months per
cent bid, offered at 6lz per cent, for five and SIX
months.
Mercantile paper sold in limited amounts
chiefly cut Of town The general tone Of the market
vas inactive Rates to 65z per cent for sixty
to ninety days indoTsed bills receivable. and for
choice four to SIX months. single names per cent
and upward for others
Ihe sterling market fell sharply to-day the high
call money rates. demand bills at one time selling
forty points below Wednesday, at 4s5z4 The market
closed with moderate rally
Rates for actual business were as follows: Sixty
days, 4so55a4-St0 demand. 4S545a4 $50; cables.
s625a4 $50.
The supply Of cotton bills vas good.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-01
Awards VIII BE Made Soon by the
Building Inspector.

The following bids have been received
by Building Inspector Snowden Ashford
in connection with the installing Of a
steam-heating system of ventilation in
the Business High School, Ninth street
and Rhode Island avenue; one side valve
horizontal steam engine, with necessary
shafting, pulleys. &c: ZelleTs & Co.
Washington. D. c., $3.50; Wallace Steb-
bins & Sons, Baltimore, Nd, Sis; Lane &
Bradley Company Cincinnati, Ohio, $780,
Atlas Engine Works, Baltimore, Nd,
SS2l
Zellers & Co. have also submitted a bid
Of S2,046 for furnishing all material and
labor necessary in changing the ventilat-
ing and piping system.
The award viii be announced within a
few days.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-01
GRAIN MARKETS.
Chicago.

New York, Nov. S.-WHEAT-Dull; No. / North
ern Duluth. 10 arrive Oake and rail-. 6% over May
f. O. b.. No. / Northern Manitoba. 81. f. O. b. No.
Northern Manitoba. s4l5, f. o. b.; No 2 red
f. o. D., May prices; No. l maearoni. 81. f. O. b. :
No ? macaroni, 7siz. Exporters took two loads
CORN-Firm; No. elevator. 81; No. ? new. 5Sl.
{. 0. b.; No. yellow 5fk. {. o. b.: No early
December 3. late December. So T. O. b.; No ?
f. o. b.. January and February; choice No 2 f. o. b.
first half March. 20; No. white, 54z, f. o. b. TX
porters took two loads
OATS-Weaker: quiet: elevator prices. No white
So No. white 35iz No. mixed, 81
The prices OF futures follow:
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20 1900; No !. new. 1s00: No. 2. new, T00; mixed
hay I3O0 70 1900; clover. lZo0 TO l5Oo; straw. rye
bundle 100 20 l200; rye machine thrash ESQ to
500; wheat. 7.25: cut hay per ton i400 to 1900.
GRAIN-wheat, choice. 70 fair to good, 50 to 75i
ordinary, 50 TO So rye 50 to 81; coTn shellcd new
white 81 to IS; yellow. 81 to 50; car 800 TO $40;
Oats Western white, No 2, 3 to 80 mixed IS to 81.
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WASHINGTON CATTLE MARKET.
Market remains quiet.

MaIhEL VtItt.
CATTLE-Bxtra, AS to 500 per cwt; butchers.
400; ordinary. 250 to SEQ
HOGS-Per cut, gross, go to SIS; ordinary, 500
TO $50
sHEEP.Clpped. 400; medium. $50 to s75; com
mon 200 to 500.
LAMBS-Per pound, spring choice, ~ to g; me
dium 10 IL.
CALYEs-Per pound, prime. to 81; medium,
to IA grass. to ~.
CoWS-Each. prime 900 to 500; common, 2oeg
to 800; cid aud dry, s00 to 1000.
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WEEKLY BANK CLEARINGS.
Totals with increase or Decrease as
Compared with Last Year.

New York, Nov 3O.-Bank cIearings for
the weeks ended November % and Nov
vember .. 1906. and the percentage Of IN
crease or decrease for the week ended
November %, compared with the CORE
spending week Of 1865. follow:
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WASHINGTON STOCK MARKET

Saies-RegllaF call. y o'clock N.
Washington Gas Certificates. 500 at rs
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone S. s. 900 at
1904. sl.Ooj at l06F,
Capital Traction 10 az lf47s % at ii5 20 at I447s
Washington Railway and Electric cummon. 10 a.
ia 50 at 427s % at l24 50 at 4Z7s 50 at 425s. 90
al g. . st 45 50 at 49, 50 a. a. 50 al s. 50 AT a.
50 az 80, 30 at E 80 at 83s 100 at 43z 100 at 43z
50 al i3R,, 50 az ga 80 az 43H.
Washington Railway and Electric preferred, 10 at
s64s. . az D. -. 50 az Sc. % at s6H
Washington Gas. . az 57k.
Mitchell Mining = az SIS
Washington Loan and Trust. 10 at IL.
Flrcmeu's Insurance. = al Z3iz. = al o
Graphoph0ne TTcf,T,d 70 at s3la, 10 az s33z.
AFTER CALL.
Washington Gas. 10 AZ 5ss4
I. ;. Coupon g. 5ll0 az l1ls
Mcguthslw. 10 a. e17i4 10 at 9g7lz. 10 at 977.
10 AZ 2l--y Z az 3g3
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NeM York.

Quotations furnished by Dick Bros. & Co mem
beTs Il the New York aHd New Orleans Cotton ex-
changes, lA2 II street northwest. Phone main
p.sa64g
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Quotations frru shed by Charles q. Gates & Co.
members New York stock Exchange, Muusey Build
ing,
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CALL MONEY IS HIGH
Upon Reaching Is Per Cent
Large Offerings Are Made.
ATCHISON EARNINGS GROW

Gross Receipts for October Are in
Excess of Eight Millions, Whereas
Ten Years Ago Annual Income Was
but Tyventy-efght 8filIiOns-N. p.
Up When Hill Is In New York.
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BOSTON STOCKS.

Furnished by z. r. Chapman & Co.. member.
New York Stock Exchange. G. Bowie Chapman,
manager, 1901 street northwest
The Washington herald., 1906-12-01
LOCAL PRODUCE MARKET.

'Ex dividend. Tex rights.
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In the case Of the Hill stocks. the IA
miliar rumor again circulated that an
other large issue Of Great Northern pre-
ferred stock was impending, and would
be offered TO the stockholders at par
for the purpose partially Of purchasing
the Northern PaCinCS interest in the
Burlington, and partially for the purpose
of providing money for Improvements in
Great Northern lines.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-01
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

Last weeks
The Washington herald., 1906-12-01
BIDS ON HEATING PLANT.

TX dividend.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-08
OF THE HINDU FAKIRS

all about him Then of us-General Gatacre,
though he wasn't General then-said that he must
be getting back to his quarters and started rise
from his chair; but after seeming to struggle for
moment he settled back and his face turned red
What the deuce is the matter? he exclaimed 1
can't get up!'
Some of us laughed; but l remembered the last
words of the fakir and made an effort to stand. |
could not stir from my seat Lieutenant Chol-
mondeley, my ne1ghbor the left my pre-
dicament and tried to get up himself. He was a
big, powerful chap and he pressed his hands down
the edge of the table till it cracked in his struggle
to rise; but it He pinned to his
place, just as Gatacre and | were.
AT that every man caught the idea and for
several minutes there was as queer scene ever
l SaW-hVe and twenty strong young fellows
striving their best to get up out of their chairs,
and everyone of them as helpless as paraytc
The veins started out their foreheads and the
sweat ran down their faces. and there plenty
OF animated language; but all in vain; not of
them could disobey the fakr's command, do what
he would, The sensation, as | felt it, odd
one-something like ones failure to remember
name or word that is on the tip of the tongue only
this was physical instead of mental disability.
/ could not bring power to bear at the right point.
BY and by, all gave it up and sat there staring
at one another, looking foolish enough. The fakr
sit there forever? We were divided between long
ing to wiring his neck and willingness to give him
all our next months pay if he would set us free.
We had sat there a good half-hc r, before the
old rascals head appeared round the doorpost, and
he asked, in his whining voice: Do the sahbs
desire any other experiment.?
No. we had had enough; and he went away
with more plumber in his wallet than he had ever
collected at one time before Ali he did was to say,
The sahbs may rise!' and all our
feet in an Instant but it worth the money. OF
course. the thing be explained the theory
of hypnotisr1 which the putting out of the lights
cannot; but whatever 1t was, it impressive,
and gave more respect for fakrs than we had had
up to that time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-08

CAPTAIN JOHN GLADWIN JEBB of the
English army died few years ago. He
a of great erudtion and of wide expe-
rence as a traveller in all parts of the world. A
residence of several years in India confirmed
original aptitude for mystical studies and led to
some strange Investigations and adventures AS
he a of the highest character of keen
powers of observation and OF uninpeachable
vcracity his statements entitled to than
usual attention
In speaking of the exploits of the fakrs, one of
the features of East Indian life. he said that he
had once been sitting at with dozen fellow
officers when fak1r appeared at the door and beg
ged for contributions. The mess-room was about
twenty-five feet long by fifteen in width, and
lighted by series of gas Jets along the cornice,
order to avoid the draft created by the punka-a
sort of fan fastened to wide wooden frame, which
Is kept in constant motion by the punka-walah, at
about mans height from the floor There were
twenty of the gas Jets, and the walls of the room
whitewashed they gave abundant light.
We told the faklr, said Captain Jebb, that if
he would give us good exhibition of his magic
would contribute to his fund. He showed us two
three tricks; but we were I'll old hands and had
the before and we declined to be taxed for
them. He grinned and said: | will show the sahibs
something new He lifted his left arm and pointed
his finger gas-jet in the corner of the cornice;
after moment it went out. He pointed at the next
one, and it extnguished also; and at the next,
and the next. In this way he had soon made the
circuit of the room, and there remained only
one gas-et alight By that time, as you may sup
pose we had become good deal interested. The
man stopped to rub his left lightly with his
right hand for few moments; then he pointed at
the final gas-jet, and out it went, leaving us in
total darkness.
&C. Do the sahibs wish the lights restored?' asked
the voice of the fakir out of the darkness We
intimated that we did, and Immediately the light
which had been last extinguished appeared again,
and by its illumination we saw the fellow in the
attitude before, except that this time it
with his right finger, instead of with his left,
that he was pointing. To make short story of it,