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Alaska sentinel., 1907-01-31

cannot escape a secret thrill in the presence of the possibly uncanny. What he sees there are illusions, and deceptions. He knows that Kellar, for instance, has to get along without su- pernatural help. Everything the stage magician accomplishes Is a trick, and | the fascination of the exhibition is to be found chiefly in the universal curios- ity which causes each spectator to de sire to know how the illusion was per formed, and partly in the old credence In the miraculous powers of black art. One may hazard guess" as to the method employed in one Illusion or another, but be Is not likely to know whether or not his surmise Is correct for the secret of the tricks is their greatest value, and the simplicity of most of them would, were It generally known, lessen the desire to see them. The average book of magic Is tan salizing treatise to person who wants to know" It will give the explanation of hundreds of tricks no longer exhib. lted, and will describe those which may still be effective in terms so vague that their mystery is, If anything, made deeper
 Revelation in Magic.
 An exception to the rule is "The Old and the New Magic" by Henry Ridgely Evans, which has been published by the Open Court Publishing Company of Chicago. This Is very chatty and il. luminatiDg volume, but, at times, Its author takes It for granted that the reader is an adept. However, 1t Is a very enjoyable but brief view of magic and magiclans of all times. The modus operandi of some famous illusions or tricks Is given, and, excepting to the professional or amateur who has fol lowed stage magic closely, the book will prove a revelation.
 One of the most simple but startling tricks shown on the stage Is Thurston's defiance of the laws of gravitation. !" Having made his entrance by giving some feats of card manipulation, be suspends large ball In the air like Mahomet's coffin. It Is apparently un- attached to anything, for the magician passes a hoop about the ball. As be crosses the stage the ball follows him And accompanies him. as he makes his exit The feat Is accomplished by stream of compressed air. It is very simple, but 1t requires great skill to reproduce.
 HeFrmann's Gun Illusion. The gun Illusion, performed by the late Alexander Hermann, was perhaps one of the most sensational feats ever presented. A squad of soldiers, under the command of sergeant or corporal, comprised the firing party. The guns were apparently loaded with genuine | cartridges, the bullets of which had been previously marked for identtfca- ton by various spectators. The sol diers stood upon platform erected in the center of the theater. and Herr mann stationed himself upon the stage. The guns were fired at him, and he ap- parently caught the balls upon plate Upon examination the balls were found to be still warm from the effects of the explosion and the marks were Identified upon them. The substitution of the show cartridges, which were loaded Into the guns, for the genuine pnes, was very subtly executed by
Alaska sentinel., 1907-01-31
Convenient Hen House Door.

It Is frequently desired to allow ventilation through the henhouse with. out opening the doors so that the fowls may get out An arrangement which makes this possible is shown In the cut, consisting of an opening In the upper half of the door. inside of which screen Is placed. This allows ven tilatlon in the henhouse without draft upon the birds. Ordinary poultry netting may be used In the opening, with a tight boarded shutter to be
Alaska sentinel., 1907-01-31

closed in stormy weather and at night. Thorough ventilation of the henhouse Is very essential, since hens need fresh air quite as badly as they need fresh water, and modern henhouses are being bnilt tight, so that sufficient ventilation must be provided for through ventilat- Ing flues or openings In the windows and doors.-Farm and Home.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-01-31
Electric Farming.

Experiments h electrical farming, which have been held by Prof. Lem stroem, of Helslngsfors. have demon strated some very interesting facts. Ia one experiment with carrots the yield was increased 30 per cent the first year and 90 per cent the second year over plants that were not treated cleo trically. In another experiment with potatoes where the current was gener- ated galvanically In the earth by means of copper and zinc plates con- nected by insulated wires strung above growing vines. an increased yield of from 50 per cent to 100 per cent wal recorded. Some scientists now claim thaat the large harvests of Spitzbergen and Finland are due to the electrical influence of the aurora borealis.- Farming.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-01-31

before this the Fifteenth Universal Peace Congress, at Milan, passed res olutIon that ocean trade routes should be neutral This resolution embodied still earlier one adopted by the Lake Mohonk Conferenee of International Arbitration in June.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-01-31

means of a trick salver having a small well let Into its center to hold the cart ridges. Into this well the marked cart ridges were deposited by the spectators. In the interior of the salver was second compartment loaded with blank cartridges. The sergeant who collected the bullets shifted the compartment by means of a peg underneath the salver as he walked from the audience to the stage. The sham cartridges were now brought to view, and the real were hidden in the body of the salver. While the soldiers were engaged in loading their rifles with the blank cartridges the sergeant went behind the side scene to get hls gun and deposit the salver. \ couple of assistants extracted the genuine bullets and heated them. Herr mann went to the wing to get the plate, and secretly secured the marked bull lets. The rest of the trick consisted in working up the dramatic effects.
 Conjuror Must Be Actor.
 A great deal of the success In trick such as this is due to the dramatic ef- fleets introduced by the wonder worker. The conjurer must be something of an actor as we'll as a clever sleight- of hand performer. Hermann was always hap py In bis batter" the technical name for the magician's running conversa- tion. He was good bit of comedian, and consequently was able to distract the attention of his audience from something he did not wish them to ob- serve. He was not the first to make use of the bullet-catching trick, which real ly was invented by Robert Houdin, and also used by Anderson. However. Herr mann made 1t the great feature of his entertainment, and by performing It but seldom added to It's interest, for It was believed by his audience that he placed his life in jeopardy every time he performed the feat.
 Excepting the card and coin manipu. lators and the parlor magicians, the stage professor of the black art carries with him many tons of paraphernalia. The lightest, airiest effects are the re- suits of elaborate and heavy apparatus, and the modern thaunaturgist must be accompanied by many mechanics and unseen assistants, as we'll as by the chief assistants whom the spectators notice. The confederate, as he was once known, Is unnecessary nowadays The gentlemen who go upon the stage from the audience to tie knots are all of them very innocent, indeed. There Is no need of confederacy, for the trick Is really genuine, carefully planned feat, and does not depend upon any col fusion on the part of some one placed in the audience.
 Some Feats of Kellar.
 Kellar as a young man was assistant to the famous Davenport Brothers, and he reproduces some of their cabinet mysteries" with considerable and more effective Improvements. It is explained that the Davenport Brothers accom- plished their feats by secretly taking up slack In the rope while 1t was being tied, thereby getting a loophole In the bonds through which to work one hand loose. Frequently they cut the cords
Alaska sentinel., 1907-01-31

It cost J. Pierpont Morgan S10,00O duty to bring the manuscripts of two poems by "Bobbler Burns to this coun- try. How "Bobble' would have been dckled If anybody had ever seen fit to prove to him that there was as much as $10,0OO In the world.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-01-31

or the banks of Nova Scotia they have for some time been catching fish ordinarily to be found only In tropical waters, and this strengthens the sup position that the gulf stream may be changing its course somewhat. The Canadian Fish Commissioner, Prof. Prince, reports meeting with several varieties of fish lately which are strange to that latitude.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-01-31
Worlds Sheep Supply.

This country is beginning to galn slowly in its number of sheep and yield of wool. But here the lamb and nut ton demand has developed so rapidly that from this cause the increase Is slower than In some other countries. Argentina seems to stand at the head now In numbers, having 74,379,562 head, and Australia 72,322,91s. Russia s third. with about 63,OOo 900, and the United States next, with 45,170,423. The United Kingdom claims 29.076.777. France has 17,SO0.9s5 sheep, against 0srmany's 7,9O7, 7,173. Cape Colony has 1,s16, ,829 sheeD and Natal 726. .762
Alaska sentinel., 1907-01-31

The editor of Harper's Weekly says the American girl between the ages of IS and 25 is a bore. But he has prob ably been unfortunate in associating with one who was wearing her first engagement ring.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-01-31

The husband who refuses to carry the baby. cut klnding or build fires Is DO longer entitled to his wife. This Is now a court decision. It may be h. serted In the next new divorce law.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-01-31
His Only HoHs.

sinnick-Isn't 1t ridiculous bow some fellows get the habit of talking to themselves!
 Knox-O! don't know. That habit might do you some good. You'd stand chance, then, of hearing something good about yourself occasionally.-Phil- adelphia Press.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-01-31
Fruit Trees and Rabbits.

When snow is on the ground rabbits have a hard time securing food and will eat anything that will prevent starvation. It Is then that they girdls trees and do damage which is not with. in the power of the farmer to repair. Smeartng the trunk with blood CT wrapping the trees with tarrsd papas or mosquito netting two feet from ths ground serves as c protection.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-01-31

It costs Consuelo Vanderbilt S1o0,0OO q year to get rid of her ducal husband. Some women would have dickered him down to S99,99s, and bought thread with the difference.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-01-31

crotch. Cut or fork branhes So as to have three feet spread at wire. Use both as lever and windlass, as shown in diagram. Staple wire on top and drive large nall In post beneath to hold in place. Now wind up and staple Can stretch eighty rods at one time.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-01-31
Essential of . sflo.

EssehIHi or siIo.
 The proper construction of the silo Is of the greatest importance. If the sides of the sllo are not alright. too much alr is admitted and the silags will spoil. If the walls are not per fectly rigid the presence of the sllage will cause them to spring out, thus al. lowing air to enter between the silags and the wall, and, again, the result is decayed silage.
 Before building sllo the most care ful attention should be given to loca- tion, size, form and method of con. struction. These will differ somewhat according to locality and individual needs.-Farming.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-01-31

Every time a man and wcman en- gage in an argument the man gets chance to say unprintable things and the nJ4..il [ turn on the briny flow.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-01-31

Count Boni de Castellane may now be listed with those people who have come to the conclusion that 1t Is fool ish to keep letters.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-01-31

After this the American girl who marries a title must understand right at the start that 1t will be useless for her to expect any sympathy.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-01-31

When Opportunitl knocks at your door and doesn't receive any answer she doesn't often leave a card with her address on It.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-01-31

Japan Is conquerlng Manchuria com mercially, which Is a more substantial and lasting way than shooting holes through 1t.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-01-31

William Allen White, who originated the question, What's the matter with kansas?" has taken In more territory. He now asks What's the matter with the United States
Alaska sentinel., 1907-01-31
Gate for the Farm.

This gate can be made from the farm CTS wood pile. A Is main post, B Is a post Inches In diameter. setting on a stone, D, about 10 inches thick, half in the ground, with depression in cen
Alaska sentinel., 1907-01-31

ter, post B made to fit 1t. Bore 11a inch holes, put hardwood In and wedge tho same at post s. E is piece of Finch plank with hole to hold post B. ? h a brace from B to c. This gate will last for many years and will swing either way.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-01-31

A man Is very apt to md himself in other peoples way when he insists upon having his own.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-01-31

Will the ambitious mothers of Amer lea parade Count Boni as horrible sxample"
Alaska sentinel., 1907-01-31

It doesn't take the average man long to get short
Alaska sentinel., 1907-01-31

Don't expect soft answer when you call a man hard names.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-01-31

Isn't 1t getting to be good while between doumas in Russia?
Alaska sentinel., 1907-01-31

It is bad enough for popular man to attempt to get votes but 1t Is the limit when an unpopular man tries to.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-01-31

To Stretch Fence Wire.
 Go to the woods and cut a wide spreading fork, three inches in diam. eter at butt end, and three feet to each
Alaska sentinel., 1907-01-31

Our Idea of the right kind of a let. ter Is one in which there l. nothing to answer.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-09-11

Atty. Bert Hayes transacted BUSH
ness in Ithaca last Monday.
Apprentice girls wanted at Davies.
George Hodgkinson spent "Wednesday
in Merrill
Miss Bessie Seaver of Albion is the
new trimmer at Mrs. Davies.
Miss Cola Burns spent the first
two days of this week with Shepard
friends.
George Bahlke and Joseph Sartor, Sr.
left this morning for two days stay at
the National League Convention at Sag
NAV.
have received complete stock of
Fall and Winter Millinery You know
that our prices are always reasonable.
We invite our customers and the ladies
OF Alma TO call and look over our line at
/ Davies. I
The Lillian Lyons Stock Company
played TO a packed house last Mon
day night. The company is good
and every member of the cast is ex-
cellent. The small price OF admission
and the excellence of the attractions
assure a crowded house every night
OF this week.
Sharrar's for window shades.
f. G. Ferris of Pine River township
has recently installed private telephone
system, and it is reported at the Record
office that Mr.. Ferris through the sys-
tenn installed, is prepared TO communi-
cate with his friends throughout the
United States and Canada. Success TO
the enterprise
Miss Velma Sharp leaves Tuesday,
September 24th for Detroit where she
will be joined by Miss Katherine Knox
and together they will leave for Ho-
boken, from which polt they sail Sep
TENDER 2Sth on the steamer Pennsyl-
, vania of the Hamburg American Line
for Paris. After visit with friends at
the French capital they proceed to
Vienna where Miss Sharp resumes her
musical studies under the direction of
Prof. Leschetizky.
Several weeks ago a Grand Rapids
evangelist purchased one of Kalama-
zoos leading saloons for the purpose
: OF converting it into a rescue mission.
Sunday its stock of liquors was dump
ed into the cutters by band of mis-
sion workers and prominent minist-
ers. That Kalamazoo has sad need
of rescue mission was evidenced by
an rbald crowd Of several thousand,
which stood by and irreverently sang,
How Dry l Am" while, to the ac-
compartment of the Doxology, the
beer and whiskey gurgled out onto
the pavement
Sharrar's for wall paper.
The safe in the postoffice at Ash
ley was broken open Thursday night
and about $500 worth of postage
stamps taken. The burglars gained
entrance to the building by open
ing the back window. The door oil
the safe was blown by some power.
ful explosive and then they tried &c
blow the money box, but this proved
too strong for them and they haC
TO go with only the stamps.
About one year ago the safe was
blown or broken open and about $500
and a large amount of stamps taken
The postoffice building stands abou
100 feet from the dwelling of TIL,
deputy sheriff and only one blocl
from the station where there is ;
night operator, but the robbery wa
not discovered until Postmaster Dun
can came to the office in the morning
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-09-11
THE
Gu BIB
Real Estate Co.
Alma. Michigan.


No. 59-S3,000, buys 80 acre farm,
good barn, fair house, plenty Of
water, all in cultivation.
No. 5O-Sl050 buys so acres wild
land, 9 miles from Alma.
No. 433-l20 acres wild land 7
miles west of Midland, will sell
- or exchange for Alma property up
TO $1,000
All kinds of improved land from
$40 to $500 per acre.
No 200-Store building in Farwell,
Mich. for $3.50 cash, rents for SIS
per month, or will exchange for
residence in Alma up to $500.
No. 223 $3.50 buys house and "a
acres of land with barn.
No. 235-Sll00 buys new six room
house with cistern, has pump in
kitchen. This is a neat place.
Alma East side.
No. 3S2 $3.50 buys : room house,
well and cistern. Rents for So
per month.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-09-11
NORTHERN RESORTS EXCUR-
SION via the
PERE MARQUETTE RAILROAD
September ;.
Annual Low Rate Excursion Good for
Ten Days Trip to the Resort Country.

Excursion Tickets will he sold at all of
the principal offices Of the Pere Marquette
on date above mentioned. See bills for
particulars.
Tickets will be sold to following points,
but may be used to intermediate stations
north of and including Baldwin. Reed
City and Tawas City, where regular trains
are scheduled TO stop.
I.udington. Manistee. Traverse City. Aipena
Xix Rapids, Chatievoix Bay View. Cheboygan
Petoskey Frankfort, Mackinac Island
For particulars as to rates, time Of
trains, etc. see small bills or make in
quiry of Pere Marquette Agents.
III. r. Moeller. c. p. A.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-09-11
The Club Real Estate Co.

Office over State Savings Bank.
Residence BOB w. Superior Street.
Union Phone | 30.
ALMA, MICH.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-09-11

Special prices on three ton lots
and over of soft coal.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-10-29
SOUTH WOODBURY..

Albert Durham returned from Bris.
tol Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs J. A. Morse atteidei
the meeting Of tho o. T. s. at Cabot
Friday evening.
A. j. sulham has been confined TO his
bed for the past fow days.
Airs. Dora Lamson was Ia Cabot Fri
day and attended tho o. J.. S. meeting,
returning SATURDAY.
DR.. Crane of Hardwlck was In the
place both Friday and Saturday even.
Ing az counsel on Mrs. sabin's case.
Daniel and Nelson Smith visited their
sister, Mrs. win Way, In Cabot Sun.
day.
Misc Abbic Minard nas returned from
East Calais, who're she has been work.
ing for Mrs. Albert Dwtnell for some
time.
Rathborn Donaldson Of North Hero
was the guest Of II. B. Tatsie few days
last week.
Miss Lucy sabin was called here Fri.
day afternoon from Burlington by the
serious illness Of her mother, Aifs.
sallra Sabin.
Mrs. Grace Burnham attended the fun
cral OF Miss Madge Thurston. at Mem.
orial hall, North Calais, Saturday after.
noon.
Charles w. Wheeler was called 20
town from Hopedale, Mass. Saturday
by tho death Of bis mother, Mrs. Adeline
Wheeler.
Misc Beatrice Moyle, trained nurse
from the nurses home in Barre, Is caring
for Mrs. Satira Sabin, who Is seriously
III With typhoid pneumonia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Red6eld Phillips Of
Montpelier were at +. L. Batchelder's
the paat week.
n. V. Clark recently sold a valuable
COW 10 Miss Terrier, Tnatron. for the j.
s. Holden hospital in IIardwiek. Mrs
Clark has several other nice cows for
sale.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-10-29
THE BARRE DAnY TlMEs
TUESDAY. OCTOBER ., 1901.
FIysra d lAa MalkeL. !. Rule

don't make money, but make the money
lly. 5slh year. National laie Insurance
company, Montpelier, W. lmntuall.
s. $. Ballard, General Agent. Mont
pelier, \. d. nallard. Local Agent, Barre.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-10-29
oRANIrEvILrE.

To Reut-Two small tenemnts, plenty
Of land TO 90 With them. IN Graaifeyille.
Inquire OF A. A. Smith, Barre, or NJ j.
Mcleod, Granitevillc.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-10-29
RANDOLPH.

Afr and Mrs. +. L Brooks left Mon.
day night for California, where they VII
spend the winter.
Mrs. Peafsons aud her daughter, Ger.
trude, from Montpelier, are visiting 81
Charles ingalls, this week.
Mrs. Floy sturte-ant Mooney from
ST. Albans spent Sunday In town, the
guest Of Mas Edith Howard.
The Randolph grange have been in.
vited to exemplify the degree work at
the tate grange In Burlington 10 tnt
month Of December.
A meeting at the bethany parish
house was held last evening to which
the young men Of the town were IN.
vited, 20 consider the forming Of a I
" G A. and other affairs pertaining
70 amusements IN the parish house. Re.
freshments we're served and q pleasant
social time il reported.
The 4th district q the Order Of East.
eru star will hold their next meeting
with Brulah Chapter on November 90
A large number are expected from the
dihernt chapters In the state.
! A meeting Of the Bethany Guild win
be held in the parish house Thursday
afternoon.
Open house Jay at the sanitorium on
Friday last, was a success and tae con.
tributions Of vegetables and provisions
were somewhat larger than one year
ago, while the amount Of money receiy-
cd was not a. large. According 70 the
report Of The superintendent everybody
4 progressing finely and a competent
head nurse 4 soon 10 be on the ground
W.. Airs Crown for an assistant. Az
present there are eight patients their.
Mics Grace Hayes Of the L. V. NJ. was
home over Sunday.
Homer Eel OF Springfield, Mass, was
in town over Sunday.
Luther Kent will move bis family
into the house on Maple street recently
vacated by George Emery.
Mrs. John Mead Is entertaining
cousins from the west this week.
George Pratt. who has been on the
farm recently owned by K. A. Smith AMI
on the same milk route, Is TO leave there
in the near future, and Mr. Brewster
viii take up his work.
Parish Blanchard has moved into the
William Bass house this week.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-10-29
SOUTH CABOT.

Mrs. G. b. Bouldry is in Walden visit
ing her sister, who Is in poor health and
who expects 10 leave for warmer climate
Monday to spend the winter.
Mrs. Q. NJ. Lamberton was in Groton
Friday and Saturday visiting an aunt
VINO Is very poorly.
A party Of five fellows are hunting
deer in the woods Of New Hampshire
for a week or two, they are Charles
Houghton, jim, Guy and Harry Cassidy
and Joe Jack, Deer meat win probably
be plenty when they set home.
George Adams Of East Montpelier
visited his brother, Ernest, mere over
Sunday.
p, s. Hall returned Friday night from
q two weeks trip through New York
He reports business good
Last Saturday morning Aaron Hall
started out deer hunting and he had
harlly got out Of the place before ne
strated ZIP 4 200 pound buck deer. IIc
fired five shots from SO calibre rifle
in the neck and shoulder, four Of the
shot being fired while both. were Oh
the run through the woods. rfetty good
shot for boy.