The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-09-14
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gi4Ihg exhibitions all over the United
SI4ies, and since amusements were
dian by no means as common as To-
day III heard OF him II all did not see
nm. After having exhibited every.
where In the eastern states he decided
ID 10 overland 20 California. Loading
Dc contrlvances In couple OF "pralrle
3fchooners," as the plains wagons we're
*talled, he set out from the Missouri
4 FLYER to cross the Rocky mountains.
one day the little caravan came upon
man who was crazed with distress.
lie had been travelling with his wife
and two children In single wagon.
For some reason he had left them for
q few hours and when he returned
found his wagon pundered Of Us con.
tents, his stock run on and his wife
end children missing He knew they
had been carried away by the.redskins.
The next day Indians were seen al
distance. Blitz told the man. whose
name was Rodman, to ride out and
tell them a great medicine man travel.
ing across the country would likei 10
give them display Of his powers. OF
course to go TO the Indians was the
next thing TO going 10 certain death.
but Rodman was In hopes that Blitz
might help him 10 regain his family
and took the chances. He learned
while among the sayages that they
held his wife aud children captiyes,
though the savages did not know they
belonged TO him. The marvellous will
always interest the superstitious. and
the Indians sent Rodman back to in
vite Blitz 10 their camp.
Blitz improvlsed a stage with the
necessary appurtenances. and the red.
skins squatted before It. An interpreter
stood ready to repeat the sorcerer's
words In their own language. BIitz
took a small iron cube with q ring for
handle and lifted 1t with his little
finger. Then he said that he pos
sessed the power of deprlvlng a man OF
his strength and invited any savage to
come up on TO the stage and submit
himself to this test The chief himself
the biggest and strongest Indian pres
emit stepped Up. evidently confident
that no man could take away what he
was so proud of. Blitz asked him to
lift the iron weight. lie did so, giving
a grunt, as much as to say; do you
make sport Of me? Give me something
heavy TO lift" He set the. weight
down. Blitz made a few passes along
bis arm and told him TO lift again.
This time the Indian failed TO move It.
He struggled desperately. all the blood
in his body getting into his face, but TO
no purpose. The weight was immoy-
able Then he turned away muttering
and did not stop till he had got behind
the awe stricken Indians.
/ The weight was connected by wires
with a powerful magnet. the current
being turned on or off by key under
Blltz's foot
Bltz next took up pistol and invited
the chief TO come back and kill him
with Il. The chief, in hopes of redeem
Ing himself before bis warriors. re-
turned. Blitz offered him cup with
leaden bullets in it and asked him to
take out one and mark it so that he
would know It again. The redskin did
as he was told. Blitz took the bullet, .
put it In the pistol, cooked the weapon,
handed it TO the Indian, stood off at
the other end of the stage and told him
10 FIRE. The Indian took sure aim
and fred. Blitz put up his hand,
caught the bullet in his fingers and
tossed it back to the man who had
fred It. The chief, astonished. stood
mute, but when Blitz told him TO look
at the mark on 1t and he saw that 1t
was the bullet he had chosen he was
dumfounded.
This is common trick. the bullet put
In the pistol being of clay ground up
powder by ramming it down. 1t is sub
stltuted for the leaden one by sleight
of hand.
Then Blitz told the chief he could
shoot his blood on to board without
hurting him and fred wax bullet at
him filled with his own blood 1t broke
against the board, scattering the blood.
Bv this time Blitz was a wonderful
medicine man to the savages and was
ready for the business he had come
for An assistant bandaged his eyes,
and Blitz told the audience that ne saw
IN one of the tepees white woman
and two children. He ordered them to
bring forth their prisoners at once or
liz would call down fire from the clouds
10 consume them The chief called
powwow Of bis principal warriors me
white men saw them arguing ana ges.
fienlatfng. but could not understand
what they said Some were doubtful OF
Blitz having this power while others
claimed that medicine man VINO
could do what he had done could 40
ANYTHING. While they were consuming
Bfitz discharged electricity. making
brilliant fash Away scampered the
indians to the tepee where Rodman
wife and children were held prisoners
and brought them to Blltz.
Bntz had told Rodman to keep out OF
the way lest If his family recognized
him it might destroy the Indians faith
h his miraculous power When the ter
ror stricken woman and her children
wore brought forward and surrendered
10 white people their establishment was
as great as the sayages' at Bites med,
;eine work. Blitz would have fright.
ened the Indians into paying for Rod
p;an,s property. but thest had no mon
or and what property they could give
was of little value SO the sorcerer de-
cided TO get the captives away without