The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-08-29
LAURANT,THE
MAGICIAN
In His Capacity As A Wonder
Worker
PleaSGs Children OF All Ages
Monday Eve
BY His IRCOmprGhGRSibIG
FeatS OF LGgGrdenain
Ex-GOV. Folk Of Missouri Ad-
dressGsAppreCiativeCrOWd
Boy Scouts Give Exhibition
OfWhat They Have, Learn
ed The Past Week

The magic formula OF "hocus pocus"
and its powers of summoning up spir-
dts of the neither world to do the bid
ding of the prestidigitator was con-
clusively proved to the crowd of
youngsters at the chautauqua Monday
might when Laurant, the magician,
conjured them into believing that he
was the official ambassador to Earth
of the Evil One himself
The Redpath bureau fell short of
doing justice to one of their star at
fractions. Monsieur Laurant was not
correctly billed. The facts are that
he was paraded by them as magi-
clan, while, as a matter of fact, he is
much more, as demonstrated in his
performance of Monday evening when
he made even the octogenarians cast
OF their cloaks of years and become
boys again "'just for tonight" AS
such, he was marvel. AS a magician
he was marvel. AS a lover of chill
~dren, with the ability to handle them,
he was a marvel In short, no one
will disagree with the statement that
his evening was the most pleasing, all
told, of the chautauqua week
For a detailed account of his feats
that amazed all, consult some one
who was in the audience, that Is, If
you weren't there yourself. Space is
TOO brief to render justice. steady
"patter" OF talk even under the un-
usual circumstances OF mere tots
following his sister up on the plat
form when Laurant asked her to "as-
Rist" in a trick or another lads de-
liberately walking up and complain
5ng to Laurant that he didn't get
any candy when the magician toss
ed some out which he seemingly
produced from nowhere, brought forth
more life" from the audience than
mas been shown at any other enter
1ainment the past week. In the good
old vernacular OF the street, hes n
bear"
In the afternoon, Ex-Governor FOLK
ot Missouri gripped large audience
with a powerful appeal for an awak-
'ening of the civic consciousness and
a higher realization of duty imposed
>pn each individual unit OF this com
monwealth and country. His recita-
nf uiU Of nlyu tAH
toward the race track in Missouri
and the ultimate ousting of this obno-
xious institution under his direction
were inspiring and all went away with
che feeling that they had heard a very
helpful address.
The Mozart trio, violin, piano and
"curtain-ringer" at both perform
anoes.
night, the matter OF the future of the
chAutauqua in Mt. Vernon was again
taken up. Mr. Harry C. Devin gave
u short speech. urging the people as.
Sembled to settle the question OF the
Dermanency OF the institution in this
city by liberal subscription in the
matter OF pledges. The committee
passed through the audience with
Dledge cards and many names were
secured.
Tuesday morning, 762 tickets had
been pledged for the return of the
chautauqua next year. This leaves O
balance of 2SS subscriptions to be Sc
cured during the day and evening
The committee is quite sanguine and
will work with all energy for the at
aainment OF the requisite 1000 sig
natures.
Boy Scouts Exhibition
Tuesday morning. the recently or
ganized Boy Scouts OF the city gave
Oeder the direction OF chautauqua
Scout Master A. c. Roberts, an exhibi