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THE OCTOBER -
NUMBER OF
THE
HOM E-. '-.'-. '-
MUSICAL-:-
IS : NOW : READY.
CONTENTS.
W
“IE I COULD GIVE,"
“WHOM IIO! RUBY,"
"BRIDAL I’OLONAISE,"
”I'I"S THEN YOU KNOW
THE VALUE OF A FRIEND,"
Wl»'§“.l'IIA'l"S A LITTLE QUESTION,"
"LAUREL,'
assume EXPLAINS HOW may
rmcxs an: ACCOMPLISHED.
Ballet Catching into an Easy. Illn-
doo and Arabian Illusions That flan
Puzzled Thousands of
People.
No doubt that, stripped of its impene
treble mantle of mystery, bereft of the
word “mysterious,” thrown open to the
gaze of the curious, fully explained to
those in search of information, magic
would not be sufficientl y interesting to en-
tertain any but the most ardent seekers
of knowledge. It is the Weird and mys-
terious that have protected it since the
history of man began, and it is the mys-
tery that will protect it while it continues
to interest and entertain modern nudi-
ences, as it did when magic was the form
of religion and magicians were the favor—
ed, petted priests of the ancients.
The cane trick, One of the Hindoo
fakir’s performance most frequently de-
scribed, and considered the moat marvel-
ions, is the turning ofa walking stick
into a serpent. In the Scriptures the
turning of the rode into serpents is al-
luded to, but. not explained. MOdern
writers tell of Iilndoo jugglers who will
walk into the centre of a circle of specta-
Travelling
of some one in the audience, cast it‘iipon
squirm, and finally change into the dread-
ed cobra di cupello of Asia.
Now the performer is described as being
without apparatus, coufederates, scenery
or wa rdrobc, as giving his entertaim
it in such a manner as to defy detection.
Described in this way, the performance is
truly Wonderful, but let me describe
it.
The circle of spectators is formed, and
the performer enters the ring, clad in the
ordinary liindoo strectdrcss, which nf~
fords nniuniiicent opportuniiics for con-
cealing anything he may require in his
entertainment. When ready to change
seine one s walking stick intoascrpent he
approaches the holder of the cane, takes
it from him. seizes it at each end, raises
it slowly above his head then draws it
gradually through his hands and slips
off his mantle—being nothing more or
less than a common sheet~puis the cane
beneath the sheet, then graspi. it at each
end and lays it on the ground. carefully
covered with the mantle.
Now, when the performer put the cone
underneath his cloak he brought one end
ofit to his waist, where be grasped the
end of the cane and the bond of the cobrn
~—which was concealed in the commcra.
bond. or sash around his \Viiist-—ilre\v the
snake and Illt‘l'fllli' together from beneath
the cloth out toilie full length, and luid
them on file ground, where to all appear-
ances, (here was nothing but illl' L‘illlf' be»
numb the cloth, but wlii-ro in ronl‘iiy
[hi-re Were the walkimz cane and tho
cobra, lying side. by sido. in :i few min~
ulcs Illl' cobra, realizing that ho in iron,
begins in lilui'i‘ about. it i. llii-l) [hat
the run.- :i:nl cloth nru rcmmmi. and ii is
thus ill'li iin- walking st ii'l\ |\ llil‘uwl in-
ton scrpi-ni.
Sonnirvcllous Wu». llit‘ nnnouni'i-uwiit
that a performer u'ould nllon himself to
be fired at with powder and bull [hill the
French government employed llobl-rt
iioudaii to no to North Afro-u :ind cull-
vincc the Arabic chiefs that tho Fl'l'lii‘ih
man was a wry superior individiml. liis
IlilSsiUll was to strike ti-i'ror into the
hearts of the Arabs by showing them
that a Fl‘ifllt'llllillll might at will render
himself bulb-i, proof, and it is recorded
that Robert lloudun took a pair of duel-
iiiig pistols and loaded ”1"!“ With pow-
der furiiislici by the Arab chiefs, and
with h-nden bullets marked by them he
received the fire of thesi- pistol~ wii bout
sustaining the slighii-‘i injury
After bulb-is lil‘i'Vlull-iiy n :ll'lu'll had
been loath-vi into pisioi~ luri..~n. d by the
Arabiiin chicfnnd wcll rnmnml ll‘iTIIt' the
chief fin-d point blank iln- length of a
dining room table at the iiiauirinn, lio
smilingly caught it between hi< ici-ih and
returned it to the Arab to tho naionislr
ment of all present. 'l‘hon lloudnn pick.
ed up the rcmainiun pistol on the table,
and with the remark, “Your mm is not.
asdoadly as mine," he fired against the
white wall of the room and (T:tll~i'il a spot
of blood In uppi-iir oxui-ily where the. bul-
let sirui k.
This Tt‘ill
ner:——
The pi~iol- were of luruc L':i‘ibrc. and
iioudnii hnd pra-piirwl liimsi-lf for the
trick by running mulled wax into the hole
let mould, allowing it to remain loi g
enough to partly cool, tho mould um i.i-
vertcd and the hot wnx \vii~ niloii‘vd to
run out. halving n llilll shell lln- «linpc
and air“ of Mil 'ir‘lllllll'y pi~lol bullet. 'l'ile
hole \i'hcrl- ilii- hol wax i-svnpod nun iil'ill-
ed up and lin- whole- bullci thus l'l't‘tlll‘ll
was blnrki-nml wiih lump him-k. so that,
it ri'si-mblv-l n rcuulnr li-udi-n bullet.
Tin-u lhi- [H‘l‘liil‘llll‘l' look :inoihi'r wiiolu
wnx biilh~l \iiih n lililv thicken-hell than
the lll‘el one and filled it with liilliwk‘s
blood, which was scaled in and (hr hole
in illhl‘iiltirl'il.
(in tho nigh! ofa Iii‘rflil‘lllitlll'l', which
was at ilw plow- of n lillllil‘l‘, in: [illlk the
two ll‘lllli‘ll bulb-H linndi-d him by the
chief, cxniniin-«l the pi~iols, sow llmt illl'y
wi-ro empty, and in their pron-ow put in
two t'lllll'ui'nlil- powder: Illt‘ll lll.‘ i'uliwd
the built-h to be illitl‘kl'll and ri'ilii‘lll'il to
him. llc <h-xlvrouuly pnlmcd ihc lcndr'n
bullets llllll aiilwiiliiti‘il. illIiNl' illlillt'. of
wax, the one that Wilh‘ to bu lll'i‘ll at him
was dropped info the biirri-l of tho plhiiil
and the wndoi’or it was i‘lllllllli'll down
snilivii-uily hurd to i’l‘lllll'l‘ iln- wax to
powder, which WIN linriiili'ae the length
of The long dining room table. llc ihcn
timk ilii‘ lllil' i'niiliiiiiiiig illi' lilmul nnd
fired it ni iln- white wall, be having been
careful not to brcnk it by ramming if too
hard. 'l'lii- viTi-ci, on Tlll' Aruba Wu» ind».
scribablc, and tlwrc is no doubt that llou-
duo's trip to flu: North of Afrim l‘iwllllf'll
as he- inlcinled, for the bum-lit of the
French uowriuno-nl.
i remember once but a THY yi-are ago,
entertaining some friends in l‘lnvinnail
with Hllilll' inh'riwlinu pulmunz and
shunning pi-rforinnnmm
A young man ciimv up and lll‘kl'll llll‘ if
Icould transform a hllvt‘l‘ half dollnr into
a tendollnr L'old [lll‘l'l‘. AH :i lllllill'l‘ of
course lll~~llFNl him that Tl‘iillltl do no. I
took his half Ilniiur. presto l'llllilfll'. and
it was u too -l dinr gold 1,“... ii was
shown to flu! spi-i‘lnlors, pronoiinv-i-d gen-
uine, when the lillitllfl‘lll your”; liillli look
it and slipped it into his pocket, and say-
ing, “thank you.” walked out of the
room,
I had entertained my friends. I had com;
plied with his request, but it cost me just
nine dollars and a half to do it.
I'ROP. ll “WARN.
was performed ii Ihi~~ man-
A Proverb mauled.
The "soft answer" precipitates the deaf
man's wrath-«Brewers Press.
Accident spoiled In: for
life Daughter's Art.
In a sketch of the marriage to William
A. Miller to the daughter of licnry Weir
terson, the accomplished editor of the
Louisville Courier J onrual, the New York
Herald says: Mrs. Miller, who inherits
her father's love for music and taste for
literature, is probably one of the finest
amateur pianists in this country; in fact,
there are many professionals who might
hesitate to play before her; she is especi-
ally devoted to some kinds of Spanish
music.
Her taste in literature is as keen and
tors. take a walking stick from the hand .
the ground, when it will at once begin to '
ments on the bare ground, and as doing
critical as her talented father's. Many
times she has been his assistant in his
lighter works and reading hours.
Since she finished her school education.
1'. Watterson has made somewhat of a
companion of her. iieoftcn speaks with
warmth and pride of her achievements.
Perhapsmowliere is be seen to such ad-
vantage as in his own home, surrounded
by his family, where he becomes a child
among his children.
It is not generally known that accident
made Mr. Watterson a writer; but such is
the case. When a very young man it was
his ambition to become a great musician,
and he devoted his attention to the study
of the piano; but an accident to his thumb
hindered him so (lisnatronsly in his exo-
cution that he decided to turn his ntteu~
tion to the pen.
When Christine Nileson first. came to
this country she had a letter of introduc-
tion to Mr. Wattcrson, and the first time
she ever heard “Way Down l'pon the
Suwanee River” was when it rippled from
his fingers in soft chords on the piano.
She was enraptured, and made him
teach hcr, mite by note and word by word,
the plaintive ballad, which lives in the
hearts and memory of all who ever heard
the beautiful singer, whose voice made it
world famous.
MEDICAL QUALiriés OF APPLES.
Why They are Considered the Beat Fruit
to Eat.
In all temperate climates the apple
grows freely, and might be obtained in
practically unlimited quantities. That it
is not more used than it is is probably
due to the fact that, being so plenty, it is
undervalued. Yet almost cwry one likes
the fruit in some fashion, and it should
form a part of at least two meals out of
every three during the year round; for
even when the fresh fruit is not in season,
canned, dried, or “evaporated" apples may
always be had. . .
“(Tiiciiiically,” says a writer in the
North American Practitioner, “the apple
is composed of vegetable fibre. albumen,
sugar. gum. chlorophyl, llllllll‘ m'id, gnllic
acid, limo and water. l“lll‘llli'i‘lll0l‘l‘, the
German analysts say that the apple con~
tains ii hum-r pcrrvuingc of phosphorus
than any other fruit or vegetable. The
phosphorus- is admirably adopted for re-
newing the essential nervous immor—
Iocitliin of the brain and spinal cord. It
is perhaps for this reason» though but
rudely understood» that the old Si-nndi
niivinn trnditions rcprlwe-ni the apple as
the, food of the gods. “ho, “’lli‘ii iln-y felt
LlltllIIM'lVl‘N to be growing innlili‘ .‘illil ill-
iiriu, resorted to this frmt io rl‘l.("\\ powers
of mind and body."
Not only the phospliorih, but the acids
of the upph- are of singular luv for per-
sons of wdcninry habits. whom- liW‘I‘h are
apt in TN‘ too slow of action.
aid the liver in its Work of eliminaiing
from the body tlicnoxious mutton, which,
if retained, would make the brain heavy
and dull, or, in time, would cause rheu-
matism, jaundice, or skin eruptions, and
other allied troubles.
The malic acid of apples. cithcr raw or
cooks-d will neutralize any excess of
chalky mutter engendered by eating too
much llll‘lil.
lfipi- apples are. probably iln- b-iisi fer-
un-ninbli- of :ill fruits. can-pi possiblythe
banana. For this reason rip" and sound
npplcs may be eaten by most persons in
even tho both-st wcnlhi-r; but own the
apple is sufvsi when cooked.
\Vc huwihcsuppori of eminent un-dical
authority in saying that tho illllsl in~alfli~
fui way to cook apple-s is to pure: and core
them, and bake in a iuoderzili-m'i'u. if
the apple is of n quiic sour variety it may
be necessary to add u liiili- sugnr, pulling
about u milihlii‘lillTlll iii lllt‘ hollow \i‘hcui‘c
tliil (orc mu oxirnctod. The next brat
wuy iocook iln-m is stcwinu. ('onirnry
in common Tll‘llt‘r. npplm Tlfikt'll iii lllt'll‘
skins firi‘ the h-nat lll‘illillllll of i-ooki-d
flpplrs.
'i'lu ~i- in'ids
Fraulein Alice's Wedding Notice.
Fruuh-iu Alice, tho popularm'tri'ssof
Iii-rliu, :innounl'i's her coming marriage:
"To llll my friends and ili'illlllllliillll‘l'fi: l
ileeiri‘ lli'l‘i'Wiill lo make known that Tlllll
about in npp-iur in II. new i'li;ii‘.'ii'll'r,
which 1 how nci’rryl-i purlnriuml. The
drama is vulh-d 'Nliiri‘iiim“ (lilo l‘llll‘l.
The part (lillll' hero Will ln‘ lnki‘nby
ill-rr llnns l". l'poii him it depends
who! hrr ilo- play will be u a comedy or n
train-i152 it it ill wrininly noi be a force,
for w.- Ill‘l‘ but in of Us terribly in corner-l.
iii-aides, all my rum-rind Tl'il'llil‘if‘il me
that in ‘Mnrrnmc' iln-ro l-l nothing to
laugh iii."
lifluiirf (e.
A gi-iilli'nmu m-i'i'r «ti-ale
wiiuli’vslon ibiily Nowa.
lli- borrows,
English From England.
Lorri I’ercy~--Yaan: the English that l
heah in America is somethinuqulte unin-
telligible to me, don’t you know.
Shoulndndf
Lord Percy~Yaaez stews me into a pen
fectly beastly funk.~3cribnsr's Mach
sill.
Initial Handkerch
'50- each; 2 for 250.
These goods are soft finish. If Laundered and Folded would cost double the price.
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4—
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If you want good goods that can't be
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Fine No. l Mackerel, at 10c each.
Canned Soueed Mackerel and Canned
Fish of all kinds: Ham and Tongue.
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SEA TRIPS
iiy fin» beautiful new en-mnahlim of the
Old Dominion Line.
To 0b! l’olnt Comfort or Virginia
Beach and llrliirn,
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lNOlllOINO EVERY: EXPENSE.
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OLD OOTAINION 8. 8. 00.
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