I Jgga5giS' ; 1- -n v. ! S 1, ij.'!j-.i'. la , r. t: j. I, WW V-1 to I iflcPlKE, Editor and Publisher. HB 18 A TRKKMAN WHOM THS TRUTH MAKES FREE, AND ALT. ARB SLATES BESIDE." Terms, S2 por year. In advance. m v f v . 'A-'.-- A . .Taw f ; - Jy v 1 wl' v v JIFF'S SALES. 'j"'-,rf?, C-urt of Comroon'plem of 1 Itc , . j;p. oBfl. t her will I . -nraT. ., th hotfcl of Conrad ..O't- .-Ijtiiwu,"- 9DAY, NOV. 3d, 1877, r-a;:.-r.: .n'. n.l Intermit of ChrNtlan If r,f irrnnml St t Date In t ha i til'U 'v H -B - hnrouirh. (tambrltt. I If- . . ir.tilnirtnn atreet i.n thtm . ,t i:riri Fek on the went. I t,. it. and in all? on : '" .k...,,n erected a tWG BIOrT '':ir'lDl!"l Stable. "OW 'n tn8 OCCO Tnkcn In ft rem Han .;n n.u. . . - , -- - -- - I ' t lie UI' 01 Alltircw wii . ri ai. ',r ,l;t title snd Interest of Crank I '-CI' ' . . , lnt nf irpdnn.l I'M, M1" '. v.- K f Inlinclawn I "am. , n fr n:!ni on Uroad street, adjoln : u,-' KeirnfV on the east and lot ol ' ' i..' t i m runnlnir bark to I Jrw thereon erected two two a ory "V o'Si'T". Taken In fi-cutlon and to '.re.'.uf Jafub Trelu, for use of M :,N'r'8vt. tl'Ie and lntreitof Joiteph r '. a ground i it oat e In Cam. ."ijViiriA chanty. 1'a., trontinn on ilt.-n t!i north, adlolnttn lot r K. .'.' i.hd r.4r In! tf Vm. lVTlnehft.n i-J n !Ut on the fnth. harlng . '.. upiwv t J..-h'Jate. Taken l::w 'j "'M t the suit of John E. . -lfV. t!!!e and Int'rft of lames l f Kroua t situate In the i f'.n'lr.si on uif wen on nanroia i:: 'nt Finn Iry a'ley on the ?.uth ' i.r," i In n Citni)any on tlie north. .-r.a rf I two u'l.ry plank house. "i"jti:i'"v of Jarae. Ford. Tukt-n in m, J.J t 'lie suit ol Kobi-rt I'. Jl Fojrarty. i '.'t.'!'.'. title hii I inierert of William '.- . 1 tr i "t ol land airaate !n Wash---m'Ti coun.y. Pa., adjolntnic i. it I'o., Frederick VlKle. ; t jn 1 uther. .''intaiiiiiix 1'. 8 acres . f.'tit J) !i-ri or which are cleared, j ; -.. J a one an l-s-half utory loji; ;; ::r. f'irn. m in the occupacy of t -:( Tik-n In c.TeeiKton and to be ";: "' J.Jlorrtil, ior ue ot Joht.i VP':'! . j ;,t Ope-tMrd ff tho ptirohnai l fv, i mini th iroptrty ia knock'"! ; r ui -t, Litis tivo-l hit'US upon COD- :SV.:--1 1. .mnx nvAV. Phoritr. .:.. E-.-n!nn.r.O-t 17. Is 77. lERIFF'S SALES. r.f iifrtry wrl'a of Vnid. F.rpnn.. ' 'j' Iff Hi Ton ii of f'oininoii ('i'tit ,. t.i:tv and to tue ilirecte l, ihrre -:: -r ! t.i Public Sale, at l he Court i f.- '-r i:r, R!DAY, Nov. 9th. 1877, lk. P. Jl.. tli following real fstatr t wit : riV. t t and interst of Joceph ' na ! m a piece or parcel of I'ind, t w p. I ; mbrii c juntr, I'a.. '" '? 'm-i D.nUs. (JtifintUn ..-i I-Tt -rrT. and others contaii. -. r : .,r ir li.tv.r. thereon erected " 1 " an ! hvms farn. now In the " '' ' '. ' i in nr. Taen Into e.T'-cu- : n t the u:t of Ehrhart Fara- i. i r -.-hr. it and Interest of ' " .1 .. j.,o "r parcel of land ;t- n : : n '. wi,i,p. Cnmlirin county, I'a.. Aane liurke. Henry Sanker. ' " n nlr. i; so ai-rea. more or lefs, '' ' aica arc ch-ared, bavin fr thcro- 4 . . j . rv p unk In ue and lo,r barn. .'::.; ic.-j ol .Mr:in S'ymort. Taken r.: to sold at the suit of Charles ."! r M. tltie and Interest or Solo " ;. in and to a piece or parcel ol tt .ni.inic'on township. Cambria :nin: l.m is ol .lofeph Itel, Win. t .-n t. ntiiiuinif 9 .;rr. more or --rfS.,f wM.-h ars cleared, harinif ' 1 ;w ":'iry trame houe with hase J l - i ir, Iraine Lorn, and other out- r- :c il! poies.ion of Solomon II. -:i:neiention and lol.eioldat the . v .i: brant, for ukb of Joseph WliU- r g..t, titTw nnd in'errst of Ea-ldeus ii t ece 1r parcel or laml allu ' -!m;ir;a county. Pa., acr 1 fiwu. Oriltl'.h. Jacob Kruf. i: 2 j oiiiiniiiar ea acris. niore or 1 are Cleared, havlnv "tie s'nd-a hall siorr r!ank i r ' 'zj.nh.e. n.m in the occupancy ol .'.o. all the riKht, title and m Levy. of. in and to a piece or 'lutein Har township. Cambria :' ."if lands or l homaa Orifflth. J-iii .Unler, and ,thr contaln or lets, atut 3d m-res cleared. 'iii--n nni r.i a. . i i t.A r.r ' .... ... r-.i'i M t htj nuiv tr '' '". for use of Ii. L. Johnston. i!.t-nI,Mrirj ,,f fhe purchne - ."ii n:,en th. ,,r,,pprty ia kuotk ' le'naininjf I wo-lhirds un con- - ri JHN KYAV. Sheriff. F.' .cti.(JUiB, Oct. 17. 1377. DONEE'S SALE. u- ''t n Crier r.f . to lunlnr nrtt rtT ; t on,mon Fleas of ( anihrU couo -ei.oiea to public .aie, NOVEMBER 13, 18 7 real , .'unnston, Asslguor.to U: w 1' HC EL OF LAND, "i'-ul'!."1;1 UBM on the st.n r Auaust i.,;"7 01 iJ tract was offered lor f n.ipl II nf i:r i t ln me heloir well cultl-'.r.s,!na"e(1- The land isfe iBhtIullr i, ."." hoM or f"f Sumuier reel ' .e to, , t"1' ln:? lo spend the heated "cctnf "ciun iiuaiei on me -Mm.. Wf ,tof the '. i. U. station ' i'r? nt Creson. and 'm tiut "'SuininltTille.on theery r fri-V1""1'. where the water and ' Silt-"r na lnv'troratiBir, and from Sl oVom!111 Tlcw ot th sarrounJing - ' wm I .reenr1- 1t saveral ;' t.' , c" toe locality Is famous uu ;t4 ;?I'lwlllt' sold sepamtcly. and Bir' J. aDd eonenleni t the rail . no better InTesttaent could ,',lS?0l"-",lr!l n the purchase .'" of "'. ono third in sl '.rt, fl' ln n'n rtiontha; p.iynients ii' c"unr,0tlon ot salu nd to 'l":' mtDl note or bond and laort- ':ar' :S. Mr,'nSKF.Y. 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Pa -Don't fail to y what PPrBla!5nll, In. - - ASS I G N EE'S NOTIC E. W liercas .henr townsh? Cambria eonniy. has made an aasigniji iii. Creditors, those Indebted to fslw O W. vf-nen rented tomjljlT "nt in ihois havin cla.ms against him present then, for settlement. AON FR. AssIrnewofCha. A. MeMualen. Chest Spring's. Oct. IB. l7T.-at.- - ' ILLINEIIV and DRESSIA K INO. Maby Davis "v,u'" to at lowest rates. CarroUtown.Uct.OT. 187T.-3t. ;; . E.f BUCKLE!',: . , , .;;; -', . Attobney-at Law. ; . KaissstTHfl. pa. Ono with r. A. Shoemaker. Esq., on Hlfjh st. All butlnias pertaining to t-0 proSyalon prompt ly attended to, and collections uia.ffc a specialty. jivn M RRADE. Attorney-at-Law. ! VJ pbenahura-. Pa. ofBce 00 0omnrU thrdoorfl&m High attet. I '- in1 puv EBENSBURG, A (HOW I OF IIOTS. T s li ve In si bit of a cottage, With rooms neither many nor wirln, Yst we're rich in poHNHswioti at tablo Onr chiMrnn count three on a aide. TLerearehrowiifjesand blneeysaiul hazel, Ami with varions gifts llier're. e'l.Iowed ; But Ihe school myn agree that our Benny Is the jolliest boy iu Ihe crowd. My neighbor, who has imy daughters, Came in with her sewing one day, And, while we were pleasantly chatting, ' The children came in from '"heir p!ay. She paused in the midst of a story, Utilised to hear voices so loud. But smilingly added : "Your Benny Is the noisiest boy in the crowd !" Their grandpa drops in of a morning, And is often invited to stop, To tell them some story or other. Or mend np a wagon or top. He is always amused at their saying", And seems of them all to le proud ; But he says, tofto roce, that Benny Is the smartest of all iu the crowd. And grandma, who dwells in the quiet. Unmoved by earth's clamor and noise, Comes in with her sweet, placid manners, For an afternoon's talk with the boys. She sets them at peace, if a quarrel Breaks over their joys like a cloud. She Is fond of them all ; lni. thinks Benny Is the prettiest one iu the crowd. Anni Jane, from her stately old mansion, O'ershadowed by poplar and elm. Came dowo to the city last, winter, To vinit my turbulent realm. "I am glad," she attained mt, at parting, "Such Wcissinga to yon are allowed ; But keep a tight reign on that Benny, He's the Hauciost boy iu the crowd! Ah me ! what a mixed reputation Kor any ote boy l possess 1 As th others have talents n'uiumbered, We're a B;ilel, I frankly confess. A philosopher asked to appraise them. At ihe lask would be puzzled and cowed, Tlionah at dinner might 1 elisor, that Beuny Is l lie hungriest hoy iu the crowd." At night when tl.ey all have 1een settled In crib and in cradle anj btd, I go on a tour of inspection And pillow eaidi slnrnlcrit".g fxad -And heu I commend them to heaven, With spirit, in reverence bowed, I am sure I can iirrcr determine The dearest best in the crowd. Y. Independent. Francis E. Pope. THE kixo'of :oyjvitoRs. HOW nOCDIN BECAME A MAOICIAN. In the year 1S43 a French nobleman, whoso name and title were, according to the usual mode of French address, Mon sieur le Conite de TEscalopier, says a wri ter in llaryer Magazine, strolling leisurely into a nvighboi ing street, stopped before the shop window of a clock-maker, whoie was a clock of somewhat intricate con Mvuc'.ion, labeled "pendule de precifion.'''' The count, wlten he entered this humble tdiop, and ordeied the clock to le sent, to his rerideuce, made the tirst step toward introducing to Ibe woild a mat) who, as a . a:tisl and an mechanician, lias done much to an. use his leliow men, Hiid something to instruct them. For I lie wl;oure clock ma ker wan no other than ihe subsequently world-renowned juggler, Robeil Houdin. Count and conjtiier alike aie dead, but to "go and see Robert Houditi" is a stan dard l.jojHieut in I 'a 1 is, the name being lined vi lib the ball, and every wandering juggler invested w ith it "when he assumes bs ee'.iip. For a long time previous totbe day wheu the ijomte del'Escalopier bought his clock, Robert Houdin had entertained ibe dcKti-e to appear in public as a sloight-(if-hiiud tM former. Iu leisure moments he had busied lutuself in constructing various mechanical contrivances, which be proposed shirukl ligute in his fantastic evenings. The count, being highly pleased with the movement of his precision clock, became interested in iis maker, and fnquenlly dropped iu at. Ihe MiiaU rdiopinbis daily promenades, t see whnt, the expert me chanic was Wiring. Encouraged by the sin cere appreciation his labois received from his wealthy patron, Houdin confided his projects for the future to De l'Escalopier, who enthusiastically approved oftheni, and urged him to.put them in execution. He frequently invited Houdin to Come to his house after he had been entertaining a nu merous com pany at dinner, and beAie these assemblages tiy the amusing trksks thiough whose ei foi rrance he hoped oue day to win fume and fortune. The alter ego of all jugglers ts the invis ible hand, whose ac.iou the audience is totally1 unconscious of, while feeling its strange powr, whose eye nud ear are for ever CM (lie aieil ; wnose aiveumm neici swerves for an instant ; whose sleight-of-hand neatly equals the juggler's, whose rapidity of action is almost marvelous.- Tlits is the coiifedeiftte behind Ihe scenes. In Hoodin's opinion, womeu are vastly su perior to men for I his work. Great numbers of amusing little tricks with handkerchiefs were inveuted and per formed by Hondin. One of them was very effective. He spoke of the beat ol the ev ening, and put his band In bis coat-tail pocket to get his handkerchief; wiped bis forehead with it, fanned himseir with it, and then, slapping it between his hands, told it to go. It. went. : He informed his audience it had gone back to hia coat-tail pocket, and, putting his hand back there, pulled it out again: and again, on com mand, it disappeared before the eyes of the audience. To do this trick inn small room right within tire of eyes and opera glasses required grent rapidity and neatness of hand. A cord being sewed to the centre of ft pocket-bandketchief, was passed up the right sleeve of his coat and down the left to bis left wrist, around which the 'jther end of the cord was tied, the handkerchief being pulled up the right arm out of eight. The arms extended, the cotd : taut,, the handkerchief out of sight, is the fits stage of preparation... Equipped in this way be fore coming in sight of the audience, the juggler is ready to put his bauds behind bis back as f to take his handkerchief -out of his pock el, but in reality to pull itdowu from bis light sleeve witl the aid of his left hand. The siring being taut when the aims Miere extended, of course it is slack when they are held np by the breast or the back, and the haudkerchief easily conies out some distance from the sleeve; but at retching the two Arms straight out tight ens the suing, and the' handkerchief, dies up the aim like lightning. All this with the hey I. presto 1 and the bend-clapping ad finger-snapping .which always ieud their aid to the.ennndng Uluai.ona. t . . . Houdin was the inventor of that trick by which a box is made lo be either light enough to be 1 fttd by a cb'ld. or so heavy PA., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1877. the most robuss man cannot drag it from its place. Houdin knew before the infor mation became very genet al that an arti ficial magnet can be made of a piece of iron by the aid of electricity. As long as the electric current circulates around it, the iron will retain its power of attraction ; but as soon as the electric current is cut off, the iron loses all capability of playing the part of loadstone. In this manner iron may be charged to so great an extent that it will hold another piece of iron so strongly that human power cannot loosen it. This was the principle of Hotrdin's heavy box. ln the centre of the little platform running down among his audience, which all jug glers use, Houdin had an opening made, in which was placed a powerful eltctro-mag-net concealed by the light stuff which cov ered the boarding. Electric wires commu nicated with the room behind the scenes, and from there, at the proper moment, was sent the current. The bottom of the box was covered with a wall-paper, which made it look like wood ; but it was in reality a strong iron plate. He requested his aud itors to lifi the little box, that they might see how light it was. They did so; its weight was trifling; it was apparently a wooden box. 'Nevertheless," said he, "if I want to put bank notes in it for safe keeping they are not heavy I just pass my wand over it and I can make Ihe box so heavy that no thief can run off with it." "One hundred candles lighted by ft pistol shoT' was a deeming marvel that drew all Paris to Houdin's hall for a time. This was an application of the old principle of the elect lie spark, ami though only 100 canlles were modestly mentioned by Hou din, he might have lit mine than that with his pistol shot, and so he informed his heat era. Houdin was the first to make use of the Ruhir koifjf coil, which, to the great joy of the juggler, rendered his trick safe against wind and weather. There is nothii.g.a juggler's patrons are fonder of than ghosts, and Robert Houdin bad quite a number of these phantoms at command. The strange deceptions brought about by optical illusions are practically limitless, -and one of the nwst startling was prod-rrced by Houdin. In this scene two persons are, or are supposed to be, walking alKMt the stage. They rush from aide to ide; I hey gesticulate ; they are heard to vpeak to eircb other; the dramatic move ment tlreygo through is actually blood curdling, i'orone'isa creature, like our selves, of flesh and Wood, and the other is a phantom, -an impalpable spectre. The living being vainly tries to seize the phan tom. He thrusts his sword through and 1 through it; he even himself passestliTongh ! it as the sunshine penetrates a rain cloud. In spite of this the spectre does not lose 1 its liutna'i shape. It remains seeming'y quite intact; it continues to gesticulate, and appeals to haughtily defy its mortal I assailant. Finally it vanishes, and the j living man, with sweating brow and hor . ror stricken fealiues, remains alone upon 1 the stage. The principle of this entertain ! ing illusion, which is well known in Airier j ica, where it is technically known as "Pep ' per's (i hirst." may be explained by a few strokes of pen and pencil. .Just stand upon ! a table a sheet of glass about 12 or 15 inch ' es high and about as wide. It is strictly important that the gliss should be of. tine ' quality, free of Haws, and transparent. j Put a lighted candle at a distance of five ; or six inclies in front of the glass, and be hind t he candle a book to serve as a screen. ; In looking over the book and intothe glass ! 3n will see reflected there the candle ! which the screen hides from your direct vision, and the candio will vii tually appear i to be bi'hind the class, and at. exactly the 1 same distance fioni it that the real candle is. tiU looking through the glass, you : will find that you may put "your band ' around there and pass it apparently through the ttama again and again, and though the i catidln still, seerns an opaque snbs'ftnce, your being sibte to pass your lingers through It, shows clearly that it is airy and impalpa ; ble. If, iu the place -of the caudle, you suibstituto a white body strongly ilhimina ; led, yon will iave the precise explanation of the ghost effect as used by Hoii'Uii. and ' later by Pepper. All lights iu the hall are turned off with the exception of that used j for the production of the spectre. I Houdin sometimes employed acoustic I deceptions with good effect. As good a one as any was that of the four harps, which played singly and in quartet not only with out hands 10 touch the strings, but also not I harp music at all, for oue harp gave the ; strains of a piano, another of a violincello, another of a violin, and another of a clar ' ionet. The spectator saw on the stage four ! large harps, each supported by a small, up. ' right, triangular pie-,e ot pine wood ; that . was all. Houdin appeared and touciy.-d the i strings of one of the harps, whereupon it J started of its own accord and played an in I tiicate pi"ca with the exact quality of the 1 piano. Each other harp was touceed in turn and each proved itself first a harp, and . then not a hat p, but the violin, the clai ionet . and the violoncello resMcti vely : then I hey all played together. Houdin had but to swing them around on their pivots, and the , music ceased. The secret of the tiick was ' that there were four musicians down in the i cellar with the four instruments named, j The triangular piece of pine, which was , not more than about an inch in diameter, i Was attached to ihe harp strings, and then, - descending through the stage, was attacli j ed, iu the cellar below, to thediveisinstrti j ments. Rut, to enable the juggler to shut (iff the miisi.; -xhen be liked, without the f clumsiness of ComniuniCriting with , those below, each wooden triangle was sawed in ' two about an inch above Ihe level of the 8' age. This division made no difference in the matter of communicating the music, so .'. long as the two sawed ends of the triangle were placed together; but when the harps were swung around, and th3 triangles sep ' mated, the vibrations front below ceased to y be transmitted, and yon could not besir a sound, no mailer how lustily ibe municiat.s ' played. . "; : ;.. , j It is an nxiom in natural philismphy that i the contents of any given receptacle must . be smaller than the receptacle. Xo jug ! gler ever seemed to defy ibis physical- la w j more amazingly than Houdiri. , His fanTa--J tic poitfolio has uever been sui passed.. ' Houdin's qurckness of hand was s wonder 1 ful, his flow of small talk so unceasing, that he could force your attention iu any diiec j tion he chose, and in this way make you J look at one tldug, although you had made, r" up your mind .that, this time, you would. ' certainly keep-your eyes fixed on another, t lie. came Upon bis little htagti carrying. I under his arm what see me J to be the usual, large, flat portfolio, in which sketches and engravings are kept. He placed this port folio oh a auit of camp btool by the foot lights, and out of this flat portfolio, barely an inch thick, he took the following ob jects closing the portfolio togeiher with a alani, to show i s thiu dimensions between the withdrawal of each article : First, several engravings; second, two bounds, one made of black velvet, and trimmed with a long white feather, the other pink satin, with a wreath of flowers on it ; third ly, he took out four live doves ; fomthly, three large brass saucepans, one full of water, the second of beans, the third of fire and flames ; fifthly a bird cage, iu which canaries were jumping about on perches; Bixthly, a boy about 6 years old ! Some of the articles taken out of the poi tfolio are placed there beforehand, and some get ihu there while the trick is going 011. The things that are already in the poitfolio when the juggler brings it on the stage are the pictures, the bonnets, the stuffed dove, the cover or false bottom ol the saucepan full of beans, and the bird cage. What are put in are the living doves the three brass saucepans and the chill. The two leaves of the portfolio are made of thin plates of sheet iron, covered w'ith paper, and with leather edges to make them look like pasteboard. There is about an inch of space to spare when the tort folio is tied togetlter. Inside, fastened at oue of the outer edges hut loose inside, is a green clolh such as is often used by ar tists in these portfolios to protect engrav ings. Ou one side of the portfolio is a hinged shank, which serves to keep the portfolio open at an angle of. forty-live de grees w ht 11 desired. The principal use of the pictures is to conceal the motiousof the juggler while be takes out articles from be neath his clothing. They are mounted on thin pasteboard, to give them the requisite s iifuess. The frames of the ladies' bon nets are constructed of spiings, and are split up the entire back, so that they may be laid flat in the portfolio. They spring in shape when lifted, up by the juggler, who while the portfolio is open, but before the bonnets are shown, hastily arranges the trimming, and joins the split back with a book and eye concealed by a fall of . lace. The saucepans seem to be nil of the same size when they are brought out of ths port folio, but they fit into each other, the bandies clasping together, and are lighter than those used iu the kitchen. Toexplaiu how water,, beans and flames get iu o the saucepans, we will call the largest of them No. 1, the second size No. 2, the third No 3. No. 3 is the one which contains water, and Houdin's plan was to cover it over, when full, with a piece of water-proof cloth, which was lied ou as an old-fashioned housewife ties a sheet of paper or a piece of Tvhi'e muslin over lier preserve jiota when full. Jugglers nowadays use Indian rubber-covers for such things as this, which are very easily slipped off and ou. Houdin was obliged to have a round little brass wire soldered around the saucepans to keep the string on by, the wire stopping . for about an inch 011 one side near the handle, which was the place where tie pulled off the cover when the moment came., Sauce pan No. 2 has a false top piece which His iu it .about an' inch in dep.h. When this shallow pan is full of beans it seems to the spectators as if the . entire . saucepan was lull. Saucepan No. 1 has no particular ar rangement. It is to hold the tire and flame generated there by an inflammable powder such as all theatrical "property men" know how to make. A match is also put in it, and the juggler strikes it and tights the tire between the covers of the portfolio at the proper moment. T he four living doves are placed in a linen bag with compart ments like those bags you. sometime see inside a lady's cupboard, in which she pUces her slippers etc. The heads of the doves are uncovered, but their bodies are iu the bag, which has a great hook sewed ou the top of it. by which it is hung up under the jugglep's coat. The bird-cage is little else, than a collection of spi iugs and hinges, which are hastily shaken out when it is drawn from the portfolio. The cana lies are very small biids and are forced into a drawer of the cage un il it springs in place, when naturally Ihe birds fly about. At a prearranged moment the boy geis into the portfolio, or rather is tossed into it, iu the following manner: A small trap-door ou hinges is arranged to open iu the floor of the stage, direcily under where the port folio stands, and up against this trap-door there is a box with a movable hot 0111 ; in this box the boy is crouched. Here he re mains until the bird-cage full of canaiies is brought out from Ihe poitfolio. Then the juggler, walking out among the audience, says, Who'll have one of these canaries?'' The audience, thinking this is the end of the trick, and anxious to get a gilt of a ca nary, keep their eyes fixed on the cage and the movements of the juggler. At this mo ment the green clot h falls out of the port folio, as if by accident, and conceals the legs of the trestle-work stand. An assist ant under the stage movis a lever, and the movable bottom of Ihe box shoots the boy up into the poitfolio. The whole operation only lasts four seciids, and as soon as the child is safely lodged iu the portfolio, the jugglei's1 page lifts up the green cloth and places it back, s if its having fallen was quite unexpected and accidental. Now w hen .Houdin came on the stage to peiform bis portfolio tiick in such a care less, easy manner, how was he equipped ? Why, ho had the saucepans hung on a book under his coat tails ; iu the hollow space of the sauce pa nsthe bag of turtle-doves bnr.g Under bis arm was the poitfolio. In taking Ihe pictures out of the portfolio, his body was hidden tor au instant, and this tune be utilized to pull out from behind his coat the doves and the saucepans. lloudiu looked upon this performance as one of the most startling that could possi- My be presented to au audience, and rtnr- it tl.o'fl'jv i.e. ,ti-4Mm. 'it fur lt.'uit-e 9f s time,' in Dider to perfect his rapidity tf ao- riin ii ir. ''-' ' f' ' ' ' ' - . .. ... , V . ". A ' KentCcky judge, "Sands , by name, would look upon the rosv, and . was nut al ways in condition to open court. One ! morning not long since be entered the court 1' room, and, instead 'M "mounting the beiieh. i Said to the pHi-soii assembled : 'Iteml- men I appear before you tossy I am a vie - tint to a Vice wnicil lias msgracen mo tie. fore you and :niy country. ;As I entered this -court-room, 1 heard some one sav. There goes pretty timlier to make a crimi nal judge of.'. I feel that remark as steel through my heart, for. it ia just. I am mi .won by of . iu. Pardon... lue,. friends : and countrymen, but . you ahali .bear .- this no longer., My. judicial integitly and official acts are blameless. .. Tuauk.Uod. I ani.no l....ror rimii..l i.Mira .T Ij.n ii Knnntfr t" There is stuff of ihe right kind hi Una uian. II c w ill be a jude, and ti.Tt.'-it otic jet. WHITE DEVIL.. One night in June, ten years ago. the sentiuel pacinc up and down before ti e gates of Fort Defiance, up in the 1101 1 h eastern part of Arizona, suddenly heard the hoof-beat of a horse. "Halt! wbocou.es there ?" rang out the challenge, but there was ho answer. It was a stai light night. Two or three hundred feet away the sen inel caught 6igh't if a white horse approaching hini at a brisk walk. When he could seo the horse he could also see that he had no ri der. Droves of wild horses aud 6till wilder mustangs were frequently seen fiom the fort, aud the sentinel was rather pleased that one of them was being led by cuiiosity to approach the gate. The horse grew whiter and larger as be came nearer, and w hen ho halted ho was not over ten feet from the guaid. He was tall aud powerfully built, mane banging al most to his knees, and tail sweeping the ground, and he was as white as snow. Head up, ears pointed forward, and eyes opened to their widest extent, the wi'.d hoise stood for a long minute and looked into tfie soldier's face. His nostrils dilated, his lail moved this way and that. and the muscles in his poweiful chest and legs stood out in bold relief. The soldier's sur prise aud admiration were so great that be stood like a statue, musket on his shoulder, and bis miud almost doubting what his eyes saw. , Suddeuly, aud without an inst.im's Team ing, the horse sprang forward to the attack. Catching the sentinel by the shoulder w ith Ids teeth, be raised 'bim clear off the ground, and shook him right and left as if be was au empty grain bag, nnd then hurl ed biui against the heavy gate with terrible force. The yell of paiu aud alarm uttered by the sentinel had scarcely died away bo fore Ihe relief came hurrying out. They found him lying. in a heap . beside the stockade, unconscious, and his uniform iu tatters. There was no enemy in sight not even a wolf skulked away through the d.iikuess. A general alarm was sounded, the dinms beat to arms and fur a quarter of an hour the excneiueui was iutt-use, every one' believing that a large foice .f Indians was ou the point of making au as saulu When the sentinel recovered his senses and related his adventure, 110 one would believe his story until a sergeant had ex amined the earth and discovered the hoof prints of the horse. ' It was however, such a singular adventure that no one felt easy until morning cams, Then the tiai, of the white hoise couid be followed far out on the prairie; and soon after sunrise the horse himself was discovered bearing dow n en the fort from ihe directiou of the moun tain tango three miles away. As the word went round, every man turned out to catch sight of the animal abouf which so much had been said. He cttui forward at a sweeping trot, head up, tail streaming far behind, and his knee aclion as perfect as if hn had been trained on tlw course for years. He swerved neither to the r ght nor le.fi, aud never halted until lie was within pistol shot of the cuvsd at the stock age. The sentinel had not exaggerated in his statements. The color was snow white, aud such .strength and symmetiy no one had ever before seeu in a horse. The ears were pointed, the eyes as bright as stars, and the sun glisiened on bis hide as if it had been varnished. For two or three minutes not a word was spoken by any man, and the horse did not movo a foot. Theu a scout and hunter, who had come into ibe fort about half au hour before, said to the commander ; Why, that's the boss known among us and the Injuns as 'White Devil!' I've seen him four or five times, and I've l.eaul of him at least once a week for the last five j years. He's the ugliest, slyest, aud 1110-t j treacherous beast standing on four legs." The scout related that the hoisu bcfv.a ' them came to bis no' ice about five years be- i fie. when the Indians made several at tempts to capture him. He was sinirltd out from the drove aud pursued for se-veial days and in despair of seeming him, 0110 of the red men sought lo ki.l him, so that no ne else should secure the itizt. The noise was ouiy wo'iuneo oy Hie iniiiet m 11 , was meant to take his lite. He 11 J once . separated himself from the drove and fol- ; lowed his former pursue' is like a shadow. : . . ... . . - . .... ' lie ciasnea 11110 ineir camps at nigiit, at tacked their ponies when he found them grazing, and had ou seveial occasions at tacked lone Indians and quickly Liiied 01 disabled ihem. ''I'll give two hundred d.llars to tl e m-.n I 'alio captures that horse for me !"' said the j commander, ns he noted eveij liuo' poii.l j about I lie majestic animal. "Yon micht iust as well ofTei ton tbous. and," replied the scout. "That 'ere boss) can pace, tint, and gallop, and thar isu 1 a wolf iu the hull Siena lange which ca i smell of his heels. I'd as oittck take iho job of cleaning out all the reds in Arizona as or calchin the VS hue llevil. See that fore foot go np ! See them cm lay b.ick ! He'll vhaige the hull crovid iu ic.-Vu a' minute !"' Before a word of winning culd T:c r-po- ken the hoise made a dusli rt;jii the men, i screaming out as a troop horse does w lo-n badly wounded in battle. The soldiers rushed for the gate. One of the l.inelei- most was a private named O'Meary, t-caice- jy ,, to tbe regulation height and run d.iw 11 by sickness umil his weight did ii"t exectd a hundred pounds. The White i)'ivi!.se ed him by the back, lifted him off his f.-e: by a toss, and when Ihe solnieis next looked j O'Meary was being borne away wiiii the j sw iftnoss of the wind. The horse had a fjlln gi-ipiifclo!hiiigand flesh, and keeping ' 1.:.. 1. a ...t1 .... i.a . - .1... his head Well up lie swept over Ihe piaine wi'h the soldier held almost pel pendicu l:i:.ly bef-ue biiu. He v.-;.s out i-f range be fiA'e' any person" cmTd pick up a sniii. There were a dtc'u or . fifteen horse a tb--post, and in live mioule. as many men h "t mounted them and weic galloping oJ iu pursuit. ' " ' White Devil sn1 Ids victim had d;s:ip j poured nmr a swell about a nilo Troiii ihe ' - fort.. As Ihe horsemen 'reached Iho crest ine-y lounu innieni oouyoi men-co'iip t - 1011 on the grass hi'ten and sfnoij ed .tint kneaded to a -Woody mass. The imrso stood facing them, f-itvrods away, jih ii bo bad waited for ttiem to come up. As tin; remains were bi-inir conveyed lo the foi t several nil liters enne in, and in a short time a fore of Twenty mounted men lefc Jhe gates, to try and effect the capture of the vicious animal. Ibe meu bad lasso, bubbles and HUM'S, and t he j 11 Hi I II C I i(M 1 S were to drive tne noise lrein ine iifignooi- bo?d n he cmnri no. be c.p tucd. It NUMBER 40 Ion inn riogrt iii iix'kcu clown upon tue band as it lef the fort. The four lasso . throwers rode diiec ly at him, whileHhe I rest of the men separated and rode to cut . 1 1 , , 1 , , . . off retreat by way of the mountain. iVhen the tirst horseman was within a bnndretl feet. White levil, wno bad been Manning like all -rk of stone, threw up his bead and stalled off at a si arp tror. Tei rials beyond the first lidge waaa second. Willi a little green valley between. Ridges and valleys tun straight away to the wec for iwe'.ty m los and as the horse beaded that way one of ihe hunters said : "The beast is in for a long race, lie will go down to the end of thi valley, tui u to the left, and before iiinmi be will be baclc he.e, returning on the fott side of this timt lidge. Tluee.jf ns will pu-h him along as fast as we cm to the end of the vali-y. The rest of you drop out in squads beie and there and race bim as he comes back. Let three or four'men hah light beio lo give him a last push." The wild ho rso courted pursuit. Half a mile away he was lacing up and down, throwing bis he-tlo into the air, Knotting, and pawing the sod in his impttienco lo be off. With a whoop and a yell, three lass) throwers started in pursuit. They wete almost ner enough for a throw when the horse headed away at a trot. Tl. y could not gain an inc'i, though they h:id three of the best mustangs in Ihe Teni:..iy, and t!ie animals were pushed lo the top of their speed. Head uu, mane rolling buck over his bhouldeia like a wave of foam, and his missive tail streaming out l.ke a flag, tho White ilevil Mu d bis ft et and put them down as steadily s c!"ck woik. Whit they were ding iheir best, they could s. a that lie was not using all his power. They kept un a continual yeliiug tot the first five inih-s, hoping to bieak his pace, but neith er &hout& uor the repot . s ol ntks lost luiu a step. In seventy minub-R the White Devil was at the end of the valloy, fresh as a daisy, while Ihe mustangs, hell a tu.le behind, were reeking and b'ovn. He waited for them to come up, and ihen turned to the left, struck a p ce, and swept aw t.y atsuc'i a g u that ht w is soon out of s jjiit. Ten ni les to the cast ts the fist 6 -u.id of nieu. Toey sii b ed him a m'le away, anrieweie all leady for p r 1 i . Coming stra:ght alie.11. villi the giass almost smoking un d"r his feet, the wild charger pas&exl ;hem i.ot mote than a hundred feet away. He laid back his eats :it their yell, bu- ent s raight ahead at his Ibundei ing pace. Iu ten minutes the men cm Id haidly see him. A second and a third squad were treated in the same manner, and as the last one w as reached While Devil changed his p.ico to a gallop, threw uphis heels, and headed for the range. He was soon out of sight, aud the chase was abandoned. At daylight next morning the strange horse looked doa 11 from Ihe ridge again, and by and by walked down to within pis tol shot of the fort, A band ef sixty Indians out ou a hunt, had halted at Iho frt the nigh' previous, and they were anx i ".ts to organize a new chase. More than eighty well-mounted pursuers were ready s ion after breakfast. Some rodo to cut nil' retreat to the range, and otheis galloped down the valley. A a hour after they were out of sight th5 main b.siy made a dash for t be horse, which had ben grazing for the last half hour, lie took to Ihe valley as before, and men diopped ouialeieiy utile to push hini as he returned. Whi e Deril was pushed f.jster than be fore, but lie would neither break bis trot nor let a horseman get within a hundred feet of him. The Indians w ho bad gone di Ahead were expect ing him to turn to Ihe lett, as beftd-e, but the wild hoise kept straight ahead as he reached the mouth vf the valiey. He iau out on the prattie lor twenty uii!e, tiring out every hoise iu par-i-uit, anil then wheeled aud returned over hisiotitcof t!iO previous d.iy. Men were waiting for bim, but he scarcely appes red before he b.v: o:it of sigh;. He was pacing and trolling by tttrus, and not until he reached the end of that eiuht v mile chase ! "UI ,ie break m'o n luti. When near the ! ,r ,ie cioss d ihe lidge, shook c-ffthe Us: pursuer, and entered a d;;k ration in the ' r.iouutaius. ihe Indians traced hini uuiil the canon sn!it iulo three or fo:ir i-r.i-tr.;. 1 files and theu they c:i:pi-ci down with it. e detei initiation towait till" hunger and thirst should diive tLe fugitive out. Darkue&s came, miduibt c.imc, ai;u the v.uULeis h;'.d heard nothing. Willi ?!)e toft tread of a w if. almos. a f jc btoki upjti the Indians sleeping under tha wa'.ij of the fou. S;ep ! step! step! and a white ei.joct stood within ten leet i f the first blue per and pee,,.d this way uu.l that. It was White Dovd The red" men were still waitinr in llie doii mh.. ,.. i the horse had emeiged from the ran e Lv . 1 . . . " J o fi. ui j.ic nii'iwii anu neu ueloie. The sentiu.-l ut the gitc heaid a shriil neigh, saw Ihe smcu tlei nor Vi nnfta ,.r , li- dying tamp fnes flung hj-h in the. air, and next moment the Indian v. 01 e vulliu ' and j seie.iiin g in afriit-ht. li.ick and fo.n. charged the Uor.', sti.iiiag, kicking, and uttt-iiiig wild neigh, and be did Hot di: l pear until the roil of 1L0 diuui e.tlied tha s.'jMivis lo arms. TLe Indians Lad siiff.'red sucb damages that they were deieimimd to kill tho t ' range tormen'or as sooi as d.iyliol tcatue. I tuougn iu lile bad heietcle-ie been held seie.l. lie was he iiu raomg up .tnd ooa n whiio night lasted, :,nd when tuoinicg broke be w is iu plain sight. Tbt. Iudiau heart almost re eu ed ai sighted the strong limbs, n iik-fihi;- coat, and siivei eves but White Devil dired t.'n iu to the ait'ick by piancing up and d u and ilii'iug Lis h. els nb out. " fa Separating iuto squads cr ten, the red men lode out on the piaiiie. White Dev i sliKd stiiJ, ears flat to hi head, lip down, and 'one fotefo-.t rniid a hllU. Wh-n three of Ibe sou ids wr wihoi jit(.l sht Hiey halted, a.id ih.ity tilib covered Ihe biave lone h.ise. Wl.ilo they were thus held he gathered his feet like a cat and d hed at Ihe nearest horst-men. A roar of iifl'-s and a v !iey of ballets s .pi"d h-rr. S U4 by a scoie ol balls, be ha ted, reaiv.l cp. sluH.k -his beatiliiui hrad.iu agouv ' f pii:i, and fell and nud without a 1-41 a: 'Hie Indi.ius g;dhe el.u.Mind, bnt they did not emit. A" t Ley Ktrokd his glossy sti-ck and sleek sides they si l lo i.ue another : 'ilc ttiw brave 1 Wo w id paint in pict ure n our war fcLiclds. nnd the bodv sh..i: be buiied fioni tha wo'ves" X. T. 6v.t. "What did Ton ct r said a wife u hr : husband the oii.ei tiny, wheu he letuimiL from a "black bass" tisliing. "Oh I got i-K be Mill : "l "Ot loetl : lvitl l.iint.l v i g.-t wot at.i mu..n. V 1
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