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m .MOMMY, JL'KY I), 1888. .t.MOMSIll.MI I I.Al.t. Mlraculuua Trnfornitlitn of m Hull of Twine Tli Una und the Cup A Deadly Serpent Another Wonderful I'lere nf Deception. WLIIo traveling turoueb India, between Sural and Nugpore. my body servant one day In form wl me that a great juggler and make oliurmor wtslicd to havo tlio honor of allowing mo BOinntiilng of his skill. My servant withdrew and presently ro tamed with a small, withered old man, about whom I huw nothing remarkable except tho oyen, which worn small, black and piercing and deemed to havo light ning Iniprlnonod In thum I do not know whether tho man could see mo In tho dark like a cat, hut thero wm at times that Docullar Qory antieaninco of tho balls which Is so often obsurvablu In night prowling animals Ho wore a whlto vest, Turkish trousers, a kind of crimson petticoat worked with atraiian dnvlco. a turban of many colors and morocco shoes polutod and turned up at the toen Ills arms and nock wero bans, and with llto exception of a connlo of heavy gold tingM In his earn, ho displayed no ox traneoiiH oriiameutn Ills ugo I )lldgo to bo 00 and his short mtlstacho wan almost whlto llo made a slow salaiu and than uddenly produced from where I did not ace and cannot tell a large ball of twlno, which he appeared to toss In my lap, keeping hold of one end, so that It un rolled tho wliolu dlstituco between him and moat leust tan feat saying as ho did so "Will your excellency pleaso cxnmlna what yon scot" Now I honestly aver that I saw that ball of twlno when ho throw It as plainly as I ovni hhw anything In my life saw ft come toward me. saw It unroll and np- Cnrnntly drop Into my lap, ho that I rougbt my knees quickly together to catch It, and yet when I put my hand down to tako It, and looked down for It, It was not there nothing won theru, and at tho same Instant I errolved tho jugglor dancing It on tho end ol his linger A WONDKIIKUL THANMKUIIM ATION, "Docs your oxcullency think I havo It?" ho said. And ho fore I could answer I saw In place ot the ball a bountiful large red rose, which hn was balancing by the stem and yet ho had not altered tits Ksltlon In tho least, uot scarcely stirred a finger. While vet I looked, I saw In his right hand a cup and In his left a rose llu tpHl forward a fow feet, laid tho roso down on the ground, and placed tho cup ovei It. Hero. It will bo observed, thero was no machinery to assist lilm no tablo with Its false top. concealed compartments and confederate, perhaps, to effect a change, aa we sen sliullui tricks performed In a place fitted by a magician for tho purpose but only my own iiiartent. In tho full light of day with myself cloudy watching every movement, within five feet of him, and my utteudautH grouped around almost am near Having covered the roso with a cup as 1 would I mi willing to tuku my oath, for I aaw the rose nn distinctly iih the hollow vessel held by the lop, went slowly down over It the conjurer resumed hi former place, and said "Will your excellency bn kind enough to lift I ho cup und see what Is under lit Of course, I would havo wagered a heavy turn that tho roso wan still there for one thing because expecting some trick, I had kept my eye on It to the last moment, and was certuln thero was no Ixmillilllty of Its being removed after a land had let go of the cup at the top I compiled with the request, stepped forward and ruined the cup, but Instantly dropped It with n cry of terror for thero, Insloud of the roso. was one of the little, deadly irreeu Hernenttt of India, colled un and ready to spring, with Its small 1 gllsteulng eyes Axed Intently on mluo. Huukes of any kind are my horror, and this one lint only horrllled me, but all my attendants who with cries of alarm en larged the circle very rapidly, for they khtw Its bite to bo fatal "It Is iM-rfectly harmless, your excel, loncy." grinned the old man, walking up to It. lifting It by tho neck, putting Its head In his mouth nud ullowlng It to ruu down hla throat TIIK Willi ASP TWtSIt IIo next iirtHluced u tube that looked like Iimim, aUiut two feet long and half an Inch In diameter, nud next tho bull of twine nguiu Where these thlnp emtio from or went to I could uot tell They remud to boln his hands when ho wanted them hut I never unnerved his hands paHltig near his ilress either when they appeared or dUapeans! When I looked lor me ei:;i null I nun ttiuxi irnui inn im;ie It WK p.tiio und yet neither myself inn ur nf in) attendant had seen this wondurf il man pick It up It wus Indeed Jnrs'ler; If nut tiiugic, of the most uu m .'li'iie'ilt- kind J;i.i.i'i Hie tiros tulH the conjurer ' im.l ite oil hi tne twine, wnicn lie put btt 'Willi hit teeth lie then Ul the tubs between h;' "pi throwback Ills head and lie hi II .wrpen llrtiliirly, with tho bull of twine k'i the upn!i end Thou suddenly the bui. U uun to turn and turn rapidly, and i!iu.ltillv nw smaller, till It entirely dtappMntl. 4s If the twtuuhud run oft on i a reel W'wl turned It or whew It went to iw nun ftiiild keo The Juggler then not the .'llirt etui up, and u new lull I Ugim to form un tho top. but apparently rib bon of Ih.f mi Inch lu width mid tltiTereut colors Tiiiv.ii rolled up iwi If on a bobbin, till It formed a wheel two or tlnvo Inches lit dUiueter when tho piirformer boomed to tos ribbon und tubo over his shoulder, ami that was the last I saw of either. lltt net produced what appeared to bo tho Mime cup I had lifted from the bimko, allowing something that nppoarud to bo an egg advance! tuo mb us before, und placed tliu latter on tho ground and tho former over It. and agtilli roquetled mo to oihiii It. which I deollued to do, fearing I alumld eo utUr mrpout or nouMlhtiig equally terrifying At lids he noik up the cup himself ami npiHvirod to throw It lu the air. and thero nut In Its place i beautiful dno. which tlew up an. I alighted mi his U,uil.ler IIo took It ln Ills hiiml and limiii'retl over aotnoimlnU'iii'i'lo wiils mhiih-I to cram It Into hi u.i... ii and thai wa- tue liut I uaw of that u.aa -St. lxrnu &i uit. Tim People to tlerliln I'rinii the Now York llcralil. In IiIh loiter to tliu conn' Mayor Ilowltt cuvh: "Ijlhcunllii till ulilo Ihkii. , u tnu ilmt thuiu Ix utully mil. ii ii to ho decided hv tliu leot h' in i. in lim ulccilon. I tot 1 1 platfoi ' Unit tin; niiii'iiml roveniiuH arc U ,i.i i.i uxruMrf ot tliu i'.iH.'inlltiiroH roipiliud lor the ecoiiuinieul coudiiut of tliu govern niviiit. lliu Dcmucrutlu ii.itty iuiiuwH ItM pluilgu to rodiiivitliB rovonuoH by lediiring tliu tuxc.H, but tliu Huptib lieaii i.nty, liuiing tuclMted nil ellorlH looking to tlilrt end. lmvu lieeii foned by 1 lliu liiuxoiablu luglu of tliu Hittmtlou to I iiL'ciuri) in tuvor ol rediielng tliu luveuuu liy Iiicicjing tliu'taxuM, Tliu plain Ikhiiu tlum pruHunted to tliu American m.'0iIo cuniiDt bo olweured by any HophlMry, or by unv pleus for Hpuelal interuHtH or n voted cIiw-im of tliu )uoilo. Doert any nanu inaii liellnvo tli.it a country i:an bu eniiolicil by mining tliu taxuri'.' Ih it not plain to tliu diillu.-t me derHtanding Hint if 'JiiniiineiM pay morn for their mippllurf tbny iinixt l e Induiiiiii lied, if iiiiloiiuii.ii'd nt nil, by a higher prieo for tliuir prodiniM'.' 1 J tot you Imve tliu whole mutter In a init-Hliell. Thu Republican policy will ivu full Hway to ouiliineH, triihtH und tiioiioHilieM. "i hoy wlil ho ptoteeluti in their tiihN on lim Vlender earnitiiiH of the laborer. Thoy will eliaigu liiiu wliat ilii'.v plea"!) for tliu iii.'ceHwu leu and coin. lorlri of life, and if lie gruinbluH, why, liu tii'ihl giin and bear It, tliat'n all. 'Ihn Duinoi'ratie jiolicy in, iih Cleveland aid in bin muHHiigu, as tliu party hiiIiI at -t 1.0'iin, to give thu (Kior iniiii all jhw -1 i -lu coinfoitM for IiIiiih'K nud family at ih low a ratu as poxhlhlo. Insteail of tax ing hint heavily and Hpeiiding tho Hitr tik'H, thu aim Ih to reduce taxeH to thu low water mark of economical govern iiienl and naliofiiil pronperlty, II io puoplu intiHt (lueldu which plan thoy liku butter. He Wim ii Minnie Worker, from tlie San 1 "rn n e I co A rcoiiuut: llrlghiitn Young nlluii had to exert thu whole of li Ih wonduf fully iiitlck wit in order to pre.-crve thu f.iitli that lliu fol low ern luil In him, but hu wii.s generally uittial to thu occanion. A reilaiti elder, wltllu ehopiiing wotxl. hail cut lim leg h b.nlly that It had to hu amputated. Ah hcoii as hu was ablu hu catnu to Young anil mated his cuhu Homewiiat an follow h: "I havo nlwayH liecn a good .Moriiionj 1 havo i-everal wivim and a good many I'liildrcti, ami In my present mitlineil eon dltlmi I do not know how I am to provide for Ilium. 1 believe truly that you aro 'I iririt'n loprcH'titatlvo on earth, and that you have all thu power that, llo had. If you liku, you can work miruelcH; If you like, yon can give mu a new leg, and now I ask you to do it." Young accented to all thu llatteriiig propoidtioiiH iih they wuro laid down, ami when tho elder had lluiHlied Hpeakiug, hu Haiti: "lean give von a new leg, and I will, but I want you to think about it a little at tint. When thu day of judgment coiiich, wherever you are hurled, your old leg will llntl you out and Join ithdf to you, but if I give yon a now one, that will tii-o with yon, too. ami thu question Is whether yon would rather culler the inconvenience of getting along with one for a fow yearn hero or go through all eternity with three legs," The choice was ipilckly inadu, ami llrlg ham Yoiing'ri reputation art a miracle worker was naveil. Leezer &. Kuebler, uRDGGISTS Are You Protected? The laritect ini'l most complete slock of CHEMICALS, IToilet & Faacy Articles In Eastern Orogon. GIVE US A CALL. A .'iiiiKri.iiiiul Itulilii r ilnli. From the (iilciiKoTrlliiine. A iiifiuWrof ('ongrecHfiirnicliert iih thin item of Interest to the taxpayers; Tho Artnv Atiiiroiiriatlon bill rontuiiiH items as follow h: I'our hundred thousand dollars for ten air guns of the .allncki pattern, or fit), IMHI a gun, thu actual cost of which is at thu rate of :',(KH). l'rollt of thu .alinskl tltiti Company, :IS,(HH) on each gun, or fllS.lHH) on thu ten guns, Thu Navy Appropriation bill contains an item as follows: 1'ivo hundred thousand dollars for thu saiuo guns as alsivu Indicated, l'rollt to Zaliucki (inn Company, flSO,-IHKI. Ilnrrliiu Iti'llulmn .Msn, Krom the llo'tiiu Trini'rlit. Councillor Mcl'liersoii was Jubilant. Ilesaid; "llarticou was my choice after Hlaint). It's an excellent nomination, Harrison will apju-al to that strong ele ment who want to see men earnest of purk)Ho ami religion chosen to high olllci). I know a IJiiiney clergyman, llev. I'Mmtinil .Mnso, a Southern loyalist, who was In Hie army with Harrison, though not In his command, llo says that Har rison was celebrated ainoiig the otllcers in Shet man's army for his earnest relig ious nature. Hanson had prayers in his tent at night and was a sincere Christian man. First National Bank, OK I'KNIU.KTUN- I.KVI ANKKNV, I'realiletit. JACiih Kkaskk, Vlce-I'rvald u Mum I. Htursle, 'uUler. Trunaact a general bmiklur bualnaaa, IXOHA"N"GE On Hit uarlaof tlieworlil BOUGHT AND SOLD t'lilU'tMlmiN linlr Hi nil I'iiI ut mi ' James Crawford, MMiturai'lurvr f tuul lvali r In Harness, Saddles, Bridles. Whips, Etc., Tonts nnd Wngon Shoots for Snlo A nir,l)lH)(Mv P1UPKS. IKI1 Kl Hail t "e- Maiitrt. Ju2l Dcspain Block Pondlclon. Grain Bags. Ctlciittnn ami JMrlrk'x O libra UdJC. H'.'m. TWINES oi'aii liimis, T(!iit. ring, i:ic Printed Flour Bags A SiKjelalty. AMES & DETRICK, llt. Kriint Nt. jlllfliUW If I'oitriiwn, on. JUST OPENED! -Tin: Tliose who believe so thoroughly in protection should not go uny longer without insurance on their property, of whatso ever kind; and nearly everyone believes that a policy in a good, Reliable Insurance Co Is worth every time what it costs, and procrastination should not be indulged in when it comes to taking out a policy. In the first place, pick out competent and RELIABLE AGENTS, Eagle Hotel, j ! t I si r Ar vniin Knot w.r?o f lttcn lm rnMVimit tin tin 1 Wit FRANK DOWNEY Proprietor! iiuui iu iw uuonaoo im wum uunw .... Mouls rc; JJoclnar) & 50c. the best insurance companies and go straightway and insure. iir(,ill unit irt it irooil iiienl nl tlio corner I iri... -.......!. ,. , 1. ........ i,, ... ...w....-," of M'i'IjIi unit (iank'ii u. iiiViIkw m iiuii hi SL'tuuii ut suuii nutiin, iiutt i ititi iu iiitti uui iJijujiuia AU. J v.. y v liivtJJ.', in tie airection of the oflice of Candles, Nuts, Fruits and Tobacco. Klne Importi'il unit )imii'tla ClKiirx ultviiys In Mock. Mm I n "I,, nriir tlie tirlilito, l'eiulleton, Ori'KOn Jtl'.'tt tin iUw J SIGN OF THE GOLDEN BOOT, I'UACTIOAIi BOOT & SHOEMAKER Mnln ami WetitiHtreeU. KiiMtern Unite llniiln unit NhueH lu HtneU. I'crfecl tit Ounriuiteeil. THE O. K. DAIRY. Formerly run by Joint Knliilit, Ims cluuiKeil lunula, Hint la now leiianl liy "mw - - jim. mav-. Win) will aiipply ImiIIioIiI anil new eitatnm era with tliu Itttat Mill; hi the Market, promptly unit ut reuinmible rutea. Juv'a Ini Estes & Guilds, rruprlctor o Hie CITY LIVK11Y FliKD tt SALIi STAHr,K. Balod Hny and Crain. Kilemti H'tH, Hluele or llnuble, nint Huilille llnrni'H Hlnuya tin hunil. llnmcM bnunleit by tlieiluy, eeU tie lluuth, All K n.la e Feeit Fur Hile, In Hnull or Ui-v' lit. OHAPGES REASONABLE J LUMBER! At Wholosnlo Prlcos. Cascade ih Lumber !A Co, Clopton & Jackson, Located in the EAST OIIEGONTAN building, Pendleton, wlmre you can havo any kind of insurance, whether Fire, Ma rine, Accident or Life insurance, dono up in APPLE-PIE ORDER! It is well to remember that to bo sccuro you must insure in one of tho Thirty Reliable Companies represented by Clopton & Jackson, with a combined capital of more than $100,000,000! Yard and Ollico at tho liailroad .Depot. juts .tw im i wood7wood!! If you eonteinplato insurance, call on them and get posted and it will cost you nothing. Kemember their oflice is in tho EAST OKEGONIAN building, or address It f v nuklutf )oun-iilri-l fur next win- ter'a tippi ot wmxl.c lUaiilt Clwirle Frlr I tU wuoit iliK'lor, uit iilMtiln the tuwwat rtei fur tin bval iiumuiiiln wool. ; i LARGS QUANTITY ON HAND. Charles Frazior, ju Um daw l iid. fon, Or. boo. Pendleton, jt Tickets Elegant Pmimanp KmlgrnntHleoplngCanm.J OMAHA, COUNCIL BLUFFSHi FreoofclmrK8niWlll1t I Cloao connection at PortliriL Kimt bound Uaaientf,, Krwt boinut freight Vtl,H?f uarlH m flfivi ii. i,. I Wct IxMlllil Un'UfUfrr .u 1 Writ laini.,1 iV-i.u. ,rl pnrtMntt:i;,,.Vn.,,u',,rn,,,'al waiin WhIU nnil plM T.envna nl A.nfi n .M ... bn riven nt 7.Wp. in.fromw,!iiita Oreuoii, Mny 10 Coliimbta, MnyM Ulnln lint. Hi OreK'ii), Mny Sg iiiiuiiiuia, juno 1 Htute, Junes OroRDii, .lime D CViliitnlilii. .limn la Httito, June 17 urouoii,. niim 21 Cotumlilii, Jtino2S Htute, June 29 OrcKou, July a ' lieVvo Hiear Kt, wtiatf. flu tR a. m. ' llntca of l'ii..,. IncliulltiK mtalniiakrJ L'nin. Htccniife, . 1,......rn(.l.- lfnui... xjuiiii jiiii, uiiiiiiiiirtl. Knr fllrtlilir nnrllii1ralnHiu of t ho Co in pi; ny, or A. l jiitil iw i'uriiuiiii,urcion. A. U MAM 0 aa. aa, mjj!hi General Mittuitr. W. U AI.I.eiUT.i ren4lh4 X C A, GREAT OVERLAND I THE Northern Pacific: TUB ONIjY UNEItrXJi i'uffmnit lSiUier Sttrvtna Can! Maunttlcrnt Aiv Qxuln! .mu "I A'nifffraalglraJ 1IVM l)ntSt rm From Oregon and Waihltj to the Ettt, Via HL Paul una MlnntiiMl. lino riitinlnir l'Uc itoii(l faiiteat Time Kver Mr I CoBMt Over the Karlkii I'arineHallraai J To Sioux City, Council Bluffs I Molilaon. Iuvrnwnrlli, lui HurlltiKton. Oulncy, HL UniSi nil poiuiaiiiroiiciioiiiine tim dial via nt, rant ami mnnup: KMIilUANTHLREriXOCi Are hauled on reirular nmu I the entire length of the 'otti liniiroaa. I.tuvo Wftllula Junction tlUtl l.euve rortiniui 3 p. ro., o-,i Minneapolis or Ht. l'aul IJJOfi ounuuur. n..HU.fln ,nm D Ptnll alia iohM nolnta Kaat.Houtlillil PACIKIPI1IVUMUJ. ir-nln tvlll Imuva Pnrlland Ii1!tI m., connectlni: wlthO. It. 4 K.M nil polntii on Vugtt KounJ. A. ism Oonernl Wfatern raiimtftJ wnHi.iDgioni.,n.r..nU. Great Rock AKD ALBERT LEA BOH The direct und popular JIM Willi IIIB norinrra a irom Ml. I'UUI nnij juuiiii7" Tr.. 1 .1. 1 -.a mi Mt.il thn Kaa. ' .. - , nru ml l.iiulaaiid lbeMi To lien Sf olucn, iH A ti-hlaon aid IHH Tim Onlv LineSll at Council Blurt. Ieavimwortli 1 Cltv for I Pallman Palace New 1'alace Dining Ce knnntnntint, nil tlirOllfb EiP'""' thla Koute. Ticket or alo by all fOfSSSi VovtxxU lnformauon rf apply iony Kt!itJ nanloB. np tn W. 'Vm2 ' ' niAWA( IrPflt.L'.'' C1IAH. KKXKIIV, - W No. 3 Wnhlngton St-i - E. A. HOWmpoiC, ii (Jen. Tkt, and ruu. Au V: fillii(yn III. n . . ioi IIIIM etc, Ap5 Oreeon. ACCIDENTS WILL ey do happen every d'ft'ji I liappena to you. you'1' ,h I TRAVELERS INSURANCE GH Til e Tk 4 velkiis' rewire" j pay nt unco Ihe uiojl w4 elalma that even Br- at ruling , I uoiu neeiiieiii" '"",',;aiiiDn ehilina, wlUmut Hrouu2X ' leoeljit'of g-tlafaiioryr urovlalons In ell Ita poildea. Ten Millions of Assets. Ti of surplus. PAID POUOV HOLPEKS," 0nnnn Xt Kim UIUUIUII J EftstOresonlaD ballJi J1!