. -THE OREGON SUNDAY
UKGDATIOINP eF?REBI(3ieWM?eSSM
Reyoltinij Practices and. ..Degrading
trines of;; JoKannitca i WW' fori o
ineinoranccranrf Superstition ot the Populace, Have Gained the Adherence of Vast Numbcrs-PoKce' Compelled to Close Many of Ttetr Places of "Worship" Wni'cn are Dens of Infamy
'' .. By TBergius Volkho6kyy " ' ' 1 ' ''' "" " "' 'r ' . " i' .' -i . , , ,--',.- .....-. -... ..i ...,..... - . ,. :.- . ' -;., . , . .. .
(Copjilirtit in the Vnitarf m'ta and f 1 ,-" ''" " t wMn'.i nj .. . .mwii.! wpww y wuM tilk , H blooS ta tht nowlon frindt say that h la Ignorant of tha vent for me, and woman in tmtMnv-
, OrLt fItao bv Curt!? Brown AU T - ' ' ' 1 - ' E,'lh,el' ne.ml"S 'I4 ln'.t''?', .P"'11. J?hnnltM"'.bue i. U naturally Je.a than hotbed of Immorality, w i.
-rlrtti 7lotlv raairvidV . ' ' . ', :.t - . T . . " i v b Mood aplilad at hom aa U M uloui to refill hi. sadly diminished the -Jmmnnltwf tempi -tha y5 l-
pT.JETEnanUKO, March U. By a . , ' i t -, prophacy appllfd fairly wH to tha final jver )n Au.ala. H la too old to be abla Jail under their Influenca pay for ti
V .dacraa of tha foyarnmant tha pr- . , .. . . ' , t f. S." i JiViLfiL .J.trlf!g.U.JJI!?.Jl i.J22 loof aftar tha dlatribuon of tha introduction to.thM prM anl for U
A,.Tb.Blacx Ravena.".. libu. - - 4 tur a apauo, waa vttrlfttid by-tba railway lnn fniHinim- inniMtf hrr -! in.l.nili'wiiii.nkii.ii.
i i.. - . ' a - . t v .; i pi nun ui i iub. n I iu uwiri urunirimcnfj i cuit nNnn i. i i . - i . i .
T - f , . 4v - -"M ' 1 rMt"5 P'f hfniAM 'h lw1Ml' ' iMn hlr o rndi. rift uioniM tit 'Jhlii". n hhki
.. i " U 4 J furrv,n-; -??.rli?'.B'f?r'l0J . . ' bear In mind that Rutiia ara a vrv
. ... , ' i . I , ' ... 'l "u ' , K.; 01 thl World - .. - . myatllly Inrlina M wall a varV
M i . - K Ml f 5' r,'.r, KnmlatalVn Thay pubMali a papar lo t'wnatadt n tha pwlanaa A rallalou. tba' ronat tan I-
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.i . .';...w.. - a
forblddan In 1h nrft4 trivial t lnMin
-ot Raala.H0n tha raco f It there would' L'
m ug juua iniereat in'tnia an
nouneamant. , But .behind It there Ilea
aiory wnicU aheda an Illuminating light ;
on me benighted condition of the teem
lng nUlllona ; of ' tha Coloeaua of the
north. It la e. atory of the aril which '
J1tu.r.llr ood and ploua man may do
whan hla piety la alllad with fanaticism;
or tha dairradatlon which aupratitlon
proouce whan It aaaumaa tha maak
of religion among an Illiterate pop.
Ulaee.' u . i. ... , .
Tha play axpoaea the revolting prac
tlcea and dcbaalng dortrinea of a aaot
known a the "Jpnannltpe" which in no
other land but. ltuala'-could have at
tract ad auoh a vaat numb of adha
ante becauae In no other iand exlata tha
aptha of ignorance eaaentlal to Ita'
growth. It St.- Peteraburg, which, com
pared with the rent of Kuaala, la a ver.
liable cutr of llnht and learning, tha
play ran for thrae montha and draw
large and antbualaatlo audlantea. But
whan t waa produced In tha province,
where auparetltlon la rampant and 4e
noranca the common lot, It arouaed the
: fury of tha "Johannltre'' to auch an em
tent that rlota reaulted and In tha In
trraata of. peace and order the govern
ment prohibited It.
Tha "Johanuitea" derive their name
from tha man of whom they profeaa to
be devout folio were.' rather John of
CronetadL -Soma conalderatlon should,
therefore, firat ba given to tha man tu
whom the ect owe Ite origin.
! Well Known.
' John, of Cronatadt is ae well, known
throughout Ruaala aa la John D. Rocke
feller throughout the length and breadth
of America. Ha he earned the reputa
tion of a aalnt without dying and tha
fame of a prophet without having fore
told anything that eama true. But
many people believe In him 'and all ha
naa to do la to open hla muVth Tor them
to listen In admiring alienee. Hla fame
began during tha reign, bf Alexander
III. the lata eaar. He la not a monk
or anything like It. He belongs to.'what
la called the "White Prieathood." that
is. to thoa who become 2ops'' or
prlesta without giving up tha right to
i marry, nnd live like other people. But
Father John did not take unto eimnelf
a wife. He lived In a very humble way
In the fortresa of Cronatadt, which la
more or lens a fortified auburb of Pet
eraburg, and gave hlmaclf up to good
works.
Now, when a "pop" glvea Mmaelf MP
to good works, rwople soon begin to no
tice It, becauae It in such a rarity. The
everage "pop" la a shade blacker than
Tolstoy painted him in "Resurrection."
He Is Ignorant, grasping and Indifferent
to the "religion he profecaea. He will
iiot go to a dying man unleaa he la paid
in bribe or ready money. He has a
reat predilection for vodka and a din
ke for work. He extort the tithe thu
Synod allot him with a mertlleasuena
which would aluime a I'onaacli. lit)
charges high price for pardon, holy
candle and absolutions.
- -- t - , r ' - " " . - "vnrr will". -riv, imfinn iwiiiiiMI
or the wOrld would cojpa before the end for the end of the world. In these pro- with the pureet poaalble intentions, rap-
pf Mv, banauaa Ood" could no longer ductlone. , written In gutter-pre Ian- Idly fnll Into band of vlalonary au l
look upon the anarchy and bloodshed In guagea, interspersed with "rlptural vlcloiia famitlrs
i. ran njr mm iimw h iwu iini nxm. r ainer joun h iiBtno is rreely lino terrllile practice lliene) "jAlin
popularity had gope. The enthu- used. Ha la the only j.eraon who ran nltes" have adopted Is that of t)llnn
many, ricn iiruu na now save nmners rrom neii-nre. Tlie orthn- the peaminl that all children wha aro
Into Indifference and even dox clergy, who din liked John evn In horn now are 1 1 1 1 To devils, antlehrlnta.
Into hoeltllty. The teannn of It hla bet dayn, are described and railed who must he numncd nut immediately
jf late year, rather John has at as fratidn. thieves and heretlcn. who after their olrth. It is cy to nee how
puitthdan, and to Be a poll- will nurely perish. Kather John Is to am li a theory encouragca looseneaa vf
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Begged, for Needy.
But John of Cronatadt waa a "pop"
of a different type. He used to go
about begging for money which he gave
to the alck and needy, He apen
aparo time alone and in contemplatl
Alexander III was a euperatlttoua man;
like all Russians, ha believed firmly in
algna, presentiments and prognostic.
Kather John waa wont to conault tho ! y t
Scripture and prophecy ar advise ',,' t ' n
therefrom. From time to time, sum- -, ,MJt r. n a
.nioned to the Imperial .palace at times
of difficulty, he would tell the result
of hla meditation and rive advice In -
grave affairs of etate. Tha crar. anx- I
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iiiirfcrii-i"nrratat -Ti if hi ii' r ii-TTirri J
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'Johannltes" at Prayer.
John of Cronatadt.
ioua to have aueh a aeer alwaya a-t band, refuge of. the destitute, and the rcposlt- the future, and a worker of miracle. Russia from every evil. His house aoon Now, many wealthy and Influential poo- .
made offers which would have tempted ory of sack full of money. He never He could lien I when doctor had failed, became a reaort of nllarlma Sick neo- Ple ned aloof from the strikes and pro- feasant Jiasy JJUpeS
va .iiii utu v ivv iu imvf v ruiiBiaul im bt:u l any iu inf nana hiih npver idvacu ituveriiuis ui
xne winter palace, nut rauier Jonn ma aoora; yet tne rr t abandoned rur
rerueea, saying n had otner worK to flu nan in the empire wo;ild not dream o
tlclan in Russia mean to have more en- leave the e.irth In a cloud of glory. He morals amongst their follower. "and It
emles than friend, no matter what will lake, only 144,000 of tbe blessed wan donhtlens Invented aa an excuse for
any ne cnosen. a a nianer ui iaci, wmi nun, necause bi. feier says mere ha ..hh hi..h ioi nii in tlm "rf-
.1.1. with the moat errerHtod re- Is no rn,in In hdav.n fnr innr. All U.. lne )g"'', wnu n taKe place in III) re (
,.H,,r,rl0 linnwn um Th I'nlnn nf tha Uh In I,. Ir.no t tlla i,nm'li.r mn.t uKe8. Added to thl. ObSCeDa lltera-
Runslan People." who find no mean therefore, be gulck. sell all they have, !L lhehW0irlra " q'AJT
of oppression too draatlc for all who give their money to the Johannltes so ?J"?rfait L, TV- wKiAtHn
dare itrlv towarda the attainment of that they may be enrolled. 'Sl?.1 ,Tcl1 rTd JTilfA. CllliltC'
liberty. This "fnlon " together with Though their leadara prophecy that L'" h ' Z LSffLVfiLZ?
the polk and tha rougiia have organlxed the end of the world would come tn .i ,Lkf" HLlJ'VlJ i2!Lr
more than one Jewish pogrom and would May. 1905. turned out to be false, thla , n fa J0!1.? .i?
k and dances or the muraer-l-8emltlm.
always an easy
.tnlin Ua. ..vr I tlrnM null I- v e - VeHt for thu " Inhannltaa " 'Fhnn.an.1. iu i iimint iu nuMmn lll-n, l
preaped his sympathy with and approval or poor people have
of their methods. and given Uiem the
lean, though the awful
CntAmnA Viahirra without mlahan. the I
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When young Runsla was struggling always an explanation ready. Father Yt,h"5"?f,t',r'y tacltlv encouragea ha
for constitutional freedom. Father John John of Cronstadl : acelng tho .Innar. Jln7h" Province of Perm, tha aect has
published manifeetoes condemning their obtained a prolongation of the world hecome so strong and numerous and
action, in the stronge.t poaalb.e terms, that more mght r'epent. tVJ MA-"-
to Kather John to remonstrate -with
them. The' ancient aeer replied by ve-
ently repudiating any connection
tne "jonanmtea or tne Perm prov-
rnere la no douot tnat ne Knows
have carried out several others had not new declaration, which fixed the date ",7 , i
the government, afraid of the world's as January 12, 1908 (new style), for the w"a
opinion, frustrated their plans. Father terrible event, resulted In a golden har- n-,-i . ,
noid aii the, "hid br ,mJfn:
nrnreeda llnnht tont' 1 1b why the author of "Th
nf dafeh.s pasUsbed "Jf0..""'!.!?,'?" X
without mlahap. the number of dupe "Z?iVZZ,S?'l iSS "
er He coma neni when doctora had railed, became a reort of pilgrim. Sick peo- P" ned aWI lronl lno "iriaea ana pro- . y uuiwi. them
;d Governor of provinces, prince, mil- pie went there to touch the hem of his cession which marked thin struggle for ealerdune than the Rn hem
f-llonalre and itrand ladiea aent for him long, wide-aleeved robe and be healed freedom; but they were secretly Inclined lnere 18 no eaaieraupe than the Rua- wUh
jf on their de.-i"- beds and when, by hla Thousands who were in difficulties to sympathlxe with It. and many of slnn peasant or artisan. T'nless the So- tnce.
511a couia serve hla imperial master touching thla wealth, because they knew prayer and inntutlon they recovered, about bualnea. who did not know how them gave help in tne rorm or money, claljata have enlightened him he will be- little of these orgies, and even . If ha
far better Without the nalaca than with- that it was destined for the noor and he took hack ntlll more moner foe hla to net went In Mm tnr mivira u on.i Many more, who could not afford to nav .. ... . .. hi.i k. 1. rvr.,.riA.. .n ,nn . rri,
in. Alexander III gave him large prea- suffering. Not content with relieving poor folk. Little wonder that tha lg- bye, he began to publlJi prophecies on no, resented the government's action. 1,ev anytning, and tne Socialists Have polcB had , fiove with the "trnion
ents of money, which were divided the misery of European Russia, he aent norant man magnified the power in hla own account. When some great They ceased to send Father John money by no means penetrated throughout the 0f the Russian People" whose object
amongat tho poor. People about the monke and nun to the furthermost aet- which the educated and cultured ao event, auch aa the making of war or for his poor, and Father John's dele- vat Ruaalan empire. The Johannltes, seems to b the utter demoralisation of
court began to talk about him when tlementa In Siberia with money and firmly belieyed. Little wonder that tha peace, the birth of a prince or th- gates, messengers and missionaries, who therefore, increase and grow richer the masses are loth to Interfere Tha
they went to their country residences In book and exhortations to repent, be- peasant and the artisan who received change of a minintry was at hand he KM been used to batten on a good deal every day. Their proceedings have Orthodox cierav are too laar to 'do ao
Moscow and Odessa sent him money for learned by experience that no appeal to detaile which sometlmeH came trun and hands. Maw. to their dismay that the have been obliged to Interfere and shut prophecies which do not coma true
his poor folk, us he called the needy Becomes Prophet; the Prophet of Cronatadt waa in vain aometimea tdrned out to be wrong; but good old days were gone. They deter- their "refuges." as their places of gather force and Influence dally ' whilst
f Ruasia and he again sent delegatea t should believe him -to be endowed with which were ao wordod that they might mined to widen their propaganda worship are called In many tow-ns. They the Duma la too Tbuay discussini the de
al over fho empire to distribute these Ai h f,m, gMW rtd his power. "XT.ri'il1..-rtr .- ir-,k ffi"'v.rany be PPlle whatever really amongst the Ignorant. They preached celebrate their rites by all kinds of talla of a mythical constitution to pay
years his house 4n Cronatadt waa from a "pop" who did good works ha nSr JSi fTtl, Rusno-Japanese war broke ZTr nownl ea noylf'for TOoraWrpcSS &,?tfZrVSd&
a strange mixture, hcytg at once the aoon grew to be a prophet who aaw into and prophet whom Podded sent to av out Father John aald that the Rusulans lly Influenced, firmly believed In. Hla treats." which are supposed to be con- activity pernictoug
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SOME EASY TRICKS IN CARDS, NO. 2-A. Study in Cardboard
Several Entertaining Methods of Putting in an Evening With Nought But a Deck
A'
By Orton E. Goodwin.
S THK ability to perform the more
simple tricks becomes developed
the wouln-be performer who has
not the time to develop ordinary
slelght-of-band 1 compelled to
turn to tricks, the like of which, would
never hfl entertained fnr a moment hv
.1ff....j K.,.n,iu.i,. - v,i awhile the cards ar promptly noted
t,..DCU v.w.Ba...u. ,w T,,n -.i.hout any annai-cnt et 1
own language), or by any good con- nanJ bark tne pack t-ontalnI,ng the
wjuror. It la often a requisite of a trick even cards to tho man who ha8 taken
that tha cards be cut at aome particular cards out of the odd pile, the other half
point in tne pack:, and to insure tne no- of the pack, composed or an trio oan
the fingers of the right hand pull to
ward you several cards from the top of
the pack. -while your thump slides off
the bottom card 1 fig. 2. If this move
ment 1 executed quickly, no one can
possibly not-.cMthat all the cards were
previously mentioned bend one half en chanulet. as It is called; that la. In ao on till the first vertical row is TToldlna the caTds vo l-o thuS sllnnid
and lay It over the other (Figure 1). In the following order: 9, 5. K. 3. 10. 2. 7, reached. Before piling this row unTio " "f 0 "'that the one vou can name facts
cutting the Pack the natural tendency a, Q. 4, 1. 6. K . Thla looks very difficult, the first card of he row in which yo. r away from vou descr be card I
is tn cut it at the apace, but If you are but in actuality thla 1 Ule ' rtymej: friend stated his card lay, and the,? lay WaHy glaring each' tTme at th"rbo
aira-in lo in lunieuiiB una "'"' 4 , , ' iuwiiiorr. iw neap on lop or the others. Now. f toni card this trick can he nrolonired
vnn n .aftiii nlv mabn nn mlatalcA in 1S,inetv-flv Irtnra thrMtMi1 In uv tha .4. k. Vi..n i.. .1... . la" "" . lr' 1 a." w proiongeq
cutting yourself. Hand the even pile to Klght queens for one sick knave. were at rtrst, the top row will b coin-
one person, the odd going to another.. f!y closely looking nt thla piece of posed of the five Initial cards of each
AM mey seiect.inn earns ironi you iu unggen-i 11 win 00 seen ina-i vne name or t lie. original rows and the required
IS THE SOUL IMMORTAL ? By
Sir Oliver Lodge
till every one elae Is as heartily tired of
11 an tne performer.
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HAT Is meant by Immortality? disappeared ia the life the life which
la there anything that la not "PPearea to ne in the tree or tha animal,
suhject.to death and annihlla- Hhem ltl h'cJ lf008"1 or co""
.. , , Htruetert it by aid of sunshina and tha
tlon? tan we predicate mor- atmosphere, and was manifested by it.
lallty Hbout anything? Every- 1,8 incarnate form, has now gone no
more win mat iiro ne displayed amidst
turn, lay the packs down on the tablo of every card in the suit la Introduced card will be in tho vertical row hcadei
y apparent act purpose
ing of this is not very difficult. Di
viding the cards at the point you want,
, take the upper half of the pack In your
hand and bend it somewhat in the form
of an oval. The natural elasticity of
cards going to the holder of the even
card. Each thoroughly shuffles his
pile, but when the packs are handed
back it Is a simple matter to pick out
the cards required, whether the two
In order. After each suit ia laid out by the card noted hefnre h l.elnir the
In thm order tfaca downward), the atilts first card In the n.w In which vour
should bn put together red and black friend stated his card was. Ask In
alternately. It need scarcely be said which lateral row the card moy be
that if Instead of each suit being to- found and on being told, tho card can
gether the cards be arranged, 9 of clubs, be pointed out ax being where the two
5 of diamonds, K of spakes, 8 of hearts, rowa intersect. It Is very little more
10 of clubs and so on, that no two difficult to name severe cards ut a
cards of a suit be together, detection Is time than to name one, besides greatly
renaeren nearly impossible. The princl- increasing tne etrect wrought by the
..nn of the most useful acquirements ,hln ' to change, but are a.i ft oiauVndings- it ha. diMPnearaA
In "oingvard tricks of one nature and things subject to death? Without from our ken, apparently It haa ea n
another Is the ability to throw a card change, there would be no activity, and pcared from the planet. Hag It, gone-
so that at least it will cross a room, ,u , , . . . out of existene ltnMW '
end If desired will fly 50 or St) feet Pick ,h ""'verse would be stagnant, but oul 01 axutence altogether? ..- ; , , , .
tip a card and endeavor to throw it without death It 1h not so clear that its w . Jelly generated de novo, v
ncrors an ordinary room when It will progress would he obstructed unless tll ittKZtJi0 aF'tth9irV,kSt
be found that it will flutter to the 1 ousirucica. unless the animal or of tha tree, we should b
ground after traversing barely sin feet drM,n h OM,v il hort of change. entitled to assume that at death It may 1
But is It not a sort of change? Con-
have returned to tha nonentlt v nhsnoa
it came. ,
But why nonentity? What do
FIG X
the cards will prevent them retaining pack be put together again or not, for
tne Dent position long enougn to dam
age them, but if the "doctored" half of
the pack be placed back on the remain- .
der of the card and anyone be asked s
to cut? the pack, it is more than likely
that the cut will be made Just at the
card you wish to expose. The proper
Fierformance of this may cause aome
Ittle difficulty, so that if at the critical
moment tho performer la uncertain
whether to take the risk of the trick be
ing spoiled by someone making the
wrong cut it would he wiser for him to
take out an insurance policy by cutting
the pack himself. At all times in cases
like this the person who is a judge of
character In- ever so slight, a way
will meet with tho greater success.
Thus it is never wise to ask a child or
anyone, who for youth or other reason
is somewhat erratic, to do anything
for you In the line indicated. Their ac
tions may not be normal and jtist for
this reason quite unwittingly they may
bring disaster to the Cleverest conjuror
made. Therefore always leave the se
lection of a card or the performance of
some little act to complete a trick to a
person if . possible of mature years.
Watch ' soma -nonjuror "forcing" some
card on an onlooker, who believes he -is
taking a card of his own choice, and
notice how the person thus selected is
invariably someone whose actions are
likely to be consistent in all things.
pal difficulty In the way of this is that
the inexperienced card performer is 11a-
triok. Perhaps the following formula
or me airrerent order or tne cards will
; wa
This is on account of the resistance of
the air to the comparatively large area elder some example: When a piece of
of n playing card as compared with its coal Is burnt anil brought to an annar-
weignt. tnus to counteract this resist- cut end, the particles of long fossilized Know or nonentity? Is it a reaonabla
mice a narrower surface must be ex- wood are not destroyed: thev enter Into or a conceivable 'idea? Thln w,n.
Tniiin ih. ..I..L- i..i,. 'ri, posea. i o no tins tne card must Tie tne at in o. ruin re as gaseous constituents, mey vanlsti are on v hidden : An
anv number as being a card and follow thrown nrl as to have Its edge cutting and the. Jong-locked-up solar energy Is conversely: it is readily intelligible, that
It "to its second position when it will th alr wnle spinning round on Its own remaned from Its potential form and "ome existence, some bodily preaanta-
he seen how almost iibnurdly timple ax,s- Take the card between the first iippcars once more as heat and light, tlon, can be evoked out of a bidden Or 1
the trick becomes- and second fingers of the right hand. The burning of the coal ia a kind of imperceptible or latent or potential .
oena ine wrist inwards till the card resurrection, and yet it is a kind of istence and be made actual amd nrer,-
death, too, and to the superficial eye 'ble and what we call, real. Instances
notnlng is left but ashes. of that sort are constantly occurring.
Take next the destruction of a pie- It occurs when a composer produces a
tnr" or a statue. Let it be torn to piece of music, it occurs when an srtt.
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almost touchea your arm. (Figure 3.)
i lien swiftly Jerking outward vour
fingers open them and let tho card
.speed on its way. At the same time
the arm should be thrown out. giving pieces or smashed to powder there Is aan constructs a piece of furniture, it
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An Impressive Trick.
all the even cards that wer epicked out
will be found among the odd cards and
An lmpreasive trick is performed by ilf ttm1 ad card"..w1J1 ?6 ,",
fi,., i. . ,7. ' among those composed Otherwise solely
cutting the pack in two, then taking 0f even ecards.
one half of the pack and asking a While we are dlsecusslng card trick
friend to take, say three cards, of those that depend upon the prior' arrange-
vou are holding: T another friend Ier,t ' ,th pack .It la fitting to mcn-
.,,,. hrt same renne'sf hnlv hl tlmo 110,1 anoiuer one or me same oraer. in
proffer tne same request, only this time pprfrming this trick you ara able to
ble to become confused, but with a little
practice the feat presents no difficul
Original positions
l " :t
6 7 s
11 VI l ::
1 17 is
21 22 l!.!
positions
1 ii 1 1
2 7 12
3 x i::
4 ! 1 4
6 in ii
we will suppose that in the first in- friends to try-this little trick, and ;l
fanee your friend thought of card No, though you may do It a hundred time,
8. You wero told, that this card was in they are very unlikely to grasp the
lateral row No. 1. so accordingly you principle involved, and without this
noted that your key card was 1, the effort is fruitless,
first card of the lateral row In which
card No. 3 was in. On the second deal- Sense of Touch
ing of tho cards you ara informed that
the card Is now In row 3, but as you That one'a aense of touch can be
Know froni your key card that It is In ,Tirarri-,,iw airf tt. r hv- mrnH reallv In the Wrhl or in th nim.m..
the vertical row heaoed by card 1, you " J - - -mhortj " , ;
are able to point out the card where of It the performer can distinguish bo- X lTthZm but was not retltv
these two rows intersect, i. e.. card 3. tween one . card and another and more- there. It was in the mind of the artist
over nama every separate cara in tne woo consiruciea tne work, and it en
pack, seems Incredible to the unlnitiat- l'.11?? n?nd 0' th2 apectators wTo
. Most amateur card performara are ed. yet the feat can be performed, if "qiJrttiV perceptive faculty but it
aware of the means by which they may not with verv areat ease at least with waa never In tha stone at all Tha tn.
tell which of two piles will be eelected a trifling amount of practice. The trick ert material, from the impress of mind
fill the impulse possible to the throw
II Is quite easy to spend time on the
unsuccessful performance of this ti l k.
the whole thing really depending on u
knack, which a little practice will rc
ouirc. you can quite safely allow vour
all
i othlng to suggest resurrection about occurs when a spider spins a viIl unit
that and the beautiful form embodied wher the atmosphere deposit dew. But
in the material has disappeared. what example can we think of where
Such a dissolution Is a more serious existence is created out of nonentity
matter, and may be the result of a where nothing turns into something''
really malicious act. It is perhaps the Nothing can come out Of -nothing-nearest
approach to genuine destruc- something must always have its. origin
lion that is possible to a man, and in in something. , . ,
some cases represents the material con-
cnniitant or a hideous crime. True,
nothing material Is destroyed: the par
ticles weigh juat as much as before,
yet the expression is gone, the beauty
is defaced, an idea is perhaps lost.
diii, nmr an. ine mea was never
Amateur Performers.
Never In physical science do wa atir
mlse a moment that something sud
denly springs into being from previous
non-existence. All that we can percciva
can be accounted for by assemblage and
dispersion. , ,
It is true that in religion wo try to
trace things further back still, and ul
timately say that everything arost from
God, and, therefore, perforce our chain
of existence, our links of antecedence
and sequence must cease. But to allow
such a statement to act as an intellect
tual refuge can only be a concession ti
human infirmity. Kvrvthina ,i,i..
arose from God, but there Is nothlmr
Ipe of Trick.
Rnmswhni. iricr lha .ivtvxil .,.!!, Said
i " " '"V mention
bv anv member bf the onlookers Count ,9 one "!ftt win Proo a very favor- It had received was able to call out and ??tJZ ,J .1!""" ,n.:?ucb. ;"tate
uy any meniuer ot me oniooners. touni . .nJi.ni.a nn.i la nfton liham t in . . . merit as thut. for evervthtn i Im ha,i
out two heaps of cards, in one placing Jncluded in the repertoire of many pro- original feelings and thoughts which now' "V'l evrthlng will continue, to !
tha four 7'a and in the other any fessional conjurers. Prior to perform- had gone to faablon it. Without a per- a n"(! 8Ustained by Ood to an
seven cards out of the pack. Having ,n ior yut. friends a little prac- ceptive faculty, without a sympathetic f".",. " " legitimate explicitly
ira v T-aamn vaa -v v & i . i ... n ir tini iu ui:n imh nr i u r. . . .
how easy it is to read thoughts. ........ "... "r "n. unai was powerless, oec .i, -i.V .i.r :". v.." '
that you can tell which of the ", "i J "v, sens to, a world mnablted -fr---""V ' "vl'v l.tiiy
piles your friend is thinking of. , "u" ""A 2, """"" ."if"'1" oy lower animais. it wouia convev " ,f iiur.
w 11 likely declare this to be outside ("Kura 4) by tho f agera and , thumb no message whatever. Juat as a piece of 1 make the atntement that iiat.nn
bounds of possibility, but upon your r Ui; "gnt nanu. i nen wun ine iing- manuscript would be In auoh a world. an aspect of the Ood-hetid la eniieH.
ig his thoughts to be centered f OI l'le lel" aJla ir'IC -7L.;f . tnouh it contained the dlvinest poem ly to poatulat eternity for every ieail
t am (nn rlTl IIS PUIUtCtl. O i 1119 name BliKllllV VF WrifTAn "Jm KKlHIm W TnirtV BMd .. A l, A .....a. .. j. ..
effort of ; memory on the Dart of tho He
vjr uim, vnc, vm. vL ,vi-n. suow any mTn or or mow watcnrnK Aarir
TJnnrllniy Kn rlc frh aAnnrnfa nilna tn . .i, -.-i. t m - 1 4lAn IU. t.lt, w u i i . a u UOCIttrir
i. j,..-.-- . . - v v v: u l in? uavn. 11 liiii T ( G iuiu - mo . ivav jy w utuu Jliav UB LU1U am i a 1 boon
.'' irm F riPIUKI H. LIIH V mi lin rna nflrna naa avnnaail W.i,. aaa ah a a-.a i ... a .m . . . . . " . .. . 7 . t..J4w r.a no A nn ,1 if4V Un.) .t a I - -. " . , --wj "
1 4- th those thev havp withdrawn Sit iul Z ? rKi,V kA,. k! caras mougm or py spectators. Talc d proved, ror wnicnever pile is seiectea i .iiM. , iu "overmeiess, Dy me supposea act or aeatn is not .annihilation but only
with tnose iney nave witnarawn. tii- the one either above) of below. And ,. i -j u vour description of It will annlv It ia rnove ita bottom edge slightly to the vandalism, a certain incarnation or change:- "" "
- ting part -of the pack together again, not only may the pack be cut once, but twenty-five card out of tho pack and J 8?e!aP1te,s5!n tc 8av tha? one of the left. This will expose the pip marks beauty aa been lost to t world. Birth la change lath i n,Bn a
u in a few minutes, you are able to lay any number of times, s In practice it ia deal hem out in five row of Mve cards thing flvou don?t oo i tHet yonr t the corner and enable the card to Though even Vo lt is not ,K,
d0r' the wrS?man MtriSvni, "p0T?le fj 8e ejtPBB each, 'face upward. Invite a person to f?ie,fd"s know wh2t carta aren IhepliJ be "amef Pcling up ? tr of the univ?r it remSm messes ch
' . t,on or?r f?t?L. fn KSSil as tn cai 4mad '"h will make It think of a card and merely to mention not chosen, a quicker way than that of another in quick succession the whole sion of the artist and of those T-prlvV circumstances i and aTeclal rai an
, lmpo.se upon your xriend in s moat, unnecessary to ask the ; spectator to tho row It I in. Now pick up the cards "giving away" the trick being difficult pack can W named tn a few moment leged to feel along with him , " 1 r tho .Bolnt f tfi.S-ht .? ?, ' !
disgraceful manner. , In the firat place name H. thus possibly giving them the ir vertical row, beginning at the last to fin' " K " w " and no one be a wbit tho wiser aa to Conalder axt tlie deTtrue
.. fix up tne pacK, or in : other woraa ar-. de that the trick depends on the prior row. Put the.fifth card of tho ton lat- Yet another way of readlna. apoarent- "ftow.ifa done." . traa
4' Mime ine iru in n manner uj enanie : Brrancement.mr th naxir -.. . . r- - u.,i n ,m . - . u ... i. i.i.-.,. - - - - :t ------- " -, z - -..-hhb tnuii ---i -
'-the fl??- TL"! Jili-;. "n t alv thia trick it heap and the fifth cr(1 of the bottom cards in tho pack, may ho done by hold-
- wnillr'y" .yni n nwMnr MtMr to tlmincK, row at tn top, til otlipr wrii being in Ing the pack 1ft the left, hand. In the
, 2 -1 TLki;. j . " " Vi.R r "'"v acep a - oruvr in uei wnen. a unn pui up me next easiest monucr- txtsfih e reaa
th.- king ami knave. While. in the Other rack- sneciallv fnr he una tri..tr ti. iki-Hci row in h ..am i.,i.. t.'.,i. .......
, iave the odd card with the flueen. ; A forehand tha card must ba arranged them on the top of tho flret heap and your watcher cannot also do ao.
- . w ticlea remain as many aa before: It t ! !' but only .change it form,
jiffur mr ine miwr payment or iuj nwir arrangement mat 4a altered.. v? "J -
school teacher, the better registration the matter Isi conserved, hut ham l.i.t n. Wikl. 'i ...... ..... . . . .
the not- of vital etatlatlcs ahd provlalnn for old- Jhap: tha emergy 1 constant in nuan. :'tt' XmZuZ .tm VJZZ . , ' . "
'." " pensions rih winx lorevasieu ' m -' , out naa cnange u form. What nn.i i .t r. -AVlth
tha W Scotia. legislature . ha. dl-pnar?,4h.r:ttatU.. tewTa kLw lork iiiV' "
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