T illamook
K OF I MAGICIAN
-
's Experience Among the
Marabouts of Algeria.
AN ARAB TRAP THAT FAILED.
The Great French Conjurer Stood tho
Test and Then by Another Trick
Cowed Hie Infuriated Antagonists.
The Story of Palmer's Curse.
There are some points of resem
blance between the story of the great
French conjurer, Robert Hcudln, and
tbe marabouts and the story of Palm
er’» curse. The first named tale Is.
strictly speaking, Incredible only when
regarded from the oriental point cf
view..
In the fifties tbe administraters of
the Fyencli African empire were seri
ously hampered by tbe fanatical mar
•bout», " ho by their tricks of Juggling
persuaded their followers of their own
■upematurnl powers and used this l>e-
llef to fan the spirit of Insurrection.
Houdln was sent officially on a French
warship to Algeria to confound them.
While his task proved easy, the trip
was not without its dangers.
In Algiers he had allowed himself
to be »hot at with pistols loaded by
the Marabouts. But once in tbe Inte
rior. when he was absolutely without
the tools of his profession, be wa
forced to repeat tbe experiment. He
wa» frightened, but he did not allow
his feats to be perceived. He persuad
ed his audience to postpone the test
until next morning In order that he
might pass the night in prayer, as lie
was without the talisman that he
needed if the feat was to lie perform
ed lnaoedlately.
Thee night he devoted not to prayer,
but to insuring bis Invulnerability, and
tbe next day before a great horde of
Arab» he submitted to the test. The
Freucb conjurer insisted that in the
sight of every one the pistols should
be loaded by bls enemies themselves
Theu he calmly took his place and
gave the signal. Tbe sound of the pis
tol had not died away when Houdln
opeueil bls lips, showing the bullet
held firmly between his teeth.
Hfs Infuriated adversary reached fcr
tbe other pistol, but the conjurer wa-
too quick. “You could not harm me,"
he said, “but now see how much great
er my powers are than yours, Beheld.
the wall.” He fired, and out on tilt
whitewash at the exact spot of hi
alni there crept slowly a great spiot 1
of blood The marabouts. In terror,
cowered before the prowess of the Eu
ropean magician.
Less fortunate in bls fate than Hou
din was tile English orientalist I’. II
Palmer He fell a victim to fanati
clam. but the story of bls terrible curse
will long be repeated and cause sliud
dera to run round Bedouin campfiivs.
Only upon the theory of metempsycho
sis can be explained bls extraordinary
powers of assimilating the languages
and ideas of the east.
He was brought up In the conven
tional atmosphere of England, but
when he turned bls attention to orien
tal subjects he did not merely learn:
he »imply absorbed. Not only were
Persian. Hlndoostanee aud Arabic per
fectly familiar to him. but lie knew
every! obscurity of the slang of the
camel drivers, aud during his long
voyages In the east bls European ori
gin fewas never suspected. Just as
Houdln had been officially employed
by the French government, so Palmer
was by tbe English, but in a more
intimate capacity.
Before the exploit that proved fatal
he had many dangerous adventures.
Once he was led away by a treat ber
OttSMUide and betrayed t<
gang Who meant to rob s:
He Buessed their Intention
they be gan to Inflict upon
annlbanecs he pretended not
them Finally, however, the
^^^Btoo obvious to be longe
Sprang to bls feet and <lr«>
“ that he had received fr
lb lady. “This to me! De
knees, you dogs, and ki
rriting of tbe sultan!" 1’
knees, cowed and groveling
0 captors.
882 Palmer was sent on a se
e mission among the Bed,
to persuade them against Join
le rebellion of Arabi Pasha. He
etrayed and shot. But Just tu
la death he laid upon bis assas
he weight of his terri! i-
in the east a curse Is something
i be regarded lightly, and Palm
as one of particular awfulness,
vas his last means of d<-f-
rhlle It did not save him. It Id -
bearing and destroyed tbe lives
Me upon whom It fell. They
t away from one another In li ■:
Some of them confessed their
•nd were executed: all of them
i a few months came to violent
L Palmer s curse is still remem-
witb terror In the east. -Book
A
POISON
EPISODE
When a Famous Chemist Was Silsnood
In Court by a Judge.
There was a famous poisouing case
In England many years ago I d which
tue strong point of tbe defense was to
show that tbe accused, who was an
expert chemist, would not have used a
poison which could be so easily found
after It bad been taken into tbe hu
man system. Sir Robert Chrlsteson.
professor In Edinburgh university, a
famous expert on toxicology, whose
works are still standard on that sub
ject. was put on tbe stand to prove
this point. When be declared that a
chemist would certainly use some poi
son which would leave no trace, tbe
prosecuting attorney asked him If be
meant to say that there were such
poisons.
Sir Robert replied in tbe affirmative.
The prosecutor asked. “Name them!”
“No!" shouted the Judge. “1 forbid
you to answer that question!”
In spite of the protests of tbe prose
cutor the judge would not allow the
expert publicly to give the name of a
poison which would leave no trace,
and tbe question remained unan-
swered.
Now comes the curious part of the
story. During tbe next two years Sir
Robert received more than 4.000 let
ters from all parts of tbe world ask
ing. begging, offering to buy, tbe name
of tbe untraceable poison alluded to lu
bls testimony. Many of these be kept
as curiosities, showing them to bls
friends as evidence of the depravity of
human nature. Some of the excuses
for wanting the name of tbe poison
were very ingenious. One man was
writing a novel based on a poison plot
and wanted to make use of tbe un
traceable poison idea. He did not
want to give tbe name of tbe poison In
his book, but Just wanted to have it
by him In case any scientific critic
should deny the possibility of such poi
sons, when be could send him tbe
name tn a private letter and quote tbe
"distinguished authority" from whom
it came, etc. Several persons profess
ed to be studying chemistry and asked
for tbe Information on the ground of
professional courtesy. To all such Sir
Robert would send the advice to pur
sue their studies and they would soon
know as much about It as he did.
Many offered large sums of money for
the secret, usually pretending they
had bet still larger amounts that they
could find It out In a given time aud
were willing to share their profits lib
erally with Sir Robert.
The thing which most impressed Sir
Robert was the number of persons all
over the world who seemed desirous
of possessing tbe secret of an agent
that would kill, but leave no trace, and
the amazing falsehoods to which they
would subscribe their names in order
to obtain tbe Information. It is said
that whatever poison Sir Robert had
In mind at the trial he never mention-
ed it, not even to his classes, so strong-
iy was lie Impressed with the danger
of letting such a thing become matter
of public knowledge.
Washington's Spring
Tbe first thing that greets the eyes
of a stranger alighting from the train
at Cold Spring, a village resting snug
ly In the highlands of ihe Hudson, is
Washington's spring, Inclosed by three
bowlders In the rough, which, as one
approaches, are seen to contain a tiny
pool of spouting water. An Inscrip
tion in relief upon tbe bronze plate
announces that “General George Wash
ington. in frequent visits to the Ameri
can troops encamped near by during
the war of the Revolution, drank of
this spring and gave It Its name. Cold
spring.”
The encampments referred to were
principally upon the famous Constitu
tion island. Just below, to which was
attached one end of the great chain
which was stretched across tbe river
to West Point and checked navigation
by tbe British warships during
Revolution.
headlight , may 13, 1909.
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A Church Without a Preacher.
[TO THE EDITOR TILLAMOOK HEADLIGHT.)
The Independent Church is dedicated
to the one proposition. The light and
liberty of concience.
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was no preacher, no rights, or cere
monies.
The impulse within due to the in
spiralion of the Spirit characterized the
whole scene. No preacher with a lingo,
no creed, or formula, no more perception
than the wind that blows, yet the
greatest event that eier transpired in
the history of the world.
No man ever came to himself until he
was left absolutely to himself, and the
momenta man subscribes to the dictates
or conscience he is forever free from the
law of sin and death, and beyond the
preacher’s jurisdiction.
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restraint. If you want a cow to eat up
a stiaw pile, set the dog on her
drive her away until she thinks
ought not have it, and then let
alone, and she will lick up the
straw. There are many roan who
«dieted to strong drink, and other
viscious habits, against their own good
judgment, prompted by the desire to
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