Show HE CRACKS A WHIP but ile he Is in a phenomenal artist in the use cie of tile lash litah A decided decide sensation has bas been created in ill vicuna by it a man who probably stands alone in the world iu in his particular ii liuo no of performance this gent lemans name is slug and he be is a au auetry hu hun n garian by birth he is an expert or rather a phenomenal artist in ill the use of the ho whip the first thing lie he does docs is ia to take a long lashed stout handled whip in each hand and with orchestral accompaniment proceed to crack or gnap them at a terrific terri fio rate the hound bound made by his whips in this manner mander is graduated from a noise like a rifle report to the soft click of a billiard ball it makes a curious sort of music and serves to show how bow b he 0 can regulate the force of each stroke more interest however is evinced when lie he seizes a vicious looking whip with an abnormally long lash it is provided with a very heavy handle of medium length this is his hia favorite toy and what he be can do with it is really wonderful he first gives an idea of what fearful force there lies iu in a whip lash in the hands of an expert A large frame over which is ia stretched a calf or sheep skin is brought ou on the stage this is marked with dots of red paint the man with the whip steps up and swill swinging ging the lash round his head bead lots fly it at the calfskin with every blow he actually pulls a piece right out from the leat leather ber leaving a clean cut hole bole these pieces are distributed among amoda the audience to chow that there is no do trickery about the performance after thisbe this he takes a frame with three shelves on these there area are a dozen or more of medium sized apples lying deiy close together and provided with large numbers any one in the audience may designate which apple he be wishes struck and the unerring lash snatches it out like a flash A still more difficult feat is the snapping of coins from a narrow necked decked bottle A piece of silver about the size of half a crown is put over the cork of tile the bottle which stands ou oil the edge of a table the whip artist without appearing to take any sort of aim sends the long lash whizzing through the air and picks off the coin without jarring the bottle much less breaking it vienna letter |