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Show MIXED OJfjTHE PLANETS rarlly In Charge. Alio man who rmr,.i .1 -cope at the corner of iWff tc,e" Chamber, street was caH 7lway aml engaged a fakir to 1 fW'-'1 look at the heaven 'v l a have Venus and A on t UlirS VB the opposite corner CUfmu11 W n fawHT,'Tti0U:vi,s trfaled bv the andVeUctohll,edUtemi,t U oi ine orciiaicl. Iam surpr sed cents the earth at the rate of a mil li f 1" a minute Such shrink!,,' mo, 4 y "no T ilipf"10 Wlth-Wo lllso bave Romeo a Juliet. I am not certain, but I think they appear tonight i'tho baleonv scene. Surely, gents, here is , "it U-act.ou worth the paltry 5 cents we a k you for it. Over here wo have R'lee-land, R'lee-land, Badge, Exile, Inspector B., and some more of tho talent. If you want to see Neptune in a now bathin' suit now is ver chance." 1 1' . Iho crowd did not seem to be greatly interested in the starry iinnament, anil many did not hesitate to jeer and scoff, lhis hurt tho fakir's tender feeliuirs and he wound up his remarks by saving, sav-ing, very tartly: y "Confound ycr pictures! I could get every nickel in tho bloomin' crowd if I (ltd tell you that this powerful telescope would draw the man in the moon close enough so you could borrow a dollar from him," and he placed his eye to the instrument and swept the sky for his own amusement. |