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Show a tbe depths, he passed away. His sectouch the subJect.Vit, Instead, extends AMBASSADOR TO GERMANY ond wife, with the estate nil gone, the his hands, one above the other, about Jewels pawned and sold and nothing a foot or more apart, and directs the of former Bplendor, now lives left the subject to put one of his hands beher with daughter In a log cabin only own. from his tween and equidistant close to the famous near Leadville, Were they placed on the level of his mine which made the senators wealth. MRS. JONES WAS FIRST LADY do not the trick. Why? eyes he could The collection of Jewels, which has Because he could not see the action or OF TEXAS REPUBLIC. passed out of the hands of the Tabor movement of the subjects hand. This made by of the gifts estate, was part is essential to success because when the senator to his second wife. The the operator moves his hands In the CereIsabella diamond was the principal Judge Who Performed Marriage folhand the direction subjects wrong Indians In 1840 Killed bio by mony one In the collection. It was brought !a g with Personal Ms$net-lows tardily, thereby Indicating, uncon. New York with ofAfter Near Austin Denver front to Shortly to fsychology. the Telepathy, sclously and unintentionally, ficial papers which authenticated Its Her Adventurous Life. Softeetlon, Hypnotism, operator that he Is moving ta the and was transferred to the hlBtory, , .and Splrttuallim. when But the opera wrong direction. Anson Jones, Tabor collection through a local JewelAustin, Tex.--Mr- s. tor Is on the right track, the hand ol was 20 years ago. who died the other day, was one of the 8r house. That ry and re the subject responds readily 7ARD B. WARMAN, A. M. Since then It has been the sub) vet of most historic women of Texas. She , tains Its relative position. .Eminent Pnrchnlofiet aad was the widow of Dr. Anson Jones, almost constant litigation. This blindfold trick Is also resorted HyiMtivt In the collection who was president of the Republio the Among Jewelry to In the driving test through the was a belt, valued at $5,000, wht.'h was of Texas during the period jirnt previcrowded thoroughfares of a city. How the only one of the kind In the world. ous to the annexation of the common- - . ever, In the case of Johnstone a hood It was made In almost perfect Imita- wealth to the United States. Mrs. was worn, the out cover being mohair tion of a big snake and was of Jones, as first lady of the land, prethe Inner part of heavy broadcloth . lift' sided at many social functions which gold. ' he could not see below this? Surely with the were given at the capital of the young was the not collection Is pawned The reading Muscle reading" he had no need to do so; he could bank of this city, republic. In those early days foreign t,1 National Snuscle hut reading the mind by means No, First see through It by means of a neat little wlUnof unemsclous muscular action. When through Herman Powell, to secure a ambassadors were located in Austin, fastened In the contrivance. The strings that sort of note for $2F,000 owing Powell by the and, despite the activity of the InAn this ti called the hood about the neck had a : under Is Tabor estate. It was sold by Powell dians, who kept them In constant dread which It generally seno back-actioI. e., they opened a Is a double term to satisfy the note and In that way got of being killed, these representatives Sgtoc 3ie seam In the front of the broadcloth In consequence, misInto the vaults of the bank. Efforts of foreign governments managed to and :er Is, hood that was not distinguishable ijn,mlc were made to sell the gems privately have a very pleasant time. Iflyiex through the mohair, not distinguishThe marriage of Dr. and Mrs. Jones . Its History. V through a commission appointed for able to the casual observer, but en that purpose. This resulted lu suits took place In Austin In May, 1840. The had Us tnl abled the mind-reade- r C y' -- Hed to distinguish being brought In court to have them wedding trousseau was brought all the IjLJtMtlva in Chicago in 1873, and was objects very clearly. So much for the sold at auction. way from Houston to Austin, a disffrxt damonstrated by one J. Randall blindfold and the part it plays In readtime was tance of 186 miles, by oxcart. at that estate Tabor The s new8Pal)er reporter. ing minds. n Judge Janies Smith, who married considerably In debt and the widow la 1877, while Drown waB giving ex Once more to Mr. Cumberland." the re- Dr. and Mrs. Jones, was killed by Inof first with the was meeting York New UJiitiibitlons In Chlckerlng hall, the room, after When he dians while out riding near Austin a verses which finally completily en.Vtlclty, a young man whose fame after-i- i having been blindfolded, he took the of tbe late short time after he had performed tho The her. popularity gulfed and Drown of hidevery hand of one of the group who had ward eclipsed that Fnwoett. senator caused steps to be taken by, ceremony. mind-reademade den an object and he found the object Copyright bj WnJdonHill-- (,other , American at the court of Kaiser Wilhelm, his friends three years ago to settle David J. representative Mrs. Jones related many interesting desired and to known Drown, 't:tiuhjniaelf quickly. He did this many times and Is one of the most learned men In the diplomatic service; he Is an the claims. Mrs. Tabor was enabled Incidents that occurred in the Texas Me varioue on be his assistant, claiming he had accurately He failed but once. There works numerous subjects. of is author the president and was appointed to retain the jewels. One year ago capital during the time that her huslike powers. was assistant secretary of state from 1898 to 1903, when he to the Nether- she was In want and she pawned them, band was president of the republic. was transferred he This was none other than the great minister to Switzerland; two years later with the Continental Trust Company She said thut the foreign ambassadors to to ambassador raised Germany. saw was he who -.and last lands Bishop, Irving year Washington to secure a loan of $S,650. This loan seldom traveled even a short distance the in of gathering opportunity she was unable to take up and the Into the country out of Austin without 3,8 roin a gullible public, present sale followed. being provided with a guard to pref Ii conversation with Mr. Bishop fn On one ocA pitiful climax to the tragedies of vent attack by Indians. SoJwCt:. To (1887), after he had made an I Ilrp go to "speak, as was his mind; when casion the French ambassador, M. De was Tabor presented the family admitted he itional therefore as the operator depended reputation, iaf d I the sale was over. An elderly Sallgny, wanted to take a pleasure i ) the trickery whereby all mind tirely upon muscular action to indicate I I to give, ride a short way beyond the outskirts declined who was woman, various their at waders $25,000, valued a The sea was direction he ship ISABELLA DIAMOND NOW OWNED performed jewel, tw8?) i wholly at one of a collection that has figured In her name or reveal her Identity other feats, and strongly Indorsed the without a rudder and he was obliged YORKERS. BY NEW Blngle than to say that she was a close per"( me rable words of P. T. Barnum,- t0 gve it up. wesjern courts more than any assorthumsonal friend of Mrs. Tabor, was presto be like lot In existence. The entire In the trlple te8t wlth my8eif as at;. The American people I ent to watch the disposal of the gems. worth to be estimated possibly held ment, buc::L I guide he succeeded admirably. remember his remark in my bought intently on each separate Jewel Said to Have Been Pawned to $50,000, was sold to John Mason, of At the conclusion of the sale she moI Aid Columbus on His Voyage tioned the purchaser to one side and this city, the only bidder, for $8,750. BINSrerl to the use of the wire which b article Individually, not collectively; Was Once Property of Mrs. Tabor was the second wife of with a quivering voice asked him not toucLsd to his forehead In order to held each one for the tIme belng at , a man whose career reads like a page to sell the smallest gem in the collecSenator Tabor. read the mind of the one at the other from some romance. Once a pros- tion tor a while. It was Mrs. Tabor's end of the wire. He said: The more which had gone with the Denver. The recent sale at auction pector for gold, he discovered the engagement ring, mysterious you make the affair, she wanted an opporand which the near others, alMatchless Leadville, less likely are they (the public) to unmine, Isabella diamond, of the famous He built tunity to save It If possible. ravel It leged to be one of the original gems made him many millions. includin Mason, who bought the collection, blocks business fine Denver, to of When In England, Bishop secured pay Spain pawned by the queen will Grand Tabor the give part of the Jewels to his wife as the reTabor block, one Charles Garner arvces ing for the voyage of Columbus which I Nr the others will be sent east The and an r slstant." As Bishop left Brown, sulted In the' discovery of America, Opera House block and other fine 1 Isabella diamond, the most valuable Idol of an was tbe peoHe ' so C irner left Bishop as soon as the bis brought to light some Interesting buildings. In the United collection, shows the effect of trick was discovered. As Bishop had details of the history of this and other ple. He was elected to the to restore its brilliancy It will sal-o- , and a took and age, senate satGarner States prominent British to ted In this city iUv: territory. gems. It was sold VIA recAL The danger of inbe to have of west In affairs the the j., j forth to do the Americans, but isfy a note given by Elizabeth Tabor, place Then reverses came. He lost his juring the gem through that process eveir widow of Senator H. A. W. Tabor, t cllke Bishop, he did not care to put stcrv his label upon his work. He came to His wife died and he mar- has detracted from its speculative fortune. who was one of the most picturesque ried again, and then, when he reached value. this Uountry as "Stuart Cumberland, Is. guided, unmistakably guided by the characters of the west. r of London, Eng-- 1 hand of the subject as soon as the tbe Creat . I physical contact Is established, as he an(j invol-emo- d pT.!n' . at a invited was an PROMINENT NAVAL OFFICER guest private fully surrenders himself to the j of his muscular leading subject leancc (his Initial performance) held untary Tls true, the operator is usually in liorsei i In the parlors of the Russell house, I iree ef Detroit, Mich. I give herewith, as advance, hence it may be said that the cth, far briefly as possible, not only what was subject cannot lead, but the subject ' ive sat fl0ne( jn & general way, but the HOW. can push as well as pull; the better LAST RAM AT MOUNTAIN FAMOUS R08N A i0Zen or more prominent citizens, word, however, Is direct, HUNTER. A BY SLAIN When the operator. In his rush Including ministers, lawyers, reporters. actors, etc., were present by special re- - (which Is done for effect) passes the ' ' queM.' point or place in the subjects mind, Seemed to Bear a Charmed Life and When "Cumberland arrived he an- he Is very quickly made aware of it Was Long Impervious to Bulnounced that his tests of by an involuntary movement on the lets Reward of $150 Offered his arrests hidden at of would consist finding part of the subject that of ' town. He applied to President t for tho Horne. giving names, dates of birth, tentlon and directs his action. Jones for an armed guard to accom-- : In the giving of names, dates, etc., J of birth, etc., etc., of those pres d bsv for Wash. Old Ironsides, Spokane, pany him. Tbe guard was not avail t had all the letter don by enV He did all that he agreed to do Mr. Cumberland of a big leader the able Just at the time,' and President undisputed years off J 0f 1 did it well the under xr and the numerals (up guise the alphabet during ToIn the of mountain band Informed tbe ambassador th&t 1 sheep Jones Innsands He failed in one j to ten) arranged In regular order, of east Root bacco unable to comply with his re- was Spokane, he range, within stance only (of this I will hereinafter! Again he was blindfolded and seated quest. The Frenchman became mad- - , mb apeak), and that failure was undenia- - at a table. He took the hand of the has gone the way of hla forbears and as a result Henry Tldball of Silver dened and excited when his request isanus ble proof that results depend more subject and told him to think Intently lover and nature sportsMont., met with refusal, Irs. Jones said. Il Star, the than upon on the first letter of his name.. He largely upon the subject of a has $150, reward I earned exclaimed as he left the presidents , man, "mind-reade- r and wholly, ih this case, then passed the subject's hand slowly addition to becoming the owner of I in . presence In a huff: contact. letter j over the letters. When the right upon the physical of the as a beautiful skin Indian will kill me. I hope a d trophy Before leaving the room and being was reached the supersensjtlve trail. wild Then see what France will do. he took each of us by the reader felt a slight Involuntary move-hand- , Tbe ram, which was coal black and The ambassador went on his ride . for an Instant only. Why? The ment on the part of the subject. In 302 pounds, was known to alone and returned safely. more expert the mind-reade- r (muscle I stantly the operators band darted weighed to the down 0D the correct letter like a hawk every sportsman who ever Invaded re- -f .r) the' more sensitive Dr. Jones, the last president of tbe tbe range. Many at various times tou-'.- -i a and so to delicate fine even Texas republic, was a native of Massaid Co. tried their luck and risked their lives . He came to Texas In 1833, sens s as may be rightly termed chusetts. a in following the animal, but It was t I do this to new republic was born, and He said: before the of little or no purpose, as Old Irontn the best subject for the selocated at Brazoria. He soon became Spen-Jtasides, as the ram was dubbed by the ver' t, or most difficult test viz., the prominent In "the political affairs of pursuers, seemed to bear a charmed sucIn of three the quick fin;, g country after Independence from objects life. The animal was wary and few was gained. He was a member Mexico cession. can say they caught It unawares or Net only bis touch but his sight of tbe Texas congress In 1838,. and to a obtain shot, off guard sufficiently that same year he was appointed mingui; d him In bis choice. Ha would and these were disappointed, as the not choose one of a phlegmatic temper-ami- : ister to the United States from Texas. ram seemed to be able to shake off Copyright by Waldos fawcotfc t or one of a sluggish circulation. He represented this republic at Washwho of of the bureau navigation, Commander Winslow, assistant chief lead as a duck sheds water. Brown-loI, t !ng of a nervous, sanguine temington for two years and returned to Tldball located tbe rams band near took charge of the department after the reelgnatlon of Rear Admiral wae his home to fill the office of senator, to tho per. lent sensitive to a marked deRear Admiral poet, of Plllebury until the and appointment the head of Hurlburt canyon during to which he had been elected. gree, was chosen for the test. not long ago a naval aide at the Whit Houee and a year ago commanded the Christmas holidays and got close the ' conference which took Secretary Root to tho How it Was Dons. Charleeton, The seat of government was moved Ironenough to ascertain that Old at Rio Janeiro. He married Dora Havemeyer, daughter of Theodore from Austin to Washington, Tex., In Hrst, the blindfold.' This Is an was still master of the bunch. in set naval sides of wealthleet the Washington. and Is counted one of the rather than a hindrance. In1842, while Dr. Jones was president. He made a long detour to get leeward He named the executive mansion at asmuch as it shuts out all exterior disbecome lest of the sheep," they Utah tractions from the operator's mind It I object In the street, hence you were alarmed. After several hours passed Washington Barrington, tn honor of Great Barrington, Mass., the place of makes him more passive to the invol- - wholly unconscious of the muscular ac In scrambling over cliffs, across gulhis nativity. untiry muscular action of his subject; tlon that guided the wheel, lies and through ravines be came withYou may remember the experience in Dr. Jones died in 1858. Ills widow " betides, It appears to render the work of the sheep. ' lions of these eggs to Great Britain sight r more difficult ; of tt.e of the man who was learning to ride a lived for some time In Galveston, and The black ram was standing alone Fresh from the Antipodes, 13,000 annually. In nearly every case the operator wheel and had pmch difficulty in con- on s Milee, for the English Table. be in 1879 she moved to Houston, where The secret of our success, t projection of a cliff, with his prodaces a black kerchief (to add to sequence of a telegraph pole in front head up, as If scenting danger. Tldsaid, Is that all tho eggs sent over she has since resided. fthe deception) which he places over 0f tils house. The pole was on the side ball, behind a screen of rock and London. South Australia has Just are Infertile, and, whereas fertile eggs The early llfo of this remarkable i the eyes and asks you to draw It tight- - of the road, not In the road, but It al- scrub pine, with the wind dead In his embarked upon the export of new laid go bad, those, although they may woman, before her marriage to Dr. ofly. Yes, the tighter the better. Why? ways seemed to bo In evidence. ahrlnk a little, never go rotten. Jones, was full of adventure and exfavor, crept slowly up within easy eggs to England. At the London Because he contracts the brows and of that that ho In the matter' started where of the fices collected are the of rifle general crack the agent At the citement. She was born In Lawrence moatly They range. j0 seemed to be his objective point even if you put on an additional ktr; j IK)e there have Just been received neighborhood of Adelaide, are graded, county, Arkansas, and was the eldest noble animal arose In the air, turned chl:f and fold kid gloves over the eyes n0 aimed Straight for It (unintention-- a complete somersault and landed on several thousand dozens of eggs, packed and chilled, but not frozen. child of John C. and Sarah Smith. Her (as :id Paul Alexander Johnstone) the auy) and his aim was good. One day Its back several feet below, gavo a whtch have been carefully packedv and They will keep forever. father died In 1827. lu 1833 she acof the kerchief falls upon the he started with his back to the polo, few spasmodic kicks and died. A great point about the supply Is sent to England and. despite tlieir companied her mother on an overland part of the gloves resting against tho Although he was a novice he dlscoY-coTldball was obliged to return to long Journey of .13,000 miles, they that In winter, when eggs are so dear trip from Arkansas to Texas, and when acted brow. When he desires to Lred he was a trick rider; Ms wheel civilization for a. team and wagon have arrived safely. Experts pro. In London, tho Australian product can reached llrazorta county they sea L.e raises his browsa very simple mlule a complete Circuit and struck the with which to bring his trophy out of nounce them to be good In every way be sent over In any quantities and they Joined Austins colony. When word thl. H Indeed.When weighed the and for all uses,, and state that they sold at Tiulf the prices of home new reuebed them that Gen. Santa An la pole. Why? Because he could not the mountains. conti1 Is Is a very great aid And Is espe have his mind on the pole and on the ram laid eggs. And they are quite as and his Mexlcnn nimy were advancing tipped the scales at 302 pounds, are far superior to any of the ox f deceptive when describing a wheel at the same time. Besides, he the largest ram, It Is believed, ever nental eggs, being larger, cleaner and j;ood. . upon the colony they made a hurried than yo 3 lady In the audience to whom1 a feared the pole; and what one fears, killed In the Rockies. better for eating purposes (tight with other settlers to the easthex or bouquet is to be1 given. She he gets. Giving Advice. Huntsmen In various parts of tbe French, Danish or the Russian imern part of Texas. When they learned Like mos people dat gives advice. was plulnly visible to the operator The muscle reader and his subject northwest, from time to time defeated port.' Gen. Sam Houstons forces were that said Uncle Eben, I never portends to MaJ. A. E. M. Norton, commercial frr:n underneath the fold) when he hold exactly tho same relation to each In attempts to bag Old Ironsides, ofvictorious at the buttle of San Jacinto 1 own. o Jes gives It out. muscular action of the subject other as do the novice wheelman and fered a standing reward of $150 for representative of the south' Australian take all my returned to thi mother and 3 This bltndfold is also used to prove hts wheel directed by unconscious the horns and this Tldball has government, says his government hopin somebody will find mo use foh their home which daughter had been made deso' I has. dan It (?) that his experiments are not due muscular action, hopes before long to be sending mil claimed. late by the Invading forces. to physical contact when he docs not (Copyright, 1W7, by Jeioph B. Bowlos.) PACTS FADS v'4 ALLACIES & mind-readin- g mlnd-readln- g - i mlnd-readln- ki- g - iY- :Kt, FAMOUS GEM SOLD o gray-halre- . J spy Mind-reade- . 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