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Show A lloo.l "Mall, At a variety entertainment given In Id of a popular Institution, one of tbo "turnt" wat a ventrlloqultt. At thlt gentleman waa recognlted aa one of . the cleveretl membera of bit profe- lion hla appearance waa looked forward for-ward to with much Interett. At latt It came. The ttage nttendanta, at utual, carried on to the ttage three dreated 4guret teated In chain. Tho profcttor followed and went through an astonish-Ing astonish-Ing performance. No one could detect a muscle of hit face move during tbo laughable dialogued, and the chango of , volco teemed marvelout. On retiring the applause waa deafening, nnd the ventrlloqultt had to return again nnd again to thank the audience for their appreciation. A couple of mlnutea or ao later, when the uudlence were talking talk-ing among themielvta at to how It waa done, they wero thunderttmck to aee the three flgurea get up from the chain and walk off the ttagonlso; but. on reallilng how completely they bad been "told." the laughter waa uproar-lost. uproar-lost. Tho profetior got th.'e of hit frltndt to take the place of hla utual "lay" flgurea for that night only. |