A THOUGHT READER ON HIS TRAVELS.

Timaru Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 3276, 27 March 1885, Page 3

A THOUGHT READER ON HIS TRAVELS.

(Home Paper.) Mr Stuart Cumberland has just returned from a thought-reading tour m Russia and Germany. His talk is of emperors and princes. " Good business?" "Yes. Good business," and the coins fall with a suggestive rhythm as he dreamily turns his hand m his pocket. He liked Russia pretty well, but preferred Germany. He did not see the Czar, but waa strangely successful with •'Alexis and Gourko," especially the latter. Gourko was asked to fanpy himself on the field of battle and to think of some military manoeuvre which he wished to execute. Gourko fancied and thought according to desire. Mr Cumberland and he then went into action together, now knocking over ohairs (representing outlying pickets), arid leaping tables (earthworks), finally advancing to, assaulting, and eventually planting the Russian flag (a five cambric pocket-handkerchief) on the redoubt (a sumptuous couch). Mr Cumberland hopes to pay another visit to Russia. He tells the following story, which is certainly remarkable. Mr Cumberland was the hero of a strange scene enacted m the State prison at Warsaw, where two Russian workmen lay charged with having first discovered and afterwards disposed of treasure hidden on the estate of M. Bartholdi, supposed, according to family tradition, to. have been buried during the troublesome times of 1831. Failing to elicit any information from the prisoners, the authorities came to Mr Stuart Cumberland, who happened to be m Warsaw, for assistance m the matter. Mr Cumberland replied that he was not a clairvoyant, and that he could not read what a man did not wish to tell, but that he was perfectly willing to try his hand at reading the prisoners' thoughts. Accordingly, in'company with the judgo who had tried tbe prisoners, M. Bartholdi, and the English consul, Mr Cumberland visited the prison. The prisoners were brought into the governor's private room. Mr Cumberland took out of his pocket some coins, saying thafc they represented a portion of the money dropped by the thieves m their haste when moving the box containing the treasure, adding that no matter where the prisoners hid the money he could find it. The two men received this with dogged defiance, sullenly entering into the experiment. Mr Cumberland wrapped up the pieces . of money m paper, . asking thafc one of fche prisoners should, with the knowledge of his companion, bide the same during his absence from the room. This was done, and Mr Cumberland returning bliudfolded took the confederate by the hand, and m a moment went to an old-fashioned Russian stove which stood m a corner of the room, unscrewed the door, and from among the ashes unearthed the coins. The subject was so deeply impressed at this success that he went down on his knees and confessed to having been present when the money was found, saying that his companion had got up m the night and removed it on his own account, and that, did he but know where it then was; Mr Cumberland musfc certainly discover its whereabouts. This the man did not deny, declining however to have his thoughts read. Should the actual thief confide his secret to his companion — who is an emotional individual — thefeis but little doubt, after thia experiment, of Mv Cumberland's success with him. The treasure, according to tradition, is estimated to be worth from 150,000 to 200,000 roubles, out of which Mr Cumberland is to receive a quarter if it is discovered through his agency. > POVEBTY AND . SUPPEBING. — "I was dragged down with debt, poverty, and suffering for years, caused by a siok family and large bills for doctoring, which did them no good. 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