SSSSSSSBBSiSb8S85!SSSS AN EYE TO BUSINESS. "This way, ladies and gentle men. Don't miss the greatest ex hibition on earth. I am the 'Pro fessor of Enlarged Vision.' Dark ness has been syercome. Night K has been changed into day. If you are not satisfied with the per formance your money will be re funded. I will c6nvince you that my eyes can read a newspaper of the finest print in total darkness. I will place $,000 in the hands of a referee, the same to be for feited, if I cannot perform this wonderful feat. "Some of the cat species are said to be able to see slightly in the dark, but I can distinguish the finest objects. I could even thread a needle where other eyes would fail to make out placards hanging to their eyelashes." "That is the fellow who used to. work in our shop," exclaimed a man in the audience, as he turned to his companion. "He met with an accident two years ago. I heard afterwards that he was traveling with some show and was doing fine. He always was a hustler." The amusement park, where the foregoing observations were made, was located somewhat out from the city. The place was packed with sightseers. It was a holiday, and every attraction was a drawing card. The two men purchased a tick et and passed into the show. The hall was well lighted. Their old comrade ascended the platfbrm. He wore a dress" suit. He had changed his appearance, as was befitting before the public eye. He had a clean shaven face and wore a wig. These alterations, however, had not thrown his old companions off the track. "First of all," continued the Professor of Enlarged Vision, "I will give you an opportunity to purchase my picture. They only cost $1 apiece." There was great clamor for portraits. "I will now submit to a test," said the demonstrator, "if some one will be kind enough to hand me a, newspaper and mark the passage to be read. The reading will commence immediately after the lights are turned off. When the lights are again turned on the manager will explain how this marvelous feat is rendered possi ble." A man from the audience came forward and handed the lecturer a newspaper. The electric lights were then turned off. It was as black as the darkness described in Egyptian history. No sound was heard as the great audience sat in breathless expectancy. The eyes of all were strained in the direction of the lecturer. Then something queer hap pened. From, one of the profes sor's eyes a brilliant, almost daz zling light sparkled. It shed its radiance upon the white paper be fore him. While the audience looked in wonderment, the demonstrator read by the aid of the beaming light. As his voice ceasdll, the "bright rays slowly faded and be-