River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-09-17

hay is dairymen. They have ascertained
by experiments directed by science that
hay will keep better in clap. boarded or
Cattened barns than in the opened stack.
That the heating will be so moderate as
to only dry out the hay without mould.
ing. If it is fact that hay may thus be
safely put into a large NOW in tight barn
less cured than ordinary usage requires,
rs II will enable them to gather their
hay crop quite independent of the vicis-
STUDIES of the weather, for even when
hey is in the cock the exterior surface is
injured by rain o" dew.-RNrdi Home.
THE GOLD. FISH TRICK HOW A NEG
ROMANCER CAME TO GRIEF.
Max Adeler relates the following
Several Of the magicians who perform
IN public do what they call the goldfish
trick. The juggler stands upon the
stage, throws handkerchief over his ex-
tended arm, and produces in succession
three or four shallow glass dishes; filed
to the brim with water, in which live
goldfish are swimming. 0f course the
dishes are concealed some how upon the
person Of the performer.
Peter Lamb, the young fellow who
lives near me, discovered how the trick
was done, and he offered to do it the other
night, at Magruder's party, for the enter.
talnment of the company. So the folks
gathered in one end Of the parlor, and in
few moments Lamb entered the door at
the other end. He said.
Ladies' and gentlemen, you will per-
ceive that ] have nothing about me ex-
cept my ordinary clothing, and yet
shall produce presently two dishes filled
with water and living fish. Please watch
me narrowly.
Then Peter flung the handkerchief over
his hand and arm, and we could see that
he was working his way vigorously at
something beneath it. He continued for
some moments and still the gold fish did
not appear. Then he began to. grow very
red in the face, and we saw that some
thing was the matter. Then the per-
spiration began to stand on Peters fore
head, and Mrs. Magruder asked him il he
was well. Then the company laughed,
and the magician grew redder. But he
kept on fumbling beneath that handker.
chief, and apparently trying to reach
around under his coat tails. Then we
heard something snap, and the next mo-
ment quart of water ran down the
wizards left leg and spread out over the
carpet.
BY this time he looked as il the grave
would be welcome refuge. But still he
continued to feel around under the hand.
kerchief. At last another snap was
heard, and one more quart Of water
plunged down his right leg and formed a
pool about his shoe. Then the NEGRO
mancer hurriedly said that the expert
ment had somehow failed, and he darted
into the dining.room. | followed, and
/ found him sitting on the sofa, trying to
remove his pantaloons. He exclaimed
80, gracious Come here quickly and
pull these off! They're soakin' wet, and
I've got fifteen live goldfish inside my
drawers fippin' around and raSpin' the
skin with their fins, enough to make a
man crazy Ouch o, Moses Hurry
the shoe of, and grab that fish there at
my left knee, or I'll have to howl right
Loutr'
Then we undressed him and picked the
fish out Of his clothes, and / discovered
that he had two dishes full Of water and
covered with lndia-rubber tops strapped
inside his trousers, which were six inches
too short for him, and then he climbed
over the back fence and went home. He
says, now, that the next time he gives ex.
hibitions in public he intends to confine
himself to ventriloauism