Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1881-01-15
HOW CONJURERS OPERATE.
An Ex-Proressor Expose. the Secrets ut the
Trade.

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Trade.
The inexhaustible bottle. which pro-
duces different liquors. and apparently
in endless quantity, was first made pop
ular in this country by Prof. Anderson.
and since his day has been exhibited by
very many "magicians." OF late wears.
it has been sold in the toy-shops. and
the public have learned that its effect is
due in part to well-known principle
in physics. and in part to the wine
glasses used. which are made so as to
contain, at most, not more than a thim-
bleful. The trick having become COM
mon and generally understood. con-
jurers began to look about for means
whereby something similar in effect
might he produced, but by altogether
disSimilar means. The result is bot
tle-trick in which lager-beer is furnished
in sufficient quantity to satisfy the thirst
of large audience. 1t is very effect
i've trick. and to it one well-known per-
former almost entirely owes his success.
1t is only suitable for public exhibition,
however, as the beer is pumped up
from beneath the stage, and passes
through rubber tubing, concealed in
the dress of the performer, to the bot
tie held in the hand. The connection
with the stage is made by means of q
hollow boot-heel, and during the prog
re>s of the trick, the performer is una
bic to move.
Senior PatriZiO. one of the cleverest
conjurers that ever visited our shores,
but whose imperfect knowledge of our
language was a bar to his success,
made quite hit in this trick, and
spurred the ambition OF the amateurs.
One of these gentlemen, a fellOw-coun-
tryman of Patrizio, and a recognized
''society-man." by dint of much per-
suasion and many dollars induced
the senior to give him the secret of the
trick.
This once secured. he was anxious to
show his accomplishments his friends.
He ordered the necessary apparatus.
hired the Union League Theater. and
issued invitations for a ''swelr' enter
tainment. He did not consider it worth
while to rehearse. Not he! Such I'M
necessary labor might be well enough
for professionals" but rot for one of
his transcendent genius. On the night
Oh the entertainments HIS tssiStstIit WIS
taken ill, and the Colonel-for he was
a military man rs well as conjurer-
was forced to call in the aid of Mr.
D., who had for many years assisted
Robert Heller. This latter gentleman,
called on so suddenly, could not be ex-
pected to understand the Colonel little
peculiarities; but, nevertheless. man
aged to carry him tolerably well through
the performance, until the ''inexhausti-
BILE bottle" the event of the evening
was reached.
"Now. zen. LADIES' and gentlemens,
since you ave been SO kinder as to !
honor me wiz your praisance to-er- |
night, ] shall asker Eat you-er will join
er me in a glass-er of champagne"
BY this time he was greatly excited.
He was about to convince the "best
people" of New York, lie dessus dn
pan,er. that he was the peer of any con-
jurer who ever trod the boards. He |
took his position near table; his heel
was screwed to the stage by the man
below, who was in charge of the pump. |
and the assistant entered with a tray OF
goblets.
Mower, zen." cried the Colonel.
"for ze-er champagne"
He gave the signal. and the man at |