Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-02-14
D1ssoLvIsa COIN TRICK.

For this trick We require small tumbler
made of thin glass, and dime or other
small coin which has been previously
marked, so as to be readily identified. The
coin is dropped, in full view of the audi
ence, into the glass, over which handker-
chief is thrown, and all are placed on a
table. The performer then gives out a
good-sized table-knife and a plate of
oranges The knife is examined and an
orange selected. Returning to the tlm-
bier, he bids the coin to leave it and pass
into the orange He removes the hand
kerchief, and it is seen that the coin has
disappeared from the glass, and on cutting
open the orange it is found in the center
For this trick the young conjurer re-
quires, first, prepared tumbler; second, a
tiny ball of wax. Just even with the bot
tom of the tumbler is a small slit, which
any glass grinder viii cut for few cents.
When about to pour water into the tum-
bier, it is held with the hand encircling it
so that the finger presses into and covers
the slit. After the water is emptied and
the tumbler wiped dry, the coin is thrown
in, and then by slightly fitting the glass,
just as it is being covered by the
into the hand. Before beginning
the trick, the performer lightly
presses the tiny ball Of wax upon the low
est button of his vest, so that he can
get at it just at the minute he needs
it. After the knife has been ex-
amined, and whilst going for the oranges,
he picks the wax off its resting place,
pressing it firmly upon the center of the
knife blade, and then, i'll turn, presses the
marked coin upon it, and lays the knife on
table with the coin side down. In cut
ting the orange, the point of the knife is
used until cut is made about halfway
down, and then, to finish, the blade is
drawn through, thus detaching the coin,
which will remain inside As some Of the
wax is likely to adhere to the coin, the
magician easily removes it under pretense of
wiping off the orange juice Henry Hat
ton, in Harper's Young People.
CHASED By A SPIDER.
The Geateman's Magasjne describes a
remarkable animal to be found on the
pampas of Central America, which may
well be called the king of spiders. 1t be
longs to the Lycoss species, and is light
gray, with a black ring around its middle
"When person passes by, say within
three or four feet of its lurlling-place, it
starts up and gives chase, and will often
follow for distance Of thirty or forty
yards. came once very nearly getting
bitten by one of the savage creatures
Riding at an easy trot over the dry grass,
suddenly observed spider pursuing me,
leaping swiftly along and keeping up with
my beast. | aimed blow with my whip
and the point of the lash struck the
ground close to it, when it instantly
leaped upon and ran up the lash, and was
within three or four inches of my hand
when | flung the whip from me. The gau-
chos have quaint ballad which tells that
the city of Cordova was once invaded by
an army of monstrous spiders, and that
the townspeople went ont, with beating
drums and flags flying, to repel the inva-
sion, and after firing several yolleys they
were forced to turn and lily for their lives"