Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-06-24
TRICK ARTICLES.

TRICK ARTICLES.
,.repious Devices to Deceive the Unwary.
Nv tricks for the boys?" repeated a
,..lsr in sleight-of hand articles in reply
IN New York Mail and Express report
inouiry. Il should say so. There's
md 10 them. There is a beautiful
l-+tonbole bouquet, for instance. After
eIocinc it in your coat buttOnhole you
I'm Inc attention of a friend to its beauty
"a frarrance. OF course he Will step
s1rrard and smell of it, when to his
astonishment fine stream of water will
~ thrown in his face. Where the water
zines from is a mystery, as you can have
so,r hands at your side or behind you
,7 NOT touch the bouquet in any manner.
Then there is a little leaping monkey that
:. better thsn surprise party for making
f1p and getting up an excitement. After
:, has been sitting quitely on the stand
~ table. and being admired by your UNI
.vspectinr friends, it will suddenly and
,;thout warning, make a wild leap into
,ba air and land under the table or in
somebodv's lap, creating a regular panic
IN around. Then there is a cigar case
,bat Is one of the best practicle jokes of
If the season. To all appearances it is
en- ordinary cigar-case, made in imitation
NJ real leather. ASK your friend to have
CIGAR. at the same handing him the case
A. he attempts to open it an ugly-looking
Gorilla. six inches in height, suddenly
mons up instead of the expected cigar
Another trick novelty in the cigar line
consists of a light. strong metal shell, the
size and shape and color of a cigar. Ii
has a spiral spring conceded within that
may be released at the will of the opera
tor by slightly pressing trigger that Is
attached to the small end. One end of
fine spring Is permanently fastened in the
she'll. and the other end, which is project
"a when released, has a cork attached to
retain Ii i'm the shell. When the spring is
released it will fly out from twelve to ff-
teen inches. with a whirring, rafting
noise. SO quickly that while the person
toward whom it points can see something
coming and hear it, he can not tell Just
what has happened until after he has seen
IL ana made a lively effort 20 dodge it.
"a magic nail is another interesting
little trick article. A common nail is
shown. and without a moments hesitation
,he performer forces it through his fng
en-. The finger can be shown with the
nail producing from both sides. The
Hlu-siOu is SO perfect that the spectators
viii be satisfied that the wound is a gen
uina ond The next instant the nail can
be withdrawn for examination and the
FINGER shown without a cut scar, or
wound In another trick you exhibit a
meat and pretty windmill, which you blow
with the greatest ease, remarking that
that tine mill is enchanted and will only
3 30,
0uyoue with the request to try il. The
moment he tries it he receives a startling
salute. and finds lips, chin, nose, and
cheeks decorated with black or white, as
the case may be. This has often been
used with excellent effect by stOrekeepers
who wish TO get rid of loungers. 1t is
placed on the counter or showcase, and
most naturally some idle curiosity
viii pick il up and blow ON it with re-
suit that Will cause MIN to retreat A
good trick is done with a card which you
can change into a full-blown rose by
simply transferring it from one hand TO
the other
"What is new in trick cards:"
THE wizards packed. This full
pack, apparently the same as an ordinary
Wck. but with which wonderful and APP
parenuy impossible tricks can be pre-
formed, These are not done by leger-
demain, or sleight-of-hand. The secret
j, IN the cards. Among these eard-tricks
are the following A card may be drawn
-hufled in the pack, and cut the first
time; card may be blown from the pack
after having been drawn, returned, and
shufHed; the two colors of pack diyidee
by one cut; the card discovered under a
handkerchief; six persons may draw q
card each, shuttle them, and Immediately
after the performer at oncd produces
them, pulling them rapidly out of the
pack. one after the other; the performer
may leave the room, and in his absence
card may be drawn, which he on his RI
turn at once picks out of the pack"