Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1886-06-19

Novelties In Trick Articles That DelIehl
the Practical Joker.

Novelties In Trick Articles That Delight
the Practical Joker.
New York Mai and Express.
Anew tricks for the bOys2' repeated
dealer In siight-of-hand articles ia re-
ply to a reporters inquiry; aI should
say so. There's no end TO them There
Is a beautiful button-hole bouquet, for
instance. After placing In your coat
button-hole you call the attention of a
friend 20 its beauty and fragrance. OF
course he VIII step forward and smell Of
it, when 70 his astonishment fine stream
Of water VIII be thrown IN his face.
Where the water comes from is mya-
terry, as you can have your hands at your
side or behind yOu and not touch the bo-
quet In any manner. Then there is q
little leaping monkey that is better than
a surprise party for making fun and get
ting up an excitement. After It has
been sitting quietly on the stand or Ia
bic, and being admired by your unsus-
pecting friends, it VIII be suddenly, and
without warning, make a Wild leap into
the air and land under the table or In
somebody's lap, creating a regular panic
all around Then there is a cigar case
that is one Of the best practical jokes Of
/ the season. To all appearances it Is an
ordinary cigar case made in imitation Of
real leather. ask your friend to have a
cigar, at the same time handing him the
case. AS he attempts to open it an ugly
| looking gorilla, six inches in height,
suddenly pops up instead of the expect
/ ed cigar. Another trick novelty in the
| cigar line consists Of a light, strong
metal shell, the size and shape and color
M a euefHa1N
| cealed within, that may be released at
the will Of the operator by slightly
| pressing a trigger that is attached to the
small end. One end Of the spring is
/ permanently fastened in the shell, and
/ the other end, which is projected when
released, has a cork attached to retain II
/ In the shell. WheD the spring is re-
leased it viii fly out from twelve TO fif-
| teen inches with a Whirring, rafting
noise, so quickly that while the person
| toward whom it is pointed can see some
thing coming and hear it, he can moi
| tell Just what has happened until afteI
| he has seen it and made lively effort tC
dodge it.
"a magic nail is another Interesting
/ little trick article. A common nail il
shown, and without a moments hesita.
/ ton the performer forces it through his
/ finger. The finger can be shown with
the nail prOtrudmg from both sides
The illusion is so perfect that the specta.
| tor viii be satisfied that the wound is {
/ genuine one. The next instant the
nail can be Withdrawn for examination
and the finger shown without a cut, seal
or wound. In another trick you exhibit
a neat and pretty windmill which, you
blow with the greatest ease, remarking
that the mill is enchanted and viii only
work at your command. Then hand Il
to any one with the request to try it
The moment he tries it he receives &
startling salute, and finds lips, chin, moss
and cheeks decorated with black or white
as the case may be. This has Otter
been used with excellent effect by store
keepers who wish to get rid Of lOungers
1t is placed on the counter or showcase
and most naturally some idle curiosity
seeker will pick it up and blow On i
with a result that will cause him to re
treat. A good trick is done with a caro-
which you can change into a tull-blow1
rose by simply transferring it from on,
hand to the other.
'.What is new in trick cards ?''
''The wizards pack. This is a ful
pack, apperantly the same as an ordinary
pack, but with which wonderful and APP
parently impossible tricks can be per
formed. These are not done by legerde
maine or slight of-hand. The secret il
in the cards. Among these card trickl
are thefoIlOwing: A card may be drawn
shutied in the pack and cut the frs
time; a card may be blown from the
pack after having been drawn, re
turned and shufied; the two colon
OF the pack divided by one cut; the caro-
discovered under a handkerchief; six per
sons may draw a card each, shuttle them
an1 Immediately after the performer a
once produces them, pulling them rapid.
ont Of the pack, one after the other; tn
performer may leave the room, and il
his absence a card may be drawn Whicl
he on his return at once picks ont Of tn
pack