The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1895-03-09
TRICKS WITH CARDS.
A Remarkable Exhibition by Non
Professional
From The rhlladeiphia Times


What was regarded by experts as the
most marvellous exhibition of card magic
ever seen in Philadelphia was given at
the Hamilton Whist club by Thomas b.
Arnold Of Cincinnati A formal reeep-
tion was given by the Hamilton club to
Mr. Arnold, who, in return for the hos
pitality rendered him. entertained his
hosts with series of most remarkable
card tricks.
Mr. Arnold is well known Cincinnati
business man. being member of the
wholesale shoe firm Of Alter. Julian Il
Go
He is not professional magician, but
his tricks have mystifed such men trained
in magic a, Keller and Hermann He
has refused fabulous sums which have
been offered him to 90 before the public
as a professional preferring quiet, do
nestle life to any notoriety he might gain
aS a magician.
Mr. Arnold opened the eyes of his
witnesses by what he calls very simple
trick. Two new packs Of cards belonging
10 the club were produced. He had
never seen them before Shutting one
deck. he held it out to one Of the gentle
men present sayin. Select card
from this pack and then return it. keeping
the card in your mind | viii turn my
back to You as You make your selection
One of the other gentlemen viii take the
second pack and throw it on the floor
The only card that viii fall face upward
viii be the card selected by YOU viii
not touch either one Of the decks.
The card was selected. and the gentle
man threw the second pack on the floor.
the nine IF diamonds being the only card
that frll face upward That ex-
claimed Mr. Arnold /, the card YOU
selected
\ cheer greeted the announcement that
that was correct
Now here i 4 good one. said the
entertainer. Pointing TO Charles Var
nall. he continued Win YOU kindly
select a card in your mind Do not men
ton its name
When the selection was made, he pick
ed up a pack. shufled it carelessly. and
walking over To the wall threw the cards
AT a picture They fell in shower to
the floor.
Turn the back of the picture out
ward. said MIR Arnold When this
was done card was seen sticking in
crack in the back OF the frame Ii was
the Jack of spades That sir, is the
card you had in mind
Mr. Yarnall acknowledged that it was,
and the crowd was convulsed
Again, a member of the company was
asked to take a card in his mind Four
Others were asked to take cards at random
from the pack and remember the numerical
value of the card The spectator who
drew the first card was told to write the
number on sheet Of paper The second
man wrote the number Of his card in a
separate corner The third man placed
his number under the second one and ad-
ded the two together afiXmg the result to
the first number The fourth man affixed
the number of his card to the other two
iuhbtlc- ! HC ltHuit NdN > L
Now. said Mr. Arnold. will two
gentemen accompany me To the library,
each of them holding one of my hands. \
third can come along to see fair play.
They returned bringing book Turn
to page 314. ordered the entertainer
The book was opened at the page indicat-
ed. and card was found 1t was the
deuce of spades That is your card,
said Mr. Arnold TO the gentleman he had
asked to make a selection.
The statement was correct
The most remarkable trick of all was
the last. Captain Walton. President of
the American Whist Players League, was
asked To draw card from the pack, replac-
ing it and keeping the card in his mind
Mr. Arnold took and egg, selecting one at
random from half dozen. and broke it
into tumbler. He showed first that
neither the shell nor the inner skin of the
egg had been broken No card was con
cealed up his sleeve or anywhere about his
person. When the egg was broken,
card was seen in the tumbler crumpled up
and covered with the yolk of the egg.
Drawing it out Mr. Arnold asked.
What card did YOU draw Captain
Walton ?
The queen of clubs.
There it is The pack was search
ed and that particular card found miss
ING
Although an expert on cards, Mr.
Arnold never played game for stake in
his life II could make Il fortune as
gambler, said he. for | can deal a man
any hand choose. but | wouldn't
dare to play out in our western country,
for | would be shot sure as fate | don
know what it is that enables me to do
these tricks. studied them all out my
self but | can I explain how or why do
them