Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-16

it into the paper here in the muzzle of the
pistol. Now, will some one loan me
another? Please drop it in with the first,
and 50 on till four or five rings are obtain
ed. Then continueE Now, to make all safe,
will fold In the corners of the paper, ana
ask one of the gentlemen to hold the pistol
for a few minutes while arrange tar
get.'' 4
At this point return to the table and call
attention to a box iof bran and glass COB
let. After filling the goblet several times
with the bran and emptytng 1t into the pox,
finally fill it, stand it on side table ana
cover it with cone made of paper, which
is shown to be empty. Then pass a plate
for examination. cover 1t with borrowed
handkerchief and aplace on the table. Re-
turn>to the gentleman who holds the pistol
| and taking it from him, say:
Now, I will show you feat of marks
| manship that will put all my long-ha1red,
sombreroed rivals to the blush. will shoot
all the rings into the glass, and the force
Of the explosion will blow all the bran out
of the glass into the plate under the hand
kerchief. Just watch me and see how easy
1t is. One, two, three, fire.!
Then They Appear.
At the report the paper will be blown a
short distance from the mouth of the pistol
and will be found empty. You then return
to the stage, and lifting the handkerchief
the plate will be filed with bran. Throw
the handkerchief across your arm and lift
the cone from the glass, and 1t will be
seen that the bran has vanished. Bring the
glass forward and show the rings In it.
Finally. let each person pick out his ring,
and return the borrowed handkerchief
The pistol used has a bell-shaped tin
tube attached to it's barrel and fitted with
a cap for it's mouth. Prepare the pistol
by crumpling up piece of white paper
and pushing it into the tube, then put the
cup in position and into that put another
piece OF paper of the same size. leaving
he nnr Nr<fA fiv,Cr rnT
they can be folded down over the rings.
After the rings are put in fold down the
paper, ram it down with your wand, and
while looking for some one to hold 1T,
palm off" the cup and keep it concealed
in the hand by holding the lapel of your
coat. The box which contains the bran
wide and six deep, You must also have
what is called a bran shape" which is
simply a box made Of tin or pasteboard.
open at the bottom and closed at the top,
and made just to fit loosely in the glass,
with bran gummed all over it, so that
when it is in the glass the latter appears
to be full of bran. The top should be made
that when covered with the paper cone
you can raise both together. The cone is
made of ordinary MANILA paper, and can
be open at the top if you desire. or made
The shape should stand with the open
end up in the box OF bran. When you return
to the stage drop the pisto! cup in the
poX' ana While showing the bran get the
rings out Of the paper and drop them into
the bran shape" The last time, instead
Of filling the glass with bran, slip the
shape into it, and when you turn it right
end up of course, the rings will drop TO
the bottom of the glass. When you finally
lift the cone the shape will be carried with
1t. leaving the rings in the glass. Hold the
glass UP high, and while all are looking
at 1t drop the shape out of the cone into
the box of bran, and carelessly drop the
cone on the stage SO that the audience can
see that it is empty.
For the production Of the bran irf the
plate use the bag shown in figure /. filling
it with bran instead of candies and using
1t explained in the last trick except
that the bran is released before the hand
kerchief is raised entirely off the plate. so
as not to givehtha impression that the
bran comes from the handkerchief.