The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-03-16
TRICKS WITH CARDS.
REMARKABLE EXHIBITION eYANoN-
PROFESSIONAL.

A Wealthy Cincinnati business Man En-
/ tertained the Hamilton whist Club Of
! Philadelphia with Tricks which Have
NIystifed Kellar and Hermann.
What was regarded by experts as the
most marvellous exhibition of card magic
ever seen at Philadelphia was given at
the Hamilton Whist club by Thomas b.
Arnold of Cincinnati. A formal recep-
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 a we'll known Cincin-
natl business man, being member Of
the wholesale shoe firm of Alter, Julian
| e. Co.
/ He is not professional magician, but
his tricks have mystified such men
trained in magic as Kellar and Herr
mann. He has refused fabulous sums
which have been offered him to go be-
| fore tho public as professional, pre-
/ ferring quiet, domestic life to any no.
| toriety he might gain as q magician.
Mr.. Arnold opened the eyes of his
witnesses by what he calls very sim
/ pie trick. Two new packs of cards be-
| longing to the club were produced. He
had never seen them before. Shutting
one deck, he held it out to one Of the
| gentlemen present, saying: Select
card from this pack and then return it,
keeping the card in your mind. l will
turn my back to you as you make your
selection. One of the other gentlemen
will take the second pack and throw it
on the floor. The only card that will
fall face upward will be the card Sc
ected by you. will not touch either
one of the decks. "
The card was selected, and the gentle
man threw the second pack on the floor,
the nine of diamonds being the only
card that fell face upward. That, ex-
claimed Mr.. Arnold, sis the card you
selected. "
A cheer greeted the announcement
that that was correct.
"Now, here is a good one" said the
entertainer. Pointing to Charles Var
nall, he continued: "Will you kindly Sc
lect a card in your mind? Do not men,
ton its name u"
When the selection was made, he pick.
ed up pack, shuffied it carelessly, and
walking over to the wall threw the
cards at picture. They fell in show
er to the floor.
Turn the back of the picture out.
ward, said Mr.. Arnold. When this
was done, card was seen sticking in a
crack in the back of the frame. 1t 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, q member of the company was
asked to take card in his mind. -Four
others were asked to take cards at ran
dom from the pack and remember thu
numerical value of the card The spec
tator who drew the first card was tolc
to write the number OH sheet of paper
The second man wrote the number o.
his card i'll a separate corner. The thirC
man placed his number under the sec
ond one and added the two together, af
fixing tho result to the first number. TIL,
fourth man affixed the number of hi,
card to the other two numbers. The re
suit was 374.
Now" said Mr. Arnold, will two
gentlemen accompany me to the library,
each of them holding one of my hands
A third can come along to see fair play. u
They returned bringing a book. Turn
to page 374, ordered the entertainer.
The book was opened at the page indi
Gated, and card was found. 1t was the
deuce of spades. "That is your card, "
said Mr.. Arnold to tho gentleman he
had asked to make a selection
Tho statement was correct.
The most remarkable trick of all was
tho last. Captain Walton, president OF
the American Whist Players league,
was asked to draw card from the
pack, replacing it and keeping the card
in his mind Mr.. Arnold took an egg,
selecting one at random from hall
dozen, and broke it into tumbler. He
showed first that neither the she'll MOI
tho inner skin of the egg had been bro
; ken. No card was concealed up his
sleeve or anywhere about his person.
When the egg was broken, card wa'
, seen in tho tumbler, crumpled up ant
| covered with the yolk of the egg.
Drawing it ont, Mr.. Arnold asked
"What card did you draw. Captain
Walton?"
1.-The queen of clubs. "
e "There it is. " The pack was search
e ed and that particular card found miss
o ing.
Although an expert on cards. Mr.. Ar
mold never played game for stake il
his life. 81 could make fortune as
gambler, said he, "for ! can deal
man any hand choose, but l wouldn'
dare TO play ont in our ives -ern country
for would be shot sure AS fate l don
know what it is that enables me TO d
these tricks. | studied them all out my
self, but can't explain how or why
, do them. "-Philadelphia Times.