Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1895-04-12
TRICKS With CARDS.

az the most marvellous exhibition
of card magic ever seen At PhIla-
delphia was given at the II milton
Whist club by Thomas B. Arnold
Of Cincinnati. A formal reception
was given Ivy the Hamilton GLIB
to Mr.. Arnold, who, IN return r
the hospitality rendered him enter
tanned his hosts with series Of
most remarkable card tricks.
Mr.. Arnold is well known Gin
cinnati business man, beinga mem
Der of the wholesale shoe firm OF
Alter, Julian & Co.
lie is not "A professional mIgl
clan, but his tricks have mystifed
snch men trained IN m agic aS
Keller and Hermann. He has re-.
fused fabulous sums which have
been offered him to go before the
public AS a professional, preferring
a quiet, domestic life to any no
tOriety he might gain as a magi
clan.
Mr.. Arnold opened the eyes Of
witnesses by what he calls a very
simple trick. Two new packs OF
cards belonging to the club wrre
produced. H. had never seen
them before. Shutting one deck ,
he held it out to one OF the gentle
men present, saving: IS .lect card
from this pack and then return it,
keeping the card in your mind. !
will turn nv back to you AZ yOn
mike your selection. One Of the
other gentlemen will take the
second pack and throw it Oh the
floor. Tue Onl, card that will fall
face upward will be the card ST.
lectpd by you. will not touch
either one OF the decks"
The carl was selected, and th"
gentleman threw the second pack
on the floor, the nine Of diamonds
beng the only card that Tell face
upward. THAT" exclaimed Mr..
Arnold, sis the card you selected y
A cheer greeted tho announce
ment that that was correct.
"Nov, here is god one salr
The entertainer. Pointing to
Ch ,ries Yarnall, he continued:
"NIll you kindly select a card in
your mindi Do not mention its
name"
When the selection WAS made,
be picked up a pack, shuffi ID it
carelessly, and walking over t.
the wall threw the cards at a pic
ture. They fell ina shower to tn
floor.
"Tdrn the back Of the picture
outward" said Mr.. Arnold. When
this was done, a card WAS seen
sticking IN a crack in the back OF
the frame. 1t WAS the Jack Oi
spad,s. "That, sir, is the card
YOU had IN mind.'
NJ. Yarnall acknowledged th~I
It was, and the crowd was c)nvuls
ID.
A !aiD, a membAr of the cDmpIny
was asked to take n card III bis
mind. Four Others were asked to
take cards at random from the
pack and remember the numerical
value of the card. The spectator
whe drew the first card was told tt
write the number on a sheet Of pa
per. The spc md man wrote til {
num Der of his carl in separate
corner. The third man placed biz
number under the second one and
added the two together, atfixini
the result TO the first number. Th'
fourth man affixed The number o.
MS card to the other two numbers
Tue result was 374.
Now" sail M. Arnold, "wllI
two gentlemen accompany me- tt
the library, each of them holdIn'
one of my hands. A third cal
come along to see fair pla,."
They returned bringing q book
Turn. to page 374.' ordered the
entertainer. The book was opened
at th" page Indicated, and a Car
was found. 1t was the deuce oil
spades. "That is your card SalC
Mr.. Arnold to the gentleman h'
bad asked to make 4 selection.
The statement was correct.
The most remarkable trick OF al
was the last. OIptain Walton
president of the A nericAn Wits
Players league was asked 10 draw
a cald from the pack, replacing !
aud keeping the card in his mind
hr. Arnold took an egg, seIectin
one at random frOna half dOzeu
and broke it into q tnmher. II
showed first that n,ilher the She
nor the inUer skin of the egg ha
been broken. 40 card Was cor
cealed up his sleeve or anywher