The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-04-03

What was regarded by experts as th
most marvellous exhibition of card magi
ever seen nc Philadelphia was given a
the Hamilton Whist club by Thomas B
Arnold of Cincinnati A formal recep
ton was given by the Hamilton club &
Mr.. Arnold, who in return for the hos
pitality rendered him, entertained hi
hosts with series of most remarkabl,
card tricks.
Mr.. Arnold is we'll known Cincin
natl business man, being a member OF
the wholesale shoe firm Of Alter, Julian
d Co
He Is not a 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 the public as professional, pre-
ferring quiet, domestic life TO any no.
toriety he might gain as a 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
gentlemen present, saying: Select a
card from this pack and then return il,
keeping the card in your mind will
turn my back 10 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 viii be the card sc.
lected 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, lis the card you
selected +"
\ 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 "
When the selection was made, he pick
ed up pack, shuflled it carelessly, and
walking over to the wall threw the
cards at a picture. They fell in a show
er to the floor
Turn the back of the picture out.
ward, p" said Mr. Arnold When this
was done, card was seen sticking i'm 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, a member of the company was !
asked to take a card in his mind. Four |
others were asked to take cards at ran. |
dom from the pack and remember the |
numerical value of the card. The spec.
tator 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 separate corner THE third |
man placed his number under the sec.
ond ono and added the two together, af- |
fixing the result TO the first number The
fourth man affixed the number of his
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
third can come along to see fair play"
They returned bringing book. Turn
to page 374, " ordered the entertainer.
The book was opened at the page indi-
Gated and a card was found. 1t was the
deuce of spades. That is your card"
said Mr.. Arnold to the gentleman he
had asked to make 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, replacing it and keeping the card
IN his mind. Mr.. Arnold took an egg,
selecting one at random from a half
dozen, and broke it into tumbler. He
showed first that neither the shell nor
the 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, a 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. Z"
There it is. " The pack was search.
ed and that particular card found miss.
ing
Although an expert on cards, Mr.. Ar
mold never played game for a stake in
his life. Il could make fortune as a
gambler, " said he, "for | can deal a
man any hand choose, but | wouldn't
dare TO play out in our Yves .ern country,
for | would be shot sure ~ fate / DOME
know what it is that enables me ~ Go
these tricks. | studied them all out my.
self, but can't explain how or why |
do them. Philadelphia Times
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