The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-01

fun at them with bis explanation Of
how simple Il is 20 do H. Il Is not
so simple a trick, perhaps. 10 the un-
skilful for IL Is nothing less than the
production OF q bicycle from beneath
that flowing cloak. whore the greatest
doubtors In AN the audience would
have sworn no bicycle could have been
concealed
lnasmuch gs q Is mauIfestiy impus
sIblo 90 carry q bicycle Loo ones peck
81 or under the arm without being
seen the onlookors puzzle their brlius
IN vain 10 discover how on earth this
seemingly remarkable man Is going
20 carry out the promise be has made.
They are not long 100 discovering that
he means 90 perform exactly what he
has promised. Suddenly there De-
thrown 10 him by bis assistant O large
sheet Of ordinary muslin. folded. lie
unfolds this sheet In iull view. and
then. bowling politely 90 those who are
watching him. nInrs u over himself
and disappears beneath Jhc muslin
cloud
/ Beneath tho muslin he remains. but
the muslin is in plain sight Of every
one. and too Oar from anything Co per-
init even the suggestion 0f aid from an
outside source The cloth uuiulatos
like the tail grass 0n a rolling prairie.
when the wind is blowing In stIfnsh
fashion There are regular billows
Then. here and there. appears O. mg-
ges,ion OF some object al at once
the muslin shows the distinct outline
of a wheel Then the excitement be-
comes intense
why the man IL really going 10 do
/. IT, Is heard on an sides
The cloth moves more violently A
click. click. sounds clear and distinct
from under the muslin. Then the cloth
shakes vigorously Suddenly Il rises
as n impcllel by o dozen hands. and
almost simultaneously with that risinr
there darts from beneath Il the hgur,
u the iuggler. riding a silver mounted
wheel. upon which he makes the cir.
cult u the stage several times Their
he alighis as deity as the greatest Of
trick riders. and bowling 90 the audi
encc. says "Mesdames ct Mcssieurs. si
yous plaIt"
Il is done The jugglcr has kept h.
word 20 sho letter
And now Tor the explanation tn,
Nawab smiles lu bis most charming
Indian fashion as he tells those Wit
are about him that what ho has dom
Is the simplest thing in The worlO
IL only d is understood.
ANY one OF you could DO @, au
sure" hc says.
F. Could they let us see This o. M
explanation condensed from the elab
crate fabric 1f language Which The lu
, dian iulr..r rclr Cor the en'ightcn
mont 0f those who have watched him
!n word. the secret is that the %.
cycle. all loo pieces. Is hung about ID
body beneath the cloak % seems O.
, .ifit would bca difficult task 90 DO thai
I SO that there would be- no ku1bby pre-
icctlons but the Indian Is a clcvc
. man.
To begin with, the rubber tires ar
q allowed TO empty themselves % "a.
and are then colled about the man
waist. Each Of the spokes folds &
three places. and thus condensed abou
y, the hub Of the wheel. the whole hans
down toward the mans heels like N
, biz pendulum oi a clock
: The handle bars are fastened ahoy
I. the waist The frame Of the machIu
Is IN i've pieces. but hts together Wit
!, snap and locks that make % as fri
ASH Il we're all cast 10 one piece no
=, chain is wound around bis legs 10
- saddle De- carried over bis breast
> with all this. weighing perhaps o.
y together eighteen pounds upon hir
" the iugglcr has appeared before thu
- who have come 10 see the wonder !
has promised. The folds Of bis clio.
80 thoroughly conceal the d.smantl,
I bike that there is not the 1ighto
evidence nf its presence The usu
explanation Is made and then com
the enyeloplng with the sheet d
rantly the sheet covers him the iu
rlcr looseus from about him the NJ
tions Of the bicycle that make a cot
plc,e whole. First Of an DC arrang
the frame. Then the two wheels a
quickly turned into proper shape r.
lowing this he blows air into the "a
Der tires and adjusts them tn
comes the gearing the adjustment
saddle and handle bars, and DO. {
wheel is complete aud ready Tor u
Then the iugglor dcNicrously ougs .
sheet from him and at the same u
mcnt mounts the wheel The rest D
been told