The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-04-19
A Ball Trick.


Get a turner to make a large, wooden
bali and have a. hole bored through the
ball. not straight, but curved. Through
this hole pass fine rope of thick cord
and tie knot in each end to prevent
its coming off. In showing the ball have
the cord out of il and then in sight of
every one pass the cord through the hole
in the ball. The ball will run easily back
wards and forwards on the rope. Taking
the ball at one end of the rope, place your
foot on the other and hold it almost per-
Dendicular and allow the ball to slide
down: YOU can cause 1t to stop instantly
by simply drawing. the rope perfectly
tight and upon again Slackenlng II the
bail will again slide down the rope. In
this way the bali can be made to walk a
few inches and then stop and then go on
again, by straining or slackening the
rope
The Obedient Watch.
This is a very simple trick, but it
causes much fun and establishment Have
concealed in the palm of your left hand
a small magnet, and borrowing a-waIch,
ask the owner if il is in good order and
going. He will of course say Yes" Place
it TO his ear and ask him if it is going.
He will again reply Yes" Place it to the
ear of the next person and he Will say
No" and so on from one person to an
other. To cause the watch TO stop, II Is
taken in the left hand in which the mag
net is concealed. Taken in the right hand
it will go all right, but it will stop when
IN the le1D
Enchanted Handkerchief.
This handkerchief is used for causing
the disappearance of such articles as a
coin. a card, an egg or a watch. 1t con-
sists of two handkerchiefs- colored ones
are the best-of the same pattern care
fully stitched together all around the
edges. but with a slit in one of them
about four inches in length In the mid
die. The space between the handker-
chiefs thus forms a pocket, the slit be-
ing the opening. In shaking the hand
kerchiet-Which no one VIII dream Is a
double one, if the thing is managed
cleverly-keep the side with the slit next
to YOU. In placing any article in the CEN
ter ii will fall inside and upon shaking
the handkerchief the article seems to
have disappeared. and it can be made to
appear at pleasure.
Spinning Handkerchief.
This is an amusing and mysterious trick,
but one easily managed. A short stick
and a large handkerchief are required.
Throwing the handkerchief IN the air,
IL is caught on the end OF the STICK ana
spun rapidly around in all directions, and
thrown off the end of the stick it is
caught again as il is falling and before
II reaches the floor. The secret OF TINS
trick is that at the end OF the Suck
needle is inserted and allowed to PROJECT
about half an inch with the point out
ward Therefore, the handkerchief When
thrown into the air is caught upon the
pulnl OF the projecting IcculC NhASA, bS-
ing very fine, is not noticeable.
The Geyser Bottle.
Take a small bottle, the neck of which
should not be more than sixth Ole an
inch in diameter Fill this bottle full of
red wine and place it in glass vessel,
whose height exceeds that OF the bottle
about two inches. Fill the vessel with
water. The wine will shortly come out
of the bottle and rise TO the surface in the
form of column. while at the same time
the water entering the bottle viii supply
the place of the wine. The reason for TINS
IS. OF course, because the Wine is not so
heavy as the water
ANY number can play, and all that' is
necessary is that each player must De
provided with a sheet of white paper and
a pencil. All must mark I'VE dots, IN any
arrangement that he pleases, on the paper
ana then pass il to the next player on ms
left He then takes the dotted paper
which has been handed him, and tries 10
Draw on II some human inquire IN such
position as to bring one OF the nve dots at
the middle of the top of the forehead.
one at the Dointof each foot, ana one on
each hand.
No one must be allowed longer than
given time in making his picture. Inc
results are often very laugnable ana the
game calls for a good deal OF invention
on the part of the players.