The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-04-18
TRICK SHOOTING.
The Way Some of the stape Feats Ars
Accomplished.

Accomplished.
When a champion rifle shot fire
Dlindfolded at wedding ring or
penny held between his wife
thumb and finger or seated back t,
her shoots, by means of a mirror, a
an apple upon her head OF on
fork held in her teeth, the DANCE
OF using bullet is obvious. None
OF course, is needed. The explo
sion is enough. The apple is al
ready prepared, having been GU
into pieces and stuck together with
an adhesive substance, and thread
with a knot at the end, pulled
! through it from the wings" Sc
that it flies to bits when the gun is
fred, is chow it is done"
Generally the more dangerous q
feat appears the more carefully is
all danger guarded against. In the
william Tell" act the thread is
often tied to the assistants foot.
When, again, the ash is shot of a
cigar which the assistant is smok-
ing piece of wire is pushed by his
tongue through hollow passage in
the cigar, thus thrusting off the ash
at the moment of firing.
A favorite but simple trick is the
shooting from some distance at an
orange held in lady's hand. Great
applause is invariably forthcoming
when the bullet drops out on her
cutting open the fruit. 1t is insert
ed by hand earlier in the evening.
Another popular trick is that of
snuffing out lighted candles. Half
q dozen are placed in front of a
screen, in which as many small
holes are bored, one against each
candle wick. At the moment of
firing a confederate behind the
screen sharply blows out each can.
die with pair of bellows.
Utmost instances where ball or
other object has to be broken on a
living persons head blank car
fridge is used and the effect pro
ducedsby other means. A specia.
wig With a spring concealed in il
worked by wire under the clothes
is generally used, the confederate
manipulating the spring simulta-
neously wsh the firing of the rifle.
AS the ball is of extremely thin
glass, a mere touch sufiices to shat
ter it.
In these exhibitions some Of the
rifle experts" invite gentlemen
from the audience to testify that
the weapon is indeed loaded. The
cartridge shown looks very well, but
It is shell of thin wax blackened
to resemble a leaden bullet. II
would not hurt fly.-London Tit
Bits.
Mt. Meanly--It's something dreadfM
iy wife is always asking me for mon
,. It's money. money. money. all the
lme.
Mr. Japson-Why. whatever does shs
y with all this money!
Mr.. Neanly-Eh? Oh, don't know.
haven't given her any yet I
heasons For Being Indignant.
There was something in the at I
nosphere which told him that {
hings were not exactly the same. {
Silence followed soon after the 9
sual greetings, but at length she /
poke. Are you aware, sir" she
egan, "that one hand Of the Bar. t
holdi statue measures sixteen feet c
We inches?"
$50 | have heard" he nodded, [
Apply to be addressed again. a
''The thickness of the head from n
ar to ear" she pursued icily, "is 3
IN feet"
"Yes."
''The nose is four feet six inches
,ng." v
That's right" o
"The mouth Is three feet across" = =
81 believe so. Just imagine it." 1
"The waist thirty-fve feet u
,ound." g
"Y-yes. Why?" z
"Then will you kindly explain, a.
=" she continued, "why you stated "a
the poem whichyou addressed to .e
e that reminded you of the God az :.
,ss Of Liberty ?"-Ladies' Home ll
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