Judge — March 11, 1899 — page 6: what you’re looking at

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“MEN WERE DECEIVERS EVER." Lopez Donovan ( putting his face under cover)—"* By de holy smoke! if it ain't my fiancée, Loreena Brady. Wot will she do w'en she finds out dat my heart is marble an’ I's t'rown her down fer de little angel w'ot I's a-pullin’?” PARLOR MAGIC. MARCH. OR an evening party there is no more pleasant diversion than an ()H1, MARCH isa roistering fellow, but his heart is warm, and exhibition of legerdemain. We give a few novel and entertaining mellow. tricks, with directions for their performance. He storms and scolds over woods and wolds; he scourges and The stick bewitched.—Borrow from some gentleman in the stings and calls; ; audience a walking-stick of ebony or other hard wood. With a He rebuffs and then he kisses; he whistles and sings and hisses saw or sharp knife cut off the ferrule and then cut off a bit of the Then his hands he claps, and into oar laps a shower of violets stick, say three inches. Now with the same knife, or another, falls: sauna PLAvTan-sdasuy, sharpen both ends of this piece to a blunt point; then, in full view HIS NATURAL INFERENCE. of the audience, try to crush the stick endways between your .-n414-T young man over there has a very romantic name.” palms. To the great astonishment of all, this will be found im: °* T. ead he allage muidea, who was abewine ber chy Possibler and you will have them completely fotled, cousin around the hamlet. “It is Claude Willoughby Clen- The queer queeas.—Procure a pack of playing-cards that has Genning and" “ second quality ” stamped around the ace of clubs. Take out the : esponaba cose youeaprmian. tram tievely, four queens, or five if you can find them,and tear them into small. Where is his barber-shop located?" bits. Soak them for a moment in a saucer of kerosene and then burn them, Alll this must be done in full view of the audience. Now cut the pack, but do not shuffle. Push back your coat- sleeves and, handing the cards to a bystander, face down, request him to produce the queens. There is not one chance in a dozen that he will be able to do so. ‘The scissors trick.—Take a small pair of manicure scissors and, having opened them to their fullest extent, fasten them firmly in that position by wrapping a fine wire several times around the riveted portion, Hold them up in full view of the audience, and offer to present the scissors to anyone who will swallow them. The rope trick.—Secure a piece of genuine tarred rope from the unfortunate Maine. y Cut i into small bits, say four inches long. Give two of these pieces'to each guest, and offer a prize to the one who first suc- Wh ceeds in chewing the ends of his two a + . pieces together. This trick never fails to create much amusement. The cat trick.—Take a large black cat and tie a red-white- and-blue ribbon round her neck. Place her ina basket and fasten the cover down securely. By a ‘stout rope attach the basket to a hook in the ceiling and swing it vigorously back and forth. Now open the basket and the cat will at once jump out. The egg trick.—Borrow a silk hat, into which break six eggs. Add twelve yards of narrow ribbon and a rab- bit. Stir like mad and then ask the company if they pre- FOR A RAINY DAY. fer an omelet or a rabbit- Beanyn Shawty McGowan —"* Well, Oi'm not exactly a millyunaire, Stew. It will not matter to WELL UP. but Oi ain't done bad Oi've got a nice little home avy me you which they choose. ‘own an’ somethin’ laid by fer a rainy day.” Dot—"' Kate, is Jack well up in dead languages?" CAROLYN WELLS. Kara—"Oh, yes; he speaks Spanish fluently.”* comicbooks.com