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A FEAT OF CONJURING. The Popular Coffee Trick and How It Is Performed. METHODS OF THE MAGICIAN. * Changing White Paper Into Milk. Blue Paper Into Mocha and Bran Into Cut Sugar 'a Comparatively Easy When You Have Been Shewn the Way. A trick always popular with the pro fessional conjurer is tlmt known as ilie "eo.'ee trick." though some high faiurtu title, ns, for Instance, "II ar nT.out Mucha.’* is befler for n pro gram. It tuts the advantage, too, of not conveying any idea of what the trick is to he. Jhe trick is as suiia- Ide for tiie drawing room as tor the ► luge, and an amateur with a little practice may do it easily. Kemcmlier. with a little practice. f<>r. like every tiling in conjuring, not only a little* hut sometimes a great deal of practice is necessary it the performer desires 10 do his tricks with ease and skill and so as to bewilder his audience. When about t<> present '.his trick the performer has on a table three wooden boxes, a large goblet shaped glass jar and two Ucnnan silver "shakers" or cups, such as are usisl in mixing lem on juice. ie, etc., for a glass of lem onade. In one of the boxes is a quantity of bran, in another some pieces of chopped up while paper and in the third a similar lot of blue pa per. These, with two pieces ot black velvet, each about nine Inches square, and a paper cylinder, are all that ap pear to tie used in the trick Ticking vip one shaker, the performer tills it with while paper and immediately |iours it back into the box. Again lie dips the shaker into the box and. with a shoveling motion, (ills it and stands it on a table so that every one may see it. '1 lie other shaker tie tills in the same way. but with I tic blue pa per. Finally the glass jar is tilled with bran and stood on a table by itself. Over one shaker Is spread one of the velvet squares and on top of it is placed a small, round metal plate. The other shaker is covered with tin* sec ond velvet square, but without any metal plate. “Keuiemher," savs the performer, “this cii (> is tilled with white paper ami that one with blue,” and. pulling the velvet piece off one cup. he pours from It into u small pitcher about a pint of milk—“ The milk of human kindness as extracted from the daily press." Hemming the metal plate and the velvet from the second cup. he pours from it into the first cup "steam ing Moclm coffee; no grounds for complaint.” Picking up the paper cyl inder. he drops it over the unper part •>f the glass jar. and. lifting it up al most immediately, it is found that the bran Is gone and the jar is tilled with Jump sugar It is n showy trick which Is general ly foliowe<i by applause. Mint sweetest of music to a performer. Here is the explanation; in each box of paper is a duplicate shaker, one tilled with milk, the other with coffee. Fitted into the mouth of each shaker is a shallow metal saucer, the edges flaring out so i*s to rest on the mouth of the cup. At one point <m tlte edge of each saucer is soldered a semicircle of stiff wire about the size of a dime, so thut the performer may easily grasp it. On each saucer is glued some bits of the paper with which the shaker is supposed to tie tilled. These shakers stand upright in the box in such position that the wire piece of tlte saucer will be toward the performer when he is ready to remove the velvet cover. As he shovels the paper into the shaker he leaves that one m the lx>x. grasps the other tilled with milk or coffee and brings it out. gome of the loose bits of paper ding ing round the top. These he brushes off carelessly and in doing so. when necessary, adjusts the shaker so that the wire finger niece will be in the proper position. In covering the slink ers the performer takes hold of the velvet covers so that the thumb and the third and fourth fingers ure undtV the cover, and with these he catches hold of tlie projecting linger piece, lifts up the saucers aud draws them off. dipping them instantly into a pad ded box or bag fastened at tlte back of tlte table. Asa glass Jar is transparent, it fol lows that a mere saucer of bran in its mouth would not do. so resort is had to another device A hollow shape of tin. slightly tapering, that tits loosely in the jar is used The larger end, which is the top. is closed while the bottom is open. From the top is a line stiff wire passing troiu oue side to the other. It describes a small how that serves as a handle to lift out the shape Bran is glued over the outside ot the stiape. aud some loose bran is spread over the top Tlte shape is ’tilled with lump sugar, placed inside a second Jar and stood inside tlte box of bran When the first jar is put Into the Imx, ostensibly to be tilled, tlte per former exchanges it for tlte second Tills he takes out and shows it ap parently tilled wit it bran It i* eov ered with the paper cylinder, which goes on loosely, and in removing this the performer sll|s one finger under the wire handle, lifts out the sha|e. and the sugar falls Into th Jar. As the shape Is taken out the performer s band passes carelessly over the box of bran. Into which the shape Is dropped At almost the same moment the paper Is crumpled up and tossed Info the au dience. The trick is so neatly done and Is withal so simple that he must lie a bungler. Indeed, who cannot de celve even a clever audience. The coffee may be served to the au dience.—Bt. Nicholas. INSECT RESISTANCE. No Such Thing as Any Animal Having More Than One Lit*. All animals have the power to re co\ cr from Injury occasioned by shock —from being stunned Insects are in no sense nu exception to this, and most of them possess what has been called tenacity of life to a remarkable degree. A butterfly will sail away with a piu through its body, an unt will go floundering around after being cut in two. and all insects will quickly re cover from a blow, even if such may dent or break their external coverings in such cases (he inside parts are mostly out of use for a short time somewhat similar to the ease of your arm when you have struck the “funny bone" or to your foot when it is “asleep.” But after a few moments rest the wasp can again resume its actions. A wasp is well armored Its exterior covering is hard and almost unyield ing. When it is struck a severe blow the soft, delicate inner parts yield to the impact; the nerves and muscular tissues cannot operate in unison, and the insect may be said to have been rendered unconscious as well as inca pable. for the "mind" actions depend upon its entire nervous system. But there is no such thing as an ani mai’s having more than one life. When crushed, dismembered, poisoned or smothered beyond recovery, when its vital organs are injured so that they cannot again resume their regular uses, an insect will die—not in appear ance, but Yea Ily so And this may re sult from the wearing out ot its active vita! organism, which may be called old age. after sometimes only a few •days or weeks of life. Its one life lias then been terminated beyond any doubt.—St. Nicholas. Very Considerate. A marriage advertisement is publish ed in a Zurich paper by “a rich .Swiss philosopher” who wants a wife who must fulfill the following conditions: She must be beautiful In body, face and mind and possess beautiful teetn and hair of her own and not bought articles. Besides German, she must huve a knowledge of Fngllsb and French, be a musician and have an irreproachable reputation. "Other faults,” the philosopher of forty years states, "will be overlooked." Not Guilty. It was 4 a. in., and Bitkins crept soft!v into the house and removed his shoes, but as be tiptoed up the stairs oue of the treads gave a loud creak. "Is that you. John?" demanded Mrs. Bilk Ins from above. "No, my love." replied Bllkins; "it's the stairs."—lllustrated Bits. MISUNDERSTOOD. But Aftar Awhile the Young Man Made His Case Clear. As the young man entered the old man looked up and scowled. “Well?” said the old man shortly. “Your daughter”— began the young man, but the old man cut him oil ab ruptly. "I’ve noticed that you’ve been hang ing around here a good deal.” be said. "I suppose that you've come to tell me that you love tier and want to marry her?” "No." replied the young man calmly "I’ve come to tell you that she loves me and wants to marry uie." “What?" roared the old man. “She says so herself," persisted the young man. “1 tiever heard of such an exhibition of egotistical impertinence," said tlie old man. “Then you misunderstand me.” ex plained the young man. "M.v assertion is dictated by policy and not by im pertinence. You see, it's just this way What 1 want is nothing to you; now. is It?” “Why—er-not—exactly " “1 might want sl.Ut)o. but that wouldn’t matter to you. would It?" "Certainly not.” “You're under no obligations to sup ply me with w tint 1 want, are you r" “Hardly ” "Then what a foolish proposition it would be tur me to come to you and say. *Mr. l'arkinson, l nave been very favorably Impressed with vour bouse and furniture.' or ’! think I’d like yotit daughter’ or anything else In that line But when your daughter wants any thing it’s different. Now. isn’t it dit feren t V" "it certainly is different" admitted the old man cautiously. "Precisely,” said the young man "She and l figured that nil out very carefully last night tou see, i have “Headquarters for Hen’s Goods.” See our new Spring Clothing. KILGORE. & KELLY, “Everything to Wear." We are showing the prettiest line of Men’s and Boys’ Clothing ever shown in Winder. no particular prospects, and we could both see that there wasn't one chance in a hundred that you would give ner to me. Then she suggested that you had never yet refused anything that she wanted, no matter what the cost might be. and that perhaps it would be a good plan to change the usual order somew hat. We sort ot felt that it wouldn’t be right to ask you to do anything for me. but it’s different in her case, as i remarked before. So I’m here merely as her agent to say that she wants me and that she wants me very much and to ask you to please see that she gets me She never has wanted anything so much as she wants me. and 1 am so favorably dis posed toward her that it you care to make the investment 1 shall be quite willing to leave the terms entirely to you ami her." Naturally she got him No wide awake business mao is going to over look a chance to get such a tine sam ple ot nerve in the family.—Philadel phia Inquirer. A Bargain. “I have something tor you here, m.v love.” said Mr. Harley as he proceeded to open a large, round box. “What is it. precious V” “Wait and see." Darle.v carefully unwrapped the ar ticle aud disclosed a lady’s hau “Isn’t it a beauty?” he asked. “I bought it myself as a surprise to you. Don’t you think it is a perfect dream?’’ Mrs. Darle.v gazed at the hat and burst into tears. "1 can’t wear it!" she cried. "It doesu’t suit me at all Von meant lo please me. 1 know, but it isn’t uiy style at all." "Don’t cry. dear. The milliner said you could exchange it. and it you’ll agree not to buy any ties for me here after I’ll let you select your own hats and bonnets.” An agreement was concluded on that basis. Her Very Cl&pr Thoughts. “Well, amit'v. vvtmfi are yui tbochts about marry in' Y" asked a young wom an in Scotland the other day ol her aunu u decent body who had reached the shady side ut life without having committed matrimony. “’Deed, lassie." frankly replied the old lady. "I’ve had hut three tbochts about it a’ my days, an the last is like to be the langest. First, then, when l was young, like yoursel, l thocht. ’Wha’li l ink’?’ Then, as time began to wear by. I thocht. ’Wha’ll t get?’ An’ after 1 got uty teg broken wi’ that wbutnel oot o’ Saunders Mo-Drunthie’s cart my tbochts syne have bin. *VVha’ll talc' me?' ” U-nfair. Farmer (at the gi indstoujt— Well, why don't yer turn? City Nephew— Nix! Ve don’t fool me ag’in. .When ever I turn ye go and bear down with the ax.—Life. Cuts Them. Wiggs— Flow mighty exclusive Up pish *s getting of late. Riggs—Hseht sive! Why. he refuses even to meet his bills.-Esehange. I \ K i\ ; \ m-k / A ° ft J kTI $ h T A #/ : l/h mij § * 1 V | ||| EjL gi COPY t-~ IG HT tj D tSIO HAMBURGER BROS &CO. 0 OALTIMORE..H3. Showing of Suits and Dresses for Laster. / We announce the arrival of a great variety of Original and Exclusive Tailored Suits and Dresses— the latest modes of the moment materials. White, black, navy, grey, tan and green. Black and white Shepherds Checks, very attractive and dressy. 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