The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 27, 1902, Page 6

THE SUNDAY CALL. Qolone! Sterett elates Marvels 02 Robert How Colonel on adds ow t They ente her acic shore he toode fixes his eyes tharon then he t folks is livi arse’f. a = by shore colonel ar s anet’s in- sted ¥ ! Black Jack,” ‘z about th nde )ng the street. w ty who's ridin tele copes, the p'in at the she’s shorely a t instrument is; bigger he smokestack of any ween Looeyville an’ New She’s swung on a pa'r of a cl ot of Norway this yere by im off plumb doubloons has No, I don’'t back, mebby it in' & rattlin® with the queen of night. He pitches his lariat ag'in, an’ now he fastens. “You-all better take a look.,” he ‘re havin’ the time of their » tha tever be they doin’?" Iz n’ wouldn’t do no good,’” this servant; “it’s one of them rackets “*“What's the an 1 for the of my cur'osity begins to burn * “Four bits An’ ¢ siderin’ the on- [ goin for'ard, it's cheaper nd dallyin' round, try- T er down in his I T le. When I'm ready to ¢ a enterprise, I v 1 my way in and no delays. ent 1 four bits. to dine peek prepares for four bits e to get it into retorts the pausin’ to re- Dan an’ Texas hitches their rs a bit nearer, the interest is that gents, you-all she with me thro; amble D: wouldn't be it, n' lettin® f onom exposin’ croode That te on plumb - within th nc views concer ks th a whole lot by the C s. ‘Board the kyard t hold us in suspense.’ s the Colonel two b pieces for face of th s! She t with H n a bu day m desertion by compar’son. Thi s thousan of mob Is near ar doir they off a hoss race ( el, lookir y in Dan’s hears me! I never sees sech life, neither v we-all feels freshed with nces of Colonel Ster: the moon deemed mpson. stor us for any observes heap t a-way Is the jeerin’ OffSpri replies plenty him: Texas, Which I'd go doubtin” t tice of Cherokee I looks s T compli- mentary. To show which 1 o recls off that my. ifyin’ eep I adverts. “‘I'm only a child, but I retains my impressions of this wonder as sharpcut an’ cl'ar as though happens yeste day. It's a time when one of these leger- demain sharps pastes up h village an’ lets on he'll s bills in our e a show i T this astronomer is still ty Hall on the comin’ Saturd - -+ - — =331 fl ’ilcl | Wandering Rge. flbagi + 1 THE NECESSARY MATE- | | RIALS FOR THE TRICKSIN | <> ( THESE COLUMNS ARE | FOUND IN EVERY FUN- | LOVING HOME, OR MAY | EASILY BE PROCURED AT THE EXPENSE OF A FEW | | cExrs. | I il | Place four aces on the table, as shown in the upper figure; shove them together the center of a plate the picture nd wet the rim of the plate e water. Place a plece of egg- the rim of the plate, and, tip- plate slightly. the eggshell will a double motion: it will turn 3 move forward on the f and late, as the earth revolves. and mix them with the rest of the cards. hen give the cards to somebody to hold. Have him look for the four aces, and, to the astonishment of everybody, one ace will be missing, and found in the pocket of the performer. This trick is done in the following way: You don’t place four aces on the table, but only three; the fourth one is the nine of diamonds, covered right and left by two other aces, so that only the spot in the middle is visible, as shown in figure. Everybody will take it to be the ace of diamonds, which you have taken out of the pack before and placed in your pocket. A COLONEL WILLIAM GREENE STERETT. TO MAKE A PAPER FISH THAT CAN REALLY SWIM Cut a small fish of stiff writing paper, as shown in figure. Cut a round hole in the center, and from there a narrow. channel to the tall. Place the fish flat on the water, leaving the upper side dry. Our task is to make the fish to swim without touching it or blowing at it. This is done by carefully pouring a drop of oil in the hole cut out of its center. The ofl will try to spread on the surface of the water, which it can do only by go- ing through the channel. The pressure of the expansion will move the fish in the opposite direction, that is, forward—a mo- tion lasting a considerable time. evenin’. An’ gents, to simply read of the tricks he®threatens tc perform would be snough to loco you. Besides, thar's a picture of Satan, black an' fiery an’ frightful, where he’'s he'pin’ this gifted person to foist said mir'cles upon the age. I don't exaggerate none when I asserts that the moment our village gets its eye on these three-sheets it comes to a dead “% 0ld Squar’ Alexanders- is the w chief of the hamlet, an’ him an’ the t other selectmen sort o' ¢’llects them: over their toddies, an’ canv whethe ve his fiend- hey has it drink they permits this wizard to gi ish exhibitiohs in our midst. pro an’ con ontil the thirteenth when Square Alexanders, who's ag wizard, brings the others to his view as the: aggers forth from the tavern, it's the yoonanimous decision to bar that impendin’ Satan-aided show ‘"¢ ‘“Witches, wizards, elves, gnomes, bull-beggars, fiends an’ devils is debarrea the Bloo Grass Country,” says Squar Al- exanders, speakin’ for himse’f an’ his fel- low selectmen, ‘“‘an’ they're not goin’ to be allowed to hold their black an’ sul- phurous mass meetin's vere.” “It comes Saturday evenin’ an’ the nec- romancer is in the tavern eatin’ his sup- per. Shore! he looks like common foiks at that! Squar’ Alexanders is we him in the bar. When he shows up, lessly pickin' his teeth, it's mebby a hour before the show. Squar’ Alexan- ders don’t fritter away no time, but rounds up the wizard for a powwow. * ¢ “Thar's no show which has tan fer a silent partner goin’ to cut itse’f loose in ' says Squar’ Alexanders. A s talk about Satan?” sponds the wizard. “I don't savey more about Satan than I does about you. ‘“*“Look at them bills, says S Alexanders, an’ he pints to where 0 hangin’ on’the bar-room wall. It gives a_ picture, too, of the foul fiend, with pitchfork. spear-head tail, fire eyes an’ all; the same bein’ of pecooliar excellence. “Whatever do you call that?” “¢“That's a bluff,” says the wizard. “If Kaintucky don’t get tangled up with Satan ontil I imports him to her fertile shores, you cimmarons may regyard yourse'fs as saved.” ¢ “Be u-all goin’ to do the sund deeds you sets forth in the programmes asks Squar’ Alexanders, after a pause. “ ¢ «“Which I shorely be,” says the wiz- ard, “an’ if I falls down or fails, you can call me a ab'litionist.” “«4Then all I has to say is this” re- turns Squar’ Alexanders, “no gent could do them feats an’ do 'em on the level You'd have to have the he’'p of demons to pull 'em off. An’ that brings us back to my first announcement; an’ stranger, your show don’t go.” At this the wizard lets on he's lost patience with Squar’ Alexanders, an’ de- clares that he won't discuss with him no more. Also, he gives it out cold that, Satan or no Satan, he'll begin to deal his t 8§ o’cloc] ry well rejoins Squar’ Alexan- ders. ince you refooses to be warned I shall shore instruct the constable to col- Jar you on the steps of Liberty Hall.” As he says this Squar’ Alexanders p’ across to Chet Kishler, who's the const ble, where he's restin’ himse'f in front of which he’s that coolin’ purpe wizar t say nothin’, but > he sees with nait se’'t would be he'y two paws on hum that he’s out schedoc “It's makin’ lights a seegyar, low Run, an’ g Hall. back Chet n its hir Alexander ties, a r if b the wizard; twent an' twenty foot behind stable comes the p “About half way wizard begins to show tair kee of a show. Ger asks you-all how sudden, t his pocl pet rag thought, rags i til lost nwindin flight because wizard holdin’ on to the end “‘Gents, that ball of kyarpet rags never does come down no m it's_all done as quick as a se ? wizard s the d kyarpet hand_ov drifts o up’a bigger than a bloo- he's lost in the gatherin Jooly night. “(Squar’ Alexanders, Chet an’ the vil- lage stands strainin’ their eyes for twenty minutes, But tF s _ shorely vamosed; an’ at last cach is con- vinced tharof the le_led by nto the tav- feat your necromancer perform emarks an’ the old chief is grave as be- Enright, i as comes the colonel’s elations he's a ore-enough wc that wizard wonders n colc ne ho from upt Goin’ at T ain’t got to ret’ remonstrates »s a bit peevish > frequent w I'm inte: I will with that sailin’ away i ball of enc the ndn'int it like four k I'm gettin’ to that wizard tak them kyarpet Baxter’s store. This yere Chet is a giant sharp the sar an’ clost onto eight foot high. It's a stage an’ gives a s warm evening’, an’ as the wizard glances ndred mile - 5 Pl - o— r 2L Lo VAL = “ - OOR little Baby Fuzihowia might The cat was not loya fair weather still be resting at the bottom of only. L Coyote Creek if it were not for the It ouE. e . ; el ak appeare devotion of a cat—the baby’s life- oo™ ‘RoRCa™out o long friend. into the road in fror It was a very short life—only two years Fuzihowia for the one. Then he felt th —but_it had lasted long enough founding of one tremendous, loyal friend- ship. The tiny Japanese baby and the ola cat were true fo each other, and the Joyalty lasted even in death. The cat traced the child, who had disap- peared, and called searchers to the spot where the little dead baby lay. Ever since Baby Fuzihow has been old enough to call anybody the cat has been used to hear the child-voice calling for it all over the house. The cat always an- swered promptly, for it loved the baby. In fact, whenever they were separated there were wails that arose from both ends of the house; the lisping, stuttering, broken Japanese cries arose to meet the mourn- ful mews of the old gray cat. If an inter- vening door were opened they would rush to each other’s arms, or paws, with a tor- rent of loving Japanese gurgling and loud, contented purring. They lived in a happy little country home near Alviso. It was a quiet home, and it was vy seldom that they found any other playmates than each other. Mr. Fuzihowia, the baby's father, is a pros- perous countryman, who thinks the cou try a very good place for little people, and he has never bothered himself much about the social needs of his family. And 80 they have found friends as they could, and the 2-year-old child, the baby of the flock, fell back upon the cat for compan- fonship, and found more than most of us find in our human friends. o+ in at the window could not possibly do the baby to play out there for a little Ja the h are almo: sa as the outdc So he w at the back of the ack to call the baby in i to be found He started down the figure caught h or the among sides. the alarm. any F the ne started as It was a long, dreary search and only ag lay a end The party at la ote Creek, runs from the »wia house. approached the creek the sound ng grew plainer was the voice of the old 'w had been for- 2 cat’s pl and plainer. It gray cat, which until gotten. There it stood on the bank of the creek, mewing mournfully and looking into the water. When it saw the father of the child it ran to him, then back to the creek as a dog does in leading its master. Search was made all about the spot, and the morning’s first light disclosed the body, of the poor lit baby at the bot- tom of the creek where it had fallen the night before. The cat, ever faithful, had led the searchers to the resting place of its little playmate. % A Winz Glass That Can Dange. Take two Wil 0vili. . cven siuc and close them with corks, as shown in figure. Cut the top of the corks in wedge shape. Take two table knives with heayy han- dles and place them on the edges of the corks, as shown in figure, their points touching each other. On the points of the knives place a thin wineglass filled with so much water that it balances on the tips of the knives Then caretully let a small m, piece of mone ached to a s into the water without touching bottom, and you will see the glass sway down, and then up again, as soon as you remove the ball from the water. This experiment is best done with music, as the glass will appear to be dancing to the tune that is played. -