The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 11, 1902, Page 14

14 I il I Il i I i Il 1 I1H] I it (1 THE ' SUNDAY CALL. 1 I 4 7 Y 111111 i [T " HoME MAGIC..» e 11—l 1] Il il I I Trick With Fire. A piece of money is wrapped in a piece of muslin and tied with thread, as shown in figure. I hold the coin wrapped in mus- lin near a burning candle. But—too bad!— I came a -little too near; the trick has been successful only in one way. The coin is free through the influence of the heat—but the muslin is destroyed. What n we do to repair the damage? I hold burnt part of the muslin once more nst the candle, rub it betweep my pull, smooth it, and—the muslin ; the burnt place has disappeared. n: I have not put the muslin in e of the candle, but in its stead a &mall piece of white linen that I have smuggled in the piece of muslin. I have laid the coin on it and wrapped it in it. Then I held it in my hand, as shown in figure, while the plece of muslin is in- side my hand, the ends hanging down. By burning the small piece of linen the coin drops out. To repair the muslin, the performer has to rub it, and secretly hides the piece of burnt linen by smug- gling it in the hand. Then he shows the muslin, with no signs of a burnt place. il Il 1 TC RBalange a Plate on a Needle Point ‘We have seen in the circus how plates, dishes, etc.,, are turned around on the sharp end. of a stick. Such things are generally made of wood or metal, and they lose their balance as soon as the turning movement gets so slow that they cannot overcome the force of their grav- ity. We will now learn how to balance a plate on the point of a needle without the help of rotation. Split two corks lengthwise and stick a fork in the end of each of the four parts, 8o that they form not less than a right angle with one another. Then place the four pieces of cork at even'distances on the rim of the plate, and see that the forks touch the edge of the plate. After this is done place the plate on the point of a needle, the head of which is forced in the cork of a bottls, and the plate will balance. By careful harndling the plate can be given a rotary motion, which will last some time, as the friction between the needle point and the plate is very small. s AN \ N W \..\ I IHI = | POINTERS FOR THOSE WHO WOULD PLAY THE GAME OF PING-PONG. the May Era Frank A. Crowhurst I | 7 ¢ waist and the bat itself must not be fl an exceedingly interesting, com- raised above a perpendicular position. A fault counts an ace against the player who makes it The server in opening a game shall stand at the right-hand side of and serve into the opposite square or his opponent’s right-hand court. In serving the second ace the p.ay shall be from the opposite corner to the opposite court, and the server, after calling the totals at the conclusion of every ace, shall say, “Serve right” or “Serve left,” so as to notify the server. not which can now be considered a craze— ‘Points on Ping-Pong.” It is written plainly and is easy to understand. The | REVISED RULES OF PING-PONG. The game can only be played by two II ”” persons, and each player shall take a po- ‘ ant ervant| author does have to hide lack of knowledge by ambiguity of language, for it is evident that he is an experienced sition at opposite ends of the table. The one opening the service shall be calleds—— and the other shall be known H'NT To THOSE player who knows the game. The follow- out. BELOW is given the first set in e | (st the server in the first game | & plete and timely account of the game i | | ing are the alternates at.the end of ut in the second and the a series of Puzzle Pictures that 3 r e ty bottles of | 3 2 5 3 = : ty bot & I ut becomes the server. 2 will appear in the Magazine cellar in such | Ay Shall e ”nm’\_ ‘md:rh]and a {1)“ " | Section of The Call. To make the plan 8 eleven bot- | ward 5 CORRte an NI AT S Lo puzzle perfectly clear let us tllustration. | the striker e. vi \) the seiver sholl stand | SOlve ome of them, Take, for instance. e e ‘fhe one with the caption “Where Is e | behind the table, and in playing the first < he always the Children’s Mother?” Turn the s ball of every ace his bat must not be [iD E a € mf'bn}"dx over the table, but behind it. (b) The |Picture so that the left-hand ?ldlel oe A B C, pat handle must not be higher than the | cOmes the base; then, if you wi 00k Failure to serve In the proper court shall count an ace against the server, there being only one service for each ace. After the service the ball may be played on any part of the table. Should a ball strike the top of the net and roll into the proper court it is called a “let ball,” and the server shall play the ball over again, but a repetition dur- ing the service of the same shall count a fdult against the ‘server. If the ball, before it bounces, strikes any object either around or over the ta- ble, it shall count a fault against the striker, the nets or posts excepted. A “let ball’: after the service does not count a fault. ‘When a ball is not returned over the net or fafls to bounce on the table it counts an ace against the player. Volleying is not allowed; a ball played before it bounces counts an ace against the player. Half-volleying is permissible, The game is scored like tennis. The pldyer making the first ace counts 15. Should this be the server the score is called *“15-love’; should it be the striker- out it is called “love-15."” The second ace WHRO WOULD TRY THE PUZZLES. carefully in the fluffy part of the um- brella you will see the mother’s face clearly outlined, while her arm and dress are formed by the sand; the little girl’s hands are right at the bottom of the mother’s dress. You see they are quite easy when you know just where to look. Solve them all for yourself and then see if the rest of the faiily can do as weil; some are hard to see and others will catch your eye at the first glance. On one that the answer will just seem to pop out of the page at you your friend may spend hours and still not be able to solve the problem; then enother that seems perfectly clear to cthers will appear nothing but a tangled network to your eyes. Try them and see for yourself. VSN S P '@:,’%)‘53\‘ R “HARRY, BRING ME THE FAPER.” AL L ¢ V},O Q?c’ WHERE IS HARRY? . “SHOT AT A DUCK AND isEfi A BUCK.” WHERE IS THE BUCK? /-" ) A T ‘ Wy /&&W FIND THE DOG THAT HAS kgl N / () ' m,iw“ ‘lu.\- - ke BEEN CHASING THE SHEEP. counts another 15, and according te whe registers the point the score is called “15-all,” “30-love,” or “love-30.” The player making the third ace counts 4, and unless the score is *40-all” ths player with the 40 points wins the game should the next ace be scored by that player. In the event of both players scoring three aces (40-all). the game is calleq a “‘deuce,” and the first to score an ace re- celves ‘“‘advantage.” Should the same player win the next ate the game is won, but should the other player score the ace, making a tie at advantage, the scors re- verts back to deuce and so on until one player scores two consecutive aces im- “*mediately following the score of deuce. A set is won by the player who with a lead of two games first wins six games. Should, however, the score of games be 6—5 a victory cannot be secured until a lead of two games has been obtalned, such as 75 or 8-86. Continuous Ping-Pong can also be played. The service then changes at the end of every five aces, and instead of counting an ace as 15 it counts as one. Should the score be tied at 18 the players set five, and the one first winning five | aces secures the game. At 19 the game | is set at three and the player who first wins three aces obtains the victory. Best of three games constitutes a set. —t Easy Wal %o Rl a2 Qlosed Wing Glass ‘We have two plain giasses of even size. Their rims, if put on top of one another, apparently close hermetically. When we pour any fluid, preferably water, slowly over the top of the two glasses (as shown in figure) ws expect to see the water run over the sides of both glasses to the table. However, this will not be the case. The ‘water expands on the top of the upper glass, drips down its sides and collects in the Inside of the lower glass. Both glasses must be rubbed dry before the performance. » L g ol The first mention of ‘stamps is in the letters of the old Bishop Synesius of Cy- vene, on the Greek coast of Africa,. 400 years after the Christian era. It is estimated that the average c crime through taxation in this country is not less than $3 50 per capita of the entire city population. There is a very strict law in against the export of works of ar a member of the royal family eve not sell or give away a picture or s ornamental piece or pillar from a [ without the consent of the authoriti Italy “HERE COMES UNOLE MOSE.” WHERE IS HE? “I WANT THE PORTER.” WHERE IS HE?