The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 18, 1902, Page 6

6 : THE SUNDAY CALL. RiGh-Wire Walker We need two corks and four matches. The matches we insert into one of the corks in such a way that they form the arms and legs of the little man, as shown ir figure. These arms and legs wWe can bend in all directions, giving the little man all the possible positions of a tight- THE NECESSARY MATERIALS FOR THE TRICKS IN THESE COLUMNS ARE FOUND IN EVERY FUN-LOVING HOME, OR MAY BE PROCURE D AT THE EXPENSE OF A FEW CENTS. round plece of cork, the nose of a small chip of cork, which we insert into the head; the mouth we cut with a penknife, and the eyes, as well as eyebrows, we burn in with a redhot piece of wire. To balance our little man on the rope we cruelly stick two forks in his body, as shown ip figure. If we make an incision in one of his legs and give the thread forming the ropea slight slope to one side we can make him walk from one corner of the room to the other. . T will doubtless be news to the ma- jority of people that there are sev- eral towns in the United Kingdom where certain officials have a pre- scriptive right to kiss certain ladies during their years of office. A notable case of this occurs at Maid- enhead whenever what is known as the “beating of the bounds” takes place. This ceremony was carried out.not very long ago, and the kissing portion of it was duly observed. 'Mr. Alderman Cox acted as master of the ceremonles, and was preceded by the and accompanied by a goodly companv of officials and spectators. Whenever la- dtes twere encountered on the road during the beating of the bounds they could choose whether they would be “bumped” or kissed. The majority of them choose the latter, and the kissing was productive of great amusement to more folks than the two engaged in it. - Some lady cyclists who were met with preferred the bump- ing, and got it three times on one of the bourdary stones, much to their discom- fiture. At Newcastle-on-Tyne there is an an- nual festival day known as “Barge day,” and, following ancient custom on that day, the Mayor and corporation sail in a procession of four gayly deco- rated steamers and two old state barges, rope walker. The head we make of aj sergeant-at-mace,q.__ A raw egg is blown out after boring & small hole in both ends. One of the holes is carefully closed with a plece of wax. Draw two large eves on the eggshell with lead pencil, as shown In figure. Then make a little bag of two pleces of red flannel, sewing them together along the dotted line. Put a few pieces of shot or a few small nails in the bag as ballast, and pull the bag half-over the eggshell, with the opening of the shell inside of the to claim the soll of the River Tyne. There is always a large crowd awalting them at the landing stage, and, accord- ing to the rite of past days, the Mayor selects any young lady he pleases from the crowd and gives her a kiss, after- ward presenting her with a sovereign. The example would seem to be conta- glous, for the Sheriff acts a precisely sim- flar part with some other chosen lady, who also receives a solatium—if such is needed—in the shape of a sovereign. As a rule, the two ladies kissed must not be OME more fun for everybody! Try your skill on the second in- stallment of Puzzle Pictures that is given below and then pass them on to the rest of the family and fee if they can do as well as you have done. The first series appeared last Sunday and one of the puzzles was explained for the benefit of those who might not happen to discover the trick of solution; in the event that you missed the fun of studying out that series let us take one of those given below for an example and see how simple they nd‘ly are—when “WHAT IF THAT ANIMAL SHOULD CHASE ME?” The Obedient Eish bag. The of the is fastened to gu shell '.l‘if bt sh is ready. Put the fish.in a glass jar filled with water, covorlfi the jar with stiff paper, which is tied with a plece of cord. The ballast in the fish must be regu- lated in such a way that the fish can swim on the surface of the water, but at TOWNS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM THAT ENJOY KISSING RIGHTS relatives of the gentlemen; and, in order to show that there is no {ll feeling or jealousy about the action of her spouse, the Mayoress presents to the lucky girl whom he has chosen a very handsome present of some useful article—last year it was a satchel. Hocktide at Hungerford, which takes place in April each year, has long gained notoriety. It has been the immemorial custom for the two chosen “tutty men,” or bailiffs, who collect the penny tax on that day from every house, to claim a kiss from one lady at least of each family —_— —icarried off as MORE FUN WITR THR PUZZLR you know just how they are done! The first one of the set is to “Find the Cavalier’s Sweetheart.” Now if you will turn that picture around so that the upper part of it becomes the base and then look right in the lower center you will see the cavalier’s sweetheart as plain as day; she is just between the cavalier's hand aud Fead. When you try to solve the rest of the puszles just keep in mind that point of turning the:pictures around and you will find the answers tucked away in all sorts of out of the way places. $ WHERE 18 THE ANIMAL? allal .r‘—,n‘.”y'" red sealing wax, and the ting the sligh hand against the paper cover sink to the bottom of the Jar. By ing slightly on the T 5507 e Mo o B o test pressure of the through the small e fish get- eavier will sink to bottom. By releasing the pressure the compressed air in the shell forces the water out, the fish ets lighter and rises in the water. Don’t spectators see the little motions of ;h; h‘i‘l‘l pressing mlx’t the cover, and the ish will appear as if obeying your com- mand to rise or sink. - that they visit. As a rule, this claim is allowed and duly carried out, though co- casionally there are houses where the fair ones rebel against the custom; and, of course, in such cases the claim is not enforced. The tutty men carry staves decorated with ribbons of many colors, and they are usually men of influential standing in the town. One of the most curious towns In Europe where there is a legal right to kiss young ladles is Halmagen, a provin- clal town of Roumania. It arose as fol- lows: Many centuries ago the Turks raid- ed Halmagen and the district around and captives all the young women they could find. But many of these women afterward escaped, owing to = |a band of Roumanian brigands overtaking the Turks and forcing them to fight. So overjoyed were the late captives on reach- ing thelr native town that they Kkissed everybody whom they met—man or woman. And the remembdrance of this escape has been annually kept up on the feast of St. Theodore, when a kind of fair is held at Halmagen, and the town girls offer their lips for all neighboring people to kiss. There ia one town in Europe kissing is strictly put down by This is at Milan, in Ttaly. One of by-laws of Milan prohibits all kisses amatory demonstrations in streets other public places whatever, pain of a heavy penalty. The curious statute dates from the time of Sforza, is yet rigidly enforced. S aifi b '(;I"": “'l."uv/‘ 'R l'."g NS and el Vanighing @ills A very entertaining little trick can done with two pills made of bread. “O of the two pills I throw away,” the per- former says, “the other I put in my left hand, which I close. At the same mo- ment the pill which I have thrown away will come back and join the other in the left hand.” And opening the hand he shows the two little pills. Solution—The whole trick lles in the right hand of the performer. Taking one of the pills he shows it between the thdmb and index finger, and under the pretext of throwing it away he slips it be- tween the index and middle finger oy a slight pressure of the thumb, opening the hand with a slight motion of throwing (upper illustration). Taking the second little pill, he places it apparently alone in the left hand, but in reality also the other one held between the index and middle finger of the right hand, closing it immediately. Opening the hand he shows the two pills. After a little practice this trick can be repeated several times with- out fear of detection. Trick in Qolors Mix & pack of cards and have somebedy cut them. Then explain that at mand and without the help of the cards will be sorted In such that all the red cards second command all black cards, finally, mixed together as originally. i { ¥ ¥g . i only red cards will the Black ones. Finally the perform packj, in which all cards it 1 2 1