Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-06-16
LOTS OF Fun N THEM.
NOVELTIES m TRICK ARTICLES
THAT DELIGHT THE JOKER.
sIeIght Of Hand Mysteries for the Boys
Trieka which are Played Upon smokers
-ThrustIng a Nail Through the Finger
The Wizards Pack.

New tricks for the boys" repeated a
dealer In sleight-Of-hand articles in reply
to a reporters inquiry. Il should say 80.
There's no end Ia them. There is beau
iiful button hole bouquet, for Instance
After placing it in your coat button hole
You call the attention Of friend to lis
beauty and fragrance OF course he will
step forward and smell it, when To his as
constituent "A fine stream uf water will he
thrown in his face. Where the water
comes from Is mystery. A. yOu can have
your hands at your side or behind yuu and
not touch the bouquet in any manner.
There Is little leaping monkey that IL
better than surprise party for making
fun and Z, tting up an excitement. After
1t has been sitting quietly an the stand or
table. and hcing admired hv Your uusuS
prcting friends. il will suddenly, and
without warning make a wild leap int"
the air and land under the table or in
somebody's lap, creating regular panic
all around
That there il a cigar case that is one Of
the best practical jokes of the season. I"
all appearances it is an ordinary cigar
case made in imitation Of real leather
Ask your friend To have a cigar, at the
NsAhit Atlit lhlhAli- mum 'i'' 49, 49, -
attempts to open 1t an ugly looking E"r-
lila. SIX inches in height, suddenly pops
up instead Of the expected cigar. Another
trick novelty in the cigar line consists of
light. strong metal she'll the size and
shapr and color uf cigar. 1t has spiral
spring concealed within, that may be re-
leased at the will of the operator 10y
slightly pressing a trigger that is attached
t.,f h..l II Ir.. nft h,as stFlnU
is permanently fastened in the shell and
the end, which is protected when released,
has a dark cork attached to retain il in the
shell. When the spring is released II Will
fty'"rt fran twelve To fifteen inches with
whirrinE, rattlimg noise, so quickly that
while the person towards whom it is
pointed can see something coming and
hear ii, he can not tell just what has hap
pened until after he has seen it and made
a lively effort to dodge it.
OTHER INTERESTING ARTICLES.
a magic nail is another interesting
little trick article. \ common nail is
shown. and, without moments hesita-
ton, the performer forces it through his
finger. The finger can be shown with the
nail protruding from both sides. The IL
lusion is so perfect that the spectators will
one The next instant the nail can be
withdrawn for examination and the finger
shown without a cut, scar or wound. In
another trick you exhibit neat and pretty
windmill. which you blow with the
greatest ease, rem8rking that the mill is
enchanted and will only work at your
command Then hand II To any one with
the request to try il The moment he
= ;r ka FOR mo ulnfa and
finds lips. chin. nose and cheeks decorated
with black or white. aS the case may be,
This has often been used with excellent
effect by stOrekeepers who wish 10 get rid
Of lounsers. 1t is placed on the counter
or showcase. and most naturally some
idle curiosity-seeker will pick it up and
blow on it with result that will cause
him To retreat \ good trick is done with
a card which you can change into full
blown rose 10y simply transferring it from
one hand To the other
What is new in trick cards
The wizards pack. This is full pack,
apparently the same As an ordinary pack,
but with which wonderful and apparently
impossible tricks can Toe performed. These
are not done by legerdemain or sleight of
hand The secret is in the cards. Among
these tricks are the following: \ card may
BE- drawn, shuffied in the pack and cut the
first time: a card may lie blown from the
pack after having been drawn, returned,
md shuffled: the two culOrs of pack
divided by one cut; the card discovered
under handkerchief; six persons may
draw a card each. shuttle them and I'M
/ mediately after the performer at once pro
duces them, pulling them rapidly out ot
the pack. one after the other; the per
/ former may leave the the room and in his
| absence a card may be drawn, which he
on his return AT once picks out of the
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