, 1886-06-24
LOIS OF FUN IN THEM.
NOVELTIES IN TRICK ARTICLES
THAT DELIGHT THE JOKER.

sleight of Hand Mysteries for the Boys
Tricks which are Played Upon Smokers
-Thrusting "A Nail Through the Finger
TIL wizards Pack.
New tricks for the boysi" repeated a
dealer in sleight- of hand articles in reply
TO a reporters inquiry; Il hould say so.
There's no end to them. There Is o beau
tiful button-hole bouquet, for instance.
After placing 1t in your coat b%utton-hole
You call the attention OF a friend to it's
beauty and fragrance. or course he will
step forward and smell 1t, when to his as
tonishment "A fine stream of water will be
thrown in his face. Where the water
comes from Is n mystery, as you can have
your hands at our sid or behind you and
not touch the bouquet in any manner.
There is a little leaping monkey that is
better thar n surprise party for making
fun and getting up an excitement, After
1t has been sitting quietly on the stand or
table, and being admired by your unsus-
pecting friends. 1t will suddenly, and
without warning, make a wild leap into
the air and land under the table or in
somebody's lap, creating a regular panic
all around.
That there is a cigar case that is one Of
'N' JohSo VI az i
all appearances 1t is an ordinary cigar
case made in imitation OF real leather.
Ask your friend to ave a cigar, at the
same time handing him the case, AS he
attempts to open 1t an uglylooking gor-
lila, six inches in height, suddenly pops
up instead of the expected cigar. Another
trick novelty in the cigar line consists OF
II light, strong metal shell. the size and
shapexnd color OF a cigar. 1t has a spiral
spring concealed within, that may be re
leased at the will of the operator by
slightly pressing a trigger that is attached
to the small end. One end of the spring
is permanently fastened in the shell and
the end, which Is protected when released.
has a dark cork attached to retain 1t in the
shell. When the spring is released it will
fly out from twelve to fifteen inches with
a whirring, rafting noise, so quickly that
while the person towards whom 1t Is
pointed can see something coming and
hear 1t, he can not tell just what has hap
pened until after he has seen 1t and made
y lively effort TO dodge 1t.
OTHER INTERESTING ARTICLES.
"A magic nail is another interesting
little trick article. A common nail is
shown, and, without a moments hesita-
ton, the performer forces 1t through his
finger. The finger can be shown with the
nail p%rotruding from both sides. The IL
fusion is so perfect that the spectators will
be satisfied that the wound is a genuine
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 a neat and pretty
windmill, which you blow with the
greatest ease, remarking that the mill is
enchanted and will only work at your
command. Then hand 1t to any one with
the request to try 1t. The moment he
tries it he receives a startling salute, 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 to get rid
of loungers. II is placed on the counter
or showcase, and most naturally some
idle curiosity -seeker will pick it up and
blow on it with a result that will cause
him to retreat. A good trick is done with
a card which you can change into a full
blown rose by simply transferring 1t from
one hand to the other"
"What is new in trick cardsin
The wizards pack. This is a full pack,
apparently the same as an ordinary pack,
but with which wonderful and apparently
impossible tricks can be performed. These
are not done by legerdemain or ~sleight-of-
hand. The secret is in the cards. Among
these tricks are the following: A card may
be drawn, shufled in the pack and cut the
first time; a card may be blown from the
pack after having been drawn, returned,
and shuilled; the two colors of IA pack
divided by one cut; the card discovered
under n handkerchief; six persons may
draw a card each, shuttle them and inn
mediately after the performer at once pro-
duces them, pulling them rapidly out Of
the pack, one after the other; the per-
former may leave the the room and in his
absence II card may be drawn. which he
on his return at once picks out OF the
ack."-New York Mail and Express.