The Washington herald., 1911-07-02

You must now decide upon the word YOU
intend to use for the trick. Suppose. at page
150 in your dictionary, the twenty-fourth
from the top is Remarkable" Cut the same
number of cards as you have placed in the
t-hand compartment of No. 2 bag mark
each one "15O," and put them to the right
nan hand OF No: bag. Gu! CTt alto an equal num- num-
tGrsc 1Sr Ct &C cards, rus VIII writing on eae5 and place
=, In commencing the trick, bring forward all
the articles above described and place them
on the table. Hand the dictionary to some
one CT two persons for examination, and tell
your audience, while this is going on, you de-
sire to make little memorandum, and you
then and there write upon paper, Page
lO, twenty-fourth word, Remarkable.
, ms you place IN an envelope, in view OF
the audience, seal, and present it to a LADY,
until the termination of the trick.
You now desire two ladies to select word
from the dictionary, but that there may be
no idea Of colluson, you think it better that
this should be done by lot.
=, Take No. bag in your hands and inform
the audience that the tickets within corre-
airy: Place your hand in the left-hand com
pattm6nt and show that the numbers upon the
cards are all different. Replace the tickets in
the section from which you took them. and
fingers of both hands, so as to keep the left
compartment closed; ask a lady to take out
number, request her TO look at It, and then
pass IT to the gentleman who holds the page
card.
When this has been found, take No 2 bag,
saying that the numbers in that represent
the words counting from the first word OF the
INST column OF page. Proceed to get q
number selected by lady, as before. Ask the
dictionary-holder to tell you when. he has
found the word represented by the card
drawn, but on no account TO let YOU know
what it is.
Upon his indicating that he has found the
word, turn TO the lady who retains the sealed
envelope, ask her TO open it, and read aloud
Of course, this = page $50. twenty,fourth
word; Remarkable" which the gentleman
who holds the dictionary, and those in his Vi;
youch for, as being correct, and in this the au-
dience viii be certain 10 agree.
@. Hat Trick.
Nothing can be better for the conclusion Of
a Eriyate> conjuring entertainment than
Magic Hat as there is practically no limit to
the humber and quantity of articles you may
produce. in rapid succession, from these en-
ehanted chapeaux, though, borrowed as they
are from those among the audience, every one
Will know they have no preparation.
VI course, you cannot take anything from
hat that has not first been placed in it, and
many of the loads" used by professional
prestidigitateurs are not only costly, but re-
9uiIe some special appliance about the per-
formers table, his dress. or both, But ex-
pense lis not essential to success, and. we may
be content with describing such cheap and
eftectral load as can easily be used
inches or SO IN which n.o 'Srs eaes
other, and SO go into a small compass when
packed; II they are new and bright. 50 much
the better; Tie these in a handkerchief and
put them behind your table box.
Stand the hat upon the table on it's crown,
then look inside and ask its owner il be has
not left something there. He win answer
mo, but you must assure him that the hat
ia mt and r. NhuA e.
after raising the lining of the hat in true
professional style, you draw your ribbon from
the centre Of the roll until IL forms quite q
heap upon the table Of this you must allow
some portion to fall over the box in snch a
manner as to, cover your load Of tin dishes.
Reverse the lining Of the hat and turn IL
upside down, 10 show that nothing remains
within. Then you can say:
II beg your pardon, sir, for pulling your
property about in such way. but / really
am at loss how to handle paper manu-
facturer's hat. However, ! win return il to
You now, SIR, it not 500 neatly folded as
Also obtain three sheets of tissue paper Of
different colors, cut them into strips and gum
together, end to end. You win now have
tightly, fix the outer end with gum, and force
the centre of the roll forward with a lead.
pencil, leaving it projecting about an inch,
SO that you may readily get hold Of il when
Before commencing the trick, you tuck the
rol OF paper under the front part Of your
waistcoat and, having asked for a TAN hat,
You walk down the room to receive it, Re
turning with the hat, you hold II by the bFim,
crown downward, in your left hand. Just be-
low the level Of your waist, and, when be-
tween the front row Of the audience and the
table, you disengage the roll with your right
hand and let it fab into the hat without any
one observing il.
Thcreupon, you take up the bundle Of loose
ribbons in both hands, having your load Of
tins underneath, and pretend to try TO force
the paper into the hat.
At last you discover the reason why you
cannot do so, for there is actually something
in the hat still. which, like grandee's car
riage, stops the way"
You remove the ribbons, raise the hat
lining once more, and nntYinR the hand