The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-20
A LIVING IN TRICKS.

4 r, least one young man in his
n city doesn't intend to go hum
cry. call for public charity or
attract attention to his destitute con-
uition 10y smashing n plate glass win
dow with d. cobblestone 80 that he
will Doe arrested and have an oppor-
t1nity to tell in court that he and his
wife and two children are starving.
He bounced into an insurance office
the other day-bounced IL the word.
He was full of SNAP and energy.
"Tll show you three tricks you "a
do without IN apparatus for a quar-
ter" he said TO the man at the coun-
ter.
WHAT"
"Ill show YOU how to do three tricks
for q quarter. II you don't think
they'r" good you needn't pay me. and
If you cant do every one of them the
minute I've shown you. you needn't
pay me-"
BY this time another clerk had
stepped 20 the counter.
eco jhoad, JIM" he said to the frst
clerk. "1ll share the cost"
Cant do that snapped the caller.
9TH show them TO ono man for n
quarter or to two men for q quarter
each. I won't show them TO more
than two men in any one Office"
The instant he got the word to go
ahead ne slipped the end OF his neck
tie out from under his waistcoat, hold
ing f. in his lef. hand, rubbed the
fingers Of his right hand and ap-
preached the latter to the necktie.
"Frict!onal electricity" no said M
the end actually curled UP to follow
bis slowly rising right hand. II ele-
waited itself urtil Il was at right angles
with the rest of the tie. Then IL
snapped back. and rs IL did so ne made
n motion that showed how Il was done.
Here's another one ny FRACTIONAL
electricity. only Il isn't" he said. as ne
too two matches and balanced one
ecross the other. Il want one OF you
to try this after I do It and then you'll
sea whore a whole lot OF FUN can be
got nj Of each trick"
He rubbed the thumb nail Of his
r!ght hand. apparently. with great
vigor on HE bent leg and approached
It 10 one end of the balanced match.
Reverse English on the electricity
he announced as tho match whirled in
a swing away from his thumb. Now
try that yourself"
one NJ them tried until the heat
from the vigorous friction he applied
limos, burned his thumb n he
cooled IL by blowing on II. but never a
sir of tie match.
Got en- to burn their fingers with
both Of those tricks and watch EN-
v~o-kirg. That's where the fun comes
in" fc said az he showed how he
worked It. II wasn't fractional or any
other kind Of electricity. inc both
Jerks gained ,he accomplishment al
ih" first Try with smiles.
TJcu ae ;Uok another match, did
something 20 ii n set it afire. The
match performed several odd acts
under his manipulation II the three
tricks htd been shown.
els ;h.- all you do for a living, and
low man, customers al YOU get in "A
dag? 90 asked one If the clerks as the
quarters We're collected.
Tel YOU all ahou; that and show
YOU thro" more tricks for 20 cents
apiece q replied. It's worth a
niyke, 20 get another customer 80
quickly
They agreed and Nc showed three
others 70 'htir satisfaction and COL
locted the 20 cents.
IFS al ! do for a living now" he
said. because it's all I have to do.
/ get all the customers in a day I can
and I'm pulling In about So or S. Il
day. Here's my card. II you near
- anybody that needs a good book
A., keeper who doesn't drink lead me To-
lum. Satisfied with my stories and
my tricks? I must DE on the move.
need the money"
They We're satisfied and 20 moved.
iir hI,I been 10 t0e "i'icc less tu4n iii
teen minute, 'h. nn. This story was
ru' written to SHOW huw a., dli the
TRICKS. rl,,' Wuuld lw telling a great
many thousand Tor , nickel apiece.
whereas ne would charge Jon n, least
~ cents c0-N