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Exeter Times, 1900-12-27, Page 2LEMON AND HANDKERCHIEF TRICK. This was one of Ilerrmann'e favorite tricks, and it afforOs a ve,y go eol exam- ple of his style at working. Ties per- former comes forward requesting' the loon of a loAre handkereleiet While it is being procured he produces trom the hair or whishers of one of the s.pee- tators a lemon which he catelessly thrusts -ander soraebodys nose in order to orove its genuinenees. (Thee lemoo whteb, of. vourse. was palmed- Is a pe - one from which the pulp bee beeu sped a,nd which coutetae eubstitute Imedherchief, se cannot be. hauOed for eeamileallozo) Tendon for ai itestant towards the stage. he tosses lellatia cm to he aeetetent, who tehes it, and plaeett i oa the table. The MouleutOry turn from the atelier:Me enables hive to get fiva). ender his waistband, antl to pa nno a little boodle Of piecee of cambric, eaeh but tout ittetee square. Taking the borrowec lialadherchief he reds it Imo a ball be- tween his handsand .ands it tapper- ehtlY) to smile one to hold, in. reality CUbstituting the torn PieVeS Of cam- bric. He then turult, awl taltes a few peeet3 towards hie table, meanwhile Uniting the handherehief uader hie waisteoat end taltiug thereftere plaete of it a strip of cambrie. about tour Or Mere feet loug anti four ineoes wide rolled, up into a sma.1 cOMPasee tl'hia he patios. Sutideoly turnir.g beet Ie eaelatees. My dear Mr. what eve you dcdag with that handkerehief? I nev- er cola you to do that: Ttle teneeent hOlder leas up la aetounent, but the performer couttouee; Will you, 143,Ve the Ittiminees to open the lopeatone Chief? He does eo aud Ande an ar, piens. Atter a little chat/ atout malt- ing him peg for the damage. the pee tomer eays, Weil I sue 1 rims: ehow you how to reetere it. Here he egoist takes the pieces aral fetds them hOgether. seeing, See you must tette them as I do, ima rub them very geat tly with the lett hand. Substituthig the prepared slip he lianas it to him; but, when he begins to cut. exelaime again. Dear me. what are you doing cow. r toln you the left baud. you Are Malting matter* wore than ever The handkerchief is now found to bc �.loud strip. The performer endeavor, Ito induce the owner to aceept it la th;, whieh ',411SWere her is tilt lletvest, style, but she naturaliy objects end begs that it may be restored tv ilts original condition. For that. pur- DOS°, the performer rolling the slip in a ball, places it in hes magic pistol outee surfre. e hithe•n the performer ex- mit(s care to have tee: tie his palm, AhneD CIGAR. itnewn bat tricks is i ae the -aulinated." : . tear, wiroein an ordt- ' emetie to stand upright, ." ;tow to the right an , 0 forth, ou the crown of a ea by saying "I am about to eta experiment lu ant- ; ✓ non. for the purpose Of t eh some gentleman to with the loan. of a hat. , eket. now will some mite else eith eigeer? I a ° m nOt en- in• g e: et it. I am merely goilettto enea. .t d eat end. and hatance its - sit oe the erowo et this hat Will you theu, e the company, sir. that this Is a tenemou cigar; I don't mean a very et theaten ei,ear, you know, but an• ihntuy every day deter, without any meebeinsna or prepaeation about it. You are all satisfied that it is ea? fhow then to malte it stead °a end," Of course in, a natural way. it would be quite impossible to melte a cigar de apythieg of the sort, but with the aid , Of a little animal nmemetlere, it is easy euough. I'll show you how le is done ett, Z First 1 describe a magic circle on the e rown ot the hat, the nearer the cene tee the better. Then I breathe gently on the crown, and also -on. the cigar, se as to establish a mesmeric relation be, tween awl Oleo I place the cigar erect within the magic circle." till's is dorte but the tag= falls) 'The influ- ence is hardly strong enough. yet, but it win soon develop itself. That is bet ter, the cigar stands erect, you see self -balanced, and you will find that it is now under complete control. COrael cigar, bow to the ladies." (The cigar inclines gravely to the front.) "Now to the ladiep on the right. Now and rams It down with his wand. AD to the ladies on the left," (The cigar pearIng to reflect for a, moment, lie1 bends eacle time in the direction Judi- eleys, Where shall I fire it? Ali sup- cated.) "If the conditions are tavor- pose I aim at that lemon on the table': eble and the influence Is strong enoug! 13angl goes the pistol, and ,the per perhaps the tiger might be induced t former, tatting a knife cuts the lame favor us with a little dance. all around Winging the rind carelessIt "Do you think you could manage ' on the stage), and produces the substi cigar? tote handkerchief tprofessedly the u. {Cigar bends thrice) "You see It bovh iginal). He comes forwaed to the au three times, which aecording to th. dience with it, and after thanking tie approved spiritualistic code means ye• owner, makes a gesture of returning it Will the pianist oblige with a litte but as if struck by a sudden though music?" The performer graspite; ti- thecks himself and says, I'm afraid 1 hat by the brim, moves it round am smells rather strong of lemon. Wi. round in horizontal circles, keepho you allow me to scent It for you? . time to the music, the cigar swayin have some capital cologne here. Ge with the motion. ing back to his table, he places an "You see the cigar keeps time in th handkerchief on a plate, and pours o most obliging way, but I feel that thc it, turning as he does so to the ownei power is beginning to fait. Will tht and saying, Please tell me when yo, owner of the cigar take it from the ha think there is enough. While his bate himself, and see that it really is hi, is turned, the attendant, who has bee. own, and not a, mechanical imitation - standing by holding a lighted eande You will find it smokes all the bette with a. mischievous wink at the eatat air, for having gone through this littlt pony, tilts the candle and sets tio experience." The secret lies In flu handkerchief on fere. The performc, ;se of a very simple piece of apparatus; apologizes for his assistant's stupidity but appeals to the eompany to Lear wit Xiess that it was no lank of his ant brietging forward the plate, with no handkerchier still blazing, offers It U. the owner. She, of course, declines tc take it, and the performer, remarking ;You don't like it in this conditim: well, then, suppose I put it in papc, for you, places the plate on the floc, telling tb.e assistant to put it on thi table, and runs off to get the paper The attendant tries to lift the plate but finds that it burns his fingers However, after seyeral attempts, get- ting the plate a little nearer at each, he manages to place it on the table. This little by-play amuses the audience, and gives the performer the few moments which he requires for his preparations behind the scenes. Coming forwara ;with a sheet of clean white paper, he wraps therein. the still blazing hand- kerchief, crushing It together so as to extinguish the ila.mes. He offers the packet so made to the lady, who, be- lieving that it contains nothing but ashes, declines to recefve it. When the professor, tearing the paper apart, pulls out the handkerchief perfectly restorech while tile burnt fragments have vanished. The effect last men- tioned is produced by the use of a dou- ble paper, pasted together round three of its sides, and thus forming a kind of bag in the eentre. In this bag the performer, during his momentary ab- sence from the stage, places the genu- ine handkerchief, folded so as to oc- cupy as tittle space as poesible. The. haodkerchief, therefore, lies between he two thieknesses of the paper, and hen the rolled lip packet is torn open >in outside, raay be removed without minim; the burnt fragments, which emain inside the paper. are it is neceesary, as for the pur- of this trick, to introduce some 01 tele into a, lemon, the necessary preparation, should be made as fol- lows: A lettion with a thick hard rind should be selected, and a plug - shaped piece about an luta and a half itt diameter shonld be scooped 'With a sharp knife, out of bee end. The pulp may now be removed leaving the rind a mere shell. "Wleile the piece original- ly cut out will farm a stopper, whicb 'tray be secured la place by thrusting a hairpin or a piece of wire through the fruit and plug frora side to side, and ripping off the ende flush with the a. rod of hard wood letst inches long and five -sixteenths of an inch thick, with a little cup or thimble at one end and a, strong sharp needle an inch and a quarter in length projecting from the other. (See Fig. 4.) This is placed needle downwards, in the left slteve el the performer, and after the hat ie borrowed is allowed to slip down ix. to it. During the performers first pre- tended endeavor to balance the cigar on the crown of the hat, he applies tilt needle (with the left hand, which holdt the hat) to the centre of the crown in- side, and presses the needle through it This, however, is done very gradually so that only the extreme point shall pass through in the first instance. As soon as he sees the point emerge from the surface he covers it with the lower end, of the cigar, and thrusts it home within the body of the cigar. The hat may now be transferred from hand' to hand, or tilted in any direction, but the eigar will still remain upright, ite weight belt:1g counterbalanced by that of the wooden red within. (Fig. 5.) If the hat be moved round .an round in circles, the rod sways from side to side and canadueicatea a corresponding movement to the clam By inserting the middle finger of the hand -which holds the hat into the thimble at the lower end of the rod the cigar may be made to incline in any given direction and so to hoer to the company and so forth. When the owner of the cigar puts forth his hornd to take it back, the perforraer \at the same mommit with- draws the needle from below, and lett the little rod again drop into his sleeve, li both fg d hat will of course stand any amount ee examination. SHOWER OF SWEnT8. Is a triele which is sure te be well received by at juvenile eutliereca The performer collies forwan with an ordinary plate or salver, h iich he hands for exaMination, and then pacei On the Male. Ile next borrows a handkerchief. Laying it ft at over the plate. be lifts it op by rubbing the middle with his, Mager and thumb, lettiug tbn four (or. ners hang down. He then strokes down the imedeerchief %vitt the other hand, under the pretent.e, of mesineriz- ing it, when a shewer ef burnt al- monds, chocolate „mutts. bon bons and so forth pours down upon the plate. Again he strokes the handkerchief, and auother shower pours down; and the plate being by this Utile full, is heeded round to the corninvay to prove thaa in the quality of the sweets, at any rate, there is no deception. The secret lies in the use of a small bag, of cam- bric, or fine mile° domed like en in- verted letter V. The edges are turned In at the mouth, and through each hero Is passed a straight piece of watch spring or whaleboae. one a little longer thare the other. The natural tendency of these is to Ile side by side. keeping the mouth of the bag closed. but if pressure be simultaneously applied to both ends of the springs, the tenger one assumes the shape of a semicircle thereby opening the bag. Through the opposite end of the bag le passed a pointed wire hook. The bag is beforehand tilled with nuts or bon bens, and hung by the hook to tae edge of the table on the side away from the spectators. Though the bag Is raouth downwards the action of the spring keeps it closed, and nothing catt tall out When the operator standing behind the table, draws the Itandlear, elder over the plate, be allows a por- tion et the hiltder edge to hang over the edge of the table =area to hire - self. When he picits up the handleerchiel evbech he does with his finger and thumb, he tates hold througb the handkercidef, of the upper part of the bag. The bag is them lifted up with the handkercliief but is concealed by .the felds ot the latter hanging down around it, The movement of the hand iu stroking down the haudkerchief, presses the springs and the bag open% again dosing as soon. as the pressure Is relaxed. When all the contents have fallen, the performer drops the ha,nditerebiel bag and ail on the table, while be ad- vances to the audience with the results of the trick, and on again picking up the handkerchlef lets fall the empty bag behind some object on the table or slips it into his pocket. TO PRODUCE EGGS FROM 4 HAND, KERCHIEF. ••••=•••=1.••••• Obtain a large turkey -red baud er- chief, and from the top suspend front the centre of the topmost edge a blown egg attached to a piece of black thread or silk, allowing it to hang about half way down. Place the egg itt one corner, folding It therein, and take the corner with the concealed egg in your le.ft haud, and the opposite top corner in yom right, and show the handkerchief te your audience, shaking it and showing It empty. ?thew borrow a tall hat, and placing it on the table inform your audience that you will show them a new way to lay eggs. Holding the handkerchief aorost your chest, release the egg, which fallt down at the back, being suspended the thread, nip the centre with yout teeth just where the thread is attaell. ed to the edge of handkerchief aud draw the two corners backward. Now hold the two top corners to- gether with your right hand, and the bottom corners with your left and hope ing the handkerchief well up, you at low your right to drop just over the hat, gently shaking the handkerchief and the egg -will fall into the hat, tht audience not being able to see that is Is attached to the handkerchief by e. thread. While the egg is in the hat, allow the two sides of the handkerchief empty, and taking the two top corners allow it to hang down in front of the hat, and lifting it up again suddenty of course it brings the egg with it. This can be repeated any number oi times until the audience imagine the hat to be nearly full of eggs; then fold- ing the handkerchief carelessly to- gether, taking care td cover the Ms. pended egg, and place it on your table. Take up the hat, and teiliug the au- dience you will make them a p7eoeat of the eggs, pretend to throw the cen.,eefe oefore them when they will naeueellY luck their heads, expecting a sb^ •.• eggs; but to their surprise te• as will appear to have vanished. rn le a good illusion if performed qui. toy and neatly, but you must take eare not to allow the concealed egg to oe seen, except when in the act of falliete into the hat. The diagram Fig. 3 will give you a correct idea of the method of preparing the handkerchief. TO PASS AN EGG INTO A BOTTLE, For this experiment steep an egg in strong vinegar.or acetic acid for about twenty-four hours, which will make the shell soft and pliable. Show yout audience a real egg, and taking it m the table exchange it for the soft one, and showitig a glass bottle, hiforni your audience you will pass it through the neck inside the bottle. You will find it a very easy matter to do this, And when inside show it to your audi- ence; and now saying you will take it out, hold the neck of the bottle down- wards over a goblet half filled with water, and gently knocking the bottle the egg will fall through into the gob- let, and upon going into the water will resume its former hardness. This hi a good trick if carefully performed. preached by n set of stone steps. walca are built out from the scene proper, or, in other words, the drop. These are what is etuown in theatrical parlaace as "practical," steps; that is, they may be ascended, The steps are ineAseel by Side wall& and these walls 'are surn Moupted by oases of flowers and helide tiome lamp posts. Tim 'steps lead WI the doorway Of the house; the door is 8.180 "praetieal," and. on be opened and shut The story runs that the halts° Was deserted for aue1i a long time that the steps were cooered by a gigantic spider's web, and the spectator is sur- prised to see this web, width, extends from post to post and to the side walls of the steps. THE SPIDER AND THE FLY. This is one, of the most interesting of the series of tricks which , depend etkm mirrers, and of which the "De- ' eaPitatecl Princess" is a tYpe. When he curtain lases, the , scene shows "a gentleman's country heirs& set upon the embankment and surrounded by grass plots and. shrubbery, This is peinted scenery such as is usually sed in theatrea. The house IS ap- eic In the centre of this gigantic web is seen a spider's body with a woman's head. The steps leading to the door way ot the house are open, and a per- son starts to descend, but stops on see- ing the spider, and retreats after take Ing three or four steps down the Ing three or four steps down het stairs. This adds greatly to the libus- lon, as it looks as if it could not be Weoduced by a mirror. You can see botla above and below the head, and the steps may be seen at any angle you choose., 'Mee puzzling part of the, trick is the question of the whereabouts Of the lady's body, Reference to our engravings will give the secret a the trick, The mirror lies at an angle of 45 degrees and runs frOM the base of the lower steps. The mix - roe extends the full width of the steps. A semicircular hole is cut out of thd centre of the mirror, at 'the tap edge; this is to receive the lady's head. Tbe spider's body is fastened to the network of rope; the lady has simply I o orteNe to affix this Sody to her head, mad the illusion is complete, as the body of the lady is concealed behind the glass, The rairror reflects tb.e lower steps so that this reflection really appears to be a continuation of the steps, and the entire flight seems unbroken. When the person appears at the door and de- scends the steps, be must be careful not to come below the line of reflee- tion, as his legs -win not be visible. The top edge of the glass is concealed by a rope of the web, as it Is directly in front of it, and for safety is usually cemented to the glass. This trick requires the most care - 1u1 preparation and adjustment, but when this is accomplished, the results ere extremely satisfactory.--Scientifie American. TO PULL HALF DOLLARS THROUGH A HANDKERCHIEF. You begin by borrowing four mark- ed half dollars, or quarter pieces,, and a silk or cambric handoerchief, you then request the assistance tot a vet" strong man, this given an oppcntuaite for a little fun in the selection. Having at last found a volunteer to your liking, you seat him On a chat] facing the company. Spreading the handkerehief on your left palm, and placing the four coins upoP, it, yo, lose your haled upon them through the haodkerchief, and hand them to him, reenesting him to hold them firm, ly'Th'en as lf uddenly recollecting Yourself, you say: "Pardon ine, I have Iomitted e ae little detail which is rath- er important. Oblige rae with the . handkerchief again or one moment ir I vou please. I ought to bave shown the I coropaay that there are no holes in it." I (The last sentence should not be pro- ', rimmed until you leave gained posses - don of the handkerchief, as the comn Ipany might possibly de:lere themselves satiated of the ha.et, without examine- ( tion, wilich would not answer your .; purpose.) The handkerchief being re- turned to you, you spread it oht ta show that it is free from holes, com- I ing among the audienee to do so, and f, appearing to lay great stress upou the fact Again spreading it over your left hand, you count the ceins Ono bY one upon it; and gioteg a glance around at the corepauy, you say, as you quickly return to your pleefertn. "You have all seen that the four coins are fairly wrapped in the haudleer- ' o elnef " or make any other reamele in e order to draw the general attention, as ' a sharp, quick remark almost alwa,yth will, to your face and away from your hands, At that same moment you , Move the left thumb over the face of the coine, thereby coveving there wita a fold of the handlterchlef, and seize them, through the fold thus made be- tween the tb,unib and Augers of the ' right hand, as indicated in Fig 1, im- mediately withdrawing the lett hand. The coins will now be held in the right hand, the handkerchief banging flOWD loosely around them. To .tuy one who has not watched your movement with more than ordinary vigilance, it will Appear that the coins are within and under the handkerchief, tht agli they are, in reality, wrapped in an extended fold. Giving them a. -twist around in the 7a,rn1kere1zbeZ, you hand it to the person assisting you, addeg him to say whether the money is still there, to whieh he naturally replies in the at- firmative, You then tell him to grasp the handkerchief with both handl; three or four ladles below the coins, and to hold as tightly as he possibly can. Placing your wand under your right arm, and taking holt of the coin (through the bandlterchief) with b6t11 hands, the 0,7,14 hand untierutost. YOU besin to pull against him, making te show of pulling with great force, and reraulting that you are very glad It le net your handkerchief, that you shnold not have thought he was so et .ng, etc Meanwhile, and while the rampany are enjoying the discomfiture of the owner of the handkerchief, you untwist the latter, and secretly feet the money out of the fold into your right hand. and palm it therein, Give one last pull with your left hated, and let go smartly, observing that you fear you must give it up, and own yourself con- quered. Take your wane ht your righ hand; this v°11 make it zeal nature, for you to keep that hand closed, a-, Will materially aid in concealing fact that the money is therein. Your antagonist, or the spectator: for him, will by this time have diszom ered that the money has vanished; bit You pretend to be once'. mious of tht fact, and request him to give it bace that you may retuth it to its owners. He naturally declares that he has not got it. With all the seriousness that you can command, you insist that he has it, and that he must restore it. On his continued denial you suggest tit& he should search his pockets, white you tap, one after the other, with you: wand, each giving a metallic sound as If containing money; but the coins are still not to be found. At last, after all his pockets have been tried in vain you, as if upon a sudden thought, tar the leg of his trousers, the metallo ehink stil following every tap of th grand till you haven nearly reached this feet, -when you 'exclaim, ''Yes, there it IS. Will you have the kindness to pu: your foot on that chair?" He does So, and quickly transferring your wanr to t1ee. left hand, with the fingers 0 - your right you turn up the edge. of bit trousers, giving at the same time slight shake, when the four coins arc seen to fan out, to the great surprie of the victim. This effect is produced as follows: The coins being in your right hand you introduce them with the second third, and fourth fingers under the edga af the trouser; then, with the first fing- er and thumb which are left outside Yoti nip them through: the eloth, ane 'hold them an instant till you •havf withdrawn the remaining fingers, wher with a slight shake you let them fait The metallic chink on miming tle pockets may be prod:iced ittwo ways One method is to use a hollow meta wand, Japanned to match the one yol ordinally use, and containing through out its length a loose piece of thiel wire which, striking the sides of tbr ) tube, exactly imitates the chink c money. Daylight from Dirt. When Dean Swift wrote his famous tale of "Gulliver's Travels" he did not realize how closely he anticipated modern scientific methods. Gulliver, :he hero of the tale, was wrecked on the island of the Liliputians. He fell Into the hands of the Brobingnagians, t race of colossal giants; but the treater of this famous character little knew when he referred to a strange ilass of inventors who were trying to extract sunlight from cucumbers that it the close of the nineteenth century, laylight, or its nearest equivalent, ,vould be obtained from the great gar- bage heaps in large cities. The age is full of wonders and, as history repeats eself, so sometimes do the satirical suggestions of defunct authors take shape and crystalize into a substantial something. The town of Shoreditch, England, practically a suburb of Lon- don, is entirely illuminated at night by electricity obtained directly from the combustion of refuse. Not ouly- has this method of utilizing it proved • success, but, commercially speaking, an amount of profit has accrued there- from which will probably be effective in stimulating other municipalities to put their waste product to the same commendable purpose. In Shoreditch but thirty-four tons of coal were ueed tn two months, and even that was due to the fact that on certain da,ysn o re- fuse was collected. tThe light obtained from the cremation ef this valuable material in Shoredlteh is that of 7,000 eight -candle power lacandescent lamp:f and sixty are lights. After five months' operation, the station mana- gers find the demand for light beyond their capacity to supply it, and a fur- ther extension of the plant is contem- plated at present. Why do we heeitate to employ a similaremetriod in New York City, when success is so assured?. , With so ,self-contaened a system of electric lighting, we begin to approach an economy eqtial to that of the Frencb people. Waste is unknown in Paris. When our own city gleams at night with the light of myriads of ems, let the wonder of that sight never depart, for perhaps some of it, is indeed obtain- ed from the ancient and honoeabIe cii- 'umber.—The Electrical Age. Senator Perkins, of dalifornia, statet e the senate the other day that in Hon- eiulu, where the telephone is in very eeneral use, the chargee ate only *1 pee month tor dwelling houses and i2 #9r I.;siness househ The other mode is to use nierely tit ordinary wand, allowing the en. which you hold to cleink against th. Money held in the samc, hand. • . With a little praeticc the effect equally deceptive ae With the sper.ee wand. TO PASS A HALF DOLLAR INTO THi CENTRE OF TWO ORANQES IN SUOCESSION• For this excellent trick a little pre- vious preparation is necessary. A slit an inch and a half'desp, and just large enough to admit a eoln, is made in each of the two oranges, and ha one of them a Coin (which for distinction wt grill call No. 1) is placed. Thee must be put in readiness be hind a screen, or so placed as to be out of sight of the audience. The perform- er palms in either hand a second coin (No, -2) seed advancing to his audience borrows from one of them a coin, first marked by the owner. (This last we •yill call No. 3). He invites special at- :ttion to the, fact that throughout the he ie about to perrorro, the coin is ae es removed from their sight, and he a. aordingly places it (really sohstituti g coin No, 2) in full view an his table. Ile there goes to fetch an orange, and takes the t opportunity of slipping the lk n inare ked i(No. 3) into the vacant 0110. He riugs forward this orange pobliclo a d places it on his table at Ins 'teat h mei (The other orange he ban meanwhile placed under his vest on Alio right side, ready for palming at a„ moment's notice.) He then says, "I think, by the way, it would be ae WOMEN WILL TALK. Can't Blame them for Tel. ling each other about NM - burn's Reart and Nerve Pills. to haVe two oranges. Can an gentleinan oblige me wihlt one?" No one rehinhullng, he looks about blm and stepping up to one of his audience, pretends to take trona his hair, hat, or handkerchief this second orange (which contains, it will be renterabered, Vila No. 1), anti places it on the lett hand side of the table. He now (standing behind his table) asks into 'which orange, the right or the left, he shall pass the coin. As the right of the audience Is his left, leo in at liberty to interpret the answer in which ever way he thinks proper, and, he does so in such manner as to desig- nate the orange containing the non - marked coin, No. 1. Thus, if the au- dience say "the left," he answers, "On MY left? very good!" If they choose the right, he says, "On your rightt very pod!' Not one person in a thousand Will detect the equivoque. Taking up coin No. 2 from the table, and bolding it in his left halo he pre- tends to take it in his right, and thence to paseit into the orange, mean. while dropping It from his lett hand behind a book on the table or into his pocket. Shoving his bands empty, be cuts open the orange, and exhibits coin No. 1 therein contained, Before giving the audience time to examine it Lor the mark, he bears or pretends to hear, a murmur among them to the ef- fect that that was not the orange chosen. "Pardon me," he says, "some ot you seera to think that I had a spec- Ial reason for preparing this particle lax orange, 1 gave you absolute liber- ty to choose which you lilted, and understood you to say that you chose this one. However, in order to satisfy every one, I will repeat the trick with the other orange, Taking up tile sec- ond orange, he thrusts the knife through it, in the slit already made and gives the knife thus loaded to some/ ono to hold. Then, standing at some distance from it, he takes up coin No. I, and, getting rid of it by a pass he makes a motion as of throwing it to- wards the orange. He now requests the person holding the orange hiraself to cut it open; when the genuine coin No. 3, is found therein, and duly iden- tified. The finding of the second orange In the possession of the company may, ii preferred, be omitted and both oranges t7v,.z. be brought forward openly in the first instance. Occasionally a refractory spectator may insist upon the wrong orange (i.e., that containing the genuine coin) be- ing cut open first. As you have offered the audience the choice, you cannot well resist this; but It makes very little difference. In ac- cordance with the general desire, you tut open the orange, and show the coin (No. 3) drawing particular attention be the mark. It's identity being fully established, you offer, for the general satisfaction, to pass the same coin into the second orange. Being satisfied that it was the genuine coin in the first case, the au- dience will the more readily believe that it is so iil the second; but in this case you should cut open the second orange yourself, as it will be necessary to Again substitute the genuine coin before you hand it to be examined. The Dead Chicken Made ifer UnliaPP3 The obvious always appeals to Child. It often happens, too, that what 'is obvious to the child is far-fetche4 to the adult. Here is the story of a lit- tle girl who was unhappy. , She saw a dead chicken in the bad Yard. of her suburban home one day, Her mother had not noticed it, and Bridget had neglected to dispose Of tin feathered familiar. That evening the cilia lay in her little bed with wide stretched eyes. Her mother leaned over her. "Go to sleep, Mary," she said. "Shut your eyes and go to sleep." • "Mother, I can't," replied Mary. "I feel bad." Her eyes grew big wit tears. "Mother, I feel so "What is the matter with my little girl asked the mother tenderly. Mary's voice wee broken witl scibs, bet presently her anxiety was expres- sed: "Mother, if I were to die, would our Heavenly Father leave me lying around like that poor little chicken out in the back yara? Would be?" THE GRT REMEDY FOR WEAK Rn:3VOU5 WOMEN. It's only natural that whetter woman We a remedy which cures her of nervousness apd weakeeees relieves her pains and achesmuts color in her cheek ancivitallty in her whole system, she should be anxious to let her suffering sisters know oft. Mrs. Hannah Holmes, Ste James Street. St, John, NB,, relatesher experience with this remedy AS follows t—'5 For pow yearn 1 have been trotibled with fluttering of Oa heart and dizziness, Recomputed by a Sillfitiletillg feeling which prevented me fororeing.Mya7etitevatpoorand Iwasmthrunaozanddoblatec. "Since I started using Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills, the smothering feeling has grew, my heart beat le Pow regulate the Auttering has disappeared, and I have been wonderfully built lap through the touiO effect of the pine, 1 110111/ feel etrongerend better then for nu.iny warno and cannot say too much in pratee of the reraedy wbbcb restored my long leet heath." "GET BETTER SAYS DR 40013 Get Rid of the Cough, the Hacking, the Spitting„ the Wheezing. 1.11,0101....1.11.1.1.,••••••" Special Advantages ...••••••.M1.1.1.1•00* Are Offered by Dr. Slocum to all Those Who Desire a Positive and Permanent Cure 0# Consump- tion In any Form. Mott hive° Ton gag but how can en 40 it when ono remedy alter auother lots, been tried without improvement or hope of t, cure. Quito true. Scores of sufferers front all kinds of !nue trouble* WINO been a mare for unscrupulous medical ecu- corim who never intended to extrema ne.slocura bits made thu euro of Consumption and teeing Tmmoutballeisa tlivioomateuThellyn oarltiptlars ol otanenittyaliaoartisaenvelLel. to testify to tho mervelous curative properties (A the. Slocum system. Dr. Slocum is ready anti willing to prove the efficacy of Ms treatment, and has no hesitation in offering it to you or your akar Wends Yensouerrnnit Flinn. Th18, ta order that you may test the Slocum system and Judge for yourself regarding its merits. FREE TREATMENT You or yoor stole friends canhave a FRED couple of Treatment. Simply write to Tan T. A. Siktilit 011iliOCAL Co, Limited, 178 Xing St, West, Toren - p p to,n gelving post office and express omce address, and the free medicine (The mecum Cure) eviii be promptly sent. Whrti.n writing for them always men'lon tnls Amreerrsicoanns t he Toronto lt Cliornr:aalvaoir'lllseeilienagna 1:nudrat'oarftg r De a °Pleegr to Mrs. Hibbert Beck. Newburn, N. S., writesd, "I was in bed for weeks with Rheumatism eng could notmove without help.I began usin Milburn's Rheumatic Pills and one box relieved the pain and six boxes completely cured me."' Children Cry for CASTORIA. Children Cry for CASTOR 1A. CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. The face signet/ale at 071 OVV:r 4 wrapper. STRONG AND VIGOROUS,. Every Organ of the Body Toned up and Invigorated by orariste. 4, Mr. P. Meyers, King St. E., Bertha, Ont., s a vs : '1 su ff ietl for five years with n•tipitatlea, shortness of breath, sqe,11t,sness and pain in the leent. but om hoe of Milbuea's Heart and Nerve Pil's completely removed all these dis- tressing symptoms. I have not suffered since taking tbera, and now sleep well and feel strong and Vigorous." Milburn s Heart end Nerve Pilis cure all diseases arising from weak heart, worn out nerve tissues or watery blood.