of the right hand raise the rest of the cards
slightly and the card adhering to the moistened fingers will be carried
to the top of the pack. Again spread the four top cards on the table and
repeat the enquiry. If he says "No," repeat the former process until he
says, "Yes, my card is in that lot." You, of course, know it is the card
you "slipped" from the bottom of the pack. You then tell him to gather
up all the cards and shuffle them thoroughly; then place the pack on the
table, put his hand over it and look you steadily in the eye. You place
your hand over his and say, "I can read your thoughts, you took the
----," naming his card. This is an easy trick to perform and causes
great amazement.

THE REJECTED RECRUITS--A LAUGHABLE TRICK

Select a king and the four knaves and lay the king on the table face
upward. Tell the company that the king is recruiting for the army and
accepts the knave of clubs, which you place on the king's right. The
knave of spades, which you place on the left, he rejects. The knave of
diamonds is accepted and placed on the right. The knave of hearts is
declined, and placed on the left.

Now ask your audience how it is that the king, being in want of
recruits, accepts two and refuses two.

The answer will puzzle those not acquainted with the trick. It is as
follows: Two of the knaves have but one eye each, and are consequently
medically unfit.

A NOVEL CARD EFFECT

EFFECT.--A five-spot card is passed for examination, a two spot of the
same suit is then placed face down on the five; after rubbing the cards
slightly and separating them a spot is found to have passed from the
centre of the five on to the two spot, making a four spot and a three
spot. The pack is afterwards shown to be quite an ordinary one without
any apparent preparation.

PREPARATION.--Remove from the pack the five, four, three, and two of any
suit. Place the remainder of pack face down on the table. Now place the
five spot face up on the back of the pack, the two spot face down on the
five, the four face up on the back of the two, and the three spot face
down on the four. Then remove the three top cards, without in any way
altering their order, and place them on the face of the pack so that the
two spot is showing, and turn the five spot face down, so that the pack
appears to be without preparation.

PRESENTATION.--Show pack held in left hand and call special attention to
the two spot on the bottom of the pack, th