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Show CLEVER TRICK WITH A DIME Silver Coin May Be Removed From Under Glass Without Removing Tumbler How It Is Done. Place a dime on the tablecloth, and over it set a tumbler, as is shown in the illustration. How can you pocket the dime without with-out removing the glass, or having it removed? Slip larger coins under opposite edges of the tumbler to raise It slightly, slight-ly, and then scratch firmly on the L J The Nimble Dime. cloth, from Just outside the rim, In the direction you wish the dime tc take. It will at once respond, and makes Its own way gradually outside the circle that had surrounded it RIDDLES. When does an ill fitting pair of trousers remind you of two French ports? When they are too loose and too long (Toulouse and Toulon). Why Is a situation without work like a good dinner eaten by an invalid. in-valid. Because it is a sign o' cure. Why Is a fender like Westminster abbey? Because It contains the ashes of the grate. Why is last month like cricket? Because it's a past time. If andirons and coal bucket cost sev. en dollars, what will a ton of coal come to? To ashes. What is the military definition of a kiss? A report at headquarters. What is that which . Is often found where it 1b not? Fault What does an artist like best to draw? His salary. What two letters of the alphabet make a philosopher? YZ (wlsehead). Why are your nose and chin always al-ways at variance? Because words are always passing between them. Why are your bedroom slippers like a deferred resolution? Because they are put oft till next day. Why Is a man In front of a crowd well supported? Because he has the press at his back. |