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Show A Neat Parlor Trick. This is a neat and cffectlvo trick to perform beforo a company of men, women nnd children, from whom you can borrow tho few materials you need. Theso nro a silver half dollar, a largo wire hairpin, a heavy ring, and a long hatpin or "stickpin." Bend tho hnlrpin Into tho shape shown In tho picture. Force tho half dollar into tho narrow hook on ono end of tho hairpin, which hook you have pinched well together so that it will grip tho coin tightly and hang tho ring on tho other, more open hook. Now balanco tho coin at a point near Its edge and In lino with tho two hooks, on tho point of tho hatpin, which you hold vertically In your left hand. You can nearly always make it balanco bal-anco on somo point, but to niako the trick oflectlvo tho pin should bo very near tho edgo of tho coin, so if tho ring is not very heavy you may havo to borrow another ono nnd slip it in tho hook bcsldo tho first. Or you can uso a light ring and substitute a quarter for tho half dollar. Now, If you blow against tho ring tho wholo affair will turn on Its pivot, and by giving n good puff every time tho ring comes round you can make It spin very fast and keep on spinning n long time. If tho hatpin is very sharp and of very hard steel it will gradually bore a hole In tho coin. In- AT A The Needle, Coin and Ring, dood, It Is posslblo to baro clear through a soft coin In this way. Of courso you should practice this trick beforo you try It In public. Then, if tho ring is a brass ono and tho coin your own, you can glvo your merry-go-round to tho youngstors, who will havo lots of fun with it. |