Show A PUZZLING NEW MATCH TRICK Is a trick which Is likely to HERE cause a good deal of surprise as well aa amusement batea a box ot safety matches the kind that light only on the box and pull out the drawer a little way then wedge the butt end of a match between the drawer and the box n each aide as shown in the illustration if necessary whittle down the ends ot the matches As the matches are a little longer than the width ot the box it these two upright matches are sprung apart little and a third match Is carefully inserted between their heads it will ie held firmly in a horizontal position now strike a fourth match and set alro to the horizontal match exactly in the middle having previously asked the company to guess which of the upright matches wll catch ahre first A it Is an interesting question you see tor though the alre haa to go the same distance to reach each upright match ort one side there la only one match head while on the other there are two which make difference the result however 14 likely to make the guessels guessers gu essers feel foolish for as soon as the horizontal match burns through the others spring inward with a snap sending the burning halves ot the horizontal match flying and at tho same time extinguishing them it Is as well though to have no inflammable materials near and to watch the MATCHES i IN POSITION t courte ot the flying match ends and them up at once f you have no safety matches the trick jb inay abe dona as well with old jf j sulphur viatches with the aid of a suitable y box or other support parlor matches are rather unsafe for buch experiment anil should not be used |