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| VOLUME 12 |
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| NO. 1: MARCH 1913 | 1 |
| Robert Heller (William Henry Palmer) Bio | 3 |
| To Tear A Complete Deck Of Cards In Two By Russell | 3 |
| What Happened To Jones Contest | 3 |
| The World Of Magic | 4 |
| - Ed. Reno's Route | 4 |
| - Dana Walden's Route | 4 |
| - Australian News C. Williams | 4 |
| - London Letter Yelmah | 5 |
| - S.A.M. Report Francis J. Werner | 6 |
| - Yogi Notes Gustav L. Bohn | 6 |
| - Society Of Detroit Magicians Notes W.H. Domzalski | 6 |
| - Cincinnati Notes Charles N. Smith | 6 |
| - San Francisco News H. Syril Dusenbery | 7 |
| - Pacific Coast Society Of Magicians | 7 |
| - Providence, R.I., Notes John H. Percival | 7 |
| - Rhode Island Society Of Magicians Wm. Chatterley | 7 |
| - Glasgow, Scotland W.E. Bell | 7 |
| The Editor's Page | 8 |
| A. De Lander | 8 |
| The Elevator - Or Going Up By Herbert M. Richmond | 8 |
| Twists Of Fancy By Lionel Scott | 9 |
| - Second Suggestion For An Act | 9 |
| A New Floating Ball By R. DeShong | 9 |
| Literature | 9 |
| Electric Magic By H. Syril Dusenbery | 10 |
| The Penetrating Card By The Mysterious Dunninger | 10 |
| The Wizardly Wine By Sheldon Simms | 10 |
| Concerning The Candle By Howard Kingsley | 11 |
| Twentieth Century Trick With Selected Handkerchiefs By F.J. Stratman | 11 |
| A Ball Slight By Pejaie Senrab | 11 |
| Programs for Magicians By DeVega | 12 |
| - Program No. 1 "The Unvited Guest" | 12 |
| -- The Mystic Sign | 12 |
| Uncle Feelix's Correspondence Column Satire | 13 |
| Lettered Cards By Clarence T. Hubbard | 13 |
| The Last Word In The Herrmann Matter Letter | 14 |
| Rising Card On Palm Effect Paul R. Simple | 15 |
| A New Version | 15 |
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| NO. 2: APRIL 1913 | 21 |
| T. Roy Barnes Bio | 23 |
| Bradley M. Fischer Explains Magic | 23 |
| - Cabinet Illusion | 23 |
| - Simple Coffee Cup Trick | 23 |
| Mirabile Visu By Van K. Allison | 23 |
| The World Of Magic | 24 |
| - Society Of Detroit Magicians Notes W.H. Domzalski | 24 |
| - Demon's Club Of Baltimore Magicians Charles F. Oursler | 25 |
| - The Mystic Ring, Columbus, O. Wm. H. Moseley, Jr. | 25 |
| - Spot Lights From Hartford Clarence T. Hubbard | 25 |
| - London Letter Yelmah | 25 |
| Handkerchief Pedestal Tip By Clarence T. Hubbard | 26 |
| S.A.M. Report Francis J. Werner | 26 |
| Uncle Feelix's Correspondence Column Satire | 27 |
| The Editor's Page | 28 |
| August J. Rehbein Obit | 28 |
| Aid To Miser's Dream By Clarence T. Hubbard | 28 |
| Twists Of Fancy By Lionel Scott | 29 |
| - Paper Tearing Trick | 29 |
| Two Methods For A Pretty Trick By Van K. Allison | 29 |
| Literature | 29 |
| Programs For Magicians By De Vega | 30 |
| - Multiplying Chair | 30 |
| - Bottle To Flowers | 30 |
| - Napkin To Apple | 30 |
| - Winged Flight - Floral Transit | 30 |
| - A Crack Shot | 31 |
| Yogi Notes By Gustav L. Bohn | 31 |
| Card Painting Extraordinary By Herbert M. Richmond | 31 |
| Do You Know | 31 |
| Sealed Letter Reading By Hereward Carrington | 32 |
| The Cards On The Hat Russell | 32 |
| Some Fun With A Boy And A Handkerchief By J.T. Kelsey | 33 |
| A Fortune Telling Trick By John H. Percival | 33 |
| Some More Variations In Connection With The Dyeing Tube By Tom C. Bonney | 34 |
| A Magic Act In Black And White By Ralph Brown Graham | 34 |
| The Twenty-Seven Card Trick By Herbert M. Richmond | 35 |
| Do You Know? By Harold Smith (Deann) | 36 |
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| NO. 3: MAY 1913 | 41 |
| Frank Hermann Keller Bio | 43 |
| Magical New York Cartoon | 43 |
| Oh! That Final Ball | 43 |
| Some Magic By Jos. Dunninger | 43 |
| - Improved Card Levitation | 43 |
| The World Of Magic | 44 |
| - New York Notes | 44 |
| - Chicago Magicians' Club H.S. Paine | 44 |
| - San Francisco News H. Syril Dusenbery | 45 |
| - Pacific Coast Society Of Magicians | 45 |
| - Demons' Club Of Baltimore Magicians Charles F. Oursler | 45 |
| - Maiius Cazeneuve Obit | 45 |
| - Spotlights From Hartford, Conn. Clarence T. Hubbard | 46 |
| - Society Of Professional Magicians J.E. Pierce | 46 |
| - S.A.M Report Francis J. Werner | 46 |
| - A Magicians's Philosophy By George Schulte | 47 |
| - Yogi Notes Gustav L. Bohn | 47 |
| - The Magicians' Club, London | 47 |
| - London Letter Yelmah | 48 |
| - Chicago News George Schulte | 48 |
| Twists Of Fancy By Lionel Scott | 49 |
| - Solid Soap Bubbles | 49 |
| The Production Of A Table From A Handkerchief By Ralph Brown Graham | 49 |
| Programs For Magicians By De Vega | 50 |
| - The Trials Of A Dog | 50 |
| - And When The Pie Was Opened | 50 |
| - Yelping Sausages | 50 |
| Bradley M. Fischer Explains Interesting Tricks | 50 |
| - The Japanese Combination | 50 |
| Billiard Ball Changement By Wm. Roberts | 50 |
| Index To Vol. X; March 1911, Feb. 1921 | 51 |
| - Index (Continued) | 52 |
| Index to Vol. XI; March 1912 - February 1913 | 53 |
| - Index (Continued) | 54 |
| A Method For Performing The Card Levitation Without Prepared Cards Or Accessories By W.W. McWilliams | 55 |
| The Magician's Challenge By Herbert M. Richmond | 55 |
| The Editor's Page | 56 |
| Literature | 57 |
| Un-Named Card Trick by Saxton Pope | 57 |
| A Lazy Tong | 57 |
| Amateur Department T.J. Crawford | 58 |
| - The Vanishing Cigarette | 58 |
| - The Magic Multiplier | 58 |
| - The Egg And Confetti | 58 |
| Personal Notes | 58 |
| Notes From The Society Of Detroit Magicians W.H. Domzalski | 58 |
| The Mystic Ring E. Carson Blair | 59 |
| Art Of Magic (Poem) By Paul R. Semple | 59 |
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| NO. 4: JUNE 1913 | 65 |
| De Vega Bio | 67 |
| Miscellany By Ralph Brown Graham | 67 |
| - Billiard Ball To A Handkerchief | 67 |
| - A Substitute For The Rabbit | 67 |
| - An Improvement | 67 |
| - A Question | 67 |
| - Production Of Chosen Card | 67 |
| An Elusive Card By Herbert M. Richmond | 67 |
| Unique Ball Vanish | 67 |
| The World Of Magic | 68 |
| - Cleveland Notes J.J.Grdina | 68 |
| - Spot Lights from Hartford Clarence T. Hubbard | 68 |
| - Society Of Detroit Magicians W.H. Domzalski | 69 |
| - The Rhode Island Society Magicians William B. Chatterley | 69 |
| - National Conjurors' Association | 69 |
| - English Letter Fred Sinclair | 70 |
| - Pacific Coast Society Of Magicians H. Syril Dusenbery | 70 |
| - Society Of Professional Magicians J.E. Pierce | 70 |
| Uncle Feelix's Correspondence Column Satire | 71 |
| A New And Original Break For Locating The Chosen Card By Slygo | 71 |
| Life's Philosophy By George Schulte | 71 |
| Instantaneous Transformation Of Water Into Ink By Max Cadet | 72 |
| A Combination By Paul R. Semple | 72 |
| How Mediums Perform Their Slate-Writing Tests By Hereward Carrington | 73 |
| Programs For Magicians By De Vega | 74 |
| - Yelping Sausages | 74 |
| - Sister Visitor (Stop, Traveler!) | 74 |
| A New Cigarette Vanish By V.K. Allison | 74 |
| Suggestions And Tricks By J.A. Boyd | 75 |
| - Boyd's Diminishing Coin | 75 |
| - The Can-teen | 75 |
| - Thumb Tie | 75 |
| - A Good Card Trick | 75 |
| - Boyd's Indetectable Rising Cards | 75 |
| The Editor's Page | 76 |
| Harry Kellar Picture | 77 |
| The Magic Handkerchief And Paper Strips By Bradley M. Fischer | 77 |
| An Old Trick Revised | 77 |
| The Changing Cards | 77 |
| Magic Mirror | 77 |
| Do You Know? | 77 |
| Karitoolvit | 78 |
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| NO. 5: JULY 1913 | 85 |
| The Dunninger Die Box | 87 |
| Magical Tips By Clarence T. Hubbard | 87 |
| The World Of Magic | 88 |
| - News From New York | 88 |
| - The Mystic Ring E. Carson Blair | 88 |
| - News From Providence, R.I. W.B. Chatterley | 88 |
| - The Society Of Detroit Magicians W.H. Domzalski | 89 |
| - Spot Lights From Hartford Clarence T. Hubbard | 89 |
| - Society Of Professional Magicians J.E. Pierce | 89 |
| - S.A.M. Report Francis J. Werner | 90 |
| - Tenth Annual Dinner | 90 |
| - Kobb's Comments | 91 |
| - Dana Walden's Route | 91 |
| - London Letter Yelmah | 91 |
| Amateur Department T.J. Crawford | 92 |
| - Advice To Amateurs By Wm. A Russell | 92 |
| - The Penetrating Quarter | 92 |
| - Coin In Match Box | 92 |
| - Organization Proposed | 92 |
| Uncle Feelix's Correspondence Column Satire | 92 |
| Cincinnati Notes Charles Neil Smith | 93 |
| Is The Knowledge Of Magic A Useful Knowledge? By G.G. Laurens | 93 |
| Programs For Magicians By De Vega | 94 |
| - Program No.2 | 94 |
| --A Master Of Finance | 94 |
| --Paper Money | 95 |
| A Little Coin Trick By Wm. Roberts | 95 |
| The Editor's Page | 96 |
| Originalities By George Warren Dickins | 97 |
| - Die Through Hat | 97 |
| - A One-Handed Thought Force | 97 |
| - Hooked Coin Sleights | 97 |
| A Cure For A Bore | 97 |
| An Out-Of-The-Way Stunt By Pejaie Senrab | 98 |
| A Little News From Waco, Texas Harold Smith | 98 |
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| NO. 6: AUGUST 1913 | 105 |
| W.R. Richardson Bio | 107 |
| A Latin Card Trick By Orestes A.B. Senter | 107 |
| Devil's Disappero | 107 |
| Had Him Story | 107 |
| The World Of Magic | 108 |
| - New York Notes | 108 |
| - Spot Lights From Hartford Clarence T.L. Hubbard | 108 |
| - Society Of Detroit Magicians W.H. Domzalski | 109 |
| - Chicago Notes Peter N. Graef | 109 |
| - H. Syril Dusenbery Bio | 109 |
| - California News H. Syril Duesenbery | 109 |
| - Pacific Coast Society Magicians | 109 |
| - London Letter Yelmah | 110 |
| - Kobb's Komments | 110 |
| - Magic On Decline | 111 |
| - Some Passing Thoughts George Schulte | 111 |
| - A Quitter | 111 |
| Magical Mathematics By Clarence T. Hubbard | 111 |
| Amateur Deaprtment T.J. Crawford | 112 |
| - Advice To Amateurs By William A. Russell | 112 |
| - Preparing For An Entertainment By William A. Russell | 112 |
| Handkerchief Dyeing | 112 |
| Uncle Feelix's Correspondence Column | 112 |
| Novel Rising Cards By H. Syril Dusenbery | 113 |
| An Idea By Edward C. Conklin | 113 |
| Programs For Magicians By De Vega | 114 |
| - Multiplying Coins | 114 |
| Interesting Tricks Explained By Bradley M. Fischer | 115 |
| - Novel Cone And Ball Combination | 115 |
| - Fischer's Rice And Water Tin | 115 |
| Thoughts Of A Wizard By George Schulte | 115 |
| Suspension Of A Glass By Edward C. Conklin | 115 |
| The Editor's Page | 116 |
| Literature | 117 |
| Billiard Ball Hints By Merton W. Hopkins | 117 |
| Originalities By Geo. Warren Dickins | 118 |
| - Chemical Magic A La Chris Van Berne | 118 |
| - A Pretty Change | 118 |
| - Lightning Sketching | 118 |
| - A New Idea In Color Changes | 118 |
| Deception Extraordinary By Van K. Allison | 118 |
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| NO. 7: SEPTEMBER 1913 | 125 |
| Del Adelphia Bio | 127 |
| Stage Illusions For Amateurs By Vernon Dean | 127 |
| Magical Comedy With A Slate By Clarence T. Hubbard | 127 |
| The World Of Magic | 128 |
| - New York Magical Notes | 128 |
| - Dana Walden Alkarest Dates | 128 |
| - Chicago Magicians' Club H.S. Paine | 128 |
| - Chicago News Items H.S. Paine | 128 |
| - Chicago Notes Peter N. Greaf | 129 |
| - Spot Lights From Hartford Clarence T. Hubbard | 129 |
| - Items Of Interest Francis J. Werner | 129 |
| - London Letter Yelma | 129 |
| - S.A.M. Report Richard Van Dien | 130 |
| - Magischar Zirkel, Hamburg Karl Schroder | 130 |
| Transformation Of Cane And Hat To Table By Ralph Brown Graham | 130 |
| Uncle Felix's Correspondence Column Satire | 131 |
| Amateur Department T.J. Crawford | 132 |
| - Notes And Personal | 132 |
| - Thurston Magic Club | 132 |
| A Novel Way To Do The Handkerchief Dyeing Trick | 132 |
| A Good Handkerchief Production And Twentieth Century Handkerchief Trick | 132 |
| De Land's Ace Trick | 133 |
| Combination Handkerchief Trick That You Can Make Yourself By Zig Zag | 133 |
| The Editor's Page | 134 |
| The Tennis Racket Card By H. Syril Dysenbery | 135 |
| Thought-Reading Extraordinary | 135 |
| Did Albini Invest The Egg Bag? | 135 |
| The Kings Pie Clipping | 135 |
| Programs For Magicians By De Vega | 136 |
| - Blending Notes | 136 |
| - The Undestroyable Bank Note | 136 |
| - Notes From Space | 136 |
| - The Phoenix Note | 136 |
| Literature | 136 |
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| NO. 8: OCTOBER 1913 | 145 |
| Hereward Carrington Bio | 147 |
| An Open Letter | 147 |
| I'm Not The Guy (Poem) By George Schulte | 147 |
| The World Of Magic | 148 |
| - New York Notes | 148 |
| - Items Of Interest Francis J. Wernere | 148 |
| - Chicago Magicans' Club H.S. Paine | 148 |
| - Spot Lights From Hartford Clarence T. Hubbartd | 149 |
| - Buffalo, N.Y. News A.P. Ornson | 149 |
| - Society Of Twin City Magicians Report L.H. Van Camp | 149 |
| - London Letter Yelma | 150 |
| - Demons' Club Of Baltimore Magicians Charles F. Oursler | 150 |
| - Society Of Detroit Magicians W.H. Domzalski | 150 |
| - Pittsburg, Pa., Notes | 151 |
| - Here's A Hot One By DeLand | 151 |
| - Uncle Felix's Correspondence Column Satire | 152 |
| The Man With The Clock | 152 |
| The Spirit Cards by Charles Neil Smith | 153 |
| The Lemon Trick (Another Version) By Harry Podmore | 153 |
| The Editor's Page | 154 |
| Twists Of Fancy By Lionel Scott | 155 |
| - The Color Changing Flower Ball On The Tray | 155 |
| Some Magic By Jos. Dunninger | 155 |
| - Dunninger's New Rabbit Vanish | 155 |
| Programs For Magicians By De Vega | 156 |
| - Program No.3 A Christmas Program | 156 |
| - Vanishing Cigar | 156 |
| - Mystic Muffler | 156 |
| - Fade Away Knot | 157 |
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| NO. 9: NOVEMBER 1913 | 165 |
| Eugenio R. Roca Bio | 167 |
| A Ball Stunt By Ray C. Hayden | 167 |
| Original Dope By Edward P. Conran | 167 |
| The World Of Magic | 168 |
| - S.A.M. Report Richard Van Dien | 168 |
| - The Social | 168 |
| - S.A.M. Report 129th Meeting | 168 |
| - The Mystic Ring, Columbus, O., Notes E. Carson Blair | 168 |
| - Society Of Detroit Magicians W.H. Domzalski | 169 |
| - New York Magic Notes Joseph Klein | 169 |
| - Chicago Magicians' Club H.S. Paine | 169 |
| - Society Of Twin City Magicians Report L.H. Van Camp | 170 |
| - Habana, Cuba | 170 |
| - London Letter Yelma | 171 |
| Magical Production Of Eggs By Richard F. McKinney | 171 |
| Programs For Magicians By De Vega | 172 |
| - Atmospheric Candles | 172 |
| - Lighted Candle From Pocket | 172 |
| - The Electric Touch | 172 |
| - Oranges At Finger Tips | 172 |
| - Travelling Fruit | 172 |
| - The Tree | 172 |
| - Red, White And Blue | 172 |
| Philosophers - Philosophy George Schulte | 173 |
| The Editor's Page | 174 |
| Literature | 174 |
| Electric Magic By H. Syril Dusenbery | 175 |
| A Conjurer Nonplussed By Chas. T. Oursler | 175 |
| Amateur Department T.J. Crawford | 176 |
| - Watch This One | 176 |
| - Plant Production From Empty Tube | 176 |
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| NO. 10: DECEMBER 1913 | 185 |
| Improved Astra Levitation By Joseph Dunninger | 187 |
| Mysterious Rubber Bands By Will De Seive | 187 |
| The World Of Magic | 188 |
| - S.A.M. Report R. Van Dien | 188 |
| - New York Magical Notes Joe Klein | 188 |
| - Chicago Magicians' Club H.S. Paine | 188 |
| - Spot Lights From Hartford Clarence T. Hubbard | 189 |
| - Dietric's Route | 189 |
| - Society Of Detroit Magicians W. H. Domzalski | 189 |
| - Twin City Society Of Magicians L.H. Van Camp | 189 |
| - London Letter Yelma | 189 |
| - English Notes Fred Sinclair | 190 |
| Divining Rod - Fact Or Fake? By Charles F. Oursler | 191 |
| What To Weat, While Performing Magic Stunts By Harry Podmore | 191 |
| His Success | 191 |
| Programs For Magicians By De Vega | 192 |
| - The Snow Storm | 192 |
| Uncle Felix's Correspondence Column Satire | 193 |
| The Torn And Restore Paper Napkin By Tom C. Bonney | 194 |
| Amateur Department T.J. Crawford | 195 |
| - Mystifying Match Box | 195 |
| - The Toothpick And Handkerchief By Richard F. McKinney | 195 |
| - Repitition Without Detection By R.W. Hoel | 195 |
| - An Idea For The Coffee Vase | 195 |
| - Why Do We Laugh | 195 |
| The Editor's Page | 196 |
| Literature | 196 |
| Twists Of Fancy By Lionel Scott | 197 |
| - The All Rubber Color Change | 197 |
| - The Rising Cards - For The Home Entertainer | 197 |
| - Medium's Pad, for The Beginner | 197 |
| Simply Drop Them By Surgeon Rell M. Woodward | 198 |
| An Acknowledgment | 198 |
| T. Tasso Fischer's Numeral Box Trick Bradley M. Fischer | 198 |
| The Vicissitudes Of Magic By George Schulte | 199 |
| The Magic Kettle Act By H.Syril Dusenbery | 199 |
| Psychological Moments, Or Saying The Right Thing At The Right Time By George Schulte | 200 |
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| NO. 11: JANUARY 1914 | 209 |
| Familiar Conjurors' Tricks Explained | 211 |
| The World Of Magic | 212 |
| - S.A.M. Report R. Van Dien | 212 |
| - Ladies' Night Of The S.A.M. | 212 |
| - Route Of Dana Walden | 212 |
| - Society Of Twin City Magicians L.H. Van Camp | 213 |
| - London Letter Yelma | 213 |
| - New York Magic Notes Joseph A. Klein | 214 |
| - Spot Lights From Hartford, Conn. C;arence T. Hubbard | 214 |
| - Society Of Detroit Magicians W.H. Domzalski | 214 |
| Escape From A Locked Safe Trick | 214 |
| A Suggestion By R.W.Hoel | 214 |
| Twists Of Fancy By Lionel Scott | 215 |
| - The Cone, Confetti And Eggs | 215 |
| - The Flag And Ball | 215 |
| Programs for Magicians By De Vega | 216 |
| - Program No.4 Small Lodge Act | 216 |
| - The Vanishing Cigarette | 216 |
| - The Smoker's Vase | 216 |
| - Egg In Hat | 216 |
| Chatter And Patter By George Frederick Schulte | 217 |
| A Vanishing Ball By H.A. Robinson | 217 |
| Some Magic By Jos. Dunninger | 217 |
| - Dunninger's New Thimble Table | 217 |
| Life's Epigrams By George Schulte | 217 |
| The Editor's Page | 218 |
| Literature | 218 |
| Uncle Felix's Correspondence Column Satire | 219 |
| Mercedes, The Musical Enigma By J.H. Percival | 219 |
| Cane And Hat To Table Transformation By R.W. Hoel | 220 |
| Knotted Handkerchief By Ladson Butler | 220 |
| The Trickster Tricked | 220 |
| What The Public Wants By George Schulte | 221 |
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| NO. 12: FEBRUARY 1914 | 229 |
| E.V. Klein Bio | 231 |
| A Psalm Of Magic Poem | 231 |
| Production Box By H.S. Applegate | 231 |
| Life's Epigrams By George F. Schulte | 231 |
| The World Of Magic | 232 |
| - S.A.M. Report R. Van Dien | 232 |
| - Dana Walton Dates | 232 |
| - Route Of The Dietrics | 232 |
| - Route Kalma & Co. | 232 |
| - New York Magical Notes Joe Klein | 232 |
| - Spot Lights from Hartford, Conn. Clarence T. Hubbard | 233 |
| - Columbus, O., Notes E.C. Blair | 233 |
| - London Letter Yelma | 233 |
| - Society Of Detroit Magicians W. H. Domzalski | 234 |
| - Pacific Coast Society Of Magicians H. Syril Dysenbery | 234 |
| - Society Of Twin City Magicians L.H. Van Camp | 234 |
| - Berkley, Calif. Vertelli Obit | 235 |
| - Bradford, Pa. | 235 |
| The Balancing Card By Silent Mora | 235 |
| Tearing Things Up By Gerald Kaufman | 235 |
| - Tearing Up A New Pack | 236 |
| An Imrovement On The Vanishing Wand Trick By Joseph Schmidt | 236 |
| Novel Card Stunts By H. Syril Dusenbery | 236 |
| - A Novel Finish | 236 |
| Coin Trick By Clayton W. Rosencrance | 236 |
| De Land's Figure-It-Out Card Trick | 237 |
| The Editor's Page | 238 |
| Twists Of Fancy By Lionel Scott | 239 |
| - The Inexhaustible Box | 239 |
| Literature | 239 |
| Programs For Magicians By De Vega | 240 |
| - The Egyptian Cubes | 240 |
| - Twentieth Century Handkerchief Mystery | 240 |
| Uncle Felix's Correspndence Column Satire | 241 |
| Amateur Department T.J. Crawford | 242 |
| - A New Double-Hand Pass | 242 |
