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| VOLUME 27 |
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| NO. 1: MARCH 1928 | |
| A. M. Wilson, M. D. | 5 |
| "Booth's Flying Matches" | 5 |
| M.U.M. Edited by John Mulholland. | 6 |
| Cincinnati Magicians' Club. By E. L. Dodson. | 8 |
| Knights of Magic. Central Opera House. New York City. By Roger Gautier. | 8 |
| Society of Osiris Magicians, Inc. | 9 |
| The Harry Kellar Assembly of Magicins of Buffalo, N. Y. By Sigmar. | 9 |
| Trouping Around in Magic. By Max Holden. | 9 |
| Squawks. By William Frazee. | 10 |
| Magic News From Many Lands. By Baffles. | 11 |
| Annual Banquet of Newark, N. J.; Magicians' Club. By Clarence A. Smith. | 11 |
| "Chicago Does it Again" By Dorny. | 12 |
| Chats. By Kolar. | 12 |
| Frederick Eugene Powell. Dean of American Magicians. Article 8, Page 1. | 13 |
| Magic Periodocal History. By John Mulholland and Milton A. Bridges. | 15 |
| Books of Yesterday. By Leo Rullman. | 15 |
| Literature. | 16 |
| - The New York Public Library Presents an Exhibition of Books and Prints Relating to Conjuring and Magic. | 17 |
| The Advent and Brief History of Magic Fraternal Societies in the United States of America. By Oscar S. Teale. | 18 |
| Editorial. | 20 |
| Grant's Penetration String. | 22 |
| Rosencrance Loading Method. | 22 |
| The Amateur Department. Edited by Wm. Larsen, Jr. and T. Page Wrigth. | 23 |
| - And in the Beginning. | 23 |
| - Mumbo Jumbo and the Evil Eye. By F. G. Thayer. | 23 |
| - Name a Number Please. By F. G. Thayer. | 24 |
| - Three Cards on a Tray. By Matt Martin. | 24 |
| - Paper Through Paper. By T. Page Wrigth. | 24 |
| - A Novel Ball Stand. By Paul Erikson. | 25 |
| - Presidential Possibilities. By T. Page Wright and William Larsen, Jr. | 26 |
| - Thus Spake the Mountebank Concerning Certain Devilish Enchantments. By Wm. Larsen, Jr. | 26 |
| - Department Comment by the Editors. | 27 |
| The Stretching Cigarette. By Sid Lorraine. | 27 |
| The Orderly Thirteen. By Willie Johnson. | 27 |
| Magic. By T. Page Wright and Wm. Larsen Jr. | 28 |
| - Sorcery of the Spirits. | 28 |
| - A Spirit Camera. | 28 |
| - A Miniature Crystal Gazing Act. | 29 |
| - The Marble Test. | 30 |
| - The Spirit of the Law. | 30 |
| Eli's 96 Bottle and Wine Trick. | 32 |
| One Dollar. By P. D. Wyman. | 32 |
| My Billiard Ball Routine. By Charlton F. Chute. | 33 |
| Another Coin Feat (?) By Dleisfone. | 33 |
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| NO. 2: APRIL 1928 | |
| E. Vaughn Klein, McDonald birch, Dr. C. W. Talbot. | 57 |
| M.U.M. Edited by John Mulholland. | 58 |
| News From Pittsfield Mass. By U. F. Grant. | 62 |
| Knights of Magic. By Roger Gautier. | 62 |
| Society of Osiris Magicians, Inc. By Thos. C. Worthington. | 63 |
| Oakland Magic Circle. By R. S. Bailey. | 63 |
| Ring and Ribbon. By Terhun. | 63 |
| Trouping around in magic with Max Holden. | 64 |
| Squawks. By William Frazee. | 65 |
| Magic News From Many Lands. By Baffles. | 65 |
| Magicians I Met; Things They Told Me; What I Noticed. By Max Holden. | 65 |
| Frederick Eugene Powell. Dean of American Magicians. | 66 |
| The Advent and Brief History of Magic Fraternal Societies in the United States of America. By Oscar S. Teale. | 68 |
| Books of Yesterday. By Leo Rullman. | 69 |
| Literature: Tarbell's System; The Outlook on Magic, No. 4; The Magic Circular; Edward Bagshawe's Magical Journal; Magic-Spaziani. | 70 |
| Editorial. | 71 |
| MAGIC. T. Page Wrigth and Wm. Larsen Jr. | 74 |
| - Sharp Sorcery. | 74 |
| - The Impressionable Knife. | 74 |
| - The Ball on the Knife. | 74 |
| - Restoring the Rope. | 75 |
| - The Silken Dagger. | 75 |
| - The Challenge Knife Penetration. | 76 |
| The Amateur Department. Edited by Wm. Larsen, Jr., and T. Page Wright. | 78 |
| - So Say the Editors. | 78 |
| - On With the Show. | 78 |
| - The Cards Transposed. By Eugene Laurant. | 78 |
| - "Smoko" - As I Do It. By J. C. Walter. | 78 |
| - A Thimble Penetration. By Floyd Tester. | 79 |
| - A Card Rising Wand. By Ford I. Beebe, Jr. | 79 |
| - Loaded Dice. By P. D. Wyman. | 79 |
| - Interchange. By Lloyd R. Conrad. | 79 |
| - Mr. Magic's Twin Girls. By Lloyd R. Conrad. | 79 |
| - Wrapping the Silks. By T. Page Wright. | 80 |
| - "You See It Is Empty" By Wm. Larsen, Jr. | 80 |
| - And Before We Leave. | 80 |
| The Five Super Magical Effects of 1928. By Max Holden. | 82 |
| The True History of the Talking Teakettle. By David P. Abbott. | 82 |
| Letter. By Al Baker. | 82 |
| A Few Hints For Entertainers Of Children. By Max Holden. | 83 |
| A Simple Rising Cigarette. Philip G. Johnson. | 83 |
| Mint Magic. By Harry Hanaoka. | 83 |
| Comedy Write-ups by a Rube. By F. A. Rapp. | 84 |
| Booth's Magical Mysteries. The Sorceristis Cigaretts. By John Booth. | 84 |
| New Handkerchief Effect and a New Fake. By Baffles. | 84 |
| A Double-Lighting Match. By Don Foxe, Legerdemainiac. | 85 |
| More Oriental Blah-Blah. By Wallace, the Magician. | 85 |
| Wild Animals I Have Met. By William R. Simmons. | 86 |
| To the Readers of "The Sphinx". By Floyd. | 87 |
| In Praise of Exposing. By Wm. Larsen, Jr. | 87 |
| Letter. By Henry Sara. | 88 |
| The Paint Box Trick. By Terhun. | 88 |
| A Pack O' Cards. By Harry Hanaoka. | 88 |
| "Mystic Vase" By Arthur Polefsky. | 88 |
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| NO. 3: MAY 1928 | |
| T. Nelson Downs. | 109 |
| M.U.M. Edited by John Mulholland. | 110 |
| Knights of Magic. By Roger Gautier. | 114 |
| Society of Osiris Magicians, Inc. By Thos C. Worthington. | 115 |
| Demons Club of Baltimore Magicians. By R. W. Test. | 115 |
| Meeting of Los Angeles Society of Magicians Tuesday Evening. By L. O. Gunn. | 115 |
| Trouping around in magic with Max Holden. | 116 |
| Magic Here and There. By Leslie P. Guest. | 117 |
| Magic News From Many Lands. By Baffles. | 117 |
| Frederick Eugene Powell. Dean of American Magicians. | 118 |
| The Advent and Brief History of Magic Fraternal Societies in the United States of America. By Oscar S. Teale. | 120 |
| Books of Yesterday. By Leo Rullman. | 122 |
| Literature. | 122 |
| Editorial. | 123 |
| Chats. By Kolar. | 125 |
| Charles Milton Chase. | 125 |
| Namreh's "Potpourri" By Herman L. Weber. | 125 |
| Patter for the Suspended Wand. By F. C. Haenchen. | 125 |
| MAGIC. By T. Page Wright and Wm. Larsen Jr. | 126 |
| - Mysteries of Exploration. | 126 |
| - Travels Among the Eskimos. | 126 |
| - The Brontosaurus Incubator. | 127 |
| - Why Niagara Falls. | 127 |
| - The Fig Leaf Box. | 128 |
| - African Plumes. | 128 |
| A Ghost of Houdini - Magician Produces Manifestations of Dead Wizard. | 129 |
| The Amateur Department. Edited by Wm. Larsen, Jr., and T. Page Wright. | 130 |
| - Meditations of the Editors. | 130 |
| - Frazee's Ribbons Through Crown of Borrowed Hat. By William Frazee. | 130 |
| - A Cut And Restored Cigarette. By Dr. E. G. Erwin. | 131 |
| - The Turn Of The Four Aces. By C. Leslie Hunt. | 131 |
| - Grant's English Walnuts. By U. F. Grant. | 131 |
| - Cig-Get-O. By LuBrent. | 132 |
| - The Linking Rings Mystery. By Grant Stuart. | 132 |
| - Some Inexpensive Display Stands. By Charlton F. Chute. | 132 |
| - Jump ! Thimble! By William Ball. | 133 |
| - A Novel Cigar Vanisher. By Howard M. Bestul. | 133 |
| - The Inseparable Aces. By Maurice Lenser. | 133 |
| - Ten Pins On A Tray. By William P. Weber. | 134 |
| - The Perfect Portrait. By T. Page Wright and Wm. Larsen, Jr. | 134 |
| - Department Comment. | 134 |
| The Silent Assistant. By Bert Douglas. | 135 |
| The Art of Magic Making. By Henry Sara. | 137 |
| News From Springfield, Massachusetts. By Alphonse Deleporte. | 138 |
| Patter For The Pearls Of Persia. By U. F. Grant. | 138 |
| Cigarette From Nowhere - Imported Method. By Tavia. | |
| Easy Ring On Wand. By Harry Hanoka. | |
| Tube Effect. By George Pfister. | 139 |
| Interesting Extracts From "Trader Horn". By Ethelreda Lewis. | 140 |
| "The Jey-en-bee Slate Mystery". By John Booth. | 140 |
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| NO. 4: JUNE 1928 | |
| Richard Cardini, Jr. | 161 |
| Hays Halts Films Exposing Magic. | 161 |
| Northeastern Ohio Magicians' Outing. | 161 |
| M.U.M. Edited by John Mulholland. | 162 |
| Knights of Magic. By Roger Gautier. | 166 |
| The Demons' Club of Baltimore. By R. W. Test. | 167 |
| The Los Angeles Society of Magicians. By T. W. McGrath. | 167 |
| Oakland Magic Circle. By R. S. Bailey. | 167 |
| Spotlight From Hartford. By Clarence T. Hubbard. | 167 |
| 1928 Route of Birch, Master of Illusions. | 168 |
| Observations of Magic at George Heller's Party, June 5. By Max Holden. | 168 |
| Dorney Honored. | 168 |
| Magic News from Many Lands. By Baffles. | 168 |
| Chats. By Kolar. | 169 |
| A Closing Effect. By Arthur DeMello. | 169 |
| Trouping around in magic with Max Holden. | 170 |
| The Advent and Brief History of Magic Fraternal Societies in the United States of America. By Oscar S. Teale. | 172 |
| Wheatley's Original Book Feat. By Al Wheatley. | 173 |
| Frederick Eugene Powell. Dean of American Magicians. Reminiscences of a Magical Powell. | 174 |
| Books of Yesterday. By Leo Rullman. | 175 |
| Publications in Review. By Milton A. Bridges. The Magic Circular, Vol. 22 No. 252; Edward Bagshawe's Magical Journal, April-May 1928; The Magician Monthly, February 1928; The Magic Circular, Vol. 22 No. 254; Edward Bagshawe's Magical Journal, Vol. 1 No. 6; The Tarbell System, No. 51. | 176 |
| Magic Periodical History. By John Mulholland and Milton A. Bridges. | 177 |
| A Magician's Job No Sinecure. By Wallace, the Magician. | 177 |
| MAGIC. By T. Page Wright and William Larson. | 178 |
| - Mysteries of Printer's Ink. | 178 |
| - Printing by Magic. | 178 |
| - The Scrap Book. | 179 |
| - Stock News. | 179 |
| The Amateur Department. Edited by Wm. Larsen, Jr. and T. Page Wright. | 181 |
| - So Say The Editors. | 181 |
| - A Tube of Many Mysteries. By Dr. E. G. Ervin. | 181 |
| - The Die and the Poker Chips. By Paul C. Krank. | 182 |
| - A Water Transposition. By Charlton F. Chute. | 182 |
| - A Novel Card Rising Stand. By George Pfister. | 182 |
| - The Linking Rings. By P. D. Wyman. | 183 |
| - Two Linking Ring Wrinkles. By Lloyd R. Conrad. | 183 |
| - A Mirror Glass. By William Ball. | 183 |
| - Rope Pillars. By John McDonald. | 184 |
| - All Torn Up. By T. Page Wright and William Larsen, Jr. | 184 |
| - Dial of Mystery. By Mihlon Clayton. | 185 |
| - Tip-Hint. By Lu Brent and Skorko. | 186 |
| - In Closing. | 186 |
| Napkins and Balls, or the Invisible Transfer. By John Turner. | 186 |
| Magic Here and There. By Leslie P. Guest. | 186 |
| The Odd Card. By John Turner. | 187 |
| Editorial. | 188 |
| - Wilsonisms. | 189 |
| Literature. | 190 |
| Namreh's "Potpurri". By Herman L. Weber. | 190 |
| The Prize Puzzle. | 191 |
| A Novel Book Test. By Oswald Rae. | 191 |
| The Scientific Cubes. By F. C. Haenchen. | 192 |
| Convention Notes. | 192 |
| The Creator of Black Art Magic. Max Auzinger. | 193 |
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| NO. 5: JULY 1928 | |
| Eugene Laurant. | 209 |
| M.U.M. Edited by John Mulholland. | 210 |
| A Story-Telling Soiree. | 210 |
| Annual Banquet, Philadelphia Assembly No. 4, S.A.M. By James Shannon. | 210 |
| Queen City Mysticisms. By John Braun. | 211 |
| Society of Osiris Magicians Inc. By L. V. Lane. | 211 |
| Notes From Newark. By James McKnight. | 211 |
| Magic Here and There. By Leslie P. Guest. | 211 |
| Magic News From Many Lands. By Baffles. | 212 |
| Trouping around in magic with Max Holden. | 212 |
| Lamentations of a "Has-Been". By Grant Stuart. | 213 |
| Australian Society of Magicians' Official Bulletin. | 213 |
| Wonder Night. | 214 |
| Chemical Magic. How To Make Flash-Paper. | 214 |
| "Mystic Twelve," Glasgow Scotland. By Brother Duncan Johnstone. | 214 |
| Magical News from New Zealand. By Ralph C. Dixon. | 215 |
| Scraps from Scotland. | 216 |
| Scottish Conjurer's Association. By James B. Findlay. | 216 |
| Oakland Magic Circle. By R. S. Bailey. | 216 |
| Namreh's "Potpourri" By Herman L. Weber. | 217 |
| Publications in Review. By Milton A. Bridges: The Magic Wand, Vol. 17 No. 138. | 218 |
| Books of Yesterday. By Leo Rullman. | 219 |
| A Little Article Regarding "Copped" Material. By Annemann. | 219 |
| Magic Periodical History. By John Mulholland and Milton A. Bridges. | 220 |
| Literature. | 220 |
| Editorial. | 221 |
| Worth While Wrinkles. By John Booth. | 221 |
| Frederick Eugene Powell. Dean of American Magicians. | 222 |
| MAGIC. By T. Page Wright and William Larsen. | 224 |
| - Mysteries of Money. | 224 |
| - Silver Through Brass. | 224 |
| - The Coin Card Location. | 224 |
| - The W. L. Coin Pass. | 225 |
| - The Cut Bill. | 225 |
| - Cashing a Check. | 225 |
| - The Alchemist. | 226 |
| "Booth's Jolly Jumbo Card Trick". By John Booth. | 227 |
| The Amateur Department. Edited by Wm. Larsen and T. Page Wright. | 228 |
| - So Say the Editors. | 228 |
| - Announcing the Winner of the Linking Ring Contest. | 228 |
| - Is This A Dagger That I See Before Me? By Paul C. Krank. | 228 |
| - Spot Monte. By Paul Erikson. | 229 |
| - The Audience-Examined Built-Up Production Box. By Charlton F. Chute. | 229 |
| - Ideas. By P. d. Wyman. | 230 |
| - Silk-Get-O. By Lu Brent and Skorko. | 230 |
| - Addition. By Eddie Clever. | 230 |
| - Compound Colors. By W. P. Thomas. | 231 |
| - The Captive Ring. By James Stewart. | 231 |
| - "My" Linking Ring Routine. By Ford Beebe, Jr. | 231 |
| - Cig-O-Silk. By John W. Mac Donald. | 232 |
| - The Silk In the Tumbler. By Floyd Tester. | 232 |
| - The Fussy Shopper. By T. Page Wright and William Larsen, Jr. | 232 |
| - In Closing. | 233 |
| "Mephisto's Card Relocation". By John Booth. | 233 |
| "The Jokers Count". By John Booth. | 234 |
| "Booth's Good Night Mystery". By John Booth. | 234 |
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| NO. 6: AUGUST 1928 | |
| Biographical Sketch of Milton A. Bridges, M. D. | 249 |
| M.U.M. Edited by John Mulholland. | 250 |
| Cincinnati Magicians Club. | 251 |
| Magic Here and There. By Leslie P. Guest. | 251 |
| Magic News From Many Lands. By Baffles. | 252 |
| Knights of Magic. By Roger Gautier. | 252 |
| Publications in Review. By Milton A. Bridges: Houdini - His Life Story, by Harold Kellock; Magic (Spaziani), August-September 1928; The Tarbell System Lesson No. 52; The L. W. Pocket and Parlor Mysteries, by T. Page Wright and William Larsen; Thayer's Magic Catalogue, No. 7. | 253 |
| Magic Periodical History. By John Mulholland and Milton A. Bridges. | 254 |
| Wizo-Washo. | 254 |
| Books of Yesterday. By Leo Rullman. | 254 |
| Dr. M. A. Bridges Shows $25,000 Magic Library. | 255 |
| Editorial. | 256 |
| - Wilsonisms. | 256 |
| - Dr. A. M. Wilson. | 256 |
| - Personal Mention. | 257 |
| - Important Addenda to "The Advent and Brief History of Magic Fraternal Societies". By Oscar S. Teale. | 257 |
| Prestidigitatorial Psychology. By Oscar S. Teale. | 258 |
| "Me and my Shadow". By Nelson C. Hahne. | 261 |
| Kink on the Spread Card Trick. By Harry A. Hanaoka. | 262 |
| MAGIC. By T. Page Wright and William Larsen. | 263 |
| - The Baffling Bottles. | 263 |
| - The Production of a Bottle. | 263 |
| - The Leaping Bottle. | 264 |
| - With a Thermos Bottle. | 264 |
| - Bottle Through Board. | 265 |
| - The Sympathetic Sail. | 266 |
| Back in Magic again after fifteen years. By Fred T. Singleton. | 267 |
| Affinities. By F. C. Haenchen. | 268 |
| The Amateur Department. Edited by Wm. Larsen and T. Page Wright. | 269 |
| - Meditations of the Editors. | 269 |
| - Concerning the Linking Ring Contest. | 269 |
| - My Original Method for Getting Possession of the Key Ring. By Verweij Meenderink. | 269 |
| - The Linking Rings. By Dleisfen. | 270 |
| - Hindu Rings. By Henry Haldane. | 270 |
| - An Idea - For the Linking Rings. By Lu Brent. | 270 |
| - The Angel. By J. Verweij Meenderink. | 271 |
| - A Spirit Slate Routine. By Eddie Clever (The Gay Mystifier). | 271 |
| - Concerning Rings. By Clifford Jurgensen. | 271 |
| - A Wring Wrinkle. By Carlton King, the English Magician. | 271 |
| - A Silk Adventure. By J. C. Walter. | 272 |
| - "John Brown - Lie Down". By E. P. Conran. | 272 |
| - The Mystic Silk. By J. W. Lawton. | 272 |
| - My Spelling Bee. By Arthur Demello. | 273 |
| - The Magic Iceman. By Mihlon Clayton. | 273 |
| - The Rajah's Jewell. By Eddie Clever. | 274 |
| - The Spectrum Color Change. By Charlton F. Chute. | 274 |
| - Contributors' Addresses. | 275 |
| - Closing Comment. | 275 |
| The Transposed Silks. By Will Blyth. | 275 |
| Letter. By David Bamber and John Speer. | 276 |
| Stunts of Strength. By Dazzello. | 278 |
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| NO. 7: SEPTEMBER 1928 | |
| U. F. Grant. | 297 |
| Simon Cottlow Dies. | 297 |
| M.U.M. Edited by John Mulholland. | 298 |
| George Washington Heller. | 298 |
| News from an S.A.M. Member in Australia. By W. S. White. | 298 |
| Chicago Assembly No 3. By Kolar | 299 |
| Philadelphia Assembly No. 4. By Doc Endlich. | 299 |
| Queen City Mysticisms, Assembly No. 11. By John Braun. | 300 |
| The Magicians' Club. By John L. Crosbie. | 300 |
| Thurston Opens the Season. | 301 |
| Thurston the Magician's Route. | 302 |
| Cincinnati Magicians' Club. | 302 |
| Squawks. By William Frazee. | 302 |
| Trouping Around in Magic. By Max Holden. | 302 |
| Cercle Magique of Nasville. By T. J. Crawford. | 303 |
| Annual Picnic of the Los Angeles Society of Magicians. By Frank Fewins. | 303 |
| Magic News from Many Lands. By Baffles. | 304 |
| Betty Jane Kolar. | 304 |
| The Gay Deceiver. By Wright and Larsen. | 305 |
| Books of Yesterday. By Leo Rullman. | 305 |
| Publications in Review. By Milton A. Bridges: History of Conjuring and Magic, Henry Ridgely Evans; The Magician Monthly. | 306 |
| Prestidigitatorial Psychology. By Oscar S. Teale. | 307 |
| Magical Tricks. By U. F. Grant. | 310 |
| - Grant's Card and Dictionary Test. | 310 |
| - Grant's Sucker Vanish. | 310 |
| MAGIC. By T. Page Wright and William Larsen. | 311 |
| - Subtle Silken Sorceries. | 311 |
| - A Series of Surprises. | 311 |
| - Colorful Words. | 312 |
| - Take Your Choice. | 312 |
| - The Wardrobe of Helen of Troy. | 313 |
| - Super-Shooting. | 314 |
| - The Silk Eater. | 314 |
| Magic Periodical History. By John Mulholland and Milton A. Bridges. | 315 |
| The Amateur Department. Edited by Wm. Larsen and T. Page Wright. | 316 |
| - On Getting Out of Things. By Adam Hull Shirk. | 316 |
| - Some Subtle Card Moves. By F. G. Thayer: The Blunder Pass; A Subtle Palm. | 316 |
| - A Home-Made Sympathetic Silk Stand. By Robert E. Evans. | 317 |
| - Liquid Change. By Carlton King. | 317 |
| - The Tea Leaf Mystery. By John Booth. | 318 |
| - A Simplified Ball and Cone Deception. By Charlton F. Chute. | 318 |
| - A Card in Lemon Mystery. By William R. Cliff. | 318 |
| - The Boston Bean Trick. By Mark R. Oro. | 319 |
| - One More Four Ace Trick. By Lu Brent and Skorko. | 319 |
| - The Test Card Vanish. By Harry Hanaoka. | 320 |
| - Production. By William Ball. | 320 |
| - Mysto Money. By Thos. H. Waite. | 321 |
| - The Peculiar Paper Knife. By Larsen and Wright. | 321 |
| - Contributors' Addresses. | 322 |
| - Important Announcements. | 322 |
| - Correction. | 322 |
| - In Closing. | 322 |
| "The Accumulating Luckies". By Nelson C. Hahne. | 322 |
| The Mesmerized Clock. By Charles T. Jordan. | 323 |
| The Vanishing Coin. By Charles T. Jordan. | 323 |
| Editorial. | 324 |
| Namreh's "Potpourri". By Herman L. Weber. | 326 |
| Chats. By Kolar. | 327 |
| Grant's New Use For The Money Machine. | 327 |
| My Theory of Program Building. By Herman L. Weber. | 328 |
| Back in Magic Again After Fifteen Years. By Fred T. Singleton. | 330 |
| Audiences. By Wallace, the Magician. | 331 |
| Little Journeys to the Homes of Magicians. By Grant Stuart. | 322 |
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| NO. 8: OCTOBER 1928 | |
| Foster Lardner. | 349 |
| M.U.M. Edited by John Mulholland. | 350 |
| The Society of American Magicians. Parent Assembly. By Richard Van Dien. | 350 |
| A Letter from the First Vice-President of the National Council, Society of American Magicians. By Harlan Tarbell. | 352 |
| To Assemblies and Councilmen. By Royal L. Vilas. | 353 |
| Chicago Assembly No. 3. | 353 |
| Philadelphia Assembly, No. 4. By Doc Endlich. | 354 |
| Boston Assembly, No. 9. | 354 |
| Queen City Mystics Assembly No. 11. By John Braun. | 354 |
| The Society of American Magicians Central City Assembly No. 14. By Clarence M. Richter. | 355 |
| New Haven Magical Society, Assembly No. 15. | 355 |
| "Pittsburgh Assembly No. 18". By Jean G. Foley. | 355 |
| Demon Club. By Earle G. Heyl. | 355 |
| Knights of Magic. By Roger Gautier. | 356 |
| Trouping around in magic with Max Holden. | 356 |
| Magic News From Many Lands. By Baffles. | 357 |
| News From Pittsfield, Mass. By U. F. Grant. | 357 |
| Society of Osiris, Magicians, Inc. By Louis V. Lane. | 358 |
| Route of Loring Campbell. | 358 |
| Scottish Conjurors' Association. | 358 |
| Scraps from Scotland. | 358 |
| Squawks. By William Frazee. | 358 |
| Publications in Review. By Milton A. Bridges: The L. W. Mysteries for Children, by William Larsen and T. Page Wright; The Tarbell System, No. 53; The Book of Exquisite Conjuring; Leat's Leaflet No. 18; Magic Patents, by James C. Wobensmith; A Transmitter for Telepathists; The Magician's Monthly, Vol. 24 No. 8; New Magic, by Bagshawe; Bagshawe's Magical Journal, Vol. 2 No. 1; Magic For Ministers, by "Vooheers"; The Magic Circular, Vol. 22 No. 256; "Whims, Wiles, Wizardry", by Wizard Watson. | 359 |
| Magic Periodical History. By John Mulholland and Milton A. Bridges. | 360 |
| Books of Yesterday. By Leo Rullman. | 361 |
| MAGIC. By T. Page Wright and William Larsen. | 362 |
| - Bewilderments with Blocks. | 362 |
| - Blocking the Silk. | 362 |
| - The Delusive Block. | 362 |
| - A Problem in Parking. | 363 |
| - A Puzzle in Penetrability. | 363 |
| - Leopard! | 364 |
| - Block or Orange? | 365 |
| - A Block Impossibility. | 366 |
| The I.B.M. Is Not On Trial. By Felix Bleh. | 366 |
| No Title At All. By Annemann. | 367 |
| The Amateur Department. Edited by William Larsen and T. Page Wright. | 368 |
| - Meditations of the Editors. | 368 |
| - Walking Through A Rope. By William Ball. | 368 |
| - A Subtle Card Change. By F. G. Thayer. | 370 |
| - A Spectacular Silk Knotting. By Jimmy Bolton. | 370 |
| - The Emperor's Mat. By Nelson Hahne. | 370 |
| - The Psychic Poker Chip. By Nelson C. Hahne. | 371 |
| - Dark Shadows. By Howard Savage. | 371 |
| - The Master Mathematician. By G. Kosky. | 371 |
| - Crayola Clairvoyance. By Vernon T. Mitchell. | 372 |
| - As I Would Do Professor Hoffmann's Cards From Pocket. By Maurice Lenser. | 372 |
| - Poker Chip Hints. By Baffles. | 372 |
| - An Adaption for the Knight's Tour. By Grant Stuart. | 373 |
| - The Poker Playing Magician. By Baffles. | 373 |
| - Contributor's Addresses. | 373 |
| - Closing Comment. | 373 |
| Editorial. | 374 |
| Grant's New Method Cake in the Hat. | 374 |
| Now Let me Tell One. | 375 |
| The Society of American Magicians Incorporated Houdini Hospital Benefit Fund. | 375 |
| Magical Tricks. By U. F. Grant. | 377 |
| - Grant's Tray of Diamonds. | 377 |
| - Grant's Dinner Table Magic. | 377 |
| - Grant's Penetration Silk. | 377 |
| - Grant's Watch Trick. | 377 |
| Cigarette and Card. By Oswald Rae. | 378 |
| The Duplex Card System. By Dr. H. W. Burger. | 378 |
| A Novel Throwout. By Baffles. | 378 |
| Namreh's "Potpourri". By Herman L. Weber. The Swastika Dove Box. | 379 |
| "The Devil's Dictionary". By John Booth. | 379 |
| Magical Delicacies. "Cigarettes of Sata" by John Booth. | 380 |
| Here is a Trick for the Parlor Magician. By James S. Johnston. | 380 |
| Chats. By Kolar. | 381 |
| The Book-Lover Supreme. | 381 |
| With the English Magis. By Sid Lorraine. | 381 |
| Jack McMillan Glass of Water Production. By Baffles. | 382 |
| Brothers We Do Not Know. By Harry Leat. | 383 |
| A Radio Publicity Feat. By Annemann. | 383 |
| S. S. Henry and Company. | 383 |
| Kayno. By Baffles. | 383 |
| Selected Card Caught At Finger Tips. By Harry Hanaoka. | 384 |
| An Easy Card Change. By Harry Hanoaka. | 384 |
| The Bewitched Umbrella. By Charles T. Jordan. | 384 |
|
| NO. 9: NOVEMBER 1928 | |
| Praise from an Admirer in Great Britain. | 401 |
| Tricking the Trickster. | 401 |
| M.U.M. Edited by John Mulholland. | 402 |
| The Society of American Magicians. Parent Assembly. By Richard Van Dien. | 402 |
| Parent Assembly, Society of American Magicians - Winter Program. | 402 |
| Distinguished Parent Assembly Visitors. By Bernard M. L. Ernst. | 403 |
| John Mulholland Welcomed Home. By Bernard M. L. Ernst. | 403 |
| For M.U.M. By William Meyenberg. | 403 |
| Golden Gate Assembly No. 2. By Dr. Geo. T. Compton. | 403 |
| Chicago Society, No. 3. By T. A. Gylleck. | 404 |
| Philadelphia Assembly, No. 4. By Doc Endlich. | 404 |
| Queen City Mystics, Assembly No. 11. By John Braun. | 404 |
| Worcester Assembly No. 16. By Williard S. Smith. | 404 |
| Cincinnati Magicians' Club. By E. L. Dodson. | 405 |
| Central City Assembly No. 14. By Clarence M. Richter. | 405 |
| Knights of Magic. By Roger Gautier. | 406 |
| Atlanta Society of Magicians. By A. G. DeVaughn. | 406 |
| Demons' Club. By Earle G. Heyl. | 406 |
| Society of Osiris, Magicians Inc. By Louis V. Lane. | 407 |
| Trouping Around in Magic with Max Holden. | 407 |
| The Magicians' Club, National Hotel, London. By John L. Crosbie. | 408 |
| Scottish Conjurers' Association. By James B. Findlay. | 408 |
| Literature. | 408 |
| Publications in Review. By Milton A. Bridges: Fun With Paper Folding, by Francis J. Rigley; Kroeger's List of Secrets, No. 4; Laughter and Legerdemain, by Frederick Clupitt; Card Tricks you will do, by W. S. Steele; The Magic Circular, Vol. 23 No. 257; The Zodiac; The Magician's Monthly, Vol. 24 No. 9; Tarbell System No. 54; The L. W. Mindreading Mysteries; The Magic Wand, Vol. 17 No. 139. | 409 |
| Magic Periodical History. By John Mulholland and Milton A. Bridges. | 410 |
| Books of Yesterday. By Leo Rullman. | 411 |
| Grant's Thumb Trick. | 411 |
| The Protean Silks. By Adam Hull Shirk. | 412 |
| The Man With the "Jacks". | 412 |
| "Booth's Utility Envelope". By John Booth. | 412 |
| Magic News From Many Lands. By Baffles. | 413 |
| Two Production Tricks. By Will Goldston. | 414 |
| Chats. By Kolar. | 414 |
| Squawks. By William Frazee. | 415 |
| Namreh's "Potpourri" By Herman L. Weber: The Protean Artist. | 415 |
| Albee Theatre, Providence, R. I. | 416 |
| Out of the Dragon's Mouth. | 417 |
| Grant's Dinner Table Magic. | 417 |
| Our Princess Jane. By Albert Zolo. | 417 |
| Old World Wizards and Wizardry. By John Mulholland. | 418 |
| A Magician While You Wait. By U. F. Grant. | 419 |
| The Amateur Department. Edited by William Larsen and T. Page Wright. | 420 |
| - Meditations of the Editors. | 420 |
| - Jap O Lantern. By Howard Savage. | 420 |
| - The Stuart Twist. By Grant Stuart. | 421 |
| - A Cut Ribbon. By Howard Savage. | 421 |
| - The Spirit Poker Chips. By Ferdinand L. Holly. | 421 |
| - The Photographic Poker Chip. By William P. Weber. | 422 |
| - The Patriotic Poker Chips. By Nelson C. Hahne. | 422 |
| - The Poker Chip of Chamelio. By Nelson C. Hahne. | 422 |
| - The Haunted Chips of En Hah. By Nelson C. Hahne. | 423 |
| - A Tri-Color Mystery. By Carlton King. | 423 |
| - Naming the Chip. By Ferdinand L. Holly. | 424 |
| - Anent Poker Chips. By Harry Hanaoka. | 424 |
| - Booth's Spirit Silk. By John Booth. | 424 |
| - Departed Spirits. By James S. Johnston. | 425 |
| - A New Linking Ring Design. By James S. Johnston. | 425 |
| - The "King" Sunspot Table. By Carlton King. | 425 |
| - The Permanent Rising Card. By Gerald L. Kaufman. | 425 |
| - Cigar-ette. By Kenneth Kline. | 425 |
| - Catching the Coin. By William Ball. | 426 |
| - Seeing is Believing. By Clayton W. Rosencrance. | 426 |
| - Contributors' Addresses. | 426 |
| - Closing Comment. | 426 |
| The Witch-Doctor. By Frank C. Caton. | 426 |
| MAGIC. T. Page Wright and William Larsen. | 428 |
| - Spectacular Card Sorcery. | 428 |
| - The Confetti Card. | 428 |
| - The Influence of Uncle Pettijohn. | 429 |
| - The Lay of the Dolorous Knight. | 429 |
| - Love Laughs. | 430 |
| - A Problem in Transportation. | 431 |
| Editorial. | 431 |
| An Open Letter to Mr. Walter Gibson and the Society of American Magicians. From William Larsen. | 433 |
| Grant's Goat Trick. | 433 |
|
| NO. 10: DECEMBER 1928 | |
| Birch. | 453 |
| M.U.M. Edited by John Mulholland. | 454 |
| The Society of American Magicians. (Parent Assembly) By R. Van Dien. | 454 |
| Ladies' Night Entertainment. | 454 |
| Parent Assembly Book Night. | 455 |
| Hays Bars Magic Expose. | 455 |
| "Popular Science" Exposure Nipped in the Bud By Committee on Exposures of Parent Assembly. By I. I. Altman. | 455 |
| Thurston Changing His Booklet as Suggested by Committee on Exposures. | 456 |
| Central City Assembly No. 14. By Clarence M. Richter. | 456 |
| Doings from Cleveland. By Harry Hunsinger. | 456 |
| Pittsburgh Assembly No. 18. By Jean G. Foley. | 457 |
| How Good Is Your Memory? | 457 |
| Magicians' Magic Mystifies Mind. | 457 |
| Atlanta Society of Magicians. By A. G. De Vaughn. | 458 |
| News from Pittsfield, Mass. By U. F. Grant. | 458 |
| Cercle Magique of Nashville. By T. J. Crawford. | 458 |
| Let's Be Different. By Anneman. | 458 |
| Dr. A. M. Wilson and W. W. Durbin Honored at "Lucky Ring" 13, I.B.M. Frolic. By Schreck. | 459 |
| The Los Angeles Society of Magicians. By T. W. McGrath. | 459 |
| Trouping around in magic with Max Holden. | 460 |
| Veteran Wizards in Reunion After Score of Years. | 460 |
| Magigrams. By Dorny. | 461 |
| Squawks. By William Frazee. | 461 |
| Magic News From Many Lands. By Baffles. | 462 |
| With The English Magis. By Sid Lorraine. | 462 |
| A Trained Pack. By Baffles. | 463 |
| Magic Periodical History. By John Mulholland and Milton A. Bridges. | 464 |
| Publications in Review. By Milton A. Bridges: Effective Answers to Questions, by R. Alan Nelson; Miscellaneous Manipulations and Effects, by De Vega; The Conjuror in Church, by Rev. T. V. Voorhees. | 464 |
| Books of Yesterday. By Leo Rullman. | 465 |
| Chats. By Kolar. | 465 |
| Tricks for Toddlers. By Will Goldston. | 466 |
| Annemann's Book Test. | 466 |
| An Egg and a Glass. By W. O. Turner. | 466 |
| Editorial. | 467 |
| Professor John Hart Passes On. Courtesy of Charles Hook. | 469 |
| "A Super Mystery". By A. N. Ross. | 469 |
| An Old Trick Improved. By Gerber, the Magician. | 469 |
| A Sucker Card Gag. By Harry Hanaoka. | 469 |
| MAGIC. By T. Page Wright and William Larsen. | 470 |
| - Flash Magic. | 470 |
| - The Clash of Symbols. | 470 |
| - Two Holes in a Hat. | 471 |
| - An Impromptu Opener. | 471 |
| - A Vase of Roses. | 471 |
| - The Maypole. | 472 |
| - The Swagger Silks. | 473 |
| The Amateur Department. Edited by William Larsen and T. Page Wright. | 474 |
| - Meditations of the Editors. | 474 |
| - The Fidgety Poker Chips. By Nelson C. Hahne. | 474 |
| - A Chipsy Love Story. By Howard Savage. | 475 |
| - Prophecy. By Howard Savage. | 475 |
| - Automatic Poker. Let the Chips Fall Where They May! By Leslie P. Guest. | 475 |
| - Poker Chip Manipulation. By V. Verweij Meenderink: I. General Remarks; II. General Presentation; III. Poker Chip Manipulations, Combination 1, With Unprepared Chips; The Whole Act. | 476 |
| - A Chip Transposition. By Harry Hanaoka. | 478 |
| - The Monocle and Poker Chip. By Joe Berg. | 478 |
| - The Mind-Reader and Two Poker Chips. By Neslon C. Hahne. | 478 |
| - Penetration. By Howard Savage. | 479 |
| - Berg's Poker Chip Effect. | 479 |
| - The Sinking Chip. By Howard Savage. | 479 |
| - A Lesson in Thrift. By Grant Stuart. | 480 |
| - An Original Poker Chip Experiment. By Albert Zolo. | 480 |
| - Chipso. By Delmas W. Jenkins. | 480 |
| - A Color Changing Poker Chip. By Clayton W. Rosencrantz. | 481 |
| - With A String And A Poker Chip. By Clayton W. Rosencrantz. | 481 |
| - "A Program of Poker Chip Perplexities". By John Booth. | 481 |
| - With A Poker Chip. By Nelson C. Hahne. | 482 |
| - Contributors' Addresses. | 482 |
| - Closing Comments. | 482 |
| Magical Tricks. By U. F. Grant. | 483 |
| - Grant's No Practice Mind Act. | 483 |
| - A Magic Act. By U. F. Grant. | 483 |
| Card Transposition from Pack to Sealed Envelope. By G. V. Holland. | 483 |
|
| NO. 11: JANUARY 1929 | |
| Al Baker. | 501 |
| M.U.M. Edited by John Mulholland. | 502 |
| - The Society of American Magicians. (Parent Assembly) By R. Van Dien. | 502 |
| - Mathematical And Mental Night Parent Assembly. | 502 |
| - Chicago Society No. 3. By E. A. Gylleck. | 503 |
| - Philadelphia Assembly No. 4. By Doc Endlich. | 503 |
| - Boston Assembly No. 9. By Clifford Hard. | 504 |
| - Doings from Cleveland No. 10. By Harry Hunsinger. | 504 |
| - Queen City Mystics Assembly No. 11. By John Braun. | 504 |
| - Pittsburgh Assembly No. 18. | 505 |
| Notes from Newark. | 505 |
| Atlanta Society of Magicians. | 505 |
| Knights of Magic. By Roger Gautier. | 506 |
| Demons' Club. By Earle G. Heyl. | 506 |
| Society of Osiris Magicians Inc. By Louis V. Lane. | 507 |
| Cincinnati Magicians' Club. By E. L. Dodson. | 507 |
| Magic News from Many Lands. By Baffles. | 507 |
| Trouping around in magic with Max Holden. | 508 |
| "Cards and Cigar Box". By Eugene Parshall. | 508 |
| Twin City Notes. S. L. Poziski. | 509 |
| "What Happened to John L. Sullivan in Cabinet of Kellar, The Magician" | 509 |
| Magicians of India Unmasked. By I. I. Altman. | 509 |
| Squawks. By William Frazee. | 510 |
| Chats. By Kolar. | 510 |
| Australian Magicians' Association. By Charles Wicks. | 511 |
| Hungarian Amateur Magicians. | 511 |
| Magic Periodical History. By John Mulholland and Milton A. Bridges. | 512 |
| Publications in Review. By Milton A. Bridges: The Magic Wand Vol. 17 No. 140; Tarbell System No. 57; The Magic Circular, Vol. 23 No. 259; Binders for "The Sphinx"; Frank Lane's Book of Patter; The New York Public Library Reports, by H. M. Lydenberg. | 512 |
| Books of Yesterday. By Leo Rullman. | 513 |
| Old World Wizards and Wizardry. Part 2. By John Mulholland. | 514 |
| Editorial. | 515 |
| Keep Magic Clean. By Grant Stuart. | 517 |
| Bridge Tragedy. By Harry Hanaoka. | 517 |
| A Coin Vanish. By Fred H. Roberts. | 519 |
| Out of the Dragon's Mouth. | 520 |
| Improving the Production Trick. By Leon J. Israilevich. | 520 |
| Card Rising Through Handkerchief. By Baffles. | 521 |
| Al Baker Handkerchief Trick. | 521 |
| Subtle Detection. By Ross. | 521 |
| 5c And 10c Magic. By Kenneth Kline. | 521 |
| A Monster Master Mysterious Mystery. By Annemann. | 521 |
| Silks to Flag. By J. Turner. | 522 |
| Skeels' 9 Card Trick. By Dr. W. B. Skeels. | 522 |
| "Wonder Wando" By John Booth. | 522 |
| Magical Reminiscences of the Los Angeles Society of Magicians. By Frank Fewins: "A Miracle of Modern Magic" or a New Version of the Wine and Water Trick. | 523 |
| The Winged Coin. By Harry Hanaoka. | 523 |
| Test of the Mentalist E. De Rubini. | 524 |
| The Mind Reading Joker. By Harry Hanaoka. | 525 |
| Magical Tricks. By U. F. Grant. | 525 |
| - The Triple Bill Mystery. | 525 |
| - The Poor Carpet of Bagdad. | 525 |
| Magical Delicacies. By Booth. Selected Cards Found Between Two Nailed Boards. | 526 |
| One More Rising Card Trick. By Harry Hanaoka. | 526 |
| The Evolution of Levitation. By Oscar S. Teale. | 527 |
| Mysteries with a Dollar Bill. By U. F. Grant. | 529 |
|
| NO. 12: FEBRUARY 1929 | |
| Henry Llewellyn. | 549 |
| M.U.M. Edited by John Mulholland. | 550 |
| Society of American Magicians. (Parent Assembly) By Richard Van Dien. | 550 |
| Second Ladies' Night. | 551 |
| Popular Mechanics Editor Tears Up Expose Manuscripts. By I. I. Altman. | 551 |
| Editor of the Decatur, Ill. Herald Sees Light Of Day. By I. I. Altman. | 552 |
| Extract from a Letter sent to M. R. Van Dien. Assembly No. 1. | 552 |
| Golden Gate Assembly No. 2. By Dr. Geo. T. Compton. | 552 |
| Chicago Assembly No. 3. | 552 |
| Philadelphia Assembly No. 4. By Doc Endlich. | 553 |
| Boston Assembly No. 9. By Leland C. Wyman. | 553 |
| Doings from Cleveland Assembly No. 10. By Harry Hunsinger. | 554 |
| Central City Assembly No. 14. By Clarence M. Richter. | 554 |
| New Haven Magis Society Assembly No. 15. By Royal L. Vilas. | 554 |
| Worcester Assembly No. 16. Millard S. Smith. | 554 |
| Pittsburgh Assembly No. 18 Notes. By Jean G. Foley. | 555 |
| Demons' Club. By Earle G. Heyl. | 555 |
| The Knights of Magic. By Roger Gautier. | 555 |
| Hollywood Mystic No. 27. | 555 |
| Route of Loring Campbell. | 556 |
| Magic News from Many Lands. By Baffles. | 556 |
| Trouping around in magic with Max Holden. | 556 |
| Squawks. By William Frazee. | 557 |
| Evolution of Levitation. By Oscar S. Teale. | 558 |
| Books of Yesterday. By Leo Rullman. | 560 |
| Publications in Review. By Milton A. Bridges: Cigarette Magic and Manipulation, by Devil Deveen; Vaudeville Mind Reading, by David J. Lustig; Westminster Wizardy, by Frederick Montague; Sub Rosa, by Oswald Rae; The Magician, December 1928. | 560 |
| Chats. By Kolar. | 561 |
| Out of the Dragon's Mouth. | 561 |
| A Few Patter-Ettes. | 561 |
| Atlanta Society of Magicians. By A. G. DeVaughn. | 562 |
| Magic in San Francisco. By Farrance. | 562 |
| Notes from Newark. By James McKnight. | 562 |
| Twin City Notes, Society of Twin City Magicians. By S. L. Poziski. | 562 |
| Cercle Magique of Nashville. By T. J. Crawford. | 563 |
| The Los Angeles Society of Magicians. By T. W. McGrath. | 563 |
| Card and Ribbon. By Harry Hanaoka. | 564 |
| Cards from Spain. By Dazzello. | 564 |
| Little Journeys to the Homes of Magicians. By Grant Stuart. | 564 |
| Vanished. By U. F. Grant. | 565 |
| The Patented Rubber Box. By U. F. Grant. | 565 |
| The Simplicity Rising Cards. By Fred H. Roberts. | 565 |
| Misdirection. By John Mulholland. | 566 |
| From Department of Advertising And Publicity. | 567 |
| When Do We Eat? By Wallace, the Magician. | 567 |
| Editorial. | 568 |
| Magic's Deadly Enemy. By David Bamberg. | 570 |
| "Easy Transposition". By Mystic Eugene Parshall. | 571 |
| A Comedy Card Stabbing. By Harry Hanaoka. | 571 |
| A Production. By U. F. Grant. | 571 |
| MAGIC. By T. Page Wright and William Larsen. | 572 |
| - A Complete Club Act. | 572 |
| - A Rose by Any Other Name. | 572 |
| - A Confetti Penetration. | 572 |
| - Popular Fiction. | 573 |
| - Three Small Black Hats. | 574 |
| - An Ace Relocation. | 574 |
| - The Letter Box. | 575 |
| - Something From Nothing. | 575 |
| The Amateur Department. Edited by William Larsen and T. Page Wright. | 576 |
| - Meditations of the Editors. | 576 |
| - Some Modern Coin Manipulations. By T. Nelson Downs: A Unique Coin Production; A Simple Change-Over; A Six-Coin Routine. | 576 |
| - A Spelling Variation. By Commander Charles Churchill Slayton. | 577 |
| - The X-Ray Vision. By Jack McMillen. | 577 |
| - Magic For Children. By Charles Waller. | 578 |
| - A Rope Repaired. By S. H. Sharpe. | 579 |
| - The Blindfolded Cigarette Test. By Lu Brent and Skorko. | 579 |
| - Find the Lady Pack. By Charles E. Gartside. | 579 |
| - Booth's Traveling Card Mystery. By John Booth. | 579 |
| - The Mad Comb. By Sid Lorraine. | 580 |
| - The Supreme Card Test. By Gerald Lynton Kaufman. | 580 |
| - The Invisible Pencil. By N. B. Houghton. | 580 |
| - Closing Comment. | 581 |
