VOLUME 5


NO. 1: MARCH 1906	1
Kansas City, Mo., March 15, 1906	2
Howard Thurston At Grave Of Dante (Oscar Eliason) Picture	2
Biograpical Clifford P. Norton	3
The Pro And Con Of Spiritualism - By F.W.King Chapter X	3
Spring (Poem) Puck	3
Magician's Doings	4
- In Vaudeville	4
- Magic Shows	4
- Entertainers	5
- New Zealand Notes	5
- English Notes By Henry Whiteley	6
Hartley's Impromptu Magic Table By Robert Hartley	6
The Floating Ball - A New Version By D.A. Breen	6
Gentle, But Effective	7
S.A.M. Notes Oscar S. Teale	7
Correspondence	8
The Phamtom Ball	8
Inexhaustible Coin Feke Dropper By L. Cohen	9
Handkerchief And Flowers By Robert Gifford	9
The Magic Fountain By Walter M. Jackson	10
Atlas Trick Co. Backroom-Workshop Picture	10

NO. 2: APRIL 1906	13
Kansas City, Mo., April 15, 1906	13
Biographical Eugene Schroeder	15
The Pro And Con Of Spiritualism - By F.W. King Chapter XI "Twenty Minutes In Spookland"	15
A New Method Of Disappearing A Card By "The Kardells"	15
Magician's Doings	16
- In Vaudeville	16
- Entertainers	16
- Magic Shows	17
- The Magic Of Japan By Henry Whiteley	17
The Bewitched Walking Stick By Charles Trickey	17
Literature	18
S.A.M. Notes Oscar S. Teale	19
A Good Finish To The Thimble Trick By Robert Gifford	19
English Magicians That Puzzle Experts By Chas. Medrington	20
A Coin Sleight By Robert Gifford	20
New Subtle Paper Trick By Charles Trickey	20
A Clever, Simple And Mysterious Trunk Trick By A.C. Boese	21
An Introducting Card Sleight By Leroy Koehn	21
Orginal Palm For Eggs By Charles Shepherd	21
"Duped" (Poem) By Charles Shepherd	21
Novel Chair Servante By James Griffen	21
Physiognomical Picture By Marshall P. Wilder	22
Tantalizing Glass Trick By Walter S. Dunkel	22

NO. 3: MAY 1906	25
Kansas City, Mo., May 15, 1906	26
A Night AT Martinka's S.R. Ellison, M.D.	26
A Great Loss - Lorenze	26
Morey's Column	26
Biographical Mr. & Mrs. Frank H. Keller	27
The Pro And Con Of Spiritualism - By F.W. King Chapter XII	27
Magician's Doings	28
- In Vaudeville	28
- Magic Shows	28
- Entertainers	29
- English Notes By Henry Whiteley	29
- New Zealand Notes	29
- S.A.M. Notes Oscar S. Teale	30
- An Adventure With A Handcuff King - Arthur Storm By Charles Medrington	30
A New Method For Working The Rising Cards From Glass By The "Kardelles"	31
A Novel Flying Cannon Ball By Charles Trickey	31
The Contents Of An Envelope By G.H. Thompson	31
The Crystal Coffin By Anonymous	32
The Nest of Boxes By Knaus, Wizard	32
Officers - Founder - First President Society Of American Magicians	33
A Good Suggestion By Chas. J. Bagley	34
Mental Interlude By Walter S. Dinkel	34

NO. 4: JUNE 1906	37
Kansas City, Mo., June 15, 1906	38
Biographical Adrian Plate	39
The Pro And Con Of Spiritualism - By F.W. King Chapter XIII	39
The Forune Telling Coin In The Glass Jar By Robert Gifford	39
Magician's Doings	40
- In Vaudeville	40
- Entertainers	40
- Magic Shows	41
Ink And Water Mystery By Walter S. Dunkel	41
English Notes By Henry Whiteley	41
The Bird And Cotton Trick By Robert Gifford	41
S.A.M. Notes Oscar S. Teale	42
A "Sphinx" Combination By Chas. Shepherd	42
Second Annual Banquet Of The S.A.M. Oscar S. Teale	43
The Adventures Of Arthur Storm - No. 2 By Charles Medrington	43
An Improved Torn Card Restoration By Chas. J. Hagen	44
A Keyhole To Success By Charles S. Eby	45
David E. Stifft Picture	45
Forcing By T.J. Crawford	45
British Magical Society Fred Walker	46

NO. 5: JULY 1906	49
Kansas City, Mo., July 15, 1906	50
Esoteric Cogitations On Patter	50
Biographical Maro	51
The Cut And Restore Ribbon By G.A.Anderson	51
Another Way To Restore A Torn Card BY Charles J. Hagen	51
Handkerchief Spider	51
Still Another Way To Work The Rising Cards Louis N. Miller	51
Magician's Doings	52
- In Vaudeville	52
- S.A.M. Notes Oscar S. Teale	53
The Four Ace Trick By James W. Griffin	53
Some Magicians I Have Met By William J. Hilliar	53
How To Break Up A Card Party By Geo. H. Stipp	54
A Good Finish To The Rice Bowl Trick By Prof. Gustav Miller	55
A New Move With A Billiard Ball By "Leonzo" (L.A. Young)	55
A New Rabbit Jar By Robert Madison	56
The Adventures Of Arthur Storm - No. 3 By Charles Medrington	56
Among The Dealers	56
To Change A Glass Of Confetti Into A Glass Of Liquid By Charles J. Hagen	57
The Stage Manager's Memory By G.V. Long	57
An Effective Card Trick By Leo Pullmann	57
New Zealand Notes	58

NO. 6: AUGUST 1906	61
Kansas City, Mo., Aug. 15, 1906	62
Biographical Robert Nickel	63
Thos. W. Yost Picture	63
Incantation To The Devil's Punch Bowl	63
Magician's Doings	64
- The Passing Show	64
That Four Ace Trick By Le Roy Koehn	64
S.A.M. Notes Oscar S. Teale	65
A Wine And Water Combination	65
Morey's Column By Elbert M. Morey	66
- Card Passes	66
Looking Backward By Henry Hatton	66
Organ Pipes Excelsior By Chas. J. Hagen	67
Mind Reading	67
English Notes By Henry Whiteley	67
Prof. W.H.H. Pugh, An Historical Sketch By R.I. Holbrook	68
- Prof. Pugh Picture	68
Some Magicians I Have Met By William J. Hilliar	68
Notes From New Zealand	69

NO. 7: SEPTEMBER 1906	73
Kansas City, Mo., Sept. 15, 1906	74
T. Nelson Downs By Clayton Wyatt	74
Biographical Lorenzo Dana Walden	75
Looking Backward. II By Henry Hatton	75
- Robert Heller Picture	75
Magician's Doings	76
- The Passing Show	76
S.A.M. Notes Oscar S. Teale	77
Australian Notes By C. Howard Irving	77
Palming Coins By Ora S. Hrmas	77
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To Pass Four Half Dollars Into A Glass Decanter By Henry Benson Lees	78
Robert Heller's Seances Programme	78
Something New With Billiard Balls By William J. Hilliar	78
Heller Programme Part First	79
Heller Programme Part Second	79
Heller Programme Part Third	79
Keller And Wife Fishing Picture	79
Card And Envelope Trick By Robert Gifford	79
Three Graves By Francis J. Martinka	80
Herrmann Grave Picture	80
Kratky-Baschik Grave Picture	80
Kratky-Baschik Theatre Picture	81
Leonzo's Card Palm By "Leonzo" (L.A. Young)	81
A Novel Coin Vanish By The "Kardells"	81
His Startling Trick	81

NO. 8: OCTOBER 1906	85
Kansas City, Mo., Oct. 15, 1906	86
Good Finale to The Rising Card Trick By S. Bradford Sherman	86
Biographical David P. Abbott	87
Some Modern Sorcery By David P. Abbott	87
Some Modern Sorcery - Continued By David P. Abbott	88
Some Modern Sorcery - Continued By David P. Abbott	89
Some Modern Sorcery - Continued By David P. Abbott	90
Some Modern Sorcery - Continued By David P. Abbott	91
Looking Backward - III By Henry Hatton	92
S.A.M. Notes Oscar S. Teale	92
"Hear It Break" By W.S. Walter, D.D.S.	93
An Improved Aga By Louis N. Miller	93
The Passing Show	94

NO. 9: NOVEMBER 1906	97
Kansas City, Mo., Nov. 15, 1906	98
A New Versaion Of The Great Air-Balloon Trick By L.G. Farber	98
Bigraphical F.J. Stahl	99
From Howard Thurston	99
The Double Twirl By Lewis R. Hillier	99
Reflections	99
Magician's Doings	100
The Passing Show	100
Some Genuine Mind Reading By Chas. S. Weller	100
S.A.M. Notes Oscar S. Teale	101
Book Notes	101
Heller's Wonders Programme	102
Looking Backward - IV By Henry Hatton	102
"Some Magicians I Have Met" By William J. Hilliar	103
An Old Effect Made New	103
Billiard Ball from A Handkerchief By Prof. Gustav Miller	103
Back Palming Of Coins By Benedict	104
Original Parlor Trick With Cards By Chas. G. Shephered	104
A Trick Egg By Bradford Sherman	104
"A New Thought On Billiards" By Chas. P. Hopping	105
A Good Opening For The "Multiplying Billiard Balls" By Mayo	105
One On Laurant	105
The Latest Envelope And Handkerchief Trick By Bradford Sherman	105

NO. 10: DECEMBER 1906	109
Kansas City, Mo., Dec. 15, 1906	110
Among The Dealers	110
Biographical Eugene Laurant	111
- Eugene Laurant Picture	111
- Sword Casket Picture	111
- Mrs. Laurant Picture	111
Modern Magic (Poem) By John N. Hilliard	111
Magician's Doings	112
- The Passing Show	112
Miller's Original Mystical Globes By Louis N. Miller (Louine)	112
A Wrinkle In A Card Effect By F. R. Ogden	112
S.A.M. Notes Oscar S. Teale	113
Book Notes	113
A Ball And Casket Illusion By J. Darst	114
A Wrinkle With Ping Pong Balls By Chas. J. Hagen	114
Looking Backward - V By Henry Hatton	115
Neat Parlor Trick By T.J. Crawford	115
Nada, An Illusion By H.F.C. Suhr	116
Berlin From The Magical Point Of View In September And October E. Harkewitz	116
The Rising Cards By Benedict	117
Remember By J.W.Snider	117

NO. 11: JANUARY 1907	121
Kansas City, Mo., Jan. 15, 1907	122
Paper Tearing Trick By S. Bradford Sherman	122
The Money Melted	122
Biographical Oscar S. Teale	123
Some "Ledger" Demain Knaus Wizard	123
A Good Parlor Effect By Robert N. Madison	123
A Handkerechief Change By Robert Gifford	123
Magician's Doings	124
- The Passing Show	124
Bran New Illusion Sublett	124
S.A.M. Notes Oscar S. Teale	125
Book Notes	125
"An Exchange"(With Cards) By Chas. P. Hopping	126
The Penetrating Billiard Ball By Gustav Miller	126
A New Way To Do The Broken Plate Trick By Robert Gifford	126
House In Which Carl Herrmann Died Picture	127
Berlin Letter (Continued)	127
A Brilliant New Card Trick	128
Ziska And Friends Picture	128
From Howard Thurston	128
British Magical Society	129
Did You ever--? (Poem) By G.V. Lang	129

NO. 12: FEBRUARY 1907	133
Kansas City, Mo., Feb. 1907	134
Biographical Signor Blitz	135
- Signor Blitz Picture	135
A Few Original Suggestions By Louis N. Miller (Louine)	135
To Prove That You Have No Thread Attached, "And Still You Have" "Russell, The Magician"	135
Materializing A Woman Sketch Caricature	135
Magician's doings	136
- The Passing Show	136
S.A.M. Notes Oscar S. Teale	137
English Notes Henry Whiteley	137
New Magic By Charles Medrington	138
- A New Handkerchief Production	138
- A Startling Flag Trick First Method	138
- A Startling Flag Trick Second Method	138
Magical Amenities Picture	138
"Album Mysterious" By E.R. Burdette	139
Red And Black By Chas. G. Shepherd	139
Personals	139
An Expose By Benedict	140
Charles S. Eby And Eleanore Picture	140
Australian Notes C.H. Irving	140
Literature	141
For Charity By Geo. H. Stipp	141