Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 218, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 September 1917 — WANT TO BE A CARD SHARP? [ARTICLE]

WANT TO BE A CARD SHARP?

Here's an Easy Trick to Be Performed! With Four Kings and Two Jacks. Select the four kings from Ae pack,, also two other court cards —preferably" jacks—and spread them fanwlse, be-* lng careful not to show the jacks. Inti adjusting these cards place the twoi jacks back of the first king. As thesei jacks are hidden behind the king theyi are Invisible to the audience, who* must be satisfied that the cards are all kings and nothing else. The cards* are placed on top of the pack. State that you are about to distribute the four kings in various parts ot the pack. Take up the top 'card, which! is really a king, and exhibit it, if be. The next card, being a jack, should' not be shown to the audience, but] should be taken up carefully andj placed anywhere In the pack. Thej -aest—eard—is-ahso—a jack, and .It Ist plficed in another part of The next card can be taken up careless and replaced on top. Three kings) will be at the top and one at the bottom of the pack. When the cards are cut the four] kings will be in the center.— Plain Dealer.