unseen by the spectators. Pressing the side of the cap, you lift the
pile with it, and place the whole together in full view, in close
proximity to the die. The required cents having been now collected,
you beg all to observe that you place the leather cap (which the
spectators suppose to be empty) fairly over the die. Taking the
genuine coins in either hand, you pretend, by one or the other of the
"passes", to transfer them to the other. Holding the hand which is now
supposed to contain the coins immediately above the cap, you announce
that they will at your command pass under the cap, from which the die
will disappear to make room for them. Saying, "One, two, three! Pass!"
you open your hand, and show that the coins have vanished; and then,
lifting up the cap by the button, you show the hollow pile, covering
the die and appearing to be the genuine coins. Once more covering the
pile with the cap, you announce that you will again extract the coins,
and replace the die; and to make the trick still more extraordinary,
you will this time pass the coins right through the table. Placing the
hand which holds the genuine coins beneath the table, and once more
saying, "One, two, three! Pass!" you chink the coins, and, bringing
them up, place them on the table. Again picking up the cap, but this
time pressing its sides, you lift up the hollow pile with it and
disclose the die. Quickly transferring the cap, without the pile, to
the other hand, you place it on the table, to bear the brunt of
examination, while you get rid of the prepared coins.

THE PEPPER-BOX, FOR VANISHING MONEY

This is a small tin box, of the pepper-box or flour-dredger shape,
standing three to four inches high. The "box" portion (as
distinguished from the lid) is made double, consisting of two tin
tubes sliding the one within the other, the bottom being soldered to