Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-10-24

A would-be humorist on a western paper recently wrote that when Edith Helena struck F in altssimo, making 40,O00 4vi'bra tions second, an E string on one of the violins in the or chestra broke, being unable to stand the strain. This item led another inn mature jester to write a long article l elaborating on the idea.
 :IE: William CahiM has sent out postal card showing procession, including Irish, Dutch, Hebrew. French, Chi nese and negro characters, with the 1 Irishman in the lead. Underneath is l this inscription: ''nhe sfam from Ire 1 land Leads Them All-Wdlliam Ca hill.'' The card is very neatly de- signed, and shows that MT Cahill Is alive to the value of advertising. When Tom Browne was a boy he got 1 a job i'm q store and the boss dis 1 charged him for whistling. He met l his former employer in front of the
 Orpheum in Kansas City the other l day, and after a handshake the old
 man said. "WIhat are you doing here?'
 "Still whistlimg." said Browne. Then l an adjournment was taken to a neigh boring store the proprietor of which
 makes a speciality of wetting whistles.
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 A witty friend of chorus girl visi- 1 ted his dentist the other day for the ] final treatment and gold crowning of a tooth which had for some months been. 4 source of much trouble and l pain. Several times during that period the tooth apparently had been in a i condition to crown, but the careful ] dentist had deferred that operation ] until assllred that the final work would be permanent.
 Doctor. I've a conundrrn for you, : i said the witty patient as he descended from what is usually a chair of tor l tuie
 ..4C7o ahead replied the dentist 1a- 1 coriraIly.
 ssWhv is my tooth that you've just 1 fixed. like King Edward of England?"
 stGive It up, MT. Bones" responded the dentist. who evidently had been to the minstrels.
 Because" said the wit, 'sKiug Ed ward and my tooth had 10 wait4a long time before getting their crowns
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 Joseph De Kolta, the magician. died suddenly i'm New Orleans on October II of acute Bright's disease. He was l playing an enga cement at the Orphe- um in that city and was very much worried over the illness of his wife, who was accustomed to assist him in l his work. 1t is thought that the men tai strain incident to o711llrsing his wife brought on the attack that ended in ! his death. De Kolta was born at Lycms France, and came of a distin- 1 guished family His two brothers are l priests of tue Roman Catholic church, l and 1t was thought that he would fol- low a similar career. He chose diff l ferent path of life however. as upon his graduation from a Paris college he took up the study of magic. and within a short time had become one of the most popular entertainers In Europe. being especially successful in France. Germany and Italy. Several l years. ago he visited America and two seasons ago returned and enjoyed an exceptionally long run at the Fden ] Musee fin New York city. Last sum mer he was feature at one of the roof gardens. and early in the fall hn started on a tour of the United States. He is survived by his widow whom he married in Fngland several years ago Mrs De Kolta is still confined to her room in New Orleans but as soon as she has recovered she will take l her husbands remains back to France l for burial.
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 1 1t is feature on the opening night ] of each season at Weber & Fields to have a magnificent floral display. This is always on a stupendous scale. never i equaled at any of the other metropoli- l tan theaters. and all members of the l company. from principals to chorus receive one or more of these beautiful. 1 though perishable souvenirs from ad-
 mirdng friends.
 l At the recent first night one of the largest examples of the florists l art was in the form of pool table
 about half the usual size, ccostrr of leaves and blossoms. This was