New-York tribune., 1907-06-07
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

The death at Carlsbad OF Theodor Rosenfeld
minds the "Neue Freie Presse' OF the fact that
he was the man who years ago set all
Vienna talking about King Fu, the automatic
man" This most wonderful piece OF mechanism
ever produced by human hands" was in the form
OF a Chinese giant posed pedestal In the
latter there a complicated Clockwork which
was wound up b. Rosenfeld az the beginning OF
each performance Then people IN the audience
would ask questions and the mechanical
would write the answers strips Of paper. The
performances clever that King Fu and his
master invited 20 the imperial residence
where they mystihcd all who them The
trlvance was similar 10 the one shown In Vienna
a hundred years before by Wolfgang Won Kemp
clen only his was a chess playing Turk. In both
cases dwarf confederate. and not the clockwork
did the trick
Whats The matter with Bordslegh? lie looks
"He worked for three years on what he thought
was going to be luminous poem. The critics are IRE
Light Verse Chicago Record Herald
Theodore TiIton not long before his death was
speaking TO friend about some OF his former
literary friends and acquaintances. and was asked
if no had known William Cullen Bryant
Yes. indeed" he replied Bryant had the finest
head and beard OF modern times. One day, II must
have been IN 1872 or 1873 l had an engagement to
meet him at his private Office at O'Clock in tho
morning. l arrived about ten minutes before the
hour: and what do you think I found him doing?
Practising misunderstanding himself up and down
from the Intel Of the door by his and touch
ing the Intel each time with his chin. He was
then almost an octogenaran!'
u never saw man with such head for bust
ness remarked the first fly.
Smart IS hep asked the ether.
OH I mean for our business: he's absolutely
bald."-Phiadelphia Press.
Owing TO the famine number of refugees at
Chin Kiang are reported to be now digging for n
L ind nf ,arhff ola IN ba md F,nt
which they use TO mix with food and vegetables
as 1t Is said to give satisfying feeling To the
hungry consumer" says Chinese newspaper.
Continued eating however. brings dangerous re-
suits TO the health of the consumer. often fatal
This white clay is called by the natives 'Kuan Yin
len.' flour OF Kuan Yin Uhe goddess of mercyl.
News of this having reached the of Viceroy
Tuan Fang at Nanking his excellency has in
sructed the local authorities Of Chin-Kiang TO test
the clay in question and its degrees Of harmful
ness to consumers of the stuff His excellency has
also sent from his private purse $500 TO pur-
chase bona hde flour dlstribut, to dlggers of the
clay. in case it be discovered 10 be dangerous"
Why are you playing hookey7"
so your pa will whip your
Yep; he always gives me half dollar after he
licks me. Houston Post
Bishop Sanford Olmsted of Colorado at a dim
ner in Denver, said apropos of Sabbath breaking:
II was talking TO Eastern clergyman the other
day about his church attendance. I suppose I
said that in your district rain affects the attend
ance considerably He smiled family. Indeed
yes he said; 4 hardly have vacant seat when it
is too wet for golf motoring"
taehes?" asked the interested European ''''' IL 'u'
Because, answered the stanch administration
man, they are probably afraid of being mistaIten
Washington Star.
Many OF the poor Beers in the TransvaaIh,,
whom all the shooting that is done is for the nor
and not for sport-have perfected a system or
shooting with the assistance OF oxen A steenbucl.
has fear of cattle and will lie still even II thew
Craze right up TO him. The hunter gets together a
few cattle and with his gun walks behind then, in
such a way that he cannot be seen from the front
Great care has to be exercised to drive the oxep s
that they may seem TO be grazing naturally Tha
hunter must be ready 10 shoot without having 20
alter his position. the slightest movement is mo-
tced by the buck,
MY dear moaned the patient as he tossed
Of What a bill his will be.' .
Never mind, Joseph" said his wife You know.
there's the insurance money."-Philadelphia In
Quirer.