New-York tribune., 1908-04-19
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

From far off New South Wales The Tribune has
received a letter seeking information Of missing
relatives Of Thomas Francis Wood, of kogarah
BAY sydney. Wood saws: Il wish 10 find out II my
Aunt Charlotte Wood is stin living North
Bridgewater or any Of her offspring; II my
uncle Bsor Wood. is still living The last heard
Of him he used to live in Tanton: Harriet John
son. last heard Of at Herrin River, near Monu-
ment; If Mary Edwards is stiIl living at Monu
ment or my brother Nathan Wood last heard Of
in California or Mrs Waterhouse. with whom my
mother living three years ago the head OF
the bay Monument. or if Joseph Nye is living
Pine Island. Madipoiset- l. Thomas Wood,
wish 70 find out II any Of them stiu alive II
SO. I wish 10 correspond with them. I sailed from
New Bedford in the ship Swift hfty-one years ago
I wonder Who first said It's better TO be born
lucky than rich? - Queried the young widow
for his money I imagine ref0ined the wise bach
elor--Chicago News,
The "Angemeine Zeitung des Judenthums' in
article The First Love OF Richard Wagner
tells a remarkable incident in the life Of the
composer which the bioEra piers OF Wagner have
felt obliged TO pass by in silence in Difference the
preJudces Of their idol The story is that in 1910
Wagner visited his sister Louise at Leipsic. There
he met and fell in love with Leah David the
daughter of a wealthy Portuguese Jew. Wagner
invited the evening parties al the David
home. and NJ Of these a nephew OF the host
played several pieces on the piano and scored a
great success. This mortified Wagner that he
gave vent 10 very bitter criticism. He himself sat
down the piano. but by a curious fatality the
more he strove to win applause the more awkward
he became. Aware Of his failure. he became vio-
Ienty bitter and used expressions by no means
polite Then, recognizing the ridicule to which he
had exposed himself, he took his hat and his de-
parture For two days lie did not visit the Davids
but this could not last long. he presented him
self al the home of her whom he worshipped but
no one received him. The next day he received d
letter from Leah in which she announced her mar
riage with Mr.. Meyer. This modification of his
self-esteem evidently did not conduce 10 make
Wagner especially favorable to the Jews The
Jewish Exponent" in quoting the story thinks
that the incident had an effect on the mind of the
'erratc genius" The story falls fiat when il Is
remembered that Wagner married in 1876 and
that the incident could not have taken place as
reported, because, from September. 1889 10 April
1872 Wagner lived in Paris and did not visit Leip-
sic
This man writes To ask a favor declared Her
lock Sholmes, without opening the missve
He addresses me as FionorabIe anSrasi roSIn on
great Herlock. tossing the misstve aside-Louisvie
Courier-JournaL
Speaking Of the auction sales at the Fifrb A,e-
nue. Hotel which have preceded the razing of tba+
historic structure. a man who for many vears bss
been 'ho(se wrecker' said: The autioues and
curios all offered for sale when houses are
to be torn down. and many of the most curious
finds remain unknown except TO the Wrecker and
his people We actually found a skeleton +,
closet once. ana sensationalist might have made
much of IT, but found the doctor to whom II
belonged and who had articuated it, Only last
week, while pulling down a building we found a
bundle OF old letters and papers which would make
extraordinary reading matter This is a sample
and the wrecker drew from his pocket a check
which had been drawn and paid about sixteen
years ago for S3s,4:7 So. The check was signed by
"a member Of the present United States Senate
First Cockney sightseer (to his pal who has
there, 'Arry?" ~ ~ 'o'
Second Cockney sghtseer Observation-Disclosures
INK why IT'S all fallin' dahu'-London Opinion
Here is the tale OF most remarkable cofnci
dence told by Blddeford CMeJ papers Ben
Coolbrith. OF North Saco. has two sons and two
daughters, all married and all living in Massachu-
setts In one mai last week he received four let
ters. one from each Of his four children and in
each Of the four was the announcement of the
arrival Of a daughter in the family on Monday
Il tried to pay the suffragettes a compliment
appreciated"
What did you say?"
i said that the sufra agettes would leave large
footprints on the sands OF time."-Tit- Bits.