New-York tribune., 1908-11-10
THE TALK. OF THE DAY.

,-zo tho head "sardou and Ofenbach" the
Paris correspondent Of the Vienna "Freie Presse
tells Of the many disappontments which beset Sar-
do1, in his early career as dramatic writer. But
rA never gave up and always went to work with
now ,-gor He was anxious to become member
Of the Society of Dramatic Authors OF which
Scribe was the president He was proposed and
accented and was asked to present himself at the
society rooms in the Rue ST. Marc He awaited the
meeting hour ct the Cats de Ia Rotunde, and
promptly on time left the place and at the door
ran into whose queer physique caused him
to smile The was painfully lean, hollow
checked wore a thin, unkept reddish beard ana
pair of blazing eyes looked out behind heavy
rnmed eye glasses Scribe received young Sardou
kindly and when the greeting was over the young
writer turned TO go and at the door once more col
lided with the queer looking man. whom the ser
want announced Monsieur Jacques O6enbach.'
Sardou told his experience to a friend few min
utes later, who looked serious, and said: Now you
will have hard luck for five years, for Ofenbach
has the evil eye. Sardou laughed, but by strange
coincidence the sombre prophecy verified. Play
after play was Missed, or, if accepted manuscripts
were lost. and it not until tie initial perform
ance of Les Premleres sTmes du Figaro on Sep
tember % 1853 Sardou experienced real stage
success But he not superstitious like many of
his contemporaries and only smiled when the Often
bach incident referred to
You want to get damages I suppose" said the
lawyer TO whom Mrs. Donovan,s husband escorted
her on the day after she and Mrs. Leahy had in
d9lEsq Bsmages an ' ecoed Mrs 81 0oR bonopan shry
Haven't I got damages enough already. man7
What I'm afther is satisfaction. Youths Com
pan!on.
Quoting a letter from Russia The American
Israete" says: Cholera is spreading in st.
Petersburg. The chief reliance for checking the
plague has been holy amulets. charms and say
ing masses But these things have to be paid for
and the people after paying for the absolute neces-
saries Of life among which in the Russian capital
vodka is to be counted, have no money left for
the Church. which Will not part with its sacred
stock except for value received Most OF Russia's
medical men Of ability are debarred from public
service by religious prescription in exile in
Eastern Siberia, and besides the Russian govern
ment needs all of its money that is not stolen by
proflgate court favorites for the maintenance OF
the huge army Of soldiers and police spies that are
the only support of the present regime Besides the
victims of the plague pretty much all common
people, and no real Russian, that is, one who Is
high enough in the social scale to make his opinion
of any weight, cares a rap for such vermln."
@ Robbie Gat t.. the operal.Mamma m, what does papa
Judge
Addressing a council committee that was hearing
arguments ordinances for a safe and sane
Fourth of July IN Chicago. to which reference was
recently made in Tho Troune DR.. George H.. Sim
mons, editor OF The Journal of the American
Medical Association gave some statistics compiled
in the last six years deaths and injuries result
ing from Independence Day accidents. In this
period there were 1Sl6 deaths and - 296 persons in
jured by fireworks in the United States Chicago
led the list Of large cities with twelve deaths in
one year while New York was only one behind iii
the number of people who died as result Of
Fourth of July fireworks accidents In contrast DR.
Simmons pointed to Baltimore with a record of one
death and ten injured. Toledo. with no deaths and
only eight hurt TLose two cities prohibit the use
OF fireworks the Fourth.
Mrs Jawback-Do you know l came very near
not marrying you?
MT Jawback-Sure-but who told you about tt
Cleveland Leader.