New-York tribune., 1911-12-04
THE TALK or THE DAY.

III lIlt men > coat IOpUl III Il house Niitt '
he had been engaged to entertain the
company stood professional mind
reader" He had given a wonderful per-
formance," which included finding pins
that had been put in impossible places
while he was not In the room, placing his
finger on the page, line and word selected
by the test committee. and reading the
thoughts OF a Subject" by simply grasp
ing the end OF a gold chain held at the
other end by the subject He had found a
ring I'm a room far removed from the one
I'm which the entertainment had taken
place by simply taking the hand OF the
person who had hidden it. and his select
audience had INDUCED In excamations
like Marvellous" Wonderful" etc,
while he bowed and smiled In acknowledg-
ment OF their appreciation. lie stood in
the coat room after all had departed. and
the butler asked politely whether lie could
be ot service: yes" said he, II wish
you'd find my hat for mel can't"
What has. your boy learned at school
this session.
"He has learned that he'll have to be
yaccinated. that his eyes are not mates
and that his method of breathing is en-
tlrely obsolete. Washington Herald.
At a Thanksgiving Day party where
three generations were represented at
feast prepared according to a strictly New
England formula, Grandpa told many APP
propriate stories, and among other things
said that once upon a time-in 1866, just
after the war-December s was a day OF
national thanksgiving 1--WE had much TO
be thankful for. even though the war mad
brought sorrow TO many homes" he said,
but some OF us thought that the day
should have been observed still later in the
year. Ten days after that Thanksgiving
Day, December IS, Secretary Seward issued
a statement telling the people of the aboli-
ton OF Slavery throughout the United
States. That should have been the date
Of the after-the-war Thanksgiving Day"
Blobbs-Yes. he's a good actor, but he's
eccentric.
Slobbs-In what way?
Blobbs-He admits there are other actors
just as good as he is.-Philadelphia Record.
Cheerful to the Last" is written under
a photograph which was recently taken in
China. 1t shows ten Chinese rebels, all
hobbed and chained seated I'm circle
around a crude table on which stands
large earthen pot. The manacled men have
each cup from which they are taking
their last meal. When the photograph was
taken the unfortunate ones were awaiting
the call TO the place of execution where
they were beheaded. See the faces"
writes the sender of the remarkable pict-
ure "and mark the expressions. There is
no indication OF fear and there are more
smiles than scowls But for the fetters
the group might be mistaken for an athletic
team waiting to go on
Lady" said Meandering Mike, would
you lend me cake of soap?'
do you mean to tell me you want soap"
"Yes'm Me partners got de hiccups an
want to scare him."-Washington Star.
train which runs every day I'm the
year between Toulon and Paris, known
as the "rapide des fieurs''-the cut flower
cxpress-is thus described I'm THE Ameri
can Travellers Gazette: This train car
ries nothing but cut flowers IN baskets and
pasteboard boxes for the Paris market. The
yolets of Hyeres, the roses and carnations
of Antilles and the Roman hyacinths Of
Olhoules and Carquierannes are on the
flower stands Of Paris I'm eighteen hours
from the time they were growing on the
shores of the Mediterranean. A good many
are shipped also to the cities Of Germany
and Belgium and even as far as Vienna
and ST. Petersburg. The packages are
handled by a special train crew that sorts
them out like mail matter The speed at
which this cut flower express runs IS
greater than that OF any other train in
Europe, and II is almost invariably on
time"
Willis-They say Dobber has sold his
painting. The Retreat from Bull Run"
that he has been trying to sell for years
How did he manage It?
Gillis-Easily. Simply changed the title
to Automobiles Returning Home
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