New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-19
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

A professional magician who reads
thoughts" tells OF the past and gives
Won information az to the future besides
doing the stage tricks which Others nave
attempted but never successfully, &C
cordIng 10 his printed advertisements
was temporarily halted In his business
by a clergyman. The magician-Joachim
Gname-was giving performances at Han
over In Germany, and one OF his many
bandbllls showed the man reading
book with the Angel OF Death, armed
with a scythe. on one side and Mephis-
topheles on the other. The clergyman
armed with the grewsome document
appeared before an officer Of the law. and
asked 'In the name Of decency and mo-
ralIty" that the handbils be suppressed
The petition was granted.
Hes different from most men"
That soT'
TO New detroit Free Press.
Writing from Pilsen. Bohemia, New
York merchant says that for the nrst
time In more than twenty years he has
had an opportunity 10 include some sight
seeing on his annual TIP 10 Europe
Budapest, with its American architect
ure, its cheerful atmosphere and unusual
up-to-dateness. surprised me. Vienna I'm
pressed me, as It does any American who
can speak and understand German well
enough TO rub elbows with It's hospitable
inhabitants. Prague was interesting. be-
cause Il still contains reminders OF the
time long since gone; but all these are
nothing when think OF the game OF foot
ball witnessed at Pilsen. Although |
played at school, would not have known
what the lads were doing had ! not been
told that they were playing American
football"
Philosopher-"Bear and forbear'' is my
motto.
Dyspeptic-"Chew and eschew" is mine.
Boston Transcript.
MORE LETTER WRITING.
Mayor Gaynor define, Sunday and the Sab
bath.-News iten.l
Executive ability.
with logic theoretical,
And mentalzed agility
Oft seeking the theatrical:
Keen student OF the bOpnlStrlcb,
OF clouds a strong abstainer-
The mention OF such traits as these
Personihes Mayor Gaynor.
He nies TO the ENHANCEMENT
OF problems rore and puzzlins.
Explains Just what the ancients meant
In writ OF Sabbath muzzling:
He sets Alright with method great
Each bubble while It's hot;
SO why can't we appreciate
This treasure we have got7
A. w. U.
Never see any moro sea sorpents
No" replied tho coast dweller
What DO you suppose killed EN- offF
Il dunno. But have my suspicion II
was local n."-Washington Star
The current issue Of the "Theaterad-
dressbuch' contains among other sta
tistical information performance rec
ord" for the last theatrical and musical
season. In the grand opera record Rich
ard Wagner stands first. with l,sl5 per-
formances. outranking for popularity all
composers. Puccini is credited with $50
performances. But the writer's Of light
opera went ahead OF Wagner, Johann
Stratus. Leo Fall and Franz Lehar leading
all others on the dramatic stage Schiller
was second only TO Karl Sch6nherr.
Shakespeare was one point ahead OF SUI
dermann. with Blumenthal next and then
Goethe. The statistician says in a note
that he refrains from NAMING the hun
dreds whose works were performed first
and last on the same evening"
well. how's politics among the suf-
fragettes?"
I'VE threw kisses at Mrs. Wombat our
candidate. for nm hour and seventeen
minutes. "-Washington Herald.