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bis efices, where he was on the point of The old problem was only a silly little completing a asusational invention. I quibblo that never mattered very much, have still a number of idens to carry out," and was never goriously stated by any he sail, and thigh I'm of the stage I scientific naturalist. Indeed, the old
jam Zways busy as a mechanican. The contr. very of the missing fink" between thing that first brought me late the busi monkey and man is dead. The bridge ness of magic was Spiritualism. About 10- icto life" on which Dr. E. Frankland
years ago the Spiritualista were very active, Armstrong lectured at the Royal Instand as an amateur conjurer I felt that I THE EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANOB itution turns on the clock of scientific could expose them by performing their thought to claror idea. His bridge tricks by natural meaDE. leads from dend inorganised, matter over was watchmaker at the time, and the seemingly hopeless river of dead at Cheltenham I gave a challengo to bas of things into life. Only a few scientists who the Buest mediama there have ever been work he laboratorice know what enzymes I fulfilled it after a month's practice. This art. There are just to the cities Arat entertainment si mine was so popular wiss tinta as they are to the outside grid that I had orders for it all over the country De, Armstrong showed a set of powder 8o, much to my fairly'e alarm, I gave up JATA HAMILTON, GEnebak Managin green and brown and white, which, although not living, have certain powers my tripe and took to magic. I opened on which can be killed. They are not made April 1 40 years ago in London with am of living coils, for they can be dissolved exposure of Spiritualish, and then I took FERRY CO., LTD. in water. Yet each of these powers has the Egyptian Hall for three months, with te the idea of being able to put up a bill in curious life-power of its own." NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS,
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"What an I proudest of inventing Well, it would be difficult to say. - My hist-playing automaton Psycho ra for 4,000 consecutive perform toes, and once had the idea of making a compléte automatic orchestra - with an automaton conductor. I got out the cornet and en phonium, who proved excellent instru mentaliste, but thon I beenms occupied with other flings. However, my sketch. ing automaten, who drew any wall New Yons, April 2
koown faco to demand, practised his
Life and Aoncity Mr. Oscar Hammerstain, who recently draughtsmanship for many a day. Then, Berense Fire branch,......
Branches announced, his intention to give grand lusions, I used to try to get out
things which would puzzle conjurors Revenue Alarice Department : 962,692 opers in English in New York next SCAROTY, dycared to day, in an address before the themselves. My es was that the suit Other Receipts430,199 Women's Frers Club, that he intended to of people who liko mugit like coming employ American, aitila inized in gue and into puzzle out the secret. EVERT BINU America, bocus foreign-trained, ainers
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