St. Nicholas (serial) (1873) (14596775779)

Melitta

Identifier: stnicholasserial371dodg (find matches)

Title: St. Nicholas (serial)

Year: 1873 (1870s)

Authors: Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905

Subjects: Children's literature

Publisher: (New York : Scribner & Co.)

Contributing Library: Information and Library Science Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Digitizing Sponsor: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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women, andbudding lawyers and doctors and farmers. What-ever line of endeavor we may be engaged in, theprinciple must hold good. That is what the President meant. The key tomastery in any and every department of life isconcentrated purpose. Stephen Innes. MELITTA Dear little lass from far away,You re called Melitta, so they say,And out beyond the oceans foamIn fair Vienna is your home.But here a welcome waits for you,With flowing curls and eyes of blue;You need not speak to make a friend,Just smile on us and gain your end.We should not understand a wordOf German—is nt that absurd,When you can chatter all day longIn nothing else? The very song That wooes your drowsy eyes to closeHas words each German mother knows. But Russian, French, or Austrian, Or born in Persia or Japan, It matters not. The magic spell Of babyhood we know so well Is yours, and with its sorcery You win all hearts, whereer they be. The witch by whom the world s beguiled— A sunny-hearted little child. F. W. M. 448

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By permission of V. A. Heck, Vienna Vol. XXXVIT.-57-58. MELITTA.449 THE METHODS OF BY HENRY HATTON AND MAGICIANS ADRIAN PLATE THE COFFEE TRICK A trick always popularwith the professional con-jurer is that known as theCoffee Trick, thoughsome highfalutin title,as, for instance, Mar-about Mocha, is betterfor a program. It has theadvantage, too, of notconveying any idea ofwhat the trick is to be.The trick is as suitable forthe drawing-room as forthe stage, and the ama-teur, with a little practice,may do it easily. Remem-ber, with a little practice,for, like everything inconjuring, not only a littlebut sometimes a great dealof practice is necessary ifthe performer desires todo his tricks with ease andskill and so as to bewilderhis audience. When about to presentthis trick the performer has on a table threewooden boxes, a large goblet-shaped glass jar,and two German silver shakers or cups, suchas are used in mixing the lemon-juice, ice, etc.,for a glass of lemonade. In one of the boxes isa

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