Show Majesty and Magician Jugglers sword swallowers and magicians ma-gicians travel all tho way around the world stopping at tho big cities and usually paying their respects to tho rulers of tho regions visited Thus it was that a magician well known In London and Now York found himself at ono tlmo In the presence of the King of the Maoris Turn to a map of the great South seas put a finger on New Zealand and you will have Indicated Indi-cated tho country of the Maoris Well after somo parleying It l was decided that his Dusky highness himself should conceal an article which tho magician should discover The mind reader left the room and after a while was brought back blindfolded Ho cogitated for a moment and then exclaimed ex-claimed that tho hidden article was in the Kings mouth Tho professor Insisted In-sisted that the article was there and finally demanded that tho royal mouth should bo opened wide The King refused re-fused The professor was firm Great was the excitement among tho Maoris who crowded around By and by tho Kings mouth was slowly and reluctantly opened Tho lost article a buttonwas not there 1 Tho next Instant however the King began to cough Ho tried to hold In but couldnt Ho coughed up tho button which ho had tried to swallow They didnt know which to admire the more the wisdom of the magician or tho heroism of the King |