A Magical Way Of Counting Money

tary of S'ute, Signor Blitz called on hm in Washington, when tlie f-i]lowiiif{ dialogue took pluce : " W hat has brought you to Washington f" "An office ! Wbat offica is tliere under the Government of the United Statis for a raagioian ?' "To oouut the nioney in the Ireasury I should like you to take ono hundred thousand dolhirs of tieasury notes and count ihein carefully. I will then count them also, whon it will appear that tliere are only sevouty-five thousand dollars." "Ah ! Signor," said Mr. Webster, "thnt won't do. We have magicians in Washington, who if a huiidred thousand dollars were to piss tbrough thuir liauds, would leave nothing of it."