The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-02
By Vary Harrison Mckee.

(Cc2yrignted, 1908, by Joseph B.
 (Mrs. Mary Harrison Mckee, daugh- ter cf President Harrison, was very prominent in official society during her fathers term as the nations chief executive. She tells here with frank ness and hunior some of the peculiar experiences which she had while res ident of the White House.)
 How good 1t Is to iaughl How de- lightful either for man or woman to be blessed with keen sense of the ridiculous.
 Some are not thus favored and are continuously sad and careworn. which ls misfortune to be truly mourned over. A school for the cultivation of the humorous faculty might be helpful to future generations.
 The assertion Is made that women lack sense of humor, but the actor CoqueIin has publicly denied the ac- cusation and says "it is islander that has lived with repitition.' With true French gallantry he remarks that It is only another example of woman's unselfishness that she has been wiu- ing to let us think that we men have monopoly, as they say in Amerisa. on humor."
 So much has been written on wit. humor and fun, and so many examples from every direction have come down to us that we cannot give the palm for so charming a characteristic to any ono time or country or sex.
 An actor or actress who nightly faces a large audience has an oppor- tuEity of judging of these qualities in the human race. So has the man or woman who Is called upon to occupy any conspicuous position where he or she is brought fh close contact with numbers of men and women. whose field for observation is a broad one and whose perceptions are keen. Weli might such one exclaim with the poet:
 'Oh, wad some power the giftie gle us To see oursers ithers see us!
 It wad frae monie a biunder free us
 And foolish notion
 The mirror In which we may get a rather fair notion of ourselves is pub lie position, although the image re- flected is not always exactly accurate
 With the newspapers on one side saying that Mrs. k,. is beautiful in face and divine in form, with superb qualities of heart and mind and the opposition saying shs Is plain little woman who dresses atrociously and uses bad Enelisi. she may find herself fin the position of one of Mother Z ' Der the little old wornan who fell asleep and had her petticoats cut off up to her knees and upon awakine and not exactly recognizing herself exclaimed. Can this be IF
 But 1t Is right here that a sense of the ridiculous comes to the rescue: for if you are broad-minded and have a clear conscience yoa will be able to smile as broadly as the opposition over descriptions and you do give vent to you rrnerriment. for often the thrusts are so unkind that you might be tempted to cry. But what would be the use. since 1t would only make the plain face plainer and the bad English would certainly be made worse if you could give free vent 10 your feelings?
 There certainly is no lack of free discussion and criticism in the news and persons. and the man who enters the political irena must take that life as he does his wife. for better, for worse, for riche.. for poorer. in sickness and in health. so long as they both da live"
 It would be good idea to get bill through congress comnelling public men to write down for future genera tions all the amusing incidents. let ters, etc, that form part of their careers. Some af these. no doubt. would last longer than their public acts and what a world of entertain nent would be contained thereini Upon entering public life a man would better examine himself and see If he has these qualifications (we will