Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-31
Quaint and Curious

Madame Loubet, the wife of our
former president, told me last night
this incident of the late Carlos of Por-
| tugal," says a writer in the Temps.
"Oue day the king of Portugal visited
the Elysee palace, and Madame Loubet
said L know, sire, that you are a
painter of great distinction. but am
also informed that your majesty is an
accomplished pianist
"'Yes, I drum the piano., said the
king, and without waiting to be asked
he sat down at the piano. Then for an
hour he played waltzeS, marches and
popular tunes, ending the performance
with medley of Portuguese airs.
When he had finished there was great
burst of applause and Monsieur Loubet
exclaimed:
"'But your majesty is not an anna
teur; you play like professionally
"'Yes, the king said modestly. 7
think l might be able to make living
as an accompanist In a music hall at
Montmartre, if
"'If your majesty?'
"'Oh, If I didn't have a government
job down in Portugal
"And the big king roared with laugh
ter"
"The late Mrs. Mckinley was one OF
the most charitable of women" cler-
gyman of Canton recently said:
"She once told me about colored
widow whose children she had helped
to educate. The widow, rather late in
life, married A few months after her
marriage Mrs. Mckinley asked her
how she was getting on.
"I'se a-gittin on fine, thank ye.' the
bride answered.
"And is your husband good pro-
vider?" asked Mrs. Mckinley.
""Deed he Is a good providah,.
ma'am,' was the reply. He got me five
new places to wash at dis las week."
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The late Julia Magruder used to tell
story about little girl whom she
once took out to lunch:
"At the luncheons end Miss Magru-
der handed her waiter a $40 bill and the
man brought back on a plate great
mound of greenbacks and silver.
"The little girl looked at the huge
mound of change longingly.
eff you please. Miss Magruder,' she
said I'll have plate of that, too.'"
"a
with the late Queen Victoria, Mrs.
Annie Milne of Nottingham has shared
the rare honor of military funeral for
woman" says an English exchange
"MrS. Milne was veteran of the Crf-
mean war, having accompanied her
husband, a non-commissioned officer in
the Eighth Hussars, to the seat of war
in 1854 She witnessed the bloody battle
of Inkerman, and tended the wounded
at Balaklava in the trenches before Sc
bastopol as one of Florence Ntghtin-
gales corps of nurses.
MRS. Milne was the only woman
member of the local Crimean and In
dian Mutiny Veterans association, fifty
of whose members attended her fune-
ral."
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Three hundred Berlin streets are
planted with $4,000 trees, which are said
to represent value OF nearly 100000.
About 1000 gardeners and assistants
are employed to take care of them.
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On the eastern coast of Africa there
is body of cavalry mounted on oxen.
The beasts are lean creatures and move
with surprising agility.
Friday is bargain day in hair. More
women buy hair on Friday than any
other day, and they pay lower price
for 1t then. II don't know how Friday
came to be the great day for hair
sales" said a pretty Broadway clerk
whose own head was weighted down
with innumerable puffs and curls picked
up at some bargain counter, unless 1t
is that Saturday Is matinee day and
luncheon day and general loafing day,
and since most women want to look
their best at such times they buy new
hair or get their old hair renovated on
Friday"