Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-23
THE HALL OF F A NJ E.

The corporal did not reply. The emperor then
asked if he was disappointed in love. At this the
corporal found his tongue and replied that he
wished to marry Marguerite, the daughter of his
sergeant major but that her father would not give
his consent until he became a sergeant.
"And do you love her very much9" asked the
kaiser.
ooh yesl was the reply
"Then, - said the emperor, Ego and tell your
future father-in-law that William II. makes you
sergeant, - which the delighted corporal fastened
to do and although history does not relate the
sequel it presumably ended as it should-happily.
MR. G. R. SIMS is said to be responsible for
M good story from Berne. A referendum
approaching its completion; the votes had been
given, and the chairman was ready to declare the
figures. In this moment of anxious expectation,
when the fortunes of the country at stake,
voice from the public gallery was heard crying,
''Waiter!' The result instantaneous. The
whole sovereign assembly of the Swiss people rose
to its feet one man and answered, Yes, sir.
THE late Sir John Millais a graceful speak
err, but his speeches cost him great deal of
time and labor. When dinner was given at the
Arts club Leighton s appointment as president,
Millas in the chair. He made an admirable
speech-so frank, so sympathetic, so eloquent, so
unstudied. They congratulated him on it, saying
they had idea he had that gift of oratory or
could speak so well and spontaneously "Spon-
taneous,' he said, ''why, that wretched speech has
Kept awake for the last five weeks. "
"THE light and color in studio have always
exerted a great influence upon me in my
work. says Sir Laurence AlmaTadema. "My
first studio had panels of black decoration In
Brussels | was surrounded by bright red, and in
TOWnShp0d hOuSp Regent
worked under the influence of light green tint.
During the winter l spent in Rome in 1875-76 |
tried the effect of white studio. Now the pre-
vailing hue is a svery one, and that, think, gives
the purest reflections
CIR JAMES DEWAR tells an amusing story of
- how, when in the highlands of Scotland one
summer, he stopped at farmhouse for a cup of
milk. ''What superb place to live inl'' he re-
marked to the farmer. ''Ou, aye, - he answered.
''it's "a right; but hoo wad We like to haze to walk
fifteen mile ilk a time We wanted wee glass o
whisky9' "Why don t you get bottle and keep
it in the house9' Sir James suggested The
farmer shook his head sadly and said, ''Whisky
won t keep
THE well known Norwegian ski-runner, Harald
Smith, has established fine ski-jump record
on the track at Bolgen, near Davos, by clearing
forty-fve meters GAG fit. in.), and completing
the after without falling The previous
ord, made in Norway, was forty-two meters (136
fit. in). Although forty-ive meters stands
as the record, an even more remarkable jump was
made by Tryave Smith, who cleared forty-sx
meters. But as he fell during the after run, his
jump does not rank a record. Skjumping is
the most difficult and most dangerous part of this
sport, and only those who have tried it can fully
appreciate what jump of forty-fve meters with
out fall means. The velocity at which the
jumper reaches the ground, after his flight through
the air from the built-out platform, is appalling
the jump takes place is made at an amazing pace
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ONE of the oldest mascots in the world belongs
~ to Constance Collier, the actress. Upon her
pincushion is pinned little black DOGGY made of