New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-07
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

When he is shorn of his royal locks
the man who is I'm the king business does
not differ much from the ordinary mortal,
says an American tourist, writing from
| Carlsbad while on tour at Baden, near
/ Vienna, we had as neighbors Mr.. and Mrs.
| KhaIil. Of Bagdad." and their two children
/ a girl Of eight and boy two years
Younger With their two servants the fam
Iuy occupied one floor OF a modest villa
which had been rented for them for the
season Mr. Khalil was equity and lame,
but he took long walks with his family,
which seemed to us 10 be an ideally happy
one. Every one knew that the 'Bagdad
people were the ex-Shah Of Persia and his
wife and children. but knowing that they
were there incognito no one ever referred
TO them otherwise than by the name which
they had assumed"
Have you seen Miss Beanpole since she
inherited a fortune
Yes She is greatly changed"
Wen. she used to be frightfully
skinny"
ledo Blade.
A fish dealer whose place of business is
ornamented with an aquarium In which
there are several turtles was told by one
Of his customers that turtle had recently
been caught on the Chelsea beach which
" hen turned over by some boys dsgorged
or dslodged Nom under it's shell copper
coin dated ITO Well" he replied. that
is nothing Come here tomorrow at about
this time and I'll slap a turtle on the coun-
/ o,,J oil MIL
BILE out Of him These turtles never tell
how they accumulate their wealth
She with Observation-Disclosures cyclone
out West. II has swept dozens of farms
clear OF everything.
He'll bet the mortgages didn't bulge
an inch.-Bcston Transcript.
The festivals OF the golden wedding"
and tho old people" which were insti-
tuted in France I'm the time of the Di-
rectory. were celebrated in old form at
Rheims this year, and. according 10 the
"Debats," sixty golden wedding couples
were honored AT the original old mems
festival I'm Paris I'm 1897 the aged citizens
occupied the best places at the opera
where they were saluted by the soldiers
from the various arms OF the service and
crowned WIFI HaTldIuS ny pretty girls
THE man who was a grandfather was
feted as an encouragement to the younger
generation TO follow in his footsteps" SAYS
the "Debats"
Pater-T warn you that YOU Will repent
II bitterly IL you marry that girl.
Filius-What will you do-disinherit me7
Pater-No, but ! Will give the bride
mechanical piano player for a wedding
present.-Toledo Blade.
The Ten Commandments for wives laid
down by Frau Maeterlnck will. ~ fol-
lowed" says the authors wife. make
other women happy. even under trying
conditions. AS they have made me" This
new Decalogue reads: Remember always
that true wife is the inseparable half of
a perfect entity. formed by the union Of
two incomplete personalities. Each half
Of the matrimonial one has its particular
dutIes-yours are 10 keep guard over
everything. 10 overlook. 10 restrain. 10
quiet-and thus 20 enhance the worth OF
your husband Never make a conhdant OF
persons in your employ. Study and prac-
tise daily the science Of providing what
your husband likes 10 eat. See that his
raiment is tidy and appropriate 10 the
season Make OF yourself an infallihle
barometer. by which family differences
may be foretold and made harmless. Con
slider yourself al all times the remedy for
YOUR husbands bad humor and share with
him his hours Of pleasure. BE saving with
affection until YOU know that the dinner is
good kisses for hungry man are like the
froth left In an empty mug. Employ your
tongue only in argument-your eyes In con-
tradiction. II your husband suffers with