New-York tribune., 1911-01-15
THE TALK OF TIE DAY.

Speaking of WI Ting-fang's published
announcement that he would part with his
queue in the near future former resident
Of New England manufacturing town
said: Times have certainly changed.
Twenty years ago r. Chinese youth who
had learned TO speak English fairly well
and who was sick OF the laundry applied
for work in my factory. He was the first
OF his race to do so IN our town. and after
talking the matter over concluded TO give
him trial. Fearing that the queue might
be source Of danger near machinery. /
suggested that ne have IL cut off. After
two weeks delberation he came 10 me and
said, stay in laundry A few weeks later
he left town and I never saw him again.
but heard that his having considered my
proposition made him so unpopular that ne
had to leave the place"
DE wust thing bout a person dat tells
all he knows" said Uncle Eben, is dat
he's alnos' certain 10 run away wifi his
self an tell A heap he don't kno wash
ington Star.
In the early days OF tre reign OF the late
King Leopold OF Belgium a seventh SON
was born 10 Brussels woman. and when
the King heard OF il and was told that the
boy was the seventh successive one and
that no girl had come TO the family. he
asked 10 be the babys godfather. Ever
since then every seventh son born IN
Rrusssls has had the same honor, and the
mothers have received gifts I'm keeping with
their station In life. King Albert, in car
rying out the old usage short time ago,
had some difnculty because the seventh
son was twins" according 10 the Frank
,,r,er Zeitung." He could not stand for
botb bovs. because that would give the
Family two Alberts The remedy was
end nv Queen Elizabeth, who suggested
,ha, ber little son. the Duke of Brabant' hs
the godfather Of the eishth ooy' WHO con-
seouer,ly received the name Leopold.
IAN the publishers in the country nave
turned my song down. ,.ug, vo,,.vs
"C'heer M Think what laufh you Ne
got ON the fellow you stole the music
Prom. Toledo Blade.
Writing from GermanS' an AInef"eh
,ouris, saws: Prince Henry OF frussia'
,,.ho,, we saw IN our country few years
go ard ,vbo manages 20 keep before the
public as yachtsman. automopile ehthusi-
-, .,,otor has turned his attention
% the ne,vspaper field In negative way.
That is. he does not write, bht prevents
others from doing SO. lie was In the thea'
tre at Kiei when Hermann Bahrs new
NAV. Children had it's first production.
Knowing that the two papers or that city
we're unfriendly to the theatre because or
its MANAGEMENT and that an unfavorable
report of the play might be printed, he
had the reporters called TO his box where.
Il was said later, he applied the imperial
gag This operation may have been per-
formed. because no unfavorable comment
was published.
He (relating his adventures)-And starva-
tion stared me In the face.
She (Who does not admire himb-Equally
unpleasant for both Of you, | should think.
Illustrated Bits.
A physician who never goes out at night
without leaving directions as to where to
find him II wanted professionally was at
a theatre near i2d street last week with
a friend. Just before the curtain went up
on the second act an usher handed him a
note reading: Come TO the Office at once.
Don't telephone. Come" The note was
signed by q colleague. and the doctor lost
no time In obeying the peremptory sum
mons Arriving at his destination, he was
confronted BY several friends. who coolly