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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-15
RummaRe Sale for Hospital.

What is described as "a high class
rummage sale" for the benefit OF ~.
Marks Hospital, will be opened at the
old Calumet Club. Fifth av. and 29th
ST., at 10 o'clock this morning, and will
continue for three days. Mayor Mitchell
has promised TO attend the opening.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-22

happened"
Dinners and banquets are much
discussed by Minister Wu. who says
that man is a grogarious animal, and
in taking his food he likes company
but that in attending dinner parties
the guests as a rule do not seek
sustenance. they only go TO them
when they have nothing else to do
and many scarcely touch the food
that IL laid before them
AT fashionable dinner" he con
tinues, mo one can possibly taste
much less eat. everything that is
placed before him. and yet the food
is so nicely cooked and served i'm SO
appetizing a manner that il is diff
cult to resist the temptation 10 al
least sample II. and once you have
zone that YOU will continue eating
until IL is all finished. but your
stomach viii probably be a sad suf-
fcrer. grooming grievously on the fol-
lowing day on account OF the frolc
Of your palate.
As a rule dinner conversation is
seldom worth remembering. which is
a pity. Man. the most sensible or
all animals. can talk nonsense bet
fer than all the rest of his tribe.
Perhaps the flow of words may he
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-22

as steady as the eastward flow Of
the Yang-tsc Kiang in, my own
country, but the memory only re-
tains recollection of a vague. un-
defined what? The converse ton.
like the navors provided by the
cooks. has been eVanescent. Why
should not hostesses make as MUCH
effort To stimulate the minds of their
guests as they do to crafty their
palates? What a boon il would be
TO many a bashful man sitting next
TO a lady with whom he has moth
ing in common, if some public en-
tertainer during the dinner relieved
him from the necessity Of always
thinking as to what he should say
next? How much more he could en-
JOY the tasty dishes his hostess had
provided. and as for the lady-what
a number of suppressed yawns she
might have avoided,
The dinner party has it dangers
as well as it's advantages. Personal
pcculiarities and defects if any, can
easily be- detected 10y the way in
which the conversation is carried on
and the manner in which the food Is
handled. II has sometimes hap
pened that the aiiianced have can
celled their engagement after din
ner party"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-22
INOUISITIVENESS OF AMERICAN
WOMEN.

While he thinks that in intellect
American women have shown them
selves the equals if not the superiors,
Of American men, and cites cases
where the husband is only too glad
have his wife rule the roost." TO
come under her judgment and guild
ance and 10 wear the rubbers that
she brings him. he declares that one
fault can be found with them on the
ground IF their .nquisitiveness. II
know that this is a common fault
with all women. but il is most con
spicuous in the Americans. They
have the knack Of finding out things
without your being aware Of IT, and
if they should want TO know your
history they will learn all about II
after a few minutes conversation.
They are good detectives, ard think
they should be employed in that line
more than they are
In speaking of reincarnation. in
which ne is an earnest believer. Min
lister Wa says that lie thinks he was
born and brought up during some
previous existence in the United
states of America.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-22
VII TING FANG SAYS AMERICANS MAY SOME DAY De YELlON
Noted Oriental Diplomat MingIes Words Of
Praise with Adverse Criticism-EIis ln-
pressions on MERCHANT Prince" and
Copper Kings" Lead Him to
Suggest Title Of Emperor
for Nations Head.

eral. colonel. major, president. Judge,
etc. You will not be far wrong to
call man judge when he is law
yer. or colonel if he has served III
the army. or admiral or captain If he
has been in the navy. Though
neither the federal nor the state gov
eminent has power to confer titles,
the magnates do They see that
dukes and other peers are created IN
Europe and that the partners III the
big. wealthy firms over there are
called merchant princes And SO
To Guido them, they arrogate TO
themselves still higher title.
Hence they are railroad kings cop
per kings" tobacco kings etc. Ii
is. however. manifestly improper and
iucongruous that the people should
possess a higher title than their
chief. who is the mead of the ma
ton. To make it even ] would sug-
cost that the name of President he
changed to that Of Emperor There
is no reason whatever why he should
not be 50 styled, as by virtue Of his
high Office he possesses almost as
much power as the most arsto-
cratic ruler Of any nation. Second,
il would clearly demonstrate the SOW
ereign power of the people; poo
pie who could make and unmake an
emperor would certainly he highly
respected make this suggestion
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-22
WEALTH THE CHIEF AIM OF
AMERICAN PEOPLE.

The pursuit Of wealth i'm America
is intense. II is apparent every
where and seems to be the chief aim
of the American people. Because of
their eagerness TO become rich as
soon as possible they are all in
constant hurry. You may see peo-
pie in the streets almost running 10
their offices; at luncheon they do not
masticate their food. they bolt it,
and i'm less than ten minutes are on
their way back TO their offices 5gain.
Every one il urged on by this spirit
Of haste. and you frequently hear Of
sudden deaths, which doctors attrib-
ute to heart failure or some other
malady, but which / suspect are
caused 10y the continual restless
hurry and worry. People who are
so unnaturally eager to get rich nat
uraly suffer for it.
Much is said by the minister about
the lack of titles i'm this country
and the result of this lack among a
people who will climb telegraph poles
To catch glimpse of the bride and
bridegroom when some titled for
cigncr carries off the daughter of "A
beef baron or a coal king.
Mister is too tame and fiat for
the go-ahead Americans" says Min
ister Wa. Hence half of the peo-
pie whom YOU meet daily have some
prefix To their names. such as gen
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-22
FASHION THE WORK OF THE
DEVIL, SAYS WI.

Fashion" says Wa, lis the work
of the devil When he made up his
mind TO enslave mankind he found in
fashion his most effective weapon.
When / discarded Chinese clothes in
favor Of European dress ] soon found
il very uncomfortable. In the win
ter IL was not warm enough, but IN
the summer il was too warm, be-
cause IT was so tight Then ! had
trouble with the shoes. They gave
me the most distressing corns. When
on returning TO China ! resumed my
national costume my corns disap-
pcared."
lie quotes n case where n young
girl lost her life by being trans
formed into a female parachute by
gust ~ wind. HAD the poor MI
been wearing Chinese clothing tpis
terrible occurrence could not haze
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-22
PRAISE FOR BRYAN'S LIQUOR
OODGlNG.

Secretary Bryan's noble example
in lodging liquor and compelling his
guests TO do likewise is praised by
the Chinaman. But waterod stock
is not so highly thought of. and
whether or not such action really Is
justified. or even moral, he leaves TO
tine Christian clergy and their fol-
lowers 10 decide" The promoters
and directors of such concerns have
at least hit upon n very clever
method Of becoming rich" he says.
"and If the securities of the original
shareholders are not injured. per-
haps such an action may be less
bamablc. but ii Is new kind of
proceeding for the Orientals.'
We are always ina hurry. he thinks.
and altogether too intent on making
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-22
lSADORA DUNCAN AND THE
SALOME PLAGUE.

"TO inform Miss Isadora Duncan
that she has been the means Of max
ing nudity popular in musical farce"
continues the austere Chinaman.
would beyond question incur the
lady's very reasonable wrath. But II
h none the less true. when the bare
legged classical dancer made her APP
uearance in opera houses and on con-
cert platforms with symphony or
chestras, H. was the cue for every
chorus girl with an ambition 10 un-
dress Ira public. First Of all, we had
a plague Of Sniomes. Then the musi-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-22
REINCARNATlON-A WARNING
TO THE EXCLUSIVE.

Those who believe in reincarnation
(and | hope most Of my readers do.
as il is a clew 10 many mysteries
understand that when people are re-,
incarnated they are not always born
i'm the same country or continent as
i'm their previous life. l have an i'm
preston that in one OF my previous
existences on earth / was born and
brought up in the United States of
America. In saying this. | do not
express the slightest regrets at hay
ing now been born In Asia. ! only
wish to give a hint TO those white
people who advocate an exclusive
policy that in their next life they may
be born in Asia or In Africa, and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-22

VIOW ex-Minister WI Ting
II fang nearly sat in a Jim
Grow" waiting room. because
one door was marked For Whites
and another For Blacks but
nothing for black-and tan or peach
color was provided is in his new
book. America Through the Eyes
of an Oriental Diplomat to be
published during the coming week
nv the Frederick \. Stokes Company.
For America has inspired him-Amer-
lea. that remarkable land where
"one man may kill another, and by the
wonderful process Of the law escape
the extreme penalty OF death, where
'lynchinG is tolerated or impossible OF
prevention" where you may travel
by rail most comfortably in palace
cars and. sleeping at night IN Pull
man, awake in the morning TO learn
that a young lady has occupied the
berth above your bed; where Merry
Widow hats are worn by spinsters
as we'll as by those whose husbands
are much alive. and where Millions
Of dollars are spent to build tunnel
under a river merely to save two or
three minutes of the time of this
most remarkable people
In the first place Minister WI OBJ
so,.o5 - x,-YitipC about tho Ameri-
cans. not wishing to criticise and not
feeling able to praise in every respect
a people who had been generous.
courteous and kind" but he was
finally persuaded by a lady friend,
who told him that her countrymen
always liked TO hear about them
selves, no matter what the author
had TO say.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-22

money. The Stock Exchange is the
most curious sight that he has ever
seen. 1t is used as a market, but
there were no goods exposed for
sale. Il saw good many people
running about talking. yelling and
bowling, and had | not been in
formed beforehand what to expect |
should have thought that the men in
their excitement were getting ready
for an all-rOund fight. However. l
did not see any exchange of blows.
and | did not hear that any blood
was shed. Another remarkable feat
ure Of the scene was that | did not
see a single woman there; she was
conspicuous by her absence
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-22
NOT sUpERSTlTlOUs, BUT cor
FIN WAS TOO MUCH.

In Washington 7 once met man
i'm an elevator whose name was
Coffin Was 90 bc blamed for Won
dering if the elevator would be m'
coffin? on another occasion ! mel
man whose name was Death. and a.
soon as I heard his name felt 10
clined 10 run away for ! did not WE.
10 die. / am not supcrstitious'
have frequently taken dinner VIZ.
thirteen persons at the table an'
do not hesitate Go start on J0ui"r
on Friday. ! often do things WIZ
would not be done boy supersu''0-
persons in China. But 20 meet . mo
calling himself coffin or 'Dea'1
was too much for me, and VII"
my disbelief in superstition ! 'O,
not helm showing some repusnan''
those who bore such names
While he believes that the chinss
have much to learn from "e''
athletics. hunting is absolutely -
demned by him. THE pe"''
cietles should take this matter l. ~.
ne saws FOR hunting is an iIn''a
Of war and an apprenticeship "a,
II certainly can find no jus'li lbs
in any of the great world .'" e'.os
and not even the British or Ve'" .,or.
who idolize soldiers, would i''" -,
talize a man simply because NC M
, hunter. From whatever po" AZ.
subject he viewed. it seems wv" ',.
niahIe that hunting is ohS lind
yivnl Of savagery." OF all the "s :. ~
IN the world. he says, America >
,os, interesting 10 the Chlhes"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-22

ooh. won't you buy race card.
And take a tip from me?
n YOU want 10 find winner
It's easy a. can he.
When the Cupid Stakes are starting
Your heads are all aWhirL
And my tip to-day
Is "A bit each way,
on the race card girl"
1T may be due 10 my ignorance
81 the English language" he writes.
but the song have just quoted
seems 10 me 10 be silly. and / don't
think any ragtime music could make
IL worth singing"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-22
NOTOcRAQu SHOWING SUPERIORITY DRESS OF cHMESt WOMEN

as / entered the house the mother Of
the bride. to my agreeable surprise
informed me that il was | who had
brought the young couple together,
and both bride and bridegroom
heartily thanked me for my good Of
fees"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-22
PASSION FOR THE THEATRE
INCOMPREHENSIBLE.

our passion for the theatre is in
comprehensible to him. In China,
until very recently, the actor has been
despised and declared from all
honorable callinSs because Of the in
sincerity of his profession If we
must have plays. he says. let them
have a moral and a happy ending.
OF what use is the following song of
music hall flavor:
THE SONG NOT WORTH SINGING.
Can YOU spare a glance,
Have we got chance?
You've got a knowing pair Of eyes.
When it's two to one,
1t isn't much fun
This is what she soon replies.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-22

that the injury they are now ,re,,.
ing on the yellow people they NAV
themselves have 10 suffer in ano,ber
life"
Regarding the term yellow peoplop
Minister WI also makes the observ..
ton that We may ourselves become
yellow some day. at least. those Of
us who lead our lives in tropical and
Asiatic countries, and our own Law.
against the saffron races TINS racou
upon ourselves. lie quotes Mrs
Annie Besant. who says: In Ans.
traiia a very curious change * TAX.
ing place. Color has very much deem.
ened in hat cline, and the Ans.
tralian has become very yellow; so
that il hecom,s q problem whether
after a time, the people would be al.
lowed &C. live M their own country.
The white people are far more colorei
than are some Indians"
In the face Of this plain fact"
Minister Wa asks ii it is not time
for their own sake that the Aus.
tralians should drop their cry against
yellow people and induce their
Parliament 10 abolish or at least to
modify their immigration laws with
regard To tho yellow race"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-22
AFFlNlTIES UNITED THROUGH
KIND OFFICES OF WI.

when / entered the breakfast room
l saw the bridesmaids and a number
Of young men. Going up to one Of
the bridesmaids whom | had previ-
ously met. and who was the daughter
Of a Senator, l asked her when it
would be her turn 10 become a bride.
She mcdestly said that she did not
know. as she had not yet had an
offer Turning TO the group of young
men who were i'm the room / jOcular-
~ remarked to one of them: This
is a beautiful lady-would not You
like 10 marry her" He replied: =
should be most delighted Then |
said to the young lady: VIII you
accept his offer? She seemed slight
IN embarrassed and said something to
the effect that as she did not know
the gentleman she could not give
definite answer. After a few days
l met the young lady at an at home
party. where she scolded me for being
so blunt with her before the young
men. / told her l was actuated by
the hest of motives. and a few months
later l received an invitation from
the Young lady's parents inviting me
10 be present at their daughters
marriage. I thought ! would go and.
find out whether the bridegroom was
the young man whom 1 mad intro
duccd to the young lady, and as soon
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-22
OUR SUPERIORITY" uNJusTl.
FLED BY FACTS.

There is no reason. he says. to
justify those who hold that the white
people are superior TO the yellow PEG.
pie IN intellect, in education, IN taste
and i'm habits, and that the yellow
people are unworthy to associate with
them. I'm China We have manners,
We have art We have morals. and
we have managed a fairly large 50.
ciety for thousands of years without
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-22
China's Former Envoy Sees Punishment in
Kind Coming for Laws Against Saffron
Races-His Comments on This Ire
markable Land" Include Words
on Fashions, Food, Bryan and
Bare-Legged Chorus Girls

cal comedy producers. following their
usual custom of religiously avoiding
anything original, began TO send pony
ballets and soubrettes on the stages
without their hosiery and with their
knees clad in nothing but coat of
whitewash sometimes they left off
the whitcwash. and then the sight
was horrible). The human form di-
vine. with few exceptions, is
devilish spectacle unless it is prop
crly made up. Some twenty years
from now managers will discover
what audiences found out months
ago. that a chorus girls bare leg is
infinitely less beautiful than the same
leg when duly disguised 10y petticoats
and things
How Minister WI once brought
ahinities together, he tells in
sprighuy fashion almost up TO Laura
Jean Libbey. He had been invited
TO attend tn wedding of the daugh-
fer of the chief Justice of the Su-
preme Court
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-22

seriously. and hope it will he
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-22

row ex- Minister wa Ting
II fang nearly sat in jim
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1914-11-12
BEST METHODS OF IRONING
Seem Small Things In Themselves,
But Success in the Laundry De-
ponds Upon Them.

Handkerchiefs should be ironed all
dry. exactly folded so as to bring the
name or initials on the top fold, and
well pressed. Iron very straight by
the hem or selvage, not across from
the corners. then press out the cor
ners carefully and square.
Small things. such as table napkins
or tray cloths. must be ironed all
over on both sides, beginning with the
right. The pressure of the iron on the
damp linen will polish it and raise
a bright gloss, which must be on the
upper surface If the wrong side is
ironed first it will be glossy and the
right side dull.
To remove blisters from stiffened
linen press the part with clean, wet
rag; place the iron on the spot, re-
move it, and the blister will have dis
appeared. Blisters arise generally
from imperfect starching, so care
shorld be taken that every portion OF
the fabric gets we'll starched
Be careful not to iron cotton or
muslin materials when they are too
dry or they will have a rough ap-
pearance and no gloss. Prints and
colored goods must not be ironed with
too hot an iron or the colors will be
spoiled. Iron embroidery on the wrong
side over flannel so as to raise the
pattern.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1914-11-12
Cold Chocolate Bread PUDDING.

To one and one-half cups cold milk
add one cup soft stale bread crumbs,
one and one-half squares unsweetened
chocolate and one cup sugar. Put In
double boiler and let cook until q
smooth paste is formed. Beat the
yolks of three eggs until light. add
one-half cup milk, two tablespoons
butter and onehalf teaspoon salt, and
stir into hot mixture. Cook until mix
ture thickens, then add one-half tea
spoon vanilla Turn into a buttered
pudding dish and bake in moderate
oven 20 minutes. Cool slightly. Gov
er with meringue made by beating
whites Of three eggs until stiff, then
add gradually one-fourth cup pow
dered sugar and add one-half teaspoon
vanilla. Bake in moderate oven eight
minutes Serve very cold
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1914-11-12
NlHINGSWORTH
KNOWING

Mattresses should be summed as
often as possible. This makes them
sweet and free from germs.
To prevent eyeglasses "steaming
In cold weather, rub with vaseline and
polish with a silk handkerchief.
To iron embroidery the iron should
be applied on the wrong side. and q
thick ironing blanket used.
System is great time and money
saver in the home; haphazard meth
DDS are wasteful in every direction.
If a piece of paraffin paper is
wrapped around the knife blade it will
cut butter without making it crumble.
Tomatoes filed with minced pine
apple, celery and chopped nuts mixed
with mayonnaise make delicious
salad.
A spoonful Of whipped cream is q
tasty addition to any cream soup Add
it to the top of the cup just before
serving.
Dingy towels may be restored to
wilderness by putting in a boiler OF
cold water, adding white soap shaw
ings and lemon juice and letting come
slowly to boil. Rinse in tepid water,
then blue water. Hang in the sun to
dry.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1914-11-12
Leftover Pie.

Here is a delicious pie that COM
bines many left-overs: Put layer of
chopped cooked meat in the bottom of
a buttered baking dish and sprinkle 1t
with crumbs. Then add layer of
spaghetti or macaroni in tomato sauce.
On top of this put another layer of
meat, then more crumbs. and so on
until the dish is full. Put a final
layer of crumbs on the dish and then
pour on er ough gravy or stock to
moisten it thoroughly. Bake brown
in a moderate oven.