Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1929-10-10
LIGHTS BY S 6sxnr
Of NEW YORK
Clemsneeau's Kitehenstte

Clemsnreau's Kitchenette
A friend of mine once asked Glenn
enceau to what he attributed his
long life and his good health. So he
invited this friend, who is prom
inent man, to dinner to his house
one night and about nine o'clock an
nounced he was going to retire. Be-
fore retiring he filled a combination
hot water bag and vacuum bottle
with mixture that was a sort Of
cruel and placed 1t In handy posi-
ton. He explained he was always
awake at three o'clock in the morn
ing. He consumed the contents Of the
vessel at that hour so as to have
something warm In his stomach,
read until seven, when he arose and
devoted himself to his gardening. In
other words he kept his own kitchen
cite by the bedside.
Galleries En- Route
So keen have travellers become In
weight reduction and calories that
some Of the menus In the diners now
carry the amount Of calories con
tained In each item SO that the GUS
toners can add up and find out
whether they are within their limit
A pencil and pad will be furnished
on request to simplify the calculation
for those who are slow at mental
arithmetic.
Those Bankers
My experience as an humble OBJ.
server of things has been that most
prominent bankers go around with
their heads in tho air and their
hands in their pockets. Usually.
although one is introduced to them
frequently, the bankers do not re-
member the ordinary citizen. There
fore, have adopted this practice
to make a banker remember me,
II desirable. If the mans first name
is Charles, for example, when intro
duced I always say to him:
"Hello, George" and he says:
"George isn't my name," and / say,
II know It."
The, other way is to owe him
money. A banker never forgets the
face Of borrower and the more he
is owed, the better his memory.
Putting Him in His Place
Playing crowded golf course re-
Gently in q foursome which had start.
ed early and moved slowly was the
president Of a big locomotive com.
PAM. This foursome was an obstruc-,
ton to all players on the course and
was also a stone wall when 1t came
to letting anybody behind them
shift through. Finally one wit In
foursome which had been held up on
every shot, turned to his companion
and said:
"As far as I am concerned ] have
bought my last locomotive from that
guy"
"Even If he built battleships," re-
piled the irritated companion of the
first speaker, nd never buy another
battleship from him."
Strange Prices
l can't make out the whims Of those
who attend auctions. Something that
I think should bring a good price In
variably sells for song, and some
thing else that I don't consider val
liable brings neat fortune. The
other day I attended an auction Of
some hooked rugs. There was one
whose center depleted a schoolhouse,
with the American flag on 1t. It
brought, as I remember, $3.50. The
auctioneer was disguised. IF that
flag had been British" he said. 'the
rug would have brought $780," Now,
I'd have thought the reverse to be
true. Similarly, recent sale Of gold
coins revealed that coins dating as
far back as 400 B. @. are worth $85
or $40, yet one that was struck in
California during the gold rush
brought $500.