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Show ! . "- THE WORD "OHIO." "I have Just come from Cincinnati, and that reminds me of a story that they tell in Japan," said in soft lingual accents by Tursneo. Takahashi of To- ; kip. who was seen at the Fifth Avenue. j -Cincinnati 1s In Ohio, and Ohio' Is aho a Japanese word meaning 'good ' rooming.' When .you go. out on the . street In a Japaneaa ylllage the people J you meet will 1 all say. to you 'Ohio.' Thr do not .wait for an. introduction, ; It 1 considered courteous to greet 1 strangers thus. j "An American, whose bom was in j Kentucky, but woo did , business In 1 Cincinnati, was traveling- hr Japan, 1a4 was considerably perplexed that every on who.jrust him on, th- street should aocoft ' -him with the word 'Ohio.' He .'was of an old Kentucky j ' family, anLJlke moat. Kr.nturklans, was proud of the Stat of hi nativity. The second -day in Japan when he was mat with th earn greeting, ha turned ta bis interpreter and said: . f "What in the name of All that Is isjrsterlous make these Japanese think that I came from Ohio? Even If I did cam from that State I would not want ta bar It thrown' up- to ,tne continually.' continu-ally.' . . -'Before th guide had a chance to reply a -young man passed and again saluted th American with tin "Ohio." 5Th Kentueklan turned on the Jap-aneee Jap-aneee young man and said: -Se here, air, you have made a slight nflstake. I am not from Ohio. I live across th river. "I am a "Kentueklan and my home Is In Covington." Louls-t Louls-t vfile Herald. |