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Show ANECDOTES TO DRIVE AWAY DULL CARE ! THE friends of Madame Schumann- j Hcink, the singer, tell of an incident in the friendship of the artist with a Princess of one of the minor courts of Europe. The Princess was extremely fond of Schumann-Heink and tho two ' were on the most intimato tcrmv ( 4 On one occasion when the two had breakfasted at the palace together, Schu-mann-Hcink was cooing to the court baby as she sat on the floor with it. Just then the Prince, whom the singer had never met, entered the apartment. The J Princess int.oduccd her friend, and Schu- j mnnn-Heink with ready wit said, from ' the floor: , "l'our Highness, I must either disregard disre-gard court etiquette or drop the court ; baby." Wiercupon the Prince tvIu a low bow smiled and rejoined: "Madame, do what you like with cti- J quelle, but regard the baby." m ((l ENCOUNTERED a youthful sociol- I ogist in the slums," says a mission worker, "in a raggi-d youngster of ten. "I had approached, this youngster just ! as he was concluding what must havo j been a most illuminnting discussion with references . tho question of wealth ve. ' "poverty. I congratulate myself that 1 was enabled to get as much of the conversa- ! ', tion ab I did. ' " Wot's de reason,' the lad's compinion was askiug, 'dat de poor is alius willin j to help us moro'u de rich'' i "Promptly nnd with great fceliug my ' ". youthful sociologist responded. " 'Dem da 1 don't mind givin' ia de oneu 'f wot stajs poor.' " j ' '?. SENATOR John Sharp Williams tells. ! I of an aged negro preacher iu Mibsis-' sippi who was asked what he thought of his two sons, both preachers, loo. TZ, "Well, sub," replied the old man, j, "George has a better show in his shop J winder dan John ; but den JohD he's got1 f, a larger stock in his warehouse.' ? k ! V X |