Ogden Daily Standard | 1903-05-19 | Page 3 | A Chinese Joke

A joke in his book on china and the nesa dr giles gives a specimen of chinese humor which it the source were not known might well be taken or american humor there Is a chinese story which tells how a very stingy man took a paltry eum of money to an artist payment Is always exacted in advance and asked him to paint his portrait the artist at once complied with the request but ihben the portrait was finished nothing r was visible save the back of the sit head L what does this mean cried the sa ter indignantly P well replied the artist 1 I thought I 1 a man who paid so little as you pad fc care to show his facea