HAD A CHINESE NAME.

Bruce Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 139, 26 May 1903, Page 7

HAD A CHINESE NAME.

Archibald Was" Called Archl« *nd the Mongolian Tlioiisrfet It Was "All Clre*-" In the household of a prominent Bostonian is a Chinese servant who .was brought east by the family sevtTal years ago from California, where he had ingratiated himself during a winter sojourn at Pasadena. Recently a young man named Archi-.. bald has been visiting the family, and the Chinaman seemed to take a strange fancy to him. He is called Archie for short, and every time £he name of Archie was mentioned the Mongolian would grin and beam at the guest with a pride that seemed little less than paternal. That it was at least fraternal was disclosed one day, when he said: "Why for you have name allee samee like Chinaman?" Archibald was rather taken back. "What do you mean?" he asked. "Why, you name," replied the Chinaman, according to the Philadelphia Record. "When they talkee to you they callee you Ah Chee ! " Sweei-VolceA Knnaaa Squeal era. Following is the unique advertising letter of a Eudora (Kan.) hog farm: "To our friends, the farmers and stockmen everywhere: You are invited to attend our free open-air concerts, given every evening at five p. m., under the direction of Mr. E. W. Melville. We guarantee to you that we have 200 of the sweetest voiced squealers in the country. No such, an aggregation of male and female voices was ever got together under one management, and you will be highly entertained and pleased if yon will attend one of our concerts. Reserved seats free for everybody. Special programmes will be arranged-if you -will but notify tis. come out and hear us squ*al. We will lake special pains to plaaseyon. Xtau» .*■>■,*■ •■■-■■ * -*r.~. * ?<%;■■;;'