VALUE OF ADVERTISING
At a recent political meeting, the speakers were much disturbed by a man who called constantly for a Mr. Henry. Whenever a new speaker came on this man bawled out, "Henry! Henry! I call for Mr. Henry!"
After several interruptions of this kind, a very young man ascended the platform and began to speak, when again came the call for Mr. Henry. The chairman now arose and remarked that it would oblige the audience if the gentleman would refrain from any further calls, as Mr. Henry was now speaking.
"Is that Mr. Henry?" cried the disturber of the meeting. "Why, that's the little cuss that told me to holler!"
A PAT RETORT
A young Western man applied to Richard Olney, when Secretary of State, for the position of consul at one of the smaller Chinese ports.
"Are you aware, Mr. Blank, that I never recommend to the President the appointment of a consul unless he speaks the language of the country to which he desires to go? Now, I suppose, you do not speak Chinese?"
Whereupon the Westerner grinned broadly. "If, Mr. Secretary," said he, "you will ask me a question in Chinese, I shall be happy to answer it."
He got the appointment.
THEORY AND PRACTICE