Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 269, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 November 1912 — On the Other Hand. [ARTICLE]

On the Other Hand.

'lt seems so strange to ns, yon know,” the American traveler was saying, “when your people speak of the ’honorable umbrella,’ the 'honorable teacup,’ the ‘honorable scissors,’ and the like.” “Tes,” said his educated Japanese host, “to your unaccustomed ears it must sound so much more absurd than ‘happy accident,’ ‘grateful warmth,’ or ‘glad tidings.”’