Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1894-08-08
HOW SIZE BUYS.
The Way Pretty Girl Goes About to Equip
 Herself With Wheel.

 The Way Pretty Girl Goes About to Equip
 Herself With Wheel.
 MT. Dealer. I wish to look at 8 wheel"
 "Yes, Miss Buyer; what price wheel do you wish?'
 ''only the best, said she, and wish one like Miss Bought has. :
 What make is hersas said he. 's0h. don't know that, but it is one of those which have the beautiful little sprockets" 'Sproclsets! We'll, now, speaking of sproekets, just look at the one on that Maud $. there. No wheel has pret- tier sproeket than that
 ''Oh, that is so clumsy" said she.
 Clumsy. why beg pardon, madam but that sprecket is as trim as any ever saw But it isn't like Miss Bought's. and that's the wheel want
 Now, Miss Buyer, to be honest with you, Miss Bought's wheel is not first class, and her sprocleet is made of the poorest material. And just look at our guarantee. We give you the best wheel in the world. We guarantee the tires-'
 Hires! Do they ever bother?n .'Why, of course; they puncturef
 What is puneture and where do you carry it on the wheel?"
 Well, puncture is 8 hole in the tire caused by nail or other sharp in- strunent, and when you get one your tire goes flat
 'Oh, does it2''
 s'Yes, and this is the best tire in the world. Now when you puncture you simply take out your pump"
 s'0h, do you carry a pump? Why can't you take your wheel to any pump?"
 'sNo; this is an air pump
 "An air pump; what's that?"
 ITO pnmp air with.
 "Oh!'
 Now, when you puncture, you take out your pump, and, releasing your tire from the rim this way" The rim! Whats the riln?''
 ''The rim of the wheel"
 s'oh, now I understand"
 Well, you release the tire like that, and then taking the wrench from the tooi-bsg this way"
 ''Is that what you call tool-bagP"
 ''Yes."
 Why, I thought that was the sprocket.
 ''Ha! Hal,
 Well, that's what I thought it was. Can you furnish one of those in yell low leather and with one of those beau tiful clasps to it, like Miss Bought'sP''
 Easy
 ''Well, just send me the wheel and send the bill to papa" And dear, innocent thing out she goes. Courier-Journal.
 According to recent report of the Belgian ministry of finance the con- sumption of alcohol per inhabitant in the various countries of the world is as follows: Germany, eleven quarts per inha bitant Great Britain, 542; Aus tria- Hungary, 6,ae; Belgium, s.s6; United States, 5; France, s.67; Italy, lar: Holland, g; Russia. 6.3: Switzer- land, 6.
 A six-chambered revolver has just been found in railway cutting near the battlefield of Culloden, The re- volver, which is apparently of French make, Is of the pin-fre pattern, with one barrel. The stock is of ivory and the barrel and chamber are ornamented with some fine scroll-work. 1t is be- lieved to have been the property of some of the French officers who accom- panied Prince Charlie on his ill-fated expedition.
 The Indians of Guiana have queer system of numeration. They count by the hand and its four fingers. Thus, when they reach five, instead of saying so, they call it hand Six is, there fore, hand and first finger" seven, a sshand and second finger.n Ten is 1.-two hands;s but twenty, instead of being As'four hands, is a ssman." Forty is 1.-two men," and thus they go on by twenties. Forty-aix is expressed sz 1.-two Wsn- . haud and 6rat fpger.n'.