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wOODBURY's s POPULATION.

Leon Nj. Barnes has completed the talk ing of the census of Woodbury for his forthcoming directory, and finds the present number of the inhabitants to be 1852. Population June l, 1890, 1915 population January I, 1896, 1852 Gain in five and one half years, l37. Judge John M. Sweeney of Naugatuck visited Lawyer Cothren, last week.
 Mrs J. A. Manville, Miss Florence Nichols and Miss Ida N. Fuller are on the convalescent list.
 Sheriff George P. Crane went to New York, last week, to see Dr and Mrs l.. Y. Ketchum off on their journey to their California home.
 Mrs James s. Stowe visited friends in Waterbury, last week.
 Mrs Mary E. Smith is visiting friends in New Haven county.
 Mrs N. M. Strong has a kindergarten class of IS or 20 in the Sunday school in the First church chapel.
 Rev John Brien last week received the news of the death of his adopted daugh- ter, residing on Long Island. A few hours previous to her death her three children died of malignant diphtheria. She died of the same disease.
 Edward M. Smith is on the sick list, suffering from blood poisoning. Dr Rod- ger attends him.
 Henry J. Galpin and wife have gone to live in the Banning place.
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WARREN.
TOWN AND PERSONAL JoTT1NGs

TOWN AND PERSONAL JOTTINGs.
 A member of our Sunday school, Bur. ton Patterson, is very sick with pneu- monia. pr Curtiss from the B,idge at tends him. Though his condition up to Sunday, was critical, there are some We must abide the time which will dis close the actual condition and result. We always have the background of hope until the crisis is passed. Batting colds, this is the only case to give us concern.
 The promise of young blizzard on Friday passed away, without any per ceptible change of rising or falling temperature. The earth is bare in places and the travelling is excellent.
 MT Knapp,the postmaster, runs his mill until the water fails, which it is most likely to do after a few hours use. There is pond beyond pond, so it is replen- ished after while and then follows the noise of machinery.
 The Y. P. s. c. E. at it's annual meet ing reelected it's old officers almost entire ly and so is launched upon new year of service for the Master.
 The Center school was to make some display in public exercises on Friday evening of last week, but change of weather interrupted the same. The pro gram will have an airipg on some future evening near at hard
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weeks their sister, Mrs H. G. Beardsley, at Phelps, N. |.
 The thaw and storm over last Sunday somewhat alarmed the ice men about Lake Waramaug but we hope that all still may have good opportunity to bar- vest their usual quantity of ice this sea- son.
 M. G. Taylor was confned to his home by illness, part of last week, and his son was mail carrier to New Milford for four days.
 Henry E. Warner, MT and Mrs k. J. Cable and Myron E. Gable attended the funeral of Mrs William Jenks at Lake vile, last week.
 Mir and Mrs F. J. Hosford gave a tea, last Friday evening, to a small party of their friends and afterwards they were all invited to Mrs A. E. Ccrning's for dancing, which continued till midnight
 Miss A. Hosford returned to her home in Brooklyn, last Sunday evening.
 A. G. Caskey and family terminated their stay at Mrs L. M. Sperry's cottage here on Wednesday morning of last week and returned to their home at Detroit, Mich. We were sorry to see them go.
 Robert Armstrong is taking vacation from duty in J. B. Stillson's market for two or three weeks.
 Col E, Johnson is still too i'll to attend to his barber shop duty.
 Thornton H. Ccgswell, late of Mem- phis, Tenn, but.a native of this place, is staying at his uncle's here, Gould c. Whittlesey's. MT Cogswel is at present in poor health and has been advised by physicians to leave his position In the South. We hope the change will be ben- efcial.
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on account of falling on a stump, re gently. It injured his side.
A TRIBUTE TO MISS AVERILL.

At the last Grange meeting the follow ing tribute to the memory of Sister Julia Averill was prepared:
 Whereas, God in his All Wise Providence has seen fit to remove from among us our be- loved friend and companion, Sister Julia Averil, and whereas we believe our loss to be her infinite gain.
 Therefore, resolved that this Grange bow in humble submission to the will of Him who doeth all things well.
 Resolved, that we cherish her memory and strive to follow her example, that Ot a true and faithful Patrn", long as health and strength permitted and that we look forward to a happy reunion in the great Grange above.
 Resolved, that our charter be draped with the embems of mourning for period of 30 days.
 Resolved, that we exterd our heartfelt sym pathy to Brother and Sister Averin who deep ly mourn her loss, and also that the secretary be instru tied to forward an attested copy ot these resolutions to inc brothers and sisters of our Gesceased Sister a ligh' token Of our appreciation of her worth, our sorrow at her early death, and also as an expression o4 sympathy with them in this their personal bereavement.
 Resolved, that these resolutions be placed Cn the Records of the Grange as d perpetual memorAl of our Sister, Sarah R. Ford, s. J, Nettleton, John B. Hollister. Committee.
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successful one by Dr Knapp and Dea seeley will soon be home again.
R0XBURY,
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH AFFAIRS.

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH AFFAIRS.
 The pulpit was supplied, last Sunday, by MT fhankhouser, a senier student from Yale seminary, who preached in the morning most acceltably from John 14:27.
 | & From several sources there have been of late donations of money aggregating to over $20, which will be used in pur- chasing small properties still needed for the church.
 Choir rehearsals are social feature of the week. Now and then they are ''in- vited out'' as were they last week, to MT O'DelPs.
 Miss Edna Wanzer presided at the or gan, last Sunday, in the absence of the organist.
 We regret exceedingly to hear of the ill health of Rev J. H Worse, formerly a pastor here, but now presiding over 8 parish in Enfield, Mass.
 Mrs Helen Carr is again with friends in town.
 Mrs Charles Sanford spent last Sunday out of town.
 Hiram EIwell is failing and the phy- sician gives no hope of his recovery.
 Charles Warner from New Milford representing the firm of Meyer & War. ner, tobacco dealers, was guest of C. T. Squires on Thursday of last week and purchased the crops of c. T. Squires, c E. Prindle and John Morris, but the prices were not up to the expectations ot the growers when they wee toiling ir the hot sun of last summer carrying wa ter to make the plants live. About sev en cents was the price received. F. s. Castle has sg4In in his stable thu famous road horse, Peter $. Horace Squire, on Tuesday of las week, sold and has delivered to I. E . Bristol of New Milford, 10 head of f1nt steers.
 i The reception given to Captain Doral with his prison views, at Roxbury Sta f tion, was very satisfactory, but at th' f Center the audience was not what i l ought to have been, as the show is wor thy of large house. l Mrs W. E. Newton entertained he parents, Sunday.
 D. c. Garrison's daughter, Clara, wh, has been very i'll with quinsy and meas les, is improving. Several from here attended the c. A R. Ball at New Milford, last week. r Irene Warner visited friends a f Bnll's Bridge, the last of the week. The school is closed is District No. 8 on account of several children in the dis trct being sick with measles.- Ira Booth has his blacksmith shol open again and business is rushing.
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EAST MORRIS.
MAY THEIR PRAYER BE GRANTED.

MAY THEIR PRAYER BE GRANTED.
 The W. c. T. U. women are quietly working for the cause dear to their hearts, and it is their earnest desire that the liquor traffic of our country shall be abolished, that temperance and right eousness may prevail.
 CHURCH AND PERSONAL MATTERS.
 Miss Lizzie Palmer is teaching again at the Branch.
 Mrs Palmer .is acting as day nurse at Mrs Turkington's.
 Mrs David Turkington is on the conva. lescent list.
 Mrs H. Benton is convalescing.
 Tue invalids at the Blakeman cottage are improving.
 Mrs Ingersoll has been removed to the home of her nephew, F. H. Johnson.
 Most of our people have gathered in their ice harvest.
 Mrs Burgess, who was nursing Mrs Turkington, was taken suddenly i'll, but IS now better.
 Miss Nellie Smith of Waterbury has been the guest of Mrs George Johnson for few days past.
 The Ladies Missionary meeting will meet with Miss Mason, Saturday, Febru. ary 1, at 2 90 P. nj.
 The Grange are to have officers inc stalled st their next meeting Our Grange brother and sister, Mr and Mrs Tarkington. have gone 10 housekeepirg Tn tEe pleasant apartments in Mss
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WOODBURY.
A MAN OF PLUCK

It would not be too much to say that Assessor T. Bartlett Terrill of North WOodbury is possessed of more than or dinary black. He had sold two pair of Devon cattle to W. J. Sherwood of Vest port, and agreed to deliver them at MT Posts at Bennett's Bridge. MT Terrill was on hand with the cattle according to his agreement, but his friend, thinking it was stormy and MT Terrill would not start, did not come to Newtown. So MT Terrill sent his team back home and started on foot for Westport, arriving there on Saturday night. The cattle seemed to enjoy the trip. On Monday Mir Sherwood brought Mir Terrill to New town, and he went back by rail to South bury. It is safe to say MT Sherwood was surprised to see MT Terrill walk into his yard,' but he was most hospitably enter tained and enjoyed the trip, minus the 38 miles walk.
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NEW PRESTON.
AT THE VILLAGE CHURCH.

The theme of Rev Evan Evans sermon at the Village church, last Sunday morn ing was 'sThe Bible, ? in which he scored the new woman like Elizabeth Cady Stanton and her class for wishing to clip out certain portions of Holy Wris which seem to be antagonistic to women rights and attempting to make Bible of their own.
 The Ladies' Sewing society met this week with Mrs Frank s. Brown.
 Misses Florence and Lillian Beeman of Lakeside started on Monday of this week, via New York City. to visit tor a few
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THE FILMS DYING.

It is feared that our beautiful elms must go from the ravages of the beetle in recent years. Last week dead tree near the South watering tank and anoth- CT in front of Hitchcnck's block were re- moved, being dead. Another in front of William Cothren's. set out in 1S49, is also destroyed. Many more in our two mile street are also partially dead. A remedy for these pests has not been found.
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GRANGE TOPICS.

At the last regular meeting of Wash ing Grange No. II, Fitz G. Nettleton was elec5ed master as P. NJ. H. o. Aver ill had resigned. The lecturers chair was also vacated by the resignation of Mrs Albert A. Titus. Past Master Aver ill was elected to that vacancy. The lec- turer's hour was spent in discussing the Monroe doctrine and Hon George A. Hlckox gave very interesting and in- etfuction address on the early history and development of the doctrine.
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PLENTY!

Has a nice comfortable sound. If you have an Artesia Well you realize what plenty of Water means, plenty to use for the homo, the lawn, garden and stockyard. And such water, pure, cold, healthful; no fears of typhoid germs trouble the one using this water If you have not an Artesian Well, let me drill one for you, o-, at least, write and ask me more about them.
 When there is sleighing would like to sell you 8 flue Cutter. Wagons, Car riages and handsewed leather and Steel Harness are in stock all the time A fine assortment you will find them, of well made, stylish, low priced vehi- cles.
 Just come and see what I have to sell. Farming Tools such as Flows, Harrows, Having Tools of all kinds, Stone boat fronts, and lots of little hslps," and such things as Paints, Oils, Vsrnish, Brushes, etc.
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Litcbfield County News
WASHINGTON.
wAsH1NGToN's VITAL STATISTICS.

W WACLlAN0 AOAN D NhlAI4 OA A 4o AASo'
 DEATHS, January l, Edward J. Hine, age G3 years and 10 months; 2d, s. Lea witt Brinsmade, age 46 years and 10 months.
 February 23, Curtis A. Titus, age 57 years; 14th, Phebe H. Hollister, age 82 years.
 March 3, Thomas J. Collins. age 9 years; 18th, Charles c. Lennon, age 67 years and eight months; 2lst, Lydia E. Russell, age 78 years; 22d, Mary Eliza Mitchell, age 83 years and six months.
 April lG, Ernest E. Cogswell, nine months.
 May 1, Jeanette Bolles Glover, age 65 years; 21st, Ethel Grace Crowthur, age eight months; 23d, Alfred Cables, age G5 years; 2S5h, Theodore Edgar Hem mingson, age one year and five months.
 June 20, Emma NJ. Gilbert, age one year.
 July 15, William O'Dell, age 85 years {; 2lst, Mary Asian, age 20 years.
 September 3, William D. Spencer, age 6 years and one month; 22d, John Heath, age 68 years and five months ; 30th, John Ryden, age 48 years and five months.
 October 1, Mary Jane Couch, age 59 years and 10 months; 135h, John k. An derson, age 82 years and 10 months 27Ch, Harry J. Kilborn, age 13 years and eight months; 3lst, Ella H. Scott, age 52 years and eight months.
 November 25, Royal Rowe, age P years and nine months.
 December IS, Abigail K. Lyman, age 8I years and 10 months. Female 10 male lG total 2G.
 MARRIAGES, ,-January F, Albert C. Carlson to TilIia DAhlstorm, by Re, Fritz Erickson.
 April Is, John k. Carlson to Anna T 5elhoIm, by Rev Fritz E ickson.
 May P, Louis A. Mason to Ella NJ. Thayer, by William D Spencer.
 June l2, William L. Hopkins to Alice M. Humphrey, by Rev k. Evans; l5,h John Swanson to Agnes Dallstrom, by Rev Fritz Erickson; November 2l James Robert Bolton to May Abiga Ford, by Rev Robert Carter. Total 6.
 BIRTHS, January ,, daughter, Mir anG Mrs John Gustafson; 18th, son, Mir and Mrs Charles o. Johnson; l4lh, son, Nil and Mrs James McConegbe.
 February B, daughter, Rev and Mrs Robert E. Carter; 8tb, daughter, Nil and Mrs Elmore Johnson.
 April 6 SOD, Mir and William Jumpf 24-h, daughter, MT and Mrs Edward Thayer.
 May 7, son, MT and Mrs 0 car SRar- son; 18th, son, MT anl Mrs Leslie E Randall; 20;b, daughter, Mir and Mr. Charles Henry Hotchkiss.
 June 9, daughter, Mir and Mrs Frank s. Cole.
 July l3, son, Mir and Mrs Carl Bader 18th, daughter, MT and Mrs Thomas McGrath.
 August F, son, MT and Mrs Frank | Woodruff; llth, son, MT and Mrs James Holland; 26th, son, MT and Mrs Ernest Brown.
 September P, daughter, Mir and Mrs Silas Richmond; S;b, son, Mr and Mrs George R. Noble, Jr.
 October s, son, Mir and Mrs Thomas D. Connerty; 9th, daughter, Rev and Mrs H. B. Turner; 3rd, son, MT and Mrs Peter Blaner; 2lst, son, MT and Mrs Wilbur T. Kilborn; 2lst, daughter, MT and Mrs George s, Clark; 23rd, daugb, ter, MT and Mrs Edward Coll; 3OCh, son, MT and Mrs John Sheehey; 3lst, daugh- ter, Mir and Mrs Theodore Hemmingson :; 3rd, son, MT and Mrs K Balush; 25th, daughter, MT and Mrs F. L. Hallock :; 29sh, daughter, MT and Mrs August NewblOwn.
 November l, son, Mir a1d Mrs Henry Slocum; 9th, son, MT and Mrs Wallace Richmond Male, 17, females IA, total 3l.
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coNGREGArIoNAL CHURCH NOTES.

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH NOTES.
 There is a treat in store for the people of our town and church. The Home Missionary society is going to hold a rally here similar to that held here in the fall by the American Board, and Mr PuddefoOt is to be the representative of the society here. All who have ever heard MT Puddefoot talk on the mission. ary work in our own country know that this means 8 genuine inspiration to us. The mingling of fun, land pathos and appeal and incident in his addresses is most powerful and unique. Mrs Gas. well, one of the home missionary work CTS, will also be with him, and she is said to be most striking speaker. The churches of Litchfeld, Milton,9 Morii New Preston, Roxbury, Woodbury. South Britain and Southbury all expect to meet with us at this rally. The rally will be held on Wednesday, February 12. The program:
 Ham Devotional exercises. H.I5. Address Personal experience with the home missionary" Mrs H. s. CaswelI
 HAS. Address, ''six weeks on the frontier Secretary ". G. Puddefoot.
 l.p. m., Collation
 2.30. p. m., Devotional exerclse.
 2.45. Address, "What consideration can do:
 8.I5. Address "The Foreigner in America, ' l Secretary W G. Puddefoot.
 There was collection of $25 taken up in the church for the Red Cross society to use in the relief work in Armenia About $3 of this was from the Sunda, school.
 There will be a lecture with stereopti- con views given in the church on Friday evening, February 2, at 30 The lee ture will be by the pastor on "Ffom Cologne to Venice" There will be abouf 70 views of the most interesting work of nature and of man along the Rhine, in Switzerland and in Northern Italy The lecture along with the views will be out of the travels which the pastor took through this country in SC, and again in 'sS. The admission will be s5c, and will be for the benefit of the Endeavor so ciety. A pleasant night, and large at tendance is hoped for.
 Mrs W. s. Beecher of Orange has been visiting at William Durley's in Rom ford.
 William Brague IA at present unable 70 work In his usual place on the section
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E. Leslie Randall, who met with 8 decided reverse a few years ago by the burning of his barns, is getting his place into good shape again. He has erected 8 large and convenient barn, 76x3O, hors se barn 64x24 and sheep barn and ice house 22x34. He has made many i'm provemGnts during the last season, and another year expects to do more. Hi. main barn is very converi tent, and will store an immense amount of hay and fodder. Later on he intends to bring water to his buildings, which will be a great convenience. MT Randall is one of the patrons of Mir Ford's Marketable creamery.
 Frank Helin, who occupies the Charles Hickox farm, has lately purchased St Albans power and Baldwin cutter, and now accomplishGs the task Of cutting stalks for his cows in short time.
 Miss Flora Foulois, daughter of Mir and Mrs Henry Foulois, went to New York, this week, to remain some time.
 Henry Foulois, the popular timer and plumber, is using little let-up from his usual rush, in getting up a stock of milk cans for next summers demand. Wash trade, he has steady demand for cans from people who want a No. l article.
 TNhn wvhN iu Marietta Gibson's farm expects to take a farm on New Preston Hill for the com ing year.
 little child of Johanes Anderson has been very i'll with pneumonia but is recovering. The boy who lives at Albert Obery's is also sick with pneumonia.
 Miles Soules, who is not strong at his best, has been confined to Lis bed and room for week or two.
 Mrs Gum starts this week for her Florida home. Thomas Smales will ac- company her.
 E. K, R)ssiter was in town for few days, last week, looking after his work which Contractor Charles Fenn has charge of.
 Rufus LeavItt and wife of Hawleyville, who are going to Florida soon, were up over Sunday.
 The afternoon teas on the Green every Thursday from to , are | very pleasant feature of our winter months. The next one will be held at the house of William Church.
 The stereopticon show of war times at the Methodist church, last Thursday evening, by John Doran and his helper, Ephraim Briscoe, was well attended and of much merit.
 Dea Jay Nettleton read personal let ter at last Thursday's meeting from 8 friend in Turkey giving some account of the sufferings there. The collection pre- yiously sent from the church amounted to about $25.
 Rev Mir Jameson preached ut the Methodist church on Sunday evening.
 Rev MT Matiiison preached at the Town hall on Sunday night for the last time at present. Rev MT Chapman, who is acting rector Of St Johns, will hold service at the hall.
 Miss Laura Whitehead expects soon to make au extended visit to Mrs George Humphrey of Meriden.
 
 Dea Henry seeiey, who has had q cataract growing upon his eye for a length of time, went to New York, ac- c0mpanied by his son, Powell Seelay, last Thursday The operation waa q
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HOTCHKISSVILLE,

J. H. Cowles was in New York, last week.
 At the matinee of the Kickapoos, last Saturday, Belle Suckley was given a prize for being the prettiest child.
 Mrs William Dakin is visiting friends in Bridgeport.
 Miss Morris has returned from New York and New Haven.
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Dr. Miles Remedies Restore Health.

Throop's house, and we extend them our hearty congratulations.
 MT and Mrs Heman Smalley have come into F. H. Turkington's house on the to work for MT Turkington.
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sician and he prescribed Dr, Miles Restora- tive Nervine. She took three bottles before we saw any certain signs of improvement, but after that she began to improve very fast and I now think she is entirely cured. She has taken nine bottles of the Nervine, but no other medicine of any kind.
 Knox, Ind, Jan. 5, '95 H. W. HOsTErTER.
 Physicians prescribe Dr. Miles Remedies because they are known to be the result of the long practice and experience of one of the brightest, members of their profession, and are carefully compounded by experi- need chemists, in exact accordance with Dr. lilies prescriptions, used in his practice.
 On sale at all druggists Write for Dr. Iilcs' Book on the Heart and Nerves, Dr. ..1iics Medical O., Elkhart, Ind.
 Nr MIIno' Domo6;os RaStnro Unolth
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What
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Backache and Kidney Trouble

Backache and Kidney Trouble
 While Backache in itself is not B disease, it indicates derange- ment of the vital organs-it's a symptom of disease. Kidney trouble, at any stage, is serious and neglect of the symptom means neglecting the disease. Curing a Backache means cur ing diseased Kidneys and reliev- ing them of congestion. This can be done in the early stages. Buker's Kidney Pills are specific for the cure of Backache and Kidney trouble, if taken in time. It's vegetable remedy. Drug gists sell them for 50 cents Book about Backache for the asking.
 Buker PHI G., BGAg0y, Me.
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ST. VITUS DANCE. A Phy ysicIan Prescribes Dr. Miles, Restorative NerVine.

Dr. Miles Medical Co.,, Elkhart, Ind:
 My daughter Mattie, aged IA, was afflicted last spring with St. Vftus dance and nor vousness, her entire right side was numb and nearly paralyzed. We consulted phy-
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Mrs W. S. Beecher of Orange has been visiting at William Durley's in Rom ford.
 William Brague IA at present unable 10 work in his ugual place on the section
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-18
The Big Swing Door.

The outer door to the Office building
was massive affair that swung either
way.
The man who entered was in a hurry.
bnt he considerably looked behind him
to see that he did not let it swing in the
face of any one who might be following.
The woman who was following SEEM
ed to be paying no attention to the door.
SO the man held it open for her to enter.
The thought that occurred to the
woman just as she got in the doorway
appeared to make her doubtful as to
whether she wished to go in or out.
The man still held the door open.
The woman said, Il wonder if I have
the paper that he told me to bring to
his Office, and began to search through
the little bag that she carried in her
hand.
The man said-well, never mind
what the man said. He still held the
door open in order to prevent it sweep
ing the woman into the street.
The woman found the paper she was
after and looked across the street, as if
uncertain whether she had the right ad-
dress.
The man said, pardon me, madam,
but I am in a hurry
The woman said, "SirI''
The man said, ST cannot remain here
and hold this door any longer. "
The woman said, ''Sir, you are the
most insulting man I ever metP'
The man swore softly to himself, the
woman entered, and the door swung
back with great force.
The woman looked scornfu11y at the
man and said something about telling
her husband how she had been insulted.
The man made no reply, but later he
was heard saying to himself, ''And yet
people claim that it pays to be polite. "
Chicago Post.