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| styles that are used on their jars. The
| jar containing cream has Il separate top,
and some are printed in red, some In
black and others in blue ink The tops
are all of the same size. In order that
boys may secure large collections of these
tops of milk and cream Jars they care
fully collect those that come to their
homes and trade them with other boys
! whose families are served by different
dealers.
Then. too. the boys carry on little
! game with the tops They toss them in
| the air and have a matching game in that
way, so that by this game of chance they
| lose win heavily. The various milk
| jar tops have different values, those of
| dealers who have a limited business have
| a larger value than those of the extensive
| dealers. All in all, the milk tops are
| keeping the boys OF the city thoFousiHJ
| amused now
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| Augustus p Gardiner a representative in
! Congress from Massachusetts son-in-law
of Senator Henry Cabot Lodge. a graduate
of Harvard a soldier of the Spanish war
in Porto Rico with Mies-a former state
senator. with some other minor matters 10
his credit. is much more than an ordinary
legislator Here is one expression that
proves the assertion:
II would not remain in Congress If there
were not ways for minority to deteat u
measure 1t Is so dead easy to defeat Dill
If you have a majority with you that there
Is no satisfaction in it. But when you can
take a handful OF fellows and keep the ma
jority from passing measure. why that
is the zest of legislation
Sounds well. OF course, If YOU nave a
ma jorty at your back YOU can simply wore
down a measure YOU don't want but When
there is bill which majority wants, anu
you must iuggIe with the rules so as 10
stand il off or scheme With men to prevent
a vote or do some log rolling, then. OF
course is real interest and a great deal or
salts faction. Mr.. Gardiner is one or that
kind of men who not afraid of being IN
the opposition. nor is he tmid in attacking
the leaders when they are in his way. he
is only handicapped by one thing; ne rep
resents the largest shoe manufacturing
district In the United States. That district
wants free hides. Mr.. Gardiner knows that
free hides are absolutely impossible, lie
is Handicapped. though not embarrassed
by the fact that Massachusetts longs 10F
Canadian reciprocity. He knows that reel
procity is as far away as annexation.
But Notwithstanding the discomiorts wmch
desire among his constituents for Tree NOES
and reciprocity may entail. he always mas
an anchor to the windward, lie Is strong
on fish, and Gloucester is in his dlsuiet:
Mr. Gardiner stands by the sacred cod,
and Is safe.
Some time ago a a social gathering in this
city Chief Justice Stanton j. Peelle OF the
United States court of claims related 10
members of the bar of that court little
story of his early practice in Indiana. Judge
PeelIe was quite a young man then and had
not established reputation as an attorney.
His law partner, Mr.. ID, S. AleXander.Snow
a member of the House of Representatives
from New York. in about the same
condition in so far his legal experience
was concerned.
One day an old colored man was brought
as a prisoner into the court in Indianap-
ola where Judge Peelle and Mr.. Alexander
were supposed to practice their profession.
The aged negro when arraigued told the
court that lie was too poor to pay a lawyer
and he was Informed that an attorney
would be designated by the court for the
defense. The prisoner was informed that
he might take his choice Of the young mem
bers OF the bar, who were mentioned by
name. As each name was called the old
fellow critically surveyed the prospective
candidates for the job
Finally turning from a scruting of Judge
Peele. the prisoner with rather hopeless
expression on his face, asked, Are there
any more2"
He was Informed that there remained one
whom he had not viewed Mr. Alexander
who was out of court. Giving another dep
reca tins glance at the eXpectant group and
without waiting for more definite informa-
ton concerning the absent attorney the old
Ie!IoW promptly declared Then | will
take Mr.. Alexander"
A business man OF the tyne that the
worldly wise term "a smooth proposition"
and who conducts a prosperous mercantile
concern in central Washington, has evolved
scheme for beating the smoke law, which
mas been the bane of 50 many commercial
i'en mere The law provides against the
emission OF black or dark gray smoke
put makes no mention of white smoke or
thal or light grayish color The business
tldh IN question has. therefore, by having
The points of exit of his exhaust steam pipes
placed IN his furnace chimney. arranged so
that only light grayish smoke is EN- tied
nom his stack. This is accomplished by
turning on the steam whenever the fireman
Puts fresh coal into the furnace or when he
hres up, which. under ordinary circum-
stances, results in an outpourlng of smoke
Of the kind known to the Police Court
Judges as the real thing" BY amaIgamat-
ing volumes Of the steam with the dark
smoke the light gray effect IS produced and
the business man is rendered immune from
arrest
1t is a wonder to me that the Postmaster
General does not provide his department
with flags of suitable size 10 match the
tall. somber post office building" said a
veteran soldier the other day as he gazed
upward at the two copies of old Glory"
that huttered from the northernmost cor
ners OF the structure high above the bus
tllug street.
AS the veteran lighting man continued
TO gaze up at the building "A crowd gath
cre0 about him and followed his vision 10
where the uags tluttercd
- was lust remarktng,' he continued,
that Uncle sam Is rich enough to replace
those toy flags up yonder with others 81
suitable size. Why HEY make the big post
office building look like overgrown toy
dol. house. And the crowd agreed with
the old fellow