The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1908-02-20
"a. n;dn't Paint Il,


one of the stories told about the IA
nous painter Melssoilier is in regard
to his experience with 'new rich
gentleman who had erected n private
theater at his chateau. Aleissonier was
Just then In the height Of his fame ana
was spending months In painting little
pictures about II by Is inches and sell
ing them for 1000 francs an inch Inc
rich man conceived the brilliant idea
that what his theater most needed was
drop curtain painted by the Famous
Meissonier. So he went to the artists
studio and proposed the matter to NM
GLOW large is this curtain to be-
monsleur?' asked Melssonicr
1T will he ten meters high and thIr-
teen meters wide"
"Ah, mon emf, said Mcissonier omia-
bly,. ut will take me thirty years TO
paint 1t, and 1t will cost You 3oGJOOOO
francs" The bargain was not COM
pletcd,
Smoked In Church.
The early settlers of the ITmoOth
colony were greatly addicted to smol-
Ing. which ut one time became SO
comma that many persons SMOKED IN
church during service. The custom
soon caused considerable annoyance
as the exercises were greatly disturb
cd by re clicking Of lllniS and steel TO
Ii.lt heir pipes and clouds Of smoke
IA the ,luvuh." \ law was passed In
1869 to remedy this evil and prohibited
persous from smoking on the Lords
day going to or coming from the
meetings within two miles Of the meet
Ing hou e." The penalty was II pence
Tor every o.fense Under this law sew
cral pe'sous were fiucd for smoking
tobacco Mt the end Of the Yarmouth
meeting house on the Lords day"
What's Geography Good For7
This is from the philosophy of a
mother who berated Il teacher in the
Nixon school for not promoting her
daughter because the latter was def
cicnt In geography,
Teacher. you don't know 1t all, (!
guess" said the irate matron. II wish
it that my daughter gets through school
SO she gets man. Never mind about
the geography Just promote her with
out it.
Why my other daughter, she didn't
know geography, and she got man.
And you know all about geography.
and you amt got any man at all. What
IS this geography good for? See that
my daughter gets through school,
Chicago Inter Ocean
How He Would Act.
This IN not the hoary bearded tale Of
the raw recruit who halted the officer
Of the day in the middle of the stream
and forced him to dismount and wade
through the water to be recognized,
although there be n similarity Of set
tlnGS.
A cavalry rookie" on his first nights
tour was approached by the officer.
who after demanding his special and
general orders and asking a number OF
more 81 less reasonable questions,
wound mp by requesting the guards
method Of procedure If he were to see
a steamboat coming toward him across
the parade ground,
To which the rookie respectfully re.
piled, "l'd quit drinking, slr"-Judge
Even Now.
Say, old chap. lend me dollar. will
youy
After complying the lender suddenly
has his memory refreshed.
Look here" he declared to the Dor.
over Che next moment. Come to
hink of it, lent you dollar over
ear ago and you never returned it,
That was odd"
What was odd?'
Dollar No. l."
What of IT."
We'll, this is dollar No 2; that
makes it even Savvy"
Better Fun.
A little boy was Slttlng on one or the
Denches in Central park, New York.
people ride donkeys. Final.
y an exceedingly fat woman appeared
tired donkey and was Just about to
mount when she saw the little boy
nd said to him, Little boy, don't you
want me to hire a donkey for YOU tel
ide tooT'
mo. Thank you," said the boy. I'D
ather sit here and laugh"
The "5lue Foot"
Although not so prominent in Teu.
onic folklore as the hare. the fox Is
till looked upon as a mystic animal
throughout Sweden and north Germa.
y In many districts reynard has
ing been regarded by the peasants ms
o sacred that his name must MOI he