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THE QUEST CLUB.

Another club which will study Shakes
peare In his various moods this winter Is
the Quest. Shakespeare Goethe is the
subject that appears on the cover Of the
year book, the outline prescribed for the
seasons study showing preparation for
comprehensive research in three Shakes
pearean plays-"Coriolanus," Julius Gaze
sar' and Antony and Cleopatra" for the
winter months with Goethe's Faust for
the spring, this having been suggested by
the course of lectures to be delivered by
DR.. Edward Howard Griggs at the Birm-
ingham high school. The correlation Of
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ENGAGEMENTS ANNOUNCED.
ANNOUNCEMENT OF LUNCHEON
FOR MISS VAN KUREN-MlSS
AUGUSTA DEARBORN ENTER
TAINs scHooLMATES AND 9TH
Err S-ALUMNAE ENTER
TANNED AT SEMINARY-OTH H.
Err NOTES OF INTEREST TO
SOCIETY.
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THE MUSIC STUDY CLUB.

One of the youngest of the women's
clubs Of Birmingham is the Music Study,
organized four years ago-one of the
youngest and yet the largest for it was
decided last winter to make the mem
bership an unlimited one and its growth
has been phenomenal-at each of the
meetings which take place every other
Thursday new names being added to the
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The Week Marked By ZnihaI
Meetings Of The Moments Clubs

Helen Benners. Airs. John Danforth, Mrs.
5. L. Earle, Miss Katherine Earle, Mrs.
Henry FoWHSes Mrs William f. Fort,
Miss Anna Gage, Mrs. Hardee Johnston,
Mrs. T. H. Johnston. Miss Emily Koenig,
Miss Emma Leedy, Mrs. Charles o. Locke,
Mrs. John Carroll Long, Mrs. r. e.
Meade, Mrs. Hardeman Meade, Mrs. John
E. Morriss Mrs. John Minge, Mrs. Samuel
Nabers, Miss Alice Rumph, Mrs Harold
SAMSON, Miss Grace Smith Miss Helen
NanIoose and Mrs. J. II. White.
The club will study Great Automiogra-
phies. Among the personal histories to
be thus investigated are those of John
Stuart Mill Pierre Lott Marie Bashkirt-
self. Eugene Guerin, Sonya KovalevslSy,
Amei and Goethe. Several days are TO
be given to each, with an occasional meet
ing devoted to current events, and a day
left open for lecture.
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THE FEN ELON.

Like the Nineteenth Century club. the
Fenelon club will this winter make a
study of the lives of famous folk-but.'
unlike it in that the Fenelon's scheme Of
work is biographical instead of autobio-
graphical and is limited to Famous Wom-
en-. A delightful year is promised The
president of the club is Mrs. ]. U. Hard
man: the ice-president Mrs. William
STREET.; the secretary, Mrs. John Broder-
lex, and the treasurer, Miss Sarah Neill.
Mrs Ira Sellers is the critic and the state
director. Mrs. j. j. Kennedy.
Among the noted women, the story of
who lives and endeavors is to furnish
the literary work of the Fenelon club
members winter, are Lecretia, Sappho.
Aspasia, Cornelia the mother of Gracchi,
Cleopatra, Catherine H. of Russia, Marie
Antoinette, Madame de Pompadour, Mad
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NINETEENTH CENTURY CLUB.

Another club which is well known
throughout the state for the serious and
improving character of it's work Is the
Nineteenth Century. whose membership
includes % young matrons and unmarried
women Of the city. The president is Mrs.
John London, the vice-president, Mrs
John e. Morriss; the secretary and treas
urer, Mrs. Harold Samson, and the feder-
atien director and delegate, Mrs. John
Minge. The membership includes Mrs.
yassar Allen, Mrs. f. NJ. Brewer, Miss
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MISS VIRGINIA HIDEN

tutor to private pupils at their homes.
Gives special courses Of study.
sELL PHONE 1877.
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TREBLE cLEF CLUB.

Another woman's club devoted to the
study of music is the Treble Clef which
for the past Is years has done much for
the development of art in Birmingham.
This is a choral society and its member
ship includes about 80 of Birmingham's
best singers who meet at intervals for
choral work together Their concerts,
which are attended by audiences gathered
from the icultured element in Birming
ham. give eloquent testimonial of the
high class of work accomplished by the
members Three concerts are given each
winter, with some time an extra one pre-
scented by the club to it's associate MEM
bers as was the case last winter when
the pianist, Madame Julie Rive-King,
played at the Jefferson theatre under
their auspices. The concerts are given
during December, February and April,
usually and regarded as among the mus
cal treats of the season. 1t is the GUS
tom to bring some artist, either vocal or
Instrumental who appears in solo work
with chorus work by the club. In this
way the Treble Clef club may be said to
give much toward the education of Bir-
mingham people in a musical way.
The president of the club Is Mrs w. J.
Adams. Mrs. Morscheimer Is the Sec
rotary and the treasurer Is Mrs. H. A.
Douglass. Mr.. William Gussen has ac-
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cREscENDo CLUB.

The Cresoendo is an Avondale club. The
club officers are: President, Mrs. Martin;
vice president, Mrs. Ellis secretary, Mrs.
Daniel; treasurer, Mrs. Davis; critic, Miss
Waite. The members include Mrs. r. V.
Algood, Mrs. ~ S. Address. Mrs. Grattan
Britain, Mrs. A. L., Brown. Mrs. s. II.
Caffee, Mrs. j. w. Caldwell, Mrs. +. b.
Daniel, Mrs. j. ll. Davis, Mrs. Claude
Duran, Mrs. Walter Duran, Mrs. Frank
Eanes Mrs. c. c. Ellis. Mrs. e. P. Girls
void, eMrs. George Hays. Mrs. James
Hays, Mrs. II. l.. Hewlett Mrs. II. l..
Martin, Mrs. c. 8. Price, Mrs. I. G..
Price, Mrs. e. e. Smith, Jr., Mrs. w. r.
Starbuck, N. o. Tyler and Miss Waite.
The club is making study this year
of Germany. German history, with a
special study of her great generals,
famous battles on German soil, the re-
formers, philosophers, statesmen, Ger
man universities, artists, musicians and
poets. At the first meeting of the year
DR.. w. e. Evans delivered lecture on
Germany.
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QUI WYE CLUB.

The Qui Vive is another of the clubs
that will study Shakespeare this winter
The prescribed plays are Macbeth, Ham
let and Cymbeline. The club calendar is
extremely interesting. The dramatis per-
sonnae for both Macbeth and Hamlet ap-
pears In the year book, each character
to be impersonated by some member of
the club. The first meeting, which took
place Friday. was a social one. The next
one, to occur two weeks hence, will be
lecture on Shakespeare.
The officers of the Qui Vive club are
Mrs. G. w. Hughes, president Mrs. A.
P. Dewberry, vice-president; Mrs. j. c..
Scott, second vice-president; Miss Willie
Hartwell secretary, and Mrs. w. d.
Holmes. treasurer. Mrs. ]. A. Perry Is
the critic and the director is Mrs. r. v.
Mobley. Miss M. e. Robinson is the
leader. The membership includes Mrs. e..
T. Glass, Mrs. Mckinney, Miss Robinson,
Mrs. E. b. Havis. Mrs. Hughes. Mrs.
Rosamond, Miss Hartwell, Mrs. T. II. EN-
brey, Mrs. Scott, Mrs. Lee, Mrs. Perry,
Mrs. Holly. Mrs. Reynolds, Mrs. Dew
berry, Mrs. Mobley Mrs d. C. Laverne,
Mrs. n. c. Glass, Mrs. Holmes, Mrs.
Irwin, Mrs league.
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list. The lives and works of the must
clans are the studies pursued by the
club Last year American music was
the theme, and for the season which be-
San with a meeting held Thursday MORN
ing with Mrs. w. s. Lowell at Cable hall
German music has been adopted. Schu-
bert and Loewe were the objects of es-
pecial study and as Is the general Gus
tom the story of their lives and works
was first given by two members,' ana
followed with illustrations from MEM
bers of the club. A superb selection was
the piano quartet-a B minor symphony
by Shubert, played by Mrs. bowman,
Mrs Block, Mrs. Davids and Miss Sloss
at the close of the meeting. At the next
meeting, with Mrs John c. Pugh as
hostess Schubert will again be studied.
The programme is as follows:
Piano quartet, March Militaire." Mrs.
Charlfoux, Miss Ward Mrs. Jordan and
Mrs Robert Newman.
Alto solo, "Serenade," Mrs. Jacobs.
Soprano solo, (a) "Haiden Roeslein,"
(b) "Fruhlingsglaube,', Mrs. Adams.
Piano solo, Minuet, b minor from Fan
TASTE OF rs, Mrs. Chisolm
Soprano solo, Gretchen am Spinner
ade," Mrs. E. G. Chandler.
Piano solo, "Impromptu' (selected),
Miss Stribling.
Soprano solo, Ave Maria violin obli-
cato. Mrs Beggs', Mrs. Carmichael.
Women's quartet, 1.-THE Lord is My
Shepherd Mrs. GLADDEN., Mrs. Chaffee,
Miss Orr, Mrs. Bridewell.
Soprano solo, "Suleika," Mrs. Leon
Cole.
Piano quartet, G major symphony,
Mrs. Victor Hanson, Mrs. Frank Jones,
Mrs. Fulton and Mrs. B. A. Pepper
man.
Current topics.
Further work this winter will include
Schumann, Franz, Mendelssohn, Proch,
Kucken, Abt Franz, List, Weber, Rich
ard Wagner Brahms, Richard Strauss,
Siegfried Wagner, and some of the les
ser composers. meeting which prom
ses to be rare treat is the open meet
ing which will take place December 16
with Miss Edith Bowpon and the club
as hostesses. Mrs. Leonard Il. Beecher,
the reader, and Mrs It. HI. Aldrich, Jr.,
as pianist, will give programme il
Illustrating the correlation of music and
poetry At one of the meetings devoted
to the study of Richard Wagner, Mrs.
Rivers will present her lecture on "Parsi-
fall"
The members of the club look forward
to bringing one or more of the great
artists to Birmingham this winter. In
quiries have already begun and meetings
will be held within a rev Gays TO rurther
their plans. There Is also plan to or
ganize in the club a quintet or small
orchestra among the members.
There are at present about lao members
of the Music Study club. The president
is Mrs r. F. Johnston: the vice pres
ident Mrs F1ournoy Rivers; secretary,
Miss Amy Ward, and treasurer, Mrs.
Laura Jackson Davids. Mrs, G. F. Har-
rington is the corresponding secretary
and the chairman of current topics is
Mrs Houston Davis,
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SHAKESPEARE CLUB. ,

ne SHethSSptdIt tluD, lOuuued III
March, 1903. by Mrs. Charles G. Brown,
is another of the important literary or
CARNATIONS in our city and Is composed
of a body of women who have done much
for culture in Birmingham. The first
meeting, which will take place next Fri
day afternoon, will introduce the study
of Antony and Cleopatra" though other
plays will be studied during the year.
with contemporary history. The pro-
gramme is as follows:
History Of the Play and Sources of the
Plot-Mrs. Charles C. Brown.
Topic Of Study. Antony the Roman
Reading Act /, scenes I. II, III. Leader
for topic and reading, Mrs. W. II. Nevins
At intervals during the session the n7em-
bers will assemble for review of the
work, and at the last meeting will en-
gage in asquotation contest for which a
prize will be awarded.
The president of the Shakespeare club
is Miss Nolan; the vice-president, Mrs. A.
L. Smith; the secretary, Mrs. J. II. Cou1-
mond Brown. Mrs. D. II. Marbury is
the director, and Mrs. ]. A. Montgomery,
the orthoepist. The membership includes
Miss Ruth L. Allen, Mrs. Charles G..
Brown, Mrs. Hammond Brown, Miss Sara
Callen, Mrs. Coulbourne, Mrs. Frederick
A. F. ulghum, Miss Frances Nimmo Greene,
Mrs. w. Groce Harrison. Mrs. R. G.
Hemphill, Mrs. James Kennedy, Mrs.
Francis p. Lewis, Mrs. Jorn Lewis. Mrs.
Marbury, Mrs. Montgomery, Mrs VIII
liam Nevins, Miss Nolan, Mrs. A. L..
Smith, Mrs. Stafford Smith, Miss Marga-
retta Williams and Mrs. Mamie H. VIII
liams. The associate members are Mrs.
R. II. Carter and Mrs. George Cornell.
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anne de Stael, Elizabeth Barrett Brown
ing, the women of the Bible, the philan-
thropists, Clara Barton, Florence Night,
ingale and others; the heroines, Charlotte
Corday. Molly Pitcher, Joan of Arc, Mad
anne Saragossa and others; women in
fiction, including Goethe's Margaret; Be-
atrice, from Shakespeare; Proserpipe, in
Millions Paradise Lost; Evangeline and
others, with a study of modern women as
embodied In Eleonora Duse, Marie Bash
kirtseff, Sonya Kovalesky and Amelie
Skram.
The club will hold its first meeting Oc-
tober 10.
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CULTURE CLUB.

CULTURE CLUB.
This is one of the leading clubs of the
state, though 1t is one OF the younger
ones. 1t was organized in 1906 and feder-
ated the same year. The course of study
outlined for this year includes 1.-THE
Tempest" with later a delightful study
of Irving, Emerson, Hawthorne and Poe
The club calendars are among the most
interesting that have been issued by tho
Birmingham typists. They show the
scheme of work to be of broad scope and
splendidly planned
The president of the Culture club Is Mrs.
Richard Fell, the vice president, Mrs. s.
M. Day; the secretary. Mrs. L. d. Burr,
and the treasurer is Mrs. e. M. Lisle
Mrs. w. H. Bell is the director and Mrs
c. C. Adams the critic. The membership
includes Mrs. C. c. Adams, Mrs. ]. B.
Arid, Mrs. w. J. Ashton, Mrs H. g. Bart
lett, Mrs. w. II. Bell, Mrs. L. d. Burr,
Mrs. S. M. Day, Mrs. Richard Fell. Mrs.
Fl. M Gassman, Miss Emily Goodrich,
Mrs. Mary @. Graves, Mrs. James Hood,
Mrs. w. H. Hulsey, Mrs. e. M. Lisle,
Mrs. Hugh Roberts. Mrs. c. c. Snider,
Mrs Cassius Stanley, Mrs. Willard STAN
ley, Mrs. ]. s. White.
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THE AMARANTH.

The Amaranth club is entering upon it's
! twelfth session. This is one of the most
delightful organizations in the commu-
nifty. It's members enjoy an instructive
series of meetings each year with work
along some chosen line planned by the
intellectual wemen whose duty it is to
outline it. This year Studies in Modern
Literature will be the theme The in
PRODUCTION to the years work which
takes place next Friday, will include three
discuss ons-Tendencies of Roman Litera-
ture. The Romanticism of the Early Nine
tenth Century Novel, and The Perma-
nence of Middle Nineteenth Century Fic-
ton Romanticism, realism, and their
best representatives among the modern
historical novels, the short story, humor
and poetry, with their opponents. are all
dealt with in the happy way for which
the Amaranth club is noted, while the in
PRODUCTION of an occasional afternoon of
music, a social meeting or one devoted
to a discussion of current topics, gives
an added zest
The AmaTanth club was organized II
years ago by Mrs. Cecil, then Miss May
belle Sloss, and Mrs. Henry Fowlkes,
then Miss Lara Brown 1t was composed
of young girls, some of whom have since
Joined the coterie of young NATIONS, mem
bership in many instances being main
tanned. At the loss of one of the circle
it is customary to recruit new members
from among the debutantes of the win
ter, so that it is still made up of young
women. Mrs. w. L. Murdoch assumed
the dictatorship as president, and has re-
tanned that office ever since. her counsel
being regarded as of inestimable value
to the members. The vice-presdent this
year is Mrs. c. l.. Ledbetter the secre-
tary, Mrs White Matthew, and the treas
urer. Mrs. Arthur Moody. The 30 men,
bers are Miss Florence Ballard Mrs. Ell
wyn Ballard, Mrs. Clarence Ballard, Miss
Ira Bradfield Mrs. Walter Beasley Miss
Eva Conner. Mrs. John Y. Coe, Mrs Rob
ert Cecil, Mrs. Charles r. bowman, Miss
Sue Dexter, Mrs. W. w. French, Miss
Cornelia Handley, Miss Grace Hardie,
Miss Edith Johnston, Miss Alabama King,
Mrs. John W. King. Mrs c. L. Ledbetter,
Mrs Arthur Moody, Mrs INVITE Mat
thews. Miss Edna Moore, Mrs. w. L.
Murdoch, Miss Ruth Norton, Mrs. ]. j.
Rogers, Miss Clyde Smith, Mrs. ]. A.
Smith. Miss Marie Smith, Miss Anna Still
man, Miss Henrietta Wilcox, Mrs. Jesse
Yeates and Miss Nellie Sloss.
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ELEANOR HORDE.

The Eleanor Horde is another strong
Birmingham club. 1t was organized in
1895 and federated the same year. Tho
founders included Mrs. Samuel d. Cole
and Mrs. Eleanor Horde. This will be
classical year. The programme shows
some capital subjects for discussion, and
papers, such as "A Reading Journey
Through Egypt 1.-THE Voyage of the
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Crane, Mrs j. w. Fain, Mrs. N. P. T.
Finch, Mrs. Mary G. Graves, Mrs. G. F.
Harrington. Mrs. L. z. May, Mrs H. c.
Miller, Mrs. E. Pennington, Mrs. C. F.
Robbins, Miss Mary Rittenberry, Mrs.
Rosemond, Mrs. w. K. Salisbury, Mrs.
j. B. Shropshire, Mrs. W. w. Silk, Mrs.
G. r. Stamps and Mrs. Vernon.
THE kENILWORTH.
The Kenilworth club, which is COM
posed principally of West End residents,
Is another organization which Is doing
splendid work. Their meetings are al
ways pleasant and Instructive. This year
the prescribed subject Is 'Greece-Italy. A
study will be made of the two countries
in art, literature and music, with bio
graphical study of the great men and
women in history AS an example of the
club work the programme for November
5 is given:
Roll calm Italy today. News AND
work.
History of Italy, chapters 8. 6. T. 8.
Magazine-Milan and Italian lakes.
Magazine-Venetian art.
Magazine-People of Italy.
Paper-"Celebrated Living Italians"
Mrs. Simons.
Paper-"Americans in Italy" Mrs.
Steele.
Book Review-"The Gorgeous Borgia,'
Mrs. Shaw.
The president of the Kenilworth club
is Mrs. Willis Hitting The vice president,
Mrs. s. B. Stevens; the secretary, Miss
Hays, and the treasurer, Mrs. ]. b. Jones.
Mrs. Llewellyn Salter is the federation
director and the club director is Mrs.
N H. Carpenter. The membership in
cludes Mrs. o. Atkins, Mrs. r. C. Booth,
Mrs. G. A. Boyle, Mrs G. w. Burney,
! Mrs Frank Butler, Mrs. E. G. Bandy,
Mrs. N II. Carpenter, Mrs. j. r. Ora
ham, Mrs. Nesbt Hamburger, Miss Eppie
Hays, Mrs. Willis Hitting, Mrs. Mant
Hood Mrs. j. Y. Jones, Mrs r. G.. Me-
Carly, Mrs. T. G. McGahey, Mrs. J. r..
Pritchard, Mrs. l.. H. Salter, Mrs Horace
Shaw, Mrs. A. c. Slmmons, Mrs. l ID.
Steele, Mrs. F. B. Stevens, Mrs G. r..
Stamps and Mrs. ]. r. Vance.
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eepted the dictatorship of the Treble Clef.
which augurs well for the success Of the
years work. Negotiations for the So
loists this season are going forward and
while the club is not ready to make
any definite announcement, 1t expects
to continue to improve each year In
the selection of it's artists and the pros
poets for securing several excellent ones
for this year are very good, indeed.
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CONTINUED ON PAGE H.,
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-12-28
MUSICAL MISERY.
When Bagpipes Squeak Out "Ths Star
Spanqled Banner"


81 wiah,' growled a man who made
a tour of the British isles, that the
British bandmasters would take a
course of instruction in what consti-
tutes the American national airs. Band
concerts are the rage all over England,
ireland, Scotland and Wales. During
the summer season, probably as
compliment to the hordes of Ameri-
cans who are finging away gold for
their benefit, they present daily what
is generally dubbed American nation
al airs
'sThe majority of these bandmasters
think Dixie Is the national air, be-
cause they sagely observe 1t Is the
only one which Americans applaud
The Star Spangled Banner is dismal
and lugubrious enough under the best
of circumstances, but to hear the
Scotch bagpipes have fling at 1t Is
indescribable misery. The man who
wrote the Columbia hymn would not
know his own work as performed In
Great Britain. and even the Kentucky
Home and other negro ballads get
touch between an Irish Jig and a
Scotch wall which robs the American
visitor of any pleasure which he might
experience in hearing songs from
home. 1t may be that British, Scotch
and Irish guests on this side OF the
water get as much discomfort In hear
ing Annie Laurie | hope they do,
for it would establish sort Of inter
national musical balance."-N York
Press.
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The Huntar and the Wind.

In hunting against the wind in open
forests more game is passed than
many hunters would suppose. The an
imals see the man. note that he will
pass them and hide by getting as nea'
to the ground as possible. If the.
scent him after he has passed they
evidently realize that the danger is
over. though some. mostly the younger
inexperienced animals. then sneak off
Where game is very wild it is often in
such localities as | have mentioned
only possible to approach them with
the wind by understanding the latter
because "A big game animal at rest de
ponds on its nose to save il frum dan
ger in the direction from which the
wind comes and on it's eyes to watch
the side from which it can get no 9th
er warning. Track ami Trac king" by
Josef Drummer
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BEsTING THE BoAsTER.
A Little Problem That FIoored the
Lightning Calculator.

a Little Problem That Floored the
Lightning Calculator.
"Now. gentlemen" concluded the
lightning calculator, II ave demon
strated to you upon this ere black
board the marvellous speed and accura-
cy insured by my great system of addi-
ton, satisfaction, division and multi
plication, and l trust that you are all
satisfied with the results. Now, gen.
tlemen, ave ERE little shillin' book
let explainin' my marvellous system in
full and by careful persual of which
/ will guarantee you to become as ex-
pert a lightnin' calculator as myself
within the period of one week, by
which time | shall be out of the town.
Ahem! Now, gentlemen, when you re-
call that / was straight away able to
multiply 1.111,111, t11,937 by 937. ILL.,
HILL Ill perhaps you will"-
Zone moment sirr' called out shrill
voice from the back Of the crowd.
"But will you answer me question?
Pm no scholar myself. but l was won
dering the other night how old child
born in September. nineteen nought
nine. would be in September, nineteen
nought ten?'
The lightning calculator threw his
interrogation look of contempt
Zone year. Of course. my little man."
he replied sarcastically.
"Well' retorted the shrill voice. II
think il you were to go home and i'm
prove your own arithmetic you would
find that child would be 17.101 years
old London Answers
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HIS STURDY WATCH.
He Keeps 1t In Repair Himself With
the Aid of 2 Knife.


the Aid OF 2 Knife.
"Some men, don't you know" said
Mr.. Grillkillton, will step off curb.
step down about foot and break a
leg, and then another man will fall off
the top of a seventeen story house and
not even muss his clothes. And it's
about the same way with watches.
81 dropped my watch the other day
about six inches on to thick plush
carpet, and it cost me SIG for repairs.
When | was out walking with my
friend Bwillkwillby this morning he
dropped his watch on the sidewalk,
and it didn't so much as stop ii.
1T sounded when it came down like
a safe falling out of a high window.
and it was only a two dollar watch,
and | expected, of course, to see Bwill-
kwillby just kick the fragments off the
sidewalk and pass on, but it seems
Bwillkwillby knew the watch better.
He picked up the crystal, not even
cracked, from where it had flown, sew
en- feet away, and put that in his peck
ct and then he looked at the watch.
at was going all right. but some
how in the fall the long hand had got
bent. He Strengthened out that bent
hand with his pocketknife so that the
two pointers wouldn't catch, and then
he pried off the crystal rim OF the
watch and put the crystal back in
place. and then he snapped the rim
back on the front of the watch again
and dropped the watch in his pocket
and started on, and AS l was saying,
he said, just as If nothing had hap
pened. "-Washington Post.