The Cairo bulletin., 1910-09-05
Color Test For Fforist..


The counter of Il florists shop was
such an unusual place to ind u basket
Of wooden threads that the curiotis
customer was impelled to ask what
business they had there. @
They have just been used for train
Ing young mans sense of colon"
said the florist, "fle has been working
In our greenhouses on Long Island.
He wants a position In Broadway
shop. but before he could be trans
ferred he had TO undergo the color test
Every man In n florists shop must
nave as keen d sense for the different
eolors as ribbon or silk salesman
rms man passed the examination Nh
right, Nbut lots OF men who Know =
good deal about flowers fall down on
the color test."-New York Times
Accuracy at Al Costs.
The race was a neck and neck one.
The spectators stood with bated
breath. No sound was to be heard but
the stampeding Of the two horses
hoofs and the ticking Of the timekeep-
er's double patent extra special fraclo
decimo never stop stop watch
Dead heatw roared the spectators.
A great roar rent the air. The time.
keeper stepped forward and held up
his hand.
NO, gentlemen he cried. "Betcher
Boots was the winner. timed. him
by this fracto decimo stop watch
There are sixty seconds in a minute.
sixty doodars In a second and sixty
wiffwaffs In a doodar. and Betcher
Boots won by a quarter Of a wifi
waffw- London Mail
Teaching . Parrot.
Don't try to teach Polly to talk an
less she IL perfectly tame aud quite
conlding. Begin On a one syllabled
word without "th'' or "ch' In IL; then
let her pronounce her name. Repeat
the word you're trying to teach her
endlessly and always In exactly the
same tone Of voice. IL. as sometimes
happens, Polly can't be taught to talk
repeat over and over again whistle.
a catcall or any other unusual sound.
This will teach her to initiate, and she
may from that go to repeating words
and sentences. Suburbanlte.
A Rare Luxury.
Every man has ideas In his mind
One OF them. held almost universally.
is to own two pairs Of suspenders at
once, so that he will not be Obliged to
change these valuable supporters con
FINALLY from pants to trousers. Few
achieve 1t, however. 1t is not a mat
ter Of money. for many well to do and
even rich men are tied to one pair of
suspenders through early habits of
thought and training. inertia. absent
mindedness and the like errors, When
we see a man who owns two sets of
suspenders we say to ourselves. "Thcre
goes a kingr'--Minneapolls Journal.
The Deaoon's Doubts.
II got ter preach sermon bout d.,
OIL man." said the colored deacon. IAN
VII ] makes no. doubt but satap go!t
him." Nf3
Why" objected a brother. "he WIS
a mighty good man."
II well knows he WIZ" replied the
deacon. but Satan got mighty queer
ways 'bont him. He sometimes wants
a saint ter season de soup"-Atlanta
Financial Disaster.
The Italian fruiterer who had vain
" endeavored to instilf true CONNER.
cial instincts into the mind Of his er.
rant son was bewaiIing his fate at hir
1rsprlngs peryerse conduct;
II leava him for two minoot atn my
stand, and whata you tlnk? He ruina
The bus-totala ruin He seila the
front row OF the orange."--New York
Times.
Good Luck.
Mr. Juggins--A black cat came ia
our back fence last night Mrs. jug.
gins Did it bring you good luck? Mr..
'Iuggins-~ That's what IT did. hit 1t
the very first time fired
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