The sun., 1910-01-10
LIVE .r0PIcS ABOUF TowN.


LIVE .EoPEcS ABOUT T0wN.
The librarian opened the book vide
and shook il hard.
Looking for possible love letters and
similar mementoesl' asked a visitor.
-No; bread crumbs" said the librarian.
-Subsequent readers do not mind love
letters. but they do object to bread
crumbs. Half the books brought back
have crumbs tucked away between the
leaves. That shows what studious town
We are. Our people are so enamored Of
literature that they can't stop reading
long enough to eat. Also it shows what q
lonely town We are. Only people who
live alone great deal read anything
it shows what a slovenly town we are.
In the interests OF hygiene and aesthetics
those voracious readers who cram their
heads and their stomAchs at the same time
ought to clean their books OF crumbs,
but they never do .r.'.
The old year furnished the working
man with a fine combination OF holidays
and 1910 will be. even more obliging.-
said workingman to fellow passenger
How do you make that outl- said the
other.
well it is a great advantage to have
holiday come on Saturday or Monday
1t gives two days free together. Last
year the holidays paired with Sunday were
Wsshington's Birthday. Memorial Day:
the Fourth Of July. Labor Day and Christ
mas. This year we have New Years
Day. Lincoln's Birthday. Memorial Day.
the Fourth OF July, Labor Day and Christ
mas. and We'll also have New Years ray
pr 1911
The new boarder's first request was for
bracket 10 be placed on the wall against
the telephone. The bracket being pro-
vided the boarder installed thereon q
clock OF powerful tone. One morning
just after the clock had struck 10 she was
called to the telephone After a short
conversation the clock struck II. In the
afternoon Of the same day the new boarder
being again at the telephone that whim-
sicai clock struck = about ten minutes
after 3. The land!ady observed that
the boarder's clock must be crazy.
-Oh, dear no." said the boarder.
turned the hands and made il strike. II is
the only way | can get rid OF tiresome
acouaintances. They talk and talk about
nothing and I just cant shut them on.
Bur when that clock strikes right up
against the telephone they see light.
WAS that a clock strikingr they ask.
y say it was; time will fly. you know.
Then they take the hint and ring OF
Really, considering all the telephone
bores. know I don't SEQ how l could man
age without that clock.
"a strange kind OF thrift was brought
to light when I advertised a ring that
had found,- said the woman. -Amon z
the communications I received was a
letter from a woman who frankly ad-
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"But want 10 buy one. she said.
IL the one you found is not claimed by
the owner and IL you do not wish to keen
it win pay according to value and assume
The ring was not claimed and invited
my correspondents 70 call. She bought IL
at price that was cheap for her and
| munificent for me.
have by answering lost and found ad-
vertisements. she s1id. Many persons
| holding unclaimed articles prefer the
money n the goods and let them go at
bargain prices advantageous to both"
1t was the girls day out and a neighbor
had dropped in for lunch. In runmaging
through the kitchen cupbOards the house
/ keeper found twenty three soap wrappers.
THAT is one months gleanings.- sine
remarked--the result Of the coupon sys-
tenn. These girls waste all the soap they
! can and throw away a piece that 10 half
used simply to get the wrappers and the
premiums for them. There ought TO be a
law against such methods OF encouraging
petty dishonesty.
You ought to live in Germany, re-
turned her friend. There the shop
keepers give coupons for everything and
the girl gets them ALL and il you don't let
her do the marketing she viii leave you.
You should be thankful that il is nothing
but soap in this country
1T must be a terrible hardship for the
men fighting fircs on these cold nights. :
remarked friend TO an Officer OF the Fire
Department. Il was at a fire the other
day and saw the ice frozen In sheets on the
mems coats and helmets. It made me
That's just where you mako mis-
take said the officer. There is nothing
warmer than a rubber coat sheeted with
| ice IL is cold while the water is running
over you. but as soon as IL freezes the heat
of the body is shut In 80 tight that II can I
| possibly get out. You were probably
twice as cold as the men you were SYM
pathizing With"
Persons with a sympathetic eye for
the truck horses in the recent days
Of glazed pavements have noted with
interest that in his defence against ths
Threatened invasion Of the motor truck
1 the horse had clcverly adopted one OF the
enemy's weapons Many truck horses
may now be seen wearing chain boots,
which are apparently an adaptation OF
| the automobile anti-skid chain 10 horse 8
| foot. The boots seem to bring. security
and comfort 20 the horse.
There are. as you know said the
sullen man. some persons and things
that we may come to change our minds
about; az ime passes We may come to take
| a more lenient view. And then again there
are somc persons toward whom, as time
goes on, our hearts only harden. In this