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Dangerous Nitroalyesri,

Nitroglycerin Is a fearfulIv dar,,.
Gus explosive and at tympers,u,o :,
only 100 degrees-that Is. very I =
more than the warmth Of the bnnoD
body-it begins TO decompose
Tons OF nitrOglycerin are turnaJ On.
every day, for 1t is the explosive fror,
which guncOtton is made. But an The
mixing watts are artifciany cooled bv
coils OF cold water pipes.
The cleaner nitroglycerin "a ma5o
the less the danger. ConsequentIv !,
undergoes any number Of washiDgs IA.
fore II Is fit for use. In the Garlic,
days Of its manufacture nltroglvcar,n
waste water was allowed TO run av.v
through open drains, or into streams
1t was not realized that this wasre con.
stituted source Of danger until ona
day, a fash Of lightning. striking
ground near a factory. which was sosE.
ed with this compound, caused a fear.
full explosion 4 cavity twenty fee,
deep was blown IN the earth, and the
factory itself. although fully 30 yaris
away, was practically demolished
London Answers.
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Great Man and Double.

Il is said that there is a French sol
der who is the living image Of Napo-
leon l. Other instances have been
found Of persons born many years
apart bearing striking likeness to one
another. Mr.. Winston Churchill Is the
double" Of the Emperor Titus, at least
according to the bust Of the latter at
the British museum Dion Bouci-
eault," writes George Augustus Sala,
was the very image OF Sir Kenelm
Dfgby as he appears In the frontispteee
TO his Choice and Experimental Re
eeipts In Physics and Chirlrgery.'
Douglas Jerrold was the ikon Of Mont
golfer, the discOverer Of the IRE bal
loon. and the late Montagu williams,
Q. c., II he had donned a flowing black
periwig. might well have sat to a Sir
Peter Lely Of our times for a portrait OF
Charles n"-London Taller.
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The Round Robin.

William Henry P. Fyfe In Five
Thousand Facts and FaDcies" says
that round robin Is the name given 70 q
remonstraDee or petition signed by a
number Of persons, generally IN a cir
cular form. 30 as TO avoid giving prom
inence TO any single name. He contin-
ues:
This device Is said 30 have been
first used by the officials Of the French
government as a means Of making
known their grievances The most eele-
brated round robin in the English Ian
guage is the one signed by Burke, Glib
bon, Sir Joshua Reynolds and others
and sent 10 DIT. Samuel johnson, re
questing him to amend the epitaph TO
Oliver Goldsmith In Westminster alb
hey and suggesting that II be written
In English and not In Latin johnson
accepted the round robin In a kindly
spirit but told Sir Joshua Reynolds.
the bearer OF the missive. that be
would never consent TO disgrace the
walls Of Westminster abbey with an
English inscription"
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A Prose POEM on Maeksn.l.

l can't Overemphasize the beauty OF
these fish. You must see them for
yourself to grasp the reason for my
enthusiasm.
Examine them. Look at the shape OF
them
See their graceful lines. buili like q
torpedo for speed
Look at that fine. solid nose. that
beautiful firm back. that powerful two
blade propeller shaped tail.
Study the stripes and dots.
Like the human finger print. each
mackerel possesses an individualistic
design.
No two were ever seen alike. The
variations are simply infinite. The desh
Is at for the gods!
What a thing Of beauty a maekerel
is!-Eew York Globe.
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New York. Volunteer Flr.mon.

Before the paid IRE department sys-
tenn was installed m New York there
were among the volunteers some Of
the most powerful politicians IN the
city. Richard Croker belonged % the
big SIX" OF which William II. Tweed
was the organizer and foreman Sue
cess IN fire lighting opened upon q ca
reer In politics. No body OF men had
more social affairs than the volunteer
fremen- There were parades Of fire
companies, chOwdsr parties, picn1cs,
annual balls, water throwing contests
and at times bitter fights between the
rival organizations So intense was
the political feeling at times that II
was related that when Chief Of Engi-
neers James Quick was removed from
Office for political reasons men who
received the news when they were
fighting a fire quit their work and
could only be induced to return when
they were deceived into believing that
the rumOr was false
The legislature passed the law Great
ing the paid fire department on March
30, 1S65.-New York Times
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Tn. Presidents TitI.

In spite OF our traditions and our pre-
lenses Americans dearly love a title.
It's fair guess that a larger part Of
the pail that goes 70 the White House
II addressed 10 His Excellency'' or
His Eminence" or Ills Honor" As
a matter OF fact his title IA The Prest-
dent Of the. United States. That IL title
% great that the fathers decided that to
add 20 It would be TO detract from It
The fathers were wise. Taking their
cue from the federal practice the con-
Bt1tutiOn makers nor the statute max
ers OF New York ever gave the chief
executive Of this commonwealth other
title than the governor of New York.
Every governor Of the state has been
content with that Address him 30 In
letter or In speech and yon are right
Decorate him with an 'excellency" or
an honor" and you are wrong. The
governor Of Massachusetts Is Bis Ex-
by warrant OF the constitution
OF 17S0. but he is the only excellency
We have In Amerlca--New York Sun
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LET Than Hunt For II.

A minister in q local church known
for his absent mindedness by the mem
bers Of his own family, but not to bis
congregation. saved himself from com
plete exposure at a recent service By
his quick wit.
he had studied his sermon carefully
but had neglected to make any nota-
tons Of the number Of the chapter and
verse from which the text was taken.
In the pulpit he announced the text
and then stopped short while the con-
gregation waited to hear from what
place In the Bible it was taken.
As he noticed absence Of notes to this
fact he quickly announced, I'm going
to give you a week to find from what
chapter and verse this phrase was
taken" So was exposure averted-
Columbus Dispatch.
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Ny first experience with profession
ais was at the Empire theater. The
dressing rooms there were all on the
right side OF the stage, with the ex-
eeption OF one In a remote corner,
which was given me. had been told
that In a regular company the actors
were notified at the half hour, the
quarter hour and the overture; but, as
It happened. there was no overture on
that occasion. I didn't want to go on
without being called and seem TO be
an amateur. and they forgot all about
me until I was missing from the scene,
and was sent for In what might be
mildly termed a hurry. II was q very
hot afternoon In May, and was sit
ting made up" with my hat on and
negligee instead OF a dress. Distract
edly throwing on a skirt and selKing a
feather boa and a jacket / dashed for
the stage and entered through the
lake, much to the AMUSEMENT Of the
audience and the CONSERVATION OF the
who told me what he thought
Of me. and I was III for a week with
and decided to abandon
forever a profession fraught with such
Anglin In American
MAGAZINE.
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DestroNinn Guns

II may be necessary 10 destroy guns
to prevent them falling into the hands
OF the enemy, or to make captured
guns useless. If a small amount II
dynamite or other explosive Is avi /
able, OF course this can be done very
effectively. II not, the breech Of the
gun is closed and the hinge joints
smashed as much as possible with
handspike or pick II there Is time
few rife shots fired at the vital points
Of the gun effectively jam the mechan-
ism 50 as to make It useless. With
rifles, the butts are broken of and the
barrels destroyed as much as possible
To do this the rifles are well heated
over a fire and smashed up with heavy
hammers Ammunition is destroyed
by placing it in a deep pit and setting
1t on FIRE Telegraph wires are cut up
into small pieces and the poles cut
down and broken up - London EI-
press.
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Shootfno Civilians

According to the laws OF war, any
civilian who Is found with arms In his
possession Is liable to be shot without
mercy. Although this seems q very
severe rule, Il Is absolutely necessary
for the safeguarding Of the whole
civilian population
The rules OF war say that no men
VIII be recognized as combatants I'M
less they wear a distinguishing badge
which can be easily recognized II Il
were not for this any number OF men
could az any time band themselves
together and say they were beIliger-
ents. II this were allowed therefore
invading troops would safeguard them
selves against surprises by killing sv-
cry man In villages through which
they marched
This particular rule b 30 stringent
that even a nOncombatant who took
up arms to defend his wife against
some drunken soldier would be liable
to be shOt.-LOndon Opinion.
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cbins,. cr.at Rive.


The Yangtze kiang, or Yangtze river,
Is as long as the Mississippi and Is far
more important as a highway Of COM
merce. From the great port Of Shang-
hal as far inland as the important city
Of Hankow. a distance Of 600 miles, the
Yangtze Is navigable for ocean going
vessels. For the greater portion OF this
distance the river Is very broad. and
for some OF the journey passenger In
a boat In midstream would be unable
to see either shore distinctly. From
Hankow to Ichang, $50 miles further,
the Yangtze Is nAvigable for small riv-
er steamers, and from Ichang up to
Pingshanhsien, nearly 1000 miles, 1t Is
In great part nayigable. Some Of the
passenger steamers plying between
Shanghai and HRnkow are exceedingly
modern and comfortable. Thousands
Of sailing craft are seen on the river
daily on a trip between these two
points and numbers Of huge rafts
which require each whole village to
bring them and their contents to the
distant market The Yangt1e has many
important tributaries. One Of these,
the Hanho. which flows into the Yang
TIE at Hankow. Is itself navigable for
600 miles.
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Instinct Versus Res,o,

There has been current -
OF recent Years a reaction ao,'- -usiand
son. an avowed worship. OF =. ! Cd
and tradition and even pre'rJrc n-'G IN
doctrines Of this reaction ara :, ., ! ue
selves fascinating, and thev ba a.. 'I L
preached by fascinating writor, zen ES
way OF instinct and old babf, 3, tle
OF ease, so faciIe and strong ara IN ~.
troubled! Look at the face, - In, ul'
VINO are wrapped up In some n,,- -
and instructive purpose. Look m 1tu
CHASING his prey, a lover pursuino ny E,e
beloved, a band Of vigorous me- - -
vancing to battle, a crowd Of 49,,
drinking and laughing. That sSa -S
u.s. say the writer's aforesaid What no
can be and what It ought to bo ~. ne
Us not think and question" they sor
Let uf' be healthy AMI direct nor ~.
against the main current Of ipstinot,rs
feeling and tradition"
In matters of art such q toht.
mind may be valuable In rratror, -
truth or Of conduct It is. 7 believe =.
disastrous as it Is aIIurinc 49, Cnbo-.
Murray I'm Atlantic.
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Peru.

Peru tn the abundance Of her min
erals Is the real treasure chest Of South
America The country has territorial
extension Of upward Of 100000 square
miles Callao. the chief port, by the
ocean route through the Panama canal
Is within 200 miles as near 20 New
York a. is the City OF Mexico by ran
The Amazon port Of Iquitos, 2100
miles from Para, Is reached In shorter
time by steamers from New York than
by the overland journey from Lima,
the capital The country, which has
about 100000 inhabitants, Is divided
into three distinct zones, with as many
varieties of climate, products and son.
These are the coast zone. the sierra or
mountain zone, which includes the
great tablelands and valleys Of the
Andes, and the montan1c OF forest re
gton, which stretches from the eastern
Slopes Of the Andes 10 the vast river
basin Of the interior. Peru's resources
are both agricultural and mineral
The principal agricultural export prod
ucts are rubber, cotton, cane sugar and
alpaca wool.-Exchange.
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Hia Rart-

A small boy. who had been allowed
10 run much in the streets, had % I'M
proved his opportunities that before be
was i've years old It was commonly
said by the neighbors that he swore
IKE little pirate. Parental discipline
id not avail to break him Of the habit.
One day when he was to visit bis
grandmother IN the next street be was
implored by his mother to behave him
self properly. and especially not b In
dulge In bad language he promised
10 Try to remember. On his return at
night the anxious mother asked II be
had been a good boy. BE replied en-
phaticaIly that he had, clinching the
statement by adding
Il only called granma an old dsvil
twice all day."-New York Post
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Just Onea

Il was Charley's first game Of golf
his patient friend had taken him sadly
around the eighteen holes and watched
him hack the bah into small bits and
cut up the green as though It had been
plowed by shrapneL After the game
Charley and his patient friend were
talking to a few Of the golfers ON the
clubhouse yeranda.
That was a beautiful shot yOu made
this afternoon, Charley" sa1d HIS pa
tient friend
Charley frightened up and flushed
happily, while the young woman look
ed at him admirinGIy. which oneY'
be asked eagerly.
why" said the patient friend -tha
time you hit the ban"-Chicago Trib-
ma
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Hahad s.an -. PLAY.

While acting In Sir james Barris's
play. THE Little Minister at a sub
urban theater Miss Grace Lane was
told at the end OF the first act that a
gentleman, whose name she did not
catch. would like TO speak to her.
Miss Lane supposed that it was a re-
porter on local paper who desired an
interview. and she YEARLY gave per
mission for the visitor to be brought
into Der presence.
When. a little later, the manager
brought small. delicate looking man
up 20 her in the wings she smiled upon
him condeseendingIy and opened the
conversation by saying she hoped be
liked the play.
Yes answered the stranger quietly,
Eve no very grave faults to find with
Il"
Il suppose continued Miss Lane,
that you saw It when It was produced
at the HaymarketT'
@Yes. saw it there more than once"
was the reply.
you seem 70 have taken great IN
terest In the play" was Miss Lanes
next remark. as she began TO show
signs Of moving on
We'll you see" said the quiet little
man apologetically, Il wrote It"
The stranger, whose name she had
not caught, was James Matthew Barrie.
London Mail
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III. Way TO conuucr.

ne way 70 Conquor.
@Tn master II" said the az, and his
blows feI heavily on the iron.
But every blow made his edge more
blunt TIN he ceased 30 strike.
leave 1t to me" said the saw, and
with his relentless teeth he worked
backward and forward on its surface
TN they were all worn down and
broken. and he fell aside.
Ia. haF' said the hammer. Il knew
you wouldn't succeed. III show you the
way"
But at the first fierce stroke OF dew
his head. and the iron remained as be
fore.
-shan I-ryY' asked the soft small
fame.
They all despised the fame. but be
curied gently round the iron and en-
braeed II, and never left II till 1t melted
under his Irresistible influence.
There are hearts hard enough to re
sist the force Of wrath. the malice Of
persecution and the fury Of pride 30 Us
b make their acts recofl on their ad-
versaries; but there Is a power stronger
than any OF those, and hard indeed is
the heart that can resist love.-St Jo-
seph News Press.
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lis Fine Contract.

Giorgio Polacco's brilliancy as reveal
ed In music does not extend to the do
main Of business II one may Judge by
q story told by AlgernOn St John
BrenOn. Mr.. PolaccO was approached on
one occasion by a Milanese agent offer
ing him an engagement at Lisbon. Mr..
Polaeco named a certain price as re-
Enumeration. The engagement, how
ever. fell through. as Mr.. Polacco had
to go elsewhere. The next season the
same agent asked Mr.. PolaccO his terms
again and for the same city. Mr.. Po-
lacco named them The agent, acting
with certain celebrity, asked Mr.. Pc
lacco to sign then and there. This was
done, and Mr.. PolaccO took his contract
home to his wife. The latter read It.
Then she folded 1t up and looked
straight ut her husband ''GiOrgio," she
said. very TRANQUILITY. you have made
a great contract" All" said Mr.. Pc
lacco delightedly. Il know l have
Yes, GiOrgio." resumed his wife. you
have asked and accepted less than last
year-and-also the season is a month
longer"
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Kinsale keeps a modest place IN the
history Of Ireland It was here that
Don Juan's feet landed 1900 men to
join hands with o'NeiIl. out Of which
landing grew the story that the cot
tages at Worlds End are '-stin inhabit-
ed By the descendants of Spaniards. .
Il was from Knsale that James II. on
March 2, 1889. landed and from Kin
sale he sailed after his defeat at the
battle Of the Boyne. Thirty years ago
the house in which he spent the night
before his departure was stin In exist
enca Kinsale was greater In the past
than now, for we read that cot al the
lrish ports it was the best situated for
intercourse with France and that In
the town Marlborough found a thou
sand barrels OF wheat and eighty pipes
Of elarst "-LOndon Spectator.
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Title. of Victor Emmanuel.

The author Of Rejected Addresses
preserved the name Of a certain MI
Pole, as the longest imaginable. In the
well known lines:
Bless every man possessed OF ausnt 10
give.
Long may Long Wellesley Tynley Long
Pole live.
but Mr.. Poles name was as nothing u
the titles OF the king Of Italy. many OF
which are derived from the older king
dom OF Sardinia. Where his titles emu
It might be difficult to say, but they
begin. king Of Italy. Sardinia. France
Spain. England. Jerusalem. Greece
Alexandria and Hamburg. ruler Oh tns
midway sea. master Of the deep anu
king OF the earth.-Christian Science
Monitor
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Lanauaaa.

The French, Spanish, Italian and
Portuguese languages Qknown az the
romance" languages) are offshoots Of
the old Latin and are to n considerable
extant founded upon II, while the Ger
man and English tongues grew up
quite apart from the Latin That Is
why the Scandinavian. Dutch, German
and English languages (which, Ike the
peoples themselves, are closely related
are 80 scant In Latin words and deri-
Fations.-New York American
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Juvsnil. o.6ni.;o,.

Miracle : Something that happened
that couldn't
Respect-The feeling one KID has for
anoder wot kin lick him
Fauna-one who comes to any eoun-
ry to i've from another country.
Asked to state the difference between
results' and consequences" young
ster replied. Results is what you ex-
peet; consequences Is what Jon estS-
Boston Transcript.
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A Warm invitation.

The supreme court Of Illinois IN Aul-
ger versus the people Of Illinois. "a III,
4S6 held that the following was not a
challenge to fight a duel but seemed
rather to invite one:
Sir-It appears that a nife Il your
feverite Of settling fuses and II so bea
the case you can consider that It VIII
suite me you are a Cowerd and darsent
to except Of my offer. I want the same
chanse OF sharpenin' mi nife you can
set the day and / win be on hans
come upHke a man chuse your
man an ! Will chuse mine this thing
must be settled lam not a eowerd"-
Chicago Tribune.
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Some poor dweIler In the bentghted
beyond Of Chicago asks what a real
New England pie IL Ike. Il probably
WIN not help him 20 be told, but II he
means apple IT Is like an essay By I'm
erson nque1ed with the music Of Mas
senet and spiced with the cynieism Of
Shaw. II he means pumpkin It q IKE
some OF Goun0fs music heard IN q
landscape an sun and flowers, and n
he means mince pie, wig, Il - nEs an
Increase IN salary and a present from
home arriving on the Day when onss
conscience was behaving ftself-Bos-
tpn Globe.
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Circles

Circles are things In which people
move and reason
Those who move In circles imagine
that they make the world 20 round,
and those who reason in circles are pos
tive OF It. However, a wheel is really
the only thing that can move in a cir
Gle and get anywhere.
The periphery OF the face makes a
circle. every part Of which Is equally
distant from a point within. called the
scenter.
Society has circles, especially under
its eyes. Those who move In social
circles move because they are 90 IN
easy they cannot keep still.
Marital jars and cOnnublal pugIlism
influence the belief that the family cir
Gle might frequently be termed a ring
with equal appropriateness.
The girl who has many graceful
curves generally has a large circle OF
6dmirers.-Life.
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rho Flrut Pst.n. On Mrtvh,.

Before 1888. when wooden matches
with phosphorus were made In Vienna,
people were dependent upon flint and
steel 10 secure light. The first pat
ent for a phosphorus match In the
United States was taken out IN 1885
BY A ID. Philips Of Springfield, Mass.
Bor many years people refused 10 use
them, but by 1s45 the III smelling and
clumsy old finder boxes were generally
discarded and are preserved. IKE muff-
boxes, as curiosfties.
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Rainbow Currency.

The most striking paper currency IN
the world Is the 100 ruble note Of Rus
Sia, which Is barred from top to bot
tom with an the colors OF the rainbow,
blended as when q sun ray passes
through prism In the center n bold
relief Is finely executed vignetts IN
black The remainder OF the engrav-
ing on the note Is IN dark and night
brown fink.
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Thn Mlnrd Bible.

The word Bible is derived from tns
Latin name DibiI. which was trealeu
as a singular. although It comes Iron
the Greek neuter plural meaning I4llie
books" This Greek diminutive "So
derived from byblus, or papyruS' -.
famous material on which aneleI,
books were written The title ~biDie
was first used about the middle OF .T1
second Christian century in the 50 car
ed second epistle Of Clement, XIV .
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A Woman,a Mnx.

-sir. we are starting a new railroad
and want your daughter to drive the
frst spike"
Il have no doubt she win consider n
an honor to ofieiate.r
THANK you We have provided a
small gold spike. also a silver ham
meE."
-one minute. Idon't think she could
drive . spike with a hammer. Better
provide q hairbrush1 = Louisville
Courier Journal
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why don't you ofrer yOur heart and
handT'
Il fear she would turn me down"
4 don't believe Il She has given
you enough encouragement"
Why, she never gave me the sight
ct encouragement"
Get OUT / heard her telling you
yesterday that her mother did not al
low her to accept anything Of value
from young men.s-Houston Post.
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A contentsd Psools.

Famous for its fish, the little island
Of Marker, on the Zuyder Zee, Is In
haoited BY a sturdy folk who have no
desire to travel Indeed, 20 satisfied
are the people with their little Island
home that many OF them die without
ever having seen any other part q the
world
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chIna,s Tea nd RIe..

China has three crops Of tea-the
spring crop I'm April. the second In May
and the even flower crop about the
LIST OF July. The export season a
throughout the year. Three crops Of
dee are harvested. Export OF ttis
product Is prohibited.
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IittIe Children.

The influence Of little children Is "
develop goodness in men and "U nl,.S
Their example teaches love- nope, iI IA
trust. eontentment, Joy. delignl Iro
eheerfulness. and quickly 10 Iois 80
ana forget unkindness, injuSuc0
injury received from Others.
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Yes. she rejected me, but she ana e
m most encouraging way"
How was thatY'
sAs I went away she pointed 10 the
footprints that had made on the car
pet and said, The next time you come
70 propose to me I want you to wipe
your shoes cleanF-Der Guckkasten.
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Robert said the teacher to a small
pupil. -can you tell me what imaefna-
ton isY'
sYes. ma'am,r replied the little fel-
low. slmagination Is what makes a
fellow think bees singer e three
feet long after he gets stune.--Pitts-
burgh Pres.