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STAGE Names and Real.

The extent to which favorite ac-
resses are somebody else off the stage
Is not well understood. Actors gener-
ally play under their own names, but
the woman who has achieved a repu-
tation before marriage prefers to re-
tain the name under which she became
known rather than assume that Of her
husband. Some women, too, play
while unmarried under another name
than the real one.
For instance, Maude Adams is really
Miss Kiskadden, and Marie Dressler
Is Leila Koerber. Jack and Ethel Bar
rymore are properly called Blythe, and
Truly Shattuck is Clarice Etrulia de
Bucharde, a name rather too long for
the stage. Theater goers seem to like
short names easily remembered. Trixie
Friganza is really Della Edna O'Calla-
han, and Mary Mannering is Florence
Friend; Elsie Janis was formerly Elsie
Bierbower, and Margaret Anglin is
Mary Warren. And so it goes through
the hst.-Boston Herald.
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..,sts of the Anoients.

onces to carpets are found
Rele the earliest Egyptian and As
sunons Eriters. In Egypt, for exam
Eria naor and seat coverings were used
PIE temples n for RELIGIOUS ceremonies,
u .e nbout 800 B. c. they garnished
WINE 1En interiors of the royal palaces.
the - zoo years following the dynasty
:, the pharaOhs carpet weaving was
OF .u nontIv confined to the Egyptians
opp sssyrians, an extant example of
anu cover Of 705 B. c., taken from
wv Sa,ocp at Nineveh, bearing a de-
tne - WOODEN lotus flowers and buds.
hgn Ian tells Us that the tomb of
o. +hp Persian was covered with a
~: of purple Babylonian tapestry,
pan no CaIlfxeuus, the best reporter of
v, W. .imp writing the story Of the ban
" ot given by one Of the Ptolemies,
w. ,.trrps "pui.e carpets Of finest wool
guitb the pattern on both sides and
tn W." embroidered rugs very
tSnonrifuIly elaborated with figures" a
v,saorintfon of which might well apply
~ the floor or chair coverings in any
Isonc,on of tmiay.-New York World.
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The Vampire.

This is the vampire: Always inert.
sitting still. spending five to seven
hours day looking out the window
on the street. Nothing To give, and al
ways giving it. Seeking amusement.
entertainment. but never affOrding any.
Taking. but never giving. Sitting
quietly and listening to others con-
verse and confer. even when her pres
ence is mwclcume. hut saying nothing
but an occasional yCS err no. Primitive
minded anil nagruw. with nothinS To
give. she drains others of IDEAS with
out retaining thcm-likc sieve.
Thought passes through and beyond
her without stopping She acquires
nothing, gives nothing. takes every
thing. One person alone with her be-
comes exhausted while she Is revivi-
fied.-New York Globe.
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Noisa and Hearing.

There are two distinct meanings to
the word "sound"-one the sensation
produced in the brain, the other the
external vibration which produces the
sensation. The physical cause may ex-
ist where there is no ear; the sensation
cannot exist unless there is an ear to
hear 1t. Suppose two men-one totally
deaf, the other with a normal sense Of
hearing-are in the same closed room
In which a third man beats upon a
piece of iron with a hammer. Is there
no physical vibration because the deaf
man cannot hear it? The sensation
may be ear splitting to the one and to-
tally nonexistent to the other. The
same vibrations beat through the air.
The same sound exists In the room, but
the sensation exists for only one Of the
men.-Philadelphia Press.
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Haiti's Sans Souci.

The palace q. Sans Souci. erected
by ChriStOrhc. the black leader OF
Haiti. is situated in the hills above the
level vale of Milot with Il BACKGROUND
of forest and foreground Sprinkled
with the palms AMI hutS of simple cul-
tivatOrS. DilapidatCd ruins and tan
gle of tropical trees are the rueful rem
nantS of the glory that was once the
palace without care AMI the garden of
delight of the king of slaves.
1t was off the coast of Haiti. near the
site of this palace. that the flagship of
Columbus was wrecked and here he
left most of his men when he returned
to Spain for aid. Upon his return to
the settlement, which he called Ia
Navidad," lie found the whole party
dead. including an En%liShman named
Allard and an IriShman. who was en-
tered on the Santa Maria's books as
William of Galway.-National Geo
graphic Magazine.
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Orkney Islands In Pawn.

The Orkney islands, says Parsons
Magazine, do not really belong to
Great Britain in the sense that they
were ever coded by treaty or acquired
by conquest. They were simply trans
ferred by Denmark to Scotland In 146S.
In pledge for the payment of the dowry
Of the Princess of Denmark, who was
married to James I'LL, king Of Scot
land. In the deed Of transfer, which is
still in existence, it is specially men
toned that Denmark shall have the
right to redeem them at any future
time by paying the original amount
Of the dowry with interest to date.
There is no likelihood, however, that
Denmark will ever attempt to exercise
her right of redemption, because Co.
600 forms, the original amount Of the
dowry, plus compound interest for AS
years, would amount to perhaps FL.
OOO,OOOOO0,OO0, and that Is bit more
than the islands are worth.
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The Rsstsuran. Buffer.

SOf all the buffers one meets social
" and In business, and their name II
legion" remarked minor cynic, none
amuses me more than the restaurant
buffer. This brand Is numerous. |
met one today. and his embarrassment
was ludicrous.
This chap, you know, is living lie.
He lodges in a rather high priced
house, but occupies cheap little room
up under the roof, to which he Is care
ful not TO invite any acquaintance
Hes an underclerk somewhere. but
talks Familiarity Of high finance. he
pretends to be on friendly terms with
influential men who wouldn't know
him from Adam.
Several evenings ago he was i'm
pressing me with the frequency with
which he lunches at one or two places
famous in the Wall street section
When l met him today bending over
coffee and rolls In a place where his
check was 10 cents you should have
seen his face, it was a study.
"Of course wasn't surprised, but he
was. 1 enjoyed the encounter. but he
didn't"-New York Globe
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FATHER STIcKLEBAcK.

What do you think of a fish that
builds a nest:" asked Uncle Ben.
"a nest down in the water?" echoed
little Ned and Polly Ann.
"Yes," replied Ben, "a nest that looks
very much like the nests the birds
build in the treetopS.
1.-The fish is named the Stickleback
The father fish builds the nest and
takes care of the little ones.
'The fish do not live in the nest. but
the wife lays the eggs from which the
young fish hatch inside of it.
THE nest has two doors, and they
open in such directions that the ocean
current passes through them instead
Of beating against the frail walls of
the nest and gathering them down, as
it might do in time.
THE gum with which the fish Clues
together the parts of the nest is spun
out of its body, just as the spider
spins out the silk for fits web.
Mrs. Stickleback is a great gadder.
After she leaves the eggs in the nest
she goes swimming off and never both
ers about the little fishes.
Father Stickleback, who has built
the nest, watches over it till the little
ones come out of the eggs. Then he
guards them until they are old enough
to take care of themselves.
ut must be fine thing to see him
swimming about with his little ones
flocking about him. If any strange
fish tries to bother them Father Sickle
back flies at him In a fine rage, and it
Is apt to go hard with the one who
makes the trouble, for sticklebacks are
fine fighters. They have q row of sharp
spines on their backs, and with these
they can rip and tear their enemies
severely.
Although so kind to their own young
ones, the sticklebacks are not so good
to the young of other fishes. Indeed,
1t Is said that it Is their weakness for
making a meal Of their neighbors' ba-
bies that has made them so disliked
by the other dwellers in the water.
"There Is one family Of sticklebacks
that live In the ocean, and they make
their nests Of seaweeds gummed to-
gether with sticky thread which the
fish supplies.
There are other sticklebacks that
live in fresh water, and their nests are
made of small sticks and twigs which
they can gather together on the river
bottom and are glued together by
means of the sticky liquid which the
fish provides.
1.-THE openings in the nest are always
turned the same way that the water
runs, so that 1t may sweep through In
stead Of against the sides of the nest. "
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Just Like a Man.

Che hurried down the stairs to Join
49, husband. who was waiting to go
ant with her 10 the party.
anb Jack" she cried, "wait a mo-
nent!'
~ never saw anything like it," ex-
claimed Jack impatiently. you al
Tors forget something. You girls are
enough to drive any patient man fran
de-"
aBut, Jack. dear
GOb. 90 upstairs and get what you
rant AMI don't for goodness sake keep
mo waiting here any longer"
aBut haven't forgotten anything,
dear; its you
aGood graciousi What next, 1 Won
der? I've been dressed ready and wait
ING for you this last half hour"
Tndeed..' she said frigidly. 'Then
vbv is it you have no necktie on?p
GGoodncSS,"' he calculated. "Why
,ouldn't you tell me that before, in
stead of staring at me and saying moth
iDgY'-EXchange.
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Spies In Revolutionary DAYS.

A curious and unfamiliar page in
American history shows that the treat
ment Of the spy In Revolutionary days
was painfully prompt and rigorous.
Every American schoolboy knows the
fate of Major Andre. but few know
Of any others, with perhaps the ex-
ception Of Nathan Hale, executed by
the British as a spy. In the second
year Of our Revolutionary war Gener-
al Israel Putnam caught a man lurking
about his post at Peekskill, on the
Hudson. A flag Of truce came from
Sir Henry Clinton, claiming the pris-
oner as Lieutenant Palmer of the Brit
ish service. The answer of the stout
old general was brief and to the point:
Headquarters, Aug. Z, III.
Edmund Palmer, an officer In the enc
my's service, was taken as a spy lurking
within our lines. He has been tried as a
spy, condemned as a spy and shall be ex-
ecuted as spy. and the flag Is ordered to
depart Immediately.
ISRAEL PUTNAM.
p. SHE has accordingly been executed.
Indianapolis News.
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Tn. Horse Upstairs.

Not long since we were riding on an
elevated train in Chicago. We looked
out of the car, and there. right at our
elbow, was a horses head, thrust
through the upper floor window of a
brick building. Ii was a startling
thing. We felt like saying. Now, what
on earth are you doing up here, old
man| But the horse appeared to be
very much at home. No doubt he lived
there, twenty feet or so from the
ground. 1t was like Il Jail. He had no
barn lot or pasture. When his days
work was over he was taken direct
from the wagon to his upstairs STALL
Rents were too high for his owner TO
furnish a stall on the ground. He
never had a chance TO roll over or to
nibble at a bit of fresh Flowed earth
Yet that horses life in the city was no
more artificial and abnormal than the
life Of the average city man. The mai
goes of his own accord. however, and
the horse has no choice in tie matter.
Probably the horses wonder why men
want TO hive together like beeS.-Farm
Life.
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FatsfuI Warship Names.

The Ill luck attendant on British
warships bearing the names Of reptiles
Is almost beyond coincidence. The first
OF England's fast turbine destroyers
was the Viper. She was only 312 tons,
but had engines of 10000 horsepower
and could do thirty-five knots. During
naval maneuvers she ran into fog,
struck the rocks off the Channel is
lands and broke into three pieces.
Three other Vipers have been lost at
different times.
The Cobra, a similar vessel to the
Viper, broke her back in the North sea.
Some say she hit a whale, some that it
was merely force Of wave and weather.
In 1890 the Serpent, a gunboat, went
on the rocks of the north coast of
Spain, with terrible loss Of life. The
death roll was 173.
Three other Serpents have been lost
at different times, three Lizards, two
Snakes, one Basilisk and one Crocodile.
Does any one wonder, then, that Eng
land carefully avoids ships with
"snaky" names?-London Answers.
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Legend of HoIyrood Palace,

Hollywood palace, Edinburgh, Scot
land, once British royal residence, is
the subject of strange legend. Rob-
ert Louis Stevenson alludes to it in his
little book on Edinburgh. There is a
silly story" he writes, "of subterra-
mean passage between the castle of
Hollywood and a bold highland piper
who volunteered to explore its wind
ings. He made his entrance by the up
per end, playing a strathspey. The GU
rious footed it after him down the
street, following his descent by the
sound Of the chanter from below, until
all Of a sudden, about the level Of st.
Giles, the music came abruptly to an
end and the people in the street stood
at fault with hands uplifted. Whether
he was choked with gases or persisted
in a quag or was removed bodily by
the evil one remains a point Of doubt,
but the piper has never again been
seen or heard of from that day to
this
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Thanks For the Ducks"

An official in one of the largest man,
ufacturing concerns in Philadelphia re
Gently showed me the huge plant. /
marveled at the labor saving ma
chinery.
"One of our workmen," he said, "has
made a great many of the improve
ments you see in this room. He likes
to go duck shooting, and while off on
a trip for a week or more he thinks out
some new way to save labor"
After a moments pause he added:
"Why, he turned up one day with a
plan whereby we save $4,000 a year"
"And what" 1 inquired, docs that
workman get out Of it?"
"Oh," the happy official replied, che
gets the ducks."-Girard in Philadel-
phia Ledger.
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How to Become a Hiqhbrow,

One never can tell the sociological
possibility of some little thing that
seems hardly worth the saying; Thus
tyOu say, ''He swears like a pirate"
you are not sociological. But suppose
you pull yourself together and say,
Profanity in that it relaXes the inner
tension by sudden nervous discharge
and offers a means of escape from So
eal inhibitiOns, is, when phylogenetic-
ally considered, natures method under
the conditions of modern civilized life
Of producing an outlet for primitive
emotions which in an earlier period
we're apt to take more socially injuri-
Gus forms. such as piracy" You will
then be taken for sociolOgist. I do
not say you will really be n sociologist,
but you will look like one, especially if
you add a bibliography.-New Repub-
liz
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Camera Men and War picture.

Inc camera man In search Of lively
war pictures often enjoys the protec-
non or special guard, which is espe-
clally detailed to protect him. Since
the camera does not shoot as far as
gun, the photographer often works at
an immense disadvantage. The cam
era makes a conspicuous target and
OFTEN draws the enemy's fire. The spe-
cial camera guard, which originated In
one OF the early Villa campaigns In
Mexico, consists Of two picked men,
perhaps more, who accompany the pho
tographer or skirmish ahead of him tc
render his position as safe as possible
when the camera is set up. Many
thousands Of feet of war film have
been made while sharpshooters on
both sides kept up a steady and effec-
tive fire. A guard of two American In
dams, both crack shots, were employed
Tor many weeks to protect L. NJ.
Burrud, an American camera man, who
accompanied Villa in one Of his cam
paigns. The Indians stealth and dar.
Ing In accommodating the ground in adj
vance often proved Indispensable
1.-THE Camera Man." by Francis Arnold
Collins.
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Why Not Be SensibIe?.

To the ennuied of earth who are
boxing for a new and lasting sensa-
tOn We would offer the query, Why
not be SenSible?
If you have never tried looking at
things in sensible way you cannot
imagine what supreme delights there
are in an excursion into this little fire.
ouented domain of human activity.
There are drawbacks, TO be sure. But
the drawbacks are greatly outweighed
BY the advantages. We have known
people who. after leading unsensible
lives from early childhood, have taken
% the sensible life and have never led
any other life from that time on. That,
however, is going to extremes and is
therefore TO be carefully Stunned, but
Il only goes to show how being sensi-
BE can take hold of you if you give it
q ehance.-Life.
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A Traffic Traoedy.

The panicky pedestrian hesitated at
the intersection Of two busy streets.
A motorcar was rushing upon him from
one direction, from another point a
motorcycle was approaching rapidly,
an autotruck was coming from behind,
and a taxicab was speedily bearing
down upon him.
He gave a hopeless glance upward.
Directly above him a runaway aero
plane was in rapid descent.
There remained for him but one re.
source. He was standing upon a man
hole cover. Quickly Selling it, he lifted
the lid, jumped into the hole-and was
run over by subway train-New York
Times.
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Aztecs and Human Sacrifices.

Human victims were sacrificed by
the AZtecS in various ways and rela-
lively in large numbers. Hubert Howe
Bancroft. in his History of Mexico"
says: The victims We're for the most
part captiveS taken in war. and war
was often made solely with a view to
obtaining them. y large proportion,
however. consisted of condemned GRIM
nalS or slaves. and even of children.
bought or presented for the purpose.
Moreover. persons sometimes offered
themselves voluntarily for the good Of
the people or for the honor IF god.
The greater part of the victims died
under the knife. but some were burn
cd alive. and children were often bur-
tel alive or drowned. while we hear
of criminals being crushed to death
between stones. But the most cruel
sacrifice of all. and yet the most COM
mon, was performed Ivy tearing out
the heart of living human creature
at the sacriticial stone"
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The Moslem's Exalted Month.

Ramadan is the month exalted by
Moslems above all others. In that
month the Koran, according to Mos.
lem tradition, was brought down by
Gabriel from heaven and delivered to
man in small sections. In that month
Mohammed was accustomed to retire
from Mecca to the cave Of Hira for
prayer and meditation. In that month
Abraham, Moses and other prophets
received their divine revelations. In
that month the doors Of heaven are
always open, the passages to hell are
shut, and the devils are chained" So
run the Christian Herald.
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PRACTICAL HEALTH HINT.
Handkerchief Menace.

= ThepOcket handkerchief should I
= be abolished. because it Is a Z
= source of infection long after
= person has recovered from such 4
= diseases as infantile paralysis Z
. and even common colds. says DR..
= F. Robbins in the Medical Rec Z
. ord. 1.-The day will come" he :
= says. when the customary cot Z
= ton rag is replaced by the cheap
= and clean japanese paper nap Z
q kin. which Is burned after II has
. been used. Infants and chill
. dren are helpless against the Z
= rubbing Of strange handker-
= chiefs over their perspiring and
= grimy faces. The public roller 4
= towel Of the past was innocuous 4
= as compared TO the family peck Z
. ct handkerchief. Bitter expert Z
Q ence will drive home the lesson Z
. that neglected noses, mouths and
. threats are largely. II not exclu- Z
q sively, responsible for the ulti-
. mate Gripping Of the unfortu- Z
Q nate victims Of disease and ig- 4
. norance."
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Preaching and Practice.

The noted Danish astronomer TychO
Brahe used to condemn with the Sc
TereSt contempt those persons who
Scribcd any omen or preSage to
eclipScS of the sun or moon, to comets,
The aurora borealis or other appear
MeeS in The heavens. He himself was
90 SuprrStitiOus that If he CHANGED to
meet an old woman in his morning
walk he at once retraced his steps
home, fearing that such a meeting
might bring disaster.
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Firm as a Rock.

"There," he said, pulling his shirt
sleeves over his brawny arms and sur
veying the clothes prop which had
taken him the best part OF the after
noon to fix in the garden, that's as
firm as a rock. Even the combined
forces of the elements cannot bring it
down."
Later In the day he found the pole
on the ground.
did You do thisT' he roared to his
eight-year-old son.
"No, father" was the answer; "a
sparrow perched on 1t. l seed 1t my
self."-LondOn Globe.
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Not Guilty.

Little Charley had been spanked by
his mother for stealing cookies. His
cousin, who was present, wishing to
comfort him, said: Poor Charley! You
have my sympathy" Looking up
through his tears. he protested: 81
have not, l didn't touch itr'-BostOn
Transcript.
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Somethinu In This.

Instead of the greeting, How are
you?" which makes it easy for your
friends to discourse on their alleged
Ills, why not say You're looking well?"
which puts the burden of proof on the
man who thinks he is ill.
There's an interesting bit Of psychol-
ogy in this.-EXchange
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SimpIe Arithmetic,

A little boy who had not learned
how to count one day received three
apples from friend.
He was very pleased and told his
mother afterward.
"How many apples did you getT'
she asked
81 don't know just how many moth
err" he replied, "but 1 got one in the
middle and two outside. New York
Times.
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EiftY-EiftY.

"A1y son." said the father impress
sively, you are leading an absolutely
useless life. For the last ten years you
have done nothing but squander time
and money"
'That's all right, dad" replied the
unrepentant youth. at isn't as If
was asking you to bear the whole bur-
den. You just furnish the money, and
I'll try to find the time."-St. Louis
Post-Dispatch.
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The bad Nswsp Bell At LIoyd,s.

The bell of tie British frigate Lu-
tine, which sank of the Dutch coast in
1899 with a cargo of coin and specie
valued at $6.OOO.OO0, is the bad news
bell at Lloyd's. Whenever news is re-
ceived that ship is overdue or when
definite news comes Of the loss Of a
ship the bell is rung by the "caller."
At its tolling all transactions are sus-
pended until the news it heralds Is
read.-London Mirror.
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Domestic Amenities,

Did ny vanity box conner
~Guc>> not. A small package came"
Thai must be my vanity box"
Gee, that wouldn't hold half youI
vanity. expected 'em to unload a
piano aSc ut the very least."-Rich
1ond IjUrS-DiSpatch.
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The Ancient Mayas.

1t is urged 10y an archaeOlogist that
the Mayas. who once inhabited Amer
lea, had civilization as far advanced
as that of any early people except the
Greeks. The dwellers in the junglcS
Of Yucatan. Guatemala and Honduras
are believed to be their descendants.
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One Economic Failure.

TheoriSt-Our housewives ought to
De encouraged to make their OWN
bread. The homemade article would
not be 50 liable to 60 up. Practical
riend-No: if it's all the kind my
Wife tried to make it would be too
heavy to do any rising.-EXchange.
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a Rivar In Brazil.

The state of Sac PaulO. In the repuh-
lie Of Brazil. has river that carries
one Of the longest names Of any stream
In the world. The name Is Of Indian
origin and IS ''Tamanduaetchy" and is
also called without saving anything IN
length 'river Of the Great TamanOir.
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Mans Littleness.

AS an illustration of the insignifi
canoe of man in the scheme of nature
Professor Zuccarini of Italy estimated
that. taking the worlds population at
1,500.O00.000. the whole human race
could stand comfortably shoulder to
shoulder in an area 500 miles square.
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In the Same Boat,

The Overbearing Lawyer-lgnorance
Of the law excuses no one. The Cul
prit-I'll be sorry for you then II yon
ever get in rouble.-Browning's Maya
zine
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Joke In a Needles Point.

Some years ago an American firm
sent to a Chinese house in Canton the
smallest and finest kind Of needle as
q sample of our skill in delicate handi-
craft 1t was returned to the firm
with a hole through the point. which
could be seen only with a microscope