The courier-index., 1917-09-28

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 Napoleon was fIFs feet. six inches high in his silk stockings, fl NC are to believe that his existing el0th-s afford a means Of measurement vaistcoat which he wore at St Helena shows him 10 have had g chest measurement of 5s I-z inches and waist Of q l-2 His has is a : IS inch size.
 i vtry nervous freshman met Dean Jones. Of Yale. 0Ae morning and found himself obliged 10 walk out of chapel with the dean. who was friend ot his family. Chimes ringing al a church they were pass ing made him attempt a conversa- tion-
 T think those chimes art wonder ful.~ he said No answer Aren't those chimes exquisite2" Ee stam- mered. Still no response. Those are the most beautiful chime" he -ais.d his voice 9 bit
 Did you speak," said the dean T cant hear on account of those internal chimes"
 Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews is 2 daughter of the late Dr. Jacob :. Shipman. rector Of Christ Church. Lexington. Ky. It was Doctor Ship man who found himself. on the oc- casin Of 2 certain weekday service, confronted in the chapel by a single worshipper. a woman at that The opening sentence in the ritual for the service is Dearly b-loyed breth- ren.r Of course he could not say that nor could he employ Dearly be- loved So he did the next best g-dismissed his congregation
 Ex-Presidtnt Taft is alleged 10 have bought two seats for himself for a football game al New Haven last autumn. being warmly in favor of preparedness no less than devoted to safety first The trouble was, however. that-as he discovered on arriving at the Ileld-the seats were on opposite sides of an aisle.
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 The home of the late Joseph Jtf- ferson al Buzzard's Bay was not far form the Wareham road. Some years ago. when certain ladies affected the bloomer costume when riding bicy- cles. Mr Jefferson came upon lady in such a garb. who had evidently mistaken her road. As MT. Jefferson approached she asked:
 'Will you kindly tell me if this is the way to Wareham27
 We'll said MT Jefferson, .I'm sure don's know: it's the first time I've seen any"
 When Henry Ford was IT years old he earned three dollars a week When he was fifty-two he owned PTS acres Of manufacturing plant, with 5000 machines operating in one room and everyont Of his more than 20. 900 employees receiving more each day than he received each week 35 years before.
 Representative Talbot. of Mary land. was on an automobile trip with a friend to Mount Vernon. Mir Tal- bolt. being uncertain about the To- cality. stopped his fast going car and asked a small boy if that was the road to the home of George Wash ington '.Yes sir. it is," replied the boy: but you needn't hurry; he's dead
 When Sousa's Band was giving a concert in a western city recently, all the lights in the auditorium went out Sousa was on the job and all most instantly the band began to play "Oh. Dear. What Can The Mat ter Be2" As the lights still refustd to light. the band master launched into Wait Till The clouds Roll By" The roar of laughter subsided only when the lights flashed on and the regular program was resumed.
 Arthur Hendtrson. of Great Brit 1 aims cabinet and war council. used to be a molder in a foundry.
 Sir Albert Stanley. operator of London's underground railway sys- tenn and member Of Lloyd Georges cabinet, used 10 live in Detroit, l Mich. and worktd for the Detroit Street Railway Companywhen it was conducted by the Du Fonts of pow Tar fame