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The girl who was with them didn't
seem to think any of this uproariously
amusing, so they let the whole thing
drop.
Later they found out there was 6
member of her family named S. Ap.
pleton Appleton.
MIsER MAYBE.
Clerk ouer in the Post Office
Department came to uork NTH her
dress on urorg side out.
Some one called her attention
to the fact.
Il kno,p," said she, primly. 1T
Uas soiled on the other side"
SYMBOL.
&PORTS writer's who scribbled glow.
- ing phrases about Mel Porter
breaking the tape" well in front Of
his competitors in The Star mara.
thon the other day were on theil
nuts, If they don't mind our saying
so in a nice way
What Porter broke was a piece OF
knitting yarn that had been borrowed
from lady who was sitting near the
finish line. knitting two, purling one
Harry Fiddesopp, one Of the Off
cials, saw that somebody had stretched
a length OF stout, heavy twine be-
tween the two iron finish standards
He knew marathon runners are al
ways more or less shot to pieces al
the end of race, and figured one
of them might stagger into the twine
and bounce back. This could ieac
to all sorts Of complications, as you
can imagine.
So Mr.. Fddesopp called over te
the knitting lady who obligingly
shipped away part of her ball Of
yarn. When Mel Porter hit it it wa,
soft and easy to break, like a wooler
sweater.
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FINANCES.
WE'VE heard lots Of stories abou
w the sad condition OF the Fedora
workers pocketbook shortly befor,
pay day, but none that made the poin
better than this one.
Lady who works in Government
department was strolling down by thu
National Museum about dusk the othe1
evening when tramp approached
and asked her for a nickel for to buy
himself hot dog sandwich.
Sorry" said she, but tomorrow.
pay day and I have only a single
penny to my name"
20. X" said the bum. Gimme
that. I've got four cents myself anc
a penny will make it just right"
After resisting the temptation tc
tell him to divide up and not be such
filthy plutocrat, she did give him the
copper, too.
DISTINCTION.
Couple ne knou domn in Vr-
oi1ia hare been married for 81
years and oper all that period (or
as long as ,oonlun's suffrage hos per-
n1itted) hate conscientiously cdn-
called one another's pote at the
polls, she being Democrat and he
Republican.
They Uere talking about 1t the
other day, saying it seemed a bit
foolish, and still, they had equally
strong convictions and telt that
,phat one had right to do, the
other might do also.
Hmm. Quite right, my DEAR"
said the husband ngreeably. "Ab-
solutely no difference. Except that.
feeling the uay do about 1t, Tpe
had the privilege OF paying the poll
tar for both OF u.s."
WHITTIER NOW?
THIS yarn comes under the We
Don't Know What to Make Of It
and, Is therefore offered
without comment.
Man who knows the irs and outs
of an organization known as the
Potomac Archers says a girl who was
practicing with her little bow and
arrow the other day suddenly turned
around to see sly fellow trying tc
slip her pocketbook from beneath q
wrap she had laid on the grass.
She called to him to drop the purse
but he paid no attention until she
leveled her bow at him and appeared
about ready to let fly. Then he went
loping away, leaving Miss Robin Hood
a bit amazed at her own prowess.
only reason l didn't shoot any.
how said she later, was that ]
didn't want him to 90 galloping of
wagging one of my 50 target arrow,
behind him"
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FAME.
IF ANYBODY around town need.
dark glasses, false beard (air.
cooled in this weather., clothes de.
signed like battleship camoutlase anc
maybe red wig to top of the en-.
semble. It's Howard Wentworth, tn.
newspaper fellow whose articles or
traf1c safety won him some sort o1
national award not long ago.
In an absent-minded moment Mr.
W. started across the street against
red light the other day down or
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