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KhiK Henry's Merry Wives.
THE English literature class of one
of tho schools of Los Angeles
wns recently requested to incmorlzo
tho titles of Shakespeaio's plays.
One bright boy, called upon to rc
clto them, began with the "Henry"
plays becnuso those were tho easiest
for him to remember. He rattled the
names off with much gllbncss and
case. "Henry IV, Henry V, Henry
VI, Henry VIII and and Henry's
Wives of Windsor!" L. A. Times.
Good nt Figures.
Sammy was not prone to ovor-ex-ortlou
In tho classroom; therefore,
his mother was both surprised and
delighted when ho came homo ono
noon with tho announcement: "I
got 100 this morning."
"That's lovely, Sammy I" ex
claimed his proud mother, and slio
kissed him tenderly. "What was
It In?"
"Fifty In reading nnd 50 In Villi
motlc." Philadelphia Public Led
ger. Slnuigo Symphony.
A certain clergyman was the guest
of tho ltov. Edwnrd Everett Halo
overnight. In the morning he came
downstairs with n look of pleased
8UrjrIao on his face.
"What n delightful custom you
hnvo hero," ho said, "of chiming thu
bells at midnight!"
"Yes," continued the guest, "I got
up and leaned out of tho window to
listen. It wns a pretty air they
played, although I did not recog
nlzo It."
"This," said Dr. Hale, telling tho
story afterward, "was the first tlmo
I over heard of a fire alarm being
taken for a symphony." St. Joseph
Nows-Press.
Sentence Not Correct.
Reference to tho good old school
days at a recent social session led
William Gillette- to tell this story.
Somo tlmo ago the teacher of n
country school went to the black
board and wroto: "James can ride
tho mulo If ho wants to." Then she
turned to tho class before her nnd
bent her eyes on llttlo Johnny Jones.
"Johnny," said she, pointing to tho
blackboard, "Is that sentenco cor
rect?" "No, ma'am!" answered tho
youngster, emphatically.
"Indoed!" responded tho teacher,
considerably surprised. " "Can you
toll mo how It should read?"
"Yes, mn'am," confidently re
turned Johnny. "It should bo:
'Jnmcs can rldo tho mule It tho mulo
wants him to. " noston Advertiser.
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Two of a Kind.
Apropos of the "dryness" Into
which West Virginia has entered by
a prohibition majority of 90,000, II.
L. Kirk, tho Mayor of Wheeling,
said:
"Well, for tho noxt four years, at
any rate, you'll hear no such horrl
bio dialogues in our West Virginia
barrooms as n man heard recently In
Parkersburg.
"This man unw two thin, pale,
nervous wrecks standing sldo by uldo
tossing oft whiskies foverishly.
"Tho first wreck wiped his mouth
on tho back of 'lis thin hand and
snid:
" 'I'm Just up out of a sick bod.
I'vo boon awful sick. Snakes and
pink toads crawled all ovor inc.
"Tho second wreck started. With
a frown ho regarded tho first wreck
Intently. Then ho shuddered and
drow back.
" 'Why, man,' ho said, 'they're
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Losers nntl Finders.
A lawyer having offices in a lnrgo
offlco building recently lost it cuff
link, ono of n pnlr that ho greatly
nrlPll. R.IVtt tlin PlttRllllrrr Plirnnlnln.
Tolegrnph. llclng absolutely certain
that ho had dropped tho link somo
whoro In tho building, ho posted this
notlco:
"Lost A gold cuff link: tho own
or, William Ward, will deoply np
proclato Its return,"
That afternoon on passing tho door
whereon this notice wna posted, whnt
woro tho feelings of tho lawyer to
observo that npponded thereto wero
theso lines:
"Tho finder of tho missing cuff
link would deem it a great favor It
tho owner would kindly lose tho
tho other link
The Only Change.
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Too Fresh.
"How do you toll bad eggs?"
quoriod tho young housewife
Said tho fresh grocory clork: "If
I had anything to toll a bad egg, I'd
bronk It gently."
'Jlui Woman of It.
"Mabol, I'm drnwn ou the grnnd
Jury."
"So am I, Gertrude"
"Our responsibilities will bo
heavy."
"I roallzo that. Whnt shall wo
wear?"
Simple Itequcst.
Two llttlo brothcro had been
bathed and dressed and then sont
out to play In tho hammock, says tho
Literary Digest. They got In with
their heads in opposlto directions and
lay ' quietly Tor a whllo, but soon
started scuffling. Tho younger be
gan yolllng "Mamma, ma-a-a-ma."
Tho busy mother did not reply for
somo tlmo, but tho repeated calls
forced hor to answer. "What do you
want, Hobby?" '
"I want you to mnko Charlie tako
his feet out of my nice clean faco."
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Walnuts Are Dollars
They are now solllnir for tho
highest prlco nver known nnd liavo
troblecl In vulun In itlxtnan yonrs.
Wo sold our first crop of 1200
pounds of crafted Vrooman I-'ran-auettoB,
from our ton-acre, kU-ycar-old
orchard, nt no nvoroRo or
Mo per pound. Thin k-rndo was 9X
per cont of tho crop, mid wo Hold
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ples and wolKhcil only onu-flftcenth
as much? Wo fuivo treen for nnla
irrown from tho scions cut from this
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