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' 16 HOME AND FARM MAGAZINE SECTION Stories the World Meets With Smiles The Ferocious Giraffe. AENAGERIE that had been exhibit ing in a Missouri village was struck by a cyclone and its livestock was blown loose and flew away. A menagerie that had been exhibiting In a Missouri village was struck by a cy clone and its livestock was blown loose and flew away. That same evening as the luckless own er of the show was sitting In the village Store, ruminating on the fortunes of life, a colored gentleman poked his head In at the door. "Did you-all lose a gl-raffe?" he In Quired. "Yep," returned the owner; "I sure did. Have you found him?" "Yes, sah; I done found him." "Got him with you?" "No, sah; I reckoned I better Inquire first, sah, before I fotched him over." "All right, you fetch him here and I'll give you a dollar for your trouble." "Yes, sah, but I reckon de trouble am wuff mo' dan a dollar. Dat ole giraffe am right smart rambunctious. He done tried to bite me." "What are you talking about? Gi raffes don't bite! They kick. But you bring him along and I'll give you two dollars." "All right, boss; I reckon you am mo' familiar wid dat gi-raffe dan I be, but he sure made signs like he would bite me." The darkey departed and about a half hour later there was a sudden commotion on the front porch of the store, the door was thrust open and in came the colored man, puffing and wild-eyed and pulling on a rope. At the other end of the rope, squirming and snarling, was an enormous Nubian lion "the fiercest lion in cap tivity," according to trie show bills. "Dar, mistah white man," exclaimed the captor, throwing down the rope and pointing to the lion "dar's you ole gi raffe, and I tell you he do bite." I'nder Oath. Smith was one of the foremost engi neers of his time. His one fault was an Sheet Music Buyers Accept This Offer To responsible parties we will send the latest Sheet Music en Trial. Write for complete information to day. The late song, "My Dreamy Rose," is yours for five 2-cent stamps. Mack's Music Shop 347 Morrison St, Portland, Or. When you eo to Portland you will Attend the Theater Tan will get the most for your money by gollnflf to THE BAKER (Gpo. L. Baker, gr.) On Broadway and Morrlwra Sts. Home of tlie Famous B:ker Player. Prices, 25c, 85c, 50e, 7"c. Mats., 25c, 50c Matinee 8FNDAY, WKDNKHDAY, SAT lit DAY. Always a new, play. High-class company of real actors and actresses. Beautiful scenic and stage effects. The Baker play ers have been famous In Portland for 15 years and to see them Is a part of one's visit to the metropolis. The theater Is always a part of the busi ness of a trip to Portland. At Broadway nod !tark Streeta, HlKht In the Middle of the ' Hotel District, Will He Found the Orpheum, the largest and newest theater In the North west, and where there Is always a bill that combines music, novelties and laugh-provoking features. THE ORPHEUM IS AL WAV8 WORTH WHILE. 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Passed Through at Xight. ' Some years ago a writer in Harper's Monthly told of an old colored man, Uncle Joshua, who was fond of boasting of the travels he had been on with his master. As the years passed he added to the tale of his and "Marse Richard's" travels every town and country whose names he learned of until the Itinerary was indeed marvelous in extent, and whenever a new person entered the com munity he immediately tried to find out how much of the world he, or she, had visited. On the advent of the new school teach er he was heard to accost Deacon John son, a member of the board: "Well, dea son, what kind of cullud lady do de new teacher seem ter be?" "She 'pear like a right smart little yaller lady, she do." " "Has she done much tijavelin', deacon, as you knows of?" "I nevvah axed her, but I hear tell et how she done been through Latin, Algebar an' But'ny." Fncle Joshua was staggered for a sec ond only, then recovering himself, he de clared patronizingly: "Yes, yes, me an' Marse Richard parse through all dem lit tle places In de night time, but Marse Richard low dey warn' wuth stoppin' ovah fur." Delivered the Goods. When the topic turned to kids and the good old happy school days, a smile illum inated the features of Congressman Louli Fltzhenry, of Illinois. He said he was reminded of how little Willie delivered the goods in the matter of constructing a sentence. One day the class In small-sized gram mar was holding forth, when the young sters collided with the word "notwith standing." Immediately the teacher dropped upon it as a ripe subject for an example. "Children," said she, with an Impres sive glance at the class, "we have here the word 'notwithstanding.' Can any little boy or girl give me a sentence contain ing it?" Then came a moment of intense silence. Every little mind was churning hard. Then the hand of Willie Jones shot up and vigorously wiggled. "I've got one, Miss Mary!" exclaimed Willie, on receiving recognition. . "Very well, Willie," smiled the teacher encouragingly, "you may tell it to the class." "The man's trousers were worn out not with standing," was the triumphant rejoinder of Willie. Wa and lTg. Governor-elect Whitman, at a dinner in New York, praised the New Year reso lution habit. "A good habit," he said, "and a very, very old one. It dates, In fact, from the stone age. "Dressed In the furs of wild beasts, two men of the stone age, Wa and Ug, met one New Year morning. " 'Say, Wa,' said the first man, 'lend me your crowbar, will you?' " 'What for, Ug?' asked the second man. " 'I want to go home,' said the first, 'and turn over a new leaf.' " Washing ton Star. ' Going Slowly. It was Richard's first day at school. At noon he rushed into the house, picked up the treasured funny page of the paper and scanned It with eager anticipation in his face. 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