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VALUE OF IDEAS "I've got a quarter here, friend," observed a red nosed gent who stopped us on the street with this in formation, "and I'm goin' ter git a good dinner wid it" "Well," we temporized, "what's that to me?" "Jest this. I'm a-goin' ter git a good tabbel-dotey dinner wid this here two bits, an' I thought mebbe you could slip me a dime to git a drink so I could work upa good enuugh appetite to git me money's worfh?' He got? it, because it was a new stall. Cleve-' land Plain Dealer. o o v So Considerate of Him. "So you are a bill col lector?" 'Yes. Here is one " "Keep it, my boy, keep it. You seem to have a nice collection there. Far be it from me to break it up." Tit-Bits. s o o Unnecessary Repetition. Little Jean Elizabeth was being baptized. When the minister put the water on her forehead she said, loud enough for all the con gregation to hear: "My muzzer washed my face." Delineator. o o It's Standing. ''Your basement acems to be in fine order." 'Yes,' I believe I may truly rank among the six best cellars " -Bal-timore American. .ADOLF SAYS, "IF -YOUIW V v AVOU Wc MUST sfec aCH olt Yem ouet in sTrfcer. I HJFReseR:FE F0Rfc25 A TASLff IN A SweUL CT. YW MOST COM it is my TeaT J ""k I Too Very Much Safety Was Undesirable. "I wish to consult you on a cer tain point," said Miss.Roxxe to her lawyer. "I am at your service, Miss Roxxe." " "Mr.- Doodles has done me the honor to propose for my hand in marriage' "Ah?" "What I wish to ask is you know Mr. Doodles? Yes? I thought so. What I want to" know is, if you think my money would be safe in my future hus band's hands?" "My dear young woman, it would.- In fact, I can assure you that it would be so safe that ydu couldn't get a cent of it yourself." Cleveland Plain Dealer. -- f-