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$ fclSS. 155 JUST HH ' UKE SIR ISAAC NEWR3H 5 WAS LYIKG VBU HE gF 0 QRAVnWrfM6S. Jgg ;rough-and-ready comfort Pa, ma and the six children stood In a row on the pavement beaming on the landlady who had appeared at the front door, when the head of the family addressed her: "We have come to spend a month by the sea, madam, and I should be glad" If you would give me particu lars of ' the 'furnished apartments' that I understand you have vacant." - "Certainly, sir--certainly! The Tooms are allrjeady if. you care to see them But your party is rather a large one, and I think it only fair to tell you that there is only one bed!" The family, with the exception of father, ceased to smile; but father was of sterner stuff. "Only'one bed? Well, well, it can't : be helped!" he cried cheerfully. "One must expect to put up witn sucn utue inconveniences on a holiday. Be sides we're all quite used to roughing it, and the wife and ktdB won't in the Jeast mind sleeping on the floor!" BEATING THE BUTCHER For some reason or other, young married women have a reputation for being crassly ignorant on domestic matters. Many, however, are nothing like so unsophisticated as people would have us think; and among these many may be numbered Mrs. Dirk. -" One day, only a few weeks after her marriage, in order to procurd some of the necessaries 'for the din- ner party which she and her husband had arranged to give on the follow ing evening, she entered a butcher's, shop where, displayed hi the window, she saw a dozen chickenSr "Please piek me out six reaDy tough chickens," she asked the butcher, "I have a reason." The butcher put aside seven. "Are these all?" inquired Mrs, Dirk, "Yes, madam," was the reply; "these are the only tough ones I have." "Then send the other five to my house immediately," remarked the! young matron; and Balled out of the shop. WILL( AM IS A CAUTIOUS MAN It seems, according to Representa tive John H, Rothermal of Pennsyl vania, that the good wife of a happy home wanted a jar from the top shelf of the kitchen closet, but was unable to reach it Friend Husband was Immediately called, but he, too, was several Inches shy when it came to the stretchy reaoh. A chair was promptly re quisitioned and papa climbed upward "Don't William!" cned Friend Wife in an alarmed voice. "Don't stand on that chair!" "What's the matter with that chair?" "It isn't Baf e," returned the agitat ed wife. "You know how'heavy you are! It won't bear your weight!" "That's all right, dear," was thJ smiline assurance of hubby. 'Ttt j Lonly standing on one. leg. ' &i