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La J ;Kffw V PORC- V t Ik v y t cK t J M v. A fL I . -Bntf NO COMPARISON Teacher Now, children, George" wasnington coiuant ten a ne, wnicn made him the greatest man who ever lived. "Willie Jones I know a bigger man'n him. Teaceher Impossible! Who? Willie Ananias; coz he couldn't tell the truth. IMPREGNABLE -"I put my reliance in the wisdom of the plain people," said 'the peace orator. "But suppose the plain people do not happen to agree with you?" "Then I refuse to be influenced by the clamor of the thoughtless crowd." Philadelphia Record. o o IT DEPENDS Mrs. A. How often do your house maids duet? m n. y. they flnelly got gorgie to gq to sundy scool it was somthing like dragging a cat acrost a brussels carpet by the tall, but they done it , so at last they got gorgie placed in his little chair, with the yung" lady teacher giving him a sweet smile, asd saying to herself, what next i wonder gorgie he give the techer the onfca over and she kind of made a hit with him, but then he looked around at the uther kids in the class and the stuff was all off one of them had curls and another one wore a lace collar, and altogether they dident look as if there was a. good scrap in the hole bunch r bimeby after she had passed out a nice line of chin goods, the teacher says, now, all the little boys that wants to go to heaven please stand up tney all stood up except gorgie what, says the teacher, don't you want to go to heaven, my little mas i do not, says gorgie if this here bunch of fluffies is go ing, 111 take the uther place for mine and now gorgie is back among-the heathen on sundy mornings, ..; SHOWED DISCRETION Betty was milking the cow when, the mad bull tore over the meadow. Betty did not stir, but continued milking. Observers who had run Info safety saw, to their astonishment, that the bull stopped dead within a few yards of the maid and cow, tuita ed around and went away, sadly. "Weren't you afraid? Why did ha run away?" asked everyone of Betty. "He got scared," said Betty. "Thai cow is his mother-in-law." Pitta- Mrs. B, Which, fan the furniture or skip out? New York Post burg Chronicle. MtMihiiiiliBljteitti