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Show Sni'ike 1 11 Fako Clffir. .. Edison Is fond of siuokliur, but he becomes so obnrbed in wnrk that hit even forgets thst he has n'elirar Hi Ins mouth, When he bad uti ofllea on Fifth avenue, New York, the desk In which ho kept a box of clgiits as always al-ways open, and ns the hoys ramo ami went at alt Imurs, his clears disappeared disap-peared with mystorluns rnpldliy. Finally Fin-ally he asked a friend who was In the tobacco hu-ducss, If hu could not do something that would discourage this disappearance. "Why, yes' calil tho friend. "I'll put Hoffman Home labels on tlm outside, but I'll (111 them up with horsehair nnd hard rubber." Well, said Mr. Edlsmi, In relating tho stfiry, "that fellow went to California Cali-fornia and didn't return for three months. I foruotnbnut lilm meantime, hut when he came back I said to lilm: 'Look hole. I thoiiRlityou wore going to fix me up so no fake cigars.' 'Whv, I did, ho said In surprise. 'You did? When?' 'Why, don't you remember a Hat box with a green luhelt iho cigars In bundle form, tied wth yellow- rib. boti!' Do you know,' said Edison, In-nocently, In-nocently, 'I smoked thetn all myself f" Pittsburg Dispatch! . 1 |