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Show Th Talne of Knowledge. ' A Brooklyn manufacturer paid a bill without a murmur the ether' day, simply sim-ply on account of the way it was worded. word-ed. His engineer fonnd that the hot water pump would not work and sent for a machinist. The latter bothered with it half a day and said it must como apart This meant a stoppuge of the factory for a long time. It was suggested that a neighboring engineer be sent for, as he was a sort of genius in the matter of machinery. He came, and after studying study-ing the pump a while be took a hammer and gave three sharp raps over the valve. "I reckon shell go now," be qnietly said, and putting on steam "she" did go. "The next day," says the rnanufactnrer, "I received a bill from him for $25.50. The price amazed me, but when 1 had examined the items 1 drew a check at once. The bill read this way; 'Messrs. Blank & Co., Dr. to John Smith For fixing pump, 50 cents; for knowing how, $25.' Had be charged me $23.50 for fixing fix-ing the pump I should have considered it exorbitant But fifty cent wa reasonable rea-sonable and 1 recognize the value of knowledge; so I paid and said nothing." |