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Show PERSONAL MENTION. "Pie, coffee and conversation," paid Senator Sen-ator Piatt of Connecticut, "are tho three ingredients that constitute a good dinner." "And the greatest of thce Is conversation." conversa-tion." commonted n companion. "No, plo Is the greatest," corrected the Senator. "It excels conversation In that It always comes to you with a point to It." a, a h A document In Fionrh recently was placed at each United States Senator s desk. Senator Tillman snld that there woro not seven mon In tho Scnato who would know tho Lord's prayer If thoy saw It In French. Senator Hoar, who heard thla guess, added: "Perhaps so, perhaps so, but that would not bo because thoy can't read French." Edward E. Lee. a wealthy Baltimore business man. has a fad for collecting all kinds of coupons for prlzo tags. Recently ho saw an advertisement announcing that for a certain number of a particular tag ho could win "a horse and runabout" Ho collected the tags, forwarded them and In a few days received 1 by express a tiny roeklajr horse. He sat down and wrote a :arj)fl0 letter to tho firm. "I acknowledge acknowl-edge the receipt of tho horse," he wrote, "but you failed to Inclose tho runabout." In an early mall ho received this letter: uiar air: wo nave your letter acknowledging acknowl-edging receipt of the horse. As for tho runabout, go chaso yourself." At a reception given to Gen Chaffeo by tho militiamen at Poughkeopslo the General Gen-eral told this story: "Not long ago a soldier sol-dier In tho regular army stopped me on the streot nnd askd me to lend him a quarter. 'Why. yesterday you receive I your month's pay. did you not?' I ask.3 him. 'Yes.' replied tho veteran. "Where1 your money now?' 'It's like this.' wont on. 'I left the post and crossed to New York with that J15.C0. I mot a friend and wo had dinner. I was mighty surprised sur-prised when the bill was S. Then I bought 51 worth of cigars and we went to tho theater .for ?l. After tho theater we went down to tho Bowery and I spent $2 there ' 'That's $15.' I replied. 'What happened to that other CO cents?' Tho old fellow seemed puzzled. Finally he answered: 'I must havo spent that foolishly.' " |