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Show ODDS AND ENDS. David R. Francis, president of the St Louis Exposition company, Is probably the most elaborately docomted man In Alnorlcn. Kings, Princes and potentates '"vc showered decorations upon him until, un-til, if ho woro thorn all at once, he would (Utter like a circus wngon. Among th. lot are the red oaerle of Pi-unpin, the-crown the-crown of Italy, the Leopold 1. of Belgium Bel-gium ths sun mid lion of Percla. th-double th-double dragon of China nnd Ihe crofs of the Leclon of Honor of France. a FoodlJ-My dear girl. I have a llltlo more senso than you give mo rredit for. '.'.elle 1 am gl.id of that for your aakc: Illustrated J3ltn Electricity nevor played ro Important a 'b' it does at present in the far East. J no JapaniMo gonm-als uso both tele-nruph tele-nruph and tolephono In Isdulng tholi commnndrt. As soon 113 firing Is hcnd In t'ny direction bamboo poles are planted and wires strung, and In a short time tho lino l ready for use. u a r m" 4nicl',cnn tr,vH'ist recently wrote tho rollowlng Inscription In an English rail-lond rail-lond train: "Pasaengors aro requested not to pick flowi-rs whlla the train la In motion. A 6 a "Did you hear how McDIpp wan hazed liixt nlsrhl?" asked tho first freshman; iho spphB put him through a terrible ordeal. " "What did I hey do to him?" asked tho second freshman. "They 'jurat into his room." said the first frcsnman, "and took nil his cigarettes cigar-ettes away from hlm."-CIeveland Leader. "Aro there an.v new Improvements In the 'auto' line sinco I was here?" Inquired In-quired tho enthusiast. "Yes." said tho salesman, "one Just came In this morning. It Is a folding horse, to be carried under the seat and iuod In case of accident." Detroit Free Press. |