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Show -e I . I A Line o' Type or Two I 'Lord, what fools these mortals be.' I I " By B. L. T. As Ono Contrib to Another. Tour contributor poet, UiQimriu?, Not infrequently trios to writo various Hit s of rhymo. Hut hit vorse WouM be fftrtlicr from worso If his scansion wore not ho nefarious There's tlval. other eontrib, Cnloitrosus, Who with neiaidaRo poor and verbose us WouM f a in o v era w c Hut wo don't prlve a straw, So long: as ho ca.nt overdose us, K. N. A mayor those, days, ns H. O, R. Intimates, Inti-mates, if ho were open-hearted, would present to ft distinguished visitor the free- , don. of lila cellar. They Say It Just to Mako Conversation. (Front the Muflenl Courier. Jim Ma: "1vety person declare that the cello is liis favorite instrument, nevertheless never-theless it is the most difficult thhiR in the world for even a. pood cellist to get solo mi k a foments, while competent pianlslH, violinists and singers have no truiiblo In that regard." Of Its new prinler, Mr. Cllne. the Ptorm Iikc. Iowa, Hilot-Trlbuno snys: "He is a gentleman of parts." A Kent .email of "Forts'' would belter describe, a prinler. Fax from tho Madding Crowd's Ignohlo Strikes. Sir: After nil, there is a pood deal of unalloyed peace of mind in lim in h little lit-tle old sloppy country town, 'way up on the head or the creek. Kor Instance, striken of the following kinds dn t disturb dis-turb u one bit, namely: Hotel waiters, policemen, actor?, Hullman car purlers, street car operators, pearl diveis, diamond cut ter's, purveyors of prepared ortolans stowed In aspic Jolly and so on, and so on. If Woody hinifeif should go on strike and refuse to function it wouldn't break our hearts, but in t lie words of ono of his choice phrases, "won hi he very de-llchtful." de-llchtful." Tne on'.y ptrike that has ptven pausrt to any of us on tho (.'reek is that of tho grn o digger. Some of us may need on a of t hoso chaps some w.-et day in the not diMani future, nnd if that po-ti po-ti ntate should then refue lo ply his mnl-to.'k mnl-to.'k and ki ado it mlht ser!nu.y em barrs's the proceedings, besides sorely grieving tho undertaker. Hut there is an old ahaud'ined Ft one ouarrv near loun, and should n ny t hiiur happen. It ea n be utlilxed. to whv worrv.' " SAND CKKKK. Mr. v.!!onnrv, v. rites ao it A: 'chdoacon Sul.'fen in tau SpringfUld Ke-puhlb Ke-puhlb an. Tlifty Hit Cortei Hard, Too. Sir: Snid a dani-.-d who kh wntchfru the Australian te.in's plaTr 'jravioui, but t'o Ai:f.-s hit th hail hard." 1'roh-nl 1'roh-nl ly I'ortci broui-.t t'.c same oe-. s. w. r. "" h. At 1'h' b.v-o-'io rf t h o'd - fa -!fip.l wrtirnn ho .1'dn't croj. hr b-ss r er' tiMo r (! n roe:na You May Not Know, i ' i rr We-v'..;; H'.v. As o'er i!ie c'-ii-rr s 'roj:i t'-f. r f.i' 'lr 't t)m A'psnc rie. So throvKM i : f e ' d.-:. sir'nglns1 cet, Th fhw, r of K-:-M ,p irro'.?,. And as, u hr f r th rse row, Suii." m'.n ur i'.i w . i r . -1 . ! -4 , 'T! Nat'.r-' s :a th.t u ! 10 j-hou'.d Ho To n rt t e ;t; s ef T!'n on- e UKain b f te we part My fr'd-ty Ana w:.n'. r.i g. Arid he t r t fan the ar n rt be Aft S. a', 1 Ir t and h:H i Thev y e W'-r i-.r, h-n-n to eat; I I'll f:n - ' a ! re i ,vk" think ! 1 1 n i u' I : m t in o ir n-.e,it 1 nd r K " '-v r drink. I Kor '. nn r U'.l-'xi !. nrr flow. Th.il Ui'if.e r.i't lr.f. or M.i a wants h .t 1. tt dr: k I . hi". It'll w.un thai little i"::ng. If pv hr.k'ht .trop 1 Uko the ecu T ' t d r l a n n.c'inn'h'p cro n. On" k1i t.o -Is a dl.idi r. i f r-ilur s melt e tl-iw n ! A fhr for ('.Ar b7.'..i brow, Iti.t I ke I'g.ptiun nu-'i, )l! I eti'-'i dio k- ow ; I y the kT hps I - i-fii. M 'lhir.hs o'er e erv pp.vV.Inc t.xtt r if Kr"s r r n 1 l w in,-". A'-d r ho.. o'.T Iti d.T.p 1 ou .b id . 'it : oi. f': i; . I A t -1 L.'..r. ro--d t- t-.-t- ! I hrini ! f 'irir 1-- m of f. 'n Uni; koM, Vl"l brti'." f:it .!-.:.' . .u. t tho.'al hvnn I'.rt ir:i thf n; :r; l-,s of old. A weh orut? then to I 'V and I .Irth l'iu:ii 1 1 a r l a rirt'i an u iru. To -ntter o rr tl" d f e.iith Th r awerily tnlni,'d flr.r Tls W l-dom'a .t th cup that flllt. In uplt of Koil'a frown. And Ntur from h.-r vine. chid Mils That rulna her l'.f bh oi down! Th.vn one main, b'-for wo part, Mv etiiptv fr'n si u'd nrnr. And' ho that ban. the ,- : h.r.ut . hall luudit lSwh ami :.lr.g. Wo Don't Like to Think of It! F. orn the i'ambrl.'.iT'' Itev!r- Thlrk of th.e t-irtraH th.u Ihvnhrar.dt p.iluted of mu''i'r 1 ni'-lne tn tho liv id loom of his pniiv.t'' sinii'.o l.umo. Wanted An Engineer. Sir: " Mlrn n mlmn mii ml PrU. bane, inrninnr" wht-n on Intimate t-st er Ion it thn litinmn vmro, pUrclnj? the etl-.r. will thuji Inte. i oKato th Martians: Mar-tians: "Ito did von poii'U'rcn die your ennnh ? W e shiI -arm: Hue ouia bv and hv, wln'ii owr e-Mf, Prrine. ai.i.-hitelv rrmnd ,. that the wntom i't the o.-faii will coer It one uiUa tbvp f i u 1-rre, l.llirt ou, wn slill p.nvc to die canals to ho d tho extra water, riease tell hnu In d:-i tlinA ths Ffivnun of Kurop. fniid'-r favor of the tiuilo unhu.a and srt-llotm srt-llotm will bnnd their irplrn toward dls-coerrlna dls-coerrlna loiMM atandl for the dlKer In an hbnohitelv round oci-an ono mile deep overvwhet r, tnid aome learned memhor f tlio Hovjil l-o.rty "lit annest tho early prrparntlnn of fl'intf or floating la'.and, a replica, (of rmiin., on a f r y reatir s-n!e) of that In lapntu which lenuiel ( I nit! ver inn da h now n l o us. raniir. e'a phlloi op hie a Ptronomr i s w ho nmit ; pi led tais In- dtlnUiUk' spurlvllnu wines fi oni bnttomletiM e.nbletn, or be who e nl ed mi ii" I-inc miii on-Minie-. mlM . if In-1 In-1 fi ' ln rd, al.ow Mr. lirtnha no how , thn trick. M. C, Only in tho lMovlcn. Sir, A subtltlo In il nio le ph'turo In-fo: In-fo: me 1 tne "A brilliant Iflen o r rub a .1-oed .1-oed him." lv a.ich tidnaa harpen? C V. IV 1 t hna beeomo of thn o f. barber who nied to lather von thn pee.md 1 1 ma peer?" i (Merlin 1 1. (I, Ilea woi ln In Philadelphia. AV Bhnll l.ook fur A LlUlo Milk of llmnnn Klndncs.i, (Troni the M-u'iUon s.uitlnel , 1 Tie Mori limn men !u lm been mini. Tunned m .b.lr'men for tho siorltng city rml'l for nt Mmidav innnihiif urn W', I', Tn'ler, .1. H. l'can. ,T. th Irwin an-1 (.'. I , t i . i t I j ,In-.l what does t 1- s ti ado 1 hroo rue a n, "V iMli'in' O'- '!) ! In 1. but not lu'i'p- vnv"? o , oo It fi e-monllv In the ndvet (IMng cohnun.. Tlio Only flunltmy tt. In CuptMty. i I t oni 1 1 o bo a ( 11 It I '.I'll V'or ei e I'uf nit m n, h. dt, a 1 1 It a i v ca f, tmi t I i e 'lion ttd .'. "lijibi iinlc-l to row on rhlldrrn'r. ehdh.- " " i I ea m, I o.ihs UKo ail t in lv w Inter. |