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Show YOUNO SCOTCHMAN'S THRIFT. Scotch thrift, or at lout tha Scotchman's ability to gave money, la proverbial A Canadian bank official recently re-cently told tha story of a young man from Scotland who eecured mploymant in hla Institution at I00 a yaar. At tha and of tha year it waa notlead that tha youth had a credit on the saving ledger of MOO. Thla aroused certain suspicions on the part of the bank's officials and they decided to look Into the- mat-tar. mat-tar. They sent for the brae tjroth o' a b'y and thla waa Ma explanation: ex-planation: "When I left Scotland my father gave me sufficient clothes to ds me a year, and when I came to the bank here I rot a Job looking " after a baker's books at night and I had rooms over the establishment and he did not charge me any rent for my room. The room waa above the ovena and I did not have to get a stove or use any fuel. There is a great street lamp outside my window and I dld all mv reading and writing by that" andTT It had J not been for the selfishness -and J Inconslderateness of my stomach 1 would have the whole Sloe to my credit." The Thrift Magaalne. 0, HEVVINGSt A crafty guy Is Henry Blnk, ' He's good at aeelng far; Insured tha life 1 Or his dear wife. And then bought her a car. Correct thla sentence: , "I'd nit her take castor oil myself.' said the mother, "than to make the poor kiddles take It." There's a price tag on Opportunity. Oppor-tunity. Sometimes you pay for It with brains, sometimes with brawn and aometlmea with cash. TRUE ENOUGH. '8ome folks won't mind their business: The reason la you'U find. They either have no business Or also they have no mind. SCANDAL. There were muffled sounds of a struggle In the other room, end a girl's voice squealed: "Stop! ' So response. "Oh. please don't. Mother said No response. "Oh, wait Just a minute, please." No response. "I.et me go this minute! "One more ysnk and I'll have It out," consoled the dentist. MAYBE FATHER SPOKE FROM EXPERIENCE. r. Willie Paw. what's a K. K- K. Paw A thrashing machine, my V son. |