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Show A Mild December. (The late Joseph Dorsey of San 'bs, the famous detective, whose i'et feat was the capture of Canon (rnard after a chase from Alaska to (,pe Horn, used to impute his suc-'s8 suc-'s8 to his knowledge of men. "A detective." ne would say, hould know the habits of every Iss. Then no disguise can deceive i JaII men, even the most unmethodi-,, unmethodi-,, have their habits. Even the amp has his. ' 'You great, big, lazy loafer,' I Id to a tramp one December day, ju ought to be in jail.' f'Yes. Algie,' the tramp replied, as pretended to fix a monocle in his fe. 'Yea, I know it's the correct fag for our set at this season, Algie; 't, deuce take It, it's such a mild jiter, don't jou know!'" |