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Show I A 11 JIo Craved. Tho proprietor of tho rcstuurnnt hud Just Issued a new ndvortlsoment, Intended In-tended to call nttontlon to a reduction In rates. After quoting the prices of various articles to coucltislvuly dnmon-ttrato dnmon-ttrato tho fact that everything was cheap, ho added nt tho bottom of thn advertisement: "Bread, butter and potatoes free." Ho knows better now. If ho hnd to do It uvr again ho would word Itn little differently anil nil because a solemn looxlng man camo in onu day and after taking hs place nt a table, pojnted to tho udvcrtlsemont nnd asked: "Is that on the square?" "Certainly," replied tho waiter. "Then givo mo some bread, butter and potatoes.1' said tho man, 'Yes, sir. What olao?" asked the jvalicr. "Nothing olao," replied tho man. "That's all that's freo, isn't It?" Chicago Post. |