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Show Accuracy. Tho literary quality of tho Chinese mind Is well Illustrated by a story In tho Travel Magazine. An American, visiting tu Hongkong, desired to buy some souvonlr spoons, and with that purposo lu mind entered a Jewelor's store. L.,,Tln rr.tnpfliin-jj.i.tn, vrMr. uprp a pleco of paper tho Inscription: "Hongkong, 190C," to have tho samo engravod On tho bowl. As ho started to leave tho storo, tho Chinaman called htm back and nskod for a deposit. de-posit. Tho gentloman gavo him 75 cents, linking a uoto of tho fact on tho paper pa-per on which ho had written tho Inscription. In-scription. When ho called for the spoon tho next day It was Inscribed In the bowl: "Hongkong. 1900, paid 75 cents." Youth's Companion. |