Show an everyday word the things some j eople do not know are astonishing observed the pedant to every roan man you meet the word penknife Is familiar yet plenty of 0 them would give it up if you asked them how the name originated tho the odd part is that they never stop to wonder of course readers know that not so long lone ago before steel pens were in general use the tha clerks instrument was a quill Sharpen triz one end of this was all that was necessary to make maka a pen and every man was his own peri maker and niall mall knives were were kept for this purpose purpose besot yes bt course you kne knew w all this before but bait there are arc a good many olis folks who do not e |