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Show QUEER DOINGS OF MEN. A man will always stir his coffee before be-fore drinking It. This Is very foolish ho should tasto It first to seo if It needs stirring. A man subjects tho point of bis pen to careful scrutiny beforo commencing to write n letter. A woman starts right off Jabs her pen In tho inkpot and straightway begins to ucrlbblo as If hor llfo depended on It. Few men open their personal correspondent corre-spondent without looking at the postmarks post-marks to tco tho tlrao of posting. Women on tho other hand, tear open tho envelope at once thoy are In too much of a hurry to wasto any time. It Is tho man who lets out secrets not by telling them, but by ill-timed silences. lie does worso by refusing to gratify tho curiosity of his questioners ques-tioners ho Invariably causes them to jump to conclusions much raoro damaging dam-aging than the truth of tho maltor. It Is tho man who roads vlth his back to tho light, holding his book in one hand, Herein lies wisdom. A woman rests hor book on tho table and leans both elbows thoreon. But tho foolishness of tho man's net lies In tho fact that ho Is seeking comfort and seldom takes this position because it is tho most scientific ono. Of course, ho finds It Isn't comfortablo his nrm aches after tho first ten minutes, whereupon bo puts his book down and remarks ho Is going out. |