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Show What He Wanted. An Italian recently ontered tho storo of n Portland street hnrdwaro and paint dealer, says tho Boston Record, and In his broken English asked tho clerk: "Johna, you got a do ma-chlno ma-chlno make a hot a cold?" Tho clerk tried hard to understand what tho customer wanted, but was unable until ho stnrted taking him around the storo and pointed out Individually ovory conceivable apparatus pertaining pertain-ing to heating in tho store. Finally tho Italian spied a small spring balance bal-ance suspended on nn upper shelf with tho indicator displayed. "John a, seo dls a ono," ho said, "Just do sam a kind, wld nummors; make a hot a cold. You got ono?" Ho wanted a thermometer. |