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Show THE GREAT MAN'S OCCUPATION. Nothing Very Serious In His Mind Just at That Moment. Tho multl-mllllonntro was being shaved. As ho lay back In his chair, looking upward, his gravo face gave tho Impression that he was In deep study. "Ah," whispered ono of tho barboi shop loiterers, "I'll wager n dollar against a toothpick that ho Is thinking think-ing of railroad mergers." "No," said anothor, "ho Is thinking (.bout hear raids In Wall street." "Hot ho Is pondering over tho rebate re-bate system," echoed a third. "I'll nsk him." Walking over to the chair, he Bald polltoly: "Hog your pardon, sir, but to scttlo an argument, would you kindly tell ua what mighty question you nro studying study-ing over?" Tho multimillionaire turned his lathered face nround nnd smiled. "I wno Just studying two flics doing handsprings on tho colling," ho chuckled, nnd tho trio of gucsscrs looked bo sheepish they failed to bear "Next" when It wns cntlcd to thorn. |