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Show What He Needed. Superintendent McLaren of San Francisco's Fran-cisco's system of public parks was inspecting in-specting the work of restoring Union square to its former beauty, now that the little San Francis has been removed. re-moved. "I'm for heavin' this un out; it's a bum little bush," remarked a gardener with a brogue. "Which one?" inquired McLaren. "You don't mean this beautiful little Scotch heather? All It needs Is more water and it will grow as tall as you are." "You're not very tall yourself, Mr. McLaren. "Not extraordinarily so." "I say, Mr. McLaren," reflected his gardener thoughtfully, "did you ever try water yourself ?" San Francisco Chronicle. |