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Show Professor Oncken's Translation. Prof. Oncken, who has been lecturing lectur-ing on languages at tho University of Chicago, attended a gathering of savants tho other evening. Tho steam heating plant wns In bad working work-ing order, aud tho conversation turned turn-ed to furnaces. "Herr Onckon, what Is tho German word for furnaco?" asked ono of thoso present Tho professor studied a few minutes, min-utes, and then said: "Central heating plant Is tho only Gorman equivalent for furnaco -that would translato Into English." Tho professor wns as much amused as tho others at not being ablo to glvo a hotter synonym and tho laughter was general when some ono said: "Fancy your wlfo asking you tho last thing at night: 'My dear, did you attend to tho central hentlng plant?' " |