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Show Testing Nephew's knowledge. Thero Is u certain old German of Wilkesbarro, Pa., whoso prldo, llko that of many solf-mado men, leads him at times Into a bort of pationlzlng condescension con-descension toward thowo things ho did not "havo tlmo for" when ho wnB making mak-ing his wny in lifo. Upon tho occasion of tho graduation of a nophow, ho naked: "Veil, Wllhelm, vol did doy tench you up thero?" "Greek nnd Latin," said tho boy, "nnd Germnn nnd nlgobra." "So, bo !" murmured tho old German. Ger-man. "And vot's dor nlgebra for potatoes, po-tatoes, now ?" Youth's Companion. |