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Show j Odd Character I Grade Field's favorite story is I the tale of the man bending his elbow at the bar when another chap strolled in and ordered a glass of root beer. He sipped it thoughtfully, paid the bartender, walked up one wall of the pub, across the ceiling, down the opposite op-posite wall, and out the door. The startled patron eyed his drinl:. 'This is my first one, isn't it?" "Yes, sir," replied the bartender. bar-tender. 'Then I must have seen what t 1 U f ..... N .. 6- . j "Oh, yes sir. Odd fellow, that j Comes in every evening. Mott peculiar, really. He never says I Goodnitfht'." I A j;overnment crop Inspector j visited a Kentucky farm and began be-gan asking questions. j "Do you people around here have trouble with Insects getting I in vour corn?" I "We sure do," said the farmer, "but we Just fishes them out an' dnnks it anyhow." I Getting the "feel of the road" 1 is important before you travel far ! on winter highways, df-lnre-' I Utah Safety Council. Drive slow-I slow-I ly and try your brakes when no j other cars are near. This enables 'von to judge how slick the road I surface is, and you will be better able to adjust your speed to com-j com-j pensate accordingly. "I thought there was a large ' ! balance in our Joint account," said a husband to the bank clerk ; who had told him about "insuf-I "insuf-I f icient funds." I "I'm afraid your wife has beaten you to the draw, sir," replied re-plied the clerk. |