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Show STAMP MOVED UP THE WALL Explanation Was Simple, But Clerk May Do Pardoned for Feeling Slightly Nervous. "An old gentleman," remarked the major to a Portland Express reporter, "bought some stamps from me one day last week, and after moistening ono of thorn It slipped fro": his finger and fell to the lloor. Ho did not bother to pick It up, and after affixing affix-ing another stamp on his letter left the store and I forgot nil about the Incident A few minutes later my clerk camo Into the store from tho rear room, and nt once his face attracted at-tracted my attention for ho seemd to bo troubled about something, while he gazed fixedly In a certain direction. Calling over to mo ho Fatd: 'I do not think I am crazy, but I do seo something some-thing thnt I cannot understand.' I looked whore he pointed and distinctly distinct-ly Baw tho postago stamp moving steadily up t'.io side of t e wall! . "The explanation Is this: Tho stamp which tho old gentleman dropped had fnllcn on a fly and stuck to It." |