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Show Samples Changed Hands. It was in n country tavern whero a nowly arrived commercial traveler was holding forth. "I'll bet my caso of samples," ho said, "that 1'vo got tho hardest nnmo of anybody In this room." An old farmer In tho background back-ground shifted his feet to a wnrracr part of tho stovo. "Yo will, will ye?" ho drawled. "Wa-al, I'll havo to tako yo up. I'll bet $10 against your samples sam-ples tliat my namo'll beut yourn." "Done," cried tho salesman. "I've got tho hardest namo In tho country. It la Stono." Tho old man expectorated. "Mine," ho suld, "Is Harder." |