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Show SENDS POST CARDS TO HIMSELF. Absent-Minded New Yorker Hat Ingenious In-genious "Memory Jogger." Thoro Is an absent-minded man In -Now York who keeps a stock of post cards pn hand for his stenographer to send to htm. If bo makes an engagement engage-ment ho will ting tho belt at once tor tho stenographer. "Miss Smith,," ho will say, "kindly uddress a postal to me, at my residence, resi-dence, saying, 'Remember to call on Dobson & Dewey on your way downtown down-town this morning.' 1 want It to reach meat the breakfast table tomorrow, understand? U I stand It up against my tumbler, and start oft with it in my hand, perhaps I'll manage to keep that engagement In mind." Or It may bo: "Miss Smith, kindly send a postal to me at home, and get Joo to post It at once. I want it to get there In this evening's mall. Please don't forget. It's most Important. "What's the message? Now, what was It I wanted to remind myselt or? Oh, dear, yes. That Just shows how absent-minded I'm apt to bo. Say, 'Remember I have bought theater tickets for tonight.' That should reach me about sovon, ns wo aro sitting sit-ting down to dinner." |