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Show . .M A Point on Your Pencil. Il "X llovarlan pencil? Yes, air," said iM tho stationer's clerk. "You find tho aLH wood so much better In these import- '' cd pencils? YvYll, It Is undoubtedly a aH fine quality of cedar. lint" t Ti.o clerk smiled. 'H "Dut all the codar for foreign pea- ells," ho went on, "conies from this ; H country, sir. It comes from Florida. ; H Florida produces the finest lead-pencil ; 4H cedar In the world. Thousands of i Vl acres or rich Florida land are given M over to cedar production. Ah, ao you'll 'al take' a dozen domestic pencils, then, .H sir? Vcll. I insure you that tbe same H quality ot Florida cedar Is used In '-faH them us In the more expensive foreign |