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Show German Exactitude. Tho widow of a German officer presented pre-sented hersolf at tho offlco In Berlin for tho purposo of drawing tho pension pen-sion duo her. Sho handed In tho necessary nec-essary certificate from tho mayor of the vlllago lu which sho lived to the effect that she was still allvo. "TIiIb cortiflcato is not correct," said tho of-flcor of-flcor In charge. "What Is tho matter with It?" asked tho lady. "It bears tho date of Soptomber 21," was tho stern reply, "and your pension was duo on September 1C." "What kind of a certificate cer-tificate do you wish?" asked tho disappointed dis-appointed applicant. "Wo must havo a certificate stating that you were ullvo on Soptombor 15," said tho oin-cor oin-cor with great firmness. |