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Show THE MAID MEANT WELL. Out Her Action Embarrassed Absent-Minded Absent-Minded Professor. Dr. John Bascom, ex-prcsidont ot tho University of Wisconsin, drew attention at-tention to himself recently by a bitter attack on tho business methods ot John D. Itockcfcller. Dr. Uascom was celebrated at tho University of Wisconsin Wis-consin for his absent-mindedness. Many stories aro told of him In this regard. One of the stories concerns a reception that he onco gave to the students of the freshman class. Lorn-onado Lorn-onado was served during tho evening, and when tho maid an Innocent crea- , ture fresh from Ireland handed the tray to her master, ho put out his hand to It, and then, forgottlng what ho was about to do, let his fingers play aimlessly for several minutes among tho glasses while ho talked warmly upon soino subject that much Interested Inter-ested him. But the maul misunderstood misunder-stood Dr. Bascom's hesitation. She thought that sho would help btm out of It. "I think this Is tho largest, sir," an said, and sho thni3t Into his hand tho glass that contained the greatest quantity quan-tity ot lemonade. |