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Show STOOD ON HI8 DIGNITY. Patent Commissioner Has Exalted Opinion of Himself. Patent Commissioner Allen Is Impressed Im-pressed with tho dignity of his position. posi-tion. A fow days ago a young man camo Into his office, took off his hat and said: "Mr. Allen, may I speak with you a nioraont?" Allon eyed tho visitor coldly. "Sit down,' ho said, "and I will attend to you In a fow minutes." min-utes." Thon ho went out and talked with a representative or two and somo other visitors. Finally ho turned turn-ed to tho young man and said: "Come Into my prlvato ofllce." Onco there, Mr. Allen looked soveroly itt tho young man and said: "I observed when you camo In that you called mo 'Mr. AW len.' Do you know, sir, that I am tho commissioner of patents for tho United States?" |