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Show An Unintentional Joke. Jacob A, Hlls tells an anecdote of a reporter detailed to pollco headquarters head-quarters by a well-known newspaper. Ills special forto was fires. IIo Is doad, poor follow, in llfo ho was fond of a Joko, and In death It clung to him In n way wholly unforeseen. The firemen In tho next block, with whom he mndo hit headquarters when off duty, so that ho might nlways bo within with-in hearing of the gong, wished to give some tnnglblo evidence of their regard re-gard for tho old leportor, but, being In a hurry, loft It to tho florist, who know blru well, tc chooso tho doslgu. Ho hit upon n floral fire badgo as tho propor thing, and thus it was that ! whon tho company of mournors was assembled and tho funeral service In progress, there nfrlved and wns set upon tho coflln, In full vlow of nil, that triumph of tho florist's art, a rliield of white roses, with this legend Jwrltton across It in red ImmorteUea: '"Admit wiUiln nro limits only," |