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Show Insurance "Renews" Property. . "Speaking of overvaluation," says Merle Crow ell in tho American Mugu-, zinc, "an Insurance i.iun told mo the other day about a conference between n deocon In tho middle West and a fire insurance company representative. "Tho deacon had been burned out. "'How long had you had your mahogany ma-hogany bedstead?' asked the agent. "'It was n wedding present -4 years ago,' replied tho deacon, 'but It was Just ns good as new.' '"And your Ingrain corpet?' "'Fifteen years. But It hadn't been used much; It was Just us good us new.' " 'Uhm !' said the agent. T eo you have n family Bible listed. What did that cost you?' " 'Ten dollars.' "Ten It Is then,' nnnnunced the agent. 'For, of course, that hadn't been used much, either,' and was Just ns good as now,' "So among the things for which th company settled was 'one unused family fam-ily Bible $10.' "Andtbo deacon Is blinking yot" |