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Show IN THE SILENCE Not long ago a legal light In Washington Wash-ington had occasion to call upon a certain official of tho Treasury Department De-partment whoso softly modulated volco has gained him tho designation of "tho silqnt ono." Tho messenger to this ofTlcIal stopped stop-ped tho lawyer ns he wasjgolng into tho room, saying that his chlof was "not In." "Oh, yes, ho Is," said tho lawyor, "ho's In therol" and ho pointed to tho room, tho Inside of which was not vlslblo from whoro ho stood, "But, sir but," began tho puzzled and bowlldored messenger, "how do you know that?" "Docauso," chuckled tho visitor, "It's so still In there!" , |