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Show Age of Oysters. Oysters grow only during the summer sum-mer and especially during the long, warm hummers at that, und tire scarcely scarce-ly big enough for the mouth before the third year. It Is easy after looking look-ing over a bunch of shells to tell how old an oyster Is. A summer bump and the winter sink como ueross the shell every year, but after the seventh or tenth year full growth comes; then, by looking at the tduks between the humps It Is hard to tell anything more about Miss Oyster's age. Oysters livu to be 20 years old. "Kicking the Bucket." When we speak facetiously of some one for whom we have no reverence ns having "kicked the bucket," wo employ a phrase that would seem to be a piece of latter-day slang, but as a matter of fact. It dates back to old Kt. gland, when, about the year 1725, one liolsover bung himself to a beam while standing on the bottom of a bucket, nnd then kicked tho bucket away. Although ut first used only In cases of suicide, It has been applied In the course of yeurs to uny death, without distinction. His Wurst. The German proprietor of a lirook-lyn lirook-lyn delicatessen store has got far enough along to pun In English. A writer in the New York Bun reports the fact. Hanging In the window of the little hop la this advertisement: "The Host You Can Do Is Iluy Our Wurst." Youlh'a Companion. Fine Scheme. Wife Please match this piece of silk for uie before you como home. Husband At the counter where the sweet little blonde works? The one with the soulful eyes and Wife No. You're too tired to shop for me when your day's work Is done, dear. On Becond thought, I wou't botbor you. Foolish. "I am going to ask your father tonight for your hand in marriage." "How dreadfully old fashioned you are." "Don't ask blm; tell him." Quite Often. Flgg, Two negatives make an affirmative, af-firmative, you know. Fogg With a woman It takes only i.e. There is still plenty of honey In the rock for a man who has the patience pa-tience to keep on pegging away until be gels It. 1 |
