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Show Wrong Diagnosis. One of the promient clubs of this i city gave a contract for the decoration of their building in honor of the visit of the fleet, and the decorator conceived con-ceived the idea that the word "welcome" "wel-come" spelled out in signal flags would " be an appropriate and beautiful design for the front wall, over the entrance. He asked a naval officer for directions, and, following the code which said officer wrote out for him, a very interesting inter-esting result was obtained. Judge of the surprise of the contractor when an army officer,' happening by, asked: "Do you know what you have written?" "Why, welcome," stammered the decorator. "Not by a long shot!" said the army officer. . "You- have up there, 'To h with the army.' " Life. |