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Show Is It Genius or Push? Norman Davey, in "The Pilgrim of the. Smile." tells the story of the waiter wait-er who took the impresario's place one night and thrilled London with his violin. Apropos of which the successful suc-cessful manager gives his ideas about genius : "If he's a genius he'll push his way ; and wlien lie's pushed his way and made a stir I'll pick him up. Aw, you don't know wliat genius is; you talk like a bally school girl. Genius is not being able to play or paint or write or any d d thing thousands can do that. It's push mau, push genius is guts." Little Mabel's Query. Little Mabel, eight years old, has passed much of her young life in the company of 'grown-ups, and bad acquired ac-quired many of their oldish ways by imitation. An elderly lady visited the aunt with whom Mabel lived. Mabel had heard the stereotyped expression, "Well preserved," used concerning old people. So. after this old lady took her departure, Mabel sprang a surprise sur-prise upon her elders by remarking : "Aunth', isn't Mrs. Brown a well-pickled well-pickled old lady." Judge. Who Will Invent This? That electric iight that stays lit a minute after you turn it out is all right, but what is wanted is one for the cellar that will turn itself ont when we forget to do it. Boston Transcript. She Knew Him. Milliner "I know that hat would please your husband." Customer "Not unless you took $".0 off the price." |