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Show A SOLOMON INTUtiKBY. I llo. (luartllitu nt tlis taw I'rufllakli htlllrd a lll.nuttk. The other day I witnessed an nmus- Ing Instanco of Turkish police Justice, I says a Constantinople correspondent, i An Armenian and n Kurd had quarreled quar-reled over the ownership of a tobacco box. As their language grew moro cxpresslvq nnd their speech louder a crowd collected, delighted with tho dispute dis-pute Tho Kurd hud picked up tho box In tho street nnd tho Armenian declared de-clared It was his. When they were about to coma to blows n policeman catno up and tried tu effect n compro-I compro-I nilie, but neither disputant would give way. At last tho Armenian suggestod that the Kurd should bo oskod to de claro what was In tho box The TCiu.1 promptly answered "Tobacco au c arttto paper." Tho Armenian smilingly smiling-ly Informed tho onicer that nil tho bo conlalnid was n 25-ccnt piece Tint policeman Krnvcly opened tho mysterious mysteri-ous case, then, turning to tho crowd with the nlr of n Solomon, said' "Tho Armenian Is tho owner of tho box I r'urn It to him Tho Kurd Is A liar. (Hero ho smoto tha man from the mountain over tho hand) Allah bs praised! For my trouble In deciding . thla complicated affair I keep the !3 cents." |
