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Show Two Good Irish Bulls. Tho l'lilln..-lphla Time give two good sampl.n of Irish bulls. Dr. O'Hoguo, health officer at Minneapolis, Minneapo-lis, when recently In Philadelphia at a gathering of medical men, became engaged In a discussion of tho dangers dan-gers resulting (rum Impure drinking water. "Why," ho aald, "Uie typhoid fever bacilli call fur the soat diligent attention at-tention if tho health of a community la to be conaerved. They aro ao amHll, gentlemen, that a handful of them could he placed on the point of a needle!'' 81111 another bull Is conMhuted by a reader, who says he overheard a street car argument between two Celts the other day concerning the Hplrllunllstlc leanings of tho lulu Ferdlunnd J. Ilreer. "Well," said ono, "ho niolght have been a bit foolish an' bvlaved In ban-shoo ban-shoo an' tho Inlkn, but ho knew enough to have himself cr remntcd." "An' do yos be thlukln' that's a good thing?" asked his opponent. "Why, man I do that! Whin yea I cr-rematod yes can have the nshe put In a lltllo tin box an' carry 'em around In your vlst pocket wld yez." Baring-Gould Still Active. Though rloso upon 70 years of age Mr. Barlng-Uould, the author of mure uooks than any living Kngllshman, Is as upright to-day aa he was thirty years ago. Ho attrlbutea thl erect-nea erect-nea lo hi Invariable custom of wilting wilt-ing at a high dosk In a standing position. posi-tion. Mr. Gould always writes with a quill peu, and his manuscript I not I beloved by printer. A a relaxation from literary work Mr. Oould, like tho late Mr. Olndstone, often spends a couple of hours chopping down trees. |