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Show H Bit. Kx -Police Commissioner HIliKlinm of Now York snld of graft at a recent dinner: "Tho grader Isn't to enslly caught; he Isn't quite so naive an an old follow thoy used to loll about In Andovor. "This old follow win suspected of tampering with the church collection. A coujilo of clumsy trnis that were act for him fnllnd to work. Then one rlny a young; deacon walked paat hit bonne lending a new home. ""Thnl's a fine home, deacon,' the old follow shouted. 'Did you buy him at the fair?' "'Yea,' ijnld the duacon. Then, aa the other emtio nenror, ho added: "'I bought him with my pickings out of tho collection plate.' "The old mnn looked horrified. " 'flood grncloua!' lie said. 'I've often tnkcn enough mysulf to buy a bat or a pnlr of trousers; but. deacon, in takln' enough to buy a homo ain't ye conimlttln' a positive aln!" , |