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Show Simply Couldn't "See" Chow Puppies at $50 "In front of a fashionably located dog rtore window containing a display dis-play of Chow puppies, I saw two Chinamen laughing and slapping each other on the back in their outbursts of glee. 1 don't know when I ever saw Chinamen so emotional. Out of curiosity curi-osity I sauntered near and tried to see what had amused them. It wasn't any cute antics of the Chow puppies, because nil were asleep. Finally, I asked one ot the Chinamen what they were laughing at. This brought a fresh outburst, but, after gaining control con-trol of himself, the one who seemed to have the best command of English pointed to a small sign which I had not previously noticed. It gave the price of puppies as $."".( each. That price was what made the Chinamen laugh. "Dogs like that In China cost rl cents maybe ten eeuls," oue of them explained. "But how about a tralLed dog?" 1 asked. "Suppose it was an extra good dog?" "Oil, thirty-fl' cents," declared the more conversational one, and his friend nodded agreement "Then what does a cut cost?" I Inquired. In-quired. "Cat. him cost more," promptly replied re-plied my new acquaintance. "Good cat catch mice cost $2." Fred Kelly in Nation's Business Magazine. |