Judge — October 2, 1915 — page 25: what you’re looking at

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yn “eeada el Amusing Tales of Contemporary Life APerfect Lady—A philanthropic New York woman was entertaining, in the spacious grounds of her suburban residence, a large number of East- children. On her rounds of hospitality she was impressed with one stri ingly peautiful little girl. She could not have been more than nine years oe abel! and began a conversation. su “Does what you see here to-day please you?” she asked. ild eyed her host in silence. Ape said the lady. “Don’t be afraid.” “Tell me,” then said the child, “how many children have you got?” Astonished at the question, the lady hesitated for a moment, and then catered into the fun of the situation. “Ten,” she replied. , | | “Dear me,” answered the child, “that is a very large family. | hope you are careful and look after them. Do you keep them all ¢ 7 “Well, I do my best.”” , “And is your husband at work?” . “My husband does not do any kind of work. He never has. “That is very dreadful,” replied the little girl carnestly, “but I hope keep out of debt.” Yourke game had gone too far for Lady Bounti “You are a very rude and impertinent child ike that, and to me.”” The child became apologetic. “I’m sure I didn’t mean to be ma‘am,” she explained. “But mother told me before I came that I was to be sure tospeak to you like a lady, and when any ladies call on us, they always ask us those questions.” —Vew York Evening Post. I's enjoyment of it. * she burst out. “to speak Arranging a Getaway —At a smoker some time ago reference was made to the matter of favorite topics of conversation. One afternoon Brown and Green were communing with cach other in the lobby of a hotel when a man with his countenance shining like great gadness, headed their wi “Here comes Madison,” remarked Brown to his friend. “He has just been presented with a new baby, and he will talk us to death in telling of its glories.” “That's all right,” responded Green, glancing in the opposite direction. “T guess we will be able to fix the thing.” “Come again, old man,” said Brown, wonderingly. “I don’t get you.” “There’s a neighbor of mine over there who has just bought a new auto- mobile,” explained Green. ‘* We will introduce them and then take a slide.” —Philadd phia Telegraph. He Needed Help—a boy walked into the office of the telegraph com- pany at Chicago and asked for a job. He said his name was “ Missouri.” The manager happened to want a messenger boy just at that moment and gave him a message that had to be delivered in a hurry. “Here’s your chance, my boy,” said the manager. ‘‘ These people have "| been kicking about undelivered messages. Now, don’t you come back until you have delivered it.”” _A little while afterward the telephone rang. On the other end of the wire there appeared to be a building watchman, somewhat terrified. “Have you got a boy they call Missouri?” inquired the watchman. “We did have ro minutes ago,” replied the manager. “That Missouri feller came over here and said he had to go to one of the offices. We don’t allow no one up in that office at this hour, and I told him he couldn’t go.”” “Yes, yes,” said the manager. “Well,” said the watchman, “he said he would go, and I had to pull my gun on him. “But you didn’t shoot him?” exclaimed the manager. “No,” meekly came back the response over the wire, “but I want my gun back.”—Philadelphia North American. Successful Memory T reatment—The late Horace Hutton used to say that having to take a little trouble would impress a fact on any one’s memory Ret would never be able to forget it. In illustration he would teil ry: “Our waitress, Maggic, could never remember to put salt on the table, and time after time Mrs. Hutton would remind her to do it. One morning at Was absent, as usual, and I said, ‘ Maggie, where is the stepladder?’ ; It’s in the pantry, sir!’ ““Please bring it in, Maggie,’ I said kindly. e Maggie brought it in with a look of wonder on her face. Put it right beside the table.’ I commanded, and when she had done % I added, ‘Now, I want you to climb up to the top of it, look all over the lable and see if there is any salt there.’ Maggie never forgot the salt again.” —Youth's Companion. her coal-black eyes flashed with intelligence. The hostess intro- could be a finished musician and play only by ear. with ge natural ability. We send you this instruction by mail and your in- dividual training comes under the personal direction of Mr. Grant E. Hamilton, an artist of international reputation. This school has been established eleven years and has developed many first-class illustrators who are now earning good incomes from their art. the 7 point gum 1. Crowded with flavor. 2 Velvety-body, No cai 3 Crumble- proof. 4 Sterling purity. light factory. Sterling 6um PEPPERMINT FLAVOR Sterling PEPPERMINT GUM What, what, what is that 7th Point of Sterling Excellence? 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