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Earth as Food.
Among many strange foods v inch
the inhabitants of this world jartake
of. and conwder delicacies, perhaps
the strangest of all 9 earth Yet
there are tribes, the Lastian? <>; Siam,
who actually eat and enjoy earth. It
has never been discovered where
these peculiar people contrac t* <1 th.s
hab t. though it is generally believed
that it probably came about in the
time of. a famine when there was
nothing else t© be had. However, the
habit has now get such a ho d upon
them that old an ! young, x . 1 and
poor, alike indulge freel> in it' • n-
sumption.
It is preferred when it htis been
acquired from the vicinity of water
so that it carries with it a taste of
fish. It is made into a pa?t\ sub-
>tan e and smothered into the ground
In a hot fire. It can be obtained at
markets and at store? and is ? r\ed
at dinners and at big functions of any
description.
In >»< me parts of The Cong> earth
is sold in the shape of apples ,<nd
oranges, and is given out in \ ..n us
colors yellow, brown, gray and evt n
pink w bich is looked upon a* a very
delectable luxury.
So Saying, Mutt Proceeded to Pull the Trigg
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Amused the Old Lady.
Ther- was a worried look on the
grooe? ‘s face as he rushed hatless down
the street and ran up the steps of
Acacia Villa.
1 in sorry to say there's been a
si ght mistake. Mrs. Grumble. ha
panted "You ordered two pound? of
oatmeal yesterday, and b> mistake my
apprentice put up some sawdust that
our grapes came packed in!”
"Uhl replied the lady. Then l
reckon my usban must ave g :
through about arf a peund o' wood tor
breakfus
"Y you don't mean to say that ha
ate it" gasped the man in the apron,
v Course e did,' was the reply
The lady leaned back on the door
post, ami for three minutes indulged
in a laugh that brought all her ne gh-
bors to the scene
"Wal, that's right-down funn> she
observed, with a iaugti.
Yus. funny! 'Ere we’ve been mar
ried thirteen years come first of April,
and Charles as never paid me a c».m-
plirr.ent till this mornin' at breakfus.
wlken Meat if e 4Ui t paaa 1 .» e
for another go o' that sawdust, an
t*»ld me it reminded 'im o the porridge
is mother used to make!"
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Has Dress Anything to Do With It Anyway
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Hard at Work.
He was a member of the Peace Fo
olery. and he caine acroaa two youths
in a back street fighting Accordingly
he pushed through the crowd and per
suaded the combatants to desist.
"Det me beg of you. my good fellows,
to settle your dispute by arbitration.
Each of you chouse half a dozen friends
to arbitrate."
"Hurrah!" yelled the crowd "Do as
the gentleman say s, boys!"
Having seen the twelve arb.trators
selected to the satisfaction of both sides,
the man of peace went on his way. re
joicing in the thought of having once
again prevailed upon brute force to y ieid
to peaceful argument. Half an hour
later he returned that way. and was
horrified to find the whole street fight
ing. while in the distance police whis
tles could be heard blowing'and police
were rushing to ti.« spot from all quar
ters.
"Good gracious’ What is the mat
ter now?" asked the peacemaker of an
onlooker.
“Shure, sorr." was Ihe rep y, "the ar
bitrators are at work!"
BRINGING UP FATHER
By George McManus
THI t> BoiLDirxC,
3EAt?i- THE F^ Ef<CH
vcademy ALl
the Mfrs(
of France are
1*11 there '
Come dear
we nue>y i>fe
NAP OLfOM'^
tomb todat.
VHERE IN
THi*b Town kin
I <IT A <iOOD
OLD CLA’bb OF
MILWAUKEE r
E>EEF< ?
U, _V~
i>AY W1UL TOOLE
wry£ <«uyv Done
a FAVOR. AND TfE(_
ME SONe Thif*5 ’
So YHATJ,
WHAT H
is iyiT?
Bt COLLT 1
THCT host
a HOW
SOIHE Thino
Misunderstood.
It was at a country ball at which
the regular primed ball program, with
the dainty little pencil attached, was
being used for the first time. A young
fellow from the city, noting that a
stout and not very attractive young
woman was being a good deal of a
wall flower, took pity on her ami said:
"Is your program full?"
My what?”
"Your program.”
After a moment's reflection she
said:
“La, no! 1 ain't et but one dough
nut!”
BAM
T his gold-plated, satin-finished bead
ed BRACELEl «xt*u-is to fit any writ*: signet
(op for initial or monogram
AND THIS 13-INCH GOLD-PLATED
NECKLACE OF BEADS.
B oth positively given to onyou* wto wiu
sell 12 pieoe of unorud Jewelry 'genuine
Mother of Pearl Cuff Button*!. 'Dm* Pin*. Fearf
Pina and Cloapa) at 10c each and muI ihe L
We trust you. WrH* f«-d*r Poll Peatl Co . Dopi
A. Providence H 1
THE GEORGIAN'S NEWS BRIEFS
An altercation arose between *
farmer and a so-called expert in agrl-
culture.
Sir," said the expert, do you real
ize that I have been at two univer
sities, one in this country and one in
Germany V
What of that?*’ demanded the
farmer, with a faint smile. “J had a
calf nursed by two cows, and the
more he was nursed the greater calf
be grew."
Son I say. pa.
Father well?
Son Is a vessel j
Father—Y es.
Son (after some
l boat ?
thought) I say,
P-
Father (impatiently)—What i? it**
Son What kind of a boat is a blood
vessel ?
Father (absently) It's a lifeboat.
Now run away to bed.
• • •
Dr. Abernethy once visited a crusty
old laird who was laid up with gout.
He wanted to get out with his gun,
and was in a temper, and while the
doctor was looking at his foot swore
roundly at him for tinkering at his
toes*, and asked him:
"Why don’t you strike at the root
and get rne better?”
Suddenly the doctor got up, took his
walking stick and smashed to pieces
a decanter of wine which was stand
ing on the table. The astonished
laird sprang to his feet and demanded
an explanation.
“Oh,” said the doctor. "I am only
•striking at the root!”
• • •
An irascible elderly gentleman or
dered a bottle of hock with his lunch.
" < >ck, sir?” said the waiter. "Yes,
sir."
"Not ’ock,” said the customer;
”h<K k -hie, hac, hot-. DA ou under
stand?"
The waiter disappeared, and some
twenty minutes elapsed, while the
elderly one sat nursing his wrath to
keep it warm At la«t, catching tho
errant waiter's eye. he yelled, furi
ously :
"Where's that hock?”
" ,( >ck, sir'.’" said the waiter, in *
grieved and surprised tone, "i thought
you declined it.”
* * *
"Doctor,” said the caller, "I’m a vic
tim of insomnia. Can you cure me?"
"I can." replied the physician. "Hut
before I take the case I want to ask
you one question. Are you in busi
ness for yourself, or do you work for
others?”
"I’m employed as an assistant at a
grocery," answered the patient.
"Then you’ll have to pay in ad
vance." said the doctor. "I’m not
doubting \ our honesty, but after I
get through with you the chances are
you will sleep so soundly you’ll lose
your job. Then you can't pay me.”
* » «
An old gentleman, always very po
lite to ladies, was asserting one day
that he had never seen a really ugly
woman. A lady with a fiat nose, over
hearing him. said:
"Sir. look at me and confess thut
I'm truly ugly."
"Madam,” he replied, "like the rest
«>f your sex. you are an angel fallen
from I he skies, but it was your mis
fortune, rather than your fault, that
3*011 happened to alight on your nose.”
Internal Evidence.
\t a certain college custom ordains
that at examination time each of the
candidates shall write the following
pledge at the bottom of his papers:
"I hereby declare, on my honor, that
1 have neither given nor received as
sistance during the examination."
Now. recently, it so happened that a
young fellow, after handing in one of
the papers, suddenly remembered that
in his haste he had omitted to write the
oath. On the following day, therefore,
he sought out one of the examiners and
told him that he had forgotten to put
the required pledge on his paper.
The old man looked at him over the
top of his glasses and dryly remarked:
"Quite unnecessary. Your paper in it
self is sufficient evidence. I’ve just
been correcting it.”
Exchange No Robbery.
Young Robinson had been kept some
what late at the office on Saturday, and
so. without wasting valuable time get
ting a meal, he bought some currant
buns at a bakery and set out for the
football match immediately
He was much distressed to find that
the first bun he tackled contained a
fly, and his annoyance wa,s increased,
no doubt, by the fact that the home
•ide suffered a heavy defeat
On his way back from the match,
therefore, he returned to the bakery
and made an indignant complaint, de
manding another bun in place of the
inhabited one.
"I'm sorry, sir." said the saleswoman,
with a bewitching smile, "but that. I
am afraid, is Impossible. However. If
you care to return the fly w*e shall bd
only to glad to exchange it for a cur*
rant."
Superhonest.
“Sir." said the office boy to his em
ployer. "as 3’ou know very well that
my family is in perfect health. I ask
you to let me off this afternoon to
go to a football match."
"Young man,” replied the boss,
“you are entirely too honest. I have
my suspicions of you. You are fired.”
Mistaken.
An American, motoring through a
small Seoteh town, was pulled up for
excessive speed.
"Didn’t you see that notice, "Dead
alow?’ " inquired the policeman.
"Course I did,'* returned the Yankee,
,r but I thought it referred to the darned
little town."
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