The acme magazine . nceof the holes, a thing next to impossibleto get right in buying. To Save Starch. After using cold water starch, letwhat remains settle. Then pour off thewater and allow the starch to dry, it can be replaced in thestarch box for future use. To Prevent Brass From Tarnishing. Dissolve an ounce of shellac in a pintof methylated spirit. Cork the bottletightly, and leave it till next day. Thenpour off the clear liquid. Heat thebrass slightly and paint the solutionover it with a camels hair brush. THE INNOCENT BOY AND THE BANJO. By M. QUAD. Humpy Skinner was on his wayh
The acme magazine . nceof the holes, a thing next to impossibleto get right in buying. To Save Starch. After using cold water starch, letwhat remains settle. Then pour off thewater and allow the starch to dry, it can be replaced in thestarch box for future use. To Prevent Brass From Tarnishing. Dissolve an ounce of shellac in a pintof methylated spirit. Cork the bottletightly, and leave it till next day. Thenpour off the clear liquid. Heat thebrass slightly and paint the solutionover it with a camels hair brush. THE INNOCENT BOY AND THE BANJO. By M. QUAD. Humpy Skinner was on his wayhome from school the other day, withhis usual innocent look on his face,and he was passing a music storewhen the dealer came to the door andsaid: Sonny, you look to me like an inno-cent boy. Yes, sir, I am, was the reply. I think you are a boy that can betrusted. I know I am. Well, a man left a banjo here lastweek to be repaired. Its all ready togo home, but I have no one to sendwith it. If I should give it into your. HELLO, BUB! THATS A QUEEH KIND OPHATBOX. hands and promise you a quarter fortaking it to 232 Harrison street, I be-lieve you would do the errand allright. I surely would, sir. Very well. You had better go up toNinth street and take the crosstowncar. Here is the banjo in its box, andwhen you return you shall have thequarter. Iiumuy started off in the highest spirits. He Bad gone oliiy a diockwhen he met that Thomas boy andwas saluted with: Hello, Hump! What you got there? A banjo. It haint yours? Nope. Im taking it up on Harrisonstreet for a music man. And he trusted you with a banjo,did he? Yep. He said I looked innocent andhonest. Well, I never! Say, Hump, I dontwant to make you vain, but can you findanywhere in American history thatGeorge Washington was trusted with abanjo belonging to some one else? No,sir, you cant. You are going right upto the top as fast as you can go, and Ipredict that theyll have your picturein the papers in less n six months. The boy and t
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