After dinner stories by famous men : . oo full to payany tenshun to de skeeters, and de last part ofthe night de skeeters is too full to pay any tenshunto de kernel. THOMAS A. EDISON, remarking on a new styleaeroplane, said its make-up was, to say the least,novel. It is, in fact, a striking idea. I haveseen nothing to beat it since last month. Then ayoung man from Orange showed me an engagementring that he was going to patent. * But,* said I, examining the very ordinary-looking circlet, what is there patentable aboutthis?* * It is adjustable, sir, answered the young manproudly.** By Famous ^Nl
After dinner stories by famous men : . oo full to payany tenshun to de skeeters, and de last part ofthe night de skeeters is too full to pay any tenshunto de kernel. THOMAS A. EDISON, remarking on a new styleaeroplane, said its make-up was, to say the least,novel. It is, in fact, a striking idea. I haveseen nothing to beat it since last month. Then ayoung man from Orange showed me an engagementring that he was going to patent. * But,* said I, examining the very ordinary-looking circlet, what is there patentable aboutthis?* * It is adjustable, sir, answered the young manproudly.** By Famous ^Nlen G7 THE following story is toldat his exjiense by Ex-gov-ernor Hadley of ^Missouri: I was returning from atour through the southeast-ern part of my State andstopped at one of the townsalong my route to make aspeech. During my talk Imade tlie remark that I wastlie first Republican gov-ernor the State had had inforty years, then I pausedto let the fact soak in, whensome one in tlie rear of thehall blurted out, Well, thatsoften Cupynglit, btraiib^. bt. Lou EVERETT J. LAKE, ex-Lieutenant-governor ofConnecticut, tells a story on himself, as follows: As you know, I am a member of that gorgeousorganisation, the Governors Foot Guards. At theinauguration of the late Governor Lilley, the FootGuards, of course, were in the big parade, whichin its route had to pass my home. As we ap-proaclifd the house, I noticed my wife and son onthe porch, with eyes wide open for papa. To im-press the boy with his fathers importance, my chestwent out a few inches more than usual, so that hemight iiave a good view of the numerous medals 68 After Dinner Stories and decorations resting on my massive front. Icertainly thonglit 1 was the real thing in thatparade nntil I heard my boy say to his mother: Oh, Ma! Look how they all are, but everybodysout of step but father. WILTON LACK A YE, the aetor-editor, has afriend named Brady, a press-agent, who in sum-mer precedes a circus and in winter goes ahe
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