The World's almaniac for 1879 : a compendium of useless and interesting information . The Worlds Almaniac for -5. 26 —The Worlds Almaniac for i8jg.— penciling the §owtg gdex. TjTTKXTIOX, children!* said the principal, entering the/I class-room, followed by a stranger ; this gentleman willask you a few questions in arithmetic. He is the superintend-ent of schools at Mule Gulch, Nevada, that great Western Stateof which you have so often heard. Which his name are Dodd — Shorty Dodd, said the visitor,and mounting the platform he drew a bowie-knife from his boot-leg and tapped for attention
The World's almaniac for 1879 : a compendium of useless and interesting information . The Worlds Almaniac for -5. 26 —The Worlds Almaniac for i8jg.— penciling the §owtg gdex. TjTTKXTIOX, children!* said the principal, entering the/I class-room, followed by a stranger ; this gentleman willask you a few questions in arithmetic. He is the superintend-ent of schools at Mule Gulch, Nevada, that great Western Stateof which you have so often heard. Which his name are Dodd — Shorty Dodd, said the visitor,and mounting the platform he drew a bowie-knife from his boot-leg and tapped for attention on the desk. We will nowproceed to do a sum in simple edition. A gentleman who had ahead on him from last night, met another gentleman in the DewDrop Inn, who put a head on him. How many heads did thatgentleman have on him ? Three ! Now you re talking. Wewill next proceed to substractiqn. Wall-eyed Bob had five fin-gers on his left hand (including his thumb) when he injudiciouslycalled Buckskin Joe a limping mule. Buckskin Joe drawed hiseleven-inch tooth-pick, and the barkeeper subsequently sweptup two finge
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