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cruto" J , CXew Tork Times.) I The play of Thomas A. Edison's mind Is as wonderful as the characteristic way in which he does his reading. One evening he happenedto be unus ually engrossed with some "problem, and was nervously pacing up and down bis .library like a caged lion. To divert his thoughts his wife came In and picked up the first book she saw. It happened to be "The Count of Monte Cristo." "Have you ever read this story J?" aid Mrs. Edison to her husband. He stopped and looked at the title. Nv I never have. Is it good?" Mrs. Edison assured him that it was. "All right. I buess 1 11 read it now." and within two minutes the "problem." whatever It was, had been forgotten, nd he was absorbed In Dumas' great story. As he finished the book he no ticed the light of day peeping in. and on looking at his watch found it was 6 o'clock in the morning. 2Co sooner had he laid down the book tha nthe forgotten "problem" Jumped Into his mind, and. putting on his hat, he went to his laboratory and worked unceasingly, without food or sleep, for thirty-six hours. ITocla lam1i J one Bill Despite the large number of magni ficent public buildings in Washington, says the New York World, the United States Government Is paying 5210.000 a year In rentals for property necessary to its uses. This represents the inter est at 4 per cent on a capital of $6, too.coo. This argument Is being used to have Congress dispense with the refitting of private buildings for its uses and to have it erect the necessary structures. The big skyscraper now being erected opposite the War Department Is to be tented by the Government for the uw of the Navy and War Departments. The building Is being erected by Gen eral Anson Mills. The rentals paid by the Government re In many cases far In excess of that which would be paid by private firms J rr corporations. The Department of Justice now occupies the famous Lowry mansion and a building that was a big apartment hotel, for which It pays SI 8.530 a year rental. In addition to three other buildings, bringing the to tal to $2,500. The rents paid by the various Gov- rnment departments are: State, ISC0; "War, $21,900: Navy, $5,100; Treasury. 113.240; Interior. IS1.SS0; Fostofflce, 119. r; Agriculture. S11.320; and miscella xieous. $25,721. Don't you think Tom Is close ?" "Well, he did seem awfully close to me on the sofa last night." Writing in the London Speaker, Mr. O. Shaw Lefevre presents figures show ing a striking Increase of pauperism in England during the past two years. In 1300 there was one pauper In every forty-two of population. In 1901 one in rorty. and last November one In thirty tight, approximately. Last year the average number of vagrants received a!ly in the workhouse Increased by 20 r cent., and as compared with ten ears ago by 100 per cent. It Is hard o resist Mr. Lefevre's conclusion that hissudden increase in pauperism Is a .result of the war. War taxes have Wen a drain on capital, and hence on wages, and now that the stimulus lent by the war to certain lines of Industry I. as ceased, employment has fallen off. The waste of the war has eaten into, the capital employed in the normal and ; productive industries of the country. l and the poorest of the working class? i ; suffer most. Unfortunately, there Is a J ftili darker side of the picture, since.? tMjsides the growth of pauperism anl vagrancy, there has also been, cs Mr. Jfevre shows, a marked increase I.i ragrancy and crime. j jPf Mrs. Monk I think I'll stop taking in any more washin& Mr. Monk I wish It was all taken In. "DM "you see papa today about our engagement? "Yes; I saw him at his offlce. "Were you there long?" "Oh! no; I came out almost as soon cs I went in." I ""' sr2f"" "CAi -t Ned $10 the other day, and It's The last he ll ever get out of me." "It was the finishing touch, eh? iilli - y7 fCMT CRY,') ( ' " .hike's a s r Mr m jGi,, TWEI3DLEDUM. TWEEDLE DEE AND OTHER TRIPLET, They Get Into Trouble, Mr. "Goodthing meets poor Tyveedle dx:m. (THij, t, TOO 3 r V Mg - Q V ' Jr -: V-SH1' -i iiiTir , ' Jy a few blocks further he encounters the Other Triplet Papa Bug Gracioufe! - What a, horri ble monster:, It must be one of our pre historic ancestors. - ,Vv,; .- : 8 v;,.m M1 Jiai ,r-ir a ejj si H M : n . II 1 1 Sfi IN Bt&g& m mm rill v. - M , r.-tas- a w:i"s T-L.-V-v . -K. " - - - - - ' Mr. Crusty (looking over the New Y ear's bills) This great extravagance requires a check, madam. Mr. Crustie Then make the check fo r $500, dearie. . ft- J2.nfT "T-.1 StarlcJ the lheory that al1 the Perdition" we are to ex perience is inside us? r- 1 i i'f1 1 jL""'' nXtrnr"Say' What'S the difference between a pessimist and: anoptU His PopOne's married and the' oth er is single, ... . . . - -1 - --v " - 11 ' And then Tweedledum, and ; JR. ParH. 6R0TMI: ' With this terrible result. " ! I Pi- Hev. Goodby I'd like to see you in my Sabbath cla Mickey Yep, I'd like to see meself! ' ' ,Af read in the paper this morning about a man who bought a wife for -$3.' "Another case of a man with more money than brains." i "How many ways can you serve mat?' "Three, mum." ... . "What are they?" ; r,.ojperare and raw." -
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