"Ducks."
"Ducks ?"
"Yes, ducks. Out to the Lindeil car
stables we keep ducks. The flies worry
the horses mighty bad at this time of the
year, but a car horse can rest easy at the
Lmdell stables."
"And how is that ?" asked the official,
becoming interested.
"Why, they just have plenty of ducks, 1
tell you. Didn't you ever see a duck snap
a fly. Whenever the flies get thick on a
horse the ducks gather round and snap
every fly that conies in reach. If a horse
lies down the ducks jusj cnt'vl all over
him. The horses mighty soon find out
who their friends are, and they like to have
the ducks come. In fact, if the flies cet
bad the horses will lie down to give the
ducks a chance. They are so industrious
that they keep the flies pretty well thinned
out. 1 tell you there's nothing like ducks
for flies."
A Clrar Memory.
A pious old lady, who was too unwell to
attend meeting, used to send her thick
headed husband to church to find out the
text the preacher selected as the founda
tion of his discourse. The poor dunce was
rarely fortunate enough to remember the
words of the text, or even the chapter and
verse where tiny couid tie found; but one
Sabbath he ran home in hot haste, informed
his wife that he could repeat every word,
without missing a syllable. The words were
as follows:
"An angel came down from heaven and
took a live coal from the altar."
'Know every word," replied the hus- j
band.
"I am anxious to hearit ," continued tie
wife.
"They arc nice words," observed the
hushami.
"I am clad your memory is improving.
