An pmuslng joke was practiced upon
the examiners at Cambridge, says a
London paper. It had been said that
the examination^ In mathematics had
been becoming far too difficult, and
very real complaints had arisen from
tutors. To the astonishment of tho
university, all the elgtheen or so so?
lutions appeared on the day before tho
examination in the Cranta, "worked
out, we believe, by our office boy."
How the miracle was performed re?
mained a secret until lt had been suf?
ficiently wondered at. The editor of
tho Granta had secured the services of
a number of recent senior wranglers,
who In privacy had deliberately set to
work to muster the problems which tha
university dons had beefl concocting
for months past. The task had to be
accomplished within twenty-four hours,
and the printers were up all night set?
ting the solutions in type. Naturally
the Granta sold by the thousand that
week.
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How Ile Got lt.
A good story is told about a former
member of the Missouri legislature.
Before his election he was chronically
"broke." When he returned from Jef?
ferson City, he exhibited $500 In good,
crisp greenbacks. Some of his friends
"Jollied" bim about his prosperity.
"You didn't ba vs a tout when you.
went to the legislature, did you,
Jones?" said one of them.
"Not a blamed cent," said Jones.
