“They did make one feel so old and
useless mid out of it,” as the Little
Man told bis wife next morning. So
be ground out the day’s work with bis
’ "'th set bard, bought some more
thrift stamps, took the first ear for
home, spent the rest of tlm daylight
lionrs in earing for bis beans, pota
toes and cabbage, got through a war
fare dinner and put in the evening
selling Mr. McAdoo's pet bonds to
some boss metal workers whom he
had met in tlm lodge last winter, net
ting home ai In mil pc m., he routed
out that 1 !>17 model straw hat. cleaned
it up for another campaign, and some
time later fell into bed as if It had
been a dilgotit.
“If this gets much worse I’ll learn
to knit.” was liis last waking thought,
“and if they want to keep me out of
this war they’ll have to put holts on
it." Atier nil. things seen are mightier
than things heard, and the Little Man
and Tennyson are hot It right.
I'Utstde
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NEW YORK'S MANY MINERALS
Astonishing Variety Is Known to Exist
Beneath the Streets of American
Metropolis.
Everyone knows that Boston Is n
grciil renter rf copper mining, and
that New York is the center of till
other mining industries of the conn
try, hut lew realize that either of these
cities have opportunities to mine for
anything except subways at home. It
seems, however, that New York's ex
traordinary activities in the mining
business must have received their tirst
Impetus not from Wall street, hut from
a varied experience gained in dealing
with tlie rock of Manhattan.
