—“My brudder Moses nefer get rich
if he vhas iu der clothing peeseuess for
a tousand years.” “Lfoa’t lie buy
goods close enough?” “Dot doan
make somepody rich. Der troubles
m t Moses vhas dot he vhas too ox
cited. Vlien he belief dot England
and Russia go to war he put S;io>) into
wheat, aid in live days he lose eatery
cent.” “Wnat should fee have done?”
“Keep dot money in his pocket and
mark his stock up twenty per cent.”
Wall Street News.
—An absent-minded man went into
a basement in New York to have his
shoes blacked. The boot-blacks were
busy with other customers at the t ine
and he was obliged to wait. He drew
a paper from his pocket and became
absorbed iu it. Shortly the boot-black
called “next,” and the absent-minded
man hastily stripped off' his coat and
collar, and sat down in the boot
black’s chair. When he reached his
head back and failed to find a rest, he
realized his mistake, and sheepishly
sad, “Oh, 1 thought I was iu a barber
shop.”—N. ¥. Sun.
HANGING BASKETS.
How Thoy Should bo Filled and the Treat
ment That Ih Afterward Necessary.
Ranging baskets for plants are made
of different materials, and in a great
variety of forms. Some are formed of
wire, others of clay, and ornamented
with fancy moldings, etc. Very pretty
baskets in rustic style are made by cov
ering the outside of a wooden bowl with
fantastic knots and root s; this makes a
pleasing basket, but we know of none
so desirable as the old style of semi
globular wire basket, when properlv
tilled.
