ieaeher: Johnny. I don't believe vou'vo learned your geography?" Johnny :' •■ No. mar"m, I hoard par say that the! map of tho world is changing every 'dav. and I thought I'd wait till things got settled." " Ah, my lad.'' said the stranger «itii an encouraging smile, "I can see that you were cut out for something big." "That may bo, inieter," replied tho diminutive farmer bey. '' but it generally happens that something big is cct out for me." '"For you?" " Yofi, dad's trooeeTG. 'These are a pair I have on now." "Tominy," 6aid tb© teacher, " what is {.be half of six?" Tommy: " I don't know, sir."' Teacher: "Now, Tommy, if {wo men stole fsix shilrincs av.d agreed to divide it equally between ttirm, how much would |bcy get each':" Tommy : " Fourteen days,
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Evening Star, Issue 14002, 8 March 1909, Page 8
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131Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 Evening Star, Issue 14002, 8 March 1909, Page 8
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