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North Otago Times, 22 May 1909, Page 4 (Supplement)

One of those good-natured persons who are always bent on imparting information was humiliated one day. A man, apparently a yokel, was seated on a fence, intently looking at the telegraph wires. A gentleman passing said"Watching the wires,'eh ?" "Yes, sir." "Waitin to see a message go by, eh?" The man smiled, and said—" Yes, sir." The gentleman kindly told him that messages were invisible, and explained the work of the electric current to Jiim at length. Corn-hid-ing, he said—"Now you know something about it." "Yes, sir." "What do you work at?" "Me and my mate over yonder aro telegraph workers, and we're just putting up a new wire." You should know* your man before you impart unasked-for information, -"Royal Magazine."

ALL KINDS. "Football I" growled the angry father. "Ugh!" "But surely," said his friend, "your son who won high honours in football at his college ?" "He did!" grimly assented the father, "First'he was a quarter-back—-" "Yes." "Then a half-back—" "Yea," "Ttien a full-back—" "Yes." • "And now-what is he now V' "Now, roared the father, "he Is a. bMoch-bftk I"