In an office the boy owed one of the clerks threepence, the clerk owed the cashier twopence, and the cashier owed the boy twopence. One day the boy, having a penny, decided to diminish his debt, and gave the penny to the clerk, who in turn paid half his debt by giving it to the cashier, the latter gave it back to the boy, saying, “That makes one penny I owe you now;” the office boy again passed it to the clerk, who passed it to the cashier, who in turn passed it back to the boy, and the boy discharged his entire debt by handing it over to the clerk, thereby squaring all accounts. A TESTIMONIAL. “How do you like your new typewriter?” inquired the agent. “It’s grand!” was the immediate and enthusiastic response. “I wonder how I ever got along without it.” “Well, would you mind giving me a little testimonial to that effect?” “Certainly not; do it gladly.” (A few minutes’ pounding). “How’ll this suit you?” “afted Using the automatig Back-action a type writ, er for thre emonthan d Over. I unhesittattingly pronounce it prono nce it to be al even more than th e Manufacturs claim? for it. During the time been in our possession e. i. th ree monthzi id has more th an than paid for it£elf in the saving of time an d labrr? John £ Gibbs.” STATE OF THE POLL. 119. In a constituency in which each elector may vote for 2 candidates half of the constituency vote for A, but divide their votes among B, C, D and E in the proportion of 4, 3, 2, 1; half the remainder vote for B, and divide their votes between C, D, E in proportion 3, 1, 1; two-thirds of the remainder vote for D and E, and 540 do not vote at all. Find state of poll, and number of electors on roll. 120. Three men, A, B and C, go into an hotel to have a “free and easy” on their own account, and after sundry glasses of Dewar’s Whisky got into dispute as to who had the most cash, and neither being willing to show his hand, the landlord was called upon to umpire. He found that A’s money and half of B’s added to one-third of C’s just came to £32, again that one-third of A’s with one-fourth of B’s and one-fifth of C’s made up £15, again he found that one-fourth of A’s together with one-fifth of B’s and one-sixth of C’s totalled £12. How much had each? [Illustration] THE BIBLE IN SCHOOLS. VISITING CLERGYMAN--“What’s a miracle?” BOY--“Dunno.” V.C.--“Well, if the sun was to shine in the middle of the night what would you say it was?” BOY--“The moon.” V.C.--“But if you were told that it was the sun, what would you say it was?” BOY--“A lie.” V.C.--“_I_ don’t tell lies. Suppose _I_ were to tell you it was the sun, what would you say then?” BOY--“That you was drunk.” 121. A man travels 60 miles in 3 hours by rail and coach; if he had gone all the way by rail he would have ended his journey an hour sooner and saved two-fifths of the time he was on the coach. How far did he go by coach?