Paradoxical

rui ïuuxicuii "It soemed sort oí strange af first, " said a sí roller, "to see a ene leg;?ed man looking at the display iu a shoe store wiudcw, íor it didn't seeru as thongh ho wonld tako mere than half au interest ín shops, bat as a matter oí fact he appcarcd to be as muoh interested as auybcdy. " - New York Son. Papaw Villes For EQok. The Rcv. T. D. Witherspöön i.i a rermon at Paduoah reb.tpd an a-j:.ising story of his experieuce vhile evangelizing in the ruoumains. Oae day while passing a cornlield in Leslie couuty he was surprised to Foe loug strings of papaw bark knotfcd togather au'l tied to stmnps. He asked bis gnide wbat it meaiit and was informeel that ir was "to briiií? luok. " "And does snch a foolisb superstición exist all over this community ?" asked the minister. "Oh, no," said the mountaineer ; "the oíd proacher over in the settleruent yonder says papaw vines don't do no good. " "An intelligent man," interrupted Mr. Witherspoon. "I'm glad to find one man who isn't lost in ignorance. " "Yassir, " the nativo continued, "he 'lows that yarn strings beats papaw strings all hollow when it oomes to bringin luck. Faot is, he don't nse