A Good Bargain

-A good story is told of a Vermout farmer, who had a dog to sell, but who set au exceasive value on the anima], accordiug to hifi neighbors' views. His price was one hundred dollars. He had beun frequent]y offered thirty iud thirty-five dollars, vvhich he refused, (aud ahvnys assurod them he would yet got his prioe for the dog. Üue day he returned frotn fi journoy and immediately proclainmd that he had sold his dog for one huudred dollars. " Ah I" said bis neighbor, '' did you "got cash V' " N," said the farmer, " but what is equivalent." " Wlnit did you getê!,' pursisted the friend. " Wby, I got two fifty dollar dogs." Tho origiaal estímate for the nsw House oí Parliament, LondoD, Bot yet eotnpleted, was L750,000 ; the oost so far has been close upou L3,000,000.