ro."

Each man is a hero and an oracle to somebody.--_Emerson_.HIGH COST OF
LIVING

_See_ Cost of living.

HINTING

Little James, while at a neighbor's, was given a piece of bread and
butter, and politely said, "Thank you."

"That's right, James," said the lady. "I like to hear little boys say
'thank you.'"

"Well," rejoined James, "If you want to hear me say it again, you might
put some jam on it."

HOME

Home is a place where you can take off your new shoes and put on your
old manners.

Who hath not met with home-made bread,
A heavy compound of putty and lead--
And home-made wines that rack the head,
And home-made liquors and waters?
Home-made pop that will not foam,
And home-made dishes that drive one from home--
* * * * * *
Home-made by the homely daughters.

--_Hood_.

HOMELINESS

_See_ Beauty, Personal.

HOMESTEADS

"Malachi," said a prospective homesteader to a lawyer, "you know all
about this law. Tell me what I am to do."

"Well," said the other, "I don't remember the exact wording of the law,
but I can give you the meaning of it. It's this: The government is
willin' to bet you one hundred and sixty acres of land against fourteen
dollars that you can't live on it five years without starving to
death."--_Fenimore Martin_.

HONESTY

"He's an honest young man" said the saloon keeper, with an approving
smile. "He sold his vote to pay his whiskey bill."

VISITOR--"And you always did your daring robberies single-handed? Why
didn't you have a pal?"

PRISONER--"Well, sir, I wuz afraid he might turn out to be dishonest."

Ex-District Attorney Jerome, at a dinner in New York, told a story about
honesty. "There was a man," he said, "who applied for a position in a
dry-goods house. His appearance wasn't prepossessing, and references
were demanded. After some hesitation, he gave the name of a driver in
the firm's employ. This driver, he thought, would vouch for him. A clerk
sought out the driver, and asked him if the applicant was honest.
'Honest?' the driver said. 'Why, his honesty's been proved again and
again. To my certain knowledge he's been arrested nine times for
stealing and every time he was acquitted.'"

"How is it, Mr. Brown," said a miller to a farmer, "that when I came to
measure those ten barrels of apples I bought from you, I found them
nearly two barrels short?"

"Singular, very singular; for