. AN HEIRLOOM IN THE FAMILY". The person who is incline.! > valuable possessions is likely to have lbs laugh turned upon him on occasions, A wealthy man was once proudly exhibiting to some old acquaintances a table ha had bought which he said was 500 years old. “That h; nothing,” said ono of the company. “I have in my possession a tab'o which is more -than three thousand yeais oid.” “ Three thousand years old ! said his host. “ That ia impossible I Where was it made!” “Probably in India,” “In India J What kind of table ieit 1” “TJie multiplication table 1”
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Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 158, 28 January 1902, Page 3
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100Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 158, 28 January 1902, Page 3
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