USEFUL RECEIPTS.
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How TO PASS FOR WISE MAN.-Ask q
question which you cannot answer yourself and
if the questioned replies confidently, you may
suppose that he has answered right and then You
can tell him so. If he cannot answer, smile al
his ignorance, and he will think that you, ol
course, know, but do not choose to tell


When you hear man converse learnedly and
wisely upon some topic with which you are Who'll
ly unacquainted, wait patiently till he has done,
and then turn to one of the company with sar-
castle smile, and ask the time of day. 1t follows
as matter of course, that you might overturn
all that has been said, if you thought it worth
your while.


How TO GAIN POPULARITY. Never have an
opinion of your own--neyer frown at vice, nol
smile upon virtue in distress-unless you DO SO In
concert with the majority, By practising gen.
erosity, sincerity, patriotism single-handed, you
cannot avoid being out Of tune with the world.
How TO DROWN THoUcHT.-Pour quart 0
water into one ear.-N E. Galary.