yards is saying. What can he make of such expressions as, for instance, dogs (applied to animals that do not bark) and deacons (not church officers)? If he should get the jack pot, he might be surprised to find that it is an assortment of livestock. And if he should try to hang his hat on the hatrack he will probably find that he will have to catch it first, for the hatrack will be found milling about in one of the pens. He will be interested to know that baby dolls are bringing a good price, that the scalpers are doing a brisk business, that a carload of peewees has just arrived. He will find that bloom in cattle is not some sort of floral decoration. A little observation reveals certain