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1.-THE VEAL AND WOE OF SOCIAL LIFE.
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TIME object Of this tale is to exhibit in different
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effects of incorporate drinking, the banc Of social
life the curse OF civilized man. The characters
well and sharply drawn, and the various scenes are
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picture Of American social lifo.-C Chicago Tribune
Written with marked ability Zauesvslle Courier.
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