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She Frightened the shark.

To ne Editor Of The Evening World;
l was sailing in q brig whose crew consisted
of captain, SON, wife, n dog and four men
before the mast. l believe the wife loved
that dog more than she did her husband or
son She had GlNring red hair lone up in
papers and walked somewhat lame.
We lay becalmed one day when the main
sheet knocked the dog overheard. Like a
flash the captains wife jumped after him ;
but, poor dog, he no sooner struck the water
than he disappeared down q large sharks
throat. We cleared away the boat, but she
would not float. There was the old lady going
in a bee line for that shark. He stood straight
up out of the water and looked dumfounded.
That red head seemed TO stagger him.. When
she got near enough for action Hhe unshpped
one limb Mt the knee and was about to strike.
But her turn came TO be astonished. That
limb, with the striped hose. was too much
even for II modest shark. He first blushed,
then turned pale, his jaws dropped and he
tremblingly exclaimed, in plain English,
Did You ever. " and sank out of sight in
the salty deep. We picked the wife up after
a while. II. A. KLoPPEL.
III Vanderbilt avenue, Brooklyn.
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One brave Woman,s Sncce.p.

Newport Latter to ~Iittsburg DiI,dtch.l
A slender figure, dressed in f~aultless taste,
rose to meet me, and I wish all women could
see that costume and its wearer, to know how
thoroughly we'll turned ont and re6ned-look-
ing q woman can he who earns every dollar
of income by her own efforts. Swiftly and
concisely she told me not only her state of
health, but the leading points in her own
life. as women are apt to do with friendly
faces seldom seen. beginning at the death
of her husband, when she could only earn
~ by two weeks work the best she could dc,
she mastered machine sewing till she became
forewCnnn In a factory. at So a week. getting
the position. she said. only because she
would work for less than any one else. Next
she asked q friend to to give her lessons
in bookkeeping nights, and got a place at Sl2,
which seemed riches to her. One day her
employer suggested she should write adyer-
tisements for the firm, and wa pleased
enough to give her q slight advance Of terms
for the work. She studied and compared adj
vertisements in the papers; saw how Powers
and Wanamaker. OF Philadelphia, wrote 10
catch the public eye, and copied the style of
Others till she could originate and improve
ON It,. Now she holds her pretty home, with
the charming little luxuries and comforts
women love, and makes an income not less
than 5000 q pear steadily with more falling
to her by chance business.
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This mnppened In Scotland,

To ne Editor " The EreniR0 World:
Walking one dav on the bank of o small
stream in the south of Scotland, l saw a sal
mon in the water. close to an overhanging
ledge. To cut u stick from q willow bush and
fix q hook on it was the work of minute.
Lying gently down, l hooked him. My awk.
ward position, coupled with the slippery state
OF the stick. enabled him to jerk 1t out of my
hand, he shooting off with hook INT stick.
A year afterwards, walking near the same
place, ! saw a fish in the stream lying under
u willow hush. l was making preparations
to throw a me over INN, when to my sur,
like q steam launch. / have known fish to
live with hooks IN them, but this was the
first l ever knew to act as fertilizer TO a vii.
low bush. NJ. REID,
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"BLIND LOVE-" n new Novel by
WILKIE COLLINS. Opening Chapters
in the SUNDAY WORLD. Don't Fail
to begin with the First Instalment. =,
Lawrence Bnrrett's Start In Life.

lChicdqo Ners, Neo FORK Letter
Lawrence Barrett started from nothing,
but with q certain grit and determination to
achieve success. He reads, he studies, he
does everything which in his opinion will
tend to make him what he would like people
to think him. A rubber ball can be inflated
Just 80 much and no more. A man can obtain
certain circumference and no more. Barrett's
attainments are not scholastic, but they are
in the line literary. He ~ not an actor, he
never can be Ill actor. he wasn't built for it
mentally or physically, and rs years go by.
while his mind Is unquestionably en-
larged. while his mental s%torehouse is,
beyond question, well garnisned and better
furnished year after year. he Is to-day quite
as bad an actor MS he was twenty-five or
thirty years ago, and his physical deficiencies
become more and more apparent as time
rolls on. He is II good illustration, however,
of the idea that an actor should be the out
come of preconception. matured thought and
deliberate determination. He pulls his sword
to-day precisely ~ he did yesterday, and l
can readily understand the force OF the argu-
ment which says - if it is right to do 1t at one
time it must be equally right at another"
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FlshInE In a school Of un...

To The Editor n The Epeninq World:
This was my experience last August while
fishing for black bass at Lake Hopatcong,
N. j. l anchored my boat On the fishing
grounds. baited and cast out my lines md
awaited results. Ten minutes later, when
suddenly looking around, l saw coming
towards me an immense school of bass. The
wnter for some distance around was black
with them. l could see by the jumping of
minnows that they were feeding. l calcu-
lated that they would pass near me. 80 hastily
Keeling in my three lines l stood ready to cast
among them. Seeing my chance, l let 90 my
line and it seemed that the bait had not
touched the water before q large sized bass
struck it, hooked him, laid down my rod
and hurriedly cast out the others and hooked
two more. BY this time they had all passed
out of reach. l then went to work, and,
after much difficulty, landed the three base.
which, upon being weighed. tipped the
scales at 1877 pounds. Strange to say, /
killed no more that day. s. L.
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whence Came This EeI's Head.

To The Editor Of ~ EesniDa World;
My Office being close to the Deerfeld River,
I used to 20 fishing for cells most ever night.
or rather would 20 out and . set I" my rod
and then come Lack to the Office and attend
to business. would visit my rod at every
opportunity, which would be sometimes
every half hour, hour and sometimes even
two hours. On one of these visits it was q
very bright night, there being a full moon.
l took the stone of my rod and found that I
had a bite. l pulled, when out came a very
large eel. /, played him for quite q while
until ] thought he was tired enough. then l
pulled him into shallow water and was about
to pull him out when, with q sudden and
powerful pull Oh the line he tore himself
loose and made for the middle Of the river.
and l saw, rs he went, that he had no head
and that he left II red streak Of blood behind.
My first impression was that he had pulled
his head of. pulled in the line and found
a head ON the hook, but not the head of the
eel that escaped, but one about II quarter as
big. s. J. g.,
ia Magnolia avenue, Jersey City Heights.
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THE ONLY PAPER IN THE FIELD.

The EVENING WORLD Sporting Extra was
the only paper in New York, or indeed in
The whole country, that gave the public last
evening the new of the result Of the exciting
Yale Harvard boat race.
And not only was the result Of the race
printed in these columns yesterday. but de-
tailed bulletins of the preliminaries and q
lucid description of the great race from start
to Anish.
The account was graphically illustrated
with q large double-column cut Of the
course, showing the boats ct their relative
positions at each mile of the course from the
start to the finish. This was an unparalleled
achievement in the line of rapid illustrative
work
Hardly had the colors Of Yale reached the
haven Of aquatic victory at New London
when THE EVENING WORLD, with its bulle-
tins and Its accurate diagram, was selling on
the streets of New York.
THE EVENING WoRLD tries to be duly
modest, but it Ii proud of this achievement
and of the enthusiasm. with which it was re.
ceived by its myriad readers in all parts OF
the metropolis and vicinity.
Next!
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THE WORLD. SATURDAY EVENING, JUNE 90, 1889.

now better known as the Michigan Rrayling,
because II ia found in the waters Of Northern
Michigan only. In the pioneer numbering
days this fish was found In great abundance
in the Manistee River. and at certain seasons
Of the year became 20 plentiful A. TO impede
Rrayling simply went to the river bank and
picked them out with the hand, just as they
would gather driftwood. II Is related that
these fish were 30 closely packed In the Man
istee one year Rs to prevent the loRgers float
ing their timber from the runways TO the
mills ut the mouth OF the river. In after
years the FISH became scarce. almost extinct,
but since 1875 they have been taken with the
hook in large quantities. WIN. A. MAY.
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It Must Mave nrrn a slrurrln.

To ne Editor or lie Ers"inq World
Capt. Krack, the greatest fisherman of New
York, caught q large bass in 1856 In the fol-
lowing manner; He was fishing in the East
River. opposite the Navy Yard. when he
hooked n large fish. He struggled hard for
about three hours, and being unable TO haul
him into the boat. he let his line ont a. its
full eAtent, and was towed down Us far as
Governors Island. Securing his boat he
jumped ashore, and after n short. hard strug-
gle, landed a bass. "a regular BEAUTY
which tipped the scales at 96i9 pounds, which
was afterwards exhibited ut the Revere
House, where II was admired by his fisher.
man friends. w. l.. ERNST.
1915 Decatur street, Brooklyn,
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"Jumpins" Florida Munets.

10 the Editor OF The ErsHfHq World:
Last Winter. while Oh q fishing cruise in
the indian River. Florida. spent the night
with an old time Finder cracker" About
IL O'Clock at night we procured a big light.
wood torch and entered the boat carefully
so us not to alarm the fish. He sat astern
aud / in the bow, holding the torch as the
boat was showed far out INTO the stream. We
had no sooner entered the stream than q
school of mullets headed for the boat and be.
gan plunging right square into it. They
the glimmer, or they will sink u.s." 1hi.
style of catching fish is called jumping
them, +" and 1t is true. T.. Il. HARDEN,
900 West Thirty seventh street.
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WHATTHEYC CAUGHT
Fishing Anecdotes Which Are Out Of the
Ordinary Run.
An Ancient Fish Story from a
Very Reliable Source.
Great and Small Catches and How
They Were Made.
CONDITIONS OF THE TOURNEY.

The EVENING WORLD has opened a Fish Story
Contest as a norel. timely ana interesting feature.
The usual prize. a gold double eagle, toHi BE- piren
Tor the best Hsh story submitted. Fish Commits
sfouer Eugene q. BldckJord, one or The leading
fishermen IN TIE country, toH dctasJudDe.
The pisCdtOridl VdrHs may De as short as
TIE authors desire, but should not erceed 200
CORDS IN length. The most Interesting or The
contr fbutfons ,oiH De published. Al competitors
should address, Ft@, Story Contest, The EVEN
mo WORLD, NetD York cav. This Is a great
opportunity FOR the storytelling disciples 81
Iznak Walton.
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Ii Of Large Maltese cat, with Jarrett engraved on
collar Strsyed from Aberdeen Hotel, Broadway aud
That represents very inadequately the loss
created at the Aberdeen by the retirement of
Garrett. Gus " Foster Is all broken up
over the absence of the big cat, and " Lon "
seeks to disguise his regret by n hard, cynical
mir which still fails TO conceal the gloom
which CARROTS disappearance is accountable
for.
And the store-room girl! Why, she has
wept tumultuously over the departure of the
great Maltese. The mention OF his name is
enough to drive her apron to her eyes. She
used to have Garrett constantly about the
store-room. The smell of the good things
used to do him good, and he seemed to get
bigger and bigger every day. o.
A. w. d A. Q. Foster are the proprietors of
the Aberdeen. which is n quiet house given to
permanent rather than transient guests. Five
years ago Lon" was visiting Garrett Roche
at White Plains.
He had every sort of animal on that
place" said Mr.. Foster to the reporter, " and
of the very finest breeds. Jersey bulls and
cows, fine horses. great big pigs, q whole raft
at them all: Well, Foster, what do you
want? Let me give YOU one of those animals
to keep.
Il" had no place for a cow or a pig, and so
little Maltese kitten I'll take it.,
"iAll right said Roche. ,He'sa beauty
And that's the way / got him." said Mr..
Foster. II had a silver collar made and
: Garrett, engraved on it. He grew up into
whacking, great fellow. He was a splendid
mouser. There hasn't been q rat round since
he came. He would go for IL roach or u water
bug. too, the moment he saw it.
Garrett was very intelligent. He did afew
tricks, simple ones, such Us jumping through
a paper.hoop.. 1t stayed in the storeroom.
When the girl would sew or sit down to do
some work Grrrett climbed up on her
shoulder and and watched her as grave as a
judge. .
My brother was dead struck OIL the cat,
and 80 was the night-watchman. The cat
disappeared the day the night-watchman
went to Richtield Springs last week.
Garrett wasn't given to going down.
stairs. Once or twice he started out ON the
roof. If he got on the street he would be
gone in no time, because some boy would
snatch him up. We're afraid he may have
done that.
Sundays he used to be a sight. The
ribbons about his neck, and he looked like
q field marshal as he stalked around feel
We are very sorry to lose him, and Gus
advertised in the hope hat some one would
bring him back for q reward. 1 trust they
may. l saw the store-room girl crying and !
said to her for fun: : What's the matter!
Crying about that old cat? I'm glad he's
gone.'"
You ought to have seen how mad she
looked. l hope Carrot will turn up. We
would like him back very much"
Here il q chance for somebody to make $5
easily. II they meet a large tomcat wander
ing Mt large with Garrett on his collar let
them snatch it and take it to the Aberdeen.
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Yes, II Was strange.

10 ne Edi,Or n The EreHfng World;
Last Summer a wealthy friend Of mine IN
yited me TO visit him at a famous sporting
club on Long Island and try my luck at trout
fishing. 1 boarded a train at Hunters Point
and when the conductor came to take up my
ticket / was so enRrossed in a copy Of The
EVENING WORLD that, after having produced
my p~ocketbook and taken my ticket there
from. i absent-mindedly threw the pocket
book out Of the car window, installing It for
q cigarette which l had lust about finished.
Overwhelmed with grief ut my t~houghtless-
ness | was hardly IN any state to enjoy fish
ing. But fish l did, and after many hours
was rewarded by catching q trout weighing
ovor three pounds. While taking him from
the hook his piteous expression, almost
human, struck me. 80 patting him on the
head l said. We are both In the soup. old
man. I'll let you go back 10 your native ele-
ment," and released him. The next morning
my pocketbook was still missing, nor have l
seen 1t since. Can any of your readers ac-
count for this remarkable coincidence?
TT TT
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Plant Of n PcrpIeXcd Angler.

To the Editor If The Evening World:
When Won have spent a whole day fishing,
And paddle home without u SINGLE catch;
While you have been lndustriously wishing
That you hRdl hooked All everlasting batch;
When you are sure TO meet some other fellow,
Who drRgs along at least a ten-pound string,
Whose very luck with envy makes YOU yellow,
And who at you is bound TO have u fling;
Especially when you've promised rather freely
To give Jones, Smith and Brown Il fish or two
Aud want to keen your word-nOw, really,
What should n fairly honest fellow do?
I've thought the matter over long and sadly,
In hope that from the tRnElC | might wriggle:
So I'll write The EvENISu WORLD, il very badly
A fish yarn for that golden double eagle.
lERPLENED ANGLER.
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TO me Editor Of ne Ersnino World
While fishing In my fathers salmon pre-
serve. near Cork, Ireland. in 1871, I had the
luck to catch a large salmon on my hook. 1
played IL for three-quarters Of an hour, and
was about 70 land him. when. 10 my disgust.
my line flew from the reel. and the fish dis
appeared. Next morning l hastened 10 the
preserve. and upon arriving there l saw float
ing. but stationary. my old salmon line. !
withdrew nv new line from tue reel stretched
over the bnnk Of the stream. gently raised the
end of the fishing line. put II through the
rings III the rod. inserted it in the reel, and
succeeded in landing the fsh-a springer.
weighing sixteen pounds-with my fly still
in his nibs. Fact.
RUDOLPH FITZPATRICK,
147 West sixty third street.
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Some Ramon. DandIe..
from ne EaIhrills american. !

-'NN ~NF'' N"NN s'hNH
Such men as Aristotle. Marcus Antonius,
Sir Humphrey Davv, Lord Palmerston,
Byron. T~hackeray and our own George
Washington were regular handles in their
day, while even in our own times men like
Conkling, Hill and Tilden were exuuisites in
their dres. OF the present New York Bar,
Chauncey Depew, II of the leading spirits,
Is also one of the best dressed men OF that
deiphia Bar andnow of National fame, a close
second. OF the Philadelphia Par, Brewster.
Attorney General under President Arthur,
was, during his life, one of the best-dreRsed
men, being surpassed In this respect only by
Richard Vnux, another leader OF the same
bar. There ia a great deal Of difference be-
tween q dandy and q dude, for while q dandy
dresses only when he has nothing else to do,
a dude does nothing else but dress. But q
man may dress elegantly without being
either and this is the happy medium to be
The evening world., 1889-06-29
UUToHma THE POOR MANS sUeAR-BowL.

~OLUTOHIAG THE POOR MANS SUGAR-B0WL.
= The history of monopoly never recorded q
more brazen' and atrocious robbery of the
people than that now being engineered by the
Sugar Trust spectators.
The jewelled hand that clutches the poor
mans sugar-bowl is ~insatiate iu Its greed.
The price of this necessity of the people has
already been raised 40 per cent. by the Trust
mAnagsrS, and the height of their Avarice is
far from reached.
The apparent apathy of the public serves
As announcement to the schemers.
Is there no limit to the patience of the
people?
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TruIy, n Lnrne Wnter.snnL.-

To Tic IdfoT QT Inc ErfNlN0 NOrldi
One day as was sitting on q log fishing
l felt a ting at my line, and about the same mo-
ment IA large water-snake met my gaze, Juggling
at the line for all he was worth. When his
snakeship found that he couldn't get away,
he darted into the middle of the stream pu |.
ing the log and myself with him. After float
ing about two minutes | caught hold of the
roots Of u large tree that grew on the bank,
pulled myself on dry and and let his snake
ship go his way. w. q. CHAPMAN. In.
008 Madison street, BROOKLYN.
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Got His Knife Back.

To he Editor Of The EVsHH0 World:
went fishing one day and l took my
brother with me. While l was fixing my
tackle he lost n ~penknife overheard with the
blade open. About one hour afterwards |
caught a fish with the knife sticking out of
first. c.. w. p,
20 Butler street, Brooklyn.
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More Mites,

To he Editor Of me EVenin0 World:
Inclosed please find a few collections 1
have made in the cause of the Baby Fund. ns
follows: Adolph Mayer, 1Oc. Walter Klaber.
&c.; Theodore Berann. lOc.; s. L. Bear, 1Oc.
A. w. WEIGH, &c. BY kindly accepting the
same you will oblige, ADoLpH MAYER.
The evening world., 1889-06-29

"BLIND LOVE-" the Latest Thrill
ing Romance by WILKIE COLLINS,
begins in the SUNDAY WORLD. Don't
Fail to Start this Story with the First
Instalment.
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Making Arrangements.
lFr0m Tick-u Ne Lp.l

Cook (seeking situat!on)-I must tell you,
nun, that INV young man comes to see me
reg'!er on Sunday heavenings.
Lady-Oh, indeed. and what is he?
Cook-Well, l don quite know myself vet.
mum; cause, you see, when l comes into a
new neighborhood l alters look out for afresh
one.
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From ga PuEiIi.t Ont OF worL.o

To the Editor u TIE ErsniR0 World:
am a p~ugilist, out OF work, but 1 find
money no object for such an honest cause as
THE EVENING WoRLD's Sick Baby Fund. 1
inclose you my mite give cents). and will
send more when l win that %. 900 purse Of
fered by the California Athletic Club.
MARTIN E, SLocuM.
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rho Least of Two RxIl..

From The Cloak and Suit Rsriste.l
" James, " said Mrs. Slasher, " 1 wish when
you go to town to-day you would stop and
match these ribbons"
Clara, +" replied Mr.. Slasher, you go,
n let me stay home and mind the baby
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struck what I supposed was something
large. l played II for about q quarter Of an
hour. when / succeeded in landing my catch.
had hooked n snappinR turtle by one Of bis
hind legs, aud he had O two-pound bass by
the back I'm In his beak. NIMRoD.
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His Business.

Iron he Epoeh.l
Eva-Did YOU gotothe opera last night, Mr..
Smith,
Smith-Yes, l had to.
Eva-Had tor
Smith-Yes, sell librettos.
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To Help the Babies.

To The Rd,tov Of The Evening World:
I am o little girl and am going to the coun-
try. I thought l would spend my last day in
collecting some money to help the little sick
ones. 1 send $4.60. SUSIE PEIRsoN.
1877 Hancock street, Brooklyn.
The evening world., 1889-06-29
A ChIcnEO Quarrel.

Lawyer Quibble-.Y You, q doctor ? Why
you couldn't cure n ham!
DIR. Sawbones-And you, sir; you couldn't
try q case of lard!
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She Got - PIta,II

Miss de Boy-How does my new tailor.
made costume fit?
Winnie Carr with enthusiasm)-Perfectly
Why, 1t fits every angle!
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Another Good Collection.

To the Editor OF The ErsninO World:
Here is a. 25 collected by Fannie Pollak
and friends at 437 East Fifty-sixth street for
the Sick Babies Fund.
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And 1t VIII Make Your Vacation All
the More Enjoyable.
THE CONTRIBUTIONS.
A Hand OF Entcrprialng Workers.

To he Editor ~ the Ersninq World.
I received call this A. NJ. from q little miss
with tickets such as l inclose one to you. 1
send you one to show you the interest taken
in this good cause. The little miss, whose
name is Nellie Biel6eld. of 2111 Third ave.
nue., says that there are three or four about
her age working in this case, and from what
] understand their amount will nearly equal
that given by The EVENING WORLD. They
have already received quite an amount of
cash. This little caller is n worker. Their
ages are about twelve years each. Yours re-
spectfully, WORLD READER,
40 Warren street, New York.
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From n Brooklyn "L" EnEInee.

From n Brooklyn ell" Engineer.
To The Editor Of The Erening World.
Please accept my mite towards helping the
sick little ones. 1t il through such channels
the Lord helps them. o. F. BALsToN,
Office of Chief Engineer Kings County Ele-
waited Road.
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tITOn Judge

Howell ~Gibbon-Aw, I'm quite shocked,
Tom. to see you going around the streets
without q vestl
Tom Bigbee (wiping his brow)-Whew
When Q man wears a flannel shirt TO keep
cool, Howell, he mustn't wear anything else
that he can possibly dispense with
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her Fish Abound.

To ne Editor OF The ErsHiRg World
A few years ago, when collecting hunting
and fishing data for a railroad guide book, /
was told Of the so-cRlled English graylnR,
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wouId Look Further.

Kentuckian Ito hotel clerk)-I want a room
Tor the night. Give me one next to tho bar
II you can"
Clerk-We have no bar in connection with
rooms. This 10 not a.
Not a hotel9 Excuse me. I'll look fur
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Next Thing 10 Ii.
Iron ToirR TbpieS.

IFF"W IOHH IOpIeI,I
lie Dylke-What made you buy so man
suits Of clothes?
De Bylke-rm in great luck, my boy.
Fell heir to a fortune p"
. mo, found q tailor who truEts me.U