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BIRTH OF 4 DOLLAR BILL.
Complicated Process in the Max
ing Of Paper Money,
Precautions Against CounterfeitinR
End in the Pulp Kettle.

What volumes of history n of Uncle
Sans ~Rreenbacks could relate II IL only
had the power of speech
Whether their life be long or short, in
tho interval that elapses from the moment
that they are turned out fresh. crisp and
bright from the Government presses, until
they straggle back so dirty and mutilated
that even their denominations are scarcely
deoipherable, they have passed through
hundreds, perhaps thousands Of hands,
figured in innumerabln transactions, been
thumbed by m%illionaires and hod-carriers
in a word, have played an active part in
busy human life.
There Ia much Of interest, however, 10
be told about them before they are sent
out ON their career Of usefulness.
Take the work in the engraving division
Of the Government Bureau of Engraving
and Printing for instance, as this is
where the manufacturing of paper money
begins. No one enRraver ever cuts the
entire plate from which o bank note is
printed. For instance, one man ngraves
the portrait another does the lettering
Of the inscription n third the counters
that indicate the denomination Of the
note; another a section Of the ornamental
border, for this is never engraved
in full; still another il engaged On the
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declared that Mrs. Tom Dodson's conduct
WAS downright indecent"
But Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Dodson had secured
possession OF Uncle Eli. He was in their
house; his boxes we're there, and there was
no getting over the fact
The first Sunday after Uncle Eli arrived
the capacity of Mrs. Dodson's best parlor
was tested to its utmost dimensions. All
the TWsmloWs and all the W~hympennys
in London arrived about teA-tims- Uncle
Eli was delighted. but Mrs. Tom Dodson
was inclined to be nasty. b dropped
= few pretty straight hints that she
hadn't expected so much company.
And when everybody had crowded Gun
the little table who could, and the others sat
by the window and by the hTs on chairs
brought In from the kitchen and the bed
room. and cups aud saueers were short, M
the milk ran out. and Uncle Eli talked =
great deal more TO the Whympennys. es-
psciAlly lane Whympenny, than he did to
the TwemloWs e. his own blood. As they
said Afterwards, or TO the DodsonS. who
had onersd him their home aud given up
their best bedroom to him and made them
selves his slaves, then Mrs.. Dodson, in =
private conversation with Joe Twsmlow, as
serted that the Whympsnnys we're . for
ward lot and that she had always heard
they we're foud Of showing themselves In
where they weren't wAntsdi and there aud
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Dodson and suggested in a low voice that
she supposed Mrs. Dodson would like To
keep Uncle Eli all to herFelf, aud why didn't
she lock him up in the top attic and put :
policeman:to guard the door.
Mrs. Dolson replied that some people
thought they we're very clever. but she
could see through them, and tie ladies'
voices gradually rose, which created a di-
version and drew all the family away from
Uncle Eli TO join IN the discussion.
This gave Mr.. sam Green, the rheumatic
and sporting waiter. the opportunity he hal
a long time been watching for. and he
buttonholed Uncle Eli Gtonce, aud Informed
him of scheme which he had for making
a fortune on the turf which only required
flOO for its development.
The discussion in the corner between Mrs.
Dodson and Mrs. TWemlow euded IN all
the whympsunys, with Mary TSemlow at
their head. going ~urstuirs 10 put on their
bonncts aud cloaks aud NoVius thas they
Wolld never cross Mr., bod-ons ihrc,N-
Old again, and they vnly hcped that POOR
Uncle Eli would zee through Ter IN tine aud
escape with a remnant OF MS fortune lett 10
cheer his declining day,
And When the ladies we're ups'airs robinE
for their departure, Tom Whympenny, the
fruiteTer, and Jack Whympsnny, the police
man. each had = short ihteTyisS With Uncle
Eh. AID placed themselves body and soul
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, the number of the register This must
also correspond with the record Ia the
wetting-room.
These precautions were necessary to
prevent dishonesty, for otherwise IL might
be easy for a printer to smuggle in O
blank sheet OF paper and fill 1t with I'M;
pressions OF 500 notes, and no one would
be the wiser.
The numbering division is the last room
through which the printed sheets have to
pass. Here the blue lumber and letters
are stamped upon he otes. in accordance
with a system which has been devised in
order to make it easier for experts to
detect spurious notes.
When it is considered how large q
variety of bank notes, Treasury notes,
silver certificates, bonds, revenue n
postage stamps are printed at the Gov
eminent Bureau. it will ut once be seen
Of how vast q magnitude tho work Of this
Department 10.
II keeps hundreds of persons constantly
employed, from artists and skilled me-
chanics down to the girls who sort over
and count the sheets OF paper. In 1862
craving and Printing had only n male
and four female assistants, The Depart
ment now employs more than one thou
sand persons.
The face value of the securities printed
by the Bureau from July, 1869, to July.
1883. aggregated els. los, 606, 634, and the
amount previously produced would prob
ably bring the total up to $40, 900. 900, 900.
When bank notes have outlived their
period of usefulness they are redeemed
by the various snb-treasuries of the
Government and sent back in bulk to the
Bureau of Engraving and Printing. They
are then dumped into big cylinders as large
as locomotive boilers. which are called
macerators. Lime and soda ash is then
added and the cylinders put in motion.
When the mass has been reduced to pulp
il is drawn OF in semi-liquid form, and
pumped into the paper room, where II is
manufactured into thick sheets of paper.
Some of 1t is cast into various forms, in
Guiding little ~statuettes. which are sold
by the Washington ~Rtationers and fancy
store keepers TO visitors a. mementos OF
the National capital.
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ADMINISTRATION BEVERAGES.
Bethany Lemonade and Cranberry
Punch Served by Cabinet Ladies'.

Bethany Lemonade and Cranberry
Punch Served by Cabinet Ladies'.
Bethany punch is the name by which
society ~designates lemonade when
served at the residence Of the Postmaster
General. says a Washington letter to the
Baltimore American.
For all the gay world makes merry over
the dispensing of Bethany punch, 1t has
proved q very refreshing compound, and
the elimination of the punch bowl from
Washington receptions is something for
which the public generally has great
Gauss for ~thankfulness.
On Cabinet days Mt the Vice. Presidents
those who are de-irous Of shaking their
thirst may do so with tea, coffee, choco-
late or cafe frappe, but should anything
more bracing be required the visitor must
seek II elsewhere.
Indianapolis punch, served at the resi-
dence of the Attorney-G General, Is q re-
freshing combination Of the juice of GRAN
berries, raspberries, lemons, Ice and
sugar. made after q recipe which Mrs.
Miller guards with Jealous care.
Like any other reform or movement of
any moment. this substitution of non
intoxicant compounds for the insidious
punoh-bowl is likely to be slow, aud at
the outset ia direct opposition to those
who set themselves MP as wiseacres OIL
the subject.
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These machines are very expensive, and
tion. They work slowly, but with great
eIactness, and It is impossible for a coun-
terfeiter to reproduce the lines exactly.
All the rest of the plate is engraved by
hand. After the plate for . special series
Of notes is completed il is taken TO the
transfer press, where any number of re-
productions can be made, which Ii rem
dered necessary in order to print the
notes in large quantities.
This. however. is by no mean q simple
operation. The dtr erent dies which
make up the complete plate must first be
transferred TO a cylindrical steel roll sepa-
rately. They must then be laid down. or
''assembledh upon a single steel plate OF
bed-piece. Upon this bed-pieee the va
rious paTlso Of the note appears in ~intaglio,
from which the impression is transferred
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BEWILDERING MILLINERY SHOW.
Attractive Displays of Spring Goods
by Bloomingdale Bros.

The gorgeous display of Spring goods by
BloomingdAle Bros, at their great empo-
rum. Fifty-ninth street and Third avenue,
proves to be an oyerpowering magnet for
the ladies.
The Spring novelties in millinery are
especially alluring. and the display ~ .
feast for feminine eyes.
The bnnnets and hAts are OF every variety
and shape. and the. pansy appears 70 be the
prevailing flower for trimming. Some OF
the hats are imported. but the great major
ity are from the hands OF the frm'G skilful
workwomen.
1.-THE Bloomingdale." . hat With q par
ticularly attractive shape and rolling front,
seems to fascinAts every one. The colors
are gorgeous and bewiIdering, and for .
moment one fAncies himself in q large and
well-kept flower garden.
The large assortment OF baby carriages in
the basement are especiAlly attractive to
mothers, and the babies are enyied. The
carriages are richly upholstered and pat
termed in very tasteful styles.
The display of psrlor furniture and Spring
carpets is also deserving OF mention. for
they are really very fine. The Spring suits
and costumes display IL q magnificent one,
aud speaks well for the firms buyers abroad.
The prices are mArvellously low. but this Is
easily accounted Tor by the fact that the
firm does its own importing.
in the annex \ very fine display of Spring
silks and Paris robes may be seen. The art
department. containing many. ems 10 q
constant source OF, pleasure and delight TO
the patrons OF the house. =.
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at his service, and both took the opportunity
IT warning him against SAM Greeu, who
never had a shilling to bless himself with
through his gambling rr%opensities; aud
they also hiuted that North Woolwich Was
by no meRns a healthy Place. especially for
people who had lived for long time in
America.
When the family party had broken up
Mrs. Dodson gave vent To tears and became
slightly hyst, real. Ii was 50 hard that her
kindness to her dear Toms cousin should be
misiuterpreted. Uncle Eli treasured Mrs.
Dolson. aud persuaded her to dry her eyes,
aud presented her there and then With =
BEAUTIFUL gold watch which be had intended
for hrs sister. old Mrs. TWemlow.
Bur Ee went TO the TWemloW teA-paTty he
next evening. and there he fourd Joe and
Mary and Jane ali smiling and waiting for
him. +" Master had readily given his con-
sent 10 tbs entertainment Of uncle from
America. and Mary had enlisted tic cooks
good grnces, and = very substantial high
tea vas laid out on the snoWiest Of white
cloths. Mary had gone to no end Of expense
in Tue matter. She had drawn a Whole SOW
ereign GU, Of the Post-ofice Savings Bank,
although she had only a week previously
assured Joe. her husband. that she hadn't
one there. aud shs had provided . BEAUTIFUL
hGm, cold fosls. eakss, ShTlmps, Sttsr-
srsssss. lama and al ths lu1uFiss Of The
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BELLIGEREN1S At BASEBALL.
Lively Skirmishing in the Great
League Brotherhood Battle.
Entries Closed for the Championship
Cross Country Run.

The hackers Of tho Brooklyn Players
baseball team will doubtless receive no.
ticos this week similar TO those sent the
backors Of the New York Players
club Saturday. The tenor Of these
notices Ia 20 the effect that
the hackers Of the New York
clubs must keep their hands of
the old Giants Of last year. Tho hackers
of the Philadelphia Players Club nre
slated TO receive similar notice.
Capt Buck Ewing is n stanch believer
in tho ultimate triumph of the Brother
hood, despite all rumors that say he ex-
presses doubt about the result.
The National League owners claim to
be g'ad that the Brotherhood clubs are
erecting stands and fixtures. MS these will
constitute property on which to levy in
case judgments arc rendered in the
Leagues favor in the suits which will be
brought against the brotherhood hackers.
In the meeting Just held by the National
League at Cleveland. II is noticeable that
for the first time since the Players
Lengue Sprapg into existence the
INV vi u ~ lIthkut tNOEhlLo Nhah
the new organiZ alton had evidently come
TO stny. Hitherto they have rather
laughed at the new baseball league.
Harvard University expects TO present n
veteran eight cared crew this year for
the annual race with Yale. All of the men
now trying Tor places are experienced
oarsnien and have rowed in ptevions
seasons. Harvard has not won from Yale
since 1856, thus having four successive
defeats TO ayengc.
Entries for the great cross. country
championship contests closed at noon to-
day. Many Of the teams which will COM
pete have run over the championship
course for practice. The race occurs at
Morris Park next Saturday. There are
204 entries.
That ten. round ''go" between Pete
Mccoy and Johnny Reagan, both popular
middle weights Of this city, seems to be
assured. 1t will probably take place at
either the Oakland Rink or in one Of the
theatres Of Jersey City or Hoboken.
The Erie Athletic Club ia anxious TO ace
q contest between Chappie hvran and
Tommy Kelly. and has offered a gener-
Gus purse for these great bantam weights
to contest for.
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70 steel rolls Of proper width, which Is
usually sufficient 10 contain four notes.
The plates are lettered from A 90 d, and
this IA another check upon coupterfeiting
rs the numbers must correspond 20 these
letters.
The last operation TO which the plates
are subjected before they go TO the print
ing room is the hardening process. This
Is done in various WAYS by an application
Of heat and chemicals. The plates are
then cleaned, waxed and laid away till
they are needed by the printer.
The paper used by the Treasury De-
partment for It's bills and notes is manu-
featured by q pri rate concern, and upon
It's delivery Is counted twice and packed
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seal, and, finally, the work of all must be
carefully scrutinized and the fniahing
touches added before the plate can be
sent to the printer.
The reason why 90 much care is neces-
sary 10 to guard against counterfeitinR.
for the more perfect the plate is in every
part the more difficult it is for one or any
number Of persons to initiate 1t.
II sometimes takes the engraver six
weeks to finish up q portrait. and after,that
he must put in the background. which
consists of a close network Of tine finest
spider web lines. made by a ruling-ma-
chime with q diamond point.
This may be seen on the dollar ccrtifi-
cate bearing the head Of Martha Wash
ington. On the same bill it will be
observed that the counter ON the right
hand side. the centre-piece containing the
words lone silver dollar" and the
counters and border around the centre
piece IN the back, are composed of pecu-
liarly curved lines.
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season.
Joe Twemlow made himself very agree
able all the evening. except when Uncle IA
paid too much attention to Jane Nhyn-
penny. aud there was only one anxious mo-
nent during the entire festival, and thAa
was when the cook, Who wAs single YOUNG
woman of some sixteen stone weight
favored the company with her religious
views. and it was found that she and Unels
Eli belonged to the same body OF brethren,
and the cool informed Uncle Eli where the
chapel was she attended. and offered tom IN
troduee him to the minister.
In the face Of this common dsngeF Joe
TWemlog and Jane whympenny stood side
by side, and turned the conversation in
stantly onto some other subject There u
no more dangerous place fora rich sidowsr
than the chapel to which he is introdueed by
a fair co-religionist who has arrived at mid
die age > spinster,
When the TWemlow party broke up Uncle
Eli presented Mary TWsHloS With = brace
let which had been his Slfs's, aud he saN
Jane Whympenny to her bus, eonTtsoasly
declining the offer OF Joe 10 accompany
them. Tins made Joe ll-tsmpered for the
rest Of the evening. and be kept hi vile
awake half the night by lsetuTinS hsr % ne
impFepTlsfy u her trylns 70 h0ak Ma ussss
Tor ons q hsE aitsFs bsfssa BE Sso 4sA
lCoaasasa S-Azas8t
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away in sections of from four to forty
sheets after 1t has been damped.
Several different kinds OF presses are
used in tho printing division. The old
fashioned band-plate press and steam
presses of the latest and most improved
patterns are employed. Each press 10
provided with a register. which records
automatically every impression that is
made.
Each impression calls for q sheet. Of
paper; so that all the clerk who makes
his examination at the end of the day has
TO do is TO SEQ whether the number of
printed sheets returned correspond with
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ThS rwsmlOws and the Whympsnnys for
got their Jealousy Of each other, and Joined
hands in the face Of a common enemy. To
think that . second cousins wife. DOdSOn.
shOuld actually have secured their Uncle
ElL and locked kim within her own four
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An Object Lesson.
Lyrom ne EpoeA.l

Mrs. Brown - Johnnie broke . pane OF
glass. but as he told me about it at once |
gave him an apple.
Mrs. Cobwigger-That will teach him .
Mrs. BroWn-I'm afraid not As soon as
he had eaten the apple he went and broke
another window.
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walls. While they weTs dsvSinE little
schemes to keep him from each other?
IL vas perndy! II was treaehsryi II vas
an outrage on family rights
The men declared that Mrs. Tom Dodson
Wls an srtful minL Ths ladiss rolled ~
their syss and held up thsir hands. nd
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He Had to ~Economize.

Iron Tsra, SUftrg.l
Merchant-Mr. Caresucker. can you pay
this little bill to-day7
Dudley Canesucker - Not to-day: some
other day.
1T occurs TO me that you should try and
save M, so as to meet your obligations"
That's whnt I'm doing; haven't used any
money to pay debts In moro than q year now.
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Candor.

Western Merchant-Your expenses were
very high on your last trip, MIR. MendalL. :
His Drummer-Yes, sir: blamed high. /
got showed in with a poker game at Pixies
Peak and had to stay q week.
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What They Are For.

lFrom The Washington Cofnc.l
Major Stofer and Col. Durham were walk
ing up the avenue.
II wonder. said the Colonel refectiyely,
"a he noted one of the newly painted letter
boxes, II wonder what ia the object of these
red letter boxes 2"
well. " replied the Major with quiet dig
nifty. :" presume their object y to hold the
letters that are placed In them"
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A Reminder

tFTon he ciotAIsr and FurHfILsLl
Mrs. Rustler to her husbandD-I GER
tainly wish. dear, that you would keep up
appearances more and dress better. Now
look At Mr.. SlAsher, who moves in our set,
how stylish he Is.
Rustler-You forget. dear. that IL was but
recently that SlAsher failed.
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Towing In ~schooners.

tIroH ne Boston Herald =
Husband lat /. 30 A. NJ. Don't say q word.
/ know it's awful late, but had q hard tug
OF IT,.
Wife-Yes, you look as il you had had =
hard tug. How many schooners did you
tow in to-nlghtg
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A Miscalcu

iFrom TsraI ~SsJfiHgs.i
Teacher-Johnny, how many Presidents
has the country hAd7
Johnny Knowitall-Twelye.
You must be thinking OF the twelve
apostles. Now let me hear you Il the
Presidents. Beginl
One. two. three, four!
WhAck! whacki whAck!
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He Liked Kidd Stories.

Frontier statesman. No. 1-say, Turpin.
I understand that this international copy
right movement ia . cons piracy against the
piratical publishing business.
Frontier Statesman, No. 2-Well, III IL Ia.
/ am opposed to It, The only novels worth
reading are the pirate stories. and II they
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Marriage and Poetic Licenses.

There 10 something 30 poetic about .
MARRIAGE ceremonyl' whispered a fair girl
TO her escort as the procession swept mp the
aisle.
"Ies. tho license. +" replied the matter-of-
fact young man.
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A Good Memory.

tlT0BI HaTpsTS BdsdF.l
"HoW far back can you remember,
Bobby ?" asked his uncle.
well. " said Bob, II can remember when
1 didn't know how TO play marbles"
mo further back than that -
"Oh, yes; | can remember when ! couldn't
remember At ALL"
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At the Breakfast Table.

From Terds SfIfiHgs.l
Tommy (studying his lesson)-I say, pa.
where does the Oshkosh rise, aud into what
does II empty
Pal don't know. my son.
Tommy-You don't know, chi And to-
morrow the teacher will lick me on account
OF our ignorance.
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A Mitigating Circumstance.

tFrom Terds Srfnas.l
Little Benny. Mamma, please let mo hold
the baby for n minute. .
Mother-I am afraid, Benny, you might
lot her fnll.
Little. ,Benny-well, II she does fall she
can't fall very far.
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Hopelessly Amicted.

lFT0A hs EpOeA.l
L~Awysr-Did you ever notice any signs OF
insanity in the defendAnt3
Witness-Only on one occasion. A pAafen-
ger picked mn a dollar in q hOrse-cAr one day
andhe was the only man on board who said
hashAln't lost it,
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A Trying Performances:

ITrOn, Rarpsr's BdIar.l
mr.. varrell, / think your impersonation
OF the villain on the life raft is midocean.
the most realistic thing you do"
Thank you, madame. The tears and sea-
sickness nre real. i can assure you"
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FROM FLORIDA.


FILMING BROS.
GESTLEHES IuelOssd fud Ell. Tor which send
me the genuine DIR. q. McLASE's CELEBRATED
LNER Pills, The druggist here keeps the eoln-
tsrisIt. bat I must have tho genuine. We have been
using your pills for thirty.three years and have
found them better than any other We use them
in cassa OF chills ant fever. hy ssntsry. bad colds.
biliousnsss, headache and kindred troubles We
highly recommend them TO all sufferers.
Mas. J.. ID. HAMBRICE.
FLORAL City, Fla. Oct. -. 1857.
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In case Of sick headache. bilionsnssE, torpid liver.
dyspepsia And e3slisensss, " AuLANEht ELA
both ss4ss and all ages. They are compounded
with regard 10 even the most delicate constitutions.
Sold by ali drukEisis: pncs , ceuts, Prepared
only By Fleming BIos ritsLurz, Pa LoOk Ous
for an limitation made ia 81. Loula. which 10 often
paImed % on InnoesnI pnr,haseTs A. olEa
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A Mathematical Demonstration.

Iron HapsTS BdEaTl
DAnverS-Come. Markham. YOU surely are
not going to propose TO that absurd Miss
LeAvenworth, are you7
Markham-Why man. she has = dozen
splendid farms ont in Kansas.
two.
Markham-oh. you miss 1t by about ffteen
summer. my boy.
ia veTs-Y0u are being deceived, old man
-wofully. heard her describing tie four
teeu-yeAr-old lOcusts; aud she said nobody
could tell her anything about them, because
she had seen them three times.
save the ChildFeH.
HIMRoD's WHooPISG CoUGH CURE instantly re-
lisVss the whOoPs AAd gives rest e the patient With
no Ill after effects. For sale b. dTuEgists
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He Was Wen Informed.

Iron SsrfA, Cray d "a. "a EOHhIy.l
FIipper-Do you know about the zeal hsh-
cries Z
Cumso-I should say l do. Hasn't my wife
hshed around for . seAlskin HAcque every
day for the last two montha7
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IN RUMOR'S LATEST VEIN.
Mirthful Anecdotes Fresh from
the Jokers' Pens.
Indignant.

Eastern Man-why, according to the cen.
sus Of 1850
Western Man (eXplosiNelyl-The censu OF
1850, sir. is q libel on the Rreat West
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A Curious Fact.

iFrotN HdtpfFs bdhdF'I
"There is one thing don't understand
about . crab"
-; 7"
why, whenever a crab. wants to see my
thing Ito puts his eye out.
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She Wanted TO Be Fashionab'

Groocr-what kind Of ton did you ask for,
madam
Customer-Five O'Clock tea. please. ]
hear that's the most stylish now.
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UNCLE r Q AMERICA.

HI TwemloWw tho is rroted TO Be Immensely wealthy, writes that he I'M visa hSE relatives
N Endand. They are hhn ephsE.J Joe Wsllowj Did TomH hymIenny. Joesl thsrtlla his
D s %s Il @ tSis fRst s ak g. a @ssasa hsi sd kfs . 9Sssa siS E hS f@ 6SH sa Sa&a
cousin ID at once begins 10 fhoW him the metropolis