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German I3uli-.

A German newspaper man, evidently Ieai-
Gus OF the lrishmans rcpg'st,on as maker
Of bulls, took the trouble sorry years ago Ia
look up the GcrmSn record in this lines
Among others, hc found IN the PRpl'sheN
works OF certain Teutonic writer's tic follow
Ing curious examples; Among tn" iibmi-
yraurs was an old bliul woman, who came 10
America once more before she tied 10 see he
only adti." AFTER the door was closed eott
female foo; slipped intu thG room ana WIN
her own hand rztll sul-Lcd the Japcr.
"ha,h doctors were Unable 10 restore The de-
ceased o:,.e more To iifo md health The
Ladies' Brncii' Association Ess distributed
twenty pair= Of snc-s among NE pe"r, wllch
bic cnioylng a cup Of coffee, hen gentle
voice tapped me on the FL |l.idcr, looked
uruund and saw my old friend once more
IOriDu EiYdrJ-
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HER PRECIOUS BASKET.
she Treasured 1t too Much to Let 1t
Go Out OF Her kencl.

she Treasured 1t too Much to Let 1t
Go Out OF Her Reach.
A fat woman stopped down-bound
Buffalo car and climbed aboard
as best she could. She was handi.
capped by her flesh and by big
market basket which she was carry
ing. The car was crowded and she
had great difficulty In getting into
the vestibulc
MADAM" said the conductor. "1
can find place for that basket over
here
whats that?" she asked sharply.
al say that l can find place for
that basket over here"
young man. | couldn't think OF
letting that basket get out of my
hands"
"But you're blocking up the door
way with it there"
81 can't help that. paid my fair
and my basket goes with me l
would set it down only l don't dare
let it go out of my hands. It's con-
tents are valuable"
"But you must get out of the way"
Tho fat woman sputtered and
scolded and wound up by saying that
she would not put the basket down,
she would not get off the car, that
she didn't care il she did block up
the doorway and the conductor was
no gentleman, anyhow, or he would
not speak to lady about a little
thing like market basket.
Madam" said the conductor,
after the fat woman had quieted
down. lit will be perfectly safe over
here in the corner"
II don't believe it. I'm afraid to
trlst it there. The contents of the
basket are likely to get hurt down
there under those mems feet"
And she stood there all the way
from Bryant street. to Swan and
every person who got on or off
rubbed against that basket The
men swore and the women said dear
mem and looked unutterable things.
And the fat woman hung onto her
basket.
When the car stopped at Swan
street an understood man who was
crowded into one corner of tho vesti-
bule said:
Excuse, mo madam, but II you
won't considerit impertinence, would
like to know what you have in that
basket that you are guarding so
closelyP"
The fat woman looked pleased.
We'll" she said, u don't mind tell
in you, seein' you inquired. They's
a lot of old magazines that my
daughter let me take to read"
And the conductor swore seven
times under his breath and then
went out and said sarcastic things
to the motorman.
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tI-SHANn uERl


falling. He was found alone and In
sensible by the tourists whom you
sent to help him. lie has never been
think his heart is the same, and fear
he will never inspire love in any ones
soul again-indeed, you your-elf have
said so"
This speech, in low, hurried SEN
tences, is over. Mr.. Stanley stops,
with tears in his eyes, and turns his
face away.
Miss Cheswicls is ewing him speech
lessly Her dark face is as white as
his own, but she takes his trembling
hands, and presses them in hers, while
her pale lips smile
Your lctter-you will know it
again" breathcs Mr.. Stanley, and
gently withdra wing his hand he takes
from his pocket memorandumbo book,
and from its leaves selects a sheet of
dainty writing, which he places before
her.
You see," he says wisttully. "that
You did meet your imaginary hero, and
could not love him-thougl he loves
you madly." And he tries to smile
cheerfully, though there is spasm of
pain in his too delicate face.
May" cries Miss Cheswicls, a hot
flame shooting over her velvet
checks, "if you are my hero l love
You and would have loved you long
ago but for my constancy to yourself"
"Oh, my dear one, is this true?'
"Ah. yes, Mr.. Stanley. But where
is our game of chess? take your
knight and. loi you have won the
pampr'
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Tho Iron Crown of Lomb,r,ly.

The famous Iron crown of Lom-
bardy," reckoned as being one of tho
most precious relics of Jesus now In
existence, the .holy coat" and the
several pieces of the true cross"
not excepted, may be seen any day
by the sight-seer who visits the Ma
tional museum at Naples. Although
known to ancient, medieval and
modern history as the "iron crown" :"
it is in reality a crown of gold, made
in the form of gigantic bracelet,
the only iron in its composition be-
inga framework in the shape Of IL
circlet-a thin, narrow strip-on tho
inside OF the gold band. The secret
magic of the name rests on the ira
ditiou that this inside ring OF iron
was made from the nails driven
through tho hands and feet OF Jesus
at the time of his crucifxion.
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MoAndsring.

A city girl writes: alt is fond
dream OF mine to become a farmers
wife and mesnder with him down
life's flowery pathway" All, yes.
that is II nice thing to dream about.
but whom you have lived on tho farm
and followed this meandering bust
ness for month or SO, you will dis
cover q wide chasm between the
dream and the reality. You will
think OF this about the time your
husband meanders out AMI leaves
you without wood. and you have to
meander up and down the lane pull
ing splinters Off the fence with which
to cook dinner And when you mean
Cor around in tho wet clover in
search OF the COWS you will have a
dim perception that fond dreams do
not always pan out a hundred cents
on the dollar, and that there arc
several meanderings in farm life that
are not listed in the dreaming cate
CORY.
Tho meandering business on the
fqn,n is not what it's cracked up to
be.-Texas Siftings
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The .old Curiosity shop."

The original Master Humphreys
clock, immortalized by Charles
Dickens, is exhibited by New York
trades paper. Until within few
weeks the clock was to be seen over
the door of the late Mr.. Humphreys s
shop. in Barnard castle. county OF
Durham. England. Mr.. Humphrey
was watch and clock maker, and
rendered great service to Charles
Dickens in supplying him with mater
ials for his nicholas Nickleby." and
it was this worthy horologist's clock
that suggested to him the quaint re-
pository in which he chose to locate
the manuscript Of "The Old Curiosity
ShODr
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In Torment.

Surely II there are unhappy sufferers on eartt
upon whom the angels look down in pity II Is peo
Pile agonized with rheumatism. They are In to-
meut the year round with little or no respite
Now. tborc il no evidence to which publicity ha
been given IN behalf Of Hostettcrs stomach Bit
ters more concurrent and convincing than that il
behalf OF its efficacy in Incl cipicnt rheumatism
And since rheumatism and rheumatic md simpt
Toat are among the most obstinate complaints II
which this admirable temcdJ is adapted, ant
since they all have a fatal tcudcnc. 10 nit1ck ih
vital organs the advsability 0f an early Use OF III
Bitters when they manifest themselves, must b
apparent Eiticacious and most siEunl'y SO, ar,
tie Bittcfs too in malsrial Diseases. kidney ant
bladder inactivity Constipation, dyspepsia, live
complaint and nervous ailmcntS
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KNOWLEDGE

Bling comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
tor than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs Of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup Of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
an. to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of a perfect lax
ktive, efiectually cleansing the system,
Hlspelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation.
II has given satisfaction to millions and
met wf1h the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it Is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup Of Figs is for sale by all drug
sists In '60c and 81 bottles, but 1t 10 man
ufac.ured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being well Informed, you will not
accept any substitute If offered.
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Light. Heat and Eleotrlo,,y.

In one OF his remarkable lectures
Tesla states that most scientific men
now look upon the various forms OF
manifestations Of energy. which are
generally designed "electric," as
energy Manifestations of the same
nature as those Of radiant heat and
light The phenomena OF light and
heat. and others besides. may there-
fore be called electrical phenomena,
and thus 1t Is that electrical science
has become the mother science OF
all and Its study sll-important. The
day when we shall know exactly
what electricity 10 will chronicle An
event probably creator and OF more
moment thsn any other recordo al
the history Of the humsss xcc.
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RUN INTO MAra,MoNx.
The Young Nan Didrs wsns to, But
There Was NO Escape.

There Was NO Escape.
A slim-built young man with
clothes OF belligerent cut walked
timidly into tho marriage license of
hce at San Francisco lately. He was
followed by u resolute-looking young
woman in Holiday attire.
The young man glanced around
suspiciously for an instant and then
reached for the clerks ear His com
pauion assumed an air Of unostenta-
tious preoccupation, turned her back
and gazed far away at corner OF the
ceiling, but she was careful to keep
between her companion and the door.
Ssh" hissed the young fellow.
bonding far over the counter In his
effort to prevent his companion over
hearing anything. Ssh, say. can't
we duck out OF sight somewhereP
Ssh, don't shout
The clerk shook his head.
The stranger continued his eau
tious whisper: Say" he said. "ssh.
I'm in u hole, see' It's agin me to
hitch to that she-devil, seeP How
can jump the game, ehp"
The clerk shook his head. There
| hES touTtS oil hpOut HtIcs hS bub
gested; "try EN-"
Tho stranger bent closer.
Say" he continued, with an ap-
prehensive glance at the back OF his
companion, shell land me dead to
rights II you don't give me a lift.
She's swore to give me divorce
after we're hitched, but what good'll
that do, ehPn he concluded mourn
fully.
The clerk remained silent.
Say" went on the visitor In
pleading tones, "t'row her out and
I'll fix it with you. Run her in; dc
anything; anything goes
The clerk shook his head.
Say" suddenly exclaimed the
woman. wheeling about resolutely,
what game er you putin up on mt
now. Scratch out that license lively.
This here mans been keeping
company with me for two years, ant
he's got to do some lively marryin
now, an don't you forget it Scratcl
along lively His names Westmure
Monroe l. Westmure, an he lives a
260 Jesse street, and he's 26 year
old, m my names Cora-C-o-r- a
Cora-Gale.
Monroe started. Dust me if
ever knew that before"
You'll learn lots when You've
married mo-" was the answer givei
with calm superiority.
ON sometimes they call him West
m sometimes they call him Tomm.
White. Put 'em all in. If you wan
to and charge the bill to his nib
here"
The clerk made ont the bill AM
"his nibs" paid it with sigh.
'N' now start up for the neares
Justice, an we'll get nearer marriag
n this fellows been since he wa
BORN
They were started, and ten minute
later they emerged happy. beamins
bride and woeful, disconsolat,
groom.
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BY local applications as they cannot reach the
diseased portion of the ear. There Is only
one way TO cure deafness, and that Is by con
stitutional remedies. Deafness is caused by
an inhamed condition of The mucous lining
of the Eustachian Tube. When this tube /:
inhnmed you have rumbling sound or i'm
perfect hearing, and when 1t is entirely closed
Deafness is the result, and unless the infam
nation can be taken out and this tube re
stored to its normal condition, hearing viii
be destroyed forever; nine cases out of ter
are caused by catarrh, which is nothing but
an infnmed condition of the mucous sur
faces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for ans
case Of Deafness (causcd by catarrh) thai
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. send
for circulars; free.
F. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists. 15c.
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and disordered appearance. calmsd
her as we'll as i could, saying ! had
lost the path; and then ! hurried har
into the carriage, and we drove down
to Baden. Baden In hot haste, lest
news OF my peril might resch her ears.
That night told my adventure to
the councillor, and comm tied to his
care n letter. expressing my gratitude
to my brave deliverer, when he should
make himself known
ave left Baden Baden the next
morning, telegram from home re-
quiring our Immediate presence there;
and SO ] never met again tho fair
haired Euglishman- But he did o
heroic thing-did he not?" .
"He could scarcely do less, could
hep" replied Mr.. Stanley, with deep
red stain in each cheek
Miss Cheswick marks the grudging
praise, the flushed cheek, and her
face grows stern.
That man lives in my memory"
she says, with cold distinctness, while
her large eyes deepen and glow. He
is the one hero whom | have met
the one man whom would we'd"
would you2' muruiurs Mr.. Stan
ley, and he laughs, incredulously,
while his lips CULVER rs If in scorn
"At least" says the lady, Goaded
into hostility by his scant generosity.
while that mans noble courage lives
in my heart will never love lesser
hero. shall remain faithful to his
memory forever"
Perhaps if you met him you would
not love him." remarks Mr.. Stanley"
"Ahl that should! II he were the
poorest and plainest, and humblcst
man on earth, he would still DO my
hero"
''But, If you did not know he was
your hero?-if he loved you madly,
neither knowing you had ever met
each other before"
"Oh, II he would only love mel
sighs Miss Ches wick. clasping her
hands, while rich fush bnthcs her
ycarning face. Il could never, never
mistake him"
Then your heart must sometimes
have pleaded for-mc," murmurs bel
companion, n strange light in hi
eyes.
"For you! Oh, sir, why arc you So
mad7 Have not told you this story
because esteem you too much to al
low you"
"Miss Cheswick, your hero got thu
letter. but after weeks of illness Th'
pistol shot which you heard was no
fired by him, but by one OF the rob
bers at him, and it pierced his neck
placing his life in danger for tel
| weeks. When he shouted to you T.
fly, it was because he felt himsel
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Indian. of North c.ro,lna.

Very few people know anything
about the Indians in Western North
Carolina-the Cherokees. There are
1920 of them. and they arc increas-
ing in numbers. They own $1,000
acres OF land. and very fine land it is.
Their chief is Stillwell Sounooke.
He cannot speak English at all.
There are some native preachers and
four schools, the government main
tanning the latter. There are other
Cherokees, but these are not in
cluded in the l.2OJ, as they live else
where than on the reservation.
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Origin of Cio.ure Ruls.

This word closure, about which wo
are hearing so much, came into legis-
latlve use in the British house oil
commons in 1887, and is applied to II
rule which cuts of debate and pre-.
vents further discussion or motion bv
the minority, bringing tho .uestion
to d'yo. anu conclusive vote. The
French word cloture is often en-
ployed to express the same thing. 1t
is really an emphatic and decisive
way OF saying: Como. we have
talked enough about this matter; we
must decide now"
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A srsApp,no FAMILY.
The Aerr,se. issuy Ass mig Esess
tn NJ rp~as& - ThAav Eoumexv

The Morrises tsauy Ass mig EaesGk
to De Csssis to Their County.
"As . specimen Of what Kentucky
can do In the way Of producing stall
wart sons and daughters," said .
proud native Of the Blue Grass coun-
try, to . New York Sun writer, II
might mention the old Joe Morrison
family 81 Bourbon county. Anybody
OF the; present generation who ever
lived In Kentucky will remember old
Joe Morrlson's family. The family
consisted OF Joe and his wife and six
sons and three daughters. Joe stood
six feet four In his stockings and
weighed 210 pounds. His wife WAS
the same height exactly. but sho
weighed 266 pounda The oldest son.
Tom. was also six feet four. and no
weighed 1856, pounds. Jim topped
his brothor Tqm two inches Id height
but he wasn't as heavy by seventy
pounds Their sister Sarah was a
slim girl. weighing only 1856 pounds.
but she could look over the heads OF
both Tom and Jim. for she stood six
feet six and one half inches.
"But John was the big boy OF tho
family. He only lacked IN inch OF
being seven feet In height, and he
weighed 800 pounds Sister Mary
was q midget OF six feet two. and
only weighed 149 pounds. Elijah
wasn't very tall, either, being thu
same height as his sister Mary. but
he was Of pretty fair heft, tipping
the scales at 212 Matthew was six
feet two, also, and weighed 22O,
while Ell, standing six feet four.
weighed less than 2jl The youngest
girl. Martha, was six feet three and
160 pounds in weight. She would
undoubtedly have been the giant OIL
the family, for that was her height
and weight at the age OF IA. few
weeks before she died. When these
measurements were taken. few
years ago, the family was all together,
but since then old Joe and his wife
have died, and the boys and girls
were married and scattered about
the state. l don't know what theii
progeny have done to keep up the
reputation OF the family as to size
but I'll bet on 'em to keep up the
record"
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Products of Wool.

Wool, Wooler, Woolman, Tarrier,
Sacker, Staples, Stapler. Carder,
Comber, Pinner. Tower and Tozer,
Spindlor, Weber, Weaver. Webster,
Lister, Taintor. Dyer, Woodcr, Mad
derman, Tucker, Fuller, Walker,
Beater, Batter and Batcs, Sherman,
Draper, Spinner, Whittier. Bleaker.
Blaker and Blackster are all names
derived from various operations con.
nec.ed with the manufacture OF wool
into cloth.
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PIE ASANTRIES.

Traveler-Now, what ought little
boys to say when a gentleman gives
them u penny for carrying his bag?
Small Boy-'Tain't 'nough.
Bleighson-My poor darling. Now
that we are penniless what joy is
there In life for you? Mrs Bleighson
"A lot OF it. can shop, can't 1?
Photographer-Now, my dear lady.
put on n pleasant expression Lady $
Son-in.Law, in tho rear-Oh, l
wouldn't miss that sight for the
world.
"Binkins went out hunting this
morning" "All alone?" "Yes, didn' t
even take dog" dispose he'll kill
nnything?" mo. Not unless he gets
melancholy and commits suicide"
Judge-Why didn't you call po-
liceman when tho man assaulted you
with a club? Citizen-Call a police
man! Good heavensl Your honor;
wasn't thumpcd enough as it was?
Does that mule kicls?" asked man
who was standing on the curb
Nope" replied the proprietor of the
animal "Wid some mules hit might
be called kiclsin', but when he lets go
hits er explosion"
Maud-And. pa, what did Professor r
crotchet say OF my piano playinso
Pale was quite extrnvaglnt In his
praise. lie said you possessed an
originality in execution TINT was
truly remarkable. He said he h I'd
heard some of your piece, performed
by some Of the greatest masters, and
not ono OF them played them rs you
did. .i---f
man wf,tjrtne-.~s Store AMI
.sx:ed for somethlng to cure n head
lche. The druggist held bottle OF
iartshorn to his nose. and he was
,early overpowi 'sd by It's pungency.
As soon a. he recovered he began to
all at tho druggist but didn't 1t
,elp your headache?" aslse 1 the apoth.
'cnry. Help my headsche?' gasped
he man. 81 haven't any headache.
It's my wife that has the headache"
Lady OF tho House-Put TINT stat.
,ette Of Apollo on the other aide of
he room. Bridget Bridget. taking
Up tho mArble-Faith. men, and who
:
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Too Much Education.

Education" said Uncle Josh, ..is
er mighty good thing, but sometimes
it does more harm than good.
There's no doubt of that"
II oncet knowed of q case where
education come purity nigh drowndin'
a rale nice young lady" he went on.
"How was that?"
"Why, she fell into the water, an
bein' too hightoned to holler help
she yelled out assistance An ther
blanc fool hired hand thet heard her
lost about five minutes maxim up is
mind whether ter pull her out er go
home fur dictionary"
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On. FAd to F.n~

Miss Inercent-I thought you
considrcd Mr. Jossycke IN afro
cicv.S bad actor. Mr. Firstnight:
/ f'irstnight-And so did.
Then why did you say he has no
rival as Hsmlet'"
because, you see. his physical
would not allow mo to
class him with tho ordinary run Of
hams -Kansas City Journal.
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Perhaps no local disease hao puzzled and
bafled the medical profession more than
nasal catarrh. While not Immediately fatal
it is among the most uauseous and disgusting
Ills the flesh is heir to, and the records show
very few or no cases of radical ,ura OF
chronic catarrh by any of the many modes
of treatment until the Introduction OF Ely's
Cream Balm few years ago The success of
this preparation has been most gratifying and
surprising.
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August
Flower

II am Post Master here and keep
9 Store. Ihave kept August Flower
for sale for some time. / think it is
. splendid medicine" E. A. Bond,
P. NJ, Pavilion Centre, NY.
The stomach is the reservoir.
II 1t fails, everything fails. The
liver, the kidneys, the lungs, the
heart, the head, the blood the nerves
all 60 wrong. If yo@..eel wrong,
look to the stomach first. Put that
right at once by using August
Flower. 1t assures q good appetite
and Q good digestion. Q
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Monsieur silhoue.te.

Silhouette was the name OF G
French minister in ante-rcvolution
times. Hc was n stern economist,
and the oourtiors had their pictures
made In profile and black, facetiously
claiming that nj. Silhouette had
made them SO poor that they could
not havc = regular portrait painted.
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Everything is adulterated nowadays A
San Francisco man bought cork leg and
afterwards ascertained that 1t was made OF
paper.
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A CouGH, Coin or SoRK THROAT should
not be neglected. Browns BRONCHIAL
TRocnEs are simple remedy, and give
prompt relief " cts a box.
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Instantly relieves the most violent attack,
facilitates free expcctoration and insuros rest
to those otherwise unable to sleep except in
chair q single trial will prove. send for
free trial package to DR.. II. Schifmann, St
Paul, MINI, but ask your druggist first.
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HE HAD TOO MUCH COON:
A KENTUCKY MAN WHO WANTS
NO MORE HUNTING.

Was Assaulted by ~ Army Of Them and
Treated ~ frsssbiy NO Coen- H untsr
Was Ever Treated nsfsss-oos oat
Alive and THAT satisnsd Him:
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CusToMER-What an incessant talkcr that
sandy haired clerk of yours is! Merchant
Yes, but he is always ready to shut up at
night.
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SICK HEADACHE, lassitude, weakness and
loss OF appetite caused by malaria can be i'm
mediately cured by Beecham's Pills.
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Good manners require that all letters that
are not positively discourteous should be an
swered
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When real estate merchant begins TO go
down hill he loses ground very fast
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When reformed saloonlst turned his sam
pie room into a Sunday school room, he said
1t would be n good ex-sample for the youth.
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pe.fnes. Cannot IL. Cared

1t takes ''bull" to elevate the stock mar
ket, but mouse can make dress goods so
nm.
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A small soul has plenty of elbow room in
narrow-minded man.