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RAG FOR NEWSPAPERS.
So Simple That Any ingenious "o
Can Make One.

Can Make One.
The pretty pocket illustrated re-
sambles a huge envelope in appearances
the fap serving to preserve the con
tents from the dust, which, as everybody
knows, is very apt to collect among "n
ho,,nd napers. For the foundation OF
+be noclxet, cut piece of buckram 10
sovan+een inches in width and twenty
one inches in length. Cut OH the COZ
rers at one end to the depth OF seven
inches to shape the flap, and 1olo up
civ inches at the other end' 10 niaAo
the pocket. ro1orad
linen is a good material to use oelns
both prettv and durable, but 1t IS qul'e
nossible to make charming case u
poorsa canvas. embroidered IN cross
Stitch with a thick make OF cotcoli
C,,4 tho linen the same shape as I'M
I.1o1,r.m but half an inch larger al
If white or colored fax thread is use
for this purpose there are many Oh vi u,
Morntmelliclz stitches which woui
have a very good effect-coral stitci m
fo, instance. would serve for outhne
1naian filing for the leaves, an
eo.+har-stitch for the stems Inc le
! ter5 may be traced out WIN nlo
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A,COHOL'S FELL WORK.
phvs;cians Ascribe Many Casualties =" 'n'
Use of Liquor.

Use of Liquor.
There is a growing tendency among
.hrc;cians to ascribe evil to the use u
alcohol. DR.. C. R. Drysdale contrlou'e'
an article to the Echo, OF Loh"on'
showing that on the continent Unero
r,.ovinD medical opinion IN 1aVor u
+ota1 abstinence of healthy persons
fron alcoholic drinks. He quotes from
an article bv DR.. E. Jordy, OF beri,o'
the following items when sho" ''A0
current of medical opinion:
s.In 1898 one in seventeen oe"'li'
,rbicb occurred in Switzerland were
ascr;bed to drinking habits Qncluoihg
women and children) .,u :,
CDR. Speyer says that one-elgh'h ., .,
the insane in public asylums were SEM
there from alcoholism o
'.ln the Zurich lunatic asylum oiie y
fourth of the cases were ascrloeo "
drink. in Ger
: man prisons. alleges that forty-1ou
t ner cent. of the prisoners were lnOoN
: perate. .,o+ o;rbt,
;, eioht per cent. of the crimes co1nhl''e
y IN Zurich were due to drink
y ..Prof Strumpbell, of Erlangen' say
n +b.t alcohol has an evil influence
IS Tho causation of most diseases anu
s. The rnling cause of dyspepsia IN a>,ul'
% .sThe noted professors OF physlolog
IF =, Rarne Hertzen in Lausanr
- oe0 . IF IN CenGV
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How TO Repair Mirrors.

For repairing mirrors accldensalLs
scratched clean the bare portion OF @ ene
glass by rubbing it gently WIN WIN nnv ne
cotton. taking care to remove any
traces of dust and grease. II 'l,i'
cleaning ciea is not done very carefully, de- de-
fects viii appear around the place re-
naired. With a point Of a knife @ cue
mon the back of another looking glass
a portion of the silvering OF the re-
oniired form, but little larger. upon
t place drop of mercury drop lhe m
size of a pins head will be sufficient loi
surface equal to the size OF nan
The mercury spreads immediately
nenetrates the amalgam to where l
was cut off with the knife, and the re
onired piece may now be lifted ana q, re
moved to the place to be repaired I'M
Is the most difficult part OF the opera
ton. Then press lightly the reneWe
nortions with cotton and the gas
4 presents the same appearance as "he
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THE SCIENCE OF ROB6iNo'
n.ss.pe Treatment in the Relieving
Aches and Pains.

Massage Treatment III .no
Aches and Pains.
No method of treating the various
oa1,os and Mains to which the flesh Is
49,. = more agreeable to the sufferer,
or oftener effective, than coui0o
/ in+alli0ent rubbing or massage.
We NAV believe that the benehts uc
..;..oa .ra dne to the personal electrlcl.
+v which is impaired from the body %
the one who performs the ruoo.ns'
wa may saw that cOunter-lrrltaIion
of the superficial parts Is set up os VI.
fr;ot;on There are those who assert
that it is the activity into when .ii1
parts in question are urgeo oy wv
:. process that is OF beneht' L he l'eo
y plaration is probably the most he"iA1
', correct. -. 49,
J Rnt however we may explain tne
. fact, it is certain that even unSN.A
- manipulation may be productive Oh re-
= lief and comfort to wonoerlui oo
Y gree: while if the manipulation Is ac
= ouainted with the anatomy Oh Olie
% man body, his touch may seem d.
- times almost magical IN ulsPeroinS
TO pain. ,.1-o =
~ Rv tracing out an inhamed nerve
= is possible for maSseurs-aS prole'SAoA"
- rubbers are called-tO reduce the Aho0'
~ troublesome of neuralgias, even 10 .llo
*" extent of relieving the ever-orea'.eu 8,
1ono-lincering sciatica. Muscles "ilon
e" 1' rafnse to contract, and joints Whlch loi
u w. . 1onp time have been still may oe
brought into renewed activity.
NY of course it is not possible 1or every
'y0 ono TO show the skill of trained MAS
u " senr: but anv of us can 90 much III
'ho brmble wav toward relieving the SUI
0'.e ferinos of those who are dear 10 US
> Il We should always be careful TO asslS
lloH 4bo flow of the blood in It's cours
7ep +bronoh the painful parts, as the nu,
90 hears with it both food and strells W
Seu wbo+bar a muscle. which is very o1te
anne +bn scat of the pain, is tired ana soi
s..o,, ovar use. or cramped and stl
that f,.orn non-use. the sothing action OF
hes fresh supply of blood is equally
hoar ceptable. ,.,.oo+a han
: Tor NO. os they are often exquisltely Sc
9r9Y- c;tive to the slightest touch ouO Z
1lerS tient persistence and care are cer'a
eng to he productive of greater or less
1,o,.a lief. ;rs+ar
er OF 20 oxarcise so much delicacy, howeV
clally ~ L. o,.a ,napv conditions when
own more rapidly benefited by the vlgor'
wildly inoio 80 cash towel. till the supe
lie in us1 :S, .,ts ovar the seat of the trou
often clai ,or,, pIi W.
faces "ic C:.,1o. " motions. pinching and 81
social ~ .e11 o,+a, into the method Of S
lplica- plns psse,,1 ,nasseur.
III the oe1a- 9s:ln,1-r Tho success of the treatm
Id. 1t ~, ,.,,hhinr is to be found,
to set VI pai tho brnte force exhibite
.emote 81 80 i,,1a tions. as in the ger
|, per- 1s,aatad VIZ touch which is able to re
y with eouo ~ once the requirements of
ng the llz: .n1;-;a,,a1 case-Youth's Compar
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ar IL ,,pinterrupted bliss.


In some places where the numoeI -
-arv large special rooms have been NJ
IA nm in a building adjoining the the,
ater. Here the infant is oeposiseo 9iet CO.. ~,
49, ,ro+bor receives check: ''No. lol,
deposited at ? p. M to be cnll9a ;13n apr Of Of
$40" This method, as Mr.. Wellhan: %
Proctor'e theater in New York. aan1l11, S1,
lis more systematic and prevents ali m
property dispute. But yet" ne re re
marked, 1T has some drawbacks for'
Won know, a mother always wants u u,
he near her child and likes TO see u Il
often, Now, in our theater she can g
back and ask: 'Ooze little baby IS 90, D.
&C often as she pleases and still returl
n time to see the next living picture
1rhoreas in the other way she may His
whole act. t."-Detroit Free Press
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ss bavens Of refuge where the dis
rruntled babies could be etfectually
Soothed. a clever arrangement, which,
however, prevented the other person+ par
concerned from witnessing tne PEI,
formance. Accordingly malos wele
secured, so that now the mother SIM
DIV buys her ticket and deposits a1, IN,
bobv E in a room. Here, with a goodl1
amount Of the tactical fluid and a gew
gaw or two, the mutinous youngster
enioy life in their own pecnllar Wa
-.t;1o the mothers take i'm the yaYdSS
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.,,a;, world. The Whole unconscious
attitude of the household is one u %
nectation that very soon those pi"o
pt,,,,e+ ha left vacant, and often the poor
ia neonle fall into line, and throuSn
,,a,.1 inertia to what is expected VI
ham They are actually buried alive
long before they die. -,
Love combined with WISDOM WI
.a;se no such barriers around the olo
bnt will keep them in the very near ~
tbe family life. The friends Oh '!o
Younger generation will be mace Viien
99,.;onds and it will not be taken LOT
a.ran+ad that because grandmother
Ia;,. ;s white she can no longer ENJOY "
f.o1;c In this separation the young
a,,ffo,. onite as much as the DID, 1or ~
oftar hannens that the grandmother 10
I,a+4o, qualified to be the conhdante ol
tbe vounq schoolgirl than the ousy'
.o,.,.;ed mother. The grandfather too'
made nerciful by experience ls "pO ~
ba the best kind Of an lnterPre'oi W
tween father and son. For tnls re"aun
l encourage the old people 10 he1p :n9
1 al,;1dran in their studies. Never nlho
S - Tho school books are very dl1ereh'
e s-,,, the ones in use two generations
Tbis very fact will do much t'
mt the grandparents III toucn .1t;o "lo1 0ia'
= times and keep their men1aA l"o"'"-0
alert. Ia 1,d
a Fancy generally paints an ola lao
lie r,,i+b knitting work in her HANDS OH
y ;e also expected to sew on ouO'oil'
IN down stockings and do the very "ol
er 1,,hicb naturally reduces every tnou8i
ct "iiiola .o+onv No one ever thinks
asking her to make some orlgnU lane
lis ;nonires whether she Wou
III like to learn some ne" elAo ~
Oh stitches. Granted that woman 10 -
no o1-o7, able to leave her room, let SOL
es- of the household tasks be brouShI y,
hor beside the family mendlng:
na- r,ranare fruit for cakes ana Pr
y, ot,al1 meas and pare vegetables, slttl
.l,l1 80 oh.ir and still be of great Sc
inc ice in the home.
NV r ;s more difficult to find occupa1
his for old men than for old "o"
de- Tbare are so few things about no
re- fiat they can do, yet IN aoolCiol. 4
ont thosa T have mentioned they can oi
1oss .++and to much OF the lan
49, ao.,1osoondence. The receiving
non letters from different relatlons
the the representing of their own pal
+ for lar branch of the family IN rePly
oail furnish them with many ooJect
telv. thought and employ many 10
20 Il hours. When there is garuen
o re- matter how small, the granola
4 re- should feel that it is his own esp
This nrovince. Catalogues OF seeos
pera- bulbs, and the ordering and car
eyed nlants soon become of absorbing Il !.
class est The boys working under nj
yhen rection can spare his physical sure
while their obedience and suoor
tion crafty his natural desire 70
a. - 90 be of Importance.
= .oru ~ - No other people need ehe'
49, u. bright surroundings and gooo u
az 1ly 70 quote Glory McWhirk, more
~ lo- thew who are resting after the D.
P@p Pal and heat of the day. AS chllarei
enus for bedtime frolic so the des
"A'n saints often long for more of u
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TEMPERANCE NOTES.
ABsTAlNERs AND ABSTINENCE.
Facts Which Prove the Folly of Intemper-


Facts Which Prove the Folly of Intemper- n
ance. t.
There are myriads Of households IN t
which total abstinence would greatly y
increase the chances Of family happl-
ness on the ground of economy alone q
IT, as the experience of hosts OF ao
stainers daily proves, all the best ana
brightest elements Of human happl-
ness can be attained in as high de-
gree as is possible on earth without
touching alcoholic liquor, how much
might be gained and saved in this way
for the higher ends. Even IN multi
tudes of middle-class houses selt-de-
nial, which to most persons would De
very trivial, would in the course
of years make all the differ
ence between bright or squalld
surroundings, between good or bad
education for the children, between
the pinch Of debt and poverty or the
laying by of something for rainy oay'
Many respectable household has oeen
brought to poverty by its WINE "er-
chants or brewers bills.
And as for the poor, it is per1ectly
appalling to think that las | know py
experience) in lairs OF the ntHos'
suualor, where the parents are always
begging and the children always starV-
ing, they manage to hnd money
enough. somehow, to keep themselves
constantly muddled with twopenny
alel Socialist orators denounce WIN
fury the luxuries Of the rich; but tne
luxuries of the rich, much as they arr
to be deprecated, are innocence an.
harmlessness itself compared VIII
the criminal madness OF sell
INDULGENCE which makes so many nun
dreds of thousands Of the poor destro
themselves. and plunge their wives an
children into abject, irretrlevabl
misery becruse they will not-will no
until at last they can not-reslst IN
tyranny Of brutal and selt-create te Vt
appetite The stream OF horrlole prom
which drunkards pour INTO the el.o
nous reservoir of the drink traoe IS
stream swollen by untold misery
the innocent, and a stream Whl'
everywhere leaves the slime Oh lss oVe
Ao1v over devastated areas OF sOclet
But. apart from drunkenness anu
it's ruinous incubus upon the well
mo of our country, the amounc
homeless waste caused by the orll
mo habits of our poorer popu
+;on is the main cause q
pauperism and decentralization w
which. for so many weary years.
hest men have struggled in VAIN
+here were no other and deeper grou1
for temperance efforts they would ID,
.mnlv justified by the immense pl
nerity which the working classes MI
achieve for themselves if they wo
divert into the channels Of useful tr
tha vast mass of wealth-amountl
see according rahs to some calculations, t to 81 j
million pounds year-which
snaI5 on an article of consump
Whiesh is not food. but a need
stinulant; and which, even in m
vles that are deemed moderate
large multitudes Of men source NJ \.
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ell..ltb l,1f Of widespread anguish ana

disease.
An.rt from honorable economy '
man NAV wisely become Uoual az '
steiner if. from hereditary or otner 4;
causes he feels that alcohol mlgh''
under anv circumstances, De 10 Hill
so,,rca of moral danger. With such
o,,1as as we have before us IN MS
.a.- and literature, it is idle for any
| ~ nretend to feel insulted oy
or,os+ion Of the possibility OF MS oe-
s;r q s1ave to drink. Neither eou-
o4ian nor intellect necessarily places
onv man above the peril OF eAces9'
Sucb motives for abstinence mlght
~ more than adequate, even IL alooiiOA
80 as a rule, beneficial TO healCi1'
Tla,.a are many who would cheerlul-
m a lesser good 10
chance of worse e'h'
- f total abstainers are hrl.i-
n,;pced that alcohol, even III
ydo,ation. is not normally conducive
ha,l+h but, in it's measure, IN Jurr
= they can at least appeal ~
~ f.c+s and many testimonies OF tne
..+,,ost weight. They are tolo Oh 'lo
,';ls1,est chemical authority that alco-
d,;nl1s contain only an lnhnltesf
~ onnt, Of food They can adduce
All"- a,rnments to show that aostl
a from drink promotes Longevity
A1el,ol is nrOved by the most decisive
-;aa,,ce 10 be injurious inOevery wa
ol1;dran It is SO little necessary u
- 80 ..+ rbvsical exertiOn. AT ou
oupP P+ fonndries, when special e1ror'
sro"o ,;rad alcohol is at once knocke
s nhera are thirty-two thousah
:ao,o,s - ir the three Kingdoms, an
p.h ia immense majority OF thel
.hou VA, either inebriates, or,
nov non.abstainers, no alcohol
ieaoo' +ham during their soJoul
in prison for years 1o 81 Il
vet prisoners form ono -l;v,
healthiest snd mos md co
hodies in the country anu oG :,
stantly leave prison greauS - :
vowed in health ana In appe". a-->
Nor can the very strong 'e'0lnS
.o,na Of our most eminent "u
md physicians be ignored gNen 80
has been on purely meolcal sroui
&c the results of wide ooserVa'l
.u1aalth is a state winch can noO
,as+ad bv alcohol In any oes
~ 4 IS a state which, III nile ~ VA
Nay, +an is injured by alcohoi; II
ouO = ! sometimes without OBVIOUS
80, 80 Int be benefited by IT, new 5,
Jaly, 80, in small doses, Will
COM ,ioo,,,. off and injure the perlec
the a1;ress Of health, both me-
anu - lo If there is any honest
really wants to get at .ho " =
VINO -, all possess on the oac
woulu ,,,ont that as certainly
tno - axneriment for mon'n =
conclusion s1 IS for end the moment, it II is 81
rontemporary Review
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Four centuries ago, when the Por

-Four centuries ago, when the For
tuguese navigators, then lar IN au
vance Of all other European nations Id
,naritime discovery, had coasted west
Afr;ca TO latitudes beyond the equator
+hev erected a memorial pillar at .
noint which is called Cape Cross. In
January last year the remains Oh INA enas
pillar, which had fallen, were saveo w
and brought to Europe by German
shin of war. Emperor William IL ma,
ordered a new column OF polsheo
Granite, bearing the arms OF rortuga
and Germany, with the origlnai III
scrintions, to be erected there.
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A PATHETIC INCIDENT.
An Instance of the Terrible hesui's "
Drink.

a 4
Drink.
r. bannaned that one cold, stormy !
r;rbt in Now York two ladies were re-
turning from an entertainments VIZ
thew saw lying across the sloe""iN u
Young man in a drunken sleep
had on his dress suit, tine overcoaO
.nd wore valuable diamonds Aho
ladies were we'll enough acqua1n'ou
with the wavs of the city to kno" 'n"O
;f The man was left where he was NC
w.a1ld be robbed of his money anu ui:'-
r,o,ds There was not an ofhcer III
s;oht and the ladies did not know ]usU
what to do. Finally one OF them sa!o'
"Well. am not going to leave MN
ho,,a 10 be robbed. He's evidently
gentleman and I am going TO arouao
) him" So they shook the man wa
and stood him up against the wall an'
| one sunported him while her compah-
| ion SOUGHT an officer. The latter soon
4 came and aroused the young man VIZ
e was amazed when he saw INTO WIZ"
. rood hands he had fallen. lie ""'
n nuite overcome in trying 10 ChanN Oi-'
: ladies' He assured them he was Jus
returninp from swell VINE suppo
v and was not in the habit OF drlhhinE =
" Tban he offered them money, but th
st older woman sald: how
IS "Keep your money my poy. d;a M e.
v a son about your age and only ~ - -
~ YOU what hope some one "ouloi a1f ~ - :
es him if he ever so far forgot hlIlSeAi
~ to become intoxicated. =,
tn Then she walked away an" u
he young man muttered: bo.
re "BV.iove, if he ever breaks your hea lea
nd he ought to be killed, for you re aD q
tn ra1 n-Indianapolis Sentinel.
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I.hals from Bottles.

Where good paste has been used II IS
often difficult to remove label from a
bottle. If the label be Thoroughly
soaked with water, and then held 1or
. moment over a gas-fame, the paper
will be loosened by the steam tnus
formed, and can be stripped OF WIN
ont trouble.
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go. Ill tho dreadful little habit,

-"of all the dreadful little haoits
- men, said an observer, that OF
carving ca a toothpick in the mouth ID 10
the streets is the most dreadful Ano
.ron vnU sometimes see this done by men
49, onnear otherwise to be reflneo
and tbouphtful. Indeed, the chewing
of a toothpick seems to De an anu W 80
lection and to serve in some m nanh. h',t
as a cigar might do for smoker ds Da'
While It might thus help to good enos,
rs nublic use is nevertheless NUN "
be deplored.
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tn ,lGHTEN THE BURDEN.
u,>+rl Hints for Those Who Have Aseo
Members in Their Homes.

MI, ro,.v kindness OF children and
e.;ands often makes the life of the aged
member of the household WeariSoino
bnrden. In their anxiety to shleld Vh1
father or mother from care dh"
rhvsical exertion they take away
- source of interest and enjoyment
o1,r,S;o;ans tell us that muscles Whlch
a not used become atrophleo, anu
80 we can readily understand thaO
ab1-cical and mental powers may age
800 oniclxlv through idleness tnan
o,+;on MANY housewives urge tnelr
mothers to give the housekeeping NV
their hands, believing that III 81 ooAihs
thew are performing mosO nlh"A az
ton.
r. ;s mistaken kindness very o1ten
Granted that a woman IS III r0"7oiil' .
GOOD health it is better tor her 70 Id w
1afnite and varied duties to uhe 'el1
q .1ose of her life, no matter no" lons
r tb.+ life NAV be. The wise daugute
will trv and tighten and perhaps Shar
:, thoco duties. instead of forcing I'D
q .,,.al1v energetic woman to feel hei
,olf q useless factor in the nome
There lies the sting of much OF the III
a. happiness of old people; the leeiiu
that thev are no longer essential
,+ba,.s Then. too. they do not wal
- snrrender the administrative 1acu
tu It hurts them to feel so enIire
" r1,+ off from their kind. For this re
no son Il is wise. when it is possible
the housewife to encourage Cilo
father or aother to do some' IL hoO e, :,
'o- of the marketing for the 1anilly' -. .
10 exercise in the open air and the lneeUi
lly nth tradesmen and discussion Oh wa
and means will console, though IL
ly; small and homely way, the man
i'm ,,,o,,rns for the active days OF ouslhe
w .;fa The mother, too, Will 1eel d,
hor hand were still on the helm WI
che oives her daily orders. Inc he
;no Of the family accounts, Wheh po
nan hle should be relegated TO une a.
N,,,h hors of the household for the So
re- reason. .
nee, It is a popular fiction to suppose
con- because a body is old the sou! thaC
,ody IN f. must necessarily be old IN us
un- mos and desires. Very often we
n of # said that old people do not care
N to society. The doctor and the cle
nty- man are regarded as the only 1a "a
cor really essential to their ''"a1l1o welr,ot
even Vet these very same old people
d up long for the fesh-pots OF EgyPt
make earnestly than their granaoausm[' slao ~
sixteen. They are not eSpe'
lored attracted by people OF their
being ace, who remind them TOO vi VI
quite of the lapse of time @, ana a.. IN
,se of frmities of the body. They very
cross prefer the light of bright young
,tton. and the stir and hustle OF actl.e
Is the life. They rebel against the I'M n
er all tion that they have done with a a
vanities and delights OF the "ori
nsed ;s trne kindness, therefore, not
of the them aside in some quiet ROOM + r
would from the family life, furn1sheo
stitch hans. in a staid, old-fashioned wa
times, the nortraits of the dead Govern
and sober walls. Such room mas
he let tual repulsion for the little en- =,
: cord. Who naturally grow to feel u
- - errras Sitting in 1t are
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are total abstainers from alcohol.
s.Mr Brassey found that barrow men mel,
,rho avoided alcohol could do as mucp
,ro,lr in eight and half hours as non
abstainers could do in ten houls. @ ,s,,ono nmr,1
contractors find the same 'roo '-'-0
Italian workmen.'
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A1;aa r. with cold.

to outline IL Witt "a 49,, ho
! The decorated linen should then De
stretched over the buckram Whlcn %
next lined with sateen' or sometn.hs 4he
nf If the sort, to suit the color OF the
u 1;nen Bring the raw edges OF the
ini i;n;nn over to the right side OF the
aonc6 and sew them down. Sew up
Pb the Sides of the pocket firmly ana
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har Of 'shard drinkers III
our The country to-day ynsrsa is thousand so
two m'l average of four other person aberS
And Affected aa By each ones de0au'D'i'
and shame.
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80 life before they fall on sleep
Alice Bertra1n, in Ladies Home 'o1'
nal
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clothes which their grandparents uvora
when children.
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old .Daddy-Long-Legs."

Almost everyone is well acqualp,ea