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MExico's RACE OF PIGMiEs.

Known Only by Tradition, Their Lo-
caiity Is q Mystery.
Somewhere hidden IN the heart of
that land of maryels, Mexico, there is
without doubt n nation of pigmies.
Few they are, but fierce; short of
stature, but long of life. Science, which
In this latter day goes out into high
ways and hedges and compels all sorts
or curfosities to come in, has not been
able yet to put its positive. finger on
these people. But the Aztec traditions,
old before the beginning Of history,
have said that they existed.
There is echo of the story in the early
histories of that land full of wonders.
Prescott only told of a small part of
the strange things to be found in Mexi-
20.
1t was in the belief that we had thu
clew to almost the precise location Of
these tiny folk that l started to jour
ney into the wilds Of Mexico. So defin-
lite was the information upon which the
expedition was based that I thought we
might go directly to the home of the
dwarfs.
l knew there were mountains to
climb and rivers to cross, hundreds of
hard miles to travel, untold hardships
to face, but to find the pigmy Aztecs
was a great enough accomplishment to
tempt any scientific man to make all
physical dlscomforts seem trivial.
l went. I invaded the remotest and
most uncivilized districts of the great
country to the south. OF the men and
customs have seen many, and studied
them from the United States border to
the Isthmus. I have seen strange peo-
pies and gathered relics of q bygone CIV
ilizatlon, but the race of pigmies we
could not find.
do not say that they do not exist,
but merely that I did not find them.
They may still be hidden somewhere
among those mountains, where some
day some lucky man will find them and
bring them to light.
AT any rate. I have come back to the
haunts of everyday, modern people
and the duties Of everyday life. wiser
and happier than when l started on my
mission. The story Of those wander
ings in Mexico will be a wonder story
to tell by and by and a rich memory
FOR old age.-F'rederick Starr In San
francisco Examiner.
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What Marco Polo Did.

He was the first traveller to trace a
route across the whole length of ASIA
says one of his biogFaphers. "descriD-
inG kingdom after kingdom that he had
seen with his own eyes" He was the
first traveller to explore the deserts and
the towering plains of Persia. to re-
veal China with Its mighty rivers, It's
swarming population. and Its huge
cities and rich manufactures; the hrst
10 visit and bring back accounts OF
Tibet, Laos. Burmah. Siam, Cochin
China, Japan. the Indian Archipelago
Ceyl0n, Farther India, and the Anda-
man Islands: the first to give any dis
tlnct account of the secluded Christian
empire Of Abyssinia: the first to SPEAK
even vaguely of Zanzibar. Madagascar,
and other regions In the mysterious
South, and Of Siberia and the Arctic
Ocean in the tsrrible and much dread
ed North. Although centuries have
passed since young Marco Polo grew TO
mans estate while treading his dan
gerous way among these distant lands,
we must still look back to his discover
les for much that we know about those
countries; for we have learned nothing
new of many Of them since his lime
st, Nicholas.
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There are a great many touching
lights in a great city, but non much
more 80 than to watch n lost dog. At
irst there is a look of startled surprise
IN his face when he loses the scent,
quickly followed by a grim sort Of
lumor, as though pretending his Devil.
lerment Is but a Joke. He circles round
nd round, and his face grows thin and
lis eyes almost human In rneir anxIvu.
Heading. He starts off In one direction
ure that he has found the trail; he Is
,affled. turned back. He looks In the
aces of all who pass as II questioning
o know his way. He thinks he recog-
liZes his master and Is of like a flash,
My to return more anxious and eager
han before. He gives himself 10 rest,
nut doubles and pursues and turns
pack, until all hope is dead in his faith
ul canine breast. and he starts of with
/ long lope down the street. Then 1t is
hat some demoniac boy or some detest-
lble man filings a stone at him or kicks
lin as he flies by, and the cry 10 raised,
Mad dog! XIII himl" So the great host
II idlers in ambush, who wait the op-
,%ortunity for mischief as bees await
he blossom Of the buckwheat, r turn
d loose upon his track and his doom
3 sealed, From a lost dog to a hunted
md dead cur Is an easy transition
chicago Herald.
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heard II said-" lie hesitateS: Their
tore the paper up and threw it On the
floor. The conclusion of the sentence
seemed to suit the many proposals that
Katherine had received too well for
him to read &.
What was the rest, captainT' askeL
tie baron, in all innocence. But the cap
tain looked so displeased that the ques-
ton was not pressed.
Il wonder what 1t WASP" Lii wits
pered to the baron.
w shall learn later. perhaps" he
eplied. But did you get my New Year
card this m%orning?"
Yes" she answered softly, with a
blush.
And do you remember what the for
tune teller told me just now2 If / buy
the ring Will you wear IT."
He drew a deep sigh Of relief as he
saw his answer in her happy, blushing
face.
She lowered her eyes and said: 81
don't know. You must first speak to
papa."-From the German.
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Sometimes the girls wonder what
hey will do when they go into society
where wine is offered. Some will be
,rave and say, mo, 1 thank you,"
cry quietly and In a ladylike way, or
What Is better, they will turn down
heir glasses at first and have 1t under
TODD. That 1t what Mrs. Cleveland,
he Presidents wife at Washington,
ices. We suppose she would like to
i've her dinner parties without wine,
90, as Mrs. President Hayes did when
he was mistress at the White House.
)ne Of the cabinet ladies, Secretary
yarlisle's wife, does that now. Not
ong since she gave a dinner party to
President and Mrs. Cleveland, and
here was no wine nor liquors on the
able. There were W. glasses to each
,late, one for Potomac water and the
,ther for Apollinaris water. The good
ime is coming when people will no
onger put this fateful poison alcohol
n their tables in any shape, and you
iris will be glad to help it along.
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WORKING II BACKWARD.

Remarkable Things Shown by the
Kaleidoscope when Reversed.
responsibilities made possible by
means Of the modern inventions In the
electrical field" furnished the theme OF
a lecture given recently by Prof. G..
Queroult In the Paris Academy Of Sci
ences. During some Of his experiments
Photographic records and also the Sc
ries of picture seen through the kineto-
scope. respectively the kinemntograph.
Having photographed a plant at regu-
lar intervals and shown In the kinetO-
scope the growth, the development of
the stem. leaves, buds. flowers and
fruit. the same consequence of photo
graphic pictures reversed was present
ed to the eye of the astonished acade-
miclans, who wondered at the fruit
turning into flowers, flowers into buds,
buds dra wing back into themselves and
disappearing, the leaves closing, get
ting smaller and disappearing, the
stem getting shorter and shorter. until
the earth closes over 1t
The most Incredible tliIngs are devcl-
oped before the eyes of the spectator,
If a most ordinary series Of such pic
lures Is reversed. A drinker takes up
and empty. glass and replaces 1t full
upon the table; n smoker sees the
Of a cigar flying at him from
the floor, takes 1t to his mouth and sees
the smoke originate In the room, draws
Il into his mouth and into his cigar,
which is gradually heightened and
replaced in the pocket. A wres-
Ter. who has probably thrown away
lis garments, Is recovered with them
BY their, so to speak, walking up on
lim to their places. while he himself
performs motions Of which we can n
lerstand nothing, because we eve
saw these most extraordinary motions
performed backward; q man, for In
stance, seated at n table before IN emp
" plate, works hard taking bite after
bite from his mouth, until the chicken
IS whole again on the dish before him,
and the side dishes are also returned
full to their respective places. In order
to fully enjoy an exhibition Of the kin
atoscope. such IN exhibition should be
completed by arranging alongside of
each other the same scenes In regular
order in one machine and reversed in
1t would be advisable, how
ever, to inform the spectators previous
to their looking at such a reversed Sc
rles Of pictures, for otherwise they
might think themselves the victim of
a dream, u hallucination, or something
worse.-St. Louis e-Democrat.
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Coyotes Recovered Their Puppies,

An amusing incident occurred the
other day on the Lemon farm, near
Garfield, Wash. Burt Lemon and IN
employe of the farm were blowing,
when they came across three young
coyote pups which had not yet openLd
their eyes. While they were examin-
ing them the old ones appeared and
approached to within fifty yards. Mr..
Lemon went to the house for n gun
and a sack, and placed the young ones
in the sack, which was tied up and left
in the field until time to go in frorI
work.
The old coyotes kept a respectful Iii.
lance from the rifle, but lowered
around. Several turns of the field were
made with the plow, and, finally, when
the men came in sight of where they
had left the sack containing the young
coyotes, they saw n of the old ones
with the sack, puppies and all, streak.
ing 1t over the hill. and that was the
last seen of them.-Spokane Spokes
an-ReView.
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She con.idsred tina Ii1x.


At a teachers convention in DetrI
ately a lady, speaking about the in
iuenee of beautiful objects upon the
haracter and conduct OF young pu-
Ills, told a pretty story received by
er from an eye witness. and thus re-
'orted by the News-Tribune. The oc-
urrence took place in New York.
Unto a school made up chiefly of
hildren from the slums the teacher
ne day carried a beautiful Gala lily.
If course, the children gathered about
no pure. waxy blossom In great de.
light.
zone of them was a little girl, q wait
Il the streets, who had no care be-
lowed upon her, as was evinced by
he dirty, ragged condition she was
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A Polite Raider.

A correspondent of the London Time,
has discovered, in the French archives
an original memorandum in which the
famous s~earover, Paul Jones, told the
story Of n of the occurrences connect.
ed with his raid on the British coasts In
1878. Jones wrote:
Returning on board the Ranger, tn,
wind being favorable, l sailed for the
Scottish coast. My intention was to
capture the Earl of Selkirk and detaln
him as n hostage. Accordingly the
same day, 23d April, 1878. about noon,
having with me a single boat, only two
officers and a small guard, l landed on
that nobleman's estate.
ION landing l met some Of the bill
ants, who, taking me for an English.
man, told me that Lord Selkirk was
then In London, but that my lady. his
wife, and several lady friends were at
home. This made me resolve to return
Immediately to my boat. and go back
to the Ranger. This moderate conduct
was moi to the taste of my men, who
were inclined to pillage, burn and de-
"Sh"t al thty Jun llohbh AiIS
would have been making war after the
fashion of the English. I did not think
1t fit to Initiate them. especially IN this
occasion, considering what was due
to a lady.
1T was necessary, however, to fint
some compromise to satisfy the cupid
lty of my crew and to spare Lady Sci
kirk. l had only a moment for choice.
What seemed to me best to reconcile
everything was to order the two officers
TO go to the mansion with my guard.
which was to remain outside under
while they alone entered. phey
were then politely to ask for the fam
lily plate, to stay only a few minutes
to take what was given them without
anything more, and return
Immediately afterward without pro
ceedins to any search.
II was strictly obeyed. The plate was
given up. Lady Selkirk told the officers
several times over that she was very
sensible of the moderation shown by
me. She even wished to come to the
beach, a mile from her mansion, to in.
wife =le to dine with her; but the officers
begged her not to take the trouble to dc
this"
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In Germany the Dutcnete nave lately
been raising the price of horse mea',
owing to the exhaustion of the supply
of cheap horses.
No obligation to justice does force a
mar to be cruel, or to use the sharpest
sentence.
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Nested Over a Doorway.

Inside the porch of a doorway of a
house in desmond, England, a pair of
greybirds built their nest. The passing
in and out of the people residing in the
house did not seem to discomfort the
happy couple" who helped them
selves to some festhers placed Mt their
disposal, The greybird, or song thrush,
often chooses a singular place as a
Nesting site.
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York World.
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The new Russian consumption chr

The new Russian consumption cure
is the inhalation of anaIine vapors.
If you waste time in trying to dis.
Y what o are here for, the Lord
himself will be at a loss to account for
having made you.
The truth may be buried. but this
world is too small to make a grave deem
enough to hold 1t.
The liquefaction ofgases is now q
simple mechanical process.
Fogs are more frequent in October
and November than at any other period
OF the year, because, besides the evan.
Grafton from the seas, rivers and lakes
there 10 a constant exhala,ion from the
ground in the form of vapor.
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from the guinea hen.
The man who will not look ahead will
have to stay behind.
The man works hard who spends his
time looking for an easy place.
Whoever keeps the devil awav from
a child gives to Christ an army.
If grave stones were reliable tho
devil would always dress in black.
Any one can do much for the Lord
who Is willing to begin low enough.
The mar who does not give as the
Bible tells us to does not give at all.
1t is of more profit to have n con.
tented spirit than a fat bank account
Before God could speak to man. he
had to make some symbols to do 1t
with.
No one who loves as Christ loved can
live in this world without making #
better.
People who live only for themselves
are always little. no matter how big
they feel.
Love in a parent or Sabbath school
teacher can no more fail than 1t could
in Christ.
If we could see mems hearts as God
sees them, 1t would not be so hard to
love them.
Are you doing anything for the Lord
that your best friends don't know any.
thing aboutf
Win a child's heart and you will have
something that will brighten two lives
yours and his.
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oAfNH'S chiAN VIZ pNSh N'SNci
81 was nervous, hysterical; my head
ached with such a terrible burning
sensation on the top, and felt as if a
band was drawn tightly above my
brow; Inflammation of the stomach, no
appetite, nausea at the sight of food,
indigestion, constipation, bladder and
kidney troubles, palpitation of the
heart, attacks of m~elancholia would
occur without any provocation what
ever, numbness of the limbs, threaten
ing paralysis, and loss of memory to
such an extent that l feared alteration
of the mind.
"a friend advised LYDIA E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, and spoke in
glowing terms of what it had done for
her.
81 beganits use and gained rapidly.
Now l am a living advertisement of it's
merits. l had not used it a year when
l was the envy of the whole town,
for my rosy, dimpled, girlish looks and
perfect health.
81 recommend it to all women. l find
a great advantage in being able to say,
it is by a woman's hands this great
boon is given to women. All honor to
the name of Lydia E. Pinkham; wide
success to the Vegetable Compound.
"Yours in Health, Mrs, l, Z. BREs-
SIZE, H~erculaneum, jefferson Co., Mo-"
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Colonel J. II. Benton has learned,
through recent discoveries in the
library of the British Museum, that
the first books printed on theAmerican
continent were made IN the City of
Mexico.
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An Irishman once went hunting, and
Jaw a redbird and shot at 1t. He ran
lnder the tree to get his bird and
'ound a frog, and said: Faith, and
'e was a purity bird till l shot all the
Gathers of We"
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Some French biologists have collected
evidence that the tuberculosis so COM
mon in parrots is derived from their
human companions; and it has been
further shown that the parrots in turn
may transmit the disease to man.
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The pleasant flavor, gentle action n sooth.
ing effect of Syrup of Figs when in need of a
laxative, and If the father or mother be costiys
or bilious, the most gratifying results follow
its use; so that 1t is the best family remedy
known and avery family should have a bottle
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I'm going a-pumping, sir" she said


"See here" said the policeman to the
drunken man who had been holding up
a lamp-post for some time, why don't
you go homer
'sThanksh! Thanksh!" murmured the
lag, effusiyely. swat III do. Been
thinkin' fer a hour where l wanted to
go.-Philadelphia North American.
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Professor-When Is the best time fo
gathering apples?
Young Student-P1ease, sir, when thu
farmers back Is turned and there ia
no dog in the orchard.-Boston Trans
crtpt.
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Certain marine animals tpteropods)
which live in the sea, but which, ex-
cept n some slight external resem-
blance. have nothing in common with
butterflies, are sometimes called ''sea
butterflies"
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'Your fine" said the judge, will b.
81 and COSTS"
Couldn't you make 1t 9s centsT" ask
ed the lady, who had been convicted of
riding after dark without a lighted
Acknowledgements Journal.
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Wade-There goes a man who has
served twenty years as a policeman.
Butcher-Where has he served?
Wade-Flfteen on the force and five
in Sing Sing.-New York World.
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Like Some City Folk.

Gust listen to that hen crowI" snin
the city visitor. what makes her do
that?"
"She wants to make folks think she is
tough" said the farmer.-Indianapolis
Journal.
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Where Is She1
Frisky as a lambkin,
Busy as a bee,
That's the kind of little girl
People like to see.
Modest as a violet,
As n rosebud sweet,
That's the kind Of little girl
People like to meet
Happy as a robin,
Gentle as a dove,
That's the kind of little girl
Everyone will love.
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Father-Willie, you naughty boy
why have you smacked the baby?
Willie-It swallowed all the ink and
now 1t went eat a scrap Of plotting pa
Der.-Tit-Bits.
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DOYS AND GIRLS
THIS IS THEIR DEPARTMENT or
THE PAPER.

quaint Sayings and cute DoInRs OF the
Little Folks Everywhere, Gathered
aud Printed Here for AL Other Lit
tie Ones to Read.
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Scientists claim that Professor Lang
ley, Secretary of the Smithsonian
Institution, has solved the problem of
human flight.
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Lumpkin-I had a scheme once for re
tsrning q tramp, but 1t didn't work.
Bumpkin-Why potf
Lumpkin-Because he didn't-Kan.
tas CITY World.
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Police Reporter-Five wheelmen ar.
rested to-day for "scorching."
City Bditor-Group them under tho
heading Hot Stuf."-Philadelphia
American.
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$50 you have a new president in your
Shakespeare club?"
yes, u last president did not fair.
ly represent us; she didn't like French
dressing on her salads."-Exchange.
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Alice-Did you say her home Is richl,
furnished?
Clara-I said 1t was furnished at
great expense.-Brooklyn Life.
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The Test of His Memory,

TOW UT "fB
Brown-Jack was noted for his mem.
DRY when he was at college.
Smith-Was he?
Brown-Yes; he carried all the ath-
letic records In his head.-Brooklyp
Life.
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A granite saving machine has been
tested at Montpelier, VT, with salts.
factory results. The teeth of the saw
are diamonds, and cost $4,000.
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RUY SLIGO worth Dobbins Floating. Borax Soap
- OF your grocer, send Wrappers TO Ibobbins'
Soap Mrs Co, Philadelphia, La They will send
you free OF charge. postage paid, II Worcester
Pocket Dictionary, 298 pages, bound In cloth,
p~rofusely illustrated. Offer good until August
LIST only.
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Teacher-What is fame, Willie?
Willie-It's the thing that makes ev-
erybody want to look at yer.-Roxbury
Gazette.
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Nearly one-half the towns and cities
of England, which are lighted by elec-
tricity, W and operate their own
plants, and save the big profits to the
taxpayers.
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Radbourn-My dear fellow, 1t Is al
ways better to begin at the bottom of
a ladder.
Chesney-Nonsense. How about when
you are escaping from a fre?-New
York World,
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Mrs, Wins,ow's soothing syrup for children
i6ething softens the gums. reduces inaamma
lion, HliaYs paln. cures wind collie. 2Jc A Dnttia
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Physicians of Montreal have made
an X ray picture of a girls brain to
find a bullet. They found it, but
could not get at it, ias it is about the
middle of the brain.
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Edgar, If should die what would
you do?'
My love. ! have been so happy with
you that 1 should marry again as soOD
as possible detroit Free Press.
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cnune Tor Congratulatiou.

De Jones-I hear you are going to
marry Miss Smith. Congratulate you or
your good taste.
Brown-Oh, no; that's all or. Not
going to marry at all.
De Jones-Congratulate you on yon
good sense.
Sketch.
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You Can't Buy Happiness, but If you are
suffering from dyspepsia, %scrofula. salt rheum.
impure blood. you may be cured and made
happy by taking Hoods Sarsaparilla.
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FITS stopped free by DIR. KLrNE's GREAT
NERVE REsToRKR. No fits after first days use
Marvelous cures. Treatise aud 500 trial bottle
free. DR.. Kline. e8l Arch st.. Phils. Pa
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When a minister takes Woman" fol
his text. he never tells her anything
that will make her more appreciatiss
OF har huAband.
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1t is easy to be gallant to strangers,
because n doesn't have to keep it up,
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Lenonhock and Humboldt say that
a single pound of the finest spider webs
would reach around the world.
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lt,sflicted with sore eyes use DIR. Isaac Thomp-
ION sEve'water, Druggists sell at 25c. per bottle
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Edison now claims that the X ray is
a sound wave and its photographs are
simply shadows of sound vibration.
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Not So Yerx Oneer.

Hungry Higgins-I don't believe J
could walk a mile without a drink
Could you?
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els 1t you or your sister whom l have
the pleasure of addressing? There's
such a striking resemblance"
You are addressing me, dear mad.
am"
"Ah, that's what l supposed."-Le
Monde Comique.
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