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AN EDUCATED cHIMpANzEE.

Johanna, the educated chimpanzee, gave an
exhibition before highly interested audience
in Central Park one day last week. The follow
ing morning the newspapers gave full accounts
of the wonderful things she accomplished,
particularly in the way of letter-writing and
drawing. Johanna is very fond of her keeper.
Mr.. Mckay, and obeys him readily. He lets
her know what he wants her to do more by the
infection OF his voice than by the words he
uses. Such words as he does use are in Portu-
guese, the language, he explained, of the
sailors who captured her after killing her
mother thirteen years ago in Africa. He says
Johanna will yet learn to understand him
when he talks to her in English
Mr.. Mckay began the proceedings, asitwere,
by handing Johanna piece of cardboard, on
which he had drawn her picture. Johanna
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ASLEEP.

Dear tired Mother Earth has gone to sleep;
Walk tiptoe through her chamber lest she
wHken!
her children faithful watch above her keep,
While she with slumber sweet is overtaken.
Not long ago thousand tender ferns
Spread over her their wealth of dew-spun laces,
And nestled close to her warm heart, where burns
The fire that kindles springtime's sylvan graces.
And when the blessed Mother longed for rest,
How so0thingly the little slender grasses
Threw ali their soft green her breast;
NO wtntry blast shall touch her as it passes!
The naples watched her with beaming smile
When proud October covered them with glory,
And gladly doffed their golden robes the while
With them they made her bed--the old sweet
storyi
And yesterday all day the longing sky
Bent lovingly and wiStfully above her,
While soft white kisses-oh, so tenderly,
Came down and covered her-who could but love
her
EDWARD a. JENKs in the Boston Transcript.
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PARAGRAPHS ABOUT PEOPLE.

Bernhardt's age is under new discussion.
Some say she was born in 1854 and others in
1s47. She is old enough, either way.
George Frederick Watts, the celebrated Eng
lish artist, whose eighty-second year will be
completed in February next, is still in excel
lent health and works with characteristic ASST
duty.
Mr.. Charles Fraser, the Scotland Yard official
who is in constant attendance on Queen Vic
toria, is a delightful gentleman, as well as a
skillful detective and has grown to be great
personal favorite with her Majesty.
DR.. Milburn, the blind chaplain of the Sem
ate. was first elected Congressional chaplain
in December, 1s45, just half century ago.
He was then % years of age, and the youngest
man whose voice has ever been heard in Con-
gress before or since that date.
Gomez, the wonderful Cuban insurgent gen.
eral, is a man of so, about feet inches in
height, and weighing not over 140 pounds.
He is described by an English officer serving
with the rebels as alert cool, calculating and
intrepid.
There are four Chinese students at the Uni
versity of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and two are
women. They call themselves Mary Stone and
Ida Kahn, and the latter is supposed to be a
lineal descendant of Confucius. They are nat
urally somewhat shy, but are quite popular
with their fellow-students.
George L. Wellington, who has been elected
to succeed Senator Gibson of Maryland, is
what is commonly termed seltmade man.
He attended school only year and half in
his boyhood, but afterward, while at work,
| spent his evenings in securing an education.
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sat on her launches, held the cardboard in
her left paw and with her right started in dill
igently to copy the portrait. In a few minutes
she walked to the bars of her cage and handed
the cardboard and the pencil to Mr.. Mckay,
when, to the astontshment of all, it was seen
she had not only made pretty faithful copy
body to IT,
The audience applauded and Mr.. Mckay was
delighted.
"She can do more than that" he said, with a
smile "She will now write a letter"
He then handed Johanna q piece of paper
and the pencil, and Johanna, using the floor
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A PRETTY WAIST.

The demand for extra waists is steadily
growing, and one of the latest fancies is for
shirring. Bright plaids are very effective
when made in this way, and are very stylish
A mixture of green, gray and red, in a medium
sized plaid was made after this pattern, and
had collar OF green chiffon to match.
Another of brown, violet and greens had a
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which included thorough grounding in his
tory and literature.
JOHANNA MAKING PICTURES.

which included thorough grounding in his
tory and literature.
The board of visitors of the. University of
Wisconsin has just investigated a charge that
President Charles K. Adams is "a born and
bred aristocrat," and has decided that the
charge is unfounded. on the ground that the
president was born on a farm and worked his
way through school and college.
NJ. Avez, well-known politician of Paris,
died recently, and his funeral was attended by
curious incident. The representatives of the
Chamber of Deputies found that the coffin was
draped in red, the emblem of revolution.
Under these circumstances they found it i'm
possible TO hold the cords. and contented
themselves by simply walking with the mourn,
ers.
The dowager Empress Frederick of Germany
takes great interest in all the occupations of
country life, and has lately turned her atten-
ton TO Bookkeeping, which she considers a
most useful industry for the peasant popula-
tion. In order to encourage bee-keeping she
has become the honorary president of the
Weisbaden District Bee Society.
An interesting memento of Izaak Walton has
turned up in the library of Surrey vicar, now
being prepared for sale in London. 1t is COPY
of DR.. Browns sermons, date 1910. On the
''For my deserving and most deare Ante, Mrs.
Susanna Cranmer, from her dutiful and most
affectionate nephew, Izaak Walton"
Few OF therulers of Europe play cards except
as pastime. The King of Italy detesrs cards
and will not take them in his hand, it is said,
owing to the fact that his father wasted hours
over them. The Emperor of Austria plays
few innocent games. Since the death of AL
phonso XII card playing has been forbidden
at the court of Spain. Emperor William also
frowns upon cards and never plays excepting
when on a yachting trip
This label, says the Paris correspondent of
the London News, has been stuck on the glass
which holds Gambetta's brain in the anthro-
biological museum in the old convent of the
Cordeliers: "Leon Gambetta, died on Decem-
Der 81, 1882, of perityphlitis, at the age of 4S.
Gambetta was, above everything else, an
orator. This can be seen from the great devel-
opment of the third frontal and left convolu-
tion-a development greater than any other SO
far noticed"
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mine tnat opJect.1-W ashlngton 1lmes.
She-Yes, they are engaged know she re-
fused him twice, but the third time he pro-
posed she accepted him.
Her Husband-serves him right.-Brooklyn
Life.
"Is the wah talk all oyah?" asked Fweddy.
"Oh, yes," answered Cholly. "Theres not
going to be any wah."
Wbereupon Fweddy resolutely rolled up his
trousers again.
Uncle Josh-I see where some OF them fellers
that makes wheels say they have bicycle
plant that
Aunt Fanny-Land sakesl You don't mean
to say they've got to CROWN 'em.-Puck.
Patient-Doctor, do you think will recover?
DR.. Sooher-Yes, am sure OF it. You are the
fortieth. One in forty recovers from your dis
ease, and the thirty-nine that have treated
are all dead.-Texas Sitter.
ssWait one moment" said the eminent states
man to the reporter, who had come for the
manuscript of his speech. 81 want to make
little correction"
And he made hasty erasure where he had
written the bracketed word ''applause" and the
applause had failed to come in.-Chicago TIL
bune.
Trivvet-There is one queer thing about the
gold reserve.
Diter-What is that?
'Trivvet-The smaller it is the more attention
it tattracts.--New York World.
Mother-I hear that the lieutenant had the
impudence to kiss you at the station. What
did you do?
Daughter-Oh, ] kissed him, TOO, so as to
make people think we were relatiyes.-Flie-
gende Blaetter.
Miss Winthrop Bludblue (haughtily)- Your
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CALIFoRNIANs IN NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, N. Y, Feb. Among recent
arrivals: E. Maguin, Mrs. I. Maguin Marlbo-
rough; Mrs. B. w. Paulsen, As.or; R. A. Put
nam, Continental; j. NJ. Wilson, Everett; R.
Kennedy, Imperial; T. H. Blendell, st. Cloud;
H. Norman, Warwick
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AROUND THE. CORRIDORS.

Editor George Nixon of the Winnemucca Sill
yer State is down from Nevada, dressed in his
best suit OF clothes. He arose from his couch
IN the Palace Hotel yesterday morning, some
what earlier than usual, in the hope of being
able 10 find some one with whom TO discuss the
silver question. The white metal hiss no more
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of her cage FOR writing ng-desk, made several
curved lines on the paper and handed it to Mr..
Mckay.
sI can't make out" he said, "what she
means to say. but suppose her chimpanzee
relatives in Africa can"
Mr.. Mckay spoke in commendatory tone to
Johanna and she hoped around the cage, at
every hop emitting cultural sound that her
course, the audience had to take his word for
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Aunt Dorothy-How many commandments
are there, Johnnie?
Johnnie (glibly)--Ten.
Aunt Dorothy-And now suppose you were to
break one of them?
nine-Truth.
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people are rather-rather decent, are they not?
Now, am Daughter of the Revolution.
Miss Nobody of Nowhere-Mercy How well
you carry your years.-Woonsocket Reporter.
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1t is now Cleveland's turn to explain
himself and put an end to the third term
conundrum.
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He Understood. -. Do you understand" !"
asked the Sabbath-school teacher, ''what is
meant when we say that time shall be no
more?"
Yes'm," answered Tommy. at means when
the clock stops."--Indianapolis Journal
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The Senate never hurries, and yet the
Senators always seem heated when they
arrive anywhere.
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Guaranteeing the excellence of Cali
fornia fruit is the surest way of getting a
guaranteed market.
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The Senate should so manage ii as to
blend the Monroe doctrine, Pan-American-
ism and reciprocity into single policy
and name it after James G. Blaine.
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Little by little and turn by turn Sails
bury, Chamberlain and Balfour are un-
twisting the lions tail.
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TOwssEsD's California glaoe fruits. 5oo lb.

There was good deal OF sound human ma
ture in the unexpected reply of the dying old
woman to her minister's leading question:
"Here, at the end of a long life, which OF the
Lords mercies are you most thankful for?"
Her eyes frightened as she answered. "My
Yictuals. London Household News.
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Harrison is no longer receptive candi-
date, but there are plenty left.
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According to the treasury statement the
per capita circulation of the country is
$22.47, but there are good many people
who have not even the AZ cents.
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No matter what kind of political reform
is desired it can be obtained more
promptly and more effectively by straight
politics than by any other way.
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1t is always well to remember that San
Francisco has other things TO do besides
fighting the refunding scheme.
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The Cuban war seems more like a game
of hide and seek than a real fight.
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With one hand kept busy in Frankfort
and the other fighting for life at Washing
ton, 1t is no wonder Huntington feels a
keen desire to sit down on California
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Censuring Bayard is all well enough, but
how about Cleveland?
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"Mrs. winslow,s SOOTHING svrnrp

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup"
Has been used over fifty years by millions OF moth.
ers for their children while Teehtng with perfect
success 1t soothes the child. softens the gums al
lays Pain, cures Wind Colic, regulates the Bowels
and ia the best remedy for Dinrrhoeas whether
arising from teething other causes For sale oy
Druggists in every part Of the world. Re sure ani
ask ior AIRS. Winslow's soothin. syr1p. z5s {.
bottle.
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smith-Blumer is one of the most thoughtful
men ever saw.
Jones-What has he been doing now?
Smith-The other day he sent for an umbrella
had borrowed from him and had my name
engraved on the handle-Pearson's Weekly
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Kansas was thirty-fiye years old last
month and is still flirting with everything
in sight and welded to nothing.
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Democratic dark horses have the satis-
faction of knowing that they are not any
more in the dark than the rest of the party.
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The tally of victories and defeats be-
tween the Cubans and the Spaniards is
harder to keep than a New Years resolu-
ton and not half so exciting.
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ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

BArrENBERG-T T. P, City. The relations OF
the late Prince of Battenberg to Victoria Queen
of England, were such that he could dine al
her table.
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PURE, rich, red blood naturally follows taking
Hoods sarsapara. 1t drives out germs OF dis
ease and builds up the whole system. 1t gives new
life as it were. Try it and be convinced.
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There are said to be 100 advocates of
free silver coinage in the House, which is
just enough not to be enough to make it
worth while to have vote on the subject.
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The competitive designs for the build
ings of the affiliated colleges are so good
it is pity there were not more of them.
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WALTER DAMRoscH-R. P. j., City. A letter
addressed Walter Damrosch, New York City,
care of the Dramatic Mirror, with a request 10
forward, will reach that gentleman.
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While Japan is building warships China
is building railroads, and in the next war
the result will probably be different.
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The Spaniards are said to hold one rail-
road line in Cuba, ana on that basis they
may still claim to have something of a
monopoly in the island.
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There is lots of use for the cathode ray
in politics.
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Democracy will certainly find Presi-
Dental candidate after time, for it is
making very fine tooth comb search for
him
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There is room in San Francisco for all
sorts of political improvements this year,
but non-partisan schemes are not improve
ments
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CURRENT HUMOR.

''Do you let your wife have her own way?"
@Oh, yes; it's only when she wants to have
mine that object. t."-Washington Times.
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of England, were such that ne eoulu uliie Ss
her table.
WALTER DAMRoscH-R P. j., City. A letter
addressed Walter Damrosch, New 1ork ,Oity,
care of the DRAMATIC Mirror, with request 10
forward, viii reach that gentleman.
No ADMISSION Fec. D., City. The book
makers at the Bay District track pay so much
day for the privilege of making books on the
track and in consideration OF that pa yment
they are not required to pay an admission lee
at the gate.
Two SHIPS r K, City. The length OF the
American ship Roanoke is 311.2 feet, beam
49.2 feet and depth 2o,2 feet The Length tSd oi
steamer Persian Monarch. is 35O.o feet'
breadth 42.s feet and depth 27.9 feet.
DIvEKs-The bird commonly called "diver,'
found on the marshes of California is the
American cared grebe (Colymbus nigricollis
Californicus). The bird breeds in this state.
smooth surface. blush, which becomes more
or less diseolored, turning bun, brown ana
orange.
TAMALE-E. G.. s., Livermore, Alameda
County, Cal. The word tamale is of Spanish
American origin and is traced TO the South,
American countries, where it was first applied
to dish made of crushed Indian corn ana
meat, seasoned with red pepper. Afterward
cornmeal was substituted for the crushed corn,
and 1t was prepared in corn husks, as 1t is to-
<
Mexico, Texas and neighb boring States Now
the olive is added to the composition and the
cornmeal is made into paste that IS spre ad
on successive corn husks previously dipped in
oil; the whole being tied and boiled Some
authorities declare that the word should be
spelled tamal, not tanale.
THE CITY OF NEW YoRK-o. S., City. The
steamer City of New York. belonging to the
Pacific Mail Steamship Company and flying the
American flag, ran ashore on the rocks near
Point Bonita during fog on the 26th of Octo-
Der, 1892. She was bound for China and
Japan and loaded to her full capacity-3020
tons-with -four and cargo of general mer-
chandise She had 133 passengers on board.
All were taken off, as was also $500, 900 in
specie. She was in command of Captain +. H.
Johnston and in charge of Pilot George john
son. great portion of the cargo was saved,
but the vessel, after number of efforts to pull
her off, became total wreck. wreckihg firm
that purchased her saved part of the movable
objects. After an official inquiry Captain
Johnston, the master, was exonerated, but the
blame was laid on Pilot Johnson and his
license was revoked.
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SPECIAL information daily to manufacturers
business houses and public men by the Press
Clipping Bureau (Allen's), $40 Montgomery.
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No ADMISSION Fec. D., City. The book
makers at the Bay District track pay SO much
day for the privilege OF making books on the
track and in consideration OF that payment
they are not required to pay an admission lee
at the gate.
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CoRoNADo.-Atmospher is perfectly dry, soft
and mild, and is entirely free from the mists COM
mon further north. Round-trp tickets by steam
ship including fifteen days board at the Hotei del
Coronado, $50; longer stay So so per day. Apply
New Montgomery ST.. San Francisco.
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While we ara trying to wipe the monop-
oily off the State, Chinatown is removing
itself from the City, and 1t begins to look
as if things would be clean all round after
a while
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WE do not like badness gray hair, dandruff,
nor thin locks Avoid these erratic features OF
the hair by using PARKER's HAIR BALsAM
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Spain is in fact ct war. Let her assume all of
the responsibilities of her position.-New York
Evening Sun.
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She-Yes, they are engaged know she re-
fused him twice, but the third time he pro-
posed she accepted him.
Her Husband-serves him right.-Brooklyn
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ished the neat costume, the skirt OF which was
cut so that the stripes formed polnts at eacn
seam.
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Now that philosopher has arisen to
declare that women should not be edu-
Gated we may expect one to maintain that
dress reform ought to take the shape of a
straight Jacket
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The Bayard roast is going on over slow
fire.
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Two SHIPS 7. K, City. The length OF the
American ship Roanoke is 311.2 feet, beam
40 2 feet and depth 20.2 feet. The length OF
the American ship May Flint, formerly the
steamer Persian Monarch, is 800 feet,
breadth 42.8 feet and depth 27.9 feet.
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free silver coinage in the House, which is
Just enough not to be enough to make it
worth while to have vote on the subject.
While we are trying to wipe the monop-
oily off the State Chinatown is removing
itself from the City, and 1t begins to look
as if things would be clean all round after
a while.
Now that philosopher has arisen to
declare that women should not be edu-
Gated we may expect one to maintain that
dress reform ought to take the shape of a
straight jacket.
The Right Honorable Arthur Balfour,
First Lord of the Treasury, wishes
British alliance with the United States,
which of course is equivalent to saying he
wants the earth.
Down, down, down goes the gold reserve,
and still the Democrats and Populists in
the Senate refuse to assist in passing the
emergency tariff bill that would restore
the needed revenues.
If Cleveland withholds much longer the
report of the Government commission on
the Nicaragua canal, Congress should
draw up polite note of request for it and
hand it to him on sharp stick
1t is strange that some members of Con-
gress should regard the report of Bayard's
threatened resignation as an attempt to
bulldoze the House. Such threat is not
sufficient to scare even a cuckoo.
Huntington boasted once he could never
be tracked in business by the quarters he
had dropped, but his course in politics
could probably be traced by the dollars he
put up. if searchlight was turned on.
If the Senate debate on the Monroe doc
trine resolutions is held in executive ses-
sion great deal of perfervid oratory will
be lost. Shutting out the public shuts up
the mouth of many an eloquent statesman.
In declining to bea candidate for renom-
nation to the Presidency Harrison shows
a full appreciation of the traditions of
American politics. Having been twice
honored with the nomination by his party
it is right and proper he should now give
way to others.
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The Right Honorable Arthur Balfour,
First Lord of the Treasury. wishes
British alliance with the United States,
which of course is equivalent to saying he
wants the earth.
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1t IS strange that some members of Con-
gress should regard the report of Bayard's
threatened resignation as an attempt to
bulldoze the House. Such threat is not
sufficient to scare even a cuckoo.
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Huntington boasted once he could never
be tracked in business by the quarters he
had dropped, but his course in politics
could probably be traced by the dollars he
put up, if a searchlight was turned on.
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Down, down, down goes the gold reserve,
and still the Democrats and Populists in
the Senate refuse to assist in passing the
emergency tariff bill that would restore
the needed revenues.
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If Cleveland withholds much longer the
report of the Government commission on
the Nicaragua canal, Congress should
draw up polite note of request for it and
hand it to him on a sharp stick.
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"Is the wah talk all oyah?a asked Fweddy.
"Oh, yes" answered Cholly. There's not
going to be any wah''
wbereupon Fweddy resoiutely rolled up his
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If the Senate debate on the Monroe doc
trine resolutions is held in executive ses-
sion great deal of perfervid oratory will
be lost. Shutting out the public shuts up
the mouth of many an eloquent statesman.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-15
FARMS.

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~ acres with 40 acres OF rich bottom land good
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10 acre truck farm, 100 full bearing apple
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trees OF every variety, well watered and fenced
new IL room brick dwelling that cost $1,000
large new barn 1890, all necessary out bniidprs
aud improvements. Price $4,000; 2X miles from
ROANOKE and one of the most productive farms
In tho Valley OF Virginia $50 NO
$50 acres near HolIins Institute, scven milee
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me balance upland. partly timbered good water
lal,Iy good improvements, fine peach and apple
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