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The Winslow mail., 1898-01-29
MAN OF THE FUTURE.
VIII I-TIsA- No -T-o-e--ag. D~~~use III.
Will Need None.

Will Need None.
This is the way DR.. r. M. Burke,
President of the psychology section of
the British Medical Association, says
the head of the man Of the future will
look. The new race, he says, will use
no language because it will need none.
The interchange Of thought between
individuals will be simply a mental ef
fort on the part Of each, unaccompanied
by any physical manifestation what
ever. AS one person evolves his idea
the other will instantly grasp it by
means of a subtle telepathy, which
even now is the gift in a more or less
modified form Of many people who are
only vaguely conscious Of their strange
power, and, in many instances, too
Hmid and fearful of ridicule to pub
hcly confess 1t or attempt to develop
it. With future generations this gift
will become more and more frequent
in individuals and Of greater and great
er power, until this silent interchange
Of thought is at last as common as are
now speech and writing. Nor will his
powers stop even there. He not only
will be able to exchange thoughts with
people thousands of leagues away, but
will be able to see them as distinctly
as though they were physically pres
ent, and even see If he chooses what
Is passing anywhere in the world
There will be an end of eyes and ears,
the gross physical channels through
which sensations now must pass to the
mind. They will all go, for they will
all be useless-as useless as the mech
anism of the voice, by which sensations
and ideas are now conveyed from the
mind outward. There may be some
scar or meaningless eXcrescence where
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COLLEGE GIRL BOOTBLACK.
How Enterprising Miss Hall Has
Earned Her Education.

Miss Lu Verne Elizabeth Hall, the
plucky Denver girl who has been con-
Quoting a ladies' bootblacking estaD-
lishment to earn money for a college
education, has left the Western city
for Poughkeepsie, where she will
matriculate at Vassar for four years
course.
Miss Hall has been extremely sue
cessful in her undertaking.; in fact, the
revenues from bootblacking during the
summer of 1897 were sufficient to guar
antee her at least a years tuition. She
will not close her establishment, which
is situated right in the heart Of the
shopping district of Denver, but will
continue to run it throughout the four
years.
The business is no longer an expert
ment; it has been so thoroughly adver-
tised that hundreds Of ladies from ev-
cry section of the city are now regular
patrons. While Miss Hall is pursuing
her studies in the East young woman
who has acted as cashier will look after
the business, and half-doZen uniform
ed attendants will do the shining"
The girls parents did not have the
means to assist her in college educa-
ton, and as ordinary work at a salary
would not enable her to get together
the necessary funds, she sought some
other way out of the difficulty Miss
Hall, with commendable foresight, de-
cjded upon the bootblacking idea as the
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rent and cause the ringing of a bell on
board ship, with which the wires are
connected.
AS soon as the cylinder sinks the
man in charge of the apparatus pro-
ceeds to draw in the line. If he hears
no warning bell he may be sure that
the course is entirely clear. The YES
sci may then proceed for the distance
to which the line has been cast. If
1000 feet have been sent out the mart,
ner may know that his course is clear
for that distance. He may then pro-
ceed. When the vessel has gone half
the course he may discharge another
cylinder. When he has reached the
end of the course which the first cyIin-
der has told him was safe he will have
determined the nature of the channel
for the next 1000 feet.
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A correspondent asks if we consider
self-esteem sinful. Bless your dear
heart, Of course not. 1t is a pretty safe
rule that the world will regard you at
your own estimate. If you sing con-
slant song of self-depreciation you
must not feel aggrieved when the rest
of the world joins in the doleful chorus.
Uriah Heep might have been an endur-
able creature if he had not been so per-
sistently and aggravatingly and con-
foundedly tumble. Humility may be
virtue, but you do not want to force
it, castor oil-fashion, down the throats
Of your fellOwbeings. Garry yourself
erect, walk with firm and confident
step, hold up your head, give the peo-
pie on the other side of the street the
impression that if there are any beings
in the world happier or more comforta-
bly, situated than yourself you have not
found them. Keep neat and clean. If
you have no silk dress try and look
stylish in a gingham. Do not run down
at the heel. Be independent. Do not
expect others to place a pennyworth Of
value upon you If you do not esteem
yourself. 1t may be that nature has
been niggardly in dispensing talents in
your direction, but make the most of
even your limited possessions. Better
keep afioat by clinging to an old plank
than sink out of sight altogether. There
is a difference between self-esteem and
an egotistical forwardness. The former
is proper and stimulating; the latter is
objectionable. A forward, pert, and OBJ
trusive manner in an otherwise pretty
maiden is like the unpleasant odor of
the beautiful marigold or the shrill
scream of the magnificent peacock.
This Is entirely different from self-es-
TEEN, which is only another name for
self-respect, and If our correspondent
will but respect herself she will find no
difficulty in winning respect from
others.
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his cell. An investigation followed, un-
der the stern supervision of the Presi-
dent himself. Two inspectors of police
were arrested. One of them, Velas-
quez, confessed his crime, declared
that he had committed it out of pas
sionate loyalty to the President, and
then shot himself. The episode throws
a keen light on the methods of Gen.
Diaz and on his position in Mexico. 1t
always has been a matter of wonder
that he should be able to hold in check
the hot-headed people of Mexico, and
while maintaining the appearance of
constitutional government, rule as alb
solutely as the Gar of Russia. Here
we have the secret-the personal loyal
ty of his followers and his own rigid,
even fierce insistence on justice. 1t
was devotion to Diaz that led Eduardo
Velasquez to execute summary ven
geance on the anarchist, and it was
fear of the inevitable punishment that
would be meted out to him by his i'm
placable master that caused Velasquez
to slay himself in his cell. We may
quarrel with President Diaz's theories
of government, for they savor too
greatly of the monarchical idea to be
palatable TO the true republican. But
there can be no gainsaying the fact
that Porf1riO Diaz is a great ruler for
Mexico, and that scant justice has been
done his position among the statesmen
of our century by the historian of cur
rent events.
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j. X. NJ JEFFERSON. the age or 70 dnd
became a dealer in live stock. Almost
Immediately he commenced taking
part in politics and six years after TAX
ing up his residence in Jersey City he
was chosen alderman. From 1864 to
1870 he sat in the Common Council and
meanwhile made money in various
corporations. In 1871 he was elected
to the New Jersey Senate and served
three years. When Frederick I. Frey
linghuysen's term in the Federal Sen
ate expired Mcpherson had become
enough of a power in Democratic poll
tics to have himself elected to succeed
him. This was in 1876. Twice he was
reelected, his service at Washington
running from 1877 to 1895. In these
eighteen years he was a prominent
member of the upper house and very
influential on the Democratic side
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parlors to keep pace with her rapidly
growing trade. Later on it got to be
a "fad" to patronize Miss Hall, and
within remarkably brief period she
and her admirers were rejoicing over
the fact that the success of the thing
exceeded their most sanguine expecta-
tions. BY the list of August the force
numbered seven people, a cashier and
SIX ''shiners," kept busy almost contin-
uously ever since.
Miss Hall, who is very modest, was
delighted over the success of her ven
ture, but was much grieved because
the public had seen fit to regard her as
something of curiosity. She is Of the
brunette type, with a wealth of dark
brown hair and large expressive black
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proposals Of marriage.
FOR DEEP SEA SOUNDING.
Apparatus Expected to Supersede the
Lead and Line.

Apparatus Expected to Supersede the
Lead and Line.
John F. Buckley, of New York City,
after twelve years experimenting, has
perfected an apparatus known as an
electric sounder. The invention will be
Invaluable to navigators, as by its use
captains may be able to ascertain the
depth of water for 1000 feet ahead of
their vessels. The inventor expects
that it will supersede the lead and line.
Mr.. Buckley is confident that his ap-
paratus will do away with the present
tedious manner of making soundings,
and that vessels will no longer have to
feel their way into port when the air
is foggy. With his invention the sound
ing is done by means of a bell circuit,
which passes through a carrier, and
thence to a nonconducting cylinder
filed with quicksilver. When the cyl
inder strikes bottom a circuit is COM
pleted, which rings bell on board the
vessel and gives warning that the yes
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There has been some apprehension as
to the possibility Of American interests
being more or less jeopardized in pos
sible competition with Japanese pro-
ducts. Cheap labor furnished what ap-
peared to be sound reason for some
such anxiety. 1t seems, however, that
values have risen rapidly in Japan, and
the added cost Of living has had its eff
feet on wages. This certainly qualities
the situation considerably. If this lift
Ing process continues, as it is likely to
DO, the margin for competition will mar
row, and the scare about Oriental cheap
labor will be found to be more smoke
than fire.
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sci is in dangerously shallow water.

sci is in dangerously shallow water.
The apparatus, to SPEAK more in de-
tail, consists of an air gun, about 1000
feet of wire, or, rather, of two wires
bound around each other, a hollow
shell, which will float a cylinder of
quicksilver, and an electric battery.
The air is forced into the chamber of
the air gun by turning a wheel The
cylinder with the wire attached is load
ed into the gun. The wire is placed
upon a reel, and as much is wound off
as the force of the projectile will take
with it. The cylinder is hurled through
the air for anywhere from five to 1000
feet. The distance depends upon the
number of turns the operator has Civ
en- the wheel by which the air gun is
loaded.
The cylinder strikes the water and
sinks. The length of wire which inter-
venes between the cylinder and the
hollow floating shell, or carrier, repre-
sents the depth of water in which it
would be safe for the vessel to venture.
Most large ocean steamers draw thirty
feet, When the wires enter the cylin-
der they are separated. They run into
the cylinder separately and terminate
within only a short distance of the sur
face of the quicksilver
If the water is deep enough the cylin-
der will simply hang to the end of the
line. If the water is too shallow, how
ever, the cylinder will tumble over on
the bottom, for the end of it is round
ed. The mercury, which the cylinder
contains, will then rush about the ends
of the wires, complete metallic cur
The Winslow mail., 1898-01-29

The American explorer is a busy in
dividual. Not content with arctic ad-
venture, Alaska prospecting, watching
Mars from South American peaks and
digging up near Babylon the oldest of
cities, he has been looking over the un-
visited regions of Patagonia. A scien-
tific party from Princeton has returned
from a long journey 10 that jumping
of place, laden with large botanical
collection, 800 skins and skeletons of
birds and animals and eight tons of fos-
sils, including more than 1000 skulls
and nearly complete skeletons. Some
time was spent with the Channel and
Canoe Indians, who live almost entire
ly In frail boats of their own construc-
don and subSlst on shell6Sh found In
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Pruning of Street Trees.

DR.. Tyson, Of Philadelphia, calls at
tention to the painful sight of the fine
street trees in that city being decapi
tated by the ignorant tree butchers
who make a living by this eXecrable
work during the winter. The trees ari
reduced to trunks with a few score Of
huge stumps several feet long where
the former beautiful branches grew.
Much of the trouble comes from the ig
noranc4 Of the original planter In So
Iecting unfit trees The silver maple
and the Canadian poplar (mtscalled
Carolina poplar are utterly untitled fOl
street trees. They grow rapidly anc
are for this reason very useful for ter
or fifteen years. But they grow too tai
soon after, and the owner easily falls
into the views of the tree butcher te
give him a job in beheading them.
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An Interesting Maori.

One of the most interesting figures
among the Maoris of New Zealand, the
famous chief, Major Roysala Wahar-
sab, died at the beginning of July at
the age Of 90 He rendered gallant
service on behalf of the Europeans in
the early days of the colony. In re-
turn he had the New Zealand cross
conferred upon him, and he received a
handsome sword from the queen, a
liberal pension and a seat In the legis-
lative council.
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Prcpared Justice Outside.

A newly appointed Georgia justice Of
the peace was informed that some one
had stolen his horse during the night.
He was not long In locating the Grim.
inal, who was speedily brought to trial,
when the justice said:
81 amt qualified ter set on this case
seein' as the horse was mine: but I'm
goin' ter let the bailiff preside, an
while he's a-tryin' of the criminal, I'll
be out yander a-stretchin' of the rope
an locatin' of the treer'-Atlanta Con-
stitution.
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The triple century run is the term
for the latest form of athletic idiocy,
and those who finish the distance are
called survivors" though they not un-
frequently do themselves mortal injury
In the long strain. A woman who
achieved her three hundred miles a few
days ago was carried in the arms Of
another cycler to a gallery and photo
graphed, the result showing at what
fearful cost she had earned her unen-
viable fame.
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one most practicable. She accordingly
rented space in the rear of a confection-
ary store in the downtown district, and
hung out her sign. One colored man
was employed, and he was busy very
smallpart of the time for the first week
or so. When the object Of Miss Halls
venture became noised about the busi-
ness showed signs of Improvement The
rush did not commence, however, says
the New York Journal, until the news
papers told in detail all about the en-
terprise and the young woman back of
1t.
In three weeks Miss Hall increased
her force to three men and enlarged her
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norance Of the original planter In So
In This We Are Il. r.Iy-

1t is strange that while this country
Is so far advanced in electrical rail
ways it should be behind Europe in the
pneumatic tube system of transmitting
messages and small packages. Some OF
the large cities of Europe, such as Lon
don, Liverpool, Birmingham, Paris and
Berlin, have been provided with pneu-
for forty years.-Philadelphia Record.
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Sure of One,

Stephen-But, Uncle John, whom do
you mean when you speak Of the "best
citizens ~
Uncle John-Well, there is myself,
for instance, and-and-and-1 presume
there are others, but they do not come
to mind Just at this moment.-Boston
Transcript.
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piciousness of a pursued criminal. In
every novelty they see a device to make
the government less secure. They look
not for peace but for plots, and natur-
ally conspiracy is easily imagined
when none exists. A bowling outfit
reached Jaffa. The suspicious officers
opened the box, asked what those dan
gerous-looking balls contained, and
finally cut one Of them open. Finding
nothing within, they confiscated the ar
ticles. Ultimately the balls were sent
to the arsenal at Damascus, and the
Minister of War ordered the authorities
as Jaffa and the commander at Jerusa-
lem to be vigilant. A government which
rests on suspicion is sure to make itself
ridiculous, as well as to show itself re-
1engeful.
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eyes, which some one has declared to
be heavenly. She has fine features,
and her figure is well rounded and
graceful. The receipts from her boot
blacking parlors during the month Of
August aggregated nearly $1,000. Some
idea Of the fame that Miss Hall has so
strangely acquired can be gained from
the fact that for six weeks her mail
reached several hundred letters week
ly. These letters came from every
State in the Union. Some of the writer's
congratulated her for her pluck, others
contained offers of financial aid and
free schooling, while not a few were
nr0noS9lS 0f marri9gn
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A wealthy oculist giving some final
directions to patient, frowned as he
saw her tie a finely dotted veil over her
face. Always buy that kind, and
wear it habitually," he exclaimed, iron
ically; every dot in it is worth five
dollars to me, and it will accustom you
to floating black spots. Good morn
Ing" Through his private Office he
watched the lady go out vei1less.
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A Difficult Situation.

'I'm in a Quandary," remarked the
fre-eating citizen.
"Of what nature?"
81 challenged that magazine editor"
"What did he do about it?"
"Sent me printed slip saying that
my manuscript had been received and
would be read as soon as 1t could be
reached in its urn."-Washingt
Star.
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To be married on Pixies Peak was
the sole object of young couples re-
cent trip to Colorado. The papers say
they were "elated" Doubtlessl 9th
srs than the Genman Emperor love to
play astonishing pranks which put
them under the lamplight of the public
gaze
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1t is said that statistics show that
nearly one-ffteenth of all the deaths in
the medical profession are from sui
side Even if it be true, it is not strange
that men often so cruelty overworked
should not unfrequently lose their
minds
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these organs once were, just as now
there are physiological suggestions of
mans ape origin-humiliating remind
ers of the brute ancestry from which
the god-like being was evolved. But
that will be all, and even that will
melt away and disappear at last.
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Eben'S Philosophy.

"Nine times outer ten," said Uncle
Eben, "a gemman advises young men
ter choose some yuthuh business dan
whut he got into. He takes it fob
granted dat it took a heap mo- dan
common smahtness ter succeed like he
did. d."-Washington Star.
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Ont of Place.

"That new cook from the country
that the Blueberrys have been boasting
about insisted on sitting on the porch
last night when they had company.
Didn't she feel out of place"
"She did it afterwards. ."-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
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A New Jersey family which declared
Itself absolutely destitute, recently ap-
pealed to the town authorities for poor
relief. The application was refused
when it was discovered that the suffer-
ers owned two bicycles. The wheel is
q useful and desirable possession, but
can hardly be deemed q ncccroary Of
Iifo
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A good many people use "ither" and
"nither," instead of "either" and "nei-
ther," to be particularly correct. As a
matter Of fact, either" and ''nither" are
obsolete, and incorrect. This is on the
authority of the latest and best diction-
lry, the Standard
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All at Once,

"Ha, hav' laughed the patriot, as his
son set off a whole pack of firecrack-
ers; that's what l like to hearp
Il don't" said the weary parson; at
sounds too much like a sewing circle"
Puck.
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A Ray of Hope.

Singerly reading from book)-In an
argument the last word is often the
most dangerous.
Wederly-Say, would you mind lend
ing me that book?
Singerly-Certainly not; but what do
you want it for?
Wederly-I want to show that para
graph to my wife.
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The school teacher at Cobourg, Ont,
who sued for $4,000 damages for being
kissed against her will, and was award
I'd twenty cents, is thinking OF suing
the members of the jury now.
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His Heroic Action.

Sapsimth-I saved Miss Dolly Swifts
life lawst night!
Sissington-Bah Jawve!
Sapsmith-Yahs. When l proposed
to her she said she'd rawther die than
marry me. and so excused her.-Puck.
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Batting Her Hook.
She-Have you a book of cavalry t.

She-Have you book of cavalry tac-
tics?
Clerk-What on earth do you want
of such a book?
She-I wish to have it explained to
me. = Meggendorfer's Humoristische
Blaetter
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A Great Benefit.

First Daughter of the Revolution
She says she'd like to know, FOR her
part, what practical good our society
does.
Second Ditto-Why, the mean thing!
Just as if we hadn't made it almost
fashionable to be patriotic.-Judge.
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aWay in the person
of ex-senator John
r. Mcpherson. Mr..
Mcpherson was a
type of the sue
cessfu1 politician.
Born in Livingston
County, New York.
in 1888, he removed
to Jersey City at
-
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The first woman to put in claims for
the next presidency seems to be Mrs.
Josephine Henry, of Kentucky, an un-
compromising agnostic. But 1t is a
little early to run for President now.
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undergoing the operation just describ-
ed, and his sight is now as good as it
was at any time in his life.-Philadel-
nhia Record
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Probable.

care you aware that the male mos
Quitoes do not bite?'
''Is that so? I'm afraid a good many
of them have been murdered by mis-
take."-Puck
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SUPPOSE WE SMILE.
HUMOROUS PARAGRAPHS FROM
THE COMIC PAPERS.

Pleasant Incidents Occurring the
World Over-Sayings that Are Cheer
full to Old or Young-Funny SeIec.
tions that Everybody Will Enjoy.
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The Washington Post alleges that
zone of the new plays lately produced
has been dragged to death by the
Scotch dialect it contained" The au-
Hence preferred to get their hot Scotch
outside of the theater.
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The Standard Oil Company proposes
buying a fleet of ships in which to
carry oil to India, China and Japan,
thus scattering oil beyond the troubled
NafprS
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A Select Crowd.

ga big crowd went up to that Indian
town in Cattaraugus County in New
York State last week to see the green
corn dance"
1--WE had a green-apple dance up at
our house a night or two ago, but there
were no outsiders present except the
doctor. ."-Cleveland Plaindealer.
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Not Exactly.

Well" said Mr.. Poindexter to Mr.
Clingstone, as the latter got off the
train on his return from Washington.
ARE you the appointee?
No; l am the disappointed" replied
the office-seeker.'- Judge.
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EIGHTEEN YEARS A SENATOR

John r.. MCPHERSON, Once the Demo
cratic Leader in New Jersey.
A once dominant figure in New Jer
sey politics and a man of affairs at
Washington for eighteen years passed
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Two dozen old maids in a Western
own have organized a brass band.
Haste to the Wedding" will probably
,e the first tune that they will prac-
ice on
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A Perfect Model.

Palette - What are you painting
now?
D'Auber-A study in still life.
Pallette-What's the subject?
D'Auber-A street in Philadelphia.
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Easily Dane
"This thi

This thing ought to be published"
very well. 1 can tell it to my wife,"
Chicago Post.
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w ell, Hardly.

Maud-Jack and l were out driving
last night, and l had to drive all the
way.
Clara-Why, what was the matter
with Jack?
Manufacturing. You don't suppose
he could drive with his feet, do you?