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The St. Johns herald., 1898-07-02
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Chinese Shave Frequently With Q Wet
 Towel to Soften the Face

"In O Wet
 Towel to Soften the Face.
 Considering that the inhabitants of the middle kingdom use the razor more than any other nation in the world, i: Is passing strange that they never dis covered the advantages of lathering frs says the Windsor Magazine. Dabbing warm wet cloth on the chin or the scali is poor substitute for soap. Hair cut ting, as we practice it in the west, to them "all unknown" except in few localities where foreigners are numerous. A traveller when in the prov ince of Kwantung sent for a man to shear his locks, and he began nibbling away at his scalp without troubling about such trifing as a comb. At the third snip the man stopped him and asked him if he had ever cut foreign er's hair before. Oh, yes. When was that? Oh, last year, when he cut the hair of German customs officer who had died.
 But in the matter of shaving there are few more deft-considering the latherless way he does it and the fact that he uses little three cornered soft iron knife as razor-than the Chinese figaro. Was not the chief of all his tribe ennobled by an emperor ages back for dexterously oleaving mosquito that had settled on the imperial nose? One advantage gained by patronizing the Chinese barber-in the case of Euro peans-is he doesn't mind coming to your room every morning and shaving you before you wash and dress. But the native also generally waits to be rasee before washing. even if he has to wait 8 week.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-07-02

In current discussions between those
 who defend the right of private prop
 erty and those who insist on holding
 all things in common, is there any
 reasonable middle ground? Yes, and | both parties are gradually discovering 1 that ground. The title to private prop erty is always qualified by public rights. A man can call nothing abso- lutely his own. He holds everything, including his life, as a trust. He can not live among men without being re- lated to them. He cannot hold prop erty in the community without regard to the necessities and the requirements of the community. The power to levy taxes rests on the claim of society upon the private property of its members. In extreme emergencies-as for public defense-this power of taxation is Him. ited only by the citizens ability to pay. Under what the lawyers call "the right of eminent domain" the state may take whatever 1t need-just compensation being made-so that the burden may be equally borne by all the member of the community. In a time of uttermost peril, the citizen offers his own life to save the life of the nation. AS between individualism and collectivism, the common ground appears in this princi- pie of trusteeship, which requires that private property be gained, held and used with due regard to the common welfare. When society defends every mans right to his honest personal get tings and holdings, and every man con- siders that he is under moral obliga- tion to give a reasonable proportion of his income for the benefit of the con- munity in which he lives, society will have ample resources to draw upon for its general and benevolent uses, with out impairing the ordinary motives of industry and economy, without reduc- ing the people to dependence, and with out encroaching upon individual lib erty.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-07-02

Stamp-savings societies have nothing
 to do with the pursuit of stamp collect ing or "phIlately." The stamps which
 are saved through the agency of the
 societies are not postage stamps, but
 bits of colored paper in form like stamps, each representing a certain des-
 ignated value, and each practically a receipt for the deposit of a certain cor
 responding number of cents. The pur- pose of the societies Is to encourage the saving of small sums of money. The method is simple. A schoolboy who has a few cents, instead of spending them for candy, goes to @ station of one of the societies, and gets in exchange a corresponding value of the society's and an envelope to hold the card. When he has q few more cents he adds more stamps to his card. At any time he pleases, the society will give him back all or any number of the cents which he has given for the stamps, at the same time taking back the stamps But if the boy is wise he will keep adding a few cents at time until he has mon- ey enough to begin to draw interest at a savings bank, when he will draw it out and put 1t in the bank. Of course 1t takes some money to provide the necessary stamps, cards and envelopes, and some time and patience to deal with the small savers of money, but this is a matter of benevOlence, and does not cost the investors anything. There are stamp-savings societies in New England, New York and other parts of the country, and 1t would not be difficult to start them almost any where, for old or young people, or both. At single station in Boston nearly two thousand dollars was saved in one year, most of it in penny deposits by school children. Small sums of money often are wasted because they do not seem large enough to be worth saving, or because there Is no convenient way of taking care of them. Stamp-saving societies help to prevent the waste. Where there are no savings banks, they take the place of them to some extent; and where there are banks they become feeders to them.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-07-02

A genuine picture in miniature of the effect of Spanish misrule Is to be found in Puerto Rico. It pays Spain this year S4,374, ,874 in taxes, of which only $650,- 900 is spent for the benefit of the native population. Out of 4s9,2 whites on the island, only 96,S67 can read and write, and the Spaniards supported by the people number not less than 35,OOO. This Is fair illustration of the way in which Spain governs its dependencies.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-07-02

Any dishonest contractor, whose wealth accumulates while his work decays, ought to read, with blush of shame, of a new bridge across the Danube. Pillars of a bridge built at the same place by the Emperor Trajan are to form part of the structure. The engineers attest the strength of the Ro- man work under an emperor whose reign began exactly eighteen hundred years ago. To do as the Romans did may sometimes mean a descent to the lowest vices, but it may also signify a noble integrity in building as in being.
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ChickamauRa-ISoS.

They are camped on ChickamaugaI
 Once again the white tents gleam On that field where vanished heroes
 Sleep the sleep that knows no dream. There are shadows all about them
 Of the ghostly troops to-day, But they light the common campfire
 Those who wore the blue and gray. Where the pines of Georgia tower,
 Where the mountains kiss the sky, On their arms the nations warriors
 Walt to hear the battle-cry. Wait together, friends and brothers,
 And the heroes meath their feet Sleep the long and dreamless slumber
 Where the flowers are blooming sweet. Sentries, pause, yon shadow challengel
 Rock-rbbed Thomas goes that way He who fought the foe unyieldlng
 In that awful battle fray. Wonder pass the shades of heroes,
 And they follow where Bragg leads Through the meadows and the river,
 But no ghost the sentry needs. Field of fame, a patriot army
 Treads thy sacred sod to-day! And they'll face common foeman,
 Those who wore the blue and gray. And they'll fight for common country, And they'll charge to victory Meath the folds of one brave banner Starry banner Of the free! They were camped on ChickamauEa.
 Where the green tents of the dead Turn the soil into a glory
 Where a nations heart once bled; But they're clasping hands together
 On this storied field of strife Brothers brave who meet to battle
 In the freedom-War of lifel Baltimore News.
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Everything depends upon the point of view. A Chinese writer who recently made tour through the United States assures his countrymen that Americans are barbarians. He says: "They live months without eating a mouthful of rice; they eat bullocks and sheep in enormous quantities; they have to bathe frequently; they eat meat with knives and prongs; they never enjoy themselves by sitting quietly on their ancestors graves, but jump around and kick balls as if paid to do 1t; and they have no dignity, for they may be found walking with women"
The St. Johns herald., 1898-07-02
She Waa WiIJiuU

"See here," said a fault-fnding hus band, i've must have things arranged in this house so that we shall always know just where everything Is kept"
 With all my heart" she sweetly an- swered; 'and let us begin with your late hours, my love; should dearly like to know where they are kept"
 He lets things run about as usual.- Philadelphia Call.
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Speaking about the war spirit, how about the fact that Mrs. Ace, of North Carolina, presented her husband with four sons the other day? Can Spain beat that hand?
The St. Johns herald., 1898-07-02

The action of the Swiss National Council in unanimously rejecting pro- posal that the Government should offer Its services in mediation between the United States and Spain was only what might have been expected. Switzerland is just fun of people who have made fortunes by minding their own busi-
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Some inventive genius in Denver has invented spanking machine for use in schools and reformatories. Whats the use of introducing machinery for work which can be done equally well by hand?
The St. Johns herald., 1898-07-02

New York's Rainy Day Society has delivered its ultimatum about woman's wear. Its president officially says: "A woman is a bifurcated animal and I cannot for my life see why woman's legs should be in one bag and mans in two" Can't this matter be arbitrated?
The St. Johns herald., 1898-07-02

A Berlin professor who declined to ac- cept a challenge from a student whom he turned down at an examination is generally denounced as a coward by the students, but the German papers agree that 1t would be expecting too much to ask professors to meet in nor tai combat all the students whom they were unable to assist to a degree.
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Pertinent.

Caughey-Who on earth is trying to play the piano, Caroline?
 Mrs. Caughey (proudly)-It is Arabel- la. She Is learning to read music.
 Caughey (testily)-Well, ask her If 1t is necessary to read 1t aloud-Stray Stories.
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Old Glory,

Now let Old Glory's silken folds Upon the morning breeze float free: While bugle's note and war drums roll Call men to arms from sea to sea-
 Stream out, proud banner, on the wind,
 In every hero's heart enshrinedl The tide of war that rises now Will stand at flood till every stain Of martyred blood Is plotted from The riven wreckage of the Mainei
 Float out proud banner, brave and freeI
 The hero's guide to victory! From every fortress by the sea, On every mast and spar Of battle-ships, token be Of victory in war.
 Proud banner, 6oatI Old Glory. wsyei
 Ger serried ranks of freemen brayeI Now let the naughty Spaniard feel The lightning of our long pent wrath; The bolt that belches fire and steel Wlll sweep the tyrant from It's path.
 Wave, wave, Old Glory, proud and freeI
 And perish Spanish tyranny! Washington Times.
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The Atlanta Constitution quotes the following explanation from an Arkan- sas exchange: Maj. Williams did not mean to shoot Col. Scott through the left lung yesterday. The Major is near sighted and mistook the Colonel for an- other man." It is very evident that the icke is on the Colonel.
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One on New York.

Boston Girl tat winter resort)-What do you think of cute little Mir. Simpson of New York?
 Philadelphia Girl-He's like a tele- scope.
 Boston Girl-He sees everything, no matter how far off; Is that what you mean?
 Philadelphia Girl-No. You can draw him out, see through him and shut him up again.-Philadelphia Call.
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A current magazine has an article on ''The Art of Dying" It will not inter- est a fraction of the people who are concerned with the practical problem of 1vinO
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A Conscience.

"You are advertising quite early 1n the year." sad the summer resort land- lords friend. ''Yes, always fix up my announcements at this time of year. You see, I anu a thoroughly cOnscien- uous man, and ! wish to be able to state that there are no mosquitoes" s."- Washington Star.
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A Boston paper says that 'the grow ing suicide habit canot be too strongly condemned" We should say not; any one who contracts the terrible suicide habit rarely amounts to much after ward. In fact, suicide is the last thing anyone should think of doing.
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ger to become careless. Apparently those in whom familiarity has bred con- tempt are killed off in five or six years, and the accidents among the remaining ones are extremely few
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Over Mnrrn Cast1e-

There's a flag ahoat to-day,
 Over Morro castle, That hasn't long to stay
 Over Morro castle! Keep a lookout for the flash. There Is going to be smash, Something hot's about to crash,
 Into Moro castle. There are remnants of the Maine
 Down near Morro castle; We will pick bone with Spain
 Down by Morro castle! When we've ended this affair, When the smoke clears from the air, You may see Old Glory there.
 Over Morro castlei Cleveland Leader.
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Universal KnowIedge.

Yeast-Can you tell anything about the weather?
 Crimsonbeak-Yes; I can tell there's a terrible lot of lying about it.-YOnkers Statesman.
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An Eastern Fling,

A Chicago debating club Is about to wrestle with the question, (Which Is the happiest day of mans life-the day he is married or the day he is di- yorced Y'-Yonkers Statesman.
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A Division of Recreation.

Mrs. hugwater-Josiah, it seems to me you are very stingy in taking that new novel yourself before anybody else in the family has had a chance even to look at 1t.
 MT. Chugwater-What are you kick ing about? There's the second volume Can't you read that while I'm going through the frst?-Chicago Tribune
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Permanently So.

Weary Watkins-I see some of the papers is agitating the wide tire ques- tion again for better roads.
 Hungry Higgins-I don't know much about wide tires, but know I've got a lifelong one.-Indianapolis Journal.
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One Thing Sure.

She-Do you think the north pole will ever be discovered?
 He-Not as long as people are willing to pay to hear men tell how they didn't find 1t,
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An ODtimiSt.

"You say the world Is becoming bet ter Why do you think sop
 "Our baby has got so 1t only wakes up twice a night now"
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"For many years" remarks Topeka paper earnestly, Mrs. Lease has been hugging a vain delusion." Does MT. Lease know this?
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SUPPOSE WE SMILE.
HUMOROUS PARAGRAPHS FROM
 THE COMIC PAPERS

Pleasant Incidents Occurring the World Ovel'-Sayings that Are Cheer full to Old or YounE-Funny selec' tions that Everybody Will Enjoy.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-07-02

Cissy Fitzgerald testifes in New York court that her real name Is Marie Kate Tipping. But what's the differ ence? 4 wink is the same in all lan- guaReS
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It is just a little over 400 years ago since the Spanish flag appeared in the Western hemisphere. What a future Spain has behind 1t.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-07-02

Weaknesses seem to be even more carefully and anxiously concealed than graver and more decided faults, for hu- man nature is more ashamed of the first than of the last.
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A medical journal says that cigarette smoking brings on softening of the brain. Is 1t not rather a symptom of that disease?
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Downrirht CrneIfx.

Diggs-Hanks doesn't seem to have any pity for the unfortunates of this great city.
 Figgs-From what do you judge that?
 Diggs| saw him put a forty-page Sunday paper into the slot of the hos pttal box.-Harlem Life.
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It Takes Two Go Play tho Cane.

George, you've been lighting 8 gain !"
 "Well, tain my fault, ma. AIe an, Jim sturges have been fighting all term an l go kind O tired of t. So yesterday granted him an arInistice.." !"
 "An armistice. We'll. what then?"
 "Why, Jim jumped on ne a0' licked me just the same, Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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Didn't Ouite TJnd erstsnd.

"They say WilHcuts made g'eat nlt singing On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away last night"
 "All right: as long as he goes away out there to do his singing. we oughtn't to complain. Cleveland Leader.
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Spoug}uc Around.

Bramble-The theory that women have no sense of humcr is wrong.
 Wesley-HoW do you explain it?
 Bramble- heneTer Aunt Susan comes to make us one o1 her long visits my wife fair compels Us to i've on sponge cake.
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SauHuine.

Thompson is hopeful soul" Hopeful? I've seen him wink at a blind man."
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Broke UD FeatiYities

BrOke up Festivities. Zim-Funny thing happened at that Chicago soiree.
 Zam-What was that? Zim-Fiddler hollered out: Change partners?' and all hands went out to get a divorce. e."-New York Evening Journal.
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A IuzzlEng Letter.

q don't knoW whether this new man Is a very astuJe diplomat" said the rail way attache, Tor B very bad speller."
 Have you heard from your letter asking what he Has done with refer ence to those hostile members of the LegislatureY'
 "Yes. He says h. Is doing his best to pasSify them. Washington Star.
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KIondike or Cuba-here Is a choice that ought to suit the taste of the most fastidious adventurer.
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PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY

What the Congressional Record really needs in this most trying hour Is a good color press.
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He staggered as under a blow.
Irresistible.

And so tbats George Ridgeley's wife? I'm surprised. ] shouldn think such a woman as sde would nave any attractions for him.
 That's becs suse you don't know 1t all. She has hundrcd thousand big. round attractions for him, and all yell in- vested"
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Pulse Beats of . Healthy Man. The average pulse of a healthy man should beat 72 times q minute.
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Alike

Tom-The waiTesse8 at the women's restaurant reminds me of time and tide. Dick-Why}
 Tom-They wait on no ma1.-Truth.
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A man who has just been sentenced to the Texas penitentiary has sixteen wives. How lucky some men are!
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Some men are built for labor and some are built for politics.
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War.

 A sparkle from the bugle horn or scattered notes.-the reveillei shout sent up to greet the morn From millions throats for liberty And lol the earth is thrilled to meet The tramp and tread of marching feet. A blare of bugles through the land '"TO horseW the call, 'tis full and clear, loosening of hand from hand; A teardrop's fall; kiss so dear! A fathers clasp, a mothers prayer, A rose hid in the knapsack there. brazen boom of jarring guns; To armsl Huzzah lthe echoes wakeI For peace hath raised up fighting sons To break her law for freedoms sake. A flag undimmed of stripe or star Above host. This, this Is war! Chicago Inter Ocean.
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Strong Evidence.

'There has evidently been a reform in our city administration, despite the talk of corruption that we hear"
 What leads you to think so?"
 'I saw six men working on the street this morning and there was only one boss to look after them.''
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GettinE PermisaIor. .

Can you come down awhile this eveningT' asked the lady at 5ne of the telephone lines.
 Just wait a moment til ask the cook" came promptly from tie lady at the other end.-DetOit Free Press.
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Contrary to the rule, when war-ships are stripped for battle 1t may be said they are undressed to kill.
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Beer in small quantities is said to make one fat; in large quantities 1t Is known to make one lean.
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A goodSized whale yields about one ton of whnlebone.
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A fine ostrich Is calculated to yield $2.OOO worth of feathers.
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He Got Her Easily.

Bertha-Were you very nervous when Jack proposed?
 Winnie was so flustered that forgot myself and said yes, with out making him threaten to go away and do some despefate deed.
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True fo Aunerica.

'My IandIady is an out-and-out pa. triot''
 "How-particularly?'
 "Well, she hasn't bought a Spanish mackerel since this war talk began Detroit Free Press.
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Pictor rial AFasrlr,onr.

''Does your WIG ever lecture youY' Lecture? I'm going to get her a stereopticon."
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The FIrst Reouisite.

Colonel-What do army ragulations make the frs requisite in orter that a man may be buried with military hon. ors?
 Private McShorty-Death, yer honor. New York Journal
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The ga~va

'I could die for you" he decl ared. T want you to live for me, Aphon- so!' she faltered
 He staggered as under a blow.
 "The nerve Of some people" he nut tered and fled away. appalled, Detroit Journal.
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A Gentle Hirt.

Ethel-Don' you know you always remind We Of the mast of a ship.
 George-Whyi
 Ethel-Because you never bend your your arms.-Deroit Free Press.
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It is often hard to bring a girl of the period to full stop.
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"Has your wife ever threatened to leave you and go back l0 her mother% "NO."
 "Ah! Then she is the master of the house."
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The Only Way.

SLOW BOW mats yer hurry, weary
 Weary-Tm goin' ter Cuba. 1 hear yer kin git half shot dere fer nothin'.- Chicago Inter Ocean.
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Victi1na of TIInslor

Did you resd about the woman who married one man, thinking be was an other"
 Don't get worked up over that; lots of women do the same thing every day in the week. New York Evening World.
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Bnt Which One Wns Crazra

Tt is said that very thin partition separates genius from Iunacy."
 That's a fact. A man who is learn ing to play the claConete lives in the hat next to me."-Cleveland Leader.
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An Old Habit. "They say that Havana Is likely to go up in smoke" Well, 1t won't be the first time."
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A Rec eesouab1e Refusal.

Lady enters barber shop with Skye terrier.
 "Mr. Barber, can you cut my doggie's hairY
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"No can,+. or ~a+be- Vro,,+n n

NO, cant; or, rather, { won't"
 Indeed! You seem 10 hold yourself pretty high for one in your position"
 Perhaps do but I'm no Skye scraper." ."-NeV York Evening World.
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As Usual.
An Old Hahif

A woman at the bottom of lt.-St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
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Tryfuv t0 eEe emrrs

My birthday will be along pretty soon."
 "Ah, April 1st7"