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Che moment is to mount it over an &C.
Gordon plated black chiffon blouse,
which is made to pouch ever so slightly
both back and front over folded girdle
of white panne velvet. l might men,
tion as an interesting item of fashion
news that the accordion plated blouse,
although It enjoyed a wonderful reign
of popularitysthe past three seasons,
is NOT passe in any sense of the word,
but on the contrary, is one Of the most
popular of the moment. Fine black
H Chantil.y lace4accordion plated, being
more effective as we'll as somewhat
newer than either chiffon or. the. plain
net, is considered quite the proper
thingto use for this purpose. Accord
fing to the latest edict Of Dame Fash
Ion the one and only correct manner in
which this lace may be used is to
mount II over aswhite taffeta silk lin
Ing, end when fashioned in this way
the effect Is simply stunning. "
Thegt hing par excellence for evening
& wear II . blouse sigh tly decollete made
1 OF white mousseline de sole, cunning,y
insertSd with strips Of finely sequined
black lace; it, beauty being further
enhsnced ~ means Of i broad folded
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At II o'clock he wrote a note to his sis.
ter saying that he was in distress and
conjuring her, ''by all the love you owe
me-" to send him $25 by the messenger
entrusted with his letter. The mes
senger, known as hanger-on by all
the players at the resort from which
the note was sent, was so-called pri-
vate detective. He delivered the mes
sage, and while Mrs. Jones, whose hus-
band happned to be out of town, was
getting the money secured possession
of the letter. Two days later he called
on Mr.. Jones and told him that his
wife was contributing to the relief Of
notorious young gambler who fire.
quently communicated with her dur
ing the husbands absence from the
city. Instead of knocking down the
scoundrel, Jones permitted him to pro-
ceed and finally read the note which
the tale bearer had stolen a few nights
before. Owing to the intoxicated con-
dition of the sender his handwriting
was not easily recognizable, and car
ried away by unreasonable jealousy
the husband condemned his wife with
out hearing. The bum detective had
received an honorarium of $50 for be-
traying the plot and was congratulate
ing himself upon his success. When
the case came up for adjudication,
however, he was confronted by Mrs.
Jones, her brother and several wit
nesses and scored most numerically
by the court. Later on he was thrashed
within an inch of his life by Jones, and
after he had recovered from the first
castigation fell into the hands of Mrs.
Jones' brother to receive a second drub-
bing. A number of the latter's friends
promised to repeat the dose from time
to time, and Sherlock concluded to
shake the dust of Chicago from his
feet. .S H>;s r: =
Police officials state that private de.
tectives are responsible for fully so
per cent. of all the domestic difficulties
and nderstandings aired in the
courts Of our large cities; and judges
have several times gone so far as to
caution jurors not to place too much
con dence in the statements Of hired
Espi( who thrive on the misfortunes Of
otherS and enrich themselves by rob-
Ebfng men: and women Of faith in each
other and confidence in their friends
and neighbors. " Sa III 1ss<. ss.5 II;
3s4 q. ". wE1PP1ERr.
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being particularly striking. The sleeves
in these models follow in outline the
quaint 1850" style, while. without ex.
ception, the girdle is of the pointed
order, drawn down in front under a
slide buckle.
Fur, chiffon and lace form a some
what incongruous, but at the same
time truly charming decoration on
not few swell-looking blouses made
of crepe de chine, while broad ostrich
feather bands and dainty mirabout in
combination are seen to particular ad-
vantage on some of the latest winter
models. fashioned of panne velvet in
rich black, as we'll as in all the deli
cate pastel colorings suitable for
evening wear The jaunty little lace
bolero, while not to be reckoned among
the novelties by any manner of means,
is still one of the most sought after
adjuncts to the blouse beautiful. 1t
will continue to play its important
dual part renovating old waists and
ornamenting new ones. The fancy of
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him at home. When informed of the
discovery the doctor felt like throt-
Ting the detective, but the unexpect-s
ed appearance, of the repentant letter.
writer prevented q catastrophe. s,ss # B
Thus far, the detectives story goes
this incident might be classed among
the romances, but the sequel was 8:
tragedy. Instead Of reforming his hab-
its, the doctor srent more evenings
at his club than ever before, and EVENT.
ually the woman made every statement
contained in her scurrilous letters come
true. She became. q drunkard and Il
! 4frequenter Of questionable resorts, and
now i an inmate Of the insane asylum
ct Kankakee. The doctor applied for
8 divorce, and would have secured it,
but for the testimony Of the detective,
who proved that the plaintiff f'sneglect
had undermined the woman . reason.
Among the amusing cases which
wers brought To- : happy termination.
~ the same detective Mas that Of :
young couple who had too much time
and monsy Or their own rood TIE
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can "cut up capers" without much
risk of being discovered. It is to his
advantage to arouse suspicion. and in
awakening the jealousy of women who
consider themselves neglected and
confirming the doubts Of husbands
whose trust in their wives is weaken
ing he has no equal. He has made q
study of human weakness in it's va
rious forms, and never neglects to
turn his despicable knowledge into
dollars and cents.
place. He protects society against
thieves and lawbreakers and brings
violators of the statutes to justice.
The private detective. on the other
hand, promotes violations of social
laws and rarely appears in any other
than the divorce court. In the course
of a suit for separate maintenance re-
Gently tried before a Chicago judge
an unjustly accused husband charac-
terized the sleuth who had collected
the flimsy evidence produced against
him as "scavenger among moral
blacklegs and prince Of liars.''
Occasionally one encounters a pri-
vate detective who is an exception to
the rule, who is truly helpful to his
employers and valuable member of
society. Such was the commendable
character of the man employed by
a well-known Chicago physician who
had received q number of anonymous
letters assailing the reputation of his
wife, in whom, by the way, he had
perfect faith. The doctor suspected
one of his neighbors of the author
ship of the scurrilous letters, and en-
gagged the detective to collect evidence
against him.
The detective at once declared that
the anonymous communications were
written by woman, and that the
chirography bore no resemblance to
that of the gentleman suspected by
client. BY sheer accident he picked up
a little note in the doctors office, the
writing in which attracted his atten-
tion. He compared it with the libelous
documents and at once jumped to the
conclusion that both were written by
the same person. An hour later he
again called on his client and learned
that the note had been written by the
doctors own wife. Without commit
ting himself, he called on this lady and
boldly accused her of being the au-
thor of the letters defaming herself.
She broke down and confessed. When
questioned as to the motive of her
strange act, she explained that her
husband had formed the habit
of spending his earnings at the
club and neglecting her, and that
she thought that by arousing his
jealousy she might be able to keep
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handsomest wool blouses o9 fine cash.
mere, e!aborately trimmed with fan
cy galloon of every kind and descrip-
ton, usually finished with folded
collar and flaring cuff of panne vel
vet, black being given the preference.
Many of the handsomest cashmere
blcuses are tucked just as though
made of silk. saw lovely one yes
te,day in the new shade of pink, pro-
fusely tucked and trimmed with guam
titles of lace. AS there is a distinct
liking for dark red, it naturally fol-
lows there are red waists galore.
Sometimes the rich color is toned
Gown by bunch of black velvet here
and there, and if it is intended for
smart wear a little velvet bolero
seems to give just the needed finish
ing touch.
With the first chilly breath of win
ter our thoughts turn in the direc-
tior OF something cozily warm in the
way of flannel blouses and shirt
waists. AS if to meet this very re-
quirement up-to-date shirtmakers are
turning out some ideal waists fashioned
of silk-fnished flannel. They are made
perfectly plain, the square shoulder
effect being carefully maintained,
while the comfortable fitting coat
sleeve is made to flare a little at the
wrist.
No matter how much money we
spend on our gowns and blouses, it
is in our neckwear that extravaganza
runs riot. One can spend small for
tune on these fallals of fashions and
at The end of the season have nothing
to show for the expenditure. It takes
lot of pin money to buy one of the
simple creations composed of mousse
line de sole and soft goffered rufles
of chiffon, and the same may be writ
ZEN Of the huge ruffle Of black accor.
dion plated chiffon edged with os-
trict feathers or fine fur. The be.
coming tulle bow has by no means
disappeared, only now it is of an enor.
NOUS size. It does not figure, OF
course, among the leading novelties OF
fashion. but It's becomingness is SO
undeniable that, like the dainty chit.
fon bow, it will never entirely take ita
departure. 5...2 .ss5.. !. = l5:@ -.
= Il 45 .@s ], KATE GARDNER.
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FAN NCIES or + ASHTON.
Dlouses and Shirt Waists More
Popular Than Ever Before. y
Every KnovvAs1laterial Eaters Iato
Their Conatruction-Charm
Models Tor Afternoon and
EveninE wear.
Especial New York Letter.l.

n s EACH new season advances
~ there 10 always an absurd ru-
NOR 70 the effect that fashion
makers have doomed the blouse and its
twin sister the shirt waist to utter OBJ
livion, but with exactly the same regu-:
slarity these delightful garments come
to the front, smiling and serene, and
beautiful as . morning in spring.
This season was no exception to pre-
ceding ones, only in so far as the ru-
mors were more exaggerated than
usual; but, as If to make the denial
more vigorous and emphatic than ever
before, both the blouse and shirt come
to us in glorified form, more beautiful
and fascinating, being artistic and per-
feet down to the smallest detail. Every
known material enters into their
construction, from the cheapest cot
ton to the costliest silk, while in de-
sign and finish they are utterly without
limit, and the same may be said of their
price. One and all of these late models
are remarkable as much for the novel
originality of their style as for the ex-
qu1site combination of color and deco
ration seen on both day and evening
waists.
The most marked feature in al the
newest blouses is the elaboration, not
to say fussiness, seen in the sleeves.
This fact leads me to think that before
the season is much further advanced
we shall see many exaggerations of the
full puffed sleeve of the moment, but
let US hope it will be some time before
lovely woman will disfgure her shout
ders and arms by the erstwhile balloon
sleeve.
But to return to the blouse. The
handsomest models brought out this
season, and also the most expensive
ones, are made of fine Chantilly lace
mounted on foundation of cloth-of-
gold-the simmer of the gold cloth
through the soft meshes of the lace
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girdle OF white g tin held IN ptAce ~
any number ot tiny Jeweled-hesded
pins. This waist, with it, dne trims
mlngs OF lace and its general air OF
daintiness. 10 charming and desirable
to q marked degree; but, a.as .ass like 20
many other things pertaining e the
fashionable wardrobe OF the moment,
Is 50 costly in price as to place y quite
beyond the reach Of any but the fortu-
nate possessors Of full purse.
Tucked taffeta silk blouses are more
than ever de rigeur. Within the past
week nave seen some very pretty mod
els made IN this popular rasnlon. The
prettlest one, In my opinion, was made
OF snlmmerlng white taffeta, closely
tucked, each tiny tuck being outlined
oy mere thread OF gold. The chic air
OF the waist, however, depended so-ely
upon the collar, which was made in the
fashionable pointed style, heavily
stitched with gold thread and fastened
70 the waist by means Of small gold
buttons set in rim Of pearl,
Black taffeta silk blouses are ever in
good taste and vastly becoming to the
majority OF womankind. They come in
q great variety of pretty styles, and
where all are 30 charming it is rather
difficult matter to pick out one as mer-
ting description more than another;
yet l remember there was one that
struck my particular fancy, both on ac-
count OF Its originality and general
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NeWa In Brief.

/ Mrs. and Mrs. George Hassing cele-
brated their golden wedding in Vino
M recently. @1~.'<ss e. RI ii -. -. .
Professor Charles B. Dyke, former
professor in the Mankato state normal
school, has been elected president Of
the. normal schoola at Honolulu, Ha-
,waiian Islands, at q salary Of "a, 600.
1 Harry Zimmerman was convicted of
forgery at Mankato and sentenced to
the state reformatory. ,s.t =: a. Z
Mary Marshall, Of Duluth attempted
suicide with morphine but medical at
tendence saved her. ". -. I. e s.ss.5 81 q
Rural free delivery service has been
ordered established, at Saltwater,
Washington county, Mimi, length Of
route, 81 miles; area covered 81 square
miles; population served, 1905; NUM-
Der Of houses on route, ss7; carriers,
August ]. Archow, a. n. Peterson,
Charles Schulz. ss 3. .sSss .e.ss5.zz 53=. ].
Adam Friday, who sued the city Of
Moorhead for 92500 damages for In
iuries sustained by the turning over
of his wagon, WAS awartled 800 il the
district court. An appeal was taken.
I Fire at Bertha damaged the store Of
Kroner Bros. $4,000 worth.
There issome probab bility that : car,
nival Of, winter sports will 30 held sc
Lake Minnetonka during the winter
under the auspices Of the Minnetonka
Ice Yacht Club. sS.
a farmers institute will be held at
4 Hastings Feb. II and Is s5,{s@.
George Harris of Moorhead was sen-
tenced II three years imprisonment
sforrobbery.
Thoa Lowery denies the report that
tho Twin City Railway Company has
sold mt to 8 pAtty of EASTERN capital,.
B
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a rr.inine Conundr

A Training Conundrum. :.
ysTrainer-W'ot's de difference be-
tween de isthmus nv Panama an a
smash on de jugular?| a III
Pugilist- Search mel
Trainer-Jest as easy! Ones neck
NV land, de others land on de neck.
Judge. s@% ,.
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Ia ESQ NE

E The supreme court ot the Unit4d
states has knocked ont the Anderson
Law on constttuti ional grounds The
case g renaanded Tor : new trial s.
stearns county.
Tho deodeion is q victory for ~
Northern Pacific, the Sc. Paul ~ sDu|
sluth and 1nbsid Diary lines, but doesSnot
include the Great n Northern.
ln paaeihg upon thescaae the court
held that the state had been admitted
to the sisterhood ots states under the
usual lcompact, and that as long 90 the
title Of Its lands remains ii the United
States those lands are exempt from
taxation. So far as the land involved
In this case is concerned, 1t was stated
that y had been granted to the state
by congress, and by the state TO the
st. Paul Duluth company. Soon
afterwards the justice continued, the
state had enacted legislation provid-
ing that railroads in the state should
pay Sper cent on their gross earnings
in lieu Of ell other taxes upon their
property. s. 4. &. /
The opinion by Justice! Brewer susr
tained the view that the original legis-
lation was in the nature Of q contract,
which was binding, and which could
not be invalidated BY the act Of 1895
seeking to repeal it. The latter act,
therefore, was pronounced repugnant
to the federal constitution, and void
in this respect II e, 4. = :.
Justice Harlan, Gray, Brown. White
and McKenna concurred in the result,
but did not agree with their colleagues
as to- the grounds on which the con-
clusion was reached. Justice Brewer
read the decision. =. -.
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Those Loving Girls,

Maude-How do you like my latest
photo?
Clara-Oh, it's just too awfully
lovely for anything.
Maude-Do you think it does me
Justice? r..
Clara-Justice 10 no name for it,
dear; it is positively merciful to you.
Chicago Daily News.
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Death, Of mrs. 1lcLeanl.

Washington, Dec. 1o.-Mrs. Mary T..
Mclean, the mother Of John r. Nc
Lean, Of the Cincinnati Enquirer, died
here at her residence at 1880 o'clock
Sunday morning of acute heart affec-
ton. She: had been ill since Friday
last and from the first attack her life
was despaired Of. At the bedside of
Mrs. Mclean when the end :, came
were her daughters, Mrs. Dewey and
Mrs. Ludlow, the wife of Rear Admiral
Ludlow; her son, Mr.. John r. Nc
Lean, and Admiral Dewey. Mrs. Nc
Lean was the widow of the late
Washington Mclean, proprietor of the
Cincinnati Enquirer. She was in her
seventy-second year. sS$ ~ \
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3 1t would Make ! Chanxe.

OF course she knew he was q mean
man, but she did not think he was
as mean as he proved to BE- l., !.
4. = can see, !" he said, where woman
in politics would make : very great
change" s. M sa
"Where 2" she asked, unsuspic iciously.
why, fsshe were given the fran
chise," he explained, "the proportion
OF what Is known as the silent vote
would be considerably lessened -
Chicago Post. 81 III II '3s4
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Ohedieuf.

"Bessie," said mother, to her four
year-old daughter, "did you peel your
apple as L told you to before eating it ?"
eyes, mamma" replied Bessie.
''And " hat did you do with the peel
ing ?" asked her mother.
"Oh," replied the little miss, II ate
that afterward. d."-Boston Journal.
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! Activity ! Il Explaine,

First CitizenThe members Of the
board Of health seem TO be very active
in trying to prevent the spread of bu-
bonic p.ague. ~: -. ..*
Second Citizen-Y-e-s, guess they're
afraid they might catch it themselves.
IN. Y. Weekly. L :. =ssS 5=s ;. =.
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~ ,
DID.

From . nearer and more intimate
~iew Of politics. . asked one Of his old
acquaintances, doesn't its corruption
sometimes disgust you?" s.s+ .g
IT does." answered Senator Lots
mum. .tManys man to whom I have
trusted money that was needed to
carry q close district has given me
lists of voters he claimed to have
bought with that money, and the lists
have turned out to be bogus. The
internal scoundrel simply put the
money in his own pocket! Chicago
Tribune. 3 - e.. fF y
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Prepared for Relatives.

Husband (at dinner)-My! Ny!
This is a regular banquet-worthy of
Delmonico. Finest spread I've seen
in an age, What's up? Do you ex-
pect company? @-'
Wife-No, but I presume the cook
does.-N. Y. Weekly.
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ARE BIRDS q PREY
Much Harm Done ~ so-called.
ssprivate Detectives
Most o1 Then Thrive On the MisfoR.
tunes Of Their Fellow Mep-Dis.
liked ~ Regular Secret
Service Omoers. 2 E3 s#553 y
Especial Chicago Letter.

THE private detective" is what
might be called problem.
atical character. His services
are at the disposal of anyone and for
any purpose whatsoever. He thrives
only in large cities where, men and
women lose their individuality and
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She Proved Her Case

He-What proof have I that you
really love me? ..-
She-Proof!. Did I not dance with
you at the charity ball?
He-Yes, but I don't consider that
any proof of affection.
She-You would if you knew how
badly you dance.-Tit-Bits. 49,.
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Rustus (interrupting minister dur.
ing marriage ceremony Pahson,
would you min reading the part
about "love, honor an obey" jest
once mo-; doan' want de bride to
fohget to remember it.-Lhicago
Chronicle.
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An ELOQUENT Answep.

A colored citizen gave justice Of
the peace big, fat 'possum as a we'd
ding fee. - .s
Meeting the Justice year after his
marriage, the former said:
"Well, Jim, how do you like married
life?" ..,.....5 =.
"Well, suh," was the reply, "all I
kin say isl wish I'd eat dat pos
sum!"-Atlanta Constitution. ,
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Out OF Sight.

Mr.. Crimsonbeak- artist spent
three days painting the picture of a
goat, never saw any thing artistic in
a goat. 't"'
Mrs. Crimsonbeak-You didn't? Do
you remember that goat that ate up
my beautiful hand-worked pillow cush-
ion? Wasn't there something artistic
in him? p %f.-
"Yes, dear, there was; but couldn't I
see it, you know.-Yonkers States.
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Fame.

What is fame? IT'S mounting up
Through years of toll and want and woe
And, finally to hear men say.
AS IL 'twere to your credit, they
Were schoolmates you had long ago. !;
Chicago Times Herald
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How 1t Works.

To talk of poverty. it's said.,
Will bring it lowering round your head:
But you may talk of wealth galore
And not annex dollar more.
Chicago Record.
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VIII Change the Channel.

r The right of way through which the
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern
railway will enter Faribault will ne
cessitate the changing of the bed of
the Straight river for distance of
about 1000 feet, and the removal Of
two or three large bridges to where
the new channel will be cut. The
project will undoubtedly prove one of
the greatest engineering feats ever at
tempted in Faribault, and will require
the expenditure of large amount of
money. The work of removing some
buildings which are located on the
line of the proposed new channel, has
already been commenced.
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Declared Unconstitutional.

The supreme court of Minnesota has
declared the inebriate law unconsti-
tutional The action upon which the
decision was rendered came up. from
Ramsey county, where Edwin Murray,
proprietor Of the Murray institute for
the care of inebriates, sued the county
commissioner for fees. ~
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Quite q DiRerence,

Clubber-I say, what's the differ
Eence between private secretary and
2 typewriter, when they're both wom-
en-? s IS Ss :ss. 5...2 IS.
SnubberOne flirts with his type
writer and marries his private secre-
tary.Town Topics. 5.s$1 : -,ss% =3.
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Worst Of the L0,

OF all our blunders that cause us pain,
The meanest are those we can't explain
Chicago Record.
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Saloon VIII Have q Rival.

! Minneapolis is to have an experiment
tai rival Of the saloon in rSe shape OF
a coffee room so arranged as to at
'tract laboring men away from resorts
where liquor is sold. The theory held
by one set of the saloons opponents is
that that institution maintains its
hold on the masses not so much be-
cause of their alcoholic craving as on
account Of the fact that it is social
gathering place. Certain reformers
in various eastern cities, regarding
the saloon as the working mans club,
have started institutions exactly sim
liar with the exception that non-alco-
holic beverages are supplied to pat
rons. This is the plan to be intro
duced in Minneapolis by the Young
Peoples Christian Temperance Union.
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A Racial Objection.

-
Kosciusko Szewtgfkzy-I am op-
posedsky to wirelessski telegraphski.
Il Ivan Observation-Disclosures?
Kosciusko, etc.-Because the tele-
graphski companies will then dis
card the Poles.-Baltimore American.
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Population Of Cities.

The population Of Incorporated plae-
es in Minnesota having q population
OF more than 1000, but less than as
600, are officially announced as fol-
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GENEROUS MIR. SOFTLY.

sister-Wasn't Mr.. Softly nice to
give you that di:at? Why did he
do it? J..
Brother-For tellin' him how old
you was!-N. Y. World. g..