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Evening journal., 1902-04-14
VOL on lce lIouse

The rocf Of the new retail icehouse
.of the Hygeia Ice Company has been
completed. The building will be fin
ished soon, and business then started
in It.
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Sworn in at Midnight

The post-mortem was not completed
at midnight AS the clock on the man.
tel was striking u. Coroner Marsh
sWore in his jury over the body of the
victim.
IL was an impressive affair and one
which the participants will never for
get Sitting around the sides of the
room and on chairs were relatives and
friends of the murdered woman.
Among them was Collins and his bro
theirs. and his wife's sisters. The only
light was that from a fickering oil
lamp. IL was nearly 2 o'clock when
the last official left the Collins home.
Despite this fact, they were up bright
and early yesterday morning working
on the case.
For hours yesterday morning people
filed into the Collins house and viewed
the body OF the murdered woman,
which was laid out for burial.
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Some storles rold

Some of the stories are very strange,
and the detective is taking them for
what they are worth. Samuel Lynch,
who lives eeveral miles from the town.
rs reported TO have said that he saw a
man about eleven miles from Laurel
going toward the Maryland line. lie
carried his coat on his arm and there
was blood on his face. Lynch has not
vet been seen and the story is not
verified.
Another man said he met Lizzie
Morris. woman who lives near the
home OF the murdered woman. He
asked her if she saw any stranger in
the neighborhood. She replied that she
could tell who the murderer was and
would tell before the time came for the
funeral. She denied this story.
Detective Francis and a reporter for
the Evening Journal were the first per-
sons from a distance to arrive on Sat
urday AS soon as it became known
that a detective was in town, he was
surrounded by a crowd of people. If
he had announced he was the murderer
he could not have attracted more at
NtAAlOl. AAt Was 0AolNaotn AA0AAA 0NNA =
standpoint. Many inquiries as to his
ability were made, and when the
anxious ones were Informed that he
was a man OF ability and large expert
ence they appeared to feel relieved.
Tho first thing the detective did was
to interview the undertaken, Mr.. Rig
gin, who had prepared the body for
burial. and DR.. Hitch, who was the
first medical man to view it.
Coroner s. p. Marsh, of Angora, had
ALREADY been notified and he arrived
about $50 O'clock He empaneled the
Jury and it. with the detective and
Constable Phillips, proceeded to the
scene of the tragedy. When they
arrived hundreds Of teams were drawn
up in the field near the house. The
men seemed 10 be awed by the murder
and stood around in groups and dis
cussed the affair in whispers.
Or. Chipman, of Georgetown, made
a pOst-mortem examination so that he
could give the jury an intelligent ac.
count OF the wounds.
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Not One Clue

The people practically did nothing.
They stood around in a teTor-stricken
way. The State authorities were noti-
fed and then the people sat down to
await the arrival of Detective Francis.
When he arrived not thing had been
done. lie found the tracks destroyed
and the stable where the murder was
committed was filled with scratching
chickens. On the wall was the imprint
OF three fingers. There was the mark
of a bloody hand on the stable door.
This hand had apparently been used
to push open the door after the crime
had been committed. Everybody had a
story to tell and Detective Francis IS
investigating each one as rast as possi-
BILE
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tion oil the tracks could not be found
on the other side The tracks looked
as IL they had been made by person
wearing a No. shoe filed with heavy
nails. The hundreds Of people who
were attracted to the scene soon tram
Dled over them and when Detective
Francis arrived on Saturday night not
a trace OF them could be found.
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Tracks From the House

Those who were first upon the scene
said they found tracks leading from
the stable to the branch A continue
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AIMED Men Guard swans

The news of the murder soon spread
on Saturday and was brought to Iau-
rel about II o'clock. People hitched
up teams and raced for the scene. It
took about an hour TO travel the bad
roads. Dr. Joseph NJ. Hitch, with I'M
dertaker higgins were among the first
from Laurel to reach the scene. They
found about thirty people from the sur
rounding country there. Most of them
were armed with guns and were sur
rounding branch some distance from
the house. A branch is a gully or ra-
vine covered with small trees or brush.
None of the men seemed to have nerve
enough to enter the branch. One urged
the other not to be afraid. This guard
surrounded the place until after
O'Clock on Saturday afternoon. Not
one saw a person in the place, but
there were all sorts of rumors. One
boy said he saw a man run into the
bushes. When this became known the
armed men huddled closer together.
Tracks From the House
Those who were first upon the scene
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Boon to Tortured Cattle.

When cattle are running at large
IN the field there is an opportunity
for them to rid themselves of the
insect pests which annoy them. but
when the animals are tied in the sta
BILE there is little chance to swing
the head around to disiodge the flies
from the forward quarters, and SO
the troublesome pests are free to tor
ture the animals at will. 1t is the
object of O. b. Gibson of Thayer, Ia,
in designing the strange LOOKING shed
here pictured TO provide an apparatus
which will enable the cattle to rid
their bodies of the flies as they
enter the stable, the latter place pre-
sumably being tiy-proot, as it ought to
be, at any rate The shed has at its
inner end series of brushes, so ar
ranged as to leave an oblong opening
much smaller than the body, in order
that the flies may be brushed Off as
the animals pass through to gain
an entrance to the interior. During
the passage of the COW the only place
from which light can enter the shed
is through the overhead chamber, to
which the insects fly as they are
brushed Off An automatic gate in
the shed opens and closes the en-
trance to this chamber with the pas
sage of each animal, thereby making
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IN any other field, as the manual labor
performed by the farmers far ex.
ceeds in amount that OF most indus.
tries. The cultivator has been an In
dispensable farm implement for years
anG in it's Office of ioosenfng the dirt
between the rows of plants greatly ia
cilitates the hilling up OF corn, pota-
toes, etc. and the cutting out Of the,
weeds with a hoe. On the machine
shown in the illustration viii be seen
new attachment for gathering upl
the weeds from between the rows of
plants after the cuItivator has Ioos-f
ened them from the soil. In the case
of weeds which are about to go to-
seed. and would, if left on the ground,
start a new crop for the farmer to
fight later on. this device will be-
especially useful, as it enables the
farmer to gather up the weeds and
burn them before the seed is deposit
ed AS will be seen, the gathering,
rake is designed to travel in the row
just cultivated, and in order that it
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PROGRESS Of Jananese Commerce

In three and half years Japan has
added to it's merchant navy 800 steam
ships and 100000 tonnage, and also
5000 sailing vessels of 100000 ton
mage. In 1896 the country possessed
only single steamship over 5000
tons: it has now twenty-one OF this
class.
In 1898 Japan owned 627 STEAMSHIPS
of 429.774 tonnage; and 174 sailing
vessels of 24,014 tonnage. In 1899.
679 steamships of 4o7, ,534 tonnage; !;
and 1,4S5 sailing vessels of 165, 40
tonnage. In 1900. 753 steamships of
49S,3.5 tonnage; and 2.7S3 sailing yes
sells of 270,l61 tonnage. In 1901, 942
steamships of 557 ,166 tonnage; and
3,416 sailing vessels of 315,767 ton
mage.
The number of sailors has increased
until in 1901 there were 1912 officers
and engineers t304 foreign) to the
merchant feet The small number of
foreigners is as striking as the in
crease of the commercial navy. d;
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The Latest Washing Machine.

There are two very good reasons
why many housewives continue to do
their washing over the oldfashioned
tub and scrub the clothes on the wash
board every Monday. instead Of max
ing use of the modern washing ma
chine. One is the cost Of the ma
chine and the other is the necessity
of finding room for an extra article
of washday furniture, which, in the
majority of city houses. is no small
item. To both these reasons the
washing machine invented by Leonard
B. Brooks of Independence, Ia, gives
the very good answer that it requires
only a small outlay Of cash and takes
up no extra space when not in use.
and it goes without saying that it will
do its work quite as we'll as the ma
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Home Exercising Machine.

A competent authority on the SUD
ject would probably admit tnat a large
proportion OF the ailments ordinarily
attributed to the stomach have their
origin in a weakness OF the muscles
surrounding the abdominal cavity.
with attendant fabbiness aId inability
oS the digestive organs TO perform
their natural functions. Adolph de
Clairmont of Topeka. kans.. has re-
Gently designed simple form OF OK
ercising apparatus which he claims
will tend to strennthen the muscles
above referred to, assisting tnem
materially in the performance OF
their work The device needs little
explanation. owing to its simplicity.
There is hinged board with sup
ports to raise it from the floor and
q latch to maintain the sections rigid
while in use. A cushion is also pro-
vided for the head and there are
braces secured to the footboard to
enable the person to rise to sitting
posture by a sheer pull with the feet.
TO use this eXerciser the patient takes
the position shown. with his feet in
serted in the braces, when, by rails
ing and lowering the upper part OF
the body slowly the muscles are exer-
i throughout the entire length of
the trunk. Care must be taken not to
indulge too freely in the eXertion at
the beginning, as overstraining the
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Fastens on the side of the tub.

jority of machines of this kind now
on the market. The inventor. no
doubt. obtained his idea from the old,
fashioned clothes-pounder which it
was customary to use in connection
with a small cask, to hammer the
dirt out of the clothes, instead of
rubbing them by hand. The pound
ing head is still used in the new in
vention, but with this decided i'm
proyement, that it has spring to
lift the head after each stroke. thus
eliminating fully half of the labor of
operating the machine. The washer
is clamped on one side of common
washtub. and when not in use can
be swung out of the way. thus leaving
the tub open for the rinsing of gar
ments as they are removed from the
water. When the washing is finished
the machine can be folded up and
placed inside the tub. or may be sus-
pended from nail in the basement
or stairway.
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WORK OF SCIENTISTS
NEW lrvENTiC OF WORTH
PLACED ON THE MARkE--.
Device thet vGii Eid Cattle Of Flies
thrt Torture Them While in the
stahic--tionle Exercising Machine
Noyel.y.
Now an Automobile Sled.

An automobile sled, says Electric
fly, is the latest invention Of the
Nuernbergen ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Union. 1t is to he driven by ben
zine motor, water cooled. ana
equipped with electro agnetic spark
Ing devices. The cooling water Cir
rulates in the body OF the sled
.hroush pipes which are so disposed
rs to constitute foot-Warmer. Inc
steering gear includes tille:, Wnicn
rs connected with the front runners.
A single lever controls the direction
Df the shafts revolution. The sled
is driven by spiked wheel, which
bites the ground and is geared up to
the motor SHAFT.
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OF Use in Medicine.

The electric arc between iron poles,
which has the peculiarity OF crater
but slightly luminous, is proven by
A. Broca and A. Chatin to be specially
adapted for medical use on account OF
the great intensity of the actinic rays
as compared with the heat rays. This
makes it possible to bring the diseas-
ed parts within four inches Of an arc
of twenty amperes and thirty five
volts In nine cases of lupus an eX-
posure of fifteen minutes produced
marked effect and twenty-four hours
afterward the lupus noduies were
much changed, while the healthy skin
was unaffected.
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Weeder attachment for cuitivators.
may work equally well when the cul
tivator is moving in either direction,
it is mounted on a swinging arm, con
trolled by crank within easy reach
of the driver. BY giving the crank a
half turn in either direction the rake
is lifted from one side of the cul-
tiyator to the other. or can be 'eievat
ed to drop a load of weeds at any
desired point in the field. Edwin P.
Clapp of North Rush, Pa, is the in.
ventOr.
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A Gentle Hint.

1t was 1890
Yes" she said. although the re-
mark seemed little abrupt. Il al
ways sleep WE'LL Then she paused
and plaintively added in a hopeless
murmur. When get chance"
Whercupon the youth. who had
been overstaying himself took his
hat and softly stole away.
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Mrs. Noah Up to Date.

Noah, finding his wife weeping on
the quarterback, inquired what was
the matter.
I'm afraid people will say our
fashions came out Of the ark" she
s0bbed.
Never mind" he returned, I'VE can
have the apes to dine with us to-
night"
Reassured by being thoroughly up
to date, sac dried her tears and went
down to swipe some plumes Off the
ostrich.
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Why She Detested II.

Again" complains the devoted
wife, Il am told that you have been
flirting with that odious Miss Mashem
on the piazza
BAH" retorts the gay husband,
thinking to ridicule the suspicious Of
his wife. |Eaht' he repeats.
1T isn't SO bad" asserts the wife.
''for man to be guilty, but what |
detest is when he acts so sheepish
about it,
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Pleasantly Situated,

Poor mani" said the lady visitor.
addressing one of the inmates of the
insane asylum. don't you often feel
very sad to be slut up here?'
"Oh. no." the patient answered.
The lnnatics who come to look at us
are generally very amusing
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Still in the Family.

II deeply regret it. sir. but honor
and my altered circumstances compel
me to release your daughter from
her engagement. l cannot enter your
family begear. In recent deal in
stocks | lost my entire fortune.
Not another word, my boy--not an
other word. ! got it,
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Extravacant Wish.

"Iave YOU selected play for next
season."
NO, answered the sensational ac
tress; that is a matter of some diff
iculty. ! would give a great deal IL
| could find playwright whose imag-
ination is as fertile as that OF my
press agent"
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Diamond Birds.

The latest thing in bridesmaids
presents lis set OF diamond BIRDS of
various shapes. One bird may be like
cock with a ruby comb. another a
pheasant with sweeping tail. a third
a peacock with its fan-shaped tail
studded with sapphires. different
bird is given to each bridesmaid. Sc
that each has the pleasure of owning
a unique ornament.
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Peculiar Snow.

peculiar snow observed on Mont
Malet in the Alps has been reported
by NJ A. Burns. 1t is called "Cau-
casian snow" and is very porous. with
grains reaching an eighth of an inch
in size. The slight adhesion of these
grains gives great liability to ava
lanches.
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In 1905 A. o.

Mrs. Uptodate Ito maid)-Marie
you need not set out the capsules
for Mr.. Uptodates dinner. | have re-
ceived marcc-!igram that he will not
be home until 10 o'clock. as his San
tos-Dumontoble has had a breakdown.
Judge.
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No Creoit In the Hi,,.

DR.. Jalap-Well, you may thank
your fine constitution for pulling you
through; nothing else could have
saved You.
The COnvalescent-Bu cannot see
that you have made any reduction il
your bill for my fac constitution
share in the cure
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Honesty Vaccine.

doctor" said the wild eyed Young
man. my wife is a kleptomaniac DO
YOU think you can do anything for
herr"
We'll. we might try vaccination"
replied the young doctor. You know
that keeps people from taking things"
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The Eiqoest Of Tips.

Il tell you what grumbled the
pessimstic waiter, people amt Civ
ing tips like they used to in the OLD
days
That's right" replied the sood-na-
tTed waiter. facetiously, there was
Esau, for instance. wAo gave his
birtnright for mess of pottage."
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A Great Boomer.

It's really astonishing-the busi-
ness success that young Calliper has
attained and he's not much more than
little lad now
We'll, when you come to think of it.
there's nothing better to boom busi-
ness"
Better than what?'
"A little 'ad.'
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Wouldn't Post Bills,

Dear, dear sighed Mrs. Nuliwed; ;
II suppose I'll have % take this re-
ceipted bill down to the miiliner my
self"
You can mail it, can't you?" asked
her husband.
mo. indeed. I've seen those large
signs stuck up all over the city which
read: Post no bills"
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Recognixed the Sound.

1t was her first ride in an automo-
bile and she was deeply interested in
the horn that was used to notify peo.
Pile to clear the way.
Papa she said.
''Weil?" he returned.
Make it snore some more"
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At Home All Day.

why weepest thou. woman?'
My lord will be buried this day"
My wife was buried yesterday. To-
morrow ! must get me another
Whereupon the widow shook the
ashes from her shining hair, dried
her eyes. and, looking into the face
of the widower. smiled.
II will be at home tomorrow all
day." she said-Smart Set.
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strenothens muscles Of abdomen.

Strengthens muscles Of abdomen.
muscles would cause injurious effect
instead of benefit. The special ten
cency of this form of exercise would
be to dissipate the surplus flesh of
the abdomen, as Well as increasing
the muscular power, thus Tightening
the load to be carried, also.
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There Wasn't.

Redd-He took several good-sized
sticks and beat his wife.
Green--I cannot believe he could be
guilty of such cruelty.
Redd--Crueity! There wasn't any
cruelty about it. They were playing
golf together.
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Sure to Sc Preindiced.

Friend--Dont look so blue. You
nave a good case.
Jimsoa-No use. III lose know
III lose. Every man on that jury
either rented or bought a house of NE
when | was in the real estate busi
ness.
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An Infallihle Presentation,

Patient-Doctor. tell me something
to make the time pass more quickly.
Just now it drags so that have moth
ing to think of except myself.
Doctor-Indorse note falling due
in three months for bit more than
your present income affords.
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Her Exclusive StyIe,

Mrs. McCall-Why on earth did
you get such a plain gown?
Mrs. Hauskeep-All on account OF
our cook.
Mrs. MCCALL don't understand.
Mrs. Hauskeep-Well, she always
goes in for gaudy things. and | want
to have just one dress that she won't
copy.
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Not Tco Much,

A woman likes 10 have her hus.
band treat her consideratelv, but not
so considerably that people viii take
her for his seCOrd Wife.--puck.
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Fitted for the Choir.

Pastor-Your daughter is very hand
some. Mr.. Smith.
Father-Yes, she is. I'm thinking
of having her join your choir.
Pastor-That' good. Is she a fine
vocalist?
Father-No, but she's got devil Of
a temper.
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The Woman of It.

Maude-Charle Virgins sent me :.
handsome mirror for birthday pres
ent.
Clara-That accounts for the funny
question he asked me the other even
ing
Maude-What did he ask you?
Clara-If a woman ever got too Old
to be pleased with a looking glass.
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No Wonder,

Church-What makes your neigh
Dor so naughty to-day?
Gotham-Why, didn't you notice,
he was carrying home his own beef.
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Touci1ina.

Slopay-Don't YOU wish you were
Midas?
Boroushs-Who was he?
SlOpay-EverythinS he touched
turned to gold
BOrrOughs--Iiuh! Everybcdy
touch turns me down.
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Apparatus to brush pests from cattle.

a trap from which the flies cannot
escape, and in which they are des-
troyed by the cattle tender. The il
lustration shows the shed complete,
with COW in the act of entering,
and also presents a view of the inner
end of the shed. with the brushes in
position to do their work.
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ThoIuhtfuI of the Children,

Il suppose" said Mir. Olds, "if I
were to start smoking again it would
set the children bad example"
"It would, indeed replied his
wife. It's thoughtful and unselfsh
of you to consider that"
"Yes, so I've decided to send the
children right off to boarding school.
where they won't see me-"
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IL Wcusd Cool Than, CT

Hewitt tell you, It's too hot to SO
to the theater.
Jewett-Oh. come along; the pay
will be frost. anyway.
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The Way O. Women.

She-Married? The idea! And sh,
was just beginning to make her name
famous as novelist.
He--lt only proves that no woman
can make her name so famous that
she wouldn't change it if she got a
chance.
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The Fest Line to New York, ,Fhila-
oelphia. Baltimore. Washington, Gin
einnati. Chattanooga. Birmingham aud
all points in the East.
Through Sleeper. New Orleans to
New York via ChattanooEa, Bristol.
Lynchburg. Washington and Pssnsys
vania Railroad. VI
Pullman Sleeper. New Orleans -
Cincinnati. sssi *
Dining Car Service on both NeW
York and Cincinnati Lines. ssryihG All
meals. S 4 i, sSS.s9ts
Coolest. Cleanest.
Full detailed informatl v iuEnisAsl
on application.
Geo. H. Smith, s'
g. r. A., ss /, s n
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Labor Saver for Farmers.

The farmer of to-day must have his
labor-saving appliances Just as much
as the workingman of any other class,
and, really, there seems to be greater
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THE SPICE OF LIFE
MERRY JESTs THAT WILL DRIVE
AWAY DULL CARE,

husband Knew What to Expect When
He Was Called "Dar!ing"-Good
Scheme to Make Time Pass Away
Quickly.
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Insult to Injury

He (reproa chfully Perhaps you
forget what happened yesterday |
was cut by my dearest acquaintance.
the one | love best in all the world:
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Some people are good because they
have never had the chance to be any
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Very Easily.

Bertha-Can she remember what
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Loving Wife--Darling!
Suspicious Husband--Well, how
much?
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How to Judge

Ftnnicus-You can't Judge a man by
the clothes he wears.
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She tcoolly}-The idea! DO you
really shave yourself?