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THE DRESDEN HOFTHEATER.

dramatic art in this country. With all the
muniicence that is being shown in various d.
rections 1 feel sure that such theatre VIII
have its share before long. 1t need not nave
the support of the government, but of rich men
who aIe wealthy and public spirited enough 10
give it the proper endowment. Many men OF
means have talked with me about the idea, but
far the proposition has not passed the en-
bryotic stage.
The endowed theatre should he the standard
in all things in dress. in speech. in manners, in
morals in ethics. II should be the type of
dramatic departments \ dress seen in one of
the plays on its stage should be known to Ger
rectly set the style of the fashion of that time.
This theatre should in every way be a powerful
instrument for education. instead of the puppet
Of amusement. as is the case in the vast ma
jorty OF American theatres at the present
time"
A comparison of the American and European
theatre shows how much more stable are those
on the eastern side of the Atlantic than are
those of The New World There the theatre is
recognized institution much the same as a gov
eminent school library.
Al Berlin for example, the Royal Opera is
placed under the direction of the Court Master
of Ceremonies while in the smaller capitals of
the empire the State theatres are managed hy
royal. grand ducaI or ducal 'intendant as the
case may be These ''nteuddnts receive fixed
salary from the government. ia salary varying
from - 600 to 10000 marks year. They have
full liberty to choose the plays to be given and
TO engage the actors and personnel.
The annual subventiOn allotted the Berlin
Royal Opera is S2-5.000, TO which must be added
extra grants for lighting and heating, making
the total subsidy amount to 1000 or nearly
double the subsidy of the Paris Grand Opera.
In Vienna the subventon for the new Burg
theatre is $4,000 but the deficit which is con-
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TIE ENDOUED THE1TRE.
Hoe the Plan Is Carried Ont
.1brOad.

The present agitation for an endowed AmerI-
can theatre, which has already taken definite
form in a subscription of $1IU0,oOo for ma
tional academy of dramatic and kindred arts
in Philadelphia and which it is announced. Will
bo discussed at length at public dinner in this
city. has directed the attention of American
musicians and dramatists singers and actors,
tc jEe great endowed theatres of Europe. Here
"a various capitals are found magnificent insti-
ta;ions where much of the expense is met hy
:. .Vernment subvention, where the best artists
cal he procured and yet where the people are
able to gain admission at the lowest rates.
Heinrich Conred, the newly chosen manager
ul the metropolitan Opera House is sanguine
il the belief that this country will soon see Il
theatre similarly endowed, and that then and
il. The proper presentation of opera and drama.
Then. and not till then, ne says will the Ameri-
can people receive the proper opportunities 1or
education from the stage which the inhabi-
tants of the leading countries of Europe now
obtain.
Il consider my selection manager of The
Metropolitan Opera House" Mr.. Conried is quot
60 saying. "as a step toward an American
endowed theatre. | am confident that the time
Is not far distant when it viii be realized. 1t
has long been dream of mine TO manage such a
theatre. 1t would be worth to the people of the
city where it is built well as TO the people
of the country who could have access to il by
means of the railroads., than a hundred
libraries
The endowed theatre is the great need of the
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siderah.@. IS covered by the Esa,.. =
civil Hs-. In Sazony the Kin, /,
annually for the two royal tbes,.' II
The subyention for the Munich p IL
$1,000 The Wiee5aden Roval ~
S1CDCVO year from the Germ.
King Of Prussia At St4ttgart ss4r' 1,
subsidy IS $4,000
Besides these regular elbs,5.-
German sovereiGIs come 10 the 49,
0f a deficit Thas- advantagss 49,
managers in the empire 10 uuf bat
within reach Of the smallest roes..
not only. as fri other countries ,zi..-
of the well 90 Co., Thus. To- take -,
OF the diTerenre il the prices ~ r !
French theatre. The orchestra "a. a
Paris Grand Opera ea-ts Il francs Il
at Bevipr the average price for III.
is ;, ~ srI only 81 - a- Mln.e-
ar' I'.-r. '.-f TH. prices f0r sub
even Fs.. .e.a- a-.r Sd le ID Berlin
portion -- TIE smaller .ap1a.s. q.
the Gaa.s. o. Of e.-..4.e hat Gen
uara-l. .rs s1.e.. .. give such
differ .l.,- la- r.e course o..
During the 1.sI-t- .-.so. re Iee.
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The Worlds Rejoieinss.

This is the season Of the year when
the world shakes hands. The Spirit
OF Christmas permeates everything.
ennobling the meanest among us.
throwing its powerful rays into the
dark corners OF the heart and drag.
ging down for few days from their
high estate greed and commercialism
and all uncharitableness. It touches
all the earth. and what II touches It
transforms. What pity It is that the
spirit OF Christmas does not last the
whole year through.
There is a hush OF music on the air.
The white-winged fairies faltering every
where.
And here and there.
Made by sudden mingling as they fall,
There comes "a softer lullaby than all.
swept In upon the universal prayer.
Scrooge is still alive. but nobody
pays any attention to him nowadays
except to laugh in a good.natured way
at what he says and wish him hap.
pier thoughts. The few of his kind
that are left are aps to refer t. the
mystical time between the goth of
December and the I'd of January as
"demoralization." They don't know
what they are missing
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So Tar wc have traced some OF the
necessary conditions of the star. Lot
us now try and discover the star that
iuliiis these conditions. In doing so
We shall briefly discuss the different
theories put forth and held by differ
cnt people. some Of them men of
great -mincncc In their own particu'
lar sphere. We shall also show the
unt-nabicncss of the different hypoth.
cais.
1.-The star was not an angel. No
lcsS father OF the church than The
ophyisct held this view. He believed
1, was an angelic apparition. No doubt
angels were sent on messages from
Heaven to men. and the Angel Gabriel
was used In the Annunciation. But
the angelic vision would disappear
with the accomplishment OF the oh.
icct. No, so the star: |, remained.
1.-THE star was not meteor.
This Wow has been largely held. IL is
asserted that some kind of mctcoric
phenomenon would best meet the ne
ccssitics of the case. hut any meteor
drawn to the earth would either be
consumed by the atmospheric friction
or else would fall to the ground and
become cxtinEuisLed. Its appearance
would be almost momrntary.
1iI-Thc star was not a comet. ono
of the greatest fathers OF the church.
Oregon. held this view. but not all
the weight Of orcgen's great scholar.
ship could obtain crcdence for such a
belief. just recently this theory Of a
comet has been revived. unconscious
L.. however. that Oregon was tho
father of Il. Prof. David Forbes in
England and Prof. scryiss in America
both claimed to have Identified the
Star OF bethlehem with Halley's com
ct. At the time I refuted the theory in
an article that appeared in the Chica.
go Evening Post. April IL. 1903.
Iv-Thc star was not a conjunction
OF planets. This Is the most feasible
as well as fascinating theory. 1t is
that OF the great astronomer. kepler.
lie calculated that there was a con.
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| the Gaelic priests or Druids that tho
star OF Bethlehem appeared. let US go
back to primitive times. when Mag
ism was Incorporated with Zoraster-
ism.
Besides Ahura.Mazda there were
the Amesha. .Spentas. or the Immor-
tai Holy Ones" There was third
class lower than the Amesha .Spentas.
Among this class were Mithra and
Tistrya. Mithra was the spirit OF
light. or the sun. Tistrya was the
spirit of the brightest star In the
armament. or Sirius. Ultimately
Mithra became associated with Ahura-
Mazda and placed almost ON an equal.
ity with him. So we may exclude
Mithra from our calculations. Tis-
trya. next to the Divinity. became the
object of the Masl's reverence. Sirius
was his star, and thus became to the
Magi the star
Balanm. the Rab- Mag, Chief Magian.
or Arch Druid OF his time. was a
prophet like Iarbonel OF the Gacls. In
his prophecy. which stili lives. he ut.
tered. under the inspiration of Jeho-
vah. THE star sLal, come out of ia
cob" Sirius was tine star" to all the
Magians. The stars symboiized kings
or rulers. He whom Sirius symbol.
lied. therefore. would be greatest of
all kings.
II we could connect Sirius In any
way with Jacob at the time OF the
Nativity there could be no question
rs to the star OF Bethlehem. And we
can do II. The twelfth sign OF the
Zodiac was Pisces. And Pisces was
tn. Sign Of Palestine. or Jacob. or
land OF Judea. That part OF the heav.
ems known rs Pisces presented most
remarkable spectacle at the time of
the Nativity. There the spicndor
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junction OF Mars and Jupiter on the
night OF Dec. 90 In the year OF Rome
TAT. Next year Saturn Joined Mars
and Jupiter. and according to Dean Al
ford. the eminent commentator, the
light of the three planets blended and
appeared to the beholder as one light.
What a beautiful Illustration of Trim
ity In Unity-the lights OF three plan
cts blended into one light! ideler con.
hrmed Kcpler's calculation as to the
conjunction OF the planets. wieseler.
who followed, makes the conjunction
In A. u. c. 75O. the year OF the Ma
tivity now agreed upon by the learned.
II Is remarkable too that the conjunc-
ton OF the planets took place In the
sign pisces. the Sign OF Judea. This
theory is also free from the objections
above referred to.
But beautiful as Is the theory. Bibli.
cal conditions compel us to reject It.
Christ's birth took place. according to
st. Paul, in ''the fulness of time"
This fulness OF time Is an astronomi-
cal expression meaning the compile
tlon OF a cycle. or the revolution OF u
sphere In its orbit. That cycle. or
revolution. occupied thousands OF
years In It's completion. As we have
seen. the Star of Bethlehem had n
periodic time. which must necessarily
have corrcsponded with the fuliness
of time but the periodic times OF
s'ars. Jupiter. Saturn ARE all known
and are OF short duration. Even II
we apply the periodic time to the con
functions OF the planets the objection
still holds good. The times OF the
conJunctions are known and ar. COM
parativciy short. So that attractive
as Is the theory oI k.pier. We must
dimisS II. and look elsewhere.
There " one star which fulfils all
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.
held that the Magi were resident or
located In the east at the time the
star appeared to them. Yet according
to the plain terms OF the statement.
they must have been located In the
west. Anatole means uD the rising
OF the heavenly bodies from the horiz.
on: (2) the dawn or dayspring: go
the east or Orient. Whichever mean.
Ing you adopt the beholder must have
been west OF the star. The star must
have pointed to or been at Jerusalem
when first observed by the Wise Men.
Therefore the Wise Men must have
been west Of Jerusalem.
6. 1t was fixed star-not erratic
In It's movements. The term star
was used by the Wise Men. But they
were skilled astronomers and knew
the difference between star. a plan
ct. comet or meteor. for all OF
which there were distinct names.
Hence planet comet. meteor are ruled
out by the word aster tstar). And
hence we conclude that the Star In
the East was fixed star.
Z. II was star In the sign Pisces
OF the zodiac-the Sign OF Judea. This
is an important factor. Among the
ancIents there was a part OF the hcav-
ems called the zodiac. II was belt
cncirciins the heavens ON each side OF
the ecliptlc. or apparent path OF the
sun among the stars. within which the
larger planets always remain. II cS-
tended To eight degrees ON either side
of the cciiptic. II was divided into
twelve parts called the Signs OF the
Zodiac. The different countries Of
the earth were divided among the
twelve signs. Judca belonged TO the
sign pisces. the twelfth. The Masi.
like aii other astrologcrs or astron'
am.rS. believed IT. that division.
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The Star OF Bethlehem Is theme
OF wondrous power. 1t has fascinated
xagcs OF the East and philosophers OF
the West. 1t has been discussed these
nineteen hundred years by men OF
yclrying minds with a freshness that
never fails. 1t excites "A glow OF fer
vId love In the breast of the saint. II
kindles the dying embers OF hope In
the soul OF the sinner. II Is the ray
al Heavens own light to the afflicted.
II beckons the prodigai back to the
Fathers home. II gives strength to
the living. II brings peace to the dy.
Ing.
hut though a mystery Of awe to
angels. It is a symbol OF Love Divine
to men. As such II cannot fai! TO pro-
foundiy interest every Intelligent In
quIrcr after truth. That we may the
better understand the subject and
more thoroughly appreciate the ways
OF God with man. ! propose To treat
the subject under the following heads:
l. The star was a real. true. bona
fidc star-not a mere temporary mir
aculous creation for the specific pur'
pose
II is allowed by all authorities
that the Magi. or Wise Men. were
learned. They would. therefore, make
use of words and terms with discrim'
inatinn. But not only were they
learned. they were astronomers.
Hence. when they used an astronom-
icai term they would use the appropri-
ate word or phrase descriptive OF the
object referred to. They use the word
'astcr." which means an ordinary and
permanent star. not an extraordinary
and temporary one.
Now. in the Bible star Is used only
Ia a twofold signincstion-literaliy or
dsurat.yeiy, In iiS ngnru;lve sense II
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the conditions. tal II was In an cspc-
ciai sense the Maxi's star. tbp II has
n periodic time. tcl Its revolution is
of indefinite length. i'd IL was In the
sign Pisces at tho birth of our Lord.
tcb believe wc can md a peculiar.
ity by which II could be called Ills
Star That star was Sirius. the
brightest in the Ornament OF heaven.
Before We can arrive at our hnai
conclusion II IL necessary to learn
something about the Wise Men. or
MaEi. Who were the Magi7 Where
did they come from7
The ctymology OF the word Magi IL
involved in much doubt. I, Is gencr.
ally supposed to be primarily Per.
sian word but the Persian IL only a
form of the original. Our word Maxus.
Of which Magi Is the plural. Is but the
Latin rendering OF the Greek Masos,
the Persian of which is probably Maz.
Max is coRnatc to Mai In Major. Mag
In Magnus and Meg in Mcsas tRaw.
iinsonl. 'It Is an intcnsitivc and
means much or ALL In Ahura. Mazda.
Persian name for God. II means the
all wise or all powerful.
The irish word Druid means wisdom
or MaEian. II Is worthy OF record
that the Irish Scriptures render there
came wise men from the east by
there came Druids from the east"
The Irish words are: "Draioch o naird
ahoir go Hierusalem." which shows
the irish belief that the Druids were
Magians.
II Is a matter of history that part Of
the Gacls or Irish in the westward
movement OF the race returned by
the valley OF the Danube and settled
in Asia Minor. They prcfixcd their
own name to Asia. and called their
abode Gael.Asia. or Galatia, as ii came
to he spelled.
Whether the Druids or Magi to
whom the Star OF Bethlehem appeared
were residents of Ireland. Scythia, or
Galatia Is immaterial, for they were
all the same Gaelic race. Having. as
hope. made It clear that II was 10
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OF the heavens appeared TO culm!nate.
The sun seemed To shine with =
deeper cruiscnc-. Mctcors. prccur.
yors OF some mighty event, flashed
athwart the sky. Comets shot from
out the darkness OF space and iilumi.
mated the sign with their fiery now.
Mars and Jupiter and Saturn halted
In their orbits TO focus their lights
into one mighty blaze In Pisces. And
wondrous sight! The star-thc Ma.
giaus' Star-hls s,ar-Sirius!-cntcrs
Pisces. and Is now In Jacob!
This wondrous event occurred in d.
c. 6. The heiiacai rising of. Sirius
took place on tn, same day In four
successive years. the ffth. fourth.
third and second d. c. There Is some.
thing most remarkable about this
hclIacal rising. 1t Is on the same day.
But samcncss Is unity. II thus sym.
boiixcs the Unity Of the Deity. Then.
assuming that u. c. is the correct
year OF the Nativity. which scholars
assert. there was one year before the
birth and three after II. In the sym.
bolism of numbers one Is Unity and
three Trinity. But the one year be.
fore birth signitied the past rcvela.
ton OF God. or unity of the Deity. The
three years after the birth symbol.
lied the new revelation. the Trinity of
Persons. Lastly unity and trinity
lone year + three ycarsl equal the
complete and perfect number four. the
years that Sirius may be said 10 have
remained in Pisces. This symbolism
occurs with the rising of Sirius. which
signiiicd the rising OF the Light of the
World. It was as II, whilst heavens
arches rang with the angels loud &C.
claim. Sirius flashed through space.
"Arise' Shine! For thy light is
GOMEZ"
Ravenswood. Chicago. Feast OF the
Nativity. 1908.
Copyright. iee. by r. p. Durry.
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means king or other civil ruler. m
cceicsiasticni teacher. and perhaps an
angel. u Ia not uscd In its metaphor.
icai sense here. Therefore u means a
real star.
u w.a star In mo,lon-it
changed its position in the heavens.
Motion X characteristic of all the
heavenly bodies. and the words Of
the sacred narrative are. The star
went before them Till II came" When
first they saw the star II occupied n
particular spot In the sky. Now. how.
ever. II has a different position. not
relatively because nf the change In the
field Of observation. but absolutely by
change of location In the heavens. No
doubt the motion was n movement In
it's orbit. This will appear more plain.
~ from our next proposition.
:. u was n star that had an astc-a.
icc-it stood at particular point In
the Rky above them. The statement is
very distinct: 1T came aud stood
over where the young child was
Z. II was star that moved In an
orbit-it had periodic time. This
IL n most remarkable statement We
are told that Hcrod privately learned
OF the Mad what time the star an.
pcarcd." The margin of the Revised
Version gives us better. because a
more correct translation OF the
phrase: Il. is, The time of the star
that appeared But the literal rem.
dcring is "thc time OF the appearing
star"
6. II was a star that had relative
position In the sky-it was in the
east. Assuming that the correct rcn.
dcrinE OF "anatolc" ia "in the east. "
then II has reference to that partlcu.
lar part OF the heavens to the east OF
the observer. The observers. there.
fore. must have been west of Jerusa.
lem. This is a point to be borne in
mind. rs we shall have TO refer to II
more particularly later on. The con.
clusion here arrived at is contrary to
the generally received opinion. As
far as ! am aware. 1t is universally
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eaislna . Gossip.

Miss Kiddcr-"Thcy's only been
married six months. but whenever
her husband goes away on business
trip she's delighted and prepares To
have n good time.
Miss Mcanlcy-'Aha! Do you know
I suspected something like that!
always said"
Miss Kiddcr-"Ycs. You see. he
takes her with him.
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A hin. peelr,bje.

You're all run down." said the doc.
tor. what you need Is quiet and
rest. You ought not to be worried at
all"
VIII you put that in the form of
a prescription, doctor. and give 1t to
my wifc?" asked the man.
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In the City Of Ancestor worshipers.
II never heard Of more gross mis-
carriage OF Justice" said the Phila.
dciphinn. Its outrageous"
But wasn't he guilty7" asked the
stranger within the gates.
Yes. but the Jury disgraccfuiiy neg.
iccted to take cognizancc OF his an.
ccstry." was the reply.
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A Great Truth

Opportunities make the successful
man."
Irhe, but perhaps you've noticed
mat the successful man usually makes
the opportunities nrst,"
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Hin Limit.

And what asked the country cou.
sin who was treating Miss Waldorf to
n luncheon. do you consider this wait.
er will regard as liberal tip!"
"All there is in sight after you have
settled the check" she replied.-New
York Press.
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ounht to Do for Her.

She (after landing him)
dear. am the first girl you ever
ioved?"
He-"well. you're the last. That
ought to be sufficient"
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Never we,ry OF the Hearing.

II overheard him telling her story
last night. which know she has heard
fifty times before, but she didn't stop
him.
"Shc is long suffering. surely"
"oh. I don't know: he told her she
was the prctt!cst girl he had cTer
seen"
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Easilv Satisfied.

Bystander (sarcastically)-"T sup.
pose you want enough to get feath.
er bed with French pillows?"
Tramp-"No. Just give me quar-.
ter to get a flask. Then any cellar
door will feel like down"
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Good Companion.

Bookkeeper-"I asked the cashier
to have drink but he refused"
Typewriter-"Yes. he reminds me
OF the Office towel"
Bookkeeper-"How Is that?'
Typewriter-"Never dry"
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Very Dainty.

viola-"frcd sent me some of tho
dainticst articles for my coy cor.
ncr."
ida-"what were they"
vioia-"A sclmliar. n skull aud >
warclub."
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Sensible Girl.

Ernie-"No. she isn't going to mar.
ry Claude. after all"
Ida-"But they say he can quote
Emerson and Browning"
Ernie-"Yes. but the other young
man can quote Sugar and Steel"
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The Requirements

or course" said the elderly female.
you are aware that II requires none,
to get into society"
Yes replied the young man. land
! also am onto the fact that IL ra.
quires brains to keep out of II"
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wn,, smith n, WAITING for.

Jones met his friend Smith on tho
street and said:
Say. Smith. Just heard most
interesting case OF a poor boy who
died wealthy"
Gut II out" said Smith. What
I'D like to hear about Is poor boy
tha, lives wealthy and tells you how
he does it,
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Very Long Time.

Tommy-Pa. my teacher says q
camel can 20 fifteen days without va.
ter.
His Pa-H'm-so can III mean
that's n very long time. my son. q
very long timc.-Stray Stories.
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He Got Permisaion.

Groom-would you mind II l went
into the smoking car. dear?
The bridc-what! To smoke?
oh. dear. no. want to experience
the agony OF being away from you.
so that the 10y of my return will be
all the more intensified"
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Quite So,

"our suburban home would be all
right" he said. ''if didn't have to
go into the city"
i've noticed that" was the reply.
ANY suburban home would be all
right II the city would come out to It"
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Prompt.

George certainly Is a man OF &c.
ton"
What has he done?"
.why. the very next day after tho
heiress accepted him he gave up his
job at the bank and Joined the Don't
Worry club"
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Sudden Industry.

IF I'D offer you dollar n day for
doin. chores. what would you do?'
I'D cit industrious right away" Al.
swcrcd Mcandcring Mike.
You'd take the situationT'
NO, I'd run"
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Modern PuoiIism.

Bct,cm-why did tho negotiations
fall through!
Looscm-Thc fighters could not
agree ON a name for the now punches
Invented.
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Aoprecistjve,

Fond Parent understand tsa fac.
ulty are very much pleased with your
work.
Dropped Junior-Yes. they encored
my sophomore year.-Princeton Tiger
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No lonoer Feminine.

Ida-"Edith is getting more man.
nish every day."
May tsurprised)-"Manni
Ida-"Yes. she really hesitates about
hothering the druggist 70: stamp"
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The Ianitor Philosop he r.

Lots nv grocers avn druggists how
found tn road to success" said the
janitor philosopher. by tellin' women
they looked ten years younger avn
praisin' babies