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CHAPTER EouR-centlnu.d

Jim aimed a blow ut Johns head
which was parried. John swung to
the chin. and the next instant Jim
clenched and both fell eight feet into
the water.
The pool was deep. and 1t seemed
to Jim as II they never would come
to the surface. When he did. and had
gasped for breath. a pair OF strong
hands gripped his neck and he went
down again. The water sang In his
ears. the world grew black around
him. Then II suddenly became light.
The cool and splendid air filled his
nostrils. and q voice sounded In his
ears:
Say enough or down you go
again!"
Enough! Ee.enoush! I'll quit"
spluttcred Jim Blake. throwing his
arms about wildly.
With one hand firmly gripping Jim
Blake's collar John Burt swan ashore
with the other. II was ten minutes
before Blake recovered his breath.
then they shook hands with the grav-
ity of trained pugiiists.
A week later John met Jim and
was told of n fiossing he had re-
ceived from his father, who was no
torious ms the village drunkard.
Thcrcupon developed In John Burt
and James Blake that strong friend
ship so frequent between boys Of con.
trastIns natures. They seemed to
have only two traits In common
both were frank and both generous.
When Jim Blake was seventeen
years old. he decided to run away
from home. The two boys talked II
over many times. To the scanty
hoard In Jim's possession John Burt
added thirty.nve doliars-ail the
money he had saved from sums CIV
en- him at various times by Peter
Burt. So. with forty odd dollars In
his pocket. and with tears In his
handsome eyes. Jim Blake shook
hands with John Burt and went out
Into the world to seek his fortune.
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CHAPTER FIVE.
The Runaway.


Three years elapsed before Jessie
Garden returned to the Bishop farm.
John Burt was now twenty years old.
and had successfully passed the cS-
animation which admitted him to
Harvard. General Garden came with
Jessie. delighted with the prospect Of
n weeks rest in the old house.
General Garden was an enthusias.
tic horscman. Jessie was stili un.
packing her trunks when her father
sent word that the carriage was
ready. and that she was to drive with
him. A few minutes later they were
speeding down the old beach road.
They drove for miles along the wind.
ing. shaded roads. The breeze came
cool and salt from the ocean. and the
air was fragrant with the breath of
summer.
a bit of the harness had become
unbuckled. Handing the rcins to Jes-
sic. General Garden stepped TO the
ground to adjust it. His feet had
hardly touched the ground when n
prowling hunter, a few rods away.
discharged gun. The report was
terrifying. and the affrighted horses
leaped ahead. Jessie was thrown vi.
olently backward, the lines slipping
from her hands. General Garden
sprang for the horses heads-an in
stant too late. He caught one
glimpse of his daughters white face
as she swept past him. The agony
of years was compressed into the
succaedinH moments
The frenzicd team dashed down the
steep grade at appalling speed. At
the base of the hill. and almost in
front Of the Burt farmhouse. was a
sharp curve. Then the road skirted
the cliffs for quarter OF a mile. Be
yond lay a crooked hill, lined with
ragged rocks-the most dangerous
slope for miles around"
Through the cloud OF dust the old
soldier saw the team as 1t passed the
old house. A few rods beyond, man
lightly vaulted fence and darted
towards the road. General Gardens
eyes were blurred, but he saw n
flash of blue and white. as II some
thing had been hurled in front Of the
maddened team. II clung TO the head
OF the of horse. and was tossed back
and forth by the frantic animal. For
IN instant the figure seemed beneath
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WHAT THE KING EAra
What's Fit for Him.

A Mass. lady who has been through
the mill with the trials Of the usual
housekcepor and mother relates an
interesting incident that occurred not
long ago. She says:
Il can with all truthfulncss say that
Grape.Nuts is the most beneficial OF
all cereal foods in my family. young
rs well as old. II IL food and medi.
cine both to us. A few mornings aEo
at breakfast my little boy said:
Mamma, does the King cat Grape.
Nuts every morning7'
Il smiled and told him I did not
know. but that thought Grapc.Nuts
certainly made delicious dish. 1T for
King" Ut's fact that the King Of
England and the German Emperor
both eat GrapeNuts.)
Il find that by the constant use of
GrapeNuts not only as a morning ce.
real but also in puddipgs. salads, etc,
made after the delicious recipes found
In the little book in each package It
ia proving to be n great nerve food
for me besides having completely
cured a long standing case of indiyes.
ton" Name given by Postum Co.
Battle Creek, Mich.
There is no doubt Grape.Nuts ia the
most scientific food in the world.
Ten days trial Of this proper food
in place of improper food will show in
steady. stronger nerves, sharper brain
and the power to go" longer and
further and accomplish more. There's
a reason.
Look in each pkg. for the famous
little book. THE Road to wellville."
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Electrical chronometer.

An electrical chronometer. which
gives the time OF an automobile race
to the one-hundredth OF second. has
been produced by the Mors company.
In Paris. An instrument is placed at
the starting point and another at the
finish. the two being connected by a
charged wire. When the start Is made
= current is sent through the line.
which defects needle. making a dot
upon a paper on revolving drum. At
the finish another dot Is made upon the
paper. A scale on the paper shows the
exact time
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A Farmer Found Il.

Mount Pleasant. Utah. May c3.-To
Nnd medicine that will cure every
ailment due to diseased or disordcred
Kidneys has been the aim OF many
physicians and chemists.
Mr.. C. E Peterson. n farmer OF this
place says he has found such rem.
edy and that he has tried II with sue
cess In his own case. Mr. Peterson
says the remedy Is Dodd's Kidney
Pills. n medicine introduced here
Ibout seven months ago.
II am glad to be allowed 10 testify
to what good things Dodd's Kidney
Pills have done for me. ! used this
remedy for Kidney trouble and Il
cured me completely.
Il can heartily recommend Dodd's
Kidney Pills to nil who suffer with
any kind OF Kidney trouble"
Mr.. PctcrEoa'E cas-. iH only ono OF
many Just rs eonyineln. that havo
been reported recently. This now rem.
cdy seems to have conquered Rhca.
mat!sm completely. no, single case
having been reported where Dodd's
Kidney Pills have failed to cure pcs.
fcctly and permanently
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each succeeding day until word came
from DIR. Randall that the young man
was able to sit up and might receive
visitors. They drove to the farm
house and were ushered into the
iibrary-John's study-room for seven
years.
General Garden advanced and
grasped Johns hand. MY boy. God
bless you! | do not know how to
thank you. Jessie. have you nothing,
to say to the young man who saved
your life?"
II never thought" said jessie.
placing her hands in his. that the
boy who taught me how to catch
crabs would one day save my life.
But you know always told Miss Nal
see was right"
John looked handsome as he lay
back in the great armchair. "rm
glad l had chance to be of service
to one l had met before" he said. as
Jessie took seat beside him:
though l confess ! should not recos-
nize you as the little girl who visited
here several years ago. You are a
young lady now. and | should hardly
dare address you as Jessie. and that's
the only name knew you by in those
days"
II am not yet sixteen. and yos can
call me Jessie until tell you not to.
Can't he. papa?"
Il suppose so." said General Car
den. "She is u spoiled child. Mr.
Burt" turning to the old gentleman.
"and have ceased making rules. lest
she should break them"
During The hour which followed. !.
Jessie and John talked Of n score Of
topics. John deity turning the con-
versation from the runaway accident.
How dainty. yet how healthy. Jessie
looked! The July sun had begun its
etching Of tan. The slender neck.
where the brown tresses protected 1t.
was dazzling. shading away TO check
and brow In biendinss Of cream. pink
and tan, which defied touch of brush
or skin of words. Tho archcd eye
brows and the dark sIikcn lashcs
framed eyes which glowcd with the
smouidcrins fires OF dawnins woman
hood. The mouth was not too small.
and the lips were ruddy as ripe cher
rics.
And this was the being he had
saved from mutilation against tho
cruel rocks! AZ he looked Mt her.
heard the ripping music of her voice
and felt the subtle inspiration Of her
presence. tho thought came that there
was somothin. selfish In his JOY and
pride.
What was IL II love scifishI
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Japanese Have Good Lungs.

Consumption IL rare disease In ia.
ran. Even In winter coughs arc OF
rare occurrence. and this despite tho
fac, that the real Japanese do no, hca.
their rooms with anything moro than
an hibachi-a tiny charcoal stovc-that
does not send the temperature OF tho
room up 10 any appTcciabic degree. but
serves mainly for heating tea. for
warming the hands. or for supplying
the FIRE for n cigarette or pipe for tho
men Of the household. When Japanese
women wish TO feel warmer thcy add
clothing. just IA they would do when
going out into the street. Tho Japanese
look upon full deep breathing as being
tho most vital function In life.
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dcrcd the old man. General Garden
threw his weight on the beasts neck.
Jessie was lowering near. wringin.
her hands In pity and excitement.
when lift that horse will you
drag my boys log from undcr7"
''ics. sir: oh. hurry. sir!"
crouchinT down. Peter Burt threw
tho head OF tho dead animal across
his shoulder. He graapcd the trace
with one hand and the forcicg with
the other. In his prime he had raised
twelve hundred pounds. dead weight.
With n hcayc of his massive should.
crs he raised the forward part of the
horse clean from the ground. and Jcs.
sic quickly released the pinioncd
limb OF the motionless young man.
The old man gathered the body in
hts arms. and carried II to n grass
r!o; by the side of the road. He rest.
cd his gray head for moment on the
young mans chest, and heard the
faint flutter of the heart. In accents
which thrilled Jessie Garden he ex.
claimed:
HE lives, He lives! Praise God.
my boy is not dcad!"
At that moment Jasper appeared
and was dispatched for DIR. Randall.
General Garden cut the traces. and
the uninjured horse regained his feet.
Mrs. Jasper brought n basin of water.
and when General Garden Joined the
silent group Jessie was washing the
dust and blood from the white face
and smoothing back the curling locks.
why. it's John Burtl It's John
Burt. papa." she exclaimed, tears
starting to her beautiful eyes. "will
he die. Mr.. Burt? Will he die7 oh.
papa. is there nothing we can dor
He will not die, my child" said
the old man in clear. calm voice.
at is written that he shall live these
many years"
Just as DR.. Randall arrived. John
regained consciousness and begged a
glass of water. Jessie and her father
waited anxiously for the physician's
verdict. The old man appeared first.
and though he spoke not, his radiant
face told the story.
HE is badly cut and bruised in sew
cral places, but no bones are broken" "
said DR.. Randall. Jessie clapped her
hands for joy. "IIe will be up and
about in n week"
Jasper was ready with the Burt
family carriage: and, leaving kind
ly message for the grandsire. they ro-
turned to the Bishop house. Jessie
found that she had few bruises, but
she laughed at her aches. and talked
only of the heroism of brave John
Burt. The next day she sent him a
beautiful bunch of roses, and another
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the hammering hoofs. Could any
human being hold fast In such po'
sition.
At the turn In the road the general
distinctly saw a man clinging to the
horses bits. bruised by the swaying
pole-a pigmy who dared check the
flight Of giants. They swerved
sharply at the curve. The OF horse
stumbled. lurched sideways and fell.
There was a crash: the sickening
sound OF splintered wood and clinkins
steel: then a silence. AZ the dust lift.
cd and revealed the jagged outlines
or mass of wreckage.
As General Garden neared the fate.
full spot he saw an old man run from
the Burt yard and plunge into the
wreck. A moment later he saw some
thing In the rescuer's hands. A
crumpled blue hat above dark curis
showed plain In contrast to the white
hair of the aged giant. who handled
the little figurc as II II were u feath'
err. laid 1t gently by the side of the
road, and again darted into tho twist
ed mass.
General Garden breathed a silent
prayer. He was a few rods away
when Jessie moved slowly. lifted her
head and sprang to her feet.
I'm not hurt. papa!" she exclaimed
braveiy. II am not hurt bit Oh.
what has happencd!"
Thank God! Thank God!" He
caught Jessie In his arms, Eazcd
fondiy into her eyes. and tcnderly
embraced her.
General Garden turned to the aid OF
Peter Burt. Tangled In the harness.
n horse was piunging and strussiin.
In m attempt to regain his feet. The
other horse was dead. and beneath
his shoulder was pinioned tho leg OF
n young man. Blood was tricklins
down his face. and he lay In the dust
OF the road. limp and deathlikc. His
right hand still srasped the bit: his
head was near the hoofs Of the fran
tic animal.
Hold that horses head down." or.
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judge Advises Spanking.

Judge Mandeil OF the Wayne, Michi-
gan, Circuit Court. caused a great fur-
ry a short time ago In women's Club
circles when he declared In giving
decree In a divorce suit that the hus-
band was the head OF the house and
that the wife should refer to him. Now
he advises husband to spank his re-
calcitrant wife.
Judge Mandeii was asked by August
Sobke to grant an injunction restrain
ing his tSobke's) wife from beating
him. The judge told Sobke's lawyer
that the best thing his client could do
was to take his wife over his knee
and give her a good spanking.
so.Se was downcast because OF tho
Judges refusal to aid him and declared
he was physically unable to cope with
his wife.
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STATE CAPITAL NOTES
In the Supreme Court.

An application for a writ OF super
sedeas and the handing down of decis-
ions denying three similar applications
were part of the work of the Supreme
Court May Goth. ]. Maurice Finn ap-
Piled for a writ OF supersedeas In the
case of Russell Boles. and the applica-
'tions denied were those of l.. Carrie
johnson, Oscar Molin and Calvin X.
Hubbell. In the Boles petition tho
court issued m order that the prisoner
rbe kept In the custody OF the sheriff
bending the hearing on June 9th. In
the three other cases the sherin was
ordered to execute the Judgment OF the
court below.
DIR. l.. Carrie Johnson. q prnctlcing
physician of Pueblo. was convicted OF
criminal malpractice upon the person
OF Pearl Gordon. wife Of a sergeant in
tho United States army. living at Pu-
eblo. Tho woman died from the efIects
OF the operation. The case was bitter
ly contested in the Pueblo District
Court. the son Of the defendant and her
brother. two well-known attorneys.
putting forth every effort to stay con-
yiction. Mrs. johnson is sixty-five,
years old. and as her sentence was
from fifteen to twenty years. she VIII
probably md her life In tho peniten-
tiary.
Oscar Molin was sentenced to the
lpenitentiary for life for killing Martini
lDahlgerg Larson in n row nj Nine
iteenth and Market streets early In the
year.
Tho decision In the Hubbell case is
of more than ordinary importance for
tho reason that the appeal was based
on the claim made by tho convicted
mans attorney that tho age OF consent
law wns unconstitutional. Twenty as
sisnments of error were made on this
particular point. but the courts dccis-
ion upholds the present law. Hubbcll
,was sentenced to from i've To seven
years for assault upon Ethel Richard
son. fourteen years old.
Tho transcript filed In the Bolcs case
Ia bulky affair containing 700 type
written pages. Nearly fifty exceptions
arc taken to the ruling OF the lower
court
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GAVE UP HER MEAL TICKET.
cemieai Mistake Made by Woman In
New York Thcatcr.

New York Thcatcr.
At n recent matinee in n New York
theater a middlc-aged woman bought
a single ticket for the gallery. and
mounted the stairs to the upper part
Times. She handed TO tho ticket taxi
or at tho gallery entrance check of
the size and shape of the gallery tick
cts. which gave no coupons attached.
He dropped Il into the box. and the
little woman hurried To find a good
scat.
The first act had been on but 1T
tie while when the woman hurried.
almost out of breath. to the ticket
taker and cried:
Let mo have my ticket, plcascl"
"wbat7"
"Thc ticket I gave you. Let mo
have Il aEain!"
But it's in the box. locked up re.
piled the man. coldly.
"Oh. dear me! oh. dear mel" the
little woman walled.
whats the matter7" asked the
man. growing very slightly sympa
thetic.
II gave you the wrong ticket" she
said. weeping. 'Here-here's yours
And she drew from her handbag the
ticket that should have been taken
up.
But what was the other one7" dc
manded the man in astonishment.
at was my meal ticket" she
sobbed. "and can't eat"
The little woman would not go back
to her seat until she had been assured
by the man that she should have hei
meal ticket, which she afterward ro
covered.
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CHAPTER SIX.
Summer Days.

summer oayb-
John Burt sprans into his saddle
with an ease that showed complete
recovery from the runaway accident.
and eantcred to Jessie Gardens side.
They waved their hands gaiiy to At.s.
Bishop. and saiiopcd away under the
archin. naples that formed an ave.
nue. before the old mansion. II was
Johns fourth visit since Jcaaio'H ~.
rival. and his suggestion of n ride to
Hull had been smiiinsiy accepted.
An hour later they stood on tho
heights above Point Ailcr,on. Below.
the wide crescent of NantaSkot Beach
swung To the south and east: within
IL "erawicd the ~rinklcd sea- Every
foot of ground was hailowca by his.
tory and legend. From that point
their ancestors watched the Chcsa.
pcakc as she sailed proudly out TO
sght tho Shannon: there they had
wcpt when they learned that tho
brave Lawrence had gone to his death
shouting encouragement to his crew.
Thence Captain John Smith FIRST
sighted the haEbor. The red warriors
Of King Philip campod where they
stood. A short distance away tho
Mary and John had anchored with
her freight of pioneers. A milo 60
the north stood Boston Light. and
they pictured Lord Howc's fleet sail.
Ing past II. swelling disdainfuiiy ou,
to sea.
ITO bc continucd.)
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An article In one OF the monthly
magazines says that some dining room
papers cause indiscA,lon TO sensitive
people. II took n bright mind TO thlnl;
of that
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Prof Sparks OF Chicago university
says tho American people no longer
possess originality. but very likely ho
has in mind tho Chicago university
brand of originality.
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Little did these two boys think. rs
they parted that October afternoon.
that their acts and passions and lives
would one day be woven by fate into
a web of marvellous workmanship.
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That Albany eontcnarian who IL
growing u now set OF teeth and now
hair should sell tho exclusive rights
TO himself TO some patent medicine
company.
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The Japanese have invented m in.
extinguishablc combustiblc for uso
in their business. and the Russians
arc now casting about for an incom.
buHtiblc cxtinguishcr.
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ifit is n fear of Peru that causes tho
Chilcans to hesitate In anncSing an.
other slice OF territory to their do.
main II must bo fear OF recent
growth.
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Again tho price OF diamonds has
been advanced. and another increase
is not impossible. This should show
tho young man who is planning to &c;
engaged the peril OF delay.
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The "Thumbnail edition" OF the Bl.
BILE. which is so small that It cannot
be read without the aid of a micro.
scope. is in great demand in England.
1t has not been discovered. however.
that there has been any increase iu
the sale of microscopes.
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A man found praying for Russell
Sage in front OF Russell's house in
New York has been adjudged insane.
but. of course. this doesn't indicate
that Uncle Russell is regarded as past
nrayIng for.
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Value of Ihnrium.

Thorium. which gives tho iigh, from
gas mantle Its intensity. was curl.
osity twenty years ago. but hundreds
OF persons are now making a living
digging II In North Carolina. and tho
annual output Is worth 100000.
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Wasted Bullets.

II Is estimated that less than one In
1000 OF the rifle balls fred in a mod
ern battle hits anybody. and II one IL
hit the chance is but one In Ave that
tho wound will be fatal.
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A St Louis Judge has decided that
the young woman's father has right
to go downstairs after II o'clock and
interrupt the proceedings, either by
force or otherwise. He evidently
thinks he can be reelected without
the boy vote.
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Possibly those good people who arc
moving to make wars less terrible arc
unintcntionaily moving to make wars
moro frequent.
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The sultan is very much pleased
with his new cruiser. He has had
occasion from time to time TO inspect
30 many visiting war ships that hc
ought to know good one when ho
sees It
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Now that rich New Yorker has
placed an order with NJ. Santos Du.
mont for an elaborate flying machine
for his personal use. Il looks as II an.
other of Edward Bcllamy's dreams
were coming true.
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An Albany. n. Y. man who fought
in the war of 1912 is cutting new
teeth and getting a new crop OF hair
on top of his head. He has not gone
SO far. however, as to put on Peter
Tomkins waist.
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It's n question whether the Histori.
cal Society OF Pennsylvania. which
has just secured copy OF Poor
Richards Almanac" for s5G5. hasn't
paid too dear for its whistle.
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A real count has become real
monk In Bohemia More often they
make monks of two syllabies Of them
selves.
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There Is n great deal In this theory
that music may arouse even the feeble
TO manifestations OF intense activity.
Take "Bedclla," for Instance.
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A Boston paper refers to the present
spring as "A ciImatlcai caiaciysm." is
Il any wonder that Bocton Is some
times astonlshcd at itself?
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lIcavo a sigh for the late Old Nose.
tho biggest grizzly Of the Rockies. Ho
was whole beef trust In himself. bu,
he never denied II.
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Not a Shopper.

she-She's very mannish, isn't she,
He-Yes. indeed. She can't force
her way through a crowd at ALL
Philadelphia Ledger.
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A strong point in Kuropatkins
favor is that his name doesn't sound
like u sneeze.
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A Russian cartoon represents big
cosSack spanking little Jap. Doubt.
less oc CosSaek iH saying: Il hats
to do this. for Il hurts me more than
It does you
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It appears that PATHS hacker sait
farewell to about $4,000 when she
said farewell to America.
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Tho New Jersey Justice OF tho
peace who married six persons In ~
minutes Tuesday has almost equaicd
tho record OF South Dakota for dl.
yorcc.
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Approximately speaking. how long
do you think II will take John l.. Sui.
livan to run through with that $4,000?
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The prospect OF the czar debating
peace in Toxic seems to have been
Jared out of plumb.
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An eminent physician says that
there is no such thing as brain fag.
What does he call It?
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A man never feels so ilattered as
when woman tells him he Is the only
man who ever could understand her.