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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-05-18
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Cuando el Seiior creo Ia tie
IRA de la NADIA Y saco de la tie
IRA todos los vivientes. el plane.
"a estaba inmovil en- el espacio;
v en- aquel mundo tranQuilo. los
homb:es v los animales morian
de vejez.
Satanas estaba furioso con
aquel sosiego. V convoco a sus
espiritus para que squello ter
minara.
-iSatanas-le dijo el arcangel
Gabriel-todo 10 que intentes
para destruir la terra Sc con-
vertira en- un juego de mucha-
chos!
Ell Angel Caido, en- su sober
bia, no hizo case del consejo Y
dijo a los diablos:
-Es precise que destruya-
mos ese planeta: proponed me
dios.
-eSabeis 10 que dolerfa mas
en- los cieloss Que destruyeran
la terra sus propias criaturas-
dijo I'm demonio colorado.
-Es verdad; pero Iquien de
elias sera capaz de matar a su
madrei
mo has reparado en- una
que sc arrastra por los suelos?
Themes raZ6n: propongamos
el asesinato a la culebra.
-IQue la ofreceremos?
-Aquello de que carezca.
Satanas volvio a la terra, dio
TN silbido, y todas las culebras
del mundo salieron de sus an
tros arrastrandose y escucharon
al demonio.
-sQuereis tener piernas como
los hombres y como los cuadr1-
pedos?
isl, sf!-silbaron a TN item.
po todos los reptiles.-Queremos
andar y no aIrastrarnos.
--Pues coJase cada cual a la
cola de una amiga, y rodead la
terra y opri midla hasta que
cruja y Sc deshaga.
Trescientos millones de cule-
bras, fernando cadena, rodearon
ala tiera dandole siete vueltas
y apretandola a la vez con sus
anillos. La terra, que estaba
tierna todavfa, sc retorcio de do
lor y empezo a llenarse de grie-
tas, por las cuales Sc despenaron
las aguas, y a formar jorobas en-
las que Sc refugiaron los vivien-
tes.
Gabriel aparecio y dijo a los
reptiles:
No os solteis. y apretad fir
me.
Y cuando estuvieron mas til
rantes, tono ell Gordon de Guile
bras por ell cabo, y dando un til
ron puso en- libertad a la TERRA,
que salio dando vueltas por su
orbita, mientras el blandfa en-
Ell espacio Ell cable de repti-
les, que tenia $4,000 leguas de
largo, y persegufa a los demo-
MOS sacudiendoles con el.
-INo te die que todo Sc con
vertiria en- un juguete7-dijo ell
Angel a Satanas. Has inv enta-
do Ell peon y Ell latigo. Mira CO
NOSE divierten con tu invencion
los muchachos de la terra.
Jose Fernandez Brem6m
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-05-18
DOCTOR ALVAREZ VALDES

Cirujano-Dentists Americana con 20
'tios de practica.
Con todos los elementos necesaries
para Ell ejercicio de su profession
HOras do oneina. De Be e 4 nS-h "a. n. n
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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-05-18
10 Sc Ito MRART

STOP, H. HANTUR0E = PUERTO RICO
coLMApO--Tenta 81 por mayor detail.
Casa fnndada en 1886
Complete suEtido dc Kinoa Lieofes; Aosites,
Uonneryas, pulcea koda olaaa az pzoyishnass.
1mg0Etaelones diseetaA
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DON'T WANT TO LEARN.
SpRniards Spend More to support bah
Rings Than the SchOO1s-A
Significant Com parisOn.

Scboolhouses are very scarce in Spain.
More money is paid to support bull
rings than the schools. 1t is estimated
that more than s., 900, 900 is expended on
bull fights during each year. while in
1901 only $l.617,314 was expended for
public education. says William E. Cur
It's. in Chicago Record-Herald.
There were more students in the uni
versity Of Salamanca alone 400 years
ago, during the reign of Ferdinand and
Isabella, than are enrolled in all CT the
nine universities of Spain to-day. and.
by the census of 1896, more than GS per
cent of the population is illiterate. The
exact figures show that 6.104,410 can
neither read nor write. 3,417 ,855 can read
a little, while 2,6S6,615 can read and
write little.
The act of July, 1902, requires school
for every 500 population, and the min
lister OF education is required to ex-
anime teachers to see that they are
qualified. and to inspect the schools for
sanitary reasons and for discipline, but
the law is not enforced.
A few days ago Senior Silvela, recent
ly prime minister, in explaining his re-
tirement from political life, declared
that he had reached the melancholy
conclusion that his country was not in
terested in agriculture. industry. trade,
public works or public instruction.
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FRAUDS IN A BALE OF HAY.
Frauds In Watch Cases.

According to an article in the Cincin.
natl Commercial, tlfty-one pound stone
was recently found in that city secreted
in bale of hay of eighty pounds.
This is not as bad as finding a lump Of
lead of nearly one-half the weight of the
solid gold watch case secreted in the cen
ter of the case.
Gold watch cases are sold by weight,
and no one can see where this lead is
secretcd until the springs of the case are
taken out and the lead will be found Sc.
creted behind them
These cases are made by companies who
profess to be honest but furnish the
means to the dishonest TO rob the pub
lie. 1t is not pleasant for anyone to find
that he has luggcd lump of lead in his
watch case.
Another trick the makers of spurious
solid gold watch cases is to stamp the
case ~. s. Assay" The United States
does not stamp any article made out Of
gold and silver except coin, and the fakir,
by using this stamp, wants to make the
public believe that the government had
something to do with the stamping Or
guaranteeing the fineness of watch cases
Another trick of the watch fakir is to
advertise a watch described as a solid
gold filed watch with twenty or twenty.
five-year guarantee. These watches are
generally sent C. o. d., and if the pnr-
chaser has paid for the watch, he finds
that the Company which guaranteed the
watch to wear is not in existence.
80 Th9u I6Yah hep1fJ; wiiu are 'uurs u'rrIuIy eA
posing these frauds, will furnish the
names of the manufacturers who are IN
this questionable business.
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LOUISIANA IN OLD BtO1S.
Tho Geography COmpilcrs of 1920
Had Some Queer Ideas Of the
Western Country.

Speaking of the big show which is
to come off at st. Louis. reminds me
of an interesting thing l came cross
in an old school book the other day,
and it shows, among other things, that
the world do move The book is an
ancient asd JqaeeF5a9 81 foaisiana: fcafds na! and
Louisiana is divided into Ine
and territory of Louisiana. The terri
tory is of great extent, but its bounda-
ries are so indefinite that they can not
be given
"The towns are given as New Or
leans, st. Louis, Arkansas, st. Gene
We've, New Bourbon and New Madrid
The rivers put down as being within
the state are the Mississippi, Red, Ar
kansas, White, st. Francis, Missouri
and also many others little known It
is added that the Mississippi is the
principal river of Louisiana, and one
of the two largest in North America.
1t rises in the unexplored country
northwest of the United States. 1t Is
generally deep and rapid, and seldom
more than mile wide"
referring to the country through
which the river passes,the author says:
1.-The country through which the Mis-
sissippi fowes, especially on the west,
is a marsh or swamp of great extent,
and lower than the river itself, except
a narrow strip sometimes mile or two
wide which forms a bank and confines
the water in its channel. This river. In
its inundations, which are annual, and
generally from March to June, rises
to the astonishing height of forty or
fifty feet, sometimes sixty perpendicu-
lar, and deluges the country in many
places to the distance of thirty or forty
miles
There is also to be found this in
teresting bit of information about New
Orleans: New Orleans. the capital Of
Louisiana, is situated on the Mississip-
pi about 100 miles from the mouth. 1t
is a place of great and increasing
trade, and from its situation will prob
ably become one of the most important
places in the world IN. O.. Times
Democrat
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HER VARIED CHARMS.
His Girl Had Enough in Her Mnkeus
to stock a JeWeIry
Store,

| He is like all lovers, and can talk OF
nothing besides the young woman to
whom he is devoted, relates the New
York Times. He sat in the club window
smoking and thinking of her; then sud-
denly he blurted out, directing his re-
marks to the man who was desp in the
news OF an evening paper:
Lovely girl"
"Who?" asked the man with the pa
per-
The lover looked so indignant at this
that the other hastened to reCtify his
mistake
"Oh, yes" he exclaimed. Il forgot
you were engaged"
The lover was appeased.
"Woajerful girl" he said. II find
more to admire in her every DAY. She is
not only beautiful, but she is courageous
and has nerves of steel"
"Ah, yes," said the man with the paper
absent-mindedly.
sesl.i, ss tnu on the lover f'~p4i;r res3
and throat are like chiseled marble"
"Ah, yes" said the man with the pa
per again.
"And then think of her golden hair"
Il do," said the man with the paper
in an off-hand way.
''And her silvery voice."
1--WE noticed it..
"And her ruby lips"
quite So"
'And her pearly teeth"
you've spoken of them bsfore."
"Then her eyes are like diamonds, too,
and her conversation is full Of sparkling
gems"
The man who had been trying to read
threw down his paper.
''Why not start up in business with
her?' he asked.
What are you talking about?" asked
the lover.
"Business-plain business" returned
the other. Il always have an eye TO
business. That's what made me what
am, and from your description | can't
help thinking that in that girl you've got
enough to stock jewelry store. Why
not try it?"
Since then they have not spoken.
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scenery makes me ufrrur -v.------
can passage" Miss Mabel-"Which!" Mr..
Simpkin--'W don't quite remem-
bcr!"--Punch
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Mary-Do you think the ice is hard
enough to skate on, WILHELM. Y.
Sun.
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THE RED STAR or cEoRoIlI.


A nag which forms q part Of the
decoration of the once Of R. q. AL.
len will be an object Of interest to
every visitor and every citizen of
Augusta. The nag is . plain white
one with red star-in the center. en-
blematic Of Georgia, which at the time
the banner vas first unfurled to the
breezes was an independent state,
having by act Of legislature broken
the bonds uniting her to the United
States government, and not having at
that time become an integral part Of
the Confederate States Of America.
r The flag is no other than the one
which was run up on the flag star
at the arsenal when that post was
captured by the state militia and the
stars and stripes pulled down from
the place of honor. This flag was the
first one placed by an independent
government in the south, and takes
precedence over the claims made by
other states and cities.
Those were stirring times. South
Carolina has seeded in December,
Mississippi and Alabama had followed,
and on January 10, 1861, the legisla.
ture of Georgia, in session at Mil
ledgeville, severed its connection with
the Union and it became a sovereign
and independent state On the 21st the
official hand and seal of Gov. Joe
Brown was affixed to the proclama-
tion, and on the 22d the chief execu-
tive reached Augusta.
There was a hurrying to and fro of
the military officers of the city and
a gathering of the forces. Waynes-
boro was also communicated with,
and up from Burke came two companies
to take part in the first victory against
the federal truUps, which, however,
was without conflict, and the first flag
was not born with baptism of blood.
On the 23d Gov. Brown made for
NAL demand on Capt. Arnold Elzey OF
the I'd United States artillery, In COM
mand of the arsenal, that the post be
turned over to him. In his demand
he stated that Georgia was no longer
part of the general government, and,
while she desired to be on good terms
with the United States, that the ar
senal was needed by this state and
an armed force of an alien nation
would not be tolerated within her
borders.
After communication with Washing.
ton Capt. Elzey held a parley and
agreed to evacuate, his troops being
allowed to march out with the honors
of war and to leave the safe with
out molestation. This was agreed to,
and on January "a, 1861, nearly three
months before the guns were trained
on Fort Sumter, the surrender of the
arsenal was made and new flag
supplanted the one Of the republic.
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when | hear friend of mine COM
plain of prices or articles on the bill
of fare of any high-toned hotel res
taurant l tell him he ought to have
liyed in the south during the closing
days of the war and taken his meals
at any first-class restaurant. He
would then have seen that in compari-
son of the prices of that day things
to eat are almost given away" said
Carey C. Ross of Richmond, at the
Arlington. why, during the days of
GA you had to carry a basketful OF
money to buy enough meats and vege-
tables for family dinner And it
was the same way if you took .our
best girl to supper after the theater.
in looking over some old docu-
ments the other day l came across a
price list of articles served by res
taurant at Richmond. The prices that
prevailed then seems worse than rob-
berry to those not acquainted with the
existing conditions. For instance,
plate of soup cost Just $3.50. ThinL
of that, and it wasn't green turtle
soup For an order of turkey or chick
en- yoa were taxed $3.50, while for
roast beef you paid So an order If
you had an appetite for rockfish you
could get plate Of it for IS. Fried
oysters also commanded the same
price. Pure coffee was 50 per cup,
pure tea So. Bread and butter were
worth $1.50 an order. The cheapest
articles on the list we're ham and
cabbage, which was IS. But it was
irinkables that brought fancy prices.
A cold bottle of champagne or Ma
ieria cost $50. sherry was worth sS5,
port, $25, and claret, $40. Malt
liquors we're high in proportion. Half
bottles of port and ale were sold for
Sc per bottle. French brandy was So.
while rye whisky and apple brandy
were dispensed over the bar or at the
table for 81 drink. Havana cigars,
good ones, were worth 8 apiece. -
Washington, ID. c. Star.
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two KINDS OF 1kR.
0aN ter Law-Abiding Citisens ana
saas the other Oenerous-spiritea
ess Ncighbofs. =

Georgia has law intended to induce stock
owners to keep their animals in their own
iields, says the Atlanta Constitution. When
. farmer finds his neighbor's cattle in his
corn, instead Of sending them to the pound
or shooting them, he puts them in his own
corral, and when the owner comes for them,
charges him 50 cents head to pay for the
trespass.
1t happened that when the law was under
discussion two neighbors were very violent,
the one in favor Of it, the other against it.
After the law mad been passed the cattle Of
the man who had opposed it got into the 9TH
er mans field and were captured. Their
owner went for them.
"As am law-abiding citizen" said the
other farmer, "and as there ar, IA cattle, it
will cost you seven dollars"
The man whose cattle had been impounded
was. indignant, but he paid the.bil. A little
later he captured his .neighbor's cattle in
his field. Wallet in pocket, the owner OF the
cows rode over TO get them.
.Well," he demanded, "how much do I
owe you:"
!. mot cent" replied the other 81 may
not be law-abidng citizen, but I'm neisa-
bor"
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PASS ON THE PRAISE.
Hearts ana Homes Are Happier ter
the Word Of Approval In
Season.

You're, q great little wife and DON'T
know what would do without you"
And as he spoke he put his arms about
her andf kissed her, and she forgot all
the care in that moment. And, forget
ting all, she sang as she washed the
dishes, and sang on as she made the beds,
aud the song was heard next door. and a
woman there caught the refrain and
sang also, and two hours were happier
because he had told her that sweet old
story-the story of the love of a husband
for wife, says the Kansas City World.
AS she sang, the butcher boy who called
for the order heard 1t and went out whist-
ling on his journey, and the world heard
the whistle, and one man hearing 1t
thought, Here is lad who loves his
work, lad happy and contented."
And because she sang her heart was
mellowed, and as she swept about the
back door the cool air kissed her on each
cheek, and she thought of a poor old wo-
man she knew, and little basket went
over to that home with quarter for
crate or two of wood
So, because he kissed her and praised
her the song came and the influence
went out and out.
Pass on the praise.
A. word and you make rift in the
cloud, smile and you may create new
resolve. a grasp of the hand and you
may repossess a soul from hell.
Pass on the praise.
Does your clerk do we'll?
Pass on the praise.
Tell him that you are pleased, and
II he is good cerk he will appreciate
it more than rise. A good clerk does
not work for his salary alone.
Teacher. il the child is good, tell him
about it; if he is better, tell him again.
Thus, you see, good, better, best.
Pass on the praise now. Pass it on in
the home. Don't go to the grave and call
mother" Don't plead, Hear me,
mother; you were kind mother; you
were good mother. and smoothed away
many rugged path for me-"
Those ears cannot hear that glad ad-
mission. Those eyes cannot see the light
Of earnestness in yours Those hands
may not return the embrace you now
wish to give.
Why call so late? Pass on the praise
Today.
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Estheryille, Ia, Feb. lst.-Afr. George
D. Barber, Of this place.. says:-.
"Dodd's Kidney Pills are the best
medicine in the world. There is moth
ing as good. l had been sick for over
Is years with Kidney Disease, which
finally turned into Bright's Disease. i
was treated by Doctors in Chicago, but
they didn't do me any good. The best
Doctor in Estherville treated me for five
years with no better success | heard Of
Dodd's Kidney Pills, and made up my
mind to give them trial.
Il am very thankful to be able to say
that they cured me completely, and I
think they are the best medicine in the
world"
The honest, earnest, straightforward
experiences of real living men and
women are the only material used in
advertising Dodd's Kidney Pills. One
such testimony is worth more than a
thousand unsupported claims. The peo-
pie who have used Dodd's Kidney Pills
are those whose evidence is worth con-
sideraton, and surely nothing can be
more convincing than a statement like
Mr.. Barber's. There are thousands of
others lust as strong.
The progress., 1904-03-12

Jones-There goes fellow that saved
me from bankruptcy.
Bones-How was that?
Jones-He married the girl was en-
gagged to.-Chicago Tribune.
The progress., 1904-03-12

One of the comforts advertised for
automobile use is a bag laprobe made Of
fur. Its principle is that of the Eskimo
sleeping bag, and its comfort is obvious:
the searching breezes that are likely to
circle about ones feet when driving on a
chilly day are all shut out. There seems
no reason why this comfort should be
confined to the automobile: 1t would
be equally useful behind tie fauily
borse.-Rural New Yorker,
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Real Pearls.

If you happen to be the happy owner
of real pearls. wear them constantly, for
thus you will prevent the ravages of a
wicked little microbe which often at
tacks pearls which are laid aside. This
minute parasite eats through the outer
covering of the pearl. thus entirely de-
stroying its beauty. Some women wear
their pearl necklaces always, even at
night, in order to project them from their
unseen foes.
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Catarrh May Permeate the Whole
System.

Mrs. Mary e. Sampson, West Derry.
Rockingham county, N. H., writes:-
81 had terrible headaches, both ears
run and was nervous all the time, also
had trouble each month; was deaf in
one ear for thirty years. took six
bottles of Peruna and one of Manalin
and am happy to say that it is the best
medicine that ever used. am not SO
nervous, my appetite is good, every
thing / eat agrees with me, and l am
feeling better in every way. think
Peruna is Godsend to women and q
blessing to suffering humanity
Mary Il. Sampson.
If you do not derive prompt and sat
isfactory results from the use of Pcruna
write at once to DR.. Hartman, giving
full statement of your case, and he will
be pleased to give you his valuable
advice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President OF
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus,
Ohio.
VERY DRUGGIST HAS THEM.
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hoolmaster-Would you like your
son to learn the dead languages, sir?
Mr.. Dolt-Cert'nly, cert'nly; he's
going to be an undertaken. Ally Sloper.
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CATCHING COLD
Is the Beginning Of Most White,
Acknowledgement Protects
AGAINST and Cures Colds.

There is no fact of medical science
better established than that a teaspoon
full of Peruna before each meal during
the winter season will absolutely pro-
tect a person from catching cold. Now,
II this is true land there is no doubt of
it), thousands of lives would be saved,
and tens of thousands of cases of
chronic catarrh prevented, by this
simple precnution within reach of
every one.
After a cold has been contracted a
teaspoonful of Peruna every hour will
shortly cure it, leaving no trace of it
behind. After chronic catarrh has be-
come established, or the first stages of
chronic bronchitis or consumption have
been reached, it will take much longer
to fleet cure.
1t seems strange that as we'll known
and well established as these facts are
FREE Pc. RIJ.NA ALMANAC.
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Margaret's mother numbers amonE
her friends several school teachers, and
although she is not yet five, Margaret
has observed some things.
Not long ago family Of kittens
made an entree into Margaret's homo
and she was most anxious to keep them
all. Her mother objected on the ground
that they were all girl pussies and
would eventually grow UP into mother
cats.
mo, they won't, mother" said Mar
garet, very earnestly. won't let them
be mothers, I'll train them to be teach
ers. rs."-Brooklyn, Life.
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Little Emily Kingsbury, aged four
who attends the kindergarten and calls
it the "kidney-garden," was being ex-
amined as to- the senses.
What are your ears for, Emily?"
ITO hear with" was the answer.
"And what are your eyes for?"
ITO see with"
"And what is your nose for?"
ITO blow" was the innocent answer.
-Lippincott's
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rhaurht 1t Wa. soiled.


ASK YOUR DRUGGIST FOR A FREE PE. RU IVA ALMANAc
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A Passing Cloud.

First Visitor (angrily)-If you hadn't
pushed me away, I'd got in my bet on
Lightfoot. I'll settle with you the first
chance get.
Second Visitor (hotly)-I'll settle
with you. sir. Your pushing prevented
ME from betting on Lightfoot.
First Visitor 1.-TWO minutes later.
Lightfoot beaten)-Say, have cigar.
Second Visitor (genially)-Have one
with me.-N. Y. Weekly.
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His Whole Life.

Was hington Star
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VERY DRUGGIST HAS THEM.
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A Hint.

Mr.. x. Entrick-See here, young man!
All the other young fellows who called
to see Mabel before you never stayed
later than 10 o'clock and
Mr.. Meanwell-Yes, sir.
Mr.. x. Entrick-And l was going to
say if you don't stay until II o'clock at
least, I'll take it that your intentions
are no more serious than theirs were
Philadelphia Press.
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"Phats that?" said the newIy-hired
maid, pointing TO the folding bed in
her room.
"A folding bed" was the reply.
"If that's tn case Oi can't shtay
here. Oi niver cud shlape shtandin'
up."-Judge.
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Strong Pressure.

He called upon the daughter fair.
Against her pas behest
The old man pressed the button, and
The footman did the rest.
Cincinnati Enquirer
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A young student lately presented
himself for examination, anu ignomin-
iously failed. To his family, anxious
TO hear of his success. he telegraphed
thus:
Examination splendid; professors
enthusiastic. They wish ior secord
next year."-Tit-3its.
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Native-My prescription calls for
pound of quinine and two quarts Of
whisky.
Druggist-Sorry, but I'm just out Of
quinine.
Native-WelI, supposing we make II
three quarts of whisky ?-Boston Globe
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Within the hands of men entirely great
The pen is mightier than the cleaning
sword, by far;
But in the hands of mans enchanting
mate
The hairpin's greater than both pen and
steel blade are
Chicago Record-Herald