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A French Peasants riHd.

Not long ago a Frencs peasant
named Maurin, while pottering abonr
between Mende and Chateauneuf-s'T
Random. in the Lozere. made a re-
markahIe archaeological discovery.
His pick. at one particular stroke
sank into the soil with an ease that
excited his suspicious. Carefully pro-
ceeding he dug down into the ruina
of a dwelling that speedily betrayed
Itself as very ancient. When fully
uncovered 1t proved to be the remains
of a Roman villa once luxuriously fur.
nished. The walls still bear traces
of rich frescoes. And behind the
cuckoo clock on the mantlepiece the
peasant Maurin came across the Lit.
tie tin savings bank of the late In
FAINT Calus Lucullus, Jr. It contain
ed a large number. Of valuable coins.
bearing efigies of Roman emperors
and such like, and Maurin amt out
of the adventure naturally in the
humor of little Jack Horner.
Later diggings, while unproductive
of any more tin savings banks, uncov.
cred moro fragments of walls, all ap-
parent1y belonging to an old Roman
Observation-Disclosures Record.
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the panorama changes as he gaze.
The river is no more. And there,
where 1t should be, is only the brown
plain, as lonely, brpsh.cotered, and
monetenens as ever. One must go
twenty miles farther before the van
ished water and the surface of the
land again c~ommingle, before 1t will
he possible to walk along the bank il
company with the river. So sudden
and startling is the, transformation.
Meantime the pillar of smoke has
resolved itself into a dense mist fore
ed upward In terrible puffs from a
yawning cash stretching directly
across the bed of the river. This
fearful abyss is every second swallow
ing thousands of tons of greenland
white water, and belching up blasts OF
mist that rise hundreds Of feet into
the air and hurry away with the
winds as If rejoicing at their escape
from the inferno below. And some
where, nearly four hundred feet be-
low, the entrapped river Is fighting
its way between sheer walls of black
roek toward a narrow cleft in the
eastern wall, whence 1t escapes, foam
ing and boiling, through the zigZags
and curves of q deep gorge leading
of ID the eastward. One goes to an
edge of this delivering chasm, and
looks down upon the tossing waters,
ever pressed from behind by other
floods struggling out of the narrow
black gateway, and perhaps the most
prominent mental sensation Is that OF
thankfulness that even In such a
grim and CHASTITY way nature has pro.
vided a means by which the fearfn!
slit Of a throat above that has swal'
lowed the stream can d,sgorge it
again without causing an oVerWhelm,
ing catastrophe.
The Victoria cataract should be Wis
tied at least twice before n is com.
petelt to pass an opinion upon it.
When the river is in flood July thu
scene is simply terrible: One sees
nothing hut an enormous sheet Of va
ter disappearing into the bowels OF
the earth, with a noise as Of noun
tains falling upon n another, willis
from the awful cash comes back in
fierce gusts and swirls the foamine
breath Of the tortured element below
But in December, when the water is
low. the edge Of the cataract shows
as a long, creamy film of lovely lace.
the rising mist flows softly away
through the little rain forest below
the ~cayern's lip; the gigantic vaul'
itself becomes a wonderful spectacle
a dream of neutral tints, a cave o.
| beauty. Far down in it's dark depths
the waters, gliding along the rocky
walls. and bending gracefully arouEf
the corners toward the narrow outlet
pass gaily and laughingly to freedom
For a time the demon of the catar
act Is sleeping.-From Theodore F
Van Wagenen's THE Victoria Falls
la the Century.
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Some Facts About Norway.

More reindeer than horses, mole
sheep than cows.
Young farmers can borrow money
from the government at 8 per cent.
On pay days saloons are closed an
savings banks open until midnight.
Servant girls hire for half a year
at a time by contract at public regis
try Office.
There is a telegraph box en- every
street car. Write messages, put on
right number of stamps, drop in tn:
box.
Practically no illiterates. Men per
haps the finest in the world physical
ly. Army services universal; only %
per cent. of youths rejected for ply,
steal defect.
Health splendid. Death rate for
men 1873, because of dangerous fish
ing: for women 16.5. Average ex
pense of living less than any other
civilized country perhaps. Average
wage earnings, sSS a year.
IlIiterates-Two men in a thousand
In Sweden, three in NoWay and Den
mark, seVenty-eight in Russia, which
wants to Improve" Norway an:
Sweden by dividing and conquerine
them; 1876 even in England.-Nen
York World.
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FRIGHTENED by Degrees.

In a small town of Kansas not long
ago some individuals interested in san
itary measures engaged the services
of a scientist from Chicago to lecture
OF bacteriology. In the audience were
a man and his wife, the gardener and
housekeeper of the leading citizen OF
| the town. These worthy people, entire
ly ignorant of the subject OF the lee
turer's discourse, had been attracted
to the hall by the announcement thai
m~agic-lantern views would be exhibit
ed.
The two took seats in the rear OF
the hall. In the course Of the lecture
they evinced no signs of approval OF
| objection; but when the discourse was
concluded the gardener was heard te
ask his wife: Maggie, did you pa!
attention to what that Chicago MAJ
had to say?"
eyes, jes' as well as / could was
tRe reply.
"An' air ye scaredq"
"Yes, / am scared, as much as I'm
derstand of 1.-THE Sunday Maya
zine.
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Making Every One Useful.

Secretary Cortelyou tells of an Eng
lishman who was out west in the early
days and fell In wA,A.a long train of
prairie schooners. The leader of the
caravan announced that he and his
fellow emigrants were going to found
a town, having everything that was
needful, and nothing that was I'M
necessary. We won't have any
waste" said he. There isn't a per-
son In our party who won't do some
important duty in the new town." The
Englishman pointed to IN old and
feeble man, with a bent back and s
long, thin, white beard. But that
very old man there he said; che
can't possibly be of any use to you,
can he?" "Oh, yes" said the leader.
we open our new cemetery with
him."-Buffa1o Commercial.
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The German n Of humor, as de-
scribed in an article by Walter Eman-
uei In Harper's Weekly, Is a very dis-
feTent thing from the French Or Eng.
lish or American quality Of humor.
Indeed, as a nation, he says, they do
not possess a sense Of humor; yet, the
curious fact remains, that, while there
are no other people sc inartistic as
the English, yet England has produc-
ed more than her proportion Of the
worlds greatest artists; SO, in Ger
many, there do exist genuine humor-
lists. Their humoT, he says, is not Of
the highest and finest kind. 1T is
scarcely ever subtle. It delineates
mainly practical Joking by nature or
man. Yet, an important function of
humer must always be to make one
laugh, and in this the German humsr
lists very often succeed"
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NV star.

I found myself alone with rns stars
In the deep blue night-so clear. SO still!
Though all were beautiful, all were cold
Save one clear star, with a heart OF gold
That warmed my soul with its rays. until
My. eyes by its light saw more and more
Of things they never had dreamed before
And I looked, but my star was no longe,
there,
!" Twas a meteor star and false" I cried
T loved it well, but I ant 1t not,
Al longing mastered Is soon forgot"
All this / said, and knew / lied,
Then searched the heaven. / searched
the earth
To find my star of exceeding worth.
And where do you think I found my star
Fol find my star In the end, I did.
Down in the deepest part of my heart
It had hidden Itself with cunning art.
There was my star securely hid,
And there it sbaI rest-and there 1t shall
stay
TIL the twilight of earth ends in Heav.
Los Angeles Times.
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How 70 Be Cool in Hot Weather

Experience has shown that there is
but n way in which the discomfort
of very hot weather may be mitigated,
and that is by enough physical activ-
ity to start and maintain a wholesome
perspiration. Absolutely the most
uncomfortable way in which to pass
a hot day is to be sluggish, and by
that means Pile up, SO to speak. latent
heat in muscles and tissues. The
vaso-motor nerves and the secretory
nerves of. the sudoriferous glands ara
the ~trerInostats of the body. ANY
thing which starts an abundant per
sp:ration carries off latent heat and
mininizes the discomfort suffered
New York Times.
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HEART RIGHT
When ne Quit ii

Life Insurance Companies will not
insure a man suffering from heart
trouble. The reason Is obvious.
This is a serious matter TO the hus-
band or father who Is solicitous for the
future of his dear ones. Often the
heart trouble Is caused by an mex
pected thing, and can be corrected II
taken Ii fine and properly treated. "A
man in Colorado writes:
Z was q great coffee Grinker for
many years. and was not aware OF the
injurious effects Of the habit till ! be-
cane a practical invalid, suffering
from heart trouble, indigestion and
nervousness to an extent that made
me wretchedIy miserable myself and q
nuisance to those who witnessed my
~sunerings.
II continued to drink Coffee. how.
ever. not ~suspecting that 1t was the
cause OF my nl-healfn. till. on applying
for HE Insurance I was rejected on &C
count Of the trouble with my heart.
Then T became alarmed. ] found that
leaving Off coffee helped me quickly,
50 / quit Ii altogether. and having been
attracted BY the advertisements ct
Postum Food Coffee I began Its use.
.sThe change In my condition was re-
markable, and 1t was not long till !
was completely cured. All my ailments
vanished. MY digestion was complete
ly restored, my nervousness disap-
peared. and, most important OF all, my
heart steadied down and became nor
nal, and on a second examination !
was accepted BY the life insurance GO.
Quitting Coffee and using Postum
worked the cure, Name given hy
Postum Co. Battle Greek. Mich.
There's d reason, ana It IL explained
iii the little book, ssThe Road to Well
YilIS.'f Ia each pkg.
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Free Certificate for himself,

The following story is told Of the
late DR.. James C. Swan, a physician
of the old school, who ~practised his
profession for a great many years in
B~ridgewater, Mass, and the surround
ing towns.
This generous il not al1uring offer
was made by him to the pernicious
father of an insane young an:
The old man wished to secure his
sons admission to the insane asylum,
but seemed unwilling to pay for the
necessary certificate. After hearing
his plea of poverty. which the doctor
knew to be false, and hearing him also
tell of the many expenses to which he
had put by his ungrateful children, the
physician waved his hand to end the
recital.
Now, e here" he said, sharply;
you just pay me for this one, and I'll
give you a certificate for yourself,
whenever you wish 1t. for nothing"
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STORY OF BLCccED EULLe.
Famous Lawsuit in Mexico Over Dea5
Animals.

The Supreme court Of the natioL
has rendered it's judgment in the o
famous case of the bulls Of the Mar
cues del Saltillo. The marques il:
no more. but his widow runs the
noted stock farms in Spain from
which come the finest OF ali fighting
bulls. Last year she sold eight 0.
these bulls for fighting purposes in
Mexico. The price was 10000 pesetas
per bull, and a stipulation was made
In the contract that If they were not
killed In the bullring they would be
executed as On no account must they
be placed on stock farms. This lat
ter she considered an ignoble fate for
the superb animals but If destined for
that purpose they should have pur'
chased at 10000 pssetas a head.
Now instead of being fought to
death In the arena they were put, II
is alleged on the stock farms OF Pie
dras tSegras and Tepeyahualco. The
representative Of the maquesa secured
from the superior court Of the State
Of Tlaxcala an order for the return
Qe the bulls. On an appeal to the
district court OF the same State tht:
decision was overruled and then the
marauesa's representative took the
matter to the superior court Of the
nation. The latter has ordered thet
the decision of the superior court be
proceeded with and the bulls return
ed to the marquesa.
It is now stated, however, that tn
bulls do not exist any longer as the!
all fell over q barranca and were
killed. The case Is attracting ths
most lively interest In many quar-
tiers. A lady is tho chief figure OF
the defendant side, Sra Josefna Mer
chan de Gonzalez Pavcn being tn
| owner of the corrals Of Tepeyahualco
| and in the case are also mixed up tn
bullfghter BIanquito and a Sr. Aus
tran to whom the bulls were original
ly sold.-Mexican Herald.
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PHONE AID TO MATR,MCNY.
Girl with One in Her Home Always
: Popular with YOUNG Men.

Popular with Young Men!
II Is needless to say that the tele.
phone is a great institution, says the
Utica Press. 1t has long been an alb
solute essential in every place Of bust
ness. Just now there Is a great in
crease in the number of phones in pr
vate houses: 1t is possible to talk
with pretty much everybody at his Or
her .homes The companies are eVi
IDENTIFY ~endeavoring to boom thai
branch of their business, because the!
are advertising extensively. The
other day a st. Louis paper had a big
display ad at the top Of which was a
picture of an attractive young lady
telephoning and represented as say
ing: as that you, Harry?" The text
beneath it includes this statement:
1T is a well-known fact that the girl
who has a telephone is the girl who
has the most friends and Consequently
has the best time:"
This appeal to the young people Is
adroit and doubtless will serve to
make the St, Louis exchange bigger
and buster. The parents who have
marriageable daughters will do well
to consider this ingenious contrivance
and modern aid to matrimony. 1t 1s
something Of a bother for a young
man to call or even to write a note
asking the young lady to so to the the
alter, go for a walk or drive or a ride
to the park, but if he ear transmit the
message by telephone it is an easy
way OF making an appointment
Many d delicious message Is tele
phoned these days and there is reason
to believe the statement made by the
St. Louis company. It applies, OF
course, with equal force in every
American city. The young ladies fol
whom a life of single blessedness has
NO charms are not exactly buying q
lottery when they hire a phone. They
can get mulch pleasure and comfort
out Of it as they so along, FOR 1t is
constant contributor to convenience
1t Is worth the price. with the enhanc
ed matrimonial possibility thrown II
as an extra inducArncnt
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Doctor Brigham Says
MANY PHYSICIANS PRESCRIBE
Evesxa &, PfnkhazsrS
NegeGakso ousse

The wonderful power Of Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound over
the diseases of wornnnkind is not be-
cause it is a sti1nulant not because it
is a palliative. but simply because it is
the most wonderful tonic and recon-
~structor ever discovered to act directly
upon the generative organs, positively
curing disease and restoring health and
vigor.
Marvellous cures are reported 1f2m
all parts of the country by women who
have been cured. trained nurses who
have witnessed cures and physicians
who have recognized the virtue of
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound. and are fair enough to give
credit where it is due.
If physicians dared to be frank and
open, hundreds Of themwopld acknowl-
edge that they constantly prescribe
Lydia e. Piukham's Vegetable Com
pound In severe cases of female Ills, as
they know by experience it can be re-
lied upon to effect q cure. The follow
ing letter proves it.
Dr.. $. c. Brigham, Of 4 Brigham
Park. Fitchburg, Mass, writes:
at gives me great pleasure to say that I
have found Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound very efficacious, and often pre-
scribe it in NY practice for female difficulties.
"My Oldest daughter found it very benef-
| cial for uterine trouble sone time ago, and my
Youngest daughter ls now taking it for a te-
male weakness. and is surely gaining in health
and strength.
&C. freely advocate it as a most reliable spe-
| cifc in all diseases to which women are sub
| ject, and give it honest endorsement"
Women who are troubled with pain
full or irregular menstruation, bloating
Cor fatulencc), leucorrllpa, falling, in
hammation or liberation of the uterus,
ovarian troubles, that bearfng-down
feeling. dizziness. fatntness, 1ndiges,
ton, nervous p~restration or the blues.
should take immediate action to ward
off the serious consequences, and be
restored to perfect health and strength
by taking Lydia f. Piakham's Vegeta:
bic Compound, and then write to Mrs,
Pinkham, at Lynn, Mass. for furthe,
free advice. No living person has had
the benefit of @ wider experience il
treating female Ills. She has guided
thousands to health. Every suffering
woman should ask for and follow her
advice if she wants to be strong and
we'll.
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Wanted Flshballs Of Live Fish.

AT a boarding house where l was
staying the landlady was noted for
her excellent fshballs, which she made
every Sunday morning, says a writer
in the Boston Herald. The guests on
one special morning were praising
them profusely, especially an elderly
lady. Sitting next to her was a young
man who remarked:
"The only trouble with 1ishballs Is
they are made Of dead fish,"
Dead fish," cried the Mortified ell
Derby lady; st shall eat anothe'
as long as I live"
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A Memorial Incijent.

"Marse Tom" sail an aged darkey
yesterday, don't you member me""
Never saw you before to my knowl
edge"
"W'y, don't you member wen dc
Yankees"
81 tell you, I never say you before!'
The old man seemed, for a moment
lost in thought, then, as he shambled
of, he muttered:
TITS been a ~gineration sence de sur
render, en- dat man amt sober yit!"-
Atlanta Constitution.
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Ra:k for His Umbrella

Joseph M. Stoddart, whose acquaint
ance among authors and artists ex,
tends over two hemispheres and hall
q century of activity, tells this story
of a meeting with Edgar Saltus. novel
ist and wit, in London a few months
age. Il had just arrived In London
from Liverpool, and was hurrying
down Fleet street, when ! came face
to face with Saltus," said Mr.. Stodart.
He drawled an inquiry as to where
I was hurrying from, and ! remarked
that I was just over from New York.
And lin just going back re-
Joined Ealtus. I forgot my umbrel.
1a.,'-iJew York Times.
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Brute in Officers Uniform.

A German non-commissiored naval
officer named Hummelt has been SEN
fenced by court martial ct Kiel to
three months Imprisonment for cruel
ty to recruits. He wrapped a thick
wooden cloth around the neck Of a re-
cruit named Proch and compelled him
to perform military exercises close
to the door of a glowing stove until
he tainted. Another time Proch was
obliged to hold out a rife at arms
length and when his arms dropped
from weakness Hummelt prodGed
them with scissors. A medical exam
nation dix closed ten wounds on each
arm.
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voted on for
United States
Senator, writes:
Dear Sirs-As
many Of my
friends have used
Doan's Kidney
Pills and have
been cured of
bladder and kid
ney troubles. /
feel it my duty
to recommend the
medicine to those
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TULANE UNIVERSITY Of Ia.
NEW ORLEANS.

Full courses In Languages, Sciences, En-
glneeriny, Law, Medicine. Splendid de-
paltnent for women in Newcomb College.
Tulane makes leaders in all vocations. Its
facilities for instruction in Engineering are
unsurpassed. Unexeelled opportunities for
the study of Sugar Chemistry. Many schoi-
arships In the academic department Ex-
penses low. Board and accommodations in
dol mitories q. low rat g. Next session
begins October 1st. Send for catalogue,
Address,
THE REGISTRAR. Gibson Hall.
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who suffer from such diseases. From
personal experience / thoroughly en-
dorse your remedy, and am glad of an
opportunity for saying so. Yours truly
(Signed)
MARY ELIZABETH LEASE.
FOSTER ilburn Co, Buffalo, N. Y.
Sold by all dealers. Price, so cents
per box.
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Immutabinty

ImmutabITIty.
Within your arms You hold the wealth OF
Old Time-yes, all the gold of yester-
All Of loves sunshine and the bitter
of tears-oh, the great multitude OF
For everything Is yours within the
To Eve or take, or break. or Keep for
Nor heed you cen one mad cry of dis
But gather on until all disappears.
Vet love Is sweet and we are not so old,
Nor did the gods mean, US to separate.
O Time. you cannot take my love IRON
life has so much so very much to hold
For each-I cannot dream 1t Is too late
And that We'll dwell no more IN Ar
cady.
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from 1887 X street, Northwest, Wash.
ington, ID. e., says:
"Your Pera1Ra has been aud Is ssoau
Ased by SO many of aey Friends and
dcquGiafGnces a. q sure cttrc forca-
farTIt that lam con uisced of its ctra-
tfUe qualities and I atnhesitGtt4,gJH
5ecOts,n end IL to GII persons suffer-
ing from that compLGtpt.n
Our army and our navy are the natural
protection of fdr country.
Peruna is the natural protection of the
army and navy in the vicissitudes of
climate. and exposure.
We have on file thousands of testi.
fnonlais from prominent people In the
arp and navy.
i We can give our readers only a slight
glimpse of the vast array Of unsolicited
endorsements DIR. Hartman is constantly
receiving for his widely known and eli.
ficient remedy, Psruna.
Il you do not derive prompt and salts.
factory resatts from the use Of Peruna,
write at once to DIR. S. B.. Hartman,
President Of The Hartman Sanitarium,
{~o,Hptus. Ohio.
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NO SLEEP FOR MOTHER
Baby Covered With Sores and Scnled-
Could Not Tell Whist She Looked Like
Marvellous Cure by Cuticura..

AT four months old my baby's face and
body were so covered with sores and large
scales you could not tell what she looked
like. No child ever had a worse case. Her
face was being eaten away, and even her
finger nails fell off. 1t itched so she could
not sleep, and for many weary nights we
could get no rest. At last We got Cutlcura
Soap and Ointment. The sores began to
heal at once, and she could sleep at night,
and in one month she had not one sore on
her face or boay.-Mrs. Mary Sanders, 709
spring St.. Camden, N. j."
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Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softenthe gums reduces indemma'
ton, allays pain ,cureswind collie, 25c.a bottle
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Piso's Cure Cannot be too highly spoken ,:
asa cough cure.-J. ". O'BRIEN, 1922 Third
Avenue, N, Minneapolis, Mimi. Jan. s, 1909
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F.. Fl. GREENS Sous, Of Atlanta, Ca, ars
the only successful Dropsy Specialists In the
world. See their liberal offer in ADVERTISE
ment in another column OF this paper.
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FITSperna0e ltlv cured. No fits or nervous.
ress after first DAYS use Of DR.. Kiine's Great
NerveRestorer s2trial bottleand treatise free
Dr:R. H. KLINE, Ltd. ,931 Arch st, Ph!la., Pa
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AMERICAS BRIGHTEST WOMAN.
Mary e.. Lease Feels 1t Her Duty to Rec.
ommcnd Duan's Kidney Pills.

Mary e. Lease. formerly political
leader and orator Of Kansas, now au-
thor and lecturer-the only woman ever
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Buckwheat is a corruption of "beech
wheat"
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Bombs, it is said, were first thrown
March "a, 1880.
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Villa for Divorced Queen.

Villa for Divorced Queen.
Herr MankieWicz, a German million
aire, has presented a villa at Meran
to the divorced wife of the King of
Saxony.
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There are practically no iLiterates ii
Norway.
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The word 'billion" in England means Q
million millions.