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The daily Alaskan., 1907-06-25
Too FHppant

The specialist surgeon, hot with h. dlgnatlou, exclaimed, "No, I will not sake her case. There must be limit ,O even a woman's fllppanCy."
 "Why. Dr. --. what do you mean?' asked the family doctor mildly. "I have always found Mrs. Jones a lady lu every way"
 Perhaps" answered the specialist surgeon, more calmly, but with dry severity. She asked tue why a sur gron was like hen. And when I gave 1t up, what do you think she sald?"
 "I give Ir up, too," said the family doctor.
 Because hls motto is always Cut cut-cut ah. cuC'' Wasn't that the Hmit:"
 And that woman has been under the knife three times" reflected the family doctor. "Tu take her to pr. Smith. He has a sense of humOr."
 And now there Is a marked cO0lness between the specialist surgeon and the family Brooklyn Eagle.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-06-25
The .sook of snorts.n

The Book Or Sports Was procla matiou by James l., who ln this bubll cation in IGIS slguIhed to hls people the r.yaI pleasure with regard to what sports. games and Umusemeuts might be pructiced on Sunday. The king intI mated that mo lawful recreation should b- barred ou that day to his good peO- plr" The sports forbidden on Sundays were bear and bnll lighting, bowling and uterludes. Those who did not at. lend church were not allowed to join iu the sports. and u0 one could go out of his parish. The amusemeHts allowed were dancing, archery. leaping, vault luz, May games, Whitsuu ales and the setting up of May poles.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-06-25
A Bit Too Rsalistio.

Some amateurs In a provincial town gave theatrical performance. Just before the curtain went up the star actor took the manager aside and said t0 him.
 NOW, look lere don't propose to drink water Instead of wine In tue drinking scene In the second act want wme-genuIne wlue The uul ties must be preserved We waut to make thls play as realistic as possi. ble."
 "Oh. you want champagne ar l5 shil Hugs a bottle, do yOuE
 Yes. sir. Everything must be re- allsuc."
 "AIl right In the second act you shall have real wine, and when you take poison In the last act you shall have some real poison, I'll see that you don't complain of the play not be- .ug realistic enough How does prus- sic acid strike yOuT'-Loudon Tit-Bits.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-06-25
The First Gas Tu1ez.

William NurIr-a. Scottish mining engineer employed m rar kedru,h mines. Cornwall a.rsar, r' nave been the urst r, suEg.-. rHar @s might be conveyed u tubes aaa used Instead ur lamps and candles. Ile made very Ingenious gas lantern ror utm,elf, with which he used rr light his way over tbe Cornish uuus .u u-.. This iuI tern consisted ot a u"- G.-.. with gas and 1tceL with a uua. a. uae end OE which the gas could h. ...al.t Carry. Ing .Jle bag under ..s .~. NurdOch used t5 light bis wa. n.a. at night Ou meeting au. .u. l. .# ea.d that he would give tau Lag -.H.... and thus seud out lou- ..u-a. .. aamr This led tu his n...- ...aeL uneu as the demon ot u.a r.mHi~a moor- London TeIeglapu
The daily Alaskan., 1907-06-25
strfkfna a Fish.

The secret of striking hsh, espe- clally trout, which bites quickly, whether In brook, river or lake Is to give a sharp upturn of the wrist. This win move the rod or bait only two or three inches and will not jerk 1t from the water. If you miss the fish will follow the few Inches, not being fright, ened. and in the majority of cases will be hooked at once. The quick Jerking Of the bait from the water almost ln, variabIy scares a trout-result, a darl, streak disappearing down the stream.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-06-25
K16yy De1mark, but Nol H6mIot

Knew le0inaFhf AAh lNNh fl-atA'NHa
 The Literary Lady-DO you thlnB Hamlet was insane or merely asaum Ing to be?
 The Yictlm-I beg your pardon. ] didn't catch the name.
 The Lady-Hamlet,
 The Victim coo Oh, yes. Odd name, isn't it? Friend of yOurs2
 The Lady-Tm talking of Hamlet 2. .a Of Denmark.
 ..a Vicum-TO be sure, Hamlet r.uge Of Denmark I know a lot of .ao.c Denmark princes, but l don't r,em to place Ham. By the way Den marks getting to be quite a town. They tell me they have two regular trains running there now, one of them freight. And l heard just the other day that eastern capital had secured an option on the building lot across the street from the livery stable for a clothesplu factory. Denmark Is cer- tauly looking up.
 The literary lady glares at the vic tim cUldly and removes herself to an other part of the rOOm.
 Whereat the victim smiles.-kansas City Independent
The daily Alaskan., 1907-06-25
ON tXHbBIT.
kirmse Bast tb'll Trophy
 ArriFesIH6re

The great. handsome, silver loving cup which H. D. NIrmse, Skagwsy's s 1ea1.ag patron of the baseball sport, offers as a token of baseball champion ship. Is ou exhibit ion at the store Of llr. Kgrmse. The cup wlI go to the winner of the games st Sksgway, aud ], must hereafter be defended by the club w.auluE .c.
 The cup IS ls inches high and is made ot stirling silver, lined with god. It .s the b4adsomss baseball trophy ever .aersG ID .be North
 Nr E.rmsa has not decided fully ss .5 .ha the etails and terms Of the deed .s sg.t. sh.yh he will make, but 1t is his purpose ty make the "Eirmse Trophy" represent the baseball championship as .louE the teams Of Skagway, White horse and Juneau SC least
The daily Alaskan., 1907-06-25
BUY NOW
Select IOUr Souvenirs Be,
 fore Season Begins

Do you want 70 send 8 souvenir O Alaska home to relatives or friends Buy now. before the beginning Oilthe ,ogEts. travel: buy when you have a large and choice stock from which to make your selections.
 We have the best line in Alaskan souvenirs and novelties ever present. ed to rhe Norther1 public.
 Ours ot watches nugget, jewelry, precious sj0nsB and other articles was never so complete or 80 worthy of your patronage. Ifyou need anything come and see what we have before you dJ anything rash.
 The repair department of our estab- Iishmgnl excels. It's notices are AS GOOD AS NEW and SATISFAC- TION GUARANTEED.
 We exam ne your eyes free of charge; we fr deieclt7 eyes with glasses that will remedy rhe defects st prices that are right.
 J. Isut5, Oplicjan and Jeweler
The daily Alaskan., 1907-06-25
British Army's First Trousers.

Perhaps gue aruy revelation ot deep. est interest -o 70, soldier himself was that eHs.aI in Ie2a. when flor the first time le was put u trousers. The an- nouucemeut from The horse guards took the ro..awtu- remarkable form: Ills majesty has aeru u.na-ad tn ap. prove 0t the G.>e0u.uuluvo of b.eeel- es. leggluE- and slous BIS part of the clothing of tae nr.a-rg soldiers aud Ol blue gray cloth tu.a-gu- .at half boots being substituted" la order - iudem- u.ty rne ~..u.an- aa.auaI~' for any hardship which tho u.u order might cause 1t WIS decided that rueS- gentle meu should uo longer h" called upon to provide the wa.--aar of Tommy but that Tommy should himself supply lt out of hls shilling a day. To rcUs- sure him lt was pointed out that he was in a position q. s.n so with com fort because hn would un longer have tn buy gaiters. .-Lol1.a Chronicle.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-06-25
If Glasses Get Stuck.

When two glasses get stuck, one ln' side the other, an uufalllug remedy for separating them is to plunge them up, right Into some hot water for d quarter of a minute or thereabouts. Care must be taken that no water gets Into either glass. Tue explanation is that the heat expands the outer glass before It has time to penetrate and expand the one inside
The daily Alaskan., 1907-06-25
CUSTOMS HOUSE
 IS IMPROVED

The oElcss of Matthew Bridge deputy col ect0r of GUS oms, are among sae uea'esg jn the North. The old bllll.ag has been repaired and the in- ter5-r arrangements made modern. To the rear Of the main office private u6cz has been made for Mr, Bridge. There is also 8 file room. Al the rooms have been rspapered aud re painted
The daily Alaskan., 1907-06-25
ONE GETS IN
Victorian Arrives, White
 horse Due Thursday

wh,tehorse, June 25-Ths Victorian s-rived from Dawson at 8 p ID, yester- day with 75 tons of coal for the local shops. She was delayed st the head of lhe lasE5 h account of the wind.
 The Nbt.eh0r. wRs aJ Yukon Crossing at 9 8. m, coming up stream. She will be due late tomorrow.
 Going down stream the Casta was at .e.a.rs ai g. m.
 The selslrs is in D-wson and will -aI ag a.g0 8. ID today
 rae Nlctorsen will 5s the pext bOa to sail from Dawson. She will go as soon ss loaded today.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-06-25
Th. Ns--. .I .-. H..g-..

Bot Iguuus %. l.e.... ...- massive iu uuue .at a -.... .a ....lrrt A back gowr. paper ......a a 0.I he Vas putting l....-- ..a legislature This sheet -a ...o' tgurran- .t aloEt at a puu... mvr..- .u Marietta, "ls about lhe s.1e u. ...a shirt tall and Is oaIlgd }n. Guw .nr voice of the people. It hts la.n established eight years and I-s a circulation of IUU weekly .a stat. "..H In11u50 population. Na..- %. ..r people. Why, |. Is tLr Eu... .. nua u. Tho people, aud he ls aa ..rr.-e as-
The daily Alaskan., 1907-06-25
yu.s ,. :. H--.--.-sn.

Iu small E..a-. |. .le south Ot Scotland au elder .a .a. 4r.su church was ole day .epwsu4 au old woman who was rather ,ae warst for liquor by saying. sarah. Gaur you Nuo" that you should dy from -ue tanpter" sarah OuDt roo @aH a..asal Flee yer ser. Elder oh. sarah. have flown, Saraa Aweel. t-..a yau be uane the waur o auIgurr aaUer. Scottish Amer. lean.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-06-25
AO PRISON STRIPES
 FOR T7OMP SON

Olympia, June Ig- Governor Mead issued 0rler> this morning tothe prison officials ag Wa.'a Wsua 10 r,sgors Chester Taomrs9n's civilian clothes, taking of the stripes which were put ou hiu yesterday. The governor says lhaJ the criminal insane go 10 the prison hospital and hospital patients are uJt clothed .u stripes.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-06-25
IaA.s Them In.

Teacher Have gou looked up the meaning Of gle "orI "tmu.ges," Fan ny? Fanny @a.um. Teacher Well. what does .- 4euas Fanny take iu. TeucLs- Yes. Now give " sentence using the word. Fauuy-Aa aunt tmbibes b0arIegs.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-06-25
The P..E-.L--tN.

Stage Manager -1'rea, snakes. Stop! Don't move that S.nue yet.
 Supe.It's most 0ur.
 Don't touch .r Juliet is ,lare dead m the tomb. Ir rnu us"e ,Aut canvas It will let i9 a draft and sLeu sneeZe.' 20 Kansas City Iu3eueaden-
The daily Alaskan., 1907-06-25
The CElE.

Three sons who had gone west to make their fortunes m cattle raising wrote home for au appropriate name to give their ranch THn reply. Focus, did not seem especially suitable until the explanation was forthcoming, The place where the suns raise neat LlDplucotts.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-06-25
Dropped.

"Why does Miss Elder always drop her eyes when she meets yOuT"
 If you win never give 1t away ] will tell you. She drops her eyes be- cause l saw her drop her teeth oRs day"
The daily Alaskan., 1907-06-25
Coy. HoFEatt Is Coming

Gov. Hoggall leaves next Saturday for Szagway en route to the iuteri0r.- Juneau Dispatch.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-06-25

The Fifth Avenue hotel is the big g5s5 and best apPOin1ed hOstelry in all the north.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-06-25
l. P.Ns to AaN.rtL.s,

A Meaulcal manager was holding forth on the value or publicity the oth CT day and p0jutoI his moral with this: When JIe teacher was absent from the schooroom, BU,y. lae mischieyous boy of the class. wrote on the black board:
 Billy Jones eau hug the girls bet. ter than any boy ia school
 Upon her return Jue teocber called him up 10 her desk.
 William. dlj you write that. she asked. pointing Go the b.urhboau
 ".Ycs. maam said Billy
 ".WeI You may stay after school said she. 'as punishment
 "Tha other pupils waited for Billy to come out aud then they began guy.ng him
 "'G0t licking J.du'J youE
 Nope. said Billy.
 "'GUI Iawed:
 " Nope
 "Nvhar did she daa' they asked. "'Shauu trl' salu BU.y 'hul 1t pays ty advertise "..D DnS Naue, Register and Leader
The daily Alaskan., 1907-06-25
A PgcuIiarfty of Criminals.


 Policemen. u spite Hl their trouble in solving what appear to ue more or less simple problems arr fond of as sertfug uat the ordinary mlmiuul be trays am amuz.ug lack COP originality. In support of .aIs they pn.u. out that when u criminal Is arrested after do- ing one "sgrrun" lHa second charge against him is gcauraly 0nr the Sumc sort of crime They explain this by saying that euea failure rn narn loss shows the "croo," s1me uaut of which be had been .gAyuat aud It Is easy for him to convince amsrI, that next tlme be Niu avoid .nHt mistake and be successful When ga lu.ls and Is ar rested thr law shows au just where he buugled aud t.- -amalars love of taking chance urges l.m Co try his luck aJ tAe oGL GW- ouee m0re Then there .s uIso always u hr considered the unconscious and "gHrly" dnJermt- nation Ia mako a suev-~- ot Ile hing auvhow.-New Nugk TUEme
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-04-11
THE ROMAN ANGARIA.

Ancient Postal System That Came
Down From the Persians.
The carefully organized postal sys
tenn of today is of course more com.
plete than the angarla of the ancient
Romans, yet their mail Travelled with
considerable speed
The system Of angarl, or courlers on
horseback. was borrowed from the Per
slams, who according to Zenophon, had
established II under Cyrus the Elder
The Roman adaptation of 1t was the
best system of transmitting letters
among the ancient states.
All along the great Roman roads
houses were erected at distance Of
five or six miles from each other. At
each OF these stations forty horses
were constantly kept, and by the help
Of relays 1t was easy to travel hun.
dred miles in a day.
These services were intended for the
state only it being imperative to Sc
cure the rapid interchange Of official
communications. In the time Of Julius
Caesar the system was so well or
ganIzed that of two letters the great
soldier wrote from Britain to Cicero at
Rome the one reached It's destination
in twenty.Six and the other in TWEEN.
ty-eight days.
Private citizens had to trust to the
services Of slaves. and it is not until
the end Of the third century that we
hear Of the establishment of postal
system for private persons by the En-
perOr Diocletian. but how long this
system remained history does not say.
The supply of horses and their main
tenance were compulsory, and only the
emperor could grant exemption from
either The word angarla therefore came
to mean compulsory service in dis
patching the royal mail.-Scrap Book
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The Farmar,s Wifa

Is very careful about her churu. she
scalds It thoroughly after using, and eives
II sun bath 70 sweeten It She knows
that II her churn Is sour II will faint the
butter that Is made In Il The stomach Il
q churn. In the stomach and digestive
and nattSSitiye tracts are performed uro-
cesses which are almost exactly like the
chSrntng q butter. Is II not apparent
then that Y this stomach-churn Is foul ii
makes fosll all which Is put into it2
The evil OF foul stomach Is not alone
the bad taste In the mouth and the foul
breath caused by it but the corruption 81
the pure current Of blood aud the dissen.
nation OF disease throughout the body.
Dr. Pieree's Golden Medical DIscoyery
makes the sour and foul stomach sweet
IT does for the stomach what the washing
and sun bath do for the churn-ahsolutely
removes every tainting or c0rruptinV ele-
ment. In this way it cures blotches
plmples, eruptlons, scrofulous swellinrs.
sores. or open eating ulcers and All
humors ordiseases arising from bad blood.
II you have bitter, nasty, foul taste IN
your mouth, coated tongue, foul breath
are weak aud easily tired, feel depressed
and respondent. have frequent headaches.
dizzy attacks, gnawing or distress IN stom.
ach, constlpated or irregular bowels. sour
or bitter ristngs after eating and moor
appetite, these symptoms, or any consider
able number OF them, indicate thatyou ara
suffering from biliousneSs. torDld ar law
liver with the usual accompanying indi.
gestion, or dyspepsia and their attendant
arrangements. 3E -
The best AGENTS Known . MEDICAL SCI
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Fam. and Wiz. eaur..

To Sir Humphrey Davy belongs the
credit OF discovering that the fame Of
burning gas will not pass through wire
gauze having 7S4 meshes to the square
inch. This contention may be tested by
bringing a fame In contact with SINH
lar gauze, when 1t will be found that
the flame will not go through the
meshes. This is owing to the cooling
action Of the wire, which tends to re
duce the temperature of the fame be,
low the ignition point. the unburned gas
passing harmlessly through OF course
IL the gauze becomes overheated the
dame is able to get through.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-04-11
THE SUGAR PLUM.
Il Is the Most Ancient Candy, Anssdst.
inc the Christian Err.


ing the Christian Era.
The most ancient kind Of candy is the
sugar plum. II was the invention Of
Julius Dragatus, a noted Roman baker
and confectioner, who belonged to the
family Of Fablus. According to the
New York Herald. It was In III B. G.
that he made the great discovery which
for twenty centuries has done so much
damage to teeth.
These bonbons. called dragad, after
their inventor (dragees in French. re
manned the exclusive privilege OF the
family Of Fablus. But at the birth or
marriage OF one of that family great
distribution of dragati took place as
sign Of rejoicing. The custom is still
observed by many Of the nobility OF
Europe.
The pastille is Of far later origin.
having been invented and lntrodu ed
into France by an italian confectioaer,
the Florentlne, John Pastilla. pro-
tege OF the Medicis. When Marin de-
Medici married Henry ". of France,
Pastilla accompanied his sovereign TO
the French court where his bomb ms
had tremendous vogue. Everybody
wanted the Florentine's pastilles, which
were excellent. He made them with
all kinds of tiavors-chocolate coffee.
rose. violet. mint, wine. strawberry.
raspberry, vanilla, helIotrope and car
nation.
Burned almonds are purely of French
origin. owing their inception to the slut-
tony OF a certain French merchant.
One day Marshal Duplessis- Pralin, m
old gourmet. sent for Lassagne, who
had already invented many a tooth
some dainty, to concoct a new bonbon
for him. Lassagne searched, reflected,
combined. until finally he conceived a
delicious bonbon. which he baptized
gIoriously with the name of his master,
PralinO. the French for burned aim.
onds.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-04-11

The News-No Pure Drug Cough
Cure Laws would pc needed. II all
cough cures were like DR.. Shops
Cough Cure fs-and has been for 20
years. The National Law now re-
quires that i. any poisons enter into
cough mixture, 1t must be printed
on the label or package. For this
reason mothers, and others. should
insist on having DR.. Shops Cough
Cure. No poison-marks on DR..
Shops labels-and none in the
medicine, else 1t must by law be on
the label And it's not only safe, but
It is said to be by those that know it
best, a truly remarkable cough
remedy. Take no chance, partieu-
larly with your children. Insist on
having DR.. Shops Cough Cure.
Compare carefully the DR.. shoop
package with Others and see. No
poison marks there! You can al
ways be on the safe side by demand
ing DR.. Shops Cough Cure. Simply
refuse to accept any other. Sold by
all dealers
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The Worm Eater.

Even worm holes" are no guarantee
of extreme old age in furniture, as was
demonstrated some time ago in the law
courts, when woman came to excuse
her husbands absence from the court
on account of illness. What is your
husband?" asked the judge "A worm
eater, my lord,' was the reply. "A
what?' asked the judge again. Il
don't wonder he's too III to attend"
The woman then explained that her
husband was 50 called not because he
was addicted to this peculiar form OF
diet, but because his trade was to drill
these holes in new furniture to give
II the appearance Of antiquity London
Taller.
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TOILETS OF ANTS.
eombs, Brushes. sponsss and Soap
Used IN Making Thsm.

ANTS have fine and coarse combs.
iponges. hairbrushes and soap. They
ire remarkably clean"
The speaker was a nature student.
He bent over the artificial ants nest.
or fornlicary. that stood ON his table
under glass.
Watch this lady making her toilet, =
he said. .'She won't mind"
The little black ant seemed to be
carefully tying aud untying knots in
herself. The email black body twisted
and turned The Tough little black
limbs darted through the air.
"Thnt is her fine tooth comb she is
using now" explained the student. 1T
is affixed to the tibia Of the foreleg. It
has u short handle, sim back and
siXty-fiye fine teeth. Nothing can es-
cape it.
Now she is sponglng her back Yes.
the tongue is her sponge. the Eat sur.
face of the tongue. The tongues edges
are her brush. They are equipped with
henispherical bosses short, stiff, blunt
bristlcs. See her brushing her left fore
leg with 1t. Doesn't ii work admirably 7
Now she is comhlng the hairy un-
herpart of her body with her coarse
comb. II is attached to the tarsus and
has forty-five coarse teeth. an excel.
lent instrument for rough work.
"Shc is giving her legs good SOAP
bath now. She draws them, you see.
through her nnndibIes. or upper jaws.
The mandihles are serratcd, and they
4rcrete tinid that is quite like soap
suds n superb toilet lotion which
cleanses the skin ana makes the hair
brilliant and supple.
brushes, combs, toilet lotions. soap
and sponges- nature has given them all
to the little black ant" New Orleans
! Times Democrat
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Whi,kN Made Of old Rnrral,.

"The man is a grogger," said the
food inspector. He makes whisky out
Of old barrels. Grogging is a recogniz.
ed trade in some slums. You get hold
Of old whisky barrels wherein spirits
have been maturing for years, and you
pour into these barrels boiling hot wa,
ter. and you wait a few days. The re.
suit of your waiting is that the hot
water turns to whisky. The wood Of
the old barrels. you see, is so saturated
with spirits that the hot water draws
out enough to make strong grade OF
red eye"-New Orleans Times Demo.
crat.
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.BALTlMORE&OHG
RAILROAD.

Schedule snsesixs Nov; e; 1895.
Daily. Z Daily except Sunday
. Sunday only.
MALE LME. EAs g na,3;,,, az.
ArriyeEsl3:sS am. "S:st q m. '+.+t
.E g Accom-, Depart .lo:iS an
x7:n7 pm. Arrive '7:2s am, x3.2'
MAIN LINE, wEsTBouMD.
sartersburg, Cincinnati, LouiSytno ans
50. Louis Depart lz:ss IN 70
: .s!ss i pIa.. g s.ss pm. AfFi'' ';s1 an
SarksEsburg Accom-, Depart, sT:2S an.
x3:2S pm. Arrive, s10:30 am, ~ =
, pm, zS:45 pm.
N. VA. 8 PITTS, AoRTHBouHD.
sonnalIBvtlle and Ptttaburg, Depar
x6:15 m, 110:50 q. m. Arrive x1:tS
pm. x11:05 pm.
eGirmont and 1toEgantoWn, Depar1
z7:05 D. m. Arrive xs:40 am. ES:2S
am. xa:10 pm. x11:06 pm.
W. va. D PITTS, SouTHnouHD.
Weston, Depart x6:00 am. x10;3o am.
x11:26 a.m.,. Arrive x6:16 am, Zs:ss
am. x2:15 pm, x:I:06 pm
aiokens, Depart x6:00 Az, x4:16 PEI
Arrive xS:55 am, xI;0s pm
x2:15 pm. x7:06 pm.
Webster Springs, Depart x11:2b am
Arrive x2:0O pm.
WEST VA. SHORT LuR.
Rfw MRrtinBvil1e and wheeling AooOIn.
Depart s6:15 am. Sz.4b pm. Arriy-
T11:25 am. "S:4S p.A
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aconspieuous BY Absence.

Tacitus, the great Roman historian.
was the originator Of the phrase, ''Con-
spIcuous by his absence" when. de.
scriblng the funeral of Junia in his
"Annales," he said the images Of her
famous kinsmen. Brrtus and Cnssius.
shone by their absence. Lord John
Russell popularized The phrase ia Eng
land in 1859 by saying OF Lord Derby's
reform bill. One provision is conspicu-
GUS by its presence, another by its alb
sence.'