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HAPPENINGS IN VERMONT
(Continucd from pnGe 81

class of Maple Lawn Academy ut the
Congregational Church, on Tho Invita-
ton of Wisdom The church was
prettily decorated. Friday afternoon at
200 p. m. at the Congregational Church
will be held the graduating exercises, In
Guiding an address by the Rev. @. w.
Perry. At 400 p. m. n reception Will be
given the class. alumni, and friends at
the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Juan Robinson.
In the evening at eight O'Clock the class
day exercises, and the orchestra concert
will be held at the church. The exercises
will be concluded by the annual boatride
TO Ausabe Chasm Saturday. This will In
clude friends and any others Wishing an
enjoyable trip The boat will leave Bur
lington at nine o'clock and return about FAC
o'clock.
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Allen y. Wright.

Allen S. Wright, aged 70 years, a veteran
of the Civil War, died very suddenly
Tuesday at 1890 p. m, at his home, 81
Adams street. He had been In poor
health for some time past. but at the
end he was i'll only three hours with heart
trouble lie was born in Winston Sep
TENDER 10, 1889, In 1862 he enlisted In the
9th regiment Vermont Volunteers and
served until the end of the war, being
mustered out in 1868. He is survived by a
VIE ana two daughters, Miss Grace
Wright Of Newark, n. j.. and Mrs. Win
field Brown of Bigelow, Me-
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CAMBRIDGE.

Mrs r. o. Mudgett of Essex Junction
spent Saturday at H. y. Gray's,MrS.
Dora Sweig of I-nderhll visited Miss
Myrtle Wallace several days.-Miss Mar
Earet Perey of Simmons College is spend
Ing her vacation with her parents. Mr.
ard Mrs. n. +. Perley.-Mlss Marion
Newton returned from HardwiCk Satur-
day evening where she had been spending
week with her grandfather, Clinton
Is eith.-Dr. c.. II. Newton was n bust
ness visitor In Hyde Park Monday
clyde fiulhurt of Mddlebury was a guest
at n. NJ. Smiths Sunday,-Mrs Foreman
Stratton visited her mother, Mrs. c, A
Corsc, Sunday.-AIlss Marjorie Newton
went to Barre Tuesday morning to at
tend the commencement exercises Of
Spalding high school.-Miss Reba Gray
returned Monday from Greenwich, Conn,
where she has been visiting her sister,
Mrs. Horace Read, for several weeks -
A reception was given Mr.. and Mrs. w.
T.. Perlcy and Mr.. and Mrs. N w. Rob
bins by the |. o. O. i. Saturday oNen-
ing at Smiths hail. the occasion being
the wedding anniversary of each couple.
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Mrs. l.. ID. Merrill.

Mrs. T. ID, Merrill died Tuesday even
ing at her home, 25 Booth street. aged 70.
She leaves a son-in-law, II, II. Best, and
granddaughter Mrs Beulah Best, with
whom she resided, and grandson, Roy
NJ. Best, Of Plttsneld, Mass.
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make her home with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Newell Bigelow.-Hardwick In
dependents defeated Stowe high schoo.
yesterday afternoon, 8 to 2. An injury to
the locals pitcher aided the visitors in
winning.--Olin Sanborn had his right
thumb badly crushed by being caught in
the friction pulley at c. L. & r. o. Burt's
mill Tuesday.
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Charles Myers

The FUNERAL OF the late Charles Myers,
VINO died or cancer in South Burlington
saturday morning, aged 70 year. was
held Mnday morning at nine O'Clock at
st. Josephs Church.
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May L.. johnson,

MISS May J." Johnson, daughter of Mr..
ard Mrs. Edward Johnson of "A Adams
street died Tuesday evening at lO1j
O'Clock after "a long illness.
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F. D. ABERNETHY
), 11hQ,l4Sc; country dressed calves,

veals, l1tzQll4lsc; country dressed calves,
S1l2hc.
SHEEP AND LAMBS-Receipts, 5000.
Sheep dull: lambs steady on light re-
ceipts. Sheep. s3oodl+,Oo; handy wethers,
A25; culls. s1,5oQ25o, lambs, s6,5odSSo;
culls. si5OQ55O.
HOGS-Receipts, i,40. Steady at 5000
600
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GRAIN STATISTICS.

Total clearances of wheat and flour
were equal to 2l4,ono bu Primary receipts
were 3SS00o bu, compared with gS,UO
bu. the corresponding day year ago.
Estimated receipts for tomorrow: Wheat
is cars; corn 314 cars; oats ct cars; hogs
1900 head
BI-TTER-Steady. creameries, lSQ2ec;
diaries, l6l9120c.
EGGS-Steady. receipts, 1884 cases; at
mark, cases included ll412c, firsts. lSc;
prime firsts, lac,
CHDESE>-Firm, diaries. lliha%4c;
twins, loa.d11c; Young Americas, n%P
l2c; Long Horns, 1l%@lec.
TATOES-Strong, choice to fancy
old. sl0al10; new, s2oIq2 IT,
POUITRY-Live steady, turkeys, l2c
fowls. lac: springs, 22Q25c
VEAL,-Steady, 30 TO GO h. WITS sd
&c; 60 to IS ID WITS, Sie99i2c; IS to 40 h.
WITS, lOQi9c.
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HYDE PARK.

The Rev. ]. *. Fuller Of Johnson gave
very interesting sermon Sunday
before the graduation class Of the l.. c. 4.
at the opera house.-Brigham Mcfarland
Of Burlington was at home over Sunday
Mrs. +. T. DEMO and daughter, Doris, en-
tertained . number Of young people
from this place at their camp, Windemere
point, Lake Eden, last Saturday The
party included all of the L. C. A. faculty
Miss Grace Mcfarland is home from
Boston for the summer-At IA meeting
Of the creditors of w +. Benson of
Morrisville before Referee Mcfarland at
this place Saturday, r. r. Child of Morris
vile was appointed trustee of the said
insolvent.-F. II. Nichols Of Essex June
ton was in town Saturday.-R. W. HUI
burd was in burlington Saturday.-Statc's
Attorney Maurice has filed informationS
with the county court against Wallace
Tracy of Belvidere for killing deer in the
close season; Mark Stevens of Waterville
for leaving n dead OK unburied; Alex
Wagner of Cambridge for burglary;
Warren Ladd of stowe for burglary;
Homer Flood of Johnson for statutory
rape.
Guy Allen, Jr, who recently tool;
possession of the Hotel Phoenix. has
been obliged to give mp because of in
ability to meet the terms agreed upon.
Mrs. Robbins will agaIn take possess
sion and manage the same until it Is
sold. Mr.. Allen made many friends
here who regret lie is not to stay
The work of laying brick on the new
county buildings will commence in a
day or so and will be rapidly pushed
alonE.-Miss Dorcas Sawyer is con-
fined to the house by Il spraned ankle,
caused by fall-Nr. and Mrs. $ w.
Nowcomb and Mr., anl Mrs. +. L. Bad
ger have gone TO Northncld to attend
Norwich commencement from which
their sons graduate-Mrs. A. l.. Cod
Gard went to burlington Monday for
a short stay.--Mrs. Blanche Blake IS
spending a few days in Eden.-S y.
Waite is acting rs head waiter at the
Phoenix during the session of the
cOurt-Leo Allen Is at home from
ChaAN, y. Y. for q few days.
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WHEN YOU WANT TO FIND 1T. use
a Lost and Found" al. remembering
that most people are honest!
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CorrON SPOT AND FUTURES.

New York. June l4--Cotton spot CLOSED
quiet; mkldling uplands ESQ; midding
gulf 1906. Sales none
Cotton futures closed barely steady.
Closing bids: June 1855; July lh52; Aug.
1906; Sept. 1884; Oct 1873; Nov, 1882,
Dee. 1854, Jan l3.54; March 1890; May
lS.SA
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Continued from page III
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CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO. June "a
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the Akeley Memorial building Tuesday
evening by the members of the junior
class to the graduating class Carl NJ
Parker president of the juniors. presided
.mong the speakers were Principal w
Il. Douglass, President Ruth Angel OF
the senior class, Superintendent L. T.
Cole, Senator A. A. Pike, c. O. Burt, Miss
Louise Chaplin. c. l.. Mcmahon, A. II.
Cheney. song by Miss Ramora Dunbar
nc companied by Mrs. w II. Douglass n
piano duet by Mrs. Douglass ard Mrs. ].
l.. Stafford completed the program. The
evening closed with dancing--Mrs NJ c.
Lovetoy entertained Mrs. Kate Robinson
ard daughter. Miss Kate. and Miss Dora
Cleveland during commencement week.
Wesley II. Douglass, who has been the
able principal of Stowe high school for
four and a half years, has been engaged
for another year. Miss Bernice Hil, who
tas served acceptably the past two years
| as preceotSess. has accepted n position in
an academy In Sacketts Harbor, N. Y.
| Miss Lola Billings has been engaged as
preceptress and Miss Louise Chaplin as
slstant The graduating class has voted
| to donate SO to the organ fund of Unity
| Church In appreciation OF the use Of the
| church for the sermon to the class for
| several vears.-The Rev A. G. Cornwell
has received n unanimous call to the pas
| torate of Union congregational Church of
| Oakvile in Waterbury, Conn,-Frank La
reau has returned from the Mary Fletcher
| hospital at Burlington.-Mrs. w. w. Ayers
and daughter, Florence are visiting heI
| daughter, Mrs Ralph Clark, in Charlotte
| -Mrs (1arihel Fuller Hall OF AndOVel
Is visiting her sister-in-law, Mrs Eliza
beth Fuller.-tMrs. Martha Edgerton OF
Minneapolis has come to pass the summer
with her sister. Mrs. Sarah Raymond, al
the homo Of Mr. and Mrs. c. E. Burt
Mrs. Flora b, Blodgett of San Diego ar
rived Wednesday In Stowe wherH abe VII
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CHAPTER XXI.
Pakenham's Price,

The happicst women. like nations, have
no history. Eliot
The apartment into which hur-
riedly stepped found to be long
and narrow hall, heavily draped. A
door or so made off on the right.hand
side, and closed door also appeared
at the farther end; but none invited
me to enter, and ! did not care 20 in
trude. This situation did not please
me, because must perforce hear all
that went on In tho rooms which
had just left. heard the thick voice
Of man. apparently none the better
for wine.
my dear" II began, q" Some
gesture must have warned him.
God bless my soul!" he began
again, who is here, then? What is
wrong?"
my father is here today" heard
her clear voice answer. and, as you
suggest, II might perhaps be better"
God bless my SOUL" he repeated.
But, my dear, then must go! To
night, then! Where is that other keyY
1t would never do, you know
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CHAPTER XxxI.-ContInued.

"My daughter! Yess, my daughter.
It iss Helena! haf not seen her for
many years, long, cruel years. l sup
pose her dead But now there we
were, standing looking in each 9TH
er's eyes, We see there Ach, Gott!
what do we not see? Yet in spite Of
all, 1t wass Helena! But she shall
tell you" He tottered from the room.
| heard his footsteps pass down the
hall. Then softly, almost silently, Hell.
ena Won Ritz again stood before me,
The light from side window fell
upon her face. Yes, it was she! Her
face was thinner now, browner even
than was its wont. Her hair was still
family sunburned at its extremities by
the western winds. Yet hers was still
imperishable youth and beauty.
/ held out my hands to her. "Ah,"
l cried, you played me false! You
ran away! BY what miracle did you
come through? l confess my defeat.
You beat me by almost half year"
"But now you have come" said she
simply.
"Yes, to remind you that you have
friends. You have been here in secret
all the winter, Mr., Calhoun did not
know you had come. Why did you
not 60 to him?"
81 was waiting for you to come. Do
you not remember our bargain? Each
day ] expected you. In some way, |
scarce knew how, the weeks wore on"
"And now find you both here
you and your father-where would
expect to find neither. Continually
you violate all law of likelihood But
now, you have seen Elizabeth"
Eyes, have seen her" she said,
still simply.
could think Of no word suited to
that moment stood only looking at
her. She would have spoken, but on
the instant raised hand as though to
demand my silence. | heard loud
knock at the door, peremptory, COM
manding, as though the owner came.
you must so into another room" F"
said Helena Won Ritz to me hurriedly,
who is III Who is at the door?"
/ asked.
She looked at me calmly. 1T is Sir
Richard Pakenham," said she. "This
Is his usual hour. | will send him
away. Go now--quick!"
rapidly passed behind the screen
ing curtains into the hall, even as !
heard heavy foot stumbling at the
threshold and II somewhat husky voice
offer some sort Of salutation.
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Senator John Calhoun is invited to be-
come secretary of state in Tylers CAB
met He declares that II he accepts Texas
and Oregon must be added to the Union
He sends his secretary, Nicholas Trlst, 10
ask the baroness Won Ritz, spy of the
British ambassador, Pakenham, to call at
his apartments While searching for the
baroness home carriage drives up ana
Nicholas Is invited to enter. The occupant
Is the baroness, and she asks Nicholas TO
assist In evading pursuers. Nicholas notes
that the baroness has lost slipper. She
gives him the remaining slipper as a
pledge that she will. tell Calhoun what he
wants to know regarding England's IN
tentions toward Mexico. AS security
Nicholas gives her a trinket he intended
ior his sweetheart, Elizabeth Churchlll
Calhoun becomes secretary of state. lie
orders Nicholas to Montreal on state
business and the latter plans to be mar
ried that night. The baroness says she
will try TO prevent the marriage. A
drunken congressman whom Nicholas
asks to assist In the wedding arrange
ments sends the baroness slipper to
Elizabeth by mistake and the wedding
Is declared Off. Nicholas finds the baron
ess in Montreal, she having succeeded,
where he failed, In discovering Englands
intentions regarding Oregon. She tells
him that the slipper he had In his pos
session contained note from the attache
Of Texas to the British ambassador, say
Ing that If the United States did not an
mex Texas within 80 days, she would lose
both Texas and Oregon. Nicholas meets
a naturalist, Won Rittenhofen, who gives
him information about Oregon. The
baroness and British warship disappear
from Montreal simultaneously. Calhoun
orders Nicholas to head party OF set
tiers bound for Oregon. Calhoun excites
the jealousy Of Sonora Yturrio and there
by secures the signature Of the Texas at
tache to a treaty of annexation. Nicholas
starts for Oregon. He wins the race over
the British party. A British warship ar
rives with the baroness as a passenger.
She tells Nicholas that she placed note
in the slipper which caused the breaking
off Of his marriage. and that she intends
10 return to Washington to repair the
damage she has done Nicholas decides to
follow her. The baroness beats him to
Washington He learns Polk Is elected
end Texas annexed, and that there Is to
be war with Mexico.
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The Violin Maker,

He chisels top and bottom Of the
yiolins body from solid blocks OF
spruce and maple, coaxing the subtle
and delicate conformations through
month OF patient labor. putting soul
and yearning In the wood, as perhaps
no other hand-craftsman may. In his
search for exquisite tone. He is build.
ing a slender and sensitive box with q
wonderful power to emit vibrations
marshaled into order, and delivered
as voice. No visible beauty OF
carven form and no original departure
from set design avail him in reaching
his goal. He seeks intangible es.
sence of sound and means for It's lofti.
est beauty. For him there Is no es.
tablished law for alluring the tone
to some dimple In the wood, to delight
It to rapturous perfection lie pursueu
an ignis fatuus of quIvering air.wavea
that leads onward endlessh. He may
only strive toward achievement OF his
object as strove his forebears OF the
craft. and frequently with far less ~
ward lIarpsr's Masazina
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mo, Sir Richard, it would never
do. Go, them" spoke in low and
icy voice, hers, yet not hers. "Hasten!"
l heard her half whisper Il think
perhaps my father"
But it was my own footsteps they
heard. This was something to which
| could not be party. Yet, rapidly
as | walked, her visitor was before
me. caught sight only of his portly
back, as the street door closed behind
him. She stood, her back against
the door, her hand spread out against
the wall, as though to keep me from
passing.
/ paused and looked at her, held by
the horror in her eyes. She made no
concealment, offered no apologies, and
showed no shame. l repeat that 1t
was only horror and sadness mingled
which l saw on her face.
Madam" I began. And again,
madam" and then l turned away.
you see," she said, signing.
les, lcdI Sec, put WieH uio
not. Can l not-may not be mis-
taken?"
mo, 1t is true. There is no mis-
take"
what have you done? Why, why,?"
did you not always credit me with
being the good friend of Mr.. Paken-
ham years ago-did not all the city?
Well, then was not; but l am, now!
| was England's agent only-until last
night. Monsieur, you have come too
soon, too late, too late. All, my God!
my God! Last night l gave at last
that consent He comes now to claim,
to exact, to -possession-of me
All, my God!"
Il cannot, of course, understand
you madam, What is It? Tell mel"
For three years England's minister
besought me to be his, not England's
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tremendous Importance which lay In
those few closely written lines.
England's minister offered, over the
signature OF England, compromise of
the whole Oregon debate, provided
this country would accept the line of
the forty.ninth degree! That, then,
was Pakenham's price for this key
that lay here.
"This--this is all I have been able
to do with him thus far" she faltered.
1T Is not enough. But l did 1t for
you!"
Madam, this Is more than all Amer.
lea has been able to do before! This
has not been made public?"
mo, no! It is not enough But
tonight shall make him surrender
all-all north, to the very ice, for
America, for the democracy! See,
now, was born to be devoted, i'm.
molated after all, as my mother was
before me, That Is fate! But | shall
make fate pay! All, monsieur! All!
monsieur!
She flung herself to her feet. II
can get II all for you, you and yours!"
she reiterated, holding out her hands,
the little pink fingers upturned, as was
often her gesture. "You shall go to
your chief and tell him that Mr.. Polk
was right-that you yourself. who
taught Helena Won Ritz what life is,
taught her that after all she was a
woman--are able. because she was q
woman. to bring In your own hands
oil that country, yes, to fifty-four
forty. or even farther. ! do not know
what oil can be done | only know
that a fool will part with everything
for the sake of his body"
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But did not hear him say there
was key-his key-to-night?"
"Yes, England once owned that key.
Now, he does. Yes, it Is true. Since
yesterday. Now, he comes :.
"But, madam-ah, how could you so
disappoint my belief in your
"Because"-she smiled bitterly-"in
all great causes there are sacrifices" )"
"But no cause could warrant this"
'I was Judge of that" was her re-
sponse. II saw Observation-Disclosures
girl Then saw what the future years
meant for me. I tell you, l vowed
with her, that night when l thought
you two were welded. / did more.
vowed myself to new and wider
world that night. Now, have lost
it. After all, seeing could not now
be woman and be happy, l-mon-
sieur-I pass on to others, after this,
not that torture of life, but that tor
turing principle Of which we so often
spoke. Yes, ], even as l am; because
of this-this act-this sacrifice-I can
win you for her. And l can win that
wider America which you have COW
eted; which I covet for you-which
I covet with you!"
could do no more than remain
silent, and allow her to explain what
was not in the least apparent to me.
After time she went on.
"Now-now, l say-Pakenham the
minister is sunk in Pakenham the
man. He does as l demand-because
he is man. He signs what demand
because / am a woman. l say, to-
night-but, see!"
She fastened now to little desk,
and caught up folded document
which lay there. This she handed to
me, unfolded, and l ran it over with
a hasty glance. 1t was matter Of
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property. It was not true, what the
town thought 1t was not true in the
case either of Yturrio. Intrigue-yes
I loved it. intrigued with Eng
land and Mexico both, because 1t was
In my nature; but no more than that
No matter what / once was In Eu'
rope, was not here--not, as said,
until last night. All, monsieur' An,
monsieur" Now her hands were
beating together.
"But why then? Why then? What
do you mean?" ! demanded.
Because no other way sufiiced. All
this winter, here, alone, have planned
and thought about other means. Moth
ing would do. There was but the one
way. Now you see why did not go
to Mr.. Calhoun, why kept my pres
ence here secret
But you saw Elizabeth
"Yes, long ago My friend, you have
won! You both have won, and have
lost She loves you, and is worthy OF
you, You are worthy of each other
yes, ! saw ] had lost; and ! told you
| would give you her-and Oregon!
Well then. that last was-hard.' She
choked. THAT was-hard to do" She
almost sobbed. But l have--paid!
Heart and soul and body I.
have raid! Now, he
comes for the price"
But then--but them" expostu'
lated. What does this mean, that !
see hereg There was no need for
this Had you no friends among us?
Why. though II means war, myself
tonight would choke that beast Paken-
ham with my own hands,"
"No, you will not"
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English is no longer to be taught
In the Cuban public schools. The fear
seems to be that It means the substitu-
tion of baseball instead of bull
fights.
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Mr.. Coghlin Of Boston predicts that
mems attire will shift toward femi'
nine lines while women's will become
more masculine, What will be re-
quired to develop new brand OF
courage?
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1t makes man peevlsh after he has
walked a block out of his way on a
hot day to look at an imposing ther.
mometer II the mercury registers
lnly SO.
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A North Dakota man claims to have
been cured OF paralysis by n stroke
OF lightning Paralytics will now join
the throng who never know where
lightning is going 70 strike next
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A convert to simplihed spelling
says It's use will contribute TO the
social uplft. II is difficult to see
where this applies unless II be that
the poor speller will be saved the
necessity OF profanity under the
spell.as-spoll.can method.
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A New York Judge ruled that man
is boss In his own household. Far be
It from us to pry into domestic af-
fairs. but we wonder what his wife
said to him when he got home.
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A St. Louis man pleads for a more
religious daily press" but the worlds
greatest need is more religious daily
religion.
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We are thoroughly in accord with
the Philadelphia Physician who ad'
vises us not to overwork Likewise,
the physician Is thorough Philadel-
phian.
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Evidently the Chicago bride who
claims she gets forty kisses a day Is
not afraid OF the microbe that lies
therein.
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Boston's official dog catchers are
wealthy men, which is almost enough
TO rub the scales off the Goldfish aris-
tocracy.
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A Chicago man weighing 3S pounds
has married a girl four times his
weight. We suspect that he will have
n hard time posing as the head of the
household.
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A New York beggar carrying a
sign IL Need Bread was found to
have $64 in his clothes, but that was
only dough.
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Possibly the most astonishing thing
about the sale Of counterfeit pic.
ture for $4,000 is the fact that the
purchaser was not an American
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A woman who has inherited $4,000
600 resolves to stay upon her farm.
After awhile she will come to the city
for real seclusion.
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Never too old to learn is the motto
OF the New York man who has COM
menced to smoke at the age of ninety
Ave.