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he women we're seized by sailors and
deliberately thrown over the rail into
he boats. liz Fssi 49,
The weaker men, by scores, began
o jump overheard. The lifeboats be-
gan to draw away from the ship.
AS they drew away those who were
1oating among the cakes of ice in the
sea cried aloud %piteously for help.
Those who could seized the sides of
the lifeboats. In many cases they
were pulled aboard.
One Lifeboat capsizes.
In many cases the sailors who man
ned the boats rowed deliberately on,
needless of all applications, for their
boats were full. One boat was observ-
ed to overturn. What capsized it is
not yet known-probably a number of
men in the sea struggling to board
her.
Several more pistol shots were
heard On board the ship. And then,
suddenly, above the murmur of the
sea and the %crunching of the ice foes
there rose a steadily increasing cry
from the doomed ship-a cry in which
hundreds upon hundreds of voices
mingled.
Among the innumerable deeds of
heroism of that hour there was one
attested by many witnesses. The sail
ors attempted to pull Mrs. Isador
Straus from her husbands side, but
che n1lInuF tn hic MN croilinn CL1
had decided to remain with him She
sank with him.
Women Row Lifeboat.
In the hurry of embarking, one of
the lifeboats had been lowered without
a single sailor in it. Three men had
been picked up by this boat, but the
women were rowing. And the women
between the thwarts were screaming
to their loved ones in agony.
Then, suddenly, above all the wall
ing of that desolate scene there arose
the strains of the ships orchestra
playing Nearer, My God, to Thee!"
And for the first time those in the
lifeboats realized that those who were
lSlL USHlHu hHSW lHdl lHey we're uOOIn-
ed. A few voices rose in accompani-
ment to the melody. The chorus swell.
ed louder and louder. The lights sunk
lower and lower.
The lifeboats were pulling from the
scene as fast as they could. But while
they were still within sight of the ship
the lights began to go out with start
ling swiftness.
The screams and shouts of those on
board still resounded through the air.
The last light went out and the
music ceased.
The peerless Titanic had sunk be
meath the waves.
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rent from the berg with which 1t had
collided. OF the scene in the bow,
where over a hundred and fifty feet of
the ships length had been crushed in,
there were no witnesses until an hour
afterward, when the lifeboats were all
in the water.
Heroism Asserts Itself.
The ship had now listed to a terrible
angle. Men, in the throes of panic,
attempted to reach the boats and were
pushed back. And in that moment
the heroism of hundreds asserted it.
self. 1t was the passengers who push
ed back these panic-stricken few and
not the sailors. OF the individual
deeds of heroism only a few have as
yet been told. But those few are the
fore-runners of thousands.
Soon most of the boats had been
lowered and still a full realizing sense
of the extent of the disaster had not
dawned upon all that mass of men.
But, finally, all the boats had been
lowered. Then, the sailors, seeing wo-
men standing and running about,
cried:
"All women to the lower deck"
There began a rush to the lower
deck, and there it vas that the nearest
semblance to a panic began. Some of
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continued its use until Twas made we'll"
Mrs. HENRY LEIsEBERG, TAB Adams st.
K~earneysville, W. Val feel it nv
duty to write and say what Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has
done for me. / suffered from female
weakness and at times felt SO miserable
/ could hardly endure being on my feet.
"After taking Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound and following your
special directions, my trouble is gone,
Words fail to express my thankfulness.
l recommend your medicine to all my
friends. p Mrs. G. B. WHITTNGToN.
The above are only two of the thou
sands of grateful letters which are con-
stantly being received by the Pinkham
Medicine Company of Lynn, Mass. which
show clearly what great things Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound does
for those who suffer from woman's ills.
If you want special advice write to
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. (cOnl-
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be opened, read and answered BY a
woman and held in strict confidence.
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THANKSGIVING PSALM
A RhythmicaI and Grateful Chant.

A teacher in a Terre Haute public
school joins in the chorus;
Teaching is a business which re-
quires a great deal of brain and nerve
force. Unless this force is renewed as
fast as expended the teacher is ex-
hauSted before the close of the year.
Many resort to stimulating tonics for
relief.
For 3 years l struggled against al
most complete exhaustion. getting
what relief l could from doctors tom
les. Then in the spring of 1903 /
had an attack Of la grippe and ma
laria which left me too weak to con.
tinue my work. Medicine failed to
give me any relief, a change OF eli
mate failed. l thought I should v
be able to go back in school again.
Il ate enough food (the ordinary
meats-white bread, vegetables, etc.,,
but was hungry after meals.
Il happened at this time to read an
article giving the experience Of ar
other teacher who had been helped by
Grape-Nuts food. / decided to try
Grape-Nuts and cream, as an expert
ment. 1t was a delightful experience,
and continues SO after a year and
a half of constant use.
"Ffrst, l noticed that I was not
hungry after meals.
I'm a few days that tired feeling left
me, and | felt fresh and bright, In.
stead of dull and sleepy.
In three months, more than my usual
strength returned, and l had gained is
pounds in weight.
Il finished the years work without
any kind of tonics-was not absent
from duty even half a day.
Am still in best Of health. with
all who know me wondering at the i'm
provement.
i tell them all Try Grape-Nutsi'"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. There's a reason"
Ever read the above Ietters A new
one appears from time to time. They
interest
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Must Have Had Money,

Having learned that his friend had
Just married, Jacob decided to pay
him a visit. When he arrived at his
friends house and saw the bride he
was terribly shocked.
"Why, Joseph" he said, speaking In
a whisper, for the bride was sitting
near by. she is not at all good look,
ing"
NO" answered Joseph.
and she has a glass eye"
YES" answered Joseph meekly.
Joseph" whispered Jacob again,
"she has no teeth"
she will get a set next week"
"She is almost bald too" added ia
cob, still whispering.
"You may speak louder, Jacob" said
his friend, "she is deaf too"
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TO KEEP THE SKIN CLEAR

For mor than a generation, Cuti-
cura Soap and Cuticura Ointment have
done more for pimples, blackheads
and other unsightly conditions Of the
complexion, red, rough, chapped
hands, %dandruff, itching, scaly scalps,
and dry, thin and falling hair than any
other method. They do v more for
skin-tortured and disfigured infants
and children. Although Cuticura Soap
and Ointment are sold by druggists
and dealers throughout the world, a
liberal sample of each, with 32-page
book on the care of the skin and hair
will be sent post-free, on application
to "Cuticura," Dept. L, Boston.
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tions told of brief moments of theil
gether to make a coherent narrative.
Titanic Was Running at Full Speed.
The ocean was calm as a mill-pond
when the Titanic crushed into the ice
berg. 1t was a quarter of an hour be
fore midnight. Most of the passengers
were in their cabins.
Then came the shock of collision
not so violent a crash as had been de-
picted, for there were many who were
not even awakened by it-but enough
to disquiet all who felt it. There was
a general and orderly exodus to the
decks.
Sailors were scurrying hither and
thither crying:
NOTHING TO BE AFRAID OF!
THERE'S NO DANGER!"
Some of the passengers even return
ed to their rooms and prepared to re-
tire. But gradually the cessation of
the engines vibration caused uneasi-
ness and the groups on the decks grew
6lOolCl anu SICdlVIs DUH lAS GdilOI :
announced that there was nothing to
be feared.
Then, with ~perceptible s%uddenness,
the ship began to list.
"All passengers on deck with life
belts" was shouted. THIN Tor the first
time the gravity of the situation dawn
ed upon the passengers.
The sailors, working silently and
without excitement, yet fast as their
hands could move, removed the tar
paulins from the lifeboats and-terse-
ly, without eXcitement-came the or
der, repeated upon every side:
Women and children in the life
boats!"
The sailors helped the nearest wo-
men and children into the boats And
it was the beginning of excitement
other sailors began to lower the
boats.
Men Laughed as Boats Filled.
Thus far the men, standing idly by,
failing entirely to grasp the signif-
canoe of the moment, had helped the
sailors. Many of the passengers re-
port that the men were laughing.
We'll be safer here on the ship
than in that cockle-shell!" one man
cried to his wife as she was helped
over the rail.
But the Titanic settled deeper in the
ocean and it was difficult for the men
to remain on their feet. Then it was
that the appalling nature of it dawned
upon those men. And then, also it
was, that the officers of the ship drew
their revolvers.
Stand back" they cried. "Only
women and children go into the boats"
Some of the men leaned against the
rail and looked down over the tower
ing sides of the ship. Others slowly
paced the deck as if they were wait
ing.
Three Storage Men Shot.
The ship sank lower and lower.
Three revolver shots were heard.
Three passengers in the steerage had
attempted to force their way past the
sailors and had been ruthlessly shot
down.
By this time the passengers On the
deck who remained in possession of
their faculties observed the huge
masses of ice which the Titanic had
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Needn't Kiss Husband,

Supreme Court Justice Mareau in
Brooklyn, dismissed the suit Of Sam
M~arkowitz, a New York real es-
tate broker, for the annulment of his
marriage to Mildred Markowitz.
ut is absurd to frame such issues
Justice Mareau said. practically the
plaintiff asks an annulment of his
marriage to the girl because she re-
fused TO kiss him"
The young woman was eighteen
years old when she married Mako
WITT, who, as alleged, had already had
four wives, of whom two had died and
two were divorced.
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THRILLING ACCOUNTS OF
HEROISM AND SACRIFICE
BY TITANIC SURVIVORS

Tales of horror were told by the
survivors of the Titanic wreck when
they landed from the steamship Car
pathia.
Men and women related in detail
how the big ship had crushed against
the iceberg, but how the jar was so
slight that no one was excited until
the ships officers and crew began low
ering the lifeboats and RATS and or
dering passengers into them.
The Titanic's boilers exploded when
water rushed in upon them, and it was
the opinion of some of the survivors
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Birds Are Early Risers,

He was an affable young man and
DESTROYS Of demonstrating his kindly
and genial disposition. So when the
canary bird chirped sleepily from its
cage on the wall he spoke up cheer
fly.
whats the matter, bird?" he in.
quired.
The girl glanced at him with q
dreamy smile. She was a southern
girl, and she spoke with a gentle
drawl.
"He thinks It's mawnin'" she cooed
The man who loves birds hasn't
been back.
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NEWS WAS HELD UP.

White Star Line Accused of With
holding Details for Hours.
New York.-Sensational disclosure
was made of the fact that new of the
sinking of the Titanic was received
eight hours before the White Star of
icials admitted the ship had gone
down.
Thomas ]. Stead, assistant to the
president of the Cunard Line, made
public the fact, though he denied sub
s%equently that he had coupled the
White Star Line with the knowledge.
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self included, went to bed. l did not
rise from my bed until l heard the
sound of pistol shots, Then I pulled
on a bathrobe and went out on deck.
Some of the officers nearest me were
shooting into the air-for the purpose.
1 suppose, of awakening all the pas
sengers who had retired. ! did not
once catch sight of the iceterg which
had ripped our portside from stern to
stern
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LOGICAL Millinery.

people say there is no reason, no
logic, in Easter millinery. What a
f~alsehood."
The speaker was George AIDE. He
continued (the occasion was an after
theater supper in Chicago:
Hats, whether Easter or otherwise,
are full Of logic, full of reason. A lit
tie boy said to his father one day:
whats a wide-awake hat, par
THAT father logically and reason
ably replied:
GA wide-awake hat, my on, is, Of
course, n without a nap"
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that many who had been left on the
sinking Titanic were killed by the ex-
plosions and not drowned.
Most graphic was the story told by
Mrs. Paul Schubert, of Derby, Conn.
After telling of how Mr.. and Mrs. lisa
dor Straus persisted together, because
Mrs. Straus would not leave her hus-
band, Mrs. Schubert said
ut was a terrible experience, but
worth going through. l was awaken
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S62 souls, a semi-hysterical band
numbering 745.
All the figures that had drifted in
through the air We're wrong, and
when the truth came it was merely tc
increase the terrible roll to 1895.
The Genes that were enacted on
the Cunard Pier, and outside as the
survivors were being hurried away tc
homes and hotels, will live a lifetime
in the memory of those who wit.
messed them.
Men in Mysteries, women fainting
and children almost crushed in the
arms of those welcoming them, were
the rule, not the exception. Men fell
down to kiss the knees of their re,
turning womenfolk. Women Shrek.
ed, wept, dashed in madness from one
group of friends to another, and final.
ly collapsed in the arms of those who
had come to meet them.
The Scenes Repeated.
Outside, as they were led or carried
to waiting automobiles, the same
scenes were repeated. The sight of
a street seemed to fill some of the re-
turned mes with awe, to others it was
a cause for emotional joy that could
only find relief in extravagant ecstasy.
The precautions taken for the pro-
lection of the survivors proved en-
tlrely adequate, and, fortunately, all
the ambulances and relief corps that
had been gathered at the pier were
not necessary.
The number of badly injured on
the Carpathia was not nearly as large
as had been imagined, and cases re-
curing hospital relief were merciful-
ly few.
1t was a joyous occasion for many
a terrible day for some. To the last
there had been hope in many breasts
that their loved ones would be
aboard-and at the last those hopes
were blasted with the icy breath Of
the news the living brought.
How the Titanic sank, what hap
pened when she sank, was told in as
many different ways as there were
people to tell it. But they agreed on
n thing-that Capt. Smith and his
officers showed the greatest bravery
throughout the terrible ordeal, and
that, except in isolated cases the men
aboard, from the saloon to the steer
age, showed a heroism worthy of the
sea.
When the Ship Went Down.
Men were playing cards in the
smoking room when the great ship
struck the iceberg whose p%ropinquity
was well known to all aboard, for a
bulletin of it had been posted in the
saloon, and when the ship went down,
most accounts agree, the band was
playing Nearer, My God, to Thee"
while the lifeboats were pulling away.
But it was difficult to get a connect
ed story from any survivor.
Mrs. John Jacob Aston, outwardly
zone the worse for her awful expert
ence, was among the first to be whisk-
ed away to her home. Her stepson,
Vincent Aston, and Craig Biddle had
come to meet her and the greeting be-
tween them was affecting. She went
direct to the home Of her father, Will
liam H. Force, but stayed there only
a few moments
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HISTORICAL SCENES WHEN
FRIENDS MEET SURVIVORS

Slowly the Carpathia, ambulance
ship of the ocean, made her way up
the bay in the gloom of the evening,
through lanes of silent vessels, and
warped into her dock at Pier "a,
North River.
From her descended the saved of
the Titanic, all that remained of g.
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HUNTING FOR THE DEAD.
Steamship Mackay-Bennett Securing
the. Sea for Bodies.

Halifax. Nova Scotia.-The steam
ship Mackay-Bennett, going in search
of the Titanic victims, sailed. In adj
dition to the undertakers, the Rev. x.
C. Hind, Church of England clergy
man, went on the ship to perform the
last rites on any bodies that may not
be brought to port.
The Mackay-Bennett is taking 100
cofins and over 100 tons OF ice.
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CAPT. SMITHS LAST TRIP.
Plan Was to Retire Him on Return
to ENGLAND.

Philadelphia prominent insur-
ance man, closely allied with the
White Star Line, made the declaration
that it was the intention of the White
Star Line to retire Captain Edward J.
Smith, of the Titanic, after her first
round trip.
This man declared that the White
Star Line officials had made Captain
Smith commander of the Titanic to
vindicate him in the eyes of the world.
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Three Storage Men Shot.
"DEGENERATE LUXURlES."
Titanic's Very Size ~Deneserate, Says
Stanley BoWdle.

Columbus, Ohio.-Stanley Bowdle,
marine engineer, a member of the Con-
s%titutional Convention, characterizes
the loss of 1900 lives on the steam.
ship Titanic as a sacrifice to degen-
crate luxury. Mr.. Bowdle advocates
international legislation to compel all
ocean ships to slow down to hall
speed when in the ice belt, in fog, OF
on dark nights.
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ICEBERG TORE
TITANIC'S Side
Sank as Band Played Nearer.
My God, to Thee Carrying
to the Bottom of the
Atlantic 1895 Souls
rs SURVIVORS ENTER PORT

New York.-After 4 days Of agoni-
zing suspense the Carpathia arrived at
this port bearing all that remains NOR
tai of the thousands of souls who sail
ed upon the Titanic.
Still dazed and half stunned from
the shock of that appalling night, amid
all their grier the survivors in senten-
ces Interrupted by sobs and ejacula-
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SHOCK KILLS A WOMAN.
Miss Katherine E. Mcguire Heartbrok.
en- by NepheW's Loss.

Brockton, Mass.-Miss Katherine E..
Mcguire, so years old, heartbroken by
the news that her nephew, John F..
Mcguire, was among those probably
lost on the Titanic, was taken violent
ly i'll and died within a few moments.
She had been in the best of health.
aDpa-srtly, but was much attached to
her nephew, and the shock was nor
than she oould bear.
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cRAzED BY WRECK TALK.
Ravlng About Titanic, Atlantic City
Man Goes to Asylum.

Atlantic City, N. J.-Crazed by
brooding over the Titanic disaster. Jo-
seph Fisher of this city became vio-
lently insane. He was taken to the
County Asylum after a struggle.
Although Fisher had neither friends
nor relatives abroad the wrecked liner,
he eagerly read all the news concern
ing the deaths Of the victims. He be,
came violent as he discussed the hor
ror.
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eLAMEs BRITISH OFFICIALS.
Inadequacy of L~ifeboats on Titanic
Stupid and Criminal.

Landon.-Allan H. Burgoyne, M. P,
editor of the Naval Annual, says:
Amid a horde of horrors, attendent on
the Titanic disaster, n vital. central
fact energies. This fact is nothing
less than the woeful i~nadequacy of
lifeboat accommodations, due to the
ridiculously ~antiquated regulations
laid down by the British Board of
Trade.
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A better thing than tooth POWER to
cleanse and whiten the teeth, remove
tartar and prevent decay is a prepare
ton called Paxtine Antiseptic. At
druggists, Csc a box or sent postpaid
on receipt of price by Pe Paxton
Toilet Co, Boston, Mass.
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A Correction.

eve are drifting toward a paternal
form of government" said the econo-
mist.
Pardon me If l correct you," re.
sponded the ~suffragette, gently; "to
be accurate, you should say a mater
nal form of government"
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Not Resentfuf.

Those people say they don't be-
lieve you ever reached the pole"
That's all right" replied the ex-
plorer, as he looked up from his
manuscript. "The more doubts there
are as to whether / landed or not, the
longer this rather remuneratiye dis.
cussion is going to last"
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In Fashion.

Husband (scathing)-You get mar
rover every day.
Wife (complacently)-Yes, I have
the fashionable figure.
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CAPITAL is IN GRIEF.
Loss of Titanic Causes -Postponement
of Many Functions.

observation-disclosures of the Titan
ic disaster social life is practically sus-
pended in Washington society, for
many leaders numbered close friends
among those who were drowned.
The sadness at the White House has
changed what was intended for a week
of pleasure for young friends of Miss
Taft and Robert Taft, now there, into
one of quiet.
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IsMAY's ESCAPE A SCANDAL.
CIubmen Wonder Whether He Was
Forced Into Boat by Employees.

by the London papers on the escape
of J.. Bruce Ismay, appears in the
Daily Herald, the e labor paper.
One of the chief subjects of discus
sion in the hotels and clubs is MI. Is
mays escape, there being much won
der as to whether he was forced into
a boat with the women and children
by his employees.
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SUFFERED
EVERYTHING
For Fourteen Years. Restored
To Health by Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable
Compound.
Elgin, IlL-"After fourteen years Of
suffering everything from female COM

plants, | am at last
restored to health.
al employed the
doctors and
even went to the
hospital for treat
ment and was told
there was no helpfor
me. But while TAX
ing Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable
Compound l began
m ;ponrOuo IL z
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Prevents Observation-Disclosures Eye salve
In Tubes for all Eye Ills. No Morphine.
Ask Druggists for New Size 25c. Val
liable Eye Book in Each Package.
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Riuh In His Line,

who was that man l had for a
partner at bridge last EVENING""
Hes a writer of farces."
Il might have known it."
"Why?"
"He made some mighty funny plays"
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A Common Fate.

For torpid, inactive or disordered liver,
take Garfield Tea. All druggists.
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Mrs. Wtnslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softens the gums, reduces infamma-
ton, allays pain, cures wind collie, 25c a bottle.
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Uncle-What became of your I'M
breakable toy?
Tommy-It wasn't strong enough to
keep pa from busting 1t.
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Good health cannot be maintained where
there is a eOnstlpated habit. Garfield Tea
oyercomes constipation.
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No harmful drugs In Garfield Tea. 1t Is CON-
posed wholly of simple health-giving herbs.
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Health Is the fashion. Take Garfield Tea.
the herb laxative which puriies the blood
ard brings good health.
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Hoxsie's Group Remedy for Group, Coughs and
Colds, stands at the top-a success for thirty years-
Prevents Pneumonia. Druggists. 50 cents.
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Nothing pleases a woman more than
her inability to show her age.
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Johnnie (aged seven)-Say, nam
ma, amt Uncle Jim in his second
childhood?
His Mamma-Why, Johnnie?
Johnnie-Well, he's ~bald-headed
Just like our baby.
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Imnor+an+ 4nIMo,har.
Reduced.

Potash-Cohen can meier make a
goot golluf blayer.
Perlmutter-For w not?
Potash-He neffer hollers fore-al-
ways he yells dree ninety-eight-Wis-
consin Sphinx.
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The more birthdays a woman has
the less she has to say about them.