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Feminine'FIingS.

II will really be great feat IL Chi
cago women succeed in extending the
feminine skirt to a foot below the Chi
cago ankle.-PIttshurgh Dispatch
AID Englishman says that the Amer
lean women seem TO dislike to wear
clothes. BE ought to marry one Of
them and see what a mistake he's
made. Charleston News and Courier.
II is claimed now that automobiles
and easy living are causing American
women to lose their slenderness and
grace Of figure This probably comes
from some dyspeptic who hasn't laugh
ed since the last time he saw a fat
woman riding a bicycle. - Cleveland
Leader.
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Education Notes.

OF the $4,000 public school teachers
in the United States more than four
ffths are women.
Esperanto IS taught in some OF the
state supported schools i'm England.
France and Germany.
The fairy tales OF Grimm Ind of
Hans Christian Andersen are excluded
from the Austrian schools by a recent
order "because uf their slight impor-
lance"
At WoOdbrQoke- England. there Is
school for serial service where men and
women from all parts of the world
study various kinds Of social work
The institution is affiliated with Biz
minghRm university.
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WORK OF UPLIFT
SHOWS RESULTS
Growth Of the Locus Street So
ciaI Settlement
HOW IT REACHES THE MASSES

What the Homsmaksrs' Club Of Hamp-
ton Is Doing to Better the Condition
of the Home and Community Life Of
the PsopIS-It Yields . Wide In
fuenes.
Hampton. Va.-The Locus Street So
ciaI Settlement In this town was found,
ed about twenty years ago by Mrs.
Harris Barrett, a graduate Of Hamp
ton institute in the class of 1884. The
work. which began with a few girls
of the immediate neighbOrhood. has
reached out into every section Of the
community. There are clubs and
classes for boys. girls. mothers and
grandmothers. Sessions are held every
afternoon and evening eight months In
the year.
The Women's club. known as the
'homemakers' club Of this organization,
has several departments. all of which
work for some phase OF home i'm
provement- Each woman works lp the
department IN which she is most inter
ested. ALI come together. however, at
intervals to work out and discuss prob
lens Of equal interest to all.
The child's welfare department has
two divisions In one talks are given
10 young mothers on the care and
feeding of infants. treatment Of colds.
care OF sick children. the dangers Of
soothing sirups and patent medicines
In the other talks are given on the
care and management OF children.
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New York's Big Scandal.

The trouble with New York's police
system Is that Il was going too fast
when II struck the iceberg.-New York
World.
The people not only Of New York.
but Of the entire country. want the
Rwbreakers and criminals run 70
earth.-PIttsburgh Post
In spite Of all the machinery Of law
New York city could not be thoroughly
freed from fits present disagreeable con-
dItions growing out Of the murder Of
Rosenthal. the gambIeE II public opin-
ion there did not insist on it--BostoD
Globe.
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HarmonX of oninion.

She was holding the ieethiEg baby,
trying to pacify Alice crying with a
toothache and attempting TO instruct
her husband how TO prepare a mixture
for Roy's sore throat. all nj the same
time
John. II could have looked forward
ten years and taken in this scene do
you know what should have doneY'
John. with alacrity. Yes. dear; just
what ] wish I had done "-Lippincott's.
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Young seals do not know how to
swim. They have 20 become gradual
" accustomed to the water either By
entering Il to paddle about By them
selves or BY being carried into 10 10
their mothers Jaws They have great
fear Of the waves that break into foam
and as soon a. they ZEE one approach
ing take to aIght IN terror and DO not
turn round until they have assembled
to a very high place above TIE ssa.
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Tm BROAD Ak CAN BB POUND
on SALE At FHz FOLLOWING
NEWS STANDS:

From on and after this date The
Broad AT, can be found on sale at the
following news stands:
A =. TervAlOn, cigar store and news
stand, 1904 Safe street.
George i. Martin, maker Of hns cigars
and news stand, Is ". slst st., near
State
3. n. Harvey's barber shop and
news stand, 1924 State street.
Mrs Nellie Phelps, cigars, notions
and news stand, IS W. seth st., near
Dearborn.
W. 8. Cole, cigars, tobacco and nsWB
stand, 81 W. slst st, near Dearborn
T. B. Hall, laundry Office and news
stand, IL W. 2eth St., near State.
B. Davis, cigars, tobacco and nswB
stand, $500 State st.
W. n. Maxwell, notions, cigars, to-
baeeo, CONNECTIONS and news stand, 624G
State st.
Edward Felix, notions, cigars and
news stand, SO W. sOth st.
T. Bishop, cigars, tobacco AID news
stand, W. 9th St., near State.
Turner WiIliams' barber stop and
news stand, 1882 State st.
Sylvester MeGlofin, news stand and
laundry Office, 4122 State st.
William Gaughan, laundry ohies,
cigars, tobacco and news stand, 26ss
State st.
N. T. Chiffon, ladies' and gents'
shoe shining parlors and news stand
6lO6 State Street.
Harry Shelby, news stand ssOs 1-9
State Street.
Mrs. L B. Taylor, notions, cigars
and news stand, Is ". Seth Street,
near State.
Benjamin 2. Eakin news and advsr-
tising agency, 42s Indiana Avenue, in
dianapolis, Ind.
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Business Saaaeity.

"How did you manage" asked the
landlords friend. Ito get all the guests
away from that other summer hotel?
They set good table over there. and
they certainly have you beaten as far
as location is concerned
you see we serve four meals day
here and thus give the ladies chance
to change their clothes more often than
they had {" at the other place."-Chi-
cagO Record Herald
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ping
His portion OF the gamblers golden
fleece
BE has little opportunity for stopping
Committeeman from probing the police
But will matters have proceeded any fur
ther
When all OF the invesJigaung's done?
Taking one consideration with another,
The public's lot Is not a happy one.
New York Mall.
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Facts From France.

In Frame there Is q tax on doors and
windows
France prnduces upward of 1900
OoO franrs' worth Of oysterS every
--r- ss.- Us 49,
-Four adjoining municipalities IN the
French diStrIrt Of DiiOn zach have one
Of four hrothPrs rs mayor.
A museum Of the horse ureSnBting q
complete history Of the animal from
the earlIpss known period to the pres
emf day wHl shorty BE- established b
Frame.
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Revision Upward.

The quacks tell folk OF adipOse
Just how thew may reduce their fat,
But seem forgetful OF the woes
That mortify the human slat
A catholic solicitude
Should make its goal a golden mean.
The genus quack should show some knacl
At nostrums for reducing lean.
Chicago Tribune
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The Royal Box.

King George OF England pays an In
come tax on his private estates
According TO an Austrian paper, the
most extravagant In dress among her
peers IS Queen wilhelmina Of Holland.
who spends annually 1850 on persona
attire
King Haakon VII. Of Norway is poor
as kings 90. hut he Is exceedingly popu-
Tar with his subiecfs His tastes are
domestic. I4u he spends part Of bis
money on ships and part on horses and
IN hunting.
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A Boominu Country.

An immigrant was coming over from
Ellis island on the ferryboat as the
sunset gun was discharged.
"Phat's thotT' he inquired Of bis
friend. rather alarmed
'Oh. that's sunset" was the reply.
''B' tn powers. II must be a great
country where the sun goes down with
such a fop as thotT he exclaimed
IudCe
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A Hustlinn lob.

IF give you a meal will you do
some work In the garden?"
Eyes. mum. I'll work at me regular
occupation"
what is your occupationT
''Chasin' snails out Of flower bees,
mum."-Boston Transcript
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Wonsn's Clubs Make Coed showing.
The numerical and financial status Of
the National Association OF WomenS
Clubs. a. reported AZ its recent b.
ennial convention at Hampton. Va,
n AZ follows: Number Of clubs. 500;
total membership. 1o90s: Money col
lected since last biennial meeting. Sz.-
f2A68 The cost Of property owned
BY the various clubs Il estimated At
S61 s451b The present valuation o.
properties owned and eOntrolied %
tie organisation b placed ct slls.-
ss216 wIIberforce. o.. was selected
for tie next biennial meeting
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He coming out Of hotell-What book
r. that you're wading through Ten
nyBon, ehi She-Did yOu nOtice the
particular poem ! was readingf He
No. Whyf she-Because it's odd you
should have used the word @Wading. "
ia Just got to the middle Of The
Brook. Boston Transcript
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A Suitable Choice.

The nsherman's bride had a cast in her
eye.
A nose slightly hooked and an air some
what fy.
And yet his selection was not without
reason
This giddy young thing was the catch Of
the season
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The Way of Womankind.

"oh. Bobbie.~ cried little Elsie. there
come the boy scouts! Come, let's bur
~ where we can see them when they
60 past
Jaw. you women are always losin'
your heads when you see a man in uni
form."-Chicago Record.
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Young man. saw you put your srm
around my daughters waist last even
ing"
%And / suppose you noticed how she
struggled Detroit Journal
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THE AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANY OF ILLINOIS.

OLD Lac LEGAL Reserve CO.
49, lUndsr State cOysramsnt SuDsryiIISs.
10000 deposited with the State.s Policies Of all
kinds, ranging from i've cents 70 ten thousand
dollars. Our industrial Contracts give 20 the color
ed policy holder more than any OtherleOmpany for
the same weekly premium.
colSrsd AEenis to Write and Cell eft Year Busness
Information OF rates and values 81 your age viii
be furnished free, upon giving your age, name and
address TO
The American Life Insurance. Co., Of Illinois,
Tel. RandolphS ~ West Adams Street
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Ris Marx.

The cross was formerly a part Of all
signatures. made a. an evidence Of the
subscribers faith and not Of inability
to write. a. u Il now.
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some friends Of Tuskeeee institute
nVlne In far sway Alaska recently seaf
me school q small donation Here a
"nere the poetry comes in about '-it's
U the giving. not the gift --Freemaa.
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Back On the lob.

Vacation now no rapture holds.
To toll Is now our wish
We caught about a dozen colds
And not q single fish.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
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COoing softly 20 ths lovely spring
Chasing gunbeams on the wall
What en- be this dlmpisd oarllng9
Jugt q baby-that's an
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Overriding t.

With anti-osculation
ExtendIng far its reach
Ifmay cause CONSERVATION
When wavelets kiss the beach
-YoungstoWn Telegram
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Very DeeoIIsts.

Husband-what did you pay for that
new evening eown7
Wife-Fifty dollars
Husband-W What: $25 q yardl-Phil-
adelphia Telegraph.
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The Cause Of Tire Trouble.
He let them dope and let them cut
And sond him on q cruise
He blamed his constitution but
Re never blamed the booze.
-cinrinnsti Enquirer.
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Emharra,sm.nt Of Riehes.

Alas. the speeches which read
New pangs OF disappointment start
For, though ! struggle hard indeed,
] cannot learn them all by hearth
Washington Star.
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Lacking.

- Lacking.
Though am fond Of picture shoWA
One old time Joy sadly miss
When be Il dealing fatal blows
] cannot hear the villain hiss
Chicago Record Herald
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The Professional Class.

"Pa. what s a professional polit-
eianT
-one who sells his vote for money.
I guess."-Detroit Free Press
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Puck
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a Hope You Will Not Forget Me-"

It's entrance was castle like; its outer
court a bower; its walls glistening
marble. It's height was great and its
general effect imposing. There were
private garages on each floor for the
cars of its tenants. / went in at the
entrance where I had left her, took
the elevator to the fifth floor and
rang the bell OF her suite. The door
was opened by an inscrutable-faced
mulatto maid who surveyed me uF
and down with quick keenness that
made me feel that she would never
forget me. inquired for her mistress
and was Immediately shown into 9
handsomely furnished reception par
| lor. Promptly Mrs. Dace came float.
| ing from between the portieres.
| | viewed her with refreshed admira'
ton. Her gown though Of angelic
simplicity was vet a triumph of art
fitness. The cunning Of master
hand was revealed in each smooth
/ curve and the delicate tracery OF lace
work through which the white fesf
cleared. Her figure was exquisite
and seemed to have been nodded
within this creation Of a genius. shs
approached me with hand extended
her smile witching thing.
eTo BE CONTINUED
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situations against her until I had pos
tive knowledge of their truth lie
listened silently, growing suddenly
sober at my warmth, and when had
finished addressed me with a mollify-
ing pat upon the back.
"Whew! I didn't think you were
going to get SO warmed up over lit
tie thing like that. But you may be
sure have no desire to disparage
your lady. I told you to start with
| that I knew almost nothing about her
except by hearsay, and you know as
| well as I do what that sort of evil
| dence is worth. They won't listen TO
| it in law. She may be pure gold for
all I know; but I was just warning
you to keep your guard Up until you
have tented her out. But new I'll tell
you something which I do know to
| be a fact. II you expect to hold a
| princess, you have got to be a prince
/ of good fellows yourself and go out
! and buy her new castle every few
j DAYS. Furthermore, in this case, you
are going to run up against a real
/ dragon" I smiled.
Dragons always get the worst OF
it in the story books; fire, smoke and
1 ALL returned with q touch of sar-
/ casm. But Bruce seemed very much
in earnest.
well, you won't find this one any
fairy tale beast that you can chop W
with tin sword. He is an up-to-date
hign-geared, sixty-horse power, mica
minute juggernaut, and you had better
keep out of his way or you'll get
smashed
sAnd the dragon Is who7'
Richard Mackay, boodler prince
and political boss who was indicted
by the grand jury in connection Witl
! that thirty-million dollar franchise
!, grab from the city: and who by soma
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against a proposition like cocaine III
wine, or woman like Mrs. Dace,
run for the fence. They are too
blamed seductive to fool with and
don't take any chances with them.
She has got the beauty and graces OF
all the NEUROLOGICAL goddesses COM
bined, but that does not count for
everything. II remember rightly,
those NEUROLOGICAL goddesses were
pretty bad lot. y
With the instructive desire that
Glare had possessed to fly to his de-
tense, / now felt myself surging to
Mrs. Dace's. But l held myself IN
leash. even assuming for the sake
Of argument that should desire to
make fool of myself over her, what
possible object could she have IN en-
couraging me to such idiocy?' | asked.
He puckered up his mouth and thrust
his hands deep IN his pockets.
"Well, now, that is one of the funny
things about women. Of course we
don't know much about them, but we
do know this: We know that the only
reason they care for us is because
they can't get anything better. Il the
gods came to earth, the only thing left
for man to do would be to cast him
self like swine into the sea. And
therein is where we differ from Wom-
alkind. Man doesn't want angels;
plain mortal provided she Is
not too plain, of course-is good
enough for him. But inasmuch as she
can't achieve the gods, on this earth
at least, she turns to man as the next
best substitute. Now you are a strap
ping young fellow, good looking and
| all that, and such men have always
| interested women from the beginning.
| But remember, there are women and
women. Take Clare, for instance.
| She Is beautiful, too, and keeps her
self looking as attractive as possible
in order to make people like her
| Yet she is as harmless as butter.
fly. Some others aren't, You ought
to know something of the species be
fore you pick up thing just because
it is gaudy. You might get stung.
Absolutely without information con
/ corning her beyond what Bruce him
self had confded in me, halt angry
at myself that I should take the
trouble to answer him, I nevertheless
yielded to my impulse to defend her
With considerable emphasis told hin
that I should refuse to believe any IN
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Uncle Sans Representative.


Senator John Sharp Williams ten
Of a negro lad in a southern town Wig
was not the least Jealous OF unel|
Sans servants. One day when tal
mail bag for that town was thrown
from the train the pouch was caugh
up by this diminutiVe courier Wh'
started of, as was his wont, on erlss |
trot to the post office.
AS he was rounding a corner Of -
station be encountered a larger bel
with the result that the little couTla
was upset. When the latter SOY Y
and readjusted himself he turned upas
the other exclaiming:
Look heah! Yo' wants to be- keaI
full bout dis chile! When yo' jars ~
yo' jars de gov'ment Of de Unit
States. I carries de nail!''
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SYNOPSIS.

Abuer Halliday. misery millionaire,
As found gagged, bound and insensible in
hin room HIS safe .rifled and $40 ooo miss
Sag The thread Of the story is taken up
hy A1is nephew Tom. Living in the same
house are other relatives; reckless Bruce
Halliday and pretty Glare Winton Bruce,
who To- q bond broker. has been trying. 60
save himself from i1nacaI ruin. He has
applied to his misery uncle and to others
GxT the loan but has been refused.
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CHAPTER v.

4 + ) .
The love of a man for a woman 10
strange disease. Its methods OF
attacking its victims are varient; f1s
effects manifold. It may be spasmoa-
ic or insidious, acute or chronic, Vlo'
lent as the toothacte or unsupported
as a slow fever. It's subjects may DO
melancho1ic, exhilarated, tormsGtee,
soothed or affected In any che OF .
dozen other different ways. In my
case, to start with, 1t was both 1nsld-
ious and exhilarating. was some
what like a man who has been snes
through some soft part by modern
high-poWer rife. He perhaps does not
feel it at the time and may run on for
a considerable distance before sharp
pang notifies him that he is badly hit
indeed. Then he sits down in consia'
cradle establishment and wonders
Just when he got it. ] had felt no
shock as yet, and had no doubt OF my
ability to run out Of danger at any
time. made an engagement to call
upon Mrs. Dace, and then dressed my
self with particularly as to details.
That done, squared myself before
the mirror for a view of the general
effect.
/ could not help but feel that Bruce
had spoken only the truth regarding
my personal appearance. I am SIX
| feet tall, and when was IN college
was a scintilIating athletic star OF the
first magnitude. Nor do believe
that am any vainer than the average
| man. but If any woman whom hap
pened to be with was ever displeased
with my physical parsonage, ! never
became aware Of it. Mrs Dace had
evidently approved of it, for she paid
! me the roundabout compliment Of
confessing in a general way her adj
miration of tall, wellset-up men. AS
surfing myself by a last sweeping
glance in the glass that I could DC
/ nothing more to improve my toilet,
departed.
The Arcadia was one Of the modern
palace apartments that are sprlnglns
up so magicaily In our greater cities
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CHAPTER tlt.-(continued.)

s'My God! MY God Forty thou
pand dollars or money that 4 toiled
and schemed and saved for gone into
ahs pockets OF loafing thieves. And
4 was going to put 1t In the bank
she first thing Monday morning. On,
MS terrible terrible" He fell to roll
Rang his head and cracking the joints
Gg his fingers in his mental agony as
Che officers looked down upon him in
mingled pity and contempt. Present
Nv he recovered himself with O. start
and demanded to know about his pa
gers: and this time was glad to be
@fsle to tell him that SO far as had
observed In my nasty scrutiny, moth
ing had been taken but the money.
He seemed tri1e relieved for the
moment at this information, but soon
fell back into his Iamentings. 1t was
ane OF the most iamentable sights
that ever looked upon. exhibiting
as 1t did all that was deplorable in
his nature. The captain cleared his
lanroat and began his examination
t<We have made thorough inspec-
Sion of the premises and cannot ma
shat anything outside of the front
rooms has been tempered with. All
ans windows OF the unused lower por-
aspu are nailed down and the shutters
&astened from the inside. The burglar
nlarm is In perfect order and would
have notified the station had anything
haan forced open The locks on the
Doors have not been broken, and they
are of an intricate Yale pattern that
could not have been picked. Every
fhing goes to show that whoever en-
tered did SO by means OF q key to the
front door. since the rear door was
bolted from the inside II he did not
umIock the front door 1t must have
been left open, or else he was Sc
GREETED i'm the house beforehand" lie
e1srned to Mrs. Tehbets. Are you sure
that everything was locked up last
might when you retired and that nc
outsider was secreted anywhere?" She
burst forth eagerly
land indeed / am, sir was down
stairs all the evening, and If the front
G3OF nau D6Rn open ny So huhSu do q
crack / would have known it. | al
ways notice such things. And there
was not anybody in the house besides
MIR. Halliday and myself, either.
sWept the whole place yesterday after
Rsonn, closets and all II anybody had
been under the beds my broom would
Nave found him quick enough, the
rogue" Noting these facts in his
memorandum book the officer contin
NED dogmatically:
tfThen it comes down to this. Who
ever did this must have done so By
means of a key to the front door. Inc
back door is still securely boited from
aae inside. and your housekeeper say:
ahe has not had occasion to use
tg,is morning. Therefore, 1t still re
mains as it was during the night, IDS
bower windows are securely fastened
the upper ones could not have peel
raised sufficiently to admit person
without setting OF the burglar alarm
and there are no other means OF en-
trance. 1t could not have been do1ss
atherWise.r There really seemed "a
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Mrs. Wilson Robinson, 704 Nessle SIa
Toledo, Ohio, writes:
II feel like a new person. have ID
more heavy feelings, no more pain, don't
belch up gas, can eat most anything
without it hurting me. / want ID 81
working all the time. ] have gained
3twenty-four pounds.
II "People that see me now and saw me
two months ago seem astonished. tell
them Pernna did 1t. l will say il i
the only remedy for spring and all othat
ailments. =
Ask Your Druggist for q Free Peruna
Almanac for 1912.
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this manner when the front door pen
rang sharply, and as Mrs. TebDets
was In the midst OF her own trouble
with my uncle, went below to an
swer 1t. Swinging the door open
saw on the step before me my OLD
friend. William LeDuc, whom had
not seen in ages. Heartily l grasped
him by the hand. and dragged him
within
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Simply BIushina.

A Gilman man, it is related, haaI
very red nose, and recently q very
quisitive person said to him: Epaea '
don't take offense, but I'm curious
know why your nose is always rea'
And this is the reply the inquisllaal
got: my nose is merely biasnlA
with pride over the fact that e Y
never butted into any ones buglaess'
Fort Smith Times-Record.
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Their Class.

What would you call authors OF
aviatfon?'
We'll. unless they go up In aepe
planes Of literature, should elns
them as underwriters.