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Often Spreads Disease.
Diary of a Well Dressed Girl
By SYLVIA GERARD.

diamonds. A narrow line of Iaarcasite
ran along the upper edge of the frame.
|: A pretty navy blue moire bag had an
openwork monogram which hung from
a ring at one side of the clasp. Shirred
taffeta ribbon was applied at the bottom
Of heavy black faille beg as its only
trimming. The taffeta was laid in the
shape of a star. and the points extended
up On the sides of the bag. long silk
tassel hung from the center of the star
at the base of the bag.
I wanted a novelty bag for carly fall.
as I had planned to buy a leather bag
for the winter months. One bag seemed
very odd, for at the top of the clasp
marcasite monkey sat up very straight.
as IL pertly examining the faces OF
shoppers on the street.
Then there was a lovely brocade bag
covered in bead embroidery. The latter
seemed a little more suitable for opera
which held two full ruffles of hair-lined
silk over the main bag. The clasp was
of German silver and the strings of
black taffeta. The bag was smart and
Frenchy in appearing. and resembled
those foreign novelties my girl friends
bring from abroad I am sure it is a bag
which will not be copied among the
cheaper lines of goods.
Marie bought beautiful evening bag
of pale blue brocade crepe de chine The
design stood out because 1t was out
lined in steel beads. She could hardly
decide between a solid bead bag in dark
blue and purple with the bold design
in white beads. and a gray satin bag
covered by iridescent beads placed at
even intervals like dots.
To hold dancing slippers the shopss
are showing a soft suede bag with paint
ed folds on four sides. 1t is called the
'.pannier bag because of the skirt
drapery of gowns which falls in similar
pointed folds.
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Mary turned on me defiantly.
"l mean." she said, that mother
says l must have that art instruction
at any Cost-and--and she's going to
give II to me for Christmas. Il sim
ply hate to take il from her, but she
insists. II wish you could have af-
forded IL"
Well, I couldn't" I said. hotly re-
sentful at Mrs. Penficld's offcious Of
fer for knew very well the general
ished IT with, "and what's more, Mary,
i forbid YOU to accept it,"
Mary flashed fire.
Peter" she said. 81 think you're
horribly selfish You won't give me
a thing yourself and. then, when
mother does, you won't let me take il.
0OU-yOu're unsympathetiC and-and
one of those men who haven't any
faith in a woman's ability to do any
thing"
Who said that" l demanded. your
mother" For Mary Is very often
conversational parrot. and 7 can trace
back the source of many Of her plati-
tudes
Mary didn't answer.
81 have every confidence in the
when she delivers the goods. But
certainly do not think that the few
little water-CoIor sketches you've
made Justify me in spending money on
your art instruction when were stead
lily going behind as it Is
Were spending more money than
make-how many times must / say
that? And were running in debt. This
money Dad gave us today is a vcrita hle
life-saVer. If you can fnO a training
school that will teach YOU the value
Of a dollar I'll put up for it cheer
fully. and ] imagine your father will
see that your mother takes a course
too.
When We arrived at Dads we were
not speaking.
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a famous baseball player in his
time. and that he would show hem
how to bat any time that they
wanted"
And, pray, what is The matter
with that" asked Mrs. TabbN. II
like to see people stay young rs long
as they can" But Mr.. Rags should
stay at the shop and attend to bust
ness" frOwned the dog lady. We
can't afford to miss customers, and
nc won't let me sell things"
"NeVrr mind" said Mrs. Tabby.
Those kitty boys of mine Will 70
doubt cure him of any Stiffness. !
was almost afraid to see him 90 out
with them. They don't hesitate to
play tricks on anyone"
Il hope they do cure him" said
Mrs. Rags. more satisfied. Il won't
say a word. for he needs it," And
cure him they did.
Poor MI. Rags. He would play
with the naughty Tabbv boys and
Toby Hicks. and he did get what
was coming to him. When he first
got out on the field the kitties and
pups pretended to be very polite,
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With that he threw a nice. easy
straight threw, but it was huge
tomato and not the ball which LETT
his hands.
Mr.. Rags saw it coming ard
squared his feet threw back his
head, and splash, r." struck III"
tomato right in the middle. and 1t
flew in his face, and eyes. and
mouth He dropped the bat, and
SDuttnrcd ard couGhcG and s:ld
naughty words and wiped his eyes
ana danced. calling on the boys TO
help him.
But when he tinally could So"
little wee bit, there was not kit
" or pup in sight and ne was
alone and dirty on the field. He
Sneai;rd In The back door aud
washed mis- face at the pump. Not
for worlds would he tell Mrs.
Rags. "I1l reve. play with th"sc
children again." he "aid 1T the
supper table. I little Iatv1. Ms.
Bags cnughed go hard when he
told her this that she had % leave
the room. and he sat, hot and un-
comfortable listening to the noise
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MR.. RAGS AT THE BAT.

and tossed easy balls to him. He
stood before them all very proudly,
and held the bat very tight.
Now ] will show you how to hit
balls" said Mr.. Rags. looking very
determined The kitties giggied, but
Tom, who was tie pitcher. looked
as solemn as an owl.
He bent over and touched the
ground. then tied himself III
knot. then united. ard whiZ-Z-z-z
came the ball. Mr.. Rags swung
and missed it. He looked very sur
priSed and angry. but Tommy only
smiled and lowed politely while
he waited for Rags TO get his
breath.
"Rcady." cried NJ. Rags. and
Tommy tied himself up III another
knot and then let loose. Slam
went Rags and WhiH-Z-I-Z sped
tn" ball past his very nose. He
looked more surprised than ever.
and Toby Hicks, thought that he
said q naughty word.
"Couldn't yCu throw those halls
a. little bcttnr?" he cried as Tom
my. ana naughty Tommy Ta1hy
,pit on his paws. and dug down in
his pockets and said, "Tassi:, You
bet cam" just like = tram, cat.
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81 said Marie as she picked up
L my little silk and leather
shopping bag which I had
been carrying since spring. Marie is a
bride, and everything she wears is ridi-
culously new and shiny. Hence her right
to criticise.
And there is hole in one side" she
pointed. Suppose your scissors went
through that On the way to the sowing
club" / nodded that she was right
And a big greasy spot in the silk,
and salty smell inside" she added
The spot came from a chocolate sun
dae, and / did carry my wet stockings
home from bathing in it at the shore, "
explained. With that ! wrote Buy
new shopping bag" on my list. and felt
very conscious of the old one all the
way downtown. ....
The new fall bags are perfectly fas-
to choose. Since Roman stripes and plaid
silks have had such a rage they hav
been used for all manner Of things. l
saw two bags made Of the material.
One Of the bags had black satin
foundation. and over this. just like the
tunic dresses. a flaring ruffle of plaid
silk outlined in tiny steel beads. bag
completely covered in plaid silk had a
German silver clasp and black taffeta
strap. Cream Ottoman silk lined the
bag. and it's edge was outlined in a
flutng of black ribbon. Another long.
pointed bag of Roman silk was trimmed
by a single stripe Of green velvet run
ming up the center.
Most of the bags are weighted to a
point at the bottom by heavy pendant
and they are flat and rounding like a
bottle crystal tassel suspended from
n small braid made a bag of black taf-
feta, seem longer than 1t really was.
This bag had silk straps held by two
small slides Of marcasite, glitterinS like
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NO. l07.
MkEY'S TALENT APPRECIATED.
WV HAT are you so glum about
N asked. as We turned out
w of the street.
"Just tired" said Mary.
It's bully Christmas night" said,
trying 20 cheer her The airs won
eerfuIly crisp. and l like to see the
moon sparkle on the snow, don't
you"
Sometimes, said Mary.
Why not tonight" | insisted, prct-
" sure by now that there was some
ming definitely wrong.
Well, ] don't think said Mary,
that it's been A particularly pleasant
Christmas, do you?"
Well" l admitted, the turkey did
burn q bit, of course. and n few
things went wrong, but this was our
first Christmas home, and We couldn't
expect to swing the thing without a
hitch"
''No-o-o-o-o, OF course not" said
MARY Everything has been A sort Of
disappointment"
II flashed over me that Mary was
brooding over the fact that ! had
given her "A dressing gown instead rf
that accursed year of art instruction
that she craved. ] asked her point
blank
We'll. no" she said. flushing, tit
isn't exactly that, Peter. But-but +
told mother hadn't got 1t. and she
ives 80 disappointed. for she thinks I
really have wonderful talent"
''She doesn't have to pay the bill. I
flung out fiercely. You can admire
anybodys talent when you don't have
TO put up for its development"
That's the trouble" said Mary, bit
ing her lips. she does"
Does what"
Have TO put up for it
You mean"
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. Advice to Girls ?
By ANNIE LAURIE

Dear Annie Laurie:
] am a girl eighteen years old: have
been acquainted with a fellow who
is twenty-five years old, for two
years, and he would like TO go out
with me. but my mother and broth
rrs do not care for his company be-
cause they heard he was a gambler
and too old Another thing. because
his brother CANDLES they think he is
the same but ] fail TO see II. Please
advise me what TO DO. ANXIETY.
r. OR goodness sake, child. what do
- they want you TO fnarry-an in
fant in arms? Twenty-Five too
Of?
But the gambler part Of II and the bad
bFother-that's different.
Quite different. / should listen very
seriously TO anything they have TO say
on that score. Probably your mother
knows nothing definite against the man
but feels that there is some way some
thing wrong about him. She may be
light. and she may be wrong; good men
sometimes have bad brothers, but there
ls such thing as vice that runs In fam
ilies. Take your time and be sure you
are not getting into loose-living fam
lily. Listen TO your mother; hear what
your brother has to say; keep your own
>xaS and ears open and make up your
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The Daily
Editorial
For Women
The Saleswoman and the Purchaser.
By BETH JEFFRIES.

In Philadelphia they have inaugu-
rated a high school course for girls in
'salesladying." That is just what they
call 1t. Not only are the young girls
taught what not to say and do, which
| Is a matter Of much more vast import
/ ance.
Eut just as it takes two to make a
quarrel 1t takes two to make purchase,
| and all Of the instruction in the world
on tho part OF the saiesgirl cannot mend
| matters II the purchaser Is bound to be
| overbearing and unnecessarily conde-
scending.
Why not a night school or classes in
teach prospective purchasers how to
buy?
Most women think that when in the
position Of a purchaser they are to be
the recipient Of all sorts Of useless at
tentior. and that the salesgirl Is merely
convenience.
There is just one impression which
the purchaser should strive to make. By
the exercise Of common sense courtesy,
! delibly stamp upon the mind uf the
| salesgirl the fact that she is q lady, and
an intelligent woman, far above the lit
tie hypocrisies which make 1t necessary
for some women to try to lord 1t"
To make this impression Of womanli-
ness few don'ts must be taken into ac-
count.
Don't try to fool the shop girl as to
social position, and the amount Of money
you have. She sees hundreds Of your
very kind doing the same thing, and she
HAS YOUR NUMBER. You merely
lose her respect, and court rudeness
when this hypocrisy IL detected.
Don't humble your address, and look
| in another direction when you give It.
That Is a bad business policy, and, far
from proving your superiority, stamps
you as merely rude. .-.
Don't loose your temper. For right
then and there you will not get what
you want. You appear at disadvant-
, age, and II you are aging and don't like
to show 1t. a million wrinkles will give
your horrible secret away!
Don't have things that you do not
want. sent home. II you make a prac.
tice Of this you will soon loose your
pull with the establishment. They
will mark you down as an unreliable.
Don't expect to be waited on before
| everyone else. II you dispatch your
business quickly. and other women dis
, patch theirs quickly there would be less
| shopping" and more buying.
Don't shop until you wish to buy.
when you do want to buy. the clerk win
not know and will not want to waste
her valuable time on you. Look well be-
fore buying, and say that you are look
ing Re sincere with the shop girl, and
she will be sincere with you.
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oculated into the arms or other parta
OF the skin when the operator-as i.
usually the case-moisteus the ink.
mikes the pigments or fails 10 sterilizs
the needle used
Lockjaw, blood infections by dirt
germs, typhoid, typhus infectious heart
disorders and even pneumonia have been
spread from the rusted needle or soueo
and -disinfected skin during the act
of tattooing.
TATTOO marks. once they have been
stamped into the skin, are either very
difficult or impossible to remove. Simple
breaches Of oxalic acid. chlorate or pot
ASH or peroxide of hydrogen may be
dies
Electrolysis. with the addition Of som.
drug or acid in the hands of a skflIfuI
physician, has often rid the epidernnj,
ana cutaneous structures of the tattoo
blemish
Unluckily. 1t often becomes necessary
10 literally cut out and lance the rides
cent red and blue pictures from the
anatomy. Then a thin film of skin /.
shaved away from the thigh or som.
similar hairless part of the body. anc
cnis fs grated upon the scraped OF
cauterlzed area that was once yari.
coiored with amateur artistry.
Copyright. 1914. Newspaper Feature Service.
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Copyright. J@H, by +. F.. Sodcro
(fY NEVER saw such an cid
silly" said Mrs. Rags to
Mrs. Tabby one morning a:
Mr.. Rags went out Of the
house. The cat and dog ladies were
busy sewing and talking as Mr..
Rags passed them and went down
the path with Il bat over his
shoulders
Mrs. Tabbv laughed. 'What seems
to be tho trouble now. Mrs. RaCS?'
she said: Il think that Mr.. Rags
has behaved beautifully for tho last
few days. since YOU tied him in bed"
At the mention of that, both ,roa-
lures began to laugh, and it was
several minutes before Mrs. Rags
could answer.
well. it is that Rags man. she
said, es soon as she could get her
breath. Instead of attending TO his
business. he has n notion that he is
Young pup again, and that ho can
play as we'll as the other N"iInG
creatures 7 heard him telling YOU"
son, Tom, til" other day that he was
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The Deeds That Live.

eseest the only
simply
saent befor
Napoleon"
OF all terrible OF
which
rore pitful and s.
groaning
old
down In a day o bles
pebbles smooth smiling beach? And
nohngnes
children
of
wild
Are nothing sometimes
what wfnb all like gone?
L matte
ness nd hearts?
the shoean look ant
in soldier
ionelyc
II here-the
EreatN Napoleon Howw would he
he believe wonder the great Napoleon has he
dumby they
Does he know ho
II he would he answer if he could?
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own mind. Not your own heart; your
own mind.
Dear Annie Laurie:
am thirteen years old. and will
be a freshman this fall.
! am five feet and two inches tall
How long should | wear my dresses?
How should / wear by hair? EVA.
WY EAR your dresses to your shoe
w tops. Eva, plain, simple,
" pretty, girlish dresses. Wear
your hair in a braid down
yonr back with a pretty bow at the top
and at the bottom, or tie your braid up
II you like.
The more simply and girlishly you
dress and wear your hair the prettier
you will look, little girl
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THE TIMES BEDTIME STORY

in the kitchen Did Mrs. Rags
know? He dared not ask, and
Mrs. Rags did not tell. hut the
next day everyone I'm Tabbyland
krew it anyway.
He stayed in his SHOP and at
tended 10 business after that for a
long time and no one dared even
so much as whisper 'baSebalr'
when he was about,
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Copyright, 1914 Newspaper Feature ServiceJ
Miss Laurie will welcome letters Of
inquiry on subjects of feminine inter-
est from young women readers of this
paper and will reply to them in these
columns. They should be addressed TO
her, care of this office.
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If Napoleon Could Return,
What Would He Say?
Copyright. 1914. Newspaper Feature SerN
. I'D you see it In the dispatches
By wINIFRED BLACK.

ID you see it In the dispatches
the other day?
They didn't make much of il
in the headlines. or. indeed, in
'ho dispatches themselves,
II was only mentioned casually in the
incidents of the day.
II ran something after this fashion:
The streets Of Paris are deserted.
All the big shops are closed. and the
little shops have put up their shutters.
The omnibuses are not running.
and you can't get a taxi for love or
money The restaurants. such OF them
as are still open, are deserted.
These was scarcely handful or
promensders in the Bois. but out at the
Hotel des Invalides. the people gather
ed at the tomb Of Napoleon.
There was no public meeting. no
speakers. Nothing to draw them, but
there they were by the thousands.
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If ignorance were DllSS most q US
would be so happy we should choke
4 man who drinks from the cup Of
sorrow has no sphon on the side
Omaha World Herald.
Many a bright college graduate Las
wished he knew as much IS he
thought he knew when he entered the
freshman year Milwaukee Sentinel.
The alarm clock often does for a
man what his conscience can't do
Toledo Blade.
The boss of a small job does the
most ordering.
Though you give people the kind Of
auvice that they want they will hold
it against you if it goes wrong.-Albany
journal.
When You are in doubt what to say,
don't say il.
There are always those who are rSa&s
to make trouble for those who ssesN N
blessed is the peacemaker wAe @M
get away with Ill ol'do Bla0e
II you don't want to hear some
wildly prejudiccd war talk. avoid the
man who prefaCeS his remarks with
the declaration that he wants to be
p, rfectly fair Nashville Bounder.
The optimist in business gets the
customers baltimore American.
Some people imagine that their wealth
absOive& them from the obligation to
play their debts t~OmptlN.
Ina gina ton is a great uplifter. 1t
enables an organ grinder to regard
himself as a musiCian.-Albany journal.
The man who gives his whole time to
politics will find that he is doing mighty
little for his country.-knoxville Journal
and Tribune.
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Tattoo Marks
Often Bring Diseases
BY DIR. LEONARD KEENE HIRSHBERG,
A. B.. NJ. A., NJ. d. tJohns Hopkins.

71HOSE mendicant mechanics of the needle ndel
i bic inks Of many colors, who ply their nefarious
trade called "tattooing" usually leave behind them
lingering train Of regrets and pentence.
Sailors a class themselves when it comes to
peacock's tail.
Tattooing is strange custom, which had origin
various ways Although ndelble been used YER
million, indigo carbon and such materials
monty vaccinated" in. There day when this
dee used In India and other parts Asia signify
social and degrees of citizenship. Els
In places, such the Sandwich Islands. men
have kind Of a tattoo mark and the women another
Each mark proves tribe and district which man
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Or. HrshoerQ ,Oia onsscer question
for readers of this paper on pedaca
hyofenic. and sanito.sos sx65ects thot ar,
OF general Interest. Hs toiu sof sxasr.
take to prescribe or offer odvSce for m.
dtDfdHd! cases. Where the sxbtsct = no
or 0enerdI interest Letters tcll b On
stccred personally, II a stomped and m
dressed envelope - tnc1osed Addrees al
Inquiries to Dr.. L. x. HirsAbsrg cor,
thfs ofJtce.
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Hits From Sharp Wits.

Some persons take advice so that they
NAV have some one to blame if their
undertakings fail
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If ignorance were bliss most Cf u:
would be so happy we should choke.
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The bass drum makes the most noise
In \ band but it wouldn't be missed
IL il were out-Albany Journal.
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have vermlon circle with
Fiji islanders tattoons however,
Married Women Tatooed
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Some American tribes as well as South
Sea islanders tattoo with religious cere-
monies. Figures Of dogs. men, stars.
crescents, circles. squares, and all sorts
Of oddities are tattooed upon children as
they come of age.
In Borneo the married women are tat
tooed on the hands, feet and thighs. No
unmarried girl Is ever tattooed. In Bur-
NAH all legs Of low-caste natives are
tattooed, while in Australia the totem
Of each man is thus crocheted into his
flesh.
The lately deceased Andrew Lang in
vestigated this weird custom, and in the
cast he found that professional tattooers
carry about with them books of designs.
each ono of which Is supposed to charm
away some malady or ward off evil.
The Apache and Yuma Indians or
Arizona distinguish their married wom-
en- by several blue lines which run from
the lower lip to the chin. When the
young squaws wish to become mothers
they have the figure of a baby tattooed
into the forehead. When Esquimo
women tattoo their faces with lamp
black they consider themselves matrons
Of society.
Often Spreads Disease.
In Jerusalem. at Lourdes, at the shrine
of Our Lady of Lorette and at other
similar places men who ply the profess
sion Of tattooing will for a small sum
Of money tattoo a design commemora-
tive Of the visit. .......
Tattooing is done at times with the
electric needle, but the common pictures
seen on soldiers and sailors are not
done thus. Only too often loathsome
blood disease, tuberculosis OF the skin
or malignant growths have been in
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4 man who drinks from the cup Of
sorrow has no siphon on the side
Omaha World Herald.
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Peter S Adventures In
Matrirnonv
By LEONA DALRYMPLE.

a
by Ida NJ an S a.
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GROGAN'S
"The House of Plainly Marked Prices"
Prices in Plain Figures

1t will please you to find every price in store in
plain figures This nsures price to all-the lowest
-and includes the privilege of having your purchases
charged open account, without notes or interest.
Paor Suite loose cushions reduced from $50 to- $72OO
Paror Suite loose cushions reduced from $50 $500
Mahogany Dressing Table reduced from to- 14OO
Golden Oak China Closet reduced from S425O to- 1925
Mission Serving Table, reduced from $1,000 to-. 500
Golden Oak Wardrobe reduced from $500 to 80. BOTS
Golden Oak SdebOard, reduced from sos 90 to- 5525
Mahogany Chiforobe reduced from S42 SO o.... 361O
Mission Oak Book Case reduced from $1,000 to .. 1900
Brass Bed guaranteed finish reduced from SO to- 14OO
White Enameed Iron Bed, reduced from S. to-. 375
White Enaneed Iron Bed, reduced from $1,000 to-. 15OO
Golden Oak Washstand reduced from Sii so to- $50
S65 grades of Administer Carpets reduced to..... 15O
S 65 grades of Velvet CARPETS reduced to .. 15O
S25 grades of Tap Brussels CARPETS reduced to- Ito
81 10 grades of Tap Brussels CARPETS reduced o.. CSC
oOC grades of Ingram Carpets reduced to. ..... SOC
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Answers to Health
Questions

Mrs. G. J.-Is there a cure for IN.
liquor habit which might be adninis.
tered without the persons knowiny IT.
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the poor
all to
tomb OF the Napoleon
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Putting ipecac into the liquor has beer
known to cure this habit.
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Many a bright college graduate Las
wished he knew as much IS he
thought he knew when he entered the
freshman year Milwaukee Sentinel.
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~ OOKS positively rat-eaten."
said Marie as she picked up
my little silk and leather
shopping bag which I had
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The alarm clock often does for a
man what his conscience can't do
Toledo RIadc.
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own mind.
own mind.