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Looking Through = Psriseope.

1t is an experience to glance through
a periscope Of a submarine when sub
merged 1t Is also something that
needs getting accustomed to before any
distinct image can be made out The
first thing that strikes the novice is the
extraordinarily wide range Of vision
The whole outline Of a vessel can be
clearly made out, though the ship may
be comparatively close at hand. while
farther away. the ocean can be swept
to a very considerable extent Those
who have been accustomed to subma-
rines since their early days state that
vast improvements have been made In
periscopes lately over the former pat
terms, when the view was very re-
stricted. Submerged watchers were
then often puzzled to know whether IT
was the hull Of a ship or a portion Of
the coast they could see. London
Standard
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A Premier Who Won't Write

Count Okuma, though he is the au-
thor OF books and pamphlets and in
Vulnerable magazine and newspaper
articles, dictates all his work to a sec
rotary and so far as is known has new
er even written his own signature
The truth OF the matter is that he
forms the beautiful Chinese characters
Ike a schOolboy. and. since the auto
graphs OF the great are highly priced
In Japan, many expedients have been
successfully tried to get a scrap Of his
writing. A friend once made an at
tempt which came near being success
full He pretended to have forgotten
how to form certain Chinese charac-
ter and asked how it should be written.
Count 0kuma took up the brush and
paper. which had been conveniently
placed at his elbow. but the plot failed
at the last moment, for he put down
the writing material with a smile and
traced the character with his finger on
the ashes Of the hearth.-Carl Crow In
Worlds Work
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a
According to classic legend Dan,S-
elcs, who lived about 100 years before
Christ was eoefder and natterer e q
Trannleaf ruler inmed Dioaysias
whom hedeciared the happiest man on
eArth To conyince, him OF his mistake
and prove that even the once OF king
had tts drawbacks DiOnysius Invited
Damocies 70 take his place ana do his
JOB for awhile. So DamocIes donned
royal robes and was seated At ban
quet enjoying himself when he sud-
denly perceived hanging over his head
sword suspended By a single horse
hair. which was liable to break at any
moment This so terrified him that he
Immediately resigned his temporary
kingship. Whether the story Is true or
not, II has served for q long time 10
point a moral Thackeray says In
Vanity Fair" Let us who have not
our names in the red book console our
selves by thinking comfortably how
miserable our betters may be and that
Damocles, who sits on satin cushions
and Is served on gold plates, has an
AWFUL sword hanging over his head,
In the shape Of a bailiff or hereditary
disease or family secret"
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Jonathan Wild.

Nothing In the way Of thieving Is
likely to disturb the record Of Jona-
than Wild, thief taker and receiver Of
stolen goods, who did such a flourish
ing business with his lost property Of
ice In the Old Bailey two centuries
ago. He organized his thieves into
gangs, allotting them to the different
main roads to London, to churches,
theaters and public functions, while
a special brigade was trained for do
nestle service. Wflds practice when
receiving stolen goods was, II possible.
to inform the person who had been
robbed that they had been detained By
a dealer and would be restored on pay
ment OF commission Other stolen
property was warehoused. and a stan
Of mechanics was kept for altering
watches and jewelry. which were con-
veyed to the continent by his own YES
sci A trihing matter OF the restora-
ton OF some stolen lace proved his
downfall. and he was hanged at Ty-
burn on May "a. 1725.-London Taller
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Ranuhlic of Oualla.

American natives still maintain a re-
public OF their own in western North
Carolina. the independence Of which is
recognized at Washington 1t Is gov
erned by Cherokee Indians and con-
sists Of a rich valley about eighty
square miles in area with 1000 popu-
latiOn-
This republic is known as Qualla.
and its president IS chosen by ballot
every four years. receiving a salary OF
$500 annually. Only Cherokees over
thirty-fye years old can be president
Three secretaries form his cabinet, and
there is a council OF congress consist
ing Of two delegates from each 100
members of the tribe Although the
chief possesses veto power. he cannot
act on any matter Of public policy
without consent Of the council No
one can hold office who denies the ex-
istenee OF God. heaven or hell The
school system is excellent English
and Cherokee languages are taught
Brooklyn Eagle.
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Evidently Soma Mistake.

Some time ago party named Brown
had a dream. and the thing so impress
ed him that he gave a detailed account
Of it to several of his friends.
by the way, JIM" he remarked to
an acquaintance one afternoon, did ]
tell you about the dream had the 9TH
er nightY'
mo. don't think you did" respond
ed the other. What was it abOutY'
Il dreamed that / was in heaven"
answered Brown, with a reflective ex-
preston "On one side there was a
piano playing. On the other there was
a cornet. Not far away there was a
photograph. while just beyond against
there was a vio"-
you must have been mistaken, old
man." impressively broke in the other.
THAT wasn't heaven."-Philadelp
Telegraph
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Graduated sugar tastes sweet Pow
der 1t In a mortar and IL win taste less
sweet Owing to this fact It Is hard
TO convince some people that powdered
sugar Is not adulterated, although this
practice, easily detected, Is practically
unknown at present. writes George w.
ROlfe In the Science Conspectus. A
quarter OF a grain Of quinine mixed
into q pound OF graduated sugar d
said to make It taste sweeter. CON-
mon salt in small quantities win I'M
prove the sweetness OF cake and other
sweet foods, as all cooks know.
Raw sugars, even when they contain
negligible quantities Of the sweeter
mother sirups, taste distinctly sweeter
than graduated sugar, although their
actual sugar content is less. This Is
due to the salts and extractive matter
in the raw product, and it is why many
cooks sigh for the old fashioned open
kettle sugar and even prefer the re
finers' Imitation goods to granulated In
making their apple pies.
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Astohfshins statistics have been eilk.
ed With reference to the amount Of
iWork accOmpIisRsd By the brain and
nerves hptanS PlayaaE.2 = ~
A pianist In view Of the present state
o. psanotorpe playing has % cultivate
the eye to see about 500 signs In one
minute. the fingers TO make about 1900
movements and the brain to receive
and understand separately the LOO
signs while 1t issues 2.o00 orders In
playing Weber's "Moto PerpetuO" a
pianist has to read 4.54l notes In a lit
de under four minutes. This Is about
nineteen per second. but the eye can
receive only about ten consecutive i'm
pressions per second, so that II Is evil
Dent that In very rapid music a player
does not see each note singly. but rath-
er sees them In groups. probably a bar
or more at one vision In Chopin's
Etude" in E minor. In the second set
tne speed Of reading Is stin greater,
since II Is necessary to read $3.50 signs
In two minutes and a half. which Is
equivalent to about twenty-six notes
Per acknowledgements
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LAZY TronieaI Laborars.

The most considerate employers Of
tropical labor agree with the most in
considerate In saying that In general
It is useless to attempt to spur the ma
lives by any motive beyond the actual
demands Of food and shelter Kind
ness and consideration on the part Of
the employer undoubtedly promote
faithfulness. but they seem rarely TO
arouse ambition or energy.
1t is literally true In Guatemala, for
Instance, that the more a native IS
paid the less he viii work. II one
days pay viii buy two days food he
win work half the time; II the pay Is
increased so that one days pay will
buy food for three days he win work
one-third Of the time. The experiment
has been tried again and again, and
there is practically universal agree
ment as to its result-Professor Els
worth Huntington In Journal Of Race
Development
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Presence Of Mind.

Young Arthur. the pride of the fami-
ly, had been attending school all Of six
weeks, and his devoted parent thought
It was high time he should find out
how things were running So be asked
one afternoon:
And what did my little son learn
about this morningT'
"0h, a mouse. Miss Wilcox told Us
all about houses"
That's the boy. Now. how do you
spell mouseT'
1T was then that Arthur gave prom
ise OF being an artful dodger. He
paused meditatively for a moment,
then said:
Father, guess was. wrong. II
wasn't a mouse teacher was telling us
about; It was a rat"-Harper's Maya
zine
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rev oaseilns EnsIsss WorNr.y-s
Fche pzactieal ep1rstisn oe q -.
me @slnf thers are SEVERN n1,ts
each characterized 6y a plrticnisr
event The cylinder Is CHARGED bv an
outsroke Of the piston. creating a
Vacuum behind II ana drawine Is TIE
mixture OF air and gasoline gas formed
IN the earhnretot The charge Is then
compressed by the return stroke of tho
piston. which act secures complete car
ourizauon OF the contained air and re-
dnces the mixture to the proper eondi-
non to be kindled by the limiting
spark or other source Of firing. This
causes It to explode. or to expand sud-
denly aPd with great effect and drive
the piston outward again. The fourth
stroke which is the one Immediately
Following the explosion, is known as
the exhaust stroke from the fact that
tne piston, moving back again In the
cylinder. expels the products of com
ousdon through the exhaust valve
This process completed. the parts are
IN position for a repetition Of the proc
ess, the valves for admitting gasoline
gas to the cylinder being opened AGAIN.
Philadelphia Press.
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} M f1fkish wohsiuh sfe Is IS ecooste-
"a among D. most kdoStr1b6s Nonan
Of the earth Thsy eertainly do q vast
aneunk Of vork. They make carpets,
screens for doors workbagS horse
clothing and blankets. A Turkish girl
makes al the kibitka, or tent domes-
dc carpets. and other household requi-
Eites before she Il married. II she
gets married without cOmplettng this
task It b expected that she win by
her own labor refund the money which
her parents have given as her dowry.
This dowry usually consists Of 100
sheep and q certain amount OF money,
which a bridegroom either pays down
In a lump sum TO the parents Of the
bride to collect his friends for a sue
cession OF horse races and other sports.
An important part Is to decorate a
camel with the handsonest trappings,
which are sent to the brides tent On
this she goes forth to receive congrat-
ulations Of her relatives and friends. Il
Is on this she Is carried away by the
female relatives OF the bridegroom.
She and her attendants feign to resist
the act by throwing raw oats at the
other women--Indianapolis News.
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The Old Saltcallar.

, During the latter part OF the middle
ages the saltcellar was the most con-
spicuous object on the table II was
always placed In the center Of the long
table at which the household gathered.
my lord and lady, family and guests
being at one end and the servants and
retainers at the other. and IN this way
ones social position was at once ap-
parent, the gentle folk" sitting above
the SALT and the yeomanry below 1t.
Among the wealthy the saltcellAr was
OF gold or silver. Benvenuto Cellini
chased some for Francis l. that were
OF the most exquisite workmanship.
and at the Louvre may be seen several
rich specimens OF saltcellars In faience
and the famous set made at Orion for
Henry L
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De ovineev,s Monotonous Diet.

De Quincey's style was variegated
enough, but bis diet was monotonous
to a degree. his dinner for the last
thirty years Of his life invariably COM
prising some loin of mutton. boiled rice
and coffee. Every day he interviewed
the cook and told her to prepare these
dishes. adding: If you do not remem-
Der 70 cut the mutton In a diagonal
rather than longitudinal form. conse-
quences intellectually distressing to my
system viii arise and win prevent me
from attending In matters OF over
whelming importance" No wonder the
bewildered Scotswoman when thus
drenched with polysyllables for the
first time was heard to remark, The
body has an awful SIGHT Of wordA"-
London Chronicle
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! Eha manner n which ths peaeock
W1sna ifself and dlsplaFWoss1DaEhzEEI
WAen ssaIehInk f5r !, tffdS ~ ofteA
been commented ubon. ne StrangeSe
bird eourtHhipg haweEarxiEehato Of the
lesser birds Of paradise. who hold dane.
hog parties. at which the male birds
work themselves I'D 10 q state border
ing On frenzy and attract the fsmaleg
By utterins loud. penetrating cries. hopsl
ping backward and forward wildly
among the trees and displaying their
feathers TO the best advantage
The crane h another bird which
dances for his love and makes hea
many graceful bows. while manikins-
birds largely found In South America
dance In pairs and sing at the same
time. The male birds stand upon a
twtg about one and one-half feet from
each other and literally jump In the
air about two feet and land In the
same spot on the twig with the regular
fly Of clockwork. repeating a short
melody as they do this which presuma-
bly, fascinates and captures the heart
OF the other sex--London Tit-Bits.
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Deadly Plants.

Blue rockets show fear, and the dead
" nightshade is full Of hatred Both
of these are plants. but that does not
prevent them from declaring merciless
war on all animal life. The blue rock
ct perfume carries one OF the dead
lest Of pOisons. 0ne-sixteenth Of a
grain shot from its poison pistl has
proved fatal to a man.
Give this plant the semimuscular
system possessed by the earnivorous
plants and it would be more dangerous
than the cholera" said Professor Hen
" G. Walters. head Of the plant re-
search bureau at Langhorne.
The professor. who maintains that
plants have memories and are capa-
BILE Of love. believes also that there are
plants which exercise all the emotions
Of enmity.-New York Sun
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Terms Not Accented.

While out fishing one day. dressed IN
oilskins and SLOUGH hat. Mr.. Cleve-
land was accosted by an amateur fish
erman dressed in the height OF fash
ion In outing toys.
Hello, there b7atmanT' called out
the stranger, who saw that Mr.. Cleve-
land had made a good catch. what
will you take for your fishT'
I'm not selling them" replied Mr..
Cleveland
well, what do you want to take me
out fishing tomorrow"
Mr.. Cleveland laughed, enjoying the
joke
Il can't make any engagement ex-
cept by the season. VIII you give me
as much as / made last year,
You're a sharp fellow, but you're a
mighty fine fisherman. and Ill accept
your terms. How much did you earn p
'Oh, about $1,000 a week. was
president Of the United States"
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Couldn't Blame Them.

Papa had a crouch. and an atmos-
phere Of deep gloom settled over the
family dinner table Even LITTLE Bobby
felt that something was wrong. but he
had TO talk or burst. and he preferred
to talk
Daddy" he asked. why did they
throw the tea overheard In Boston har-
borT-
Daddy twirled the spoon In his cup
while he thought up this mean thing to
say: IF it was anything Ike this stun
they certainly had a mighty good ex-
cuse for throwing Il overheard"
Having got this remark on his chest.
the old man felt 50 good that be actual
" smiled, and before he knew It bis
crouch was gone.-St Louis Post-Dis-
patch
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HUNTING Ground For the Author.

The hunting ground for the author in
search Of a title is the Bible Hall
Game has drawn therefrom 1.-The
Woman Thou Gavest Me" THE Prodi-
gal Son." The Scapegoat" Miss Ma
RE Coreln went to the same source for
''Wormwood" and "Barabbas," Miss
Braddon for Zone Thing Needful" and
''Thou Art the Man." Marion Crawford
for whatsoever Shall Offend" Whyte
Melville for Black, but Ccmely,"
Thomas Hardy for THE Laodicean,"
Kipling for MANY Inventions" W. ].
Locke for "where Love Is" William
Black for "a Daughter Of Heth," VII
liam lie Queux for -As We Forgive
Them" Walter Besant for Children
Of Gideon" and 1.-The Fourth Genera
tion," and so on The list might be
greatly prolonged.-Pittsburgh Press
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Presence of Mind.

Watching her house burn down. the
woman suddenly bethought her that
she had written out a check and left
1t lying on her desk Fortunately she
could remember the number Of it-2s1.
With rare presence OF mind she at
once called up the bank. please stop
payment on check numbered 2S1T' she
directed, with the crisp brevity charae-
teristic Of those balanced souls who
know exactly what they want-Boston
Journal
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The Thsrmomstsr.

A Thermometer the bulb OF which
contains mercury win not register I'M
der Is degrees F. below zero-that Is
to say, mercury win freeze at that
point OF course in the temperate zones
little practical use Is found for ther-
mometers showing more than y De
grees below zero, but in the arctic and
antarctic they are essential Such In
sruments, however. contain spirits IN
the bulbs instead Of mercury. but even
this fluid becomes sluggish when ~
or 30 degrees below zero Is recorded,
and 1t VIII seldom show 90 degrees
below.
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Livino Chess.

The game OF living chess has been
given frequently In out Of door fetes.
The ground is marked In squares. Ike
q huge chessboard, and the pieces are
represented by women and men In cos
TUNES that indicate their positions
queens, bishops. knights, pawns, etc.
The game is played by the directions
Of two persons seated on thrones at
the edge OF the board. the pieces max
fng the moves indicated by them.
The broad ax., 1915-07-24

Mrs. Pheebee Jones Whitman has re
turned from YanktOn s. D., where she
went to make a wardrobe of clothing
for these the wealthy and most aristo
cratic persons of that city. She left
Chicago four months ago, being called
by the wife of the Mayor of that City,
These people kept her busy daily fol-
the time Of her stay. Mrs. W. Heston,
Bankers wife, Mrs. J. Roane, leading
DOCTORS wife, Mrs. W. E. Walker
bankers wife. Mrs. E. Washabaugh,
bankers wife. This young woman is
an honor to any people. She has made
good.
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Psrnia,a eraat Post.

Omar Khayyam was a Persian poet.
astronomer and mathematician He
was born az Nishapur. In Khorasan-
His scientific works. which were OF
high value in their day. have been
eclipsed by the fame Of "Rubaiyst." q
collection Of about 500 epigrams in
praise Of wine. love and pleasure and
at the same time depressingly pessi-
mistie. he died In NiShapur IN 1122
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MI. and Mrs. c. o. Seam, ents-t,;,.,

Mr. and Mrs. C. o. Seams entertained
a few friends at q whist party, Tues.
day eve, at their residence, 3249 Forest
Ave. The eve was pleasantly ended
by dancing. All enjoyed a most agree.
able evening. Nice refreshments were
served. Those present were Miss Anna
Lott, Chattanooga, Tenn; Mrs. A. ].
Landrum, Atlanta, Ga; Miss L. Wheat.
on, hatcher, Miss; Miss Bell, Mr.. and
Mrs. Davis, Mrs. India Deming Wilson,
Mrs. Deming, Miss Nellie Galloway,
Mr.. Savage Frazier.
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Making aHh.

An advertisement OF a recent sale
ran thus: The choice collection OF
bric-a-brac offered for sale IL 50 un-
usual that II may safely be said each
piece In It Is calculated to create q
sensation among people Of artistic
sense. Immediately on entering the
room the visitors eye win be struck by
a carved walking stick Of great weight
ana beauty. Register.
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Pa" said George. is Il true that
George Washington never told a Her
Il guess 50. my son Whyr
II was Just thinkinI," said Georg1e.
who was a keen observer, that II that
was true Martha must have always
gone along whenever he went out any
MISUNDERSTANDING.
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A curioo,Iaka

Selawik Is a curious lake near the
seacoast OF Alaska Tides rise and fan
In the lake by reason OF an under
ground connection with the sea. At
the bottom the water Is quite salt. but
at the top there Is a layer Of perfectly
fresh water.
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QHIFH
QAAA


David MeGcpnh, head chief q the
K.ystons Hsssl sosa s. sass street,
is always on sand 70 srest his many
friends and he WIN have his AOssslsry
in first class shape 50 he win be able
to assist to entertain the 100000
strangers who win visit Chicago dur
ing the Exposition and Abraham Lin
coin Jubilee.
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'-oh. dear sighed the engaged girl
Tn 50 afraid Harold won't make
good husband. He's awfuliy reckless
with his money
Never mind. dear said the mother
soothingly. Hell get over that after
he's married"-SL Louis Post-Dis-
patch
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War.hin Gun Rooms.

The gun room OF a man-of-war il q
cabin where midshipmen, naval cadets
and other junior Officers pass their
time when they are on duty II came
to be called the gun room from being
under the care Of the gunner IN days
9one nv.
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Vary Hard Watsr.

'1s the water where you live now
hard or soft?' asked the aunt
at must be pretty hard. i" replied her
niece. The girl spattered some Of II
on the lamp chimney the other night
and It broke all to pieceA"-LAdies
Home Journal
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No-..,.,,,. Fourth Of July,

The Norwegian Fourth Of July Is the
18th Of May, the declaration OF inde-
pendence previous to that country's
last union with Sweden having been
proclaimed on that date in 1914 Even
the Norwegians IN this country Keep
green the memory Of that day.
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lncknd un.

Ever been locked upT demanded
the counsel for the defendant
Il have been" admitted the witness.
-Ahai And what had you been do
ing to get yourself locked upT'
Il had been doing jury duty."-LOn-
don Telegraph
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Il think these campfire girls are
learning some useful lessons"
For instanceT
-After bending over a smoky camp
fire a girl won't be half 80 apt to shy
from the kitchen ranee-"-Kansas City
Journal
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Jones-I don't see your husband az
the club Of late. Ms Browni Mrs..
Brownie. be stays az home now and
enjoys Efe IN his own way. as / want
him tOl-Exchange.
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College teaches boy how
20 yen and hck- Boeker-A mule can
do that and sim have two Iegs lar
oYer.-Judea
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al, Rel.tiopshlp,

Kind Party-And is that poor man
sitting IN the stairway your brOtherI
Frazzled Freddy-No. SIR; he's me
observation-disclosures News
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w.A9;na ve~

Pahence-sO be never took any mar
rage vovsl
Patrice-oh. yes. he didl
But thought he was stin bach
elor.s
He 4. but he vowed he'd neTer st
married-"-Ycnkers Statesman.
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See here. aren't you the same man
I gave some biscuits to last week."
mo. lady. De doctor says IN never
be de same manF'-Browning,s Mag
axina
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-And that boy was raised IN the lap
Of Injury
Its pity he wasn't spanked acro@
tt"-Boston Transcript
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Nd. ain m.

First Boy-Why are you sad, Bll9
Second Boy-oh. I'm tro1bled with
dyspepsia First Boy-How can thar
be1 Second BoyI got licked at school
'eanse couldn't spe1 it.-Exehanse.
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A -saunterer- IN the old days Wa
one who had made pIIgrimage to the
sainte Terre. the Holy Land The con
nection between the word and place b
clear.
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A politician does not simply order q
ham sandwich; be -confers" with ths
waiter about r. L0uivlls Courier
Journal
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Where Are Yesterdays Drsamsf
Do yOu remember where you were
tan years ago today7 And how many
Of the ambitions that you bad then
have been fulfilled Boston Globe
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Shea clock Is different from a man
Helm what respecf7 she-When Il
strikes It keeps on working. -Philadel-
phia Record
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! Knowiedee. In truth, q the sreatsn
n the armament LIE and power an
scattered with its beams--WebstE.
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welcome the coming. speed the
parting gusst.- 4 a misQuotation-
pope, the author. wrote sthe coins
guestr
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Fafth sees the best that siimmsn
through the rost-Tsunyson