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Middletown transcript., 1915-11-27
CASE FOR The NIeHTpREss
Dainty and Useful, This Pretty Reeep-
taeIe VIII Be Found to Repay Time
spent Upon It.

A very dainty and useful nlghtdress
case is easily and quickly made from
three gentlemen's hem-stitched hand
kerchiefs and some pretty ribbon. 1t
washes easily and irons up like new.
and makes an inexpensive and very
nice present.
First Of all, it is wen to decorate
the flap part of the case, and this is
really the only work connected with
1t. Slots are made inside the hem
stitched border of the handkerchief;
to do this. simply slit the handkerchief
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Smart Felt saIlors

Felt is the super-fashionable ma.
terial for headgear; not only Sport
hats are Of felt, but also smart sail.
ors and turbans for wear with tail
ored street suits OF course, tie felt
hat is a blocked hat and the new
shapes are charming. particularly the
Mexican sCmbrero shapes. with a
saucy roll of brim thai reveals the
hair, and the Boy S"Sit sailors that
are worn tip-tilted on e head.
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Nut 5alIs.-Chop several kinds OF
nuts, mix we'll aud stir into fondant
until well mixed. Roll the balls In
chopped nuts until they are well GOV.
cred.
Fondant is made by boiling two cup
fuls Of sugar, a pinch of cream OF tar
tar or tablespoonful OF corn sirup,
with half cupful of water until It
makes soft ball when dropped in
cold water. Cool and stir until white
and creamy.
Spice Drops.-Add oil of cinnamon
and oil of cloves to fondant, then
roll in small balls like hazelnuts
Put tiny silver candies on one kind
and pink ones on the other to distin.
guish favors.
Almond Sticks.-Blanch half pound
Of almonds and chop them fine. stir
into a cupful of fondant, flavor with
almond, knead and roll in sticks about
the size of the little finger.
Rice Jack.-Cook together until
brittle in water cupful Of moIasses,
a cupful of sugar, two tablespoonfuls
Of water, tablespoonful of butter and
a pinch of soda. Then stir in three
cupfuls Of puffed rice: pour into a
creased pan and allow it to harden.
Chopped figs added to fondant, then
made into balls or squares and dipped
in melted fondant or chocolate to coat.
These will be sticky unless dipped in
some covering to give them a coating.
Chopped dates and softened prunes
chopped and added to brown bread
is an addition and change from raisins
so commonly used.
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Piplnas and Rlnhlnna

Many skirts, especially those Of
chiffon or silk are bound with bias
bands, usuall, self material. with the
exception of marquisette. chiffon. tuIIe
or lace. which are bound with silk
BOX plaits are held in place by mar.
row folds of the same material.
Full, double-plaited ruf1es have
their edges pinked and add a oua,rt
old-fashioned air to taffeta and tulla
gowns.
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adds to their Attractiveness. ThO
shirred silk used on the shades is sim
ply straight strip OF silk little wild,
er than the shade Is high from top to
bottom and long enough to go twice
or one and half times about the
wire shade before it is shirred."
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In Safe Aanha

Il hear there is a movement on foot
to weed out all unseruph - lawyers
FROM the Plunkville bar" fc
I'VE investigated, and I'd n
are no unscrupulous lawyeE N III
Plunkville be. ff,
Who Investigator
"Us lawyers"
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Guaranteed Zoos.

Guaranteed eggs" are those laid by
fowls judiciously fed on the purest of
food, kept in the cleanest of houses
and always put on the market in a
fresh condition.
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What Did She Meana

Il see that the widow of a subur.
banite who was killed in a railroad
wreck got 100000 damages"
And yet city folks say people are
foolish to live in the suburbs"
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NuA1 NlA,l n,,e0
A Linen Shower.

Hazel-The friends of the bride
elect are going to give her a linen
shower.
Harold-What's a linen shower?
Hazel-It's a shower in which the
presents come down in sheets.
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to itself and when
it is nicely pre-
pared is a most
satisfactory dish.
Eggplant, South.
ern Style.-Cut a
plant in slices,
pare of and dis.
card the skin: then
Middletown transcript., 1915-11-27

Fresh sand or gravel is absolutely
necessary to the comfort of the hens
this winter. Cover wooden or cement
floors at least three inches deep and
earth floors from ak to twelve inchoa.
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INTERNATIONAL
SUNDAYSCHOOL.
LESSON

(By E. o. SELLERS. Acting Director Of
Sunday School Course Of Moody Bible
Institute Of Chicago.)
Copyright, 1915. Western Newspaper Union.)
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Uncle Eban.

You can't be sure every time.
said UNCLE Eben, whether de mar
dat's always smilin' is a optimist OF
q good pOker player"
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U. S. SOLDIERS ATTACKED.
Mexleans Cross Border and Fire on
colored Troops.

Nogales, Ariz,-Twenty-five Mexi-
cans crossed the border near here and
fired into border patrol of six colored
soldiers of the United States Cav
airy. A private named Pool was shot
through the leg. The troopers return
ed the fire and killed one Mexican and
wounded another The Americans
T'ere surprised while at breakfast.
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Infertile Eoos aest

Infertile eggs will Withstand mar
keting conditions much better than
fertile eggs.
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Make Hens Work for Grain.

Much benefit is likely to result. with
out any possible harm. If the hens are
compelled to work in clean litter for
their grain at all seasons.
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decorated with
or two of the A
ty candies witch
may be purchased
from any rconfec-
toner, is a whole
some sweet which
is e sy TO pre-. .
pare.
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FIRE AT VALLEY FORGE.
William FotteraII's Barn and Buildings
Near Park Lost.

Norristown, PA $4,000 fire de-
stroyed the barn, garage and outbuild-
ings of William Fotterall, near the
home of State Senator Frank Croft, at
the entrance to Valley Forge Park.
The flames consumed eight thorough
bred horses, while six others were
rescued from the flames. The arrival
Of firemen from Phoenixville, Wayne
and Jeffersonville averted destruction
Of the Fotterall mansion.
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Do not try to do efficient work in an
inefficient house. First transform your
conditions
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NEW COAL RATES HELD UP.
Commerce Commission suspends lite
Anthracite Decision.

Washington.-The Interstate Com
merce Commission postponed until
January 1, the effective date of its or
ders relating to rates, rules and prac-
tices governing the transportation Of
anthracite coal as laid down in it's
recent decision. An application for a
rehearing of the case is said to be re-
'sponsible for postponement.
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If sin has not overwhelmed you
And peace within you abides,
Then hold the mantle Of your love
Ger him the world derides.
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NaHMsHA
6ABLNEG
Thanksgiving Day! Thanksgiving Day.
'Tis then our nation tries to pay
Its heavy debt OF gratitude
For bountiful supplies Of food.
And richest blessings that expand
To cover all OF Freedoms land.
THANKSGIVING SWEET,

Candied pineapple cut in &
pieces and dipped in melted fou
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and so are the "open sleeves" that
ruled in the mid-Victorian era. and
which showed the round, pretty arms
of our grandmothers so beautifully
Washington Star.
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sEAsoNAsLE DISHES.

Eggplant is not well enough appre.
ciated. Its natural favor is peculiar
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FIXING UP WINTER QUARTERS
Poor Roofing Means Leakage ana
Dampness, Which In Turn Bring
on Troublesome Diseases.

The first thing in preparing winter
quarters for poultry is to clean up.
both inside and out of buildings.
The first point of attack is the hen
house. See to it that the roofing is
good. Poor roofing means exposure
to cold, rain and dampness, which in
turn bring out fatal diseases. Plenty
of light and ventilation should be pro-
vided for. II necessary, cut out part
of the south wall of the poultry house,
cover. this with wire netting, over
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n IS andes for plenty of air and
coating of whitewash
etc. every corner, crack and
e of the best purifiers
IT nETN 3D. BY the use of white
IN DEF cleanliness can be es.
germs can be killed
iWn. I)eIaVurifed II half a
-" be dissolved in hot
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cotton and linen braids which one
can find in any art .needlework depart.
ment.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-07-15

90 poorly that my folks thought ! was
going into consumption. One day I
found q piece Of paper blowing around
the yard and I picked it up and read L.
Il said Saved from the Grave and
told what Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegeta-
bic Compound has done for women. I
showed 1t to my husband and he said,
Why don't you try it2' So / did, and
after ! had taken two bottles ! felt
better and / said to my husband, Idon't
need any more,' and he said you had
better take it a little longer anyway
So I took 1t for three months and got
well and strong. "-Mrs. ALoNzo e.
BAKER, 9 Tecumseh St, Adrian, Mich.
Not Well Enough to Work.
In these words is hidden the tragedy
Of many q woman, housekeeper or wage
Garner who supports herself and IL often
helping to support q family, on meagre
wages. Whether In house, Office, fac
tory, shop, store or kitchen, woman
should remember that there is one tried
and true remedy for the ills to which all
women are prone, and that is Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound It
promotes that vigor which makes work
easy. The Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine
Co, Lynn, Mass.
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Business ~pissntanaLad.

CAOAA SOlllSA De
For 10 years now the politics OF the
United States ave revolved mainly about
= the question whether large units OF bust
ness should be encouraged or destroyed.
One political point OF view, held by Pres
jdent Wilson and many other leaders, has
been that competition through small units
o ofOerd point BE D6 os SisSi S sSd enforced %dst sSnsDi rne
ously by the progressive leaders, has been
hat large units In business hould be en-
conraged under proper regulation. Today
It is possible to say that the public opin-
ion of the country on this subject Is com
Ing more and more to favor the latter
economic theory; No one can deny that
the National Cash Register company, fol-
lowing that Of the United States Steel
corporation, represents about what the
ident Wilson himself, his party. and his
attorney general are all on RECORD in p
Bition to this trend. 1t is to De hoped that
they viii mot be led. by mere pride Of
courts, by their decisions, are bringing
about. The United States circuit court Of
appeals for the New Jersey district has
held, in diminishing the Steel suit, that, in
spite OF the size Of the principal unit, COM
petitAhN In the iron trade Is sounder and
heaNBnher today than ever before. In the
upheld the decree Of the lower court that
big business 10 not necessarily a monop-
oily. Legitimate business las q construc-
safeguard the public against extortion,
crooked finance, and the improper ex-
ploitation of labor. The Sherman law,
hever clearly defined, now fnds sanctuary
In the new federal trade commission,
which, thanks to these decisions, has q
ness interests and In q really disinterest-
Cd supervision Of The public
will be the gamer In econom and In efn-
cheney OF output, for we are entering upon
an era of cooperation rather than con-
nict.
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Business or Subsidy.

Business or Subsidy.
From the Milwaukee Journal.
There has been considerable develop
ment Of the American dye industry with
In the last few months and several fac
tories are now building. But some reac-
uonary American business men assert
that this business never can become
strong and stable unless q protective tar
III is imposed TO safeguard the industry
efter the wal from the highly developed
Germany has had almost q monopoly of
the dye business. Her have dis
covered hundreds of dye combinations, Sc
crets which no other nation can uncover
except by persevering study. But outside
OF the patent processes, the United States
has In abundance the coal tar products
which are the basic material for dyes.
America has also thousands OF expert
chemists, who. II they attack the problem
with energy, can discover at least some
OF the secrets Of dye making. Only time
On the other hand, II America requires
q tariff to make dyes, II there are in
superable natural obstacles to dye making
made here, even II the artificial stimulus
OF a tariff would make 1t possible. A tar
ma business stands on q false foun-
dalton. 1t Is built on the principle of ex-
tortlng extra profits from the consumer.
once q manufacturing industry Is founded
on the tariff, 1t is increasingly difficult TO
abolish the. tariff. 1t Is difficult to dis
cover just where natural advantages end
and tariff advantages begin. Manufac-
turers which require a tariff ought to be
made abroad.
England and France will be heavy dye
purchasers during and after the war. Nat
urally they would rather for a time at
least buy them in his country. Here Is
the golden opportunity for American dye
manufacturers. Here Is our chance to
interest the big foreign cohsumers In our
product which cannot be helped by a tar
IN, Tbs, with the American market,
looks Ike a most promising ield-far
more natural and valuable than building
the business on tariff profits,
The sooner American Manufacturers
learn they have to build modern business
on their own skill and stamina without
the benevolent help Of government and
an oppressed consumer, the better for all
concerned. II we can build up a great
American dye business without a tariff,
then American manufacturers WIZ really
deserve credit. Handing them a dye bonus
on a silver platter would decrease Ameri-
can skill and start the industry under
an unnecessary cloud Of doubt and sus-
ptcion.
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SIOUX CITY pro. CO., NO. 2s-1s1s.
WAS ~TOo POOR TO Be HURT"
injured street Sweeper Fatally Hurt,
Struggles to Return to HE Work,
but Death Claims Him.

Frederick Birkmer, a street sweeper
Of New Rochelle, N. Y, ITO poor to
be laid UP by an accident, he said,
was Knocked unconscious when struck
In the. back In the Pelham road by a
motorcycle ridden by Frank Purdy Of
Port Chester. Birkmer, still uncon-
scious, was being lifted into an ambu-
lance, when he regained his senses,
struggled to his feet and staggered
:oward his broom.
Cant afford to be hurt" he NUT
tered. "
Purdy and a hospital surgeon forced
him into the ambulance. At the hos
pital his skull vas found fractured. He
a prepared for the operating table.
A moment later he sprang from bed,
tore OF the bandages, and, struggling
with an inferno, strove to reach q
doorway.
II must go back" he faltered.
Then he fell unconscious and died.
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His VIews.

Breaking away from the house, the
man hurried to his club, dropped into
a chair, and breathed a long sigh Of
relief. He had at last got away
from one Runt, three cousins and two
second cousins, up-country guests Of
his wife.
A member sitting near laid aside
his paper and asked: How do you
stand on the subject Of foreign re-
lations?"
That is a fair question" returned
the other, and deserves q fair an
swer. In principle and practice you
can put me down as favoring their
internment in Schoharia county seven
days a week for So waeks each year
until 1863"
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Their Effect.
What was Elma giving her father
such warm thanks about?
Her new summer furs."
BIG INCREASE Of +.
FARM PRODUCTS
Province of Alberta Shows In.
crease of Over 20 Millions.

Figures just compiled by the public.
ity branch Of the provincial depart,
ment show that last year, notwithr'
standing that quite a third Of the Prov
ince vas affected by the drought t0i
a very serious extent, the total value
Of agricultural products actually pro.
duced in the province showed an In
crease of over twenty million dollars
over that of the previous year. Al
though southern Alberta haG q bad
year agriculturally, the province as o
whole experienced a period Of grea4
prosperity, due principally to mixed
farming, which is becoming more gem
eral with each succeeding year. :
The value Of mixed farming, in fact
was never better illustrated than last
year as the value of the animals,
slaughtered and sold alone equaled
the value of the spring wheat CROP,
without taking into consideration the
value Of the butter, milk, cheese, pou%
try, vegetables, and other by-productD
Of the farm. J
Oats was the banner grain crop
Lat, 1892 acres being seeded, and pro
ducing 34,397,117 bushels, or 30.16 To-
the acre. Sold at an average Of Soc
per bushel, these yielded a revenue OF
ST. 1913, 55S. Comparatively little win
ter wheat was produced, the yield be.
ing a little short Of one million bush
els, but the spring wheat crop
amounted to 1902, 083 bushels, the
yield per acre being 1926. At er aver
age Of $1.35 per bushel, the value Of
the spring wheat crop was therefore,
barley was 1915 $40 bushels, which, ~
SIC per bushel, yielded a Of
$~4,316,202.
Other productions were as follows
Flax, 207,115 bushels, $310,672.00; rye.
261, S43 bushels, $196, 49,. 90; speltz, ~
707 bushels, 1872. 10000 hay, 100000
tons, $4,000, 900; potatoes, four million
bushels, SO. 1000, 900: turnips three mil
lion bushels, $500 600; carrots, $4,000.
bushels, $4,000; mangolds, $4,000
bushels, 1920, 900; animals slaughtered
and sold, $4,000, 900; butter and
cheese, $1,5OO.OOO milk, $4,000 o
wool clip, 10000 900 pounds, $100,00o;;
fish, $195,000; game and furs, $780,
900; horticultural products, $150,000:
poultry and products, $2,650, 600.
The total of the agricultural PROD
ucts is given as $7S,516.S91, as com
pared with SIS, 098, O84 in 1919.
The statistics also show that th0I
value Of the live stock in the province
at the end of the year was $110,0Ar
$50, this being an increase of $7,762Si
S45 over the previous year. There
were COG, 125 horses. 1907 89 swine.
501,1S8 sheep, 1872, 9O5 dairy cows, 1885,
035 other COWS, 190,923 beef cattle and
533, 020 other NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
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TakInu No Chances.

so you're leaving to get married,
Mary?"
Yes, num-"
And how long have you known the
young man."
Three weeks, num-
Isn't that a rather short time?
Don't you think you ought to wait
until you know him better?"
mo, mum. I've tried that several
times, and every time the man changed
his mind when he got to know me
better"
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Tha PloM-

Above yon somber swell OF land
Thou seest the lawns grave range hue
with one pale streak IKE yellow sand,
And over that a vein Of blue.
The air Is cold above the woods;
All silent Is the earth and sky,
Except with his own lonely moods
Tina blackbird holds a colloQuy.
Over the broad hill creeps a beam.
Like hope that gilds a good mans brow;
And now aEcends the,nostril-steam
OF stalwart horses come to pillow.
Ye rigid Plowmanl bear In mind
Your labor IL for future hours,
Advance! spare not! nor look behind
Plow deep n straight with all your
powers!
Richard Hengist Horne
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LOOK YOUR BEST
40 to Your Hair and Skin, cutleura
Will Help You. Trial Free.

The Soap to cleanse and purify, the
Ointment to soothe and heal. These
fragrant super-creamy emoRients pre-
serve the natural purity and beauty
Of the skin under conditions which.
II neglected, tend to produce q state
Of irritation and disagreement
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. Ky,
Boston. Sold eveW where.-Adv.
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Reason for lila RalIAR

I never saw such q superstitious
fellow as Bixby."
Whats his latest?"
why, he's been trying all the
morning to prove that 1915 Is an I'm.
lucky year. He's manipulated the
figures 1915 with addition, subtrac.
ton, multiplication, division and the
rule OF three"
What has he found that seems un.
lucky?"
Nothing, except that when he add
ed 1915 together and subtracted the
total, 16, from 1915, 1t left 1899"
"Yes?"
And that was the year he mar
RED"
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Friend In Need.

Four-year-old Donald was out on
the lawn. wrestling with a somewhat
older boy. and getting decidedly the
worst of 1t. His quick wit thought
out a way to avoid defeat, so he called
out:
Mamma, did you call me?"
Not receiving any reply, and being
on the verge of defeat. Donald yelled
desperately:
Call me in, mamma; call me in
Quick!"-National Food Magazine.
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NOT
STAND ON FEET
Mrs. Baker So Weak-Could'
Not Do Her Work-Found
Relief In Novel Way.
Adrian, Mich. at suffered terribly
with female weakness and backache and

got 30 weak that i
could hardly do my
When I
washed my dishes I
had to sit down and
when / would sweep
the floor / would get
% weak that ] would
to get q drink
few minutes,
and before I did my
Iwould have
TO lie down. ! got
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No War n Time.

Critical Husband-This beef isn't az
to eat.
Wife-Well, I told the butcher that
IL 1t wasn't good I would send you
around to his shop to give him q
thrashing; and I hope you'll take
someone with you, for he looked pref.
ty fierce, and I didn't like the way he
handled his big knife.
Husband-Humphi oh, well, I must
say I've seen worse meat than this.
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Miss Nellie Bundy Of Buffalo, N. Y.
Il now on the battle-line in Serbia,
administering to the sick and wound
cd there as q Red Cross nurse. Be-
fore she left for Serbia she was in
formed that her chances Of contract
ing typhus fever there and dying
from the disease were sixty per cent
She laughingly replied that she
would take the forty per cent that
was lafk
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Prize DRAWING.

Prize Drawing.
II hear Jack has fooled us all and
got married"
Eyes, he went way down to New
Orleans for his bride. I understand
he had known her only a very few
days"
Sort Of a Louisiana lottery for
Jack, eh?"
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First Mosquito-What's become Of
our old friend?
Second Mosquito-His was a horri-
bic fate. Those human beings poured
kerosene all over the place.
+. M.-But he liked kerosene.
8. M.-That was the trouble. He
gorged himself with It, and then col
lided with a FREELY.
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Gloomy Observation.

do you think the world is getting
better?"
o" don't know anything about It."
replied the melancholy observer. 1T
seemed to be doing very well for a
time, but, Judging from the European
news. I should say It is suffering a
terrible relapse"
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What 10 Good7

what 10 Good7
What is the read good?'
I asked in musing mood.
Order, said the law court;
knowledge, said the school:
Truth, said the wise man;
Pleasure. said the fool;
Love, said the maiden:
Beauty, said the page;
Freedom, said the dreamer:
Home, said the sage;
Fame, said the soldier;
Equity, the seer,
spake my heart full sadly,
The answer Is not here"
Then within my bosom
Softly this / heard:
Each heart holds the secret;
Kindness Is the word"
John Boyle OTReilly.
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Coin to the Sunday-school picnic,
Jimmie?"
Nav! I went last year and they
didn't have enough ice cream and
lemonade to make a baby sick"
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mas

Him-Who is that homely female
over by the piano?
Her-Why, that Is Nine. Cos
metique, the famous beauty specialist.