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Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1915-10-15
quiet ne Rfekkrnrt.
Rebis.ret al en- prattit SusmsbsI
Somatu Gcliib, iom life bcbsucr at
fuacs.

20 gr9rne Somoter lpggcs op /
fogenoe %ono oQ ifrGlles oerpoo.
Sire Sog ifrGIleS og 8 "&eo Fep.
pers" renleS Tor ale ajerner. Ser
paa males nltiammen / apernen,
meo Ell al Oe orope aniue. Gn Tint
gOoif, ct balpt Sumo Suffer % ct
balpt Tunb Solt toges og bellies
oper sen baffeoe Masie. Get rsres
rigtig gobt iammen, iaa @oDifen
fan trpnge igiennem goot, og Iaa
hapes Oct op / @Iosfruffer og for
ieales.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1915-10-15

Eeber orpSics l. % iaainart bette
bar faaet ct SrsUs, IcfteS @rpSen
al % ire pispeSe sgs rsres burtia
/. Sao bar man tpnoe. ri'tcSe Sti.
Der @reb. iom er Iagt uSopcr ct
ilaot SAB % SoNt paainurt meo
Smsr, / 9ereSifob o. b9Ioer iaa
Stinfemasien beroper. Ccttc er Ell
uomerfet goo Sund,.Ret cler al boue
iii gitens, bpis man ipiier WioOug
miot poa Eaeen.
Gbiefen pn Spait.
SfiGr op tiIoUer@blepet foat eQer
itegt Scniefieo, laa set bIir Ell 2op.
iltIo, ifaaret / imaa (crnin0cr. On
Sop Toteter, oQioo ifaaret / Ger.
ringer. % Ell bolo &op Seucri. ifnn.
ret / imaa Stpfter, ifal ogIna iii.
en- Sauce lape@ al 10 SpiieIfecr
Smor % TO Splicifccr WeIf. ionl
'ppbeS enten mc0 Ell Stint Sonic.
frat cQer meo Ell Sop ria Mclf oa
Ell Sop SenIefrait. Salt OF Veber
hapcS / eiter SmuQ. ScIIcricn,
&iebct o. Totctcruc opnarmc@
Saucer, mel ber life foqe, og Iigc
icr oet ifaI ierpcrc@, hapeS ct pi@pct
gGo /. Saa lrgge2 set uooper poo,
inutrt Soait.
Sornmcnl TnffS.
IL Sop GornmeaI, ~ aop
Spcoenlel, - &bcifc Salt o. II
Sop Suffer ite9c@ iammen. 20
9GgaebIommter piapcS goot % ire-
res Ell Sop rig MeIf. Gcttc bpIoc@
iaa op / De terre &rQreoienler %
pi@peS goot. SiIihlt bar man Sc
ltippiifebe sGggcbpioer l. % netop
Tom oct ifoI bellies op / Tnnoen bor
man TO Sbeifcer 9ofing Bomber /.
Get ite9cS / peIimlrte 8cm Sans /
ell rigtig beo Wogeropn.
@cciettcs.
ct % ct balpt |lmo Srefieo al
@aoret ifipres op ! Stpffcr omtrcnt
Ter BONNER LANCE % ire Sonmer
breoe. Gn itor Spiieife Dressing"
lGgges paa bpert Strife. Gennc
Gresiing lopes al Ell Sop @roo-
frllmmer, Ell Spiicife iinboffet Ser
lille, en- Spileife iinboffet 800 ion1
er brunei / liot Smer, ell balu Che
tie Salt og liot &eber. &~ieoItpffer-
ne rules berpoo op og iTItc8 nco
en- "Soottepicf". Gn SpiieIfc incl
tet Smer o. en- Sop %nno bellies
op / ct Steeeiao, bert IGs9es De la
peoe @eeiettes % itegeS tire aparter
ener en- Sine. Sc moa oite brpp-
pes. Ioar DC er irr6iqe rsreS Ell
Meliepning / Souccn, ipm ocrpoa
bpIoes oper Seeiettcrne, iom lGg9es
liooper ct parmt Tno.
Nugle Haab.
Slomlter bol0cr Zig Longer, bpia
man bar noget Salt / @onoet, DC
Itaor /. SopeIi,ner, Tom bpppeS i
fogenoe Soltpon0, fsr man tager
Dem / @ruq, 6Iir i~tcrfcre og parer
meget lpn9ere. @loSie eller ao-
railer, iom err bleuet matte, bItr
bIanfere bpis man laDer Saltoono
'toa / benz en- Stuno. Gn Sple5-
ming al Salt og gIfobol eaer Am
monia toger bort ScotfIptfer, %
bois man bar Salt / @en3in eIIer
alorcform og snioer en- 6IGf al
meb set, ioo pil Saltet iorbinore en-
Sting" fra at iorme iig Der, bpor
Tlpffen bar npret. Soltpnno, iIpr
parmt, err uOmerfet til at gurgle
Sollen nleb, naor ben begpnOer at
blipe loar. @r man rigtig too'dor
% tr9t, ioo oil parnlt 6ooboo, nleo
Salt / @anoet, pirfe poerlt peoer'
fppeenbe.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1915-10-15

g1adr Re ffrioer III Goerierenoe.
fda bar iad neuIig at meooele. al
Te fan here's advertisement / DE.
eornbs Qoften". let firer Tenn zen
beofte @ebdnotira.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1915-10-15

ehmnTtun -eusceuueu- er woo'Gger 3
COB croeu. 90 ben CT oft bi fan yuTe en-
snunrire al pGre. Gen aisr gooi Trtcis'
CO gdcr lei.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1915-10-15
Spmatcr meo buio Sance.

Somaterne ifrpQes, Gn inf,
bpio Sallce lapes al ~ Spiieife
Smer, ~ Spiieifc Mel % Ell Sop
Melf. Spi8 mo bar RamefinS til
at itege /, err Sc beoit, hpis life fan
man BRUCE ilOiaite Sfaoler. s
@unoen lGgges en- SfeiuIo al Sai,ce,
beroper Ipgges en- bel Comet % Iibt
Salt og Teber brpsies ooer. Gn
Sfeiul0 al Saltcen bopes oper, og
iao iteges Sc omtrent en- halp Sime.
Sallccn, Iom benne SpIfriit er FOR,
err nof iii Ter Somater.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1915-10-15
Steate Sumater.

WiobeIsitore 5omater paifes, men
'frpQes life, % fIcpe5 berpaa tpers-
ouer. &c I9qges / ct Stegeioo meo
Sfoaet neo, % Sult Feber % liot
Mel orpsie3 oper og imaa SLATER
Smer IGgges Der o. Ser. Smtrent
II Sop @anb bPIoes / Sabet og iaa
iteges Def mco 9aag oper til Coma.
terre err more. 2i9e ier Sc ifol Ter
pereS tages 2aoget al, ioo De fan
brlnes paa Soppen. Gil man pa.
riere oenne Get, fan man bare CT
nofioa inf Sag repet SIt oper,
noar man tager 2naget al for at
BRINE Dem paa Soppen.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1915-10-15
Hsobcoe Salat.

Strife Hsbbeoer er beolt iii oenne
Salut, iom baabe Ter meaet pent no
o. imnger goot - men Canned
@eets" gaor ogiaa an. &~eobeoerne
ifiGreS / Sfiper og lGgges ubouer
rifle. ipreoe SaIat6laoe. Cottage
Ghecic" iormes iom bite Imaa Gllg.
Ter og lGage5 per Hsobeoerne Og
W%aponnaiie bapeS omtring. Sim
baffeoc Hsobefierner bruSIes oper.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1915-10-15
Suait meo baffct Sfinfe uuer.

Waser. fogt Sfinfe baffes int.
iii Ell Stop al oon iinboffeoe Sfinfe
tager man TO Spiieifeer Smer. iom
imeItes % irsres Sfinfen o. en- Sop
rig Ielf eQer tpuo 6lsoe. Siot
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The Ribbon-decked Baskets

But the old custom of receiving
on New Years Day died out, and in
stead of receiving visitors the custom
of hanging ribbon-decorated basket
ON the front door came into vogue.
Therein visitors deposited their cards.
showing that they still observed the
calling custom. In time even the bask-
ct at the front door was discarded, and
the good old custom of making New
Year s calls died out with the disap
pearanee of the basket. 1t is recorded
that one of the reasons for discarding
the basket was the bad actions of the
small boys in the various neighbor
hoods, they considering it fun to place
all kinds of obnoxious things in the
baskets, much to the dismay of the
basket-owners when they came to cx.
anime them in the evening to see who
were on their calling list.
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BRITAIN's SANE ATTITUDE TOWARD NOTE

The attitude assumed not only by the press of
Great Britain and the people of that nation, but
also by the British government toward the protest
of the United States concerning delays to American
commerce due to search of vessels by the British
fleet removes all for uneasness lest any per-
manent misunderstanding can result from the situa-
tion brought about by President Wilson S firm and
well-tinled action
All the British appear to be giving that serious
consideration to America S demand which it merits.
They are not beittling the Importance of the pro-
test either from the British or the American point
of view. They, both officially and unoffcially are
exhibiting disposition to give due and fair con-
sideration to the representations of this government
and what is best of ALL are manifesting no resent
ment at the stand taken by this country in its can
did yet friendly note.
One of the most encouraging things about the
attitude being manifested by Great Britain is that
the British government shows no disposition to
quibble technicalites 1t has been contended
that under the terms of The Hague agreement
Great Britain would be entitled to take one year in
determining her course with regard to the protest
but it is evident that the British War Office recog
nizing that such delay would result in prolongng
the conditions complained of to the continued detri-
ment of American shipping interests, has no inten-
ton of exercising its technical right under inter
national law to postpone adjustment of America s
grievance for such an unnecessarily long period.
That this is the British government S attitude
may reasonably be concluded from the text of
statement issued yesterday from the Official Infor
nation Bureau in London, as follows:
An the American note of protest against the
detention of American shipping will be soon as
possible 1t will be in the same friendly spirit in which
the American is written.
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TOLD IN LIGHTER VEIN
HE CAME CLOSE TO IT

Governor James B. Cox, of Ohio remarked at dinner
the other evening that the public school teacher has no
easy job in filing the youngsters head with know
and told this story illustration:
Some time ago. young teacher instructing Junior
class in history and try she would she couldn't impress
on the mind of one of the small boys that Columbus dis
covered America in 1892.
Look here, Willie. she finally said, II am going to
tell the date in rhyme that you won't forget it,
In fourteen hundred and nnetytwo Columbus sailed the
ocean blue Now, then, you remember thatP'
Yes maam," was the smiling rejoinder of Willie 81
can hoS on to that all right
Willie, remarked the teacher the next morning on
calling up the class, when did Columbus discover
American"
Il got her all right, grnned the youngster confidently
In fourteen hundred and Columbus sailed the
deep blue sea ''-Phiadelphia Telegraph
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QUEER SCIENTISTS THE EXCEPTION

Among the scientists gathered in Philadelphia for
the convention of the American Association for the
Advancement of Science is one who has most odd
speciality. He is existing in this world we are told
solely for the purpose of studying and classifying
fungi found on the wings of certain South Amer
lean beetles.
Now these fungus growths are in no way injuri-
and 1t is held, have possible interest for any
human being in the world except for the eccentric
scientist who is uselessly investigating them Their
only distinction is that they are the subject of per
haps the most fruitess line of scientific research
pursued
Yet the man who assigned to himself this work
of investigation that he might purposey carry on
the most purposeless research he knew of is an
expert in his speciality and as such must be re-
spected He is presumably the only man on earth
who is intimately acquainted with certain varieties
of one particular species of fungi of the thirty
thousand or more species known to exist He can
speak with authority in this domain of human
knowledge, and there is nobody to question him.
Scientists as a class, however, do not confne their
activities to such fields and their researches
are not so useless. The student of the fungi is an
exception among scientists, not an example There
is no point of likeness between him and the great
number of scientific thinkers who are busiIy aiding
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.BRUMDAUCH OPPOSED TO
Limiting The session
Wants Short Meeting Of Legislature,
But One Long Enough to Enact All
Party Pledges and Those He Indi-
vidually Made

Especial to the Star-Independent)
Philadelphia, Jan. 1.-Governor elect
Brumlbaugh, upon his return yesterday
from Pittsburgh, reiterated his declara-
tions made in the Smoky City that he
desired the election of Speaker of the
House of Representative who is in sym
pathy with his platform pledges. He
further stated that he would also insist
that the Legislature carry out these
same pledges.
While DR.. Brumbaugh has not as yet
announced his support of Charles A. Am
bier for Speaker, it is now generally
understood that the Montgomery coun-
ty representative is his candidate for
the place and has accordingly been
slated by the Organization leaders. DR..
Brumbaugh, in expressing his views yes
terday, declarged that he was opposed
to the Republican caucus of next Mon
day night fixing date for the Legisla-
ture to adjourn.
"The date for adjournment should
be fixed in the legislative halls and
by all the members said the Gov
ernor- elect.
~ am in hearty accord with Senator
Penrose IS opinion that tine session should
be a-short one but the session should
be long enough to enable the Legisla-
ture to keep the pledges made by the
party and contained in my platform.
"The next Legislature will contain
many new members and it is not pos
sible for any man to say at this time
how well they will work together in
the matter of facilitating legislation.
The new members must have time to
find themselves, so to speak. / have
said and | repeat that l am in favor
of a short session, but I am not in ia
vor of the Legislature adiourning be-
fore it has done the work that the peo-
pie of the State have right to expect
of it,
DR.. Brumbaugh was asked what
measures he included in his, program
for the Legislature. "The whole pro.
gram,' he replied; "what the State
platform pledges the party to, as vel
as my own.
DIR. Brumbaugh ridiculed reports ol
leaks regarding his cabinet. "The per
sonnel of my cabinet will be known il
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-01
TAXES EVERY SIX MONTHS
Proposed System Receives Favorable
Consideration in Wisconsin

Chicago, Jan. 1.-One of the latest
Wisconsin ideas is that of having a
semi-annual payment of taxes instead
of annual. A bill for that purpose was
passed in 1913, and was vetoel by
Governor MciGovern, but the Legisla.
ture is to take up the matter st the
approaching session. Governof elect
Philipp is in favor of tine change.
The main argument is that the farm
ers thus would have a portion of their
tax money for six months, whGeas now
it is kept idle in the treasury of the
State. 1t is asserted, too, thatthe farm
ers often are obliged 10 sell teir prod
uats at disadvantageous tine to meet
tax liabilities.
The objection to the plan is that of
cost. The energy required tk make two
collections would be much Seater than
that needed under the preseft system.
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DAMAGE TO PARCEL POST MATTER

When parcel post package is damaged IN tram
sit, the recipient, if he is endowed with ordinary
human nature, will blame the government carriers
for careessness, and Uncle Sans employees will
naturally be disposed to place the responsibility
the sender of the luckless parcel 1t might save
time if person who gets battered package in
the mail would seek explanation direct from the
one who posted it, in ease he insists any expla-
nation at all.
The railway mail clerks are unnecessarily rough
with parcel post matter according to persons who
although they have never witnessed actual hand
ling of the mail are nevertheless certain that their
ideas about how it is done undeniably correct
The mail clerks sleep the mail, it is said, and
when they move it they handle it without any ten
derness whatever.
To these charges the clerks reply that bed of
pow-points, hat-boxes and pump-handles is not
very tempting, even should they ar times find op-
portunities to sleep. They complain that damage
to parcels occurs because of poor wrapping, that
butter, moasses and berries are shipped in buckets
with the lids tied with light cords and the whole
covered with flimsy paper which the address
often is written with lead pencil They are doing
their best they assert with the sorts of packages
entrusted to their care
The suggestion has been made occasionally that
since Uncle Sam is so strict in his requirements
in the matter of preparing parcels for mailing he
should take better care of them when he gets them
The whole difficulty seems to be that even though
the department insists special packing there
are too many postmasters in small towns and in
larger Ones who let insutfciently protected matter
go by If all parcels were properly prepared for
mailing, then all damages could be blamed on the
government S clerks and carriers, but not other
wise.
Loss by damage to packages in c. 0. D. and in
sured parcel post mail, according to a government
report for the past fiscal year. has been reduced to
seven one-hundredth of one per cent When the
casualties diminished to that extent in ordinary
parcel post mail, there will not be much to arouse
dissatisfaction.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-01
JILTS FIANCE FOR HIS FRIEND
Graduate of Vassar Proves False to
First Suitor

New York, Jan. IA romance that
began while Miss Adelaide Requa, a
Vassar graduate, was engaged in re-
search work at Columbia University,
eliminated Monday in her marriage to
Horace A. Lake, an attorney of King
ston, Jamaica. Yesterday the couple
sailed on the United Fruit steamship
Santa Marta, and their story became
known.
Five months ago, Miss Requa, whose
home is on Riverside drive, was the
afiianced sweetheart of Alec Sherlock, a
millionaire planted of Jamaica. The
war caused him to make a hurried trip
to England, and he brought with him to
New York his friend, Horace Lake. He
introduced Lake to Miss Requa and then
continued his journey across the Allan
tic.
During his absence his sweetheart de-
cided to change her mind, and write
him that she had promised to become
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'Tonaus-End Topics
The Old Plan of New Years Calls

Tne OLD Plan OF New years Calls
''When grandma danced the min
uet no, not that far back, but just
far enough back so that the present
generation has no knowledge of it,
it was the custom in Harrisburg to
make New Years calls, and from
Christmas to the first day of the year
active preparations were made in many
homes to receive visitors on that day.
1t was a very gala occasion, and the
beaux and bellies of Harrisburg were
very much alive to that fact, as well
as the heads of families. It was "Open
house. day of all days in the year,
and from morn to night the visiting
was kept up and New Year : greetings
exchanged. There was great rivalry
as to who could have the largest list
of callers, and a careful count was
kept of all who entered to convey
greetings as well as of the cards left
in the bbon-decorated- canl baskets
that hung in the halls. The good lady
of the house and her daughters were
very solicitous lest some rival should
overtop them in the matter of the num-
ber of visitors.
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Dead Rat in a Basket

For instance, in one of the pretti-
est baskets on North Second street
residence was found rat that had
evidently been dead for some time. but
had been held by small boy for the
occasion to pay off score against the
resident of the m!nssion. And there
were all kinds of scurrilous notes found
in the baskets, much to the distress
of the good people who had hung them
so conspicuously. The receiving line
disappeared and with. it the cake and
puneh,-which was good thing for
the promotion of temperance,-and
with the going of the card basket the
mail was brought into use, and now
there is no prettier custom than to mail
a New Years card, and the postal
clerks will bear witness to the fact
that il is kept up very largely in Har-
Iisburg.
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New Years Punch Had a Punch

A New Year punch was something
to talk about. 1t was generally CON
eocted by the pater from a recipe
handed down to him. and it was filed
with strong waters-Santa Cruz rum
being one of the ingredients. The
young fellow who looked upon that
punch too frequently was apt to get his
language mixed before the day was
over, and it is related that he was just
as apt to get the location of his resi-
dence miXei, so that it was late-oh,
so late-before he arrived at his domi-
ellie that night. Many are the funny in-
cidents told Of Old Harrisburg on New
Year s, and the young fellows who look
ed upon the punch bowl when it was
red, white and blue and other colcrs-
assorted, 80 to speak.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-01
Victoria New Years Bill

An exceptional selectioi of motion
pictures comprises to-day program at
the Victoria theatre, 223 Iarket street.
"The Quest of the Sacrh GEM" n
strong photodrama in fou parts, heads
the bill. 1t is an exceedingly interest
ing story showing Hindo life at close
view in an intensely actfe plot
Another headliner at he Victoria to-
day is thrilling Weston drama "The
Passing Of Two-Gun Hcks,p in two
reels. 1t is full of PATHS and tragedy
and romance in picturesque setting.
A woman 8 love is plaed on bet
which is lost showing the sportsman
ship and self-denial o. the loser.
The program will b concluded with
"The Tin Can Shaci" an American
studio drama. Adv.
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Beaux Always Wore Top Hats

The beaux, of course, were the cal
lers, and for the occasion they always
wore the very gladdest toggery they
owned. Nobody dreamed of wearing
other than top hat-by that meaning
silk topper-and it must be brand
new one. The fair maidens of the Har-
risburg mansions began their reception
of visitors about 10 clock in the
morning, and those who were not re-
ceiving at home were generally in the
receiving line of some friend, and the
young fellows were sure to get warm
welcome. Added to the warm welcome
was the cake and with the cake went
the punch.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-01
POLITE AS STRANGERS

Aunt Maria has been cook both boarding houses and
private families and she has often commented on how
much quarres harsh and scraps were
IN the families than in the boarding houses last she
took job in private family where peace regned One
day she said to her MISTRESS
"Missus, is all desc yo' familyi'
Yes, Maria, said her mistress. ''Why do YOU ask'"
well, nobody would thought it,. was the reply "Dey
act nice to each other dat you would think dew was
feet strangers. Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph
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good time he said. Meanwhile there
is nathinr dafi p;ta -

good time, - he said. Meanwhile there
is nothing definite
Walter II. Gather, recently named
by Governor Tener as a member of the
Public Service Commission, visited DR..
Brumbaugh during the morning and DR..
Brumbaugh during the afternoon called
upon Governor Tener in the Bellevue
Stratford. Neither the Governor nor
the Governor-elect would discuss the
rumors concerning recent appointments
to be presented TO the State Senate for
confirmation. Governor Tener said he
expected to clear his desk before leav-
ing Harrisburg. He will reside at the
Maidstone apartments, Philadelphia
practically adjoining the home of SEN
ator Peurose, on Spruce street, near
Broad, after the inauguration of DR..
Brumlbaugh, but will retain his voting
residence in Charleroi.
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A COURTEOUS APoLoaY

An interested visitor who was making call in the
tenement district rising, said
'Wel, my good woman. must go now. Is there any
thing do for youf'
mo, thank We, men," replied the submerged aye
mustn't mind if don't return the call will yef haven't
any time to go slummin' meself San Francisco Areo
naut.
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Kaiser's Best Wishes for the U. 8

Berlin, Jan. 1.-Emperor William of
Germany has seat from the army head
quarters message to President Will
son, conveying his wishes for happy
New Year. The Emperor also ex-
presses his best wishes for the welfare
of the United States.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-01
WEATHER FORECASTS

Harrisburg and vicinity: Increasing
cloudiness and warmer tonight. Sat
urday unsettled, probably snow or rain.
Eastern Pennsylvania: Increasing
cloudiness and warmer tonight. Satur-
day unsettled, probably snow or rain,
warmer in south portion; moderate
southeast TO south winds.
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Times Have Changed

Those were good old days, but what
would youi They no longer dance the
minuet. These are tango times, and the
revelry of the hummer displaces the
joys of New Year Is calls.
THOMAS NJ. JONES.
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THREE PINCHERs

Ah, my poor man. said the benevolent lady, 'I sup
pose you often pinched by and hunger are you
notf"
''Yessum, and cops.'-Cincinnati Commercial Tribune