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PLANS FOR TRAINING
EASTERN CITIZENS
PlattSburg to Have Four Camps.
Others at Portland and at
Plum Island.

New York-Major General Wood,
commander Of the department Of the
east, announces that training camps
for civilians in the department will be
held this summer at Plattsburg, Plum
Island and Portland The Plattsburg
camp will be for the senior division
and the other two for the Junior divi-
sion. The senior camp contemplated
at Fort Oglethorpe, Ga, Is still under
consideration.
There will be four camps at Platts-
burg-June to July 1, July z to Aug.
8, Aug. IL to Sept 8 and Sept. Is to
Oct. ii. Men between eighteen and
forty-f1ve are eligible. Applicants from
forty-five to fifty-flve must obtain spe-
cial permits to attend and do so at
their own expense.
The Junior division for boys from
fifteen to eighteen will hold two camps
at Fort Terry. They will be from
June so to July % and from Aug. 2 to
Aug. 80. Two camps will also be held
ut Portland for the same periods.
Plans are being made for a camp for
negroes on PlattSburg lines. If 200
possessing the necessary qualifications
apply for membership it is intended to
begin instruction In June under the d.
rection Of regular army officers, assist
ed probably by noncommissioned Off
GERS from the crack negro regiments
In the service.
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PHONES FUNERAL SERMON.
Preached at Long Distance Because
Storm Held Up Railways.

Fond du Lac, visa funeral by
long distance telephone was conduct
ed the other day when the body Of the
Rev. Frank Millar Of Oakfeld was sent
to its last resting place through the
drifts about the village where Mr.. MIL
Lar had been a pastor.
The storms tied up all railroads lead
Ing to Oakfeld from here, a branch line
OF few miles in length, and with the
main line in trouble no effort was
made to resume traffic. The country
roads were also drifted so deep that
the village and countryside adjoining
had been isolated for half a month.
The Rev. Robert s. Ingraham of this
city was to conduct the services over
the body Of his Methodist colleague,
Ingraham being the district superin-
tendent. Trying to reach Oakfield by
road, he was stalled and worked his
way back to the nearest farmhouse,
where he arranged to read the service
by wire. A listener at the AIillar home
took his words and repeated them to
the mourners.
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A Nation With No Language.

The Swiss alone, Of all the peoples
Of the world, may in a sense be said to
possess no language, fact that is the
more surprising when we consider that
there is no people showing a more in
tense patriotism.
The official languages Of the little re-
public are French and German. The
public documents are published in these
tongues, both Of which are spoken by
many Swiss. Roughly speaking, how
ever, about 75 per cent Of the popula-
ton speak German, while the remain
der divide four other languages among
them, mainly French and italian.
These tongues vary, as rule, accord
ing to the proximity Of the people to
the country whose language they speak.
In the Swiss parliament members de-
liver their speeches either in French
or German, for nearly all the members
understand both tongues.
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PITCAIRN ISLAND MAIL.
First Dispatch From United States by
Steamship Australplain.

First Dispatch From United States by
Steamship Australplain.
Washington.-For the first time since
its colonization in 1889 by mutineers
Of the British warship Bounty and Ia
hitian women Pitcairn island, a dot in
the Pacific about midway between
Panama and New Zealand, is to re-
ceive mail from the United States
The historic event is announced in the
usual dry, formal mail notice as fol-
lows:
POSTMASTER Morgan advises that the
steamship Australplain will sail from
New York on or about March 10, 1917,
via the Panama canal for Pitcairn is
land, being due to arrive there within
twenty-five days Of the date of sailing.
He issues this notice In order that the
patrons Of the postal service may take
advantage of this unusual opportunity
for the expeditions dispatch OF mail
for the place named"
1t Is not likely that the mail to Pit
cairn island will be a heavy one, since
only one Pitcairn islander, Miss Emily
Mccoy, has ever visited the United
States to make friends here. Miss
Mccoy left the island about fifteen
years ago to study nursing. Probably
she will be the only person in the
United States to whom the mail serv-
ice to Pitcairn island will be of inter-
est. There are about 10 men, women
and children on the island.
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WANTS DOCTORS, TOO,
TO PREPARE FOR War
Medical Journal Tells Of QusIis.,
Needed In an Efficient Mi.
itary Surgeon.

IF War Comes" Is the headiD, -
der which the New York Medical In.
nal says editorially:
Modern warfare demands tbs A..
plete mobilization Of every resours !,
the countries involved Defeat 1, n.
price paid for unpreparedness, and N
conquered pays the bills for both d.
Therefore it pays to be prepared b.
cry war in which the United st,t.,
has taken part has accentuated ths ma
cessity for and the deplorable lack a,
preliminary preparation.
Surgeon General Lowell In biz r.
port for the year 1917 says Of tbs
war Of 1872: There could b Etle
doubt that where one man had did
from improper medical treatment tpD
had been destroyed from want Of /,
knowledge Of the many duties perIir
to an army surgeon The same en-
ment could have been made at @
close Of the civil war and Of thw
with Spain.
I'm no direction Is preparedness nn
important than in the medical depart
ments Of the army and the navy. TIE
public and a large part of the medInl
profession enormously assume that BE-
cause man is a qualified medicalpnc
ttioner or surgeon he will Therefore
make an efficient medical officer. This
Is not true. The military surgeon b
much more than an efficient surgeunG
a competent practitioner. He muStalO
understand sanitary tactics; be must
be familiar with the organization Of
the medical department and know how
to handle men and material Without
this knowledge he cannot perform the
full measure Of his duties.
Therefore every patriotic physician
should at once enroll in the medical
department Of the reserve officers
corps, where he can learn the essen
dals Of military medicine by deFo1ns
q few hours a week to home stuN
without interfering with bis pracn@
Then when the need comes be an
serve his country acceptably and VIII
credit to himself and his profesSlol
Applications for enrolment IN ns
corps should be addressed to the SUI
geon general Of the army, Wasnns
fono
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HOSPITAL IN TOKYO.
Japanese Contribute $4,000 to New
Mission Structure.

Mission Structure.
Tokyo.-Announceme Is made that
the fund of 100000 for the construc-
tion in Tokyo Of the new st. Luke's
International hospital has been COM
pleted at a luncheon given by the jap
anese advisory council The japanese
contributed $4,000, including $4,000
from Emperor Yoshihito. The remain
der has been either contributed or
pledged in the United States.
The proposed hospital will replace
the present st. Luke's hospital, which
was founded by the American Episco-
pal mission many years ago and which
has achieved a reputation throughout
the far east. DR.. r. 3. Teusler, its
present director, will have charge of
the enlarged institution, work upon
which will be started as soon as
proper site is decided upon. The hos
pital will be international in scope.
1t is hoped later to add a training de-
partment for doctors and for nurses,
and to that end an effort will be made
to secure further assistance in the
United States.
The proposed hospital will probably
be the most complete modern medical
institution in the far east.
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Killed Troops,

The Greek killed troops, the Evzones,
bear a variant Of a name which was
given to troops In the days Of ancient
Greece. Euzonoi, meaning well girdled
and SO girt up for exercise as killed
men are, were light troops or even the
heavily armed hoplitai, but without
their weighty shields. At first, how
ever, the term, as in Homer, was used
only regarding women, the zone" be
ing the lower girdle worn by them
about the waist, but by an easy and
natural transition this came to mean
a mans belt Then, as the belt sup
ported the short skirts, killed men
were called well belted.
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When "Oid Women" Abounded.

In the eighteenth century women
soon grew old. says an English writer.
At the age Of twenty-nine Marie An
toinette, the wife of Louis XVI, grave
ly discussed the question with her
modiste, Rose Berth. She would soon
be thirty. Her idea was to change her
manner Of dress, which inclined too
much to that of extreme youth. In
consequence she should wear no more
flowers or feathers. The glorious
Georgiana, the duchess Of Devonshire,
complained to the French ambassador
that she was already seven and TWEEN
ty years Old Consider" said the
glorious one, what an age that isy'
to which the ungallant ambassador re-
piled that I'm France at seven and
twenty a woman was considered elder
w."
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HOLD AN ODD FUNERAL.
Salvation Army Takes Charge of Obse-
quies For Victim of Diphtheria.

9uieS TUT Oi
ChicG goa band of Salvation Army
workers stood in the alley in the rear
of a dilapidated house in the slums and
sang Lead, Kindly Light" Nearer,
My God, to Thee and then knelt in
the mud while the adjutant offered a
prayer. Face pressed against the din
gy window, stood a blind man and a
fearful woman.
As the prayer ended the basement
door opened and a little white casket
was quickly carried out, placed In
hearse and hurried away, unescorted,
to a cemetery.
Such was the unusual funeral &C
corded Josephine Tomaszewsky, six,
diphtheria victim. Her parents home
was Quarantined because her two lit
tie sisters and one brother were i'll
from the same disease. The mother
insisted upon a funeral ceremony for
Josephine, and the Salvation Army hit
upon holding it in the alley as the
way of overcoming orders of the board
Of health against entering the house.
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RULING FAVORS TEACHERS.
Justice Levy Sets Basis of Pay "Dock-
inq" For Absence.

New -Schoolteachers absent
from work in the past have been
"docked" one-twenty-fifth of a months
pay for each day lost. Justice Aaron
]. Levy of the municipal court ruled
that the proper basis is to deduct 1865
Of years pay for each days absence.
His decision was returned In the case
Of Mary y. Broughton, teacher in
public school 1913, who lost eleven
days work because Of illness In Octo-
Der, 1915. The decision also holds the
signing of a receipt for pay Gin full
is no bar TO action for recovery.
The battle is an old one which the
teachers and principals have been
waging against the board of education.
Years ago they were "docked' only
one-thirtieth of months pay for each
day lost.
William G. Wilcox, president of the
board, pointed out that under the Levy
ruling the teacher could be absent 100
days, full school year, and still de
mand almost half a years pay.
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GIRL WOULD BE SOLDIER

Writes q Letter Asking to Enlist |"
the United States Army
Muncie, Ind.-The following sIa
has been received by Sergeant JOSEF 7.
r. Finney Of the local recruiting ~
ton:
Union City, M
Captain F1nney, Army Recruiting 0
Muncie, Ind: ,oths
Dear Sir-I sent in my application % =,
army recruiting Office several mum nun. n
and I was told to write you aOou' ~
wish to join the United stateS - ne
Whatever way you may see ut 70 - X.
I shall be willing to give you ~ ;s,,ttns
service. My present poslron -, sss an
In a grocery store. Now, II you TN
way to use me let me know. Il II "a %
on the firing line am Wl -. vou soon !
there. Hoping to hear ir0'A
am, sincerely yours ,>,,v HARMON
MISS MINNIE hA-
r. r. 2 Union City, mo .rass.
Sergeant Finney, after an @ Inv ,sat
the letter tier is a pretty girl who cls1I ,ni
a country grocery near Union MOI, t desiring
to I be sas soldier or to enter the thea. amy 5,
any capacity q S Sergeant Mt. F nGs 3. -
written to her that be na; =, p0 .ny pr
thority to enlist women t0l And AMI
pose, but that she might at.. oeS
work with the Red Gross
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INDIANS FORCED TO WED.
Young chippewas Rush to Judge to
Avoid Arrest.

Young chippewas Rush to Judge to
Avoid Arrest.
Deer River, Minn.-This village was
visited by a large delegation of young
Chippewa Indians from the Bowstring
country, who came to be married by
Justice Cahill, In accordance with the
ruling he made that he would give
them a week In which to get married
subsequent to many arrests by the
sheriff Of Itasca county on complaint
Of the Indian agent at Bena.
1t Is not the intention Of the de-
partment, 1t is said, to interfere with
the marital rights Of the older natives
who married years ago under tribal
laws, but it is the younger members
and In most cases the well educated
ones, some Of whom have college edu.
cations, the department officers are
watching.
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Recent Search For Ruth cruser Recalls
Case of Dorothy Arnold and Others.
Police Assign Among Reasons Fam
lily Troubles, Failure at Business, Dis.
appointed Love.
New York.-B-z-z-z-z-z. It's the tele
phone on the lieutenant's desk at police
headquarters.
sing" The lieutenant jots down a few
words, the description is flashed to ey-
cry detective headquarters, and the
search for another missing person"
is on.
Ruth Cruger, pretty high school girl,
was sought by the police. Leaving her
home, happy and contented, she was
swallowed up in the swirl of the great
city and no clews to her whereabouts
had been unearthed. Because her fam
lily is of prominence and because Of her
fathers inSiStence the case was widely
discussed and given much publicity,
but the case of Ruth Cruger was only
one of hundreds.
Every year there are $500 missing
persons in New York, according to po-
lice estimates. Most of the missing
persons are girls-pretty, happy girls,
youthful and of good home training.
They are swallowed in the highways
and byways of the mammoth city.
Most of them never return, and the
public hears of the disappearance Of
but very few.
Dorothy Arnold went shopping on
No one saw her leave a certain shop
she entered, and the four corners of
the globe have been searched for her.
They still seek her.
Ruth Wheeler needed a job, and she
answered an advertisement. Her bat
tered little body was found days later
and a ne'er do well, Wolter, was later
put to death for her murder.
The hacked up body of Anna Aumul-
Ter was found in the river. Hundreds
Of anxious mothers and fathers viewed
her body. believing it might be their
daughter. Her slayer was also exc
cuted.
These are but few Of the hundreds
Of missing. Why missing? Police an
swer-white slavery, lack Of courage to
face disgrace, failure at business, fam
fly troubles, broken faith, disappointed
love wanderluSt and the lIIra of advan
ture.
Do they come back? Police say of
the $500 or more who disappear each
year perhaps a little more than half
return or are found. The other half?
They seem to vanish.
The telephone bell of the lieutenant's
desk at police headquarters buzzes-
another addition to the hundreds OF
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Entered as Seeond-Class Matter Aug.
10, 1902, at the Post ONCE At Chicago,
Illinois, under Act Of March 3, 1870.

with the British Armies In France,
via London.-One Of the most thrilling
flying episodes Of the war was record
ed when the British observer In a two
seated machine which had been dam
aged by German shell fire climbed out
on one Of the wings and steadied the
airplane while the pilot brought it safe
" to earth.
Two young aviators were leading an
offensive patrol when an anti-air craft
high explosive shell burst Just behind
the right lower wing Of the airplane.
The machine was completely riddled.
Three OF the stay booms were cut, one
blade Of the propeller was blown away
and all the controls except the elevator
were put out of action. The machine
was further smashed by the broken
propeller blade and became uncon-
trollable.
Realizing the situation, the observer
did not hesitate, but climbed out three
quarters Of the way on the right wing
tip in order to balance the machine.
The air craft continued to fall in
spirals, however. until it was about
1000 feet above the earth. Here the
observer succeeded in balancing it, and
the machine glided down evenly. When
about 200 feet from the earth a slight
movement by the man on the wing
caused the machine to spin again, but
the pilot was able to control it when
Just ten feet above the ground, and the
air craft landed with neither man in
jured.
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BOY H,s SCOUTS TO pLMr
PROMINENT PART M M.
G. II. Livingstone Say. ~.
Are Available For v.,;.". . haaa

washington.-1n the Bow
America the country has : Sso0e 4
ed peace army of COCOON sea esA
reserves Of $4,000 Veterans ss = b
mer well qualified to take -. Tie 10
police in guard duty, to pi, p'a g s
aid" and to do the work Of I o1S. 's
in many things, and the latter r na ne
larry well qualified to servo - - pastea
try in any capacity required 4e.s cOOs
zen, according to Colin y u eS
stone, president Of the nation Living.
Of the Boy Scouts Of Ama~;oa 10" eoCaa
"The Boy Scouts Of ATnoa.
a military organization "a" au
Livingstone. Primarily its I sisl VI
character building and citize, ans as
Our boys get an outdoor tro; L nakias
with them it is a case of nlar, and
der In the field and camp c...s 3d.
handy training for the drso selaag 4
zenship. building up health and an VI CT
Il told the boy scouts of Rna aad
Gently that they were part - lao e
Of service. In the event of ~, u y
viii perform all the services tS., tae'
normally be expected Of tbor. ' a
instance, they will be able - ~
the police Of guard duty owe. tele's
works, reservoirs, public hr,, ssIes'
bridges, and so on. They win ~
after families whose heads b.va w., O0f
to war and help relieve any sns mfr soae
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Homemade Cold Cream.

Here is the recipe for a homemade
cold cream, the kind always used by
the famous Lillian Russell:
Pure lanolin, four ounces; sweet
almond oil, four ounces; spermaceti,
one-half ounce; white wax, one-half
ounce; orange flower water, two
ounces; tincture Of benzoin. forty
drops. Melt spermaceti and white
wax In an enamel vessel, add almond
OIL, then lanolin. Beat constantly and
add orange flower water little at
time; lastly, the benzoin, drop at
time. Beat hard till all is consistency
Of a. light cream.
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MITIGATING Circumstances,

How did her friend break it to her
gently that she had suddenly become
q widow"
''Told the dear creature she looked
so stunning in mourning that it was
lucky she had chance to wear it,
Exchange.
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Use of Gas.

1t is now a hundred years since gas
was first usedsfor illumination in this
country, and this is supposed to be
1.-THE age of electricity" yet the amount
of gas consumed is still increasing.
There has indeed been a falling off in
the amount used for lighting, but a
great gain in the amount used for fuel.
This is not only the age of electricity,
but also the age of the gas burning
cook stove.
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Sinns of Reform.

as Binks as close listed as he used
to be?'
"Oh, no. Coming down to business
in the morning he frequently buys a
newspaper instead of trying to read
that of the man in the next seat
Richmond Times Dispatch.
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So He Eorqed.

Judge-How came a man of your
ability to stand here convicted Of for
gerry? Prisoner-It is all owing to my
taking good advice, your honor. When
I left school my teacher told me with
my talents to go on and forge ahead
Baltimore American.
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MAKING the Best of IL

What would you do If a situation
arose which compelled you to fire a
gun"
ia be nervous" confessed Mr.. Big
gmgs' and yet I'd be exceedingly
thankful | was the man with the gun
and not an innocent bystander"-
Washington Star.
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Twins Run In the E.mjIv

Evansville. Ind.-The sixteenth birth.
day OF Elsie and Ethel Brady, who are
the second Of three pairs of twins In
one family, was celebrated at their
home at Randall street The mother
o. the girls Is q twin sister of Mira
lsora Young OF Rockport The young.
ef sistsrs Of Mn Brady are the third
twinA
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RICHEST VILLAGE TO BE CITY.
Glen Cove, N. " Votes to incorporate
In the Third Class.

In the Third Class.
New York.-First steps toward the
incorporation Of the richest little city
In the United States were taken when
residents Of Glen Cove, N. z, In a test
voted to incorporate the village as a
third class city. The vote was more
than two to one In favor Of incorpora-
don, which will include a population of
10000.
Glen Cove Is considered the largest
millionaire colony In Long Island.
Among its residents are ]. P. Morgan.
J. I. Pratt, 81. L. Pratt, G. d. Pratt
Captain ]. R. De Lamar, Percy Chubb.
II. w. Maxwell. Edward l. Young.
Justice Townsend Scudder, B. W.
Woolworth and Harvey 8. Ladew.
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$4,000 For Two psuohtsrs.

Greensb irg. Ind-Isaac Seton, one
OF Decatur counU's wealthiest resi-.
dents, presented each Of his two daugh-
ters with valuable farm land as gifts.
The gifts comprise 481 acres Of Land
that b said to be valued at $4,000
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Right Up to the Minute Methods.
'Is this an up to date cityT
every. Whenever we have an i'm
portant place to fill we always go out
Of town to get the man for the job
Detroit Free Press.
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In CoIleaa Towns.

what is the rent Of your room, Hen
yf I suppose they ask a lot for It"
Eyes, all the time."-Harvard Lam
poon.
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WOMEN CROSS HUDSON ON ICE
Five From Highland Falls Make Per-
iIous Irin In Safety

ilous Trip In Safety.
Albany, n. Y.-On a dare five young
women. including Miss May Streb-
hing Of Highland Falls, safely walked
across the ice on the Hudson river re-
Gently, they jubilantly reported, from
Highland Falls to Manitou, Putnam
county.
Although the ice could be heard
cracking and rumbling In places, they
hurried across safely. Few men have
crossed the river south Of Newburgh
this winter on the ice. and no such
ventures have been made by women.
With Miss Strebbing on the risky trip
were Miss Nora Connors, Miss Annie
o1alley, Miss May Fuller and Mira
Harry Cook Of Highland FaIla
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Reversed.

Dld you read about the man who
spent twenty years in jail"
What about him?"
1 see he has had his case reopened
and his sentence reversed"
1 suppose that gives him back those
twenty years, ehY-LouisviIle Courier
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THE BROAD AK
Published Weekly

In this city Einss July Eol, 1899,
without missing one single issue Be-
publsans, Democrats, Catholics, Pro
testants, single Takers, PhestA inh-
dels or anyone else can have their soy
as long A. their language b proper and
responsibility i fIsd
Ehs Broad Az u . asvspaper whose
platform is broad enough 70, all, ever
claiming the editorial tight to speak its
own mind.
Local communications via receive
attention. Write only On one side Of
the paper.
Subscriptions .rst b paih in ad-
vance.
One Year. 5000
Blk Months. LOO
Advertising rates made know on ap-
plication.
Address all communications 10
THE BROAD Ak
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How to Smile All Day.

Keep a smile on your face till 10
o'clock and 1t will stay there all day.
says Douglas Fairbanks In the WON
ans Home Companion.
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Whit. N.oro Called q 'h sS = b

Whit. Negro Called s,: . ass'i b = ;.
Hot Springs. Ark:-cls .arcsry, - %
no.. sssss =. II az: s'is &. g.; -: !: =
town town Of s1 Earle, ARK. By By, s', nd pu.ss
who recently beat IL vita br''
him through the stree !. ss.ssd o D
Cd .dI white bite except for ... s. ~
ewes, Giving him On
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RestfuI,

Laura-Alice Filter is such q rss+-
lGi friend. Charles-Restful? She talks
all the time. Laura-That's It I never
lave nav 70 think about what to say when
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Justice without wisdom Is fmpossi.
ble-Froude
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FullerIs Earth

ruiiers earth is now used in bleach.
ing, clarifying or filtering watts and
.a n TOT Milling cloth. the purpose for
WHICH u was employed originally
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,.tad h must he well or who Is irri.
eu ny tr'r"S for in misfortune trif,es
are NOT fe't Schopenhauer