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James Charles Farrell OF Albany. n
son-in-law OF Anthony n. Brady, died
yesterday in the Post-Graduate Hos
pital. He had come to New York from
his home In Thurlow terrace, Albany,
to have a serious operation performed
by a specialist. Mrs. Farrell was with
hin hen he died.
Mr.. Farrell was born IN Albany
March "a. 1870. He was n son OF John
Henry and Mary V. Farrell. lie was
educated at 81 Johns College, Ford
ham, and the Christian Brothers Acad-
envy, from which he was graduated in
1885. ON April s. 1893, he married
Margaret II. Brady.
lie was treasurer OF the Heidelberg
Cement Company. vice-preyident OF the
National Surety Company, N director
OF the Albany Evening Journal II OF
til" Commercial Insurance Company.
Both MIR. and Mrs. Farrell were widely
known for their interest in philan-
thropic work, especially IN Roman
Catholic circles.
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES,
Cambridge Girl Is Married to Ar
meninn Publicity OmcIaI.

BosrON, Dec. 2S.- Miss Ruth McIrtirs.
daughter o: Dr. an Mrs. Herbert Il.
McIntirc Of Cambr.. -. was married in
her home to-day to Haroutune ".
Dadourian Of New York by the Rev, Ed
ward $. Drown Of the episcopal Tieo'oE-
zeal school in Cambridge. Mr.. padourian
is executive secretary of Inc Press Blu
reau Of the Armenian National Union.
Mr.. and Mrs, Joseph Walker OF Brooke
line have announced the engagement q
their daughter. Miss Katharine Walker,
20 Lieut.. Franklin w. Hobbs. Jr.. L. s.
y. Miss Walker is "A sophomore at Bryn
Mawr. Lieut. Hobbs left Harvard in his
sophomore year 70 enter the navy. He
IS the son OF Franklin w. Hobbs and
Mrs. Hobbs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tucker Daland OF Brook
line have announced the engagement NJ
their daughter. Miss Alice paland, 10 pr,
Paul Dudley Lamson OF Worcester and
OF the Johns Hopkins University.
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EARLY AMERICAN
PORTRAITS SHOWN
Clarke Collection Includes 5
Contemporary Portraits
Of Washington.
HAUNTING ONE OF POE
Others to Be Sold Are Of Gen.
Grant, Webster and Andrew
Jackson.
HAUNTING ONE OF POE

Tho carly American portraits collected
BY Thomas B. Clarke and now on view
AZ the American Art Association. form
an exhibition that is exceedingly timely
at a moment when there Is serious talk
Of forming a National American Portrai;
Gallery. Mr. Clarke's collection has all
the literary charm and historical interest
that a national collection could have,
and no better argument for the institu-
ton could be made. II Is most unfor-
tunate that 1t is to be sold at public
auction and possibly dispersed to- the
four corners of lie nation before the
portrait gallery has been placed upon a
purchasing footing.
1t contains-think OF it-hve portraits
Of Washington. all painted by men who
saw him. knew him, and painted hin
during his lifetime. One OF these Is bJ
the extremely amous Gilbert Stuart. II
contains portraits of Edgar Allan Poe
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CONAN IN BILLIARDS PLACE.
star Assigned to "a Prince There
Was' Finds Part Unsuitable.

The audience at the George NJ. Conan
Theatre yesterday afternoon was sur
prised 10 find not Robert Hilliard. the
advertised star OF "a Prince There
Was in the leading ro!e OF ChdrleS
Martin, but none other than George NJ.
Conan himself.
1t happened that Mr.. billiard dis
covered after the play opened Christmas
eve that the character was unsuitable
for him and too CohaneEque. as George
himself put Darragh Aldrich's story
into play form, so he called on william
Elliott, ono OF the producers, and told
him he desired to quit.
Conan heard the news when he was
starting for Baltimore, where one OF
his new musical shows opened last
night. He promptly accepted the part
assigned to Mr.. Hilliard, and now will
be permanently with the company. He
had two hours to memoriLe the lines,
and during yesterdays performance Mr..
billiard remained in tho wings coach
ing him.
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IDEAL FILM SUES VITAGRAPH.
Asks 100000 for Detention OF
Five Photo Plays.

Suit to recover 5000. 1000, or $3.50. 900
and tho return OF certain films, was be-
gun yesterday by the Idea Films Rent
ing Company. Ltd, against the Vita
graph Company OF America, Inc.
The plaintiff alleges that the Vita
graph concern refused March 2, 1917, to
return the negative films of THE Second
Mrs. T~'anQueray." caste "Still Waters
Run Deep" "The Great Adventure and
1.-THE Fallen star" These are valued Mt
$40 900, and the loss by reason OF their
detention is estimated at $3.50. 900.
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BROWN IS
HEARD IN RECITAL
Violinist Wins Applause at
First Appearance Here
This Season.

Eddy Brown. violinist, gave his first
recital his season in Carnegie Hall yes
terday afternoon. lie played Tartinis
Devils Trill' ona Vieuxtemps's con-
certo in A minor, No. 3, and two groups
of miscellaneous pieces, with his own ar
ranRement OF a rondino by Cramer and
his own Hebrew Melody and Dance
MIR. Browns work showed his now IA
miliar characteristics OF style and II
gave thereby evident pleasure to his
many hearers,
The Nieuxtemps concerto served him
we'll In displaying n brilliant technical
bravura. 4 fine tone. though in certain
passages Its best quality was not sus-
tanned. and an intonation usually accu-
ratc and clear. Mr.. Brown Is n musician
Of serious purpose and his art contains
elements OF reposc, taste and accomplish
ment which command respect.
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Guarded DistinguIshed Men.

Capt Henry was equally successful in
tho other branch of secret service work
The protection OF the President and other
high officials OF this and other Govern
ments. Every time a President came
into this district Henry and his men sur
rounded him and kept him from harm
Such Mustricus visitors az Marshal
.IcNrc and Arthur J. Bilfour have en-
trusted their safety to him. Ono OF tho
iChs least -Clishod by Capt. Henry was
'lla protection Of Non Bcrnstorn when
the former GeTra1 Ambassador left
these shores by request. His task was
REFORMED rs carefully az usual. how.
ever,
Reccr'ly capt Henry complained 10
friends that attacks 90 What he thought
was acute indigestion were increasing
in srvcritv. He oft his Office ut the
usual time on Friday evening. arl gave
no indication OF feeling badly during
the night.
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MIN 3. LEE,

Benjamin s. Lee. who had been n let
ter carrier in Harlem for fifty years, was
buried In Woodlawn Cemetery yester-
day, following services In his home, S62
Hewitt place, The Bronx. lie died
Christmas eve at the age OF -.
lie was known as Ben to almost
every merchant on l25th street and used
TO cover his mail route there mounted
on a donkey when he was first appointed
n carrier in October, 1865. Al hat time
the old West Harlem post Office was at
l24th street and Third avenue, and Pat
rick Jones MAS the postmaster. Lee was
one OF the oldest letter carriers in the
city IN length OF service.
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MRS. AsTOR KEEPS UP Y WORK
Joins stan at Hut in Bryan
Park.

There is n restaurant at Sixth ave-
nue. and Forty-second street which has
hired a new waiter and Is so tickled
that Il is sending pieces to the news
papers regarding the incoming tray bal
ANGER.
II seems Mrs. Vincent Aston has
to,ned the stan of the Y. NJ. {. ~ hut
in Bryant Park, the new cne which is
called the Victory Hut and is modelled
upon the original Eagle Hat 1t VIII
be opened at I Z. NJ. or January . by
Major-Gen. J. Franklin Bell, Rear Adj
miral Nathaniel II, Usher. William Eel
loves Morgan. Harold l. Pratt and other
folks.
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Mrs. Z. y.

Mrs. T.. 7. Beach. widow OF the gen
eral agent OF the Grand Trunk Railroad,
died in ST. Luke's Hospital yesterday
after a short Illness.
Shs VAS born IN T0ckport seventy-ave
Years ago and divided rer time between
New York and Chicago Tor many years.
When In his city she mad" Ae~ home at
the Hotel Plaza. She was We. known
for her charitable activities in both
cities.
Services will no held In the Camnbrl
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Mns. mAnnIET LEnoY cox.

Mrs. Harriet Leroy Cox. widow OF
Lieut. Nottingham Cox, Is dead In her
home. 995 Madison avenue, after an ~
ness of two years. She was n daughter
Of Robert Henry Ludlow and Cornelta
Leroy Ludlow, who were prominent in
the social life OF the city for many years.
She leaves a daughter, Miss Mary {.
Ludlow Cox. Services will he held at
the House of Rest Tuesday at IL A. N.
Burial will be in Trinity Cemetery.
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bishop Lawrence Improving.

BosToS, Doc. 2S.-Blshop William
Lawrence OF the Episcopal diocese o.
Massachusetts, who has been i'll with
influenza in his home here for ten days.
was reported as improving to-day. lie
plans TO GO to New York about January
Is to resume the campaign of the Church
War Commission. which will seek to
raise S250.O00 to Complete its work.
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MARRIED

AfNoLD-vANDEGRIFT.-on Saturday
December 2s. at the Unitarian Church
Wilmington. nel.. barbara vandegrif
and Edgar Hobbs Arnold.
Rich.
ARD Esterbrook of 545 West MA
street announces the marriage of hel
daughter Caryll y, to Lieut.. Rober
Earll Mcconnell. U. 5, Naval Reserv,
Force, on Saturday, December IS.
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JOHN SCOTT

John Scott MacMath. %. died at his
home In Greenwich, Conn, yestecday
Hts carly life was spent in Thornlis
Bank. Scotland. lie was noted at one
time as church and concert singer. For
nine years he was the conductor and
terror soloiSt OF the Abbey Church in
Paisley. Scotland. and Belfast, Ireland.
He came to this country forty-threa
NcaSs ago.
Resides his widow. Mr.. MncMath
leaves three daughters n one son.
James L. MacN1th. who 10 associated
with tho Eank Of Savings here. lie was
q charter member Of the Stamford Scot
''sh Society,
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FRANZ &. GREEN.

Frank G. Green, "a. prominent In ma
sonic activities. died In his home, 129
Dudd street. East orange, y. j.. last
evening after suffering an apoplectic
stroke while driving his automobile ear
lier in the day. He was employed in the
L. bordtorioS Of %Seabury & Johnson.
chemists. East Orange. A wife and
daughter survive.
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United Hospital Fund Calls.

Collection taken yesterday in the
synogogues and that will he taken to-
day in the churches Of the city will be
given TO the United Hospital Fund.
This fund supports forty-sIX of the lead
ing non-municipal hospitals, and owing
TO wartime conditions is facing a deficit
OF nearly $500. 900. Much Of the free
service has had to be cut down. A
soec.al call Is made upon public gen
crosby by the trustees of the fund who
may be reached At 1OS East Twenty
second street
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Skcrrntt-BOrst.

Mss Helen katherine DNrst. daughter
Of Mrs, katherine l.. Borst OF jersey
CITY. was married MS evening 10 Lieut..
J.. Webster Skcrratt, instructor in av.s-
ton, IN the homo OF Mr.. and Mr.. Rob-
ert Anderson. in Orange. by the Rev.
Warren l.. Rogers oc ST, Johns Episco-
pal church. jersey city.
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Free show for Soldiers Tonight.

John L. Golden, chairman OF the
theatrical committee OF tho Mayors
Committee OF Welcome. has announced
that the overseas service stripes on SOL
dters' sleeves will admit them tonight to
n special performance OF Three Wise
Fools in the Criterion Theatre to be
given under the auspices of the commit
tee and the Stage WonAn's War Relief.
The curtain will rise At : o'clock and
the first 900 soldiers to arrive Will get
the seats Reserved seats will be held
for wounded men.
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GEORGE T., WHITE.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 2S.-George T.
White, n negro member OF the FIFTY
dlfth and Fifty-s'Sth Congress from
North Carolina, died here to-day. He
was Sc years old and had been prac-
Using law in Philadelphia for twelve
years.
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ENGAGED.

and Mrs Harris
Fine Of 46 Fort Washington avenue
announce tho engagement OF their
daughter Sadye to Mr.. Harry J. Fine
stone, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Fine
stone OF CT East ilsth street.
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LONG ROMANCE FOR PRINCESS.
Ramsay Made Aide de Camp TO
ConnauRht I'm 1911,

speoiol Gable Despatch to THE suS from me
London Times Service.
Copyright. 1915; oil rights roSarcd.
IoNpoN, Dec, 2s.-A lor.g romanco is
suggested in the fact that Commander
Ramsay, whose engagement 10 Prin-
cess Patricia of Connaught was nm
nounced last nignt, was appointed aide
de camp TO the Duke OF C~onnaught
when the latter was Governor-General
Of Canada in 1911.
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white Bis Liberty bond Buyer.

CHICAGO, Dec. GA Stamford White.
late president OF the Chicago Board of
T-aro, subscribed FOR t1se. 900 e. Liberty
Bonds, as revealed by ar inventory OF
his estate filed In Probate Court here
to-day.
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BENJAMIN +. sHAKEspEARE.

ReHjamln r. Shakespeare. 20. for
more han ten years assistant treasurer
and a director in the Pennsylvania
Delaware oil Company. died suddenly
OF heart disease yesterday as he vas
leaving his home In East Orange, y. J.
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CAPT. CHARLES Z. DoTEN.

pryNorrH. Mass, Dec. ss.-Cn0t.
Charles r. Doten, a direct descendant
OF Gcy. Crad.or' az ire Pilgrim Colony,
died to-day. He served in the civil
war and aftez his return was elected
to the Legislature for two terms. For
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Funeral Church, Broadway and Sixty
sixth street, at 2 o'clock Tuesday after
noon. Burial will be in Lockport.
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JAMES CHARLES FARRELL.

rany years he was proprietor OF a local
newspaper and librarian OF Pilgrim Hall.
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Poe Portrait Il striking.

The portrait of Edgar Allan Poe by
Boyle has all OF the suffering OF the un-
happy poet written into II, and for h a
reason II makes an effect or greater age
than most people associate with the
writer. who died Mt forty. The artist
has managed TO give a peculiarly haunt
ing expression to the eyes.
Cephas G. Thompson. who WAS a fash
ionable artist In his day, Is the painter
who recorded the handsome features of
John Howard Payne. author OF Home.
Sweet Home" The Tom Paine portrait.
impressive technically, is a copy by Bass
Otis. who was born in 1854 and died 1861.
The lineaments OF Mrs. Peggy O'Neil.
who was a storm centre OF gossip In
Washington back in the Gays OF Andrew
Jackson's administration, have been pre-
served by Henry lnman. Mrs. ONeil.
the widow OF a tavern keeper. married
Senator Eaton. and when Eaton was APP
pointed Secretary of War the wives of
| tn. other members OF the Cabinet refused
TO know her socially. Martin Van Buren,
was one OF the lady's champions. and
although bachelors are powerless to aid
| the fair when they tumble into such dis
tresS his chivalrous efforts did have an
effect. IL IL said. in afterward procuring
the Presidency for himself. II was
| Henry lnman who also painted Major
whistler's portrait, a portrait that Will
be affectionately studied by artists.
The, list OF painters includes other
| celebrities. such as Samuel Waldo, whose
| Samuel Smith is nn excellent portrait
OF timorous old age Thomas Splly,
| Washington Aston. John Singleton Cop
ley, Eastman Johnson, s. +. r. Morse,
Asher Durand, Robert Edge Pine. John
| ouidor. John Trumbull, Charles L. FL
| lotf and John Paradise.
The sale will take place January Z In
the Plaza Hotel.
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John Howard Payne, Major George
washington Whistler. father OF the i'm
mortal Jimmie; Tom Paine. who
wrote THE Age OF Reason" Gen. Grant.
Andrew jackson, Webster. Clay and
Edwin NJ. S~tanton-Hfty canvases in all.
First Hand Impressions.
A delight ant a relief in studying such
canvases rests upon tho fact that tho
aesthetic consideration Is not paramount.
The remark Is frequently heard from the
lips OF Americans who have visited Lon
don that no gallery there is so rewarding
as the National Portrait Gallery. for the
pleasure Is not the arduous one OF learn
Ing famous painters styles, but the
wholly easy one OF obtaining first hand
and sincere impressions OF eminent per-
sonagea Carlyle, for whom eminent
p~ersOnagos had peculiar fascination,
said. often ] have found a portrait
superior I'm real instruction to half n
dozen biographies" and the fact has
often been proved by galleries of hlstori-
cal portraits hat sometimes the best
eyes for facts have lodged in the heads
OF the lesser artists.
Naturally when great artist and great
parsonage meet, as in the case OF ella
Quez and Pope Innocent y. a very great
portrait from any point OF view results
but such encounters are rare n In
the meantime it is g obvious that ali
pictorial records OF great men have his.
torical value that IL is curious NOR,
OF our collectors have not embarked
upon this perfectly safe quest. The pres
ent auction OF such pictures Is the first
to take place here.
The Stuart portrait OF George Wash
ington Is the so-called "Athaneuu
Head OF the father OF our country. II
once belonged to the late Mrs, Eliza
beth L.. Coles, and was exhibited with
her collection in the Metropolitan Mu'
scum. The Stuar portraits OF Washing
ton are the most celebrated OF all. They
present him in his benign old age n *
closely ia the ideal patriot realized tina
the modern American would be daring
indeed who could imagine the first Pres
tdent as being otherwise. Historians
however, always scrutinize the Rem
brandt Pea portraits very closely, ant
one Of Peale's, in which Washington 1.
seen In his vigorous prime. has beer
given the position OF honor on the walls
This canvas, prieH-to 1876. was In thu
possession of the Shippen family o
Philadelphia, Rembrandt Peale having
been a connection OF the Shippens.
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BOSCHEE'S GERMAN SYRUP

will quiet your cough, soothe the ms
fiammation of a sore throat and lungs,
stop irritation in the bronchial tubes.
insuring a good nights rest, free from
coughing and with easy expectoration
in the morning. Made and sold in
America for fifty-two years. A won
derful prescription, assisting Nature in
building up your general health and
throwing off the disease. Especially
useful in lung trouble, asthma, Group,
bronchitis, etc. For sale in all civil
lied countrieS.-Adv.
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AS Father Does.

Two small boys were arguing over
some trivial matter when one of them
said: 'I'll betcha I'm right" The
other boy said he would not bet, as it
was wrong, and this statement LED to
another discussion, one youngster in
sisting that there was no harm in bet
ting and the other that there was.
The boy who was advocating betting
talked so loud that he attracted his
mother, and she, like all good mothers,
tried to tell him that it was wrong to
gamble on anything.
"Well, daddy does" was the boys
reply, "cause when he came home with
that Liberty bond he said it was a 500
bet with the kaiser that he would lose
the war;"
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KIDNEY TROUBLE OFTEN
CAUSES SERIOUS BACKACHE

When your back aches, and your blad-
der and kidneys seem to be disordered,
go to your nearest drug store and get a
bottle of DIR. Kilmer's Swamp-Root. 1t
is a physicians prescription for ailments
of the kidneys and bladder.
1t has stood the test of years and has
reputation for quickly and effectively
giving results in thousands of cases.
This preparation so very effective. has
been placed on sale everywhere. Get a
bottle, medium or large size, at your near
est druggist.
However, if you wish first to test this
preparation send ten cents to DR.. Kilmer
& Co., Binghamton, N. Y, for a sample
bottle. When writing be sure and men
ton this paper.-Adv.
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MAKE MOST OF LOCOMOTIVES
Part of Wisdom to Increase Service
ability of Old Ones-New Engines
understandable.

Snow that new locomotives cannot
be obtained within any reasonable
time," says Railway Review, in dis
cussing the country's need for addi-
tional transportation, ut is the part OF
wisdom to make the most of those
whose serviceability can be increased
10, % or SO per cent. Money spent in
this way begins to earn money and to
smooth out the situation quickly"
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Reassurinq Sign.

The girl told us this herself, so we
guess it must be true.
"My DEAR" said her mother, serious
~, 81 have no doubt that this young
man who is so interested in you OF
late is an excellent fellow. He seems
polite and clever and nice in every
way. But I should like to know
whether he comes Of a good family"
eyes, mother" answered the daugh-
ter, 81 have every reason to believe
that his family is very fine"
"Hum! Do they object to his inter
est In you?"
"I'm afraid they do, mother. They
seem to be doing everything to make
him stop coming to see me-"
"Ah! I'm much relieved, dear, and
see no reason why you shouldn't en-
courage cleveland Plain Dealer.
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gances did ahead talking
thought electric
soldier He walked table
of those who had remained
Gas tbs
uniform national respected
is played want you 10
up"
The uniform hao
1.-THE Star Spangled
Banner"
made the
Attention soldier, in tones that shook the walls
"The Spanged Banner uu
t did
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ALWAYS Particular,

He had been the nuttiest of the nuts
before he trod the paths of crime; and
he was to be hanged on the following
day.
"Have you any request to maker
inquired the governor of the prison,
according to time-honored tradition.
"Well, If you could let me tie the
moose myself" suggested the con
demned one. "Never did care for
those ready-maue ties-don't want to
start now"
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Not So Foolish.

The members of certain local ex
emption board shrugged their shout
ders cynically when young man ap
peared before them, limping conspic
uously, and asked for exemption or
the ground Of physical disability.
Sell down on the ice and hurt
yourself, I suppose" one Of them sug
gested.
'sNo," said the candidate, flushing
'I lost one leg at the battle of the
Somme."
Then there was large silence
New York Tribune.
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him
seal put explained
The
he
{ IN he Thai to
a shifted sal
and
fapo he
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Retrihution.

what are you working on therey'
"a hymn of hate" replied the poet
sternly.
"Dear mel Don't you know the
American government discourages any
thing of that kind?'
"Oh, yes. But this is none of the
governments business. 1t is addressed
to a neighbor of mine who has played
Over There on his monograph every
night for the past seven weeks. =
Birmingham Age-Herald.
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circumstantiaI Evidence.

Tommy was making a visit TO his
grandparents, who owned large
dairy. He had been forbidden to touch
the tempting-loolzing pans Of rich
cream. One day his grandmother
caught him coming up from the cellar
with a very suspicious white rim over
his upper lip.
Tommy" she said, II am afraid,
from your looks, that you have been
disturbing my pans of cream"
"Oh. no, haven't" Tommy fastened
to explain. 81 just ran my tongue
gently over the top."-Country Gentle
man.