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win your firBt hand at cards, and then
the passion has you.
Poetry was a drug on Tho mnrltst.
Nobody read II Cor wrote ~ these
days. and any one who attempted to
sell II was clearly mad. oh, q Jingle for
thing clever. with a snapper TO It.
But epic poetry7 Sonnets7
America He would 70 20 the land
OF tho brave Cwhen occasion de-
manded) and the free III you wero
imaginative). Having packed his trunk
and vahse he departed for Liverpool
Besides. America was all that was
left: he was at the end OF his rope.
What n rollicking old fraud life
wusl Swung out of his peaceful or
bit, by the iegerdemain Of death; no
longer n humble steady star but n
meteor; humping as yet darlCiy
against the planets; and then this
monumental folly which had re-
turned him 90 tho old orbit but still
IN metcoric form, without peace or
means of livelihood An aas. indeed,
II ever there was one
He eventually arrived AT his des-
tfnaton, He'd blithely to the chief
steward. and was assigned to the
first-class cabins on the promenade
deck. simply because his manner was
engaging and his face pleasing to the
eye The scar He had never been
on n but once, and then only In a
rowboat A good HailOr7 Perhaps.
Chicken and barley broths at eleven;
tho captains table In the dining sa-
Icon, breakfast, luncheon and dinner:
cabin housekeeper and luggage man
at the ports; and always a natty,
stlffly stRrched Jacket with a metal
number; and Yes, sirl" and mo,
siri" and THANK you. hr''' his ofIi-
cial vocabulary. Fine job for a
poeti
1t was all IN the game he was going
70 play with fate. A chap who could
sell iamtngo ties 20 gentlemen with
purple noses and shirts with at
taChed cuffs to coal porters ought not
ment al cabin steward on board an
ocean timer.
Early the next morning they left
port, with only n few first-class pas
sengers. The heavy travel was COM
ing from the west. not going that
way. Tho series OF cabins under his
stewardship were vacant.
Beautiful weather, mild south
west blow, with a moderate beam
sea; only the deck would come up
smack against the aoles of his booi
in a most unexpected and agsravat-
ing manner.
Toward his fellow stewards he was
friendly without being companion
able: and as they were OF n decent
sort, they let him go his way.
Several times during the voyage he
opened his trunk and took out tho
manuscripts. Hang II, they weren't
80 hally bad II he could stiil re-
read them. after an hour or two with
Henley, there must DO some merit 20
them.
One afternoon ne sat alone on the
edge OF his bunk. The sun was pour
ing into the porthole; Internationally
II flashed over him. Suddenly and
alertly he got up looked out, listened
intentlv. then stepped back into the
cabin and locked the door.
Ito BE Contlnued.)
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haberdashery in the Strand n young
man, twenty-four years of age. typi-
cnlly English. beardless. hair clipped
neatly about his neck and temples.
his skin fresh colored, his body caro-
fully but thrifty clothed. Smooth
skinned he was about tho eyes and
nose and mouth, unmarked by diSsi-
patton; and he stood straight; and by
the set OF his Rhoulders (not particu-
larly deep or wido) you would infer
that whom he looked at you he would
look straight. Pity. isn't Il, that you
never really can tell what a man Is
inside by drawing up your brief from
what he is outside.
or course you wish TO know forth
with who returned tho ruby and
why As our statesmen say, regard
ing any important measure for pub
lie welfare, the time IL not yet ripe.
Besides, the young man am describ-
ing had never heard OF tho Mana
Sahibs ruby. unless vaguely In some
Sepoy Mutiny tale.
HIS expression at this moment wns
rather mournfuL He was regrett1ng
Tho thirty shillinEs the week ne had
for several years drawn regularly In
this shop. inside there he had intro
duced tue raglan shirt. the Duke OF
Westminster four in hand, and the
Churchill batwing collar. He ionBed
TO enter and plead for reinstatement.
but his new found pride refused to
bulge his legs doorward. Thirty
shillings, twelve for his "thrd 20 W
back" and the rest for clothes and
books and simple amusements. What
whiH he had beon IN, this past
fortnight!
GIo pulled at mis- chin. shook hAs
head and turned away. No, he Sim
ply could not do IT, What! suffer
himself to be laughed at behind mis-
back7 Impossible. a thousand times
mol At the first newsstand no bought
two or three morning papers and con-
tinued on 20 his lodgings He must
leave England at once. but the ques-
tion was-How2
II was a comfortable room, az third
floor baCks' go. He read the want"
advertisements carefully, and at
length paused at a paragraph which
seemed to suit his fancy perfectly.
"Cabln Stewards Wantcd-White star
Line-,New York and Liverpool" lie
cut out the clipping. folded II and
stored IL away. Then no proceeded 10
pack up his belongings, not a very
AbOrious affair.
Manuscripts. He riftled the pages
ruefully. Sonnets and chant royals
and opics, Tine and gofty in sptrit; 80
fine indeed that they easily slftcd
through . cry editorial ONCE in Lon
don. Thore was even a bulky ro-
nance, lie had read 80 much about
tho enormous royalties which Amer
team authors rcceiy-d for their work.
and English authors who were pOpu-
lar on the other side, that his ambi-
tion had been frantica1ly stirred.
Tho fortunes such men as haun-
deung and Iiffle and DrOOl mndel
And all he had accomplished so far
had been tho earnest support OF the
postal service. Far back NJ the begin
Ming ne had bSen unfortunate enough
TO sell sonnet for ten shlllings.
Aack! You sell your FIRST sonnet. you
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AUGUST CONTEST AWARD
WINNER.
How ! Spent Ny vaoation.
SEPTEMBER WRITING coNrEsT.

A PRIZE OF four Thrift stamps
"a Cthe equivalent OF 81 win be
awarded each OF the eleven
Klddie Klub members. aged fve TO
fifteen inclusive. who writes the best
and truest account OF "a dream in his
or her age class.
Each will write a true ana full
account OF the last dream that they
can remember and those who are too
little 10 write their dreams may tell
them To their mammas, who VIII GER
tainly be happy to write them out for
their own little kiddies.
A certificate from the parent or
guardian OF the contestant. saying
that the composition Is to the best
OF their knowledge original, must ac-
company each composition.
Essays must not exceed $50 words.
Contestants must state NAME,
AGE, ADDRESS and CBRTLENCATE
NUMBER.
Address Cousin Eleanor, Evening
World Kiddie Klub No. 63 Park Row,
New York City.
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Is Woman Degenerating?
By Rev. Thomas B. Gregory

/ by Tn re~P % IoA Enh
LEARNED delivered himself of the doeful
"A fact" that "degnerang" and that Is this
blame for the present
miserable condition of the world
Professor the
wretced rapidly only
physical in
The world has always had Its psmists who with the who will
whining
jacka According the calamity howlers something
dreadful about happen but somehow spring and seedo and
harvest along other they
than two thousand find that finer social
possessed by either Of
retreat Of the
guide he footsteps OF the following generation
The old order the passing Of which
t and the alrOund life of ~wdens with
Of women The Gun .mancpa.
ton of wf It's results
rude
OF there irregularities women
unvonany Umenhere always have been
rank and file Of sound the
parted from the beauty and glory Of the
When the Roman Empire succeeded
that their
social conditions they claimed womanhoo But
4 turned b a alarm
Tho
born along toward the middle century now that
women have into ndustralm politics.
ming else that thought
That hey are going to The bow-wows IN
Some of the roessor
s the beauty Of form and feature
them and VIII bySndoy be physically ugly men;
ana some OF the pchologists
feminine portion community experiencing The
chat Is sure to end IN something monstrous
All OF this nothing
ule Old FUNDAMENTAL CHARACTERISTICS. possessing
whole lot moro of good Cann Of evil
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ther. dad, you mustn't say a word
to mother about it but, Two been
robbed"
"What7"
my necklace. And q could not
identify the thief II he stood before
me this very minute. Tho interior
Light was out of order. He entered,
pretending he had made a mistake.
lie called me Enid and told mo to put
up my collar; touched my neck with
his hands. I was so astonished that
| could not move. Finally man
aged 10 explain that he had made a
mistake. lie apologized and got out;
and 1t is quite evident that tho neck
lace went with him"
Cant you remember tho least
thing about him?"
Nothing. absolutely nothing"
where were the Crawfords7-
'T did not wait TO see them. My
cab was ahead of thcirs. What Shall
we do?"
Notify tho police; it's all we can
do. They cost me an even ten thou
sand, Kitty And / told you not TO
wear them on a night like this. I'm
discouraged. want to get out Of
this blasted country. I'm hoodooed."
KlligreW walked the floor.
''Dad'-with bit OF a nmfio-'1
know what the trouble is. You want
TO so home"
And that's the truth. This n the
first trip abroad ever took with you
and your mother, and it's going 20 DO
tho last / can't live olrt OF my ele-
ment, which is hurry and hustle and
getting things done quickly. I'm a
FISH out of water. want TO go home;
/ want To SEQ tho Giants wallop the
Cubs, and l want my two weeks bass
fishing. But I'll hang on till the end
OF June as / promised. Ten thousand
IN saIphires you couldn't match In a
hundred years, and Molly coming In
banged up like a prize fighter! Some
ono at the door"
IT proved TO be Crawford
Glad you got back SAFE nc said,
relievcdly.
Had her nGcllace stolen,- replied
Killlgrew, briefly.
you don't mean 20 say''-
Kitty recounted her amazing ad-
venture.
And my wife's ruby Is gone"
Crawford made the disclosure simply.
lie was a quiet man: no had learned
the futility of gestures, OF wasting
words in lamentatiOn.
Good graCious!" exclaimed Kitty.
'"rho windows OF the cab were
down. stood outside, smoking TO
pass the time, Suddenly heard Mrs.
Crawford cry out. A hand had
reached in from the or side. chbched
the pendant. twisted it off. and was
gone. All quicker than l can tell H.
] tried 10 give chase, but Il was utter
folly, 1 couldn't see anything two
feet away. Mrs, Crawford rs a ht
knocked up over II. Rather sinister
stone, II its history Is n true one-the
Mana Snhtb's ruby, You know. For
the jewel itself l don't care. i never
lnCd TO see her wear IT,"
K,ligrew threw up his hands. "And
this is tho London you've been hraR-
ging 2bout 10 mel How much was
the ruby worth?'
"Don't know: nobody does. It's
one Of those jewels you can't set a
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HE LEGEND OF LIVERPOOL.

THE LEGEND OF LIVERPOOL
Long. long ago. when England was
but a wild waste of forests and moors
whore hugo hairy maInmoths and
fierce sword-toothed Hons roamed. the
place now called Liverpool was only
a great basin of water surrounded by
colossal nlountaina Those mountaAns
wore inhabited by q rnoo Of ugly saw
ages and ehe place was known 81
eislentia. i..I.l
These Sisieutiaus ate ovcry part
OF tho animals. except the hoofs,
horns and liver. Tho two former they
did not eat bccaHSe they could not,
but the hitter they reverently saved
under tho belicf that n any one ute q
liver a terrible calamity would bofall
the entire tribe.
Tho Grand Commander OF tho Sis
ientians WAS vony naughty and ar
rogant person Whom name was Chan
tamdaA rs.f ~ q-'-r.. ..
One dny an he was foasting mer-
rtly with a number OF his subjects, a
slave passed by with n covered basket
under his arm Ghantamdns stopped
him. what hast thou IN that
baaltctT- no demanded. The slave re-
piled that II contained tho nveruL =
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O1py4Efit A,To
Hnr pun Pfbhs hntH ca
0-hs Nss~ York EretAng Worhdl

price on He will not be able to dis
pose of tt in it's present shape. He'll
break II up and sell the pieces, and
that's the shame of 1t Think OF the
Internal cleveTness of tho man! Two
OF three hundred vehicles stalled in
tho street, fog 50 thick you couldn't
see your hand before your face. Sim
pie game for a man with ready wit.
And the police busy at the two ends
OF the block. trying to straaghten out
the tangle. Mrs. Crawford says that
the hand was white. slender and well
kept. 1t came dn swiftly and accur-
ately. The man had bean watching
and waiting"
HE must have como directly from
your carriage to nine" said Kitty.
Il am heart-broken."
zone OF the tricks OF fate. Glad you
got back all right We were nightly
worried. Como over across the hall
at tomorrow. all of you, for break
fast Don't fuss up. And wen talk
over the AFFAIR and plan what's to be
dono. Good night"
Il like that young man. declared
Kilhgrw emphaticaIly. Hes the
real article. American TO the back
bone; a millionaire who doesn't
splurge. Well" signing regretfully,
''he was born to n, and had 10 dig
ioI llihc- Dut CtiH Bot II UNrOuEn
my head why he wants 10 excavate
mummies when he could dig up po-
tatoes with some profit"
Dad, find me an earl OF 2 d0ius
IKE Mr.. Crawford, and I'll marry him
Just as fast as you like"
She kissed him and went into her
bedroom. Kind hearted, impulsiVe
old dadl In a weeks time he would
forget all about this heart-to-heart
talk. and shoe away every male who
hadn't title or a million. or who
wasn't due 20 fall heir To ono or the
other. Nevertheless. she had long
since made mp her mind 10 build her
own romance. That was her right,
and she did not propose to surrender
tho pillow, she thought of the voicas
IN tho fog. "A wageTs a wager"
Breakfast In Crawford's suite the
next morning was merry enough. Mis-
fortune was turned into Jest At least,
they made a fine show OF II; which Is
characteristic of people who bow 10
the inevitable whenever confronted
by Il. Crawford was passing his
cigars, when a page was announced.
Tho boy entered briskly, carrying a
tray upon which reposed a small
package.
"By special messenger. sir. II was
thought you might be liking 20 have It
at once, SIR" The page pocketed tho
shilling politely and departed.
By and by Crawford came over
quietly and laid something ON tho
table before his wife's plate.
II was the Na=a Sahib's ruby, 30
called
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what has happenedI Who dNd this7
Tell me, and I'll kill hfm!"
"Dan, when they started up the
street for the Prime Minister'S house.
I could not get out OF the crowd. 1
was afraid to. IT was so foggy you
had 70 follow the torches 1 did not
know what they were about till the
police rushed us. one grabbed mo,
hut / got away" All this between
sCbs. ''Dan. / don't want 10 be a
suffragette." Sob. II don't want 20
vote Sob.
And for the FIRST time that night
Killhgrew smiled.
where's Kitty7-
He started to his feet. "She hasn't
got back from the opera yet She'll
be the death OF me, one OF these fine
days. You know her. lake as not
she's stepped out OF her cab TO see
what's going ON, and has lost her
self"
but the Crawfurds were with her. -
would that make any difference
with Kitty n she wanted to get out?
l told her not 10 wear any jewels, but
she wouldn't mind me. She never
does. I haven't any authority except
in my offices. You and Kitty" , :
"Don't scoldi"
"AIl right; ! won't. But an the
same, you and the girl need checking" +"
Killigrew did not smile. Here was
the whole matter In a nutshell: his wife
wanted something 70 do. And there
were thousands OF others just Ike her.
Man like, ne forgot that women need .
ed something more than money and
attention from an army OF servants.
lie had his offices, his stOck-ticker, his
warfare. Not because she wanted to
vote, but because she wanted and
needed something to do,
You're the kindest man in the
world, Dan, and I'm an old fool OF a
Woman!"
Kitty burst into the room, star
eyed, pale. Mother" She sped 20
her mothers side. "Oh. felt it in
my bones that something was going
to happen!"
''Think OF II, Kitty dear; your
mother, fighting with n policeman!
on, II was friGhtful!"
Never mind, mumsy," Kitty sooth-
ed. She rang for the maid, n thing
her father had not thought TO do
And when her mother was snug in
he'd, her head In cooling bandages
her face and hands bathed in refresh
ing cologne, Kitty returned TO her IA
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CHAPTER II.
pOultiusil

pOontiuhudl
- r T. went out again to The main
entrance and smoked him
self headachy. He hated
London He had always
hated It in theory, now he
hated It in fact He hated tea, but
tered mullins, marmalade, Jam. toast,
cricket box hedges three hundred
years old, ruins, the checl1less bag
gage system, and the wet blankets
called newspapers.
A taxicab drew up before the can
opy. He knew IL was a taxicab be-
cause he could hear the sound OF the
painting engine. Tho curb-end Of the
canopy was curtained by the abomi-
nable fog. Mistily a forlorn figure
emerged. The doorman started leir
surely toward this figure. Kihgrew
pushed him aside violently. Molly,
with her hat gone, her hatr awry, her
dress torn. her gloves ragged, her eyes
puffed! lie sprang toward her, piled
with Berseker rage. Who had dared.
''Glve the man i've pounds she
whispered. II promised It"
give 1t to himl Good heavens,
do look as II l we're joking? Pay
him, pay bim!"
1Sluigrew counted out five sover-
eigns, perhaps six, he was not sure.
nhe chauffeur swooped them up, and
set Off.
"Molly Killigrew."
"Not a word till | get to the rooms.
Hurry! Daniel, If you say anything
/ shall fall down."
He led her 20 the lift. Curious
glances followed, but these signified
nothing. On night such as this was
there would be any number OF acci-
dents. Once in the living-room OF the
luxurious suite, Mrs. Killigrew stag
gcrcd over 90 the divan and tumbled
down upon II. She began TO cry hys-
toHically.
molly, old girll Molly!" He put
his arm tenderly across her heaying
shoulders and kneeled. His old girl!
Love crowded out all other thoughts.
M0n6y-Inad he might be. but he
never forgot that Molly had once
fried 4his meat and peeled his pota-
toes and darned his socks, Molly,
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CHAPTER III.

|" HAT same morning, at eiev0n
precisely twhen an insolent
III west wind sprang up and
tore the fog into ribbons and
scarves and finally blew II into
smithereens, channelward) there
stood before the windows of a famous
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Two American Women Are Robbed of Rare
Jepels in London-A Man Who Has
Inherited an English Title and Some Price
less Sapphires Is Suspected of the Crime,
Though One Woman Falls in Love With Him
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The HOUSEWIVES Scrapbook.

ERIEo apples make an appetizing
i dish. To the fat in tho pan add
sugar and fry tho apples In this
Some cooks prefer salt to sugar
They Try the apples in hot fat and
just before serving add the salt
II you have overBalted the soup
Throw IN q few slices of raw potatoes.
This win ahsorb tho e1cesS s&at. Re-
nnovo tho potatoes befope serving the
noun '''
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aYNnIsra OF nnIaEnIlIn uAPrEnS

In
to
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lunoh 6o1 II made OF nuts and can
dsed ginger. Butter a slice of bread
and sprinkle u well with the ginger
minced fine. Over this put another
buttered slice OF bread. Butter the
upper side and cover with minced
nnts Chen place a third sAce of but
t~ed oread over this.
You can mako your own celery salt.
Get 10 cents worth OF celery seed and
run II through the meat chopper
using The finest cutter. Mix this
with ten times its bulk of table salt.
Put n IN a well corlsed bottle and 1t
WIN keep nicely.
When tho painters leave paint
spots on your floor. make a paste OF
equal parts of soda and lime, moist
cned with little water. Apply very
thiolkly AMI leave It twenty-four
hoHB. then wash Il or and the stain
will be removed
Jam VIII be air tight n You cut
discs OF tissue paper a little larger
than the top OF the glass. Draw these
through a saucer OF milk or white of
egg and place them over the glasses
while they are still wet Press the
edges securely down over the outside
of the glass
You can clean the old on paint.
ing beautifully with a raw potato.
Scrub 1t clean. dry II and cut it In
half. Gently rub the cut surface over
the painting and as It becomes soiied
slice 1t away. With a soft cloth wipe
Off the lather that forms in the proc
CAS- OF cleansing.
When you pot the ferns and other
house plants, put an iron nail in
with the soil. II will keep the leaves
a brilliant green color.
Many homes still retain the old
fashioned black marble clocks. These
can be kept bright by rubbing with
olive oil and then polishing with a
clean chamois leather.
Put a small bag of unslacked lime
inside the piano just underneath the
cover and the wires viii never rust
The lime will absorb all moisture and
rrevent dampness.
II moths have infested the furniture
during the vacation season apply
benzine, Put this into the small
sprinkllng can used for the house
plants and sprinkle the furniture
Benzne will not stain the most deli,
cate fabric and the odor will not b'
lasting. Further precautions can b.
taken by wipng the floors with water
to which a little spirits of turpenJinC
has been added,
A housekeeping expert advises thai
blankets, drapcrIes and clothing, II
fact everything that has been stored
in moth-proof substances during tn
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To clean q plaster cast rub IL all
over with q mixture OF turpentine,
ammonia ana beeswax IN equal prop
portions Remove this with a brush
and wipe with n soft cloth and the
cast win be thoroughly cieansed-
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Cousin Eleanor'S Klub Kolumn

am taking them TO the temple Of
Thothor. They win be thrown into
the pool by the priestS." ''whyT'
shouted Ghantamdas.
Just then the High Priest OF the
Temple OF Thothor entered the cave.
-Knowest not thou that within the
pool dwells the great deity whom we
worship as Thothor1 He has de-
creed that the liver OF the animal Gre
alton shall be eaten by him only and
II is for this reason that We call the
water-filled basin the Pool OF Liverr.'
or Liverpool
Ghantamdas turned TO the slave ana
said: II SCOT at such a deity" All
those around begged him TO de8ist
but no wns deaf 70 their pleadingH
Snappily he snatched the basket
from the alave and. selzins a liver.
munched II with gusto.
over the blue sky fieryTed was
spreading and across, this wns NOV
ing a Jet black cloud thr6u9hi which
wIls hazily seen the burnlng Ieye OF
the Gun. All OF n sudden whisulng
and whirrinx was heard. aAd the
mighty Thothor landed on them
Thothor grasped the covering
Ghantamdas and hurled him into the
Swirllng vortex OF the whirlpool Ho
had no sooner disappeared into itn
depths than tho water parted and
stood IKE two 4HNlls. with an awful
chasm opening between- With a re-
verberating crash the mountains
toppled over into tho chaSn and tho
water fen back leaving an 2Tpanse OF
dry land Gone was now M trace or
tho people OF Sislentis, the place re-
tanning only its name, which It bears
| 10 this day--IAverpool.
BY KABIIMITtA pINSHAH CHAD
IAII, aged fourteen. Hillsdale. N. J.
WHY WE GO TO SCHOOL.
| IN September as a rule
All little Kiddies start 70 school
Some are glad and some arc sad.
| Every little lassie and tad
But 10 school We must 60
And our lessons we must know,
Every day in every week
Because for knowledge we 40 seek.
by IRENE WHELAN. aged twelve.
Grantwood. N. j.
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summer. should be hung in the opcn
air for forty-eight hours before being
used to insure the destruction OF any
germs that may be contained in them.
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You can mako your own celery salt.
Oct 40 cents worth OF celery seed and
run It through the meat chopper
ustns the finest cutter. Mix this
with ten times its bulk OF table salt.
Put 1t in a well corl5ed bottle and 1t
WIN keep nicely.
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A housekeeping expert advises that
blankets, draperies and clothing, in
fact everything that has been stored
IN moth-proof substances during the
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When tho painters leave paint
spots on your floor, make a paste OF
equal parts OF soda and lime, moist
cned with a little water. Apply very
thicily and leave It twenty-four
hoWs. then wash It or and the stain
will DO removed
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by TbA World
recently delivered himself Of the doe
a "degeneraing" tnat is this ve1
of