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Shoes.

BOSTON, August 81 (speciaD.-Up,,
per feathers are in fair demand ana
Arm in price. Supplies Of sole leather,
however, are so large that the price
for these grades keeps close TO DOT
tom figures. 1t is asserted by manu-
facturers that labor costs in the snoe
industry still are far too hign.
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Autos.

SAN FRANCISCO. August 81 (spe,
ciaD D.-Business in both new ana useo
motor cars has been spotty IN tnis
section. but has been light IN the gen
eral aegregate That aggregate has
been pulled down by poor business in
this city.
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Toilet Articles.

NEW YORK, August 81 (speciaD.--
Statesmen will start out late this week
to book orders for the regular Christ
mas trade in toilet articles and acces-
sories. Buying from wholesalers has
responded satisfactorily recently to
price reductions.
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Steel.

SHARPSVILLE, Pa, August 81
(Specia).-The Shenango Furnace
Company will light stack No. with
in a week. The Valley Mould and
Iron Company will resume operations
within ten days. The plants have
been idle since January.
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BoURSE PRICES IMPRovE.

PARIS. August 31.-Prices showed
improvement on the bourse today.
Three per cent rentes. Sc francs SO
centimes. Exchange on London, AZ
francs 60 centimes. Five per cent
loan, 81 francs IS centimes. The dol
lar was quoted at IL francs 771s cen
times.
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Made by
the Makers of
Eversharp

The reason you have heard
nothing but praise for the
Wah1 Fountain Pen is be-
cause we are so particular
in making it.
It comes out of the same
factory that makes the
famous Eversharp, and it is
as good a pen as Eversharp
is a pencil.
The gold nib is flexible and
strong. It glides smoothly
over the surfaceof thepaper.
Get your Wahl Fountain
Pen today. Dealers every
where.
THE VAIL COMPANY. Chicago
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COttOns,

FALL RIVER. Mass. August 81
(SpeciaD.-No contracts are being
made beyond September so in the
present market by cloth manufact-
urers here. The market has been
very active and mill men are demanding
an increased schedule of prices.
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PITTSBURGH. August 81 (SpeciaD.
toys have invaded this mar
ket. Representatives of importers
have thoroughly covered the district
with special success. Stores, large
and small, have bought, and declare
their offerings will represent cuts
ranging from SO to 80 per cent over
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Drugs.

NEW YORK, August 81 (Specian.-
The market for botanical drugs is
gradually improving. as supplies of
many articles are exceedingly small.
A better inquiry is noted for henna
leaves and prices are firm
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REMINGTON TYPEWRITER PROGRESS
Year of the Organizations Business Life is Made
Memorable by Announcement of the Improved Self Starting
Remington Office Use and the New Remington Portable.

The fact that the Remington Portable Typewriter
exceptional popularity. 1t has the same number Of
printing keys, same size. same arrangement, a.
any standard machine. This means that from tho
operators standpoint it is exactly like the standard
machine The Of standard machine has nothing
new to learn and the user Of Remington Portable
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ing Remington is the quality of its work. It IS not
only beautiful in originals and carbons but It is
sistently good under all eircumstances The checks
that the machine seems bound to turn out good work
matter how operated. The improved Self Starting
expert alone. It is certain to have exceptional
popularity with the student beginner and the novice
because it helps them to turn out good acceptable
work from the very outset
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Produce.

ATLANTA. Ga, August 81 (SpeciaD
The South Georgia Sweet Potato
Growers Association has perfected its
organization and expects to cure and
market about 100000 bushels of the
potatoes during = coming season.
Evening star., 1921-08-31

Within the last few months the Remington. Type
writer Company has made two noteworthy contribu-
6ons to typewriter progress.
First is the improved Self Starting Remington, the
sum Of 48 years Of experience in the manufacture Of
writing machines. Second, is the wonderful Reming.
ton Portable which fits in case only inches high
field engineer author minister school boy and girl
and in fact anyone who has casual writing to do
Evening star., 1921-08-31

recently prevailing prices. SO low
are the German quotations that stores
which never handled toys are opening
departments.
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Washington Stock Exchange.

Potomac Electric general mortgage 6s-$2O0
at 96A.
Washington Gas Light at 45k, 8 at 455s,
at 45E, 5 at 45A, 10 at 45%.
District National BaDk-l0 at ITO.
Aoney-Call loans. CAT per cent.
Evening star., 1921-08-31

Union Tank Line Co. 90
Vacuum OIL Co. 24O
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MIDWEST BANKING POSITION
SHOWS MARKED IMPROVEMENT
Ample Funds for Legitimate Needs o.
Solvent Borrowers Diminution
Noted In Unemployment.

sweeping reductions in retail prices
at these sales.
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DIVIDENDS DECLARED.
FOREIGN BONDS.

Quota ations furnished BY W. B. Hfbbs q Co.
Evening star., 1921-08-31
FoREIGN ExCHANGE.

Selling checks-Doilar values at noon to,
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SHOT IN THE Tor.

You may think u is an easy matter
TO have bullet plough It's way
through your toe. bat do not express
your opinion until you have read ih'
story. ID h q true story The hero NV
ed less than live miles from here. "
happened during the iiyil War. The
Union men we're on their way td Get
tsyburg. and travelled as rapidly ~
possble under the circumstances,
some Of the soldiers dropped out OF
the ranks. aud were 'siraRglcrs,' 81
a matter Of course one Of these sad
denly felt a sharp twinEe IN his groAt
toe. Upon looking down. be found @
hole In his shoe After the shoe wtN
removed. he fonnd hole 10 MS Errhi
toe, and the pure llfe-blo0d alowg
cbhing away. lis was frightened. tbs
being his FIRST experience IN being
shot
Seeing a creek nearby ne sat an The
bank aud held his wounded toe il lhe
water during the remainder of tAr
night. about eight hours, He gives
this az his experience IN the ciWl
War that ii WAS rebel Who did
the SHOOTING
At Manchester regiment was pre-.
pairing an OK 90 roast, when they were
summoned 10 Gettysburg They were
Obliged 10 hurriedly leave The half
roasted OK for the hungry resident
Of Manchester to dcyour the choice
beef roast
When the soldiers were epcampinl
near Melrosc, the Captains often ha'
trouble with some 81 the s;ubDnra 81
green priyatcs Their love ~ fire
water Sns go great that they seH
their runtsena 10 Manchester Frequent
~ 10 be filled. when they became in
toxicated. the Captains would otter
beat them numerically with III ~
swords. A. other times the intoSirat'i
soldicrs were compelled To carr
posts and rails until ihey became so
Der.
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miles an lsoHrsehis Hoggles almost
blow away. bat he can get behind the
windshield, the same as on an auto
mobile,
There was always danger connected
with carrying Uncle SANS mali. since
the stage-cpach when highway men
robbed and killed, and. later on, more
OF these wrongs were commltteed
making 1t very dangerous Twenty
six men have been killed In the afr
mail service, up TO date
New York is now only 80 hours
from San Francisco. and Il takes FIVE
days and nights for a train to travel
the same distance.
There are now &c aeFoblanes In ac-
tive service. with l55 more IN reserve,
being added as needed. There are
more than 600 employees IN the aerial
mail service. pilots. mechanics. help
ers and clerks, Distributing aero
plans carry two 70 four men TO distrl-
butte mail en- route. The average load
Of each aeroplane is 400 pounds, or
forty to the pound. about $4,000 let
ters. The pilots receive $4,000 a year.
with 3 cents a mile for the distance
flown, making $4,000 to $4,000 salary
for the pilots,
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-06-24
EMBARRASSING.

A newspaper last week, IN review
ing ways 0f makina 'Pin-money .
claim that Duck-raising IL profitable,
81 100000 being invested in the bust
ness IN the Unfted States, aud vet
people will say there Is no money IN
ducks The india Runner" duck in
the best layer, many fiocks lay 1926
eggs In season Some small aocks
OF dozen yield Is eggs day for a
season. showing that some of these
fowls lay early in the morning and
again In the evening. two eggs each
day year or two ago We tried the
raising Of ducks on a small scale To
keep the tuckllngB ont or mischief
We kept them IN an enclosure With D
i2-irch wire fence One strong duck
ling vas hanging "a the top ~ the
wire. To punisll him We covered the
top with wire Nest H0rhinR duck
ling was hanging 20 the too ~ the
wire by che neck clearly o case ~
committing Suicide
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-06-24
sA0GOM0FFyE AND HORSE CON-
TEST.

We read in one, OF the scientific
Journals that in a test the other day
between jumbo steam engine and
the latest electric locomotive, In
which the two were made to push
against each other. the big electric
won.
This contest recalls the sace be-
tween the first American locomotive
and q horse------in which the horse
proved the victor.
Ut was in the summer OF 1880.
Peter Cooper. of New York, who
was the first to see the possibilitieb
In steam as the native power for
transportation in this country, de-
termined to build an engine thet
could be used on our curved road
beds as easily as the then newly In
vented English locomotive could
upon the straight roads OF England
so he went TO Baltimore to expeF-
itnent
The engine that resulted weighed
Tess than ton, and it's boiler was MOI
as large as that of modern Kitchen
range-but II worked.
Encouraged by the way his loeOma-
tive ran up and down small stretch
OF track, MIR. Cooper decided 10 try q
trip to Ellicott's Mills, thirteen miles
away.
An open car was attached TO thu en-
CINE; the friends of the engineer Mr.
Cooper was his own engineer aud
fireman) got aboard, and the iirAt
f.,s ptn la, aFta
commenced,
Now the great stage proprietors OF
that day were Stockton and Stokes.
who saw In the event chance for q
publicity stunt that would rival those
OF r. 4. Barnum They set the stage
for race with the Tom Thumb lo3o-
motive
There were two parallel tracks to
the Mills.
ON the second track the theatrical
men put a car (which WAX OF course
very small and Light, and TO II they
hltched powerful, fleet gray horse
They let Mr. Cooper go proudly
pulling down to the Mills, and waited
at The Relay House till he came hack
lie stopped. and the race was from
ANhA pun ilblllNs
The race was even, and away went
horse aud engine. snort and pun keep
ing time down the tracks
AT first the gray had the best Of r.
for the engine had to wait IN II the
rotation OF the wheels set the draft
blower TO work.
The horse was nearly q quarter Of
a mile ahead when the engine began
10 galn-go closer and finally over
took him.
The passengers sent up n shout ~
victory as they passed the gray, but
just as the driver. thinking the race
lost stopped applying the whip, q
band which drove the blower slipped
from the drum The engine immOdI-
ately began to wheeze. pant aud SLOW
down for lack Of breath
Mfr, Cooper lacerated HIS haiis In
frantic effort to replace the band up
on the wheel Failing. be tried to urge
the fire with light wood 10 NO avail
The horse gained on the machine
passed II and although the baud wal
replaced at last, and steam again dix
It's best. the horse was too far aheat
10 be over taken and came in tn,
winner OF the race
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THE WORLDS DAILY BREAD.

Truly, the snm never sets on the
harvest fields OF the world
January, harvest In Argentina ana
New Zealand
February and March. harvest In
East India Upper Egypt. and Chile.
April. Lower Egypt, Asia Minor aud
Mexico.
May, Algiers, Central Asia, China.
Japan and Texas.
June. Turkey. Snnin Ss"thorn
France, California, Tennessee, Virgin
10 and Kentucky
July, Northern France, Russia. Eng
land, Germany, Switzerland and Unit
ed States.
August. Holland. Belghm, Denmark
Poland. Dakotas, and Western Cana
Ia.
September. Sweden. Norway Nor
tltern Russia and siberia
October and November, South AZ
rlca and Peru
December Uruguary and Australia
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-06-24
SAUCE FOR SIMS IN SAUCE FOR
HARVEY

Senator Pat Harrison the dynamic
and eloquent young orator and states.
man from Mississippi seVs no JUS
tice In the recall OF Admiral Sims for
his alleged SANDER Of a part Of the
American people unless Ambassador
Harvey, whom he accuses Of SANDER
Ing oil the people az well as the Gov
srnmenl, is also recalled lie has in
Produced resolution requesting the
President to report whether he mir.
Hardlngl was consulted or knew of
the speech before Il was made,
whether he or the Secretary OF State
have protested or reprlmanded Har-
Rey; whether there IL as much rea-
son and justification for the reprI-
nand or recall of the Ambassador az
there Is for the Admiral, whether the
blher recalling Admiral Sims was iE-
sued al the direction or with the ap-
proyal OF the President, and why q
similar order WAS not issued against
Ambassador Harvey: whether the
President or Secretary Hughes has
received any communication from the
Ambassador In reply TO any protest,
ana II so, TO transmit the same 10 the
Senate, The resolution on objection
from Senator Curtis tKanJ the Re
publican Whip, went over under the
rules
4. Senator Harrison paid tribute to
GENERAL Perahing. the men of the
American army and navy, naming
Sergeant Alvin York. Col. Whittlesey
and Quentin Roosevelt for their sps-
eial acts of heroism, and said:
This statement of Ambassador
Harvey IL an insult 10 every soldier
and sailor and marine who helped TO
win this war. There is not o mothers
son OF them who was prompted by the
thought that they we're afraid not 10
light when he went into this war ana
blazoned In letters of gold glory for
the Stars and Stripes. There was NOT
9 mother In this land nor a woman
who went across or stayed here and
contributed her mite to win il and
sustain the boys, who thought II was
9 war that was being fought because
we were AFRAID not to fight. There is
not man In this country, ! care not
how poor and humble he may be, who
bought a Liberty bond or did the mi
nutest thing to win the war, who be-
lleved that we were fighting simply
BECAUSE I'VE were afraid not to fight -.
Senator Harrison expressed the
opinion that Admiral Sims should be
dismissed.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-06-24
IIHEl DEMoCRATIo ADVoo ATEsl JUNEf2fs 1871

End. There were no courts for
young people 25 years ago, Now there
is one or norein every large clty.
Srd twenty-five years ago there
were but few cigarettes smoked. Boys
and girls were healthier, mentally
and physically,
4th. Twenty-Five years ago there
we're no school and college dances,
and but few public dancing schools.
5th. twenty-five years ago there
was but little immodest dressing, or
undressing, OF women and girls. And
there were but few divorces. Nov
they are numbered by tens Of thons-
ands.
Friends, this may seem 10 be ex-
aggerated, hut face these facts
sQuarely, and You viii learn the
truth.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-06-24
A PITIPuL CONDITION

In Connecticut State some teachers
noticed the children under their care
were listless and emaciated. Upon
Investigation, II was found that many
OF them were ON the verge Of starya-
tion. The fathers were out of work,
and their credit couldn't be carried
any longer. Provision has now been
made 10 furnish good food for the chill
dren, and they are gaining a normal
condition, and are quite different.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-06-24
D0s'P LEAVE WESTMINSTER
WITHOUT LOOKING NASH OVER,
FROUNFELTRR BROS.
IonN nrRNs on cIym VAN FAME

Those who are interested In heroes,
who visit the famous battlefield Of
Gettysburg. will find statue of John
Burns with United States flag upon
his grave When the Civil War broke
out. he wanted to enlist, but age and
physical infirmities were gainst
him. Yet he fought one whole day in
plain, citizens clothes, was wounded
several times, and fell into the hands
OF the confalerates. As he wore no
Blue" uniform, the COnfederates
tenderly cared for him until after the
war.
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ROOSEVELT As A sYMPATHlzER.

A pretty little story Is now gbing
the rounds about Rooseyclt's aympo-
thetic nature, while president of the
United states II Is a sequel 10 some
of the hole-heartedness Of Abraham
Lincoln.
A Western cowboy came "a Wush-
ington 10 Interview Roosevelt about a
white pony In Montana. which had
gone blind since the President had
ridden him. and was a burden 10 It's
owner Busy as be was he wrote out
an order to have hospital bcconimo.
dations for the blind pony
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-06-24
VINO CAV MAT Irl

A Minnesota far 81 killed COW,
shipped the hide, 81 pounds 10 NIn.
neapolis where 81 WBE sold 40 g4
cents pound. bringing total 81 .,
cents The freight was 80 cents the
drayaEe ~ cents making y total %
"a cents rs return mail the pursHaa
eg of The hide sent The farmer a bin
tpf seven cents the difference o.,
tween the price " the hide and the
cost ~ freight and drayaFe. The farm.
e. would have been seven cents ahs,h
u he had taken the hide uut behind
the barn and buried a.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-06-24
TnF PRESIDENTS CABINET.

Each NJ the fallnwiug men get li2
1Hu year See ~ state. Charles D.
Hughes ~ y ~ scc 81 Treasury.
andres " M,iion. ~ "a ser ot
War. John ~ Weeks. ~ MaH Al
tnruey Gsusrai, Harry N nauRhrrty.
~ obiU Postmaster Urnrrai, NNl u
Hays al indiana See ~ the Navy.
Edward DENLY 1f MICHIGAN Sec ~
interior Albert " Fan. ~ Ncw Most
go See of Agriculture Henry e Wal
lacr ~ IoW8 See. ~ Commerce. Tier
hort g Hoover ~ California grf. 81
lAl,ar Iamsp Davis ~ pcunutl
yania
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-06-24
BETTER or WORSE.

The Christian Herald, an lllustrat-
ed family weekly. with o very large
circulation all over the world. espec.
tally IN the United States, asked
large number ~ the best thinkers OF
our land whether this generation Of
young people " better than the gen.
GRAFTON Of twenty-five years ago.
Below In given a few answers. You
can draw your own conclusions,
LIST, Twenty-Five ye@so ago there
we're no movies a, the present time
in one tnwn, Ia one afternoon. 700
schoOi-children we're found IN dye
different movies and the night attcn-
dance from High Schools was over
200
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-06-24
flag D4y, IrNE u.

MANY urople NJ doubt eoraer why
the United states iiar 10 called Old
Glory" BY many Repnie Ninety
years hgo the esR SHOWN "a this day
ns pid Glory ami n0w IN the Essex
Institute Iu Salem WaEE az an
American relic. was Hlyen Ia Capt
Vim Driver. z seq capiain Of salem
Mass, Whon he started from his no
five ritv in 1881 on buard hts brig
TIE Charges pagRc'i mr. lpnK
voyage 10 the South Sea iie ran the
fag 10 the mast hrad az the ship went
down tp The harhur and cried. There
vases Old Glory The naiur haa Rl
ways remained associated with the
Amt rtrau flag
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-06-24
THE AEROrLANE IN THE NAN
SERVICE

According TO promise. w will give
a little Information OF the new inyen,
ton that promises 20 exceed In inter
est and usefulness In commerce tho
automobile. Danger II not considered
In this strenuous, nerye-racking age.
The majority OF the pilot men chew
gum. swallowing causing a reactthn
from the terrible noise caused by the
motors.
Everything looks lat on the earth
az an altitude Of $500 feet. Brick
houses seem like Chimnies. The pilot
IL strapped to his place because the
plane sometimes turns topsy turyy,
When speeding at the rate Of i20
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-06-24
A RISKY JOn

Recently q rich iarmcr n Ohio. rp-
ceiytd a notice % put fivt Thousand
dollars a. certain place until %
O'Clock that evening The farmer gave
the note to the police a deony pack
age was taken TO che place between
and 2. and soon q buggy drove up.
q young man got uni aud secured the
package The police came irum their
hiding place, and arrested the Young
man, who proved a. bc one 81 the
young men al The uciRhhorhuud lie
threatened the farmer ami W. family
with death NoW be- 10 IN iail await
INK his trial
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-06-24
HIGHEST INHABITED PLACE IN
THE WORLD.

Prot Isaiah bowman who has just
returned from a visit 10 the Country
OF the Shepherd In the Peruvian An
des, in South America. was with =
party who reached the enormous ele-
walton Of 1900 feet above sea level.
There are homes built Of matched
stone at that rare height. The chill
dren are rosy-cheeked and almost as
fat as the sheep they help to tend
Small children amuse themselves by
playing with balls OF wool Naturally
OF such an elevation. II Is very cold
and the heritage scant, yet the people
with simple wants and needs seem 10
enjoy life TO the utmost.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-06-24
THE AMERICAN FARM BUREAU
FEDERATION.

There are 100000 farmers, Ii a.
states, organized. the members rledg-
ed to support the organization for q
period Of three years. Is now being
made public. With this number OF
men. and the number increasing da.-
~. II seems 20 the close Observer that
something will be attempted TO bring
abcLt e normal condition
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-06-24
ISSURiNG TEACHERS LIVES.

Recently o well-dreaacd glib-tongu-
ed orator, visited some of the schools
in Manchester District, trying 10 have
teachers insure their lives We have
not learned much Of this new innoya-
ti0n, hut one teacher informed me
that only teachers and preachers
would be insured by this travelling
representative.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-06-24
CHANGES IN GARDEN MAKING.

Thirty years ago the spade. hoe and
rake were necessary in preparing,
planting and oultlyatiug garden
Now, however, II is different. Seeds
are sold, put Up in tape form. make
a furrow. lay in the tape, cover with
earth, and the plants come up at
equal distance. II seeds and condi-
tipns are right Planting machines
are also used. hit ar miss. and garden
plows try to take the place OF the
good old hoe. Give as the good old
hoe and elbow grease, and the fresh
air; nature Will do the rest.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-06-24
WHERE DAYLIGHT SAVING MAY
HAVE ORIGINATED.

As early az 1853, q law WIS passed
ln Hartford, Conn and other cities
The constable shall ring The bell
one half hour before daybreak, and in
one fourth hour there must BE- lights
IN an Of the haimcs. or, there viii he
a fine Imposed Of one shilling and six
pence for each and every nHenue'
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-06-24
SMILES Ann TEARS.

Recently Su read an article. No
body smiles bark at me This r. nGt
true. 10 smiles are contagious ar this
world would b. gad and rlIrmy The
poet expresses II truly tn this coup
let
Smile ana the world SMILES with YOU
Weep, and you weep alone;
This grand odd earth must borrow
mifth,
u has troubles enough o. W. own.
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AMBITION

YOU will never get anywhere UNI
less you have higher ideals than this
preached the woman 20 whose door
s tramp applied for assistance.
arg you really content to spend
gonr me walking around the country
No, lady, answered Weary Willie.
mahs the time I've wished had
weekly. 'h Assioh