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El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-09-13
EN- LOS GRANDES DESAFIOS
APELA A LAS INYECCIONES
DE ESTRICNINA
REVELACIONES HECHAS POR
LA ESPOSA

Siguen publicandose en- la prensa
del mundo entero los mas interesan-
tes detalles, hasta ahora aquf desco4
nocidos, acerca del match Dempsey
Firpo.
Vamos traducir algunos. E1cel-
Sior, de Parias, trae ell siguiente
filet:
''Ah! 81 Firpo tuviera OCCASION de
OR la esposa de Dempsey.
Porque debe saberse que existe la
sonora de Dempsey.
En- la epoca en- que era un desco-
nocido, ell hoy celebre luchador con-
trajo matrimonio. Su companera Sc
porto con el, por aquel entonces, tan
valerosa, tan abnegada, que durante
todo ell periodo de miseria, era ella
quien llevaba 10 necesario al hogar.
Despues vino para su friarido la ce-
lebridad ", con esta la ingratitud.
Entonces quiso romper con la COM
panera de los dfas aciagos para CO.
rrer, libre va por ell divorcio, en-
busca de lazos mas dorados. Pero
no Saba el Guam terribles es en- este
mundo el furor de uha mujer que
Sc siente ultrajada.
De entonces en- adeIante no tuvo
ella punto de reposo. Y asi fue CO.
mo en- la epoca de la guerra pudo
denunciar las autoridades a su an
tiguo esposo, que merced a habili-
dades ingeniosas pudo escapar a la
movilizaci6n.
Pero este no es 10 grave. Lo mas
grave de todo es que ella Sc apre-
suro informar al mundo entero
por, consiguiente los enemigos del
campeon americana, ciertas debili-
dades deportivas de que padece su
antique conyuge.
Jack Dempsey--hA declarado ella
les sumamente fuerte al comenzar
un match; pero como tiene la espal-
da sumamente debil, cuando llega al
cuarto round empieza debilitarse.
Entonces, cuando lie ven asi, los ayu-
dantes lie ponen una inyeccion de es-
tricnina.. ST pasa ell quinto round,
Jack es casi impossible de veneer.
JConocera nuestro querido Firpo
todas estas indiscreciones de la es-
posa de Dempsey?
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-09-13
POR LA soCIEDAD PRoTECToRA
DE MENDIGOS

Reina gran entusiasmc para la fun
cion de mafana que dara la Compaaia
Diaz-P Perdiguero beneficio de la So
ciedad Protectora de Mendigos.
La gran demanda de localidades que
hay en- la taquilla augura que el teatro
municipal Sc vera lleno esa nocbe en-
que Sc brinda al publico una obra tan
exquisite como 10 es la comedia ''Ma-
trimonio Interino'' que tigura en- el
cartel.
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OSTEOPATIA

Sabe I'd. 10 que es OSTEO-
PATIA? OSTEOPATIA es la
ciencia de currar ajustando la
Columna Vertebral Y nervios,
renovando la circulation de la
sangre por tratamiento manual
sin necesidad de usar drOgas
electricidad.
ST todas las parties del Or
ganismo humane estan en- con-
dici6n perfecta la sangre circu-
la bien, los nerVios ordenados,
su cerebro despejado, su cuerpo
agil; esta I'd. saludable Y este
ciencia de curar ajust&ndo la
10 puede hacer OSTEOPATIA.
iDesea I'D. conservarse siem-
pre- saludable, ioven, fuerte y
feliz? No sufra toda su vida,
curese a tempo. Pruebe los tra-
tamientos de OSTEOPATIA.
OSTEOPATIA cura disloca-
clones, torceduras, Tos Ferina,
Catarro, Pulmonfa, Influenza v
todas classes de intermediates.
Unico Doctor en- OSTEOPA-
TIA en- Puerto Rico:-
DR.. S. M. HALEY,
Consultorio:
Gale de la Cruz No. 6 Altos
Telefonos:
Oficina 627 San Juan
Residencia 262 Santurce.
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ANUNc1o DE sUBAsTA
DEPARTAnENTo DEL INTERIOR
aERv1c1o DEL R1Eeo DE isabella


Quebradillas, P. r. Septiembre 1, 1928
Proposiciones en- pliegos cerrados pa
ra Ia adjudication en- publica subasta
de la construction de la presa del Qua
iataca y obras anexas cerca del pueblo
de Quebradillas, P. R., Sc admitiran en-
esta oficina hasta las P. NJ. del dia
so de noviembre de 1928, en- que Sc
abriran publicamente. Dichas obras re
euieren la excavation de alrededor de
$4,000 metros ctbicos de terra y roca
y la colocacion de unos 1000 metros
clbicos de hormig6n. FL presupuesto
aprobado asciende $775,0o0.
Las proposiciones deberan hacerse en-
Jos modelos facilitados por el Servicio,
y deberan estar acompanadas por un
cheque certifcado por la suma ae
$4,000 pagadero la orden del Coml-
sionado del Interior, como garantfa de
que el licitador, ST Sc le adjudicare la
subasta, formalizara contrato dentro de
los veinte dias contar de la fecha en-
cue Sc le entregue Ell contrato y pres
tara fanza para responder al tfiel cum
plimiento, del contrato por el 25 por
ciento del total del mismo. Dicho con-
t1ato y fianza sc haran en- los modelos
adoptados por el servicio.
Cada icitador debera presentar en- su
proposition prueba satisfactoria de. que
ha estado cargo de la construction
CO obras de caracter analogo a la que
Sc proyecta debiendo ademas probar
cue esta preparado del todo y que tie
re Ell capital necesario para erapezar ell
trabajo prontamente asi como para dir1-
girlo de acuerdo con 10 cue recuieren ell
contrato y las especif1caciones. Toda
proposition que. no exprese dicha eviden
cia no sera, considerable como tai
Sc reserva el derecho de rechaaar
cualauiera Q todas Las proposiciones
ell de prescindir de cualquiera infoeEa-
lidad de las mismas, segJn convenga a
los intereses de FL Pueblo le Puerto
Rico.
Los pianos, especifcaciones, pliego de
rroposiciones y cualquiera otra infor-
1nacion podra ser obtenida de esta of
Gina, . del comisionado del Interior,
San Juan, P. R., del Negociado de
Asuntos Insulares, Washington, D. c.
So requiere un deposito de SO por los
docpmentos los que seran reembolsados1
al ser devueltos dichos documentos con
anterioridad 10 fecha senalada para
Ia aperture de los pliegos.
Por orden de: ta4
Guillermo ESTEVES,
Comisionado del Interior
r. A. GONZALEZ,
Ingeniero Jefe, servicio del
Riego de Isabella. Advt
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EN- LoNDREs c1EcU1A Ell RUMoR

LoNDREs, sept. IL (cable Frances)
DE acuerdo con un despacho enviadc
por ell Corresponsal del > Central
News en- Berlin la poblacion de la
zona ocupada ha recibido ordenes de
cesar la resistencia pasiva.
Ell Corresponsal dice que los CAPT
talistas alemanes han decidido enviar
I'm representante a Paris para como
Ger hasta que punto esta Francia dis
puesta hacer concesiones a Alema-
MIA.
En- los cfrculos politicos de Berlin
Sc asegura que las negociaciones die
ron comienzo aver.
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E RASF BAIl
Ell WATERLOO DE LOS SPORTS

Despues de los dos desastres del do
mingo en- que la novena Sports fue
terriblemente aderrotada en- los dos
juegos por ell "Ribosch'', de Cayey.
no cabe otro remedio que introducir
refor1nas en- la direction de la novena,
asf como tambien en- el orden de bate
La novena "Sports" esta deficien.
te en- catcher. Net, es un buen cat
cher; 'catchea' con prontitud Y en- sus
disparos segunda Y tercera bases es
bastante eficiente, 10 que hace que su
promedio en- el fielding" sea hasta
cierto punto acceptable; pero en- ell
batting Net, es pesimo; debe practi-
car al bate y ponerse en- condolences
de que su promedio tanto en- el fiel-
ding como en- ell bate sea acceptable,
no menor de $50 puntos.
En- cuanto pitchers los bOricuas
no estan en- condolences excelentes.
Sam, el pitcher dominicano es un
magnifico lanzador, pero hay que con-
venir que es el linico pitcher que po-
see la novena.
Bonilla y Fabito como pitchers de-
ben abandonar ell box Fabito, su pro-
medic al bate es regularmente bue-
no y por tai razon debe continuar en-
la novena como Outfeld; Bonilla debe
ser licenciado.
En- 10 que respecta a la primera
base, podemos decir que Ciquf la jue-
ga bastante acertada Y alternando
con otro es possible que Sc defenda
la inicial satisfaction.
La segunda base de los "Sports"
esta bien defendida por Monchile, aun-
cue hay que convenir que este juga-
dor fue el causante principal de que
Sc perdiera el juego del domingo por
la manana por su error cometido en-
ell tercer inning.
Tambien me atreveria recomendar
que Monchile siempre que fuera posi-
BILE defendiera ell left field. Es este ju
gador joven, que a1n promote mas,
los musculos de sus brazos Sc en-
cuentran en- magnffcas condolences.
Una tirada suya desde ell left al home
puede sacar un hombre de ''out"
que CORA desde tercera, y Sc puede
confar en- su tirada.
Ell "shortstopY Thompson defiende
maravilla su posicion, aunque en- ell
segundo juego del desastre estuvo pc
simo. Sus victorias de otros dfas lie
acreditan ser un buen jugador. Els
necesario practicar mucho, mucha
practica, tanto en- ell campo como en- ell
bate.
En- los "outfelds" la novena Sports
tambien Sc encuentra algo defciente.
Els necesario pracitcar mucho a los
''outfelds". que no Sc repita 10 de la
mahana por un mismo sitio en- el mis-
"mo juego del domingo, cuando lie IL
garon dos hits sin que pudiera atrapar
en- ninguna de las dos ocasiones la
bola.
En- resumen, la novena en- general
esta defciente en- practica Y en- disci-
pima.
Una direction mejor es de gran ne
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PIEDE

recomendarse como active ehcaz.N No
importa cuan severe pueda ser su reuma-
tismo gotta o 10 arraigado- que este pueda
estar en- su sistema. La accion de este ma
ravilloso ,especifco expuIsa de su cuerpo
todas las 'substanciaS impuras, vigoriza y
fortalece todos sus organos en- general. re-
gulariza los nervios, rifiones y el higado v
devuelve la salud completa. FL Elixir de
Leonardo para la SGngre es un remedio
ehcaz para el envenenamiento de la sangre,
sihlis, tumores, ulceras, escrofulas otras
entermedades de la sangre. Miles de per-
sonas que han sufrido anen1ia, clorosis v
pobreza de la sangre, despues de haber to-
mado toda clase de remedies sin obtener
reSultado alguno, han visto su salud resta-i
blecida al tomar Elixir de Leonard para
Ia Sdngre. 81 I'd. tiene alguna enfermedad
en- la sangre, no Sc desespere, esta puede
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AID DEL KRIM ENFERMO

Malrid, setiembre 12 Omitted Press)
-Noticias de Melilla informan que
Alb del Krim Sc encuentra enfermo
en- la cabila de Tensaman.
Suponese que ell lider moro esta in
toxicado.
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JREUMATTsMO-GCTA

son intermediates que provienen del acido
urico en- Ia sangre, cl cual ataca las CO.
yunturas musculos del cuerpo. Para re.
medlar este doloroso sufrinIiento I'd tiene
que eliminar del sistema el acido irico v
otras materias venenosas que constituyen
Ia raiz de la enfermedad, cualauiera que
Sea su forma. FL EIixiy de Leonardo bd-
ga Ia SGRgre es eI remedio que
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-09-13

Atenas, setiembre II Omitted Press)
DE Belgrade Sc informa que las
autoridades Sc apoderaron de ciertos
documentos que prueban la intencion
del Comitadjis bdlgaro para invadir
la Macedonia serbia.
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EN- VIGO Sc ORGANIZA UN MITIN
PARA PROTESTAR CONTRA LA
GUERRA EN- MARRUECOS

Vigo, setiembre 12. Omitted Press)
La Federation de Trabajadores de
esta ciudad Sc proponen celebrar un
mitin para protestar de la guerra en-
Marruecos. Sc invitara al comercio a
que cierre asista al acto.
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Ell MARCO sIGUE BAJANDo

Londres, setiembre II, Omitted
Press) AL abrirse hoy la bolsa, ell
marco Sc cotizo 35O,OOO,OOO por IL
bra esterlina.
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SALUD Y RlQUEzA

puede I'd. conseguirla con la poderosa
moneda magica. Esta prodigiosa mono
Ga, es la dicha de los jugadores, CO.
1rereiante toda gente de negocios,
Para informes Sra. G. M. Filomeno, pro-
tesOra ciencias ocultas. Box 115, San
turce. P. 3. Advt.
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. No Dele a Un Catarro :
Convertirse En- Influenza

Por despreocuparse de 81, un
.catarrito" puede traer una grippe,
lnfiuenza, quizas peor, una pull
monia. Tiene que cuidarsele inme-
G1atamente, y con nada mejor que
con un buen frotaniento de Mus
terole en- las parties congestionadas.
Este unguento claro y blancuzco,
fabricado a base de aceite de mos
taxa, alcanfor, mentol y otros in
gredientes sencillos, posee todas
las buenas cualidades del antique
slnapismo casero sin el riesgo de
causar ampollas en- la piel.
Use Ell Musterole hey Iaisnlo y
11otara un alivio sorpTendente. De
venta en- 6odas las fa@maci2s, en-
pomos tubillos.
MUCH0 MEJOR CUE I'm SINAPIsMO
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de San Juan. Tetuan 21.-Advt.
LA CREcA, ell meior restaurant
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ANUNcIo DE sUBAsTA
GoB1ERNo DE PUERTO RICO

DEPARTMENT. DEL INTERIOR
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TEIE CHII DREN # WOMANS SPHERE # THE

on it." but who never seems to do much finding? There is nothing so confusing, so distracting, so difficult in the accomplishment of construc- tive work as a littered-up desk. A person whose desk corresponds to the description often has an equally lit- tered mental equipment. He may be clever, but his thinking is not clean cut
 There are some business men and women who, when their untidily It. tered desks are commented upon, pride themselves upon the ability to tell you everything that is on this desk" What is the advantage of that? Of what purpose are files, waste baskets. drawers and office cupboards? Surely, any one who can tell everything that is on a piled up desk should be able to carry out this memory skill by filing things away and knowing where they are.
 The desk of a good business execu- tive should be cleared of all papers except those required for work right at hand. As soon as that work is completed, the papers or files should be removed, and the desk cleared again for further action. It stands to reason that one's mind functions more easily where there are no dis tracting piles of papers. booklets and what-nots. It is easier to concen- trate on the problem of the hour
 If you must keep files, correspond ence, papers, keep them out of sight. Use the drawers of your desk, but use them wisely. There is no use keeping the top of your desk free
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:. ~Adv~nturSs .sf * Ka9s1dy. ~Anm
 Ko01edy ~AMAy

Raggedy Andy had been stuffed in little cigar box. The two mean little witches, Wanda and Winda Witch had done this because Rag gedy Andy had talked too much. The two witches had taken the magical Wishing Stock out of Raggedy An dy's cotton stuffed body and had made a wish. And, when the wish did not come true, Raggedy Andy had laughed and said, The reason the wish does not come true is because you did wrong in taking something that did not belong to you"
 But the two witches did not be- lieve this. They thought it was be- cause the Wishing Stick was not a real for sure wishing stick. Then, when they had shipped the magical Wishing Pebble from Raggedy Ann's cotton stuffed body and had made another wish, and this had not come true, my, the witches were angry.
 There is some secret way to wish with the magical Wishing Pebble" /" Wanda Witch said, and we will put little Ned Gnome and Raggedly Ann in the closet until we find out just how to work the magic"
 And into the closet they had stuffed Raggedy Ann and little Ned Gnome.
 Raggedy Andy was still stuffed in the little cigar box and it was too small for him. His arms and legs were folded over his face, but that did not keep Raggedy Andy from smiling just as he always did. No sir. Little Ned Gnome did not smile in the stuffy closet, but Raggedy Ann did. Of course, there was nothing to smile about, yet, the Raggedys saw nothing to cry about.
 How will we ever escape, Rag gedy Ann," little Ned Gnome whis- pered
 Maybe We never shall, little Ned Gnome" Raggedy Ann replied. But one thing sure, the two mean little old witches will never be able to make their wishes come true with the magical Wishing Stick and the Magical Pebble because made a wish before they took the Wish ing Stick from Raggedy Andy and the Wishing Pebble from me, that none of their wishes would come true"
 Then they will keep us shut up here in the stuffy closet without
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LOVE CAM.
 A CITY
 ROMANCE uI tubrfhfA I,rnufnn- ymnN.t.yaYrA
CHAPTER 1s1

CHAPTER 161
 Winifred remembered suddenly the remark she had overheard Paine make to his companion at the thea Ire about someone having cleared up some hundreds." And his com panitn had looked at Richard in an interested way Well-what of that? Unless the business, or investment from which Richard had made some hundreds" was crooked. If it was Richard did not know it.
 What do you call the new scheme that Richard made money from?" she asked anXiously.s aF
 He told you, didn't he, that he had made fortunate investments? Donald evaded. Lots of men do that"
 But" she said, If Richard were tc make much money, I mean more than he actually needed to, support himself simply, heg would put it all into his uplift work"
 Silence.
 q told you that before" she in sisted, and you argued that he would not, that he would spend it just as any ordinary man would"
 Donald took her hand in his. Dear" he said, do not let us re- member former arguments. We are living in the present. Before heaven, my dearest wish is to have you happy. Do you believe that?"
 "Yes," she said solemnly. T be- lieve that, Donald"
 Then" he begged, twill you do me a favor-make me a promise? It is this. that you will not marry for six months. Promise me. I am not asking this without good and suffi- cient reasons. You are young. You will. please God, have many years of happiness Surely you can wait just a half-year-can's you, dear?"
 "Wait six months before betting married-but stay engaged just the same?"
 'Yes. stay engaged just the same"
 T do not think" she said slowly, that I would mind waiting. But Richard wishes to get married soon. He may net want to wait"
 You are worth waiting <for," the nan declared. Anyway, dear, know that you will keep your prom ise to me-"
 q don't understand why you in- sist on my making it." she demurred faintly. q know now, as I will all ways know, that Richard Is good and fine"
 q am not denying that" her com panion said. But yeu will keep your promise"
 Yes" she rejoined. of course, I will keep my promise"
 ITO Re Contfnued)
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Dorothy Dir'S Letter BOr

Dear Dorothy Dix: I am a girl of 24, the daughter of a poor farmer. My mother is dead and I do all of the housework-the cooking, and washing, and ironing, and cleaning, and sewing and mending, for a fam fly of four. But no matter how hard l work l can never do enough to satisfy my father, who abuses me continually and tells me I am no ac- count. Two of my sisters and my brother have already gone to the city, where they have good jobs, and l am thinking of going also as any body else would be willing to pay me well for the work 1 do for noth- ing at home. and strangers would working for nCthing for my father if only he was not so abusive. and didn't always find fault with me, and keep telling me that I am no account. Do you think I will do wrong to leave him and so to the city? COUNTRY GIRL.
 Answer: I see no reason why you should spend your life toiling fer father who does not even pay you in the cheap coin of gratitude. Be- cause you happen to be his daugh- ter doesn'tt make you his slave, and if he makes your life hard and mis- erable to you, you are quite within your rights to strike out fer your self and win your own share of ease and happiness.
 There Is no merit in suffering an unnecessary martyrdom. For too many wives and daughters permit brutal men to kick them about and insult them, under the belief that it is their duty to stick to their hus- bands and fathers, no matter what they do.
 No woman has a duty to any man whC mistreats her. He absolves her from that at the very first word of abuse, and if more women had the courage to leave tyrannical men it would work a reformation in the
 How great a debt children owe to their parents depends altogether on how the parents have treated the children. Bringing a child into the world and nCurishing it while it is young and helpless Is purely an ami mal function. The COW does as much for its calf; the dog for its puppies. P After that, if the parents give the child love, and tenderness, and sym pathy, and understanding, and ap- preciation, and do all in their power to make 1t happy, and to give 1t it's place in the sun, the child owes 8 debt that it can never repay. But if the parents are hard, and cold. and unsympathetic, and fault finding, if they do nothing to help the child or make 1t happy, then the child has nc duty to the parents. For to be born of such parents is a curse and not a blessing.
 Therefore, I think the children of selfish parents are Justified in living their own lives, regardless of the fathers and mothers who have never cherished them. DOROTHY DIX.
 Dear Miss Dix: I am a childless woman, and I am thinking of adopt
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ing a baby. What do you think of 1t? Is 1t safe thing to do?
 LONELY WOMAN.
 Answer: I think that in adopting child you will do an act by which ycu will acquire merit hereafter and bring yourself great happiness in this world.
 Surely there can be no nobles, sweeter, more womanly thing for a woman to do than to take some for lorn. helpless little creature and give it the warm atmosphere of real home and the haven of a mothers breast.
 When you adept child you bring love to the loveless. tenderness to the neglected, understanding to the shy and dumb. You set human soul free and give it its opportunity. And there's no greater service one may render than that.
 As to the risk one runs wher one adopts child, that's one of the chances of life. Raising a child is no cut-and-dried pro position even with ones own children. Not every son and daughter turn .out credit to their fond parents, and probably quite as many adopted children grow up into model citizens as their own children do. Indeed, expect the percentage Is greater, for the adopted child Is apt to be better reared and less spirited than their own child.
 Of course, enc would like to know something of the heredity of the child one adopts and be sure that it came of decent, honest people, but one may even put the soft pedal on that. Not many poor children have an unblemished pedigree. and we all have relatives that we would hate to think our children took after--our husbands mC thers, or our wives fathers, or great Uncle Silas, you know.
 Besides, environment is so much more powerful than blood that you can come pretty close to making any child what you will if you get it. young enough, and take the trouble to train it in the way it should go.
 And there's probably no other in- vestment in the world that pays such dividends in happiness as does the money and work we put in on a child. It gives a new pep and in- terest to life, It brings joy and sun shine into home. It renews our own youth.
 It it the curse of age that we grow tired of ourselves and lose interest in ourselves. Our lives are lived. Our fortunes told. All that we are going to do we have done. So, when we are old, we must take our pleas ures and indulge in our ambitions vicariously. And we< can only do this through our children. Happy those to whom God sends children of their own Wise those who adopt orphan children when they have none of their own, so that their age Is not left lonely nor their houses desolate.
 DOROTHY DIX.
 
 Dear Dorothy Dix-I am engaged to young man with whom am very much in love, and I know he loves me, but we quarrel continually and about most trival things. Neither of
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HANDY SHOE BOX

Make a box in the shape of two steps. Under the second step make a drawer to hold shoe polishing out fit. It is very handy for polishing shoes and the two steps are high enough to reach the average high shelf. C. G.
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and clear, if you litter the interior. The drawers of ones desk should contain only material that is re- quired for immediate use. Drawers of a desk are not supply cupboards. nor are they filing cabinets for a firms cores spondence. They are in- tended for convenience of keeping near at hand material that one needs to work efficiently.
 Does your desk, surface and in- teriOr, indicate your ability?