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have gone to New York and will nc
refurn until after Christmas

have gone to New York and will not
return until after Christmas.
Farmer Gov. Thomas E. Campbell
of Arizona. who is the guest OF the
Secretary Of the Interior, DIR. Hubert
Work, at Wardman Park Hotei' mas
been appointed commissioner genera
for the United States or the lntefna
tional exposition to be helo aIs oevilie,
Spain, in October. 1928. The mempers M
r,set NC are Mrs. Frederic W. Upham
of Chicago, Miss Agnes Reppiier or
PhfladeIphia. Mr.. John f.. O'Brlen OF
piaftsbIIrg. Judge r. r. Matson OF
Chevenne. Wyo., and ME-. George
Cameron Of San Francisco.
Col r. II. Perkins of Kentucky, VINO
has inst returned from an exteiislve
to,Ir of the European countries IS stay
;n9 at the Lee House, where ne VIII
remain for the Winter.
cant. and Mrs. Chester Wells have
returned after spending nve months
in Australia.
I.ieut and Mrs. John f. Stephens,
~ have arrived from Coronado ana
are puests of the latter's parents, Col.
ana Mrs. Roder.ck L. Carmichael, Tor
the holidays. Lieut.. Stephens is en-
ro,te to his new station at Ne"
London, Conn.
Miss Helene Taylor and her brother
Ensign John Barrett Taylor, OF Pniia-
delphia; are spending the week emo at
the Wardman Park Hotel.
Miss Catherine Carr, daughter OF
Col and Mrs. Daniel ]. Carr, Is spend
ing the week end In Annapolis. She
attended the dance last evening given
bv the superintendent Of the Naval
Academy and Mrs. Mutton Tor the
foot ball squad.
Mrs, Richard Douglas SHINES. 2231
Bancroft place. will have with her
for the Christmas school vacation,
her niece, Miss Schuyler Dunlop,
daughter of DIR. and Mrs. John Dun
lop of Pasadena, Calf. who viii arrive
December 16.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Saul are again
in their city home, at 1924 Wyoming
avenue, after spending thetSunmer In
their country place, Tempo. near Ken.
sington,, Md.
Mrs. Harry wardman and her
daughter. Miss Helen Wardman, will
arrive on the Olympic December %
to spend the Christmas holidays with
Mr.. Wardman at their home in Wash
ington. Miss Helen Wardman has
been attending school at Neuilly-sur-
Seine this Fall, and Mrs. Wardman
has spent the past few months in
Paris to be near her daughter.
Mrs. Hostmann, widow of Dr.,
Jeannot Hostmann Of New York, is
visiting DIR. and Mrs. Samuel L. Hill,
ton in their homo, In Chevy Chase.
Md. -
Mr.. Phillip Morrison Julien, jr.,
and Mr.. John Mcleod Julien will
arrive this week from their studies
at the Lake Placid Club School to
spend the holidays with their par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Phillip Morrison
Julien, in their apartment, at 2400
Sixteenth street.
Miss Stuart Newmeyer has re-
turned from West Virginia, where
she spent several months recuperat-
ing after a serious illness. She is
again at 1874 Lanier place.
Miss Florence Gibson Of Brant-
ford, Ontario, is visiting her sister,
Mrs. Westel r. Willoughby OF 2756
Macomb street, for the holiday sea-
son. Mrs. wilioughby entertained q
party Of 10 at dinner Wednesday
night for Miss Gibson.
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Junior League to Present
Program of Artistic Merit
New York Society Looking Forward to January
Ball-Winter Sports at Tuxedo
, Park Also Attract.

ready have been allotted to prominent
New Workers.. Arthur Ware Is In
charge of the publicity and souvenir
programs, assisted by John ID. BOYD,
Frank Crpwninshield. George 8. Chap
nell. Philip L. Goodwin and Harry Al
Ian Jacobs. To each guest will be
mailed a day before the ball an un-
usually handsome souvenir program.
with a beautiful cover designed by
Edward TrumbelL.
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An electrically operated passenger
cable line up Mont Blanc is being
built.
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Miss Florence Gibson Of Brant-
ford. Ontario, is visiting her sister,
Mrs. Westel r. Willoughby Of 2756
son. Mrs. Willoughby entertained q
party Of 10 at dinner Wednesday
night for Miss Gibson.
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but she liked d bit az scandal Just
as well as the next Wonlans Anu
there are few women III the world
who wouldn't rather hear g BIT q
gossip than q symphony concert
any day in the week. Sarah was
only human and feminine.
s.F mean, began Peggy, slowly
peeling off her wet gloves before
the Crate fire. mean that
Eanny and have separated &
Peggy just couldn't make up.
her mind to tell sarah that
Ranny had left her. That he had
discarded her the way she would
discard these gloves when they
were old and useless!
Separated? For gcOd2 asked
Sarah who knew that Peggy had
lived apart from Ranny once be-
fore.
Forever! Peggy answered, her
eyes darikening as if she were
in pain. As matter Of fact, II
hurt like the stab Of a knife to
even speak Of RanHy.
But she knew she would have
8klk5c&A "a A4A4AAe %@t4A&4 - 49, @Ns4 4aeN#
Just AZ well try to do it natu-
rally. This was only the begin
ming Of the explanat tions she.
would have 70 make tO people
And il was going u Be hard.
1T Is always harder t0 tell ollr
friends about our n1isfortunea
than it II to let your enemies
know about them! Sympathy -
often bitter dose 70 swallow.
Elm going 20 divorce Hanny.
Peggy went on, You needn't say
anything "a. Aunt Agony about
it, because she doesn't want me to
free him. But I'm going tos I
wouldn't hold him against bis
will
she walked over to the dresser
and stood with. her back to
Peters sister. Bht sarah could.
see her face III the mirror, and
she knew that Peggy was crying
softly to herself.
She Ionged to 20 and comfort
her. But she didn't. Something
told her that the kfndest thing
she could do was to slip out OF
the room, and leave the girl with
her sorrow.
But before she went. she said
one sentence, very earnestly: wv
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You viii Want to Know Beautiful Peggy Starr. Heroine o
the Most Interesting Story Of Young Love Ever
Penned by Beatrice Burton.

from him, but I don't believe IN
divorce, and never did!"
But at that moment Peggy
knew that Aunt Agony had de-
cided things for her. She knew
that she would divorce Ranny df
he wanted her t0--she loved him
his freedom Il he roally wanted
he broke their engagement and
she would give It to him now.
when he wanted TO end their mar
riage.
Peggy II Silent
However. she said nothing
about her decision to Aunt AZ.
ony.
She knew that Aunt Agony
would argue about it all the rest
of the day IL she did, 90 she wiped
her eyes in silence.
II left Sarah Wilk with the
baby z Aunt Agony remembered
suddenly, jumping UP from the.
arm Of the chair where she had
been sitting. "She called for
me to so to that auction with
her and I asked her to rock the
baby while ! came over here for
you. Wed better ko.D
'There'd be no point In divorc.
ing Ranny, anyway" she mutt
tered tI1oughtfuIIy, as she started
home in the rainy blue dusk.
You'd never get any alimony
out of him, anyway there's no
juice in cork, you know"
Peggy, busy with her own I'm.
happy thoughts, said nothing,
and they walked on through the
puddles.
At the corner OF the street q
car slid to stop beside them,
and Peter Wilks voice hailed
them briskly.
I'm going your way. You'd
better hop in, both of your he
called.
Peters car was a roadster.
first and clambered in after her.
to Peter, so close that every
shoulder touched his.
She drew away from him.
She disIiked to be near any
man but Ranny, and always had.
Queer" she thought, that I
love him so, and he doesn't love
me at all. don't believe he
ever has loved me.
In that instant she gave Ranny
up. The long struggle was over.
I'll 90 down to see him at his
fathers office in the morning,
first thing" she thought, and
tell him that Ill do whatever he
wants me to about this divorce
business.
The rain was still slanting down
in icy sheets when they drove up
before Aunt Agony's tall house.
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little while longer. You have
] her all the tiune!1
Peegy aasw that she really vas
enjoying the baby, And suddenly
she realized that Sarall's tragedy
was that she never had had =
child. FOR she was one Of the
women who were designed by
nature for motherhood plump
and cheerful ana capable.
She had been engaged to
soldier who had died Of yellow
fever during the SPANISH meri.
can war, long ago; and she had
never looked at any other man
after his death. She still wore
his modest diamond on the plump
third finger Of her left hand.
Where spinsterho had soure0s
Aunt Agony IT had sWeetened
sarah Wilix. She was always
doing nice things for people, he
halt, the lame and the blind
were her speciality.
Moreover. she didn't have TO be.
told when people were in trouble.
Shn could see when they WeTos
with her kindly black eyes.
She saw now that Peggy Was
IN desperate trouble. And know,
ing something of Aunt agony,
she decided to stay for supper
and cheer the poor child up.
When Peggy turned toward fhe
stairs on her way to her room g
take off her wet wraps Sarah fol-
lowed her. you want the dear5
baby up there, don't you, Peg2
she aslasd. and pattered along
after her.
AT the Landing
Al the landing she stopped for
= moment and looked down at
Peter and Aunt Agony In the nan
below. Eve put the macaroni
YOU had for supper in the oven,
Agony. she said. It's almost s
o'cIock--I sdppose Peter and
might Just as well stay and have
supper with you and Pes.
Peggy heard Aunt Agony give
8 cherries grunt n reply.
ssT've been doing 3 little mend
ing FOR YOU. You see" Sarah said,
as she came into the bedroom
and laid Peggy the Second on the
foot Of the bed.
She gathered up the little
socks and nightgoWns that she
had been working on and put
them neatly away in one Of
Peggy's bags.
You may as well put them II
one Of the dresser drawers. while
you're about it, Sarah, the girl
said, lifeIessIy. shan't be
leaving this house again, ! in-
agine.p
Peters sister stood stili in the
middle OF the room. with her eyes
fixed on Peggy's white face.
What do you mean?D she
asked, putting her head to one
side, and priclxing up her ears.
she was q. beautiful character.
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DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:

~
~ There Is certain young
man / know slightly with whom
have fallen madly in love.
Whenever we meet he acts very
friendly, I understand that he is
rather fond of petting parties and
is good sport.
Do you suppose that by indulg.
ing in petting / could win him?
Please tell me how / could culti-
vate an intimate friendship with
him. am 16 years old.
ANXIOUS.
VoU will be more likely to win
/ his enduring friendship, my
dear, by not petting. That may
arouse his interest because it will
show you are different"
Be as sweet and charming as
you can with him. When next
you give a party you might invite
him. Or ask him to call on you
some evening If he has shown an
interest in you.
advise you, however, to con-
slider him as a friend rather than
to consider yourself "madly in
love-" Wait until you know him
much better and find whether he
is worthy of your friendship and
love and until you are old enough
to settle down and think OF love
seriously. before you fall in love"
with any young man. Meantime,
go about with all your friends and
enjoy the companionship and good
times that rightly belong to youth.
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gloomily wrapped in mist and tWi.
light.
"Wait minute z Peter said
A. they stopped. There's a
folding umbrella under the seat.
Sarah put 1t ere for me, but
! never use It. =
Aa- he pulled II out Peggy
caught q glimpse Of pair Of
rubbers under the seat ana a
folded raincoat, too. Sarah took
care OF Peter as il he were her
child, instead of a grown man.
That was why he had never
married, some people thought.
But others, who knew him better,
guessed at the real reason for
his remaining bachelor his
devotion to Peggy Starr Phelpsl
This devotion of his was often
q topic of conversation between
Aunt Agony and Sarah. They
both thought that Peggy had
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NOU Continue.

best years OF your life, and now
he's thrown you down, just az
I always knew he would-left
you with his child to support! I
suppose I can take care of it
now the rest OF my life, while
you go out and earn the living!"
Peggy was too crushed to
answer her. The practical side of
the thing was beyond her just
now. All her mind could take in
was the one dreadful fact that
Ranny had left her.
He was never going to live here
with her and the baby again, in
the little white house.
The sound of his roadster turn
ing into the drive would never
again send thrill of joy tingling
along her nerves. He would
never read his morning paper
In the dining room across the
hall again-never lie stretched on
the davenport, with his smoking
table beside him and 3 book in
his hand.
"oh, what am I going to DOR
Peggy grOatled aloud.
''Do?" echoed Aunt Agony in
her vinegary voice, why, you're
going to refuse to divorce him!
Let him leave yon, If he wants
to! Let him run off with his new
clarmer. but you don't have to
divorce him. Why should you
give up your dignity as a married
woman just becallse that Delano
girl wants to be Mrs. Randall
Phelps? A woman,s a fool ever
to divorce a man. II she can't
live with him, let her live away
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kAEgHAT happened to you. any
way" Agony asked. angrily.
81 stood there. clicking that tele-
ohena for about 10 minutes, and
ssen I gave the baby her milk,
ANYWAY. The idea of trying TO
feed = baby by the clocki It's
Al new-fangIed Nonsense anyway
--vvhen I'm taking care OF
( hanv feed it when it's hungry,
and If you don't like 1t, you can
lump it,
PEGGY she would have seen that
ehe was paying no attention 20
her. The deep.blus eyes looked
through her and beyond her.
''Ranny's left me" Peggy sal9
quietly. and held out the crumpied
aWhat?'. Aunt Agoney's voice
was half whisper and half 2
ehriek. whats"
She took the piece OF paper
into the living room and smooth.
ed the creases on the top OF
Peggy's little tea table. Then,
holding it close to her eyes, sne
LUST the sort Of trick knew
he'd playY' she remarked dis
gustediy. when she laid it down,
ssIf he were half a man he'd have
come and told you he was going.
instead Of sneaking off like this!'
Embittered
She was looking at Peggy with
great bitterness in her eyes.
Well, she said, after a pause
ayou've brought your pigs to
fine market, haven't you? You've
given that scallywag four OF the
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Read This First

PEGGY STARR has been engaged RANDALL PHELPS for
year him, because he's fallen IN love with
hep FAY SHIRLEY
HeabrOen him to the great satisfaction q her
Aunt Agony says that Kanny
will
liz, q
Aunt AgOnys
their married lite
happy almost hates TO be tied down. and
and gambling
lave time after time Pggys friends He gives
teacher
Leenu the tiny whe *
baby, JUNIOR Feggy
look another
keeps promise far as Peggy knows Tor Wno yea
Little White that
that her Of JOY full to the Drm Inen Ac
library school
the Babs
Right the start
Ranny and night sylvia nqs nr IN ms arms
to
after Babs comes to see her.
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.Ranny,s Left Me- Sic TOId Aunt Agony.

simply thrown herself away when
she married Randall Phelps.
Peggy saw them exchange Q
knowing glance as Sarah opened
the door Of the house that after
noon.
'eWellla she said to them i've
had such lovely TIME getting
acquainted with Peggy, the Sec
ond! oh, but she's IoveIyl" She
held the tiny thing in her arms
all wrapped up in a pink shawl
that Aunt Agony had unearthed
from the attic.
Hands OF!
AS Peggy put out her arms TO
take her baby Sarah shook her
head and moved a step or two
back from her.
mo, don't touch her until
your hands are warm, she
begged, ''and LET me keep her
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dear. I've prayed fOr this tiizg
~ happeu
Calied Back
Peggy stood atiIl 8or moment
after she had rome. and then
wheeled axoun0 from the dresser
and ran to the door.
SARAH she called. please
come back here Tor q second!
what did you mean when you
aid YOU prayed that I'd leave
Ranny?" che aalxad 8 Httle breath
lessIY. when Sarah was back II
the fireIit room.
Sarah flushed lineasily.
shouldn't have said ii. she ans
swefed. loolSing away from
Peggy's white face, Il have said
II. III tell you Why
she bE0ks -Off taIkinE, and biz
her lip.
sYes2', Pegry prcmpted her.
She remembered that Aunt Agony
had hinted at SONS dark secret
about Ranny. the other day. And
what Aunt Agony knew Sarah
was pretty sure to know. also.
Well, then. Sarah went On,
sRanny isn't worthy 81 you.
Peggy. he isn't worthy of any
good W0nnan'g love. Only 9 mouth
or two before the baby was born
Agony and 4 saw hiKn driving
through the park with girlT
probably one ok my friend -
began Peggy, quick to defend
him. but Sarah shook her head
'srEof this girIIt she declared.
9Thfa gfrI had bIeached hair and
enough paint for slgnbcards
No, she wasn't one Of your
friends! Agony and / have seen
her since. with other meng She
pursed her lips yirtuously.
After & moment of silence she.
wenf out of the room and down
the stairs to help Aunt Agony
set The supper.
Left alone with the baby. Peg
~ washed her tear-gtaineo fac9l
and brushed her hair. She even
dabbed her white cheeks 1tn
rouge.
Bitter Thoughts
she hated the thought Ok soing
downstairs to face the two cid
maids and Peter But she kneW
that ii was the only thing q ~.
She must kesp stiff upper lip
nov. 81 she knew ahe would Sc
Iii to pieces, and this wag no
time to 60 to pieces n Only be-
cause Of the baby.
she woilId probably have put
her shoulder to the wheel, and
make 4 living for the balby. from
now on! Ranny wasn't the sort
of man who would willingly keep
up alimcny payments.
She squared her aWs ana
went downstairs to face the or
deal Of supper.
(T0 Be Continued Tonorroys:
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/. LITERATURE. Who was
the greatest dramAtist ever pro"
dueed by France?
2. HISTORY. Who was the
mother of Constantine the Great!
8. GEOGRAPHY. Where is the
Island OF Crete2,
4. BUSINESS. How much do
the American farmers spend an.
nually on manufactured goods?
s. MANKIND. What are the
three chief necessities Of man
kind?
6. HUMAN NATURE. What at
titude il taken by the modern
teacher to the bad boy"
z. GENERAL SCIENCE. What
method is being introduced in the
mining Of bituminous coal to pre-.
vent coal dust explosions?
8. LAW. What is abduction?
9. CIvICs. Who is the q. 8.
Secretary OF State?
10. ART. Who is the finest
carver Of wood in America?
IL. MUSIC. How are muffled
effects produced on French horns?
12. HEALTH. What percentage
of the adult deaths in the United
States is due to cancer?
Answers to Yesterdays Questions
/. LITERATURE. Denis Did.
erot (1713.1784, an eminent French
author, was the founder Of drama
based on everyday domestic life.
2. HISTORY. The United States
is celebrating this year Its one
hundred and fiftieth birthday.
3. GEOGRAPHY. The United
States is the largest producer OF
lumber in the world.
4. BUSINESS. About 40 per
cent of the assets OF the life in
surance companies Is invested in
real estate mortgages.
S. MANKIND. The old aristoc-
racy Of Japan is called the Sam
urai.
6. HUMAN NATURE. The
great philosopher Spinoza well
said, that other peoples idea of a
man is apt to be a better expires.
sion Of their nature than of his.
rosion in gasoline engines is be-
lieved ito be due to the sulphur
content in low-grade fuels, COM
bining with water that enters or
Is formed in the engine, thereby
producing suIphuric acid"
8. LAW. An abstract of title
is a brief summary of the records
of title relating to any particular
piece of real estate.
8. iCIVICS. Thomas Jefferson
originated this sound American
doctfine: Equal rights to ALI
special privileges to nona.''
10. ART Charles Emile dacque
3s1S.1aaM the French naipteR
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FINE SAUCE FOR ICE CREAM

that can be made should be avail.
able. To the chocolate sauce add
a dash of bIanched and gleam-
ingIy white slivers of almonds.
To the caramel sauce add pecans
or a combination of caramel and
marshmallow sauces. But let
the maple sauce stand alone.
A variation Of the usual fruit
sauce is this which is a close
cousin OF hard sauce. Cream
together one-fourth cup Of butter
and one cup Of powdered sugar,
add the stiffly beaten white OF
one egg and one cup of straw
berries or raspberries well mashed.
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n5E hostess who wishes to
rely on ice cream for des-
eert because it is quick, easy
and can be bought and delivered
ready to serve should think twice
before she serves plain ice cream
too frequently. 1t is really get
ting too prevalent to be the
treat ii once was. But let her
, dress it up with a sauce, even II
It's only crushed strawberries,
and she has a dessert that Is en-
Enthusiastically received. Fortunate
1y these. sauces take but a mo-
ment to prepare.
Chocolate, caramel and maple
are staple sauces and the best
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no clean Conhs

Every week when 1 use my
electric washing machine al
ways put our combs in the first
load and let them go around
with the clothes. Then I rinse
them good and dry in the sun.
This gets every bit Of dirt out
and makes them clean and sani-
tary.-Mrs. r. e. Best, 2O9 st.
Elmo Ave-, Bethesda, Md.
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BY w. A. Wilbert, NJ. A.

was especially famous for his
barnyard scenes.
IL. MUSIC. Anilcare Ponchiell
(1834-18S6) was the composer OF
la Gioconda." !"
12. PHYSIOLOGY. In warm
weather the body does not need
A. much food as it does In win.
ter. The digestive system does
not work as readily IN warm
weather as it does in the cooler
seasons.
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HOUSEHOLD
HINTS
A Good Cement

Litharge mixed with giycerine
to the consistency of thick ice,
cream or thin putty makes a ce-
ment that will join wood, metal
or earthenware and stand the
action OF either hot or cold
water, as well as strong heat. It
must have time to harden fully,
which takes no less than a
week, and it will be found
excellent for fastening loose
stamps, mending leaks in wash
boilers or leaky joints IN wood
M. Patterson, 2t7 Third st. S. E.
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Rare Advice

ctARAH WILK gives FoggY
0 Starr soine very good ad-
vice. what shall she do, now
taIht Ralny has left his beau.
tiful young wife IN r Rage5
What shout the baby9 How
can she support herself and
child? Read about Peggy,s
problem IN t0mOFFOWsg Wash.
ingtOn Times fiction page
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Fads and Fancies

Mid-Victorian primness IS sug-
gested by the silk and georgette
fishus that are being revived in
evening gowns imported from
London. A quaint charm seems
to hover over these frocks sug.
gestiVe Of a by-gone era Of sx.
IRENE ppodenty IN 6raant 80. 49, I
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Labor Savers
To Clean Knives

A quick and effective way to
cleaning knives is to rub them up
and down a few times in the
earth. Good quality knives
should invariably be cIeaned with
good quality charcoal. If you
wipe your knives Immediately
after use it will only require 4
sub or O. to clean 4hanas -
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For Fried Potatoes

When frying potatoes, wash
and dry them before slicing and
you will find they will not stick
to the pan.-Mrs. B. M. GUIDE,
16 Boyd Ave, Takoma Park, Nd.
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LARGEST Vocabulary

esHAKESPEARES vocabulary of $4,000 words not the
- largest of all time according to modern authorities Many
$4,000 words FTeSoent
In three books, employed 10000 different words
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Clean Brass

Take one-half pint buttermilk.
four tablespoon Of vinegar. add
small quantity of salt, bring to
boil. This will clean water spigots
easily.-Mrs. w. A. Mann, 24S
Fourteenth Pl. n. E.