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Evening gazette, Monday, April 26, 1897 · page 7

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Weakened One Man’s Constitution

Until lt Brought Him to
Dgath’s Door.

Mr. Jamesq 1.. Harrison awell known
and h' hly respected citizen of Cleve—
land, E, was for years a sufferer f1 om
dyspr s1a and general debility, and 11].
his weakened condition resulting from
the above causes, he had the additional.
ill-luck to fall a victim to malaria from
this complication of disorders. Mr.
Harrison’s condition was becoming very
serious, when he commenced to take P'.
P. P. Lippman’ 5 Great Remedy. I-ts
effects were marked and immediate.
Read his letter to us. Its earnestness
is apparent: 1 '

GENTLEMEN: For the benefit of all
suffering from dyspepsia and general
debility I ’eg to submit my testimonial
as to WI fficacy of your P. P. P, Lipp-
.man 3 Great Remedy. as a positive
cure for all the distressing complaints
from which I suffered.

My system was also full of Malar1a
and my condition was growing very
serious ' I had no appetite, was losing
strength and was completely broken
down in health, but now my health 15
completely restored, and I can eat like
a field laborer, W1thout the slightest
fear of any se1 ious results.

I take great pleasure in; tell1ng the
world that P. P. P. did the grand W01 k
of restoring me to my accustomed
health. Yours truly,

JANESS .HARRISON,
' Cleveland, 0.

 

Ifyou get up feeling tired and s£up1d
P. P. P. should be taken—it w ill make
you feel well.

P. P. P cures eczema, that tortur
ing, itching disease of the skin and
blood. If your blood is kept pure, you
will not be disfigured with pimples,
boils and blotches.

P. P. P. is the deadly fee and van
quisher of rheumatism. Its effects are
immediate and lasting, and it 1ot only
relieves, but permanently cures.

Scrofula, which is hereditary and
deep- -seated 1n the blood can be cured

by l’. P. P. It' 1s the one and only posi- .

tive cure for this dread disease.
Sufferers from kidney troubles find
immediate relief when they take P. P.
r. as it cures all irregularities‘and re-
stores to nature her proper functions.

Soid'by all—d—ruggists:

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THE EVENING GAZETTE

A'TRII'CIIIIAN 1s " VIEWS.

MlLLlONAlRE TELLS HO'W HE EARN-
ED $50 A MONTH AND SAVED.

Says the Poorest Man in the World To-'

Day Is the One who has Nothing but
Money. Duty to Earn all Possible. But
it mapst he Obtained Honestly.

“Who is the poorest man in the
world today? The poorest man I know
is the man who has nothing but mon‘
ey—nothing else in the world but
money—only money.”

It was a. maii\with iron. gray hair
andan iron gray mustache who spoke
the words, and he repeated the last
ones with emotion.

The man who spoke has endowed the
University of Chicago with millions
upon millions of dollars. He is John D.
Rockefeller, who in. the parlors of 1:111.
New York Fifth Avenue Baptist
Chuich, addressed the young men’s
Bible class.

M1. Rockefeller held in his hands a
cheap looking little yellow backed ac-
count book.

“This is my ledger,” he 'said. “My
first business training was in keeping
a ledger. It was at the time when I

began to spend my first earnings in my ,

first struggle to get a footing.

“It was a very hard struggle. When
I put my head on my pillow the con-
tents of this little ledger then kept
running in my mind until I awakened
the next morning. '

“Besides the accounts I kept in this
book there were memoranda of co
currences. In forty-two years I found
it. 1 kept it more than forty-two years
ago. In deciphering some writing on
the back of here, I see that I called it
‘Ledger A.’ I place great value upon
this little boo-k.”

Mr. Rockefeller’s hands trembled as
he turned ‘the pages of the little vol-
ume which he had taken from a big
envelope in his inside pocket.

“It was important to me to be par-
ticular at that time about items of re-
ceipts andldisbursements,” he contin-
ued. “I hepe you young men are all
careful. I believe it is a religious duty
to get all the money you can, get it
fairly, religiously and honestly—and
give away all you can.

“I would not dare to let you read this
book. My children read it, and said
that I didn’t spell toothbrush correct—

1y. I haven’t seen this book for twen-’

ty-five years. You couldn’t get it from
me for all the modern ledgers in New
York and what they all would bring in.

“It reports what 'I received and paid
wt for several years, Here is an item
Income from December 26, 1855,

to January 26, 1856 ..... . . . . . . . . $50

“And I lived within my income. Out
of that I paid my washerwoman, the
lady with whom I boarded, and I
saved a little and put it away.

“I see that I paid in the Sunday

' school every Sunday one cent. It was

all I had to give. I had a large increase
in revenue the next-year. It was in-
creased $25 a month.

“I was as independent in those days
as Mr. Astor. But when I got that in-
crease I felt guilty. I felt like a
criminal—like a capitalist. IVe had no
trusts or capitalists in those days.

“I remember the clothes I bought.
i didn’t patronize a fashionable tailor.
[ bought my clothes fro-n1 a cheap
clothier. The clothes were good and
such as I could pay for. Let me give
you all a word of advicez—‘Live within
your means.’ ”

Curiosity prompted Mr. Rockefeller
here to ask all those to raise their
bands who had come to New York
Erom the country. Nine-tenths of the
young. men raised their hands, to the
evident pleasure of the Speaker.

“City men haven’t had the struggles
Ive had who came from the country.”
he said. “Two days ago I had :1 talk
with a carpenter who was going to
make a building comfortable whore
'1elp was going to sleep. There were
two big spacesrhe closed with mineral
wool, so the damp wouldn't come in.
he said. Then on the next‘floor he
showed me two spaces he was also
going to close with wool ‘so tliat,’ as
he expressed it, “the sleeper there, a
housemau, would not have to hear the
rain drops fall upon the roof.’ ” '

This seemed to afford Mr. Rockefel-
‘er infinite amusement.

“Why,” he said, "the carpenter’s sug-
gestion made me think of my wn e1:-
p-eriences when sleepingunder _.e roof,
[ know that I heard the rain fall, and
when I looked up I could see the shin-
gles, and in one place a bisr crack
through which the sky was visible. It
was pretty hot there in summer, but I
preferred summer on the whole.

“I think I was better for that sort of
experience and my head is full of sad-
1ess as I contemplate the condition of
51 number of young fellows that I
'mow in this city. Their fathers have
plenty of money, but the boys have not
the ghost of’ a chance in competing
with you who came from the country.
I‘11ey’ 11 go down and you’ll take their
alaces.

"What is success? Is it to get mon-
3y? Well, is that success? The poor-
est man I know is the man who has
nothing but money. If I had my choice
to-day, 1‘1 be a man with little or noth-
ing but a purpose in life.

“It’s not the money itself that is so
miserable. Money is good if you know
how to use it. Let me give you a little
word of counsel. Know just what you
receive and how you spend it. Write
down just what you. do with it and
don’t be ashamed to let your fathers
1nd mothers see what you. have writ-
ten d-.owu '

“In a year or two I managed to save
nearly $1,000. ,pf'Iere is an item as to
clothes.
1855, to November, 1856, cost me just
59:09. Here is one bit of extravagance
which had quite escaped my memory,
'pair of fur gloves, $2. ’
31‘ items'— . '. 1 :;i_!....

’ Given away.

My “clothing from November,-

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.$5.58
Missionary cause, November 25. . .15
Ministerial student....... ... -. . . . . . .10

Mittens. . . .

ell OOI‘I-l-l-erI-I .... ou-

Night Society... .75.

Sabbath School. .. . .. . .. . . . . .05
Present to Sabbath School Super—

intendent . .

“I was living in Cleveland then, and
I must have felt Sorry for New York.
Here is an itcmr—Five Points Mission,
12 cents.

“We had a little paper published by
the Sunday school called the Macedon-
ian. I subscribed to that. There was
a venerable teacher of my class, a
Scotchman, and a great Bible student.
He is down for twenty-five cents.

“All these little things helped me to
come into sympathy with many under
takings, both religious and philan
thropic. My'opinion is that no man
can trust himself to wait until he has
accumulated a great fortune before he
is charitable. He must give away, some
mou’ey continually.”

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LINCOLN IN THE FIELD.

His First Visit to General Grant and E13 5
Horse-back Ride.

One Tuesday a White river steamer
arrived at. the Wharf, bringing Presi-
dent Lincoln, who had emb-raced’this
opportunity to visit for the first time
the armies under General Grant’s im-
mediate command. As the boat neared
the shore, the General and several of
11s who were with him at the time-
walked down to the wharf, in order
that the Generail-in-Cihief _mighrt meet
his distinguished visitor and extend, a
greeting to him as soon as the boat
made a landing. As our pa1ty stepped
aboard, the President came down from
:he upper deck, where he had been
itanding, to the after—gangway, and
reaching out his long, angular arm, he
wrung General Grant’s hand vigorous-

ly, and held it in his for some time,-

While he uttered in rapid words his
:ongratulations and expressions of ap-
preciation of the great task which had
been accomplished since he and the
General had parted in Washington.
I‘he group then. went into the after-
.abin. General Grant said: “I hope
you are very well, Mr. President.” “Yes,
I am in very good health,” Mr. Lincoln
replied; “but I don’t feel very comfor-
tabie after my trip last ,night on the
bay. It was rough, and I was consid-
erably shaken up. My stomach has not
vet entirely recovered from the effects.”
An officer 'of the party now saw that an
opportunity had arisen to make thus
scene the supreme moment of his life,
in giving him a chance to soothe the
iigestive organs of the Chief Magisa
irate of the nation. He said: “Try a
glass of champagne, Mr. President.
l‘hat is always a certain cure for sea-
;ickness.” Mr. Lincoln looked at him
for a-moment, his face lighting up with
1 smile, and then remarked: “No,~my
friend; I have seen too many fellows
ieasick ashore from drinking that
duff.” This was a knockdown for the
)fficer,. and in the laugh at his expense
VIr. Lincoln and the General both
loined heartily

General Grant now said: “I know it
would be a great satisfaction for the
:roops to have an opportunity of seeing
(011', Mr. President; and I am sure your
oresence among them would have a
very gratifying effect. I can furnish
rou a good horse and will be most hapn
9y to escort you to points of interest
iiong the line.” Mr. Lincoln replied:
‘Why, yes; I had fully intended to go
mi: and take a look at the brave fel-
lows who have fought their way down
.0 Petersburg in this wonderful cam-
paign. and I am ready to start at any
:.”ime

General Grant presented to Mr. Lin—
:oln the officers of the staff Who were
)resent, and he had for each one a cor-
iial greeting and a pleasant word.
[‘here was a kindliness in his tone and
1. hearty manner of expression which
went far to captivate all who met him.
the President soon stepped ashore,
111d after sitting awhile at headquar-
:ers mounted the large bay horse “Cin-
3i11naiti," while the General rode with
1im on “Jeff Davis.” Three of us of
Lhe staff accompanied them, and the

;cenes encountered 'in visiting both -

Butler’s and Meade’s commands were
host interesting. Mr. Lincoln wore a
rery higih black silk hat and black trou-
sers and frock coat. Like most men
nought up in the West, he had good
somyrand of a horse, but it must be ac-
rnowledged that in appearance he was
lot a very dashing rider. On this occa-
sion, by the time 'he had reached the
troops he was completely covered with
lust, and the black color of his clothes
had changed to Confederate gray. As
he had no straps, his trousers gradual-
!y worked up above his ankles, and

gave him the appearance of a country ‘

farmer riding into town wearing his
Sunday clothes. A citizen on horse-
back isalrways an odd sight in the
midst of a uniformed army, and the
)icture presented by the President bor-
lered upon the grotesque. -—Generali
Horace Porter in Century Magazine.

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T AMMANY IN SADDLE

HOPES TO RECOVER NEW YORK.

' FROM TH E REFORMERS.

The Tiger-rib versatile,.and. Ahmnng 013‘”
Things Expects aneaction to Set‘in in.
Its Favor. as. 11; Did in. 1894-—w11ee11
Within. Wheels. '

It has<been noted- that: Tammany
with characteriStic energy, has al
ready begun its campaign. for the May-
oraiity of Greater New York, and is
unfolding a plan. of attack on the Re
formers, who hope for four years
more to keep control of'.th1e city res
cued from Tammany three years ago.

The organization has entered upon
the campaign. with almost as. much
confidence in victory as it - felt in
1892,, when it had no; opposition . ex-
cept- the feeble: fight put up.- by- the de
bilitated Republican machine. It is
of interest to understand " upon what
this confidence- is based. It is based
upon the belief that a “reaction” is
due. Signs of this reaction have been
shown in the town elections through-
out the state. . It is almost impoSsible
to beat Tammany twice‘ in succession.
Even. after its crushing defeat in
1804', Tammany won in the local elec-
tion the following year; and last No
vember, in spite of the big Sound
Money Democratic revolt, it rolled up
135,000 votes for Bryan. It has al-
ways been difficult to arouse the citi-
zens of New York to a supreme ef-
fort for reform city administration,
and‘after having aroused them once,
it seems impossible to get them to
make another sucheffort in the next
Mayoralty election. It is true that.
the recently organized “Citizen’s
Union” exhibits a gratifying deter-
mination on the part of the Munici-
pal Reformers to make an early start
this year, but there are special rea;
sons, to be explained, why Tammany

believes this movement will not have

the force and momentum of the Com-
mittee of, Seventy campaign of 1894.
In other words, its leaders believe
that the political pendulum is Swing-
ing its way this year, and that it will
reap the benefit of all the discontent,
the various petty hardships, and the
personal disappointments resulting
from the Strong Administration. Ina
local election few people have the
courage and public spirit to rise su~
perior to their private interests. Even
though the administration, as a
whole, may have benefited the city, if
it has hurt any personal interest, that
personal interest will work and vote
against it, independent of any other
consideration. And the Strong Ad-
ministration has tread upon the toes
of .many small personal interests,
which, in the aggregate, represent a
small army of discontent and enmity.
If there is spy one achievement of the

administration which may be called,

without exception, signally success.
ful, it has been. in the cleaning of
streets. In fact, even if Tammany
elects the next Mayor, it will either
retain Colonel Waring in office or
maintain his methods. But, never-
theless, Colonel Waring has undoubt-
edly lost many votes for reform at the'
coming election. Every grocer, baker
and small merchant who formerly
stabled his truck in the street, but
who has been obliged by Colonel War-
ing to store it elsewhere in order to
clear the streetgfgfflencumbrances, will
probably vote against “reform,” and
their name is legion. The city as a
whole is benefited by this change
worked by the Commissioner, but
thousands of small merchants are suf-
fering in pocket because they can no
longer use the streets as storage places
for their private property. In some
of the other departments it must be
confessed that reform has bee-n a fail-
ure. There have been scandals in the
Fire Department, and'rhe condition of
things in the Police Department is
such that even Mayor Strong himself
says that is “a shame and a dis-
grace.” Moreover, the Strong Ad-
ministration has resulted in an in-
crease in taxes, with no decrease‘ in
rate of property assessments. As
Strong is a Republicanhsuch acts of
the Republican party in the state as
have caused discontent and injury
will be used by Tammany to its . ad-
vantage in a fight against any loom-
bination that may be formed against
it in the city election. Thus, every
person who hasbeenninjured by the
Raines law, it is‘ claimed, will vote for
Tammany. Moreover, there are a
number of leading men who have
taken part in the non-partisan 01' hi-
partisan movements for municipal re-
form who are beginning to be con-
vinced that after all that has been
said or done, there can be no really
efiective city government - except
through parties, and that non-par-
tisanship is a dream. Ex-Mayor
Grace, who aided materially in elect-
ing Strong, has expressed himself
plainly to this effect. It is significant
in this connection that the new char-
ter' has been drafted on the principle
of party government. It may be

' asked why, if.there is any basis of re-

ality in Tammany’s confidence of vic-
tory in the Greater New York elec-
tion, Senator Piatt should be so de-
termined to create the Greater New
York. Some of the Republicans up the
state have been asking this question,

and doubting the wisdom of passing

the charter. But Senator Platt may
hold to Edward Lauterbach’s ex-
pressed view that the reaction against
“reform” in municipal government

will not set in favor of Tammany, but

in favor of the Republican machine
organization. Besides.
has been so constructed that even if
Tammany should elect its candidate
for Mayor, the Republicans would be
pretty...,cert.-Iin to obtain an important

minority representation in the Munici-

pal Assembly and perhaps control of

one or" two or the boroughs. —Philadel--

phi-a Ledger.

the charter '

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MR. JEFFER-SONIS- THUME PRlNrTSt '

A Unique Album in Whichllfiany Notables -

are Represented.

Mr. Thomas: Jefl'erson, son- of’ Jose
eph J etferson, the distinguished come—
dian, arrived in Baltimore yesterday
from Washington with a. singularly in-
teresting autograph book. It is not

that the book is. so unique for the fam- ‘

ous uamesitx includes in its pages, but

that it contains the thumb marks of ‘

several pexsons prominent in the politi-

2211111111 drama c - ~
ti histories 0f the couu the business for its hygienic

tiny

President and M’rs. Cleve-land‘s
thumb. prints appear in thelbook and
are striking examples of the singular
difference that. exists: between thumbs,
for it has been, proved by scientists so
interested. that there are no two
thumbs in the world possessed of simi-

lar marks. In the President’s print the

lines. of the: thumb are bold, positive
and: lengthy. It is. near the first joint
of the member that the circular lines
begin to appear. in Mrs. Cleveland's
print the lines als0» appear firm and
bold, but the circular lines are much
higher 11p toward: the tip;

Francis W’il‘son; Shows his print in
the book. According to an expert in
such. matters the lines indicate :1 na-
ture. truly- humorous. There is noth-
ing exactly positive about them,
though nothing indicating weakness is
revealed. But the lines are far from
regular and are such. as are naturally
looked for in a person who constantly
develops a versatile wit and droli ,con-
ceptlon of the incidents of life.’

The Hon. Daniel Lamont, the Secre-
tary of War, has impressed his thumb
upon one page of the book. and his
print is strong and full of character.
it typifies candor. well mixed with dc‘
liberation and discretion and .1 joy: ai
appreciation of the good things of this-
world.

in the play of "Pudd’nhead Wilson"
a murderer is detected by his thumb
print, upon which means of positive
identification the hero of the piece is
an enthusiast. This has been su g-gested
by a.scicntist ls the best and most cer-
tain identifying criminals and
upheld :21;- ‘111' more simple and direct
‘ ”vi'tiiiOD system now in gen-

wuy of

Elli; I. '.
91:11 use throughout this country. Con~
stunt experiment has demonstrated
that the marks on the thumb never
:hange from infancy to old age. These

inks are impossible of imitation. be-
cause- they are'too complicated in de-
sign and it is impossible to destroy
the 11.1 mks.) "c the thumb except by. am-
putation. The use of the thumb-print
in connection with'signatures is al-
ready being advocated in Eastern
States. . _

Mr. Jefierson is an enthusiast on the
subject of the thumb print and itspds-
sibilities and importance in business
transactions. Such is his earnestness
that he. has become known among oth-
er theatrical business men as a sort of
crank. An advance agent, speaking
)f his enthusiasm recently. remarked:
'Jetferson has got the thumb-print idea

had. Have you heard the latest about
him?"

“No,” replied a friend; “what is
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“Why.” was the reply, “every time '

he gets a room in a‘ new hotel be ex-
amines the electric button to see
whether a man or a woman pushe it
’ast.”

Business on Their Own Accounts.
' Two Irishmen, fresh from the Em-
erald Isle, joined the police force, and
during their first week’s duty, they
managed to secure a lot of cases, and,
111 of them being trifling offences, a
large amount of money was takendn
ines. They were just on the point of

promotion when they resolved to leave.

The superintendent was greatly sur-
orised when they gum in their notices,
1nd asked them what they intended do-
ng, and if they ’could better them-
1elves..

" ',Ol1 yes,” replied Pat, “for you see
we me going to start a police-station
1n our own account. I am going to run
rhem in, and Mike will inflict the
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The Photographic Social.
The season for church sociables in
country towns is here again, and the

search after some unique and orthodox

method of attracting the_members into
this money making scheme has begun.
The photographic social seems to be
one of the latest, and every lady is re.

quested to bring a photograph of ,her- '

self taken in childhood. These are all
shuffled together, and as each gentle-
man draws one he is expected to guess
the original and rejoice in paying for
her supper. .

 

p Easily Rattler].
Crimsonbeak—There‘s one thing I‘ve
ioticed about the moon.
Yeast—And what’s that?
,“It only takes two quarters to get
’ull."—Yonkers Statesman. ‘

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THE ORIGINAL

Stamped n 3033 u é. . _
‘ Always the Same , '

‘en are manufactured

ICURRENT: COMMENT.

Sam Joness price for fighting the
devil is $2,000 per month. When we

 

- consider the time Sam has. been en
1 gaged‘ in the business‘and the fact tjh'ai
~ the devil is still. doing business at the
I old stand,

it would seem_ that his
charges are rather steep. ‘

 

Pittsburg is -, to have illuminating
gas at 50 cents per. thousand feet, and.

the 11.1.1111 who 1Jvill. supply it are no-t'ir‘,

advan
tagcs, either They are eccentrit
enough to believe that a profit of 2i
or 301:01' cent on their investmenl
1. ill 11. arrant. them- £51 ”going into hf

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1v. 0 1‘1? '0. convicts in Auburn have
gone ins-um: through the idleness on
forced on. them by the labor unions,

and n‘. 3,: therefore become permanent
chaff-13*. an, the public. Take these
prison. ‘;s..out and set, them to work on.

the regs. Then. something will be
got our. of them, and the labor unions
as we fins other people will be the bet-
ter off,"

When the Kansas Legislature cem-
pietesv. the task of giving “statutory
force" to the Ten Commandments, it
should: go ahead and promote public
health by passing a law to make ill-
ness 8. penal oifense. By the same to-
ken it might improve the general wel-
fare by enacting a bill to, make
drought a. misdemeanor and a: thun-
der storm a breach of the peace.

 

Some of Chicago‘s experimental
philanthropists propose that all, ya
cant lots in that city shall be turned
over to the poor for the cultivation of
beans. The bean idea is merely a va.
riation of the Pingree potato scheme.
It is worth trying, however, and- if it
brings the bean pots of the East into
closer relationship with the mess
pork of the West, it will develop into.
a solid institution.

..\

 

Secretary of State Palmer of New ‘

York has completed his report to the

Legislature showing the criminal sta-.

tistics of the state, as reported to him
by the clerks of sixty counties. The
report, which is purely statistical,
shows, so far as recorded, convictions
for crime which prove that the people
of this state are growing better,‘ and
that crime is on the decrease, as com-
pared with the record made in 1895.

 

To one who loves the study of no.-
tions the evolution of national charac-
ter and the shifting of the world’s
controllng influences, surely Spain
to—day must open a field unexampled
in modern times for tragic interest.
Long removed from friction with
either the constructive or destructive
politics of Europe, blessed in natural
resources and rich in tradition, she
has continued steadily a victim of her-

self, rather. than of her enemies.
/

 

Experts estimate that 75 per cent of.

the silks now Worn by American wom-
in this coun-
try._ If this is correct, it, indicates an
enormous expansion of what is every-

-‘where regarded as one of the most

difiicultt'and exacting of all textile in-
dustries. It has taken infinite care
and expense to establish American
silks in public favor, but the fact that
it has been done is apositive triumph
for the methods employed in the man
ufacture and treatment of those fab-
rics in this country.

 

More than 3,000,000 persons in the
famine-stricken districts of India are
now subsisting on public and private
charity, and this number will probab-
ly be increased to 5,000,000 before rim
beginning of June. The relief ren-
dered by the government is inade-
quate, but it is draining the resources
of the country so completely that a
long period of industrial and and busi-
ness depression must necessarily en-
sue after the present distress has
passed away. The combined. effects
of famine and plague will be to bring
upon India the severest and most pro-

tracted interval of financial hardship .

she has ever experienced.

—~—“—q—_’_——_
A Transferred Beauty. ‘

"Everybody says my daughter got
her beauty from me. What do you say

to take it from you." —Fiiegend Blat-
ter.

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“That it was unkind of her. _

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