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"Herr Ballin ... spends his whole day in the offices of his
company on the Alster, and rarely leaves Hamburg except for
business journeys or to escape from some public
cemetery."--_Manchester Guardian._
Why is he so unpopular?
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"Some day, perhaps a few centuries hence, if it is desired to
turn the ship to the starboard, the order starboard will be
given, and to the star-order 'starboard' will be given, and to
the star-simpler, does it not?"
_Naval and Military Record._
Much.
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"With the exception of the police, Press representatives, and
photographers there were comparatively few people in the
thoroughfare. The photographers were requested by the police to
refrain from operating, and they withdrew, while the remainder
found their virgil very cold and unexciting."
_Newcastle Daily Journal._
We confess that the Roman poet often used to leave us cold and unexcited
too.
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[Illustration: _First Motorist_ (_after very narrow shave_). "But _why_
all this fuss? We haven't damaged you. You can't bring an action against
us."
_Second Motorist._ "I _know_ I can't, sir, I _know_ I cant; that's just
my point."]
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