"In the high jump final, Landen (U.S.A.) was first with a jump of 6ft.
4-1/2in.; Muller (U.S.A.) and E. Keleend (Sweeden) died for second
place."--_Provincial Paper._
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"I heard Lord Rosebery say: 'Your little girl has got beautiful eyes.'
I repeated this upstairs with joy and excitement to the family, who ...
said they thought it was true enough if my eyes had not been so close
together."--_Extract from Autobiography of Margot Asquith._
Her "I's" are generally rather close together.
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"The policy which should be adopted is first to take steps to prevent
prices continuing to rise, and then to endeavour to reduce them until
the purchasing power of the pound sterling is equal to the purchasing
power of the dollar."--_Financial Paper_.
Judging by the New York exchange good progress has been made in this
direction.
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[Illustration: THE "HOUSE"-BREAKER.
OVERTHROW OF THE PARLIAMENT OF DEMOCRACY; A DREAM OF THE "COUNCIL OF
ACTION."]
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[Illustration: _Mother._ "YOUR COUSIN JIM HAS OFFERED TO TAKE YOU TO DINNER
AND A THEATRE TO-NIGHT. AREN'T YOU PLEASED?"
_Daughter._ "OH, IT'S ALL RIGHT, BUT HE LOOKS SO ROTTENLY RESPECTABLE."]
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