THE PRE-WAR HABIT.

"Clerk (male) quick and accurate at figures; one used to wages

preferred."--_Daily Paper_.

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"The engine, which is based on the principle of the turbine, is

designed to produce 30,000 revolutions a minute."--_Daily Paper_.

Bolshevists please note.

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"Commander Ramsay and the Princess themselves had a private survey

of their new possessions yesterday before the guests appeared, and

report has it warmly congratulated one another on the interest

and beauty of most of the things, and the unusual percentage of

unimaginative and ugly offerings."

_Daily Sketch_.

Although the statement is somewhat ambiguous, we feel sure that the

writer meant well.

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