It looked like a piece of paper.

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[Illustration: _Bank Cashier (gazing at golden orb of day)._ "IT'S A
REAL HOLIDAY TO WATCH THESE SUNSETS--AFTER ALL THE PAPER MONEY."]

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The Huns at Home.

"In the final figure, all the dancers make bows and curtseys to
the Emperor and Empress, who are either standing or sitting at
this time on the throne."
--_Mr. GERARD'S description of a Court Ball._

Two chiefs with but a single chair to stand on. And yet they call
Germany undemocratic!

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"M. Painlevé's resemblance to M. Briand (the former Premier) is
string."--_Liverpool Daily Post_.

Whereas the tie between British Ministers is generally tape (red).

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PRESERVING THEIR PROSPECTS.