confirmed supporters of the modern personal touch, which has transformed a
drab business into a veritable romance.

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OUR OPTIMISTIC ADVERTISERS.

"Will Person who took Gent.'s Trenchcoat by mistake whilst motor-cycle
was on fire in ---- Rd., on Wednesday night, please return same."--
_Provincial Paper_.

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"Alec Herd, who went round in 72, and who is one of the old school, was
second in the Open Championship no fewer than 28 years ago, and won it
as far back as 19042."--_Provincial Paper_.

_B.C._, of course.

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"Yesterday was St. Stephen's Day, and, therefore, the patronal festival
of the Abbey Church. Hence the choice of the date for the issue of the
appeal, though probably not one Englishman in a thousand connects the
Abbey with any particular saint."--_Daily Paper_.

Well, certainly not this one, though we have heard St. PETER alluded to in
this connection.

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