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The joke was not appreciated by in the country and includes a wonderful collection' of solue of his simple-minded subscribers, who French Hand-Embroidered goods as well as Madeira, accused him of ignorance in “ not knowing Philippine, etc. We are able to offer these at prices that it was Byron’s." The incident is recalled by the following story about an even more are certainly very favorable to our patrons. simple-minded reader, which is printed in the Christian Register :" American made Lingerie has developed and improved A manufacturing firm offered a prize for the best original motto for a pen. A reader promptly sent marvelously in style and every desirable feature. Many them, ** The pen is mightier than the sword,” with of these goods equal those of foreign manufacture. They a request that they would forward the prize by mail. 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