Word: barkings
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Here is a slender youth manfully turning a large spoked wheel by jerks and tugs. You say he is preparing for a sailor's career at the helm of a bounding bark. It may be that he is only the prospective owner of a small car. Over there, a future commuter is practicing strap hanging by chinning himself with one hand slowly but firmly over a horizontal bar. Later on he will turn a few handsprings on the mats. (The children in the party will enjoy this...
...stand by the rudder that governs the bark...
...took a moment for our eyes to adjust themselves in the dim light. Then all at once we discovered, in a standing posture, leaning against the wall, a human skeleton. His hands were upraised grasping a rope of twisted bark. Far above, in the shadows, we could make out the metal of a huge bell. The clapper, which had fallen to the floor, was worn with long usage...
Investigation of affairs is surely justified when we find such an attitude. If the restaurant owners showed some desire to lower prices when it is possible, if they could show figures that would justify their position, the public might have some sympathy. Investigations are usually like the bark of a dog. There is no bite. But at least they serve to stir up public opinion, and this will in itself force the restaurant owners to take more nearly equable profits...
...addition to the growlers, a professional entertainer will be present to bark away at the latest songs and tell what he considers to be the funniest stories in the world. He is reputed to have a wonderful sense of humor, so that he should leave nothing to be desired. Seniors will also have an opportunity to purchase the posters which have decorated the Square for the last couple of days because they are to be sold to the highest bidders. Besides their intrinsic value, the posters will afford a means of paying for some of the dogs, which is something...