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...running mate, Socialist Thomas has made a more civilized and enlightened campaign than any other candidate. While he preached the doctrine of Socialism in 40 States, he refused to be fooled either by political flummery or about his own prospects. For him it has all been a great lark and in nearly every speech he has said exactly what he thought of his fellow candidates: "Mr. Roosevelt, with the almost hysterical blessing of Labor, is going into office without any mandate. . . . There is not even the absolute certainty that Roosevelt would be a week or two later in calling...
...Drum, . . Rouster, . . Bugler, Fifer, Bounce, Nimble, Witchcraft, Warlock, and Wisdom. . . He told over their names, softly, for their names were autumnal melody ... Ringwood, Dashwood, Robin, Patrona, Pirate, Gadabout. . . Falstaff, Rockaby, Sweetheart, Tireless, Highlander, Pibroch, Chieftan, Crystal, Valkyrie, Beldame, Pickpocket, Tattler, Blackamoor, Dragoon, ... Tipster, Hector, Melodius, Lucifer, Strident, Chorister, Lark, Cherokee, Hurricane, Phoebe, Fanciful, Juno, Linda." Three of Music's puppies, the Cap'n happily named "Do, Re, and Mi." The author evinces an admirable and affectionate knowledge of hounds and fox-hunting...
...reward of 1,000 taels. An ardent Christian, he thought that figure too high, gladly accepted the medal and 500 taels. From the income of this invested reward he still lives happily here on a few dollars a month, spends most of his time with his pet meadow lark, the rest in looking up the few friends left who remember, and in preaching on street corners whenever a crowd will gather. He asks no favors, but this genuine Chinese hero would hardly be complimented to know that his likeness had been mistaken for one of China's most questionable...
...Lily de Lyse, who once played with Jimmy Durante in a Manhattan night club, sniffed: "Me nude? I'm an actress. This is a job, non?" A Guild manifesto requested newspaper critics "to view the show with an open mind, and not as writers out on a unique lark...
Nearly the entire civic administration of Mt. Vernon, representatives of every church and the Bible Society, showed up for the preview performance. After watching the cast bridle through its paces, the women in baggy underwear and aprons, the men in shorts and collars, the audience voted the nudist lark "depressingly modest...