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Forced to swap half a dozen celluloid monkeys for that rare toy, an orangutan, and later obliged to supervise personally the manufacture of a duckbill, Mr. Taylor now claims that the present menagerie reposing in the corner of his workroom contains more different animals than any other of its kind. Tiny barns contain the various types of cattle and sheep and the great number of other animals stand in typical positions on the floor...
Ghost Stories. At a soiree held to swap stories, the Duchess of Hamilton, who specializes in healing, told of flooding one patient so strongly with her curative power that his watch stopped as though electrically shocked. Some one else told of having summoned Edward VII of England, who exclaimed upon arrival: "There are no kings here. Call me Teddy!" A Scotch doctor had spoken from "beyond" with a rich burr. A baritone spirit had sung Love's Old Sweet Song quite loudly...
...auction the other day for that stamp." " Dear, dear," says Mr. Hind, " I had no idea I was bidding against Your Majesty. Will Your Majesty graciously accept it as a gift in token,-etc." " Couldn't think of it," ejaculated King George, " but I'll swap...
...Fascinating Stranger is a tramp who steals a lawnmower, gets a platinum ring in a " swap," sells it for $750, buys an $18 lawnmower, which he returns to the astonished householder, and lives one glorious week on his money, content that for once he has enjoyed life...
...rivalry is as keen and the tension as high as in a Harvard-Yale contest. In the present season both nines have been handicapped somewhat in their development; Harvard, by the loss of Captain Ayres through sickness, Yale, by the ineligibility of Hanes. Moreover, the University was forced to swap horses in the middle of the stream, so to speak, through Dr. Sexton's resignation as coach...