Tho barbaric wearer of civilised understandings apparently loves to hear tho sound lof his own footsteps. Kaffirs often' ask for ■ "boots that talk," and . aro oven willing to pay extra for the luxury.—"Shoe Manufacturers' Monthly;" .. ' v . ; ; Mr.'John Burns is ono of tho most honest men in English public life—honest in tho senso that ho never minces matters, and does not hesitate to.toll 1 tho.-'working''classes ; tliat there is : little thq.-Stato can do . for.them compared with'what-they can :do for themselves.—"North American Review*' l
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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 144, 12 March 1908, Page 9
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81Untitled Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 144, 12 March 1908, Page 9
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