A man looks supremely ridiculous when 1 he •.dances. His tie. goes up under his,ear,'and > his collar'gets limp,/his shirt be'gins to bulge,'aiid. his'-cqaWails; jump up and down in a highly indecorous- manner. He is quito at his worst,-. anil the funny'thing is that ho doesn't know it!—" Sphinx," Cairo. A halt should now be called in tho introduction of legislation affecting the shipping 'community, t.Shipowners as a-class .believe in letting 'well aloiio'. They have no.deisre to bo smothereij, bygrandmotherly legislation. Free Trado means, freedom from legal restrictions ,no 'less than from Customs duties. —" Shipping-'"World." r • Tho average. Briton seems to, bo so constituted that he can. make noi radical- change in his conduct.unless-ho is decorated with abadge, .presented with a-■ certificate, and joined.. together /with.;his fellows in, solemn- • league, and coyonant;;. The .greatest boor -in •existence, if; ha wero .duly, elected,a; member of say,' tho- Anti-Bad-lfanners League, would -probably immediately develop all tho graces of a Prince Charming.—" Gentlewoman."
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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 154, 24 March 1908, Page 3
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