A DEFINITION.
There are probably few greater wits amon« present-day noblemen than Lord Kosebcry, and it is to him that we are indebted for the latest definrtnm of memory. Some time ago a fried met him, and they discussed the subject. "Well, what do you say that memory lis?" asked Lord Rfeseb'erys friend. "Memory,' replied his Lordship, i» the feeling that steals over us when jwe listen to our friends' original stories." Ever and anon we read sts tlie papers of a "new" aud "origins, polish for tan footwear, linoleums, and the like, and curiosity prompts us to give it a trial. The experiment costs us sixpence and plenty of re^ gret. Actual use of the "original ' article convinces us that it is the same old oily stuff our grandmothers used tc make, and about as useful for polishing linoleum as painting a coal hnl.t Most people who have cut their wisdom testh have passed 'over all the "originals" and use only a polish that IS new and a thing distinctly apart. THAT POLISH IS TAN-OL. In tins (paste) 6d, (liquid) Is.— Local agents: Cock, and: Co.* :_ ; .-,_..... .....
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLIII, Issue XLIII, 8 March 1909, Page 3
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187A DEFINITION. Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLIII, Issue XLIII, 8 March 1909, Page 3
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