The marriage ceremony in Japan consists of the man and woman drinking wine from the same cup. Divorce is not much more elaborate than marriage. The husband gives the wife a piece of paper with a few characters on it, and the knot is untied. A translation of the line i 3 given by a correspondent as follows : "Ino likee you. I tinkee you likee other man more better. I give you a piece paper. You can go. Goodee bye." To Drive Flies from a Room. —Mix with ,'half a teacupful of milk a tablespoonful of j finely ground black pepper, and the same ! quantity of sugar. Put this about the places j where the flies are most numerous.
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Cromwell Argus, Volume III, Issue 151, 1 October 1872, Page 6
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119Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 Cromwell Argus, Volume III, Issue 151, 1 October 1872, Page 6
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