~ They- do things differently.-in' Peru. Mr.' Gorardo Klinge, a Governmoiit official from that country; who seeks knowledge agricultural,., was , in the Telegraph Office at 5.30 p;mi ! on Sunday, and ivhen:;'about to leave found the: main doors closed—according to regulations.-- "Why is.,this?" asked .Mr. Klingc. -.•■.-" My' word, you .are peculiar. people. Only open the telegraph office for half an hour? Very, bad for the people. In my Pern—so different, oil yos! 'We open th<j. office '.always; night: and day;, arid! Sunday. '•Thorp/aro no.doors at all, That is to help the public. •'■'■■Thtrs'ame; with our theatres. They' tiro closed here—in Pern they .'all oj>en for sure on Sunday. They might close''during the week in the email :towns, hut on Sunday the theatre is always open." .;. - ■ A notice regarding imitations of Dr. Townsond's Sarsaparilla is inserted to-day.by Messrs. Brown and Dean, attorneys for the Nostrand Trading Co. , : ; ..... . . . "You seom'to find that book very interesting." "Yes j it's. 'delightful. ■'; I'vo. glanced at tho ending, and the hero and heroine don't get married aftor all." ' : - . ; . '
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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 427, 9 February 1909, Page 7
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170Page 7 Advertisements Column 2 Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 427, 9 February 1909, Page 7
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