Ho was talking to an earnest advocate of temperance. ‘ You make l great mistake in opposing the clnrstening of a battleship with a bottle of champagne.” “Why so?” asked the temperance orator. ' . . “Because,” said the critic, “yon lose a splendid chance ot drawing a temperance lesson irom the incident. You could say that after the first taste of wine the ship takes to water, and sticks to it ever afterwards.” Ada—“Do you get much exercise?” May—“ Why, yes. I have a blouse that buttons at the back.”
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2104, 1 February 1908, Page 2 (Supplement)
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87Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2104, 1 February 1908, Page 2 (Supplement)
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