" What the country needs," bawled a political orator, as he placed ■ one hand melodramatically between his coat-tails ; itiff pointed toward the. ooostellation of 'Perseus with the other, " what this coup-; try needs "—he continued vaguely, as in ' the admiration of his attitude he lost the of: Ms thought—« what this country ' nedds—is—is—is fewer men and more of them." And then he.sat down amid a tumult .that sounded more like laughter than it did. like appiause, and pondered over his last remark till his feet hurt JbM., ." , .- ", I
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Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4403, 13 February 1883, Page 4
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87Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4403, 13 February 1883, Page 4
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