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[Illustration: HOPE SPRINGS ETERNAL.

_Oldest Inhabitant._ "I NEVER EXPECTED TO LIVE TILL THE END OF THE
WAR, MA'AM; BUT NOW I'M HOPING TO BE SPARED TO SEE THE BEGINNING OF
THE NEXT ONE."]

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CHOICE BOOKS OF THE WEEK.

THE NEW PARIS SKETCH-BOOK; OR, THE FIRST FIFTY THOUSAND.

By GLADYS FLAPPERTON, O.B.E., Author of _Peace and Plenty of It._

This charming volume describes in detail the delightful Parisian
holiday which has been provided by the Government under the best
possible conditions for young ladies with (and without) a knowledge of
typewriting.

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_TIGER LILY,

A POEM IN FOURTEEN SPASMS._

By WOODROW WILSON.