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We should have thought it might quite safely be left to private
enterprise.
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"The American troops on this side are already either in the States
or on their way."--_Letter in "Daily Express."_
The Germans will take this as convincing evidence of American duplicity.
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THE HISTORY OF A JOKE.
[Illustration: BEFORE THE DAWN OF HISTORY IT WAS A UNIVERSAL FAVORITE.]
[Illustration: THE EGYPTIANS LOVED IT.]
[Illustration: THE ASSYRIANS NEVER GREW TIRED OF IT.]
[Illustration: THE GREEKS GRINNED AT IT.]
[Illustration: THE ROMANS REVELLED IN IT.]
[Illustration: HENGIST OFTEN TOLD IT TO HORSA.]
[Illustration: IT WAS RELISHED BY THE SAXONS.]
[Illustration: THE NORMANS KNEW IT WELL.]
[Illustration: IT NEVER LOST ITS FRESHNESS THROUGH THE MIDDLE AGES.]
[Illustration: HENRY VIII. MADE HIS REPUTATION BY IT.]
[Illustration: CHARLES II. REGALED HIS COURT WITH IT.]
[Illustration: IN THE GEORGIAN ERA IT REMAINED UNDIMMED.]
[Illustration: IT WAS POPULAR IN THE SIXTIES.]
[Illustration: AND ONLY LAST WEEK IT WAS THE HIT OF ALL THE NEWEST
REVUES.]
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[Illustration: THE NEW DEMOCRACY.
_Telegraph Girl (at last finding addressee after marching down the
room, shouting, "Bullock! Bullock! Anybody here name o'
Bullock?"--contemplatively, as she awaits answer).
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