few times, and finally escaped with the mint and his
life. Career: Dangerous. Ambition: Subjects without guns? and a New York
police force in his country. Recreation: Taxes. Address: ?
CHAMBERLAIN, Joe A., of England. A former Lloyd-George of the Treasury,
who had different ideas of taxation.
CHARON, ferryman. Never had a childhood. Devoted life to his business.
Has navigated more people than all the Atlantic liners combined.
Ambition: A launch. Recreation: None. Address: The Styx.
CHAUCER (first name unknown), an early experimenter in the English
language. Notorious as a bad speller. His best-known work is used as
a student puzzle in leading universities and colleges. Ambition: A
typewriter and a dictionary.
CHINAMAN, John, a well-known character in the U. S. who washed clothes,
and made chop suey until he had enough money to return to his native
land, purchase a few wives, and live in opium.
CHURCHILL, Winston, wrote books for a living.
CHURCHILL, Winston, did not write books for a living.
CINCINNATUS, of Rome, who left his plow to make his share in politics.
Later inaugurated the back-to-the-farm movement.
CINDERELLA, the only scullion maid who had a small foot and two sisters
in society. Historians have questioned her claims to fame, but they may
easily be substantiated by millions of children.
CLAUS, Santa, poor father.
CLEOPATRA, of Egypt. A queen who presented England with a threadless
needle, fell in love with some foreigners, was unsuccessful in her love
and naval affairs, and finally became a mummy through the auspices of an
adder. Ambition: An Egyptian St. Patrick. Also Royal lovers. Recreation:
Barging with Anthony. Epitaph: Pyramid.
CLIMBERS, T. H. E., an American man and woman who had money and
ambition. Spent the early portion of their lives gathering cash, and
the later in spending it. Were welcomed by many people, but never quite
reached the top. Both died trying to get there. Ambition: An English
nobleman in the family. Recreation: Paris, London, and Switzerland.
Address: See Recreation. Clubs: All, with the exception of the ones they
wanted.
COLE, King, a merry old monarch of the Kingdom of Childhood. Great
smoker, and was fond of the bowl. Recreation: Fiddlers.
COLEMAN, a man whose invention has caused tears and throat burnings.
COLUMBUS, Christopher, map enlarger, skipper. Said to have been born in
Genoa. Something made him believe the world was round. He endeavored
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