pay the bills, and told the neighbors what a fine son-in-law she
had. Ambition: Daughter. Recreation: Our house. Address: Our house most
of the time. Clubs: Suffrage.
(6) Ed. Note: The editor will not be held responsible for the accuracy
of the above.
LAWSON, Thomas W., just a squeeler.
LEDA, see mythology books, paintings, and statuary. Also Jupiter,
Castor, and Pollux.
LEE and PERKINS, discoverers of Worcestershire sauce and royal saucerers
to the king.
LEHAR, Frank, the man who assisted the Merry Widow to make her debut.
Also was the press agent for Mr. Maxim, of Paris. Ambition: To find
another widow.
LEONORE, became famous because she had a lover who left her with a good
song.
LEOPOLD, King, of the Congo and Belgium. Has not been dead long enough
for historians to make him famous. Ambition: Song, women, and wine.
Recreation: Wine, women, and song. Address: Several in Brussels.
Epitaph: Quantum Mutatus Ab Illo.
LIBERTY, a huge lady who guards New York harbor, and welcomes Italy and
Poland to the United States.
LIMBURGER, of Germany. Manufacturer of a self-advertising cheese.
LIPTON, Sir Thomas, a knighted Irishman who advertised tea with
Shamrocks, and one of the men of his race who did not enter politics or
the police force. Ambition: That cup.
LISZT, Frank, a piano player who wore long hair, wrote music, and played
the piano.
LLOYD, the man who will insure anything except the prospects for the
sale of this book.
LORELEI, said to be a beautiful German lady who always hides herself
when the tourist goes down the Rhine.
LOT, Mrs. Lot's husband.
LOT, Mrs., the only woman who had an inquisitiveness which became
practical. She also was considered one of the salt of the earth.
LOUIS I, 778-840, called the Debonnaire. Introduced cafe's into France.
Put the "is" in Paris.
LOUIS II, 846-879. Introduced chorus girls into France. Patron of
cafe's.
LOUIS III, 882-936. Introduced champagne into France. Continued the
works of his predecessors.
LOUIS IV, 936-954. Introduced high heels. Continued the work of his
predecessors.
LOUIS V, 966-987. Introduced absinthe.
LOUIS VI, 1106-1137. Enlarged the works of his ancestors. Started
pre-tango dancing.
LOUIS VII, 1137-1180. Fought Germany. Inaugurated the French menu.
LOUIS VIII, 1187-1196. Introduced the words "a la" and dressmakers into
Paris.
LOUIS IX, called the saint, 1215-1263. Was a good Louis. Fought the
Turks and w
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