"I fear no fairies' charms," she said--
For she'd new slippers she would wear
To show her lad the pretty pair,
Soft green leather, buckled red--
"I fear no fairies' charms," she said.
She drew them on and laughed in scorn,
And out she danced on Midmas Morn.

Nevermore was Marget seen;
But when her lover sought the green
A Fairy Ring was all he found--
A Fairy Ring on the weeping ground;
And by the hedge a flower grew,
Long and slender, filled with dew,
Green and pointed, ribboned red;
And still you'll find them as I've said.
And Marget comes, so gossips say,
To wear her shoes on Midmas Day.

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=The Gladiatorial Spirit.=

"Crossbie would have done better to have shot himself, but he gave
the ball to his partner."--_Provincial Paper_.

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"MILK PRICES UP.
HIGHER CHARGE TO MEET THE COST OF PETROL."

_Daily Paper_.

We always thought it was water that they used.

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[Illustration: "EVERYBODY COULD BE LIKE US"

BY TAKING "_PLUMPO_" TABLETS. THE SECRET OF STRENGTH AND BEAUTY]

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[Illustration: GOOD NEWS FOR WOMEN!

"Every woman may be beautiful"

Leonina Robinson

CONSULTATIONS DAILY APPLY FOR MADAME R'S LATEST BOOK

MADAME ROBINSON "HOW TO FASCINATE"]

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[Illustration: DOCTORS DESPAIRED--

AMAZING STATEMENT BY WELL KNOWN LONDON MAN!!!

Mr. SYD PORKER of 250A GLADSTONE TERRACE TOOTING WRITES

"..._I AM TWICE THE MAN I WAS_."

Mr. PORKER (TAKEN FROM LIFE)

PARKES'S PURPLE PILLS.]

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[Illustration: WHY MAKE A SIGHT OF YOURSELF?

ONE BOTTLE OF "FRIZOLIN" FIXES THE HAIR LIKE GLUE]

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[Illustration: DO YOU SUFFER FROM LACK OF BRAINS?

IF SO--SEND P.O. FOR 2/6 TO

PROF. X. BOX M. ROOM N. 21 SLOPER'S COURT PECKHAM

_AND AWAIT RESULTS_.

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[Illustration: CECILIA BLOBS ROBES]

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THE PERSUASIVE POWER OF BEAUTY IN ART.

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[Illustration: _Bored Spectator_. "'ERE, NOT SO MUCH OF THE
CA-CANNY."]

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A DIFFERENCE OF CLASS.

It is without doubt the most expensive hotel on the front, and the
palatial dining-room in which we have just lunched is furnished and
decorated in th