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VOL. 1 JULY 8, 1897. NO. 35

England has been spending a very busy week celebrating the Queen's
Jubilee.

On such occasions, when the attention of the world is centred upon a
country, it seems to be the custom to publish startling rumors, to keep
up the excitement.

The Jubilee has been no exception to this rule. The wildest reports have
been circulated.

One account declared that the Queen was totally blind, and would not be