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The Census, in its latest bulletin on "Printing and Publishing in the United States," truly and tritely remarks that "Printing occupies a unique position among industries, and in certain aspects excels all others in interest, since the printed page has done more to advance civilization than any other human agency."

Tell me about yourself," she commanded. "It would bore you," he responded tritely, confused. "No; you interest me very much." She made the statement quietly, contemptuous of coquetry. "Very well, then; I am Philip Kirkwood, an American." "Nothing more?" "Little worth retailing." "I'm sorry." "Why?" he demanded, piqued. "Because you have merely indicated that you are a wealthy American."

Clowes, having heard everything and seen the letter, unhesitatingly voted for the right course. If fifty mad Irishmen were to be expelled, Barry must play against Ripton. He was the best man, and in he must go. "That's what I thought," said Trevor. "It's bad for O'Hara, though." Clowes remarked somewhat tritely that business was business.

About the very cradle of the Scot there goes a hum of metaphysical divinity; and the whole of two divergent systems is summed up, not merely speciously, in the two first questions of the rival catechisms, the English tritely inquiring, "What is your name?" the Scottish striking at the very roots of life with, "What is the chief end of man?" and answering nobly, if obscurely, "To glorify God, and to enjoy Him for ever."

"This poor ould person is quoite aimless," says his wife with dispassionate apology; "but what can you expect at noinety-one?" I say tritely that it is a great age. "He's very fatiguin' on toimes! that he is!" she continues, eying him with contemplated candor "he crumbles his wittles to that extent that I 'ave to make him sit upo' the News of the World."

Eudora held her head proudly. "Time passes swiftly," said she, tritely. "But sometimes it may seem long in the passing, however swift," said Lawton, "though I suppose it has not to you. You look just the same," he added, regarding her admiringly. Eudora flushed a little. "I must be changed," she murmured. "Not a bit. I would have known you anywhere. But I " "I knew you the minute you spoke."

About the very cradle of the Scot there goes a hum of metaphysical divinity; and the whole of two divergent systems is summed up, not merely speciously, in the two first questions of the rival catechisms, the English tritely inquiring, "What is your name?" the Scottish striking at the very roots of life with, "What is the chief end of man?" and answering nobly, if obscurely, "To glorify God and to enjoy Him for ever."

"Come along, Jane; we'll give the recruits a try-out," she decided the next moment, "but don't ask me to put them through the paces again tomorrow, for that's to be an afternoon off, if I can arrange it." "Oh," said Jane tritely. "Yes, oh," repeated Judith most impressively and with a grimace that supplied more than mere punctuation.

"Good evening, Mr. von Rosen," she said and still lingered as if to allow him to pass, but he slowed his own pace and sauntered by her side. "A fine evening," he remarked tritely. "Very," agreed Annie. "I saw you at the evening club," said Von Rosen presently. "Yes," said Annie, "I was there." "You left early." "Yes, I left quite early with Alice. I have been with her since."

But he can only falter something about the inscrutable designs of Providence, and not a sparrow falling to the ground unnoticed. And he expresses, somewhat tritely, the hope that Saxham's friend was prepared to meet his end. "I don't exactly suppose he expected it.