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Show Why Joyner Left Home. "Are you ready to receive tho obligations?" obli-gations?" askeil tho most upright supreme su-preme hocus-pocus of the Order of Hoot Owls. "I am," said tho candldato, (Irmly. "Then tako a sip of this prnsslo acid, placo your right hand In this pot of boiling lead, rest your left hand upon this revolving buzz-saw, closo your eyes and' repeat after me " Early next morning shreds of Joy-ner's Joy-ner's clothing woro found upon tho bushes nnd trees all along tho road to Pottsvlllo, 30 miles distant, and at Scrabbletown, C9 miles away, ho was reported still headed west. Judgo. |