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Show 5ot Today. An English lady, traveling in New Zealand, waxes enthusiastic over tha beauties of the country, especially in its taountainons parts. She tells a funny tittle story about the sharp witted driver of the pnblio coach in which she made some of her expeditions. At one point, where the steep road overhangs the river, Davis, the driver, always took the opportunity to lighten the load for his horses. "Gentlemen," he would say in an insinuating tone, "the Prince of Wales always gets out and walks here. " It is to be presumed that he had nsu ally found his "fares" quite ready to follow in the footsteps of so distinguished distin-guished a predecessor, but one day a man, who had already heard the speeoh more than once, stole a inarch upon the wily Davis. The ground was wet, and the passenger was not in a mood foi climbing, so as they approached the spot he anticipated the driver's hint by remarking: "Davis, the Prince of Wales isn't go-inff go-inff to walk todav. " ' 'tf "F"W "The cause of equal rights In flexing-ion flexing-ion is evidently becoming popular, " eays The Press-Transcript. "Upon the register for those friendly to enfranchisement enfran-chisement of women are the names of many of our most influential people, members of the bar, college professors, physicians, leading business men and spores of names of our prominent women, wom-en, while a long list of names is also seen of those who approve of women voting for school trustees and making women eligible for positions on school boards. This list of names for school luffrago is to be sent to the next legislature legis-lature to help enforoe the claims of women to this school suffrage. " |