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Show EMPHATIC, BUT NOT PROFANE. Strong Expressions That Can Be Used Without Blasphemy. In tho United Stntes It Is common In say that you "don't glvo a tinker's dam" for something or other. Our English cousins, In similar circumstances, circum-stances, say "a twopenny dam." Each of these apparent oaths is harmless, and may bo used In pollto society without a qualm. Rear Admlrnl Casey, noticing a look of curpriso on tho face of a friend when ho said "tlnkor's dam," observed: ob-served: "1 guess you think I'm swearing, but I'm not. A dam is a contrlvnnco resorted re-sorted to by all tinkers In their work." Tho phrnso 'twopenny dam" was first used by tho great Duko cf Wellington. Well-ington. His administration of tho British army was attacked, and ho astonished as-tonished tho Houso-of Lords by ro-plying: ro-plying: "I don'UTiaro, und 'tho British army don't enm, a twopenny dam for any of thoso criticisms." Then ho explained that "a dam was nn Indian coin of tho valuo of twopence two-pence " |