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Show EMPHATIC, BUT NOT PROFANE. Strong Expressions That Can Be Used Without Blasphemy. In tho United States it la common to say that you "don't give a tinker's dam" for something or other., Our Sngllsh cousins, in similar clrcum-itances, clrcum-itances, say "a twopenny dam." Kach of these apparent oaths is harmless, and may bo used In polito socloty without a qualm. Rear Admiral Casey, noticing a loo): of surprise on the faco of a friend when ho said "tinker's dam." observed ob-served : "I guess you think I'm swearing; but, I'm not. A dam Is a contrivance resorted re-sorted to by all tinkers In their work." Tho phrase "twopenny dam" was llrst used by tho great Duko of Well-lngton. Well-lngton. Ills administration of tho Dritlsh army was attacked, and ho astonished as-tonished tho Houso of Lords by replying: re-plying: "I don't care, and tho British army don't bare a twopenny dam for any of these ciXtKm." Then ho explained that "a dam was an Indian coin of tho value of two-penco two-penco " |