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Show BIO STICKS IN LONDON. ,H Johnnies Carrying Canes of 48 Inches M and Slxa Is Growing. 'H Tho London "Johnny" has a now ppBJ fad. This time It concerns his walk- aH Ing-Btlck, 'which has now reached the H extraordinary length of 40 Inches, and 'iLl Is still growing. '4lH Of course it Is Impossible to make iH much uso of such a stick as an aid to M walking. Tho London dude carries his M horlzontolwlse, much to tbo annoy. ,H anco ot other pedestrians before and M behind, and especially at crowded M crossings. M It Is hnrilly reasonablo to suppose that tho New York "Willie Ooy" la H going to follow In tho footsteps ot London's "Johnny" in this matter ot U walking-sticks. Neither New York H nor any other busy American city M would stand for them. H Imaglno ono of these walking canes, M carried horizontally, attempting to H board a subway or Brooklyn bridge H train or to turn a busy D road way cor- M ner during rush hours. Everybody 'H who haV attempted to board a train M carrying oven a small package can H Imagine the fate of the walking-stick. H N. Y. World. M |