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Show :all for squeakless corks Ir. Lushmore Declares That They Are the Pressing Demand of th Age. "It b-ats all," said Mr. Lunhmore of hf Prook'yn Park Slope, "bow far you an l..iur :be sipienk of a cork. "Now, my den is the rear chamber n the second floor. In the little cup- L oard I keep my cigars and a bottle oi r whisky, but I don't care much lor e, ie barroom society. "My wife Is pleased with my aver- Ion ror barrooms, but she would be etter pleased tr I never took a R rink or my tavorlte beverage. Occa-ionally Occa-ionally come In on a stormy even- C ig after she bas gone to sleep. She tc ears nothing until Just before I am tli ady to turn off the g;is. wh-n she ) akes up with a start. She hus heard , ie squeak, but tim makes allowance r the weather ami turns over and :.es to sleep. "When 1 come home In the after D ram she Is usually In the dining om aeelng about the dinner. Pret-' Pret-' soon there Is a whistle from the M 'eiikltig tube and ln-r vole, conies up: "'Her. thre! You'd better not nkle that bottle on an empty atom R h.' She has heard the peculiar sound "Again, she may be out In the back rd seeing If the crocuses are show-g show-g signs or life. I hardly rech my 'a n before I hear rrom the yard: 8f "'Hoohoo! Can't you come out es id speak to your wire flrstr m "I maintain that one of the press- f g demands of the age Is for a squeak- o. aa cork." ? |