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Show that there's been almost no war talk going on here lately. You see, last week the representatives of a well-known well-known eastern publishing house succeeded suc-ceeded in short changing the ticket seller of a circus that visited us. and the ticket seller in turn succeeded Id getting away without subscribing for the valuable literary work which the agent was bringing to the attention of the few promiuent citizens of each community who were of sufficient culture cul-ture to appreciate it. Naturally that furnished us with enough to discuss and ponder over right here at home without bothering about such news as-escaped as-escaped the censors In some unpronounceable unpro-nounceable places away off yonder." Kansas City Star. Occupied With Other Matters. "Which way do the sympathies of your citizens lean, as Indicated by their discussion of the European war?" Inquired the man from the city. "Can't say," replied the landlord of the Torpldvllle tavern, "for the reason |