NOTES AND QUERIES:
3 Ulfbtum of Intercommunication
FOR
LITERARY MEN, GENERAL READERS, ETC.
"When found, make a note of." CAPTAIN CUTTLE.
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No. 49. [S^KS] SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1904.
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