Transcriber's Note:

Spelling, grammar and punctuation have been preserved as they appear in the original publication except as follows:

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cartridges and bandages, changed to
cartridges and [bandages.]

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thay are saying changed to
[they] are saying

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care is needed is using changed to
care is needed [in] using
anything else. Lurid means a changed to
anything else. [Lurid] means a

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general concensus of opinion changed to
general [consensus] of opinion

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Pittsburg, Cleveland, Chicago changed to
[Pittsburgh], Cleveland, Chicago

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de rigueur changed to
de [riguer]

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call a revolver a gun changed to
call a gun

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one adjective to quality it changed to
one adjective to
[qualify] it

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avoid euphuisms regarding changed to
avoid [euphemisms] regarding

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lines, punctuatuon and capitalization changed to
lines, [punctuation] and capitalization
democrat, -ic., capitalization changed to
democrat, [-ic], capitalization

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[repertory], spelling of, 51 In the original this entry appeared between "room" and Ross. For this ebook it has been placed in alphabetical order between render and reporters