Entered according to Act of Parliament of Canada, in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-six, by The Grip Printing and Publishing Company, Toronto, in the Office of the Minister of Agriculture.
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DEDICATED
BY SPECIAL PERMISSION
TO
HIS EXCELLENCY THE EARL OF DUFFERIN,
VICEROY OF INDIA, AND FORMERLY GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF CANADA,
During whose term of office “Grip” made his first appearance; and to
whose kindly encouragement “Grip,” in common with Canadian
enterprise in all departments, owes a