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...Lahore, India, the coffin of the Maharaja, covered layer upon layer with pure gold, in which he reposed clad in a full state uniform encrusted with jewels, was followed to the cemetery by Sir Hari, barefooted, bareheaded, clad in sackcloth, wearing no jewels. It was publicly cremated while the nobles threw gold continuously into the flames. In penance for his indiscretions, Sir Hari submitted to the worst Indian indignity-the shaving off of his mustache...
...whether used for fuel or as a lubricant, when spread upon the sea, quickly forms a very light layer on the surface, tends to increase surface tension of the. water and hence has a tendency to prevent the breaking of waves. I have often seen gulls alight in this thin layer of oil in harbors, but I have never seen one unable to take off as a result...
...Field '98, headmaster of Milton Academy, agreed with Mr. Kerns that the new ruling was beneficial to all concerned. "Summer work is always superficial," he said. "It is like a soft layer sandwiched in between two strong layers which represent the regular school year...
...familiar leather surfaced guard with which most teams have already been equipped at very considerable expense must be discarded or else covered with a top layer of one inch felt to save whole squads from suffering the prescribed penalty of disqualification...
...this style of guard at considerable expense. And as far as is known, no sports goods manufacturing company has manufactured or is manufacturing a guard which complies with the new rule. And, according to that new rule, all such guards must be discarded, or immediately equipped with a top layer of one inch felt before they can be worn in play...