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...help it roll. Few Republicans could hope for a higher compliment than that paid Senator Borah by the rabidly Democratic New York World, which published an editorial addressed to the people of Idaho, imploring them not to fail in their duty of reëngaging this valuable national servant...
President Roosevelt and M. Jusserand were often to be seen "hiking" in the environs of Washington. The former held the Ambassador in high esteem. "He diffuses an atmosphere of integrity," Mr. Roosevelt once exclaimed. And on another occasion : "The Ambassador has proved himself as able a servant of France as France has ever had in her long line of able servants. And he has proved himself as loyal a friend as ever France has provided...
...able a servant of France as France has ever...
Cyril Maude first came to America on account of ill health at an early age. In Denver, Colorado, he made his stage debut in the fall of 1884 as a servant in the popular melodrama "East Lynne". The next year he returned to England and there he made his first London appearance at the Criterion Theatre as Mr. Pilkie in "The Great Divorce Case". Since that time he has appeared in many plays both in England and America...
...science of propelling a spheroid. He would then tee a ball on the carpet and drive it smashing through a closet panel. Another feat was to loft balls from the lawn of University College to the sward of Queen's College over the walls and across "the High." A servant would then call at Queens, mocking politely: "Mr. Tolley's compliments to the gentlemen of Queens and might he have his golf balls back...