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. . DOCTOR FINDS. A NEW CURE FOR FITS CUT OUT BONE OF CONTENTION jfefogL Vjr - TO CUT HIS BOHZ OF JM George, Blackwood of the leis--- ure class dropped into The Ab bey, a New York .lodging house, the other evening, after toufing the. gin mills. There he met Tom Foley and a score of other gen tlemen of leisure sitting about reading the newspapers. "Wot ho!" said Blackwdod, "''tis a merry company qf con genial spirits gathered here to-night." ' , "Throw the bum out," said Foley. WTiereuppn' Blackwood began to sing. The others were corre spondingly aroused and a porter( undertook to show .Blackwood the air parlor. Blackwood tossed a newspaper file at Foley and hit him in the eye. He followed this-with other moveable-objects, e"ach of which landed." Black wood was chased into Park Row. Courageous Patrolman Berg was on the job,. He captured 'Blackwood, dispersed his pursu ers, entered The Abbey, found Foley unconscious, called an am bulance,' waited until Foley .was I carted away and then took Black wood to the calaboose. ' Officer Berg walked up to the desk and said :"Lef tenant, here's , a nut what thinks he's King Arthur or one of them guys." , "We've got enough ttf do with out foolin' with nuts,'-' said the lieutenant. "Send for an ambu lance." Blackwood priced up his ears. Pie' realized that a hospital bed was more comfy than a cell bunk. So he dropped to the flbor and threw a fit. vDr. Garrett arrived with the ambulance. "Gp 1ipntnaf " Uo said, "you're keeping us busy. s Dr. Worthen Just got in with a fractured base tooperate on." "Yes, ana there's the nut thaC done it,". said the lieutenant. Blackwood did a couple of loud groans and frothed at the mouth. Dr. Garrett looked the man ovenand winked at the Reutenant, Looks like a bad case." he said real Inild "Wp'H nrn'hn'hltr Vi-uro fco cut his bone of contention out." Blackwod sat up suddenly. Hc i -4do ' imammammmmmm