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devoted to the establishment and illustration of tlie principles of 

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— The Chautauquan for October offers among its table of con- 

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 A. Freeman; "The English Constitution," by Woodrow Wilson, 

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— Herbert Laws Webb, who will contribute an article on "Life 

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