. The Forfar Directory and Yearbook 1909 . rn the four corners, and in marblerelief on the base are sculptured no fewer than169 figures of poets, painters, and artists. THE POSTMAN OF INDIAT The Indian postman is a most precise per-sonage. Dressed in nondescript uniform^half military half native, he bears his responsi-bilities and his official leather bag with thedeepest gravity. In these hot cKmates, whenthe true native is taking his ease in the shade,the turbai^ed postman goes his rounds, steadilyupheld by a sense of his own importance in thescheme of things, and relaxing only from hisgravit
. The Forfar Directory and Yearbook 1909 . rn the four corners, and in marblerelief on the base are sculptured no fewer than169 figures of poets, painters, and artists. THE POSTMAN OF INDIAT The Indian postman is a most precise per-sonage. Dressed in nondescript uniform^half military half native, he bears his responsi-bilities and his official leather bag with thedeepest gravity. In these hot cKmates, whenthe true native is taking his ease in the shade,the turbai^ed postman goes his rounds, steadilyupheld by a sense of his own importance in thescheme of things, and relaxing only from hisgravity when some wee white toddler holdsup her hand for the anxiously awaited mailfrom England. UMBRELLAS. Automatic umbrella distributors are installedon many Berlin railway stations, which willdeliver umbrellas to travellers at 2s. a the umbrella is returned in two daystime the borrower gets is. 8d. iiiiHMniiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiihiiMiuiMiniiiiiiiiiiii»rTTmTmg-.
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