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HOW THE WEAVER KEPT HIS GAINS A working Lancashire weaver went for a days holiday to StocktononTees races some years ago and his capital consisted of 11 His luck was dead in that day and he ran his meager bank into nearly 2500 He decided to give up weaving for a time and followl the race meetings His marvelous luck continued and as he was a plucky gambler he played up his winnings with the result that within three weeks he had 22o000 to his credit at his bankers He wisely settled 100000 on his wife and kept the rest to play with
