"--_Local Paper._
And think what he must have saved the ratepayers by not taking a pension
years ago.
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"Mr. ---- thought that the whole Committee would wish to
associate themselves with the Cemeteries Sub-Committee in their
congratulations to Alderman ---- upon his marriage."--_Local
Paper._
We do not quite see why this particular sub-committee should have taken
the initiative.
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[Illustration: EVIL COMMUNICATIONS.
The Telephone. "I'M GOING TO COST YOU MORE."
Householder. "WHY?"
The Telephone. "OH, THE USUAL REASON--INCREASING
INEFFICIENCY."]
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[Illustration: A QUESTION OF TASTE.
_The Wife._ "You Must Get Yourself a Straw 'at, George. A bowler
don't seem to go with a camembert."]
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AT THE PLAY.
"French Leave."
The Mandarins of the Theatre, who are no wiser than other mandarins (on
the contrary), have been long repeating the formula that the public
won't look at a War play.
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