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[Illustration: _Editor (to poet of somewhat dissolute habits who has been
paid in advance for contributions which are not forthcoming)._ "I KNOW
YOU'RE GOING TO THE DEVIL AS HARD AS YOU CAN; BUT YOU'VE GOT TO SING AS YOU
GO."]
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CONSOLIDATING THE EMPIRE.
"In honour of the visit to Napier of the Prince of Wales the roof of
the Borough Council offices is to be given a coat of paint."--_New
Zealand Paper._
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"PERSONAL.
ARTHUR.--You idiot.--Irene."--_Times._
Very "personal," we should say.
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"Sir Auckland and Lady Geddes left London last Saturday for the Untied
States."--_Irish Paper._
It is only fair to add that they have not chosen this country for the sake
of its easy Divorce Laws.
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"Major. Christopher Lowther (CUCumberland, North) moved a new clause.
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