Mr. GEORGE MOORE having solved the Irish problem in the same week, as
one or the other of them is certain to claim the credit of having his
solution rejected.

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"Blasting" for tin is being carried on in an experimental station in
Cornwall. Similar operations are said to be used in searching for
sugar.

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[Illustration: "WE'LL NO GANG IN THERE, JOCK."

"FOR WHY, DONAL'?"

"MAN, IT'S GOT AN AWFU' GERRMAN-LIKE NAME, YON."]

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A DAUGHTER OF LILITH.

"Gentlewoman, with tame snake, wants quiet home, suburban family,
small garden; no others; no animals."--_Melbourne Argus_.

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"Mrs. ---- wishes to recommend a boy (15) who has done well
in the pantry."--_Eastern Daily Press_.

But would Sir ARTHUR YAPP approve?

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"Will any generous soul save and buy up a young scholar,
foreign (British) aristocracy, by helping him in his first
struggle (legal profession)? acceptable only on returnable
condition."--_Manchester Guardian_.

Before starting to save for the above purpose, we should like to know
more about this scion of the "foreign (British) aristocracy." We don't
want to find ourselves trading with the enemy.

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"Canon ---- made a strong comment on the Proposal to use the
Ulley water for public consumption during his sermon on Sunday
morning."--_Provincial Paper_.

The rev. gentleman cannot believe that his sermons are so dry as all
that.

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"The undersigned begs to inform the public that a very superior
cow will be slaughtered on the 20th evening and exposed on the
morning of the 21st for sale."--_Madras Mail_.

That ought to stop her swanking.

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"CAMOUFLAGED ATTACK.

"Paris, Thursday.

"All the newspapers print long accounts of the new offensive,
under the heading, 'Great British Victory,' and all agree in
assigning the chief honours attack, and the new British method
of organ-attack, and the new British method of arganising the
offensive in secret."--_Provincial Paper_.

And very well camouflaged, too.

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LEAVES FROM A LONDON NOTE-BOOK.

BY OUR MAN ABOUT TOWN.

(WITH ACKNOWLE