Among the Requests in our ecclesiastical contemporary,
_The Guardian_, recently appeared one asking for an
effectual way of "_exterminating dry rot, and preventing
its re-appearance in a church_." Why doesn't the
reverend inquirer try somebody else's Sermons? Or have
no Sermons at all?
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NOTHING more delights our old friend than to get hold of
a real good word, and use it with effect. "I wish I knew
what is going to win the Derby this year," observed her
Niece. "Ah, my dear," replied her Aunt, "I might be able
to tell you if I were a Vaccinator."
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BEST DAY IN THE WEEK FOR MAKING A PROPOSAL OF
MARRIAGE.--In London, Monday is the most appropriate, as
being dedicated to the "Monday Pops."
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[Illustration: _Mr. Moriarty._ "LOOK HERE, ADA, HOW MUCH
LONGER, FOR GOODNESS' SAKE, ARE YE GOIN' TO BE DRESSIN'
YOURSELF?"
_Voice from the Heights._ "ONLY TEN MINUTES, DEAR!"
_Mr. Moriarty._ "WELL, ALL I CAN SAY IS, IF I'VE GOT TO
WAIT HERE TEN MINUTES, I'LL--I'LL BE OFF THIS BLESSED
MOMENT!"]
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[Illustration: "SCENES IN THE LOBBY."