From a catalogue:--

"20 Dozens Bottles Excellent Old Tawny Port, sold without

reserve by the Port of London Authority to pay for charges, the

owner having been lost sight of, and bottled by us last year."

We hope that, after this callous confession, Scotland Yard will now take

action.

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Musical Candour.

"The singing of the Bradshaw choirs broke up a happy

evening."--_Local Paper._

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We understand that the famous Presidential biography, _From Log-Cabin to

White House_, is to be followed by another, entitled, _From White House

to Semi-attached Villa_.

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"'Reflection,' a picture of an elderly gentleman lost in thought

after a lonely dinner, not only suggests a story, but how

effective Mr. Jack is with interiors."

_Cork Constitution._

In this picture, however, the gentleman's interior is wisely left to the

imagination.

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