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Mrs. Maggie Hathway of Montana is to be congratulated upon running a six-hundred-acre farm without the help of men’s labour.  After all we men must admit that her sporting effort is a distinct score for the second oldest sex in the world.

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Anglesea Police Commission are offering one shilling and sixpence a dozen for rats’ tails to residents of the county.  Some difficulty is expected in distinguishing local from imported tails once they are separated from the rat.

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In connection with the offers for Drury Lane Theatre it appears that one of the would-be purchasers declares that he was more syndicate than sinning.

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In connection with the epidemic of burglaries in London, The Daily Express has now published a leader note saying there have been too many of late.  It is hoped that this will have the desired effect.

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We are glad to report that the gentleman who, at the Burns festival, upon being asked if he would take a little haggis replied that he wouldn’t mind trying a wing, managed to escape with his life.

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A West Hampstead architect has designed a cottage in which there will be no bricks in the walls, no timber in the roof, no slates or tiles and no register grates.  Too late.  Jerry-builders accomplished that trick years ago.

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While walking in Highams Park, Chingford, says a contemporary, a postman picked up a package containing one ounce of butter.  To his eternal credit let it be said that he at once took it to the nearest police station.

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The best brains of the country are still exercised by the alleged need of brightening cricket.  One of our own suggestions is that the bowler should be compelled to do three Jazz-steps and two Fox-trots before delivering the ball.

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A typist recently fell from a moving train on the Isle of Wight railway, but was able to get up and walk towards her destination.  We hear she had a good deal to say to the guard when she overtook the train.

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[Illustration:  Departure from Downing street 10 A.M.

Arrival at the quai D’ORSAY 10.5 A.M.

The new aero-gun service between London and Paris.

Solution of the problem of how Mr. Lloyd George can be in both places
more or less at once.]

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From a feuilleton:—­

    “He had a cleft in his chain which Rosemarie thought most
    attractive.”—­Evening News.

There is no accounting for tastes. We should have thought it suggested the Missing Link.