out during the coming winter." A pan of drinking water left in the
larder will always prevent its running out and biting someone during the
dog-days.

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Sympathetic readers will be glad to hear that the little sixpence which
was found wandering in Piccadilly Circus has been given a good home by
an Aberdeen gentleman.

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Aeroplane passengers are advised by one enterprising weekly not to throw
bottles out of the machine. This is certainly good advice. The bottles
are so apt to get broken.

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Germany, it is expected, will sign the Peace treaty this once, but
points out that we must not allow it to happen again.

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Of two burglars charged at Stratford one told the Bench that he intended
to have nothing further to do with his colleague in future. It is said
that he finds it impossible to work with him owing to his nasty grasping
ways.

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