"M. Clemenceau, speaking in excellent English, said
'Yes.'"--_Sunday Paper_.

What he really said, of course, was "Yep."

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QUESTION AND ANSWER.

"What _are_ you, Sir?" the Counsel roared.
The timid witness said, "My Lord,
A Season-ticket holder I
Where London's southern suburbs lie."
"Tut, tut," his Lordship made demur,
"He meant what is your business, Sir."
The witness sighed and shook his head,
"I get no time for that," he said.

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[Illustration: SERVICE EVOLUTION. BUD. BLOSSOM. FRUIT.]

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[Illustration: _Guest_ (_who has cut the cloth_). "BILLIARDS REQUIRE
CONSTANT PRACTICE."]

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ANOTHER CRISIS.