[Illustration: _Jock (in captured trench)_. "COOM AWA' UP HERE, DONAL';
IT'S DRIER."]

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PREPARED FOR THE WORST.

Extract from a Canadian lease-form:--

"Will during the said term keep and at its expiration leave the
premises in good repair (reasonable wear and tear and accidents by fire
or tempest expected)."

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"Gentleman single letterarian sportsman 5 linguages tennant pretty
little cottage charmingly situated between Montreux Vevey, complete
sanitary accommodations vicinity boat, seabaths, golf-grounds
excursions receives
PAYING GUEST
moderate terms, Prussians and Austro-Germans, alcoholists undesired."--
_Swiss Paper._

We do not quite know what a single letterarian is, but he seems to be a
person of discriminating taste.

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"AVIARIES, POULTRY AND PETS.