SHORTER, who tellest readers what to think--

I then essayed two lines:--

_To an Incorrigible Wag._

SHAW, who, in khaki, with that gingery beard,
Joyous and independent scann'dst the Front--

With this effort I fell asleep.

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DAWN OF HUMOUR IN SCOTLAND.

"Summer time begins at 2 a.m. on Sunday morning. Clocks should be put
back an hour on Saturday night."--_Ross-shire Journal._

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THE SECRET OF LONGEVITY.

"The death occurred on Friday of Mr. ----, at the age of 94. Deceased
had liver through the reigns of George IV., William IV., Victoria,
Edward VII."--_Provincial Paper._

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From a picture-dealer's advertisement:--