LESS FORTUNATE."]

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AN UNUSUAL RECOMMENDATION.

"Governess (Nursery), £40, seasick, one pupil, usual subjects,
about 30."--_Melbourne Argus_.

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From a Cadets' examination:

"_Q._ What is a Roster?

_A._ A Roster is a soldier who frequently gets drunk or rowdy. Not what
could be called a steady man."

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From a Publishers' advertisement:--

Wild Foods of Great Britain: Where to Find them and How to Cook
them. 46 figs. Post free 1s. 9d."

The figs alone are worth the money.

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"Leytonstone's best effort was by a wounded soldier, who at great