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"A roof garden for cats is included in the scheme for
the extension of the premises of Our Dumb Friends'
League."--_Evening Paper_.

We have heard the nocturnal cat on the tiles called many names, but
never a "dumb friend."

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"The Police announce that dogs without dollars found wandering
after 10 p.m. are liable to be destroyed."--_Hong Kong Paper_.

We understand, however, that in China dogs are almost invariably
provided with taels.

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[Illustration: TRIALS OF THE FISH-TRADE.

"CLOTHES, MY DEAR! DON'T MENTION CLOTHES. YOU OUGHT TO BE IN THE FISH
LINE, WHY, I RUNS THROUGH A SET O' FURS IN ABOUT A MONTH!"

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A NOTE TO NATURE,

_accounting for my previous silence in an unusually temperate March
and also presenting an ultimatum._