Good Hunting.
"The jungle sale held in Warrenpoint in aid of the Warrenpoint District Nursing Association realised the sum of £40. 3s."
Northern Whig.
"Young couple furnishing wishes to buy contents of 3 rooms, including piano, or part of same."—Edinburgh Evening News.
Their future neighbours are hoping that they will get one without a keyboard.
"There is scarcely a family who have not someone near and dear to them in the fighting line, and by substituting the task of knitting for that of sewing, the well-known lines of Ibid are particularly appropriate:—
'My tears must stop, for every drop
Hinders needle and thread.'"
York Herald.
Ibid, who is a close connection of that other voluminous author, Anon, seems on this occasion to have plagiarized from Hood.
Court Official. "I VENTURE TO REMIND THE ALL-HIGHEST THAT WE ARE APPROACHING THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE SINKING OF THE LUSITANIA. IS IT YOUR MAJESTY'S PLEASURE THAT THE CHILDREN SHOULD HAVE ANOTHER PUBLIC HOLIDAY TO CELEBRATE THAT GLORIOUS EVENT?"
Kaiser. "GO AWAY! I AM ENGAGED ON SOME VERY DELICATE CORRESPONDENCE."
First Traveller. "This 'ere's a terrible war, Bill."
Second ditto. "Yus. What's the price o' beer now?"