Commercial Candour.
"The lasting delightful perfume of the age. One who can prove that the perfume of Otto Mohini is not lasting for four days by putting five drops on the handkerchief will be rewarded Rs. 100 cash. Try only small tube and get the reward."—Advt. in "The Hitavada."
"Dr. Roux, head of the Pasteur Institute, has made a communication to the Academy of Science showing microbes is not only possible, but would be far better."
Rangoon Gazette.
But we don't quite see what the Academy can do about it.
"MINIATURE & PORTRAIT PAINTING
Mr. Alfred Praga, R.B.A.,
President of the Society of Manicurists."
Advt. in "The Studio."
We know an artist whose work gives us the impression that he might be President of the Society of Chiropodists.
"Lord Provost Stevenson is proving a serious rival to Principal MacAlister as a linguist. Sir Daniel yesterday addressed public gatherings in English, Italian, and Spanish."
Glasgow News.
Now that he has mastered English, he must have a try at Scotch.