A Marriage Question.—If a man addicted to smoking marries a widow, does it follow that he must lay down his pipe, because she gives up her weeds?


A Ready-made Rejoinder.—He. "You made a fool of me when I married you, ma'am!" She. "Lor! You always told me you were a self-made man!"


Mem. by an Old Maid.—If you "look over your age," you won't find anyone else willing to do the same.


MAFEKING NIGHT
(Or rather 3 a.m. the following morning)