"Gentleman single letterarian sportsman 5 linguages tennant pretty little cottage charmingly situated between Montreux Vevey, complete sanitary accommodations vicinity boat, seabaths, golf-grounds excursions receives
PAYING GUEST
moderate terms, Prussians and Austro-Germans, alcoholists undesired."—Swiss Paper.

We do not quite know what a single letterarian is, but he seems to be a person of discriminating taste.


"AVIARIES, POULTRY AND PETS.

Lady ——'s Teeth Society, Ltd.—Gas 2s., teeth at hospital prices, weekly if desired."—Daily Paper.

We are not told under which category Lady ——'s dentures come, but venture to point out that in these days no one should make a pet of them.


MAXIMS OF THE MONTHS.

(Composed during the recent Spring snowstorm.)

From January's start to close