[Ill.u.s.tration: _Hairdresser._ "Hair begins to get very thin, sir."
_Customer._ "Yes."
_Hairdresser._ "Have you tried our tonic lotion?"
_Customer._ "Yes. That didn"t do it though."]
[Ill.u.s.tration: "I "ear that Tholomon Arons "as "ad "is shop burnt out!"
"Well, "e "th a very good feller, Aronth ith. "E detherves it!"]
[Ill.u.s.tration: HOW THE POOR LIVE
The Rev. Mr. Smirk has brought an American millionaire friend to see for himself the distressed state of the poor of his parish.
[_He"ll give them a little notice next time._
[Ill.u.s.tration: _First Workman._ "Wot"s it say, Bill, on that old sun-dial?" _Second Workman_ (_reading deliberately_). "It says, "Do--to--day"s-work--to--day."" _First W._ ""_Do TWO days" work to-day!_" Wot O! Not me!"]
[Ill.u.s.tration: SOCIAL EVOLUTION.--_Tramp_ (_to benevolent but inquisitive lady_).--"Well, you see, mum, it were like this. I were a "add.i.c.k smoker by profession; then I got ill, and "ad to go to the "orspital; then I sold cats meat; but some"ow or other I got into _low water_!"]
[Ill.u.s.tration: _Miss Smith._ "We"ve just come from Tannhauser, doctor."
_The Doctor_ (_very deaf_). "Indeed! I hope you had better weather than we"ve been having!"]
[Ill.u.s.tration: FAMILIAR PHRASE EXPLAINED.
_Robinson._ "Well, old chap, how did you sleep last night?"
_Smith_ (_who had dined out_). ""Like a top." As soon as my head touched the pillow, it went round and round!"]
[Ill.u.s.tration: _Cab Tout._ "I say, Bill, lend me sixpence."
_Cabby._ "I can"t; but I can lend you fourpence."
_Cab Tout._ "All right. Then you"l owe me twopence."]
[Ill.u.s.tration: _Barber._ "Your "air"s getting very thin on the top, sir.
I should recommend our wash."
_Customer._ "May I ask if that invigorating liquid is what _you_ have been in the habit of using?"
[_Dead silence._
[Ill.u.s.tration: FOGGY WEATHER.--"Has Mr. Smith been here?"
"Yes; he was here about an hour ago."
"Was I with him?"]
HIGHLY PROBABLE.--We understand that in consequence of the high price of meat, the Beef-eaters at the Tower have all turned vegetarians.
WHAT MILLIONAIRES SMOKE.--Golden returns.
THE UNIVERSAL WATCHWORD.--Tick!
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BRADBURY, AGNEW, & CO. LD., PRINTERS LONDON AND TONBRIDGE.