THERE appears to have been some misunderstanding of the caption to the verse published in yesterday's In Parenthesis:—"On presentation of a copy of "Shanghai's Schemozzle" to the Girl he left Behind)"
In Parenthesis wishes it to be clearly understood that he is not the whelp referred to. LP. is very much like the late lamented Queen Elizabeth, still "in maiden, meditation fancy free." In other words no offers and no takers.
End of the "War" little thing was handed in, by a known correspondent, for us to handle M.:—Do you know that the local war will end within ten days?
S.¥.S:—Of Course I know. I have heard it for the last three months. I wonder if I.P, knows?
One of the local commanders-in-chief is reported to have stated something to that effect, but he was apparently not taking the Siccawei fathers into account, The Health Dept.
We always enjoy reading municipal reports, and that turned out by the Public Health Department is always delightful, following the precedent of Dr. Noel Davis who wrote so charmingly about bowls and pear-shaped gentlemen, In the latest effusion something is said about "frozen suckers." Barnum is alleged to have remarked on the number born every second, but made no reference whatever fo their temperature. Or are we all wrong agaitt?
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.