Lines of this description are not, infrequently perpetrated against the two older universities and from this very fact are generally treated with indifference. Very often "Mr. Busy" and "Mr. Noso" put frightful constructions upon the simplest "rag." Motives are imputed to a few hairbrained youths which never entered their heads. They' are credited,—or should it be de-ited?—with being very Mephisto. phelps of intrigue, whereas nothing. more was intended than a foolish joke. Pussyfoots have not forgotten the deplorable, and generally. deplored, incident' which occurred to Mr. "Pussyfoot" Johnson in the north, Cotton and Colds A corrox trade exhibition profected for February next the White City, London. There must be a number of patriotic women who attended the last cotton exhibi-
The JovRNaLasTs, of course, know that to certain popular ideas, newspapers, for reasons of public interest, often forego publication of information obtained by them in the legitimate exercise of thole activities. An American film, Gentlemen of the Press", ex: plaited the popular notion of the irresponsibility of journalists, 90 fitting that the release of another film from America should supply the necessary corrective. During the production of the late Mr, Lom Charey's last picture and "only. talkie, "The Unholy Three", now being' shown in Shanghai, it waa disclosed that the great actor was dying from cancer of the throat. He was told that he suffered From inflamed tonsils. The press ah= presentatives were asked to keep the real nature of the illness out of their papers ax Chaney was stilt able to read. The pledge was duly given and faithfully observed. The recalls the device siapted family of the late Marquie Curzon, for whom a special edie tion of the "Times" was printed, omitting the "bulletins which ins dicate to the public that he was dying, tion and participated 1m the cotton week held early in the year, who have not forgotten the colds they then caught through trying to wear materials mon suited to summer Recessional New Stylo ph manuscript of Kipe "wan nal for 8630 fie ton he wen tem than early spring or late winter. rue an English bice "ain possessions ces ars for Deafness Tue appearance of an elderly lady smoking a cigar on the stage, which one of the incidents in 'a new London play, would have interested Harriet Martineau, who seems to have been the first Englishwoman fon record to indulge in that particular variety of tobacco. She was greatly troubled by deafness, and James Payn once advised her try cigar-smoking as a remedy. She ade the experiment, and found cigars so pleasant that she porsuadced herself they really did improve her hearing, and smoked them regularly ever after.
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