The Archive · 1936

In Parenthesis

The Fog of War Marshal Badogllo's Entry into [Addis Ababa:

On 2 white charger—Reuter, On his bay horse—Havas.

In a staff car—Uniled Press.

Expensive $80,000,000 in death duties," reads a headline, I's almost enough to make you regret that you have only tone life to give to your country.

Secrets Misrtess (to mew maid): "Now, Norah, when you wait on the guests at dinner, please don't spill anything."

1 "No, madam, I won't say a soup with a moustache," suggested the young lady who was seated near a bearded gentleman at the banquet.

"Yes" he agreed. "I find it quite a Before Her Time Tue home was one of many noted because Washington had stayed there.

Visitor: "Which room did) Wash-Ington stay in?"

Visitor: "You know Washington—he stayed here."

Maid: "Oh, Mr. Washington must have stopped here before I was hired.

Nonchalant sacxwooss woman, the soles of whose fect had been toughened by 2 Iifetime of shoelessness, was standing in front of her cabin fireplace tone day when her husband addressed her.

"You'd better move your foot a mite, maw; you're standing' on a live e°3uid she, nonchalantly: "Which Better itn, W. S, Morrison, the Financial Scrtonary of the Bainburgh Saving ccrstary 19, the Treasury, at. the

Bank told the story of an old High-Fender who had stained the steal age of 100 years. "The Laird, went dey to congratulate him and sal "How do you feel on this great day'

Sandy, although a little infirm, was still healthy-and replied. "Weel, Laird, A can walk a great deal beller the day than T could a hundred years ago."

Safety First A rew choice slogans brought to the notice of the "Safely First" con ference in Edinburgh by the National "Safely First" Association:

Alert to-day—allve to-morrow. One thought on the kerb saves two role' has nine lves—you have only one.

Cut onl that cutting tu.

Better be careful a thousand times' than crippled once.

Support "Sately Firkt™ help the shorter. ights, but many' Food respons!

The wife of a careless man is simest a widow.

Look shead—think ahead—keep Your head. Y's Letter To The Income Tax Collector Dear Mr, Bloodsucker, see by the papers that the Income Tax Codification Committee, which has been sitting for eight and a half years trying to understand your income tax assessment form has just Issued a report of 826 pages which from all accounts is. an attempt (o explain what you mean.

Since the committee first sat (we members have died and one has resigned, probably in despair. But even those who stuck to the job have been obliged to admit-on one of their 628 ges that "unhappily the actual Tanguoge in which many of the slatutory provisions are framed is to in-

When T wrote to you some time ago reluming your form and saying could not understand a word of it, you merely wrote back pointing out that the penalties for not filling up the form would be found at the end of the Noles of Explanation, On Jooking this up. I found that "the penalty for neglecting to make a return......is a sum not exceeding £20 and treble the tax chargeable," and "a penalty not exceeding £5 may be, imposed for neglecting to make So there you are, my dear Mr, Bloodsucker. Even your penalties are poral you go for your My love to Mrs. Bloodsucker, and may it rain wherever you go for yot

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