... EVERY CONFIDENCE, BUT-- T .I IN-WO ~5 -TREET 4 OLD TOI1Y PA-TY: Very glad to see you back, Iny lOrd, WIbich I did my best for you, havin' every confidence in you. Tho war was be-eowtful But don't you think, my lord, you miglht find the gentlemall who maanaged it something else to do ? [ft is a lit-le singular that the Tory party, hsving expressed their confidence in the Governent in response ...

... AFTER THE RAID. Ministers havin g suddenlv swooped upon the constituencies and looted the Electorate retire to the hills, where they are safe from attack, and will probably not be seen again during the ne:xt three mouths. [Parliament will not assemble until the end of January or the early part of Febrriarv.] AMr. Gould's -sfoon is reproduced by arrangement witfl the proprietors of the ...

... KHAK-I-HERE AND THERE, MR. CMA1£BERL;kUT Why, Mr. President, what are you. getting out of your khaki in such a hurry for ? PRESIDENT MCKINLEY: You'd do the same if you were in my place. I should lose my election if I were seen in iL ME. C.: Tbat's funny-I won mine WITE khaki. PRESIDENT McIK : Yes-but they've had more time to think about it over here. LoRD S. I I'd like to get out of mine-it's ...

... JONAH-REVISED. Jonab S is Ce, overboar1 lnto the sea, where a Great I The Gyeat Fish mas1eth Jonah atlhome and setteth - Fish is kindly prepared to receive hime. I him in a high place. Lord Lansdowne goes :ronr the War Office to the Foreign Office. Ever. Gould's cartoon is reproduced by anaflge1t ?? the proprietors of the Westminster Gazette.) ...

... BOATMEN: We don't want to hurry -vou, Guv'nor; but we want more money before we goes any farther. MR. BULL: MNore money W Why didn't you ask me before I tool, your boat? BOATILEN: Well, ye see, Gnv'nor, we didn't want you to take t'other boat. [Parliament is to meet in Decembcr. The Timnes says that therc is not a-w kind of urgenc. but mony will be required before long for the expenses ...

... Mr. Chambe7ain, accordling to th- 3narniing papers, has been. amusing himself by talong snap-shots dunzng h?is RDyal pro.resg zbroad. Mfr. Gould's cartoon is reproduced by nx=-geme&l ?? the ?? cf the Wesd-Minster Gazette.] ...

... NO LABELS WANTEDJ CiOmros or PoRTE}s (Prassev, Labby, and Periks): Label rour box, mum? Where are you going, mum? OGD LIBrEP.AL PAILRTY: Go awvav, all of yoll I ldon't want any of your nasty stinky ?? going to carry my ?? myself, and I'll tale it into the carriage wita me_ rir. Gould's eaxtoon is reproduced by a==r=ngen with the propri=eora of the Wesminster Gazette.] ...

... BEER RABBIT TURNS UP AGAIN. A BiTneby' Brer FoLL hear somebody nmakng er monstus fuss, en way cross de ypther side er de creek he see Brer Rabbit sliiprOin' des ez lively ez a cricket, en twistin' his niustaxsh en wavin' his hanakycher. Den Brer Fox feel like he bin swop 0 mighty bad, C-Mr. Gould's cartoon is reproduced by ?? with the prorrietor of the WePtminster Gaztte ] ...

... UN THE BRIER-PATCH. J'Y sGM, all right; but I'm hanged if I know about the cc REST.' fMr. Gould's cartoon is reproduced by azrngement with the propfietors cf the Westminster Gazette.} ...

... The Dluke of Rip Van Winkle sees some prospect of the termination of the war. [At last lhey were ab::le to see same prospect of the ter~nination of a. var that had weighed so hievdily upon them during the last ifelve ?? Dluke of Devonshire at tho Provincial Grand Lodge of Freemasons at Derby, November 29th, 1900.] I[Mr. Gouzlds cartoon is reproduced by artangement iith the proprieors of the ...

... I& THING HE'. HAD N KNOWN BEFORE. CHILD LEARNING THE VERB TO WA7NIKLEM m afraid I never heard of this before.-MR. BAL~ou in the lfouse of Commons, December 6, 1900. THE VERB TO WANBE. I Wanide I We try to explain Thou crystalliseth Ye or you have never -heard of it befcoe. He alters I They Smile. rMr. Gould's cartoon is rsproduced by arrangement with the prcprietor of the Westminster ...

... ; 'ut I. think it is rather ccol for these wolves to onmes down and to accuse this lainb of iolen6 ianguage.-Mr. Clamberla-in in the House of Commons, December 6th, 1900. iXMrz. GOuld's cartoon is reproduced by arangemenb with the Proprietors of the Weetxinster Gazette.] ...