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Answer to Correspondents

J. P-pe.—Sorry bashfulness bids fair to wreck your life, but rid yourself of the idea that people neglect their business to contemplate you.

R. St. J. B-re.—Arriving at glee practice ten minutes before knock off time is not really good form. It would be "Maudie"—corous to "lena"—'gainst the fence outside and wait.

P. J. O'R-g-n.—You are certainly anomalous with two "tums."

S. E-ch-lb-m.—We think the song you mention is a humorous one entitled "The Smile That Won't Come Off."

H. Or-m.—After much toil we have at last found a "bit of poetry" suitable for insertion in that autograph book lent to you by a lady friend. It runs as follows:—

I said as I looked in the glass,
"'Tis one to a million
That any civilian
My figure and form can surpass."