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acknowledge you certainly beat us — in moss." 

 As well might some victorious jockey compliment 

 the rider of a distanced horse upon the plaiting of 

 that horse's mane. It was a panegyric as glorious 

 as that which Artemus Ward paid to his company, 

 composed exclusively of commanders-in-chief: 

 ''What we particly excel in is resting muskits — 

 we can rest muskits with anybody." 



The Roses are placed in tubes of zinc 4.^2 

 inches in length, 2 inches wide at the top, gradu- 

 ally tapering until they become i inch in width at 

 the centre, the tops being movable, as shown 

 herewith. This top is 

 taken off, and the stalk 

 of the flower being 

 brought through until 

 the Rose is held se- 

 curely, it is replaced 

 upon the tubes, pre- 

 viously filled with pure 

 rain-water. These tub- 

 es not only facilitate 

 the arrangement of the 

 flower, but they retain 

 railway porters forget their gradients. They may 

 be had from the brazier and tinman everywhere, 

 and the cost is 4s. per dozen. 



the water when rou^h 



