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Evening Star, Issue 14964, 26 August 1912, Page 7

NOT LIKE A QUEEN. In -Mis3 Clare Jerrold's recently-pub-lished book on Queen Victoria there are some amusing stories about the early years of Her Majesty"c reign. An Irish check-taker at the Zoological Gardens told a friend that the Queen had been to the gardens incog. "Why," exclaimed his friend, "it's odd that we never heard of it." "Not at all. not at all," replied Pat: "for she didn't come like a queen, but clan* and decent, like any other body." MUSIC -AND APPETITE. . Unlike most great musicians,. Handel had an enormous appetite. To prevent the possibility of short rations he would take extraordinary precautions. On one occasion he went to a tavern in the days before restaurants— and ordered dinner for himself and two friends. As the repast eeemed inordinately long i n preparation, the hungry composer gent for the proprietor, and asked angrily w hy he was Kept waiting. " We aft! waiting for the other two gentlemen," was the explanation. "Den bring up de dinner prestissifo," shouted Handel. "I am de odor two 6hentle«iens." For ciroix'c chest complaints. Wood*' Great