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Evening Star, Issue 15065, 23 December 1912, Page 7

"Why should it be an easy matter to settle the Balkan trouble?" "Because whore there are Kurds there's a way " Husband (with bad cold, reading out war news to his wife) : " I the Bulgarians hare token—a-a-tcher-t-tishash.'' Wife : "Oh, no dear; I think that must be a mistake. They took that place last week. Punch. William Knoblock, of New York, an inventor of ail-ships, after completing' a term in Auburn Prison for grand larceny, has the distinction oj: being the first convict to declare that the State is too hospitable and generous in its treatment of criminals " The food in prison is far too good " he says. "The men waste food and destroy property m the shops, and the officers are unable to check it. The treatment of the men is altogether too good. Thev have many privileges. . The books allowed them are on the dime novel order. They should be limited to technical works that uplift Out of eight men who go out, I notice that six will come back. Crime is crime and not a disease. The men don't want to work, and the public have to pay for it." Fuzzw (to pal who lias quarrelled with his wife): "Oh, make it up! After all, the grey mare may be the better horse." Pal (nastily): "Perhaps! . *#&&% she's tho better nag."