"And if," said the station-master, showing her out, "if a train should arrive at 6.30 from London to-morrow and disgorge this husband of yours, won't you do us all a little kindness? Won't you make a point of telling the porter, all the porters, foremen porters, ticket collectors, inspectors, casual postmen and even myself? You have no idea what a change it would be for us to hear a lady saying, 'My husband ought to have come by this train, and he has!'" * * * * * Illustration: FINANCIAL STRINGENCY AT THE SEASIDE; A GOOD PENNYWORTH. * * * * * OUR LOYAL STATUARY. "An attempt was made by the fountain in Piccadilly Circus to head a procession for Buckingham Palace to pay homage to King George."--_Daily Mail._ * * * * * ANOTHER SMART ARREST BY THE POLICE. "Sergt. ---- found Mrs. ---- sitting in a pool of blood in a semi-conscious condition. The flow of blood was arrested, and a doctor summoned."--_Northern Echo._ * * * * * OUR MUSICAL CORRESPONDENCE COLUMN. (_With acknowledgments to "The Musical Herald."_) _I THINK I am a tenor, but after taking lessons continuously for six years from sixteen different masters I am still in doubt, and what is more, I am not quite certain whether I want to be. Did not somebody once say that a tenor was not a man but a disease? I am a healthy normal subject, and recently won the lawn-tennis singles at our local tournament. What puzzles me is my upper register. After reaching the top A, if I relax the wind pressure and slant the voice in a slightly backward direction towards the nasal cavities, I can produce a full rich B flat, or even C, with the greatest ease. My family do not like it, but family criticism is seldom satisfactory. Can you tell me whether this is a legitimate use of my vocal resources or not; also, whether the resinous quality of my voice is likely to be affected by my wearing stand-up collars of more than 2-1/2 inches in height? I have read somewhere that starched linen is a bad conductor of sound._--MARIO JUNIOR.