--------------------------------------- [Illustration: THE NORTH POLE] --------------------------------------- [Illustration: SUGGESTIVE SMALL BOY: "Hi! Can you spare a _copper_?"] --------------------------------------- [Illustration: LEG-ISLATION] --------------------------------------- [Illustration: INTELLIGENCE DEPARTMENT YOKEL: "Say, sir, does I put this 'er stamp on meself?" POST-ASSISTANT: "On yourself. No, on the letter, you booby."] --------------------------------------- [Illustration: THE CONSUMING PASSION "Have you heard that Jones has given up 'booze'?" "No, I wouldn't believe it." "But he has, and he's dead."] --------------------------------------- [Illustration: THE DOWN TRAIN CROSSING SWEEPER: "'Ere, if you're goin' to sweep the bloomin' crossin' yerself, I'm hoff."] --------------------------------------- [Illustration: RETIRED BURGLAR: "Oh, my son! Always remember that it is wrong to steal on Sunday."] --------------------------------------- [Illustration: ON THE BRAIN MR. PUNCH]