The worthy innkeeper's name (see third stone) was Mark Noble, and his sign was 'The Two Crowns,' the thirty shillings being made up by-- Mark = 13s. 4d. Noble = 6s. 8d. Two Crowns = 10s. 0d. --------- 30s. 0d. --------- The lettering of the stones has been recut lately to preserve it."--Mr. T. H. Lee, 122, St. Domingo Vale, Liverpool. [Illustration] ENGLISH AS SHE IS MURDERED. "The accompanying is a faithful copy of an address of welcome presented to the passengers of the s.y. _Argonaut_ on the occasion of their visit to Messene. Though a very amusing curiosity as regards the writer's manipulation of the English language, it cannot fail to convey to the 'grand swans of strong Albion' the feeling of respect and admiration in which they are held by the people of Greece."--Mr. Arthur Williamson, 17, Union Square, S.E. [Illustration] A SNAIL FARM. "This is a photograph of a snail farm which I took last summer at Engelberg, near Lucerne. The owner of the farm is a peasant and he has over three thousand Roman snails, some of them of immense size. He sends them to Italy and Paris. They are worth about three a penny, and when dressed and cooked ready for eating they sell for nearly two shillings a dozen."--Miss I. M. Fairbairn, Wood Rising, Rye, Sussex. [Illustration]