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202 PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI. [May 3, 1879.

REVENGE IS SWEET ! »

Party (who had rung the night-bell at 3 a.m.). "Oh, so sorry to disturb you at this
Hour; but this Prescription"—(beseechingly)—"if you'll kindly—it's a Matter of

Life-" Tradesman. " AVho are you ? "

Party. "Oh, I liye at No. 4 in the Crescent. My Name is-"

Tradesman (recognising former Customer). "Oh—Ah—to be sure—I know. Well—you
go and knock 'em up at your Co-operative Stores ! ! " [Shuts window viciously.

TO FIND THE RANGE-FINDERS.
Custodire custodes is an old standing1 official difficulty. To find the Range-finders seems
the last new form of it. To Lord Truro's questions on the supply of this very im-
portant and long-pigeon-holed aid to effective firing, Lord Bury was instructed to reply
that "a great many Range-finders had been served out to the troops." General Wray writes
to the Times:—

" Forty-four or forty-five instruments nave been made, or are in hand, for infantry purposes, including
twelve for the Government of India and a few for private issue. Altogether twenty-one sets had up to a
few days ago been ordered for Imperial service, just sufficient for the same number of companies."

Now twenty-one companies is better than nothing, but it is'hardly "a! great many,"
having regard to the companies in the British Army. Unless Lord Bury claims an official
right to exceed all ordinary limits of deviation allowed in the case of Range-finders, he had
better keep closer to facts in his future answers on this matter.

IN TRAYAIL OP A TRIBUTE.

It is too bad, because a man has a name
that sounds absurd, and has inaugurated
a Tribute that seems absurd to the States-
man of his idolatry, that he should be
charged with putting to the credit of the
people's pennies what is really due to their
wire-pullers' pounds.

Mr. Tracy Turnerelli who, so far from
shirking observation, has shown the utmost
desire to direct the full blaze of publicity
upon himself and his doings, has published
a "detailed statement" of sums received,
" exclusively for wreath " up to April 16th,
to the amount of £181 12s. 3d., in amounts
ranging between the magnificent £10 of
Bristol, with £7 9s. Id. as a second contri-
bution from that "London of the west,"
—to Burstal's modest six bob, and Bir-
ley's cheerful eight-and-fourpence. This
record is followed by a list of towns which
have "guaranteed or promised, some £5,

of about £100, "dependent," as Mr. T. T.
cautiously adds, "on promises given."
Towards "Accessories," garnish, or trap-
pings of the Tribute, i.e.. Casket, Address,
&c, the sum of £6 10s. has been " contri-
buted by friends," who seem hardly to have
"parted" so freely as the friends of the
great T. T. the Tribute-founder might
have been expected to do.

The expenditure "made, or required,"
we are informed, with that admirable mix-
ture of candour and exactness which charac-
terises Mr. T. T's. utterances throughout,
is as follows :—

" 1. The Wreath, £220. 2. The Casket, £50.
3. The Illuminated Address, £15. 4. Outlay
made by Committee up to above date, £70.
Making a total absolutely required, £355."

Putting what is required against what
has been received or promised, we have as
result. Deficit £73 7s. 9c?.

A Deficit is not exactly the dominant
for a Triumphant Overture to close upon,
and, therefore, we cannot wonder if Mr.
Tracy Turnerelli should append an ap-
peal and a suggestion in italics, to which
Punch is glad to give all the benefit of his
publicity, feeling that he owes Mr. T. T. at
least as much as this in return for the
Cartoon with which the T. T. T. last week
supplied him.

" The Chairman trusts that a few other towns,
who have not yet sent in their names, will aid him,
immediately, by at least a small contribution, to
cover the above very trifling Deficit.

" To ensure an early presentation, probably
Presidents, Secretaries, or Editors will advance
the sum—the ' pennies 'for which may be collected
later among the people.

" Tracy Turnerelli,
" Chairman of the People's Tribute."

So, let the word be, "Advance pennies!
—Presidents, Secretaries, and Editors!"—
and then "Present Tribute! Attention!
Eyes — right! Take the word and the
movement from Tracy Turnerelli ! "

at least two ways of looking at it.

From the Point of View at Berlin.—
" Peace with Honour."

From those in Afghanistan and South
Africa.—War with Dishonour.

The Course of Rivers. — From the
National Debt Office in Cairo, back to the
National Debt Office in London.

Cavalry Officers' First Chargers.—
The Military Tailors and Outfitters.