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Adverb; adversus=Against. ad val., ad valorem=According to value. advt.

My dear Sir,—I have just seen the advt. of contents of 'University' for June, among which the 'Post Mortem' holds honourable station, and hope it may merit it.

As to the Hartmann advt "sneering at poverty," the same may be said for every advt, for every shopwindow.�ED.

A Macy-Collins-Fishback advt. of last week: a naked "brand-new baby, hot off the griddle," yowling lustily for "hand-knit woolies."

Another advt. said: "Enhance and prolong their stay by treating them to a night's rest on a 'Nelpha' mattress or bedstead."