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  2. PRUSSIAN EFFICIENCY.

    During the invasion of Belgium a captain in a Prussian regimen got hold of a hundred fresh eggs somewhere; and, wishing to give his ...

    Article : 178 words
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  4. THE CONQUEST OF PAIN.

    It is slated that even the must acute physical pain can be overcome by a determined effort of the will. Dr. Edward H. Clarke suffered ...

    Article : 217 words
  5. "AGENTS:" HOW GERMAN SPIES WORK ON THE FIELD.

    I had been ordered to take up a position with the two guns of my section, as our infantry was being forced back. I was on a crest just ...

    Article : 810 words
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  7. GERMAN POPULATION [?]ECREASING.

    In Germany the population figures show a serious death-rate. Aecording to the latest published by the Registrar-General, only 282 children ...

    Article : 114 words
  8. RIFLES USED AS CRUTCHES.

    An astounding instance of the British soldier's endurance is provided by the case of a member of the Royal Sussex Regiment, who is now in ...

    Article : 119 words
  9. DANCING AND DEPORTMENT.

    That the great Lord Nelson urged his midshipmen to learn daneing has been discovered through the publication of a letter written by the hero ...

    Article : 122 words
  10. HE STOPPED THEM.

    The squad of recruits was marching along a busy suburban street when suddenly there rang out a sharp order, "Halt!" ...

    Article : 128 words
  11. CALLED HIM AN ASS.

    The former American ambassador at Berlin, Mr. J. W. Gerard, tells an amusing story of a well deserved snub administered to the Crown ...

    Article : 141 words
  12. BIGGEST O[?] EARTH.

    The failway system of the United States of America is the biggest thing of the kind in the world. Approximately, it is equal to that ...

    Article : 148 words
  13. JOHNNY'S[?] PRAYER.

    The judge's five-year-old sun John had been naughty when his parents were having company, and had been reproved. That night, when his ...

    Article : 89 words
  14. GOLD AND SILVER CANNON BALLS.

    Once upon a time—it was near the end of the sixteenth century—the rich city of Ahmadnagar, in Hindustan, was besieged by the conqueror ...

    Article : 248 words
  15. OT[?]ER WORRIES.

    "Does golf improve your health?" "No," replied Mr. Glithesby, despondently. "But I should think fresh air, ...

    Article : 67 words
  16. SEA-WATER BREAD.

    It has lons been a custom in certain parts of France to mame up the dough for bread with sea-Water instead of using, as is customary, ...

    Article : 221 words
  17. CAMOUFLAGED WIGS.

    A wig to help to win the war has been devised by an American cotton manufacturer. It is made of a fibrows material and in two colours— ...

    Article : 119 words
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  19. KNOWING CANINE.

    The dog is an important feature of the many camps scattered over the country, and, besides being a great pet among the troops, often ...

    Article : 137 words
  20. NEATLY LABELLED.

    [?] had presented himself at the re[?]ting office. The usual questions were answered satisfactorily until:—"Occupation?" rapped out the ...

    Article : 93 words
  21. WILL CROOKS AND THE KAISER.

    Mr. Will. Crooks related recently that in 1908 he was in Cologne at the English Speaking Club, and was asked to propose the Kaiser's health. ...

    Article : 87 words
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