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  2. FROM VARIOUS SOURCES.

    God, give us men! A time like this demand strong minds, great hearts, true faith and ready hands; Men whom the lust of office does not kill; ...

    Article : 198 words
  3. THE KING OF ELEPHANTS.

    Trench-digging, in the days before the war, must have been regarded as a rather profitless, and decidedly strenuous, occupation, though one which always justified the ...

    Article : 1,022 words
  4. AFTER WAR PROBLEMS.

    The head of the firm faced the after-- war problem. "I sometimes think," he said, "what it will be like when my staff returns. I shall have a captain and adjutant, two ...

    Article : 87 words
  5. SOUTH AFRICAN CHEESE.

    The production of cheese in East Griqualand, which was favourably commented on by the British Government expert last year, has made a very considerable advance. It is ...

    Article : 68 words
  6. SAYINGS OF BRITISH NEWSPAPERS.

    "Great, big, brown, kind-eyed lads, it is good to see them hand in hand with the small boys and girls of France in the billetting areas behind the lines. ...

    Article : 46 words
  7. SAVING THE HOME.

    Mr. Evans is vice-chairman of the Housing of the Working Classes Committee of the London County Council, president of the Property Owners' Protection Association of ...

    Article : 873 words
  8. The Subaltern on Leave.

    "I asked what he meant by the ideal tearoom, and; he, said, A place where a chap who; has only a few days to himself out of the trenches is not likely to run into his aunts. ...

    Article : 54 words
  9. HALIFAX PATRIOTIC FUND.

    The Halifax branch of the Canadian Patriotic Fund is arranging a campaign in order to raise £50,000 in the city. Payments are to be spread over a period of 15 months, 25 ...

    Article : 86 words
  10. CANADA'S FREE ACRES.

    During the year 1915 no fewer than I7,532 homesteads were taken up in Western Canada, representing the enormous area of 2,805,120 acres. This shows a falling off as ...

    Article : 90 words
  11. Wait and See.

    " If the Germans cannot begin to break the Russian main front again in the next few weeks, the Allies will have every right to believe that they have seen the worst of the ...

    Article : 48 words
  12. A BROAD-MINDED CHURCHMAN.

    In going to public-- houses and playing cards with men so that he may get to know them, Canon Carey Tupper, of York, is following his usual policy of getting "right ...

    Article : 128 words
  13. Mr. Balfour's Letter.

    "The First Lord 's letter seems to imply a resignation to the strategic' defensive. We are far from the day, it would, seem, when the enemy's coast-line was considered our ...

    Article : 46 words
  14. PICTURE OF THE TRENCHES AT NIGHT.

    In his "Leaves from a Field Notebook, "Professor Morgan relates a story of a dying Wiltshire man in hospital who taked to him of many things, and who touched the heart ...

    Article : 191 words
  15. A Present-Day Drake.

    " The name, of Commodore Tyrwhitt has often been mentioned, but the recent deeds, of Commodore Tyrwhitt, his self Sacrifice, his moral courage, and his quick decision, are ...

    Article : 57 words
  16. SOLDIER MARRIED WHILE UNDER ARREST.

    At Sunderland, an absentee from the Durham Light Infantry, aged 21, was remanded to await an escort. As he had arranged to be married that morning he was allowed to ...

    Article : 94 words
  17. The Usual Complaint.

    "Subordiate: 'Well, what is it really like in the trenches?' "Tommy:' 'Oh, it wouldn't be so bad if it wasn't for the people over the way.' ...

    Article : 38 words
  18. THE PUZZLING ABBREVIATION.

    A burly-- looking sergeant had just left the 'bus when two girls who had sat opposite him began to discuss him (says the "Chronicle") "He's not a private, is h?" queried one ...

    Article : 121 words
  19. Certainly.

    "War must be waged by men who understand it, and amateurishness is a sin against "our own flesh and blood." --Daily Mail. ...

    Article : 26 words
  20. COALS OVER THE COUNTER.

    There is a shortage of men to deliver coal from the railway depots to London houses, and the poor, who buy in small quantities, are paying at the rate of 45s. 8d. a ton (says ...

    Article : 105 words
  21. Sandbags.

    "First Tommy: 'Who.'d a thought three years ago we. should have been here in the trenches?' "Second Tommy: 'No! Then, I was living ...

    Article : 39 words
  22. THE MATCHING HOUSE.

    In a material line we have a valuable novelty in Paris, in the centre of the city this time, which is of the greatest use to women (says the "Evening Standard."). It is ...

    Article : 221 words
  23. NEW ZEALAND SAILOR HERO.

    An interesting ceremony took place recently at Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand, when, acting on behalf of the British Board of Trade, Captain E. J. Hales, of ...

    Article : 201 words
  24. If.

    "The Sinn Fein rebellion will have been a blessing in disguise if it induces the British; Cabinet to set up in Ireland an Irish Government, informed with an Irish spirit, and ...

    Article : 48 words
  25. WOMEN ON THE LAND.

    Farmers are by no means unanimous in welcoming women as laborers on the land (says the "Yorkshire Evening Post"). Lack of physical strength on the one hand, and ...

    Article : 168 words
  26. The Job Before the Allies.

    "They can afford to wait on the mam fronts if events permit. The vital condition is that they wind up the side- shows, or at least the. Asiatic side-shows, by unmistakable ...

    Article : 60 words
  27. Farming in France.

    "I went through hundreds of miles of country last week, and saw every sign of Perfect cultivation and great promise of a rich harvest. All the work is being done by women, ...

    Article : 55 words
  28. NEW ZEALAND NURSES AT THE FRONT.

    Over two hundred New Zealand trained nurses are now at the front, in addition to several New Zealand nurses and doctors who enlisted from England. ...

    Article : 32 words
  29. Our Magnificent Y.M.C.A.

    "What a work it is! Ask almost any soldier whom you may meet in the street what he thinks of the Y.M.C.A., buts, and the cheery smile he gives you in response tells its own ...

    Article : 48 words
  30. DR. HAROLD WILLIAMS.

    Dr. Fitchett's magazine, "Life," gives sketch of the young New Zealander who has come into journalistic prominence as the special petrograd correspondent of the ...

    Article : 215 words
  31. SEARCHLIGHT RANGE.

    Mr. Charles Darling, addressing a meeting of the Royal Society of Arts, and replying to a question as to what distance a searchlight beam was effective, said that for ...

    Article : 70 words
  32. FAMINE IN BOTTLES.

    "Save your old bottles of every description! Do not break them! Do not throw them away! Return them as soon as you can where you make your purchases. If you ...

    Article : 402 words
  33. BUTTERFLIES ON THE BLOCK.

    They had only, to walk along the Block to see giddy, overdressed, butterflydom and absolute lack of soul which was still being exhibited, despite the heroism, trials and death ...

    Article : 356 words
  34. LITTLE AUK FOUND AT CRAMOND BRIDGE.

    A fine specimen of the little auk was found at Lennie School, Cramond Bridge, Midlothian (Eng.), the other day, where it had evidently come to grief among the telegraph ...

    Article : 78 words
  35. DON'T BUY NEW CLOTHES.

    Judge Cluer, at Shoreditch Country Court, England: "£5 for clothes. It is preposterous. Don't buy new clothes. Send your old suit to be cleaned and pressed for a few ...

    Article : 89 words
  36. A CHURCH HAPPENING.

    A funny thing happened to a young lady who was attending her church a few,Sundays ago. Sitting directly before her was a tall, well-- dressed stranger, with a piece of ...

    Article : 207 words
  37. AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT RECORDS.

    According, to the best statistics, the number of automobiles in the United States increased from 200,000 in 1909 to 1,750,000 at the end of 1914. The number of deaths ...

    Article : 227 words
  38. HERMIT'S HOARD.

    An aged man named Seymour, who lived the life of recluse at Loose, Kent (Eng.), was recently removed to the workhouse infirmary in a shockingly neglected condition, and died ...

    Article : 72 words
  39. CANADIANS INDIANS AND THE WAR.

    A plan to enlist Indians from the different reserves throughout Ontario for the 114th Overseas Battalion has been formed by Lieutenant John R. Tracey, of the 109th ...

    Article : 161 words
  40. CANADA'S MARITIME WEALTH.

    The Hon. J. D. Hazen, Canadian Minister of Marine and Fisheries, speaking at the first annual meeting of the Canadian Fisheries Association, announced that the Department ...

    Article : 100 words
  41. FIRE DANGERS.

    Most everyone who has, had any dealings with machinery knows about the liability of oil rags and waste that have been used for cleaning, purposes to ignite from spontaneous ...

    Article : 81 words
  42. A Milliner's Hope.

    "A last year fs frock' or tailor snit can often with a little skilful manipulation look quite smart and new, but a last year's hat-- never!" --Daily Telegraph. ...

    Article : 40 words
  43. Mrs. Masterman's Advise on Dress.

    "It seems to me that the great principle, is, defer. Send your clothes to the cleaner wen. they get, shabby until the cleaner says he can clean them no more.-- Daily Express. ...

    Article : 51 words
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