... Foresters within the United I Kingdom as at the opening of the year 1874 E with that at the close of the year 1898, and f speaks very encouragingly of the progress made s during those 25 years. There is also an instruc- c tive table of comparisons, showing ...

... London. SPARTAN MOTHERS. [BY AIPLED ?? I.. One more embrace & -then o'er the' main,. And nobly play the Soldier's part I Thus speaks, -amid the, nertial strain, The 9partan Mother's patriot heart. She hides her woe, She bids him go, And tread the path his ...

... Act is not a just and neces- -sary Act in the face of so heavily a taxed in- dustry as agriculture? Mr. John Burns, M.P., speaking at Battersea, said: It was true that he once was identified with the Social Democrats, and now lie had left them they had ...

... 000 miles was a thing which the world had never seen or attempted before; yet it had been accomplished without at hitch. Speaking with a full sense of responsi- bility, le would urge the Volunteers at homne to train more diligently than ever, for efficiency ...

... corps, town guards at Grahamstown, Uiten'hage, Port Elizabeth, East London, King Williamtown, and Alice. Sir Matthew Ridley, speaking at Blackpool, said the Cabinet accepted full responsibility in respect of the conduct of the war, and their defence, when ...

... party in their Ward. (Applause.) The toast was drunk with musical honours and cheers. Sir-Chas. Dalrymple, in response, after speak- ing of the necessity of thorough organisation, and having expressed a doubt as to the possi- bility of a general election ...

... ilepht ing to food adulteration, she w-ill olice asail] have a chance. 0 A mii1;man who was desirous that hi} I-uc ~ should speak the truth, instructed hit inat it e the customers asked whether his master n Y water into the milk lie could, with a clear ...

... drunk.-Prosecutor: I\o, 'hes was perfectly 6ober. Prisoner: Didn't you come to me with your clenched fist and say, If you speak disparagingly of the Queen: I shall knock you through the win- dow ?-Prcsecutor: Yes, but I shad no intention of striking ...

... hand an order 1 for 32,000,000 cartridge cases, which will be filled 1 at Woolwvich. . HOW NOT T'O DO IT. a Lord barrington, speaking at High Wycombe ( on Tuesday regarding t'he 3rd Battalion OxTford- a shire Light Infantry (Royal Bucks Militia), said g it ...

... he had known. tehat the case was so serious he would have attended her despite the fact that ehe was in arrears. Strictly speaking his at- tendance could only be requisitioned in case Of sickness. The Jury returned a verdict in accordance with the medical ...

... Boer point of view are contained in despatches from their head lasger on the Upper Tugela, coming via Lorenzo Marques. They speak of the severity of the British artillery fire, and do not claim to have done more than partially check our ad- vanes; and they ...

... doctors and insurance offices to the con- trary notwithstanding. And so thinks the author of the subjoined state- ment, 'whi speaks from a ripe experience in the matter: I was always a, strong, healthy man, he says, when upon my return from South Africa ...