... made during the age in which these books held sway to make of British children insufferable prigs and appalling pedants. It speaks volumes for the national characters that our grandfathers and grandmothers should have survived the ordeal so well. ALL HANDS ...

... natural colour, and their bald spot covered with hair, after using one bottle of It is not a dye, it can do no harm. Every one speaks in its praise. An absolutely perfect hair restorer and dressing, justly celebrated for its life-giving properties to faded ...

... all the others are dead and, for myself, why, I am only an old man of no account who will soon be dead too. In the days I speak of Makomo was Chief over all the country. I was a young man, and had only been married a few months. My father was one who ...

... man inquired a woman's voice in Spanish, but with an accent which the listener recognised at once. This was an Englishwoman speaking Spanish. Ah! the other man is dead. Poor Miguel! He was always civil and God-fearing. He has driven the diligencia up to ...

... Angel in the House, and Miss Hilliard, now Mrs. W. II. Churchill are familiar, through his books, to all good Ruskinites. He speaks of them often enough in Fors, and of others, too First, those two lovely ladies who were studying the Mydsotis palustris ...

... Balfour's man-in- the-street argument. Lord Rosebery, protesting that he had not, when he entered the House, intended to speak, was brought up by this way of looking at things from, high places. In unusually grave manner he, whilst agreeing that the ...

... said, but indeed I know not your name Will you tell me to whom I have the honour of speaking? Is it not usual for gentlemen to ascertain that first, before speaking at all? said Bell tartly enough. At this Master Adam Home started as if a wasp had stung ...

... time of trouble which he shares with me. I crave your pardon, Hector Faa now let us go down to the house of Millwharchar and speak with the Laird. The man addressed as Hector Faa started back. Nay, he cried, not I. There is still some sense left under ...

... one from either side of the table, will speak at a single sitting. The rest of the time is tossed to private members to quarrel for. As far as the interest and value of the debate are concerned, not to speak of so slight a matter as the interests of ...

... A HARD-WORKED MINISTER IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS: LORD LANSDOWNE SPEAKING DRAWN FROM LIFE BV SYDNEY. P. HALL The position of Secretary of State for War is not enviable at the best of times, but when we are at war his case becomes wo.se. Everybody has hard ...

... in amazement. Another curious omission from Mr. Wyndham's speech was any hint as to the probable cost of the new scheme. Speaking again on Tuesday, he, with that frankness that endears him to the House, admitted that he had not told the Committee of Supply ...

... Ye need to be lanced, Aidam. MacWheem maun see to ye. Nocht like blood-lettin' for curin' the megrims Preserve us you to speak o' gaun hame to the gallows wi' a score o' ill-set cousins at Henry Pelham's elbow, and that good uncle himsel' aboot to be ...