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... (1) TIn Fl;;co-dGUYn WAR OF 187071. By Field-Marshal Count HED5rrH voN MoLsE. Translated by CLAR.A BELL and HNmmy W. FIsCiEm. In two Vols. (2) LEmzs o L-Fn - MARSRAL COrTr HELM-ITH VON MOT TO His Momxa AED Elm Bno=Zr9. Translated by CLARA BELL and HOLmy W. Fmscn. In two Vols. [Osgood, McIlvaine, and Co.] The military history of a great world-conflict by the foremost strategist of his age, who ...

A WATERSPOUT STORY

... ,,;Waterspouts are nasty things to come in contact Ith, though if not fully formed-that is, con- nected with the clouds -they are not so dan- gerous as may be supposed, which the following story will show as related by the captain of a steamer:- Homeward bound from India,we had left Port Said some three days and were nestig Malta, the weather at the time being unsettled, dull, and cloudy, ...

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... I E sAYS ON LITrLARE AND PEsoSOPHr. By EDWARD CAIRD. In two vols. [Maclehose. The second of these volumes, dealing with Car- ?? and Metaphysics, will have attractions for only a limited class of readers Abstract concep- tions and painful discussions about matters which lie beyond the realms of possible knowledge are innutritious diet for the many. Professor Caird writes with great lucidity, ...

IN SEARCH OF A TIGRESS

... A writer in twood gives the following interestimp story:.- To-day we bave no cause for gloomy thoughts, as lighting our cberuots we scramble on to the pad elephants and give the signal for a start. Our road took us for a couple of miles along the foot of the hilly mroamd. into-which we then turned, and, making a circuit round the base of a~ long low hill, took up our stations at the far ride ...

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... ?? SBSATTC3 : Reprint of Articles Contributed to the Satrday Retieze. By Sir JAMn Fm- ,0MfS STPEIEN, Bart., KC.S.I. Third- Series. r[1acraillan ] his volume appeals to a more limited elass of readrs than the preceding ones. The individual of i.sue and uncertain characteristics known as Ad the eaeral reader may reasonably be supposed to have 9 interest in JOinville and St, Louis, FrOissart, ...

MR. HERMANN VEZIN AT THE GRAND THEATRE

... MR. HERMANN YEZIN AT THE GRAND THEATRE. Theatrne-er owe an over-increasing debt to Mr. Hermanan Ve7Dn. He is not only himredf an ornament of the stage, a Sbaksnearean actor oE rare scholarship. lucid intelligence, and much dramabtic resource, bue of late years he has maintained a training school for-young actors which iS continually givinlg to the stap'e thke moat proisneng of &isets. Lst ...

A CHRISTMAS PLUM PUDDING

... Pick and seed very carefully one pound and a quarta of the best layer raisins, which put in a large bowl with on e pound of currants, well washed, dried, and picked; one pound of kidney suet, chopped not too fine; two ounces each of candied lemon, orange, and citron peel, six ounces of the best flour, half a pound of fine bread crumbs, half a pound of brown sugar, the grated rind of a lemon, a ...

ROYAL ACADEMY

... i t -3V 7AC''E . I waves bki- ?? :.aori a g: baY, ,o f:*iutth ?? E 'V o,-, #btp be 2pe io-pp, daethy ±hobhrnnad Inthetxs suotherw*in meridb- dis;i rio.&8w.'a nA1'sc1 bSoat. a earhe'; to U3,'Dii $ O 72[l1s.f.-s csA siddy , of . igov -the faf~ 4 ipte 0Wl4 be Vnluen for, hei-6eoits--!re t6ib ' p. ?? The (42 9 ista Wde ad;mtirl wrefianbhipf af tis ce e die, erd for, tsheildo rsbt .gorlioe0 vni ...

WEDNESBURY ART GALLERY

... WEINSBURY ART G.JTLER An entirely new departure in connection with the Wednesbury Art Gallery was inaugurated yesterday afternoon, when a summer exhibition of amateur works of art was opened, covering not only works in water- colours, chalk, &c., but photographs and specimens of artistic needlework. The idea of the Mayor and Mayoress (Mr.W. H. Lloyd and Miss Anna Lloyd), with whom the ...

PRINCE OF WALES THEATRE

... PMMCE OP WALES THEArI#E. Provincial playgoers ow e a deep debt of gratitude to thoughtful and scbolarly actors lke Mr. F. UL Benson who perseveringly, and of ten, it is to he fetred, without the piblic support that their efforts merit, produce Shakspeare's plays wvith due attention to dramatic art in all its forms. The entertainment that Mr. Benson 5 provides should always be welcome, and we ...

TECHNICAL EDUCATION FOR PAINTERS AND DECORATORS

... TECHNICAL EDUCATION FOR PAINTERS IAND DECORATORS. I A well-attended mreeting of masters and operatives engaged in the painting and decorating trade in Pir- ninghal was iheld in the Temperance Institute, last evening, for the purpose of c onsiderin- the necessity and advantages of technical educ ation as applied to the !nrd ci o hich sjbject a lecture was delivered by 0r. W. G. ztutcilsand, of ...

MR. WILLIAM MORRIS ON BOOK ILLUSTRATION

... MR. WILLIAIM MORRIS ON BOOK ILL USTPA TIOIN0. An illustrated address on NWocdcuts was given yesterday afternoon by 'Mr. William Morris at the Bir- ?? Sehool of Art. Alderman Kenrick, M.P., presided; and, in addition to a Large number of students, the audience included Counciliors C. Green, Hardrman, A. Dixon, and Tonks; Messrs. E. ?? Taylor shead master), F. P. Larwvell (Science and Art ...