"Ssshhh, ssshhh," they whispered. "Ssshhh! ssshhh! for our brave
solders and sailors, for our dear sailors and soldiers--ssshhh,
ssshhh."
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[Illustration: AT OUR RED CROSS SALE.
"MR. JEM WALLOP, A RETIRED HEAVY-WEIGHT CHAMPION, HAS VERY KINDLY
CONSENTED TO GIVE A LESSON IN BOXING TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER."]
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COMMERCIAL CANDOUR.
"Electric hoist for passenger or goods; to lift 10cwt.;
little use."--_Manchester Paper_.
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"CHINESE CRISIS.
DISTRUST OF THE ICE-PRESIDENT."--_Times and Mirror (Bristol)_.
Yet one would have thought him the very man to preserve his coolness.
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"HAIR REPORTS PROGRESS.
G.H.Q., Tuesday, 11.46 a.m."--_Star_.
It is hoped now that the British _communiqu?s_ will be a little less
bald.
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THE BOAT.
A STUDY IN INDIFFERENCE.
One likes to think of oneself as a person of some importance, whose
vital spark, even in these days when life is so cheap, ought to be
guarded with solicitude. Indeed, to adapt CLOUGH'S phrase, one wants
other people--and especially those whose prosperity is dependent upon
us--officiously to keep us alive.
This being my not unnatural attitude, you will understand what a shock
I had when the owner of the boat, who would expire of starvation if
his boats were not hired, treated me as he has done.
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