"
Judging by this account the Central Powers seem to be in the soup.
* * * * *
"To ascertain to what extent the children under their care have
lost weight as a result of the war dietary, the Henley-on-Thames
Guardians have decided to have them weighed periodically. At a
certain boarding school all the boys were found to have lost
weight--in some cases to the extent of 111lb--under the new food
r?gime."--_Manchester Guardian_.
What did these young giants weigh before the War?
* * * * *
"Dr. A---- is the gifted author of his old Vicar, the late Dr.
Bickersteth, who afterwards, became Bishop of Exeter. He is
also a son-in-law of the late Bishop."--_Church Paper_.
And apparently (by marriage) his own grandfather.
* * * * *
THE VOTE.
"And now," I said, "that you've got your dear vote, what are you going
to do with it?"
"If," said Francesca, "you'll promise to treat it as strictly
confidential I'll tell you."
"There you are," I said. "Unless you can make a secret out of it you
take no pleasure in it. You're just like a lot of girls who--"
"I'm not. I'm not even like one girl. I wish I was."
"I don't. I like your mature intellect. I can't do without your
balanced judgment.
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