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"How IS IT YOU'RE NOT SERVING, YOUNG MAN?" "EARLY CLOSING TO-DAY, SIR."

postage stamp or a deer forest, will do
equally well:-
(1) The cow shall be sold by public
auction at intervals of not more than
one calendar month.

(2) The entire proceeds on each occasion, without any reduction whatever, shall be devoted to the local Red

Cross Fund.

(3) It will not be considered sporting (though this Committee has no jurisdiction in the matter) to allow the cow to go for a lower price than on the pre

vious occasion.

be efficiently kept up. (Here follows
the official list of daily rations pre-
scribed)..

"Gott strafe England." We understand that our friends on the other side of the Tweed are greatly (7) All disputes of any sort whatso-annoyed at the continued use of the ever to be settled by the instant re-sale word " England" by the Germans, and of the cow. are contemplating seeking the assistance of the American Ambassador at Berlin to get the word "Britain" substituted.

(8) These conditions to hold good only for the duration of the War. The party that happens to be the holder at the moment when peace is signed to remain in possession.

We rather pride ourselves on this last clause, which ought to help to brighten things up towards the close. (4) There shall be no limit to the There is already strong rivalry, and number of times that any one buyer any important advance of the Allies is may hold the cow-so long as she is sure to lead to lively markets. Prices always bought at progressive prices-are getting too high for me, but I mean but she shall not be held twice in suc- to have one more flutter when we cross cession by any one buyer.

the Rhine.

(5) The cow can be won outright by Meanwhile a delightful thing has being held three times by the same happened. The Rector (who got her buyer, and shall become his absolute back again three weeks ago) has just property at the conclusion of the third announced a calf. An emergency comterm (if he is rotten sportsman enough mittee meeting has been called. It is to keep her). not yet certain what steps will be taken, (6) During the monthly tenure the but opinion is pretty evenly divided bemilk, if any, to be the absolute property tween the Wounded Allies Committee

"THE WARD UNIONS.-This pack brought their season to a close on Saturday, the 3rd meeting at Dunshaughlin, which resulted in inst., when Mr. Maynard gave us 'one extra a rattling good gallop of nearly an hour, and sent us all home in the best of humour, to hibernate until next October."-Irish Life. More Hibernico.

farm adjoining, high inland situation, with "COUNTRY HOLIDAYS.-Country house, with sex breezes."-Advt. in "The Times."

This particular quality of breeze can sometimes be obtained without leaving

home.

"THE SPELLING OF INDIAN NAMES.
A REVISED QIUDE."
The Pioneer.

If the new spelling is to be at all like

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(3) It will not be considered sporting (though this Committee has no jurisdiction in the matter) to allow the cow to go for a lower price than on the previous occasion.

be efficiently kept up. (Here follows
"Gott strafe England."
the official list of daily rations pre- We understand that our friends on
scribed).
the other side of the Tweed are greatly
(7) All disputes of any sort whatso-annoyed at the continued use of the
ever to be settled by the instant re-sale word " England" by the Germans, and
of the cow.
are contemplating seeking the assist-
ance of the American Ambassador at
Berlin to get the word "Britain" sub-
stituted.

(8) These conditions to hold good only for the duration of the War. The party that happens to be the holder at the moment when peace is signed to remain in possession.

We rather pride ourselves on this. last clause, which ought to help to brighten things up towards the close. (4) There shall be no limit to the There is already strong rivalry, and number of times that any one buyer any important advance of the Allies is may hold the cow-so long as she is sure to lead to lively markets. Prices always bought at progressive prices-are getting too high for me, but I mean but she shall not be held twice in suc- to have one more flutter when we cross cession by any one buyer. the Rhine. (5) The cow can be won outright by Meanwhile a delightful thing has being held three times by the same happened. The Rector (who got her buyer, and shall become his absolute back again three weeks ago) has just property at the conclusion of the third announced a calf. An emergency comterm (if he is rotten sportsman enough mittee meeting has been called. It is to keep her). not yet certain what steps will be taken,

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farm adjoining, high inland situation, with "COUNTRY HOLIDAYS.-Country house, with sex breezes."-Advt. in "The Times."

This particular quality of breeze can
sometimes be obtained without leaving
home.

"THE SPELLING OF INDIAN NAMES.
A REVISED QIUDE."
The Pioneer.

(6) During the monthly tenure the but opinion is pretty evenly divided bemilk, if any, to be the absolute property tween the Wounded Allies Committee If the new spelling is to be at all like

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