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WATERLOO UP-TO-DATE _(a fact)_.
_Belgian Guide._ Ze brave Picton 'e fall in ze arms of _victoire_----
_Facetious Britisher._ Where was Lord Roberts?
_Guide (not to be done)._ Lord Robert 'e stand on _zis montagne_, and 'e
cry, "Hoop, Garde, and at zem!"
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The report that there are 46,719 total abstainers in the British Army is
welcome news, but what grieves recruiting officers is the number of
total abstainers from the British Army.
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CURIOUS MILITARY FACT.--The seat of war is always the spot where two
forces are standing up to one another.
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A SPOT TO BE AVOIDED BY ROYAL ARTILLERYMEN.--Gunnersbury.
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ADVICE FOR MARTINETS.--Military authorities should consider whether it
would not be advisable to abate a little of their solicitude for the
tidiness of a regiment, and pay somewhat more attention to its mess.
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