_Evening Paper._
"_Our_ little town," writes the correspondent who sends us the above
cutting, "was warned by dryads and wombats." And of course there is the
well-known case of the Roman geese and the Capitol.
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"Organist (willing to help train choir) wanted for country
parish. Might suit clergyman's daughter."--_Church Times._
He might, no doubt; but it is not safe to count on these affinities.
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"The Manchester City Council on Wednesday decided to accept the
free use of Professor W. B. Bottomley's patients for the
conversion of raw peat by means of bacteria."
_Provincial Paper._
If we were the patients we should make a small charge for the loan of
the germs.
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"There has been a naval skirmish in the Baltic, where the
elusive Goeben has been engaged by the Russians with the usual
result--the escape of the fugitive battle-cruiser behind the
mined defences of the Bosphorus."
_The Dominion (Wellington, N.Z.)_
It must have been a fine sight to see this elusive vessel jump right
across Russia and back again.
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"The _Cologne Gazette_, referring to the simplicity of character
displayed by King Ferdinand of Bulgaria, says that frequently
when walking about the streets of Sofia he purchases a sausage
from a stall and eats it with his fingers as he passes along.
Latest advices say he is slowly recovering from his illness."
_Daily Express._
It might have been much worse if he had eaten the sausage with his
mouth.
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