[M. ZOLA, in his new Novel, glorifies War, and the
regenerative mission of human bloodshed.]
"ZOLA on War," intensifies the "Hola!"
Of purists who are all for "war on ZOLA!"
Well, he whose pen is touched with tints from Tophet,
Is the right man to pose as Red War's Prophet!
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A TRIFLE FOR _THE BUILDER_.--"When are houses like difficulties?" And
the practical man replies, "When they have to be 'faced.'"
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[Illustration: THE RULING PASSION STRONG AT DINNER.
_Laconic Waiter_ (_thoroughly familiar with Sporting Major's taste in
Champagne_). "SEVENTY-FOUR, SIR?"
_Sporting Major_ (_down on his luck, after a bad week at Newmarket_).
"SEVEN-TO-FOUR, SIR! DASH IT! WOULDN'T TAKE TEN TO ONE ABOUT
ANYTHING!"]
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