r has
suggested that it shall be changed to Buxworth, on the ground that it was
once a great hunting centre, and took its name from the buck, which used to
be found in great numbers there. The present name has also a distinct
suggestion of the chase about it.

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Extract, from a speech by Colonel SEELY on the recent Army crisis:--"The
only difference is that I am L5,000 a year poorer.... I am not less Liberal
but more Liberal after what has happened." To be more liberal after
suffering financially does the ex-War Minister credit.

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The fees charged by beauty doctors are tending to become more exorbitant
than ever. To have his eyes darkened, Mr. GEORGE MITCHELL, of Bolton, had
to pay M. CARPENTIER, of Paris, no less than L100.

* * *

Old horse tramway-cars are being offered by the London County Council for
sale at from L3 to L5 each. They are suitable for transformation into
bungalows, tool-sheds, sanatoria and the like.

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Last week, at Bristol, eleven brothers named HUNT, of Pucklechurch, played
a football match against a team composed of the MILLER family, of
Brislington. We are always pleased to see these practical object-lessons in
the advantage of having large families--a custom which is in danger of
falling into desuetude.

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"The Liberal Party, the Tory Party, and the House of Lords are nothing
against the united intelligence of democracy," said Mr. RAMSAY MACDONALD at
a meeting to celebrate the "coming of age" of the Independent Labour Party.
We are of the opinion that Mr. RAMSAY MACDONALD should know better than to
impose upon youth like that. _Maxima debetur pueris reverentia._

* * *

According to _The Evening News'_ critique of the exhibition of the
International Society:--"Two statues by Rodin dominate the gallery. One,
'Benediction,' is in his early manner, but by Lord Howard de Walden." We
suspect that there was division of labour here. RODIN sculped it (in his
early manner) and Lord HOWARD DE WALDEN said, "Bless you" (probably in his
later manner).

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New York Suffragettes have been discussing the question, "Ought women to
propose?" and one of them has stated, "I am seriously thinking of proposing
to a man"--and now, we suspect, she is wondering why her male acquaintances
are shy about stopping to talk to her. We ought to add that her name, as
reported, is Miss BONNIE GINGER.

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We hear that, as