air; and, if at times their
speech seems a trifle over-burnished, dulness is far from them.
Moreover, the incidents of the campaign give scope for some vivid
descriptions of war and battles, as such were in the old days before
Mars put off his gold lace and sacrificed the picturesque. Sometimes,
on the other hand, it is the similarity of conditions then and now
that will strike you. For example, the passage telling how, despite
apparent inactivity and home prognostications of stalemate, the
confidence of the Army grew from day to day--impossible not to see the
very obvious parallel there. In fine, Mr. BAILEY has given us another
brisk and engaging romance, which, if it is not quite the kind you
might expect from its title, is something a good deal better worth
reading.

* * * * *

"Fort Worth, Texas.--Poolville, Parker county, near here, has
raised $1,246.50 as a reward for the delivery of the German
emperor into the hands of the American authorities."--_Buffalo
Courier_.

On reading this item HINDENBURG is reported to have said that if
Poolville would make it even money he would think about it.

* * * * *

[Illustration: A HITHERTO UNPUBLISHED INCIDENT IN THE HISTORY OF
ANCIENT ROME. SEQUEL TO THE WARNING GIVEN BY THE PATRIOTIC GEESE.]

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