I watched JONESCU, also JONES
    (Great KENNEDY) and HUGHES;
  I sought illumination from
    BILLING’S momentous views;
  I watched Freemasons, Socialists,
    And Salonica Jews.

  And lately with emotions which
    Transcend the power of rhymes
  I’ve scanned with reverential eye
    Those highly-favoured climes
  Ennobled by the presence of
    The ruler of the T***s.

  I’ve glued my eye on seer and sage,
    On Mecca’s brave Sherif;
  I’ve fastened it on what’s-his-name,
    The famed Albanian chief,
  Till, wearying of the watcher’s task,
    At length I crave relief.

  So when I’m bidden at this stage
    To start the game anew
  And keep KAROLYI constantly
    And carefully in view,
  I think I’m wholly justified
    In answering, “Nah Poo!”

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AN EQUIVOCAL COMPLIMENT.

    “Dundee,” said one of its leading citizens at the luncheon,
    “will stand by Mr. Churchill to the last letter.”—­Daily
    Chronicle.

Evidently “l” itself would not sever Mr. CHURCHILL’S connection with his old friends.

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    “$20 buys a horse, good in his wind, if sold at
    once.”—­Canadian Paper.

Better not wait for his second wind.

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    “Coow wanted, first week in August, for Lads Brigade Camp, 120
    Lads; must be used to Field kitchens.”

It looks like being “bad for the coow.”

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GEMS FROM THE JUNIORS.

WAR WORK.

War work is what wimmen do when their arnt enuff men.  Or men do it too sometimes if they are rather old and weak and cant be soldiers, but it is mostly wimmen.  Some war work you get paid for but some you don’t.  It just depens whether you are rich and do V A D or poor and do munisions and things.  V A D means something but I forget what.  My brother says it means Very Active Damsles but you cant beleive him, and anyway no one talks of damsles nowydays besept in potry.  If you are a V A D you have to do as your told just like a soldier but Daddy says they don’t do it always, and Mummy says its because they all know a better way than the other persons.  But then they don’t cost anything so the hospitle people don’t mind much.  If you do munisions or are a bus conductor you do get paid so you maynt talk so much or you would get sent away.  If I dident have to go to scool I would love to be a bus conducter and go rides for nothing.

PHYLLIS BLAKE (age 10).

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MY FAVRIT HERO.