Hymn for Volunteer Corps digging trenches for the defence of London:—

"O Parados! O Parados! 'tis weary working here!"


"The baby should go out every day, except when it is storming."—New York Sunday Herald.

In that case try a wind-pill.


"To-day's Russian communiqué says:—

In Persia, on the road to Kermanshah, we have occupied the town of Kangavar.

Note.—Kangavar is a town of 15¾¾ inhabitants in the Province of Ardilan."—Aberdeen Evening Express.

This is carrying accuracy to an extreme, even for Scotland.