"This is the anniversary of the death of Robert Southey in 1843. Perhaps his most celebrated poem is the delightful 'Ode to a Skylark,' the beginning of which 'Hail to thee, blithe spirit,' is known to every school child."—New York Evening Journal.
It seems that Truth still stands in need of propaganda in America.
Amateur Photographer (on a conducted tour in France)."CHARMING SPOT; BUT RATHER DISAPPOINTING. I QUITE HOPED IT WOULD HAVE BEEN ALL SMASHED UP."
FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
The decision of The Westminster Gazette to return to its old figure of a penny must not be taken as a sign that prices generally are coming down. On the contrary there is every indication that they are rising and will still rise, as the following symptomatic scraps of news, gathered from all parts of the country, go to prove:—