The Brussels Post, 1916-4-6, Page 7INFANTRY STILL CHIEF. 1 BALKAN OFFENSIVE. HORRIBLE MOMENTS IN WAR.
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> �h Among' the many surprises of t!aiv l The increasing' stores of niun: io:+ itYce, , r. mit a+;al enough to feel To "take the hi curt' i:; u common
war has been that, after all is said and stori.s for the Allies are arriving fear during a battle," said a captain phrase. But who was the dr -t person —
and done, battles have to be decided, in Salaniett in cut uuonding :•tream, oi' 1 ee ch Light lrrftuttry, who in civil to be so distinguished? WILL SELEC}'LO 11 C \T ON FOR
as of old, by the infartry. The ar- the constant habardwork of General life is a professor of philosophy, and Ha was a baker by trade, and he
Money in Turkeys, tillerists have always been promisingSorrell Lind his eta, the activity or who fought in the battle or Verdun, received it from a Frenrh`eouns The TH3; BATTLE,
For these who ars favorably site us that they would bring peace by the allied scouts and aeroplanes, the "'hut whorl the uproar ceases, when the count Lived ' in the times «•lien a •
hated for raining turkeys a more pro- Mal. ng war too fatal,' Aftev the sen- tracery icatures and high spirits of cannon are Silent, ,you have 0 sense- Freneh Holleman ---or any other, for —
fltable side line can hardlybe fouuL rational capture of Liege and Ant- the French and Brinell soldier:+, and tion that something is going to lisp- that minter.-_ could,if he chose send, When Ibe 'Time Comes to Compete
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plenty of range where the tuck- were the artillerists wore al their the eagerness of the Serbs to get pen, but what you do not know. You an outrider to a neighboring town
Giveneyscan tied grass liolipers and ethos zenith.' They had the most extraordi- themselves in fighting trim again at espies; auythi1t<. Thtse aro the hor- that he intended honoring with his for Mastery of the
Insects, groan vegetation, the seeds nary Stories told about how cannon the earliest poesille moment, addto eiLle momenta, tied the following ie presence, saying, required an omelette North Sea,
of weeds and grasses, waste grain; stationed behind a hill entirely pro- the conviction that nu allied offensive as inatuneel-.-- made with a thousand eggs, and the
tooted, would destroy a fort or an from Salonica m the spring is a eer 'TThe Gi'i'man altaek was he Inui'ng. iruakec'ter hurl to produce one, or sur- The London Chronicle's correspond -
acorns and nuts of various kinds, the p ! i g 1 p ent at a great naval base," writing on
' " cost of raising them fs very small and army with mathematical accuracy at tainty. , in a little wood rear Wane we had fel. for it, „,
a distance of five miles, 'Infantry and There are to -day some 85,000 Frt'och made for ourselves 0 bicling.pinec, In this ova the biscuit was dis- Scrapping in the North Sea, says:
the profits largo,y "German warships have been out
Grain and stock farms are partieu-
cavalry were to be alike usoless'be£ore and 120,000 British troops here, which taking arl,'antut;a of a hollow in the covered, A certain French noble sent
]arly oda ted to turke raising,and this awful wreck, • is about a man to every foot and a ground, whi•re the searchlight:; pass- the aforementioned outrider with the in the North Sea, and our sailors are
p Y c Tho Germans were going to blast half of defensive line to he held, Be- t l over ue, All day and evening the comnaancl that a cake was to be pre- convinced they will again be out soon.
it is on such Parma that most of the their way through to Calais as the " sides the British and French there are Carmen artillerysearched our lines There has been more than one scrap:
turkeys are found. Little has ever g Ypared for him that would taste def-
I had through to Antwerp, and at about 16,000 Serbs in &Ionica and all around our shelter. Groat shells fcrent from all other cakes. The 14loewe evaded the blockade out
bean done in the way of raising tusk-; Calais, only 20 miles from England, along the Greek frontier. There are Coro craters, but aur improvised The baker, on receiving the order and in, and naval men are the first
eys in cenfinement, and where it has;1 to acknowledge the skill and daring
been tried the results have been dis-their heavy guns would begin to wipe also said to be about 15,000 more trench remained untouched. Towards nl:ixed up —ancl wasted — several
the British nation off the face of the French on their wayfrom Marseil- two o'cock in the morningthethey of seamanship.The dash of the Ger-
essen-
tial
Plenty of range is 2 guns poundslltastedf flour and fruit, nes mans on the Dogger Bank, when they
to, success in turkey raising. earth. Thee dreams had a lade lea, making a total of 3G,000 allied stopped. all much of the muchness. In sank the mine -sweeper Arab's was
In selecting turleeys for breeding, I awakening. The Germans found an troops as a garrison for Salonica, not icor nine hours my men had not despair, he left the last batch of p
the most important factors to be cps-, insignificant river in northwest Bel- counting the personnel of the war- moved nor spoken for fear of reveal- underdone dough in sheer fright, as not their only dash out, and we got
are vigor, size, shape, bone,. glum, the Yser, which they would ships stationed in the harbor. • ing their presence, Their nerves were time was getting on, and went to con-
sideredearly maturity and color of plum have to erose on their way to Calais. i Military critics consider this figure worn to rags. I could feel their pow- sult with baker number two.
ago. The body should be deep and Behind this river, only a few yards : far in excess of defensive necessity, ors of resistance failing, and I was I During his absence, his young son
wide, the back broad and the breast wide, were strong lines of British and' particularly when the physical defense afraid every instant that some one t wandered into the bakehouse, and,
round and full The head should be' Wench infantry, supported not by , works of the place to be held by them would shout and bring down a shower : seeing a batch of underdone dough,
of goodsizeand of a clean, healthy the huge guns with which the Ger- ! are as well planned as those which of heavy shells upon us. !set to work, and rolled it out, then
• appearance • mans had spread terror, but small,. have been constructed around Salo- "Mysterious life filled the night, life baked them. When done to a crisp
A strong, well -made skeleton is light, fieldpieces of not more than ! nice. But in addition to these forces which none of us understood, Tull of,
golden brown, he took them out, and
shown by thick, sturdy shanks and.
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three-inch calibre. actually available, or soon to be avail- strange lights and sounds My mengazed on them with pardonable pride
straight, strong toes. It should be ga nst this line the splendid Ger- able in Macedonia, there are the re -
the aim of every "turkey raises to haveman infantry and artillery butted in mainder of the French and British
a flock of pure-bred turkeys, even' useless slaughter for months, and fin- troops withdrawn from Gallipoli, still
though they are sold at market prices. ally
desisted from attacks, which al- at Mudros and scattered about the is -
The male at the head of the flock ways concluded by leaving them still lands of Lemnos, Tenedos, Imbros and
should by all means be a pure-bred' on their own side of the river, bub 114ytilene. There are probably more,
of the best type obtainable. !with sadly diminished numbers. Very' but assuming that there are only waited for them with machine VIM, astonishment, and wanted to know
The male is one-half the entire! strangely while the cannon could bat- 100,000 of these, ready to be sent to loaded and pointed, but our orders whence they came. The son explain -
flock, and by continually selecting the' ter down forts, which were the high- Macedonia or Egypt, as occasion may were to let the assailants approach ed, and invited his sire to taste one,
best females of a similar type and est products of engineering skill, require, this would bring the figure and to shoot them down safely from They were so delicious that all fear
mating these with a pure-bred male,!backed by unlimited money, they could ' of those available for instant use in our shelter. But the mein could hold left his countenance.
one can soon have a flock of uniform -I not lift an ordinary infantry line out Salonica up to 336,000 men, by spring. themselves in no longer. He waited the coming of the august
ly largo, early -maturing, strong- of a shallow trench in an open field. There are also 25,000 Serbs in Ameri- "Those groping shadows in the 1 count with impatience. In due course,
boned, long,. and. deep -bodied turkeys! The wonderful thing happened— ca and elsewhere who have only re- darkness, pierced by • mysterious : the gentleman arrived, with the usual
of the same color. instead of the. forts protecting the cently been called to the colors and flashes, set them mad and they raged � aristocratic hunger and thirst on him.
Fifteen turkey hens can safely be infantry, as has been the case since some of whom are arriving every few at not being able to understand why The cakes were so to his liking that
mated to a vigorous tom. If twenty- war began—the infantry protected days at Salonica, which brings the they were kept tied down in a hole. the ate the lot and gave.the baker the
live or thirty hens are kept, two toms forts. The Crown Prince's great army, figure up to 981,000 men. "Suddenly—before I could stop j Grand Order ,of the Biscuit into tine
should not be allowed to run with which was to march straight on to Meanwhile, in Corfu, there are 139,- them—they leaped from the hole and bargain.
them at the same time, but one should Paris, found itself halted long before 000 Serbs, refitting, and at Bizerte fell upon the Germans in the dark, Britannia Always Rules.
be confiner( one day and the other the it reached the forts defending Verdun, about 25,000 more, making a total of yelling like madmen. "The command of the North Sea
next. When two toms are allowed Tho Crown Prince wasted many thous- 159,000 Serbs available for work in "They should have perished to a THE SLAUGHTER OF GERMANS. has never Nosed out of our hands
to run ogether during the mating and lives of the highest value to his Albania, to be added to whatever man under the fire of the German ma- —
season, they fight badly and the country, in trying to push the French force the Italians decide to concen- chine guns, but luck was on their Appalling Carnage By the French a second, and the time is approach-
strongerline back over the rough trate at Avlona.. Considering these side,and in a minute theywere all ing when the absolute and unfettered
stronger door practically all of the infantry g g Artillery, command of these waters will mean
mating. hills, The heavy cannon were brought figures, the general impression in Sa- back in the trench, quite calmed.
Turkey hens are wont to "steal" up and turned loose on the Verdun lonica is that they indicate either a "They had at length pierced, at the The following description of the more than anything hitherto to us,
their nests in hidden places, such as forts and have possibly shelled two. wasteful excess of force gathered in peril of their lives, the mystery of , fighting at Ornes, by a soldier who and to challenge it will transcend all i
patch of weeds, tall grass or thick or three of them into heaps of ruins. and about the Balkans, or that a gen the lights—that mystery .peopled with took part in it, is published in the other considerations in this war to I
brush and often wander a half mile . But though the forts at Verdun and era; Balkan offensive is planned. phantoms and will-o'-the-wisps which i Paris Matin: Germany. Knowing this, is the move -
or more from home before they find Douamont might be pounded into . •>c causes the bravest to shudder." Last Thursday we in the first line ment of the German fleet intended to
locations that suit them. brickbats and junk, the undaunted in- SHIELD FOR ENGINEER. • 4. of trenches in front of the village on anticipate our action?
To find these stolen nests often fantry stayed in spite of the over- —• the river bank, received word, "Pre- "The ice in the Baltic may break
proves -to be a long and tedious task, whelming masses hurled against Device to Protect Face of Driver of THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY. pare to retire." We were told the ,early. Any day the Gulf of Riga may
the usual method being to follow each them. While cannon are useful in Locomotive. _ — Boches were coming; fhat the posi- , be freed from its barrier} Then we
turkey hen as she separates from the sweeping the ground in front, in tear. Some natures are too good to be tion would become untenable, and, can look for a return of the thrilling
flock and starts toward her nest, care ingawayobstacles, etc., it is the in- To protect the eyes of a locomotive spoiled bythat the manoeuvre was necessary. deeds of British naval warfare which
ppraise.—Emerson.
being taken that she does not know fantry that has to bring the fight to engineer when he is watching theFiring began on our side and their fascinated the world right up to the
she is being followed. A much easier a decision. The artillery only clears track ahead, especially during stormy A man of real worth fears not to guns replied feebly. On Friday, on hour when the Beitic from Riga was
and quicked method than this is to the way for the infantry to advance. weather, a lookout shield of appar- utter his real sentiments.—Terence. the other hand, they were more ac- blocked to navigation by the grip of
confine the hens early some morning While the artillery has had great ently considerable merib has been de- Affections are not vices, but theyytive. On Saturday it was our turn winter.
soon after the have come down from innings at the .beginning of the war, veloped. The device is a double de- become so if we make a bad use of again. Sunday was a day of rest for Britain Will Select Spot.
roost and let them out late in the the further the struggle has progress- fleeter, and when attached to an en- them. —Fuller. both, but on Monday we left our!
afternoon. Those that are laying will ed, the higher becomes the role of the gine, cab enables the pilot to make Compulsion should be according to trenches slowly and in good order. "That the Germans have made pre -
then observations without facing strong the law and not against the law.— Pressed back through the village, and nitrations for considerable naval oper-
then ]read for their nests in order to
lay the eggs they have been holding. It was also unexpected how splen- air currents laden with cinders, Fur- Colonel Greig', M.P.MPskirmishing all the while, we made ations cannot be doubted. It may be
1.1 many turkeys are kept the use didly the French infantry have with- thermore the line of vision is not in- Set out with a firm determination our way to Maucourt. I permissible and profitable to consider
of a breeding pen will be found a stood the German footmen. tercepted by a pane of glass. which to be unknown rather than ill known, Then the artillery began to roar on the possibilities of Germany. From
le great convenience. This pen should The German Military Staff has as- might become covered with ice or and to rise honestly, if you rise at both sides, and ours never stopped. Borkuni, the most southerly of true;
cover a sufficient area to allow the siduously inoculated the world with blurred by water. The air upon strik- all.—Sydney Smith. Battalions advanced upon us in close Frisian Islands held by Germany, to
turkeys some exercise, an acre for the idea that the German infantry ing the upper part of the mask at If you will be governed by reason ranks, blventy men abreast. Shrap- the Elba and the wasters entrance
fifteen birds being none too large. A was irresistible, The French infan- the front is caught by curved plates and be true to the best of yourself, nel from our 75's and our heavy ar- of the Kiel Canal is a little aver
'�nd banks
:sem ftetight wire fence three feet high try has shown itself quite equal to -and directed in an S-shaped bourse standing boldly to the truth, you will tillery rained on them. It was blood- seventy miles. Naval operations be-
aver
hold most turkeys, and if any the best German infantry, either in so that it shoots in front of a peep- be happy.—Marcus Aurelius. curdling. You could sec great gaps hind the eastern Frisian Island are
persist in flying out the flight Pearl-
attack or defense, while the French hole.provided in the mask, andodiverts It slaowsstbut the oratoroor lcan ta1k1Ch Woids being made. It was as if a man had opus the mouths; of s 13thed aEms, the
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ers of one wing should be clipped. field guns, the famous 75's, are gen- the iinusharg sir at that pen portbeen passing through the German e
Nests should be scattered about the orally acknowledged to be superior It is discharged through ducts in. the should be employed as the means not ranks with a scythe, steadily mowing Weser and Elbe, making Germany
pen, those which turkey hens take to the German field artillery, outer side of the shield with sufficient as the end; language is the instrtt- then'; down. Weser and the to attack from that side,
to most readilybeingbarrels turned . force to counteract the up draft which iuent, conviction is the work.—Sir Each time the shells exploded and sand wastes, veiled Uy the fringe
q is often encountered when a locomo- Joshua Reynolds.
arms and legs flew high in the air. of Frisian Ia}andfi, Borkunn, Joist,
on their aides and nests shaped in tive Is running with a cross wind Much of the time that is spent in We were so near one another that I Nerderney, Langcoog, Spikeroog and
them with straw. BORES INTO THE BONE. striking it on the fireman's side. It teaching girls frills and furbelows odds and ends of amputated limbs fell! w angeroog,,with their northerly flank
Turkey hens; chicken hens and in- is obvious that the air, in rushing might be more usefully occupied in almost on top of us. In one small i resting on Heligoland, make a safe
eubators are commonly used to ince- Surgical Drill Is Driven By Electrical through the deflector,produces a sue teachin ' them housewifery, including.
retreat. The Germans may wish to
bate turkeyeggs. Duringthe earl Motor. g g y g section—a mere nothing—they fell
gE Y tion force, This draws air in from that most important department, the by hundreds and hundreds. Finally i fight off the dangerous eastern Fri -
part of the laying season it often hap- For surgical purposes a motor- the rear of the shield so that instead care of children,—Sir Archibald we made our way back up towards sieu littoral; but the British navy can
pens that one has on hand a number driven drill has been developed which, of wind cutting back through the urn Denby. Maucourt, Our quick -firing guns !ultimately select the waters whereon
of eggs that should be incubated be- among other things, facilitates' the obstructed peephole, a current is posted only five metres apart belched i to fight the battle with this pretender
fore any of the turkey hens are operation of boring into a bone when drawn forward through this aperture, 800,000 Are Fatherless. forth, and «+e were confronted with to our kingdom of the sea."
through laying their first litter and such procedure is necessaryto re- The force of this counterdrafb is the sight of corpses standing upright 1 i_.__...._-_
become "broody," lieve a fracture. Its parts are en- strong enough to lift a piece of cot- Eight hundred thousand French in bunches. From Maucourt I follow-
Ir1 such case and also when it is ton waste from one's hand and carry children have been made fatherless by ed the lino of supply back to Finery,
1'H>: BELGIAN ARMY.
desired that the turkey hens la which enclosed in a metal ;rousing
y Y which has somewhat the appearance it into the deflector and out at the the wan•, according to n statement and there I took train to Verdun. Fort
more than one litter some of the eggs of a large pistol side, In other words, the line of vision made by Senator Jenovr•ier in a de- Douamont anal Damloup, between hang :llbcrl's Gallant Forces Are
have to be incubated under chicken It is so constructed that after being is protected by a strong, down -shoot- bate in°the French Senate. This num- which we passed boomed ceaselessly, Thoroughly Reorganized.
hens or in an incubator. used it may be placed in an autoclave ing air blast instead of a parte of ber exceeds by 10 per cent. the aver- relentlessly, Blood poured from our Writing from the Belgian lines,
a About a week before the poults with steam at a pressure of 15 glass, The force of this draft is age total births in France. Half the ears under the shock of the air, At Lod Northcliffe sends a graphic de-
ue due to hatch turkey hens enough pounds, and thoroughly sterilized strong enough to carry cinders, dust, childhood of France, he estimn,es, last we were at Verdun. Only let the scription of the gallant little Belgian
should be allowed to sit to take all without being injured, providing it is insects, rain, sleet, and snow with ib will be brought up without a paternal Germane come. army as it DOW faces the Germans in
the poults hatehod. They can be subsequently dried with care, The and prevent them from being thrown guide. � _ —_ its, sector of the Allied front. He says:
given a raw eggs from the incubator chuck at the end of its propulsion into the engineer's eyes, "This glorious little array That at
or from under the chicken bene anti shaft will receive a drill or bur of F--- I'rille Unnatural` MAKE PAPER CLOTHING. first arrested the rush of the Ger-
allowed to hatched the poults them- almost any type up to 014 -inch in Sense of Companionship. "As Hostess she shines She is so trans, the army that. gave the Al -
selves, ar at night a newly hatched diameter. "He is -never alone who is accent- rlatulul, Jays Have Lolg Lased Substitutes lies invaluable breathing time, has
'is ",.a poult can be slipped under each tur- pito housing is arranged so that it ponied by noble thoughts." "I Hardly know whether to call it For Cloth. fighting g
key hen that is to be given a broodbeen fi ghtiu longer than any of us,
may be removed quickly when the"Or by a bank book calling for a
being natural or not. Sho always "To -day it is the same army, but
of poults and by mooing she will be motor requires attention. Sunk h1 a substantial amount," tells 7031 she is glad to sea yea," The Japanese have long used paper even though renewed, hes no great
glad to take them. p• posterior for clothing purposes, Why could we reserves to fall back upon, because istol-like handle at the
Tice are a groat annoyance to set- and of the device is a Dutton con- S not also use paper to manufacture the greater the part of the nation has
ting` hens and are one of the worst trolling the motor, which has three ! linings fa' garments and fillings for been imprisoned, The wise 00011 who
enemies of young poults. To prevent speeds, varying from 1,200 to 4,500 comfortables in this time of urgent
administer it under the affectionate
their getting a foothold, dust rho hon revolutions a minute, need?
care of Cing Albert, thorcfiae, while
., thoroughly with some good lice pow- x 4 ;' Pttpers have been used in the dress
A second handle which may be ad- ani ; i getting into the ranks every possible
der before Sho is'pinced'on the nest Y w,a^ toads far the Ualloon sleeve which
jested to various positions to suit 1 vailtt'ie Belgian of military age,
and oleo a week thereafter whelp she was pliable and did not rustle, The have devil' 1 '1 .,l es to the work
is setting. The nesting material the demand of rho user, is fitted, by '1t e y r?„ l dttenal toff t t
$ moans of a broad band over the for- �/��� '` Chinese have long manufneitrecl o refitting and reorganizing. The re-
should be kept clean, and if the eggs ward ppart of the shell, Tha instru-
ment weighs slightly less than six, a •t py..�, .s :.! If we could manufacture is pliable
with lukewarm water. e .`.rs ?c# � aper reinforced with cotton threaids
the pounds, is approximately a foot long h , .,.F yg� t paper
IfLie weather is warm and dry no and develops 1-16-houso awes—Po u- s �' or cheesecloth, so that it would not
shelter is required, as the nouns do 1 p p 1
q 1 eau Moehmtics, r break in the creases or tear readily
better iii the open. Should it bo rain r tcs iV 1 Y
p 1 Y, l- ,. { In the handling, a cheap and warmn
; however, they need to be protected, for g Y, . ` f I commodity could be turned out that
Ages of British .Admirals. t, n..,rV tr ,s Y
;nothing is more injurious than for c 4 would 11
I.F � i4 q1 Serve the aLi111e�n111 nae as Q1C
N r purpose
n
The ages of the adinerals h the fir. ',;:•:•'
them to become t l
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t and chilled. ,I
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'`�� JY , y �' I ,p ' pelaalyq 011 t1te•lala,
The most satisfactory plan is to con- British nay are as follows:—Admiral "1; q; txr , I� " i '', ! ii
One the mother turkey lien to a woe Lord Fisher, 75; Admiral Sir Henry tr ','{ .,• : " tr , ' c ;`, l ,c,; a,•,, a -o!
and allow the poults to run in and out, Jackson (First Sea Lord), 61; Ad-
miral ,Sir John Jellicoe, 50; Admiral
Sir 1i', C. D. Sturdee, Cab; Admiral R.
When ii
1V ialanofoioaitetiets n-
v ftVice-Admiral '
1 p tI. Bacot, 52; Sir David
{t11y agrees with you, you have either Beatty, 44; Vice -Admiral do Robeek,
succeeded in convineing or tiring bins. 58; Commodore 1t, Y, Tyrwhitt, 45.
-t'
is
in some blows before they found re-
fuge behind the Frisian littoral.
Fleet is Restless.
"Our fleet now is never long at its
moorings. It becomes restless be-
hind the multiple of defences which
guard the narrow channels to its
base, and during the as four weeks
began to grit their teeth. This en-; In the meantime, the father, beingthe battle squadron has often scudded
veloping - mystery tortured" `their to the sea. It out on the prowl
no wiser as to the production of a i now at quicker intervals than we
nerves. Some closed their eyes, oth- new cake, returned, looking the ghost have ever known—oftener even than
ers gnawed their fists. of his old self—to use a quite original
i in the very early days of the war—
they
us we saw• crawling forms; , expression. When he saw the little
they were certainly Germans. We yellow biscuits, he was speechless with and the disctent engendered by the
p ^•'^ .,. t«t^^on-het • d waters has
vanished like the rising mists of a
spring morning. There has been
something doing, and we expect more,
lots more. The officers are buoyant,
and the ratings are satisfied and con-
tented, for the fears that had crept
in that the Germans would never come
out, but would hold their fleet as a
ransom in peace conditions have been
dispelled, and hopes have suddenly
blossomed and bloomed that the Ger-
mans are preparing for the `day.'
ECCENTRIC RELAXATIONS OF
iYOTEI) PEOPLE,
Lloyd George, M. Venizelos, 111!•, Glad-
Slone, Julius Clesat•, Calvin
and Others, '
To nee Lloyd George with a golf
club in his hands is iv behold the bril-
liant Welshman in his element. In-
deed, it might be said that a major-
ity of our prominent men of to=day
indulge in that healthy sport, anys
London Answers.
Some celebrities, however, are more
eccentric in their choice' of amuse-
ment. M. Venirelos, the Greek ex -
Premier, for instance, is said to seek
his chief recreation in playing games
with young children, whilst the Prince
of Montenegro's favorite pastime is
the reading of English magazines.
All the world has heard of the hob-
by of the late Mr. Gladstone, who rev-
elled in chopping down trees. He
considered the yew -tree the most dif-
ficult tree to fell; next to which came
beech and ash,
The G.O.M. on Rising Early.
"Oak, though very hard, falls well,"
he declared on one occasion, 'but the
easiest tree of all is the Spanish
chestnut,"
Considering the vigorous nature of
his recreations, it is worthy of note
that Gladstone objected as strongly
as any of us bo getting up in the.
morning,
"I hate getting up in the morning,"
he confessed, "I hate it the same
every morning, but one can do any-
thing by force of habit, and when I
have had my seven hours' sleep, my
habit is to get up."
Among the eccentric relaxations of
some great men may be mentioned
Julius Ctesar. He was the possessor
of several swarms of bees, and in
the autumn he would occupy much
time in boiling sweet syrups on which
to feed them.
!Calvin was very fond of throwing
dice—a truly dissolute game!—where-
as Luther was great at ninepins!
When be knocked down all the pins
at a stroke, his delight knew no
bounds.
Boileau was fond of the same gamo,
"and when he prostrated the ninepins
he was better pleased than if he had
completed his best ode."
Fond of Punch and Judy.
Buffos, a celebrated writer, used
to delight in gleaning the local gos-
sip and scandal from the village bar-
ber during the performance of his
morning toilet.
Charlemagne's chief relaxation and
pleasure consisted in swimming in a
bath, together with his sons, officers,
and friends. Charlemagne could beat
them all at swimming.
Boyle, the philosopher's great de-
light, like Curran's, was to watch the
exhibition of puppet -shows. The per-
formance of Punch and Judy always
dragged rum into the street, and 11e
did not mind standing out in a heavy
shower of rain to witness it.
The corporation of Torquay possess
the historic bowls with which Drake,
Hawkins, and Lord Howard of Ef-
fingham, according to the famous
story, were playing when the first
news of the Spanish Armada arrived,
The great Socrates, like M. 'v enize-
los, would spend many an hour in the
society of youths, "especially if they
had fair minds and fair bodies." On
the other hand, "possessing perfoet
control over all leis appetites, he could
at a banquet drink more than tinyone
else present without being overcome,"
Laying Out His Estate.
Sir Walter Scott is said to have
been fascinated by a recreation oppo-
site to that which Gladstone indulged
in; he planted trees. The famous
poet bought an estate near the River
Tweed and began to build a fine man-
sion upon ib, Seott delighted in ar-
ranging walks around it. and in plant-
ing thousands of trees in suitable
places.
Golf, of course, enjoyed the favor
of litany prominent men of the past.
Charles I. was food of the game, and
o11 his visit to Scotland in 1611 was
playing an Leith Links when intima-
tion was given him of the rebellion in
Ireland, Th Duke. of York --after-
wards James Il, --was also much dc-
vnted to the gam.
Worth Engaging,
'•i
Sent to the Wrong Place
`'OUNliial) tOLD1,LHt; "Yea, they gel twenty-four bullets out of me; They
ought to !lave sent 015 to the munition depot not 10 a 'or:mitall"•w
London Delete ,
A Cash insult.
every gun hna a plentiful supply of
Waiter -.That mean than t just shells of every description,
waited on insulted mewith
Anc.al1
Patron -.-What did you do?
Waiter --1 accepted it with indigna-
tion.
suit is a perfect little army of more.
men than 1 ((111 at liberty to state. •
"1t 14 an open secret that the Bel
gran preparations were not such a+s
t) l3rogtieville had urged, but in t
artillery the gallant little army had
acquired great proficiency, (1001,tless
partly the reason of its association
with the French, The Belgians are
well equipped withreat cannon,
his howitzers, 75'$ machine gune, ami
Into the office of a business loan
rushed a bright -faced lad, For three
minutes he waited, and then began
to sltow signs of impatience.
"Excuse Lite, sir," he said at length,
'1'111 in a burry,"
"Wel13 what do you want?" asked
the trustlost 111an.
"A nub," .
"But, why the hurry ?"
"Clot to hurry," rehlie4 the bad;
briefly, "Lei( school yesterday, ''and^
3aTen'tt stl'uet; anything suitable yet,
The only place where 1 can stay long •
is where they pay 1110 for it."
"How sant 3. do you want?"
"]''our dollars ai weep for a start,','
And
when can you 01(11107cc
',Don't need to earno; 1'ul hero, .;1
could Imo b000 at 11'or1i five 111141l
utes ago if you'd only staid so,' ,
Itis easy to do right when ala
ceases to amuse tis,
Nothing is easier to unels"Sand
than how we couldn't slake ilia min,
takes we see other people rusks,