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...rather better written--as to suggest that it was contributed in all seriousness from the Transcript office. Excellent, too, is the life of General Edwards which may, one would hope, suppress the possible appearance of the half-dozen volumes of biography which seem destined to appear in defiance of sweet reasonableness. The Book Page is weak; but the Churchman Afield, particularly its notes, would not be despised by Mr. Leacock. The account of the War is in the Transcript's best manner, though it probably shows rather more historical knowledge than the Transcript is wont to display...
...France fall to her destruction before the onslaught of the Hun. It would be an almost equally shameful thing if now, after all the sacrifices which have been made and which have been accentuated through lack of timely preparation, we should be lulled to sleep by sweet sounding pleas for universal peace through a League of Nations, seducing us into a frame of mind where we should feel that we need never again prepare ourselves for self-defense. It may not be in fashion now to speak of Washington or his Farewell Address, and it is true that we have...
...There were semi-singing comedians. Why do all comedians in France paint their faces so broadly red and white? And their songs border on the decent sometimes, remarkable as it seems. One man sang bits from Nanon. He resembled a winter-garden chorus man about the face and timid sweet gestures--but he wore two blesse stripes, had a yellow-and-green four-ragere, several croix-de-guerres, innumerable service stripes, and embroidered on his arm the insignia that denoted he belonged to a machine gun squad. And he seemed girlish--ye gods. Also the Chasseur Captain next...
Where death for noble ends makes dying sweet...
...Love?"; 2, Fox-Trot, "Calicoco"; 3, One-Step, "The Further It Is From Tipperary"; 4, Fox-Trot, "Siren Song"; 5, Waltz, "Some Day"; 6, Fox-Trot, "When the Ships Come Home"; 7, One-Step, "The Tickle Toe"; 8, Fox-Trot, "Fancy Your Fancing Me"; 9, One-Step, "Sweet Little Butter-cup"; 10, Waltz, "Will you Remember,"; 11, One-Step, "My Dough Boy"; 12, Fox-Trot, "I'll Think of You"; 13, One-Step, "A Baby's Prayer at Twilight"; 14, Fox-Trot, "If You Look in Her Eyes"; 15, Waltz, "Missouri"; 16, Fox-Trot, "'N Everything"; 17, One-Step, Medley...