mic of smallpox raged
throughout Europe, which was not checked until Jenner's famous
vaccination discovery."--_Liverpool Echo_.

It is sad to think that JENNER's discovery, made in 1796, should have
remained dormant till after 1870.

* * * * *

"Mr. Gerard's reminiscences have caused much perturbation in
German Court circles."--_Daily Paper_.

Little scraps of paper,
Little drops of ink
Make the KAISER caper
And the Nations think.

* * * * *

"A money prize offered to boys at Barcombe, Suxxes, for
killing cabbage butterflies resulted in over 4,000 insects
being destroyed. The winner, Victor King, accounted for
1,395."--_Liverpool Echo_.

We congratulate him on his Suxxes.

* * * * *

"One new thing he [Mr. HENDERSON] disclosed was that in his
pervious statement that carried the Conference to the Stockholm
vote, &c."--_Daily Mail_.

As "pervious," according to WEBSTER, means "capable of being seen
through," we think the printer is to be congratulated.

* * * * *

[Illustration: BREAKING IT UP.]

* * * * *

[Illustration: _Member of Committee (interviewing candidate for
training for farm work)_. "AND ARE YOU FOND OF ANIMALS--HORSES
AND COWS?"

_Candidate_. "WELL, NO--NOT VERY."

_Member of Committee_. "BUT I'M AFRAID THAT'S RATHER NECESSARY."

_Candidate (brightly resolute)_. "OH, BUT I SHOULD TRY NOT TO THINK
ABOUT THEM."]

* * * * *

AN IDEAL MEDICAL BOARD.

(_A DREAM OF THE FUTURE_.)

I was due to go in front of the local Medical Board next morning,
and I was seeking distraction in the evening paper. Suddenly my eye
was caught by the headlines announcing the transfer of recruiting
arrangements from the Military to the Civil authorities. This promised
to be interesting.

All at once the room grew misty, and when the atmosphere cleared again
I found myself in the open street. Before me was a palatial building
with the words "_Medical Board_" carved on a marble slab over the main
entrance.

I entered, and was immediately confronted by a liveried janitor who
bowed obsequiously.

"I have come to be medically examined," I explained.

"Yes, Sir," he replied. "Will you be good enough to wait one moment,
Sir, while I settle with your taxi-driver, and th