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BROOKSIDE GARDENING.
The SpectatorBROOKSIDE GARDENING. M And a river went out of Eden to water the garden." R OCK gardens, covered with the minute vegetation of R LL the Alps and Pyrenees, are among the most...
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MISSIONARY WORK.
The SpectatorMISSIONARY WORK. iHE May Meetings this year do not breed in us much -. new hope on the Missionary side. The tendency towards routine is so very strong. We need not say that we...
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THE MAGAZINES.
The SpectatorTHE MAGAZINES. THE magazines of this month are unusually deficient in interest. That may be partly due to accident and partly to the dominance of the Turco-Greek question, but...
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FORTY YEARS IN MOROCCO.
The SpectatorFORTY YEARS IN MOROCCO.* THE Hays, father and son, represented Great Britain in Morocco from 1829 to 18S6, a diplomatic dynasty to be proud of if we consider only the little...
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DIPLOMACY AND PUBLIC SPEAKING.
The SpectatorDIPLOMACY AND PUBLIC SPEAKING. S IR EDMUND MONSON'S excellent speech at the annual banquet of the British Chamber of Commerce in Paris suggests, and, we think, goes far to...
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THE TRAGEDY IN PARIS.
The SpectatorTHE TRAGEDY IN PARIS. T HE horror of the tragedy in Paris ought not to be T increased in men's minds by the social rank of the victims, but undoubtedly it is. The great ladies...
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THE GREEK RESOLVE.
The SpectatorTOPICS OF THE DAY. THE GREEK RESOLVE. T HE Greeks were wise in their resolve after the defeat T before Larissa to continue the war, and we say this without having modified our...
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CORRESPONDENCE.
The SpectatorCORRESPONDENCE. MACEDONIA. [To Tux EDITOR O THa " SPECTATOR."] Sin,-The present situation in Macedonia is so complicated that it would be difficult to give a comprehensive...
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MR. GLADSTONE ON THE CONDITION OF THE CLERGY.
The SpectatorMR. GLADSTONE ON THE CONDITION OF THE CLERGY. I T is one of Mr. Gladstone's most conspicuous gifts that he takes up no subject without illustrating it by some novelty of...
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ON BELIEF IN DEVILS.
The SpectatorON BELIEF IN DEVILS.* THERE are certain people who are disqualified by nature from dealing with any subject that borders on the miraculous or the inexplicable, and it is fairly...
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THE PARALYSIS OF PARLIAMENT.
The SpectatorTHE PARALYSIS OF PARLIAMENT. I T has been said that if the Italian Chamber of Deputies I were closed for a year scarcely a soul in that country would trouble its head about it....
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THE SPEECH OF CHILDREN.
The SpectatorTHE SPEECH OF CHILDREN. . E men of science have begun to attack the cradle. For , some time the nursery and the play-room have been subject to their attentions, and now the...
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A CAT AND LIZARD STORY.
The SpectatorA CAT AND LIZARD STORY. [To THE EDITOR OF THE ' SPECTATOR.'. SIR,-We have all heard of the odd power a lizard has of throwing off its tail when frightened or excited. We...
ART.
The SpectatorART. THE ACADEMY.-I. THE exhibition of the Academy is not as other exhibitions. It is claimed-and the claim is acknowledged by the publicthat this exhibition partakes of a...
POETRY.
The SpectatorPOETRY. THAT I WERE THERE! ROOFLESS the walls, and all around is dreary, Cold the ingle-side and bare, Men called it home, 'tis now the wild bird's eyrie, Yet, I would that I...
VENUS AND APOLLO.
The SpectatorVENUS AND APOLLO. [TO THE EDITOR 01 THE " SPECTATOR."] SIR,-No wise author replies to his critic, and I have neither reason nor desire to controvert the most kindly criticism...
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RE-BAPTISM.
The SpectatorRE-BAPTISM. LTo TEX EDITOR o01 TC SP EPCTATOR."] SIR,-Pray allow one who has been intimate with the ways of Rome for eighteen years to assure your readers that the reviewer of...
THE ARCHBISHOP OF YORK IN RUSSIA.
The SpectatorLETTERS TO THE EDITOR. THE ARCHBISHOP OF YORK IN RUSSIA. rTo THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR@"] SiR,-I have read your article in the Spectator of April 24th on the visit of the...
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AN INVASION OF ENGLAND.
The SpectatorAN INVASION OF ENGLAND. W E wish there were any hope that our countrymen W would take the terrible collapse of Greece to heart, for it might induce them to take certain...
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REJECTION OF THE ARBITRATION TREATY.
The SpectatorREJECTION OF THE ARBITRATION TREATY. H tiIE American Senate has refused, by a vote of 43 to 26, T to ratify the Arbitration Treaty between this country and the United States....
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A NEW HU MOURIST.
The SpectatorA NEW HU MOURIST.* WHEN a bachelor with a healthy appetite takes up a book in the club reading-room, after a hard day's work, and suddenly discovers that it is ten o'clock,...
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AN AUSTRALIAN STORY-TELLER.
The SpectatorAN AUSTRALIAN STORY-TELLER.* IN these days when short dramatic stories are eagerly looked for, it is strange that one whom we would venture to call the greatest Australian...
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Book review
The SpectatorCURRENT LITERATURE. Apart altogether from the interest attaching to Mr. George du Maurier's posthumous work, " The Martian," now running in its pages, Harper's Magazine for...
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NEWS OF THE WEEK.
The SpectatorNEWS OF THE WEEK. A FRIGHTFUL calamity has befallen Paris. A number Aof the Catholic great ladies, wishing to raise funds for a charity, organised a grand bazaar. A kind of...
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COMPENSATION FOR INJURIES.
The SpectatorCOMPENSATION FOR INJURIES. I T is dangerous to be too sanguine, but it really looks as I if the Government had solved the problem of compensation for injuries to workmen. The...
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LETTERS OF HANS VON BULOW.
The SpectatorBO OK S. LETTERS OF HANS VON BULOW.* IF we knew nothing more of Hans von Bulow than these scanty fragments of his early days reveal to us, we should still be certain that we...