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GENERAL NEWS.

Harvard's Generosity. Harvard University Corpora- tion has appropriated £20,000, sa "a fund for the professore of Lou-! vain University who will join the teaching saff of the university Dex! September.

Nine Men Burned to Bonth. Kane, Pa, February 3.-Nine men were burned to death and six othera were severely injured in afira hich early tc-day destroyed the sleeping bouse of the Tionesta Chemical Company at Mayburg, Forest County.

Lack of Food in Palestine. The Provisional Executive Committee for General Zionist Affaire has received a statement from Mr. W. J. Bryan, Secretary of State, relative to conditions in Palestine. The American Am- bassador at Constau inople cabled the State Department information which he reosived from the American Consul at Jerusalema, to the effect that it is impossible to obt in coffee, tea, sugar, rice, or flour at any price. All these commodities are in the most ar- 'gent demand.' The Committee is

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WAR.

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"She cannot be asked, after "If you put your ear to the ground," a member of parliament Bolgium, to place her faith in said to me to-day at luncheon, Germany's signature to a treaty. you will hear the first faint She cannot be asked, lying next rumblings of the end of the war dor to an armed Germany, to (writes Mr. Harald Bagbia in a believe that in fature she may go recent article). Those rumblings about her work without any fear are the downfall of the Austrian of history repeating itealf." Not empire." He told us, and the France is an essentially logical others seemed to agree with him nation; and boring got her hand confidently that the war would be on the throat of Prussian mili over in the spring.

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each day, and includes three revolution in Austria-Hungary This conversation has revived ateeplechases, as well as a 200 might conduce to a complete in my mind a very grave and for Sub Waler non-winners. The collapse of the war. "Bat," said extremely difficult maiter about conditions of the flat races for he, to France that phrase end of which I have heard responsible Chias ponies are encouraging to the war means something of men over here express anxious allstandarde, says the N. C. Daily which we in England have only opinions. I refer to peace pre- News, and the entries, which close a very mild conception. It means tussle likely to emanate from at 8. p.m. on Friday, the 26th for France definite and unthreat neutral countries. instant, should be wall up in the oned peace for a hundred years, easy thing to write upon this anb- They will accept nothing else, ject, but I cannot see that harm! They will entirely refuse to die- is likely to arise from laying Rome, Jan. 23.-A forthar cuss a makeshift peace." That before American readera at least. ebook of earthquake has been felt is to say, a complete defeat of some notion of the questions at Sors. At Avezzano & woman Germany may not be "the end of whichare gradua ly framing them- and child have been rescued after the war." Beyond defeat, it must selves in the minds of far-seeing nine daya entombment. The be rowerless to strike again:

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world dead against her. We hours, the greatest duration re- Alter some very graphic de enemy."

Germany shall see a reversal of pressat corded for Décember since the scriptions of things he had soen Rumours are allost to the effect intends to make all possible use conditione. Instead of the world automatio gauge was established in Feris, my friend continued: that Germany intends to play two of the pope's very natural desire united in the noble cance of in 1881, having been 90.4 hours France does not intend that trump cards early in the spring. to save the Austrian empire a great moral ideal, wo in December, 1911, and the great-such a war an this shall occur One of these cards is America. Bome bas always regarded eball have a world divided eat duration in any other menth again. Do you wonder? She does The other, Rome. We are told Austria with particular favour, end against itself, we shall have 103.5 hours in Östober, 1882.

not mean to risk the lives of her that the German vote in the ita no secret that Ostholio morality at sizes and sovone, For children and the cause of civil United States is strong enough to statesmen look with even more the first time, Germany will have isation in any good-natured, easy influence American politicians, dismay on the probable break-a cage. Writers and going acceptance of a peace and that American politicians ap of Austria than on the so- who have pronounced judgment speskers IF you have lost your appetite treaty, Germany likes to will not find it a difficult matter complished rape of Belgium: upon her, and who have conse

one of the big variety of think that she could win to perinade Mr. Bryan to make a Roman Ostholios all over the quently, condemned her for a dainty dishes at the ALEXAN- France to her side she declares bid for peace. And if the allice world, of course, have had their DRA CAFE to sure to tempt to the rest of the world that it is refuse to believe in any German hearts torn with pity by the awinl

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