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John Bull's Year-Book, 1903. Edited by Arthur k Beckett. (John

Bull Press. ls.)—Here is an excellent example of the success of him qui miscuit utile dulci. A "Merry Manual" it is called. " full of Facts and Fancies." And truly one may see in it what one wants to learn about persons and things,'*31udges,

and so forth, and also have the chance of reading some amusing and instructive papers. "The subaltern of to-day," if we may quote a sentence touching one burning question, " is to have free furniture, free horses, free outfits. The subaltern of to-morrow will probably have the additional luxury of free brains."