something to have done even one really great thing in one's life. T don't for one instant wish to infer that Mr, Labonone, but certainly in of this wonderful whole-of dells, and presenting them wear to the poor children in the Lon ton hospitals, work ho wx, and lirmaries, hie has dene som will hand his name down to estimated that at Christinas time there ar mn 28,000 children in the houses, iniemaries, orphanages in nis great city; to give ach one of them a" separate present we the idea of the Baitor of Pruth, owing to the generous response made es to do it. This year 25,000 toys of various sorts and 4,000 dolls have been eoatributed so need be posed over, Me. contributed usual 5,000 crackers, and the 11,000 bright sixpences forthe thy workhouses are there ye, ssu the war will not interfere children's pleasure. Among the of the year Lnoticed a doll dressed ar Colonies" and the deers struck ins ble for a fancy dross ball thet will describe it. The material used was blue satin of the shade known as ultramarine on the front was painted a large map of Afrien with ull the places lately made interesting clearly marked in; at the bick was the map of Australia; and written at intervals round each continent on the blue satin "Indian Ocean." The bodice was Union Jack so arranged as to, show a blue background, on the little lady's head was a red ensign and in her hand she carried the Royal Standard. the iden was effectively worked out and could I think easily be copied by any one clever in the art of mapping.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.