liei ifir of Meriews, 1/11/ ic. 



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HISTORY OF THE MONTH IN 



CARICATURE. 



Oh, wad some Power the giftie gie us 

 To see oursels as ithers see us. — Burns. 



The Balkan trouble still affords much 

 for the sarcastic comment of the car- 

 toonist. Much fun has been made of 

 the Roumanian army, which won great 

 victories without the loss of a man. The 

 awakening- of Turkey, although strictly 

 in accordance with historical precedent, 

 came as a great surprise to the Powers, 

 who order the corpse back again into the 

 coffin. Turkey has been congratulated 

 by France — who has secured concessions 

 in Asia Minor — and Kladdcradatsch 

 shows her ally, Russia, much annoyed 

 that the little French dog no longer 



•fe— ^ 





HimpUcissimus.] [Munich. 



THE BRAVE ROUMANIANS. 

 "Can you see any enemy about?" 

 " No, your Highness." 

 " Then the Battle can begin." 



comes to heel. War, it is true, is for the 

 moment ended by the treaty of Bucha- 

 rest. Whether the little policeman caa 

 control the ruffian is certainl)' dorbtful. 

 Su!ipliciss!ii:iis waxes merry at the ex- 

 pense of the Hague Palace of Peace. 

 An article describing this popular 

 German paper, in the Kasscgna Contem- 

 foranca, says that it reserves its most 

 biting sarcasms for manifestations of 

 Prussian militarism, and exercises a real 

 influence on German life both by the 

 brilliance of its wit and the independence 

 of its attitude. No one feels safe from 

 is gibes, and, if it has a wide circulation^ 

 it also has relentless enemies. 



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Siinplici.f.'^im us.] i^ Alunicli. 



THE AWAKENINC; OF THE CORPSE. 



The Poweks : "Get back into your cofliii. and 

 bo quick about it. We have already divided your 

 estate." 



