THE EX-KAISER—AN EXPLODED SHAM.
"Wilhelm 11. lived to see the fierce hatreds of the victors freeze Into contempt and ultimately vanish in indifference," writes Winston Churchill in an article on the ex-Kaiser. "He lived to see a great people,' whom he had conducted to frightful disaster, pass through the sternest tribulations of defeat. He lived to see them rebuild their fortunes and ttieir strength under republican and Parliamentary forms of government. He lived to receive at their hands many thousands of money which Germany had the moral strength to pay, rather than be guilty of repudiation of lawful dues. He survived in excellent health and happy domesticity, while the Fleet he had created with so much unwise labor rusted at the bottom of a Scottish harbor; while the proud Army, the terror of the world, before which he had pranced so long in times of peace, was dispersed and abolished; while his faithful servants, cflicers and veterans, languished in penury and neglect. He thus, in his own person, Inflicted upon the Idea of warrior-king-skip in Germany a final and fatal blow. "He passes out of history, no tragic figure of grandeur in adversity, or even of monarchy in dethronement, but only in the squalor of an exploded sham." HOW 18 YOUR HEART? To expect the human engine to carry out its daily hard work we must give it care and thought. The heart is the central pump of the body, and controls the flow of its life stream. It needs rest, and there plenty of sleep is important. Exercise should be regulated to keep the pumping station in good order. In cases of heart disease, the. doctor's orders should be strictly obeyed. A calm, even attitude towards life should be adopted, and any overexertion avoided. Fresh air is vital, and a healthy average weight should be maintained by nourishing food and simple mode of living.
An angler, having had no luck, was chagrined to see a boy returning from fishing, loaded. "You've had a fine . haul," he exclaimed; "where did you catch them?" "Why," replied the youth, "go down that path marked 'Private,' then across yonder field where it says 'Beware of the bull,' keep on till you see a notice, 'Trespassers will be prosecuted,' turn to yonr left and you'll see a pond with the intimation, 'No fishing allowed' — well, that's it!"
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Cromwell Argus, Volume LXI, Issue 3163, 18 May 1931, Page 2
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433THE EX-KAISER—AN EXPLODED SHAM. Cromwell Argus, Volume LXI, Issue 3163, 18 May 1931, Page 2
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