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...appears that Trotzky was too big a man to be kept out in the cold. The "Little Corporal" has come back; and many people inside and outside of Russia wondered if it was to be a Waterloo or an Austerlitz...
...Evolution is not a religion: it is simply an interpretation of a body of facts. It makes no difference in regard to the facts of the case whether you or I or any one else believes the Battle of Waterloo to have never taken place or the world to be flat. I am not at all impressed with a desire to make people believe in evolution. It is not a mode of life or an ethical concept, and it does not draw forth any emotional reactions nor should...
...Museum contains such interesting relics as Napoleon's* riding whip, a lock of his hair, the red ribbon of the Order worn by him the day of the Battle of Waterloo; the oriflammed mantle of the Ordre de Saint Esprit (Order of the Holy Ghost) worn by the Kings of France; the chain of the same Order worn by Louis...
...interview which accompanied the article, Headmaster Slack defended himself, making to the B. Y. R. the distinction he might have had to make to the little boys on the losing teams-that between a special student and a ringer. He asserted, in effect, that since the Battle of Waterloo had been lost many times on the playing fields of Massee, he had been advised to strengthen the school's prowess in sport by judicious advertising. His advertisement had been printed "for some time," and rallied to Mr. Slack's service, he declared, "eight fine fellows" (among them...
...Cabinet. A short walk down the Mall, then up the steps and past the Duke of York's Column and into Waterloo Place went Mr. Baldwin. At No. 1 Pall Mall, on the corner of Waterloo Place, he was seen to enter; for it was the Carlton Club, headquarters of the Conservative Party. Soon after, a stream of messages summoned the leading lights of the Party to the Club; and the following day, Mr. Baldwin began Cabinetmaking. His choice, which was everywhere termed courageous...