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Show Uses for Austrian Recruits. Like the famous John Gilpin, the heir to tho throne has a frugal mind and, it has been maliciously whispered, whis-pered, sees great chances to exercise this virtue at tho expense of the poor recruits. Scores of these who como from the country are drafted on to tho arch-ducal arch-ducal testates and do their military sorvlco thore, much of It consisting in gamekeepers' duties In tho arch-duko's arch-duko's pheasant preserves. Tho recruits re-cruits are also used when Improvements Improve-ments In tho parks and grounds uro being mate. According to ono story squads of tlicm are marched about and made to do duty as dummy trees while tho heir to the throne stands at a distance nnd experiments as to whero n clump of trees would look best. Tho soldiers, being meroly human, object all tho more becauso thero aro no extra rations for this kind of duty. Thoy havo generally to shift for them-boIvos them-boIvos and their mlscrablo pay only procures them food far poorer than that which they would get In bnrrncks, although that Is not very sumptuous. Lady's Itenlnr. . |