Berkshire Chronicle Reading 10-1919

TllI:: GLORY OF THE HILL.

Ob 'tia ~ in tb~ valle.7'
gr. tetul abaclo.". lj.e• . , . I
~Dd ' thoPllUY·.,nq river IIi»p
lul\ab,.~ :
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ilIut the IDllJllI heart 'Will' e tr 6n
• dreper s t i l l .
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an the upward road a'Madill« to the clory
of tbe hill
:I'hcf('~S a. gl~n~ ev.er ,Pl'08ent
~b"dy by·ways meet.
~ud Q peaedul. h&ppy shelter in
gord n
I"ir tlnd sweet,
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Rut Ihe prize the true saul valUeIJ. nd that
holds tbe ·createst; tlIrill,
1> t ho findi.ng by endea OUt the rich glony
.,1 the h.illl
'J'h~r~ are mlUlY shady arbours' on the ea~y
lowland road,
Where the toiling soul ' cun enter and lay •
down the irksome lOad • .
}lu i the steadfa t hear will pau' not in
hi , purpose firm uhtil
1T~ has reach Nl , by braYely clim ng, thf
full glory of the hill.
~'1'IUK.I. G LES. ONS. ,
Commonsense js the best dof~n
towards
incense.
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. That when t he . ~hltl' cnIls the ' people 1'1'111
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A'I'hat "a Wl'rry heart ioe all tbe dayl,.
-.d all the II ay.
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That ,. who faints not. achil'veB."
That eheerfuloc ~ ,.. ill "mooth
rough.
f~t road.
That waJldbg is a spl~n(lid men 1 tonic.
Thot railway workfrs are inde ndent Of
... tips."
'rbn t \\"1' ca ll ea"ill' .10 without
great
many things.
'l'hat Ilol .. he,·ists hn\'e rec('iyoo "one in
HIe eye."
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That we ha.ve had nothing to grumble
a bout since the armistice.
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That "earl,. ' rest m"kcs earl.., rising

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'1'hat we should gro)v allgry 810 Iy.
That
the Englisli Press en ot De
Dluzzled.
A DELIGHTFUL BOOK.
If any of my readers bail from t
gener·
OliO county of Yorkshire they will lind uno'
fl~cked delight in the ' }>ag08 of Mr. WilliafD
ltiley's storv, " The Way of the WinepreaS," recently issued by Herbert Jenkins.
'Rut whether Yorkshire bred or not, ev~ry
rl'ader who seeks a book " which i opened
wfth ex~tation and closed with profit »
wilL . find this chltJ'ming story I\oDllwer his
fullest expect"tions. It is n ' fcinating
fTecord of village life, woven togethe by a
masterly hund, and rCl'lBte with quamt,
...'ise uioms. The following ura a fe)"
~8m ple8 of the good thing that th read"r
\\'ill find throllghout its psg :" You've got your lI'OY to rna ke i' t' world ,
li n' _ing things wi' vour eye~ shut 'II nev r
'pIp you to make a living."
., Calves seems to be born drMtl1J",liIce
~A nll' as monkeys is born mi hievoull, UII'
it·s 130 WI ' Iuds and la!<'OH."
" 1 doo ·t know why !.he Lord makes ~
Illany aggrava ting meo, unleSB it' . for u
. punishment for us going wrong at t' stard'
.. J:I a's .. York",h ircmllw, is DAvid. au' Y<*l
DOW t' old sayinl/'. ' )f you do owt for nowt
110 it for you"",n .'''
.. ft's ill for t' fly 'at >lets out to coo ... ert
l' , pid ..... "
" I ca n do lI'i' goQd 'lll\ ~ . nn' r r n do wi'
.d 'OM if t.he~· ·re genuine,
but shoddy
hri.tians makes me won t to spit
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IIld ',.1<1, ~..t... fu ll 0' whilM '" . Mold
, • ms gets tu 11 0' era ckl!."
" Bu t sorro ...~ need n 't be bitter.
e often
tlrop ollr own gall into the cup."
.. A mAn who '8-"'n't Il bit /) th devil in
lim Jasn ' t much. else awther ..H
.. 'rhere are lots of people ho blame th l'~r '.,
~rcumstances or their ..Alnker whpn
they
,nake Il mess of t,heir , live8-no~' llI i ng Qr
ilybody bllt themselves."
." SOIDe folb i. always ~trR~ninll' the~r
~Ve8 il\to t' dllrk like 8. ingios-dri r, but I
1~ .v to live a dRY at a t.iDIe."
,
., I f&ncy wi' somp f<owk it eom on Rlld·
d en. this courtiu' busl ne6lj , ~sm
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t1i.tl'nlper i' dOj(b . "
"'1 ' h l'~" re . 11 alike, is L' men,
,hen thl'Y
want Ilwt. 'fhen e/ln oil t h~ir ton!:"IlI'R w j'
'o n.,. till t. ..;v'lve ~ ot "' hat tb~,.'rf' .ft!'r.
ltll ' t hen tlt!'Y don't "oUl.., It> oil 'pm :1I "ll,1'
MLXBD ]'lCKLES.
A. canny. cot had a collie who u
, when
lei\'&n a penny , to go to It baker'w lind brin
back 11 pt.\nny bUlL After a Lime, howeve •
hi s masler found that instead or II H US li I
br>ngiJl4t' bis e&k ... a nd e:JtifJjf it, the d
used tQ 8O"e up th e pennies unlll he hll I
got si x, and would then go to I II bu ker s
"nd g~t seven buns for ~i][peoce !
" How many of the wodd'
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W~ I'lect to keep lit the pl'108 01 1, iug / t' e
1>otat.o'" ASks Mr. Robert m"tch fo r .
'rile anSwer is .. a.~y: one onl)'- the l' t
l",u rea te !
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Mr. J . H . Thoma . M.P .• al Derb~' . JU~'
26t.h, 1919: "1 ull~e the working c:a..., cs
l'ealise the Oece6Slty of having the ,,' he~ 8
o industry going well." 1 sup ""
TbOJD88 meant !. going well" 001' wJl r ds r
' j, . new serial is entitled"
Muddl4ld
Ma rriage." Many married p('ople will re!;urtl it as too personaiJ .
.. Mr.
ravfan ' ill ·fh., ", llu,ls~' l>icto rial " suggests that brighter root~1
would result if five footballs were. goinG 11
,II lh..- ~Amo l ill}e. .' ,The
ib" think ~ th It
1 " '0 Teferees wou kI be better. ~
crow s
would hear loll! of Uvely oIU'gumee .
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\".. IOClulOlboy pow!orilo: :' AdR-m'", al~ lis
the lump in 11 !ilM'w thront." " Tlie
I'hari
...·ere people wllo prllyed loudly jn
,ynonyms." "A. deacon ill the 10
t kind
IIf Cllrisji&n." .. In India a lIlan out of
""sk may not marry a ,,"olllan out 0 Rnot \u>I
cask .'"
.. If I were a millionaire I might-T do I10t
..ay I lI'ou1d-but I might. Wl "Ke my views
with regard to -the question of tile di s t~bu·
lion of wealth"·-Mr. Will ThorJ\e. M. J .
AM. W. '. Gilbert said: .. Of tllllt there is
DO possible doubt, n~ ]lOl ibl
doubt wh,t·
~ver." But if he canRot gohe hi . rlonbt.
Mr. Thorne will find a plendid
uociUor
in his old comrade, Mr. John Rum .
A ...."lI·kno ..·n M.P.'s wife. who i an ,coompliahed musician, gave 8 dinllf'r party.
Among tbe .gu~sts "'!Is the Mayor
a lal)te
Northern Clty. WIllIe aw&itio(l' dHlDer flin
n ostes8, at the u ~gent reqll65t ?t t
gue8ts,
pl uJ'ed a polonalse by Cltopm. A.s · he
TOse from the piono her husband turned t(
t hI' 'bwo r IIJId
id." Would YO\I Iik~ It
"onata before dinner. 'Mr. -?.ll " . Wel!f T
d 't m~d ," replied the gll t. "Iliad
')\'0 on, mv "'8,V here, bUl r I hillk r ' dnn
fit d another."
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IlJ~I) \\' :-';lc ,mel LILLY

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,c!c,·il·d mate rials by highly

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"",1 rc~reded . and will ahr2Y'
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THAMES . .,:JIDE,

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A.LDI, theItall&n patriot,
.iarted the blOUM on a career

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has become

triUlDphal proeeaaion. It milk" ita ~
appearance in ev.ry material and ~

almod every atyl_on rJmoet every
occuion. 8~J>Jici~' IB a featnre of .
the moei beautiful models, for mod·
em modes of lil. demand thai the
blouse shall be · mado of wa,shing
IlIla1Oe1Z'UL!S so that visits to the hun.
dresa mar hlllve a beneficial and JlO~
a deletenoUJI efiect on it.
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Nothing ill more beautiful ihan
crepe de chino in dolie&te lIutel
ahadell. or amarler than the 8llk or
ootwn blouse in eontras~ing stripes.
~e •colla.. falling over ~e
ahoalders tond long. ]ooee, roll colla.ra
have an elpOOially sraeeful eIIect
every type of 1I1!11fl1. Another aimple
deai~ h¥, broad h.emltitched !eyers
to be
outside th.ooat. Cotton
lhirt. with turned over ooll&r ·&OO
neat cravat are daint,. and In perlect
accord 'With ihe tailored. walking
COIItUlDe !.hat I. Ule motl~ neoesaary
part of the spring wardrobe.
The modern 'Woman canDoi
too many bloutee r.nd all
Mould be quite simple r.nd
depending for their efteet on
tien of cut IIond beauty of

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THE CAREER OF
1'8E BLOUSE.

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Iwea~ longer when washed with Puritan Soap.
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they look! so clean and pure because the oliv~ oil
in Puritan Soap cleanses so thoroughly yet so !g ntly.
Delicate ' colours retain 'their shade, delicate fabrics
their texture.
··For blouses ' "nd all household laundry wbrk
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M.de by Chriltr. Thomas

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races were rowed ' off 011
a fair attendJltnoo:
,
(O»8n to Readmg) {tst prize
W. Archer. 2nd, Mr. H.
heat: 1, Miss K.eeping', J.
(Berks); 2, Mias &la.w'ard.
(Oxon). Miss Keeping 'Won
Second l1eat : I, ~i
cox; 2, Mrs. ])lewman. A.
Mrs. Odell,' G. Ward cox.
by
ree lengths; Mrs.
, Final: I , Miss
Aeeplog. A very good race.
feet.
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the centre and fouled.
to row tlltain, S. W. >Cox
lengths. Second heM: I,
Randall.' Won ' by four
Jl,ft,IIfIUUI, who
on the small size,
Final: 1 S. W.
racl'. S. W. Cox ju t
k-\'A ....\,... winning the Archer

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A M~~ I FRoM ARABIA.

TRADESMEN'S
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To the iErlitor
the " Chronicle."
Sir,-Just 1\ line to you t\> let you know
how ml1ch
have appreciated )'bllr paper
out here ( rabis) I
ha~e been 'recei\T.
iog it "er11 regufa Iy 6-very week and ,t
"'85 quite It tr~at to read soine qf the
IW'W8 of the de.r l aId
to1lfn.
There is
tulother R~ding chap bere as well as my·
IleU-Pt9. T I Smitb j ' be 1!'Orlted a.t Huntley
IUld Palmel1l, in SUll'tIr Wafer Department,
and I worked in It 'f actory. We hove been
in thUl jJli~8.ble place now for 17 monthe,
but our ~lfuent haa been lJQe 21' month,
lIS we 'Were, left behind at
Amballa. in
India, where I met a good man,. more
Reading chape; the,. were al wa.ys glad to
get you" paper, or~, if ~ did not get one ~
1 u8(>d to pa.s8 tnem mme alooi. I _
b.., yom paPers that I have jllAt received
that thll RkadiJlg Football Club havo got
0. gOOd ~ together for the coming ~.
Mn.
I all!- very glad to hear tnat they
have retain~ 0. goOO many of the old pr~
war p,layeofS. r am triM to hear tha t J(ood
old • Bart," Jack Smith, Jimmie Lofthouea aud Ch.orley are all lookiD&'. 'Well,
and I wish th gOOd old club the best of
luck and ever;!' .ueceM, alId may they top
the So1Jthem M8I1I6 ladder. I have been
playing footer rt>plarly out be~ and it
wnnta lOme ,ticlrinlr' playiJIC ....Hen it is
I\bout 911 decrees in the ~tninJl'. Our com·
ny h~ just won tho Battalion Foot:be,.l
e, and ....e had
hard Md
f>xe inW II'IIlIles.
I h~ H..a1hll.eld F.C.
ar.! starting ngain, and I ho~ they will
have a. "I'xy BOO<l team. Well, Sir, we are
JiO." 'WaitiJItt to ~ relieved by the 1,t Batt.
ShropUire L .I .• but I can't d.y When they
will ~ bere, but I h~ to be ballk in
Enctand by the end of Oetober, and roll
on. It' you WOllld kindl, luert thia lettel'
in the IIOOd old "Berlttillire Cluonicle" 1
lIhould tie ver,. aIad. .

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DRESSING CHEST (Bevelled Plate Mirror). and Marble Top WASa ;
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.7.piece SUITE, Couch. 2 Easy Chairs, 4 mall Chairs, upbolstered
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F(lrces. The chief paint ....e 'l\"ant to 4raw
lODr attentioll to is that there is to be ne
I'tIdre to be seDt home, aDd the men a? iJl..
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ined to think that the.., are a 11Jare bation of Dlell a.d IlOt worth.., of being i.
be ~I Beruhire ~t. I :m&1 add
here are a peot lltUllber of Berkshire mea,
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in the battaliDll. WlIat we would lih t
to iaIo,. JOu ., the un· lao'W hi "hat tile neoole of Berkshire U!iDk !
1(!~Er"~.:Jtb:~.. fI/~
..Batt. of it, aad would ,ou iindly pullUsh this f~
t 11'& 10\1 the people to _.
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