Reading Observer 02-1916

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Betortl the war fBntlsh

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flollnsbmg anti tbe'l'e waa a gbod deal 'Of tmder
cultivation Que amo~g other lmportant c&t1iel to
the amall prop.ortioJ of tJ.e populatIon elllaJoyed
on tho III.,d F~ 1881 thls proportlO1l gradu.lly
decreaafid although the populatiOIl "'at at the

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IIIIme time mcroaalllg until 1901 Then there c:ame
• IIhght lOcrea.se

but the tenl:lency waa never , :(ISOC""I.,'1
back to the Jand remalned !J
Bubsta.ntla.lly but a. ~ and the, Itti:J.,e 'Of Aft.lft was
Dever much better
When the war broke out the
rank, of tho agflcultual laboure ... began to be de
pleted aod "h~ the further D&rhy groapo b.ve

VlgoroUS the cry of

been ca.lJed up It IS eet,mated thilt 350 000 men
wlll 'lwe been ta.ken from agnculture aU o"er the
country

SOME EX
THE

In the earlier da.V1I of the war the pitlcb was not
felt III Berk8hlre 80 much .. had been autlclp'l'Id
Here nnd there were ca.sea of hard!!blp Bll8
course labour.,.. at a proml"", but the h."est LFr..m ...
of 1915 "'.. gathered -..;lth but Utll. 10..
A.
the a.utnntn passed and the wmt.er approached In
crel!.smg d fficulty was expel"1enced (part cnla.Tly JO
dlluy work and routme wolJk) and with ;.,.. ,,,i.'2:1
frequency boy" of twelve were w thdro..wn
!choo~ a.nd sent t.o \\ ark on ~he farms
Th e

ful n~ture or th B proceed ng tl') t'be boy! al'ld
the f~ture of i he ",lion haa been too often dwelt
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uponJ!to need emph~ls here
As & policy It W&S
shorJ '\ihted &ud morally oond.mnabl.
No'"
thl!l lear 1916 18 upon U8 nnd spnng IR fR8t ap
proachmg the d flieult.l8S of cultlva.tlon of I!IOW' n~
It. F~ITHLESI!i WIFEi.
ond of gatherIng 1ft the han•• t w,l1 be manifold
Thenl comea thiS appeal to the 'Women
WIth
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tbelr help the d fficultle'!'l coo be !Surmounted There
ft. Borough M~t.Ntes on ){ond2.Y were (l(eu are ~lt'ea.dv 250000 women malung mun tlon~
".ed l r th & charge of b g.a.my &g'a nat an U
for the equal1y eSf:!eDt a.1 task of producmg food
IOJdter', lflfe
Be9sie Jane Dance
10 W.... tW'lce &8 man1 1 wi11 be required
Only b the
gnve BUlhj'ogs J!e:I<Jmg .... cb&rg~ w?th fllon. loyal co-<Iper.tlpn Of ~r.lrlOtic women CIOn a l1Ie
10'[l81y: marrymg EdW&n:i Jones 00. FebnfaTT 18t h
ful
It be bt
d
It
1915 bet husband to whom fibs was m..rried Oil celIS lI' re8U
0
allle
I! no eJ:aggera.LloD
<;)ctober 21.trt. 1905 OOiog nUl a.1.,e
'l'bOlDlU to say, that the. harvest Berkshire I' to prOduce tbi8
Edwa.rcl Jones & lI..bourer of the same
year heD It 18 eo Important that "he should vro;onIllOeJ'. J wae cha.rged w th aid ng and abetting the ·w·"omu-.n
-··I duce Jall .he can depends to a tremendoUl extent
:Dance of SlClugh formerly .. Drlvate 11 en tlie womep. of BerkshIre
~h Wale> Border... . old he .... m. mod,
IT
p:HE WAGES QUESTION
female ,l)f' !!loner on October 21st. 1905 at
Tb~ queetlQD of remUneT&ttM 18 <rf eourae" a
1 · ~Y&1... J.IIDl. In norset.h r. IA/ter .... dlDg t hor.! .oprelllfl\y important on.
ifhe wage "Ill not he
i.t~.."w;. for &oDie time they went to BQ8c:ombe De&T Bourne- 10 i&!lge &8 th~t which munitIon W'Qfkers are able
mouth 'Vbde tiliere &bout t.he eDd of 1914 t.he to ea~ but tb 8 IS not the poant which: need.
maJe Tl'iMDef tken & pn·f'I,t.e In the LJ.oca4!hlre
Regutlent waa b lIeted On trbem
At tbat to me empb IS The a.ppeal IS to the women R PAotrlOt"ltn.., w.. not lA the anny
On Februa.ry ~h Ism r,ad aa In the ca.se of the Arm1 the returo
1915 WltJiMs Jomed t.lie &rntJj &Dd W&oS draJt.ed. to fli:Ja.nqli.lly Olll1.Dot be proportioDiIof.e to the serncel
A.ldershot and t.hen to Wales the male prtSODet' renClere d
We aore told tha.t the Board of .ngn
at,1I1 I'Cma niDI billetAld at 1fItness home WttDeu cult~ wlll lee t.h&t there 111 .no sweated la.bour

ROAD

BIGAMY CHARGE.

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made hIS ."Ife "0 aliowAnoe but in conseqaence of
wbat h. IIe&rd h. 1topped th'jt ID Apnl loot lear
He went. to hIS ooaae and fou nd. that hl8 -wlfe
1eft ta.klng the r Cb ld
He WQ leat to the D&r
d ...eUee--and 'W'&8 wo
aad In9s,lided <&\It of tile
armT "He a.nd hl8 wl[e had .lwaYI hVed togetMor
?6I'J' aapp111' unL I be lef Gam.

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dO~leW:ant.3 :~ ~~t.beWanh&a:j

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and thllt

a fiWr rate of wages

hMOd

on the earn

IDga ~f the men who h ••• enh8r,d .hall be paId
BatI on the e:irnmga HI an elu81ft phrue ¥1d
scarcely gua.raot.ees what ,houldlbe gu&ra.llteed in
thll jUid M"M'Y oUicr occupatiO
equal pay for
equal work
However It 111 111.1mdlOlltu)Il In tile
flglat -directIOn
lIfPe ;prtnc pIe tb&t; t.MA ID'daL
be no~underctlttmg in th~ tr&~e:'l. lh '1Vblch 'Women
have
IrItb .fnoe the W'&t lI! prett~ leDer
&l1y
and t}),ere II no blinking tohe fact
who h6ft enllitied were earn
d d
of '!Vages In ..
l 'he omall
eDgp.ged oa tbe lUld fl
resul~ml (with ot1i.~ .. calilei lUeh '-as lDite
of tenure la.ci of ea.pdal and pr&ctlCa.l
knowJedlM eombmed wlth IC~lMltlfic edue&ticm
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game p'feaervatlOD eto) m undercultn·IitIOD "'..
d recti". tf'&ceable to land&qUAw! "agel
Hle
at ff
thod of ratslbg wap tite com
mo ~ ectln me

soner-who W&8 her aunt-:-a.nd tlfr Dlllce
~.;.i.:~il'.:~ _ ' ·"00.1 tIM,. ware mll.l"Med &nd "u preaent at the
ollul'dl on the oecu on Oflthat ceremony
of tho wItnesses
Bd th Leah H"""" of Pqunol lane
dturcb BournemoJ.1th .b~ butband 11
In the B&mpahire It.erl1tU~Dt u.id
be
tem&le prllOa,r befMO her marr ..ge
Deooe
In I'ebrua.ry 1915 ilbe e&me to WltOe8l!l bou&e a.ik:I
eaid, abe w~ "omg t-..o ~ mal:ned. &od fLaked ~er
to be &- "ltneu
She 11m !fw ith' 'b ~r tfieDd aDd.
tbe ma.n Jones to the ~i8lt'y Oilife at Chr Itcb\1rOO. ~ere II: m&t'J'tag~ waa performed between
the two pn.onera by the Il:.egJttrar
D 8: Purdy produced tl!e oe:rtdlcatM relating to b na.hon of the. IW"orken hat neVer mAde 8Ub!!lton
tbe ~o m&TnagM
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In the rural diltrlctil ani It &eeID8
Prleooe.. . . - _tt.ed .... trial " til. th.t
would be .11 Ito tbe good If th. Inftux 01
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whIch may be confidently expected (m Nor

T~:cll'.,;· ·1 t&i~~

~;~~~~~:;~18:&ld
d tba.t

that the r Je of tbe road
~ho4"l.d kec!,) to the eft
sa.
of course he was Dot
whcl'(!! Lbere ~ere footpntl 8 b
DO acoom nP4t on for foot p~

ch eery: a n eget ng omd
it 'Yas a.ft er 5 &. ru

scene of the tOlimBment
n terruptlOns on the wayw!'.. , h w , caused bj the <Jr,lm~f\ic
to prNI" nt blS c gfl." to the
UJ,.DUfG OaSBltVaR.
ah o \ them bow to 118C a broom
t..r:-.dera a.re hosi Ie to t hA eoonomy B t onee on the greemlward
C.~~:b~;;'~:'~:
as til) Dg n mical to th~ r ,ntfire.!lts
I n enced
I tonk m y plBCC
wm k ndly gr&nt me space to subm t !l.tccred the first ba.U w Lh
& shon.... elited and m iiuken de« Men the '" bite wa stco nt of the dr:fmllt ic
the n&ed of wlnn ng the .... lILr
wh en he cn-me to
s Id be
me&u t.he prudent and :1ud (l 0 9 at all a funny t.h ng to do
money
People are rl no 11.1 ger At t.he secon d b ~11
hpa.rd.lnq- t he r sa" ngs .... betber th oug b t.he bowler happeningl
to {be Goyernment or foohshlv nut shut
uudeor ~e m&t.tress for a. wb Ie
Though
u tc nil.tl rall y objected to g v
are of oounc a. few traders l\bo ~ea} ng onl~ ~he sa d cr L t: becallse I
must be hard h t and ha 0 to d ven.
somewhat to the vaat major ty the wh ch had d I6lod ged my
the ueet lU peace or W&t for tmreJy
tends not to lessen 1,.\ ade n the loug
make It more eyen and reI able
C8.6e of Lhe mass of tJ e ppvulat 00-

AND TRADE.

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where the canvas! Jlas commenced
h,"e nllf1.tered frill. 80 parJ8heo)
. ynChrODIse W'lth that orglltllB&.tlOn of
It would be • gu.ran~ to tbe men
MqDOlUIC pOfIitlon ,.at not. sufFenng dur
t.hO;r '......:n ... iIt the fr<>nt and " would inItIate
m',,,,,,,,,,,qt that could be earned Oft bv "L1em .pan

\\ e a.ll kuow t hat booms n
.:>UleJy t d llo-\\ ed by
uea. ry eV"ry rna
be

to
more or less often n hfe
permanently SO un!,. 1 death
fhen ;)f
men who oael carn £.100 n 0 1 e yea.r and £50
n t he ne~~ which 6 lhe mos ~ des rable c ts 0 ncr
t.o the trader the one who sf'~ntl s the £100 as fa t

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draws

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and

n debt

or (w Lh I s

family) lIuff&lll from In8uflicleno,r 1.D lbe sc ond
year or the one "Aho 8 i1.V~ £25 n b ~ fIrst. .l ea r
and spends evenly £75 10 each of t he ~ vo ycar..,paylog c&eh aU the L me
!:iL I Ul ea.reJr ot tbose

who are now mall: ng from tw ce to four n e U I al
w age the pc dent spender a t.he b t for be
t.rad~r In the end
~Cll of the men who m&ke h gh wages t. hrou gl
thi&111 .JMrs of health ar d pr me S ot he tI e
grea.~eat asset to the t.rader wh<o sa es son e and
can Ithorefore add and spend w t b 11 II naurance
benefit. or old Age pens 01 so much a. week wh cl
he hat! J5avoo : O He s t.he better I;lnd u o 0 last.. n ..
cHaLoUler t.han tl e thr rtIesa
As to U e r ebcr
people does U c t..rader s.[and t() lose b} t} cse vIto
deny

t.bI!maci

01'1 neQd
11IIIVID,S t-o

o;os c:tpend t

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the Government. tor wa.
By the way I b ",ve been told
need,;, to be ma. nly spent m t.b 8 co ntry and
repa.ld .and Jet. d out r. the ~ho p& n lut-lt' e years of 111 ne for lnan) years pas I; h ag
whe4 goods are not. d fli()ul~ to rot. or by those my he,t to forget qUIte " lot of

lend their

\\. hose s&v ngR are devoted

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go ng h ome

nsL tut <ons wh eh are rei ablo customs'S to t.he
lrod~rs of the loi..,iIty'
A.r:d what abo tour- t.rade Dt.erest.s f we were
In t.h s tremendoul struligle for 1 ck ot
and had to 9ay an e-noJ:!lloutt tlldemn tv ?
FELIX MAKER

Fobf\IUY 14th 1916

DOCTORS' TIME.
Easy

a.nd to ntroduce gag"' o[ m y

of up to date mana.gements of
leat to Ml actor i~(~~,~~:~;,~
of gagg ng alw,vs
llo 8ufilclent. appeal to the .u(liorl~.
s on however th18
natural to m, wa!S
"ho a. ter I had 1nten'01at.,d