Reading Observer 03-1916

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•ntb bathob. •

ol.l.,-".iiu
tb. small of
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Ibn.
beod"",bf!O &Dd
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pav.d with mb"

ARTING OF

TRE:AMS.

~d

hned by rool. of \,bddmt

prlDlro&e.& It sbowed n. stq;tr.jght cou.rse ~ a. cle&J;mg
WW¢Jsntert
tied' ctaft Ohe man l At
tracted 1.JM Il00:4. as"} \va.lked towards hlm ~et.ed

wbere

"ere

at

me.~ool. li..rtl}Y He .ta.re<\ ~I. w9rk ot f.lhn~
nna."*o~ aft. told me much t BOught I.e kn~"
..tpOd\ili ...bod....rt and th6 "ddS. I han 01 en
talke~ wth 'llooa.til@n ana have alow'I'lfoll d
them
'h~lhg bien It mo.,! be III', Ib ,r
"ork, q\l,lo doloe t<> noture and oway frotd ..il ijl.
9Itht. and ioUnd~ t~.t go to mab tip tho driliil~d.
life of Clt.th XIVe$ them an 1ttdl\'lau~1It1 WlilCIi to
Inolt tMnlsin. n Is aemea Ohe fi.<t IS oubst8lld,

'.ff

HOLMES WALKER.]

str k!a from the great maid. Th eonverMtton 'With a. woodsman or ..

tho ,all", lev.l. pOlO!'

&

nortb

or a k~ptt

one Will hear tho~8bto

which cerU,mJJ. a.re not those culled irbm e , I ,'<l. "",w
pa.pen!., lOch a~ one lI 8tens to Where to 8men I "n'''''""hl;'. --::-c: -" ... congregate
TheIr views Are genetally aU ! their
own not rata led. second IUlOd
The
9 0 ~lbe:t
edlttOn8 neHr renth thtnr hand. Th~t ge~ theJt'
Rnd cart.h!d. otack, mfnrmH.tllJD by thotr own t'Xperience libt§ ~UrMt.
set ll'Tegularly and &t many method of 8cqUtrlhg kno.l~dgtl worth Urn having
at the corner of & shed a watQb A NEGLltcttl) INDUSTRYmv right of wav In angry tones
The vanou, procelSM conh~eted ... til the Irt of
the fa rm ana lust where the road woodcraft In tbe open togetber -fortJI •
re
10j dip lDio a. vaJ1ev .. stile showl & qUlTlng expert knowledge and much 'upo""lon II
(' r Ii ~ ground on whICh an fwnt tra~ the heISt raeults a.re to be obtAined It II cerbmly
unma.pped path 1 II S fath I followed 1 he a fact tha.t the y eld of mAny woodla.nd &rens IS
pon Rbb Side had no been touched s.nice no)''' scarcely a. third of wh&t It WI\.! thirty yean
c;: r IS han est nnd an art1'tma.th fS[ 1teed and &gO
ThlS b a.ttribut.able to VAriOUS cause, bit
do' er ta1cing vigour from tbe l~b.en tlie chief of th&e undoubtedly are fir~t !rCe 1m
1
Ihreat.ned ""On 11> b\~~ tho .tuDule that E0rls .nd ..rond (a coroll¥J of the IIlitl lb.
e I In la. hollow nl!ar the ~ath a obe time acll: or apphed ex~rt knowledge In mRt~.., pcr
"I I t oak baked and .horn ilf lts I.I"T lImbs tatnUlg to iupervlslon of wood producmg areas
I prolle AppA.rently the tl eo bM laid there for Woods which were once sktlfully and 8~stem
a (' o:t ;I, yeRr, for the RAW cut uetlODII "ere fl.S dull atlca.lly dra nl':d are now 10 far u draJ.n~ IS
I trre,.. iL8 tbe tnmk Itself elote bv .nother oak cODqerned IMt qUite bntouched With the nltural
, h ('h Ii mmated $11 the Held made Ita llaadowl .. result th"t the ground becomes watetlogged t hl)j
pR11 for til faUen klOsm lt.n
t,indennK and lesl!Iemng dJe \'Ield 111 the wDOit of
wb cb I here Write B ru·a.ch sed eye hHlV dttecb a
STILES I
J he path\\;tv for 1\ Ipoce TU 1" dOle biSldll .. series of dark Im e! some two feet \1rllle I unntng to
'\"A.rloull dltecLl ons on th~ sutr!tce of t.he ""oo~ !lOll
I r And at an angle lit th~ 'WlJoo E:~ hear & E!'Icb of thelie rtl resents 80 one t me water ch~hn~l,
~ ('I Ill. U; lUTed br li:t rotlg hew fonclhg ..But now clotteq With leal eR and !'i urface wl1'Sli mgs
a r )!bt
ru Ile hA S here been recognl8ed by those Here and there. black and II \s lght h tJOtchl'~ denote
I ) m t.dc tbe b m er fOI l\ n shc stile such lUI 8\'ramp" \tiiere nothmg USer1 I gots fl. chance
there 8 somethmg laCK tg where
.. I "rli I C I S b lit wt the fenc mg 8tlJeA ~re grow
re \ a r ~ d than aro t1 ~ of dlfl'el-ent .pelllhg tion!j .!Iuch as th~e obt..1. n a ld It 18 I ot onl.
1 Ip led to drel!~ ?.; l\u(llan.JdUtn~\-m&III'e In tb£' se \\ ood~ b OOll. for h tI ng ca",ks a're
I 11 I to be :t) kt:
Of n t 1"1 hundredt! "bleh t rhe work 8 I!kl iled And at the IH\OOe tune tnost
kn .. ] ",call hCl e it fe'
Ihere IS the cUrlUUS lll~ MQUS ,ct br ng6 II to tbe- worker scarco '"
I 11 r ",t.lp. owr the all of Mattmgle) church J ound A. week
J he I bt 1 'l::'t here LS hf R. t r uth
'I vi
th e In II £!Jot pl les Lo t ho lIt.lle!!; neal wOl1hv 9f h ,hire 1 hero are tho<:l:!: who MlI~
ChrclH'IHlon t\ ~tl l c of ~rp:en ~ton!s on a pAthway country 8 destinies or rnther some who th lhk
AI So uth Mureton nne 'Of't.bout /:lars at Maple ~o "hb might wltb flome RdvRnt~ to lh,;.".. I,,"
U f l en one n eAr lhe 1,de at Newnb:tm pro go dllwn &ihong the counllJ lllbbtiren
.. It'd wlt.h an "I raght po~\I to fllrJ the ~mld, l\ hand Inpresfl n~ The ,,"Oodstnall I cOlm, ....,rl
• Ie \ tho It tilCIl:5 neAT' l ..auglcv Htl! I!hl m6de W&" M ttl e 8 tl pe or an open t,lr
bl' n..er InI p ng ba.re at IHo,. bun and A 9n t r of mv Jou mcytl I h ave ever met
r 110m' made hv OlltwSlI-d CUM" ng potIb at Monge hMlth looked out re!pct:ll\ eh from
('II :\ ~tlJe At Ii rtlfthl\m 'nade br ban ",hleb cr.re e\es amt ruddy chceb HIS ~J>c-ech was .IJlilllllarlv
I r (.1 \ nile
one ai N uubld~ Flllrm _hlel c&h be 1)len~mg and I')Ult~ fra fronl t hat ~retes8
~ r1I,..- st~ppcd !\ClOSS Rndune so hlgJi near Beacon , '\Ier consonflhta so frequent on tbe vulgar
H 11 Ib,t t bree t ..... of cro<.lng .!O~. are n.... 01 ,ome totn wotk.... Of A trulh my
fnlver tongue.
n:
"t. les mAde respect lYeI,r hf gran1~ chalk and S~ rn Ie nowh~~ noted far Its
the hils
1 heee In " long low
w"tel'!!hed betweeJ) ttro It.reama
Thames Moun tang the nse on a
cartwa.y pBueB througlt a. large

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STAR"
THEATRE
.. nry

pHrh order may be
Cmcma Star
which: ill
the Royal C01lllty theatre
!eoond to none of aDy

I,

Re[l(hng &nd
the great 8uccess It a&s

sOflreme throurAout
and du.oc,ng 1~ of •
~ul \ (:h'r&cler,

SOAP
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.DbaDC«! by

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clotheS it laTes.

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, l lle of o.k an d l"he .nd ul ~I nio!t ~vel't tt ..
tl ti L ~l\ S and olIo 1 know ~ n1~d~ ~r rAl1wll.y
n ~ t.\la
And ~ tllc8 there A.I.'C *blch tlu''Ough 1m
19 \\ ful harr ng or kin n routes h"'ft gone mtd

but lb. broildest d,.lecl of

Ito coulllr1men " no

mt SIC on the ear compA.red WIth the
'Olced m the Count.y town

Engll!sh

'l'IiE DEsCENT-

1 .fUS(' and Hit 1'1 mU llt no 'I'" he loob~ for In t.he
1 be path,,,,, Cl\tTlea through the WOod fthd
ht'UA'e!! whi ch n urposeh- bl\,..c been let ~ro".. to
I ftbem And every ktJle 1IR.8 a. etory of Its OWn treak.s on a narrOlV lane 1 here tumrng r g bt 1
no oo e of wlJHlh needa rt'petltlDn here
took tHe gradual aeceht hhat endft on the open
coffimoh lAna Here 1m; &lld mOS! And patches of
P CE NAMESr E
Is
Fiome st lee ma.ke comforlable I9CAt.s &II: dId the eo&rN\ gra81 are altemA.ted 1tlth hIgh stra.tgling
?
r
clumps of fune Already bre~lO~ mto blOb1rt, Dl"~l
n ~ b ('b cauted for 'Me thl8 tlrant of th.ong-li' hrt gent })athways cl'Olilsed the w1d~ fl"t:c Ipkce8 and
lbcrs Jh cb 1 know 1 be ItmtMi'f1 Vl~W actollS ~em m08t1y \mdor water, nmnant of the sno,,"!
the' lIe ","l'I[II one of w.ooded hills which Itrekhed [n the nQrtbem foreground «rouP!!! of h .lI Hark
tn I Kht Knd left.. One well known ptne~ stood pmes fronted the farther bll'ch cop~ One nng of
"~ '1I1 " the tik \ south west M & blue black wall
pmes wa! Circled by a mdat of J.>eat stamed water
t rec..... lleQ the !!1 leh ce and t.ne ~lijtude of the coated wl tlk lhm Ice
A felled plOe mMe a bndge
(harm III'!! lake It Circle!! In &ndther "Iew tall a.Cl'OI5l1 thIS moat tbn! gn 109 access to a little
~I
trees stood clearly 0\ er all the t1:!Bt Inti lmarked l !inclu,ry \'Qdl..r by the blue ·blallk c\lttaln 01 tbe
Oraw
II
hUll"
GI~lh
Ihrallllh
hllr and
r(l~ 11e '" here lav Il porb I of tlie ancient ittUTOw ilir008lng bOugh, columntd by colbtired pili,,, of
W")" Abov. lLe tree! un tb. fte&ltr Ime 1M tht:l h,!,lDg trees IUId rtJe!"et-eRtpeted With leaves
Itt
lit
1 \\ er of " BerkBblre ml\n !\10~ !'baa and ""15 tbe
I Btayed in hnut and fi.t.n.d to tb. bn.r
dlgnmf'nt. of. an carll" British eri."'QI'~ ttniiul1; mOIUM ...hlclt ttt.mbl~d fhlm A:olu\n hllrps abuh
tbrll 19b the plU"k fhe h gher cl..lk. hlllA at the ana all around me Then through tbtJ bu'Ch wood! Save your hlllt I DatJdrllff. dlSallpea,.
sOjUlh west; hmlL of the ~blre were hidden by 'ret' upon un!J1~k.ed '*f\.fl I took a. nor{hw&rd cOUrQ
and liilt
cremlng out.
1 I?OI t he tnlmedlale bill but even. eo the new wh,rb led me to tb ••t.et.plng edgj be,oild the
I~.r h of thO fAr hon1Qn WM quite tllIny mdes, tll!ei ihl! frolil ono hlgb Tlew pOlDt 100li:.a down
I
.
lh ~h lb. forward "'.. Ie tli.n ten '!lolowl int<> Ihe J1!le ..!l.... 'oo. Ih~ ~,.y Iqu~ 1<>"'r
flD.D\M.late ?-Yelr
CerlalaP-tll." th Jot of
11 ufo 8. m Ie awav the fl'Ye:i~l\ttt!n,a 10 "tb~ e1.1PI ~n anclent ChUrclo 10 a ••ttmg or that<!b roof'~
luft', abuftd
or ~lc&med In white Wide 8tretchea wilen, Ilooo ,pottage. A !(teen Ion. dropplhg qUlckly And be. It I Yq\tt kaJT' bectlm81 lI,h.,
ant II.n ~1 appean .. 80ft huh'OUl ad buutlful a.i
.1" lOT ~Iong tbe Immedlat. wley II. the ~_ hig~ bedgeo mad. a pT...,n .. enlran"" to the .. yount el~)! .JMr .Il .Pblll!"h~d. of naftderlne
th oe great artene~ of traffic road cana.l R.i'ld .j)1I 'fiamfel. l'beoce after home revlvmg of old IICCllel Also try t~1.-mol.t8ll .. .clOUt. wlt.h • httle Dan
'F~t", lind along t.!Uf r{dge behmd me wbere I u.t and mcmorleJI I tUrilf!d on the long eastward derlne ana car6iuU, dr..... It th1'mllb. ybur li'~lr I
""?,S an older hIgh'" &Y attU- a. mmoJ; RIdge", ay trend ng path that lougbt. ~he town
t,klpg OM IJf!lllI ktt'l.tt4 .t • tIme
Thls .. 11
hili a tflha.1 boundary the hl~tOry of wh ch may
ct..~ the hair ~f dUlt dit-t. ot' ellHlei'e tn l ..
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=

BEAUTIFUL HAUt
THICK. WAVY. FREE I
FROM DANDRUFF.
lIoullla

net.

beauty

6ttce.

,top,

or

he read In the dt81gnatlOn of a boldtn, on Itt
.1 pes TIT. Ibe pte.~ht '" ca!led MaytldMO Falin
wbl<:b more cortecily dlould he wrlUen Mere
R dg6 Farm And thiS mnunds me thAt the !tory

III lUl!t & few 1U0m!lll\t )'au hl..,.. dtJ\lb16d the
bea.uby cJr yonI' hUr
A 4~ligMlul IUtprll• •,nitA
those \lfhose ball' hlLi .b&8n H."1~f!d "r II ICratf{i
fad", dry brlttiA or 16 n
lio.ld .. b ... tl£,
t.he j haJr Dtnderlbe dl"ol~ e.eft parilcJ.
dandruf£ cleanael _,Pur1llet and In'fllort.tefl the

BRITIStl to'ARME!RS'
CROSS FUND.

of our Jand IS much more fully wr.Itt4!n m the
!!peHlDp of Its plate namel! th&n Ii TecogDlled by

.cal", 'olo.t, stopplnr l\lIblO; And '''hbt hkjr

Ihoi'e m who.. mouth! they al'e bdullbold worde
I ras fipea.kmg T&Centlv to It. gentlema.n who h"
dE:''O\oed almost aU hiS leisure time to tbe eVOl1ltIOn
r ~'rly En ••n hi.torv from & .tudy of pia""
Il ~el
and whORe met£ods or re~re'h a.re both
u~ ~. and thorough He deplored the 19riofanoe
.,f tihe average penon 'WIth reapect to the meantb«
of tHe names or pJa.cea In hl8 or her Immedla~
n'~bQ.Urhood deplored t.oo ~he careleunell of
fl cb and lpelhng which are continuallY Ien'mA'
;!~
cans to bide local hlstO" M pourtrayed m
rl a~el~ame~ It 18 qUite pOSSible ~ ..t 800\13 relldtr
n ay ~ 1!.8:\ mg " hauver does It matter' There
~~ course h l5ufBc ent Answer to sUCh qnestlOn

o I hut "

l'n.AeJnl1

~u~c l cn th; attractive 10
t n to It when SUItable

RE VISION -

.llb.ugh tbe matter "
lself as to lea.d me to re
occas on serve!

TO

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8ir,-Th Bntllh Farmers ReiI 0l'0III FubS lot
otJ}I

Na.bibb&.l Red droal Soclet.y

t.hIIS

_uk: pu.Rt

the £250 000 mark mOb'y .ctURUY~&ld D'e< to tb&

beyond thIS we hue .... !mbdl!:'~
eatnnatu £55 000 yet to come in from l5al" tha.t
b • .,.e taken pla06 reoenU, !lome furtb er salesJ b :,e
already b4Jeh &rr&ngfKi for A brJer 9ta.tetbe6t 01
what bas been do..ne 'tV tn the money w 11 DOt be
out of place
or.ro farmen hOl,p tal. lihe been "'orklng n
SerbIa It. f&rmen typhOId hO&Plta.1 of l~ bedl I
a.t C..I.. I, m1.1J11.1 tilled 1rILh Bell!lans '" la.rge BtltJsh
:h.l'1Den hOB[llt..al s n.t. Alcxa.ndf\A Egypt 1tk) bed,
baa been pro ... lded at the Br b.b Red Cro&t .tiw
pltal Netle, and ~I:r operBhng thea.tres In add
tion to otber rooml at the K ng George Hospital

cl!:Dtral office

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motor I'IImbulance.8 and about
mot.or
lorries and tourmg car. are working In France and
Belgium and we b ..... e recently pI. d for ten ambu
lances for the .Fren(.1h B..ed Croe. whloh w.11 be
,del ...ered IQ about three weeki time
8111 can
and a. tnotor l&anc.h ha.ve abo Jjeen fltnt. ror t.I e use
(If our Iodlan lOidlen 10 Egyp t. SIX month!) up
ke4!p aDd e:apenaes bat been g yen n every cue
£20 000 has been aent for h06pltal wor. In connection 'Wlth th., lICk: and wQUnded, In the Dardanelles
aKl en> for Dut. Atrlca. and 6.20 000 foT' the Penli.n
Gulf £1&...oqo has beetl Mnt for reore.t. on but. for
our WOtLnQtI(J H\ t bo Red Croea hOflpltaifl at hotno
a.nd abroad and £10000 for "inter comforts We
hue also lent. :£10000 to.ard. thtl COlt ot con
va.le&Oent hom81 In England &rid France for Br tlflb
a.nd Colonial ()fficel'8
Tb II make! a. tola.l of
£251985 138 lld pilid oYer to the Brltl!,h Red.
Crou Soc ety
•
We have now promiaed to provide £100 000 for
the perma.nent endowment of .. bout 15 xty t!omplete
roome a t the Star and Gar-tor
Home Rich
mond The Kome .. for lold era &hd .Allor. who
are pa.ra.l,} sed and completely dlsa.blod and Wi ll not
be a.ble to earn tbelr own JIV he- and there they
WIll spenu the remainder of their hves Wo pro
pos. 1.0 ma.rk tnelie bed8 u from the dl~rent coun
ties 60 800n as eaoh county bas pro.lded Jt s rn I'
proporlloD of the £500 000 we aro work: ng for
OUT present. alm Ifl to arrtt'e at tbe a.bove 8Um
tblA yea.r 10 tbat Pluch work hea «hea,d for tbe
(a"meN im. eVllry cOuDtrr We can raIse thLs
£500 000 ""'0 ought to ",uso Ii hut It. oan only b6
done by oontlDUOtd repeat! lIales for the Fat'mers

Red Ctos, Fund

Our idea II thAt tlM!lll should be a. nIt for thiS
Puad even III mont.hl in neb d IIttlct It Is no
l1IJft any dlJt.:rlCt eaymg
We h&ve done lUI b::ttlch
&5 we can
t IS Do prlY1 Jegc to have ~lte5c GIlles
A A!U6bma the R«l Cross I, Ul~ mOlt ooonomK:~ and
lII<N1t. I!Ienslbte way In whICb you ca.tl belp and &how
your 10.& ror ypur country and thoM! who are ftrht\11« for ,.
•
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,h;.,. .. I.r
..
HBlUI.&JIT nROWN
WALTER G VANN
Secretary

m the puce 1~..wU
lI'I'n ••g".
In our Ci1li, be
on blUlweM'!down
round and raiR! the r
kmd of poattlOD my
1 come from
Ah
either a sweep or . .
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wa."

WEAK. AcaiNG BACK?
RUB OUT LUMBAGO!
RU.

BACKACHE AWAY WITH
SMALL BO't"tLs OP OL1)
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JACOJIS OIL.

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bub .hat ... 11 ,.Je ..e you n:iol~- 1tJH b~ after t. fe ....
,.,~ Ulle 1the!l1~u Sell ne .... h.Il'--~Df!I aftd db.by
at ~Iilt-y .....bul te.Uy nett blIt frDI"., all Ofllt
the.lic:&lp
Dall<leMfI. I. to tho h"r'w.bat fttllh ,bo"e.. 01
ta"l and ,.fIIBln" ate t<I .... Uill.n
to the roou in'\'lfOhlth lbd IWlnrtfi\bJ
11.8 •• bd&rotlng .Umulattll8 and lIf.~ ...
duclng propertltl faun the h&tr t() krdw lOblJ

It..,..

,troD, and be,"lhful

You ella l\lrol, bays pretty chtntnnr luttrbb.
be,r, and lots of It, II !,ot!. .. ill jU.~ lib a bbltl<! 0/
Knol"lt-on 8 Da.ndetht6

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"" Hi as dlfeetl!d

!!old b] .11 ,bln,,'I' .lId Blot.. a\ 1> ltd and
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SATURDAY

Bofo,," Mr F II
chair) Mr J Ra&lon 1Ifr G
11. /I n Wb,ti<lr

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.~~~:~n':t,~ t1~t.r.:I~~~f<thi
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Headqtlart....
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OXloM rold -p C
del.dil&.t oaid the
room whIch .... '~;t;OiH';j"l

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Fredk for
Kipp.
mO}lOd
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Fa.,okl~8 CoD~rt.

Parly bad

a Iho,*
bu., da,
...111 OIl. !!oIturda, runnl.t '. dbubl.
i..t; ltedlanda and a.t st Lute a 'h &r .Hoe
p taIt At BedtO.d. that pdp.11Lt local tporta"'aD
Mr T J WaJal'on pr.. ided belDI IUpported by
Mr E. R THone ...hO undejltook th1!t dutlN of
)( 0. ri~
boy. Ib blUiO • phl,ed .. .ely 'blbu

afastlt I."r.i bnee and .aho~ their
many dt!!haIidI ror enco~ liT'
&t the plano !.lJd opened w th a
popul.r &In
Mn Pred
""ere ibueh eoiGyud
!O.
lib

appreciation by
B&Co~ did ...eU
&e~ectK)D of
b...uUful IODIf&
t.hOlle
1ft F
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