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with blood And never tiring,
ite- beak it doth not cease,
the Ot-oss 'twould free a Sa.VlOur
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It l,!! conlJidered very unlucky In SWflden to lr:H1 "
stork. They ha.e a legend th~t the .tork ftutter.d
ro4 d' the Cro.. I . rymg , " StjTke, .tyrke!
strengthen ye! strengthen ye '" and W&8 ever afterIjOY, ward s called the IItork, but lost 'it!! voice. Th6
rule. Legende, Iluper· s'wl\lllow I S somettmea called thc " blTd of con!o19.·
are .lmplanted 'dee:pJy 'n tlOn
because lt fie1' round the SaViOur on the

the Iflgendll and Stlper1htbe festIvals corq.memoeven ts of our calendar'.
FestivallJ," e' et· cel~br&ted
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Tpere il a.1I0 a pretty ! tory which relatel that
the cross· bIll " tried to pull out the nails of the
Cro!!s WIth Its beak.. "'rhllJ is ginn as an aut.hentlo
fol' it! pecuha.rly crossed-beak The be&utl·
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ellpe<:ia.l appeal amongst
A ? ot~er supelstltron suggests that all the tree!
nped'.1ca,ted c1dsseH and relieve m 'quivered With emotlon ('xcopt the aspen, agd tha.t
a large measure
which would otherwise
doom of thiS tree has bean to tremole ever
Invest j tho
"the ch Ild. -wit.hout smoJ
Because th~ sacred Cross was ' beheved to
doubt ,
in .an emplJ'e of fancy and have been l1'Iade of,lIDotlDtain ash, there i!! a com~
dwell'll , .. ithm
of imagmatlOn The beuu· mon', ,mpcrst It lon tbia.t 1t can reslst the lttu.~ks oJ
tilul iegertd.,
sup.nt'l,onl, ""th whICb ",tch .. and elfin folk, It w.. often planted n'e..
w" Msuoiate
our dlLily lile, origlDaUy out· houses and ca.ttle-shed! m order that It mlght
were not tb. inv'e~f;I011'" of ;ehl'Oniclel'l, bul rather prottct the .tock from the iII·will of & witch or
been bandeel down frdm age mgbt.hag, and lt 18 j6st pOSSIble thnt a. fumilar behe1
to a.ge
perl;iap" the product~ of a- led the Welsh to plant the tree eo largely in their
but they were (.,'ertailJly grn.vpvards Gerarde , the Elizabctl;lan herba.list,
highly 'm"g'",a" ••
due to
deception In tho aays [that It waa upon tpe eldel' tha.t Judas hanged
far back da.ys
when kmg~tll were de· bims,eli
There are manf superstitions connected
noted by the
of animall! nnd flo"er~, when Wi t h thllJ tree; no household fupl}.ture should be
coa t·armour
incOrlJ9r&ted wl\h f.mily b,,· ma.de of elder·wood, cert~lllly DO cradle, for evil
forma of lin were a.ttributed wlll Ibefal1 any chll~ sleepmg tn one. Altbough
a tnoated gt1lltge a.pp/:!sred 10 Sha.kespeare and Sir J oh~ Mandevl1le both believe
the ImaginatiOh ~! 1m enchanted castle l it became ~hat I Juda. was hung upon the elder, It i. an eVlI
next to ImpOSSible
disentangle fiction from fact reput.:ttJOn to give a, tree ' rhosc appea.rance IS often
a.n! d~vlde froQ'l
achIevement.
so e.tqlllBlte Yet ·it. lS cCltallllv not a universal
fR.VOurlte. Opposed l to thIS tradition i!! tho fact
TH,E
Ma.ny a.
marvelloul legend 11 told ~ hat thc elder IS not a Jmtlve of Palestme; o.lth outi h
in regard to
of the Cron. Accordmg to ManocYllle ass lil es U 8 tha.t he saw the Idenli cal ••
the le~end
Michael gave to Setn p. tree I The dwarf birch , once n. st.a.tely tree, has
br un ch of the
life, inshucting blm to plant ne,,'er gr own properly, accoldlng t o legend, IlIDCe
over AdlUlt',
after hiS burial. When thlB the r od of scourgmg was cut from It

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LEGENDS OF JUDAS
lhere has long bJe"6 a. CU I rent bellef tha.t Judk..s
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e,ud !\"o r~aJ$Oll bad
u se the ~I'unk
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15Ms p/C(lIfe illus(fa(es wha( (housands
been
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thie:
Idea.,
nnd
there
was
probably
'0 very hard
curv¢n \t!ro flung It' Away as
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not Ipg to jUltify such an opmion e.xcept the popu.
lIsole".
It. WIUI t.urned
aocount, lJ,CJwevel', to,
.I Ilk
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Inr al8 e to t e colour, Tbe old draml\tlsts and
tnnke a bridge OVi!r t he b ok Kadion for the Ulle poetlJ have ' frequ ent allusl(lns to the subject
of the Quel!!n of S~i' ba Wht'!b slte cilme to vilnt the Shak'espcam, our royal h.lrd. In " .As you hke It,''
King. Wbllat croll lPa:~ the bndgo a VISlon of our
r\k R
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Lord upon the CrOll appeared to her, In 'whum It. m ea oJlaJm l ay : '\ Hlft hal f lIS oC tbe dlsflem ·
colou r," to whi ch Ceho. replIes ... Somethlllg
was revea.led that e materia.t on wblcb . he 8tood browner than Judas' • . " (Act 1\1 , sc. 4). Mlddle.
would form ~be historiC beam
Her roy",l bOl!lt-, ton , In hiS ., yha:!ft~ Muld of Chcaplslde " (1620),
hClng ' told thil !ltnlD~ apparitIOn, Inlme- ma.k.~s one 'of hiS. chaructcrs, spe.~k'ng oi a gilt
ca uaed· tbe wood to be removed Ia.nd hidden Apostle spoon, say. "Su~ that wa~ Juda s' With
,ecre~ pilloe ;Even~ual!y a deep holo "'.. dug 'be ,l,;1d beard, " Dryden , ID hIS " Ai,boyn, ' ha s
where til" Pool of Dethelda p.ppeared after'
Th
ul cd beard '
It' to no~ known whe~hor th'l b .&111 , "'.. 'l d ere'sh treach
I ery
b' m tbu.t Judu.~·col
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Iln"trumon't,1 In regArd to the mlra.c1es of hea.llng o.n ' Iln IS ce e rated e[lIgram, Jllcnb 1'on30n cleconld be .olved.
• I Iegen d re - !oribes
two left lege1 and Jud:t !!
place In the water, b ut tHe
1 I dhim l al havmg
all 81rvmg the
tha.t It was found fl oating on tbe top of tbe co oure hair" The popular belie', tlhat it is un.
ferent.. , errand
• little "hlle befure the cond. mnu.tton of lucky to JlPIIl the SA.lt at tnhle probll Uly orlgin,lted
housM
on the .:~t,y~~o;n~,~U
and t herefore C••106 to he uaed at the timo wllh Leonaldo da Vmct'e p1cture of tl'c l.u~t Sup.
milk ~arb each e:
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in
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enquiry
recellll~
mo.de
tbe Crucilhlon. Anolher a 19
\'u..pe
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.uppl;r milk to the '.i~~-;'t-;;;;;~t;-l~i.'d~'i.l~
' •• tbat the Father o.'M.n~m
,. ding the !lalt ,0 r Da VI'nol may hOI',
p""tod IJlt() t t1 extent to ".LIle
lire cmg c:('· hundied d,fferent a
tho I ~gend .t.,t
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d t 11 d the acent N to efJlbodv 10 h" p, ctlll-. • l'op"'l.r empted (rom iii hool attenda.nce to repin.cc men who system ofn:~li~~'F;'~
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( 01 a few drops of t c dl 0 mercy.
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~UnAl'6tl"on
S.I'• In "Qlden.t''''e.
ha.vo onltllt~d, docs not make vert ploi.sa.nt rcudmg. all~g,d "
the
tl60' 01 Ilfe, Th,. ",al don"d, butIS tbree
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'n, WR'. oon. ,'d:",1
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wotild ' gIve work
111 illume t.illltnch
t he d
bl.c·la," regolu dlUg eagar t.o obtalO It.
grf'on to Seth a.nd planttl d under IflCOr'fUP fbi
l ean d..,j.
.~ood AS t h e umbol (If fr,endl!hip. Althougb
b d b
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at the tim. of death
Three ,"po A gIft of bread and .alt ,.. . . tahn of fri,nd, hlr ' c II I. our are bem¥ 11\01. fig" Iy enforee lban
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of tho Hleised Trmlty-"'""w
from sa It "'
1 all Ib e fligfl 0 f nmit" 80 I! IHlIing ;1. man'~ IInlt before ehe lVlU', In m8Jly other.. children of 11, 12
ovent,uQ.l1y 0. mlghty trc~A ,! From heto~ened enmity 'fhl'! popubt' RllperKhtlOn ..gaillat and 13 yean arc bei ng reJCiLIed from achoul Ilttcnd·
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\ ib thlrh,t'll Rot t,ble and tho tlvil effect. of th.t num< -r a.noe in ord ~ r tn work In mdht Rnd factone~ or,
lawg" " turn. .wee
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It 'b ted I th dd
~ 1II0ro frequontly, on Ih~ I.nd, In Sbrop, hll'll 176
of U\l.tt\b. Inil qt!,uck tlt.e rock I from are &1 rl U
0 e CI
J;Utst PLt the I..,ut S\lpp~r boys of 12 y ears, and 136 bo.YS of 13 ~ C,tl !!. 11llHl
• C· '" 'prlnn an.h·d fo:"h ' Under Ita b-""e. I t " i~t.reoI!Qg 1.0 note that .11 th. boy. of l.en• 0" •
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beo • •~.mpted for .gnbuli uml wOIk, wh,le '"
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Woroestenblre a. total of 209 HI reporte(1 ]n the
utb ":'~ of ,n,pl'-d d •• o"on wh,oh are
no 0ln v
'"'In. JudD!! bones" In Ibe O-"",'r.•
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Eltstel'n OourtlCs It appear! that pro.ctl c.!lIh' ,tlIY
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a. l~ft y ra. t Ina them toaotber in .. box, hut ht.ng npplic,tiQII. ff r exemptlOn 1" grant.e4 pronded thl\t
'l'HE WANDERING JEW.
la1"ge l pla~k. of "ood ~d broad IItnplI of h.rlr. UI)f)D t.be boy i , over 12 yeOO'J No effort II made to en
One~ of tlte be8~·known of 1igendJ is /tht .tory the cburoh .tep• •,tll abnolt frantic fury.
hilt the 1en-IOOI of women The gl1\Vlt.y of the
of the WandQriJJ,g Jew, wJPnb baa been 1mnwrktl·
TllE FOUlt WISE MEN.
8ltulltion WiUIi recogmsod.At & meetlllg' convened by
H~ed by Gu.tave DOM'S nigh.bm~ iIlultratloD"
An intare,tinA' legend, which connect. the t he N ntlOnal Land a.nd HomQ Leng\lc on
wi ll es
An ~be natione of Europe lIavo th, legend in lome BIQli cal . tory of the Inearn.t ion wi~b th. CruOI ' dey, April 5th It Wil~ m·ged thnt. the emlJ10vment
Bl1tWe 0," other. In Germany, w~Aere be 'ppeartd fiJ:ioll , tell. of four an ronomen , wlio viewed the of child labour would Inevitably dCJlrel:H~ the :;tan.
10 the IPlddle 01 the Iu:teenth oentury, he Wall e. fa.mou Matar of Bethlehem. All ha.d reasonll to be. dam of mals Ia-bour, put further ob!ta.clca m the
kmd of wandermg professor, puzzling leamed men licl'e fhat it heralded It. new-born King and al1'MM:td way of our a l'rendy very mdl!erent r. :~tlOn:tI 8y~lem
Rnd dlvlU dli'lwith hlB a.ccllmul~ted thought.
In tG mcpt 01\ a certam mght for the purpolfi of gOing of educa.tlOn and would be a. grave !;IlCIQl Ifl]UlOtl(;C
P {LrI!! bQ outad dU6ei\HS Imd astooundcd l everybody to B ~thlehcm, They 1\11 brollg'l,;t pretenta, in nc. to the cb,ldren, MentIOn was made of DenlD<\.rk,
by his ' prodIgious stories In ItIl.Jy the myth bas cordan QC with ~n3tern etiquette. hllt. tile f01J\tb where a. proper system of ruml education, coupled
found a. prom~ncnt place in the nCLtlOnfLl art l lore did nC)t ~rnve IT!: time. Th e l"tl mumml three, there- \Vit~ adequatc J rl\tcs of pay, enc()ur,lgod }leople Lo
Hown:er, lP tbe popultlr lQg'eud. tAe \Vanderlng f!lTc, decided to Jet forth wltliout 'their cQrapanlon. work on the land inateil~ of drl'lng them ,twa.y
Jew UI tnv arll~bly repl'el!iented CUI .. purely benevo· T~e u trologer who had been left bchifld, b'owlVer, from it. Here In Engl und , v.niolls fam eu!! states
lent being, whol:le crime hall long amct! explatt)d htft f~l1r PI'CC10U8 atones It ao hlppened that , aJ! men devolve wonderful schemcs of land I efonn, but
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hi. cruol pUDl,hment, Th. legend may be b".fty h~ wa. going from I... bllu .. to m.et the oth,., h. tho only visible resllit i. th ~t chIldren of 10 and
Rolbo rt"on "t
told: ' When on tbe way to Goigoth"" our JLnrd 111ft,.. mAn by the road'lId e wl,o was .tricken with a 11 yeiln are nlenscd from l-ichool to dea.r cow - the 'f0men's
I.ocal Government
.Asliurnmg the pnrt of the Gnod byrea a.nd scare crO'\\o 1:1 ' The genel HI 'Ituatum was 1915 tho need for
asked in a. faluting conditIOn for .a. cup of water to .jondl,r dlSea!!e
cool HIS pnrcbpd throa.t. Th~ CObb~r. JJ.t whose S~ml\lI t...'ln , hs gave the poor mun one of his Jewel! ably dealt Wlt.b by Colonel Lurd Hemy p a\ cndl'!ih Offic~ reOfu ved thc .Io,ntion
door He stood, spurned the 8upphcati 11, and, bade '~hen he arrIved at th e meeting.place , he found Bentmck and the Lord lh!!bop of Oxford, and Alt:.
of h..wlth
ConfeNl1oos
and
undertook
Him' go on fAster . .. 11'0," said tho a.vln'1r, " but Ihlo t hIS three, compa.mops llf~d gone wltbout him. Jamee CUffle1pOlnted thelr remurks by glvlUg i!!OlDe fort
memOrial waa ient to
i ba.lt thirst and tarry
I cornell! And evel
~t out, there'fore, to go by ~imlielf FOI yean extremely concrete exa.mplel from \Vilt.,hu'e It .D'l
enti pOIntIng out 1-he
' moe, by doy _nd by night, through h. , long cen· h. wande ed b t l d
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oppe.r, ed tho~ the Wilts CO,unly CounCIl had lofen
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; r a 0\1 , "ll( I unng Hlt hm", e Ra..~ no steps to reheve thtl laLour allOltitge which , 8-.8 lt reql,ired to be don. />y
turles, he bas boon doomed to D'tea.n~f abo'tt the Mray two Dlore of lIlR jewel,. tu pO~Jllo whQ were 11\ WM pJa.m to ovel"yone, mus~ neccs:,u l'liv re~ult trom and vrgmg the arpolOtmellt
ea.rth, preceded by the gha.stly 3hlld9w of & Ca.I- ne~ed of his help Eventually' he came to tho Aate tbe ex(.:cllent rcCl\lItillg caln lMl gn contlucted III t.bo the samQ IIci1e 0 -payment
vary, ever cra.vmg {or wat,er, and e~et lexptctmg of !I. Olty a.nd dIlCOVGI~d & great crowd shoutm/i! County by Lord Metlitl en, coupl ed wltb tho pre. addition t o the staff of men
ever, lnoLhmg h llJl been done.
tpe Day' of Judgmont w~ich !haU end IbIS tolls Ii IQ,W, too, a M8Jl beal'lllg a Croaa Hia flye!! valence of lI\lcb e::rtrcme ly low wIIge9 t.hat the a.gn· of wqmen ~ mvcstlgatoTs of
&Ometim ea , a.coordtnK to ~radltipn, t~ lonoly UQt·
d h . .-:
cultural Ift,bourel wa~ glad to eilc,1po mto almost. Allowancel in London fM
Btl,
Y tue
lager will be aWIl.kened during the mght by "
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d idEt.
f was
h I a. l!otll
h In great Rnv other SOl t of work. Tho DerOy' s( heme 'md
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the Government h as m u.de "
demand for "Water, goo Christlan J
h o W't\I h10 nle 0 (\ e plUg "nd, and, the M'llt'J! ServlCe Act sent thln n.,,8 trom bad to It uo~ be we.." m wol! doin g ',
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e gave .Elr the remnmiTl fO praciou!! fltQne wone, unti ft'Htlly the Bpll,rd of Agriculture lbn.
the Love of God!" And If he 1010k!
he was penorming this, errnnd of morcy, sisted tha.t aotndb lng Imlst be done to l'fl heve t e
tile moonl!ght, be ,.ilI .e. a ,enorllble old
com. on. There w.. !\II .arthquak., great alarmmg .hort"!!e of I~hour Accor<lID~Y" Jlf,eat
W~ h~ve reoently dra'~'"';:VI::~:!,~~n~
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In antique garb with grey, ft~wmg bef rd,
terrlble, and he WlL$ killed by a fa-llmO' budd moetmg wa' held Ilt Rnli sbur,v, nt whlc tho er· tllghted policy of Lot!a.i
n:~~~~\;t~r~~ii~
a tall 1!Itajf, who 'ba1ie6ol1l!l his ~harity WIth
H h~
"m(Went Seoretary to the Board of A g IYCUltUI'e1go.ve n(lgleptlpg to co-opt women,
most ea.rnest r.~urel. Woe to ~e churl ~ho
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spent Poll hll life JQ works of charlty, an ext.remely mtercetmg nnd !!uggel:ltlve address when they ru'8 most urgently
him water orl shel~r; but, if on the rion·
he dul not <lj8Qov(J[' the G~at Kmg, Ont;! misbt Lllve huped that snoh An appeal from Ichemel of ma.ternity IIlld infs.nt
Ill't\ward fAI' ~lLtor
With lh u Mu~ tell s1)ch a sou~ would h~V(\ l produco!! lome hWe
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gate. of PnHtdlae on ~hQ.t 6nt and effect, But. no I I The I WI1t,8h1r6 n.ntholltll'Js per. at lMt tardily bemg l lnltlated
enqUlries reepectmg hll I\.g~on w~icb
Good FridlW of f)ld
lusted in theh' o~d arglllilent , th ~t. "om~1l .lI e IllJt care of) mfants and of t hell'
be ill obvirlttflly vory tollohY~hl& 1 ~Isit is ~llre
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~~trong enn\lgh for fill In " ork- nItholl gl1 the womtm strlkmg decw1.Ic m mfa.ntlle YI\(~t"lit,y,
the barbmgor pf good hIck Pt;b~Plil' YQars
SACRA SANr.,UINIS
who is oot. as stw Pg os f\ chIld of 11 "fIll'S 1l111t< t he log
fltra lll a; nd stress of
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"ome~bv\g of &. J heUOlll allun 1. On Fehl .t UI Y 26th I boon
pl'ov.ed by
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w en you are on a 0(\·
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Thel'fl 16 ll. ben.utlfnl leg lm q whICh telll or tbn Itlv the J!~duc.ltlUn d~mm i ltee In \Vtlbhlre l)asl!llI\ a
th~
be passing; and If lae
ycm Ia,re of I Cnlvary·. The 1J0ldl(lr toqgmu!. h,\v'ng d~. bye.law to th e effeot Lh ,tl from .M 'l~r cllli rhen of 1 t
knockl with his ltd on the dfo r flCilllded from th~ samod lull , hi f'itid to ha,vo horon ye&t1$ W.3re to be set. free for ,vork on t!..!c l <tnd-, ~
YO\1 hale and weil, IIDce'e
old upon h
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colleotlve replv 00 the appeal ftOm · lhn nnll 1d of
fOfgeta any klD<\ne8!!.
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th~ lud~ of Chrl~t' .A
drop or t~e preclous ma ncnt ~ecretary should ~ct R"r:lled IH'MI h~1!I tlly
VlA DOJ..OROS4~
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l)li d ~rembled, brigbt apd crjm'lon, onl
pomt actlon Of theus' Mr Cllrrte then 1.t1lI\h'Ald ~ ... e
Ollf Lord lay
burden af 6 Wf\l\pnn, and evel\tual~Y ...it feil i('l to the dn i L I.lb'o ur shmL.tge In 'Vllt~hlro and the SO\!lces .\\,,,11 ·
sh.te that
of the jhlghway. all at Cln:co , Oll the ' nner ed~e a ble to met' t t hat lIilol'tuge. .r1e estlmatod that ot
fore
.ome of the
the pathway. & green .t'lk .prana up Crom tho tbo ZI,QOO ,pen eni"iod III ~~ncnlt~ .. hefore th o A.S8istmg
hlch
earth, and , by ~ mIr(lcle, ,thi . was tran.formed '\'f l\r about. 5 000 WCle ~,'altnblc fQr mlht~ry ,serVice, when! nijCil8Sa.rY,
for
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due a.llowa.nce lol.lm~ mad0. for rOJect lons 11le cen
upoq tb.f!
Intp a bCAlltihl1 e~a.lioe. In"r-nUy" lily.whlto bud RUS of 1911 l epult\~d 37,500 .. unoccupled" WOIDt'n sterilised mllk obtamed
of the Roman
fonn ed upon It, a.nd, upon -qpenl l1g, spread abroll{l (\, [~dbr which clltngory malTle~1 womeu nle m· herd+ the property of,
I'h,Yi8ib,1. to all , bu~ ';'IS.
Its transparent petals. Th a1 d~ of blood Il8n k cluaecl') betwllen th e a~tls of 19 nnd 45 l hCliJ of, We Olty of Pnru~ .
talit~ lion, Wblch we
of C~~ "'.,. ~osell , &nc;J
Intp ~h' cQI'ol1a re~d, to recJ,ivtl 1~, 4nd, unco1l8cioll.!C ,ure 8000 unoccupied ~pinstels nniJ n. cel'tam num · prese~t
moment.. If we
a.t ft ..... +' 40- ha..... ~"-+"';,ni
Qf -hat h d d T
bel' Of',upfnfil1olls dome5tio servant. Of children
.. ,.,.. .,..,l , ~oCCql'f" ...P~qlll~· l'ro... ded on On. between the a, •• ~f 11 'lid 13 th••• were 5,500. tel' (l~ t~e pl'esent mfautlle morL"II(ty
lIIatt.er, tbo 'Q&Q~ 100, qf oqr
Qf he a.rohl\,u:el~ h.qverma over CIl1v!\lY. bQwcY~r, Surely It ,",ou1d have been W160 t.o hnve selected a. out 19nnranoe and neglect
<\"Uk. lute & jiarninl de.!H to do all
b~1 qeen th.~ h<l~u\itql IlIlf&ele" lh l'rollrtlled be- .uffio,ently !I'OIl1 Ib... 37,500 women b~ror. I\a~mQ a y~r'to the popullltJOn
for the . uffe",f. Til,
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fQre
801;q1 tbrine i tben plnoklUC the bud ':tie the IHTl.I\llel' nUllibel' of duldrcn ~ Mr. CUn'le tlwel} III the first year of lIfe lare 1 j~S~~~;I:,~~l:"~~;;::
a walW shocking at anv time, h
~el:apQI" or
bicl
hi' bo,olP. Tlle al'OQtmG@l fl!vere~th' upon tho fully of lJuhahng.ll. ,. 3howy" oamrmgn
Once again We ratlle ~h~ pld
bud 141 the oarden of jlllr.ndJIe, and, t o mdllce women to work un t.he laud , whml nu hlll g
m/Wy
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was done to gnal R'n t ec them R decent ·wngo 'Vhen 'v~n
bo(ore·-t ,! jet the
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w:t:'::'~,i~~;,~~ ca.me again, 1\ tender wee n sta lk 3d. an hntll' w t 9 bt.'mg o!Tered to women milket» it
a
a s ingle ~ud, aDgelif ally llllre. 1'1t! & sheef cht.Jdrlt]l to say that the etfort iu
~ ~ew argument fOT Wom en's
Our It.otd. bOl'~vef, wa" mobili se women h ad be€'l' gl'ffln lLn~,thing lake a dl6oo'1ered by a 8wIl!!s suffrag ist.
tbe "rdon, Softly
wa.vell f. u l chance In tho hght of condltl O{UI doscl'lbec\ nf~r tqq war t4e rroP?1tioll of faii.ill''''',
trembling bud, ana 8. moSl~ a.t tl1is lneetln$l It. III grat.l'ym~ to lellrn fl'o!n "
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,, " chstrict repr~sen~utIYc on I a County Conumttee oitizen. WIll be enarlllQq. ly mClreo1ed
~~llid?u~ t::~~M~~,ftJled aU tbe paths 0[1P aradlee. under t~e 8atH" or Tl "llc tllat the Surrey farmer!!
•
h<lnt eot;h:w~'Il, an4 a IlIlgj" Mhow quito nu cnli~lItcn.d l "tt,tllde to'fnrd. the expect.e.d
Qt the
count~l iea to escape
IeU 'down-<lo .... p'ast t~. q~""tion of women, I ".o~r ~nd wn~e,
They whteh the victor!! Wlft
t.lle stara
tt\dir ! appear .quIte !)flY,nus t~at 8. pl'oper rfl.t~ qf pay IabOu an d
and
b I llidqld tie fixe", ""d an. tal mer IS I"ported a~
, h
corn·r It e ~r~, b.ving .~Id " W. feel vet)' ~Irongly thnt 11 ~0111"
, . " 0.. lIoinll to do tllo ",u". "Iotll ... men 11>.y mu'l
vow I ~qy'. the Mm ~ P"Y," II, ftl()~1 the f~"?l€ll1l of ~urr~y
th. El'Ppea1' to he au\mated wlti t~e degu.. to re1O\ v~
oife,· I the impreSSIon that larmell~. ~8..8 ;t cla.•• 1J.'e but t.Q
01 th, I rit••1 UWlr 'Worke""
In [l1Io N ",,\h R,dinll "f
Y~rk.hire, it qpp • • tt 1b" 1 000 wo".'~n h.ve ~n·
I ",\li d 'hel. lIoliI.. lor r...". ""ork,. 1 h~ ) o~uh'",
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O.~n.il I.r A~,lo~I\.~1 :edoc"l,on h.1 1!'JUl1to~
~JOO loi' ih., tralnlfttl ap4 J116 n~.nanoe of olOl
womfln 08 fa.rms.
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he had lt cut down to
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