Reading Observer 05-1916

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'.aCkllCbe Kidney Pills.

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l!eadlng To,",
Cb,amber on

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.Yal uary 9th, [911, Mn:. M .A DaTie.,
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01 12. Greek S\!OOt. Runcorn. -4' For
three Y"r I wu cbnfined to th. ho~ ...,th
dropsy. roultmg from, Iddney complamt lUld
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urmary rea.kriess. I w.. owoUen from head
to foot, rand W&IS never free ftom bacKache,
day or ]lIght. The urme W&8 unnatural,
scanty, I ADd .ometimes' unp&5lable for
.....k

Go SuttOD' proiidi~i.

DON' T
me~Jy , decry'
suits which sell for more,
thoi~ which IseH for lells.
waqt to prove to you that
a · '."'II~l["Tailpred. suit at the Kingprice
represents
full
at the minimum cost.

brmy .....
... h... almeot. l..iII, bpo. I tried
Bacl<aohe Kidne,. Pill., &lid the refro.. tho first, ...ere utollillliar.
PIU, .trongthened the kidn.,., ..rthe urmary .y.tem &nd gradually
off all the ....tor thot had collected
bod,.. I ..... now eomp1etoly oured,
no' had .uob oplenctid health for
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.. M~e.1 tz..tm.nt. tappillg -lUld aI.epillg n~..I I._"nl.v yean .
(Signed) .. Y. A.. DaTI.....
draughtr were usel~l!Il!I, and even & aptclallilt

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W HuLin, W
ParAt.t, ]!I A "'~ Cox, T'

Jacbon. P'

Ch'Ton, S.

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Brinn. CounOllJors W ~
Sutton, 7 E MONng, E 0
J\.cuon. L E Quefcb, W
e G Field. F WInter, J.
Morley. ~ J. Tyr~U, 'A.
Webb, H G. Ra.lUbbw ana

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Dryland and W. J.
Butler, (MI9S) E.
Farrer, T NorriS ~
Sparks, E. P Collier,
Ra.baon, H Wa.t~, T
J Maker, A. W • .A:
A Newbery

M'R OAfrLi-S DECEASE

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A letter was rend from Mr Venn, on behalf of
Mr~ Caudle, thanki g the members I of the Coul1011
lor the :letter of ~I dolenee lSe~t au. their bebalf.,
stating that It w.a.s a. comfort t.o know the high
esteem In which Mr Caudle was held
THE NEW lliATES
lh' J 'W :M.u\1'1:t:r
t.hat a. Borougb rate
be made In
the etlt.im&te for a.
Borough ra.te
of one Ibilltng Io!ld
fi n!I pence 111
that
of the
Borough &I co,~.t,t~~
ment oftothe
subJect
;irE'~~r::~~i:ia:

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50/-

3 Yean. .

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On .,..bl'uapv . . . . . 1.1 ••

/lot h", the ell.h_t t _
tol' the Nat:
fol' .... than

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eeded by

faT as the
rate or one
tor tbat, part
the commencement
tho Urba.n DIstrICt.
rate bf ten pence
pound for tb&1;

to the

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of the

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GUA~DIANS.

~ETTER iFROM MISS COx.

A MILK-SELLER'S WISH.

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GARDEN NOTES.
THE FLOWER <MJIDEN
the time to lOW Sweet Wllba.ma for !lut
,eLf s 8.owennr There are lOme aplendid 1tr&lDl
of pmk &Dd sC&l'let selfli,' &8 "ell as Aut'JcuJ&.eyed
ra rlelle5, all very at.tract1ve
If transplanted
whIle qUite .small they make luge plant8 by IS ep~l1l h&r or Oct.ober, ready to go 1nto thell' BowerlDg poalt.ioD.8 Sow t he seed In the o~n
Th e pr~nt 1fI a good time for planUng or
i; ·a.nspla.ntl ng Bamboos, WblCh~ &DOn get estab.ltsh od
Most of them like & e:beltered posIt10n,
and they grow ad.nUra.bly In the aha.de 10 good,
mOist 8011 They are useful for brlghtenmg dull,
&hady pJ scea wbere flowerlDK' plants are bot very
la.t1'5 fa.cr..ory, :w.d they remun green all the wmter
Polyanthu$6S should DOW be ,pl&Dted In held. or
borders near wa.lIs or fe nces faclng north, for too
lummJ Here thilY ..,111 make fine crowth dunng
lhe ..ann wea.thel', With Mtle a.ttentlon beyond
waterlDg OOO3AIonD.1ly
ThIS awliea to aeedlinga
ra.l.sed under , .... dunng .-pring, and to old plaut.
hfloo from the IIprlDg bed. and divided.
Some
old makure or le&f-mould dug IDto the...grqw.d
before ~1&Dtlng will help them. grea.tly. Old pI~t8
should .&.I!.ve a foot between the hnM, though .eed.
lings ..ill do -WIth & httle less.
Le&ve room for
hoeing In all C&Ee8
H) ac,htb&, Tulips ' and Ddocbla ueed for apnug
boddlUgl abou.ld be hrted ca.refully, and repla~ted
ID good SOIl Here they may temr.ln till tbe fo~e
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dlcs
completely befoM clealUDr and .torlng
them
Tread the 8011 :firmly., a.nd give a good
.. a.Lerln, Immec:ila.t.ely
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Ca.nt..etbury Bells WIth theIr large aDd Corpou.
fl ov. e" , i lll a vru:lety of forma" are indispelwable
In the .ga.rden Sow the e:eeda at onoe lD • wnn,
poSitIOn to gl.e them t une to make good growt.h
before
autumn, ready for planting lhto ~he
beds
The larger tha plante the more eftectlve
when t e 1i000enng seuon cornea round
'Ihe ~DIll.ng of June WIU be qwte early eDOUrh
to plant out such thlnga u De.hbu. lIehotroP.«ll:"
Cac.naa, and tubelOUa BegOJ:ll&8o-"' ..... lndeed, the
Ecrond WiMlk of that month will do .for BegouIn.
d arted ID heat, especlal]y 11 the w_tber be rough
I.L Ute time
Th6l"e1 need be no b.-lt&tlOli. 111 Planting out
0.;,,,)_ 1''' l'ucha .... , l£.......,m..,.f :I.oto.w aDd
\ crl:ieDlUf. It they haT. 'b6eD proper'), hamened fff
by rem-fing tbe hgh\.a for .. ~ preTloul!If1'
Ge-MDlum, ma.y also be planted out, but th6 end
0 1 the m
pnth W111 be quite atllt.a.ble lIuch dopeDda
on the l e&t..ber and the abeenoe of wind at the
time
I 1 be !la.g Ir~ that bloom JD. April and May
can be I!fted, dIvided, and replanted ... &oon lu
~ ow 111

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the Beruhire

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Sat.ljrde at th. .be, ..
es~tp'&t..( for Ial6--11 , 1D
ma~ thertl1n. b y t he. CouI1lJ
PurpoIeB CODl ml ~tIee
Mr

..nd the mBmbera p~ent
Young. :Mr E~ D Ma.nsfield ~.U!e.
J . Hal, li, Mr
J . 1 0""., Mr.
.)Ir G P
Slade, the Rer It. D.
8. Willes, Mr T Slturra.1.
E.
A HUlI. y. Idr E. Ol..~e &mjMtJ

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If It _ eTe Dot

po¥lb1e tb ..,

118mB mea.ns have t he d.i.eua:lon 01
ID ~m\Dit'iee
It .~ed ' that t he
be .ome",hat of • donle.tt.e Gb,1U'4
,t would be- almMt Ibotler t o'
considered In comlDl t t.ee
l aid he wu qUIte- a;~i ou. tha.'
be done t b&t mIght inQ.lcate •

aDY.,thIO(. but, the thing_ they
be diJcuued agn.11l d the
It d~ SQem pou 1b le
IDJiht; t ake & turD In whJch
1.0 spea K: m oJ'll
I f they

treel,.

to t ba.t ctrect , &nd
_g-reed to

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[By F. W.
It WIll be remembered tba.t when tlie It&ading
TrIbunal I!at on Thunday, there
Boardl of Guanilans met JD Apnl, there " ..
prolont
J W Ma.rllD (In ths cha,,).
dll,euulon over 80 1para.graph lD the :report
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Mr F
:arfltt. 1.1r F E Mont/g. Mr Geator, Infant Poor Gommlttee which stat..e.l tba.t. &
Rift. in th~ dull 11"'1 mr.ntlmg olo/jd. r,neaI
Mr IJ Q'Pe1ch, Mr Deadmlln. and the Clerk (Mr
.ky doptho moSt beautifully blue Up..._!rom
the
Homes
pUDlshment
by had
the
Bernard €oHms)
Captam MackenZie and Major ponl
the da.rk a.nd lowermg honzon blue black r&ln
exceptIOn to thLB
Deny!
represented the mlhtary authofl members
clouds roll In threa.tenmg advance I But the
the boy had illghted a. gns

T\e loel l

FBRUoD

VINGB ASSOCUTI ON
m eetlDg of the Edu e.~oa

~Dun i ~t.ee 'and t he Schools !I....,e·
tl pon t he queat loD of r.he
"8&T1ol' Astoclat lOD wc.s read

they have finIshed dowenn~ Indeed, tbia 11 the
&est
to move the m, beca.u3e they 800n get
esto.bhshef1 and malr:e 1)n& dow-enns plant. bef<r'

se3.!lOn Rieb. well-tined sod '«>111 Slut th~
it4l!.urably, but thoroughly decayed manure ma,.
be used I
los stY~06a m~y DOW be dl'tided and rep~nted.
IC the cl~ ps are getting too large. If the M)1ll ll
III anv way heavy UN plenty of leaf~Ib.ould aDd
b.Uld t.o I hgble!! It
Alway. !elect a ""arb,
~b e l ttred ~Won for tbl& wInter flowenng Irll,
I t Ihe foot of a wall, or close to the bue ~of1 a.
h( d ed greanhouee, to favour the growth at the
4clll ers lo! WJntB_
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Sm .wb4}rry bed. should reoelYe a t tention, lf tl 13
I as not dlr6&dy been done Hoe the crOUDd and
lur awa.Y weeda, a.fter whICh a aprmlr:llng of soot.

ot

Soma

Scatt.e~
toot

oot,ifying

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Strong plants ot Humee. .eloga.na 1n ,mall pots
m1.y yet ha.e a Blllft mOO • ll&e or two larger,
and that. will stimulate them Into .?JI'OtoU& growth
before throwing up tbelr .8ower '~Im Tbey ara
liable to lose their larie lower leaves If kept In
too an:iaIl poh:, and are greatly deteriorated
thereby Water the Plan~ Immedia.t.ely after repottlDg, uslDg a rose on tbe can to &etUe the soil
Seecill ~ own now wlH (tve rile 00 large t.lanta thla
1Sea8ob..1 A few of them a.re veq useful to ah.noi
about the oonserva.wry Cor tbe &de of tbe a.romat.ic
fragrance of ttJe lea.vel, which reqUIre no rubbing
to glTe oft theIr strong but a.greea.ble odour The
fohage elone 18 band80me on stron.g plant.l
That ReSt, the Chry.a.ntbemum Leaf-miner, 1Il
aetlve at &11 times LD hea.t:ea houses, but never

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for
on Chrysanthemums
ot aU also
lunda,
the Jt
annua.lll
r ....ed under glaa,
on IDclu(:hnlC
Marguer
and CIDeI"1U'UUI
The .... orat leave. mal' be

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shallow p<Ind half covered

WIth

a

base Ime of the firs and

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bounded .... t by " ..ute,

where gorse and dogr.o.se buahell not, and west by a
brond gr&88 t~kWlay across the boggy parts of
which a. gravellM pathway runs, and beyond which
IS another COPPice thick In underwood; and ebow-

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mg oaks of .. growth of thirty ye ..... or
In the bll ch copse IS 9. maze of narrow paths and
tiny glades, along and over which the rabbits chue

a.nd revel

In comparatIve secunty
The trees a.re
mostly sa.pllngs and the dehate leaves 8Caroe yet
have spread themselretl, for many show the pucke~
whlch are due to the tWIrled casmg of the bud"
and the ground beneath IS httered wItb theae
broken bond! T he area of the copse III atoned
and re-crossed by low mounds WIth parallel shallow
ditches where da.rk water hngen, and Imakea a

COUNTY THEATRE.
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A I POpbLAR DRAMA.

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A dt'&ma whleh Mould prove ",ery popular ill
BeadIng 11 Oelng pt'eMnteci .. t the County Tbe80tre
thll week OJ Itl a Long WIY to Tlppera.ry," by
.Mr. Lodga Percy and MI ... Hennetta. Schrier, deal.
Wlth the preeent great 'War &!ld ahOW& a glimpse
ot the life U .IOUlewhere In FraMe II It tell. how
tour people bold tOOl!' own ag&ln.tt hord es of
.. Huns" untJl help arrival Scene one &hOWl the
plotting of & Germa.n .-py. and how hIS -meme t.o
_teal the plana of an ant.I Zeppelin gun 18 frn ...
tra.ted In the nick of tIme
the Ame rl~_ girl,
Hatt,. Mayne, and the JOY1a Enghahmat1, HUiA
Ch.a.neellor
Mise M.bel Lowe p'aYI the part of the "'ITloClOUI
and relourceful American girl in a vl,Oroul and
telling mann-er, and &I Hugh Chaooel1or. Mr
Ru.ell Norna 18 .. co~l.te &UOC'eIS
Hr. Wm
Hayward makt'1l the mOtlt of the part of the gelHal
old IrVh prIeR, and one muat not. forget to comphment the actlng of )lr Cha. ChJtord ... t.he
pnn01p&1 German spy AU the other roles aI'6 10
capable handa

ir{":':~S\~:~.ft::,'3:i!~~ 11 sperse
wanderer wary of hts steps Ful.'"L.8 clumps mtera
the buches and IJtretch strogghng a.nne acroa.

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SIan G H~t proved an
WlDDer. . .by a.. lliota,
wl t h F HoIwman &eCOnd. It 111 propoeed to r~

tboe llyatlK' t.o~rnament& ea.eh montb, and with
werme.r weather a !Dueh Ollrer entry 1a &LtICIT1u, nut. tournament Wlll be a plLll"1l
oollrn&ment.
t ~

pated

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FETE.
The

the narrow pat~s Theee clumps are not yet fully
ftowered, pelhaplI the shelUlr
9vergrowmg tree.
hu checked the sun which calls the Bowers out.
But the furze on the open 'land, there where a
bre~ 10 the trees glVe& Vlew, wows on every
bush M' group of bushes IUch a. blaze of yellow
light th&t the common seems on fire The moalY
8urla.ce of the glade 11 set wlt.h tufts of rushes, and
In many pJ.Aces tIDy rush leta l!lcarce two 1OC~S high
are In full flow'er of brown and yellow 3\t1!t-like
clusters close agalnst thelf .tem. At the foot of a
dehcat& birch IS a. circled pn.tch of blue hy.mnth,
the more rem8ljkable 10
no other hyamntha
grow m the glade An ash tree toW6rl!l a~Te the
smaller trees, but Its clnstel1l of brown ~n leavu
upnght at the end of each drooplOg branch h ...
not yet spread to the light The oua thiS year
have m&<le an easy first In the race WIth Ithe ash
for leafp.ge. one Just oppoBlte Btands 10 aU the
glory of Its golden green ~SB, a contrast WIth the
bare grey Btems of the lagga.rd a.sh beSide It Thl~
oak shows too a plentiful crop of oak g&ile gh'
tenmg pmk and whIte among Its leaves
The bank close by 18 heaped WIth bramble, dead
and brlttle, but the grBBl beneath thus rebc of the

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P'i.llRBJt, ISeOOnded

It wae r.esolved that a
and lam11y of the late

.i~:~;t~!~~~y G'lJardlans' rilgret at
\118 loss, and t
and cODdolenoer. wltb
them It Will be N.!membered tbat Ml' Caudle W&A
Ito Guardian for West Ward for au: yel.n, and had
been chairman of the I'lIlanoe ComDlI~tee of the
Board

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the
ex·

- M~TINEE CONCERT.
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£1601FOR FREE COFFEE STALL.

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T HoIO
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Allon
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d li~n~td;~E;~~1~;~~~~~~~~~~~~:b:~
Talbot, wh1le
T - Coly.r
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1'.. Bowman.
being
on
';~: :';n::ij'~:ti;:~ of Seaka.le
have DOW ad.-anced B
&.ebbmp & Each. player. met t.D. cUher l!I6'fen,
diabuddlng.
A number of
four -ends Up COD4tltu~n~&, .. game. OlD th, conclu·
each tbODI' or piece.of root

Sprout8 .hlch haTe been rea.red In
or pa.rUy In a. gr-eenhouse this spring,
planting out Wey 19'111 make Itmng
put IQ good. well-ma.nured 8011. and
be pll&ol1teci cloeer than two feet In the
and a half feet between the linea
permanent tns.u Lettueea .bould be
Ra.dllhe& 60wn
, bet.-eeD, l&a..IDg room

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growth of water weed
Sphttl,Dg the wood •
tro.okway merges from road to path a.nd then di~
suddenly to a coombe, where pnmroees abound and
wmd Bowers peep &nud the underwood On hlihu
groqnd contmuoull With the leHl where the felled
trees he, a. birch copse tapers northward. from tb.

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pulled air and bnrned . hut ot.hen may be squeesod.
between the Anger ,.ad thumb to de ...... r,)1 I he
grub. A gOod plan II to fuuugalie the .lowe ",Jth
I t Au~.hredl,n
whIch I destroy. them "h(jJt:,ale.
melu.ibng tbe mother ftle. which lay Lbe 8t;3'6 In
all oalW close att.entioo .houk! be given 111 "pung.
~ tbl" ....111 ...~. a great &mount, or tro"lJl~le
dunnJ tbe summer &Dii autumn
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tb9
amall,
Pull
strongest, and th1& mngle crown
&t rong enough to be wOt;t,b. cutt.lIj

At a comer

and that the repOrt be presented dlf..,t

ltea

~OWLS

&ll ~of them are lett
OWll1g to CJ"OwdlOg

8wa,ltmg

t1

l lKl a fertlhser should be gl \en
,The beds may
then be mulched W1th 10nK, ll tt..er1. m&llure. or dry
Mra;.. to l keep the fnuts off" t.be ~ounds and pret«ent t hebt bemg tspluhed With. mild 8.lld Il1000
dur ng showery wea.tber when ripening. The soot.
'Alii hel p to keep down , 6lugll, but. If these are
A REVUE.
U!>IJ a.lIv t~oublesome 'durlng the ripening penod ,
Next ~1r: ....81 a.re to hal'e & reTUe, 00&
li' dustlng lof qUlclr::-hme ms.y be g\Ven IL8 weU, end London'. latest productlonl, U .FiDe Peathe.n"
at the same t lbe.. It JR a good plan to miX the The mtalo ~ Will be ~ha.rm1Dg, and the book of
lll o be£01j8 &cattering them over the ground .Be lyr1Cll h ... been wfltten~ by )11&1 ¥ary Norr.n .MISS
u reful 1] 01. to covel' the .8dwer tru~ when Noran will 8.pWlJ' 'Wltb 40 some fine birds, It IUld
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Mr. Harry Roxburg. the fa.moua oomedl&l1, 11 In
Keep a shsrp lookout lfor the fint appearance of cluded 1ft tbe cut. The fol.lowlDg week Will IoC&
ea terpilla rs of the Goo.eberry and Curra.nt Saw- Scarlet
a ~nal
VllIlt of ll.i88 Julia Neilson ID h The 1
Pimpernel"
ay A
remedy 11 to dla&Olve a. quarter of a
pound
and. h&lf & pound of 110ft soap 1n
'I bree
of water, a.pplYlDg It while the wa.ter
S
warm aa the haDd caD tolerate. ThiS
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done In the early evening. a.fter the
down, and care should be taken to
With o'lcan water a.n hour after
PALME, PARK TOURNAMENT.
the a&lt from the foliage Early
IS beat, before the caterplUan have
A .flYing slDglea .baZMiIO&p, open to members,
foha.ge The ga.thenng of oorrles for
be commenced as lloon as they a.re W&8 decided by the Palmer Pa.rk Bo"hag Club on
was 1ft ~ coDihtlon.
'~~h~~h:.:r.,,:be~.,~uoed~ leavmg
ecoDoaueally . Just thin Sa.turday laat The ~n
Eight
bl
.. fall" crop to and an ex:cltlOg cont-estl .,,&8 Wltnesaed
rueU1bera competed, E. T Bryant, G _ Hart., H. L

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Keep. gOOd look-out

ID SPrlllS

the dawn has been that lIun IIh.l~

mel·

THE GREBNHOUBE

uil.n

proryH~e of

conquer clond, and that pt'9muJe Wlll be l1:ept Th&
hea.VlDg and tumblmg maasell sweep abo!!1 the
pa.tches and the flfts of blue, and carry on beyond
the hIlls whIch !!eek the north
Anon the grey
clouds lighten overhend, the deep blue leMe1lB 10
mtenslty, and aU succeeding waves of cloud send
back the ra.ys whIch strlk6 upon th~r cte8ts, and
thus they all appear white messengers of hope
1 he fir wood, reanng masl!lvely aga10st the hIgh
w,dl of the sky, shows purple blade, reheved at
mt.erva.Is by tho high green splashes Jhere taU
birch trees throll' out arma of greetmg to the lIun
The wood ap )roached and entered, a ll th~ colour
field 18 changed The bare sterns crowd u~on the
nearer VIew and show theIr rougbened bark' I.tTegularty eeamed and hned grey red and brown and
blUltJh black, and even green upon their shuow
Side Tho dull brown carpet, sdent &ad elaatlo
to the tread from the repeated trlouto of the fit:l,.LS
croslled by fallen trees, whIch he at even'" angle
you to ma.ke tblS matter clear to the Board
Shorn of theIr crests and arms and bl~dlDg at
Guan:lt80s, for af+=r more than 20 yea.n spent
evcry wound, these sometime warnors of the woOd
t.he managemeot of chIldren my Jua gment ID
are now mere logs
~c&rtage ' thence. What
matter. e:hould
trustYiortby, and I feel
rehcs of the woodman's craft had littered round
my honoul' 1ft Iat Itdke "
the axe hewn stumps, a.s chIps, and scra.ps of bark,
The Gua.rdlan8 consldered the lette.r 1n
Jagged splmters, a.11 had disappeared for i childrea.
mlttee.
from tLe hamJet cla.lmed a.ll these
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OFFIOERS DLErARY QUESTION
The fir coppice IS bounded on all sldes by &~a.nk
The questloh .or the officers' dietary wu
and ditch, and on one I!lde beyond these runs &
opened when Mr G H H.u.L-MAN'czY
straight road raIsed above the level of the wood,
.. That a Committee be appolDted to
report uPon the officers' dlct ary 81 now e"t.l,li,hed) beyond whIch road agam are other firs and l~bel

At

the a.utumn-sown. Onlom are lure

hoad JI 'IIlnmly Duliled 011, leanng the
IDtact. Tbls stem will grow to large SIU,
good bulb Will grow at the side of tbe orlgmal II
one
Winter Sp1nach aGOn. b.gInl to run to .seed
now, but ma.y be pulled Up when all th& good
and uuble leave8 have been removed. The ground
can then be dug and piUlit6d W1.th 3~lUng ell!le
Spinach ahould not be !<IUowed»y
,nllCb. A
supply Wlll now. or "'ery aoon, be obt ed trom
the .prlOg sowing.

m "e ..

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of whICh the Foster Mother "I the ~J~;b~e~~uI~~~;~~:
'for conditIonal I eiemptlOn of was fined fo~ 1OfrlOgmg ~he I ghtmg
clerk, lIr G H Goodson It Watl
the Benro. of GuardIans J'Cee~,~t'i;n';'fi~~,~;,~~::d:~
Goodson hnd hecn posscd for home the followlnli letter fro~ the S
the Sca.ttered Homes. MlBS D:n:. was read
He WI~S d l:'ltnct scctetl1ry of the
gathered from thB newspa.per reports yf the
' I~,_- , "
Fue.ndlv SOC1e~y
Of eight
Board meetmg that the Justice of tHe
engaged befol-e thel war five were pUnishment of tbe boy 10 r onnectlon wlth
front
CaptalD MaCKenZie Siud he lighting ord er v. nJ questioned. .blay I suggest.
r.ondltlonal e.n mptlOn, which was oWJng to my absknce Il. wrong ImpreYSlon
given to the inubhc 1ft the leport. I feel
and Co asked for exemptloD of F
t'bl~ false lm!)reSSIOn sbould
JustICe to
adjustor Mrj T R Kent, rccted Tho boy was pum shed With three
to support the application, e:ald fol' two a.ct.~ of disobedience (1) After
Co hOO 400 branches Refused that. he ~Q.9 not to lIgbt the gas Le
pOInt With the "Mother" and then
,~t~~·~~~: applied for exemptIOn of E R (2) HavlDg been refu~ matchoo he used
v
fieh merchant's l man
Mr
paper, 0. Vlolatlon of my orders, and very
E;~~h~"D
Hunt both bought a.nd lIold fillh
The pUDlebment was held over
geroua
had one lIon-tnd ten nephew"
Saturday for tw~ rea.&Ons (1) to Slut my
(;onm",o.. " exemptIon was granted venlence, (2) to aVow the boy to see what
rem.U118 10 hLS present employ- Q.Il net of d,sobedlenee run have May I
Hewett and ChurchIll. I .obcltors

sJM.w Ilgns of 80werlllg, whether transpla.nted
not A common CU8tom 1& to pull them UP.
they .. 111 each produce & good bulb If the

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Tomat.ooo ... """ gt'OWlDg 1-'1
hO'USM, and nould haTe oon,ta.nt '~t.o.,tic'lI
steppIng the .idesboo~1
Keep them
alngle lteml. The .early stages of
mOlt care lD thll respect, for IIlrl~hQOt.e
abundantly, and the pl&nts Wln 800ft be
of leavel If neglectod Plant. for I outdoor
.hould be put in II. oold frame to ~arden off

In ald of the free bufte.t for wldlers and aailora
a.t th. S E and C R Station a, Readin~. a s plen
did m&tm&6 concert. was given at t he County
for Theatre on Wednesda.y afternoon
The Theatre
was pa.clted, the lI.udleDCel lnduchng l.rlte number.
of wounded soldlers from the \Var Boe:plta1a in
the town Alum ot £l~ net wu reall500, .,wblCh
11 rega.rded. AI 'Very satISfactory
Itflw were given by the U Beanoe It Concert.
Parly, and lmmeUliely enJoyed by the autuonce,
wbo heartily lomed In the ret~lD!I ~f the popular
I50ngs Tbe pa.rty con.lated of )Ira 'N' J . Bannan
(plana), lit-. E 0 BanneD, the :Mlases Ena
GII'068mlth, \ Brldget GreJlnwell. Nancy Hlom8.eld,
Joyce Dick, Muriel Hannen, Enid Allen-WhIte PDd
Marjorie Ten-y.
... nW2l-~r ot arUlt.e. ifrom the
Glllety Theatre wera alltO pre&ent, lnclud1Dg the
oelebrated comedIan, Mr George Gr08&mItb, ..,.,.ho
pa.rtlCulN"l, dOIlghted the a.ucilence In htl duet
With lIl1J1 lI&Clge &unden, "They did~'t beheve
me II Mr. Henn LeonI, :who fIMll'f and 'Mr. Lealie
Beu.on, "ho appeared lU a lrrenah piece. WQ18
amon, t1M other good "turn"," and ..u..1U Avroe
Kelb.a.m. m&d& la deClde.i II\lCceae of It li'lQrrle WIUI
• Plapper.u
OOVlllRED

that

:::tJ~:B~m~tl:~I~J~~r&:::;;' anC~OI~ebe~~~

a pool two vl~roU9 thistles challenge three foxglove plants to a. race for a. place In the SUD, and
close at ba.nd ferns stretch up hairy arms and Ihake
their fisted fronds all If dming any plant l growth
to contend With them for foremost place m the.
underwood Mien say
here once r&D. ~ Rpman
road and Ita ~ncrete hes but a. foot beneath tu
turf It may I eo
J uat hero tbe ground IB very wet Uld the foo\
smb With a. pleaslDg squelch deep mto mosl The
unuzmaJ Bound has startled two thievlDg J80ylJ and
one of them har.,hly scolds as he takes & abort
Bight to & netghbourmg tlee But other bIrds .eem
less afraId Two tits cull mUSIcally U wt, 21t,
Zlt." and lIght on bra.nchcs close at hand, while a

tha.t

robm perkily enqUJl'O' ,I the stranger In hiI groanda
lIS carry-mg luncb.
The wmd 11gbs I heanl,.
through the firs, and washel l through the nearer
trees wlth a. sound hke that from & dlsta.ot tram.
Lark,J 15plf&1 10lp space a.bove the gorse decked
leld close by f and thmr spiJttmg notes lKlund
clearly abo'!; s tho eoft .. coo oeroo" of & paJ.r of
nog doves m tbe fartber wood :
At a bank where dead nettle!! bloom, a I50litary
" bumble" bee IS 'busy a.t hIS work
Too D!auch
engrossed he does not know that he 18 c1c~eely

watched as he burIes o.lmost all h" burly httle
frame ill lIQret after floret, and M, frOm each
emelJrmg, he brushes head and eyes Impatil!D.tly
One trelache.roua tloret. 1et.
wltb.[ two fore legs
hun down, Ita petals e:cattermg With his Wetpt,
but 11ttle he
he 111 up aga.m and borymg hi.
brown Ihoulden m another :Bower, ere ever the
broken pet.al.
the ground.
Now I.ughtar a.nd aol\gll of ebildren eaay up·
...ord from tho
and the,"""'lJlhttiD'g .....ocIi
of VD0t.or oa,.. thot th. road .. ot; hut!.
But the glade ~m~. memol7.

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