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Irappy wbe.n ~ marry."
H B\lt
y'Qu'Te only
marrying one, tVen'~ you?"
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.. When 'ho' hlt him WIth ' th. golf boll,
it knock h1m aOJ}selesl ,.... _~I ... tJllnk &0:.
und ers~ they are eoqn... 1.0 J:Dtrry.' ·
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Buyer " Is tillS dog all~6tion"te!" Dealer,
- }"I sbould aay so I li .... ~old him fpur tim~',
• d every time hst'scome bae~to. mo'; '

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H e ' ~ My mcom llJ ..mall. _tt;nd perhap. : It
cruel of; me to
e ypu ' frO:nl "1Qur father'.
roof
She "I don't h 1e 01\ the. roof I "
Customer , onterlng poultry~ ;~orJ' • I
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Boy "Y~, sit; htb~r wdl e doa directly."
She
•• In fit way ~ gett.in ' maT1'led' is bke
mung a t.clephone" H e' to 01' ISO ' I" She .
I I One doesn't Blwnys get the "pnrty one wanta to
f. How
Awfully gre'edy vou are I " SAid one
hl tl. glll 10 another .. Yon took tbe bIggest

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apple from the bask. t lust as I wa. gOlDg
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D eaf~ a.nd.J)urnb Beggar' «Do you thmk l't
looks like raID, Bill'"
Dlmd Begga.r I I I
dLum' t look up to see-here comes one 0' ~y
be st cu.stotn ers I ..
Tommv H Mother. YOll knqw you sa.Id tha.t
Jam would make me III I ~ I ate 1t All T"
Mother 4 (Yes, d ear) 6o~ t vlOllld " 'Tommy.
Ie \Vell, It hasn' t."
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Mother "Norman , you a.re B- regular h t tl6
glutton I How can you eat oU those sweetsT'
Nonna.n .J " Don 't kno,,,,, mother, I suppose
It's lust aood luck'"
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B oy
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you change a Eil)::pence t"
Groce r ' ~ Certlt.I1lIYI my boy I What do you
~ want It clumged for? "
'CAuse motber
tlun ks I t'~ a bad one I "
Custom~r (to g rocer) 'I " 'ish yon would
n ot SIve irie such short we1 gh t For my money"
Groce r "I wlib yo u wou1d not gIve me such
a long waft for mme I "
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.. It. toot ... You an , awfully long tIm e to pun
tha.t feHow's tooth , " ,~ SRld ille..... assistant
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arlswered t he dentist, grimly
" He
marned t.b:e girl I loved I ..
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" Tills plDCe boasts or 1\ Choral
8 0 ~ I €,ty, doesn't It!"
Villager
" W e don ' t
exactly by!,St about It, sit We endure It WIth
.. II the calm ,tesignatlon we c"1il ..
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Sb e ~IThe man I marry muat b e 'only a
l Ittle lower than the angels'" H e (sudd enly
d roppIng) • /I H ere I 8m on my knees, a little
lower thant ODe of then) '" He got her'
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Sympat\User ' "POOT htUe, chap I Wherp
(lid that qruel boy hIt you r "
Sma.ll Boy
.. Boo oq OQ.I W e wer o '8VIn ' 8 na.val ba t tle,
and 'e torpedoed me In the eogme room I "
Small Bpoby had met Wlt.h A slIght mlBba.p,
Plod was crying bitterly
If Let
me lue s the
tears awav," said moth er
" W(l.lt a mlnute ,
Dlumnue:r sobbed the bttle fellow, "I haven't
:finished crying yet"
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Anti War Arguer (aftCr long harangue
&g a.lD~t ~h e war) . 1/ But I might just as well
talk to a ItlMp pos t .. Bored" Soldll~ r Of Better,
mate, for the lamp post wouldn' t thmk any
Lhe worr, of you lor It "
AnxIOUS
Mpther
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db I you
know
,oung Cubhugh 1S In love WIth you? Has he
told you eo1 " Pretty Daugbter "N no , but
YQu should see the way he look< ot m.. whe.
I &om nqt look.mg at him."
A kIndergarten te~cber had b.en explalUmg
to ber PUp'lls what ~erg e tS "Feel my dreB!! ..
zhe said. 'It is maqe of .serge Now, Johnny,
of what nre your tr6users made?"
.. Of dad',
old one~" said <lohnIUi, With eonviplion
An austere loaking l&.Iy ",alked IOto • far·
l1er's racently and Baid .. to the Ilhopman "I
8hould ltk,f to purchnse a I muff ..
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fur? " demanped the man I If Tq keep my
bands warm, you l.dlOt I " exclMmed the ' lady.
" I hope they don't glve my little boy any
n~ughty rucicnames 10 school" " I I" Yes , ma.)
th ey call me 'Corns'" ' '" Ob , bo.w dreadInl 1
And why do they call you tbat,.T " "'Cau&C
In our Chr.S6, you kno...w, I'm alwa.ys at the foot 1 "
She was a Imght Iglrl, but she ho,d m ~rr ~ed
a POOlj man
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'Idabe l d ear ," stUd a
kmdly 'Old lady, a f"and of many Y611r8' .tand·
ing, ''"'bow do you find m arried Hfat.. tr Oh,
6eW zew!"
rep~Ied lthe young woman, w1th
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say, Bill, 1 is somebody poorlY at your
bouse 1 I heard &' l ~t or runnlDg upl and down
the staIrS dutlng ' the mght" "No; It was
c~ly the WIfe, Sbe Signed on f9r a tr1\m. con·
was lUst havmg a i b1t of
d.uctor, and
practice r,
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"See that y~u dqn't get hart, Sam. It·s
dange.rous ' wQ1!king .ere tn' the quarry " .. Oh,
nothin~ can happen to me, Joe I
I've' bar·
rowed t6n ~ shilbnge , from - the forem&n, and
smce then ha doesn't let me do any d.nger
cus work II
Bov. HLdok here, guv1nor, 'ad of them
'OInkles I bought of you last week 'adn't
lloGhillg II} '.em "" Merch~nt : . ~ Well, wot q 'yer
expect for a penay! TiU(lk I'm gom' to get
inSIde of 'ern al1~ ~d
a. look round 'fore
I sells 'em! ,.
Aunt· " Do you know y u are ' pla\ing wlth
two very naughty litt le OOY1',.a Johnny ' "
Johnny' "Yes" Aunt· fj You do. I'm sur
pmed ' Wh y don't you play with good httle
boys'"
J0tLnny: HB;ecauGe their mbthers
won't let th.em ..
Mra Vnhappy (afteo- the quarrel), "lWhen
we were !p:arr.u~d you Sllold you' d be Willing to
follow me to t~e ends of the earth, a.nd
1l0w-_'1 Mr. Happy. "Now I deBlre to ca.U
YOllr attentIOn to the fllet that t\l~ e.rth has
no ends. It 15 rou.n!l "
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Goorss, you must (bvide
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honoq.rably Wltb your brother Charhe"
.. Wlla.t
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motherT"
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means tba.t you must give hun the large.lt
plece. ' ~
" Then, mother. I'd ra.ther th~t
Cha.rha should b e honourable "
The woma.n went ~ p to a Red Croas h08pital
and a.sked , to Be81- ber hu sba.nd, who wall
wound eq.
'4 Ga rta.inlt/ · BAld the you ~g lady
in charge. II Did he (CqlI48 , 10 WIth a. convoy
from FranceT"
Woman . 4' Lor', no, ID.5518;
he cam 1 iD. wi' a 8nfuh61i heid!"
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John~ had aCC1d~ntally uPset a. dish of stewed
pru(l.es . . "Isn't that 1uc"l.,.I" b e exclaimed
u Wlta.~ do you mean
by ltS beihg lucky?"
asked hiS mother,. who would hardly have de
6c:r1bed 1t in that Iw ay•• " Why. It's'luckl I
dori ' t hire pru~e ., " .xplomed Jotul,
, If you marry (lrace, I' excla.lmed the Irate
fn.th er to hu SaD) "1'1:1 cut you 011 wlthout a
penny, &np. ypu won't ha.ve so much as a piece
01 pork . . tp bod In the pot " "Well," Bald the
yo ung man, "Grace 'before mea~." And be
Immedlatelr 'Vent tn 8earch of 0. mtDlster
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" Mam ma." sald lit tle J ohn, " I ]ust made
a b~ t.. " cr You naughty boy, Johnny I Wh a t
m.de you do it!" she ...k.d
"I bet Billy
Ro'bert.a. my -cap agtunat two buttons tha.t
~ou'd give ... penny to me to buy some , pples
You dontt want nle to lose my
With
P ' do
y ou 7 .. H e go' the penny 1
Prlvate SlmpkIns ~h8.d returned from the
fronl to find that hlS gIrl had .been wl.lkll'g
out. ,\ lih nnoUler young man, and natrrally
asked her to explam her frequent promenades
]n the City; With the gentlema.n. " Well, 4eart"
6he rephed , "It w&.s only kmdness on lus
n.r t H e Just took me down ever y day to the
\'Ibrary to see d you were ktlled. "
.At a dance 10 to certarn town, ... 'Vj81~r to
th e place apt Jnto converJlation wltli an
elderly gentleman
Presently the yopnger
man !saId,' pomtiog to a lady acrolls the foom,
~ ho wa.s smlhnR pl ea.santly m hia direqLi.oD
"I "l0nd er I f t hat dreadful looking woman 16
actuo.lll' trymg .... to ftlrt WIth me! II II I don't
know," the elderly #t:entleman answered
nnldly, "b,.t I ca.q ea.Slly ascel'tam for fOu.
She's my wife."
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Two commercial travellers who mat
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holl of one of the upper floors of ElD botel
stopped a moment t.o chat
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wonder If
,J oh.Jl~ Jl [s atayLOg here," said ODe
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don 't
know," the other answered) " but r c~n tell
VOll 11 he IS o'jl thi S 8oo~"
U How?"
If Just
take Po broom and mo.ke " nOise hke someone
~ \\ eeping . and If Johllspn 19 WltlllQ. h~armg
hO'll stick hll lIead out of t1lp door to flu!
Wlih the cha,!,bermald ..
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Tommy had JU !1t COJDpieted lu8 first term ht
a boat"dms,sollQOl
On the everung of hIS return hODl-e I wulung to impl-ess his httle sister
with tae v~Btp.eas of hiS knowl edge~ h~ led her
to }1F~ r nursery wlDdow, pomted to a. star, and
(;1'111 ~ U You *ef that light UP. th~re1 Well, It',
11'9:ger th a.n aU thiS world.' . "No, ' tamt. I •
rephed hjB sister . .... " But I ~ you It 11," roo
t urned the youtbfu} scholar, ' "Then, "(hy
It tha.t It" ClUl't keep off the r~n'!) ca.me Lhi
baf!hDg retort. ~

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GIbbs 200367 IWokmgbam)
) b ~m t! now r ep orted ,Kil le i
8 190 (X.wtown )
B lakeney, 11612 fEest D uh\ lcb).
Deac.;n 19322 (E~on ) ;.
7119 IEarl,field)
'~·h o.. I.. 25123 (R ead ng)

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m ken" Robert L C!l\:: A.

- ''lam ple:ulIHt to
worth " Mrl> "-llklll- " Mj S I.!It.er "u ifered nom
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nn medical meD H OLD·
PILLS. n. POSitiVI) elltA for
Dropsv, Bright '. Dl~IC

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BERKSHIRE VOLUNTEER
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for week ending 2ud June, 1911. ~
the wee k L l<:Ut T Rowland Kent.
tut the week Sergt J. B. Pa.rfi.
H e'l.~r uo.rt~rs ~ 30 , drill orue"',
"f'lt t~e~ or h~·.enacl::s. Tho bq.od
b\ <'l rell at '1
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at 10 if>r field day at
pds, ratiuw;. to be

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awl !b ,,onet fightiug , for
, CI.ttle M:u"-ot Ha 11, 7."5.
A l rred

~ trc.::t

Rauge , E 3u to 8 30.

.M (,des' H u,lI, 8

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H t:a dqu3rte·!, 3 15. for
tL ro\, ru g
Compauy }'lQJ'ade Cattle

for recrwt8 and mcnbe.C'5 , Co.tt1e
;:'l!."UIL:hug cl.lSS Cattle Market
pla.ctice , Alfred :street RaDge.

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bavonet fitcb.ting,
I';,;,""""" , C'un~e Morket Hill, 7 30' to 9
H~,j~~i1l'teT5 3 1 i, for praclic.
trJ.' u.ng

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IMl nj"LI'. RIfle Range
au 118.y w ent

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open to mem 1'· per beu.d for

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b t" Dr J T R Miller,

Street , :Uonda.y Q.ud l'hlJrsda.y

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"for Rectulis ro'y be obU>lned fro"

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Platoons J LiJ .,. a.uu eH!llnmg!!
K.t:LLIE. Col , Co llb.~d=t.

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THE COLOURS.
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fbe Cans.dla.p en'll. ~rVIC8 on nllht!lry duty
Ga. been v.ery I~raely deplet~ by c..ualtl.... The
llCrvIC8 r!lll Ill ' "O~ eompl .te~ bqt
3 100 'Iam.& h~ve been pllbllshed III tbe
th e organ of the Catt. dJa. .D CI\;'JJ Sen "''1ce

500 are ,known ~ have -been wounded, 168
been r4port~d kl e<J.. wbile 14 l!U'e known to
pnaoneri'!. 9r' wa.r 'die heltda of "tIlle vapov.
pa.r\ment. , have "ven lhe'i.r s~. ' evetY ~ility
and ' om:ouragemepb to enl~', ,.blle tho .. who hve
booa un&liIe !fum" various
to do eo "have
boon loy;illy cap-ying ui~ IiarioDt of ..<irk

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room for showd lie
WtCful saladlng:l >1&
procured d urmg
early SprlllS, whep
proCurable
Tho
d eeply worked ana
first soWlDg ~ h o uld
or end of May
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A. I.alads "'III be more in ldema,nd
than e ver bef0l'8 to belp
ud brea.d aJlowanccs,

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Messrs ~brtlp. and ¥artm on
( of T. W.
Champlon 39. funlrie, B3
Martm, the
De~uty Coroner, ,&,d- tbnt Mr 1 ,"hamploJl b~d
been ,\.Ctmg a s Coroner' . olerk {~r. 18 montJ:ilS ,
'1 he B orough Coroner Wfia on , aC~lve aervJC8. lQ
Egypt, and' tbe .pc'!ker had " g'l"'t deal to do
and needed Mr ' C hq..m'p10n's 8en!'l~~ ,L ast year
the... '!." e 109 mqu e~ t~ , whIch hlj-d neVer hap.
pened' ~ fore 10 Rea.(h~g ; and t P.lS year .. ~ up to
the 111 esent date, there had been 42 mquests.
'l hree months wlth leave. "
;PEIUlONAL CASES.
F H, }bln, 30, mnmed. passed for g~erBl ..r·
Vice, 'ruBchanlc a.nd driver, cmployed ' by MessrB.
H eelns One month W lth leave.
A MOl rlS, 37; marrIed. C3, bl teher, Ox:ford~
road Adloumea t Il) ,cAlled
S Chffo.rd, 3.5) lpa.rrlecj, C3, lupermtendent
\Ves1eyan and Genern.L AMur::.nce S oc Iet.y. Ad
poul11cd tIll ca.lled
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,V; H Pali<el', 33.... malTl cd passeJi for general
se rvice. ba~rti manager, M~.~ F "F:"ullbrook) for
'\Ii hom Mr I' or.-. R
Kent appeared. One month.
fin a.l
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A Evans, 31, marrled , p assed for ~neral lieI"
" co. steam lorry dflver, employed by Mr. R.
I)llgnm Three months wlth leave.
A):,PLICATI0NS FOR WITHDRAWAL
Th.! }hhtn.ry Repre..,nt~tlve apphed ' for the
WI thdrawal of certlfi cateH 1n the follOWIng caseli.
,W l!' ' CotLth , 37, marl'lep., el, foreman cellar~
man. ' etc " el)lploy<:d by lir A. S ' Cooper, One
month, final
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W Crutchfield, 32, marrIed, O}" bread baker,
employed by 11r C. J Daw60n
Mr E D
Bel ry appeared for t he employer. Three months
WI th leaye
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S W ~hdgley, 39. mamed. Go. olerk. em·
plbyed by tbe Berk. hlre N atlOnal He.l~h Insur.
ance Gammlttee' SIX months wIt.h lea.ve, condl
tlOUaJ o n ;remamlOg 1.0 fresent emp,loyment.. ;
G G~lSS, 32. m q.f1 led , Cl , da lIytnan
Mr
E T a iltt appcared Adjourned t Ill tbe next
slttmg of the 'frlb'Y'.1 III order tht a medianl
certIficate lInght be ob~ed .
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valuable, I S on the
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press rnacllme mmder, ell\p'loyed by tbe Berkshire
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TflE POUVfRY YARD.
wee ly ...aD arlic,le on P Olfltry apd Poultry Keep
ln~ r ~n eJ.:pelt. which .bould prove very use ful
at the present time. Thle wrllQf Will he pleasf::d
to aq..swer any ques tIons by readers, who sbouJd
send theIr corresponden-C8 tQ The Eciltor.
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foot deep, and as tb~ sun Dd air clUlDOtl POlSE-lbly, so early III the Iyear) warm the s~l to
1that depth, growth .... IV be very late III 5taI¢~
Img. 'rho remedy IS, of cou~8e, to ,ru.k& off tHe
r idges. and la ter on, whEin .th e 1 plants ar.b
throu~h and growmg 6trongly, 1S tlme eUQ1lsll

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Column, wiu lbe s ent
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orden andd'l~st:':!;~'~C~,~
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room should ,r'l''' lIS many chIckens as. ever they
can Of course the fu'Ht order was modified liD
that under t he llew rule f6" Is m~y be ~pt, pro
~ldIDg \hey do not eat fooJt fi\ for men, 'women
and chIldren But I doubt If the past two {~'r&
.,ny food h as baen uaed wbl(i~ w ~ ~ood enough
for human consumptlOn. I • IAIl such 1 t hmgs have
been too dear and voultry ,keepers wele CDm~lled
to loo~ round fO! somoth'\lg which would be
effectual and yet work oui l a.t.. a. lower prJ(:e Dur~
mg th e tir~t mont h the young ch\ck. wJJ) need
iUltable food, but thul 'consIsts of seeds whIch
co uld not be used fo, buman food, though alk,
th,s they can take a httle coarser food whIch WIll
lead ' them on to Ihe by·products whIch ar. only J
fit for feedlDg one branch or the othei of stock.
'l'he egg IS a ler.r neceSlin.ry cmnmodlty
and a.s you cannot ha.ve egg;; w1thout
It 18 essentuu tha.t. chICkens be t"a.JSed to
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rnll;r cODSldered the test 0f lail tfe varleti!ll

gerfDmat.ed, and the 4t.tlc p. ants we p~g
througlr, should watoh c~re lly for that,de·
structlve pest the ombn By. Tjns lDseCt Jie-ver.

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terrible damage
to Isprmg sown omons) Th clhef p'reve~tive
15 to keep tbe SOlI very.~ha~d around the plants
and encourage speedy rowt. j Dust the foo ts
WIth soot when tpe pI nts a. e dl8mp ~lthJ dew
early 10 the mornmg, a.nd ext IQormn~ glve
hberal eoakings qf wI} e(.
Ie Insects d. 1 not
like the t .. te of th} soot, and thIS w.:she4
lnt6 the ground helps Ulck ~o"th~
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Carrot

.e;dhnl s ' s

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IAfter th e ijuper uous ones ha.ve
remov~d tb,e SOlU sho d be [liept firm

lout.

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to
plants that ~~e Ie t to di'elop .The boe
I.hould be kept busy fter
firung beLweeJ)
rows, a.erattn$' th soil, nd keop.tng1 th~
Ithe
weeds under
ca~ots need OTY, h ght ~oi~ to
successfully, b?-t mucp I): b~ don9 to

grow

keep pha sot! lD
lS conditJ.oll by' O;,Cca 101,l~1
sprmkhngs of Clnder
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SuccesslOna.l sowings of bo h 8a.'bba~ I and
cos lettuces shoul4 be ade d~Ulg th", [ 'nng
and Sl,l.IP.mer, whej e tb~e pIa ta are req red
cont.fnually
The nllo ent ~ 1 ol~e~ ' wool do
"ell thI S year to ~pa.I'e space AUq time fo lettucb grow\ng, as thls S~la.d IS
means to.- clp
out tUe blead allowa. ceo A f. , lsoon
secf11mgs (rom the firs sowm ~omDJ.enc to
forVt the first ro~gh l eaf u. secong so ng
should be made. a.nd sol 01\.. untll the end.o the
6en,son In thIS ~ay ]~8t a faIr DOU):be or
lettuces come to ~8tu~rY together, enoug fot';
th e a.verage hou5el~old 0 di8pOS~ o~ at a l1De.
II too many are sown) they are aPf to bel left
too long In the groun • wlth ft.he result thati
~he plants become
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up a.re sold at a r••sclll.bl,
reason fO! suggestlI).g
ag,e man wllr have a

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his old plan,

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These bll'ds WIll soon clear a
down by the coop piCk. Un 11.
,tgam bef058 you reahse It. fttl t an. gun WaJ ~ ~8t,op them . .Hawks m a.y
~ rea.ted
tho same way, and Jays a.bo If they start
youn ~s ter8, a.s they ocCll.! lonnJ ly do ~ The
weather will brmg the r,LU; out of
now they can \ma!:e t h cn' home
h ouse or \n the ground A. \louse
fl oor JS J ust what they like, for
ground they Boon g.."et
bur row ben cath t.he £011 Mld
The
way to reach them 16 to
dig them o\1t Nev~r
1500n 1"
one C01i~8
about tIll caughb.
" brood of ch,ek. tb.
m cn e ru gllt They Will not
other food l iS about,
and then when once
vent then, killing the yoimgste,,"
patch o! thel~ .. lve'.1
ID the qouses such as
People get I\Il ldea that
Cl'eatures, but It 11; not n~';::,""~l1~,:~~~.~v~
to be fre e b ave the bouses
out and then painted With cresote
out 'l'hlB WIll kill all stock, sO
need not be worried wlth these
the hqllld goes down IIehmd the
10 ev.e~ crack and crevlce wbere

r~lsed

planUi

Gpol'deners often

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.mistake m flunk..

'1)g tq.t parsley IS a very ~ardy: v'W'tablc,
.nd they unagme lIt c
any.where ond
WIth .ny kind o~ Itrea ent
As tbi~ l1lant
came OnsiDR-lly frpm ~RBtern Enrope lot 11

grOol

Rot partIcularly liardy, and (loes IlOt gro~
well on a liea.vy, bold sod. It needs a rICh,
slightly mOIst 60Il~ nn ct: an open, sunny p081~
tlOn f'1t 18 often grown on t.he mal'gJ-ns ot
shghtly raised bo dars, where I It does well.
!l'wo sowmgs shoulp be ma.de, c;me -dun.ng IMaYj

~nd the oUler In late July- or I early AUflUst.
'After thinning out the ..edhng'; ' tho ground
sho\lld be kept w ~ ll boed and f-'1"quent Prlllt-lOgS of soot put round the phmts 10
wea,ther.

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Marrow culture i!t no~ taken up 8S nIjiV6r4
sally as It should be. \One rea.&on ga.rdeners
gIV e IS that when they ~ave grown the p~ants,
so few frUIts have 1 res lted from.. a
of
spr a.whng foliage and Po enty of '!blooms. Be81.de the mIstake of not hand-pollinatJDgl Lho
female Bow ers~ these Iplaot{l should nOI~ be
~lIowed to grow i unchecked
AI firs! the
pla..i..t.s do DotIlIng .but produce lP:ple fl owers,
ond not unt.H growth ls i stoppell do the f~lUalj
flowers.. !. as a rule, a.ppe,r.

ma.r

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settled

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am6unt of growt.h, th~ end
be pinched, ~ nd tlien It
~l.nl. b.g;~ 1 to ds velop
course, proper 1 polhnation
I S an ldea that old 1 seed
flowers tha.n~ ne.w seed j
seed) w~lCh IS fure

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stoPj tlle
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humm cO Dsum ptIon

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i Ibrown·o)ctaned
vl\r,e\,~,;
. l th~if Wlkepi
hit4
.kl~ncd
very soon 80 soft,
and decay
and ' for.l any length of tim~
At" Cr~lg IS gen...

birds But nearly all
ijlade up .pecla l
oomaUl all ~he . 0.teIll'i,,1 in!p"',die,nts
l\emg, and yet n ot.- a.

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out for v ernll Q l Where
are co cerned there ,HI noth lpg
t hun cows If the youngsters

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thue foods 6eparately
merchants ever heard. of.
sa.mple of cocoan ut mea.l)
poultry feed mg. and y~t manr
fooda , coDtaiD. some portIOn 0
balance the ration
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there IS warmth up t 9 OOde$' These las~ can
be Iplanted ~ut lD the spn'lSf an1 fine ~Ulb'
ate producecI: lQ l~te aum.Dler·~ 1 'l'be best kind

t be p oultry keep er may
thl!n blend them whlch

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T,bere Rore three hUlqS for '50WlOgl onion see,a
August for omons the folloWlng sunun.:-..{.
durin~ the sprmg for pulbs lQ the. l\.utum-b fot
6to~ing through the ""nt".ir, and ln nnd-wl,nter
lD pans filled With sandy poll, placed 'fher6

aljji 00

Now~that thel e

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by.pr<,duct.

the ridges.
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ROUrD T~£ FOWL~.

8craps,Llet me I&y that everyone w,bo bas

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Des~to th~ suggesl!on l'1\oontly mad. that no
fowl. ahoqlddbe , ~ept except wh~t can be fed on

deeply. Where tbe PQtatoe~ are pl.nted lat a
depth of 6lD. and the rld g~ IS only 6m. /'igh,
th.e tubers are COVE/red by
la.yer l of earth a.

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SolutlOD8
rited, and'
alter pu bhea t lon
&-re 10ltO_ted,

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Qutte 0. COID1I\OIl lDJ.stake in pla.nting pota.,
toes thIS yeal: seems to be 0 nd g" t.he potato
rows at the time of plantm
ThlS, of ci::turse,
Instead of hastemng growth retlJ,rds It, ~r 1t
mus t mean tha.t the 68ts are pla.ntedj too

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favourab~ oo.n. idel'~~~::"'..-:..

un~ettbt& headl~g we hare arran ged to pUblish

sprouts from last

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yea.r 8 SOWlDB8 wlll do
to ma.ke tb~ most
I of
tliem, for greens are
very lUSh
Instead of
cabbage
I prICes still
1 entlrely aV! ay from the
the \heart
should be t aken, and
tjoon ~nder
growths wlll , sta.rt from
mrun stalk: that
makp ,dehclous greens fop eooklDg rhen
most Qt the Brussels sproufs are l¥cked, and.
only mSlgmficant ones r erpam. these should
b e left for a time, and JW<1Y httle shoots will
sprrng from them, which
as t.endet anq
tasty as young Bplpach whe cooked.
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Lecks are such a 'Ta.lualble vegeta.hlel that
attentt9n Riven to them nbw 18 w.ell repaId..
Falrly d.:'ep, drIlls 15m 1.part 'shouli' be
c!ta.wn, and the yOlUlg leeks should be pltmted
In th ~ bottom- V'llth a dl ber) placlDg lthem
t.lI'ly deep !Jater on, fill II the drills -..frth a
hoe, q.nd In this way r eB y firs t-class !leeks
ca.n be ,grown. If "'he we<J. ler JS hot an~ dTy
I In the jJummer. wllter the p a.nt.s z:e-guJ.a.rly' tw4
£;1 ve hqUld manure fairly l ften.
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Certifica.te va.ned 50 thrce

months wi 6~ leave.

p06Ses."1 on I tilell'

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CAVERSHAM CASES

KedlJEI, 33, married , letter.

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Those gardeners who

plot~

Hamm on~, 22, 3lngle, l)aased f01' gcmera.i
B~rvJce, gardener to }h($s Rli-dchffe. une month,

b on gran!ft:d to.A

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fA, tel"l'lble pest m some
It devours everytlung, .iilackill,g
chl efly wpen
stage. As soon ,
ca.reful sea.rch
rally pm.lslble to
Ipr1n~l ed round,
the plant9 1Il the
m g keeps these
like the flavour.
another voracIOUS
Ifor and squeezed
finger, a.nd parts of th e
be taken off and bur.at

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'l'be MIlitary RcpTe:!t\ntatlv. ap\lhed for the
wit.bdlawal' of a. certificate of condltlona.l QXemp~

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cfry we.ther the plants

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