Reading Observer 10-1917

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. Swod ... ~~t SIX -1. W. J .
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GyIelJ j r I ~. C. Sborney. ~
Turnip" l:lcst OIl: -1. T. W.lford 2. J . 0,·
mond; r .• JJ E Gulllv.r.
SpecIal PrlZllS, preoented by Mes.... Sulton ..,d

~~8L!SIiot:,p · '1888.

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- For the tieet two 1u::res

]~.OOKS. VERMIN l

DDWN'S
HS' FRIE
,Ap.d well·knowu PU1'enu",e of
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BARLEY, OATS, &C.

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THE BEST ~ CHEAPEST SEED DRESSING
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ON THE MARK"T.
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F~owe r

provIded
t o Ihe' 01"'001<11"
at present to contend
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them on d o m ~ a.s well ~ t hey
try~ condi tIOns prevatling.
of flLnner~
In Readmg r;4\:l~~!~rl~~~
mcctIng
Mr Loualey
sa.ld It was wen f\'

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p!r~e

7td,' per pSQket.

After the Seed Corn btl" been dreMed with

DOJI'N'S FARMEItS' FRIEN,D. It

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lL t:o b~me ohuoxiou~ und d.istuteful to
~ks,
DJrda, and other fann pesta.

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~UJbetl

was not as representa.tive

JiO

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A 7!d. picket J. 5ufflc1cat lor SiJ;;

ThE> ch ief quest ion was
and be thQt:gbt thaI theIr ,"solutlpn·.
h,~d thE'
> sup port of at lea.et :';;;~ti;;llr:r-;'j'~;"~~d-:'
'Woo
W (';!'C prerent a.t too 11
Where th ey woul d be later
con ditlon ~ be pcnlll tted to
h a.zard a ~eS8; a shortage
Iointy. I\lld It could only be
et.. higher and iatrer st-andard
bee>n

of Seed.

,n·oprutor.tiJ XamiftJdul6f":

fREI;)K. W. DOWN,
W""RM ' SANDS, BEDS., ENGLAND. '
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Unless somet hmg wns
he could sec a. beef fam'
Lou. Jey) concluded bv -=f~'?!..'~~j:,_!'.:
sbow' would be held

come.
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A ~u""l.ty of ~ppl ...
G W.
Al lied F . =" ro'
17s 3d., wh Ilst

SOUTH BERKS
AG~'CU~TURA~. AS~PCIATION'I

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MlIJlgolds - 1/ F. Nash; 2. A. D.
W J Cumber
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For the bett nine .tIpecimcn!~
T""kard
suttori's\~~~dit~t~:~:~~:~
Mangold, MII.!ll!Uld.
or ' Sutton'.
&ed ' 1'
- 1. A D iWoodley; 2, ,
r.
MMsrs Strange and Sona.
For the best nine specImen!
num Bonum ! Swedes -I,
Rhn",,'':
Strange
and
18005; r. J. u;~~~tsnl~tn'n"
FOT the beSt n ina specimens
date Swedes" or a.nv other of
1. W J Cumber; 2. M08srs.
r .• J. Goddord .
Fl"!r the best nine specimen. of
ton's white-fleshed turnips -1, J
T Shorney; r , Col Momson.
Pnres preaented by MesSl'1!. Jnmee
Best four ""res of MlmJreI.

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tles -1 Col Momson; 2, E . ,S!lon1~y

Boclrnell.
Best fmIT ncres of
tl8S, -l, F. Summers
Best DIne ¥~ngd ,
ti ~ -1, Col. Mornson;
Best nme Swede!,
ties - 1, F. Summet'ft; ,

Beet

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tunnps, any
tiC8 - 1, Col. Morrison.

IPresented by Messrs We.1l
bridge). Ltd
I Beat three acres of~ Webb.'
va.nety) -1, Mrs Palmer;f 2. T.

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Stiff. Irheumatic, Iswollen

joints.

Blurred Eyesight, Loss of Memory,
GraveJ, Dropsy, Scihtica & Lumbago

(any

Mrs .Pal·

Reading Case.
On Ma.y 5tll, 1fn 1, Mni. A. King, of 1i'i ~.

HemJea.& 'l.'errace ~ Ca.v(JI'fIham, ReadLng. Siud

- " For more yeafl! than I care to remember
I was subject to a COllfrt.ant heaua.cbe. I hardly
lnow ho\Oi I bore I t 80 loog. I neo;er susp e~tad
my kulueY8 at the time, but when I begll.ll to
get lindy, OIZZ)' turns as welt I knew there
mllst be. something wrong WIth them
I 'trag
qwt.e CQnvluced at last, for lamb~"O pam!';
settled across my back, making stooPlDg 11

difficull Job.
II From what I had l"e&d abollt Doa.n'l!llhck.
a<:be kidney plUS I thought I "'ould find rcliet
ll. bOl:
I found Jlhey
61.t800 my b~k. removed tbe dlZZJIleS5 , and

from them, so 1 tned
Theso nre exaetly tho kidney symptoms
whu~h

DOlIn' s Backache kidney pi.l.b bave
been relipvmg llerc in ReRdmg for eighteen
reorp:. Why Bhould yon not bcn~tit by this
8pet:141 kIdney nledlClDe?

H :una (Mr F. 11 IGarrard)
Wlt h Two H orSes - 1, N
P arro tt); 2, W
Reicher (}.iT J

Yet old age, If free fronI

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Champion Prize, ppen to all !"ngf'lll\l.--})
Bea.me . (employer M r_ J H

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Wh<:n t 6e kidneys
too -weak to lceep
the blood pure, muscles,1 nmvcs 1 and Jomts
11l111L pre>! to Ut"lC aCid, I\lld theu It Ifl that
Qld peoplO litO beset by . -

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Best.' nme fPecimene:
on6 va.nety) -1, Col.

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ANY have a dread of growing

backache; urInary tloubles, and
other kidney symptoms. should be
a penodl of well·earned rest

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W Pearce.

worthy
The fol1owlDg

ANNUAL' SHOW.

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GullivCl'.
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Bes t. rune sPeCimens of
va.-not.y) - 1, Col. MorrisoD

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WIDner Mons;old, or any other of

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1\fangold, or an," otber of 8uttou'. 1>1
F. Na.sh i 2, J. ~ Buc.'mill, Junr. ;
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For the best _our acres of
honUJD. Swede. Sutton', Up-to-date
('other 9f Sutton', Swede:!! -1, W.
J Goddard i r., J Lousley.
For the best nine spectmens of S~~~~;::,,~
molh lAng Red Mci>~0Id. -1 . -Gel.
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M{'.nrs Straqge and Sona.
For the but nme Ipecnne na of

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D ol ton (Mi'
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AU cclncel'nct! Wl th t hi s Rhov.-. held in En~! cl ,r ' '1 Cumber ) ; tl . A R.I)< '
fi old Park on Woo.ncsday, mCtlt con gratu lat lQD
V,· lth Two or T hrea J{
In t he .first p1a.co t ho execut ive did well 1U decid 'Ix\!d g eara - 1. J Ca:;:.,c ! , \,
,T P Ierman (Col Y on I!. I.
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~~ to ~old " • • nd Isecondly t h ey are to be com 11oITIk m)
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f h me:ltcf: on havmg received such excellent sup"
Boys under 20
p ort. as was (hell'S From el"cry p omt of vIew (Strango and Sons) j
the un ert..axm g wos completely sueceS21{ul; ter).
wca.ther was pet'fcct., entr lcs numcrolU and ot ,(!'ood
Double FUrTaW PloughmJ!:.
ela!&, the a.t.t:!n d art Ge large . and the n13.Uoagement hOr!~~ - 1. G. P a.ge (Mr HOJVe)
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Wlat, coul
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The Secretarial departi
Ri ck BUlldmg (I'.ervant
me at w"i' as lIr u al , fined, and filled ~e1l, by Mr ployer's corn rlci;s) !n the
~ob Lousley, who, mctdcnta.lly rece iVed capital b aV1ng boon p;ured
.,Al d from! MI ~ J Jou s ley , whIlst t he general e 1:CCU. G \V al.tion - 1. An~rew c~~;iJ)1"4i&
tl y'6 ~d out. t hei r mnn y dUtl~s lD a.n emtnently 2. W Pittman
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,.t1.facto~y mauner 1111-. J H Beuyon. tbe (Col. Thornton)
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Thatching (scTVa.nt who
Lord LleutenWl t. of tho Count.y, who has lllvanably' ployer's corn n cks III the
been a. ,good frlcbd t o ' th ls SocIet.y , headed tbJ pnze .'!:Iven b y M r A p" tr<)CO,lci'io.~:l,
CommJtIiee, .of who m t he other mero bers are , Air! fCol Thorn ton ) ; 2, An drcw
L J P ca;'X6 (vIce p roRldcn t), Mc:!srs. C Carter GvleS)
, od W IJ Cu mb.·, (.,,"ij~n;) . and M""61 s H I
' Mdkmp- Competll,on.
( 'h ow n , P Rose, :E Gra,.;cl H ow, E n ut ler ,
age Roth pn7.es g iven
}):l:rrott. ~ . F Bucknell. Wtlh nm Palmer, J ohn 1. \\1" Hughes (Mr J Gulli.,eTI' ,
God dn.rd,' C. e ader, J L t)usley . 'V L Mmchin; Gu!h ver ) ; 3 . R
"h ,""".~,
l' Summers. W J Climber, J E Gulhver. E.
W omen 1II,Ikers who
Sb om~y J .A W J.aylov. A J Mortimore , \Vj ing on the sn.mo farm for
Dowden a.nd 1'.. DanIell s,
Th e Jud ges W(l~
competition Fast prl7,e
M.essrs R Cro'" nn~ W
J Holloway (ficl Benvon. sccond by Mr J J,(~~l" l,,~~~ijl~
• r oots. pti lled r oois, lick bUlldmg , ca.ttle (ln~ J St eel - 1, M lss L a.wrenco. _
t hat.chmg), Me!~rs '" Ch!t a.n d T. <!-"r mtf 2 Mrs :Mot t. (Mr J GlIlhver) ; I
fVl ou ghing ), Mesm-s E \V H eadmgt.on. F
(e'll M om son)
'l a.ylnr urid G 'P 1'falfl (horses). M:e~sn R J
Length of Service Doth prll.ea
A lJ eop ~d T . T". ~tha m. Jan ! (com ), Mr A Todd , W 1 G W atson, B~ -1. Gen:-ge Page
(m llklll g com-pci t, IOn and b u~ter l a.nd Mr G ¥ !=J mont.hs), iO employ o{ Co1 oubnlton
B edford (prnl ~tri1' !It.e:.rards: .M essrs A J Mor~ Smi th (40 't'M.TfI) (Mrs P ;;l.l!:Tler)
man , J- .f'f3lLt~n and ·C J How (horses anq
Shepherd's Prl7.e1l To the Ehepherd
plou~ltml!l. M essl'!. J W Parrot.tl T. Su.mm6I'8 been most fi ur.ccssful in the care . of I Go
nnd E. L ousley (p.llled roots), Messrs. C. G t.:arJ fl ock of n nt less ~ han one h~Ddred . 0:,""'.--1.
ter, \V IPn.mCl lmd G \V Lay ley (corn 3Jld F r:J.ok Blake (Me sfT"S Strt\!l!{C and
poultry), Mcss~ H Ch nwn and E. Shomeyi F ronk Wrute (Mr ,IT. P BuckJl111}
(cat.tle), .).n d Mr J. E Hu lhver (IDllking )
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For the befi t. Ca.rt ~larG "nd Foal.
One o~ t po mo~t attr. ctl"c l\lghts was t he exJ by Mr CeCI l AJdld. Mr J . H.
eellent !!how of r{)f)t~ , 4:t..c, not £0'['· competition. J Loo.sley. -l , J ILoUB!CY ; 2, R .
....blch w~re e..u --:: bn ed m front of Mcssrs Sutton! Lous1ey.
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and Son",' stand T hose who contribute d .to t hus
Pair of H ?nt! i' ll
f r the be!t pa.ir of
m agOlfice.nt di fi.plny were 7\[r .J K F o'>ter I Whl t ~ p et mg lJl t he field. Pnzes ,ftlH !l b v
church ). ?f"r j J,.mb , steward, M.J~fST':! StraD~e an d M ale, Mrs. Her
t Morrell
S ons IAldefrilaston). lIfr W Claridge. ba.i hfl. Col. BenJ on -1. J. Lousley; . 2. E. TAM',O. '·
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M orri,on ( B"'ld~)~ 1>1r A W . L.yley (Buckle· ~.
bury). ¥or John IEight-eel1/(Re&ding and Sonnin p" 1 P rJ.. given by 1>~ R Koone for tbe
mare
who sent 8. COUFi0l' of l'eaJly first c~s st]obe eerved by eIther ihUS hot'!es durlDg the
ma.ngels. Mr D &ug in.s VlU"derste,gen (Cane End) ! 1917 - 1, J LoU!lle
Oxon} Mr .A D '\"Voodley (LIttle J ohn's Fann .
PrLZe given by _
R Keene for the bef!t foal
RelL(h~g), M'..rs Oll'lcr YOl.m!ii!: (H are Hatch), M~ by &It.her of his h~ -1, J. Lousley
T Chettle ' (Ma.nor F arn , BoadlDj! ). ].[e8st11.
Pnzes grve:n by ~1r. Job Louttley for the beat
Ada.m!! aD d Son (Fanng don). e tc. Messrs. Butto foal got. by eIther qf hlS horses -1, ·P. WIlUOrd;
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And Sons also emlb\te.d Borne vcry tine umpi Dl!l o~ 21 F. Summers .
maiz.e, a: 1Jery iIgefUJ crop , bv th e way, for dairy
PrIze gtven by Mr J H .~enyon fOT u, .. best
fanners ,to cuJtlV~te F or t h l!O firm·" SpecUl.l prizes m.are served by h VJ h orse
Catte~1 Dravman
the CO~tlOn w .... as us ual 01 Iho k eenest po, l II." durm~ tbe seaSon 1917 - 1. P .. alford.
.iblo character. and he'" ligam tb e exhibit. w~
Pifse. ~Iven by j lr J H . Benyon for tbe beet
bot.h h' ~hly aUraot"e and <t an e.xcelleilt st.and11 foal bv hi. bOrn> " Catto",1l DraYlll&p U."-1, J
ard J So . too. -were tbose grown from seeds IlUp Lousley
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phed by ot.beT w e ll known estOOIishmeni.8. 01 1 Pr17.8 gIven b y _ r W J Cumberl far.. the
whIch def-alls '1"111 be found a.ppended T4e entri ~ mare 8er'\>'ed by elthc.x:.., of h.i~ ho~ gunng
o f com "'et'e n e&rht a.o;; numcron" as In N-eVIOU Sea.60n 1917 - 1. J , lLo.usl ey; r , F ~ers
VIXU'S, but owi~ to the inclement wca.ther dunn I Pri7.e8 $tlVen by M.r W J . Cumber for the best
hcuv'4 Op8rd.IOn:s~ the sampleR were not &II m1szoht foa,l by eIther .of hl~ horsea - 1, P . RQIe . 2, C J.
be expecf.ed, u'P to th e u 5ual high qual ity mlUBllf J acobs i ~ , A W ~yley
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;'l."socmt.&ci wiLli . th18 show. Mes.srs J~ and W I
For t.he best Ca.rtJ ?t.1Are 0'[' Go dmg of any age
P ea:'«", I.... ofr Gateha.m pton . ~nn g.on.Tha-D)ea PrlZes gwen bv Mr J
H. Benyon, Mr A.
securec1 I_t!te ponclpaJ b onnul'S. their entnetl Oi l Potrocokin () and Mr. Job Loo!ley - l and 2, J
W ebbs' [Kmvar Che.\ ;Uier Barlev. Webhs' Standru' I Lo\Ull l!y ; .3 F... L oufley ; r, P Rose I
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Red Wheat n.np 'V.eb~· Ncwror\rket Q:.ts .::ecurm I F or th e be&t t hree year old Cal't GeJdUlg 9r
f or them fi rst j >nzes Melm"S J W Pa.rrott and 'Filly Prizes s;wen
the Society; a.nd Mr. H. A
.E Shorncv alro were !';uCf'!e.'5Sf.11 exhIbi ton: in t hCSf\ : Benyon -I, J L Orley ; 2, J OsmQIld; 3, P.
cIa.S&eS I T he cattle classe!!. genera.lly were good ' R ose."
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and n ot only were the exhibl b! 'more
F or t~ bel'l t two ~or old Carl Gelding OT
thiUl usps! ; they aho. dis p1'a.ved fine lmurovemcnt Prt7.e~ ipven _<l.ry' Mr I C G Carier, the &lClety
in quahW. and it i. olMOos th~t t he Berks
SIT W G. Wataon l Bart. -i . J.
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Rose i 3, C. J HO'We
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n ow re~1ise_Ltbe value of us mg good sires
hem b~n~ home to them t.hAt an
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For the be6t Yearling Cm. Colt , or ·Filllv.
good breedtmr costs no more to rear thAn
! sriven by Mrs C G Carter.
fermr nne, hence the improvement. MT
I Bart, and the Soci:eiy.-~
neH bad some eapecia.llv good two v ear old
Rose ; 3, E Lonsley
on ,how, and on& Item of ~ossip wag
I F or the b~ Cart FoaJ
dispo!\ed of one oi t.bem for the t.a.1I
1 Allred Palmer, t.he Soctety
on whi ch fact he 16 to be heartily
! dard - I , J Lousley; 2, P.
The h elfel' referred i;.l) I", of course,
I Jacobs.
h ero book which proves t h e va.lue to
Shmlo H orse SoOty Silver Medal, for the best
of ulJlJlg ~gree cattle
One could wnw
shll'C ma.re. finy, or filly foal regf!~red or ebglble
~ l ength on tJre gencn.lIv good qualIty of
for fCp:lStra.tion In the Shire Stud
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ho~s, suffi ce it. hOlWever to st a.t o t ha.t thi S
' an d reserve, J i Louslev.
m ent of the show, like all t.h e' otben ,
B est D airy Cow . Prize:! !Oven bv Mr. J H
quite promLD sntly , nn d t ho parade of t hem
Benvon . Mr. J . Osmond and Mr J M~pm g -1.
cl osclv lDSpeCLod. and n a.t ched by I a. large
J Gulliver, 2, L (\nd W. lI'P earce ; 3, E ~ borney .
crltlca.I crowd
B est pair of H eIfers In Call - Prlzefl R'lven bv
At the luncheon over which Mr
Col Momson . }.{e8 SI'1; Thtmbleby and Shorland
1"res1d~d , the gatherul ~ was
rmd MT 0 IH oldst oc!:. -1, J. E. GUllIT~ ; 2, J
th1n tba.t which assembled last
Osmond; 3' IJ I..ousley
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IIldudmc; Ml' W . A Mount,
1 Best pair of Heifers under two ye&1"S ol ~ Pn z~
\ 11 Alfred Palmer. Mr Art.bur
glVen by COL }.{OTTl80n, the Rev H C Wtlder
T I,ousley M.r <IoDd Mrs Ca.rter
and MesIII's T Summe.r& ltnd J. Wln sletf. - 1, J
\ :ll'I, Mr '.:r Budmi1l. Mr J 'GoddaTd
I E Gulhver, 2, J. Bucknill; 3, J~' O, .ond; r.,
Ilr Palmer (Chalk Pit Farm) . Mr' G. T .
J Louol.,.. J "
\ ft. T . SUIlJD')eI'S (Sulhamst.ead), MY'
For the , bUt Shorthorn Bun OV6l' ODeI year old.
• P'Iulton 1 Mr. Osmond, Mr. Henry, Mr W
. PrIZes gh·e~ by MT ~ber, Mr J .I L Sb~rl~y
' {r Murrell, Mr Cum,ber (Tbeale). M'['
\ and Mr. Cox.-,1, J . Gulhver; 2, J W
I U81ey; ",
:\fr J F Rtndmg. ).fT. C Whtte, MT Rose
J Osmond . I
ti mer) , IMr. Newton, Mr. T Caswell, Mr
("~era.l Root Culti'VtLtion.
' ,bole 'Mr G W Lavley Mr J E
Roots - F or the best and c1eanut general cuI·
Mr tH • Cbown, Mr ' K 'Shol"t}€tV. MT C
tlvatlOn of rools, COD6lsLing of any ot' aJ.I of the
f' ca.rt.er Mr W Pa.lmer, Mr J W . Po.r .. ott,
follow-mil van eti68 : Man!d..... swede•. tumm~ ,
T S~mer~, Mr E . LOtl8ley, Mr C. J
. rApe cabbage or kohl ",'hi. Prizes glven by Mr.
1... Petal'ce-; Mr. A J . Mortimore, Mr. W
J . H Benvon ;!,lId Mr. W. A. Mount.-l, J. God·
wa.v, Mr. R Crow. Mr. G S Bedford,
dam ~ 2, W . Cumber
Todd, Mr. R. J Allttop Mr T Latham
Pnze~ glven by SIr W. G . Watson, Bart, a.nd
C T&~or Mr. E W. Headmgton , Mr
tho, Societ y - 1, J Omtond : 2. E Gyles.
Mr. T. I Pring. Mr W. L. Mmchin. Mr.
FIeld Roota - Mangel, . beat ~I~ht acres ~1.
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- 'I lYE!r 1 2 , J 0 smon;
d r. E Ds.nlel.
T'J-st
E G ra.c,e, .:nr
tor, Mr
T'almer l Mr T H u n
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J Gw
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T\o~ . ~. The' mea.] was a.dmi.ra.bly se.rved
t hTee a.cres · \ I , J Buckntll, jon ; 2. A. D Wood
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) Ir Fl9wer. 0 f
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smon
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LUlI~ ave;;,
Swedes, b66t four acre.: I, W . .., Cumber; 2,
The Cha.i.rman g&VC H The Kmg II which
J Goddard: r . • F Shomey
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'ost pa.t.rlotically received.
TurnIps, best three acres -1, Job Lot~d~y ..
M'[' Benyon next observed that it was
Cabbage. 'be!:t. two &eres.- 1, J. Buckmll; 21 E
II') make s~hes at that fu,nctlOn He
Shom6Y; r. ~ J Goddard.
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, owdel', tb~ a. fe"" rema.rks might be
PuUed RoOts - CO llect10!l to CODSllllt of 511: man·
(" . . nun~ that show which the
~el& . aLI: swc, des. SIX t.unllp!. BJX oa.h'\l&ge.-l, ~
;. ,u~bt qnite ploperly-decldod uI*>n
Sbomey ; 2. L ond W. Pil&rce.
r rea,r hear) H e hoped a.nd believed
Mangels, best !ix long.-1, F Nub; 21 Mr.
,;rOo<l With' him. Even Iboup-h tJie
Polmer. Best';x Globe , 1. F . Nub : ' 2, A. D.
- " d W&6 likolv to go on he felt that
Woodlev; r . W J. Cumber. Be.t m: ovaJ: 1.
<',It'Jlion .. ]them .hould tIrocoed on
C. Jocobs; 2. W. J . OIlmber.

T?1):l1"8 pllh! do not. ,d idllrb the bowels.
'I)'tcy gently swml / to mn· t IItrengthen the
t

l.illney p~tena onl~·. I They pre"ent the

• W Ol1:lt d~comforts o~

oLd age, IUld I'I.re grate.

fully reoommecded by young and old alike

yOOTI5

Droll' II Pills.

Four

SA ruRDAY.- lldnro
the chaIr ),
Bruwbcllt.,
Colb.:r a..l1d

had beeu f or
i couldn't do otherWlJIfl than Browe

IIlAde mv head better

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a.po Societies hke tbel'l'l
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that once the ~nnon oe a.;;.('d
A sta.lwnrt of tho Free Churches Dr Campbell land tho " , bo'ys
'Were commg liO e we ~nUld
Mor~an , has been putlm g 111 Ia. bu~y week end a.t be moving out. lln Lo a. new world of poetiC C'(UlC.t
lteilQmg .
From tis.t.urday le vcnmg to M onda.y nef;S and peace. But. he slilboutted I{) the t hat
n.ftern oon t he rev gcntlema.n "as the pnnC11'al evenmg that when hostlhtl es cea:leu we flhould
speaker at a. serlCS u( meetmgs organised by the wake up to find we were hvmg ill ch~s a.n~ !'iOllle
local branch of the Y 'hi C a on behalf of the I tremendous thIngs would be waltmg [for at t lon
NatIOnal Counell ,,:a1' work of that body. The as t.hey ha.d emptled themselves of thm s for
campa.lgn ollened on S aturda.y evemng by a. publIc whIch theu' fathers fou ght and dle<4 a.nd t at ff,r
meetmg at the Town Hall. ~hlch was filled m a tIme It would l not be q'IAte 50 easy to
COl"er
every part. by it ve~y a.ttentive <Ludlence I The t hem as all sorts: of thmg s had gone by the
a.rd
Ma.yor (Mr F. A ~arJ(;ant)\ preslded , and~ was If w~ looked out upon Europe to.dalY '9o'ha. high
accompaDlcd on the .pJatform among others In Idea.I,. that. had lDspiz:ed them for l "en twns
additJon to the speaker of the ennmg, by'the they round bro~'€n and ba ttered In ~e Dl d and
Rev James MIt chell (Chapla.1O of the Forccs), blood of Flantlers
There must be la mor 1 and
tho
I 81vltt!r, W :M: 1Ra.whnson , T . '" spmt1j'al TeCOnstr uCtl on of our Ideals and thmk·
Beck and H S SWl1.nborough , a.nd Messrs. Mart.1n mg, and the I qu~stlOn before us was I \Vh t part
H. F. Sutton. L G. Sutton. E. Jackoon. '1' E IS th.~lble to play iu th&t reconstryctlon
He" e~t. W J . B: Marks (chairman of th. Rend·
CAN WFl '" SCRAP" THE B~BLE
IDg Execut.ve Y MeA), Prout and H. Burton
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BIble lof any use? .. ked Jilr
or~an
(secret~ry)
Can -Je , I scrap r' It and go on wlth [the 'ork of
,The Mayor sa.td that four ltears a.go he da,resay, recom:Â¥rucLloq'{ J Can we go baCk Ulflll l~ Ide.tls
t here were thousands 10 thUl country who did not and bp'Ild up t.b.e waste places of OUr (} n be
know of the eXistence, or at lea.st about the work· loved jComm on\+ewaJth? Hu reply I to t at un·
lUg 'of the ): MeA.
'i'o.dr.y, If the war had h~atingly w~ "e cannot reconstruct apa I,' from
done notbmg el:!e, it had oo~tatnly brought that tho ~lbhca~ Ideals. (Applause) Tbe
pen1 er
AsSOclation to the front There was no doubt then went on tH name some of the ~at v lues n
a.bout the splendid work whh::h the Y M C.A had Lhe Blhle w() nerded 10 the time of tHe ree nst ru<:
done for soldICIS and saIlors on laud and liea. a.lIke tlOn that was ~ come H e" p1llCedi firs tho~e
Trey were glad 10 \!Cleome
Campbell Mor~an moml standa.rdBi tbat had modo elvih •• tlO In tb,
that evenmg becau se he ' '1.'1 1gi Ving up hi S tIme past a!ld hod ~rought It to tho " il "he r le" i'
to furth er the work of the Al"oc,atlon Nothing Break dowu tllose mornl "Mdards. clem t hem
could be more mtel estlug thah .m account. of Lh e. and whatever elsel t.hey did they wou ld b t:-n ln
Blble., on ""hlCh Dr Morgan ,\a~ gomg to speak. mg a nn.t.lon
plund(!;rmg rn to th~ dar. le:::s I"
becaUSB they had III that Bnok <:.tones for all we bad wItnessed In the case of a"rma y
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cl a.sses
He dld not. th lok ~hele was any more t.hey got. r ld of the' concepticn of Gcm\ as u~ ht n
thulhng lit ory (or a. bl')Y tun:rlj tha t of Joseph a.nd the Blble they Jwould destroy the HI!a.rt f .1' :'I n
hili! brethren , or for the ) olmg man or t hose of f01 love of lils ! fellow man and the l fifl t !; In .1I,,1
m Iddl e age the llaIT~ t.lvc~ 1 abou ~ L. u;ha and jet.s.1m \flung ou~ upon t.he world would I ,. ttf
EhJa.h, and fpr older p ~r50n!5 t he stones about out mErcy a.nd \\ Ithout hope, aQ.d then' \\ ou ld I Ie
the patru..rcbs thcnu~lves 89 he thought If even no hop~ for a, man ~ho fell onco (hat h nl'!!1 t.
they to~k awa.y t.he Dlv me part of th ~ Book wbl ch begm aga.m Itt' I Mor~an ,"ent on to al{pl~ t hF
they dtd not wH;h to do (fol tbev did not wn nt to 8plUtua~ meanmg of thIS part of hts ad d!'~~ s ire'l
go to, H G. W.cl's' t heory
t h e mVl~,lblc God ), t h c, P aulIne ~Â¥h.ings a s e~emphfi ed In 115 ~r tJnl!~
t here I was 30me ! hm~ '"tt:!r ... ~t m g for all III t!:te t o TIDl,9t.hy urg~ng that thfl.t "" as the on ter', I"f
Bible ' But they lool=-ctl upon It as fer more thnn godlmc!'fs, the tru t h, the whole truth. and til ... '\1':1
th~t', and hI} h'n.n nn d oubt that Dr Campbell total (l~ truth fThc church wa!li thus th~ ' p,l ~ r
Morgan would enlIghten t hem 111 g:vmg them the and ground of ItTuth, " 1lIld on thi S b ~I S · Ilh!'
fnllts of hI!) Tp.cc:trcll ,mrl c:.:pt' l'lencc
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Rpea.ker !u rged t bat It W('IS t he dut·.. of t h t !" ~ :I
Dr Campbell M-rgan (hen de],vered hIS ad· t o elevote t he tn.t h. and to fl" h 1t ' ou t thr-i" ' h
dresl on " The V,t.hm of the BIble III t he Clfo of a.ll the ~
f arId IThc. church 'ps to rulf!l (' r:1
the Notion" At tho outset he expla.med he was tlOn of cspons qJlhty for the truth by ITI t.: t n'H
a.ttendlng Readmg under the ,'\.uS1'lices of the and b,: procia.matlOn. a.nd 10 cnuncmh t:' t ~ ,
Y !tot C A and bl3 preecnt relatlOnshtps wlth tJ:!n.t. two pnmn.rv dutIes t,he spe&ker showed t (It It I
body. Many r eople. he sa.ld, b ad been smgularly of ;),11 tJpo'so ",no represented the church (t c fl l
apprehen:sive about the co un.e the Y M e A V.. l~ not Ca.I ~ bv Vfh ... t nAme t hey w el C ca ll ) nl1"I
,tn.klD!! WIth regard to Dntu?nal war wOl k, and 11. 0 th~ life ~ f Chnst th em5Clvc~ and h ~n f' e
there haa been certnm CrJtlc lsm s made a bout. the ir th,t.t the (,ruth
exemplified 10 the ir 0 I I 11 ~~
work ;lmon~ tbe soldlers
That cntIClsm had wn.s pr~l<l.lmed f'll' a.nd "'Ide T!'te chtlr
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_"sen b~CBu~e people had not Tecogmsed the great Ilit up Iher peqplc ,"he n she reahs..!d Lh ,t - ~ '{)
pre~s ure ~ tba.t eXl st~d for Ca rr) lllg en material W.IS a. ~eatcr trIO£!, t h.:m tb :; m ew s of ~ . C~
work among the troops
H e wa.nLr d UhrI SLIn,n ~t(lrgn!l en h n n cd hi S addlcss by ~.c, ~r;} r 1 "\'
people to recognt se the eonnr.ctIon of the nnd
iifll<;t rat lOn s, 'lome r f t he
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Y M C A In connect.,on ..., itb t hf:! " ,lr to secunng
the t ru th of whl cn he Dx crrc ) ..:,' 1" '"
Mlldma.y Hij,lI and m doin~ so thev ,vould recog'l
"':lei. corrll n,! r!"'Tll t
Dlse the evanqchc<\l na t m c of {'he b RS IS of tbc I
fiel ds (Ii F 'a 1ders.
work on WhlCh the As"nclJ.tU'ln W.IS cn'!It!!cd He I
lIn, in ,!! !> ern I .:1 C.lt
re101ced the Y 1\{ C A ' thOlIg-ht It Wi se to secure
hanned lum o~er t
that 'Prospeptv, and thp SfY.'n.k eT '~eDt on to ~ive
on thf" "c n ,, {,; ilnd on f',m ll Ii. brJ ef hi Story
of tt.e fO\ln dm ~ of ~hldma v
to' t~ '" M.. tl.I 'ldl s ~ W;:U; , 1 t ,
bv J~'1 Campbell a Tc· u rn ed tnl "SI01Htl '\ and
'\'\ dl t ell h lm'\i!; sm . . .. re r'
the work. that h ",d been c:lTTlcd 0'\ 10 th 2.t centre
of G o d "
on eyangeliclll lines ever , 'n ee R~ also de£crlbcd
there 'WCl'f' t o b(' no fril l\' j'
tbe nature Df the w ork t h at w as hem!! done there
;tnd the n::.eetmg- cl o!';('d b.... s I
now und~ ~gements wlLh Ihe Y M C A In
Ant bem
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gatherln'~. together ' men whn wcr~ !;ent to w(')fk
dunn rr the evenmg "V. ;\ (, r
10 the hl1ts ;md caD1'P~' thu!> brtnl2:tng them
.\ NntH' uu l Cnl lP. c ! (' II I
together in fellowship b~fnre hel;l~ dmftcd to t hf'ir
Te!pectlve destIn~tloh s H aVin g thus shortl y d('!.
II numlxr of h" 01!l<; ' l"': -"
5Cnbcd the new. mnv~ment. upon WhICh t he
('II1!;) nl ~{ ( ,' nr l ,HI "tri"I't
Y MeA had entered III nCfllllrmg ).tlldm.lY nnei.
prp"lfi m g I'll tha I)l«'illl
empha.zHllps;r the evangelIcal cha.racter of too work
C ,rmpb ell ~lorgan prell clH' '' 1 \"
of which ' thI S ''f'a~ m;)de tl. rallVmg t!Tound. Dr
Bro,:Hl :.trcct C'{1Il g'K'a:1 L"'r 1'
Campbell Morf':'tn llroceeded t o rlea.1 WIth the main
en 'nlJl \! a t. KIl1 ~'s rnn.rI Rr l'1
tmblect on )vh lch }'e wa'!. .Hh·cr tlsed t n !Speak
~{('!nd :n mc.rnlng a. ccn re l ~ I, '"
whi ch he argued resolved Ju:eU mto the questIon
C~l l·lstlR.n WOl'!~ rs wns hf'ld' In
of thp
,,!l en Dr MQ r~an ~nok('
RESPO
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the nih'l' , 1he f' h 3.lr,n;'l ' l lw , '
NSIDILIT,Y OF THE. CH
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.t,en (V"Rr of ~t .Tob·, \ 1
'IRE STULL.
re~' n I:>lT W 'lJ:\ beld " he I
At the back of the suhJ cct there 'va.~ an as!liTIrnp·
The col' ec f lO ll<"
tion, and he wanted to <:. p0a k oj that. The as ·
beh I f) 1 ~
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sumptlOn was t a.t t e l e ,v ns 0 .... a ue In t e
life of the natIon He would not waste t lmc m
argumg that the BIble had pla\ ed a. woo (ka ful
p&rt In thiS grea.t <Atmmonwcaltb o{ (' l1 r l"l Tha.t
was the word bv whtch we ~hould have fA> . . . e·
SCIlbe ourselves 1n the future . He hoped we w ere
gomg to get. nd of the word Emplre by and by
This tnomendous woro-Commonwealth- sbm". d
wha.t. we hr"d been reall$mg In the tra.g'lC experI·
ence 01 the war. ond that our far Bun. Empll'C
w .. &fler &II 'more of a Commonwealth beund
together by gN&t moral aDd sflrllU,1 lIes. Com·
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