Reading Observer 01-1918

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wbll pleased.
a big ba rgain

1793, t.h<!re Wlifl
in ' Reading the
15t.h •• Or King'.. Regiment of Light DrsgdODI.
Post.e1'8 a.nuo~ that u &1 few mdsrt lada w~
wanted for the IMh;, Elliot's Llgb't Dragoons,"
who had quarters at Houns!ow, MaIdenhead, ~nd
Ke.D8IDgton, but. whose beadqua.rtcra were at. Rea.dJ
lng, whose commandulg officer was one Lteut

SMEARING a Cut, I?ruise,
Burn, • Scala, _or ' ,Scratch
over with Zam.Buk means that
pain ~ soothed ,away, that the
injured skin is instantly protected against germ attack, ,,
and t~~t natural healing is
haste~ed.
I Even wounds that have
taken bad \ ways, and
the most obstin~te
cases of Ffzema,

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herbal 'colnI
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rare purilty
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healing po~er
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are
most successfully
treated by the
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of Freedom wae abroa.d

name of Silas Tomkyps Comhtrbacke, wa..a sent
London, where he had ~n.hsted, t.o.lom hiS
In Reading~ The bonnty h. rece1ved was
and half gmnoo.s, '1 but," he wrbte to 0. fnend,
, a light horeema.n's &ounty IS a mere lure; it
expended far him In thmgs which be mulSt. have
had Wlthout a. bounty~gad:ers , a pnJr of leather
breeches, stable Jacket o.nd shell j horse cloth,
surcmgle, watermg bridlo, brushe8 ::md the long
etc, of mihtary a.c::o:mtremen t." He made but a
poor dragoon; m liorsemu.nshlp he thought hia
horse would sy mpat.b.ise With him for havmg such
a. Dame as"r Comberbacke HIS dut,ee--the care of
the mOlmt and equlpment--were performed lR a.
clwnsy a.nd most unllOldlerJike D!.&nner,
But
Comberbacke was a good mess mate; he WfI& a.
generol fa.vourlte among the troo~l'&-sptnnmg
the inos~ tbillhng ya.rns they b~ 'ever heud,
wnting" the loy& lette" of hiS leM scbolal'ly com~
p&mDm, and tendmg", ~wlth e&nI, those who WeDe
Sick
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At the. begulnmg of February, 1794, the Hoopa
left Re&dmg for a tImS and l'ere soattsred among
We surroundmg small towns Our friend we find
a.t Henley nursmg & comrade who ", had sickened
of the confluent dna1lpox. " They: are quartered. In
a. small house .. o( one a.pa.rtment .5Jtuated In a
lacge g&rden a.bout one bundrea y;trds" froni the
Workhou86, .. It 'is four strl~ In length and
tlUec In bradth; ha.s four windows wh ICh look to
all' Wlndo The oJmoot total want 01 . leen the
putrid amell, IUld the fatigulOg stru~~ .. of my
poor comrade dunng hte dehnnm a.re ne!l.1'ly too
much for me In retun). I -enJQy ~ eJo:.teroal peace,
and kind and respe,ctful ~haVlonr froql the people
of the workl\OUge 'f
An officer In tho re&1ment, Capt Oglo, chanced
on one of his romH:L" of inspectton
see a Latm
!!",crilptii.()Q wrtUen in chalk en the .tahle woJl
by th is Sign of sohola.rslllp in ).the troop
the aentiment conveyed in the quota.tion
b. 18 doubl, wretqhed who h.ls QnCe been
ti l,) he enqwred for the ., learned recruit ' I
0 111", WM thus led to mak. t)le &equalnt·
Sd.. Conlherbacke H. Ifound the trooper
~I."""'nt. companv and would I!OOJl to -talk With him
,tahl.. ; evenw.lly the cap~au; lniade the
hIS orderly.
On one occa810~ hearmg
la.tter wa.s unwell, Ogle sent lllm a cO~ple

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O~ December 3rd, 1793, a. new

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Troop.
were needed f.". the
which England
w,," leedmg .gainst the ...",
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QI being ,~st.bliflh(d in
France. Men were o'bt.a.med Wlth ~altY fOT

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Ulcers. Piles and

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THE WEEK'S GARDENING.
HINTS TO

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G. 8utt"" ~g, the fOllowing
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dsy, Mr.
,ieciwion. ",~ omred at: _
JOURNED CÂ¥E.
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by 8f,1n8

best varietIes
deal depend.s
"u.netl68, and a
questlOJl is "011

03, )adiu t.ailor.-S· month! actna,hty

~mce the pdbhe repdl't of "the Speaker's
~nfe.rence, Suffrage has been bome' on
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Cold, ~p... 'weather mvariallJ.:r mean. coughs,
cotd.e, and aare throats for thouaanda of children.

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was
of lette

t.bc BIll is of v1t&1

tfeLocaJ
women over

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IIIIII cough syrup made from bltrate of tAr III the best

t1 iotl g th ey have Mer U&ed, beci.1lJe It bnnga the
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L ahng.lpropertiea fonnd l.D pme, tar, wild cherry

Relief for
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Morning .Hea~ache.
I and Poor Appetite.

du:ll aohi~I!"

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when you take Dr. CllS&OlPa Instant R eh ef. The
root of the trouble is dilkll'dered ltVO
f" perhap8 000stipation, and Dr CU!JeU's In stant ch of so surely
re8tore& both liver and bowels Lb at t 0 88 complaint.8
beooms Unpo88lble.

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Ca..!! 61l'A lnstant "Rehef
constipation,
'1.,~f:~:d~~ has now I"'ued hus modol scheme ,
awi g n8.1acol dLreotJy into oontlLCt .",nth the mflamed
torp1d liver, Aic"k h ead ehc, dlzzlneA!t,
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Local Food. Control VODlDlltt.eeA
mem br anes of the tbroa.t, which can be dono m no
the
eyes,
fl.atulencs
an
WIndy
~ pu m 8 ,
m am the hneS"'"of the Blrmmgha.m
oLher way.
d8lcnbed m detail m an eru lrer aCldity, bearlburn, Impure blood , nnd lhat dull
SuggestIOn s are made as to heavy feepng wqlch I' a flur e md cation of ~hvc;
reta.tJel'5 ", pending t he m t ro~ troubloe. A.'k your chcmiAt for :,?r. tl !l!lo ll' lI Instunt
..,stem of reglst.ratlOD" b.... the Relief and take n o IIlbaf.itute, FrteeJl ~. fl nd 3~ , fr om
all Ohe.mlAu and Stores. Dr. CUlel s In!tnnt Relief
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understood. that Lord a the CO.Ql~D preparation to Dr. li.88ell 's '! '/l.blets.
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a.t work on19 e:cbemee
to ensure the
~ter dlstnbutH)I1 of efl8cntl al food atUffa td every
part of tho country
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aJlow&D.oes pruenbed of m,&rgallne,
BRITISH & AMERICAN PLA~5 COMPARED. I The weekly,
a.nd Lea, are ISO l mall &os to glv!l cODslder ·
FiUpport to the argnwenu of thoSf', who, long

LAND SETTLEMENT SCHEME.

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THE BISHOP'S NE

MESSAGE.

demanded dompulsoli!' ntloning I!, months
More suscep t Ible than ourselves to new idelUl.
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more resourceful m their axecutlon, the
l nlted Sta.tes is already gIvmg officiaJ. conalderal IOn lo a. gig antIC after. the.war scheme tha.t ehal.
idl,..(-s companIOn WIth that put forwani 10 thiS
('()unt.ry more t.bDf a year ago by the Empire Re.
~u rtl';; Df)velopment ComDllttee e.nd still aW8Jt·
r.; offi Cial recogrS itlPn
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~y nn..d tb,~ughtleu

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8UCh &8 tbey pleased of
the ato ' now m the country
!1d,nitlt.ed of
more genej'OUS ra.t10n
8s.......re the chang to be brought a.bout by
t
scheme, It will n ot go very f&l'fin satisfy.
demands of labo~r If th ey are accurately
In the ruolutl on~ passed by the Trades
Congrces o~ D~mber 29th. Theee m·
Immedi&t.o extension , 9f compulsory
(. I~S the purchatse by tbe U S GOvernmenL- of large [~~t;~:~:~ton tbe bMis of (regl~te~d ord~s to alt
t--:.ct..!; 01 la-nd, and their sub·dlVll!lon mto sma..ll,1
food stuffs, the organunng of a !Upply
l' ms, ,n th a- "lOW to settling thereon commun1~
for nllrllDg motbe-rs and lllfa.nb, and for
ll('~ of a.bout 50 f3.mliles, under eJ:pert d.irect1on,
children , not as :a. 'measure of Poor Law
d
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confined to necessltoU$ children, but, al a
an enJoymg, t 9 advantages 0 cr0pe.rat.ive uy·
health measure & ...·a.llable fo r al l, appli~&nts,
l..noS !!.nd communa.l o\vneNhlp of maclunery, Dl&of Local Food. Comm it~p !l of tht
Ch.1r~d
soldiers who :prefer &It opJn air hfe to re-I I~;~~~rJ:~l'~h:-c~t:h:a~t~:t;:h~;e:~
y Gould "be truly
turmng to the Cit ies wlll be' gived first ooJ.ldera~ 11
t.10,I'l ,The r'esulte., 1t 18 confidentIr. believed, wll!

fill " 1",t1Iy the I large ""'p,tal reqn1red.
The Emptre ~ureea De.velomJent CoInmlttee's
~c hente IS for the OOloDlsa.tlOn, u·n ~r EmplI'e Sta~
""U'PI~S, of la rde but spa.rsely .popu la.t..ed a.reu
f' \ U ILM,

not~ biY·

In

Ca.n.«da,

un der

condltlollll

\\1'lch, w:!:ll le Imme(ilately benefiting the &ettler,
and eno rmoul!oly I In Cl'ea3tng the l .bmplre'8 food
Juppl:, would yield II. la.rge revedue t owards th$
... L',\ ' Llol\ of the
debt . .
r Ol d Ph-mouth , one of the i ~~~~~~t!
~c bcme , cla Ims that
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I' nd the O\Clsealii
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of developmg
on a. large

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I e\ Dn d prIvate r e>ources 1~:'D~:[~~:'{~:.i]
C'l t I)r, stora.ge end ' conv'.vi"nt tl

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In the counle of hiS New Ye.a.r·s Messc'lge
Ja.nuary Dumber, of the Oxford
zme, the BIshop of Oxford Mya: I

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muM; ~ard it ..
uppermlll<\ and steadily vocal
th1S a",ful war
By lUI very
presses, and low &tanda.ds a.nd
pressed hFts. It 14 an
should hare to purflu"
tim of w.,r. but eo it lS.
are )U8tlOO and freedom
weaker
tho~
the

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In the
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Plgeoni a.nd fowl...manure a.r-e both very vfLlu~
I aple for Igardens, but It must be remembered
that they arc very st rongi and should onlY' be
1 lleed a8 ~ano IS used
The droppmgs sbould
I be collected regularly from time to ttme' l and
I stored 111 boxE\8 or tubs In a dry plsce hll
wanted. It IS a good pla.n to sprmkle a thlli

I la.yer of soil bet~e en each layer of drop plDWi
-the manure 115 then ready to put on the
garden.
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Autumn fruiti~ raepberriC!s reqm.re to be
c.galll, , lUlIoted somewbat (hft'e u~n tly [roro those that

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growths that bear " the frulL"
Thme can08
our , wlucli frUited las t auturontrshould now be cut
receIve &nothe;

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the topsi uncut as long as pOSSIble
Slue
spronts wIll be produced m abuJÂ¥l ..nce durlllg
Ma.rch a.~d l, April when the plants ~re adv"nc~
m g to ftO ...·I!t' MIl the tops " are taken off too
800n, the plants do not do nearly as well a.
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Curly kal e! should now ha.ve only 8 fe,v of
the le&-ve!!. racked, as "t tins time of the year
th'e lowest leaves are qUi te tender and fit for
use, so lon~ as th ey rem am green Th e ot.her
leaves ml\y r b,e pIcked IIJ succe ssIon, IflBVlOg

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H f t-esb mIOt IS required, thl!l can be ob~
tamed tn a :SImIlar manne r , and tlle boxes
'rite . need only be phlcod m a cool greenhouse..
rllul lrj Tarragon is another herb that nvl.y be treated
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in the same 'fay.

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women
Nearly
thiapaiD, IUflepng. 1DCOIIYenience, and 9n the Local
attendaut !clangtllr call be Ol'ercome or pr&;Mlt.eci by 'f.bo *ve the proper occtlpation qua.h6Mt~OD8 a.Dd
glving to ~,littl~ oneil . .vera! bin.. a idai half • aU women over 30 yeara of age mamed to Local
teB8poonfill to a. teoupoontul of & p1eaaaJlt eoothing Governme.nt e-lectora, wtll have tbe Local Goverll"
oough Byrelp made from the following aunple reei~ : ment. vote, ! 'fhtl~ the Parlialllentaly vote w1l1 be
ObtAm: a 3-o~ bQttle of pure bltrat. of ta~ from the ~hven to all women over 30 yean; of age 0ll the
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cheuu.at i POW' this mto a Jog and 1110.11 Add .uffi.Cl- Local Government Regtter.
'£he en<~ of th.i.s SeaS n Mould Witnen the paM·
eut hot wata to m&ke up ,to half a pint, stirring well
the Representat en 01 the r eople B111,
nIl the time. Let It staud until cold; pbnr ioto' a
the triumph of Women's BulIrags,
The
ha tU. a.d cork tigbtly. and the cough i!p1lP is Ihe.
DOW left t.he HOU86 of Commons, and ha.s
ready for use.
In thia lDanner the well-known
eent
on
to
try
lie
fortuneB
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t.he
House
remedial and IIOOthing propeniea of bitrate of tar
Dll.8ked. by such a recommend&tlon from
fl ro mads uae of 10 such a. way that the children like
Ho~ It can ha.rdly ' fa..t1 10 .t.he ..upper
II , and uk for more
GTOwn_up p60yle a160 will
meet wLtb t~ ~ood receptlOD It deserves,
fi nd that in IIPlte of Its cbeapneu aDd pleasant taste.

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caet and 1 ey leav4s during the wmtor, R few p1t\ntll
marrsd I should bf, lIfted, and, after pickin g off a good
I D1811Y of th eu' leaves, they sllOuld be planted
~." "o •. • . -,"_'" ~.:<:;"'-~;"-',- 10 pots or boxes In good, hght SOlI
Tbese
' boxes sHould be pla.ced some" here w~ere &
The Pawn mat» I gentle hl~ at ts obUun a bte, ond very s oon a.n
thers 18 a d4l..a.1 a.bn1Â¥ianqe of young tende r leaves will appear.

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large numbers, and It IS only h kely tho.'
"here the d1sease hl\S oqce been preva.lent,
they WIll be In the SO li read y to sttack nlly
seedlings I of the Brass!ea. fanll ly that may be
put In.
QUlekhme should be ! prcad on
lD£ected SOlI at the rate of ha.lf s pound to s
6<)uare yard, and this must be tboroughly dug
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Thou gh plant.! of the Bra...<;slcll. or cabbage
famIly l!I~au ld ~ot be grown ag am 10 thIS soil
for at lea st four years afler 1m attack of t.he
dl sea.se, other pl an~ may be grown , Rnd w111
help to get the 5011 into be tte r condItion.
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long·rooted beel:f Or:
case , good varletles
be.etroot.6 ehould be

of mlCTO SCOPI O
or,gawSD13 In the SOlI, which ga.m entrance to
the plants by the delIcate hll.l r on the roo~.

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To guide one in the
J.."lnd of SOlI, ct1m:lte"
carefully
For
80ll!. In which I t HI

It is only in
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had
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now to apple tTees
Will be WI)11 r{!psld
frUIt.mg·tlme cornea
ag am. Each tree
be carefully 'studwd
to see' If all the .br.n"J"" are well ope n to tb&
sun, and any that
others or that arB
likely to prevent
of the tree bemg
crowded should
off Just beyond th ~ lr
junC!tLon WIth a.
branch
The "ouod
should, of ,
once strlfped off to ..
depth of 13 m,
good 801 , mu:ed Witti
lea-yes, burnt
lIme, If the SOlI IS
sQur, should
1t.s place. Later on In
the year
may be gnen to stimu-

From benley,
t 1Â¥e
of populanty through .11 the ph....
wrote to a brother, aapt. J a.me!I
green. le,oJ popul.nty i"'h'ch precede the ratificallQIl
some account of Ihis whereassumed na.med is Sila.& Tomkvns
Mr ngbt 3.8 law.
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~be Conlorenll6 reported on January 30th of
, H. ~28, a.. .. 3. milk earner.-S ~tha
My number I la o not know
t.hJ.s
yek.
·and
tho
adoption
of
Women's
ffuffrage·
rih lea...... Mr. limn ap~..
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a ttested &1!d sworn the 4th.
W. J. B. Mad:a, 32, m., 3, estate as '. man· w~ one of It! reoommendatlO!l&.. At the t:iDl8 ,the
Iger.-Six tpbnths. Mr. E. D. Berry appeared. ~lVltiEli of the National Union 01 Women's
nurle to 8. lUCk man and sha.ll,
A.. J , May, 30, m.., 3, eecretary.-8u:: months S,,~ase Societu:!t8 were eoneentra.ted Rllnost. en ·
Bnother week Tber-e
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(rom our regiment to complete
<Nt. l\sldilfo, appeared.
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n l Hospll.fol Units ' w ...
, W. Moom'l'1, 31., .... 3, .,arehouooman.-Th1'ee
The men were picked out to¢Cvmg f.gnillcent serv1CO in all the allied conn·
month..
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no1t one, being very,mdoC11e
~,.; it. was euentiaJ that thelr prglpiaatlOn
. W. Bur~, 30, m., B3, broad bobir.r--B*
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8I\ouJd
be
kept
up.
At
the
oame
time
tho
qu
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identity
of " SiI.. Tonjkyn. Combe.·
IOOort.ho.
A. Hom, i!4, m.. bread be.br.-S'" mont.bo.
become known eJfort.e w~ mad. to ~b.
tioo Of[ WOmen'8 enfraoch.i.sement
been ~
.. ema.ncipatlon" The tW<:tj methods pos~
H. J. Miles, 28, B" 03, bread 4eIiVOlW'IL Re- o~ned. Wom..'. Suflrage had • umque opper·
II interest" and U ~egqcia.tlOn." but
I-'~UDlty
fore
It.
'Fadure
tb proBt by , tha.t oppor..
F. E. Lot;gsOf'6, 18, 8., A. be.kv.
Cole!i<\!~. counse:s hlS brothen to use the formel', as
A. V. ~.,.eJ .Lg, 8., A, plumber.-Ad. tuwly ioocld have meant the destruction 'of
i. too expensive The brotJ:lers, after some
o~ work.
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,j;i\ie,.lt;r, su cc6eded in oljta?rung hIS du;ehat'ge
puned. Mr."S. linin appeared.
Ogle UBed..hla influence privately seem8
ITJte ~.U.W.S.8. ro.. to th" oceaaiOIL , It re
the follo\V1ng IOterestJng account by
none of its war aetiviUes, ye!- managed to
Mitford .. It was at the oogmnmg of the
prvi40 the office work n..,....ry for ~e further·
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war Wlth France; men were jprocuioed with
~ce of~ th.e women's cause, Pubhc support of suf~ dil~c'ulty, and If one of the serva.nts had not been
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In.. 3,
months. flioge ~liBed int.c> m.t.erial 'aid, mO\norioJ.
enlist in his pln.de, thet-e might have
lIfr T. R. Ken, .J>1)OOl'ed
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diffieulty,in procuring a. dlschn.l'ge. Mr
dePut~tjons. I
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c. G. ~, 41; m .• C2. - ' trimm'f.-Three abd
my father's zeal in l the cause, for
, jOn'" MarCh 27th la Women', Su1fra.ge deputation
a8 he WM , Ca.pt. Ogle waa 150
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E. F. ~,30, 111..,3, ~ mat",.-1'hlJ'I' ,;I.;ted npon Mr. Lloyd George. U ....a • . moot
that, without a. fla.pper, the ma.tter
ri!;-~ bly reC8lved, and WIlS II8S1ll'ed hy 'the Prim.
montbio.
in b:i. handa till the Greek
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24, .. , 03, medical m-actitioner.- ~1II.er ~t Women'. Suflrage would COl1t.aln,ly'l
Condi~~ I !'?'empti"'\- Mr T. R. Kent appeared. hi> lIloluded in the Relorm fI'll which ,the Go.em· --,,:- ... _.Coleridge returned l to O.mbridg.,
E 1L ool(,or, 36, Dl. B1. window ~er.- alent. Intended
introduce:. 1he Represent.a.t1oo
spent a. few da.v,: and London
'nnoee moo:th.
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oeppade oould not be ovet=looked by the Col.
C. H. Qjari:oaon, 2S, s.. C»'d& _.--Bt:I: 'of the People Bill was mtTOduce ' m Mny, a.nd
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'b 't ' f 289
lefJo au1>hcrlttC8, but hlll geDtenoo~wa.s compa.['"8.·
p
lw eoocn ....... mg"'I 'I mal rl y 0
t lyely light In & letter to George Coleridge, one
30, IlL, 3, t.empor....,. lpootman.
Â¥utcwhUe there ""801 ~le eVldoQiCe. oE the fellowlI of the College .!rives an account of
t at the country ...,. becoming mora and moJ.e
pena.lties and ooncludea, " I am b&pf"'v in add.
rongly in favour of the l wOIMn's ea.u.Be.
The
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I thought your brotlieT"s con ct on his reo
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ark ~ women Iw~r8 doing won for them ~e.ry.
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e..~tremel y proper j and I beg to Msure you
ere .. reoogD.ltlon of th~U' powers of Cltn:enship.
It WIn gIve me mnch pleu ure 0 see him take
an a.dvant.;u~ e of hiS erpen ~ a.s hiS own
NO '
COUGHS AND SORE
thel deb&te on Woman'. Snllrago drew, near tho
oen..· dictate ."
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suIt Pecamt! p1illIJ.. The na.t1on favoured it, ths
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eq\lestria.n" H ~il&S Tom\
THRO~TS.
tion's 'press fM-oured It,
na.tion's repreMluOJ_whose m:ili ry career waa
t l tive& fa.voured. It... The lVomsq'. elauae p~
Readmg" was 0 other than Ij.:aj,,';,':'iJ'~;
EMPLOYERS' CASES. '
R. W. TownoOn, 35, m., 2, fruite";';'
.f=~ ~~~.-B1% moniha ".ith 1M'"

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takiln on thl.

A little attention

aft.er hi! dISCOVery ih the stables 'I In the
01 the dmner he wid the BWry 01 the

recrmt 11
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lound Women'. Buflrage, on
this tlme a. siud~ nt--Samuel Taylor
ideal whbe &ttainment tIe6ID.ed immeaBllrahly post.poocd . . j ThLS N~w Year finda 1t almost a legal Col~id!I":"'wc" mISSing from college d.t CambrIdge

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choICe of varletleS,
and ! Ituation must
mstanoe, there MO
Yery dlfficult to
carrots Who~
of hom carrots alld
aelected.

of wine
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Mltford's fatller, to whom he paId a. VlSlt

BUl'FRAGE

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be done towArds
ne.xt l!e&.90n's crop
the ma.tt..er of LL$

getting

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READ~NG' .T)HBUNtL:

WORKERS.

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foh&g6 the canes should be
Mlsplant.ed
about this tIme every y&ar. It h
the effect
of checkjng Itlns exce ssive gro~th and of
beiping them, to produce more f~l~ a.nd or
better size. [fhey also m=:.ke a lat' df fibrous
roots when treated 10 this manner, so tha'
t.hey wIll suffer very httle ...eheck from the
Lr&nsplantlOg,: proWd,ed tb18.1S not f doD 6 too late..

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There are "VarlOUS wsys of treating grass
land which IS to be ,broken up for allot.me nt&.
A metbo~ wHieh u, useful wheu the lan~ IS
not bemg taken O'rfl)' tIll lhe begmnlOS of th&
~ear is lag fbU()ws. Take out & trench 2ft.
!",ul,,,.,j,.,u" I wi,de, re~O'\'e (rom thIS 1ft of 11011, and- take
this to Ithe p,te.ce wh e re the trenching Will
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Turn bover t.he second SpIt to the fun
length of the Spad e, but do not brmg It to the
6urface! I M",rk nnother trench 10 the sa~6
way as the flr!t,. take over the layers of turf,
•• d pl""1e thls grass Side downwards In the
botfom of the fi r st trenc h. , On thiS pll\Ce sOlOe
maDure, 1then dig the fir st SpIt of the Becon.
trench, and put lt. into the first The bottom.
BPlt of the second trench must be turned oYer,
And the jWork go on as before The 8011 taken.
out of tlie first trench is put 10 the la.st onu.

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le bollld not be allowe
to rem am 10 the
~round ny longer, It is a goad plan to lib "
• num'bp';f and store them cArefuliy betweeD.
layers of damp SOIl and ashes. U they are
Dot stot ed m ...thIS manner
'lie roots BOOIl
begin td dry and wither and 10!!f.1IIthell 'Value.

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Many gardenerll in the las~ tew years h a.TfI
thought it. would be to then interest to buy
.. cool freenbou se, or the slaas to make on~
anti rno t of them now fec} tb'i.t it should be
tleed as far aSlosslble for practical pmposes,
aDd h e l ' to Mi a 11U1 Cl to tll elr income. On()
crop w~ lCh IS but little trouble to grow, Rod
"hICh I?aylS, we ll, lS mustard and c r e lls. Rwh
1011 shop.Jd be plA(' ed In shallow b0x.es and the
eeed t s?wn thJe kly on the surface.
~fter
!Owing, I the sml should be kept mOist, and
after l he ' seedlings htLve a.ppeared p.bov"
ground ' It will probably be ,about fourteen
da.ys lb fore the crop IS re ady for cutting. In:
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summ'e time, eight or nine ~ O}.ys IS suffiC!ient!
for the plants to srow to • fit 5t&te for use"

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then seed potatoes for the commg season's

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crops ~OUld set tlfem sprouted ! M5 800n as I
po!alble · Tb.
tubers ' shou ld 1 be
plaeed:
•• crow • end , :~ on j,hallow bOJtes or trays 01:' 1
OB Ik!llvea, lp a. suigle la.yqr In . a. frOAt.prOOf~1 1
cool plice, po· tbal tbey ·lret the maxJmum.
amount bf ~light and ' &il;. In a short tun8
two or l. t!tt~e strobl shoots Will develop, and
whetf tJb'e .tir.ue co~ fOIl planting, theN need
no sh.oo~ lIemov&d., "D.or need the seed be
cut. ttarly· J ari'iie.I''I!hould be ,»laced ID singl"
lay.eraY"tn ,1)0%88, Bdt second i arlies and ma..m~
al-0p "arieti~ may the .placed In two or e"~
tilr.. lay""".
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Cl".oIls\decable

beT of

land is stated to be

[?liey pUT'Rued

:nee 1\0

IDspiru

enthU3lAUD.

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~ I("cd;.!'ful eolonU1&tU)D on

j (,:)Jptly emu1aU4 in
fo re'
lgbt.aa
of La ~cthe
h~
sucb
Ph mOllth ho'd!! t hat
menbs to OUr own di'cIi!"S:ed ""~H'~" , .
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