Reading Observer 02-1918

'To 'Weu an H . Samuel w&tcb'(s
being,in '
too.cb with Greenwic;h.
I.."'-,Jha.ve only to look at )'oor wrist and yoO. need never he! late for a theatre or
tralD, nor wa.ste )our time by turtnng up too soon. Call at, H. Samuel'.
to.day and choose for yourscU from the magnificent displa.y.

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CCh. World'. LarguUeUJeller.

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YO nXG QUALlFICATIO!fS FOR WOMEN Am I qualified to vote "I Tba.t. IS the question
, \I r.\ ~ODlan IS a..~g, and it 15 a. question which
It. l!l more tha.n diffi cult to answer
For It 151m·
p()~ l blo to forecast e.xa.ctly bow the Repre!!elltat lO n of the People Bill will work out m practlCO
.\5 far &s one can Judge a.t present the womM to

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teakmg
SPll'I.l1 bby . I H l
his bafk ~u.

were n'~

why do vouJ,
Why don't '
Boy, "I
.are dls-

a fi:u lure!'
and' !l"-lng

a yelhug t

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be enfran c.hlsed fall, roughly , moo three clM&e8 .
1 - AU women WIll recelv~ Parha.mentll..T''r" (ran
Ch lSO wHo are over thirty years of age a.nd roamed
to Local Oonmment electors, and they will fann
L) far tbe lOTgett class of "oting women, numberIng r ougbly fh-e million
2 -All women Will receIve the -Parh&mentary
t rancllt8e wbo a.re over thirty and themselves aD
tile LocaJ Go\'ernme.nt reglster
.> -.;tll women It 111 recQlve the Pa.rhamentary
:I"01ncblS6 for a UDl'o,-erslty OOll6tltuency ' who are
Cl}cr thirty yeans o( age Dlld MY6 t&kea & Unrver~I t.\ degree
It. is iLt once apparent. that the Important quest Ion l.n con nectIOn 'Wl.th the women's vote 111 whiLt
are the neoes...<lary quah6catlOns for the Looa.l Gov
ernment. francllls6.
f
1 he Local Government vole for women, 1M for
men, IS based on occupahop, and iD additlOD
'\Tornen over thirty marrIed to Local Government
hlectors &I'e ehgi,ble foc the Local t.:.-overnment
vote. Occupation of land 0[' premuse6 of any killd
(other than fumu:hcd looglDgs) and of My val~s
..... i!! gn'"e a. womltD the Local Government vote aDd
lP ~ fa.cto, If she be o'\""er thirty y6lll'8 of age, the
Parlia.mentary rote. In thlS wa.y her vote difien
. from the man's Pa.rhrun ent.a..ry vote , which IS given
on ono of two qualificatlOOS, rc6ldenoo m premlsu
of any valu~ or occupatwo of bUliuness '»>'enuses o(
an annuaJ value of £10
It IS -.,mooL pomt
whetber or not the woman Wlll hlfe an advan
tage hero-- for example, whether by .. occupYIng "
a 29 6d a.llotment a woman v.~lll ha.ve I a. yot~,
whoreas !inee he C4Jlnot II remde" on hl s allot..ment, a man most buy one of an annual value of
£10 m order to secure hi!' vote by t.rea.tmg the
a,llotment a.s " busIness pl'6lTl13e8"
Two proVIsions of the Bill leave the woman
\ a ter at a. marked dlsR.dva.ntage One is the per
mission a.ccorded to tho elector to vote for two,
and pot more thAn two ctm.!.tltucnClea at 11. general
• election .on t.wo dlnr[~ct qu.hfica.tlOna Under thiS
role if a ma.n .. reside' " 10 Surrey and h<WI '00 <:' 1'
n ~ prenu8eS " In Mid1d l el!lex he ma}': vo~ for bot.h
co u.nty memben on different qua.lificatlons. The
WOrnl\n m an Identical pol!llton may not
Sbe
.. OCctlplCl5' " both her Surrey re8ldenoe and
h er
MiddleseJ: premi5es.
She hM but ODe q'uil.bficat lOD, a.nd consequent.ly but one vote. The other
11OeqU&1 proviso
Ie that which hplIts <I JOint
occupa.tion" to t.wo penona Throe men 8hann g
a flat ha.ve ea.ch a. Pe.rhament.ary vote as relldents
But thrie women--howcver cheerfully the- m~y
own tip to then , thirty vUr&--ca.n onl Y WiD t lt Q
Totes between them
On)y two of these may vote
U JOInt-occupants.

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The Committee recommendA that the (una-10n!!
nf the Guarchanll !!bould be dl~lded among otbe r
b,xile8. and 1t 11 claimed tbat. at. the Mom'" t Im e
ruuch of the overlappm g of public authorities
"hlch exists at present could be done away With
These are the main proposals : _
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WORKHOUSE INM.UES.
.. Children of sch ool a ge to be placed underttbe
control of
thCl local education rommltt~.
Lunat iCS a.nd mental defiCients to be pla.ced in the
cbarge of tbe already e%IStAng Mental DefiCiency
Committee!! of coDnty and bOrough councils.
Mot.hers Wlt.h. chJldren. the ~ed, a.nd the 1nfirm,
t.o be e nt. ~tA!d to the ca.re of health committees
base d on the eXisting authorities, w'&lcb look ' after
pUblic health. "It.h !!om e c~llngea to &ecl1re economy
and~ pr~t'" ~ t overl a pping."

OUTDOOR RF;LIEF'
" Fanulie~ ID nee d ,of asslstt,nce to be lD the
care of Dlstrlct H ome A~lfitn.n C6 CommIttees
under the supernSlon of the I~ge councils Able
hodled men and womt' n unemployed and In. du!tress t.o be ki\en chal~e of b" Pre"entlOn ot Un
employment and
i nmg Co~mlttec.!, n.Pfomterl
by the e1~ cted COunCIh>. whose duty It wil be to
lonk after these per!C>Ils !IS p rt of the general
b4~~ of PA\ pntmg une mpl ymj!nt and of fit-

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lintl'people to · do Ihe .work th.y are boot abl. to
do"
Since the report of the CornimS8'ion is signed bv
1";J.,lln fC members of both the MajOrity ~

The

Sold by all Cor~ Dealers.
Write tor samples and name and

of nearest! 'Ageni.

lis own .. ay ",Ulout

associated

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LlVERINE

, ---+-Onder thll. beadi ~g we have &trange.d to publl!!b
weeki,. an arhc1e on Poultry and Poultry Keep
m,.", an npert whlcll Bhould prove "ery us~rUI
at the pre.ant tIme The writer 'RIll be pleued
to IInawer any que.st lol'2a"b, readers, ..ho IIIbould
&eDd t.helr eor-responden(:o to Tb& Eciltor.
.. R.!adlDg Observer."

l+ATCHING CHICKENS.

STYES 0:-1 THE EYELIDS.

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of nice sticks will be
will be . juicy and tender.

Tarsi number of allotmentha.te the C1han~ of obta.ming
fertiliser seaweed, there are 0.
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Can obtam it, and
be taken of It. for It
most import.ant ferlIl1!in£
I large es:tent
Very often
are hghC and 98OOy, and
that need seaweed The
far manure IS the rlb bon
olmost as good. It may
soil early in the year,
heap or added to a

carbonato 01 soda lor adlll!~. Bu~ a 'Bpital &dult stage. l :he genorll! rule I. that the heavy
tlilng for a stye- and a remed, that nAllI.lIy ' breeds should be llatched tn F6bruary or ea.rly
dl'l\es It n",ay 1~ ada!, C1T two, & doctor say!!, Ma.rch and the hght onM by Apnl, then both will
be 1
d
H.
aymg urmg ~& 'Wm~

a1lPiied to the eye.

any expetlOlloe know tb&t tht!

NAPOLI'l'A'SA -

Fry

and Waml. '\Â¥hen It comes very severe t.he coop!
or foster motben should be pot undet a. shod to
break the worst wmdll aDd aJao to ensure dryileS~
WIth the lengthemng Mys th e youngste.rs can be
fed early and Ia.te by natura.l hght and thiS Will
always be an a.dvantage.
All t.he slow growing breeds mu st b& hatched
early, otherwttle they WlU not be tit fOl" next
season's brecdlUg. To prod.nce vlgOl'OUS chlCiu It
is essential to have he&Jthy and full developed
pRorente:, but this cannot be unl~ they are
hatched early enough. There" n~ th,"g to beo!
some two year old hens a.nd a young oock~rel, but
he mU9t not. be too young t;() be successfu l • The
Indian Game 111 a.lIlow grower, and n.s t.he oockerels
from these e.ce wanted I!O mbch for C1"OSS lDg they

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' tend 01 bOIled il J!relerred
A liltl" grated
cheese i! an iUlprotement, but .... ' not !trlctly
necessa.ry.

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POTATO CA.1tE$.-Haah "our~

6r

';;'flve boil ed
pot&OOes and 'adCl to them a little fI(111r and a
few ourrnnts. M.ke 1D to a dough WiOt a. It Ule

mill<, roll out, and .ut . jn~ ro~~ds. , Bake iD
.. quick oyen, cut "in h.U, and blltW .. Theae
are [fOod ~iSber bot or oold
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POU'l:O BUol.8.-Rub potato... Snely through
• aie'Ye a.nd put them in a !a~pan With ..
little milk aDd marg.ripe ~d t~e ,oft of an
esf{. s.Jt to t.Mte. Botlll moo ti.,. baUa with
& little Sour, &M fry witIJ. apngl ct p~ley.

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PO~1TO P.IIl>Dr"'l,-Boil • P9¥Dd of pot.
to.. aDd be.t Ibem u~ 'irlth • fork. :.Ad ....

q ••rter of. poUnd of . ."ly-ehopped

anal.,

a¥

either • quarleo of • poJll1d· ol .los.r

or I Utree: or f.our tablupoonfula of hoae,.

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dlggmg Im t o t.he dM])s
bemg /lanted_
Celery',
parsnips, an Boll the cab'ba.go
greatly ~ the addltion of

a.ve had

though we may get lIODI4 cold rough weathe,. yet
th... yoru>g.ten WIll not hurt tl only kept dry

A writer In the Woman at Home glYt!& the
fo}lovuDg ltahnn recipes for potato cookery :
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ITALIAN POTATO DISHJj:S.

lIttle margaTme or dripping one chopped
omon and " small bunch of·berb!!. Add seven
or el a;ht potatoee, p"rbolJed, and cut in
thi c kish e:!icee
Fry them (or a f~w mlnute~,
turni ng the shces, aM sprmkle toom WIth
snIt
Pour over them a Pint of ,stock and a
lI~ tle tomato sauce If obtsJna.ble
Stew them
n-.~ a slow flre for about fifteen minutes.
'] m.y are g r eatlv irnpro\ ed by a titUs grated
cl~ c cse. preftra!lly parmesan.
PO'lA'TOP.8 &LL.t
PARKIOA' 'SA -Bake six or
seven pot.A.toea aud cut. them
slices
Place
tl'e m 10 layer.! lD a baklng-dlsh, ~ liprlnldJn"
conch loyer WIth gr,.ted cheese. Any - kln,4 Will
do , as it IS now dlffiClul't to get. parmeUf\. Pour
o\C r them aome melted mug-Mine IIond cook
In a !llow oven tin thorou!hly hot.
s{erve With
fned 9~
Th.1S makes an e;Jcellent break b st disb inste&d of bf\con
GKTOCCJ:fI DI PAT,\TI.-=BOll home potAtoestHe quantity depend s on the size of dish re
qU lred-and mRsh th em !Hnoobhly.
Turn O'lt
on . a puw-y board flnd mix with them a li ttle
flour aDd an unbeaten cgg. Roll out and form
mto sbe.pe. like 1Ir.- .oll potatoes, and bod 10
boihnp; water fo~ ' fh'e I mlOute~ or SO". Sene
ve ry hot With' ~.e~tfd ma.f'1(arine ..and / tomllto
s"uce poured ovt:r them. Thi4 m~kes a most
sniidying lunohcon ~i!h , and mR. be tried In-

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Apnl beforn they la.y an egg.
'I'hiB mcrms sn
th cost. r food
B
mon s
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gone In wa.ste.
y (ac t.he
h,eet met.bod IS to feed weB from the first, !IO that
the chickElrul
fut, for then the I5Urplus
cockerels can be moved along to glve room to the
pulIet.t. If a man eea out to ha,tob a, certain numbe of h k I h
ha
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,c IC eM e may
ve to keep on right
through Ma.y, a.nd 1f the8e birds are lIght &Orts
been wpll fed they should lav eMIlv enough
by Octobei- Them lS a great dted for producmg
all the paUet6 poISlble becs.use of the shortage of
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UU"da 8Il an mct-easmg need o( eggs. Few people
realiSe the scarcity of f()wl s, but we are thomands
short of BOnna.r tlmes and many more Will RO
doubt be killed off .r the short.ag& o( meat con
t
Th'
Lb'
lnueB.
ere I!I money In t.ne USlneE8, and no
one need be afraId to l&lUlch out Where space
allows the hatching should begin at 00 09, and

men, Jbut tlteor are often
to a wO;pl&n I ·With women

livell, acd who!le circullLtion
sdluggish, • a cry' ill ~ alm?et
~qu"alent to A
ay 10 the coyntry WIth
plenty of exercise. The sobl>1Rg, you see, involve:.! the hki ng of unusually deep breathe
and this in tttrn se t.s tne aluggah blood eur~
rent Into qUicker cll'culntu:m "'ltn the beat
physleal. re~ltlc.s . Then .he mQscular etf'ort. In·
'f'olved In sobbmg relieves 'uecl'l1 o.r t.erunon,
"nd the How of tear!l auni-i&rlv ,1 r ehe'l'ee tbe
hrain
The 1 exhaustion whi...fi foUows an
ftttaek of thiS n sture ).nduces .sleep, wh)ch M
you know, 18 1\atnre's best re!!tol'er Ther~ is,
the~fore, a great de&l of intUlti, c truth in a
wOlll.8p.'S common remark, t I shou ld be beUer
i( I could have a. good crT.: "nd mv adTlce a!l
a medica.l mlln i8 certamly. I Let them cry,'

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ef~J:'~:I" l Itafter
lS best to use it as
gathertDg, and It

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cannot olwaya be
rehed upon, becaulll6 I ha.ve known pul1af,« ha.tcbed
in .Apnl ... d May go fight through til the next.

A "GOOD ,C RY" RECOMMENDED.
.. There I!I otteR more 'f'lrlue In 'a good
cry' than in aU the drqgs In the Pha.rmlL
cop~ia , " eays a medICal man
H T ear! are a
terror to many
pbv51C.,l 8al ntlon
who lead inactl\'e
ill , Ia~Uld &nd

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volu~b1e,

can they

tb'~'Y;~~jF~>~}'~_':

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but I If
frUIt

tMhion.

01 _pple
h.althy
cordons
can bp. I
'I~l soil

)':Qedium
chosen

cordon trees are
to g row , for not only
&,8*.ins.t walls and feDCes.
round a border in the

glven
Some kinds of
whe 1 b;a.med in COMOI!
Orangc Plppm ill a V'STleb
lUI a rule produces very fine )
frc-lr: cordon ~ tref's.
Sillgll
to t-uy, and a. Jarge nambe'
on a amaH plet"e ot «r"curtd
Ito be good, 1Y.elt dllg, and of r.
anj if the right varieties ar .~
co;ona

fine

now conVDs:

irrt:o

Immc

flower ,

at once will soon seed
the SUlIHlier through
ta.sk, though a 8OTfte.whn t
new IRnd. IS gettiBg all th c
euch all bindw.eed, dook, and
the ground_
A mMnmg 8pent
rniglit seem t.o some effor t
reality lt I S well worth: whil e,
baa bad the experIence know/)
aU

may now be pNmtcrt

all be lifted If possible,

lolly grown and aJl their fea.thcrs on the v lookBone a.nd frttme i& ~ry MCCssary 10 an
Indian and late hatcl;!ed bllns a re not fit for the

-l;.;i:~;~b,di~i.r~ot
fr~';' the garden ore
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to those wllich haye beC'r:

year,

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that tbey must be kept on till

tho second season. Anothel' bIrd which gro·ws
slowly i8 the Rock, 800 a haH grown oookorel
looks a rough apecllJ~.
Witb these there is a
great deal of bone ~ make ' u p, and they always
grow the hedy hefore le.therlOg, ;b that they

no".,,- look handsome till t ....

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GWALIA CENTRAL MINES
CONTINUED REQUEST.
Our London financlB.l coTTe!pOnilent drawa att lltion
to the further advR.noe in Gwalia Centra.l! 111 th~ We5 ~
trahau runrkot, the Ahares ha.vmg now r Cl\cbed 2p. 4! d
He stater. thlttt it II well kuowu in City Circles th!a.t the
developments In the mine oontml~ to be TerJ'~
~lIr&c~
tory, . tbe u.s.,ys being well up to the a...
e. A
erthlllnS put througb tbe GO'f"emment mW Pi tbe
'''.ry ..tllfao!A>h ",tllrn-(>f 2,.500
~a! 6311 to;,. of
rook•• Very shortly the new mflcm.er, ill ooa1rae of
ar,ection will be ID "full nriDg H upon ore
the
rollIS. at which there a.re DQWJ;Â¥zte
La
g.n....lIy ono.ted th&l G~ ' 0eMrnI0 ,will be •
r.gular ~ in til. _ ._
Thill ....... bI<I.
fu.lr to ~ • ~ t..VOW'lta .Ie -iP-e W.tmJiau ~tioa
..ud t.he:N is ~Dti1 bf room for. riM befoftl.tha "par ,:
val •• (6s.)W~ ~eQ.

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White to pJay &nd mata.

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SOLUTION IT O PROBL!Jt.l No. 2195.
By BOHBumreR E:R.!!fE8T F. DEAl(.
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S~LUTION

1 )0, PROBL!!:M No 219B.
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By REV. T. H.uaLTON, M.A.

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CRl'f JCISMS.
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Correct solutions to Nos. 21V5/2196 from
01.
Sol'f'er (A dehghtful ~ ~ er on Sa.m Loyd's linea . The
:S~er notaille on ly for lntroduclDg a third ,Kniglit by
promotion-all else, padding). A. W. ' GOOdman
(Dellll's t"'o~er refreshmgly ongmo.l and ..180 amu8mg.
'The tbrec~movel baft 11lt.eresting fenture" but I fonnd
dIfficulty absent) . Han,! Dewe (Botll. good,' especially
t.he 2-er) 0 JdVI8 (2195 a real gem, though not
stncUy origl118.1. S\tlllkmau hlU! made a. ~ ~ar on SimIlar
hnes. 21961retty iu enry retI~t). L. Lacoy. Mary
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W eiman," :FrIena m Khaki' (An eleg.wlt 2·er, accompamed by 8. tricky 3-er). I f Two Oxford Boys"
(Dea.n'8 plOblem pIquant And uucouventioulll. Hamilton's not up to bls sta.l1darcl). G. Emme\1lOu (I much
enjoyed both these. The 2·er so differeut to the ordinary
I un of problems.
Quite 11I.musmg also The 3-er has
one fine VB.r1atlOn wbenl K - Q2 - othel"Wl!!c qUlf.6
ordmAry). .. Cbeltoniau," A. B. Smlth (A good 2 ~ \"
\\ith some COW1C play. 'l"he 3 ~er & 180 IUtereBting, b4t
qUite eW:ly) T. KllIg-Parks (2 195 ' Faulty conatruc~
tlon, M':r Dean. The follol\'lng for Instance, gives
eIght discovene!l lnStead of SIX, and 18 very much more
economical -2B4k.R7.7KU.2p5.2r5), E . F.

Dead (:H96 The a.ctual key·move 15 good , forelaYlUg
and allOWing a check:, but it IS a pity t here 1110 a sbort
tlnen.t. The P .. promotlon 1.0 S wIth the pinned B Q 1.1
very plqUfUlt). S. W. FranCIS. I

R, PROBLEM No. 219.,.
The composer, Mr, E . F . Dean, wntes us "It ill .. .
pity I u!Jed a. Kwght on h 1. It would have bteu
lletter had It been a Rook The Kmgbt seems 80 • out
of It· ILlthouj::'h the PIOCB uBed IS only to block tho mack
Pawn. The po814on, of COUJ1!e , IS not tntended for
dlfliculty, hut JUst for the e:spref:!sion of a sLDlple ld ..
LU the Simplest W&y."

R , PROBLEM No. 2198.
This Prtblem has no lIolution, for Black pa.ralyS89
White by Kt-B4. F. J. Rudlmg 6ug~es!:t!, as a.n.
amendment, 8, R3 !B 2 K, S, 1 B 2 ktk 1, ;j b 1 P;
6 P p ; R • PIp, 7 Q. Male in three. Key R(RZ-I«.
rhe composer &polog'!ses to the" R .O." lIolvel'5 for this,
,llId we add our regrets.

CORRESPONP!!:NCE, ETC.

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l ittle ertza tidhte8s now thnt-mnch
prevented later on in the .Uot
One of tho most impm.ant
ca.n be don dunng th iS
all weeds, espec.tn.lh r
so troublesome in

.hould be hnLched ... early .. poSSIble to glvo them
hme to aevelop .
The feather on the.se 15 short
n.od ha.rd, W1th the result that nnle.ss thoy are

f~l'owlOg

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\~ ill give

sortod o~t. Those of a mode
a!'l large ns 8 walnut, are th e
planting, others can be graded
reqUIred for the l house. TIll'
they have been growmg neen s
de eply and all tubors ca~efuJlI
.and B ~oo d covering of manur e
rn\d e, which can be dug into th e>
later on This WIll help to restore
Of the eoit an~ make it in good
tllie year's ,crof'

rougb

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~hen

pate, boxes, old pal1s, or
ThlS soon brmgs on tbe

the

~ "ar i • • ..Jer. ~ ., may' ~. . ~~ .......
to 'WlUi
lIM '\\ 6~ . . . . ., ~ ...w.e&;-.1.;:
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Bilita D\.'Pt , .6, Holben ~ ........ iIiO. L

or other litter ""d

r&thor than ClOtItlDg it. All tho Leghorns . hould
be h ~tc hed rGuud about April , whIch m ........t.' ting the __ by the IOIddle of March, ..,d th£D It

pInch o( s:u.I!:a r of lelttd rn a ('Old bJ'clld
and water poultice about .a. alae fill .. walAut

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when the forced
and the na.turally grown
pulling, a certam num
be covered lighUy w1th

Styes on the e)ehd!l are a,Am(ul all'ectio:l f;r bould coDtJnue nght up tlJl the end of May,
riU!! to cold and doblllty, at.
pl'e"alent dur- :wben buds are bred from good heaJU.y ...u1I and
lng th ~ WlntCI'
A lltt.l f' cooling medlClfte
t
ted
I f
th!t&rt. the
h' Id
sltOlild be tl\k e n, such B8 grey powder or . n rea
proper ~ rom
6
y S au
rhubarb powder for chIldren and a little \li~ grow wen and be laytng as 8.oon M they reach the

aIOo • liute le...,_ or vonlll. Ia~ ••aDd
thor "'"" by beginulag Dr. 'I'I'iIIiao.' pial< ilk OM ...11. beallen egg. Bake fer ~ ' f'" .eu.
for ""Ie peopl. wilhooot cW&. Stan ..,..~.
In ., rather slcrw 0.,.. ., and "I'lft 'hIt. . "IVhfIn
FREE-"Phlin T.I"~ io • uoefal Ioadbook
.,.n t frp.e VI ftllll\dy readen ..~ . . .

froz en.

apnag. ?r'lth tho result tJla.t .lfr IIU: months! at
least they a.re a. non-productlve stock, which, however, have been 6.f1ng. There Ut nothmg cheaper
and Imore I ecoDomlOa.l than good food ngbt from
ths first, !IO tha.t any !rurplus loock:6reJa ca.n be
killed off and turned mto money, while the"poJlet8
. hould come ou to lay ..nd 10 be earnrg money

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crop of radishes mlly be
now or during- next month
dry, sheltered bdrder is
should be hght and rieh
"aut.UJT'n,. and when the
well up a httle fertihser
.
w111 not only Improve
will bene At the soij in prepa.ra
the crop' IS lifted · and &nother
radishes are hardy when
in! thlA manner, some DIce
'be spread over the bed~ to
three IDches If severe weather
bed, " sbould on no account be

By all tho rul.. of poul~ry breedIng pul,
leta from a heavy breed should be la.ymg a.t 8lX
months and tho light. onea at five mont.h!!, 80 that
from thI S anyone ca.n ga.uge the time they ought
to be hatohing. I know that oflent1m.. _ heavy
breed Will not lay under Be'f'en months, but tha.t
depend., & gdod deal upon the food and OODdttloDS.
UnJ~ \00 birds \ &1'0 kept groWlDg from the tint

nld devices, very useful in emergenctee. It is
neces!I6ry to have & lVlde·mouthed bottle and
• eork that fits tigb.tly A lit.tle e:r.perlence
is neeeA8nry to get the cream at & suitable
t.emperMure. for the butter to "come," &8
dalrv (olks ny. In cold weather, for example.
It needs to be ""anned just a ~ triBe.
The

.,

possible.

wmd.

is, of course, all old deVIce, but, like ather

PROBLEM: No. 2200.

B,.. L_ LAc::n'. (8pemally OoDtributed).
Black (4 pu,e..~

b. opened 10 Bdmit.n the

There must always be difJorences of opiDlon ;UI
to when ch1ckens should be ha.tched to proVide
WInter laye"
One c:a.onot make any hard and
ta.st rule as to when bll'ds should 'be hatcbod beca.U llO the .sM600 bu fJUch a. lot to do wtth It, and
if you look forward to It._dry autumn and then we
get a. deluge why all ~culatlons are thrown to the

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Wtllt.(8_).

best to remove & layer of
and In Its place put
manure. cov~rlllg thlS
of fine soil. The seed
and the light~ k ep t S.ltllt
abo\'e ground, "'hen
be given, or the pb.nts
, produciilg a. great denl ~f \
praotl.!ally no root. When!! It 1!
to obtam tbe m a nure, the old ~:)JI
in a frame IS sU1table, and the
trea.ted in the s&me IID"nner.
be protec ted from rosta bf
with mf\t..'\ or straw or
&1\ soon ns the frost b&B gone

nUTTER <MAKI:-IG AT HOldE.
thoy never seem growmg up 'Under twelve mont-ha
Making bu~te" by .hO«tng oream in a boftle old aod then WIll no~ start laYl"g tlDtll I.te 10 the

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White to pi ..'! and mat. ia two me...

r"dishe, .;e euc~ a ~leaen.nt food
an old cucumber or other
at once eet about pro-

THE POULTRY YARQ.

b

fin I :'lnrPlOLc, short of breath and ntWaye chtUy. IIhe
r~ t!l l{'j ~ (10 ju. tice to fil"r job.
The eR.riy morning
,01 111 11<1 the fl\~lgu e of the night ,bilt l'f'lU bre&k
h r tI .... 9;n
1 1~ re are girla whn lAugh n.nd .tt'1lin: but in
I I 1,\ .VO U \l'IU sq eXJ1berant health glOWing,
Thei r
\ ' Ui'o. li re full of g oorl . r ed blood.
They have 11
, ":'I I ' '\' a ppetito for phull food, nnd Denr all or have
I h Ilil U1b~ .
'
r Oil C'l n he like th"t, h~we'Yer pAle and &ruemic
T O il " .' In !lOW, j( you take t~e blood-making element~
11 111, 1, keep these girls IStt"Ol1g_ Yon will flOOD have
, I ll ll ~ h blood-and to lIptire-as they If you u..ke
~ ~ 11 rly Dr Wllhams' pink pills for pate ~ple
.\ , \\ ' IOSC8 WIll prove it. by your appeute and the
I I .: j ll~ of the new blocxl in your vem!,
Here is
I t, h, ·t eVidence of thi~ aasertlon:'\! l~~ :Ull.ud Cavl\nl\gb, of 'I'be Fields, Ellesmere,
.. II,,; . " n tell ' _" J started work on II. ftar~ some
I .. l !!l1. but. Boon be!;'an to feel the effect.!.
m"t
I\,
. , 1r:!I k!fl g , pIg feed mg, etc, and beingoonst&1ltly
(', \\ (. I! round, it pro"I'eci too muc~for me. I bad 1\
. ' ''h lo ~ In my bllick and legs, and 10llt aUl e~rgy,
I " WIt pat at' sleep properly . I,..u abort tem~
r I 'll(l nm down. 80rol) fri ends were Idad enougb
It. < , 1 had
me 1\ walkmg gl-jO!!t.
) .. t no w
a re flll surpnsoo . for after t.king
a , I .,r · " <l ',lr8e 0 Dr. W11l1l'l,ms' pink pilla there is a
~ ~ Jt llff"rence 1n me
The colour Me retarDed to
' u, b' · k.. , my Appetite hu returned, I sleep well,
, 1 tUI Ill) my work With out distl'Me. I am .tory
I f , du l to Dr. WllhAms' pink pm•. "
R ' !J~ ~ ~ ... llio DAVL'I1Vorth, of 8, St. Agnel Terraoe.
, 'II \ Rook, Leed!!, fttates: 11 We women folk
' 1Irnl! !-" c'ut khaki uniforms work almost qight ana:
r a\ , t.. II I have Dr. '";·... illiflm.s' pink flila to thank
rI Ll\" I!:ov(l hettlth:
Some Tell" ago had. com~
pI, I" l,ri:·:rk.up through antiulli.
, I l'l'it .111 lOch nation to eat, and bre.tbleNDe.III
~(l\I ).1 "'l me greAtly, eYen if J took thing.. quietly.
, II t ln ~ IltlrtCKR l'eizad me, and when'! came rouod
\\ 1\ . , ~ \4;eak and wretched l!I could be
My , baok
',li d IIJnbR Itched terribly, and I loe:t • good de&! Of
t!1? ~ Ilt work OWlOg to my health.
T 11um I dec1ded to bite Dr WilJ.iama· pink pilla_
1.7 fir-.t bQx of pilt. brought baci =1 apPetite.
f ~h '-I rl"ngth re~'Umed, and with hutber s.pplill8
o Dr Wdl uuns' .p mk pilla
blDod beoame rIch
&n,l good aDd my 'face had. heaIUty glo .... n
Thl'Ml stones convey a hint to thOaeanda of "omen
If! III hl'Oftlth t.o inrigoute- ch«r
and IfirftIsthn.

LIMITED,

ORlMSBY.

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.boklng ha. to he contInued for ot ",ost h alf
an hour, t.nd somet.imea for tWIC~ that period.

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ma.nner
1"~~'I~~~~~O'D:the
J mo&t ' ecoDOnucal
,f
There are ten prizes
to he a.warded; the firs!
of '-£25' 1the fourth of £16, and
otbers ofl £5 each.

SOLE MANUFACTURERS:

• amati, n6rrO'IY, CJr !!unken chest, but not tn'Tanabty By means of t.he UlI!!USe of phYfHcal
culture It rs po881ble to de velop large ched
muMles tints a.cQUlT1Dg a bIg chesL measurement, ~hlle the lungs remain "amall and 111nonruhed
Ag~n, hmg mJ80hief is often 80 dow an.d
i~d.i.ou t'l m Its · approa.cb that the trouble 18
not Y dlscdVered untl] 1t l8 firmly established:
Here, however. IS a sJmple test which wllI
tell you whether your lunga are healthy or no,·
Ta.ke as d%p a brea.th as you can, and
then, In & slo" but dlstmct 'Voice, oount from
OD~ Oftw.,rda 1!1.8 far as you can withdut taklOg
1n morB brontb
Th o number of seconds you
can contmue counting 18 .. prett.y reli",ble
Index t.o the alate or your liJnga., &0 you
should have someone to time yc1u
If your lungs Ire sound and normally deTeloped your range w111 be beLween twenty
&nd. t111rty'five seconds
If your lillllt iB
between ben and twenty second s. there )s no
need to be ala.rmed; pt'obably your lungs are
merely In Deed of uerciMl, to be readily
ob tained by regular deep breathmg in pure
air
A range of leee J thllD ten seconds, bowever , pomts to more Ot" lee& mt6Chlef, alld JOU
~hould
not delay 10 havmg your lungs
exuruned by • medlcal maD.

is being done this )JMf to en~
allotment I movement, and no.
d:i~~:~'t~;~:'
of competjuons WIll be held to
8:
of gardenen. A l:ready
"'__OQ",!,·.ril'~t 1_. sco.Ie, ha. been
ar.r&tIReod.
Sutphate of Ammonl& As!Oc11l.are gi"flng prize.! to alIDtment
~D,g\'"n~ and Walee for the bcotbu.sb&ndm~Dhl&

LUNG DElVELOPMENT.
People often stiffer fr om weak, 1undeveloped
lu~e vnlhout suspectmg it
True, small,
UBUl\lly

<I

of l&nd whIch produce the
food. This II\JISt be pro·

the CODstant duectlon of ., nenoua mo~her. A
boy, for example, enJoys more a. f~~ sim~le
toys &nd J50methlng 'PO blCh nlS own IngenuIt.y
hu wot"ked out tha.n the mDat elabora.te playthlng which h'rs been bough t,
In the SlUDe way, '" IIHle gu1 Will lavish her
offectloDa on & mlll!lhaped doll, probab1y ~ade
at home, while the most arti8tIc productlon
of the toy shop Will he In state, to be takeD up
on r&'l;e occn810n~.
Keep children well. clothe them se.slbly,
let them under!tand they are to amU8e I themlIeives, and do not "fUBS" ·them.

feeble lungs are

seecJl

• little leaf-mould and ea'D.d.
thUlly . .d plo.oed in
the youllg plantE'
should be transm whIch a httlc
been placed
When lifting out
tre,nq'he, in the open about 'May, care
to get a nice ball of sod !"&out

Shell Grit.

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In

leeks cau bo obh,ined if tho
a box filled "i~h good

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CbildTeD ~ are often worried boco.u!le Uteir
o:,ot.hers are loo at.tenttTe, and continuaUy reprOTo& the sman onear-:"'Ithout rea SOD. A Chlld .bould\ be tilt alone, &Dd be allowed

to play or amu •• itsell

HE~S

SPICKGRIT
New

)'hnon t v of the CommiSSIon of 1909, It IS obVIOUS
Opt t he v.eDk spot of that CommlssI9n-t.hf> co~­
aDd they will lepl all the better for it."
{l Ieu between its MaJorlt.v and Mmorit.y Reportl-h ilS )now been healed ' t ioere will be the weight. of
TO KEEP MICE AWA'Y.
almnst unnhl~ous approval behind the new pro.
A cat who has a strict eye , and a keen nose
pn s.,I~ Rlld we ma.y e~ct to 8ee them embodied
10 (lll r newly shaped social structure when
t.he- (or bU8iness is the best erlermmater of mice
· Doo't overfeed ~e r; give h er tQ understand
'}'l Cl IOO of reconstructIon sets 10
(
Utat she must car.n . her hvmg
After .he haa
ca.ught hal( 8. dozen small thle'f'eS the moral
etreet or her presence In the house ill unme,ee.
Tbe J.odents emell her and leM e the premises .
WOMAN'~ PART IN THE WAR,
Anot.her good remedy is to pour liquid ta r
into their holes. It sticks to their fur . Bnd
they eMU the · chnnoea of touching it agAIn.
Protecting ~V'lrkers against the Effect. of Fmely·powdered lime and r ed pepper blown
AJI"'mla and Over.Straln.
Into theJr "runs" are hkcwH~e efficacious In
keelt,ng them away.

TIl lenve the shelter of dom~tic life for hard work
i th <> rIsks thRt women ar&brlll'ely taking to help
In Th e WAr, n gu-l mwt be IItron,lit' "lid fnll.blooded,
l,t r p n \\" .. ~ of r 98'l8U\nce at their full. If IIhe ill thm

r

GIVE YOUR
,

SAVE COAL.
Tho!lc who h ve neGr chalk Pit.e or chalk
clitb have wlt.bm their reach an easy -means of
prolonging then supply of lfuel while 00&1 r .
ma.lne dear. They need only tak& a '!faIt to
the spot where chalk 'ia procurable, and, fiU ..!
mg a ba.sket wlt.h lumps, carl')' It home. When
the fiu h as burnt up, the cbalk should be
broken nrlo lump! about the , SIze of one'a fist
Ind ma cd altern&tely With the coal
The
chalk w111 get red hot and give out an even, J.ntense heat. The SAme Joumps C&1l be u89d o,er
&nd over agam.
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EXIT THE BOARD OF GUARDIANS.Tf the proposals of the Loc.l GovernmeQt Com nlltt.ee on t.he Poor Law which T'6C4!nt1y reported
t 'l the Mlulstryof Reconstruction a.re acted upon
a/tel' the war, sa a.ppea.n very probable. we ",hall
~ t he last. of t h e old Board of OU&rdUlUS, and th-e
last of Lbe workhouses
The dlsappea.ranoe o f these tw~ fea.ture." of pre.
war Engla.nd Wolll cau Ee little lamenu..tlOn The
Poo r Law ~afl 1uifered for yean from a stigma.
whlch WIL8 \ better deserved m Its earlier than m
ItI; later da.ys, and the'" \Yorkh'ul" would oorne
high up to' a Jilt of our malt unpopUlar m&tltu
t lOllI'I.

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WEEK'S I GARDENING.

HINTS FOR
THE HOME
.. To POULTRY KEEPERS.
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WOMEN'S WORK.

L~CEY, -Further
lh.n~ !

L.

fQ.vqur to hand, ipr Whlch maaJ

j

RUDLING.- oorry to hear

F. J.

three ~m(Wer

unSouud_
E, F. Dl!!A.N.-Let:ter noted with pleasure.
you o..re r.tea.dily improTll1g in health.

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TIlE SUSSEX CHESS PROBLIlM FRATERNITY.
J"udgmg by the roporb that reach us, thB Sussex
Cbi88 Problem Fratermty's exteudmg of. the hand of
reJlowship to che8!ol problemll>ts and lolvctB rcsldUJg
outside of SU8Sex has been ,..,$11 recClved and apprerlated. Among the fint to Jom up Wele hlr B G.
Law8 a.nd Mr. P. H. W lIlllt.ms, cditors of the problem
departments of the II. British Ch8111 Magazm6" lLud
." Che8s A:ma.teur" :reapectn'ely Then example waa
qUIckly -'oll owed by M'e&6rs. A. l~. Coope.c (Portsmouth). H. D'O. Bernard (London), I\nd H. Hosey
Davis (Bnstol), a11 of "hom nrc tn.k:1I1g a. front part m
the British' chess pr<?blem world. The acquuutKm of
these well~kno ... n exponeDu 1& certalU to ma.k(l itself
felt on the mnnAge~ent of the Frat.ernity_ who a ro
Illreadv a.n energetic a.nd dynanuc body. DoubUe8IIo we
: ;:ho.ll sec, aod that 10 the very uea.r (uture, even more
activity than bas .ret been exhibited by this eS!e ntulJly
a hve Socletv,
!
1t is gratTfying to iearn tbat th start already made
WIth the FraterUlt) 'Jll preul lltlll$ hLl'ary problem books
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meeting

With

811ceeF and tlio a.pprf!ClaUou of

tll090

members wbo have a,lreu.dy recOlved a.nd exalIllneq
them. Nu.turally, th hon. sec. gln'e 6l'5t :.ttelltion to
\wovuling rephcatl Of~h6 collections already mitde by
the F l aternnr This 10 it3elf was no IIlmP~ JO~ each.
pl oblem havtrta' to
st:a.mpe.d III by hiLnd .. and its
~ Oul'CC,

date and ~t"butor fuMy a.ffixed

to each

position. It should ~ remembered thnt there are closll
on a thousand of su.en problem&,
the ~ ...
tIes to the
time. The

aU
winter, and it iS ~ 6 goo£1
make several sowmgs of, turnip
In the l sprmg as the sta.te of the
The JII~CCeS8 of these · 80wings dc
much on the choice of all Eta.rly I __ ;. ____

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