Reading Observer 02-1919

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obop i .. M..,."•• ' ....., ·..id J>rio9n.,.. .. nOli
on i1er on n.o.",ber ~6\h . aD-d olr_~ her .. box oj

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of all makes.

arre;tlJ;)~ t he
In a. ~ ,'room on the .t op fico!: 1?" 11. JUllburn.
IIIU&r e. WJtneM asked him if h! '\VI«
1:>ub the ~ aaid ' II No ~ I trade &s

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You &lf1on
nare to make
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th<m\ .....l
a.bout ~

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f . D.S. He ni,.eraon ' !poke fo

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801 p~I8.i D C8Tdbt eord \x;lI: . •
2&. Sd. per '0 0':. I t ..... 83 D()t

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act ion wit,b iMrtl. 'Vl1r:on concerning & - rormer
order, wIt lY.'1:S said be t! ~-t.d Iter ;l box. of M.G.H
P1U7, t he pric9 (Ii W'hieh Wol'JS balf·a.-crown. Thos..!
p ilL' wCT'e~ l'lm-iJ&- to Becch&~'.-..thoY 'W ere lTp.!ta.t:inn
Be x h-arn 'Ij:, a.s t he pr.epnjaotion was ~lmllar. He did
not. T.:! pre:enb to M :t

Ma tt·hew. eItheT t h a t

bl'S

pi l l!. were B :<ch a,m '. , but hoe told f..!!r.~ they were
& good oe U~,g a.r"ide worth 25. ad . Til ! next day
w ltn o t$ loCO!.: him 1I !1 ~mpty ge nuine Beechnm'4 bo:t
t.elLng fHm he cou l9 pu t In l ome of t ho other pill~
and ~ I t hPm M Be ~ham 'a at hi!! own mk..
T~ ~ Y.agltlI Ta.tro' CltTk 'I'h:en you put. the aug'
g e- t lon l o Mot' he-ws to ~t. dlsoonertly.
.. N :I. I . o nly tdd bim It. "-n done by abop.
an'l I took hloOO a. h ell: DG%t da.y," r-e-phetl

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dru,,,,,"t
lor ..bou
, 25
O\'er
midland.
wite
hisye...
w...,.•.aDd

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to Mr.

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8h...!)!. oo.id !.hAl t.b.
hIS NortHampton bill.headl!l

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t~l e phcn6'. numMf.

Jd6 addrw' tb the ~ ....irl

l:ne of action ag.a.lnst' Sheani
'.n,"".n" w~. lor <\8 p' . .... I. tit.
T,ou6d-ifbout "'1.;-

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box "in
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"Sn :)wt!Akett
rlinG' pl&yfully in the wind from
t~ D'O'l'tbern' hil a, li~ry daw1J.Wls rd Ia..nd wliDt to

lIotber /!lJ'lb,

ing rectory I!DI! oohool .nd O&y half " dozen cot·
~s. The t.btdroom ~ll \ of one of tlieee 1ll.8t
41l'nes a. ~ ~doy-bdx 4kvoid of living ,8owers
but cru~o/:' p&lnted on the front with mckly
I·i,n...... of N inu;'OL'!oe"; ' a, raw of them in panel!.
Ute. story of , t.h-at, crudo p'hinting t.ra.:.d
jVould j ~ evolve ~ n
/ ~ible roma~:> At notice

melt or ere thoY ",ttle.

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board i", lIe~ high' on a. (po3t IP t.he school
clCSfl
beside
ia.~, telhng &11" who p :l86 that .,Jay th'llt
the spot is jh~ .pl&yground for use on ecb!ciol days
only and tha.t 'tHe ia.t.e is Ice-ked ILt .. Certain early

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The

beifh
be-yood the. I river now shQ'W
throuah t • v.,1 01 gl¥ening jft.. keo or ' here hour ea.oh day. .A,n important notice tJh:!:t, but
tift ale rly u tbe wind-drift thUle, Over-I not hltL.lf so"iDlj>orta.nt &lJ must ~ t b-e l "m'Ulsgers"
tho soley is slowly olearing ... ~he low eun lp t.he eye Of t.b~ pamter of the boa.T<i,1for theIr
gildo
u<ppCT
01 eloud !,aDk rMnparting imposing tit-le' ig put in let&en tWICO a.a l~e &6
t>he eouth.
lelk:rs 'Of t.b e ' legeed Itself. it IS a. v~ d Ul. On t.M wcstw
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nottee board j di!'8.ppointing to
the
eepM.. t.i ~g viHao
from unspoiled country: scene. I'
who first reac;i 'it- 3.nd who bav&
the
& ",ld<I pl-oughed field .. furro-.-ed n'1'"tll to ...ut~
in wbio4' to pl&:y id the long wmmeT enDAt', in ~nr t i. field. the eye tr~veLs f O'E'W1&l"d ;1D.glil; ..nd Qnappointing too-e1tremely'l oo-to
OYer it, Itbe ridg~ ~ow r loh
m the .11t;ht , ~ri, ellers who; '~ng it a,pea.d of thenl, ~ga.rd it
whielt strikes u!"ln tlmn oImoet a~
.ngl.. ~ as & sjGn-b\oa~ ~ 8nlicipate-a.n inn r
but, looki<ng backt,e.rd. t'~e rev~ , ?f ~l tbe .huefok13 ,~.ten w ~te ,,71th thlD-Ja.!d snow; And
a wa,y .bead a.t. t
fertheet./ ~r ~f tbe field l!.
ODe wid-e ' pn.teh 0 u~lted mow protec.tOO by th.shadow of .. belt of tncl. The I Billt wall but tl"t!Med .,ith red rick e.nd bol'dcnng ilia road is
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ell ..~,liR«l 'WJ.tb auoh tiny drops of JO<)iat.ure lUI
y~ eli..- to the
of the m ortu-1in-ee, OT
.... th.l.
- ,--.. it. un-r OOUTI!I(EJ. , TaU
pa.rents' ad~iration by
ll~or
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. ~~~~~'i'l taller tb'an j thetn8elvee.
be' ohee roaring pi h ~hiDl' t!I~ wall .how ohinin~ 'h<'fo'~: " b~
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on womalihood,. 1bordly
• .ame seem mg
whIte by '
outgroW! ber
a nd
oonlrut. wit h ttl
trees beyond . [Away
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ie tBr~fu1ly WAtched, sod
throutrb th. beec " one tja-ll plue .,.,th ~'~h-\
me will becotne pale
pu'tp~e bole tnlalt ~ wanp and plf utng
l p6
grea.t
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.monr th'e licht.l!lri&tema. Tb.f road'W ~y. too, how'S
into a. depline. '1
_coloutin.g,. ~t:. ~I'ekhea "way a head, ch
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woman'e readmg &
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<"idcd II) (Jl fi:nllll tho
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sl' p'ht d o'Â¥ bt. OD The other t"Olf'O
£ )O .on ftlch wu i~ceed, while
("' ourt. ' 'We re. ol'd t nd h be p-,,:id
Th " 0:5'" 'W ere £5
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Me,ise. writes: "It gives
;nlnrl'n yO,u
tha~ I .sent my husband two
t oUt)
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Ta~lets
somettme .ago, and ,he
-frorn.· ~lo~ici, _~o, .say . ,e 'ha,\.
derived. great benefit in 't al, ilnlf: it, ~wt .onlX\' ~~ it'Jcep't !~~
gobd health illd spirits,
has been 'tijc,mean~ of savi~g
hir :,from a very sev\!re
of, ¥~fl'[i}, . and althoug~
admit ted to hospital he .
about· in: the cdurse of~
fet days, which he
,~is ~yste1n ~d nerves' being
If' tified by careful and
Use of phQsferine, and he
co~'~ludes his letter by
. file. to s~hd, hini a good supply
wi~
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T~is hardened ' soldier'
'IP~oJ.~rib~ wu
Tffective m~llil~ of .aalfeg;u4ur,UIIlg~ W.~~It'frc'm-:
alid other sl~knesses ~culilar

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create that ,el(tra ~;:._I' j~J. __ "'-•• ;;': .~Il["~~~p\
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CHESS: !i
February ..8th, 1919.

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I'ROllL'I!:M No. 2303.

By MRS W. J. BAlan ~~toQ).
(Specla.lly Contrib utid).
B laok (2 pleoe~) .

&l~ost

'~"h~:~'~de;,~;;;,;~;i'

~treDittb,

.all l u~u~lIy in .ahy ..nd black Irhflr<! po.tcb
;.Q elr dry ; ' I
bor./ering 1t ,.,
yel!trIIf.. like

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dull
wh~re -reoent ram ha6 Wubec1
a.nd . eepa.ratmg pa.bh from
I of I'f'U8 mekes. I a. lana- I green
while ibis 1lJ ~ged by the
-tht! ..fringe' of ..he road it.Mlf

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:roMl ooll~.

ttliI ,dark

1Dtervala
o/bonet
grhwt.bi'by' So, tt.i~
between tihe
1 ~~,~r:f:;~I:'r: onlichen'
the on. h ~nd,
tbe red l
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upon tb. other,
"il;lo:" ..ou. ,,00

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wiildl'ig j COlJ' .... ~t_ hiq·b l'-!OP'Dg \>a.nka "hio.
the oo-e ba.nd ' etmi, and bn
e athOl' fin.
Loft.
tbo ro~ tall pol... curhng alight'"

"riiDg i'""- ~ not iru:ongru~,

nf I think. are

t hey u-niritrhtly "'~ditions to a peal; maln rout~.
H'efe tdo one notes n. roultip16 of rdutes-&ll run
I ' and welt-th-e ,h Ighwa.y. ~1th ,IWXI.
.• > toe1t!.
Ding , e.aSt
g'riph,
nver. r&II. and 'nJ~y tkai-d~ it, .00

nen.

unehz..-ted air ~ tra.veli linea, for , &5
t&\A:I ment al .h~. an a!eropJ.ane 'eails
on .. wr.~",waro.• I y ·

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narrow,

breab oILwalV upon
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d-eep ra.ilwllY
11. n4 ",hore_the
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!neIJ';"',ed. t llmg. Op~Ie:
lOt with willoWI.
~pproaclltd

a4r.,..ubi·t~

by .. 1 ~ ••dd",,>,,",I.

one sido, is the
atioOJ1lrely llitu~t.e

tb. oar.

COIn Product Ion ,'" et \' as

tlJ.e

faJ\Dl£oM

wa!"m l"

'olO e l oo' Jl" (l

t.hey would find t h~1t sai\atJOI'
fix.ed , tbe pn ces of C ~ I e.l. ls.

although a lrlg bt a t, th:'it
inadequ-atc. (H:'!: n.r , hea.l.)
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Act d-ealt wltb t he 1\\ {' get:';
....orkers a nd Eard tb:lt In flxln! l'~e
tion would M gl\~1' to ti t,; l~-C l
those 'WagES . would be suili::::c nt to
teresls <It ag rIc u lt ure. RI"!('e I
,Ad w ages bad become h,Jiler
f&Tmers r ecQlved for t hell c or n
:firtd. (Anp lauso.) H e ( t h ~
the Act should be r e\ lr.:ed :l
cf the fut ure l nc rea S€s . T ho
Bon..rd w as ~upposi.'cl to c o n S l s ~
e £LntrIW .. ea:;; of fa rm laho.lre rs ,
and 5e\ e n othM'S, lIl nkl ng ,I
m ~mbN<::, That De an! 11 11 no
w o rkJn~ 1101ll'8 of th e la bc.l l1 CI.
h fix I n.e sum to bo p 'tld
a
kmr-s Farmers now h ad
the lIl('re;tj ~e In wilges \Y:l.!=
PrJces wo n ld ih3,.o t o ho
level> wh Ile Wilog es would
The rflO!:io n ,\\ h y th e p t'IC<'S
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t:!.moo. 'Was beoaUl;e \:,hey

t ,on from over th e v.. hole
pnces the COnSU m6l'i'
gOOds from the c.hea'P!:st m :ltk~ 1
th-e r esult ~ T ile f al l1l £.TS ' \00 1 I l' ::l \e

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In t.he

Ir-<a :ne v. av If t h ~, (l Id
wages of the h bo nrcrs Ilie
the m and t ak e up Ii m O"'£: r. ""l"m
emp!"" r,Hn L .Th:lt. " ou ld

fa.rm ~ r6 ~'ou !d

Iha ve 1.0 clc:-e

likely to go dew. n - :l t le<ls t
mum Alre:v.iy Lbe I.l bolll el S'
tn~ \Va ~~ti B: aA'l '\ ~r :) <! S'\:lU? for
H e W v.s.!"'d th e fa rmers to ~- (''' P
.. p erl y' k ept books to s nc~' tll':: 'r
f arm s. b ~ nu ~e a. 1TlO \ t !1~ n ~ ' \ :' ~
g~te Th e m:tt:er o f p l 'crs ,I ,d
be fax b etter to let. t he

thE.-ms'! lvI?3
(ApplrJl1s ~)'
m~t t he- hu~'he l' w:tg: er:. If

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gr.tpte r effiCIency a mon~ rl-o c
!tUM n o or.e wo uld ob ' p.... t t t')
h igh. w a gc~ . b u t Lhey diet 1Iot I
wage 10 11 m an who ~" 1 n :.'lt
F or th e- snke pf e ffk'i('m::~ It.
pav , th p'r hbollT er,;: on ,I
so tha t a. gee d m a n would
& ba-l ent'
llf f ar m crs <ol,ti '" ""d

O,F GIRLHObo.

earker

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wb.ieh grew in nu mb er ar:d

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tPisery

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5&ld It. -W.a.B, fi rs !' of a ll , Il ec ::.~ sal j to
p : dltion bhey WEol e In \\ uh regard to
t ilne bef CPl'6 .lthe wa r "hf; 11 Ih
DO &erioU8 d ifficul r.:es. J uH
ment of thostlti l les, h o \\e \ t!.
ning to be lcoruront ed ..... 11 h

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Room, FrIar-sheet , a.

the Reading Branch of
UDlOll w as h eld, !if1- F. C. 13 ". II;'"gha!
The m eetIng; was com'enc<t fo r th e
c::uuion dn the pl €seni and f ll w 're
",am to priCES, wag€s an-I i[lbot lr

EVERY .BAR.

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raJ Iway JUnY. Anon &. b ea:v,. traIn
and
roar hu rtJ~e past a'f1~ rumbles through the 'l cuLting,
!Seeming qUlte oub~Of p,la.ee in Booh eo quiet spot .
Th ~ l~; paSt'
~~ amd pond. oarries
qUlokly >tbrough tho tiDi b&m1et peet. ClOmpr;"

but"

o1ent~ t.hem to be made "'.J,y ~«Il....'"
(lOCa.910n ,bad bo cha.r~ ed fOr them
br ~eoecha.m'l!! . Afte r fln18hlng .. cettaih

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Beecham's Pille ".and at

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LEVER BROTHERS

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tradtd ~ & ",h,.le..
GoldelY Herbal 1'111 no"",' 8'll:J.llt "';;~9~~~:t.~t!,~~~
H e-d ld not:. ea)" to Mrs
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reply to the <>baTge,
tne l wrong
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S~nlight

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The e xiern&l n.pperaranoe ' o f the fa.tse

GL'mi J.ar to tbat 6f t'ho rea.l

her

Thf pame Lever on SoaP. is a ' Guarantee of P~rity and Excellence.

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u id be '19&'1 m eharge of
manuf&etur& of Beecham',
examim.n1J t.he oontetf'bs or
, ond found tbey "eN> ~oi B~e.l~"m".
firm b&:i no travellers aulh,.i..,) bo

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~ptures

GUARAN~£E :" OF PURITY , ON

£ 1 ,0 010

to be t-tst.eu , Ifr WilaJn 'b.nded bra1 fi.'\"o botH
hut h ~ did not ,,~ ~h em .&w.ay, . When , the f<h ep.\..
k~p.,.. ..." re told thoy bad b e<ll deIr.udtd the'!'
Mr. l'fmiam Moa.a, of

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WeT e. V8T"~.a.t hful

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The doublet now on 5l\le i$ :01. 'a .size which. while handy lor use. will also
llIature" quickly. The three', dO\lblets ,oj Sunlight packed In a carlen, will be .
found the malt economical purchase 'of soap. as you can always keep a bar at
Iwo m8tu~ng . in the store cuP~t~. . Oider a carton of Sunlight Soap to.day.

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JanuaTy. 8tlh Mn..
fOnDg 'handM. hIm ~ Ibox \)f
pill. ..,.·hich he sealed in he:r nr olt ne e Ilnd ~nt i~ t&
RI . Hel.n'o--- to lb. r,clary. 0,. J""UB"y l~tb
~r .M .. ~thews b!lbd" A him a box, .. M..lI he lt~A.:ted

I ct:tr~(ul ,'

,the domestic .store

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Mr. H<ftlps, lnspec~r tor BereohttJl11.'slid
t.-o R e..,dlng an( vwted ~tai n ,,'hopa nd

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SPEClFlbATION&

general lIhopkteJl!!T. ' of ~ '"

th m k I dJould .t.&Dd' here and .&y 80 if bbf'ly '9Vere
n?~.11 Wltn.em. beli ~viDg they 'W~re Beecba~ll'$
pII .• , P " I-l 2i. 6d l ol''' box .

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George! ' t rMt. said t.hat when tbe p ioiF.On M offered
him • box of piUs ~ I (witn_) .. ked if th.jy - .,~h'&m·l!I . end prj ~ner , replied. I II ·You, acn't

mQdi~te. \;Q~Uvery.
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FORO .CARS, for
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tli. pill> to b.
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oa~ :",bet",,:~ ~~i~g-be4eatlse she knows that even the
$t 'of ' SOI;l:P will
gIve.·· the' best results when
'Rrop~rly m~tu~ed. . ,
IS no better method of
matpring soap than
it stand for 'a ' ~inte in

Be~h-.m·•. ~ Witness pLi

PIl. Sd. fm: 'ho box, I belle"",
B f'lf'cb.m'. : . _.
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In.m(f; Matt hews.

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ero.....exa.1l'I1D'tU · .Pri50ner told me b& l501d
u:!l1e pilla 811 B ! t<:ha.m'..
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the d p.mand fol' th "
w C'oC k !t se=~ med as If thc.""

E:!p · ('J :lIly

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fa r a.s

c 'n'll' (' n

""'ould noL. of course. be .• ') 1)'1 ,1
n.1I d id n -o t, "an t. to h e- o ff (1' 1 Ilw
in sta..oce, btli a S 'I nd ay
'T J 1"'~(>
n '>(' d for something t(l u nd .. l 1
!.nd l:!tboure r s lSo ' th<t1 ,hf'Y IlIlr; ln ,!II

for tb e

c omnlOn

good

F nIll1NS

th(l~-e of t he labourers <'. l'(I {
~ n the labourers' lI\t,&est~ :'s
to r. '1 \·e 'Some 40m mon po\te,"
'P~Hl ble If fbey formed ::\.
Ur~.- on 10 t a.l k thlll ~!; ('vl" r
great. f'tUestlOn ·"'as
of
t:'\ ""~ ~. b ~cau~ If t h e\'
e~';~z:

cf men t.he\·

must

w:l> lch to bouse t.hcm

'Ar'p""'··<

cott'Jges wel'C In a ,'or y
In tib !) l '1'Iqt hy "1>"''''''''''
~nt e:J( pr e~~ by

r",r711 11 h cur et"S were

tb-e:r helpers. Thr.t
tlI.e lab ourers , nOt by

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