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'[By eHA'RLES F. HIGHAM, M.P.]

Nat ions fllU8t, h ltoVe read with the samc [ eelin ~
0(, _l'ygre t as myaelf the criticisHl wh:e h has \&tciy
[:Ur . Ch .... F . Higham.. one of the a~tJeA of ai>pc~u'od in the ~n~3s Oll t hu 500;'C of tll~ expendLefficiency 10 t:.bo Parlillmeut. of bUI!l1n ~ men , tUI~ of the League, n 1m3 heeli I'Cpr CSl?lI tod In at:.
in tbm ..rticle 1'L(hooa1:.e3 tho &d~on of a 1en3t. ODe promment. journnl thot, In9i;CM of gWIng
wage lJ'atean which rowanis the d1liBcl'lt:. workCT Government« 8. I ~ad . ill econ omy , tll e Ler:.giJ~ 1'<1
adequ&t.etY\ ...-hil e retAinirig the sy.~rn of a. practi.!ing wasteful t:!!!:pendl turc, ll.. h IlS been st~tC'd
living minimum wage.]
t.ha.t. ," large hotels are beiug bOUirht for the League
Seems to be sa,ping o\IT national in ~encva.." tha.t " lilf gc sta.ffs of officiol~ ore bomg
en ology} and whije we al e bicker1ug Il.mo.ug OllT" Cl1gage<i. at ,high sI11a.n<!5," aud tha.'~ "the re is I
~l vcs\ other CQuntliee aro gettlOl on with U)e lob. talk of eructing threo n cw oolO81>al omldmgs' and
Altna!lt e..er,y day we Q.t"e haVlDg unr"leuDll~ reo three ehatca\u:,"
It. iJl allo st'htctl that the
mindel'S of thol dum,l11g of foroii\l goodl ID UU'S ~aKuc'8 , olficIa1s aro ovorp.~ and t hat. [ he SlIDcountrs____
due pa.rtJ.y to (h e a.bnormal sl,stonoo allowancOl pa.:.d to It. cmro1oyeca aro loo
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, '. fhe total exp.cuditur c of lle League f rom M{lY ,
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' 1919, tl'}): to tho ' cnd of tho rulTl"Rt year IUnouuLed
roughl y -to £750,000, G rea.t B,'ltnlll6 9barc of ttus
amounted J to &:bout £40,000, '11\0 m1ttmaJ:-c.d ex- ,
pcndltUtC/ ot the l..o.a.or.lo for tho yeu 1921 19 ",bout
£l.{)()(),OOO.
Great ilrita.i n's a.hart) of thls will be
appro~in16t.e1y £SO,OI.X),
Wh eth6l: 'I\'e t"f)Kw thIS
fij{uro in 'relation to Ule estlmatod cxpc.nCiituro of '
No people in the "'otId knows bet.ter tb1Lll the Gr6:1t Erit:U,n for 192:9-~1, or as insllra.nce
Briu sh that, whe n we aTe .. u~ against it, " the . &g~mst t h e 1'15k of wa.r, It 15 sur~ly, a.n extn'Lor~tn­
only way t.o null through-whether in a footbaJl ! afll.Y sn~:l! ~6'Un1, .In tho first caso lt 19 on<?"t:WCJl.tll.!~h
or cdokct m a.tch or on Lhe ba.ttlof}f'!kl-LS toO' pull ~f • mllt'olT ogau~st, eleven ~hou~a.ud mlfhOl1s,; ill
to-zothcr , 'I'h!! proble:m is how to apply tbis lesson + thc,sqaond case, l~ 18 one-twentieth or a milllen
in the pres<mt circumstanOClil in 0. way tha.t. WJlI , 1l,'{U111Bt. Do sum which exceeds all l)QSluble oompUt.a.·
appeal to the 8\'.1'a80 workmg man,
t.ion,
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The meetlDK of the Assembly for the first time,
, 0VE~~G. PREJ1!D~CES.
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a t .. period of high pl'i~, in a HUl o town WhlCh
Tho main d,ltficult.y lIes m OODnn<'fng tho wor
g is enor mously o\'ercrowdod, .e.!!d bcforo t h e ma.chm.
ma.n tha.t ~ll!j. roa.l wazee , BB d)ltmo~ from Ius er~"or tne Assembly h cs been ~tablislied on a
~oney earnings, doper~ entlrdy (In, the ~oLlnt of pc'\''TUanent basis, illc"it~bly invvhcs 11:1. great deal
"ark \VlllcL, ho and hIS comrades lD otlier llldus· of el:ponse in d etail. No ono- d;S!l'u1.cs thc ext.remo
tncs turn out,
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n ocC:!lsity for ecocomy, [uid t hCl A.'a.scmbly h as
Many ~"',Ys at mduClng -tho workll'lg wall to In· reooglllscd ~ by chBrlrl-Ug one of it! oomm!t.tcoo
creaso Jus mdlvldU&1 output have been t.r 1e04, bul wit.h the duty Qf C'XIlmming the budget 0.00 in~­
tlHl usul'Ll mot.hod of pa}' mcnt by resulifi b a.s b~n d euta.lly r e\'iewing tae Galan1!!s of its. ;AfiClo.ls. All
GO ofteu Dbuscd by \lnserup\llo~ employers that t.li.lk a.bout the a.oquieltion of hotelll cha.tea.ux lijld'
trade \.Illl0n'l ie&l'o 110 doubt of tben condemnatlOD OOI0S3Q.l n ew buildings is inoorreot, ~d, Il.& tho faOt.
of the Iylttom:
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r o.re a.ocessible, not IL little. unf.ur into the ba.rga.In,
~r ~lmeDta have been trIed In tb~ V!&y ~ Th e only purchase, of property made by t,he Lengua
proHt,,,ha.rJD,R' and oo-porlflcnhlp !tObcme9.' a.nd
has been that 'o f thO' Hotel N Il.tiona.l, which was
IISOme caaes tolley h&ve ~en l5uCOOl5&ful.
B ut UIO SOOUTOO on m03t advant.a.a:oous terms for 5500 000
workmAn prefers ~ I) l~modla.te return for ~~~ SWiM francs, io., about £220,000, the P~Y~Cll t
l&lxm~ ~d ~ a.s.~CQ il:t tho sys tem. Mo
be-inK sPrf'OO,d ovor • period of ft"e years, Oo lhe
over, J,t 1& practi?MIJ . 1IDpcM,lble to ~erlSC a ,scherno q\le'l.tion 'of aUowancos, tho Fin&llClal n il,eator ot
by, ,.,.hich the , lDcilVidua.l u not h.a.;'.>le to bo d
the League 6~tOO to ColllrnittQe No. 4 of the
prlVed_ of tb~ lust. reward of his ?ll,g~n~ by ; e _,sscmb ly tha.t .. allow~noes were only gr&llted
s lackness or mefficieney ~ ~ fel~ ,wo f el • Las II,y~ ! WhCll mc mbt:lrs of 010 secretariat. were t.u,\,eluug on
,and n6t lcut, ~rade, UnlOnlsm 1.$ o~pcsod to' I " ' duty a'1iu.y from tho Perma.nent seat of t,be Ll'ugUe.
ilya;em' too... aBc.. ~hUi p l"e3ents a SCl'lOllS obstadt:l TuCio o.ll'ow"n~ \'a,ned wit'll the grading of t he
to ta aOot>tlOD.
I OffiC'lUls. aud we-ro ' illtend~J to COVQl' all ei:pcn5e~
A OO· PARTNE.RS1IIP BASIS.
1 bOJ'ond the a.cttla l travelling oX'!)cnsc!J, which wcre
But rrupposing a ft\'m d C'.!xles to llay thc fu ll I IlI'.tU!·all\, paid rO!" by tht) l.<Xi.guc, As a vcry terntrado union wNre Oil a. i«nc hMis to lis cm ploy<'61 I P01'8t)' n:oo.'iure, an a110 w all ce ..... as glW'll to tb o
and und cr~es to jllcr~sc {hose wa.ge:t U1
members of tho oocrctaria.t. en n1'rl\·8.1 H-t Gencva,
tion , as. tho OUt:lut. c.xcccds a eerl:U lI sLandnru In Oldor to il\d()r:~ I :l fy thcm ag3.ln.!it; the cxt.!'aorc\m.
amount. to be agreed upon by :\ I'cpl'cse nt at h e com· nr,y 'e:tLlclldll.ur ~ iUC".Jrroo whI lSt sta)dng at. h ot e,ls.
mit.t.oe of employers and all c1asiCil of cmplo'y ('Cs!" 111 !s alJo\\'!\nvc CClWOO as soon fU they mOl;oo into
In othBr wOJ'dg, SUPp05Ulg output. fer thia' mouth i pol'ln,ment. qy.artcl'S. and would lU llG caSe Le pa.ld
e.s:c:ced& the sl:.&.Ddard by 20 !le I' Gen t. a~ next af t.e r Lho end or .the Asscrobly , No allowanco at
mont.h ovcty worker in the firm reCOlvoo hts ustll~1 D.l!y kind w:t.'i I?n id to wh·es 01' moth ers."
\\'~e ph15 20 per cent.?
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A llcl'fCf.-"t ly. ~lCW organ i8atlon, worktng 1I11del'
'1'h e workcr then r ccciyes some tnnglb lo rl'COm- groa.t, prcssurc. jiM bot:nd to be involvod in OXl1CIlSC:>,
pcnsa. for the unpro\' eIDent be has h cbod to b n n j: I of dotn il. E.pcricllcC will show llOW theso c'nn bu
r lYJ ucoo, D,ud ne doubt extonlal C!'~tlCIS Il1 will !ll!
a.hout.
The wholo bas ill of thQ sylliem is· COroporation, both lI CCO>S8 \'.V and 1101pful. BI.t ~, tn k:lIlg a ' brttHjer
and tho scheme, wIdell is uo mere t.heory , bL-i h:).'. I \'~GW of the adt;ivltics of t}lu Lc.:.~<uc 'L~ a whole ,
1I.ct.::.ally Ix:cu put. illlQ pra ctice by A IIlllJlber 0 1 ene 'cu n hardly fail to bo st ruck 1)y the ('_'(!,rem e
di1fcrcollt. firms. Ims proyed Po!)uJur among the j smnlJll~ of t1~o (,0(1t. lnyoln":J, T,h c O!lCl'll tion s at
wQ rk~!I and mOlt s uc('e3sfU I Il.l;o from t.h e em p loy· tho T.c...'l)l'1ICl a.r~ not to. be r·:Jg!lt'<1cd. :).$0 a lSor t ot'
(':'S' point. of "jew,
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! ttifl in ~ ('xtra to tho . Dntish budg('l~, :'L luxury wh!ch
If \\'6 can, by some su('il means a.s I have sug' ! call be indn 19 cd ill or cut off 'acoordi llS' to ctl'C'.'Jmf Ntoo , p".Jt 11110' [1 r :J.Ct,ice the mD.Xlm '. ~ul1 to· I st8nce.~, If the L c:l.g'uo cx!!\'Ls at a ll , It exists. a ~
I'!' ~th('r," we shaH btl ,':ell on th c wey to II'Â¥.! only , lcost fo:' Great. llr:tll:n an d l,ho 118.t'OU'; of E 'Jropc ,
po~ibl o perman ent soltilion t.o OUl' indust.nnl prob · 1!.6. ~ prinCiple WhlOll li O: J, at. ' the h eart of theIr
leInS,
I policYI and 1:> ~o t,hcm ult.:ma te h, a mllttel' of llfc
, or iI ~at.h . Un !c-;;.~ ~l fails. O! Ld d l.e6" Its activIt.les
mu :t.t lIlcr~c, 1 ana Its ex:,,:; nSCl m el'ea se wI t h
them j and ,f ~ ~ oourso , of pmc ' oUr cO<1-tni:mt.:on
01 £W,OO) sllC"4J(J I gl'ow to foul' 01' · live t im (!3 th e
5u m , I boJievc ~'o s hou ld hn\'o every re ason to pay
tho bill th nnk(ulI ", r C3.1isiug that. o\'ery pound
PI'Operly spent Upon t·ho work o~ lhe Lcutu<} m eans
" In tne da)'s of mediQ8\'a.l guild" to w-blch men an illOl1lculo.blo &urn SIH'ctt III ot~er directions .
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workmuDshIp. "-Misi. Hc lclla. l\orm an: ()I). B.A ,
GILBERT . 1fUa.:lAY,
Vice-C hairman •.
E;I;ccu t.il;O ComnJ ittec , I£'Qg'Ue of Katiolls UUlcn.
" It. used to bo lLA,id.. tha.t • t r nde follows th e
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" Th~e pa..rta of Europe which are showing Signs
of recovery from the wa.r ue the countne.s In
... blch a.:r~ltur8 is the p redominating mdll.9try .",
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Presents r , your f'riends? If so, we
suggeet P Benting them with our
famous n n~crea.seable Rubber-lined
J3ilk Tie.a:- ~old in great ,va.riet~ from
21- to 5 /6 by leading Gents' HoSier-a,
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"I reg&rd it M the d el(usiol'l of a m~dman to
want to ruin s.nd destroy t.he old economIc order III
the eZl~ecta.tion thBt upon itA ruins a. 11ew ordor
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Ir Indu:stria.lIy a.nd politica.ll,.: Laboof is strong.
It ,,111 become 8tronger if it. Will modcraLc lts

ambitIons a n d work within the ambit of lbe nl!.t,on
.nd t.he St.a.te, "-G. J, Wardle, C,H,

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caused such sensation-this will do

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Brown Sports Jackets-50j, Karments
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H is, perhaps., a little llDfo~nllate that,' ', i~

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op eration of tno ll.aW- sch~mo of taxation 'fOl'
motorillg, ina.u 8'urat~d by the 1~6t Budgf'!t,. '~ht

.Minist ry oI ,lro1nsport er.o\1td" lay fru~ ~ress
t he fac t. t h at th>:l muin obJ ct of. the regll;
latiom g,O \'crn ill,g the iJ c<:m: in ~ .BOheme is ~
rellder more difficult t.he dISP ~ or , .to'k'm carll.
T ltut is u tlt. 1 th~ renl object
the Bi,B at nIl:
~l(ll'eo\'cl', the ' on ly steps taken to achie\"e thai
lI omi md object UTe chn ll engea bte; therefore t~at
n ominal object I'i."ho uld not be ¢d'Vanced . Thi s
l'e f~r s Lo tbe kid thllt, in addit.io 1 to b~ing called
on t.o affi.x t.WO tcgi!;tration num l' plates, onti l~
fl o nt. and on e nt the bad.. of a CAr, u , in ,ccard·
HIl(.e wit.h the placti<:e for mf}re fhnn ~,Qlf n genT
criltion pest. Il t.b'ird , ide n t ifi ~at i o~ mnTk~wil~ hB;ve
to 00 cu,r-ried on eyer \" n'hlc le, ~1.am&l"'.. the cur,
rent licenco' for ~t!:! UE€. I t IS.p itellded t.hat ~he
multiplicdi on of irlcntifi catlClIl marks in ' t,h i,
fashiun re llder~ l lll ore cfl11icult
dispo£o.\ of a
stolen car. Why? If two ver\' u cb bigger and
plain ' idc ntiu cn,t.ion m~lI'k,~ ' tbo ,: the propoeG~
:!mp p lem~n la rv one a.rerin efficientj to render, a car
t l'a(o(':tI)le, then, asuredl~;, tb Q) alllx:inlf' of a Hiird
WIll not m:lke t he trall snction' ad y ll)bre 'tl ifficult ;
IIIde~d , accordmg to this lil!e of \,rc'nsoning; thera
is no Ihmt to t~e number of ide~ti6cat ion mark~
that might be carried on; any c~r to prevent ita
l1nallthorh~d dispm:al. Ruch fl sqbeme woti1d not
be curried to Its logical con cltlsiol1 until 1he ~ whnlq
p:kriol' o f lhe G-"t' consist.cd. of nbthing but ideth
t ifi ca.tion lQark.s!
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"ehiclo come under pl'-eclsely Ibo Fume beadil!t "~
passl)Orts. Eyer! in face o f th3 eftrn \'igihmce of

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enemy and nlht'd F:lIbl'~cts hnve ~s£e i:l ~ nto ~l1d
Ollt. of 0 116 aUQther's cdulItrtes. Ith laked pB'SS.l
'pmjf: s. How much easier, therefore, mu~t i~ " b&
~.o" f~ke ~nythin~ n&es.safY, . .in I the, matter :.of:l~en tlficatlO n marks! I'h~re IS eothmg to p:e~
yent. nnybody .risk!ng the fiXing Of 't\oTO'\Ig numbeTl
plates, or a wI;ong li&nce, on a. lcal',' . ~'yoreover,l
in tbe:e , d n.~ts of ~tantnrdi6l'l.t,ion o~ bolO'llP .schem~,'
as well as of types, theTO could -I:)O ' UOthlJ!g more'
ineffective than pll ting a. mut!l
TIke a.
lice nce on a car. All ·that could
tha.ti
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A, Coff and Ernest H, S. ' Noyes, . An exccl h:nt
wa..s engaged by, MI', Harry A . Cott., IC '
t'luding a. tr';lP drummer, & novelty 1.0 BY'acI61~1
danccr!. TI10 rcfreshmentll ,.p ro ll1- the ca.pal>lc
h:mds or Mr. Nowport, of ~'qhnln!:.da.l o, IUld Mr,
E, H. Noyes was a. most eftJcient M.o. ' .; ,: .

BRO.S ., irltllors for Va11i8~
G'S ROAD~ REAP.NC.

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THREE IDENTIFICATlPN MAR~S

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Fleece', or Light Weight Rainproofs.

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FUNERAL OF MR. BOAR,
The funeral of Mr. 'l!'rederlck DoB.r took pl ru:o
on S~ll(rdn)' .
Tho decea.osoo was fOr mallY years.
W1th t he T., and S.W: Ra:ilwn.y at R ichmond. a.l\,d
a.ftOI' l"CtirinJ:' 06me to' live at Bracknel!. Reprelontnti"Q!! of the Com!lB.ny attcnded the fun eral.

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After t ho (!Yenlng Mlrviec at Holy Tr!nity Oil,
Slinday, sclections of music ",'ere gl"'ell ~ lI1 C"loo mg
nn OJ·ga.o r&:ital by Mr. F . C, F"ulke n~r, o r8a.ll1l~ t.
of the ohUl2Cb, Ylolin 1010s by Mas )inney T;rdd,
(A§OOt.) au'd nntherns by Lhe choir.

"·Td'..dilY:s . Reduced prices.;

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BRACKN.EL,.._-,_-,_ , :;;~~:,.m ~; •.td ·.!hern

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dovel~rnen
be pro-'
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men and'
wome in R"2<!;nu owe g0?rll
health
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'Piated ' G()ods, ,Chin~"
Fancy . Goods, ' etc., etc.

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~f::!:;~:;~; t.hat ~tn.!llso
cost 'n!:
bas
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m'-the
out .("him·ElI! a. t.omporo.ry .gain for one l\ldc or the
Th
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e , mont Y. f'flpO
0 t 6 oar
0\'1,"., I,u' i!l .. I.... &y,. invoh·c:J. Iou and hardshlp
In carrymg &
fot' thll ~mun ity, N C'gotintJOn. generous ly con· IUloO St=lt.e~ wltb rega.rd to Berks. Bucks and
dud"Xl. with ... d u,pcI!itioll on b9th 81da3 to avoid Oxon:
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st.oPpsKo at, ..n (,03ts in the · pr()$enb 'WOrld , ond
Autum n 9 "ltl,"f..lon,- 1'be wenther. . ' Novem·
na.tional omcrgcn c:y, would $An~ the British poonl6 ueT WilS YC,ry fa\'ourabl e for work on tl).e land and
Dlilliou~ of m Oll cy cyc·r:o-· mo~ t h." -Wm, Graham , \ autumn cultivntion is 1l0\t" well ndyull ced and ill
Lllbou.r .M.P, for Cen\..ra l E<liObur~h,
man y ~,st.~lct:s is mol'? jp..Qyard than mmnl. The
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. land workid ~e1f' ~ 'a:~lf ' and f\ cOllsldemble
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... Th o boot edue:Ltion a~nlRst t.he err~s of t~~ \ nrea. 'of winl er ;eorn hns been drilled, Wh.ent and
Boishonks would be to resumo fr ec relation s WI
onts ha\.Ce gentrttlly (:ome., up well though :someRussia, "'1<1 ret. th em lear n wh~t. , other t \... o\.~ et~ , t!!ll():S 'gcrmmnl l0 11 h"J .~'iJ\ slO'w ; th e p'ant is
think of theiT cO\ldJ h on s and the\~ mdho<~ .
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floon it. wO',1ld lIot b ~ th l! c~ose of nUl' QW ll GO\C\Il· \ e.:l yao{ prmnlsmg .
e n~ ~re c(lmlll~ up we .
1 ;<till!>" 1'~
A llI' til e crups would now C
bc!~{'fJt
\li eu ..• p :'o I, 1),
rv I a" . \C " 'k ",
• o""<Yanda h C' r(' ' but
. fn'm nUll
cf the llo18hcvilu trying to' "to!l Ilt a.1l haurds l ho
ot-at.oes and Roots. - ondltIons Wf're favour.
flaw of West.crn Ellropeoll 1I'orkll\g·c1au ro~mon a.Ma for harveStill~ potat.oc[', lind this work is
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!icnIC. pro.etica.1 knowledge , d'nd kmdly chnrJ ~Y7 now pTactl t' ~lly fi(u sh ed; .tb~ tubers are good a,s
tb rco ttcid sol\'cnts of t hClr bard and d ~t,t o~ mg 1 regnrd s quu. h ty and condltlon, but are often sma.ll
do:rmr.s ."-Dr, J;aden Gllcst, M,O.
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Agent \for Berks and Oxon :
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fhmhed . Il l; a rule, but m I ma.n\' u.stricta t,h ~
j ~'l"t!ut~r part
tllr,nips and lI~vede8 is
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the gr,)und. Tho r~ts : are gCI!crally below
8\'ertlgc a6 re
ds size, but l a:re good in quality
o nd con dit.ion,
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The fnvourab1e "{-caUter ba_~ enabled farm<U'A ~ n many ca.ses to k ~p t heir .Block
;n' Uio. p~ures anq both cattle ancll sheep hoYC
Pbone: lleadin'g 12Hf, ' ,,:.
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clOM.: we ll durtn g'~he mont.h, There is a
entjru l ' I\Ul)pl~•.
l~~Jb bllt: the bay 1S some.
And at .High St., THEALE,,' T.• I~, 'Th~~" 22,
time!! of , 1I1f0r'fOr 'qualit~·.
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l.n,boli.!I- T'bf! supply o~ lA hour ~~ ' ~uffirient for
AJI A"y••sorles
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>leads'1 o:
repal'dropsy. rh'l\Itih.tisnl. otone.;
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an~ lilted ' with dainty Umbrellas and
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