Reading Standard Etc 09-1920

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11. 1920.

ST.AN'VA:KD

2

IANOR HOUSES OF

CURRENT

THREATENED COAL

BERKSHIRE.
P

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How

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Miners' Demands Explained•
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[Spcc!t.IJy Cor.:"'bRted.]

DlTCHFIELD
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Even
,WoInEin·

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~:hOJ master'S Ignorance

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lOtlodJ.lcW s.mal ,film
about t" 01 t~ th l tlling ep 8od08

rocontly

m:

s.
pparenty found ft\vou r \\ Ith iCOunt-le ~ £cl ,,,olbo'\'"s 1U Readmg alon8, with the
r $uH. t1ul.t they have bmm kllO\\ U to dls-

ihe.

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Act. fnrt.her provld6ll ttutt An lDdusVrv
....!lIeh doc! no~ contrut Otl~ undor no Bpeclal

en.." t lm_ pa.st and forthcomIng episodG&
"I en opport\lmtl <pOrtmts
A little 10-

lIuheIDe but remBID$ l,Initer the ceneral acherne
Bil ~ u(l

fl ~""\ ~Jm~er and Co.\o,ro:l. heroes ha\"o on
Cl lH~ 1' 8 nunds
It 15 tho c\U~tom at an Th9 Allot~nt PI"at8.
elellli! \ /:;;
scbool U1 Ute west end of Reod
1l1 " fl,) the mn.ster to dl.Woro a. oe.l;alll time
e\ ~ v mormng to ons\\Of1Â¥g qUestlODS a thmg "tJutd bo h:l.td to'
0 1.a mo nwg ~\lt~·..tlOns v. era fe\\, bu~
auld pl:1ca !tho nJIotrnont "'iii;~i~ii;j" b
b rl,.ht voung lAd put 'l\P }U ij hn.neJ; and
C
G"'h~ II Pleaso !:!lr ~ hollg1\ts bet.t, Elmo !
el;~li~,,~~'~~'
1
t ll':' 1\rlcrhty or F.ddie l'o!o?"
'l'wt dId
d
1.1\1) A"choolmn.stor
U I
don't k~o" f I'm
au.-e ' he smilingly -rophed
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(; o-op:1"ators and po1ltlG31 Parties
rl'he contloversy now proceedlOS!: 1D 00·
! 0 tl0' atn: 6 Clrolei' '~ ltb. regard ttl tho sUi?
g est etl al.hp.nce wlth no polthcnt P\\I'tv 1S
Co1- ed no <step further--b:'!' .a. COlUmttntcatIon
6(>. It out Uns \\ook bv too commlttoo of tbo
C W S of wlllch.. Mr J E Johns, f of
Readmg IS a. mo_mOOr '1'bl& not only oxprcssOO 'Opp05It,on to nffiliatlon "lth the
Labour Party, or t:o an nll,lltnCO \\ ItTl that
b od, but so tyat I SOClctl es shn.U not be
u nknoo\lngly eommrttoo to hues of pollc
that rnn. lundar iJ1elf bus mcss progresu, I
recnll:; th, r owluti01\ passed a.t t.Ho S"n.n
rea. Congress 1n 1917 wInch dcda.rM "t1u:&t
t\le t Ulle has now 8111Vdd fOJ co-o,~erat" o
n'l.o amant to tn.ke tho necCSfm r\ steps t o
securo dIrect l eproseuta.t lon III Pallia-

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I~;:~l~t·'Jl:~" ~l,g~;~:~~:~~f~

I'ullpleme:ltfl.rT Mehame of con

I,i.hnl;o,,, alld be:lofits wu;h statutory eft'oct

(lldl)llt sho\\s the aIllount of Illllnonoe UlO

Over

In

pro\ ute addltlona.l benefits lUcludmg
~n:'m,'nt for sliort time and tho three w{l.lting

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nlent " Han~e tllO V12\' thnt {he pr0li9nt
sugg.esuon for :Ufih ... ;tlon 01 alhllUce \\ It\t
tho Labour Pnrtv 18 OOTLtrar:v to the spmt
of the pnnClpIEJ of "direct lepl'6Son tatlon,"
wlt.bout
to_
other
,
•• referenoo _
_ panloo
\\ armpg a. sa. .. a.go,)
M~oriBS of Talfourd,
sumed had a. nast
Admirers of the late Sir 'IJiOmn.s Nooll l o.C'.ed tim ards
rr~lfol.1rd vall hall wltb JO'" tho advent of n. lng~
permXlent memorm.l to the well kno" n eroclOul
o.uthor l pDCiIt, la.v.-yer. etc, 111 the form of COIUpotl DIS
& bust and a. lK)rtra.lt of him
It &OODl5 1 and :--j·l,<,f';~n~t(;!y.
strange tha.t such a worthy ma.n as Talfourd who, by his chSlact-et alJ.d aohleve..
ments bad done honour to Readmg,
should not be commemorated In hiS Datlvo
to . . n ApproprUl,.wly enough as fal back
as 1888 the late- Mr :r 14- Dt:a.Itl, m tho
CQu-.ge
a lecturo on Talfoul'd delivered
t o the Mutunl Impro.cment SOCletv In 000lichon 'nth Brol1d; Street Ohurch, """l;e.ld
" I cannot conoluds \nthout expressmg a.1 '~~~~~r!~d;~~~
T~ret tb"t ln Hus town, the eLri('e of h,s
{Tu.lfourd &] bll-th :-..nd c:.\-rly lifo\tharo :'1.)
DO publio momorlnl of thiS tl U Y noblo
mnn 'V,tll tho e-sCDot1on of :.\ portrrut 1Il
t'lo COUDell Ch::ambar fI,nd a "mdow 1D St
Laurence's Church p1aced there In mem·
0", of some of hIS c1nldren, I 11m not awa.re
of any other 'l"ecord even of hLS nama"

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of

~ Sp~Ung Splrlt-.- '- 1-.

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Contributions

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and

The time

and ~\'"e of hiS
Mr Lloyd Georgo··-'·· ··~

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4

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thiS countl y we

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2

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POSItIOn

The payment Will be made by, the em ((tyer

conducn e to thIS ond, aIld a-s Qas boon
pomted ont n.g:un h!nd aga.lll "a. c~ strike

be 11l~ IIOO to

u:Ml1stry and QreaOSlO1l
a!nd su:ffonng
Ml\.ny
proposaJs have bP.on put forward \'11th a
V16" to sotthng the chum8 of the Duners,
nn(T the Govornmcl\t, thr.engh Sir Rohel t
Horne, has alr~IYI told "them tha.t thctr
w~es olruffl CAn go sqbmltW to tho
Jr.dUl'itru~l. Court Qn Tu~y even.mg Su
Robart Horne '\lf~ to:!alr Smllhe mVItg"~n!!S(m of Ru~h de13oclnnd, Glllef mg Illm nnd h1S executH(} to m03t him at
of England HIS ~lnDd-da.\Ip;htel, I tho. DO:'lJd of Trnde on Thursda.y J.Jot llB
~1~~tt:~b~'o~u~ght
It 10 marrIage to ·Wllliam oo.rno)';t1v hope that lthe 'W'it>er counsels Will
a Norman baron They had prfH :HI nml thnt th& pre cut dtLl.k clouds
marrIed Hamon 01 e\ cquor. Will soon dlSper.OO
~
~;'~d':~i'
~,c~:"':;~bi.,;~ros.r;e.~,
ono
of
whom
named'
J What the Mlnerw Claim
1Nicholas do Lenlmm, m I
~
. '
manor roma.med fo r Soml! I :Many of our ~acrs ma.y 00 unaware
0. l extHl.ord'll!w\' thlllg of tliO Ollgm of tEe presBDt trouble
The
a. 10)lg In,\sUlt..onsuoo 811 mmors chum n. ledUCtlon 1U tho pnce of
pleaded tha.t lle \'11.8 df' ~coaJ for the Icoibmumty of 148 2d per

affixang apeelo.l unemployment In,urance fil.un pa

to unomployment books which

Will

would

prevloull contributions win 114 treated aa an
equal number of contnbut.loD.l under the few
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Benefits

Unemp10yment benefit Wlll be at tb~ rnte of
1511
week for men and 121 per week for
Contrlhut.on under 18 are entitled to
full rate No b enefit. 18 parable for
throe day8 of unomf-Ioy ment, which
(\. w::l.ltmg period .. 'Ihereafter It
for a maxlm.n of 15 woeks 1m any
yon.t subject to tho hmltatl(~_n that.
the "mount of boneflt drawn mUllt not. l.e'XCeed
t.he r.roportlon of oue \\ eek for oyer), IIllt eon
trlbutloHS Durmg the flr8~ year ban6fi~ up to
elgh ~ weeks may be claimed all 800n aa lour
eontnbutlODs have been paid An lD.IIUr'ed eon
trlbu'col' whoso claun to. honeSt III,.. bee/U dl&-

~~''''l itu.L?

atloo,yoo

Will

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;

have an appeal to a court of
R.

Socltlties
Ali o.!UlOClatlOn or 1100101.;1, "blOh prov ues
unemployment. benefit. frOID lb own fundi aud
bRII J tI. ayitem which In the OplDIOn of t.he
MinISter of Labour 19 effocttve for obtam1D2"
and 1 notlfymg to Its members particulars 0"
lIultt-blo vacanclos rna,. subject t.o the appro\ 11.1
of the MIDlstcr. make arrnnismcnta for P&:f1og
out. tho S tate benefit to whleh thqu members
bocome entItled. Person' who are not mem'OOra
of such aSSOClatlOnB Will under the -.Cenernl
8chomo draw t.hou benefit. throuoh tbe Employ
j

forll~~~~~t~~~~~~~~~~~

aofda.ughter
Johu Matilda,
DIAvelll\ton
'Jhey of
cla.lm
'''agee
Williamof nnd
I t hemsohos.
2s, an
Ie advq,nce
.and 9d..mper
day fO!
~!~~~~S thQ LenhBms oould only claim nduJ.ts, ,YOllths and ! boys T66poc::t,vely In

;';-,~;ib;;j" ,;~~; .t~l<I.

furltlt:!r II.ppea..l
to tho umplro n.pPOlntod by the Crown whose
d CCl.9lon IS final
I
(e) Arrangements with Assocl;ltlons a~.
refl!lr6eB and In cert.un CIlII(I.8

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palP..lyse

",""u·., ,,,."; .. ~ t nDnctSAl

omployoo perSODIf Lhrough "he Emplo;)ment
BxchllDy"ca The books will be curront for the
period rom 8th November, 1920 to 3r~ July,
1921 For every contribution pll.ld an rC8pf;let
of men and women the State Will eC>ntrlbute 2d
and l!d
respQCtlvely, lIUla propor jlol1l.te
amounte m tho clUle of boys and ettla
Workp60ple Insured uodoar prevloull A6b Will
not tie req.Ulred t.o obtam new books and their

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and
proouoers
to confer
a.n

the1\1.1str6-E8
Besils caCllo.
mto Crovequcr
POSSesSlOll, ! :-ether
advantage
upon
CODLumoJ's
from
Hamon
words,
they
propojlO
r~t.';noo It "f,IU 1425
n.n 'ftt oOne n.nd tbe 6a.mo "lDle
Berlrshlre
<sottled at

The mmers
I cln.tm that t he coal r iOdustry has the
monoy to reduce pnces aDd to rJlol&e wages
nOl\
Coal, they -sa.'V, ls;, maklDg a profit
of £92,000..000 per annum
The average
profits for the fiv~ Tear. b efore the war
v. ere £'-13,000 ooo .-f The ownors are nowgua.ro.ntood by law " rmntmurn prOfit of
£26,000,000, plus one-t-ellth of the remmnmg profit!': The consumers, tho' urge,
ha'ie 1\ nght to sup.:re 111 the surph,s A
roo,'lctlon of Ids 2d In household ooaJ
men.ns n fll.U In the cpst of hvmg of
£36 ()(X)10000 'Vlth ~rd to "ages In
1914 tho mmers ,vere rer.el\ lD" 32s '6d
per week' l n 1920 thClr .,...n~es n.t;e '82sJ 6d
per "eek:...!..f&n lUcr3nSO of 155 per coh~
I

BLUE .BAND

trouble
Constipation,
IBackac,..

Mtueular Pains
I1Nd Feeling
Weak Back
Ah.umttbm

Sc.ut Urln.
Lumb.go

If you h!l.'" ,,' ..~bl.n ~I;o,

then

mtnc,l"8

would

be c!.used by, ._~U''' .
bo

ROAD

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Trom stop)

or the MiDlster of
aebcme oj Inaur
A

lions

ni.r"icd

Styles at Lower Rriees.
o~

r.i~t~£~i~~]~~~I:~~~~~~~ IIJijeliUtl~ul

iD~itiD~ ~here­

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Charming caat.nsa:4.eto~, In soft velour cl1Jth, a
grace1u.l style 0 bIn b~o II;1J any of the, newGSt autumn

colours. tloto
, ~art,:l :i tralght lines and tM deep
shawl collur :£5""/ 5 O.

....

Tho .. P8ilmll18" Modo! Chat shown ".... I. 1...., for
pr ...nt woor M.d. ~p InJ!Ood twaed or blanket O/Ot~,

In man1 useful colout.. ~9/1 1 •

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~oY9!y Hilt for autum., wear. An ~ ~

.A

splorv.lltl

nlss'"

pIn

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and 12/11.

volvOI and ",'!h
'f';·yoerln. mount In a
IIght-r Iliad.. 49 / 11
TKo 'at_t .Jazl HJ t,
Tfie
-.'jIV
Is In .tr'klng
Royal bl ......
Ith

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ff:;

amart

wJ.t!'t a Vflf'Y
•• w on 1M

edge of brim,

4 5 /9

til

In

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011 READIIIQ 'LD LEma.
-1
(
p~~ m~M. . .walre &gam I
bom out the f.ed ~ ,.ge .....

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oelaCt,on
Mouftlon
~ :underlined 1"0 oontrMtlin
0010

r Dehgbtful

Porul... 21 II!"I
- • s ...... Ir,g ,lia~. q1~A~

r!.~;1 ~b:!)j

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ofIocts, Inmmed WIth the ....art
0.
1
I
ower.. 2/11 j

,Excaptlanally pretty
Hal In blaok duo!>,...
tall". t!IOl ..,.~ tu~n'
.d shlrDly oil 1M
fa~. with a
IDvet:J
blU~ t neel broeaM
and trlmmOd will;
.tr._ ., Birds of

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sha-.

lonno oIIopo, ombel-

IIsbed

f'-

The new Moncbonette Ha.te ID the DewM
rnd colouri nKS. I("ory <XW7 pu1l..,n

m u III • colo u red
etreakt l th? now B"c-

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A. bIg aelectloo .of ladl~· 'YfIrY....-n Vely.
n h'
t
'
..ms. m a ~ " ~oOt oo101UjL Tbeoe
Tams are ..""Y ~retti1JI noked. 10/11'

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_ . Il10,,,., WItH OIllI&"dei In l•

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T.... .. RhOda H 1& OM of l~C) s:1:son's m!)st popular
every day Costum<ll, laul,111CC1Y -cut and taliortCl, In _
striped cheviot, stooked In all tho JI4t1H2t ah~SG, at

",tgu'nNa.

f

LlMITID•••

co!:tumc :ts r::kGtch, wIth t ~ n~ Hlng eoat, well mado
In gro-y suitIng or hJ~d, l)oautlfuJly tailored and ,
fimshed with II goui:5 black vOlvet oolla", £7/7{0.

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~lADI"G)
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4S}'W~8t Street.

,

Ttl eed Costum~ With or
nlshed, sm9.rt iftjloo, frow
[

£3 J ~ / O.

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'- Tc .......,'rnoI

ILad u!6' .In.p SlUt Blouses "oll cut, m..rollont qua' tit
at S It t, or pop'm m all olouI'fJ at 5 / lia

\Spooml o{wr of bdlos' mn:
"lthont l,eltJ :w o11 cut and

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Reading I~eDc~ at 6 0'dock

s1me

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of

The Distributing Service for

Aloo 1Vnp Coat
the
materml, froJ:) 52 / 9.
L9.dlOSI (.roon TwOOd Coats nJill Sizes A very 8pemnl
offer •• 35 / 11.
,'
,
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pastures of Berkshire.
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EoheUllo, \ 1O vanp'i!' rhndes and st)les. WIth long or
rt slooves, 39 1P to 4~ goa
I:.
1t"1 lovolv COats In Curly A,.trnkfUl runt.... rlaJ.. very
s art and jun tho tli-ng f01 Wlr.ter weal, 5; g M

,n

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,n pleatod alp""" jwrth, dOOP

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~ Dell' ory of a largo oollootlon of chn.rnn hg Robes.

~

<tountry;
pretty
villages
lare

Pr<~dueed on those ridh

Coat Frocks, D a. blg 'SOlt:ltlon of Btyles,
tnmmod hrald or fancy stl'tchmg, In ,,001 aM 6101k.
honutunlh: cut and trulored WIth V 01 square nook.

trJ.die&' sma.rl

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u600d and CI~an
iSi the Mi~k'

II

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;,the Valley
I)ennet; and

Tile present Display
Styles is dou!:,ly
fore, pllrmitting
the . customer to I cbnnae
.... r
..,.I th~
I most
advanced and mqat
.lyle of ~he mOIDent
at much less than the
cbarged ~~sewtere I
•

79/11 to £;7 / 7/0, or
yoke, at 55 / 9.

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11he immense resources of MclIroys lII'e cohcj~~t.rali~d on
ll/werj.ng prices. Although. cosh c6ntinue to rise, 1Yl,cnrOlrs
of
bave succeeded i~ $~hasi-;g ~ag~ficent
fe Dew AutumD ' F~
at exceptlonally keen

.'~~\~'l'~~il::~~t T~~~

pro~ote that

amouut. of t.heIr own coqtnbut.ioD8 losa
boucfi~ paid togother wlthl lZltere8~
SlNGlal Schcm~ for Industrie!
are wllhn~ o.nd a.ble to do

M~rLR~YS offer,o

To

deetde
01' Dot
It i::'h:~~:.;~it'~~~~;:;:
.aenoUfly

Minors' Dlmallds Explained.

t

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recently Jf

to

0

cornmOrCHl.lIv It ulu_ llmp8'l'stlve t hat every
mdn Id1Hli should gIve of llt8 hest '£0 Jna.lUtom tho mnXlmum output lD order to com
pete su ccassCull) lU ltbo markets of t-h e
world
S trIkes nnd 1lahour unrest are not

mont E][ehan~ea
[
(d) Return of Contributions at Aae lof 60
Inllured eantl'lhutotl!l wIlo .ha.ve made ~OO con
trlblltloUB (or a smaller number If overlthe "e
of 55 OD ontry moo Insurance) 'nil on rea.chmg
tho age of GO be entitled to a. refund of the

l i any koon snpportOl of t ho Readmg
I I)::>tbnll Club h:l.ppens to ho put of \\ork
"11 cannot afford to pal tho entrance fes
~ ) E lm Pnlk, there 1S no n~ty f OI
n to ns!t the sen.t of hIS t~~~r.s bJ:
Ibmg o.or tthe broken.... 1>ottloo tha.t
:\;} n tho top of the "all AdmISSion to
S I{'I\ IS fl"e9 If thev onI~ apply at the front
g-J.te mst9~d of tIymg to sne..'\k H} at the
rb~l
The olub IS detormllled tb put a
6tO;? to tboso who e' ido the O!ltorlinmment
1..:11 by fonce climbmg, but the unem

11 a.~

BrItls hor should

'1!otal

d

4 _

and

of stl tr.,s
m evif.n.hly ! follow

jo'ram
Emploll~'

E,M (IIJ/, r -

,

t>erl(~

l eeklY

TI (} genern.1 scheme p"ovldco for
cont.nbutlOu o.t. tho foUowmg rc.t<lli -

~N1OfJ...l

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Bef!l!l811

tt.,.

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S"k lD I,h,. abrr~. then. 0 man,
Sllro Gourpel of .trenbl-h...andf~'
Por he whp nobl! beuA them

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~"'l 01 thi' om,.,,( 1I\>0C7- ~

J:ll: cowura at 4) 111; ": 1.
1 .... "-1': ~l
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large 1'anet:y of \ Celt Bate b:t. the
dainty shapes rand aliad ...... d.J:-Lt&lJ

.horry.

~nmmed. ready '" - . III'

!I".,pl.~

c..ltc,

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McILROYS~
WILLIAM

MCILROY,

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1IlII...

Wh
ro,. are e:\rtbly pJea.gur8il 1IlOa~ abouDll
Llat upirabon low
-I ...

Kiugdo.n

0

er IOlf aUam

-II.

H

HART·DAVIS

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(C~n;;u~~m fl"evl~. c~m:~-=
the 8U~()UllJ~

and

h~~~~

.,
~\X::;~~;~"*~" 'The
O<ld

rlIla.n~lp
.h.

:. ' G....._ . _ _

pwcl>_

01 ._I:iaI'.. ti..~

The .,_',ClirtJlt.!

aDd ,Mlll8l'lOl' maWrial
In tb",. ~ructtdii _ ..............,.
01 EtII"",,,,,, and Darabdit.l.

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Waterproof Hate: 1U J all 00l0Ul"8 and •
ha
B-;' 'I
If 1
I
pes
""'--," 0 ered h'<!DI 3/11.

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Thu", chequer.led 131 car .oJOUTU hue.
Life aweet and lutw bold.
No"", fan. _race tl.e 811ent tou.

No" bapplne.u enfold,
tI,
Were Ufe ali JOY 110 room wete found
~ For cbaracter W gro.... ,
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of

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win-g_ b'1;:n\. Tn)J
br,:on ~tKI ht eray
and lemon; nfgger ~nd
na.y
and
29/11.

that btld Jon)" 'fot'!!ot.ten lam

I un, ..00
tr>mmed WIth pretty (an0J' etitohing.
12 / 1" 14/112
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CoAti", t'~.,~,~'PM_ttY. ~

putty.

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The old man', heart-r onfu~
I Th't .. iIlh:ldowy p . . ' be bnS" o'er.
Brmgl fonner
to hght.
1And bardly know. whicb are the more
8.a tbouahta or YZSIODI bn,bt

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'Hat.,

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..,.. tenant'.
arid..and e&D
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