Ross Gazette 12th March 1914 - Page 7
Ross Gazette 12th March 1914 - Page 7
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| Date | 12/03/1914 |
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| Type | Newspaper |
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| Language | English |
| Area | Ross Gazette |
| Collection Holder | Herefordshire Libraries |
| Date of Publication | 12th March 1914 |
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JUDSON MODEL . £ 5 19s . 6d . ALL , Limited , ROSS . CLES . S , A T.O S OF NEWS . Colonial Secretary , had an King at Buckingham Palace as been announced in Toronto Ross , the Liberal Leader in Senate and former Premier of Lloyd , the great tenor , who sixty - ninth birthday on Satur- llent health . nd Queen witnessed the per- The Land of Promise " at the s Theatre on Saturday night . Princess William of Albanis ar- zzo on Saturday , being enthusi- med by the people . Pankhurst was rearrested in the r way to a demonstration in re , London , on Sunday . outs Endowment Fund now ex- ann , the Syndicalist leader , has tli Africa . am , twenty , one of the crew of steam trawler Remo , was swept A drowned on Saturday . ossession of an unknown man , found who e waisteosta , was he River Lea , was a latchkey . ft of the Little , the well - known society unsettled property 24 , with net personalty nil . Wilson , the medical superinten- Croydon Infirmary , is very eeri- he result of performing an opera- rene " on a patient . surviving descendant of Prince Empress he favourite of the filling the post of employee at s rg cinema theatre . the Orlowo Jelenowsky mines , et of Slavjanoserbsk , wishing to ette , opened his safety lamp to do alt was an explosion of gas , which Only two were y - four miners . twenty - fifth man is missing . two babies united in the style of Siamese twins until the other day , ical operation was performed on ed in Paris . Her death , however , to the separation , but to a fit of of Sutherland has now decided to tion a portion of his estates in extending to about 300,000 acres . tremendous ondent writes that a red to be the largest on record , ore than 1.0001b . , has been caught res of the Isla de Flores , off Monte guay ) . Eight men were necessary on to the beach . in memory of Mr. Richard Conyng- d . who was killed in the Camel ter in Somaliland last August , was Heanor Parish Church on Sunday or Captain Godfrey Miller Mundy , Life Guards . nster's twelve bells , after under- ir and retuning at the Spitalfields London , have been safely returned nd are now being rehung in readi- aster . s , which are now in full bloom , used to print the name of Epping Great Eastern Railway in n the rs on the embankment opposite the tform . rew's Vestry , at Norwich , has con- the sale of the vicarage , which has cars for more than 350 years , for e , money to be applied for the the living . service at a mission hall in New ves entered the porch and rifled the coats , hanging up . Twelve pounds d from one pocket , and a silver another . hild's Paralysis . Left Hospital a Cripple . made to walk by power of 2. CASSELL'S TABLETS . ooper , of Fenn Lanes , Fenny Dray- Nuneaton , says : " Dr. Cassell's have worked a wonderful cure in girl , Hilda . She was paralysed years , and ter a course Tablets , she about by her The cause of ble was her nocked down cle when three Some years Paralysis came though we had vice , and also da to hospital Hilda Cooper , Nuneaton , slight operation was performed , med no hope . She left hospital & and it was thought she could not months . However , I got Dr. Tablets for her , and the improve naked me . Hilda now goes about any help , and even runs errands for after cure , even in the most severe ave proved Dr. Cassell's Tablets to urest remedy ever devised for Ner- eakdown , Anemia , Debility , Sleep- Nerve Pains , Palpitation , Kidney nach Disorders , Children's Weakness , nd Nerve Paralysis , General Bodily on , Brain - Fag , and all run - down s . Send 2d . to - day to Dr. Cassell's , 418 , Chester - road , Manchester , for All Chemists sell Dr. Cas ample . blets at 10 d . , le . 1d . , and 2s . 9d.- 9d . size being the most economical . P Colman Debenham . Picture Framing Of every kind done on the Premises at the Lowest Prices . 200 PATTERNS OF MOULDINGS to select from . Special attention given to the Repairing of Old Frames . A large assortment of inexpensive PRINTS , PHOTOGRAVURES , and ORIGINAL WATER - COLOURS always in stock . Gloucester - road ( opposite G.P.O. ) , HINTS FOR THE HOME . ROSS - ON - WYE tablespoonful of it over each potato . Serve very hot , garnished with parsley . BAKED POTATOES WITH CHEESE . - Ingredients : Eight medium - sized potatoes , a little butter , cheese , pepper , and salt . Do not pare the pots toes , but scrub them clean with a vegetable brush , then cut them in halves , spreading each Sprinkle with pepper half thinly with butter . and salt and lay a thin slice of cheese over the butter . Lay the potatoes on a slightly greased pan , and bake in a hot oven until they turn brown and are quite soft . TREATMENT OF ASTHMA . Much can be done to relieve the severity of the attacks of this disease by careful , healthy living . There should be a light , nourishing diet , and no solid food taken late in the day . During an attack the patient should only take milk as food , says & writer in Health . There are certain asthma cigarettes and in - Wonia POTATOES . - Ingredients : Four halations which are beneficial , but these must be prescribed by a doctor , as they will not suit all patients . It is often advisable for the patient to make a change of residence , where he will have as great a contrast as possible to his present conditions . Thus any- one living in a flat district will probably re- ceive benefit by removing to a hilly country , and vice versa . The townsman should seek the country and the countryman the town . Asthmatic people should lead a quiet life , have plenty of rest and sleep and fresh air . Hot , stuffy places of entertainment must be avoided . An exciting life is especially bad for this complaint , on account of the in- creased strain on the nervous system . The patient must also guard against excessive nervous fatigue and physical strain . " TO CLEAN FURS . Dry some salt in the oven , sprinkle it over the fur , and rub with a clean piece of flannel . Shake out the salt . Take some powdered magnesia and sprinkle it well into the fur , rub over the surface of the fur with another is removed . We THE ROSS GAZETTE – THURSDAY , MARCH 12 , 1914 . GRENDON COURT FARM STOCK SALE . MR . J. MURDOCH RETIRES . COMPENSATION FOR FARMERS . AGRICULTURAL HOLDINGS BILL , CORDIAL RECEPTION OF BILL IN THE COMMONS . In the House of Commons on Friday , a measure , which is likely to create consider able interest among the farmers in the Ross district , was moved and read a second time without a division , both parties giving it their cordial support . AGRICULTURAL NOTES . BY A PRACTICAL FARMER . MANURING TURNIPS . During the past eleven years no fewer than 386 experiments have been made under the auspices of the Irish Department of Agricul ture to test in a great diversity of soils the effects on turnips of artificial manures in com . bination with farmyard manure , and to test the effects of artificial manures used alone . EXCELLENT ALL - ROUND SALE . For many years Mr. J. Murdoch , of Gren- don Court , has been a very prominent farmer in the Ross district , and as soon as it was announced that he would be retiring from farming , and that a sale of his live and The results show that though good crops of dead farming stock would take place , great interest was at once manifested in the event Sir LUKE WHITE ( L - Yorkshire , Buck - alone it is not economical to apply heavy turnips may be grown with farmyard manure by his many friends throughout the locality . rose ) moved the second reading of the Agri- dressinge . A medium dressing of farmyard The sale took place at Wobage Farm on oultural Holdings Bill , which proposes that manure , say from ten to fifteen tons per Tuesday of last week , and a record gather - notwithstanding any agreement to the con- statute acre , supplemented by superphosphate ing for a local sale assembled , buyers and trary where the tenancy of a holding is ter- or basic slag , is better than a heavy dressing dealers coming not only from the county of minated by notice to quit of dung alone . Hereford , but also from all the adjoining counties . basic notice . The effect of such a proposal would ally of equal value as manures for turnips . be to tempt outgoing tenants to get as much The question as to which should be used to as possible out of the land before leaving , upplement dung must be decided by local and that would not be good either for a new in lime , or where the disease finger - and - tos is circumstances , but where the land is deficient landlord . ( a ) In view of , and given one calendar year Of the three kinds of artificial manures , " before the sale or offerings for sale of the nitrogenous , phosphatic , and potassic , phos- The auctioneers entrusted with the sale holding or any part thereof ; or phatic manures alone materially increase the were Messrs . Dampier . Footitt , and Bennett , ( b ) In consequence of , and given within yield . When a medium dressing of dung , of Ross , Mr. W. H. Footitt and Mr. P. O. one calendar year after completion of the supplemented by superphosphate or Bennett being the salesmen . Mr. Footitt , purchse of the holding or any part thereof alag , is used , it is very doubtful whether the in his opening remarks , said that the reason the tenant shall be entitled to recover from addition of either sulphate of ammonia or of this important sale was through their old the landlord compensation in terms of and kainit or both will pay . But when no dung is friend , Mr. John Murdoch , retiring from far- subject to the provisions of Section 11 of the used it is advisable to apply these manures ming , and he hoped that those present would Agricultural Holdings Act 1908. He said he along with superphosphate or basic slag . The show their appreciation of his services as an and agriculturists generally were opposed use of a complete mixture has one decided agriculturist in that part of the county hy to the proposals of the Haversham Com- advantage , inasmuch as the plants are stimu bidding out well , as every lot was absolutely mittee . That the hardships to tenants of lated in their early growth , and consequently for sale , in order that they , as the auc- small holdings disturbed in consequence of suffer lens injury from attacks of the turnip fly . tioneers . might have the greatest of pleasure a sale should be relieved by an extension , of Superphosphate and basic slag are practi in handing over to Mr. Murdoch a cheque which might not only prove satisfactory to him , but a credit to his past labours . Before commencing the sale , he would like to call their attention to the cattle , which were well medium - sized potatoes , one teaspoonful of chopped parsley , one onion , two ounces of bred and healthy , and included a grand lot butter , one teaspoonful of mixed powdered of bullocks . The sheep were of the primest herbs , salt and pepper to taste . Wash the pota - quality and the horses powerful . upstand toes and bake them in their jacketa . Cut each ing . and good workers , several of which were in half , and scoop out the inside without dam- eligible for the stud book . The implements aging the skin . Mix the scooped - out potato were all by the best makers , and in good with the onion , parsley , and herbs , the onion having been previously boiled and chopped . preservation . Add the butter , beat all well together , and add salt and pepper to taste . Stuff the potato jackets with this mixture , then put them on baking - sheet in the oven until they thoroughly reheated . Serve immediately . " EASEX MASHED POTATOES . - Ingredienta : Hot baked potatoes , cream or milk , melted butter , salt , pepper , and ground mace . Scoop out the insides of the baked potatoes , and rub through & colander . Add a tablespoonful of milk or cream and a teaspoonful of melted butter for each cupful of potatus , and beat all together It until very light , creamy mixture results . may be necessary to add a little more milk . Season with salt , pepper , and a little mace , and Barve at once . - Woman at Home . THE GOLD OF LIFE . are The gold of life does not lie hidden in any piece of flannel , and repeat this until all dirt mines ; it sparkles in tiny sands all along the common path every day . He only who gathers it bit by bit from daily duties and pleasures and opportunities and friendships will find himself the possessor of the real treasure at last . HARD FOOD FOR THE TEETH . " Healthy back teeth will stand a pressure of 2001b . , " declared Mr. W. H. Dalamore in a lecture at the Royal Dental Hospital . " The enamel of the teeth is the hardest sub- stance in the human body , " he added , " and the harder the food we eat the better our teeth will be . When I was at the London Hospital I noticed the beautiful teeth of the Russian emigrants . They owed them to the hard bread they eat in Russia . It is even said that if we eat hard , tough food there is no need of a brush . " A TRUE GENTLEMAN . The sale commenced at 11 o'clock , with the implements , and in this department the bidding was brisk , and on the whole highly satisfactory prices were obtained . After die posing of the implements , the company pre sent adionrned for lunch . which was nrovided hy Mr. O. Hitchings , of the Lord Wellington . To this over 200 sat down , in fact , this was one of the largest companies that this firm of anctioneers had seen at any farm stock sale for some time . law . upon Mr. BARNSTON ( U - Cheshire , Eddisbury ) prevalent , basic slag should undoubtedly be applied . As much as 6owt . per statute acre of seconded . He said he believed the bill would either manure may be used with satisfactory generally be approved by the agricultural results . Especially is this the case when no community , and he hoped the Government farmyard manure is applied . would not only support it , but , if necessary , Under ordinary conditions , the following give special facilities for passing it into manurial dressings may be thoroughly relied give satisfactory results : ( a ) A Captain SPENDER CLAY ( U - Kent . Ten- medium dressing , from 10 to 15 tons , of farm- bridge ) said , speaking as a landlord , he yard manure supplemented with from 4 to thought the Bill did not go far , enough . Gewt . of superphosphate or basic slag per Wirework for hop and fruit trees should be statute acre ; or ( b ) The following dressings included in improvement for which com- per statute acre of artificials used without pensation should be paid , and if a landlord , farmyard manure : Four to 6cwt . of super- after receiving notice of improvements . did phosphate or basic slag , lowt . sulphate of not object in writing the tenant should be ammonia , and Sewt . kainit . Basic alag must entitled to compensation in respect of them . on no account be mixed with sulphate of Captain WEIGALL ( U - Lincolnshire , ammonia . Horncastle ) believed the bill would not be any remedy for the insecurity which had been caused by the Government's land policy . The compensation would be a mere flea - bite , and he regarded the measure as a mere electioneering expedient . Agriculturists had a grievance , but this was not the right way to deal with it . . FARMERS & AGRICULTURAL COLLEGES . An important letter has just been addressed by the Board of Agriculture for Scotland to the Agricultural Colleges within its area , crease in the number of practical farmers on pointing to the desirability of securing an in- the Boards of these Colleges , in accordance Viscout HELMSLEY ( U - Yorkshire , with a resolution which was adopted unani- Thirsk ) said the sales of estates were un- mously at a recent Conference of the Scottish doubtedly due to fears of legislation by the Chamber of Agriculture . The letter states . present Government , and that there were that while the Board appreciate and ac- purchasers he accounted for by saying that knowledge the services rendered by the bodies people who had made money in other ways of Governors of the Colleges as at pre- were ready to put a portion of their wealth sent constituted , they agree into land , and farmers were also purchasers . room for a greater infusion among them of half of the Labour party , supported the bill . agricultural education . Mr. G ROBERTS ( Lab - Norwich ) , on be- farmers , who are most directly interested in because he believed it was honestly designed The above - mentioned letter points out that to deal with a very substantial grievance . " in the early stages of the development of Sir T. COURTENAY WARNER ( L - agricultural education the teaching institu that there is At that time it was ARE YOU SPRING CLEANING ? THE L & C REGISTERED . Come and see Windows for everything you want . USUAL HIGH VALUE . ALL PRICES REASONABLE . YOUR MONEY SAVED . THE INDIA AND CHINA TEA COMPANY , GROCERS AND PROVISION MERCHANTS ; WINE , SPIRITS , AND BEER DEALERS . Local Branch - 33 , HIGH STREET , ROSS . Orders sent by Post receive special attention . ESTABLISHED UPWARDS OF HALF - A - CENTURY . Alton Court Brewery Co. BREWERS , ROSS , ( LIMITED ) MINERAL MALTSTERS , AND WATER MANUFACTURERS . FAMILY ALES AND STOUT BREWED FROM LOCAL BARLEY MALT AND HOPS , Retailed Price List on application , In the afternoon . the auctioneers proceed- ed with the sale ( as catalogued ) . Fowl- houses made up to £ 4 a piece , while a shen- herd's house on wheels was knocked down for £ 4 12s . 6d . In the ploughs . harrows , and rolls section , a thirteen - tine cultivator made £ 5 one - horse flat roll £ 4 . two - roll turnip drill £ 10 10s .. while manure distributors , mowing machine , swath turners , hav tedders . and self - binders realised from £ 6 to £ 8 . Competition in the waggons and carts section was very keen . narrow - wheel road waggons realising from £ 5 to £ 9 17s . 6d .. while broad- wheel carts made from £ 5 to £ 6 7s . 6d . A nortable four h.p. petrol engine made £ 10 The forbearing use of power does not only 10s .. a seven h.p. portable engine £ 19 , a form a touchstone , but the manner in which an 4ft . 6in . threshing machine , £ 11 , and a straw individual enjoys certain advantages over trussor £ 5 2s . 6d . long and short gears others is a test of a true gentleman . The power averaged about 27s . a set , while hurdles sold which the strong have over the weak , the at 2s . each . magistrate over the citizen , and employer over Mr. Murdoch had an excellent consign- Staffordshire . Lichfield ) said the bill pro- tions were largely dependent on contribu- the employed , the educated over the unlettered , ment of sheen on his farms , and these were posed to give some little more security of tions from local authorities , to whose public the experienced over the confiding , even the clever over the silly - the forbearing or inoffen- eagerly sought after . with the result that tenure to the farmer . He wished personally spirit and enlightened policy farmers are enabled to make a sharp reduction in the prices were rather above the average . Cross - that it had gone a good deal further . He deeply indebted . sive use of all this power or authority , or a total abstinence from it when the case admite bred ewes . two and three years old , in or knew many members of the Opposition were that county and town councils , who w proper feeding outlays . Thus in the herd where the feeding was most expensive during winter light . The gentleman does not needlessly and with lambs . sold well at from 64s . to 70s . anxious to give a good deal more security . contributing authorities , should have a pre- the April rations cost only 882d . daily , nearly each . or on an average of 67s . Faf yearl Hon . members opposite thought sales of land dominant influence in the administration of 5d . per cow less than the winter bill . unnecessarily remind an offender of a wrong he may have committed against him . He can not were due to a want of confidence , and a feel- funds contributed by themselves . The finan- ing sheep made up to 60s . 6d .. and fat tegs During the five months from December to When only forgive of self and mildness of character he can forget ; and he strives for from 45s . to 62s . Store pigs made from , 39s . ing of apprehension as to the land legislation cial situation is now , however , completely April it was found by Mr. Mackintosh that on that thoroughly hot , remove from the fire , and , which impart sufficient strength to let the past to 53s . each . The cattle included a grand lot suggested by the Chancellor of the Ex - altered as , with the exception of the income one farm milk was costing less than 5d . per Continuing , he agreed that derived from fees and other minor sources , of bullocks and well - bred cattle , and in this chequer . with a flat piece of wood , tap the sides of the be but the past . A true man of honour feels kettle all round . The fur will then leave the humbled himself when he cannot help humbling direction the buvers , all being anxious to taxation of any sort was bad , but there had the whole of the grants available for agricul gallon in food ; on seven farms the expendi- tions . But the disease is one of those that sides of the kettle . others . - ROBERT E. LEE . secure some of the consignment , which Mr. Murdoch had spared no expense in feeding , the bidding was exceptionally keen through out . Cows in calf sold at £ 16 58. , £ 17 , and £ 19 58. shorthorns from £ 12 7s . 6d . shorthorn heifers from £ 14 158. to £ 15 178 . 6d . The remainder of the cattle were then sold in pairs , and these were knocked down at from £ 19 5s . , £ 27 15s .. and up to £ 39 . A very good trade was also contragted in horses , the best prices being as follows : - Chestnut mares , £ 34 , £ 44 , and £ 38 : brown mare , £ 41 10s . dark brown mare , £ 99 10s .; bay geldings , £ 39 10s . and £ 47 ; black nag mins 1 and 225 10s . black horse colt , £ 10 5s .: black sucker colt . 9 58. anda TO CLEAN THE KETTLE . Place the kettle empty on a stove - not on the fire - where it get hot . can TO CLEAN A BATH . Marks on enamelled baths are caused by the clotting of soap in hard water and the evaporation of drops of water allowed to re- main on the surface . If not sufficiently rinsed and dried after use a bath is sure to show these marks after a time . To remove the un- sightliness dip a flannel moistened in paraffin oil into salt and rub vigorously on the bath ; then rinse with plenty of hot water and dry . If the marks are not of long standing they can be removed with salt alone , or with salt moistened with spirits of turpentine . this to the bath when dry . Still another good cleanser is whiting mixed to a paste with water . Cover the surface of the enamel with this , and leave it to dry . Then rub off and polish with a soft cloth . " Apply UMBRELLAS AND MACKINTOSHES . PRAISE . Praise is of no use as a mainspring . Power lies outside of it , and entirely independent of Tennyson , the It , in all truly valuable lives . poet , was also the practical man when he re- marked , " I think it is wisest in a man to do his work in the world as quietly and as well as he can , without much heeding praise or dispraise . " 1 THE CORNER STONE OF SOCIETY . In your rea learnt how others were lc . crude hearthstones many thousands of years ago . This was long ere he conceived of the larger family , called the tribe and based on re- lated homes . The nation developed from the tribos and the family grew out of the prolonga tion of human infancy , requiring that father and mother remain united in watchful care over their offspring for longer and longer periods . sociologically , that the home is nd study you have doubtless irst lessons in living with when he gathered round the It is Poultry In these circumstances the Board con- . " . SHIRE HORSE SOCIETY . At the general meeting held during the boxes under glass , and densely crowded in s very moist soil . The disease is caused by a minute fungus , which is generally present but only causes the seedlings to tumble over Anv in the presence of excessive moisture . healthy plants should be at once transferred to fresh soil and fresh boxes or pots , and care taken to keep them under drier condi- can are better prevented than cured . ture was from 5d . to 6d . ; on two farms from not been a fall in the value of land . The tural education are derived from Imperial 6d . to 7d .; and on other two from 7d : to 8d .; Canterbury bells the average being 5-83d . per gallon . In the be brought into value of agricultural land had improved funds . the season by potting up five summer months the daily yield of milk flower early in rather than gone down . The feeling of ap cur that the time has come when farmers was 2:31 gallons per cow and the cost of food plants from the open ground and keeping prehension had been caused , not by any sug- should be more fully and directly represented them in a cold frame until they show signs 2-77d . per gallon . The limits of variation dur- gestions of the Chancellor of the Exchequer , on the governing bodies of the Colleges . the tenants , but by the agitation that had or by any efforts to give greater security to ing the summer months in the different herds . of growth , when they should be placed in were 1-78d . and 4 : 40d . To illustrate the in- gentle heat , which will soon lead to the pro- been worked up by he Opposition and their as the fluence of careful management and good duction of flower spikes . As soon buds open the pots can be moved into s cries that everything had become insecure . thirty - fifth annual show of the Shire Horse cattle it may be said that the herd with the considered the proposal in the bill was only Islington , Earl Bathurst , who presided , pre- Sir J. SPEAR ( U - Devonshire . Tavistock ) cooler temperature , and flower production the Royal Agricultural Hall , cheapest ration varied from forty - four will continue a considerable time . fifty - six cows , and averaged 2-40 gallons . Where more was spent on the food the aver- sented the council's report . This stated that age was 2:09 gallons , and the number of cows remedy was for the State to advanca money the membership was 4,199 , an increase of thirty - six to forty - two . It is quite possible to the tenant to purchase his holding . that the lower yield may have been respon- sible for the higher cost of the rations , as the class of cow may not have been so good . a palliative and not a remedy . The real Society at Mr. C. BATHURST ( U - Wiltshire . Wil- forty - three compared with last year , and the ton ) , as vice - chairman of the Central Board largest in the history of the society . The ac- of Agriculture , warmly supported the pro- the year's working , after deducting the £ 400 counte showed a margin of £ 918 19s . 11d . on chestnut hunter filly , £ 10 10s . sold exceedingly well , making as much as sation clauses might have gone considerably sented for competition in Australia , Canada , visions of the hill , and thought the compen- expended in the purchase of gold cups pre- 2s . 8d each or 5s . 4d . per couple . All the lots were disposed of before 5 o'clock , and Mr. Murdoch expressed himself Agriculture ) thought it was only fair to totalled 1,008 stallions and 3,995 mares , and the Argentine , and the United States . RUNCIMAN ( President Board of entries in the new volume of the Stud - Book as very pleased . at seeing such a large com- were issued , against tioneers had conducted the sale . further . Mr Very little extra care is needed to double historically and . Perfectly fair to say , therefore , pany present , and also with the way the aue state that the bill could not and did not 346 export certificates the life both of umbrellas and mackintoshes . An umbrella when not in use should be un- rolled ; otherwise there will be a tendency for the cover to wear thin , even threadbare at the edges of the folds . When wet umbrella should not be placed near the fire , but , after being sharply opened and shut to shake off most of the water , should be placed handle downwards to drain and dry thoroughly . the corner stone of society . NATURE . The spectacle of Nature is always new , fol she is always renewing the spectators . Life is her most exquisite invention , and death is her expert contrivance to get plenty of life . She wraps man in darkness and makes him for ever long for light . She creates him dependent upon the earth , dull and heavy ; and yet is always shaking him until he attempts to soar above ( sir , " was To keep an umbrella in good shape , it must always be carefully folded . The proper But have you had any experience in the way is as follows : Pull out the cover , placing law ? " asked the up - to - date solicitor of the ap- it in smooth folds , one the other , plicant for a clerkship . " Oh , over yes , Then take the tips of the the confident response . " I've just done six straight and fat . ribs in one hand and grasp the stem a little months for embezzlement . " lower down with the other hand , turning the George : Suppose fellow's best girl gets Take umbrells gently round once or twice , so that wild when you ask for a kiss . " Henry : George : " Suppose she all the layers of cover may lie as flat and it without asking . " Rete wild then ? ' Henry : " Then you've got compact as possible . Then , fasten the tag . A small hole or tear in an umbrella is best some other fellow's girl . " Mother : " That luminous paint is a splendid mended with a strip of court plaster placed , Friend : " What have you tried it of course , inside , with the edges of the rent invention . " on ? " Mother : " We paint baby's face with it drawn carefully together . Mackintoshes are spoilt if placed before every night so that we can see to give him his bottle without getting up to light the gas . " the fire to dry , and to keep them in really " George , dear , why are Come women called good shape a coat - hanger should always be Amazons ? " Well , my dear , you remember used to hang them up . our geographies said the Amazon has the largest mouth . " But she went out and slammed the door before he could say any more . " The cynical old bachelor , on being asked what was the happiest moment of his life , re- Bran , warmed in the oven and applied with a piece of flannel , will generally freshen up the surface of a soiled mackintosh . To mend a tear use rubber solution , such as cyclists use for mending tyres . If a patch is plied : " The happiest moment of my life was needed , it is usually possible to cut a small square from the inside of the bottom hem of the garment , which patch is then to be affixed inside by means of the solution . The CAMPHOR AND THE TEETH . Two drops of camphor on your toothbrush will give your mouth the freshest , cleanest feeling imaginable , will make your gums rosy , and absolutely prevent anything like cold sores or affections of your tongue . gums , by the way , are barometers of our con- dition . If they are clear , bright red , we are in good health , while if our blood is thin and wanting in the mysterious red corpuscles that make us healthy , the gums will be pale pink or if we are in a very bad way indeed , and much in need of a course of dialysed irom , they will be almost white . NEW WAYS OF COOKING POTATOES . Time was when plain boiled potatoes twice day in an English household were only varied by an occasional fried batch , with roasted when the joint appeared on Sunday , and many were the reproaches levelled at British housewives in consequence of their lack of variety in cooking the vegetable which they used more than any other . Nowadays housewives in this country Bre awaking to the fact , long realised on the Conti Dent , that there are more ways than one of cooking even so simple a thing as a potato , and that the less - known methods are often the most satisfactory . STUFFED CREAMED POTATOES . - Ingredients : Perfect potatoes , as nearly the same size and shape as possible , hot peas , a little butter , Peel the cream , salt , pepper , and parsley , potatoes , and hollow them out to form liule Oval cases : then boil in salt water until quite tender . Drain . Take same peas ( dried ones will do ) which have been cooked until tender , and have had poured over then a little melted butter . While still hot , 6ll the hollows in the Dotatoes with them . Beason some cream with alt and pepper . thicken is slightly . and pour & when the jeweller , took back an engagement ring and gave me sleeve links in exchange . " Patient : " But you promised that when I re- covered you would be my wife . " Nurse : " Oh , I know . It's my duty to keep my patients cheerful . Why , I promised this morning to run away with a man who has lost both his legs . " " I had a dozen proposals before yours , " scornfully said the wife during the quarrel and all from smarter men than you , too . " " I don't doubt they were , " said the indignant hus band : " they all managed to get out of it . " " Was the dear girl happily married ? " asked the friend . " Yes , indeed , " answered Miss McGabble ; " it was one of the happiest wed- dings over saw . I never saw so few duplicates " Well , " said Lady Bore to the distinguished among the presents of cut - glass and silverware . " playwright , " I hope you will one day come to dinner with us at the Doldrums , and sleep there . " " I should certainly sleep there , " answered the distinguished man , with a bow . " All I demand for my client , " declared the Prisoner counsel , in the voice of a man who was paid for it , " is justice . " " I am very sorry I can't accommodate you , " replied the Judge : but the law won't allow me to give him more than , fourteen years . 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Spratt's Patent Ld.24 Fenchurch St .. London . " DAINTY DISHES " OF ROYAL FOLKS . A list of the favourite dishes of Royal folks would be extremely interesting . It is hardly possible to compile anything like a complete list , but the following are a number compre hending Royal persons of different nationalities : Frederick William I. - Ham and greenkale . Peter the Great . Soup . Catherine II . of Russia . - Boiled beef and cucumber . Charles the Great - Venison . salted Frederick , son of Ernest the Iron . — Melons , Henry IV - Melons and oysters . Louis XIII - Early fruits . Louis XIV - Mutton cutlets . Louis XVIII . Truffles à la purée d'ortolans . Charlemagne . - Cheese , with parsley seeds . Frederick the Great . - Oysters . sident - elect . The THE WEEK'S GARDENING . Sir longifolia . the of • over dwarf to as the compact A valuable substitute for the beautiful but give security of tenure to the farmer . Just 455 last year . The United States . took more large silver wattle ( Acacia dealbata ) , better as in the same way Lord Lucas's bill in the than half the number shipped , the others known to many people as mimosa , is A. House of Lords only postponed the agony , so going mostly to Canada and Russia . Plants of this beautiful species this bill only deferred it to a later date . Berkeley Shiffield was elected president for That was assuming the farmer to be in peril the ensuing year , and Lord Northbourne pre - emall state from two feet to three feet high can be grown in pots , and will flower in a But the obiect of the measure was good , and he hoped the House would give it a second and upwards ; they are very ornamental with The show , I may add , was one reading . send it to a Committee . and dispose Targest of recent years , the total entry of 719 their graceful sprays of flower intermixed with the beautiful blue Coleus thyrsoideus . of it as rapidly as possible . If the Govern- showing an increase of thirty - four over last By cutting back the Acacia as soon ment proposed to amend the Bill in Com- year , and being the largest since 1904. It was mittee they would do so not out of an- also one of the best in the history of the flowering period is tagonism to its proposals , but to suit the society . A study of the origin and ownership plants can be obtained . enormously varied circumstances that existed of the prize animals shows the value of the throughout rural England . especially on the breed to tenant farmers . In the fourteen borders of the towns . Agriculture was a classes of breeding animals 109 exhibits re- recovering industry , and more money was ceived prizes . Of these sixty - two were bred pans or boxes at once . in the pan or box , on the crocks , then some heing made ont of it now than at any time by tenant farmers , each of whom received nice gritty soil . Drop the seeds half an inch during the last twenty years . He hoped it prize of £ 10 or £ 5 as the breeder . Of the would long continne , but in the meantime sixty - two animals only nine were shown by apart , and cover them a quarter of an inch it was desirable that protection should be their breeders , the other fifty - three having deep with similar compost . given to the farmers who were disturbed in been sold as foals , yearlings , or at maturer before sowing the seeds , but do not water It is consequence of the sale of estates . age . Twenty - three were exhibited by tenant after the covering soil has been put on . Mr. STANIER ( U - Shropshire , Newport ) farmers . Of the remaining forty - seven animals , not necessary to put glass or paper over the See that the soil is moistened said this bill had been brought in on behalf twenty - four were bred in the studs of the seed vessels . of the Central Chamber of Commerce , an or- wealthy owners they represented , eighteen by partly immersing the pan in water if it be ganisation which had done excellent work . had passed from one such stud to another , comes dry . Keep the pane close to the glass He was able to sav . also , on behalf of the and five had been purchased by tenant far on stage or shelf directly the seedlings ap- National Farmers ' Union , a body represent- ing about 13,000 farmers , that they had long mers from independent breeders . " From " Robust and vigorous pansies to flower in the summer can be raised from seed sown in Put a layer of leaves Water the soil- pear , and so induce a sturdy growth . Perennial lupins are very useful plants for desired that such a measure should be COST OF FEEDING DAIRY Cows . sunny borders . The best known and most brought forward . He did not agree that the the University College , Reading , generally grown kind is L. polyphyllus , which bill put a new tax on the land directly . The comes valuable and very instructive report bears bright blue flowers in handsome spikes person who sold the land under this measure by Mr. James Mackintosh on some investiga in June and July , and grows from 8ft . to bft . need not give notice to the tenant to quit . There are several varieties , namely , He did not believe the previous giving notice tions he has been making as to the cost of high There to the tenant added very much to the amount feeding dairy cows in twelve Berkshire herds . alba . white ; Foxi , blue striped with white ; that was produced by the sale , and the notice It was found that the idea of the investigation purpares , purple ; and roseus , rose . could easily be given afterwards by the per appealed strongly to the local farmers , and in is also a fine hybrid between polyphyllus and few days more requests to be included . in arboreus , which bears yellow flowers .. The blue and the white forms are easily reared the inquiry came in than could be granted , as the limited facilities only allowed of twelve from seed sown next month . Plants procured herds being embraced in the scheme . The and planted at once would flower in early farmers were required to keep weekly milk summer . son who bought . Sir F. BANBURY ( U - City of London ) Charles II . of Spain . - Bread and butter . obiected to the measure because it marked Charles V. of Spain . - Fish , a further advance in the direction of dual Ferdinand I. of Naples . - Fruit . ownership , a system which had proved a cost- Joseph II . of Austria . - Omelettes and stale ly failure in Ireland . bread . Colonel LOCKWOOD ( U - Essex , Epping ) approved of the bill , which contained an element of iustice . The bill was read a second time without a division . " You mustn't play with Mr. Borum's hat , Bobby , " said a young lady who was entertain- ing caller , to her small brother , " Why mustn't I ? " asked the youngster . you might break it , " replied his sister , " and , besides , he will want it shortly . " Because It is estimated that it costs the rooster as much energy to crow as it does the hen to lay an egg : but you cannot boil , fry , or scramble the crow . So it is with hot air of the human variety . It may be diverting for the time being , but it cannot be made use Snancial asset sa material or DELICIOUS COFFEE . RED WHITE BLUE & Breakfast & after Dinner . Bournville By test the best . Cocoa How WATERPROOFING CLOTH WAS DISCOVERED . The waterproofing of cloth so universal to - day was unknown twenty - five years ago , says Science Siftings . In 1890 , Thomas Fearnley Wiley , of Bedford , we believe , took out the first patent for the process known as He got cravenette . " the idea from an accident in a Yorkshire dye- house . Certain materials had been wrongly dyed , and the workmen were directed to wash out the surplus logwood colour with alum . After the material had been , dried the improvement was so marked that the dyer ordered a repeti- tion of the alum washing . The cloth was sent to the wetting - machine , but the workmen found that they could not wet it . It was passed through the water and came out dry . Thus was the discovery made that cloth could be water proof and yet remain porous . records , while once a month these were taken Herbaceous phloxes produce the best by an official recorder , who gathered particu- lars of the quantities of food used , and so the flowers when grown from clumpe producing three or four spikes each . An opportunity cost of food per gallon of milk produced was should , therefore , be taken at the present ascertained . The observations lasted ten Unless well cared for garden paths Boon become unsightly and weedy In fact , the only paths where weeds will not grow are on those of concrete , but these are both too hard and expensive for most gardens . Advantage should therefore be taken now of quite dry weather to hoe the paths , and also to apply weed killer , using an old water - pot with a spreader rose on the spout , very moderately wet the path and weeds with it , taking care not , to let any , get on the edgings , or on the hands or clothing . In readiness to receive violets cleared out of frames to make room for other plants , it is advisable to trench a suitable piece of ground . A border under a north wall would be emi- nently suited for them during the spring and summer months . Work in a liberal quantity of manure , also some leaf - soil . The clumps should be broken apart and planted as soon afterwards as possible . The soil in which violets have been grown is very well suited for the culture of tomatoes . Fuchsias should be started early , as then they will give a richer and more prolonged display . Old plants which were dried off in autumn should now be stood in the green- house , and their root - balls gradually moist- ened . The heads of the plants will have to be pruned in view of cutting out dead branch- lets , and making them into desirable shape , whether of standard or pyramidal form . By starting them early , moreover , fewer of the minor branchlets will dry up and die . . Standard fuchsias make good displays if they are planted out early in June , but should be started growing and the shoots stopped as soon as possible . Another advantage of early starting is that it gives early cuttings , where- by a most useful class of small plants can be Young obtained for all decorative purposes . fuchsias kept green in small pots throughout the winter ought now to be shifted . Where horseradish has been allowed to spread unchecked so as to be a nuisance some difficulty will be experienced in getting rid of it . The best way , when possible , of eradicat ing it from ground where it is not wanted is to trench two spits deep , burn all the roots spring with potatoes . The horseradish will that can be found , and then plant the site in then be quite destroyed by the constant hoeing and earthing - up of this crop . Another plan with a stick to the centre of each of the is to make an application of sulphuric acid plants , which ought to destroy their very per An open , sunny position , where the soil was trenched or deeply dug and well manured in months , and the returns during December , time of lifting and dividing the roots by pull - sistent vitality . January , February , and March indicate that ing them to pieces of sufficient size with the was 2-16 hands . The clumps should be planted two the average daily yield per cow gallons , and the cost of food 5-97d . per gal . feet apart in deeply - trenched soil dressed Lon . For the month of April there was an in- , with decayed manure . crease in the quantity of milk and a falling off in the food bill , the figures being 230 The individual herd gallons and 5-28d . returns over the four months showed that the daily average cost of food per cow trom 10-20d . to 14-15d . In April many were SAFE INVESTMENT varied Fourth City Mutual Benefit Building Society 2 COLEMAN STREET , LONDON Amonat to credit of Investors , over £ 500.000 SHARES NOW BEING ISSUED AT 4 % This Society during the 51 years of its existence has never paid less than 4 % per annum to its Shareholders . All Interest is paid by the Society free of Income Tax . DEPOSITS received at 3 and 4 % . Balance Sheet and Prospectus on application . J. HIGHAM Manager . Now is a the autumn , is needed for a new seakale plan- tation . The soil should be well broken up to good time to sow the seed . of ensure good growth . If already dug and polyanthuses to produce plants for flowering manured it may be forked over and broken next spring . The seed should be sown in un finely , without turning up the manure . boxes in a cold frame , and as germination is The thongs obtained from roots used for and stored till now , disposed to be slow and irregular , the seed forcing . may have ings should be pricked out as they become sprouted , showing , the proper end to keep Large enough . uppermost . They may be planted twelve inches to fifteen inches apart in the rows , and hteen inches to two feet between the latter . If not already done , rockeries should be overhauled , withered foliage , & c . , removed , and soil renewed . Permanent plants will greatly benefit by having scattered around them a mixture of sifted soil , leaf mould , and dry cow manure or guano . Some of the pieces of stone may have worked loose and need replacing , Delphiniums are much improved by being divided every other year . Presents and congratulations were showered on Saturday upon Mrs. Nanity Turner , lodge - keeper at Cholmondeley Castle , Cheshire , who celebrated her 101st birthday . She still enjoys remarkable health . The King's Bounty has been applied for on They should be behalf of Mr. and Mrs. Frances , of Bolton- lifted with the whole of their roots , and the road , Radcliffe , Lancashire . Mrs. Frances stools pulled apart into pieces sufficiently last week gave birth to triplets following on large to plant singly or in clumps . They do twins sixteen months ago . best in borders that have been trenched and Ptomaine well manured . stricken down poisoning has several members of a family named Viveash , Mr. Simeon Vive- living near Cheltenham . Damping - off is a disease which rarely gives ash , the Rural Council surveyor of North- except with seedlings in pots or leach , and a boy aged four have died . trouble |