Ross Gazette 18th June 1914 - Page 7
Ross Gazette 18th June 1914 - Page 7
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| Date | 18/06/1914 |
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| Type | Newspaper |
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| Language | English |
| Area | Ross Gazette |
| Collection Holder | Herefordshire Libraries |
| Date of Publication | 18th June 1914 |
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Costumes t Fit , that are New , that will Please . Largest Stock in the County ERE IS NO BETTER VALUE . AKEFIELD KNICHT , HEREFORD . read and Tobacco . E SHORT WEIGHT INQUIRY . Select Committee of the House of as which is inquiring into the sub Short weight sat again on Wednesday . Thomas Mitchell , the managing direo- West - end bakery and a trustee of tional Association of Master Bakers , d a number of loaves of varying and informed the Committee that he weight of dough was used for each specimens , but the loaves differed in owing to evaporation and the methods ng adopted . There was no loss , how n the nutritive value of the bread . loaf were required to weigh 2lbs , ead would be more moist and insuffi- baked , and the proportion of English used would he decreased . It was easy cottish baker to secure almost exactly iform weight of his closely packed " loaves but that was impossible he crisp crusty loaves which were de- by English consumers . To produce h of the latter class it was necessary to t the largest possible extent of the of a loaf to the heat of ine oven , sa result the quantity of moisture the bread was diminished . To oppose onal restrictions upon the trade by law place a premium upon the output of iently cooked and indigestible bread . J. Blackledge , of Bootle , said that . a dry east wind bread lost greater than when baked in moist weather . William Rennie , managing director of mperial Tobacco Company , gave evi- to the effect that there were insuper bjections to a rule that tobacco should cases he sold by weight . It would that packets would have to be opened he contents weighed before delivery to astomer . There was the further conse- e that opportunities would be given for ring with the packets . Smokers who aded a proprietary tobacco could not rtain that ther would get it unless if supplied in packets , and although each t contained the full weight of tobacco it left the factory , there was some loss Ight owing to evaporation . He did rot that loss would amount to so much as cent . in the course of a month . If wanted to be certain of getting full of tobacco there was no difficulty ; he buy it loose . In spite of that fact the asers of packets of tobacco were grow- number every year . Montague Gluckstein , of the firm of n and Gluckstein , agreed entirely with Rennie . In spite of the fact that men absolutely sure of getting full weight bought loose tobacco , the taste for diminishing , while that for propriet- rticles was growing . At the present 75 per cent . of the tobacco sold by his was in packets and the proportion was sing . Committee adjourned . CHIPS OF NEWS . memorial to his father and mother . T. Field , of Skelmanthorpe , has several cottage homes for the use of ersons in the district . inal Bourne , Archbishop of Westmin isited Hitchin for the first time on Sun hen he conducted a confirmation ser St. Michael's Church . Prince of Wales made his first public on Saturday , when he laid the founda- one of a church at Kennington . Six London was swept by an astounding rstorm Ou Sunday afternoon . were killed by lightning . Czar , the Czarina , and their family dat Costanza on a visit to the King and of Roumania . ew French Ministry under M. Viviani en formed . persons were drowned through boating nts during the week - end . ord crowds watched the racing at Cam on Saturday . The Jesus crew retaini place at the head of the river , and seven bumps have been registered . Barclay Head . formerly keeper of the and medals in the British Museum , and ernational reputation as a numismatist , ed . Shrubsole , of Kingston - on - Thames , queathed some jewellery to the Queen . leading feature of the Horse Show at Saturday on WAS the Coaching a hian for a £ 30 cup , which was won by A. Barron . discussing the housing question for ars , the Saffron Walden Rural District has decided to build cottages for rs in ten villages . Honour Judge Longstaffe , Judge of Courts in the West Riding of York- died at his residence in Headingley , on Sunday . He was Assistant Re- of that city . Edward Brook , Huddersfield , who ar London on Saturday morning by an n train , was seized with illness in eet and died while being removed to -cross Hospital . man obtained leave , at the Tottenham ourt Saturday , to on withdraw s s against a schoolmaster for cruelty boy . She said that she was too poor to the half - erown which the issue of the s would cost . * thieves entered the shop of Mr. Wil jeweller . Moxton - street , Shoreditch , arday night , and stole a tray of dia- rings valued at £ 200 . They made cape in the marketing crowd which s - the street . boys at the Hazlerigg Colliery , berland , came out on strike as a against the long hours which , they animals had to work . They resumed understanding that the management medy the matter . oys , named Clayton and Dickenson , wned in the River Irwell , at Brooks- , Dear Bury , on Saturday . They were near the river when Dickenson fell water . Clayton overbalanced while ring to reach his companion . T. Scott's pony dropped dead off ground at Prestbury Park , Chelten Saturday during a tournament . ng traffic at Camberley , Surrey , off evening , Constable Freeland was down by a motor - car and badly . amiral Lewis Bayly was on Saturday by the King at Windsor Castle with nia of a Knight Commander of the litary Division ) . ake of Teck left London on Saturday nany to represent the King at the f the Grand Duke of Mecklenburg- the Queen's cousin . ' iling match on the Thames off Erith Vanova capsized , and Mr. Oscar nd Mr. Richard Graham were The two other occupants , Mr. one and Mr. J. Allen , were saved by ESTABLISHED 1813 . WILLIAM PULLING & CO . , DISTILLERS , Wine and Spirit Merchants , Bonded . Warehousemen And OIDER MAKERS , Hast - street , 48 , Broad - street , and Bath - street , HEREFORD . AND HIGH - STREET , ROSS . Foreign Wines and Spirits imported direct , under Bond , from Country of Production to their Bonded Stores , Hast - street . DISTILLERS , FOR 80 YEARS , OF PULLING'S PURE HEREFORD GIN . Manufacturers of all kinds of Finest Quality British Liqueurs and Cordial Betall and Trade Lists Post Free on application . Goods Carriage Paid to any Railway Station Finest Special Reserve Whiskey , 50 / - per dosen . Bound Claret from 11 / - per dozen . Bole Consignees of TIRANT and Co.'s CHAMPAGNE , at 56 / - and 68 / - per dosen . All other Champagnes at Lowest Pricos FACTS AND FANCIES . WORDS OF WISDOM . Diet cures more than the lancet . A thought afore is worth two behind . Conduct is the mouthpiece of character . CANDLESTICK AND TINDER - BOX . Much less than a century ago a tinder - box was an absolutely essential part of the equip ment of every home , but so suddenly and completely did it become chaclete and dis- appear from the list of necessary things that even to men in middle life its name is redo- lent of antiquity , and few could with confi - valley . dence give an account of its shape or use , writes J. T. Herbert Baily in the Connoisseur . Don't climb the hill before you cross the It is not what one does , but the way one One that was rescued from a heap of uncon- does it . sidered trifles in a Suffolk farmhouse was ap- parently an ordinary deep candlestick , such as may still be found in common use . In this case , however , the candle holder could be lifted off , and the tinder - box , complete with its . accessories of damper and steel , was re- vealed . Of this handy and convenient com- bination few examples now exist , though it was once , no doubt , a fairly common type . GIANT WIND MOTOR . Creditors have better debtors . memories than Passion never plays the game . - JOHN GALS- WORTHY . To be something , even in a little child's eyes , is better than nothing at all . - EDEN PHILLPOTTS . In love , there are no little bits . - JOHN Do good with what thou hast , or it will do thee no good . A wind motor claimed to be the largest of its kind in the world is in use at Harlingen , GALSWORTHY . Friesland , for draining a tract of lowland re- deemed from the sea by high embankments , with an area of 1,850 acres . This machine , which has steel sails and is mounted on a steel tower , has a diameter of 50ft . , and is said to be capable of dealing with 64,000 to 70,000 cubic feet of water an hour . WHAT IS A JUMBUK ? There are some curious terms in the Austra- lian bush vocabulary , a writer in T. P.'s Weekly tells us . Here are a few : " A hatter ' is a man who works alone and lives a solitary life . A fossicker ' is a digger who turns over ground that has been previ- ously worked , in the hope of finding precious metal that has been overlooked . An outlaw ' may mean a horse that is untamable , and sheep is a jumbuk . ' New arrivals from over- seas are new chums , and one of these who works on a sheep or cattle station to gain ex- perience , for which privilege he sometimes pays a preniam , is a jackeroo . " We have THE ROSS AGRICULTURAL NOTES . BY A PRACTICAL FARMER SPLENDID ROYAL SHOW ENTRY . The annual show of the Royal Agricultural Soolety at Shrewsbury has drawn what may fairly be described as a record entry . Trae , its numbers were surpassed by a considerable amount for the show at Windsor in 1889 , but that was the society's jubilee meeting , and was altogether an exceptional event , having the personal patronage of Queen Victoria , and , in addition , many other powerful in- fluences to make it specially attractive . the show which will open this year at Shrews- bury on June 30th has now special circum- stances calculated to attract a record entry . It is simply a mark of the great interest takan in the event by the stock - breeders in the neighbourhood . Under each of the four head- ings , horses , cattle , sheep , and pige , we find a heavy total of entries , while the entries of poultry are nearly double what they were at the Gloucester show in 1909 . But For a town of its size Shrewsbury is as well served by railways as any in the United Kingdom , and this should enable not only stock and other entries but also passenger traffic to be handled with ideal celerity and the maximum of convenience . The attendance at the show cannot hope to equal the vast numbers reached at such great towns as New- castle , Liverpool , and Bristol , but for a coun- try town it has all the promise of being a record . GAZETTE THURSDAY , JUNE 18 , 1914 . THE WEEK'S GARDENING . THE FLOWER GARDEN . Is devoted to The subject of co - operativel aredit , for the Committee state that very early they were convinced that a soundly- organised and supervised system of this nature would best supply the special needs of the small farmer . The Committee recom- The hoe le one of the most valuable of gar mend the establishment of credit societies dgn tools for summer use , but it must be em based on shares and limited liability , and deployed most of all to cause a loose surface of alare that for this fresh legislation is neces soil to be formed amongst all crops where sary . They believe that much would be gained by the establishment of credit socio - practicable . When the hoe is thus frequently ties under the supervision of an agricultural used weeds are killed before they can grow , credit section of the Department of Agricul but the great benefit resulting is that in hot ture , with the aid of an Advisory Committee , weather a mulch of loose , fine soil is created , on which representatives of the co - operative and acts as a check to evaporation , while sav movement , the joint stock banks , and the Ing a lot of the labour of watering . This various State Departments dealing in agri mulch of fine , loose soil should be fully an cultural loans , might be invited to sit . inch in thickness . THE ROYAL SHOW AT SHREWSBURY . One of the most useful plants both for garden adornment and for providing cuf Lowers for rooms is the pyrethrum , which is easily grown in any good garden soil , and will frequently give two crops of flowers in a season . To get the best results thrums should not be disturbed for two or Pyrethrums will be found to require water- ing only in the hottest part of the summer , and then only when it is seen to be absolutely When double crops of flowers are But essential . taken , and this is easily done by cutting the first ones early and removing the flowering tems down to the base , so forcing , a second development , it is necessary to give liquid manure to enable plants to sustain the In its spectacular aspects the Royal Show the ground should be well prepared , both by at Shrewsbury will be one of the most im - working and by a generous supply of manure posing of the whole series of exhibitions for their future needs . After planting pyre- promoted by the Royal Agricultural Society three years , but they appreciate a yearly since its establishment three quarters of a mulch of well - rotted manure over their roots . century ago . In mere bulk it surpasses all ite predecessors save one . and in its range of interest for the practical agriculturist it will certainly challenge comparison with any show which has ever been promoted . this year's meeting is specially favoured in its intrinsic features , the festures which it does not take the eye of an expert to ap- INHERITED QUALITY OF MANGELS . preciate . The showyard is pitched on historio Mangels are affected as regards both their ground , amid the enchantments of such size and their quality by weather , soil , and pageantry as only an old town which has strain . played a leading part in the evolution of a feeding , but the extent to which they are The snowball tree or guelder rose is an ex- nation can boast . Shrewsbury sits enthroned affected by strain has not been so clearly de- above the Severn within hail of the tem - cellent flowering shrub for the shrubbery termined , though this is obviously an import - porary timber and canvas city of the plain . border , or on the lawn . The drooping , ball- like heade of white flowers attract much ant factor . Some information on this point To reach the showyard the visitor will pass attention . has been acquired as a result of an experi- through scenes which speak , often in accents bears white flowers which almost hide the The Japanese guelder rose also ment , carried on over a period of thirteen grim , of the making of England from the leaves on the bushes at the present time . Six time of the barbarian founders of the race feet is the average height of the bushes . mulching of manure and watering during dry weather will be most helpful after flower ing to encourage young growth for next season's blooms . These shrubs thrive in a rich loamy soil . Increase is by layering the lower shoots at any convenient time , or by cuttings struck in late summer and autumn . years at the Dominion Experimental Farms at Ottawa . The Intermediate or Gate Post and the Giant Yellow Globe mangels have been used , and the comparison of the relative value of these varieties shows that large differences exist , and the varieties fell generally into the same order season by season , indicating that quality might be inherited , and to a certain degree independent of seasonal influences . The two varieties mentioned were chosen , as these , from a preliminary analysis , seemed to be typical of the richer and poorer classes of mangels . They have grown side by side , year by year , on the same soil and with the same culture , and under the same climatic conditions . Differences in composition , as well as in other matters , must under such cir- cumstances be very largely due to inherited The average dry matter in Gate Post in thirteen years was 11-58 per cent . , and the average of sugar in juice 616 per cent . , and in Giant Yellow Globe the corresponding percentages were 9-5 and 456. The Gate Post has always proved the superior root , though Most of us get what we deserve , but only the differences between the two varieties have the successful will admit it . not been constant . Taking the averages for the experimental period , the Gate Post would contain about 22 per cent . more dry matter and almost 35 per cent . more sugar than the Giant Yellow Globe , which , of course , repre- sents a very considerable difference in feeding To - morrow's trial is not yet ours , and it qualities . may not ever be . Ideals have wrecked any amount of ordeals . more marriages than It is more shameful to suspect our friends than to be deceived by them . It is well to beware of those who are honest only because it is the best policy . A motto for all : " Keep facing the sun , and you'll never see the shadows . " Pleasure depends upon the development of the plain turkey and the scrub turkey , neither the senses and our own power to enjoy it . of which are turkeys . An illicit grog shop is a sly grog shanty . " The ' bush is country Life is a comedy to him who thinks , a on which the natural vegetation still remains , tragedy to him who feels . - HORACE WALPOLE . and is synonymous with unpopulated country , irrespective of its vegetation . The ringer ' of a shearing shed is the man who has shorn The more you are talked about , the more the greatest number of sheep at that shed you will be lied about . - HERBERT KAUFMAN . during the season . A buckboard ' is a four- wheeled vehicle without spring , and is adapted for rough country . " MARRIAGE LAW CURIOSITIES . In West Virginia a man may marry his de- ceased wife's sister , but is forbidden by law to marry her step - daughter . may marry his deceased wife's sister , but is prohibited from wedding her grandmother . In Massachusetts a man In Maryland whites and negroes or mulat- toes who intermarry are " deemed guilty of an infamous crime , " and are subject to ten years ' imprisonment . But if they go across the bor- der , into Pennsylvania , and get married there and return to Maryland they are not breaking the law . FORTY - TWO STOREYS HIGH . a contagious disease , the Happiness Is germs of which should spread throughout the world . A man never thrives who marries a wife just to look at . It is far better to buy a good picture . Some people are born behind time , and spend the rest of their lives trying to catch it up . When one's mind is made up that a thing is impossible that is exactly what it is going to be . If you feel you are right , it is perfectly proper to be firm ; but it is discreet not to be ostentatious about it . To be conventional for the sake of being The highest building west of the Mississippi , unconventional is the shallowest form of con- Bays Popular Mechanics , is in Seattle , Wash - ventionality . - KEBLE HOWARD . ington . The tower rises 450ft . above street When one is tempted to write a clever but harsh thing , though it may be difficult to re strain it , it is always better to leave it in the inkstand . - SMILES . Do not waste your pity on yourself . Other level , and is so conspicuous that it is used as people need it more than you do . And it may a beacon by mariners in making their way on do them good , whilst it can only do you harm . Puget Sound . The building covers a plot that is 108ft . by 120ft . The main structure is twenty - one storeys high , and to this the tower adds twelve storeys . In addition to this there are two storeys below street level . The height to the lantern at the top of the tower is equivalent to forty - two storeys . The founda- What never ran smooth yet can hardly be tion rests on 1,276 concrete piles driven to a expected to change its character for us , so we depth of 50ft . below the surface . In building must take it as we find it and fashion it into the foundation 4,000 barrels of cement and the very best shape we can by patience and more than 1,000 tons of steel were used . On good humour - CHARLES DICKENS . the foundation piles a total weight of 76,560 gross tons is carried , the steel for the super- structure alone weighing 4,782 gross tons . OLD NURSERY RHYMES . Some of our favourite nursery rhymes can be traced back many hundreds of years . " Sing a Song of Sixpence " was popular in the sixteenth century . " Three Blind Mice " was sung in the reign of James I. " The Frog and the Mouse " amused the children in the " Girls and Boys days of Queen Elizabeth . Come Out to Play " was well known in the reign of Charles II . , and the immortal " Humpty Dumpty " perhaps is of the greatest antiquity . THE WORLD'S COAL RESERVES . The total coal reserves of the world as esti- mated in millions of tons are : Oceania , 170,410 millions . Asia , 1,279,588 millions . Africa , 57,899 millions . America , 5,105,528 millions . Europe , 784,190 millions . Total , 7,397,559 millions . Finish every day and be done with it . You have done what you could . Some blunders and absurdities crept in . Forget them as Boon as you can . To - morrow is a new day . You shall begin it well and serenely , and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense . - EMERSON . FOUR THINGS TO LEARN . Learn how to tell a story . A good story is as welcome as a sunbeam in a sickroom . Learn to keep your own troubles to your- self . The world is too busy to care for your ills and sorrows . value . • OURING SCOUR IN CALVES . The best preventive against scour is strict cleanliness , especially with the vessels from onwards . From the standpoint of the farmer as well as the holiday maker on pleasure bent it is an ideal situation for a show , a meet place for East and West , North and South . There is always a commingling of tongues at Shrewsbury to remind one of its proximity to the Welsh Border , and this will broaden into a more comprehensive cosmopolitanism during the first week in July . The show opens on the last day of June and continues till Saturday , July 4th . Shrewsbury is in touch with numeros populous centres , and it is hoped and expected that the attendance will eclipse past records as the entries and prizes have done . The cities can hardly affect to be indiffer- ent to the progress of an industry upon which our food supplies so greatly depend , Thou- A It is sometimes desired to pack flowers and either in the early morning or late in the send them away by post . They should be out evening , ar before packing place in water for at least an hour ; the blooms , however , must be perfectly dry . The best material to place round the stems so as to ensure freshness at Pack the end of the journey is damp moss . rmly , and cover with a sheet or two of tissue parts expanded when cut they will quickly paper at the top . If the blossoms are three open when arranged in vases of water . . In order to make tall phloxes produce much larger trusses and finer blooms than could The young shoots ordinarily be the cape . which are borne upon old stools should be thinned out before they become too advanced . It is merely necessary to cut out the weaker ones down to their base , retaining only limited number of the strongest , which will then , have a much better - chance . and there is a reciprocity of interest in the increasingly important part which the manu- facturer is called upon to play in agricul- ture through the application of mechanical inventions to many of its branches . The implements and the multifarious accessories which are being sent to this year's show will interpret to all who are interested in auch matters many of the secrets of up - to- date farming . Such exploits of ingenuity as milking cows by machinery have almost lost their novelty for bucolic moderns . sands of visitors to the Royal will be in- terested , however , to see how the miracle is VEGETABLES AND FRUIT . wrought . The town dweller hardly app e- The cutting of asparagus should cease Bow , ciates how busy science has been with the and as soon as possible afterwards it is a good affairs of the farmer . Shrewsbury Show which food or drink is given . The Kentucky will afford him an unique opportunity of Plan to give the beds a mulch with short Equipment Station has used very successfully learning all there is to be learnt on the the following druge in the treatment of subject . scours for the last eight years , during which time not a single calf has been lost from scours , although approximately twenty calves have been born each year . If the calf is de- veloping a case of scours , it is taken in hand clean stall , well immediately , placed in bedded , and given a dose of two ounces of castor oil , one tablespoonful of listerine , and All these in- one teaspoonful of paregoric : gredients are mixed thoroughly , put in a long- necked bottle , and given to the calf in the The dose is repeated in form of a drench . six hours if necessary . If the case is severe , ten drops of laudanum are mixed with the above ingredients . months of age , are often cured by giving three ounces of castor oil . • B Calves , three • or four rotten stable manure . This encourages vigor . ous growth , and consequent active root action , on which the next year's supply of the valu- able crop depends . Liberal waterings of liquid manures also are necessary for the beds . They not only assist the more vigorous main roots , but also the small feeding ones which issue from them . These small bulbs The Very Best . THE & REG ! 18 PER LB. AFTERNOON DIGESTIVE TEA LOCAL AGENTS THE INDIA CHINA TEA CO . GROCKES & PROVISION MERCHANTS ; WINE , SPIRITS , & BEER DEALERS . Local Branch - 33 , HIGH STREET , ROSS . ( Orders sent by Post receive special attention . ) ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY . Alton Court Brewery Co. ROSS , ( LIMITED ) BREWERS , MALTSTERS , AND MINERAL WATER MANUFACTURERS . FAMILY ALES AND STOUT BREWED FROM LOCAL BARLEY MALT AND HOPS . Detailed Price List on application , HINTS FOR THE HOME . ialty . As an absorbent of bad odours it has no equal . Placed around articles of food it prevents decay and preserves them for a time in all their freshness . In fine powder it is one An article indispensable to the housewife is wounds and those where proud flesh is pre- of the most perfect dressings for malignant A CLOTHESPIN APRON . Coming to the various sections of live stock it is seen that every main department con- tributes to swell the total to the record figure of 3.394 entries . North country lovers of horse flesh will be gratified by the fine show made by their favourite breeds and the spirit with which exhibitors whose names are as familiar in their mouths as household According as the free summer growth of the words are bidding for fresh laurels . asparagus plants is vigorous and tall , so will Southerners , too , will find plenty to stir next year's crop be large and good , and the their local patriotism . For the first time practice of cutting the tops for table decora- the King is showing in the class for Cleve- tion is to be condemned . When the feeding is land bay or coach - horse . Three animals have generous summer growth becomes so tall as to a clothespin apron . It is made of sateen , bed- sent . As a cure for headache it is invaluable , been sent from the Royal mews . His Majesty be in danger of injury by high winds , hence it ticking , or heavy gingham , turned up at the a teaspoonful in half a glass of water often also sends the pick of his flocks and herds is desirable to provide support by stakes and bottom about 8in . , then sewn at the sides and affording immediate relief . at Windsor and Sandringham . In each case lines placed around beds , or by placing through the centre of this turned - up portion he will be challenged in friendly rivalry by strands round each three or four growths to to form two large square pockets . A belt GREEN GOOSEBERRIES . his subjects of every degree , from peer to assist in making them self - supporting . completes the garment . Fill the pockets with Whenever green gooseberries are available , the yeoman . Shorthorns are as strong clothespins , and button the apron about your numerically as at the Bristol meeting last Shallots planted in December or early Janu- waist while hanging up clothes , and your pins should do their best to have them served very says a cookery correspondent , housewives piear , the dairy classes being more pre - ary are now ready for pulling up , having useful when taking down the clothes . are always at hand . The apron is equally dominant on the present occasion . Breeds finished their growth . Sew a often , as they possess great medicinal proper which are distinctively associated with the might well be more extensively cultivated . strong tape inside of the belt for a hanger ties , especially when they make their first sp Midland and Northern districts are very They keep splendidly , and , if properly stored , when the apron is not in use and it serves for pearance on the market . It is not good , bow- stricts are ver well represented indeed . ever , for one to indulge in them to any great will last until next year's crop is ready for a clothespin bag . A great show of all breeds of dogs will be lifting , so that a supply can be had all the extent , and so when they are cooked alone they should be served with custard or milk year round . After pulling up the clusters of A cheap and stimulating liniment , which pudding . bulbs , dry and divide them and store them in If the colour is be preserved when sewing will be almost odourless , and yet effective for gooseberries , they must be cooked in an dry . room , where they can be drawn on as required , or , of course , they may be pickled . outside application , can be made as follows , enamel or copper pan , or , better still , in an The shallot should be planted in well- says the Family Doctor . In one quart of tur - earthenware jar , and cover them with sugar manured , open soil , in rows about 4in . apart . pentine mix one quart of coal oil . Pack half ( 1lb . of sugar for 2lb . of berries ) and then add Cover the jar , and Outdoor tomatoes must be gone over about an ounce of alkanet root and two ounces of half a pint of hot water . twice a week , and every sideshoot or lateral pulverised capsicum in a large ordinary fun- stand it in a hot oven , or in a pan which bas pinched out . The blossoms may fertilise nel . Over this mixture pour the turpentine enough boiling water almost to cover the jar Ross , Thursday . - Trade was fairly brisk themselves , but it will be as well to tap stems and oil , allowing it all to percolate through in it . Cook the berries until they are quite at this market , and with a good company of gently once each day to help to distribute the the capsicum and alkanet root . In this way soft , but not broken , when they are ready for buyers and dealers present the supply , which pollen ; or a piece of cottonwool tied to the it will extract the substance of the capsicum , serving . If the jar is not used for the cook- was fairly large , was soon cleared at the end of a stick may be lightly dabbed first on and take on a beautiful red from the alkanet . ing it is best to make a syrup of the sugar After this has been completed , you may and water , by allowing them to boil for fully following prices : Dressed ducks , from 7s . one set of blooms , then on another . The to 78. 6d . per couple : Dressed chicken , from plants should be tall and strong and the fruit add an ounce of the oil of peppermint and ten minutes before adding the berries , as this To make it helps greatly to keep them from breaking . 58. 6d . to 6s . 6d . per couple ; live fowls , from ripening before the lower leaves are shortened four ounces of gum camphor . the disease by the ordinary administrative 8s . to 4s . 6d . per couple butter ( wholesale ) to half their length . As soon as the firet truse This liniment thus completed is strong , stirred only occasionally to keep them from fragrant add a little oil of pepper grass . Also they must be cooked very gently , and Having now to hand a method of picking ls . 1d . per lb .: butter ( retail ) 1s . 2d . per lb .: of fruit is set give a good mulch of manure , efficacious one to rub on the skin , and so burning . INOCULATION AGAINST ABORTION . As is well known , a great deal of highly valuable work has been done by the Board of connection Agriculture in with epizootic It is now practicable to test each abortion . animal in an infected herd and pick out those which have the disease . Speaking recently at Shrewsbury , Sir Stewart Stockman , the chief veterinary officer of the Board of Agri - au added attraction , and other special culture , drew attention to the advantage of features which have been introduced will this , because it was highly desirable to isolate materially strengthen the appeal of the infected animals before they could abort and Royal to the populace . deposit infected material in the premises . For the purpose of testing the value of pre- ventive inoculation in practice , a large num- ber of infected herds had been put under trial . There had not been time yet to sum up all the results , but it would appear that whereas abortions to the extent of 30 per cent . or more might occur in an infected herd , this loss could be kept down to 6 or 7 per cent . by employing preventive inoculation . Epi- zootic abortion caused enormous lose to stook owners , and the advisability of dealing with order had many times been discussed . administrative measures on to MARKETS . POULTRY . eggs ( wholesale ) 14 for la .; eggs ( retail ) 12 water freely , and apply an occasional dose of for 1s . liquid manure . Foes . Thursday . DOEN . Condance . Wheat The netting of the main crop of strawberries . is necessary . A GOOD LINIMENT . To avoid difficulty in getting under the nets to gather the fruit drive in stakes on each side of the bed , and down the middle in the case of wide beds . The nets may be laid over the stakes along one side , then taken across the bed , and merely drawn tight and laid across the stakes to fall loosely to the ground on the outside . To gather the SPECIAL FARMERS ' UNION REPORT fruit , carry the nets from one side , and lay Cabrios , rubs it well into the spots where through a sieve or strainer . out infected animals , it was probable , said Sir Stewart Stockman , that an administrative order of a drastic kind would considerably re- duce the prevalence of the disease . Stock- owners , however , in considering whether firm at last week's prices . Oats unchanged . abortion should be dealt with by ordinary Quotations : Wheat , white , 4s . 5d . to 4s . 6d . red , 4s . 5d . to 4s . 6d .; barley , grinding , 248 or not , had ask themselves the 6d . to 258. oats , white , 20s . to 218.3 peas , whether , question 4s . 5d . to 4s . 6d . beans . 4s . 5d . to 4s . 6d . to the great prevalence Learn to laugh . A good laugh is better having regard of the disease , they were prepared to hay , 47s . 6d . to 50s .; clover , 50s .; straw , than medicine . of 42s . 6d . to 456 . face the possibility of 30 per cent . the animals infected premises being under prolonged restrictions in relation to movement . A question of that kind he must , of course , leave to them as business men , and should they find it impracticable the only other method was to adopt preventive inoculation . AGRICULTURAL CREDIT FACILITIES . The question of agricultural credit is an urgent one in all parts of the country , and something must be done in the near future to assist farmers , large and small , to obtain credit on better terms than most of them are now able to command . The matter has been recent rates . receiving the attention since January , 1912 , of a Departmental Committee , which was set up to inquire into . the existing system of credit available for the rural classes in Ire- land . " Learn to stop croaking . If you cannot see any good in this world , keep the bad to yourself . Baron Bisping , accused of murdering Prince Drutzki Lubetzki , was found guilty of manslaughter by the Warsaw court on Satur day , and sentenced to four years ' imprison ment . Roused by an outbreak of fire , a terrier at Southington ( Conn . ) unlatched the back door , It is evident that there need be no worry woke his master , and was thus instrumental in saving the eleven occupants of the house from death . about the cheery fire in our time . FOREIGN MATCHES More than half the matches used in Eng- land are made abroad . ENGLAND'S GLORY MATCHES ENGLAND are made in England . Every box you buy means MORE WORK FOR BRITISH WORKERS . MORELAND , GLOUCESTER . The Committee now give it as their opinion that the existing facilities for the supply of credit on sound lines to the smaller and medium rural classes in Ireland are in- adequate to the special needs , and require considerable extension , also that the existing economic position of rural Ireland , when so many of the small farmers are passing from the status of tenants to that of occupying owners , affords an exceptional opportunity for establishing on a sound basis a system of agricultural co - operative credit which will go far towards enabling the new proprietors to develop to the utmost the resources of their holdings , and to carry on the business of their farms and homesteads on less wasteful and more economic principles than those which have been so largely followed in the past . A large portion of the Committee's report SHEEP DIPPING SEASON . - We carry the following dips in stock , all of which have been approved by the Board of Agriculture : -Bigg's , Cooper's , H & Little's Matthews ' ; McDougall's paste , or cake ) , in packages , to do from 58 to 600 sheep . If you prefer , we can supply you with the ingredients to make you own . J. H. HABT , Chemist , late Matthews , Rose . Hereford , Wednesday . Owing to the show at Malvern , the market to - day was but poorly attended , and both cattle and pigs were poor supplies . CATTLE ( STORES ) . REEF . the west side . • on the is Once the berries have been cooked clean and fragrant that even the most fasti- dious would not hesitate to use it . - quite an easy matter to make such dishes & gooseberry trifle and gooseberry fool , whil are always , sure to be keenly appreciated . SALT IN THE HOUSEHOLD . Besides being & necessary ingredient in SOME GOOSEBERRY RECIPES . most kinds of cookery , an appetising addi- GOOSEBERRY MOULD . - Shred eight shoots ( ond tion to many articles of raw food , and the prime necessity in catching a bird , the laun- hot water , and leave it on the stove to dis ounce ) of gelatine into two tablespoonfuls of dress puts a trifle of salt in her starch , adds solve . Slowly cook two pounds of gooseberries tablespoon- in larger quantity to the water in which in a covered jar with two or three she washes ginghams and other coloured fuls of water , them and when soft preas Rebeat the pulp , them over the stakes in the middle of the bed . oxalic acid has been applied to remove iron mix with it two teacupfuls of fine white sugar , ( This is a Farmers ' report for Farmers , eto . , After the fruit is gathered over half the bed , and records the actual expressions and ex - replace the nets , and lift those on the other stain to neutralise the acid ; or smooths the the juice of a lemon and half the rind , finely Bat iron by rubbing it upon salt sprinkled on grated ; mix with the gelatine a teacupful of periences of Farmers in the several De - side and hang them on the middle row of stakes . hot cream or milk , then strain it into the fruit bis of paper . partments of Hereford Market ) . The housewife adds a pinch to the water pulp . Stir frequently until cool , then turn it The fruiting of strawberries may be nas into a wet mould . in her bouquet - holder that the flowers may GOOSEBERRIES IN BATTER . - Make a smooth retain their freshness ; scoure , the tea or batter of two teacupfuls ( half a pound ) of flour , tened by placing a frame light , or some coffee stains from the cups with it ; has a most forward fruits . The front of the frame portion put in whitewash to make it adhere tablespoonful of sugar , and a half - teaspoonful squares of glass , over a few of the best and two eggs ,, about three teacupfuls of milk , a light should rest on the ground , on the east more closely to the surface where applied of salt . Put it aside for at least an hour , and side of the plants , and the top side of the obtains a good result by throwing a handful just before use stir in two tablespoonfuls of bot Only & few on offer , which were cleared at frame on stakes or several bricks just high into the dull coal fire with no explosive re - liquid butter . In a covered jar or basin , in the enough to clear the leaves of the plants on sults ; or if the wood fire geta beyond her oven or stove , about half - cook one Air will then be freely ad- control and the chimney catch fire , a quan- pound of gooseberries with sugar to taste , but abot pie - dish cop tity thrown into the stove serves as a damper no water . Place them in permitted to the plants and fruits without caus solding a cold draught , as would be the case if the to the fames ; if the firebrick gives way intaining little melted fat , pour over them light was tilted on bricks , or some other sup- her cooking range , a paste of equal parts of batter , and bake in a moderate oven for rather port , all round . salt and wood ashes , mixed with cold water more than half an hour , or until the batter is risen and nicely browned . It should be eaten and given little time to harden , well sup : immediately with plenty of soft brown sugar . Thyme is a fragrant herb in some request . plies the loss ; for cleaning any article of GOOSEBERRY It may be raised from seeds or cuttings or by brans or copper , ealt with vinegar or slice buttered pie - dish with lightly - browned bread " CHARLOTTE . - Line thickly dividing the plant . An open position is essen- of lemon called into use , and followed by crumbs . Mix together three teacupfuls o tial , as full exposure to the air increases the brisk polishing with a soft , dry towel . white breadcrumbs and rather less than twe aromatic properties , much of which is lost nurse's department , the " home teacupfuls of finely - chopped suet . Place a good when the plant is smothered up with other doctor " applies the strong solution of a layer of this at the bottom of the pie lie things . For keeping purposes thyme should and vinegar to the sprain ; the beated salt - cover with gooseberries , which sprinkle be cut when at the height of its flowering . bags , or salt mingled with hope , for the with sugar and lightly with grated lemon - rind . relief of severe pain ; for a strong poultice Repeat the layers until the dish is full , a A sowing of parsley should be made now so beats together salt and the yolk of an egg ; and breadorumba forming the final one . Cove that the leaves will be short in autumn , and for inflamed eyelids or slight spots of skin the top with a double fold of greased pape more able to stand up against heavy rains poisoning ases the weak solution of salt and and bake the charlotte in a moderate oven fd good hour . When done invert it on to a flat s dentifrice , and rough weather , generally . This late sow - water ; applies dry salt as BAKED GOOSEBERRY PUDDING . - Plage in B ing may be made in a sheltered position , it cleansing the teeth , and having a most salu : dish , and sprinkle the top thickly with sugar . well lighted , or even in a dry border , if care tary effect on the gums : as a dry shampoo , enamelled pan by the side of the fire heaped is taken to give water occasionally to ensure rubbing salt into the hair at night to be teacupful of white sugar and two tablespoon- combed out in the morning ,, leaving a clean fula of water . When the sugar is dissolved germination . scalp ; administers salt straight for haemorradd about pound and a - half of green goose- bage of the lungs or stomach ; or a spoonful berries , cover , cook gently till very soft , then Six fires have broken out at Hull recently in a glass of cold water for nausea ; for slight pre through a sieve or enamelled strainer . without the police discovering their origin , burns and fresh oute , binds on the affected Reheat , stir in a piece of butter rather larger the sixth occurring early on Sunday morning , parts moistened salt ; for neuralgia of feet or than a walnut , two yolks of eggs , more sugar when a portion of a sawmill in Sitwell street limbs , bathes those parts with the strong if necessary , and a few breadcrumbs or a little was destroyed . solution of salt in water as hot as is bearable . A small supply . Best beef about d . Fat calves lb. dearer on the week . well . Best beef , 7 d . to 8 d . per lb. Other qualities , 6d . to 7 d . per lb. Fat calves , 9d . to 10d . per lb. SHEEP . A fair supply . Prices well maintained . Best teg mutton , 9d . to 10d . per lb. Other qualities , 7 d . to 9d . per lb. Fat lambs up to 101d . per Ib . PIGS . A small supply . Porkers sold well . Stores dear . Porkers , 6 d . to 7 d . per lb. Bacons , 5d . to 64d . per Ib . CORN . Quiet market . Wheat , per 62lbs . , 4s . 2d . to 4s . 4d . Oats , per 40lbs . , 2a . 9d . to Bs . 8d . Malting barley , per 56lbs . , 3s . 6d . to 46 Grinding barley , per 56lbs . , 3s . to Se . 61 . Beans , 65lbs . , de . 2d . to de . 4d . HAY TRADE . Practically nothing doing . Quotations are for good quality in stack , seller to deliver on rail— Bast hay , 50s . to 52s . 6d . per ton ; second quality , 15. to 50s . per ton .; clovers , 60 to 52s . 6d . per ton ; wheat straw , 45a . to 50s . per ton . WOOL Best Herefordshire fleeces up to 14d . lb. In the The Bishop of Winchester states that £ 47,000 has been subscribed towards the THE USES AND VALUE OF CHARCOAL . Portsmouth Six Churches Fund created by Charcoal is one of the most remarkable him two years ago . He hopes that the articles in common use , and possesses many £ 50,000 required may still be reached . qualities not generally understood by the crumbled sponge cake when the mixture is very liquid . Finally , add one stiffly - whipped white of egg slightly as possible . Turn it into buttered pie - diab , pile the other white of egg on top , sprinkle thickly with castor sugar , and bake gently for about twenty minutes - Farmer and Stockbreeder . |