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(.'null lit* Si's simis us :i F A M I L Y


VIDKNCK. Uttcllllinn' llic


iiii’Jii 'ul witiii'ss,


Mill 1 liuvf not only iiad to give ovi- i!, urn inys r l r , l iut Inivr ulso liud to ij^li II to iiiiinv o l l i r r I r iuls wl i i l r 1 "i is -,^,ii,iiig.


' ; i i " r n u n i l i r r ot ’I'lir pr isonor ivus .guilty,


r i i u v r lu'cn smn-U liy t l i r i;;im*s in whi r l i tlio


luiui rul r v i i l rn r r iduvs 1 In- most i inpor - i;,ii! jiiirt.


linl was nol saiu' at tin- t i iu r of t l i r r r in i r .


In soinr of l l i r c a s r s deal ing w iili d f r a d fu l c r i ini ’s i l i r l iistory lii'onglit


• lUi liy till' var ious wi tn r s s r s was that, till- pr isoi i r r laid l i r rn uii to a m i l a in d a i r a sol i r r , l iard-worUing man. an .illVnlioiialr linsliand and fa l l i r r . and hud a lways Imrna a good cl iaraci rv. Till II nnni rs a ] ir r iod of stress and - r a in ; an aeeident Itnoeks him o u t ol v.orU. the ren t gels b ehind, th e re is . r a r e e lv silllieielit food U> teed tlie i .imily': g r a d u a l ly ihe man goes th ro u g h •.lie s tages of in e ie a s in g weaknes s , senii- ^ la rva t ion. menta l wor ry, aeiife mema l i;<iii.ss. and Hnallv insaiiit.v.


INSA.MTV A Ni l I 'KIMK. In I he ea>e in whieh 1 was g iv in g


. videiiee a niati, ptevious ly haiipy and on alVeelionate te rms wi th his wi le, hail ii]i in the nig h t and s lahhed Inn kni fe, and tlieii t r ied to ettt hm In ihe ease liefori.' mine


own th ro a t .


(UUiiu'd V, it li a


a voiiiig molhe r . who had always heeii : ,md of her e h ih l ren , suddenly one day ■ loured poison down th e i r ihr i iats . I t i- hor r ihle to read alioiit, and sl ill worse to he a r in eoiir t . Tile laedieal evidei iee was. 1 repeat , very impor .a i i r in ever.v .-use. and it is a most impor tant par t ol a doe tor s work to edl leate the ptihlle


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Into nni ler^tai i i l ing a l i l t le more ele ar ly ;!ie eailses of ilisaliii.V and the re la t ion


of insani ty to er ime. !! |•.,s; I >( 1 .N S 1 I 1 M ’1 A' (I F K K1 '1' 1 N' KS.


Th e re la t ive s ami f r ien d s ol tin in-


..'tiiie person must aeeepi th e i r resiiotisi- 'hilit.v'. Th e re is a very nt i lural reluet- a i iee'on the iiari of tiny or all of ns to put. a re lat ive in an a s y lum : the day is post ]M Hit'll . liiMi' is


• •(HiiiS. Tl i r tni.UT'ily iiiijihl. I, ; ■:


is IK'li K‘f t t’(l . \'H 1 UH 1 lit' ;iiui, linitlly, t lu' trn.iii'dV Iuh' ii


pn-vt tilt'tl if ('lily tii(‘ (•;!<(' 1i:h1 in'i'll ^;ikrn jirniHT rn r e n! iwo or tli ivc iiHHi.lis inr l i tT. The r i 'Ial ivrs aro liiiiu a p i a v c r i s k liy ivlVainiiiii' uctt i m;.’' ] hTipcr mril ifa ! n]ii nion ai-lin.u' (111 ilii'iii al' oiua*. avcn it lianl t (» r a n y o u t . .1 i a uum or


lull is it t rag ic to ]u'iu‘tl Y


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from a mi


st't'lllS w r y sad \vlu*n


;i woman lias to lio pui away, mU a t iini isand i.inu's moro


wai f unt i l the worst, has htiii- I f doeiors had th e i r wti.v. these g h a s t lv er imes eotild he


K A n u t T t


rei|t i ires n o u r i sh in g hlood to kee]i it in gooil wo rk in g orde r .


ous t I l l ’s . \ . n \ ’ l( 'K .


]ih\>ietii side ol nieiital disease not he over looked.


I he lirtiin II the lirtiin is .''■1


e.xhansted and eannot he revivi l ied liv l ieh hliiotl. all sor ts of faneies ar ise in t h e h r a in . 1 f at the very onset of these fancies, the pa t ient ean he taken eare of. fed up. proteetei l i rom worr.v. in an I nit it itt ion whe re all the thinkin.g is done for him timl where there is no i i iees si iv to hother ahotlt the rent or a i ivthi l ig else. it. is almost ei- r tain lluit a etire ean he h rought ahoi i i . . \o eotirse should he ne.gleeted whieh mi.ght ohtain the j iatieiii food ttml rest . Above till, ask a d o e to r s a i lv ie e 'e i th e r al his house or at. a hosj i ital. heeatise he will ver.\' ot i iekiv i imlers taml ihe im-anin.g of the


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WOMEN’S UNIONIST MEETING AT •WHALLEY.


i)K. .MAC’KLIX AND .MB. BLoVI ) CFOBf iK’S OFI-'Ki:.


.Arramged by iho \ \ ’ha.lley W’oinen’s !i T Pi:


I ’nioiiisl. and .Junior I'niimisl. Assoeialions a. mee.ling was bi'ltl in the \ \ halley .Assetn- lily Koonis on Kridtiy evening. Con- sitlering ihe iinta.vourable wealher there was a.' eapii:',! a.llenda.uee. Aliss Le Clere. I.’hillips addressed the meeting and the eha.ir was oei.*upiei.l by .Mr. .Ja.mi's Green who wtis suppor ted on the phrltorm bv Dr. T. T. .Maeklin. Aliss Troeter . .Miss B. Brewer. .Miss Walker, .Messrs. I.'. T.


I'Vvers and .1. lloole. Ali.ss I’hillips, who was brielly iiitro-


dtieed by ihe Ch;'.irma.n, s ta ted a t the oiil- si't, th a t she was willing to explain the Insuranee Act, b u t she. was not eom-


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pe len t to do so. She thonght they would understand th a t when she said th a t .Mr. Uovd George himself had to hire leetnrers


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and Jtay thi'ir salaries, vtuying from three guineas to six guineas ti week to ex]ilain the .Act. 'I'hose men were speeially t rained for th a t work and she for one did not .grudge them thei r remunerat ion, beeause .she had read the Ac t from beginning to end and. she was n ot ve ry inueh wiser when she had lini.shed. I f they wanted her to abuse the Act she could do so, b u t .she d id not think i t would be of mueh use. The Act htid fieen in operat ion since J u ly J5 th and if there was one p a r t more th a n


an othe r which jieoplc understood, i t was the p aymen t of thei r contr ibut ions every


week, i'ersoiially. she saw no prospect of a change in the Ac t unlc.ss one of these


D O C T O R . ] fanei f t t i ideas or del i istons tha t jia.iient. deser ihes. the o r ry is ihe d omin ­


ant. eattse of insan i tv a n d . i iat tiral l .\ . ou r first des i re is to protect the pa t ient f rom wor rv. No one can I'seape \ tori .\ a l to g e th e r , hut , hroadly sj iet iking. the s te ad ie r the life, the g r e a t e r c are and eeonom.v exercised, the more j iar i ieuiat a man is ab o u t his he a l th , the less likel.\


is he to fall a vict im to wor ry. SU-MK ] )AN(1TJ1 S IU N’AJ .S. It is im])ori:int that you should re cog­


nise the very ear l iest onset, ol iiistinil.v. A few of the usual idetis or delus ions may he iiieiiiioiied as dt inge r s igna ls . Fi l 'st of a l l ihe.se a re delus ions of perse-


ei i t ion. Th e man eomphi ins th a t eve ry­ one is against , h im ; jieople in the st reet a re t a lk in g a g a in s t him as t.hey rvalk alon.g: the j i re aehe r esj ieeially singles him out to iireaeh at him ; p a r a g r a p h s in the paj ier a re di ree led t igainst his e h a r a e t e r : and in a h u n d red o th e r ways the man shows tha t he is the vict im ol de lus ions ol persecul ion. Such a man. goaded beyond endt i rane e by the iretit- ttteni. he faneies he is reeei'.'i tig. eoni- mi is some e r ime whieh hor r i l ies society, l ie should have hi'en t inde r eare.


•■Till-: VtHCKS TO I d ) .MK."


eoni i ihi inis a re mailt' that, someone is se e re l lv jioisoiiing' him. 'I’liis nivs ier ions ])oisotier follows him about ami iioisoiis his food at. honie and in pi ihl ie eat i i ig- hottses. Sneh a delus ion is a d a n g e r s ig n a l : if lef t alone the man will li.x on some iniioeent ]iersmi and do him or her some ter r i f t le h a rm, ’.riieit thef t ' ar t' ;i verv largt ' n umb e r tif eases in whieh the chie f s \ t i 11 it tint is the ht'tiring’ ol void's. Th is is most t lange rous , ht'eatisi' Iht 'y 11,a\- tell tilt' tiatit'ol to eonini i t some er inie. anil hi 'f lar t ' not reittsi'. In t inswer to an iiit[tiir\' ahont thi' eonimtssion on a e r ime . siieli a man will olti'ii answe r . *■ ritt' x'oiees tohl mt' to ihi it. Allot.her iypt' is the r i 'ligiotis fo rm.o f insani ty, when n o th in g will imliiei' ihi' | iat i i'nt to helieVi' o;hi 'rwise than th a t tlii'Vi' is_ no hope of salvat ion for ht 'r : morhii l ht'liefs of t ini iar i lomihh' sin till hi 'f miml . ami the wholi' ilay is siit'iit in la men t:i I ions.


l)l-;i,AY !.'< I■■ATAL. ]''or the sake of the j ia t ienl . for y o u r


own saki '. anil for ihe pri'Vi'iit ion ol e r ime . ask for mi'i lieal ailviee I'tirly In ill '' ease. J)ehiy is fatal . Th e re­


spons ibi l i ty rt'sis wi th lilt' relat i ves a ml f rienils.


'r i ie Irag'eilii'S 1 hi'tiril tles-


er ibed in the eoi i r ls of jus t ie t ' might, havi' bi't'ii iirevi'iiti'il : er ini i ' nii.ght hi'


il i in i It isheil iiml till' worltl math' swet 'l t'r if only iht' frieni ls woiihl t iml t ' isiaml till'


e ar ly etises of menta l disease u n d e r eoii- Irol. I mtirovemei i t will follow.


imi ierat ive necessi ty of i i laeing 'I’he


] i r isoner whosi' wot imls 1 sewed 11)1 was weak iiiiil ill and thin and jiale when I was eal led to h im ; a f te r four weeks in- si li til ional ear t ' he wtis fa t te r anti h r ig h te r tinil h e a l ihi i 'r in every way. l l i s he al th hiiii iniiiroveil emi rn io n s ly .


am! whe re a s iit first he was a wi ld, iniir- ile.ring Inua t ie. a f te r i ret i iment . he was ipiiii' and e alm, ra.iional and eletir- hetided. I f 1 ean i iersnai le yon lo fi'ar 1 he t r ag e d y more than ihi' tiel. of phieing till' pat ii'Ot tinili'r ear i ' 1..shal l Imve iloni' a gooil ileal lo iiri'Veni l.•ritm'. anil this a r t ie le will not. have heeii wi i l ien in vtiin.


[All li'lii'vs iiili'itili'tl I'or •• Till' li’aniilA- Dncliii' ’ ’ sliDitlil be tiilili'i'ssi'il, ” The D o c to f , ’’ iS, Jat Bel le Si i iivage, L o n ­ don, K.C.]


ditvs lliey got a ( 'onsefvtilive Goveninn'iit. ill ])o\vi'f. .She wanted to bfing lo tbei f iioliee the way in wliieli the Bill was iiiliodtieetl and l•at■l■ie^i tliiinigb. lliVlu'ito il bad iilwavs been the pi-twliee of a.ny G'ovefmneiil (o explain tt, Bill lo llie [leople and llien pass il ai'lei wafds Inti .Mr. Blovd George liinl introdtieed ti. new style into polities. 'I’lie Insiirtinee Bill was passed ttiid at’terwiirds expkiined. Site did nol know w lii'llier tlicy were going lo go on in l l ial Wily or nol. Inti .Mr. Lloyd George bad eer fainly estalilislied a preeedenl . Tiit'i'c wt're Innulrt'ds, pt'rlnips l lionsands. of oitjeetions l l ial eoiild. be tirgeil againsl llie lnstiri!.nee Ael. bill she was going lo take, one nr Iwo olijeelions jiidgetl from Iter own point of vittw. To Iter mind Hie eliief oljjecliun lo llie Ael was ils eont- pnlsorv eliaracti'r. L]) to the t ime wlieti l l ial Bill beeaine law eveiy Ihr i f lv intui or woman entild in.snre if they wished lo do so. Tile friendl\-socit't it's were there tind tliere was nothing to prevent litem from instiring if t in y wished to do so. 'I'lie Act eame along, however, and p u l an end to the vol t intary priiioi])le of insuranee. and made a mt'.n insure wlietlier be wanted or not . 'The seeond object ion was the gre at e,x- jieiise ill whieli the Sftite would be involved in piiying its pa r t under the. Insurance Act. When the Old Age I’ensions Act came into ojioration it wtis est imated th a t it would co.st six millions a year , b ut the cost had now moro th a n doubled and was now thi r teen millions a year .


Mr. JJonar


Law, in one of his .speeches agains t the Insuranee Act , said the cost of t lie Sta te ’s p a r t would be more th an t lic total revenue of a n y count ry in t lie world, cxcejiting th e first six countrle.s. The thi rd objcc- tion to th e Act was the ha s te wi th whicli


LADIES’ COLUMN. [ B b a L a d g C o r r e s p o n d e n t . ]


I ’M l i l t HI .LAS AND (;i A K.M KNTS. The ' mere ma n " has heen eo n e e rn in g


himsel f about the ••eei i tury of t ro u s e r s ’’ but as tile Homans anil th e aneiet i f Br i tons wore net he r oi innei i ts of a s imi ­


lar d e s e r ip r io n , ii i s re t i l ly only a ■•.sort, of eeti'.emi ry ” eelebrat ion. In Ih i ' t 'a r ly |iart. ol last eei i l t i ry the t irisloertiey re ­ ga rded t rouse rs wi th di sd a in , an d the t iu a h e ' ’-^


th em. I’i t i , when !»e was east in g alum t for new ways of r a is in g money for ihe .\a]ioleonie, wars , was advised lo tii.v t rouse rs a n d umb re l la s , and mak e the Bislio])s ord e r a genera l weekly olVering ti]i of Ihe i t rayer for ra in , hut. th e ex- peeied rev en u e from these sourees wtis not eno u g h lo mak e i t wor th whi le to c a r ry o u t the sugge s t ion, .fontis l la n - wa \ ‘. who died in ITiSti, is ])i*aisi'd by ,l)r. Sotni les in ' ‘Sell l lel ] , . as * Ihe hrst mtin who ve atur i 'd lo walk the sf.ree.'.s of .Lonilon wi th an nmhre l la over his h e a d .” Il was not unt i l the miildle of the nin e te en th e e i i lnry. when alj iaea and steel r ibs were lirst tminn- faelnrei l . that t t inbrel las began lo eonie inio genera l use.


Imid out. a g a in s t i idopt ing | | Then th e re tire de lus ions about food; ‘


T i ll- ; D A N IT N t ; S K A S O N . , \ s a p opula r j ias t ime r in k in g


j iromises lo follow i iing- ] ,ong into the l imbo of the past , and wi th the ui ieer-


tain legal s ta tu s oi the publ ic whist dr ive, mii ldle-elass soetels’ seems to he h it wi thout an>' sjieeial amu s emen t lot the win te r inoii ths. But whi lst shor l - <I;i


lived iTHZes : ind


i( in;i i ns :i 1\\ Hvs, :mm1 linstesse.< n«) IfHi.ii'er e'Hnj)l ; i . i i i l iat l ! iey a r e i inai)l«‘ tf) l ind p a r l n c r s Inr t in i r lady ^'ucs l s . 1 lie (dd w a k z l ias ahan.^l d isa pp«'a ret 1. a n d nne advaidau'i* nf i l ie “ new daneiipu’ wIum’c it i.s nn1 \ uInariseil ky saelt (‘xli ilni as th e “ ’Ttirkey I itjI' a n d l l ie “ l>enny


ions


Idii’.'* IS i l ia! l l ie d a n c e r s ean al l ikn lin ir keep pi riV etl y eot i l . 'Tlie liostfHI. a ml i lie ( ) III' Sie] ) a r e 1 lie pojni lai - d a n c e s <d‘ i l ie nioinent. in Rus si a t h e r e is a St a t e - a i d e d seln'ine for li-ainin.u- ehil - d n n in ( ’a I isl hen ies. ini i ali lion ^li we have noihinL! ’ of t h e k i n d in th is eomi- i r y . nme h l ias heen d o n e in re<*eid yt'ars lo ] to]Hi lar ise daiiein;:’ ainon^' y o u n ^ ’ peo- ple. a p a s t ime wh i e h ha t h as an e x e r ­


cise a n d an aveii iie to social in ler- eo n r se is <*ondneive to a n n n j n o v e d i lea r


i a n d ea rria!i«' .


COATS A M ) S K l i r r s i»J' Ti ) -1)AV. ('I'ude ecihiurs a re very inneh wmn .


hut- the s(dM*r ('(dours, such as hlues and hrowns , siri]H'd wi th hlaek. and hlaek i lsel f , have a e e r ta in fidlnwino-.


'hlie


enais and ski r t s rd to-day a re made in evi ry possihle va r ie ty u\' cloths. Sonu' <if l ln ‘.'^e a re ([uiie iH'W. and e e r tu in ly mos!' di'li.n'hi fnl. ' r iu'y a re soft to the


! loueh. and soi i thinu’ to tin* ey(‘. for they • a n ' inadi' in th( ‘ sidierest (d' n eut ra l l ints . 'Idle sur faet ' (d' thes»* cloths is md


j ijuiti' as smooth as fact' e h d h , f<ir rou^di snJrfae»-s a re a eha ra eter is t ie of this se a son’s _i:-oods. 'idn* newest tweeds can lu' hiu'hly n r om men d e d . ’I'liey are made in i lu' most eha rminu' mix tu re s <d’ <'idour. the exact l in t s (d‘ l ichen and


it Mils rtishetl thfotigh. i’lif ilir/.ei|s of ehi.iisi's were passeil withiitil aiiv disetissiim al till. One elass of men liadly hit by the .Ael was the elerks.


.All elerks eiirning


less tban 11 (it! ti \-etir had lo be insured anil It


wntild enst tliem 17 4 per \ 'ear for


thei r own instiranee eonlribut ii ins. In nine l■•asl's imt of ten. llie elerks were inarrieil. and in a large naml ter of iii- sliinees a servant was ki']it. As thi.y knew there was ;i great .sctireily of ser­ vants ttiul there wr.s a dispiisitinn on the ])art (if Ihe lat ter to make tiu'i r empkyer .s pav thei r iiisiiriinee euiitrilintiim as well as the emp h y e r ’s share and th a t was a severe st rain on a man wlio etirned less than f l l iP ti vear. Befnri' the .Aet, was p.issed. tlie elet’ks were generallv paid thei r Wiiges dtiring siekness. Imt muler the Aet. seeing tlitil thei r emp h y e r s had tin in- stirtinee eonlr i lmt ion to |ia\'. t in y eoiiki s-rareelv exjieet to reeeive thei r


iistial


Wiiges when tliev fi'll ill. Aiiotlu'r ehtss of pi'ople ver.v l)tidl_v hit l y the .Act was llie poor easutil hibonrer who wimkl ratlier spt'itd the moiu'v now taken for iitstirance o;i il meal than for benefits t l iat niiglit pnssiblv never come. 1‘roeeeding. Miss Piiilli|is said site Inid


just retnrnci! from Ulster and l.y special p'.'ivilege she wtis allowed ti) go into tiie Gity Hall in Belfast and witness thousands o; Orangemen signing the Coveuiiiit against Home Hnle. Bite was glad to have been altle to si'e it, Itecatise, she did not thmk siieli a scene would ever be witnessed agtiin Site believed this t ime, wlien the Bill was killed—and .she eoiild not |)o.ssibly believe it would pass— tlitit i t would be killed tor all time.


■Miss I’hillips went on to de.al with tlie


Weisli Disi'stablishment anil Di.sendow- ment Bill. One of the ■provisions of tlie Bill was th a t as soon as it became law


the four Bislio])S of M’ales would cease to si t in the House of Lords. 'I'ho second ])rovision was t h a t AVelsh clergA'inen would no longer be .able to take p a r t in the con- voctition of (Aintcrburj^ and the third provision was th a t Church law should cease to operate in AVales. 'The most imp o r tan t pt irt of t lie Bill was th a t which de al t wi th th e confiscation of the fluids of


old niO'^s-^-iown walls, in these, n atu r­


a l ly . ureens and 1m*o w i is jiredom i na t e. ehanj^'cd ]ila<'es as rf'gards vlu* materials ilu'y^use. The former make suits <d sa t i n , s i lk , and ve lv e t . the la Vi.er dres>e>> of various kinds cd’ «-loi h.


. lA d i 'A i i S K I .V S . 'I’hei-e is (|uite an arl in lo ld in y . or


ra t Jier windiiiir, this w in ter s ionp' wide


fur searvt's round and round the body, SO’ as to pT'oduee the eneet ot hein^' en­ folded in p eltry, often tin* skin of some wild t.-easl; tiia'li has a barltaric apjn.'ar- anee. such as t he Ja^iia i*, of which \'ery heatitiitil s(.'arv(*s a I'c nunh* liy some ol tin.* hi^i- fur riers in Jaunhm and Ihiris. 'I'ln* arms are jiassed tln'otiiih slinus at tlu* sides. am[ the scarf thus ht*eomes praerieally a mantle for tin* shotdders. • fa.u'uar jielt is v e iy liaiKlsoine, il some­ what harharie.


lint only the favoure<l


few can alVor»| tliesc viduniimms wraps, ainl for those whose dr(*ss allowance is hut small, there are idiarmin^' short In r iH'ck-h'is that arc rather wide, and fasten at one side with a satin how. handsome Imekle. or just a pret ty hn»i» <*f fur. 'riu'se have a Veiy smart etVeel.


M A D K - C C S lT l 'S . K ve ry j jir l ami .woman de<irt*s to jtos-


S( ss heautiftil furs, ami if money is not a cfinsideral ion. the lovelies; sets af<* to he had. Hut to the ;.iii l w liosi' a 1 Iowane«* does nol permit of purchasing' exjiensive p eltry, fasliifui lias been very kind this winter, foi' the material sets td' velvet, plush, satin, talleias. and <-hin'on. a r c ; most altraeliNe. it not extjnisite. Titey !o(d< far ln‘. le r a n d much smarli*r than imitation furs, and are iniieli more lie- eiuninu'.


I l is tpiile jutssilile fin' a uirl


who is clever with ln*r needle, to make (Hie (d' 1 he-<e sets lu'iself. a lid then the eosi is iritllipu'. Soinetinn*s a l it t le fu r i> iiit roil’.jeed cm tin* mulV, ami tin* l ia l . u h ie l i should mati-h tin* !ait<*r. iii that' ear-e would also he irimmt'd w it l i i’ur. hut the most successful s»‘is an* of ehilVon and velvet only.


T i l [•: C l I IM S T M A S IM ’ 1)1) I X ( :. I la p j i i ly we need not tn 'ju l iic for the


ilio u ^ l it of our (diris tm as d in n er talilt'. A l ih o im l i tin* Halkaii W'a r. terrih h'


i noimh in all its eons('(|Uene(*s, htis ujisel many t li in y s . it w i ll scarcely Imve an y I IVeer in iin-reasinu' l lie cost <d' our Chirstmas jmddin'i's. N e a r ly all I'lie usual sup]>li«‘s of currants, eultanas. ii.iis and driri* fruits. hav<* already l»(*en shipped,


(hm a n ts conn* almost exehi-


.'‘ ive ly irom (ii'(*eei*. and al'(* shipped in St']dcml)er. Musealels and almonds «-onic fi'om ihe So ii lh td S j ia in . and are outside the warar<*a. whilst the various eaiidn’d jieals are su]ipli(‘d from Ita ly in tile summer time.


AMATEURS’ CORNER.: birds.


g a r d e n i n g .


■5fr *


T H E CARDEN .


I-'1,11 \ \ ”K H GAHDI-.-N. Will 'l l' till' sni i is Itiifl.v l igi i i


stiitil.v. bat ' l l A iiiaii.v ki ln!


pl i i i i i t i i" vigt i int i s


III 11 ltd


lii.rlitiriiinis' suliji'i-ts of ,ui-h tis i ii 'l iitiitinii. del- l-uilhi'rkitis. Olid oilii'l'S. ot o


I i itiltiri----mo.v >»■ phi ' i 'ct l I'ltw. nt iilil beds thol or,' be-


l■xhoust,■,|. l if t . divl . lY ,,|;i,it Oi ivlhi i ig III the kiml . Imt-


!i hi'iivv 'ill- iloniti oml wi th, s'tii'li work i- In i-m' h'H ■qiriiig' os 0 rule. (■ . \HNATI i iNS .


I’loti t imt ror i iot Iiois ot iiiie,-. om 1 III l i f t


;i,i,l pot oiiv rooleil loyers mlelii I'll to |,„ lliiweri'il ill pot - . Btit use stool sizes onw. oml win te r tlielii m o eohl jill wi th lileiily of oil- oml m" >oo mtieh woter .


L('H< IDA !M-\U. ( 'nt t i i ig's Ilf these shiuilil In* got ill .it-


iiiiee. .Any iliee shrul i l iy si i le-shoots or Imollhv tops will s t r ik e in tresli sonilx


soi l , o'mi m o t e l ’io " ’'s- I n s e r ’


iheiii Hrinl.v in n enhl pit nr I roine. pliie- iie.1- ihetn oliinit Bin. npnr t . wi th o simee


Ilf fiili. or so lieiweeli the rows. W’oie r ill well, let the fnl ioge bei nine


just i lrv. iiml then keep them einse tor


i. t ime.' Hilly g iv in g n l in le o i r -mnr i i i t ig 011(1 I vei l ing, for on liotir or mi to ]ire-


veiil i lnmp i i i - . . l 'K \T ,B ’l'|-;.\H IN’S. C i i l i in g s o f thi ' ie will stieeeed tinilef


Iixoeily till' some I reoimei i l os etileeii- lorii 's. Olid moy be ( lejiended 11)1011 to riiiii jiiiil moke g'ooil plonls lor n ex t -i-oMin : lint they intisi he eiiverei! wit It gloss. 0 ennl hoiisi* or )iil-helttg' t-Jn* best ploei- fur ihein d'. iri i ig t he win te r .


\ ’ I’. ( ; i :t . \ b i . k g a h d h n .


I 'I'lii' t reni - l i ing niid inoi i i i r ing of nii\' 1 vtietiiil jilois mii\' now be I t iken in Imnd. i It is o goiiil jiloll to get- the iieils inf 1 porstlijis. iiiiioiis. e te . . thill littw* to be ! SOM It or pliinleil out- eor l \ ' in the si'ttson, [ire]inreil lirst. T h e 'g r o u n d for runt


I eroiis of i ieorKyol l k in d s shnlllil olsn lie I moni i red siime inoii ths Iiefnre the seed is


; sown. ! B l ’KN’L


’ J-:.ABT11. Th is Is olsii 0 voluoii le ie r l i l i se r . os


Well ;is imp ro v in g the t e x ln r e of mos t siilis. on d lieavv' unes in j inr l iei i lor . .Now Is the i imo (o s io r t the fire wi th wniiil.


^ .-111(1 when Ini rni i ig iiieeiA jnil no o gninl ln\'er Ilf roi igh sods wi th some sintill i-li;l|s lielMl'l'Il l l ieni , replenishi llg- il os it


j Inirns t l i r inigh. iiiid in th is wo_v oil the ; gorileii r i i'iliish eon be ilis]ioseil of. I'lie liri' ilesi i-ovs till seeds iif the wt'eils os wt'lI


! Os ony iiiseeis n r th e i r eggs , g e rms of fun g o id , nr Ollier i l'seoses


'I’lie yo u n ‘.v(*r


^•eiK'ra'ion may llM*reldre have no tear lor its ( ’liristtnas fan*.


I ’ossildy tlio Xmas pnddiii” ' may cost threep(*ne(* or


sixjienet* more on a<-eount of tin* trouhle in tin* Helkan peninsula, hm tliat wi ll


not he a very si-rions matl(*r in d iv id u a l ly a li lnm y l i wln*n it l•onn*s to millions of jmddinus.


ii w i ll amr^iid to a very eonsiderahh* itiereasi* in the ay^ren'afe. * * * * * * » * * » * * i y * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * : * t * * : ) c + *3jt'’3(c + }4tj4t


the Chiii'i'h .'tnil this portiiin was rcferrcil lo a,I, length In' I lit'spejiker. 'I’lu' number Ilf eiimmi inieanis iif tlie Clin,-eh in Wales iiad ineret'seii I'l'ery \'e;ir. wlierejis tiie eiimiminieanls in every ntlie" elinreh httd eiliu'r decreased or renniined stationa.rv. On every oeetisinn when the ( 'hiirehpenjile III Wales jiail asked fur ti religiniis eensns CO be taken tlie Ximeiinfiirmists liatl alwavs refiise!l to s u bm i t to it. .After all. t'lie Ghiireh did things Inr thi' pinir Inng before tile Btale ever thonghl it worth wliile to bolhi'f ahotl t them. Thi' ('iiiireh bui l t seliools a t its own expense tind took in liiiiul till' ediieatJnii nf liie ponr. The finest tes t imony lo the Ghiireh was the words of the gre.it I).ike of Wellington will) said ■• 'I’lie Gliiireli has made Hngland what site is, a nat ion iif honest men. ’’ (Applause).


j. In propnsing a vote of thanks to the


s'|)eaker. Dr. .Maeklin said it. was a great pleasure and a privilege to do so. He


thonght the reason in tisking him to per- lorm the ihitA" wtis heeaii.se he might have


something to stiv ab o u t the Insiira.nee .Aei and t l iat he had his own.sjiecial grievanee. As thev till knew there was a t present a verv aente eiintrover.iv liet ween .Mr Llo.vd ( leorge and t.he medieal ]trofession b u t lie was af raid t iui t if lie began tu enlarge upon thei r grioyanee he would take lip too much of the t ime and t i re the:ii. . Af ter all. it was to a gre at extent a p r iva te ma t te r between the medical profession tind .Mr. Lloyd George, but, whatever the resul t was i t would no doubt


re -a e t verv largely' upon the publ ic, for t iu'y Iiad to remember th a t the Ac t was a Nat ional Heal t l i Insurance Act . AA’hateve;- the faul ts of th e doctors might be—and he was ]iorfcctly conscious th a t tliej* Iiad man y faul ts—the he a l th of the


communi ty could no t bo maintained wi t liout thei r lielp, so th a t unless some


.sottlemcnt was ar r ived a t th e s ta te of af fairs was l ikely to be a grevious one for th e publ ic a t largo, 'r i icrc was one point h o would l ike to ment ion. Mr. Lloyd George wi th all his cleverness a n d t rying to impose u p o n th e medical jirofossion onerous dut ies ' wi th ve ry inadequa te


lomimerat ion, h a d al together forgot ts .a


PO U L T R Y . ^, l•:GHl)H.\’.B !-'(iH i-:g g s .


A eors ogii t hiisi- [inn i I ry-kee.pers who


went in fnr fnwls wl i ieh wniilil not- wosle on\ ' t ime ill lirooiliiiess. htii [iroilileo eggs oil the veiir riitiml, ge i ierol iv s e l ie t rd e l i l ier W h i t e o r Brown l .eg- hiiriis. lint, i lnr i i ig the lost few setisoiis


' B|-(,im IIS hove gnne r ig h t out nf )inpn- ! hirllv', oml vel-y fe'iV iiiileeil ore ke| il , , |ii-iiholily lieeoiise th(-\’ on* not neiii-l\- os I hor i iy oml s( r tmg tis formerl.v : tinil wliili* ; the Wh i te s hove moii\-,jnlliei-eiits the


llu* fju'i that if lu- was woiiiL'; it» jHinisli rlut m(‘c!ifal ]H'nfcssinii in ih a t wa.y il would wni'k ils own cun* in


nf linn*, for lie would gel no doclofs to lakt* llu*ir ])lacc.


'riiosc wlio had Jiny conccplion as xu whal it cost In train Uj> a man to tliC! nu*dical j)rof(‘ssion. knew ilml tha t was lUi small mat ter . 'I’akeu tin tht^ ;i.vi“ram‘. a., man who heeaimt a, nu“dieal praietilioiier was iml alilt* iti t*5M'ii sixpence: unt il he wa.s :]r) years of agi*. Some of them had not very mneh etmeem aliout eduea.lioii. lieeause. the Slatt i paid for il in rhtt ea<(^ of tint gn*ai' major i ty of e!iildn*ii. 'f lut Stati*. howt*v(*r. did ii<»t pay ftir the eduea,tioii tif the laiy who was going to bcetnnoa, medieal praetiliou(*r. heeause v<*r\" often the. Imy who was intt'iided fur a dmaor did mil, t;ven in his early da.ys. gt» lo a. selmol w!u*i-e the (*dneatitm was paiti for liy tlu*. State. About two thousand pounds Inid Xo bt^ sj)(‘ut oil a, nia.ri’s etlueal ion before he heea.nu) a doe tor—avt*raging .iAnO a, ye a r from tlu; age of five to lio—an.d tlu; rtNsult was tlu; lieggarly sum whieh Mr. Lloyd (.Jeorge proposed the doetors .should accept . (Aiiplause). -Mr. I’^ry(.;rs seeond(;d "" the r(*soliUitni


which was lu;artily earri(*d.\ 'I'he Chairman was a.Iso tlniulajd for


presiding. \ T H E f o r t n i g h t l y .


G U A R D I A N i S ’ \


'rite lor tnight ly meet ing of the Clillievme


Board of tliiardia-ns was held in the Botirtd l lo om a t t ile W’orkhouse on AJondavr morning. Air. W. Hanson ])re:-;itlcd andt other members pre.sent were Alessr.s. E. T. AVolsh, AV. Br a i th u a i te , A\L AVilkinson, J . BroMui, G. Tu rn e r a n d Airs. A


A ’. L. Grime. 'THE ATAGRANCY QUESTION. Th e Clerk to th e AA^c.st Ham Gua rdians


MTote asking th e Boa rd to su p p o r t th e iolloM-ing resolut ion : “ T h a t in the. opinion


j 1 _________


Bhiel-; vor ieiy hits mode rei-oril lii.,,,],,,. , oml ev e ry yt 'or the iiiereose in ilioi,,'„'p T h i s is e n t i r e ly title to IIn-ir ni„’.|,l''


fnl lo y in g tf iiolilies, oml is iniciili,.i-|,,,,[ nf Hit' t r u th Ilf uiir stolemeiit tlim (lilt ( | iml i t ies whii-li ore |iriiii-i]iiilly „c:’ lor it i ii , no vor ieU' eon mtiki- lii'.||,|ji. 0 ml moiiitti in ils |iosil inn, .... . t tni'o iie sees a \';triel v holding it, ,,,, fiii'O l ime , timl nf terwor i ls lin-i-rinii.,^ j jnqni lor i t


it eon he token for g-n,


th o t the bi rds piissi>ss ipiolities tn i,,.., i t his. for wi t h u n t I hese t hey wiiiiM i|,.;„i


Iv lost' gr inini l . W'e eons ide r ihtii- the Bloel; l,i n|,|,,


is ih e Inirdii 'st of oil the, vm-ii'ti,.s i,| htiril\' bre ed, so thol those who go in n,, th em wi l l htive every it-osini n, l„ pleosed wi th the restilfs. os iliey i-nji 1, ki '|) t sueees s f l i l ly in vety i-olil. i,],.,, idtiees. jirovideil I hot I hey Imv.. eiivereil rllii. sii tliol nil Mel oml ivii;.,- iloys they eon hove seioielnng i-xi.i,;,', t lierei It. .\ lew Block Leghiiro tow is i-;iii i,.


ke)it ill i [ u i l e o sm o l l sj'oe,.. 0nil will t wi ll liiilh stimmei-Olid winter, oml u);.., u h e n th ey tire ilee)i ill toinilt. l-'iii („|. filienieiit. or in iiiwn runs it i< 011 inlv.ii;. loge til htive tills voi iety. os tln-ir |i|iin, oge lines lint slinw the dirt ot oil. ;ii,j ol ll iniigl i the Wh i te s winihl do i'i|ii;iil, well ii ki'in i imler these i-oniIiii,,|, th e i r o| i i ieoronee is ileidnroide. I .eglinrii eggs ore geiii-rolly set iv, ■/


por ts nf th e I'lninii v Irnio .loiiiinu ■, I n ! %


■. fnr the pi-mlnet inn ni kiyi-is. :


we knnw severol wlin lioii-li i-ldi!;,-;. i|,iili the lost week ill -\ iigii'I for gi-tii;,. Ill Ills III lo,v ill ihe spr ing.


lift I ils wi i ieh hove lieeli i III riiiltni-il-iv,, the i.'eglinrn. we ore ipiiii i-niivin. thol iliey w ill olwoys hiilil their nwii. Wi- llel ie\-e t hot It'tilnsewlio'oiiin:,.;


egg-pi iiilttel inn on ;i lorge seoli- wu'i,; s vsti'inol ieol ly l in ed 1 .oghorn fmvkili,-.. in g the first, six months nf ihe yeor,i-iii-,. i i i l ly st-iioftiling the jiitilels into liatrli-. oi-i'iirding to Hieir oges. they wu'vi hove no (lillteiilty in [iroilin-ing rgg- ointndonei- oil the yeor rniiinl. b'rom “ l^arm. F ie ld and Fire<ulf."


1 BIRD! ) . i


; A U TUMN ,Si iXfL'sTKKS. I he iiedgei-iiws olid wniirls iiovi-li."


! mneh III' tin'll- di iisity. tor tin- It-av- 1 o n foi l ing fosi. Aiiliimii 1 inis |iivv,i::, I nod th e eon ti I i-y s ide is os lieoiiiifoi ti"' 1 os ol oiiy t ime of the yeor. With fc j WI o th e r , wi ld Idrils ore ro|iiilly irrnv.;- iiig f rom the minill iiig sirkiir.". av; heft' Olid ilit'l't* We lii'or inyniis inii-: ihot 11 III inds ns Ilf s l immer lioys. Tl,' pi I'sisti lit siiigei-. Ihe Skylork. Ilmi--;- nver l i rod mo k i i ig-wide eirelrs in li. Idtli . o-llil pill v l-iilll ill.e- e.'irth tifli'' einisMi-roliie ]ieriiiil of deliglit till mil-’-'. ’I'lie Sl ing Thr i isl i is oiintlieinfe:


oi il i imi i ]iei-fiirni('rs. 'i'hoi inilr]ii-iiil-:' l it i l t* wjmdcn*!'. tlic ( ’oninioii Wrrii.l!:’ Irt l till* W'onil,".


ino-lly H-


lliH lii'duvrows jiihl >llrli ;j t in y rrciir.nc. lie


(It'! I ^ il f 1 U 1 l i f i lc nf t ll(* I2


1m* i iinils I ilc rnst* Utcs nn i iu‘ wiiil'n: * i Im' s;;ni(l;u(l t'l'uit trncs luj->iray in.M


in XA'iilili. il"' Ti';


lull Ills c h i f f liuiii inu'yrnun' l is liieinl- liisli


';mi(*li. t r o m “ Ca^c Birds.”


i-il thi.i Beard tin* time has imivrd «!i-; Ihe l.iH-al ( i'nvcrnmi'iil Heard, ritiii'i k promot ing legislation or othi-ruisr..''lii'iii- (-leal with the wliolt* ijiiestiou of viigi'iiiii-y; tind liii-ther that any aitcfiitiim in :!>' existing la-U' slioiild provide for llir-'ill"'’' vision, eontrol a.iid mainlciiiuii-i' ot '.i- grtiiUs lieiiig handed over In llir in'h'’ a n th n i i ty .”


' .-\ i-ii-eiilar fi-om th e Imi'r-fiiiinnil''’’


on A’a-grtmi-y was also stihiiiiUrti. Ik ji r i'sentations h ad heen made, tliri-ifiit su ited, that iht i hihoin-s of tin* t'liiiinnto' sl ionid not he w lml ly lost anil lluit >i was not j iossi l i ie lo i-arr\* into I'iii'i't whole of t h e plan i irigiiiaily i-oiitriti|ilt">’'- an endt 'a.voi i r o u g h t to he niiuh'to‘’-(kf! t h e ’• way-tieUet system ” w hicli litul I''-''" siii-i-esstnlly adojiU'd in various piivtiu'i till' count ry. The Gk'fk (Air. Thos. l•;astlllUll)-'hW


Glitlu'i'oe Board took an .inU'fi-.'l in tk’-' ma t te r st'vcrail vettt-s ago it lint cllorfs wt'fc maile to jiroiiioti' Irg'ivln')’':' for the cstalilislmicnt of lalioni' rolomi'j .Hll’or ts were also made to try to t''”*'';: the wander ings of Vit-graiUs by nirnn'*'■ the "wa y - t ie k e t sysrem." Notliing “k [itirenlly etime ot it tind it wtis an iigitt'''*' wliieh seeint'd to revive from tiinolot:’"" Air. 'ru rn e r vliought there woiikl ko


di llieiilly in sor t ing out the vtigi'iinl-'"y' th e Insura-nee Aet had hi'eii working F ' ‘ t ime.


'r i te Chairman sugge.ste dthiit tlioiin'T'^


should be tillowed to drop for Ikr li’.'’’'!'' . 'r i te Clerk said it was a jmqtor thing


legislation should be ]ironiotcd to ro- ' vagraney. b u t individutil elJ’orts oMW'' of Guardians did not seeiii to Im"’ I due ed much resul t. Ho act ion Mas taken.


AIAS’I 'ER’S JOUTLNAL- '.rite Alaster’s Journa l showed the ly^


n umb e r of inma tes during fl'" P nig h t to Itave been 109 as agamsp‘,[.|„


th e cor responding period la.st I*'''}", ej, vagrants j clioved total led llS'iSitn”


.Xniwiii. s ioi i i l ing the t inpnlor i tv of iionn I'ti:-; S a i s - i r d


• 1m)1- Iimny >■ M'comloft


..... ovcrcotuc t l i rnuni


Ui-itl.'’ a the M-ay but


( lovcr i i ' i t ' "t til ,1,, ( 'l it hern..


imimiiiH';" was l a " ' ...........


l r i v x T : ; ’ ' v t b ' I w o to f ' l " ’


with the !'H


ic'.tl-•i'hc - I tc Turk S t ic


„ovcrm" ' "t ■[„'M sci.nnl I


■ bid tn be Lihicatinn ' pjS hnys mid 1-'! u- used fnl tec


-i.-cltilil.v hall in will be ti-J)


1-I„.|,,,.,l by o foiiL-


iia the cast Side, a,.signed m It"' lieliaisM.iiiee s l \ I-


n-riiall.) wi th 1 local Sinlie-innUi


wiialnws, )'''■• ' have IMn •j'lil'l' ;i<semlilv ha l l . V iloors. 'Till' I'uii all'll liy -H''


Sous, nf ( 1 It lieri-


woi'k Mill I'c Mi[ii'rliitciiib'iii-i'


tl„. i-niinl\ of' Banlslov le- el,-i U11 fnrt niiai I'l


Mi tel ielh V.a- )


part ill S a l t in k , Imvltiu 1" i '"n wlirl'c I he .M :iy I llis plnee


’


M:iyor (Aid. -I . Sw:iii ;itid lb'.v:i' in I md ui 'cd t ' • ' :: ponifinii jind * A.--> he! oi l . -i . i ’. . o! t


A<>hetnn n l l r iw Derby In Ihim-Im


chided : .M-r. niv ,\>p: Mil M . .\ hit'i : Mr. ;.i-d Sir l i t ' i t ry 11 i


Sli:i j »e, 1 be \ e 11 Cuinne! K. D- Kdlterl". .\1der: eiliur.'^ 'I*. ( Cjirter -I, Drait 11 w a i l D i ( (HIwIM >d 1 ’owma n . .M r. Ibi hh\ 1 !i. Mr. ( ' 11. Wr l H(.(feh . Mablri.


.1 . .Ml W .Mr.


!M,'a/ard. .Mr. Ha rret I . M i , -i Ha I ixcr. A e api lal rep: I'ared and "cr Dm* sup('rv*>i()i menu w:e«> a> h


l | 1 '" I P O U L T R Y . NEW t i o u n


Crf


At tin


,-Mayor— ; -Town (Me


::)The :Ma\ ;1 1m* seri(H


|(d»li«^’u(l t' Mle eoul .i^rieved i d o r thaf il -Mayiu* w( f l l the ai ar rauF


iho I’lihl Town Gle Eor l iy nil


■Wen* also -Hd. Sen


Li'i-tors


ymi i i iy ( . ' lu'etni ' ( i ikinso


*'ot(am. I


dVoi'sIi'v-' J 'aylor . ' \


TTli-e. Al: Heiidi'o S itm


I -Mr. As ,*j'i'i-o w-as


f '" ' l ig h t t ’."’" "hi nni


J"'e])()sint H't'alfh of


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