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THE CLlTHEROE llMES. ‘ FRIDAY - DECEMBER" i,- -1899
THE POTJETRY YARD. WHITE LBGIIOENS.
These birds a ic penoiall claswed a one <f
llie American bieeJ^ on account; of the fir b specimen to TCpaoli our '^hoicti hn\iry» been imported from that countr Opinion are di vided a io ^\lL=‘thol lUici” liould not be m eluded 111 the !^twIllolraneall innetics, on a enunt of then
sn.iLi’*iLj in build io the ‘^tl •a-o-^as and Andalusian Tliqre j a great lif- fercnco m the Jiardnioss of tho I/'^honvs a n i
that of tho Minorca Tho former are un- doub'-cll tliPi hardw»t of our non sitting \ane- tac , and there 1 al o a distuact t^*pe ab ut tho I>2ghorn , they a ie not o hoav\ in build as tho Mino\''aFf, and llic^ oro " '>pnghtlier,l* as oui Aincncan cousin put it Tlio^- are eascnhal a f^'u! for profit, Oo th'^j^
• givo Uie best return for the food consumed of aay of our breeds. Strains rar.j’’ in Leghorns,
'a n in all oMier brecd.s'j but even the Avorst laying strains found-cannot reallj’' be'coiisid- cre«l bad layers. - Wc have -to thank- our -ou- sina over the hen mg pernd'^ for itakiiig them ^in hand and developing the best qualities possi-
•-ble;V'aml‘ •making"thehi' a ■ thorough ''u t i l i ty ” •foAvb' as regards the production ot egga Hani- bnigiiis Aveic a’ l oiio tiino coiipidcrcd by Rag- iMli paultiy Avriiors to bi * 'CA'crlasimg payers"'; bub they have liad to jnelcl tlr^r right to this name, for ‘dimng the last ten :ycars Leghorns have conio to the frouli, and Ilaniburghs liaA’c become a, " faiicior*si' foAvl iii rcalitj". They aix> bred oa a large scale for shoAv puipoGo-:, bnfc they^ bavo deteriorated in their laying qualtiici, ’ OAving, undoubtedly, to in-brccding, in order to gcib set tj'pes for s Iicav puri’ oses. The while Leghorn has been'bred for a mini-,
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ber of yaai-s by many avIio haA*e had {.ho poii!- 1t3'k cep o r ’.s beat i-ntcici-ls a t heart, and avIio liavo cleclo-'Llhciir host loj^ers and bred Ihom up to an cgg-prodiunng standard; and in this waj’’ re iablo laying Mbixiins have b?en cstab-
black and buff birdh winch laid at under ;our, moniih.9 old; and I'a one remarkaoio case a Jan-- uaiy-hatched pullcic laid aivay
from...all the otlier . birds, and at the end of July this pullet , brought ten cJiickens home, and Avhfn Ave saAVr the vvoung cockerel ’ ihut : bred them ho was • noil moio than four moufth old Avheu the iir-t
egg A\as ferliliEecI Thu ’N
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a of coiiire lomnkable, and Tvheii \ till pixcocity aag brought up* e\eiy
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bird, IS tlie were lomarkablo la cr Etilu ha OAcr h‘‘en our AiatoliAAcrd We have al- A\a\ noticed th vt if a cockerel i& bred from au exliaordinai ^aAing hen ho 1 far inoro Mgoron Him if he i> bled from a big bIioav bid, Avho IS ciot a a or good laocr — 'Purm
and Field ” -------------♦♦♦-------------- BOROUGH POLICE COURT BroAvii.
Monday__-Boforo Mc-soii!. B. Jordan arjd J. .
::.'' WnAGIC'MAT-IT AGAIN.
■ Although'•William Pollard, better kiiOAAUi as "Whack,” has only'just eo.'vkI; a term of iniprisanniant for 2S days, he roturned lo his old gamo again last Suiidaj’' aUeiuoon. . He was drunk lu the Market Plaee, and SAvearing , and cursing ap the outcome, so P.C. Tuj'lor was ob igetl to interfere. Aa AVhack could not put up AAitli this he coiiiineiice^l his rough tactLs, but it Iwadcd him Avhero he has often been before—the Police Station.
. On coining b:*fore the aboA’c magistrates ,cn Moadoj' morning, ho-aiipoarwi A’cry lieiiitent, and asked to be leniGatly dealt Avith. Mr. Jordan reprimanded him and - said the
Bench had given him manj’' chances bef'Jivj. Fine 5a. and costs, or l l . days. He Avas giA'cci .a fortnight in which-to paj".-
' London 15 particularly’ blcasecl in the. Avay of open spaces. A
lungs” — the spaces wbioh havo boon • socurca,, against't’bo rapacity of tlio biuldoi, and Avbich, intho niid t of biiiks and mortar, form bright oasc indeed H3do Paik is tlio chief of tbcii ituated in tli*'* veiy hcait of London,
Metropolitan Memoranda. A
’liich have been truly toimcd “ its
Dll, althoiigli that caustic Fiench AAiiter — Max
O Roll — once dc cubed it a “ a hugo field badly kept in order ’ Max O’Rell Iioaacaci would nntmally draAV Ins compaiison in faAonr
- bright refreshing spots, to the tired Londoner . are Kensington Gardens, llegonta Paik, St. James Park; and The Green Ihirk, while tho- outer suburbs are equally well supplied in'tbis very necessary respect.
of tho famon paiks of Pan , aaIicig art has almost subdued nature, and Avhero artifi 1 ality is pUced fir t in favour In Hydo Park tl 0 cream of tho aristociacy during the London sortRon take it breathings and exercises either on foot, 01 cycle oi on hor ebnek, avIuIc the le«:B energetically inclined loll in their caiiia^cs ovtr tho regulation drive The park, liOAAevor is nob for these alone, for hero aie found, every day of tho week, all sort and condition of men, vshile on Sunda3s it is tho iccognihcd preaching giound for Booialists, tempeiancc lecturers, and genernUy thoso who seek to load Imimtnity to tbe.A o..n Avay of
thii.king on tho. burning questions of religion, politics, and refer- nintion. Amongst other spaces which aro truly
• task of • life. The scone is one of greatc-^sfc animation; and, to tho obsevver, of the greatest interest. Train after tram arrives,- cacln dis charging a ; crowd of eager men, women, and youths, who hurry away in different directions and aro in a * few moments mingled • with the crowds that throng tho streets. From. eight to ten in the morning this animated scoiie;is repeated every few moments, while at tbo larger stations the stream. emerges without break. London has been aptly described ns a lingo volc.ano • into- -which men enter every morning, and out of which they arc shot every evening as far as their season tickets will carry
them.
’ Avorld Avhch fcAvls ano Ihns bred, and more lasting good is done by one conscientious breeder of this kind: than by a doKCii fnnci<=’r,5 and cxhibitoin, because the beat qualities ti- tho foAvls arc developed; and Avherca.'r perfec tion in fcatlioring is a deliglilb to a hnndre*!,
lislicd. - -Great' help is giA'cn- ito tlio poiiltry SOCIETY OP RUMPERS. Jjas{{ Satimlas' in opening a m'seting of the
tha ample prodnctica of egg.-* io a source of delight and proUt to thonsaiub. ; A breed AA'hicJi so readilj’’ lends itself to-iinprovem>oiit io this-, A
A ’ny is a A’
lv.uablc one. Tlio ‘typo-of bird, to lo
found ill America, is not the same as that cought afl'or in England. Tlie birds there .;u-e
• much longer ni the'leg than ours, and resem ble tha 'Game inj {ilfjcir carriage. Cuusi ai^ moro"co’bbj’’ ” in* (hoir appearance, and sJiould carrj** their tails avcII back. Their plumage is Avliitc tlirDughcut, and their legs and beaks a brilliant orange. Tho' .cocks* combs stand ei'cot, atnd the hens' combs droop over grace- fnllj^ tk) one aide, the combs in both being s*n- gle and cvciilj* y?rrau>d. The car-lobas should ho Avluto and the face and comb a brilliant r'^d. Jt IS not neceosarj* to. slate thcit they are excellent laj'crs, and cxtrcinclj' hardy and easy
• i'o rear,. aixl for conlincmciiit, as avgII as on on open range, are one of the most iirodtable breeds it. 19 ipoa'iblc to keep.
POULTRY JOTTINGS. The season ha.s advunosd quickly tliis year, M • ■ tS
a:Kl a.s .Avc get older cadi season scorns to' go quicker. It Eeeniis onlj’ yesterday that Ave Avere hatolung our early chickens, ami noAv a thinking of Avintter arrangeineiitG.
a-io ere
■ .It 19 a good time ito luircliase stock .birdsi, and if people buy hcas of last j'ear thej' Avill got them cheap as rough birds. Ne.xt Juinnry
^thcGo are'of mono A’-alue-'than pu'lets, as llici’’ ' are so iiaefiil. for brdeiling pui-poses, and liliose who buy 3'oung stock fairly carlj'-hatclied diir-
• mg Sapicinbcr and Ooiober
uv.nally get a great advantage bj*^ gclfting. numhors of eggs llirough
.-the AATinter. And then those avIio lay in Vock cockcreU for another year get Uicni choapor in proportion as rough birds during September and Oic|i;obor, and the 'bn3'*5r reaps Ills benefit. Of .com*sc tbese cockerels imml bo 'arl}*
hutched, and bo from gocxl' laA'ci’s, and tlie-'O get acclimatised and settled doAvn boforo )lie, breeding' .reason coinnienca*. One great diffieul(3’ is found in siipn^diig car- 13' birds, because H
O imuiy ai*e sold in the.Lon
don markets theJb are bre-;! from plire' 5''look. People ha’d far better buy things 3'ounger than wait tAvo or thitoQ iuco;Uis. beforq (hs3* g.-t
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„groA\:n,
..particular!3^' Avilfii ithe .yoiing , cock-birds. Wo find a gooil many • adA'eitiTed birJs'Febru- nr3' and March Imtcli'ad, and avc liaA’o lieoii
• called in 111 Lincolnshire and Bedfordshire- pur- ticularb', and Avo liave found them to be li^iII uqucaking chickcin.3, iconsidcrabb' uiulcr tlirco month.? old. Tins is all vci*y Avcll im the
ca.sA of An?i*y :n-
cxpcricncod people—it passes off—but if the poul'try-kceper i? instructed, •there' is a gr-‘at“
i:quabbl'>. nb'jut payment. Every/person ; Avho soils fowls should noiid
birds on approval.- Tins is a rule avo our selves-'have 'nlwo3's found to l>s brnefieial, r?o that-if-‘not satistfactory other birds hia3' be- • sent in their p?ace or the mo;i'e3' returned.
. : W-ediavc’ sceiivsev^’ral lately. which came *r )m largo dealers ,Avho Avould na': tliiis • c.x,chango ih«m. > B'iforo. pco])lo buy binls they sliouUl
. havo^^nii agrcciiieatt that tiict}* sha I be ftcnt o**- -ni>proval, as tins is a very* aafe thing to do. Birds AA'ill .sometimes go Avrong on. the lail
• nond'2r ought to run the nuk; in other Avoids, , we can ony expect iwople to bii.v birds that ^
arc..delivered to> them in good health.
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. - pUininga- of buff birds very iiiuch. • The bone of the 3'oung birds is good: this: year; finerv them-Ave have ever-had beforo.v And
l!’ it is-nIso,.plea3ing to observe- that the Ori>ing- ' tous are still unspoiled, and ive hari seen gome
above Sociot3*,. amongst -a few brief remarks, tile Prenideait -said h;? hoped that, irrespective of ilie New Town Hall craze, tho Free Llbrnr3’ and Reading Room quesJtion •-would, progress Avith rapid ©tridcs;. (Hear, hear). Bill GobbledoAun. then aror-s to lus posh o ’
honour and said : Mr. President, I think'I ma3’’ A'enture to *-ay that tho hop? 3*ou have just exprcsied is reciprocated by us all. (Applause). Ho AA*euj« on l-o Ba3* that: ho had found in Inrt
:weeVi5 pajpers that' ex-Gouucillor Aspden- had agatm bean, taking up arms against a sea -cf Socialistic troubles, and l^o” opposing it had found out that it Avasi best to '■'chuck i t ." / " iA3*c! that sea of Avatem, and so composing and promising to the poor afnd oppr»=9sed, i- ver dashing boldl3' forth from thiei North. Pole of Socialism—that undiscovered 'poAv' Avhich ap pears to iiiak'? coAvards of so man3% and no doubt makes!
selfish big Juno of {Uiii? and
other monarcliical countrie.s u-ish it, and ull Avho are tiying to discover it, at that «oal^ Avhich the Devil on a dun hoi>:c', ireful, vexed, and chagrined, rede to Avhen outwitted b3'' *‘io scul-forfeitied tailor of oldctn time, AA*ho -stood god-fatlier for their rcnde.zvous and left it tlio name tlie3’' Avero so proud of—^"Du*e upo* Dun.” (Ch*3en).’ Jacob Isaacs said.: I tu Tcnxi much like vat
!Mr. GobblcdoAvn asU aayd, but I sorre tat I cannot hell) tinking ud-der laan if te Sociil- hccsts in poAver, te3*
^ Amrst cla‘5?v of tem/vud
spent air te munc3*, ten te3’’ Viul vant !tu join a(i mine an' uckier ipicple's tu. Tom TJiunderjawa: Shut up, 3*011 son of a
Shylock. The Provident called tliat gentleman to order.
In respect 'to ex-Gouncillor Aspdeu, he coiisud- cred that "Prolelaiiom-” had fallen across that goutIeinnii’«i cliegl! like a load of bricks, but he had dealt previousb' lieav3’' blcAAT?, Avliich no doubt he intcudeil to be cnisliing ones, ngaiiiit the Socialivts, a.nd since against "Prolctariam,” aiKli ho (tho President) should not be. surprised to find ilhe lash of that enstigator again "going for** cx-Councillor As-p-dem- in this do3'*s (Fri- du3') papers. In respect to his last week’s* sug- g£ssti‘>Da for ifclie south and Avest districts of tlio tOAvn, if ill its favour he Avotild suggest; that lilie Wlialley Road Mock Gorporation insti gate a doniono'jration, and tlia)!; it lead in {jlie van. I f iF A\*as countenanced b3’ the inhabi- tiiiite gcneiulbv of those qimrters, he hoped it Avouldf be
vo.coferatH d. If the lad3'-vcil:ers Avere in favour of it, lie hoped tlHO'- Avould mot only ho.p it on by shcAving their beauty, but also tlieir musolcs; if they Avere against it, let tliviii giA’*e tliree gi'oans—if fdioy could manuge that— three good equeaks for tlicir humble sieiwaut, th'D Societ3' of Rumpers..i-Ho (thought “ A Spec tator's** BUg'geotion in last Aveek*.-j "Clitlieroe Timei” if carried out Avoudi be unsecininghv. A Ma3'oral Sabbauli proc-cs^iom ought to lie ni Iho soiioim and eolcinii uule, and not sav-3ur of a Whit':-:uiritido or circus display. All said ami suggested Ava.s unanimous]3‘ in
dorsed b3' tho Society. FROM THE RUMPERS* REPORTER:
HALFPENNY THE
or fall sick by 1'ho Avay, but avo consider Die AHNOLIA WAR FUOT.
ONE BUYER IN EVERY DOZEN BEESONS IN THE L.K. MEANS
J!7,000. BOR.. SOLDIERS’ BAMILIES. -IM
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ON . EVERY CAKE SHOPS SELL.
day of the vyeek for the young man employed m horizon Avas hidden iii a wraitb-like pall.' As they tho city, and 18 one .of the best, institutions ni e - ^igmoiirited and one of them removied bis lamp,
Saturday afternoon in London is .quite the holi- . Tialf-hoUday is almost without exception given
istcncc, being, ns it" is, the means of recreation to ^thousands
game misVenshrouded country, and the
up to athletic pursuit of one kind or another. - Intho presisnt season, football, running, hockey
, yond estimate. Waterloo was said to have been won on the playing 'fields of Eton, aud it is . equally . true that many anotlicr victory - has been secured by the Saturday, half holiday.
varied and strange. • He comes in contact , vvith - many queer characters of ev'ery nationality, some of . whose sayings—were they chronicled— would rival the wit of Joe Miller, or tbo smart ness of Mark Twain. Recently I looked in for. lunch at a bouse frequented by bloe-blcodcd Scots whoso daily duties lie near the vicinity of the Bank and the Mansion House, and Iliad- not been seated long before a t}'pical native from “ o’er the border” opened up a conver sation. Ho was a tall man of ruddy coraplex- tion, and although well advanced in years had the clear keen eyes of his kin. For a Scotch man he was Avonderfull3'^ confidential, even opening his heart sufficiently to reveal the secrets of his Will. I must liere humbly beg his apology for repeating what was evidently intended for camera, but the intense earnest- * ness of his voice—whicli is lost in cold print— made his remarks all the more ridiculous. Leaning over to mo, he said in- a solemn clear dra*.vl, “ D’you know, I have made up mind that when I die I am to be cremated.* I bavo BO left my Will. And d’you know, I have mndoupmy mind that so long as I live, I shall drink as much Scotch vvdiiskey as I can, for ”—, here he gave me a look to see that 1 was paying deep attention—“ I have an idea that if I drink as much Scotch Avhiskey as I possibly can, I shall, AA'hen I am cremated, burn Avitli a pretty blue flame.” With this he dived so deeply into a'tumbler filled Avith his native beverage, that one might feel confident in predicting that blue snakes will also play tbeir part in bis final departure.
The.-oxperiences of ;V a man about town” are
during recent years. The best class houses are Ruccessfull3* Avorking a iicav x>rocess by Avbiclf
Great strides have been made in xirinting
produced article) one of the fcAv cheap, but at the saino time thoroughly good cycle tyres, the ^ cover of Avhich is got iq) in tho most excellent representation of Wedgwood Avare. Not' only is the colouring good, but the design also is in keciiing Avith the- Flaxman designs “ found on Wedgwood Avare. Wo are certainly daily aijpi'onching tlie Americans at this class of Avork. An3'ono interested in the subject can. got a copy fioin tbo Scott T3*re Go., Gosford Street, Covcnfciy.
Rembrandt effects are most faithfully repro duced. Another excellent imitation of classic Avorlv is a style of iirinting wliiitli imitates Wedgwood china. I have just seen a booklet A
A’hich tells the tale of the Scott tyre, (a Coventry
institutions of flio Aletropohs is its fire brigade, a fact Avlncli Avas foruibl}' brought home lo- me ihc other morning Avben A
doAvn Aldersgato Street. I Avas interested to see a policeman run up to one of the little red
One of the most praise-Avoithy and crcditiiblo A’ulking
fire alarm pillars, Avhicli exist in many Loiiflon stipotb, break the glass; and press iho button A^hlc1l raises the alarm at the' nearest iiro station. I immediately took tbo time by my Avatch to sec lioAv long tho engine, Avliich was at the station nearly half a mile aAvav, toolc to pass tho spot where tho alarm Avas given, and a hnndicd yards from Avhich tho lire was in progicss. Ill just fo u r minutes the shouts, by- Avliicb the iuoincn clear tbe road, Avoro heard', and Avithiii a fcAv secondb tho engine dashed past-and Avas on the scene of action, l^or the ■ horses to bo harnessed, and for tho men to he in their places and on tho scene of action from a point nearly half a mile distant within the space of fiA'o inmntcs, is a performanco Avlilch shows tho acme of perfection to winch this public institution has been brought.
“ King John” Avas plaA’cd at Her : lUajosty’s Tlicatre by Becrbolnn Tree and company on
Tho sixtieth performance of •Shakespeare’s
giving a loophole in one or two iiistancos for the keenly criticaL is such os to meet Avith iiothii\g
Monday, the Idtb mst., Avlicn cxquiiutn souve nirs, avcio distributed to all pi'csont. - The hotise (as is the case nightly) Avas packed from floor to ceiling. The i)lay froni'beginning to cud'is Bploiididl.y. mounted, a
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fell.from his ^ chilled fingers as a succession of ■piercing shrieks came from the cottage farthest
for the,purposo .of .consulting the map, it-almost from them.
and kindred sports, while in" the summer cricket, cycling, Ijonting and vvalking form tho leading exorcises. The amount of .benefit • nccriiing from this half holiday is, almost be-
. ly opened, and fully conscious of Avhat was expected "tin
of them, they did not blench at the dark crimson stain whicli flowed from beueath tlie doorway. To gain the inner space Avas the' work of a moment; and there, lying cold 'rind motionless in the weak glamour of the Availing light, they came upon the Avhite corpse of a recently-slaughtered pig.
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. “ job” only accidents Avill prevent him completing his 'seIf-imx)osed task. His Dunlop tyres are sei'A'ing him admirably.
English Gentury rider, had completed 10,200 miles. Hale says that now ho has got seasoned to liis
On Saturday November 25th, Teddy Hale, tho ' S .
. marvellous that cycle thefts are not more rifo than they are. It is notliing to the credit of many thoughtless Avbeelmcii that crime does not stalk ranqiant through the length and breadth of the land. It is that tho pastime of the-AA’licel engen ders an unbounded belief in the integrity of our fellow men? It must be so, and, if all Avero cyclists, no doubt Utopia and Arcadian' simplicity
When one considers how many facilities are afforded the ready and resourceful - thief, it is
—Avhen, as in mythical times, choicest diadems were bung, or might have been hung, it’s all the same, on bramble bushes, ns there Avere none to corifiscate—Avould become a jiossibility. But it is the old theorem which ma>' bo modernised thus. “ Some has machines; and no brains, and some has brains and no machines.” The transition is obvious, Avithout the corrollary.
of tbe remarkable ease Avitb Avhicli a cycle may be purloined,. Only recently, on a
Sunday.morning, outside a hostelry, Avhero cyclists mostly do con gregate,' a singularly impudent theft Avas com mitted. A famous rendezvous Streatham AA*ay, is noted for the excellence of its cheer, and machines, literally in dozens, bestrew the approaches, Avhat time the thirsty wheelmeri slack their thirst, and talk about friction-clutchcs and things, inside.
These reflections aro kindled by the observation
been recently reported from tlio Birmingbam Qnai ter Sessions. A careless cyclist made a call- and left his mount in the custody of tAvo small boys. A needy adventurer, having observed this, came out wiping his month, and having tipped tho lads a copper each, mounted the machine and rode away in the most unconcerned fashion. But, Ave aro glad to relate in this case, Justice laid him by tbo heels.
guinea mount. His derelict “ crock ” still aAvaits an owner. . Another case of a somcAvhat similar nature has
boon the most successful of the English racing cracks during the season, and strange to say he has Avon all his races on tho Continent~£2000 is the
amount of his Avinnings, all of which have boon gained on Dunlop tyres.
cyclists to open their bountiful purse and subscribe liberally to the Ripley Roadmendor’s fund. This fund has been, in existence for a number of vears and its object is to provide the men omTiloyod on tbe Ripley Rond Avitli a good dinneranda pleasant sing song afterwards. Of late years the appeal of the club has been so avoU responded to, that after covering the expenses connected with tho feed
a'IiiIc the acting, altliuu<*b ■ -
sufficient money has been loft over for sending a niimhcr of roadnicnders to the Surrey Convales
cent Homo at Seaford, should they bo unfortunate enough to
..meet with illness. More especially to those Avho enjoy a spin w e e the splendid surface of this famous highway is this appeal made.
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cyclist faultlessly dressed but possessed of a sorry old crock Avhich he negligently placed in among the others. He then Avent in to have a drink, and having noticed a party of Avell dressed riders come in clamouring to be sewed, he silently stole aAvay, appropriating tho best mount that Avas handy, and, Avith an air of monchnlancc. giving the ostler some loose coppers, ho rode off Avitli a sixteen
From the East there arrived, little noticed, a 1 PRELIAHNARY TOWU
W i n d o w s AT THE
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Friday, Jahi The,- ever incrcaBing deni!
fflentary remarks rcl ellel
BUTTERFIELD’S l | T E E TH IN G 1
.Lancashire.. Public op| ehLai them.!’.; They are f
Stam p them as the mosl COUGH (g er t I I l i S
, determined to demand admittance arid thrust their . vigorous personalities;between tho \*ictim'and the perpetrators of w’hat.might be,-happily, an.nneon- eumuntted crime! With vigorous hand-shakes they battered upon the flimsy door demanding instant - admittance., Aruddy,shook-headcd youthcaiitious-
, aAvful cries rang out upon, the heavy air.. Each- AAdieolniah sought to bide his trepidation from his compaiiion. A hurried cqhsuliation arid then tho\'
Then 'there was silence, and once again'the
wlilcli is’ alLtho more emphasized by its regu larity, is the: ingress into the city wliich .takes place every morning from the. . various groat- London railw’ay • termini, .. of :city men and , women, to perform tho daily round andcoininon
One of the wondorfur daily sights of town,
Tjuij cne Avarmest approval nom clio ayeiabw plavgoor. Mr. Tree’s King ITolm is study, and he 18 ably supported by Lewis Waller, who does magnificent work, and FranKlm MoLeay, whose Hubert do Burgh jo another, triumph to the young American actoi aaIio came
over hero onlya few years back.
. jTlie sti-eBtBof London:055 yeni-B ng<3 form the aceno for the ojinning ohnpter of a boo v bj: J G Edgni, which Me‘- is -Wnrcl, Look A Co lii.o 111 t publnbed, under the title of Cre <:y ana Potctier , or D ie Story o f the Black P r v u e I a^c The titJo sufficiently describe tho topic of the book, aaIucIi is 9Upi)o cd to be wiittcn m the lust pcison by the Pi nice pago, and details the ad von turcs of the various cliaracteis after the stvlo iminortali/ed by Sir Walter Scott, but wo aio afiaid with a somewhat anacliromstic modormty
of language Vciydnintj aro the volumes compusing “ Tho
and othei literature ffenny on’s Prince aim other poem ,Tliackoiay’s Vanity Parr andStcinos SentimentalJourney are tluce example indicating tlici high chaiactoi of these beautiful jiUlofiockob
Little Libiaiy,” issued h^ Mesais Methuen con taming omo of the mo t faniout* woiks in Lngn h
At the Times O UEMORASDUil CYGLINQ NEWS & GOSSIP.
• * In-somi-raral-West'■Ham an-amount ‘ of .en- 'lightenmont,' not -always^associated . with: extra-;
. mural-- districts,r-has^ beoiii displayed.- ;The West Ham Gas Works Company has mounted all its lamp-lighters on bicycles.* These men havoproyod themselves apt pupils, and:now it is quite a com mon thing in this particular district
to.see these useful servants careering along at ten miles an hour, extinguishing tbo street Jnmps-'<?;i -The lamp-lighter has
grown.so^ expert- that ho can extinguish the lights without dismounting;
Two cyclists on tour recently had a" strange ex
perience. • Tho shades of'night had already fallen, and the heavy ground-mists -associated with, the open country 111 1 early winter stole, .white and silent from the sodden earth,, enveloping thorn in its mystic folds. .Tho yielding soil gave forth no ^ roasoiiance, and 'tho dreary outlook was such as was congenial :.to;<tho;. growth of^an eerie train of. thought. Theso .two-wayfai'crs . wore, in fact, benighted. They had lost their, bearings, and the leaden pall overhead did not allow them to steer by the stars.' Suddenly,' they emerged upon a smalk hamlet—a little . belated: aggregation, of On - all- sides their vision was bounded
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