7, 1905- W. SINGLETON,
CABINET MAKER & EPHOLSTERER. BEGS TO ANNOUNCE THAT
HAVING C OMP L E T E D A L TE R A T IO N S He has now re-commenced business at
10, KING S T R E E T , A LARGE SELECTION OF
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WELL MADE FURNITURE NOW ON VIEW.
See our NEW SHOW ROOM, SPLENDID DISPLAY.
J. PARKER,
SEWING AND KNITTING MACHINE DEALER AND FITTER,
1 & 3 , B a c k C o m m o n s , C l i t h e r o e .
All Machine Requisites of any description can be ' obtained frcTn J. Parker.
M A CH IN E O RD ER S and R E P A IR S attended to on the premises.
SATlSFAC'l ION GUARANTEED. Pounds can be saved in first
Sewing Machine when you buy it from J. Barker. Any make can be\ supplied at wholesale prices.
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SECOND-HAND MACHINES BOUGHT OB TAKEN IN PABT EXCHANGE EOB NEW ONES.
NOTE THE ADDRESS: —
1 and 3, Back Commons, PRINTING
C l i l T H E R O E .
IS BUT THE BRICKS YOU BUILD YOUR BUSINESS WITH.
POOR BRICKS-B AD STRUCTURE. POOR PRINTING—
? HAVE IT RIGHT!
GIVEN THE RIGHT PEOPLE, GOOD PRINTING COSTS NO MORE THAN BAD; IT'S IN THE MEN AND THEIR METHODS AND APPLI ANCES THAT THE DIFFERENCE
LIES.
THE RIGHT HOUSE FOR CLITHBROE AND DISTRICT IS
THE
‘‘ T im e s ” Of f i c e GLITHEROE.
WELLGATE MEWS. J. R. ^ ARL I CK,
Takes this opportunity of thanking his friends and customers for past favours during the las go years he has been in business, and by strict attention to business hop^ ‘o secure their future favours. He also begs to announce that he has just added to his stock
THE FINEST CAR HEARSE IN LANCASHIRE RUBBER TYRED.
He has now the LARGEST STOCK OF HEARSES and up-to-date CLARANCES and FUNERAL CARRIAGES in the district, which he can turn out with Belgium and English Black Horses to match.
Also special up-to-date W ED D IN G C A R R IA G E S , Silk Linings, Men in Livery, with Grey or Bay Horses.
Waggonettes, Landaus, Rallie Cars (Rubber Tyred mi:
Cabs, Hansoms, Traps and Gigs, AT ANY TIME AT A MINUTE'S NOTICE
note TEE ADDRESS:—
J. B. G.ABLICK, WELLGATE MWS. CLI-THEROE
w 5 B? W. GORDON STABLES, M.D., R.N.,
Author of “Sicknuss .in<l H e a l th ,I l ic Peoples ABC (luiclo to Ilualtli," “The Wife’s Guide to licaltli aud Happiness,” 3cc., &c.
CLEANI.Y NATIONS. As avitli individuals so with nations. Some are
filthy, some are cleanly in the extreme. There are men, and, I fear, a few are doctors, who hato a cold t)atli, or oven a hot ono,as much as his Satanic majesty liatcs lioly water. They are usually cadavcroua-loohing customers, however, and jiale-
faces, and their children poor little “woofs” that cannot bo fed up—neurotic, and eomctimc.s suh- joct to fits or St. Vitus dance. Cldldren of the unlioalthy trade of draper or bootmaker should not be allowed to remain in the shop. Send them out of doors all day. Unluckily, our Board Scliools are most unwholosomo as a rule, and notliing b\it a bliiebottlo fly could live long therein—want of ventilation, of course. But when I hear parents say solemnly, “ it is too much study that makes children pale,” I c.annot help laughing. It was Artemus Ward, I think, who one day b\irst out laughing while reading PuncA. His comnados cried, “What! are von laugliing at some tun you’ve found in PiiiA?” “Why, ya-as,” lie replied; “ and do you know tliat an occasional joke improves a comic paper! ” But I have often seen good thing.s, even in our dear old Punch. Talking about cleanli ness, I lliink it was the liumiihackcd one wlio told us of a gentleniaii wlio was letting ids iionso. “Tlie only tiling it needs,” he said, frankly, “ is a liathroom.” Tlie answer vms, “Oil, my dear sir, tliat doesn’t matter a bit, as I am only taking tin: house for tliree years!” I consider that, after Turkey, tlie dirtiest nation 1 know is the Russian,
aud tlie cleanest tlie Japs. RUSS AND JAP.
Once, long ago, a Russian man-n’-war came into
Malta half a wreck, and iiad to bo docked for repairs. We of the old Hibernia gave up our sliip to them, and lived ill barracks. They were good, fellows and bravo, and had tea whicii cost a guinea a pound. But neitlinr officers nor men ever took a
bath, and the condition they left tlie sliip in was simplv lion ihle. W liat a contrast are Hie Jajis, who hatlie'willi so mucli rogiilarity. I always liked llic
jan.s nmi uicu
liosnitalitv, and their gmicrack viIUp. Scotch horned bull could knock down a whole citj’, if iio Irippened tube a bit out of t(*mper. The ChineF(5 are viTV dirty, yet some of the men arc splendid .specimens of humanity. You see they live in such fiUh that only the
litte.st survive.
........ / , - AGAIXST TUB COLD BATH. Lately, in a London newspaper which may a.s
well be left namoloss, a silly fellow, evidently not a medico, and wlio in a cowardly* sneaky
faK.Iron only signs initials, attacked the immdrig tnh. jnst as Don Qni.\ote attacked the windmills with his spear, and, 1 guess, with about tie? SH*ue rermit.s.
Tills shivery, blue - skinne.l, pit.t:'*y - winnw little mortal—for I e,one«*ivo of h«m :.s ad that—sitting at hi.s too wanu fir-snle,
Lr.mts. I siipliose, he lias done womlers. Ho n-V-iit as well have lit hi.s pipo with liiis avtie'e, lor only old women, and hnt few of llnmi, wdl I o.i aii\ * thing in it.
very w(?akly they should lirsl. enesnlt a - od doctor before beginning Ibe pTpelnal batlnnL'- Hut I have turned ten thoupnnd ar 1-ast cl \ve;tK- lings into strong men and women by tli’-: tidn and 1 ajipoal now to them to give their views. A po^it- card would do. I have been a mo‘lieal .and g-neval iournalist now for twotity-two j-ear?;, and I navo
1 liave often told my r» a’h rs Hint if
never yet written a lino I did not boldly sign my name to.
CATABRII AND THE COLD BATH. Here is an excerpt from a medical journal which
many, I am sure, will read with interest; ‘*010* of the chief things in the hygn’.nx
treutir.cnt et catarrhal disease .8 that the patient wears wm lb n underrbithlng, for two rea.PonA. it is more porou.s and it is a non*conductor, keeping the heat- of toe body in, not at all according to tho common theory of putting on extra clothing to keep tho coM out.
A medium weight of w'oollon umiereloihing w< ru the vear vouml i.s best lor I’alarrh.'il
j.aln'il.’'. Shoes in winter form a fruitful source ol I’oM. f'nrlf
conduclor.s. me civi uiatiou in Wiv 1 laiilar >un .ei. of the foot being so free and m'f.r the giv un b it tho sole is damp the heat raU.iation liciv m enormous. The very beat means of
incrvn.sn.g Uio resistance of the svstem against eoM is by Im- < i - sponge bath, or, hotter, the sponge l atli ot ;;ip W’aler. Tliis should lie practisMi c-vt-ry nmnim;; ‘’f rising, sponging the i iitire bt'ily u ith col l -.u. water, followed hv brisk fricllon with OMr.- towels until the skin is red, and Hiere coin* s on a general fcoling of exldlaration. 'Ibi.s is wbo termed the reaction. Any patient not geltiii’.’ tu .- reaction, aud not feeling hctier for tin* hath, sliould lu'''iu with walur loss cold, and nicroas.; lo colder water daily. A liglit lint nnlntions di-I, including an alnnulance of I'nnt, w.lli al .-oli to care and
e.vactitudo to cultivate a "
regnl.ir liowo., should be recominemled, willi a reasnnai lo aim nid of outdoor exercise, and a sloopmg-rooin largo, airy, and well ventilated. Briefly snnnnariMi;g. then, tho conditions to lie exacted ami iiiMslod upon as important .are: tVoollen undercloilimg, proper sboo.s morning cold bath and Iru-tion, light, nutritious diet, regular meals, some exereiH-, and well-ventilated roum.s.” ^^ith regard to the above, I mav add that many people cannot wear cork soles or felt. Tliey fever tlie leet, and may in those disposed to it lead to an attack ol gout.
or a felt insoh*. form
t.lio best l•oM *
Japs and tlieir ways—very funny to us—llieir
I____Ali.iti. <T*m^r>r9rlr villAR. \t llV. R
There is no buying of commissii»ns. Ih'-ides, boy too old for Royal Navy. S ikui
i.iskd Milk.—I’m no believer in its virtues. To L ittle Motiiku.— You are worrying yourself about nothing. Don’t do. Take nourishing food aud fresli air, and sleep in ventilated room. T ub Nose (A. N. and Othebs). —Tliis is surgical, and you should see a surgeon. If bad smell it is dangerous. To All.—Td this column 1 only answer tliose whom I can beue0t.
4CIATJCA (A. D. N.}.—svick to your own doctor; but I think a small alh*\vnmut of "ood Scotuh with your meal.s wouhl ilo fiood. T o
Uuan.stoii ano OxnKRi!.—Could do you no good nnh*.'.s I .-aw and examined you. Would hk a
Stii.oR (K. S. ).—
Lettore relating to this column should bo addressed Dr. Gordon Stables, R.N., Twyford, Rorks. Please note: No infantile ailments, acute case.s, surgical or skin troublcSi nor anything that needs seeing can be advised on.
FOOTBALL.
NORTH EAST LANCASHIRE COMBINATION.
Great Harwood........ 22.. .18.. 0... 4. .7G...24...40 Blackburn St. i'hilB.. 22.. 14.. 4... 4. .Gy.. .30.. .32 liurnley Reserve..... 24...15.. 8... 1 .72.. .40...31 Cliilieroe-v,
eutr.il .... 21...11.. 5... 5. .G3.. .41. .27 Nelaon Kfcscrve........ .2-1. .12. . y. . 3...G4. .62. .27 liurnley lice Hole ... .21. .10 .. 8. . 3. .Gy. .63. .23 Darwen Keaerve....... .2 1 . .10. .10. . 1...38. .40. .21 BaniuUlHwick Unilec .22. . y. . y. . 4...48. .68. .22 Accriimluii £?wii. Keh.22... 7. .11. .. 4 ..63...68. .18 Haploii (Jliuiii. \\ ktt .20... C. .n. .. 3 ..40...40...16 Burnley Belvedere . .2d. .. G. .10. .. 2 ..44...60...14 Brierrteld Swiila ... .18. . 5. .10. .. 3
Name of Club. V. W. L. D.
For.Agt. 1’. LEAGUE TABLE.
PALACE OE IIUIN. (By A Banker.)
Nestling beneath the precipitous spurs of
the chain of lofty upreared mountaui^ which skirt the shores of the Mediterranean, whose blue waters sparklmg like diamonds and sapphires beneath tail exotic trees, aud beautiful with graceful palms with long drooping fronds, subtropical ferns, aiid gor geous flowering shrubs of many varied hues, lies one of the most atUactive resorts of
all Europe. But, though so well favored by nature, ^ ^
skilfully reinforced by her handmaid, art, yet this terrestrial Eden is the scene of some of the worst passions in man. !■ or in the midst of these beautiful surroundings a great pretentious building, erected ni execrable taste, uplifts its lotty towers, aud with wide opened doors, from whence issue the strains of exquisite music and song, re minding the wayfarer of llie old fablo of the spider and the fly, invites the unwary to
enter its palatial portals. And they are flocking in; crowds of wel
dressed persons— for the poor are turned away, they are of no use here-—Russion princes from the far north, wealthy Ameri cans, titled Germans and French, Armans British, and almost every nationality ot Europe, all eager to win money, al expect- ing to emerge from those halKs richer than
when they entered.
1 long boize covered table; rolls of baiik- notes, piles of gold and silver, placed on the numerous compartments marked there
And what a spectacle! In the centre, the , ,,
on. And seated and standing around it the crowd of excited gamblers; some stak ing tho income of a whole year upon .i single throw; some with more money than brains, piling on heavy sums which time after lime are raked in by the imperturbable croupiers; some, especially ladies, staking
on several numbers which they scarce ro- member; but when by any chance a winning number is staked, the prize is probably cooly appropriated by one of the numerous harpies who are ever on the look out for those stolen gains. And so they go on; a few, who have won. mostly returning in the fond expectation of winning more, and almost inevitably losing all they have gamed and more besides; but the great m.vjority betrayed as losers by the agitated, enraged expression on their countenance. And there goes one out into the night blanched pale L death, and quivering with_ an aching re morse. For he has lost his a ll; he has sunk his family into penury and want, and he must face the world as a discredited, starving beggar. And the sound of a dis tant pistol shot tells those gamblers that perhaps another widowed mother with her orphaned children has been plunged into poverty and distress, another immortal soul
has been sunk into perdition. But in this earth there are many out
wardly beautiful traps and pitfalls for tlie unwary’, who, in the vain pursuit of so- calkd pleasure, grasp at the shadow .yid lose the substance. Fortunate they who, remembering that as they sow, so must they reap, have, with the never-refused aid of the Holy Spirit of God, sought first the Kingdom of Heaven. For then in this life shall all things needful be added unto them, and in the life to come will untold pleasures assuredly await them.
advise my readers to keep their feet dry ami warm, but at the same time 1 fear I must contess that I myself have not had really dry feet lor thirty or forty years— 1 am so constantly studying natural liistory. But do not you try tliat way cf living.
1 BEER TAPS. I shouhl be sorry indeed to think that any of my
readers were in the habit of drinking a pint of beer early in tho morning. Tho man who needs this is on tho brink of ruin. But tho first pint mit of a public-liouse tap is a poisoned pint, having been lying in the pipes all night. This has been proved by science long ago. An honest landlord would
certainly throw this away; if not honest ho lots it "o back into the cask again. I would allow a pint of really good beer and a bite of bread and cliee.'^e at elcve'n to any young and hearty fellow driving
orw'orking by tho road, but he should have nothing more till evening. .Study your liealth, men. ihcie are no old-age pensions worthy of the name: and if when sixty you have not a dear little lireside of your own to smoke beside, with your newspi per and pint, and no homo save tlie cruel cold weik- housc, I do pity you from tho bottom of mv lieait. Try to save a bit, Samuel boy. Can’t ? — is that, •what you say? But I say you can. And you have no idea how quickly money makes itself wln-ii the first bit is stowed away in the hank. ^ ou well know by tliis time that Gordon Stables is the working-man's friend, and, if his purse were as big as his heart, lie would do far move good than ho does. I myself am dead against aliens. 1 never give a penny to an orgiin-griiulcr, nor to tramp.s. They arc so deceitful. Last summer a tab aiul tliorougli bad one, with a pocketful of flint slone.», came to my gate and entered. He was drunk, .tiuI most abusive. I gave him Donald Dinnic. Uo went up the road after some further palaver. 1 sent the servant and a burly bobby alter liim. They loiim him terrorising the parson, and, after a feartul stru'^glc, got tne shackles on. But he nearly tore tlic ^sergeant’s tongue out. He is in for a very long stretch. But, mind you this, when London if attacked by a foreign foe these aliens will ravage the country for 100 miles round.
TO COHUESPONDENTS, To P. N. K.—Yes, you liavo come througli a deal,
and seem to thrive on it, but 1 don’t think you beat my own record. To SBVKnAL.—I really do not care to answer on women’s complaints in this column. Sbrious, Suhqicai., and Skin (To Many).
—Bead footnote and save your stamps. T9 J. K. Sr.—Could not say without examining you. Have tho chest overhauled. Porridok (E. G.).— Oatmeal, cocoa, saccharin, butter, apples,ami pliini
Inn. Egad! what a mess—not fit for a pig! Besides.
I look udob sarjJiArin m d»wy*>roij». ^
or post Prti /or tJu tamo pria from tta Zam-Buk Co . 4, Btd Cross Strut, lAttmt, M C ,
Prim: 1 j 1\ pir tax, irafitfmify Uu (tcnlaMng tuarfy * iimt
-.Stui stamp/or Frtt Sampb Box.
att tkmitls, ^
Skin troubles.
Blemishes and sm«8 of aU kinds arise from some interference ^ th the ^ c a t e ftmetions of the skin.
i cate that there are too many imporitiee in the blood for the pores to I conveniently expel « thiow off from t^ b o d y or per- haps these pores or gates in the skin bave been choked by tho use of coarse harmful (though pleasant-smelling) cosmetics and powders. For ending these diafiguroments (which to a lady are most distressing), Zam-Buk can be safely recommended. It stimulates the pores, heals cracks and sores, and restores t^ ral functions of the sldn. Zam-Bnk has the great advantage of being 'free from Ml harm ful substances as rancid animal fat and mineral poison. It is purely vegetable, is easily ab sorbed by the skin, and will banish the worst sore. Rub it in-to restore that soft d<^ skin which is the ambition of all jroung ladies.
II A sudden chill may cause a rash or blotchiness.
I used it for ooaomatoua aoroa that 1 nm mmj bnoda and aniileaf and it protod moat iramwli
Dftar SIrt, Epworth IW.| Vfrooti RegardlDR Zam-Buk I would Hke to
You may uoe Ihoao Unaa if you wiab. I Tom tndy, Hco. smOOBM.
chapped hand* an dw to eareleasness after drying. Pimples indi-
CENTRAL BEAT ST. PHILIP'S. TWO MORE POINTS. (By Free Lance).
Central agam had St. i ’Udrp’s as visitors
at Shaw Bridge on Saturday, tills time iii a Combuiation fixture. Central played ifie same eleven as the previous week, and tlie only alteration in Uie visitors' ranks was Aubhi, who took the place ol RisiUoii at
centre. There was a good average alteudaiiee,
but tile heavy rain at the time lor tne com- meneemeiit of the inxlure doubtless pre
vented many others Irom atteiiduig. ihe
ground was consequeiiiiy heavy, and ui a bad condition, making it diliicuk lor liie players to obiaiii a firm footiiold. St. Philips, playing troin the bouum end,
early on pressed, and H. Ainsworth notched the first point in their favour. Holden went out of goal, and Pomfrel who was be- hmd missed the sliot, the ball rolling into
the net. Shortly after Ainsworth tried again, but
nothing resulted. Midlield play then ensued for a period. Central asserted themselves and twicei
forced corners in quick succession, but Doughty proved reliable. I iie lioiucslers had repeated hard lines in not scoring, but their etforts were frustrated by fine defen sive play by Smith and Birtwistle, the two backs, both of whom played sterling foot
ball. Then favour ruled with the visitors who
played a hard game, using their sujierior weight and showing great speed, the passing of the homesHis contrasting badly willi the kick aud rush of the Saints. End to end visits were made, but tliere
was no further scoring to half time, St. Philip’s changuig over with the lead ol a
For some time after the restart the’ \isii
ors had the game in their favour, the lor wards being smarter on the ball, and Aubin should have scored, but missed a
clear opening. Central then gained possession, and Irom
a foul in their favour Pomfret sent in a shot which Daughly caught on the uiside of the upright and held, but the referee
awarded a pouit. The decision led to much disorder, ine
visitors showing poor sportsmanship 111 argu’uig with the referee, one player kicking
the ball into an adjoining yard. Argument with the referee seemed to bo
a strong point with the Saints, who entered into these discussions on every division given against them, the linesman being a particular sinner. Eventually J. Ainsworth was sent off the lield tor bad language. The game was now very fast. Prom a
comer kick well placed by Roberts, Caw- thorne placed Central ahead with a capital goal, loud cheering geeting the point. P nr thcr argument followed, the visitors con tending that a corner should not have been
allowed. St. Philip’s responded, but nothing came
of the effort, Bennett and Pomfret making
good saves. Final: Central 2; St. Philip’s 1. Following on Saturday’s meeting the re
played tie is sure to be awaited with keen interest.
'•’M
VICAR. AND CORKESBUNDENT Prior to commencing his sermon on Sun-
I day evening the Vicar of St. Marys (the Rev. J. H. ^Yrigley) remarked that during
. the week a gentleman with the kindest in- [ tentions and in the most courteous iiianiiei had written to him suggesting that al the close of his sermons he (the vicar) lumed
, to the east and did obeisance to suiiielliing. and that ;is the Pope of Romo was so largely entering the Church of England lie should desist from the practice. The Vicar said he did not turn to ii'e
east at the close to do obeisance to ain- thiiig, but to See the number of the liymn
I on the board behind. They had
h.id something of this sort of thing some time ago, but he hoped they would not he troubled with any more of this nonsense. As a congregation he wanted them to re<
maiu calm and peaceful, and he \voulu watch the doors of the church, and >f saw the Pope or Rome coming in he would
take notice of it. ------ ♦ ♦ ♦ ------
TOO ILL FOR NURSING. The war in South Africa is the origui of
many good storiets. There is an irresisWle one on the subject of hospital nurses = One of these dames, attached to a Capetown hospital, entering her ward after a short absencei, found her favourite soldier fast asleep. Pinned to his coverlet, howev’er, wa,s a scrap of paper, on which the poor fel-
. low had laboriously scrawled “ Too ill “ be nussed to-day, respectfully, Jim-” ------ ♦ ♦ ♦ ------
SUIT OF TOBACCO.
I A Lascar fireman on the P. and 0 . liner Moldavia made a complete suit of tobacco, with a covering of overalls. The suit was so conspicuously misshaped that it attraae the attention of a Customs official. smuggler was fined at Gravesend.
CO-OPEBAITVE SOCIETY QUAltTJiiitLY MJBHflTlisG The quarterly meeting of the members uf
the Chlheroe Lqmtabie Co-operaiive and iiidusuial Society, Ltd., uas lield at tlie Society s Room, lUour Laiiq, on iMoiida.; evening, iVlr. Jri. liaightoii (presidem; pre siding over a good atleiidaiiee. TUe i75tn quarterly reyKirt aud balance
sheet showed that tiie sales “ amount to
3s. o^d. being ;^iio qs. 3-0.
more than last quaner (14 weeks), and ^905 5“-
Biidihiim Reserve..... .21. . a. . 12 . . G...3G...7b...12 Colne Reserve ....... .20. 2 .15... 3 ..2",..71... 7
..42...13
period a year ago. Average purcuase per memoer,
“ ore tlian tlic corresponding ros. od. per quarter, or us.
od. per weok. It is very grauiymg wiieii the increase is so pronomiced. Alter lia\-- ing had a 14 weeks' quarter it did not seenr probable that we could have an mcrease on the working of the present quarter wlneii is a week less, but we are in Uie Irappy pusi-
tion ot showuig an increase of 5'jid. There has been an increase oi 3s. 3jld. in meaiLjers' share eluims, anu also an increase ol bank clauus.
os. iijU. in penny ihe resulis ol our \ leioru
Street Branch are surprising, and gi\e every encouragement to all workers ol ifie Soc.ely. To have a turnover of ;i^ii09 in tlm first full quarter is a record ol wiiicli our boeieiy may well be proud. Our Penny Bank busi
ness IS carried on in a most eonimendabie manner to all sections of our members. Cun- tiibutioiis are accepted at any ot tlie sliups on Saturdays up tu 4 p.m. interest is paid at tho rate ol 4 one-si.\th per cent on ail sums of 4s. and upwards, wmdi have been invested for a full quarter. Withdrawals aie paid at the olliee only, 'il-.e sum U .£1033 9S- Sd., which is the balance dis posal on tile quarter, we reeummeiid to be disposed of as stated hi the uecomii printed below. Number of members who hat e pur chased groceneti, etc., and have brought in coal checks 538; ditto, no coal checks 273, coal only 5; not purchased any thing 38. Uur purchases from Co-operative suuree.s are as follows:— Grocery 8i per eeui., drapery 89 per cent, boots Si per eeiu... coal 24 per cent., total 74 per cent. Num ber of members at commeneemem of qtur- ter 813; erased during the quarter 21; ad mitted during the quarter (12; lulal 854." The disposal of profit is proposed as lol-
lows: Dividend on ;£,5,684 12s. members general purchases, at 3s. in ihe ;£,Sj2
14s. od. ;dividend on 16,231 coal cliceks, at ;|d. each ^£50 14s. 3d.; dividend on 2010 non-members coal eliecks, at Id., eadi ;44 3s. pd.; prolit on non-members' trade lo reserve fund ^'4 3s. pd.; 11 per eem ul profits per trade account tu Education Fund ;£,'r5 i is . l id . ; dividend equalisation fund
;^'io6 19s. od.; ;4i°34 6s. lod. Balanee disposable! ;^ io33 ps. 3d.; coal reserve fund 5^-; .£ * ° 3 4
The report and balance slieel were
adopted. Mr. Alfred Wood (.Appleby and Wood,
auditors, Manchester) attended the meet ing aud gave a resume of the accounts fur the two years during which they liad acted as auditors for the bocicty, pointing out the various increases and answering questions put by the members. The meeting accord ed liim a hearty vote ot thanks fur liis slate- meiit. • Messrs. J. Dewhurst, jas. Hitclion and
J. B. Walker were elected members ul the committee; Messrs. J. Brierley, M. Side- bottom, R. Wiiickle-y, juiir., G. Hilton, F. Whittaker and S. Booth members ol the Educational Coniniiuee; and Mr. j. W. Slater delegate to the next C.W.S. quarter ly meeting. It was decided to have the usual lieid
day’, the arrangements being lelt in the hands of members of the eommiUee; and to grant ;^'3 los. to the employees amiual
outing in July. ---- ♦ ♦ ♦ -----
SCHOOL SEBMONS AT
gs. MICHAEI^ an d johi
r e l ig io u s TEACHING IN THe I SCHOOLS.
*
r Sunday the annual school scrmol were livid at SS. Michael and Jom|
rhnrcb when the usual large cougreg f i ls assembled.
The preacher was i.|
Rev i-'r. Browne, S.J., Rector ot S Mwst Instead of High Mass there Missa Cantota in the mornnig Stevenson, S.J., as celebtani. =lmn Mass in D was smig in good si;, hv the choir. The offerlorie piece “ Santa Maria,’ a quartette by Novel, rendered by Miss P. Parker,
M.ss Gu,
Slui.l wl
wiui Hummel
lot Mr- J ’ Winckley and Mr. W . Wefil fir Hulley, S.J., was the conductor ai|
Mr Robt. Doyle presided at the organ. * Pi the evenuig there were choral d>,\ tiuns and solemn benediction, Uie ceiebta being Fr. Browne, S.J., Deacon, Fr. Mo;| S J ^aiid sub-deacon, Fr. Stevenson, S. 'preaching in the evening Pr. Brow
began by making an appeal on behall the day school, pointing out that wiule i voluntary schools were supported out ol i, rates they were not wholly so, there .ilwa remaining certain minor improvemem u penses not allowed for. But they had b-C' ^customed to pay in that way, they h. been accustomed to be taxed lor keep.: their religion, and keeping their chi.dr’ in the Catholic schools, and so he did n think they would fail that day. Proceeding the Rector drew a para.:
between two great nations of old on u one hand and our own nation as agaii. its rivals of the present day on the othe The nations of the old days were i. Pheiiiciaiis and the Greeks, whose imerc-.- both in regard to trade, in the founding ■ colonies, etc. and in all other matters w ill' go to the making of an empire, were i. same. And yet, continued tlie pre-iciiL despite this resemblance there was .i \c dissimilarity between the two. and this d; similarity ended in the
disappe.ir.tiicc i one race completely and tho
perm.ine ascendency of the other.
'Ihe Phenici.u|
had ceased to be, they were, but th not; and on the other hand the Gret4| were and they are, not only on the .Med. teranian but in our very midst, by t.; civilisation which they brought to the w In ■ human race. What was the diftereiicc h tween these t'wo great races, so alike ,u, yet so dissimilar? They were a people . a material cast of mind. Their great ide was wealth, material wealth, as was e> denced by the building of Solomon s te;;| pie. On the other hand tlie Greeks, wiii just as zealous traders and equally succes ful, took with their civilisation high ide.| and thoughts. They taught the people worship after their own fashion, and wlv,| they returned home it was not with the ships freighted with gold, but they teh th.| for everything they had got they had givc uiuch more. It was this civilisation wide we enjoyed to-day. The Greeks overtiue Ihe Phenicians and he had given an ou! line the difference between the two nation Fr. Browne applied this to our own sy
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tern of education as it is being e\olvi. before our eyes. We were, he said, beiii heavily rated and taxed for splendid schoo equipped ragardless of expense, the .luthoi ties were always changing and imjjroxii them, inspectors went romid and they well never satisfied, saying the schools were ni good enough. Then we had the Board J Education, whose centre w’as in London an who controlled an army of inspectors, an those inspectors came round at stated an unstated intervals, they filled up imiume able forms and sent them to headquarter.| and the teachers also filled in numerable forms and send them t, headquarters, and the teachers and thj children were inspected, and this educatio was growing in perplexity and cost ever] year. But it seemed to him that one thin was forgotten in these vast arrangenieiiij we were making, and that was the childrri What about the children? Yes, they wet creating officials in abundance, but it migi be that they were forgetting the chiidrei They could not run children in niunMs| human character was a thing
Ih.at wool not be run in a mould. L « them .try and they would find that it would not i' in just as they
wanted.because it was Gi'd ] jj, "'as human
ch.aracter given by t '<’■ There was a great danger that » e were l.i ■ ngtoo much stress on the material side i education and forgetting that the on object of education was to te.ich the chi dfen, teach them to think. They migl *ay all this machinery is necessary if ih children are to be taught. He did nr, neny that some machinery was ncccssar nt there was a great danger of paying a
'he attention to that. Here in Lancashiri many of them were accustomed to niachiij oiy and they would say, what is the use ^ nmdiinc which failed to produce tl Jfticle they wanted. It might be said thi ycre bound to get the priKluct fmi!
n 1 this machinery, but he denied that. F not care if they had 2.000 or e^■ l
-0,000 children in a school no two of the ould be found to have exactly one an| 0 same character. All this was ve
, Portant, that they should not lose thc| ^ d s and think they were doing everythin ,,’1?” jBey put up -rile machine; they ha|
^ ih’ V ® just now how this nation of on ^ being outstripped by nations abro.a
in "ation had also sprung into bei 5np
hav’ I ®
cast and the Japanase were competition, and thus we
to bestir ourselves regarding ....
fatn’ f we did we were doomed to - because all that was a
ente| we ma|
on , '•cfional. But we must not confi tselves merely to the material in educ:
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