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•. •■ ’ '•''''■ '.;:^\-J-“'>-VV-*f'•‘'. 't' , te E CLiTHfeitOE TIMES. V 3FBIDAY, FEBRUARY 15 190t ~™®" r IN TH


^le i)os,tmaster at Clithexoie ■ omewhat speedy traj,^ new duties at Wokihg. e will sever his coanection


iiorrow week, and take up in Mafich ist. Mj. gjjj^


vears’ sen-ice in thte totvn . and during that time he ) improve lire efficiency of . in(',reasin.g the fadiliti’es mr;, and securing greater Tile dutieu have been


V aiui oliligingly fuifiUed, .V geivjral regret tiiat the r. Ifills and fanially with


m 10 he severed. Wokin-r. reiure ill mattef of popula- 'V. and has controi of onJv


ihile at Chtheroethere are


i. dl service is considerablv inder.^taiid tiia t heaith can-


■ than tin.ininiai gain indu- his decision in thematfer. s regret at leaving the dis-


iV edges the goodwill and liiicials ‘ and townspeople ipoimment to the vacancy ‘1 he made for about two lie imciLm Mr. lb. Wl. Ibob. ii.


iree. E TEM PERANCE CAU


Urging Measures of Reform. VIGOROUS SPEECHES.


the mayor and LOCAL OPTION. A united tempdauice demonstratioa, pro­


moted by the Lauted Kingdom AUiance and the Ciitheroe Band of Hope Union was held in the Bub'dc Hail on Monday evening, in suppuiL of an effiddnt measure of teim,- nerance relorm. The Mayor (Aid. J. T . .iii l'i') presided, and he was supported by


the ibev. B. McClo-Uui (Alauchtster), who took tlie plaice of Cape, ibigg, D.L., J.].'., the advertised sixiakelr who: was prevented from auemJing by a bereavement. Mr. J. H. Musk (District biipci'iiuendent of the. United Kingdom Alliance, Preston), the Mayoress (.Mrs. Whipp) the Kev. W.. MuiTay, Courts. T. Gtiriietr, J.


\Vade aiiid VV. lliu-dacre,


Messrs. S. Green, T . Talteirsall, N. Aspdleiij J. Wilkinson and O. 'Ibowe. Despite the e.vteiisive annoimcenieat of the meeting there was only a small attendance'. 'I'iie -Mayor e.vprasised 'his sorrow the audi­


ence was so smthf. It looked :us if the tem­ perance question in: the towm was in very low water, ‘he said. The object of the meeting was to strengohai the hand of the Govern­ ment in furthering temperance legislation. He was stire they wet'e ttllll an.vious to see


Stylish Overcoats, Motor s and Mackintoshes, try ■ gest Selection of up-to-date iistrict, I, Church Street,


iingtand a sobier country. People did not all see eye to eye as to how that was to be acconi]i!islicd, but he was .glad to know that improvenibnit was being made in the conn- grv and hoped this would continue. Later the Mayor amioimced the unavoidablie ab­ sence of Capo, Ibigg, who was to have been the itrinci.pal speaker, owing 'to a berea\-e- mem. and his place wottld be taken by the Ibev. ii. .McCJellani, of Manchester. Coun. J. A. Wade tlien moved the fol­


.\TII ()|f KV l'\ SPEAK,


irn. i ,ii hi.s residence, -'1 .-iiinday morning of Mr.


iiejk. ,1 geiitleiiiaii weU- I- i'hon with religious work leased, however, was more .'idiiits lit l.ow Mopr. in


•IS hii.-ii 67 yetirs ago. 'J'lie •ii .-'peak, who forniei'ly ■iness I-! a grocer, Henry e h} which he was invari- '} nis intimates—antered- nih! ajK.


|j.i!ii>n oi a mulie spmner. associated wit'll


a I he l illage, ;ind did


t I'Uialf ill varied official .•aiijj'.rance cause also had and ljy s[x;ech and


" ' ‘iiiionunay of I'urther- leii-d to he the best policy ' .i niiiig to reside at


’ nil- lew years ago, on his aiii'- e'oimecied with the . .iiilI in school and church


'1 iue leadcr.s, holding s .imong other offices the


' I'.t ii'.iein and teacher of lass. Tihe jirincipaJs of


' .1 Hied hi.s attention, and h i..ted member of Cas-


ise. i was.I I ’ .G.M. of die ■'■'lipied all the positrons tae LrxJge, but the office ai l be particularly 111 trea.stirer. !Mr.


lit


■ '■ .i.aai lor mtuiy yeaais, IS a most devoted member


'I' la.e l.i'ilge m.irked his tii.tking him a liandsomo


d did 1101 iiold any ollhCf i iwn.


In .Vovembor, a .le.ii on tile Town'


'■ii iti'd. the f.ict tlitil! he known ill tile town pnob-


id i'i't ill this. Deceased ' ii} tiio I'.i.s.s Ilf iris wife In recent years he


" ikniss. and lattemly (i:!


r.;o. ,;i ('.■ ia;


ii'-e ai the grave- idiwoii C.M.K.C. the Kev. J. Bil-


.1. w ,' 1


!e I.odge of Odd- >v llros. K. Wa,t- .anibert a:nd J. reprfrsenlta.iiveB ol


'■to joined in llu.‘ iiear.se; .-Vld. 'i'.


. UMk Wilkin


nsoii. y . .Vspden, Son. \V. .Scott, S. j . i "kson, J. H n r - j^


id j'or many yeal'^*( the ■


lowing resolutidn: “ Thait this raeet'ing raali.sing that the traffic tin into.vicaiting drink wherever and by whoever carried on is a d.ingeJr and injury to- the community, urges upon the Government 'tire importance o|f providing in tlieir promised licensiing bill for power'baing granted to local authoriti,e.s to exclude that traffic from their borders wherever the inliab'itants by direct vote de­ clare their de.sire to do iso; and that this meeliiig is of opinion that the GovU(rnimeilt’s bill .should contaiu provision for tenniiiialiiiig at, the earliest possible moment the vested interest in Hcen'ses s)et up by live Ac t 'of 190.1, and for restoring and e.xlending the power of the 'licensing authority, and offers its hearty welcome and support to every genuine installment’ of temperance reform, such as Simdiiy closing, closing on electioii ihvys, control of clubs, noiiremploymenu of bar-maids, sbottqr huiu's of sale, especially on Saturday niglic. aird all measures which ■ will restrict the liquor traffic, lessen Us iti- linencc and ditlecfly tend to prohibition." Speaking to the resolution Couiii. Wtide re­ ferred to a recent statement on the subject of tem]ierance by the MIember of Pariiamen.l for the Dh'lsion, IMr. D. J. Shacki'etoti, and said how ]>lettised he wtis that the .Membtf wa.s so straight on the question— (applause). Speaking at Southport'.Mr. Shackloton said', ‘•\Ve hold that the people who live in a. (li.stricr are the l)e.st jndge.s aiid onght to decide whether a lionse is needed or not. Hxperience has proutd that wherever this eppotiuity lias been given it has always iieeit u.s.-il in the right direction.'' Coun. Wade' s.ild ho thought the aiidte-nce wottkl readiy agree with the seiitimie'nt 'expressed ill liio.se words— (heal', hear). Tire ojipo'- .siie panv said if tliey liatl tire veto they would deiirive' a. great number of p.io-p'e of tiieir libertv.


lint what was inetuil by


liberty;- If was sa.id that lilierty coukl only be enjoved liv a man who was prejiared to give tip a, great part of .hiis personal frUa- doin. ,ind no man could live to hiniselll. They know very well the injuries the men tor uhem this libertv was claimed inllicted npon them.selvds and Tam.flies- and how hain- dicappeil Ihev became in t;he struggle foy exislence— ^]>oor childi'v.it Inuuched njion the World to .striiggx- and work for means <jf a ilviiig and liandicapped throughout life be- C.UIS,; Ilf the S(>called liborty ol th(eir parems. Let them notice the ’ work of .such societies as the X .S .P .C .C . and the Ib.S.l’ .C.A.— These societies by legislaltoii curtail'efl the libeirti'es of those wild semght to inflict injury tipom, otheris. 'J'he cry' to-day was '‘ equal o.pportiiniliie.s for ali, ' liur that wa.s i.m])os,sible in the home of the drnnka|:d. How could they h.ave e'|ii.-il opportinifciles with tho.se who ha.d •Sober jiarents who were straiiiiiig to do their best for their i)ff-'S]irtng. Equid Qppo,nln- niiies could never be oblained in the ooun- iry until the drink (]tiast.ion wa-s seltled. -\uother (]ue.stiion was. ditl extra, tiriiiik.iing


f.ciiUlies cause e.xtfiL drinking? He had beat M;r\ much .si■ tick by t'be lignres giyiti ! y I'lie in.spector .general ol the 'Roy.al I risli Cunshtbula.i'y before a. .liiceii.sing comm.ii.<sit>n


'ill Iriiliind. 'I'hese liginres showed that ( E FOR A OV^JG AIAY.


where in Dubtin the licen.sed housjes were equal to one fur every 274 of the ])opulation ilie prosecittioiis 'for ilrii'n'kenine.ss were a.s one to 45 of the population ; in Belf.ast with Oise house to a population of 242 'tlie ]>ro.sc- cutJons were one to 42 ; ini Cork xvitli one house to 140, the pro.securioris wd-e otve to ', in Limerick with one house -to evei.)'


at W


i2fi tliu prosecutions were one to 21;. aiiid •It Waterford w^'itilT one house to e\iqry p.q of the population the prosecutiolnis w.ere one to everv 14 of the .poulatioiii— ^t'he figiHiefS proving concl'U.sivelv tih'.ait the more licensed houses there were the more prosecttbionis for drunkertnes-s thdre were. On. tlie oUhleir hand, did the redmitioni of licenses ca.usi any improvement? T,ike.as an. examjirle Liverpool. Tlieve had been extra vigilance


in the city, and in eleven years the licensed houses had been reduced 339, and what had been the result? Although during that tune tile city had e.xltended its boundaries


I and incre.ased its population by 132,000, the prosecutions whilie tlrey were 16,042 in i88g before Che reduction of houses conv menced in 1901 were 4,327, and in that time 'the jxrlice force had been reduced by 200 men, aiiid wtis now considered efficient — (applause). A -report had just 'beem issued by the Chief Constable of Clitlieroej in which he stated there' were 39 licensed houses in the Barougli, one to every 292 of the population. One of the paragraphs read: “ As I have previously reported I aim stiil of the opinion that there are too many licensed houses for the needs of tire Borough notwithstanding the incre.ased popitlatiioni” — (applause). OIne of the things that re­ quired dealing with was the club quesrioii— (hear, hear). Clubs were incre.'ising rapid,- ly and it seemed as though the reduction of the licensed houses meant a. transfqrence' of 'the traffic to the clubs.


'lliese premise^


ought to be regulated as were license'J houses and open to police insjjection— (hear, hear).


In Bradford in 1887 the


dulas numbered 19S2, but in, 1905 they had i'nc.reased to 6554. Elghty-t'wo of the clubs were open on Sundays and these !iad a membership of 21,000, one provided latch- k'evs for its members, anothcir opened ;it three o’clock in the morning till eleven o’clock on Sunday nig.ht. the number Iiad in.c.reaKed.


In .Velson, too, ft was quite


time this matter was looked into and taken notice of by the government. The pi'os,- pect.s, he considered, were bright. During tile Uist live yenr.s they had saved -iwenty-ono millions in the drink bill, and in the present Parliament over 200 memher.s wpre it'e,tey lolallel's. and he w.as glad to .see that the Labour members were so straight on the question. M|r. Shackleton said 1110 one fe'lt the urgency of this matter more than he and his cnlieague.s; they wc-re ovenvhdl-m- ingly -tectota.ilers. and w«e impre.s.sed with the need of some reslricliion- being made im the interests of the people they re])resuii-ted. Everyoni; who was -inllclre.sted i-n the wclfafe and wellbeing of the comnumiity, ainclmled l.he sijcaker. must be interest.ed in .seeking to restrict that -traffic that caused .so much degradation and so much misery and suffL-li-- ing in the country— (applause). -Mr. j . Wilkiitsoit (President-of the ClSkh-


eroe and District Band of Hope Union) .seco-mled the resoilut‘011. He sai’il they ought ti I make' the government fdel that what they had asked for they now demand­ ed as a right.


faherly was not license,


ilbipty was o-nly freedom 10 do right. One imui's lilierty e'ndbd where ano-lhtjr man’s right began. Leg.i.slation wa.s a long way bt'himl ihe will of the ]ieople. and they onghl to make ihe- g(>vemmcn:l led they wore ii'i' carnc.sl— (a.iiplaiise). The ic.soiution was .sii|iported by the


Rev. I'l. Mctlldlan in a. vigorous speoi'h. .-Uter (Xingratulaling the l!ornti,gh and 'the Divisii.-n I'll having such a reiire.sen-tativc as Mr. Slta'-kleti'ii, who was lighlimg noWy for tine lempe-:ance <;ause. and referring lo the Laliour parly generally, he said if there was anv irnth in tire fact that a little leaven leaveiieth the whole lump 'he was prepared to back the leavem there wa.s there duriiig the coming .seession in Pai'liament. Tliev had eve-rv reason to believe that tile cuasiaiit. agitation liiat had been going on for many vears wa.s at last going to liear .some truill:. J'n the li'st place they had the right kind uf Prime Minister lo a[>peal to. They be­ lieved i-n making live atipeai tliey did im such high gmunils as they were' aide 'Uo occupy tiiey had a geiiti.L'inan: uhu would not oiillv listen '.symparhelic.-tllv Imt. would it.se aiKI the re.-ources he had at hi.s dii''-]iusal for helping on tho good work in wli'ioh llley were so vita-'ily intereslcd. Tlwy iiad know.ii |)rinre niin'isters who had thoiigh't much uf and shown niucli concern for the vested rntqi'e.st of the 'lirade. l.-ut in the pres­ ent Prime Mlinktor ihev had a, gentltmaii who would do what he lieli-eved to be right in spite of tllie ve-sted intere.st.s.


It would


be an exceedingly .great .pilly if-tihe man who stood at th-a head of affairs were not jme- ]iared to legi'dl'ate on the linos itliey .sug- gestei'l. especially co'iiisidering the- kind of Plo-use of Commons he Iiad Iidiind him. P'or the lir.st time he bjliieved in-the htstory of this land <;f ours there wa.s ihi the House of Commoii.s a. large nunil'dr of men not only pl'e*lgeil -to .some .such lejgi.slaitive ] imiiiosals as had been, outliiieil hut wlio were them.- S('Iv''s persona.l abslain-ij's. and that alter all wa.s Ihe hast-testinionv to tliei-r cha.rai-t'er.s so far as luluitiin-iii to this niat-ter was coiv ceTiied. Tha.ie men, too. represented the feeling ahroird in the country. (Hear hear). Xot oiilv had they the Prime Minist-e.r anti a. large imnihar of members of the Pl-oitse of Comiiion.s. hut they had the great hetipl of ‘the country with fhem-. loo. and if that was to find expres.sion at aill iit coiihj only do so hv^some niea.sure of real reslJaction upon the power of the trade from doing the rlaniage it tiiiidoubtevlly was do-rn-g.


'lo-


diiy jreopic had come to tiiilnk -of the ques­ tion from a much wider point of view than that of htnarv, or |w-u]>eri.sm or crime— even riiotigh a', fearful .story oould lie told along tho.se lines. They wefe coming to .see fliiiit the balance of generaltions was .so evenly poi-sed that if thel'e be a liahit, or a tendenev ivKiich showed Icir degmieratioii ire any way then succeediinig geneitatibuG ivere


SE


going to be rendered less useful, of leGs com­ petitive value ail'd of less individual poiwbr: in other words, they k-new' that if a genera-


' bi-on be drunken, more drunken than it ought to be, the succeeding generation woulld bear


. the marks of it. (Hear heajr). What was ! -that going to amount to. It was going to i amount to this, that in 'these days of in- I creasiiingly keen competitioni, when, the trade I of the wotld was open to- the keenest com- . jietitdr and the keeineat purchaser, the stand- : ard of life insteaid -of going down must all , -the while go up, for undoubtedly it wa.s I being proved -to be the fact that tha,t race I the standard of life of which was decreas- I ing, w'as th'e ina,fion 't-hiit would sooner or : latcir lie crushed out of the coni,peili.tive market altoigel'har. They could spfflid money in painting the map red and in aii- nexiiiig territory after territory but unless at


: tile sa,me time the oiti/.enshqi andcraftsmam- j ship and the standard of life a.nd compelf- ; 'live value was on a par with that of other ! 'itiatioas they woukl steji in a,nd take the I cream of the eiideavoim. (.\pplause).


I good of child and wife and hoane and qld- j age? He believed that when 'the demor ; 'cracy of England got its chance lit would ’ kill more than oae abuse. The mere questio-n of a hlereditaiy alristocracy would pale into insignificance before some of the greater socitill menaces, aAid once demacraey rose there wou'ld be a spdedy end of the drink do-m,iinanee iii- this gracious la.nd of ■ ours. (Applause).


RIBBLESDALE BUCKHOUNDS. Sl’O'R'TMAX’.S AB BE.A D.


A sipeciaii appeal '' to men of common


sense ’’ 'has been pdiiined by a xve-ll-knoxvn- xvriiter in “ Hdrse aliid Hound,'’ xvilth respect


'He 'supported the reso­ It


j was not thiinkiiig or lalkin-g im.perially tha-C ■ was going to keep the country predominan-t; i 'the only thing wlier-eby thus cmild be done ! W'as 'by nia-fnta.ining the standard of Jiving an-d seeking after a higheir sttMi-da.rd whereby a man. m.igh’-t become even moile valuable in helpiiiig to win the prizes -the markets of the world might offer. One of the t.hi.ngs forced home upon us was this, that wliille England had beem coni.sunilng alcohol in varinu.s forms Germany had lieen decreasiliig her quantity. America had been decreasing her quain-tity. and tihe average atand.ard of life in Germa.ny and i'n .America had helen gradiraWy going be'ttar.. One of the coii- sequencqs of that had lieen that the com- petltii-e value of Germa,iiv nr .-Vnilerica. was liiicre,a.sing. and by a .simple sum in a.rithme- tic they were honiid to see' that sooner rar later the rftsirlt was going to he a-gai'nst Brit­ ish Qommerne. and Biiitish enterprise .and British ca.pila'l.


If thev desired that the


standard of competil.ive va.Itie in linglaivl .shotil'd he iniirea.sed it was imperative that there slionUd be a reslirict-ion! of the sale of dri-nk, and that there should oe an Increase of tempera nee prifiiciplcs and 'of temperance ha.liit. (Hetir lijeiir).


lo see the social menace that arose from the


traffic. There was a time when t-luJy knew who was conceirned lin tine liquor traffic. M'.ilh the li'ansferenoe of business lo a limited lia'bi'lily company tlieyc came .'i change over tli'e .scene.


Instead of -tCie


iraflic being ia the hands of a few '111011- or a. few families h became more and mure widely distri.l.-iited. and now one nti'er kniAv where the raniilicatioii.s of the traffic extend­ ed to. In a very laige niiniber of cases tlial had iiieam that lilnarc had bt'en ovcr-oapitali- sat'ion. and 'that again meant 'that: if a. dividend was to be paid one of two thing.s mn.st re.nilt— I'h-ere must eitheir be an .in­ crease of coii.siini]>ti'on or llhore niii-st be a decrease in the cpiality of the aiticl'e sold, and diithor of lliese would mean that the standani irf We in England would go .still lower in the nia.t.tcr of competitive i-aliie. .And wliat follo-wed on the part of the indi- lidual shar.eholder ? He himself knew of per-sons wlio while at oiiie lime great .sup- jioi’ters of all hunianitarian and worthy caiisos now lliat tliev had become'interested ill the trade held back their ha.nds and h'earts b.came they kin-w that any Icg'.ria- live i.nlorfeieii.c(:' wilh the trade, any active


lumperanoe propaganda was likely to iii'ler- fere with the di.viili.-iid.


'riiiaiii theVe wa.s


the polire-af mwia.'-e. One of the finest! poliiicai agencies ill Britain to day was Che Licen.sed V’ ciiia.''lcrs' .A.ssocia.tioiil .And what about the i-nlluf.-.nce they Wrought? ii'erc the\- ] pl-mairi'<y concenwxl alioiil the hetfeir ediication of the children ? It would seem as I'houg'li tlie.ir oiilly -concemii wq-e to claniag,- ih-,. child life. Was Uiait great jic.litical or.g.iiiii-saliion being used or likely 'to be used l'r,r the 'better housing of the poor? If one desired evidence of the kind of home the piiblu-ans .scL-med lo 1‘hiiik good enough for iheir clie-iiitis one only -needed.to go down into the slum area of any great city to fi'iid -them— hate,. c,omfij,rl.le.s.s. insanitary, loathe- so.nie, ilisrii-se-iiaden-, tlifere was no hell upoai earth .so lra.gi:;; a.s the home'of the drunkal'd-. (.Applause). Were they concerned cither abunt old-age pen.siionli ? alioiit the -extiinction of the badge of iianjierisiu ? Concern-etl! ATheii iliey had -done w-illi men- they were oftelter criminal, or hiiKi.tic or paii[>er than anylh'ing else. l(.\p]>!ans:e). Conitj-milng Mr. .McClellan referred to Ihe necessity of total ab.stiiieiiceini t-he gre-at t-a.sks and duties of life, and crai’i^-st-d the old idea that dilere was nulriiiient in alcohol.


ft served lo


liring a man's reseri'es to the surface, but when it had gone it left a matu wor.se tli.an hefoi^e. They were told, he said, t'lia.t any in.terference in Ihe niaiLter wotfl'd he bitteriy reseiilerl by the workingmen. He dlid not liclieve- lha.l .sta.teinent for one monienl'. What had they seen during Che past ton yeairs? The artisan class wa-s waking to the cc.n.scion-'tiess -of its posiitioni, to the fact th.at tliiiig.s wi'i'-'u not a.s they should bet and to the cL-ttirmination diat things .should he greatly changed. Kducatiion had done a great deal towa.rd.s ihls. Much good laid resulted troiii the Bands of Hope and -the


In.stni.'-.tinn of the noble men and woniun who had raboiirecl in past years. .Ala,il how was tlial cimsciousnt.ss nianifesii-n.g i!t.seilf? Much had been heard of coiiihiiwtioii. ac- ccmpliished at: grcait .sacrifice on tlie part iff the workers, and this had'been accunip!ii.shed .so l.ha't they could. 1,-etler .their circiim.staiicas, improve their stalii.s- and ma.ke nniiieil 'de- niiiiiKl ‘for wliait they consi'deirecl their right and due. When 'lie showed 'siich a tdndeivcv as I'ltiis au-d was wijjing to do .so much for imiiodiisni, might thev ‘not assume that he -migh t do even -more when he tliougliti of llije differeiuie -that would be m.ad'e .to 'the .streets o-f tho land, and the advantages lliat would be offeted to h-is -<-.hiill-diiani. and When he l.hough-t of the d'lffeirein;oe that would 'be made ifo liiiis own:/houjsilng and Hits own


future'— ^inSiglit they' not assume t'ha't he.woHM also be prepared to do something for -the


lution because he thought they ought to have a chance for local option and -tlile olosiing of all honses on- Sunday, and tha,t clubs Should be curtailed and abolished. He would go ei-en fui’ilitr and .say that they ojight to re­ fuse the licenses of ei'ery grocer ilni every city and town. (.-Applause). It wa.s the idea of some people that the')' ought to .seek some ireforniation a'nd improx'emeniL of the public house and make it -respectabla. ‘They could ,110 nin,' e make the traffic of a public- house respecta'hle Iha.ii they could make the deiil innocent,, and clean and sweet. (.Ai> plause). Drink was dislilled daimnation wlluther sold o\ or a. grocer’.s counter or in


.the meanest bar iiarlour in, the inuaiiiest public house in the iiie;ine-st .s-lfeet in the meanest slum i.n the niea.iiest city of (lie land. (.Applause-). Cniiclndiiug the speakdr iH'ged vigorcnis and united aiC'Jan in. fur- Iheming Iheir cFaini.s. The iresolu'tirai; was canned with accla.ma-


tio-n. Coun. Ha.rdai-re submitted a second reso-


luttion exi>re.s.si-ng thank.s to lilie Chairman and the .s|)eakers and a.sking rhe -Mayor to locwa.rd coi])ies of the previous resohui-on to


-the Pitime Minlsiteit. the Chancellor of tlie I'.xcheqner. the Home .Secretary, and the Ideal Member of Bafllaine.nl. Having liaiil a trihute to the Mayci- for the active part he took in all good work. Conn. Hard- acre sa.id he Ihoughl aiU would agree that Ihey did mot seo so ma-nv drunken men


'IMrty had a'lso oomie


about oiir streets 't-hat might liave lieeii seein a lew yea,rs ago. One of the great evils that existed in this England of ours wa.s the licensing of groceits. wine sho])s and .selling- cml p'aces. Its effect had 'been seen in the rising gener.ition. He had nollceii child­ ren coming away from the.se |>Ia,ces with Iheir bottles and tins and cans and be had tlinught of the effecl on the mother and the 'home gencrtdlv. He believed that in a lew more years they would have a liettur ■ '■ 'lale of Ihings all rmind so far as th'e tem­ perance question' was c.on'-erired. Alt. T. Taltersall seconded. He .said


llhera was one little thilng In,- wnu-lil like to call the. attention of the Alavor 110^ if he did not min'd, and that was -the Shtlo of the iltinkiiig finmtain ;il the eil- Ci-a.iico to the market. He ca.lilecl it at prt'ient a disgrace to Ihe town and an ipsult to the gentleman whose name it bore,-. He was ratlier sm'ir-iserl that llie Temperance Coiwicn or Hie Band of Ho-pe Committee had not lakai the matter up before iipw. Rieferring to the House of Commons he said he believed there wa.s a large mirnber df member.s ready for put.ting their hands to effective tempelraince work. They were not like the CHtheroe Ma.gistrates— (haaf, lij.ir and a|iplause)-—^who seemed to be more cr.ncemed with putting off to a more conve- nieiiit sea.soii— hear, hear ami buighter)— a .soa.soii which he feared would nex-er come. (Hear, hear).


it xvonld not xx'O-rk xvhen


there xvas such a thing a.s compensation pro- x'isioivs. (Applause). Beisciiiallx he thought ihore' ought to he a, limit put to compeiisa- tioii ailogother. (.Aiiplause). Mr, -Musk supported. He .said it xvas


true many Meniliers of the House wefe favonral;le to their proposals, bur they iiiet'di'd lo make il abimd.iiiitly clear that ihore xvas a favourable community be-lilud I'heni.


(.Ajiiila.use). .As Mr. McClelkiiii


had said, they had faith in the I’rime Miiiis- ler. The fate Sir Wl'ffrid l.axv.soa intruduciii’jg ail iiiHueiitial depul'atio'ii 011 the que.stkiii to Sir Heiiiry remarked that a. Roman Enipoi'oa- once boastetl that lie had foiuiil Rome brick and left it of niarb e and added that i-l might he the IViiii'e Minister’s joy and privilege,, having found Englaral drunken, to leax'e It- snlior. (.Applause). Was there aiixtli'kig Itigher to be achieved by statesmanship tha:n that? Leaving Englaiiid sober meauil lea.v- ing Eugland prospefous, on a hlgh'er ]ilaue ol iiiii'a'Iilx'. heilped farxx'ard i'n 'Hie march ' -xx.i'- I.-.' lln: highe-st civtl-isalion and to tlie I I'liL.s: evieti.sioh of ( ‘'lirLliaii ,priiiciplsi.s. (Hear hear). Sir Heiirv iiroiiiised an-effi- cieiil measure for I hi; enisuiu-g .session, a nd the reason thev xx-ere hol'ding those meeliiiigs xx'as m',t that lihey xxeiie in doubt but tlia.t they de.sired toshoxv iheilr caiiiive.srntts.s. They tvoro prepared to acce[)l any efficient moa.s- nre lha,t xxieiil loxx';<rds xx-liat I'liey considered necessary. 'The advi'vte -of the .[ireiseiit Sir Wilfrtxl I.axx'.soii xvas tha't they .should shon-t lor xvhat the) wainl.ed, -take xx''ha-t they could get and keep on shonil.i.nig. (f.anghttir). .'■ 'ptak.i-ixg of the necessity of closing tllie j)ii'l)lichmise.s oiv uluclioii da.ys Mr. Mii.sk ile- U.'iired to .the* recent Barlia.men-tafy election lor lire Dix''Lsio'iv a.nd saiild the majoi'ky xvas a large one Init he xx'as of live o-pi'ii-iou that xx-onld have bson larger sti-ll had it not


l e-.-n fr-|- Ihe hiniieiice of drink. Coiiiclud- in;.-; ih.e .S])eaker 'slronglv urged the import- aiin'.- ol local (>]>lion and iii.slanced the case ol Du-pdal'c. Bre.s’lon-. xvhere despite rhe l'a.ct Inal, ilu- inha'hi-liinis of the district had dei- • ii; il by I'oiir voitejs to one .a-galnst tlie liouse U xvas sanctionled by the liceiisiiig com- iniliee. (.Applansr;), The I'c.solurion xva.s carried. Tile Mayo-r. rfisponding. said he would he


p'ea.s-ed to fin'xva.rd -the rcaxlnlio-n as reqnesl- ed. .As far as l-lie xx-ater fon11.l41.h1 was coii^ cu-'iied he Ihmigllt life could pr-oiiiise lliat I Ivey xi-onil'd look into the ma tter. (Hair hvar). .\s regarded the Cli'l:her.oe -IJceiis- iii’1'4 Beii.'.rh he saal il xx'o-ulil'have brcii- nincli better \f the nK'inbars -of the Bench had lieeii on the platfonu that niigh-t and them they would more iiealrily hax'e nuder-stood their fceling.s. Bersonallv he I'lioiighil lit much better if the people tlieniselx-es xvould s:i.v xvhal I'hev dlexsired. and I hat it- xx'as loft to thenii. (Applause). '(’his conoludetl the meeting.


‘to the Ribblesdale Hunt. He sa.ys: — The good efforts of Lord 'Ribblesdale and


Mr. Ormrod, I am sorry to say, have be|eii, met in the most disgraiceful xva.y. Hunting is a natural sport. a,nd for the: hmidredth time, need 1 say, it brings mouey into the district; and ca.n anything be more con­ temptible and pitiable than that local jealoiwiies should take the upper hand-? If fences are broken, land ploughed up, slock dlistiti'bed. is it not a thousa.nd niiiies xx'or.se xvitli hares and harriers? l-'or thev are ringing virtnallx roinid one fa.nn all da.y, far by nature the hare never makes a Icxng point, and iieces.sitale.s yon travelling ox’er the same circles un-lil yon arc xvei'l-m-igh giddy. AVi'lh black buck it is not .so; tliev not only run wild, but make poims. But is it xx-arrantable, 1 ask, tha.t lora.i ii.ipurs .should cireiilaite a lie -that the hounds killiled a deer cruelly? I loudly protest: against this, and flatly contradict it. The deer xxus never-touched liy houmlis. It xvas humane­ ly ]jiit out of it.s msl-iery liy the first xvliip. a.s it could not run. Yes. it xx'as disabled, for some fiend Iiad sliot ft xx'ith a gun.


1 xvodid


not'-prolong my story; one brief line further, hoxvex-er, to proclaim mv de.sire to avoid the occa.sion of woiiiidiuig the fedlings of some good s|X),ri,smen in the district-


I.et me


not l.-xj misiiiideislood. There an’e txvo mas­ ters (harriers awl sta-glionnids) xvho a-re most frienrllx' lo T.ord Ril>l)lesila.le and Mj:-. Beite-r Ormpod.


.AM this ilptificial agita.t.ioii is


the result of s|)ite a.nd jealoitsy. Holevaml- corner 'karmere’ meetings are Being caMidrI, the Brass 'is e.xcliided, ii-l.sn the master. But. as J ha.vc said, xvc thrix'e to aiii extent through htmting. a.nd this .khould a.ppeal to-the farm- 'ers aliox'e all. AVe want no mere Incj's in the hands of '.agitators.


this feeling i.s to he in the a.sct'ndaiil:. ft is not lar to look foi:' -the entire fleparture of all xvealth and cxpoiid-jtiire from the villages ami rura.i dishricis of meiTv Engkm-d. God ferhid I"


NURSE White HAWORTH Is prepared to rceelTc I’atients for House, Chatburn,


MASSAGE & ELECTRICITY. Terms Moderate.


AUCTION MARTS. CLITHEROE.


iMoudax'.— ^ThePe xva.s a fair .supply of


shee;p and a good number uf cattle in the Mart. T'heire xx'a.s a'lso a imimiarous alte-nd- aitce rxf buyers, and trade .showed coii.sider- ahle improvimieitt on lhat of last xveck. Blai'k-f.a.cuil wethers made S.'.d. to gld. |H‘r ih. : half-bred lioggs g.'pl. to lo.ld. ; bla.ck- faced sh-iarliiigs gjil. to lod. : half-bred 'lill'o qd. to gd. ; and l;!ack-fared hoggs gil. If> lojd. Hcilk'H's made 6.jd. In 6''|‘d. pur lb. ; cnxx;s. 5,5cl. In ^.(d. ; bullocks Ajd. to fV|'d. ; and biillls 3d. to 3,j<l.


Tuesday.— Tlvae xx’as a. ligiil entry, but I'tiyers xxtere fail liy uumerou.s.


'Traile xvas


.somexvhat .-iloxv at l-hi; o]>ei(ing. lint imiiroved as Ihe sales progressed. Calved cows made to ;£,22 lo.s. ; xlilitoiiieiifers _;^I4 los, to


;^ig ; and .springing heifers up In ;^i8 5s. The ju<Jgos were Messrs. T. H. Xewlioiise (.-Vccriiigtoii) all'll W. Ta.ylor (.Ac.criiigti'in). Axx'ard.s; Cow: r, B. .\. Sl-orlaiid. AYaddiiig- ton 12. J. Haxx"i.'r,tli. C|eat Hanx'oc.d ; h.c. T. Hitchon. Easingtoii. Heifer: i and h.c.


1'. Wilson, Dtimfrit's. HELLIEIELD.


Tluft'.sdiv.— .An' -e.xi’dHieiit .show of 107


very lit n.sefni dairy cows. 'Ctistonie.-.'s were 'not .so [ileiilifni-:us bust week :ind not :i,iiximis to buy except :U a con.sideiralilc rediu-lioii


on current iprii'e:s for lie.st 111 runs. sl."-i:,uiI cki.ss coxx's xeiy .sloxv 10 s,,-i'l. (.lalxed eoxv.s iiuule from ;£i2 to^23 3.S. and lieifer.s from 1 1 1 o.s. l.o 17.


GISBURiXE. I■ '(,^lniglutx• l'':i,ir, Mo'nday.— .-V .se:isun-


ahie show of beef, to xx-hich good :iltenilion xv;is |i:iid. :i large number of ciistum^rs fur thi.s rla.s.s being |)reseinl-


-AH disposed of


;it pr.ii-es .id. |Kir lb. ilii :idx-;nr-e of la.si: tia,'r r;ites.


.A f:iir mmrlier of llrish .slore c.-ittle


on, offeir, the first of th.e seaso:i. Moderate cleanance effeiited at from 13s. -to S.s. each.


Weekly Calving Coxx' Markol.'. Wodne.s-


d:u.— .-V very ]ioor sho-xv of iiexxi.’y r:ilx'ed ;iiid .sp.riiigiug catt.ie. Good ;iUeiKlance of hnxers :iml ;i lol:fl cle.'irance' effected.


SOJIETHING FOR YOUHG FOLKS. POSTAGE-STAMP COLLECTING.


Postage-stomp collecting has boon ^or aoJOM


rimA past, and is now, a favourite bobby. In most ovory family there is one member who hai


a collection in which the others take an interest and to which friends and visitors contribute. It is really astonishing how many ladies, how many


fore destroying t t3 letters. They are destined for a better use than the waste-paper basket; they find homes in the gay albums that adorn many a drawing-room table, and arc the admired of many admirers. Not mwiy amusements are 80 inptructivo and useful, as the boy who has the best collection is nearly alwayr the top of his class. The knowledge of datl-i of wars and vio* tones, of laws and improvements in the land, that is derived from stam]i collecting is astonish­ ing in the extreme. Also panonco in the ar- rangoment of thorn ofton croato-'A good taste and neatness. No wonder, then, that so man^ boya are collectors, or philatelists, as tlioy are now sometimes called.


ENGLAND'S SOVEREIGNS TO DAVIt


First \Yilliam the Norman; then William hxa Hon^?’ Stephen, and Henry; then Itii-lmrd and


Next Henry the Third, Bdvvenis I., H and IIL And nf?uin,'after Rielmnl. tlir.-e I'c!- ' xie see. Two Edwards, third Richard—had i-’ g. I con­ fess—


Two Honrys, sixlli Eclw.Trd. Quetri r.^nry. Queen _


Then Jamie of Scotland; then Clr .os;. whom they slcv/,


Yet received, after Croinv.cll, anoihcr Lnarlca too.


,


Tlicn good William and - ;;try tog-’th; r came on. Queen Anne, Georges four, fou;M‘» dllain—all


Next .James the Second ;


And now the old anthem of ICngiaml will ring: ** Long live Edward Seventh! O God, sav^; tho Kingl”


V gone, ictoria then loaves llic crown to her .son. ^ THE SPLIT CRICKET BAT. What made Percy Miller so troubled about


the mishap to his cricket bat was the fact that it was a birthday present from his father. It


f may add tli.at. If


a handle, his father saw tho sparkle of a tear in his son’s eye. He did not say anything to the boy about tho misfoitunc for a moment or two. Then the brief remark wa.s made: “ I am very .^orry. Percy. But perhaps iw’ll


Only fancy, to bn without a bat in the cricket season when nil the fellows pur. iti as much time ns they can for tho gauu'! 'I’lien tlio match with the College toam is coming on. i.nd I shall now have no practice. I shall stand no chance of making a good score in the match.” The only reply Mr. Miller made to his sonf kale of sorrow was tho curt iiuiuiry: “ When i


prove to bo a blessing in di^jLiiist?.” ■‘How can it bo a hle.'^sing in di.«guiso, father?


father.” Nothing more was said about the bat on tnf


vour next birlliday. Percy?” And tho boy told him, “ August twenty-sovon


fathci’s jiart. Percy, however, gave occasion hint.'i tliat his bat was broken, and that while h^


a .«ehcmo of his own which ho meant to work out


school companions were having a glorious tim4 at their summer sport he only had a few gamea Still Mr. Miller kept his own counsel. Ho had


hard at school, doing his very best, wasting no time. He'found also ihai he eould have a good deal of fun in tho cricku field oven without a bat of his own. TTe tried to make the best of that. And so ho began to think that perhapa ins father was right about the blessing in dis­ guise. lie was learning a lesson of patienoo at well as contentment all (he time. In duo time P.'':tv’s birthday arrived. Ho had


in his own way. So tho weeks went steadily by. Percy worked


took the placn of another hat whose handle had broken clean off in one of Percy's leg strokes nearlv two moiiths before. Wh’cn Percy shewed his father tho bat without


’ ’ !i ■ fiij|: the t.hrono; , 'iM' i' . . , t


gentlemen, girls, and ospwially ^ boys, colleo^ and the number is daily increasing. There la scarcely a parent who has foreign correspondence who does not carefully remove the stamps ^ be­


iiip Hili'iC-


.“),■ ! V,;. .■ ■ •.- '. -


1 ’ f r\


' I , ■ .110 H ‘lit


:ii;| I i i


i i ( N i ■ J I! Vi)!i iltf r i] ilii -11(1-I


not heard a word about any present. What was his surprise on rushing into the breakfast-room that morning to receive Ins motliers good-morn­ ing kiss, to' see a splendid cricket bat leaning acainst his chair. Tied lo tho bat was a label \uiich road: “ A birthday present for Percy from his father. Many happy returns of the day I** ^


during tho week in practising for tho match. t?oinotimes I fear in les^on-hours Percy thoughi


ho would let it bo ,«een by all his school-follows how well lie could play with a bmnd-now bat) What it score he would inako! He v.'ould spend every minute iie cooM spare


n.h! tho return match with tho Colloge ieuu was fixed for that day week. Now he would bo able to do something! Now


t'l'V 1!L


tho very d,iy before tho match, something weni wri'ng. lie blocked a ball that was bowled strni'-'ht for his middle .-tump. When ho looked ai his bat after the (n-actice he saw that it waa iplit. WImt eon’d ho do now? His chance of a High


more of his new bat and tho coming match than lie did of his gengr.npby or his arithmetic. But in one of liis practice.’* with tho new bat.


track. He got some fine twine, and wound il round tho bitido of the hat. pulling it each time AS rightlv ns he could, taking care at tho same time to keep every round perfectly even. Again and again he inndc (the circle of tho bat, till the mending was done.


went straight homo without speaking a word to anyone. At once Perry set to work to bind up the


; he pplzed the bat and


-I'-f-ii -iiil'Vdi)


.«corc w.;:A jil! gone. Throiving himself upon the gr. i.‘*s, ho cowred his face with his hands. Then Ml a few mini’te.=


the inatch. all things ooi.sidorod? C [This little story appeared in “ Tho Cbild'l


ompanion.”] THE BOY WITH A JOLLY SMILE.


A little boy, twelve years old, was inacrowdod


tram when a lady entered. He offered his soaC near tho door with a charming bow and smile.


nnd e fin''-lonkitig ninn rem;:rl:eil qiiit« *oudly t« hi. ' iieirhhour. ‘*'Ih:»f’s the sort r>f raanlinfrss vaV*y. Ek


gtMiflemanlj ns much a.s '*0 docs,” and good Pieu. ”


Large Selection of


Dressed Dolls. 66 TIMES > A


Uc .«oon found another seat, but popped up when a s-'coiid woman en»c.od, pulled off his cap wh’!;li was fringed witli rags, and with such t jolly .smile made room for the newcomer. Fiva i.’uH'.* in us many minuto.s that smile broko ovfti tito fruo of the young traveller ns ho gave li* MSit iigain anil again, and soon every one in the tram was smiling with .sympathy. No one lliought whether his clothes woro wholo oi ragged. Init, some one said: “ I wish my boys en­ joyed


'inis iii


Held—a .score of 31 runs. \\ ho djire >ay that T' 'cy did not do woU ia


d(‘rcd what tlio ro.sult would bo. Ho put his nhole heart into Iho game, watching cnch ball I!- it l'*fi. the bowler’s hand. Now sending it to point, now tipping it, and again striking it with n'll his strengUi ho got runs rapidly. What do yon think wiis tho result? Ho made ‘♦ he second highe.st .score of any player in the


tunes of tho matcli on tlio morrow. Starting forth to try his skill, Percy won-


|1m: '! i


Tho bat was then pe.t away to await tho £o^


iyii '1-


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