' ?> a d v e r t i s e r 2


P r o v e r b s a n d P r o v e r b i a l P h r a s e s o f t h e G l i t h e r o e D i s t r i c S : .


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■[By W. S e l f W e e k s , E.S.A.] T ow n C le rk o f C l i th c ro e .


Under ono of th e ^liscrorcs m 'Wnialley


Cliurcli of tho Unto of 1‘134 is ii carvinji of a man shoeing a goose, with Iho iiihcripbion:


*‘ AVho«o inells of wjit men does L o t hyiu cum hior and kIioo tho j^ho.s.”


Ih o old worknnm who carvetl Lho stall fcim]>ly i l lu s tra te d an d adapted a proverb winch was th e n no d oubt cu rro n t in tlio locality.


occurs in Heywood’.s,.collection-ns “ Whoso medleth in a l l th in g may shoo th o gosling.” I n “ Colin Clout


I t (lolO) we find,


“ AYhat h a th Iny men to do.» Tlicy grey goose for to shoe.”


E a v gives i t as “ Ho th a t will meddle with nil th in g s niny


,'•■ ■§ , a ' S' ;IV.] X


''wes tern portio n of tho choir of York ^finstor. Tho llov. S. T. Tavlor TViswcll (in his


go.shoo th o gosliiis,” an d he quotes in illus­ t r a t io n of i t : “ C’o d a faro p er tuttoi dicova colui cho fa r rav a Tocca ” ' I t a l . ) . Tho shoe­ in g of th e goose is found carved in one of tlie s ta l ls of Beverley ^ l in s te r , and also in a scries of grotesque carvings exociitod about 1305 on th e capitals in th o n o r th aislo of the


“ ■\Vhalloy Church and Abbey,” ) has traced fu r th e r references to *lhis proverb ns iollows:


And wha will sm at to r what every nian


« dooso TVlay go lielpo to shoo th e goose.” “ P a r ­ liament of Byrdis.” )


“ F o r whoso ch ato ry t like a py> And te lle th e nllc th a t he heretho and'


Ho schalo be jn it o u t of company, And ficho tho goose, thus wysdom


fiecthc.


n tto ro th e.” ( “ Knglish Poems Temp. Henry


V I .” ).


Ho also points ou*v th a t Bhbelais. in liis “ Ga rg an tu a,” has th e oxprcHsion, “ Forroyb


Ics cigalos.”


AVo may compare this proverb with auotlier on th e same model, oc-curring^in tho


, xt


dred Merrv Talys,” circa. 1525. “ I t is as g re a t pyto to st» a woman weiie


as a geso tt> go harefote,” which appears in. tjho mouth of Bailie Nicol darvie, in “ Boh Hoy,” as, “ I t ’s nae mair ferlio to se a woman g re ^ t th a n *o soo a goose gang harcfit.” Tho old Castlo. with its Xorinaii Iceop, wluch


D c*m h o r. 1GS3, (p r in ted in 1 .2 , >• f


tion for llio Improvomeiit ol BVs’>i‘“ ^'> Trado'. edited by Uicliaid l l ia d le j , I '.K -b .) , Martindule speaks of “ Clithcrow, .th o g r i . i t


^^■'B^tore'the'days-of railways tho carried from th o town by


lionses, which wore nsually ‘=1™!'®%"'.‘i®, gals (sh o rt lor galloways). Jo h n his paper helore alluded to, .speaking of tho


^1 ; -‘v


i in iJ to which his early recollections c.stcndcd K-iYs- “ In those day.s tho principal tr.iflic


th‘rough th e town was along s tr in c s of lime-gals, as thoy werci called, n i t l hasketi of lime s lu n g .o v e r the .-.backs, could


ho soon th re e or four days a n eck, pas.siiig o\c i Shaw Brook to go over Poiullc. The relereiico to is i t in is an


. , ,


Boviil Crammiir School, loundcd Kiim Philip and Qm-e.t Alary,' dated 29th Vninst 1-Dol Bv th is ch a r te r there was estoUished a Clrainmar School n t Clitherop


f


ho called tho “ free Grammar School of MniJ O u « n™ E ngland,” for tho iiaitniction, cduc.i- S r ^ n d loaniing’ of bo.™ and loY 'S


Rotherham, and of tl.o C h an tr , of S t


tho .s r to f grammiir. and i te n d o u c d the .school with p a r t of th e possessions o'.


” ‘•"r ‘"feV


Nicholas ii« tho P a r ish Churcli, Skjptoii, b o tk ot which had been suppressorl undm th e Act of Edward VI. Bv “ teaching th e a i t ol


g ram m a r” wim th en understood m .th e classical languages, and Greek arid Bat in (.ami particularly L a t in ) iormed, u n til modern times, tho climf items


tio n an d prosperity .during th e He.id Al-cmcl S lip of the Rev-. Thoiuas AV.lson B.B.. (1775—181:!), an d in his days th e school u.is


culum of o u r Grammar ScIiotIs. ^ ‘o Clitheioc Grammar School i.ttn.nod ’‘■


‘j ■'i


.^ ten d ed bv tho sons of iiiaiiv of th e k-adiiii, families of th e county. I t lias produced .it


le a s t ono Senior 'Wrangler in the Thom.-is Sliirkio, son ol the Rev. thom.is Starkio Vicar of Blackhnrn .who sprang from th e Starkies of Triston. and who was himsclt


Smiiei- W n u iS e r in 1771. th e son, was edilcatixl uiuler All. Mijsoii .it


th o Clitheroc Griimimir School. Ho hecame a scholar of St. .lolm’s College. Ciimhridge. mid took his B.A. in 1803. he.i.g Senior


Wrangler and Senior Smith ISOG he took his ABA. an d V


and 'I'litor of S t . Catlierim- Hill-. Be '


called to tho Bar a t Bii|co!n s wards became Q.C.. Bowniiig Irofessoi .iml uVdvemitv Counsel. He was th e -anther oi worlcs o n 'th e law of Bihel. Criminal .Plemjiiig and o th e r legal .subjects. .He .married . d aughter of the Roy. T. II. IMiitaker. BB.D.


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‘“ ' f a-Mf concimle th is paper with the ancient Clitheroc* Municipal tojust:


“ Brospcriition to tlje Corporation.


h a s k e p t watch and ward over CTitheroc for over e ig h t c enturiw. usually figures as tho stake.s when card players in Clithcroe decide to play for love. They announce th e ir de cision *hv .saving, “ AVeTl phvy for the Castle.” “ HoMl liot set the Bihblo on fire.’ takes th o place with us


lift \ 1C


pression. “ He’ll no t sot th e Thamofi on iire,_ b u t perhaps the best known local saying in Clithoroo i.s. “ Clitheroc is noted for three


tho more general ex­


' Jiectcd with tlie tran s fe r of copyliold properly in tho many Manors comprised in th e Honour, and partly to tho doings of tho C ourt for th e Wapentake of Blnckhurn and of the Court ot PU'as for tho Borough of Clithoroe. Hio late Jo h n Eastlnim. for iinmy years Town Clerk of Clitheroo (whose ineniory went hack to well into tho th ir t ie s of la s t c en tu ry ), m “ Recol­


lections ■ of Clithcroo." an a r t ic le 'I n th e “ Clitheroe Times ” on 2Sth April, ipOu, alluding to those two court.s. says :


courts found eiiiployinent for three . hiiiii- iiaiTifTs, whereas there


Ihese


th e present time. Tlio Borough Court pos^ Bos«cd the power of arro-st, on the first process, if an affidavit of d eb t proving the plaintiff s claim wn.s filed. Tlio jurisdiction of th e Court was confini'd to the Borough, an d I havo


l .'fe . "KIS


heard many Lile.s of debtors riinmiig outside tho. lK>undarie.s a t th o n e a re s t p oin t


nd even


going tlirougli Bihhic to o.scapc th e bailiffs. Tlic jurisdiction of th e AVapeiiiake. Court ua.s


limited to 39s. l id . , and tho first process re­ quired tho bailiff to seize some articles of the deb to r’s .as it pledge.


courts were* consitlerable. c.spocuilly in tho AVaiienUiko Court, which wa.s largely n.so<I by


.The costs of tlicso / I


a class of lawyers known as pettitoggers. Jn conH<H|uenco of an outcry against th e oppres- sivo- ch arac te r of tho court i t was aholisheu


Bcvcral years ago.”


AVith reference to tlio Clitheroe Court _ot PJeas, th e Alimicipal CoriKiration Comims-


•


' l l ' ■ m i*


^ V. i\A h ^ ■ l i , ‘-iN-!'' £>‘ i Sdt!i m


bioners nn 1835. in th e ir B-<*nort, s ta te d . “ Groat and general dissatUtaction was ex- prcfise<l a t tlie effect prcxluced by th is court. I t was said to ho productive of g re a t oppres­ sion so much so th a t master mnnufacturons often find a difiiculty in i>rocurmg men to como in tq ’thoir employ within its jurisdiction. ^fany valuahlo workmen have q^utj.<?d th e ir manufactories on this account.


I / s—LaAV. Lime and L a t in .” ' I t owes its colobritv with regard to law p a r t ly to tlio Castle being tfte ndminisi rative i contro for tlio oxtensivo Honour of Clithcroo 1 and the place where the Steward’.s oflice i.s j situato and where are k ep t all tlie Court Bolls, and whore is transacted all the hnsinoss con-


in Clithcroc on the 9tli Xovemher, to celebrate th e election of Mayor, for tho Town Sergeant, a f t 'T iho loval toasts and thoso ot th e CIcrg\ and tlie Ariiiy, Xavy and Beserve lo rc c s have been honoured, to c u te r tho dining-rooin clad in his oflicial a t t i re , an d carrying the band- Konic nilver-gilt seventeenth century mace. Ho is followed by a waiter bear ing the huge hilver punch-howl, prcNseiited to the Con>ora- tioii l»v Sir TliomiiH S tr in g e r . Bocordcr of Clitheroe. and Member of Pa rliam en t for the Borough from U>75 to 1681. The w a ite r hav­ ing deposited in f ro n t of the Mayor the punchdiowl, which contains a special brew ol .Mayor’s punch, tlio Mayor ladles o u t n


I t is the custom a t th e annual Bainmot liclil


fonlv ahoait £.300) to excsivate all p a r ts of the. for t w h X s t i" avnilahle. The present chnrchy-lJnl and vicar’s garden a re m the area


of the for t. *1 -m o C-------------5 ”^ F a i r n e s s i ^ i s b e y R a s i n s .


may be taken OVER AS “ NATIONAL MONUMENT.”


The famous ruins of Furiie.ss Ahhe.y, near Barrow,'' may shortly he tak en over by the


^ " ’.ord Richard Cavendish of Holkor Hall, tho p re sen t oivner of the Ahlie.v-.-luik infeimed th e Barrow 'IV>wii Connell th a t he desires to appoint H.AB Commi-ssioners of A\ m k.s


*’ T h o '' coininissioners have expri-.ssed .their willingne.ss to tak e i t ovc-r and preserve i t


as an “ an cien t meiuimelit . and not only local in te re s t ”


missioners weiiUl mean -— ------- longer he free acce.ss to what wa.s one of the


favm.riUi places of in te re s t to visitors fiom otitrauco fee.


’llio abbov lias l>oen in tbo poi^9S.siou ot I th e Devonshire family for several gonorations.


, ■ c i


“ P u n c h ” ha.s * reacliLHl us. lliJS year i t is an e x t ra nnmlicr.'beyond tlio ordinary weom^^


PUNCH’S SUMMER NUMBER. All oaflv copy of th e summer iniiiiher of


ht i ty of 'the ' pnn^ in to 'a . silver cup which ho jssucH. and marks a *1...


post-s a’m rd r in k s tlie to a s t of - - Pro-sperutioii to the- Corporation.” He tlieii walks I’oiiiul th e tables and presents Uie eup to every “ c el t ” ( th a t is, every person who lias never a ttendetl th e Aliiyor’s din n er before). Hie colt, tak in g th e eup. s tands up. and heldilig


PjDsperation to th e Corporation,” and drin k s I pictures, by Shepperson, to thosToasb. This is an.old custom which lias . Shepard. “ Fougaxsse : come down from tlio Bailiff’.s dinners prior to i The “ Punch ” Summer


l.l 1^ ..................


to thiT Corp'onttion ” sixty-two ye:irs belore, and in thoso days th e colt Iiad to stniid up and empty ilio cup presented to hini. to a s t is alludetl to iu some versc.s p r in ted and circulated in support of tho candidature lo r tile Borongli of Clitlieroe. ol Bichnrd I q r t . in I tho Liberal in te re s t, a t tlio election of lb32 :— .


“ Farew'ell to Con>oratioii fe a s ts , . Tlio punch an d venison are gone:


A r e likelv now to d isap pw ir :


language invented to make a jingle with corporation.


“ Pro>peVatioii .i.s not ..... .. t a Fle<l are th e lawyer.=i and th e j in e s l s ; * ‘


And tho old cup o f ‘ prosperation,’ 1 d o u b t .w e n e v e r more s lia ll h e a r .”


corruption of tlio English Diet-iouary, which state.s t l ia t i t now


occurs iii diale'.''ts, ami th a t i t is derived fioin tin- liitii o r iiudinc-val Bat in. pro.s|u.-rauo. imnn of -iCtion froii. iiro.siK-rari— to p:r<-p..-r (c.l.


obsoleto French prosperation (1512 in Gode- froviv I t cites ns oxainplt-s: BI70 H a rd in g 's “ Chroniele.” S i . 12 (AhS.


Iho effect


is n tlr ih iitcd to the l.argo iimnmit of costs lo r th o recovery of sinall debts, connected with tlio power 'o f iiiiprisonmcnt. Bliiiilt,'; lire somoUmcK issued for sums tiiidt-r one shilling. Afost of th e pensoas sued lire snid to he (iiiito iiiKoIvcnt, h u t upon being sen t to prison their friends will often ra th e r pay th e d eb t th an incur tho g re a te r expense of rele.a.sing tliein niuler tho Btsolveiit Act.- They are relca.sod hv chiiritahlo societies: .somctiiiios by the officers of th o pnrtKh to which th e <lehtoi'S be­ long. in profcrtMice t-o supporting th e ir


families in their ahsonco.” The above circumstances no doubt contri­


described bV th e Bev. tho


bwvors J b y


jie s t of a t to r i end olf il R tho


b uted to tho prosenco of a considerahlo nmn- bor of


in Clitheroe. and th e AVilson,


'r 'fhoma-.s AVi^m towards .y y '.'


town, is I


itYn ,0>co n ‘’ h n n i t" a t Clitlioroe for ceutllrios. j .and lime-hiirning is certainly (^hthcrM s I oldest maimfacturing imlnstry. Lm o rtu n - 'itolv th e oarlv records of i l ie Cori>oration arc los t; h u t in: liio verd ic t of th e Court T-c'-t "i IG5I te n persons wore pro^-nted mid liiuxl


,5s. c.acli for “ digging, g e t tin g . ’“™‘ solling of y m e - s to m ^


Cross Hill th a t


contrary nn Th


1 ‘.I„„.e ” ^ liirj- a t tlm 1.00 hnrgrss , f r e e ^


p. 1'I5, where i t is staU-d one old roiig was always sung a t the annual Churchwardens' Dinner, “ Come, hrave Iwys. pro.speration Bo to the chiireh .and n a t io n .”


peration — siicee.xs .gootl hick.” I8.'i7. Hiiiehlille’s “ HLslory of llartlmmley,


InmisiX'iVs %vas required to s tand up in tu rn ! , .


1S33 Biirne’s “ ’Shropshiio Folk-Bore,” p. •171. A t Alneh IVonlin-k “ each of the new


J lav o r and l!urges.ses fea-sted,


re^Tio^'Vn. ” there-m - .5 ’ 1....... * .af nihln%rn»> for coiiturics. . rh>ino w.is lepeaUnl to me.


(by D. H. M."Hoad), , th e au th o r says of Cliri.stchnreh : “ ‘ Here’s pnwperation u: onr r.'iii tho toast- in old days when unless tliey w'ere town wlioro -the


111 “ Higliwnvs and Byways of Hamiisliire f , " U , r t i IVe find th e same old toa.st in what wa.s |


once OIII- neare.st neji-lilioiii- as u B,iioui;li. 1 Bre-ston. In a paper liy T. Stanley Ilall. in I the


’J’ransactions of th e Lam;a.shi^re :iml !


' i„ |, of 't|nrpuncii-lMiwi heloiiging to th a t Cor- the wriu-r say.s. " I t ha.s always


I '"-'vn used a t Corporation hamiuets, or to use


"2.?mo C o u r r a i s o ordered ' the ...ore aneielit U-rlil. ' meals of ,sL.te,” and ' „ „ v " o th e r ^ has supplied many a bmiiper in tyhich has la-c-ii ,,nai..tly expressive old to a s t


p ’son o r 1> ^^',]V^‘tnrpose th a n for priv a to peculiar to P res to n , in the for... of a couplet. •mouB or panlnrex belonging ....toe th is Cor-


u i la p e ^ " a .n rW r io 'B^ii-anFlhne; t ^ i e ^ is tligRcd or g o t ten w ithm anye of th e mm-


SorMon or horrowo ni>on pnyne ? 1. olfonco .5s. without licence of the bailiffs and


hurge.tses of Uio Corrpqrncon^ i-.i - i—** ^


'" " ■ I : ; , : ; l ^ : n ,B "X .k in g t« t I .e to ^ ^


Of course•se the prohibition only •9T i u 6 to tlio Corporation and to tin*


th ’


porncon. i 1.In his t ^


Prospenition To the CoriMjr.ition.’


ii„. ’ Clitheroe cusUiin and th e otlier eNa.mph.*.s cited, i t is liowevor clearly a mistake


^-711,1, I


; jiwerihe ilm to a s t as peculiar (Finis.)


, n ia to I'reston.


^ Frectotl U> Llio memory of Jo h n Phillii's aiTideiitallv sliot


high class TAILORirJG AT MODERATE' CHARGES.


, twelve J ” ” ^'’ > y e a r barley,


for thq mos_l. p a r t .


' * i ; r ' a n d ' ’is l ik e • t o ' ^ n t h . n r •' One , _ fnlluws, one yiwr wheat ( “ A Cavalier’s NoU.- t ,


d a te d l l t h


A Splendid .selection of Sporls Coats. 3 5 s . ; P'lannel Trousers, 1 S s « 6 d«


MAWDLEY’S , Opp. Open Hal-kot, 3 2 Victoria S t . , Blaokburn


A 7gn. Suit or Costume for £ 5 1 0 s « ^ his b ro th e r .—Ulster Churchyard.


a mark of utfecliou by —“ Bells and Humonrs.” -


i I f von see or hoar a good joke send i t on. i I givH) 2s. (xh for any 1 use.


I Have you go t your holiday su i t ye t? ' Older in giKul time.


Sports Ja ck e ts from oO.s. £o (>3_s. Flannel Troasi*rs from 25s. to 35s. BcHlmavno and Bond. ” Dnrafit ” House, 9. M ark et Place, Clitheroe. Tol. 58.


This to a s t still survives. :md i.s invnri:iblv placed a t the b oltam of the Um.st lis t ot nil • Corpomtion <liuners.” lu view ol onr xaniph-*


Wlmlley. Pr ize 2s. fid.


Ciit-xhire Ifi.sUirii: .Society,” \o l. 13 N..S., on . '■ tho Bapalia and Plato of Pre.ston,” siKxik-


Arch Seld. B. 10), “ ye churehe might hnve hcx‘2t preserned in gre-ate prosperaconn.’ 1828, C a r l’s “ Craven Glossary,” “ I’ms-


I t i.s to he found m th e new I'ORTU.NBVTE CIULDREN.—Tlio funds of the


Halstead and Slaiilov Educ.'gion.a.l Foundation having accumulated for some years, the governors decided to award ten tlu'Cc-ye.irs scliolarsluiis at ihc Clithoroo Boyal Grammar School to chilurwi of tho parisli, the awards to bo made on the result nf a eoliipelitivo exaiiiinalioii. I l io ex- aaii.mtioa was held o n , a recent Saluriay at the-Council school, -and as only eight caudijates


appeared, tho goveriiors have dec.ided tu ST-^'u seliol.arsliipB to all of tlienl. children


......


tho very earliest ago a t which a child, is qualified t j oilier) ; Nancy Swd. Mar.jorie Ire­


land, Bizaio Seed, Jack Ireland aro derived froni monies


and empty the Clip to tho to a s t of ‘ Prospera- cfiiiurui lo .lue. tion to the Corporation.’ ”


time of scl.-ool toes. Since tl.o aboliUo.i of .these fees the funds are allowed to amimulato for various periml.s and aro then applied to


. . oUucjition.'il purposes.


L a t e s t O l l ^ F T p Joke A railway otlicial tells a


school free in 'th o


are ; Knthlecn Parkinson (who also won ’ ^p^nds imich of h er .spare time v is i t in g the V Minor scholarship ot th o 'We s t Biding ‘ ‘


.... _____ Ju l ia ‘M'allcr, Joo Clough, . Tho fortunate /»r “ l>m.nm»r:itloll l.»


ands to the Town Sergeant, wlio then pro- vaiico on its predeces-ior«. J ho to \ t r. dit>igni.a _ . - __1


bv H. ToVn-wnd. depicts Mr. Punch plav- ing eweket iu b a th in g cost\mm oil the .samLs. and tho number is lavishly lUuslrnt^xl th ro u g h ­ o u t hv well-known “ P u n c h ” a r t is ts . 31oro


th o cup in his rilght hand, says, ‘‘^Alr. ^Ahi.yer, ......... ,7..... 4... 4-1...


The ac(|Uiring of tho Alihey by the com- ....... th a t there « i i l


,


l^ d ^ s r o n 'r ^ n d n rm h c ro 'f iusxrilRhins, as ! small museum, which was visited l.isL \ r a r liv |


£ 1 0 0 ' F o r Excavating.


VICAR’S GARDEN WHERE BUILT A FORT.


Ribchostoi- in tlio Rihhlo ■! uUcy. i-K. which W


ROMANS


evenvnUon of th e Bhuous^Romi.n lemnins i.t ited. by the


ilrciidv liirnisliod viilmible in fo inm - | 11.S iiiteii uptei .


tioit ms to tho early history of tiio Alnnchester hiiiiich.ot the Classical -^ssi^


^ IHl,Chester is Aim Bremetcmiaepm of t o Boma.is, and contains rommiis


- ,,


most im p o r tan t Roman loitii.s.seh iii, l.-ui " ? 5 aT.-" G-.Stang


kaa a t B i h c h ^ r ° ''l ’' ',^^tlm nmsVin;imr[amt relics


ciiHion helhw th a t fu r th e r invest.gat.on will | Yield additional iin p o i tan t resuu^*


KING LANE P IC T U R E HALL. Alonday and Tucsihiy:


Tho Bncing S tra in ,” featurin.g Alac Alaisli; En id Beiiiiott in Hai>py ihougli m a rried .” .


";imrsday, F r id ay and S a tu rd a y :


P ic tu r isa t io n of Air. Hull Cuiiie's g lo a t i io ta l ‘iT I ie AVoman Thou Gavest Ale.”


film, “ Tho Wonder ^Laii,” has ju s t been com­ pleted, has signed up with tho Bobcrtsoii-Colo


F ilm Company for a period of tliroc years. Under th o terms of his c o n tra c t ho will bo allowed “ time off ” lo r tra in in g purposes,


an d will n o t 'g iv e up boxing. H is salary u nder tliis Him co n tra c t, is tb bo doubled if he defeats tlnclc Dempsey for th e World’s Hwivyweight Championship.


• -


Twins of Suifering Creek,” a screen Yoi*sioii of Bidgewell Cnllum’s popular s to r j ' by t l ia t name. “ The Twins of Suffering Creek ” . will ho !Mr. Russell’s .seventli Fox iiicture. Tho popular s ta r h as in his now story one th a t is admirably suited to his talents.


William Bu.ssell has .started work on, “ Tlic


Freiicli producer, who was ros|)oiKsible for th a t remarkahlo i>icture-plny,


Blootl,” sends’ from F ran c e an almost im- Miiny cxporionce Jio Ii.ts ju s t had with iiiuLhs. Ho had to o btain a * pic tu re of a blazing ciiateau by n ig h t, for iiiclusipii in liis n ex t pic tu re , “ M iark a,” from .lean Bicheprn’s famous novel, and to this end ho l i t several smoke bombs close to the building and a num­ ber of powerful arci lamps; inclu d in g 'a searcli- liglit, were tu rn e d on to tho fa.st rising clouds of smoke sb th a t th e Imilding appeared to ho burning furiously,


Louis 31ercauton. th e well-known 'J'ho Call of the


Georges Ca’rpontier. .who-ie . first American An olfoi t is being nindo- to complete the,


PER$OI^AUTIES. ^ ■ OF ■ ' .


MQVI-LAND. ; Bv “ BACK SKAT.’


a n d t i m e s . F R I D A Y . J U L Y 9 . 1 9 2 ^ • S t o p t I .A t O p e r a t i o n ;


SBBeciaS Visit to Clitheroe- ^


.^ .O R S E S L A T E R ,


H e r n i a S p e c i a l i s t , o f 4 0 . E u s t o r i K’ d . . M o r c - c a m b e , Who will bo in attendance at die folloaiiig .address:—


C a s t le R e s tau ran t , C a s t le S t r e e t , On Tuesday next, July 13th,


LADIES SHOULD MAKE A


H o u r s t O - 3 0 a . m . t o 5 p . m . SPECBVL E F FO R T TO


^ x 6 E E


R u p tu re s an d F.alling of th e AVpmh T rea ted w ith o u t Operation suffer u h e u jo u c.iii be


"■ o th e r s will tell A-u th a t they w o ^ ■ o .e ^ s au d ? o rB uG c ^ iu g


a 'n d 'i^ rA t^ s .


will also to ll JOU so. Ev e ry


. Kidneys. . Olicsity. All 't'm'-s m m


:\1BS. ShATKU. Why shonld you


g ia lc r lia-s done forr th em , a n d they will tell you


? a" l.e!u B^e riiSuB of y e a r s ,o f e.^e. W.ereas they had thev


| ; ‘i ; ; ; o r r i r ‘C u a boon to


of th o hodv. Therefore why undergo so maiiy “


AVomen>; weakness is. n e t a disease, .hut a weakness cases


many have


done


wear Airs, s f a tc r ’s In i^ o v c d _^B_olt.^^,For ^eM^^ ^ “'omhUical I lu p tu re , ‘ Floating ones over invented.


,„:n„i ■Weakness from whatever cause, should F o r I l l^ r in g D^wn, .th.^y.


Bolts for' a f te r operation, All R u p tu re s and AVomon’s Inward IVcak- S ; r d i ^ ? r ? m ? n t s . Advice FR E E . . r u p t u r e s a n d AVOAIFN-S INAVARD AVEAKNESSES CURED AVITHOUT OPERATION OR INWARD INSTRUAIENTS.


'^ l ^ L a K i ^ D l a c k h u r n s a i d : - ” I am well tliaiikful for th e b e n ^ t I


Also .a SiCi; T J i r f a g o ^ "


fro^n^o ^ ^ ^ arA^o r^SL^ ^ 'an d ^ fh ^ -e ^ e com ^m T^ ^ ^ ^ ^ '______.


you.”


^ I r . ^ I c r c a n l o n , a cloud of moths rase from ilio surrounding slirubs and (le.sccnded on my arc lights in th e ir myrids—an d ono by one tho lamps were oxtingnishod by th e burning bodies of


Immediately,” says


worshippers. Of course, tlie whole scene was spoiled, ajul [ had to take i t all over a g a in .”


all p a r ts of th e country, although " Imn the 1 rcliairs thev contemplate are completed, ad-. mission will ho allowi-d on payiiu-iit of an I


these ia.scinatotl aerial fire-


tho screen without .serious injury, according to Tom Alix. th e notetl s ta r , rest.s in a close | s tudv of tiio human hotly. AA’hilo going through his daily “ four round ” workout with his tra in e r Mix demonstrateil th a t his theory is tho correct one. “ A'oii will note,” saiil tlio s ta r , “ if vou follqw iny pictures care­ fully, th a t 1 never Imclc iqi m doing any


stuiR. I go forward constantly. T h a t is be­ cause the human body is so constructed tl ia t innsclos and hone p ro te c t the f ro n t of the i>ody. Alan was’ niutle to advance. Xo m a t te r what profo.s.sion ho niay choose, his success is


Tho s ec re t of doing dangerous s tu n ts for


BE J0LL¥ FOR


th an ‘mo inctures aro include<l, and an ex­ ceptional and elmrming fe a tu re .is .a special s ek io i i in full colour, comprising <


Summer Xumher is an ideal 1 B'orougT


tho Municipal CoriKiration Act. 183o. At tho - lioliday publication, an d a t one shilling ffer f la v o r ’s diuner in 1886 th e late Thcophilus really excellent valiio lo r the money. H astings Jngham. tlie then recorder ol tho h. said ho firbt d rank “ Prosperation


S T . D E N Y S ’ H OM E .


th a n k s : Miss 1). Taylor, apples and onmges; Airs. Dewhursl. Id. for each clijld ; Air. Uig-sin Id . for e:.ch child j Ih.rish Church M omen s


Tho following have been roeeivetl with many


iju»a, ow. »v. ......v....- Is.


_*rt: Mrs. Hardacre, and Alihs B. A. ............................... ,


.


30s. fo r hohd:iy fond, per i l r s . Bam- fo r holitlay fuml ; A Fm-.ul


fm n |. yUss J . Foster. 5s. lor holiday ch i ld ren h a v o re tu rn ed to b t .


npi,ri»ri . . . .


Belorm lias robbed them of tlieir l»one, ; j)^ „y ’s Home a f te r a fo r tn ig l i t sp en t a t b t . “ Tito BnrgesHes and Cori>orjition


j Anno’s-on-Sea, Everyone who has helped o { s e n d th em , would h a v e been repaid it thc\


Iiad secn.liio l i t t le ones on the sands. --------------------- ----- ------------------ :---------


G I S B T J R N E .


, Lewis Bamer.. L. H. and CUHir^co :>rorrowe


2. line .wfnrK


"measured by th e rapidity with whicli he ad ­ vances. Study your body. A Idow tlelivered back of the e a r i.s liable .to be a death-blow, h u t th re e inches to th e f ro n t is amounts to l i t t le o r nothing. The kidney punch delivered on the*hack i s - a painrul,'. s trcn g t l i^ ap p in g blow. A'et a tn i i iu d ligliter can tak e a blow of equal s tren g th in ,the stomach, and sinile as he does it . TIio .sohir ple.xus blow in bo.ving in a h a rd one hecau.so t l in t is the only jn ir t of th e f ro n t of tho body where a blow is not


D is tan c e no object, paid^ '6d. ex tra .


SURMRISER SALE now on— 3/- in the £ discouni-


lightened by weight of mu.scic or lione.l hgnred i t o u t wiieii I s ta r te t l to <lo my s tu n ts before the camera, and i t has .savenl my life many times. Alwavs .'idvaiice. keep your head, mul


niust keep your nerve, too, or you will hoMtate —ami. he who hesitates is lost.”


Tlmt being king of ' fil m « lmo<l by hv Artis tic a B o at .”


lii.ughlor-m;ik_i-r.s. h\-


.foi-omt' K.


p a r ts aro being tak en by th e popular ,';ct.vss. Colin Bt-ll. ...id Alnster .lack


^---- Films. Bt»l. . • i Im-


ami Gordon Craig. 1 cannot undorstaml why this delightful story was no t filmctl long ago. '.


Tile ainhitions tn.sk th a t tin- SamneLson Film Company w;t itself to acliiove in tran.s-


luting to the screen tho liumoiii-. pathos, and soutiinonfc of “ A 3’om|>orary Clout-loinan,^ lia-s won th e success hopetl for. Tlie liliii is essentially ii s tudy of ehnraetei-.


groat, heart-moving scones.- many of them, indeed, which reveal in a Hash the inner meaning of wlmt life, once more in civilian ranks , means to a U'lnpprarj* geiitleinan. An nll-.star cast of impular favounU*s inclmlos Owen Xares. Madge Ti theradge. 'lorn Bey- nolds Svdnev F a irh ro th o r. Mamhc Dunliam, ami Alfred Dayton, tho last-named tak in g his old-timo p a r t of tho profiteer, whicli he made a succcs-s when (jio play was first stago<l.


'I'liere are


Miss .Shirlev .Mason, the p re t ty h td e s inr. Lot^pit-d iu Hollyw-ood. of which she is tho


fairy godmother. Any girl who loves dngs as she docs is suri* to havo :i big h e ar t th a t t j ie love of Iwys and girls a.s well as


and'Donald Robinson. Tho funds grown-ups. M'hon th e Fox s ta r Is n o t a t tlio left long ago by Tlics. ■ jjospital heljiing th e doctor perform an


other .B-romc-. vou can do any trick you w an t to do. Aou


-■ Threv is


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A s p l e n d i d l o t o f n e w P A r a * ™ ® .® .


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H % s ^ “ ' ' w o r ld ” was tho subject ol “ The unchanging Julo


course tlio te x t being c h i^ n r i“ ‘j ..ii: 7__S: >• Bemcmbcr .tliem tli.iS


..,.j ’ j


of S o d ; an d comiidcrnlg tbe issue o I im i ta te th e ir fa ith .


vis teribiy, :uid to-day, je .i ,


S^RS. . GREENWOOO. CLITHEROE HOLIDAY WEEK.


TO ALL INTENDING HOLIDAY MAKERS. 5 A 28 Seater Char-a-Banc leaves our Castle St., Shop


.1 Win Slanlov to enable -.ix pdor t-ion on .some injured dog. she is tlioro general v is i t of cheer to th o invalided canines.


ON TH E F O B B O W lN G ^ .A I ^ ^O F g T H K CLITHKROE HOLIDAY WEEK


Miss Mn.son go t the dog ho.spitnl idea wlioii she witnessed tho ru n n in g over of a lit t le te r r ie r . 'Ilio dog was homeless, and Miss Mason took charge of i t and had an oper.ation performed wliioh j*aved i ts life. ' I t mak«*s no difference whether the aninml is tho proiKTiy of ono of wealth or is ju s t a plain ordinary s t re e t cur—nil are welcome a t tlie> hospital.


Morv of a to u r is t in Ire­ land who kepi going to the luggage van to nsk il his tru n k wa.s siii’c* After


‘ his sixtli appearance tho exasperated guard


p l ie d :— • “ Begorrn. 1 wish you d


been made an elepliani. in ­


stead of nil ns.s, and then yo’d always have ’ your, tru n k in f ro n t nf you.” A. Taylor, Mytton Ko.ad.


D U R A F H T ^ S O W W J O K E -


Hun d red th Chance.” adaptotl from th e famous novel hv Kthel M. Dell, is a notable lilm. Hi will inake a d ire c t appeal n o t only to the


' • I^larv Glynne. as Maud Brain, is seen to ra re advantage, whilst Dennis


countless .followers of tliis au th o r’s works, hut, to all who can appreciate nJid enjoy a imwerful storv of s tro n g huiimn ’in te re s t.


. amid many of th e beauty si>ots of tlie ^outli : Const.


. The film is full of exci tement, and tho lug ! race which co n s t i tu tes tlie climax has Ikhmi well staged. Tlie exteriors have be<*u hlmed |


verv skilful in his concciition of Lord Snit.asli.


I A fine screeii version of Charles Beado's widelv-> rea<l novel, “ Foul Phi.v, has been


• witncsseil a t tho London Pavihon, and i\hen ■ tins piciuro is released i t siiould cause no ! l i t t le s t i r . Tlio film has lM*en prixlncejl on a lavish scale, doing full jus tice to th e mg scenw of' tho original s to rj’, including tho scu tt lin g of tho ship, tho boro’s ndventurcrt in a d r if t in g b o a t and tlio th r i l l in g advon- turos of tho hero and heroine on a lonely island. Bendo usunllv found s t i r r in g plots, and “ Foul P la y ,” dealing with tho exploits of a young, clorgymnn nccascHl. and tr.in.s- p o r te d - fo r forgery, and his nltimaU' vimlicn-


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From tills le t te r , he s a ^ , ."'2 was addressed to a


which had been forimyil by Bomc mediate diticiples an d


C fcS tlan ’u r i i l ‘t I'c.'- wortbA- to suffer for Hts


, | J'o“ . "'hich',spoke unto y e l


I 1 1


I V' I fo r”^^^ S u p p o r t, and I am very


j sa?d--^°'*I wish you every success, and 1‘liope som ^ n o 1 ^ y o u !^ I wish I had known


; S " - w i t h my support I get - I f o r e r s to come and see


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p r e s s e d up by WALTER FAWLEY, K I R I ® S T - - ' B L A C K R U R K - /


P a r c e ls s e n t Carriage Ladies Sulfcring


Mount Zion Raises £1! SCHOOL ANNIVERSARY SERvj


REV V)/^. ILLSLEY’S FAREWEl CLITHEROE.


Combined with tl.o. special seryiee^


ne ct io n w ith tlie aniuvcniao »l School tb o scholars and congregation . i t j


, ^


TO/dto (Morccamlio) twelve mouths ...I is e n te r in g college. I.arge congryl


Ho succeeded the B e i . F.


sermons and terminated Ills ml -I


I f io ^ P r im i t iv o Methodist Church on | f X a row c l l to Mr. ll.lslcy who ,u |


assembled a t the services. esi>yci.ill> I when many had to 1-e tu n ei j


ta n t ly awav. The singing of sih u.i II a fe a tu re of the afternoon service


■the cliairmnn.s!iip of Mr. (». a o o th e r services a.i


^ineiiiE and g.avo anthems imder thi S S n o^ Mr IV. Boberts. The day’J hX amounted to the record sum I


J ’ I


-r*!!! being a slight incronso oi • ! whCT tlio amount included ilie le c tu re on th e Monday *)''enmg. I t >s s S ^ r th v of note t l ia t of tins amount i r n w l u t e d a t the Bcht^l o i i^ « n d a J ■anon an d mus t represent a gootl yicai| d eS ? a “ n tho p a r t of the adhorent-s e l


a n d was followed by tho s in g in „ | Doxologj*.


s tatem en t was made by 78 & 80.


GASH OR C R E D I T .


|


l i? n “ ad now°passed - " '“y ri«on l l io o men were n o t uKo 1B


t iS o 'r s in tho faith. They I ' ^ v l w iS i novel doctrines and lustcin.I Icachcm instead of '’le n g th e n in g


Thev were becoming slack in |


metii religion to make th a n unc.isl Sd wron^. b u t n e t sulbe.ont to


W b l j S l a r J o threso oj S t . Au j th e “ ’•no eng •


m g tlio.Cbra-tiau


weakeyung fare^ ‘ ‘•'d.®


x um . l l 'i s t id e . s id er th d


thorn m they By tolling


tiro Sytn'o,^ ■oven if tho lyor g ro a t peril, i t^ ^ ^ I I


constxil J


was th e o u t ,I arge.itly mHxl


^ P” ’' - i r r c s t e d and iii.ade f They »>«sb be


tl.em L rr ihem to roniembl


O d’l tv S of^Ibeir fatl.ers a r l Ho cUnchesI


of tlicir fa th e n j ),avo an une lia l


remembered ^^.m„c,-iblene-M. m J sh ip wa-s its cinuig .


Homan historian. ligion of Komo, • J


when tlio j, tjioir re-soiij ^ ’ w th e tmrld Ims cliangiyd. F


„£ e:l j


^^g j...irthlj| th e I


.a ^ d g o in i> c n > e » ^ ^ ^ ^ „ ^ i . .g c l I pods undergo a t


^ conqiierj tran sp o rto e l. to j l^ n i tx the •airistian impresses upon ni« f'tnft I I


were , ,n’“ i Vhis was not a f<| there.’.’


o f th e ir fn^hers • „ „ c h a n g iJ grasp th o


Tho writer to I repe.atei|


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