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iWtrtftllMiMMS


Istlj


•


• V -V n


tA IN ED . i'rcHKlom


JcoiivontioJi I to proiKjstj


|umnn nui^^t uiiwtoi-—


HU«iKOiSts


liH dochiml I ont-einplato


IrltiOl'Kilip— i>nc posMiss. ■ ? vSuroly,


uproino ini- ^H-1 equal ti> <iocIaro


|u ho books. ; tiling that


Hi^ka tu


I marriage*— l ig (lovotioii I I to liim propoHiug


Itr, Immilia-


llg iiL tlio iguosti what H


*. Ho is


|i(i, is in a only does hut nIio is


I au olTcr of ihe light


I'hero is no it IH novel*


I'tiou before lah x l:


|)Uinu^, can | y fioiiit of


licsi. I (i**ro.re that Imnktxl his


|m. ho«.*j)ing :eighs him her nUec-


|nnan sconis Ilian tlie


I fear—the in iJm>


Ian offer o f |rgt><s, how- inspiring


will i)u m> first inovo


|ver, sho is timt will lulinission


I ['Ip nmtUn's.


a. hnmiliat- girls ho


|}o<hI iK*cans'o |iiM;laro their


eiaely rare. ,'t inune for


I oulder tho the


l i l t ” of |!aminu


lotfcr.


J root of tlio I uht, <1 low lex<«*' con- jiild iiosaibly -UiO Ijwrt


I will tisuaiiy


|hl certainly arriage. rsuiitioM of tlwi partner largo num-


j


livalry nJoim to tho


rirt ^ nsitlorations


I tnarringo. osijonsihilitj*


wliy jneu


Ja i l modern jupporting a


l ia t tiioy aro


lire not and IgrautLsi iuul


!:ls a liohby


ir ]).*irt in is actually


for failure j hihi-lK'arers


J will regifvtl I n marriage, j tho n.-spon- lightly leave jig jiroposnls


I t they' aro |es{)onsiI>ility I'werer, only


ami


IlM'ars lo Ik> ige on this to risk rc-


I iiib incoui- |n is essi‘ 11- ■


•et that a playing a


EDITOll’SSPOST-BAG. RESENTED ACT8V1TIES.


out intorferemre; a man may not ivork as and when he wislies? in play, in eating, in drinking, iu any activity or inactivity, iiolhing can he done witli reasonable free- <lom. I ma.Y not buy apjilcs after an earty hour of ilH> evening and though f may lawfully buy a. drink at O-hi) p.m. I may not f^oiiiuiiue any ot it at 10-1 p.iii.


»


poliiir.ittus • may have sticce<Mle«l. in , en­ tangling the people with restrictive legisla­ tion and regulations affecting every phase of life, iMicause o f Ihe dragooning to wliicli we perforce suhmitted in the national in- temsl. during t!ie war. Politicians are naturally husvhodies and douhlless they think that tliey have justified Iheinselvc.s by lint friiilfl of their energies; in fact the people resent their aetivitios, ami in no way < oumI they blotter show their good sense than hv devolmg themselves in the next Parlin- rnenfc to the restoration of freedom first then i<» the inaint<*nanee of life with minimum ot regulation.


I’ho J. J). THOMPSON.


IlceebwotKl (Vittage, U'inm, Warrington, i?nd April, 1920.


MR. HART’S LECTURE. Sir.* -Mr. Hart, leeluring at Wesley


School OD bis i>lau to save industry and also on bxs cure lor unemployment, fail.s to nvogtiis<» the important function which in­ dustry. fulfils. • Under -the present social el prodmdion, and even under his


• 'uihl yvsbaii o f prodticUvo iiulnstry, the motivo *imwer for utilising machinery is


.M


Urst ,an<i foremost, to make a profit-oii tlio umlertakings. Not that tliis is in itself wrong—that depends upon one’s outlook on life- but what ,is wrong is tlio eonceptnm ih.Tt industry Sail he saved and uneinplo.v- ment almlislesl upon a profit-making basis t»f working machinery. Any serious student of I'cnnoiiiics will iliseover tliat only so long iudujjlrv produces individual profit, only > long will it be worked and allowixl to


—Nothing can he done nowadays with­


tinn as in llnsaiii, all ohurchM were closed wli.at 5L torrihle blight would fall on the countrv. Many who to-<lay treat Sunday


largo number.s of people who now inisuso their Sundays clamouring for churches to be re-oponod and the. olisorvancc of tho >SabbaHi


restortyl.^ ratlicr wandered from my starl­


ing point and my remarks may appear a hit disjointed, hut perhaps what I have said will stimulate a little mtorast in n subject that T think is of vital intorest to us as a nrofo-«sedly Christian nation and one that IS likely to have an important honnng on


our future. , ,


TENDLE EOREST HENT ANNUAL PUPPY WALK.


I’ nppy Walk o f tho Pondlo Korewt Hunt, hold lit tho Kt'miols, Ellonthoriio, Gisbnrn,


yeaterdny week. In tho class for dog puppy, umc amrnnla . . .


paraded, and tho judge, Mr. J . Iv. Uoaton, Master of tho liunesdolo and Oxouholrao Staghounds, liad ,a difficulty in making hxs awards, tho puppici • being ol such g o ^


class and of fairly equal merit. His awards wore: 1, Mr. II. Spoak. Oisburn, General ” ; 2, Mr. H. llindley, Hlacko, Gimcrnck.” The class for Hi\s*t Bitch


Puppy was won bj* I^Iiss Baldwin’s ‘ Giiwy, tlio second lieing Airs. Tniton’s' “ Hazel; Tho final cln-ss for the licsb walked puppy


was exceedingly strong, tho jndgo having an uncnvinhlo task, and tho Ma.stcr of .'Ibo


lunotioM. Hunianitnriau principles cannot Ik' ron*'iiierod.


llnsine.ss is business, and


until tho people ami leaders in all sphores of TMilitica), social, ami especially religious activity, licgin to view life <lilferently these inlH5ront problems <d* preseiit-ilay systems will rontiruie. f in a l ly . tiu* function of in- <ln*.dry ulioukl bo to fe<*d, clotlie .and shelter ;ill Uin iKiopIo, :mil its or!iimis;illon shonlii 111! !iiini!il III. that. i>mpo.sc>, ri'Kanllcss of wlicitior it vilt pav iii tlio monoy sense or not.. 1 know tills is perhaps rovolutionary ami e.erlainl.v ncir to onr nioderii way of


thinking, hot. it is the only way of enrin nnoinplOyrrient. '


11.T. —~H H — w. s.


GILBERT AND METHODISTS.


TH E 31 —While 1 have no wish to take sides


.slight changes made in a local preseutatum o f '* The (hmdolicrs.”


(u- ra’ii'o further controversy on the subject n*L*ently discnssisl, f was vastly aimis(*d lu reading a fortnight ago your column “ Hlorm in a Teacup,” relative to some


writing you and raising the question why Gilbert, .‘'hould have introduced into Unit o’lM'ra the phra.Mi “ a bigoted and per.sccut- im» Wiisleyan,” hut I let tlio occasion pass^ rt” is awordinglv with con.sidcrahle intei^st 1 h-arn that in a recent local romlcring tho


Prior U> its appearance 1 had in miuu


lerm AVe-sleyaii ” was ehaiigod to GalU- thunipi.au.” * This swms to nic to have luM-n a very happy idea. T do not kiio'


what e.xactlv a ” Callithumpian is. hut have been tohl at some time or ptlier tiiu it is di‘Scripti\*o of a person who professci no religion and prefers to yvan<Ior about on Stintlays inst«‘otl of attimding any place ol


d hy tlu>ir refusing il


worsbiT*. Under tlu’^ circumstances this change . i


name in tho opera is not likely to olleiid the siisoeptibilities ol anyone, being too


.•..nanil; ami la tluTofi.ri' to ho oommojulfd To substitnto ” Socialist ” for “ Bepublicau


worka in a rever.se direction ami cannot bo ri'(:.minn*nde<l. fiilliorl. woM a satirist ivho lashoil out right


uMd loft aud oftou mi.do so.no 'o r y iv.d ilin-clud hits, hot olio sllll H-oilders uhiit lest him to lovol :i ol.iirgc of kiKOtry aiid I'oi- Siyntim. against tliis rol.gions hui y. Hiuo I ho Wosloyan Alotliodists over d.-stliign shml .ln!,nHolvos as bigots and,


iiersocnto^:^


Tlioro wan it is trnu at one limo a good dc.ij lioard of tlio “ Noiioonioriiiist Coiisoiemc, wliioli sought amongst olhor things to do aivav will, or at any rale rednro oortam o i s olosoly ommootod witli tlioatnw n.id ninsiL Inills and it may ho Unit C.ilhort linii tins in mind wlioii iio coined his slinging phraso.


Altlimigl. tlie late l!ev. \v:is an not.ive inirtieiimut in tlie coimiiotioii ?;


refnrrorl to. tie l.ml ms of ot.b(W religious bodies ho.sidcs WcsU\.nis —both Anglieans ami l*roe aiurchmen. W’ riting mi this subject reminds me ol a


WITH THE CLARION. in: “ WHKicr.ER.”


Witli a poworfnl sun oveilioad wo pitclicjl modern novelist wlio appears to he very Ion I


of butting at. Wesleyamsin. 1 Arnold Ik'miett. V Imve been toUl t l; it m the d.'vys o f his vouth wlicii his n.mu Mas ICnor.h Arnoltl Beiiiioll. he was brought up as a Weslevan and apparently he <lul not


IS.


• I qualifying lilhani (TO) ;


Is ion : •!. K. Ilessrs. Poar- 1 tie witli >>l |(1 it will hi>


. qualifying liung (T.'f


I’usly offered |tion. M’ ill enter their


JClub House. I ill. Id i Saturday. I tico. Mrs. I'jvido tea on.


|,Ition; N ex t


Ith and final |atcli (Honso


■k) , noto_ that I prize for jiimnia num- Idit.


take very ‘ kimlly to »t. 01 eoiirsc the AVesley.aiiism of forty or titty, years ago, m common with other religious isius, was ol a much stricter ami namnver type


now practised or l(»leratcd. To a noicMst all is fish that comes to the net. Ho Ua> to fill in his books with all .sorts ol relics t>f na«t exjicrienco ainl these. I aiii alnud :,ro often for the sake of dramatic oreatly exaggerated. E'oi; instance Afr lionmat’ .s ehanicters is cojupelUHl iiov to atlond a class for roligioiis instrnv- tim. fomlnctcd liy a Wesleyan iniii.stci i n


^ lh;cL one of It is undcr.stood that tho jiuestion ef a


a Saturday aftcniomi. 'Wliiit a " “ ■[''t''-' iniiiisliiii.nlt wlicn oilier hoys wen out ill


the sniisliine ami fresli ...r playing er.ekct


‘" ■ i t ^ n m r ’ ^ ^ ’ tl.at , religions UU- in the Tot or was of a stricter tyi.o tin... e sc- w h e r l :t c r la in ly inyself eamiot veeall^a


iiaraiiol oasn and T fcol sure tliat it would i.ion and nnloa, thcio is ‘‘


loligiouM iiiHlruction


prospect o f omi*- seeing Sunday“


meantime all honour is iV " - y suppoho those who l.olidal^^Pn^oarl'v s iu r a Bonon.r holiday-


lint it will not bV Bonoral will ho omployed in oatcriiip: for .•md nnui'oinonl of tho rosl. 1 f


komo ‘ Hiiddori cataclysm, say a Commumst rovoli .ncroly >>• o tB o r v e d ^ J . In tho .fg


thanksgiving service for tho King’s recovery is under discussion. No date has yot been fixed, as it is tiesired that his Majesty siiould ho well enough to attend it porson- all.v. The service M'ill ho held in T*otulon. i t will bo romemborod that King EdM*.ird


when Princo of AValos attended n thanks­ giving sorvico at St. PanPs Cathedral to mark Ills xecovery from a serious illnovss.


Tho curiosity of a ton-year-old boy, bold


up a AYost of England express tram at Patklington for sovornl minutes.on Sunday night. Ho* stood on the platform blvisfully gazing at tUo ougino-driver and fireman in their cab, and when the M’hebls began Jo turn h o . gazed more intently.. Suddenly there came a ecreaming from a carriage. A man jumped out and a woman was .about to folIoM' ^TbolI tho guard stopped tlio tram. The man explained that his son M*ns inisu- ing- Ho W


JU4 found still closoly inspecting tho engine.


PROPOSED THANKSGIVING SERVICE FOR THE KING.


oiii- camp at Littlo Jlartou near Blackpool. Tlio wcatlior was ideal for oamping and our lilllo olnstor of tents looked a picture no.st- liiig Mietwixt wood and slroain. hriday wo .spent on llic sands oiijoyiiig a .sniibatli. In the oveiiing m'o visited the M'orkl re­ nowned circus and on rotimiing Uu' ^ first- nighters ” started to look torward to turn­ ing in. and M*hat a night thoy gave us* .Saturdav and Sunday mo spent on tho cliffs an’d in the gardens. The hoim'coimng we accomplished on Sunday evening. Suiulav’ .s run M'ill bo to jNralham lain. Meet Market-place, 9-0 a.m.


, , . • i


very iveak,” sny.s JMrs. ^f. Itogcrs, of 20, Witton-road, Birmingham.


“ All attack of tlio 'llu left my digealiim ‘ ‘ Intense nams


.so ilislresKod me tliat I Mas afr.nid to touch solid foml. Owing to it.s acid condition, mv stomach felt .sore and inflanuHl, the n^li- side Iwing particularly affected. exertion I panted for breath. Jly boM*els


were constipated. Por montlis ,1 M*as on a restricted diet,


and thongh 1 tried most of tho udvorlmcd cures, mv condition becamo worse.


I tirsfc


had a sample of Bile Beaus, then bought a ifox of tiie.so vogotahlc pills. After a courso T fi'lt over so much hotter.


lo o t ! began


bccamo healthy and regular, and my .strength and spirits iinproyed.


Hile lipaiw I oat, feci, and b ocp ivcll, and, in fact, am in belter health to-day than


to digest M*ithont causing pam, my bowels llmiiUs to


I ’ve done for ycai*s.” Vurclv vegetable, Bilo B(*ans are un­


and for their hlood-purifymg (now *10 Bile Beaus) and 3s. (now 120 Bile Ileans). Sealed boxes, all chemists.


W


EAK STOiACH AFfER IM


FLUEHZA Afraid To Touch Solid Food.


Hunt. Mr. ,T. L. Macnlpinc, J .P ., docidod lo giv<5 au extra pri*/.o. Tho final jilncings were : 1. Miss U. Preston’s Bitch “ Hopo- fu l ” ; 2. Mr. H. Hiiulloy’s Dog “ Gallant’» There was a tio for third and fourth plnco;i by Mr. Poulton’.s Dog, “ Gauntlet, * and Mi.'w Bnldwiu’s Dog. “ Goblin.” Tlio siro te nc.u’ly all tho winners is ” High Peak Hero,” champion at Potorboro last year, and an iiitort«;ting item is that sovon of the mippies wallcetl. were out of litter of in, out of tho dam ” Gravity ” hy this «irc. At tho Luiicheou whieli wa-i lio’xl at the


Now Inn, Gisburn, tho blaster gave thunks to tho pujuiy walkers, and made .Mi>ccial mention of tho improvement nolicablo through the introduction of tho High Peak blood, in producing puppies of tho true Harrier i j i io . Mr. J. D. BobiiLsou specially thanked the judge, for tho able way m which ho had made his awards. Mr. J. B. Heatou suitably respoudJod, and Mr. H. Bpeak thanked tho IVIastor on l>ohalf of tho Puppv ■\Valkors, and for tlio ox<?ollcnt Silvonvnro Prizes, which wore awarded m place of tho usual Silver Cups.


Frcckletou. JUDY


Darwen, Hobdeu Bridge. Todmorden.


JUTA'


Barnoldawick. Blackburn. Cliorloy. CDITHKUOE. Colne.


JUDY


Kccles. JUDY 27tl


Accrington. Bactip. BolUngloii.


Church. Claylon-lo-Moors. Compstnll.


JUDY 27tk


Watorfoot. a u g u s t


Coppull. ' Mnnohostor.


I’ eudlcbury. AUGUST


Bamber Bridge.


Bury. Dculon. .Kdeufiold. EUaud. Erccklotoii. Grcelland. Halifax. Haddorsfiold.


Lovland. AUGUST Bradford* AUGUST


Ashton-undor-Lync. Broadbottoin.


CSromptou. Droylesden. JBikintiold. Glossop. ilndliold.


a u g u s t


Kirkbnm. AUGUST


Failswortli-


Gortou. Hollinwood. Lei*.'*.


3lsb Ifiich intorest wan taken in tho Annual


vorv I'igUtlv would thou I tlunk wako up to find thoy had been dcprivc<J of a blessing they had not heforo sufhcioiitly appreemtou aiul .1 can well imagino .such n revulsion ol feeling would sot in that wo should fiml


OFFICIAL LIST FOR 1929. The follou’ iiig liab of cotton trade


holidays for 1929 has hcoii officially prepared by tho authorities of tho Jlmichestor l lo j ’al 3*lxcliange. Tlio dates in, all caeos aro fii- elusive, and arc iu addition to tho .AYhit- siintido stoppages.


JUNK 8lh. Ivirldiam. JUNli 29th


Astloy Brhlgc. Barrowford. Bolton.


Paruwortli.


Crompton. b'ailBwortli. Hollinwood. Jjoce. Middleton.


JUDY


Atherton. Briorfiold. Jluniloy. Karliy.


TO JUIA' Gtk. Kirkhuni.


• Nelson. Turtmi. AYcothoughton.


JUDY GUi.


Middleton Junction. OldJiam. - Iloyton. Shaw, Spriughond«


()tli TO 13lh.


Hindlcy Green. Dcigh. Tylaeslcy. Badcliffe.


JUDY 13 th: 43th TO 20t!i.


Horwich. Rishton.


20th TO 27th.


Hoj*wood. Padihum.


Skipton. Stalyhridge.


22nd TO- 27th. Patricroft.


TO AUGUST 3rd.


HoaUngdeu. Mossloy. Newton Heath, Oswnldtwistlo. Kawtonstall. Stackstcods.


TO AUGUST 5lh.


3rd TO lOlU. Roy Ion. Swinton.


Wigan. lOUi TO i7th(


Mnrple. Preatou. Rainshottom.


Reddish. Rippondou., ^w e rb y Bridge. Stockport. Tottington*


Woolfold.


121U TO ITth. Briglioasc.


17th TO 2 -Uh.


Groat Harwood.. HolUngwprth.


Hurst. DittlehorougU. Rochdale. Shatv.


TO SEPTEMBFiR 3rd.


31st TO SEPTEMBER Middleton. Middleton Junction,


Oldham. Springhead.


SKPTKMBKU


Astloy Bridge. Bolton. Karby. Farmvorth.


SEPTKMBEll-


ITobdon Bridge. Todmorden.


. SKPTKIMBER.


equalled for liver, .stomach, and bowel dis­ orders. Also splendid as a vSpring tonic


DarM'cn. SEPTK^rBKR


Facit.


H yd e . , . New MilLs. SEPTEMBER


Colne. SKPI’EMBER


Atherton. BarroM'ford.


Bricrfiold. Buriiley- Cborley.


SEl'TFAlBl'Hl


Bo molds wick. s e p t i ':m b e r


Blackburn.


Aalitoli. Hurst.


Bury. Stalvbridgo.


Eccles. SEPTEMBER


1 laKlingdon. Moseley.


Coppiill. SEPTEM1H*:U


Accrington.


Church. Chivtou-le-Moors. SEPTEAIBER


I'kloufiehl. Hoy wood.- Pondlehury.


SEPTEMBER 21hv. nnliiuricld


SEPTEMBER.


Bacup. CLITIIEROE.


Patricroft. Stackstoads. Tottington. AYoolfold.


21st TO 23rd. NcM*ton Heath.


2nd TO 4tb. Horwich.


Turton. AVosthougUtou. 7th TO


UoilcUffe.


7tU TO lU b . 7tK TO


Shawforth. AVhitworth


9lh TO lOtii.


Rislilon. 9lh TO l l tk .


Hindlcy Groixi. IiolgU. Nelson. Tyldcsley.


HtU TO Compstnll. IGUi TO


17tb. m i l .


lOfch. th. m YEARS AGOi


ITEMS CULLED FROM ISSUES . OF


APRIL 2nd, 1904.


cattle fair, Mr. James Smalley, mIio resided near Edgeworth, had an apoplectic ooizuro, at Barrow.


Returning from tho Clitheroo Alarcii


tho Clitheroo Anibulaiico car summoned, but ho died as tlio car passed through AYlialloy.


iledical aid was procured, aud


soutativo on the Bowland Rural District Couiioil, Mr. II. Watson had a majority of 20 votes over Mr. AY. R. -Ashworth, tho voting being (>G and 4G respectively.


Ckimicil tliero wore no feM*er than twenty nominations. Those elected woro Alcssr.s. Thomas Kdmond.son, AVillinm Pratt, Charles Daycock, Rev. A. H. AYest, HezekinU Bond, Georgo Pirt, Rev. A. E. Bodon, Emmanuel T. iUdred aud John Loflhouso.


Much resentment M*as expressed by Liborala


of tho Clitheroo DivLsional Executive, at a mooting at Nelson, over a letter from Lord Shuttloworth to tuo effect that unless tho Dil>ernl party in Nelson M*oro prepared to give active support to iSlr. D. J . Shuckloton. M.I*. for Clitheroo Division, against, all comers, ho (Lonl Shuttleworlu) would have to vensider M'hother ho M'ould bo able lo give his UFunl .subscription. Aldcrmuu CatloM*, tho ciiairman, was instructed to roply-that tho party could not accept any subscription that had any such condition attached.


was decided to keep the Association going, and to call a special meeting near tho end vlio year to ro-consider tho position.


Div'lbionai Labour leaders expressed con- sUJorablo surprLso at tho former Member’s letter. ^Ir. Ward, secretary of tho Nelson Weavers’ Association, said it w:is obvious that I*ord Shiittlcworth xccoguised that the Division had a good ropreseutative in IMr (,iiow Sir) David Shacklcton.


Clithcroo’s newly constituted Educatioii


Committeo docidtMi upon tho abolition ol slates in local olomontary schools fqr reasons:* of hygiene. Allusions were made at the sumo' meeting to tho ” enormous ” incronse the stalling of tho schools, M*hich the


Borough Treasurer (Mr. AY. J . MitchoU) said would entail an extra cost of over


.C 1 ,0 0 0 . The estimates for the ensuing year amounted lo JC4,773, of w'hich £3,194 M'ould 1)0 returned in grants, leaving £1,579, to be raised, requiring a rate of 95d. in tho pound against Gid. in tho previous eleven I months. The increase of 3d. was, we ^ uQ , ' matter of “ grave con cern” to Com- I mitteo and Council.


In contrast, it may I


•he mentioned that tho total ostiiuated cost 1 of education m the toMu for the \>resent |


voar—a ouarter of a century later-~is £14,310, of M-hich salaries absorb £10,800. This amount is equivalent to a rate of 3s. Gd. in tlm pound. But deducting grants, etc., the amount to bo raised locally | IS reduced to .£7,000, requiring a rale of 2 s. 2 d. in tho pound.


Clitheroo Bicycle Club, M'inners of tho


Clitheroo and District Billiard Longue, finisiied' the season bv defeating a team roprcKcmtativo of tho Rest of the League. The Bicycle Club eleven included E. Swales, AY. Downhum, J. SoM-erbutts, II. Dounham, T. Robinson, II. Jones, A\’ . Crompton, 1. Driver, W. K. Harrison, C. AVhitosido and F. H. Cook. Rest of League: M.-Oroas- dalc; T. Robinson, J. AV'iuckley, J. Eock'S, W Groenbank. J. Baldcrstono, J. lop p in g , I ’ . ’Uayhurst, AY. Holgatc, R . S. Soutlnvorth


and A. Bailey. ______ The death occurred at Downliam-ioad,


Chiitburn, on tho 28th Alarch, of Mrs. RolArt .A’ oevers, aged 8 -D


of Guardians there More twelve candidates. Tho election resulted in tho return at the head of tho poll of Mr. Sam Green with 741 votes; Mr. Georgo J . .Holme, Miss ^*fton, Mr. W. Braithwaito, Mrs. AY. L. Gnino, Messrs. H e n r y H. Baldu'in, W. AVilkiusou and C. J. B. Trappeu .


AYiuidington Parish Council election re­


sulted in tho return of Messrs. AY. Garnett, John RusUton, Rev. F. A. N. Parker, Alfred Tomlinson, John Harrison, Benjamin Dug- dalo and .1. AY. AVhnlloy.


GoolI Friday in 1004 occurred on April Iflt. Mr AY. I/C0« , on tho staff at CUtlioroo


Pa.sso*ngor Station, mot with au accident whilst assisting in tho loading of vans from tho Fair Ground, ono of his logs I>oing


sovoroly crushed. Colonel Paricor, o f Broivslioliue, taking


part in the Militia Riflo Association’s com­ petition, Mon tlio Officers’ cup.


ing. Ramsden-terraco, AVnddington, 71; AVilliuni Cross, AVilson-stroet, GS; Mary Bramlcy, Xiowcrgate, 70.


Deaths during tho -week: ThoinnH Loom­ For eight vacancies on tho Clitheroo Board For, uiiio scats on the. Sabdoii Parisli


INTER-COLLEGE SPORTS AT STONYHLRST.


Tho annual inter-collogc sjxirts bolwcon


fitonyhurst Colh.*go and llossall Scliool woro held in ideal weather at. Stonyhurst on Thursday afternoon. Excellent running was wRncssod Stonyhurst winning by 20 points to' sovon. In tlio quarter mile, O. J. Hams (Stonyhurst) sot up a school record by completing the course iu 51 seconds.


Results: It 100 yards: 1, C. J. 'Williams (Stonyhurst) ,


10 4 -5 fioconds; ‘i , I. E. John, (Stonyhurst). Half-milo: 1, G. E. Rufisell (Stonyhnmt)


2 minutes 10 1-5 .seconds; 2, R. do la H. Aloran (Stonyhurst). Jxnigjumn: 1 , D. D. Arnclachlan (Stony-


hurttt) 20 f^ t , 4 inches; 2, J. S. Cookwn


(Rossall) 19 feet, 10 inches. Quarter milo: 1, O. J. Williams (Stouy-


hurst) 5*1 seconds ; 2, D. A. Clarko, (Slony-


hurst). Milo: 1, E. Pearson (Rossnll) 4 minmos,


54 seconds; 2, A. D. MacEM'ou (RoGsall). Hurdloy: 1, D. W. Chetwood ( l lo s sa l l ) ;


2, H. J. buyers (Stonyhurst). High jump: 1. V. ADahor (Stonyhurst) 5


feet, l i inches; 2, A. Green (R oiia ll). Two miles relay: Stonyhurst, 9 miiuibos,


7 seconds. 3-5 sc?conds.


Half-milo relay: Stonyhurst, 1 miniito, • . p P l ^ c P Pc)33Pj3 O - B O - S E T m u s i c :


TALES OF THE DUCHESS OF YORK;


Mr. Evelyn Graham, tlio^ woll-known


biographer of Princess Mary and *thor Royal periionagcs, writw an intimato and most intoresting study of tho Duchess of


A'ork in ” Pearson’s .” ■ Sir. Graham tollH soino excellent storias .


of our Rjuliant Duchess, and thoy Imyo Uio virtue o f being now* to tho public authentic, for tho article has boon approved for publication by Her Royal Highnass. Hero’s ono good story o f hor early days


at Glnmis Oastlo:


chief ’ by tho tenants o f Glarals Costlo, but | sho only seems to havo committed pno Tool (*rimo. * This was M*hon .sho Ava<» six yoara old. Climbing on to tho lap o f a favourite visitor, she whispered: * I havo been so | i.aiiahty: I 'l l tell you, but you must piomiso not to tell Jlothcr before I do. •‘ Visitor; ‘ What havo you done,


EUzo-


*” ^^Culprit; ‘ I havo taken tho pair of sissors Mother luus jttst giyon mo and cut


lip all my now siiects in stripa. ' “ VUitor: ‘ What will Mother say when | ^ 'p r i tV ‘ “ Oh, ElizabothI” ’ And


this is luat exactly wliat Mother did say. “ Very early showed tho charm, vivacity


and consideration for others, which was to cliaraoteriso l.cr all her life Hoc soc.a instinct W11.S always pronounced. -When stm onito a baby sho would gravely conduct


guests up to thcic roonw, and tlipro is good deal of tliought and f.ar.seoiiic core


for others in tho little story of how ono nay sho wont to tho Htill-room, whoro «bo wM a wolcomo visitor, and said in hor ubarm- ing, cl.ildlsh w.ay: “ I f yon could m ak aiho paU of butter a littlo smallor, it would I » muci. hotter. Persons loavo some o! tho | big pats on Ihoir plates and tliat is very


''"w h in later on sl.o became engaged to bo married to tho Duke of \ “ tk Uiis j n-


iiliccted little lady actually


it would bo pofsiblo to keep a. national event secret for a few d.tys, nm was mast surprisotl when sho bccamo “uoned


unde" with lottori. Moreover b«c was blazoned on cvcjT Pfwtor and her Hr .ton .qiroet homo was bosoigcd by Hio 1 ro»s.


Never had a girl boon brought »o S r tho full glare of publicity, nady


Elizabeth owns tliat sho was quite bo- wildorcd. Sho wrote:


‘ I feel very happy, but quite aazOT. dazed TIio fact that .the Gisburn Poiiit-to-Point


Races will tako placo to-morrow, prompt-s the folloM'ing clipping from our columns tM'onty-fivo years ago coucorning racecourse


tricksters. ‘ Tho shilling enclosure at a rnccoourso


21sl TO 24th.


Rnwtenstall. AYuterfoot.


SEPTEMBER 23rd. AYigan. 23rd TO 2.1th.


OsM’aldtM'istle. Padihum. Skipton.


2StU TO 30th.


Rainshottom. Swiuton.


I t is wtimated that tho total cost of


foodiuc a rabbit from birth to .a u ago when ite p o^ t is ready for markoting .does not


: « o ^ 4s. Tho Fur Hoard ls . paymR


lbs. Gd. each for first quality sahlo skins, and Ss. Ud. each for Havana


Tho How- Health ^e.oty_^ hns^s


of Sir Arliillhnot Bano’a P " " ’! ’ ’ ’ ' ' ’*' footls to hoadmastors and all big public, schools, in order


is a placo abounding with human eccen­ tricities. Ono such, who had boon making | his living bv his nits at Aintroo, was ch a rg^ on Mondav* at Liverpool, with stealing half- a-crown. * Ho was a young hawker who, it was stated, from his percli on a stool, ox- hibitwi to his racocourso amlicnco a piece of paper and a watch-chain. Into tho paper lie put tho chain and three half- | crowns, rubbed tho paper in his hands, and , sold “ tho l o t ” to a man—a carter—for two-nnd-six. Of courso. when the luircliascr opened the paper tho silver coins had I vanished, and in thoii* place M*ith tho chain I wore four pennies. A nniquo poster, tho amazing candour of which has probably never before been equallo<l for advortising | jiurposcs, M'fts displayed, and it road


follows: “ Notice and similar pelts contolv has sent copias I gorthem7 .and sS 'e 'd o 'n ’V rn oa r ly


, Coronation Don't buy getting


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Hiov are nnito safe in allowing.thoir pnp‘j » to oat Ibo tinned foodstuffs which figure so | prominently in schoolboys bampors.


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million to ono against you. Somo people grst man who siiccocds in getting


I'UL'Llll^ s n. W VI. aw. —... W..., — ------


three half-crowns for Victoria Cross, or £1 .. life. Boys under IS, or ladies, not siippliod


at auv nrico, bccau.se they run with tho silly idea tliut thoy get 7s. Gd for tho


ono desorvos tho week pension for


to Intending Pnrcliasors.-Our alberU aro hnlf-a-crown^ ouch, them with the expectation of Gdi for 2s. 6 d., because it ’s ^a


Wo boiled wo woro going to havo das-s’ i»a co first, but tho ca t is now _ com-


pliitoly out of tho hag and possibility of stuiTin


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stuffing him back, -<■


theret M EVERLASTING FRIENDSHIP.’


BRITISH FOOTBALLERS’ PLEDGE OVER GERMAN GRAVES.


On Jfonday morning tho luomlicra o f tho


Ilford Football Club aiid bv tho Rev. Herbert Duiinico, AI.P., n s i t « t


the British and Gorman Wm Cologne, in which (according to . monsago) wreaths wore, laid


following inscription:— wo^plodgo ourselves to overlasting 4 1 ,0


Football Chill, 1.1 memory of Hio fidlo" « England and Germany over vlioso


,,^^5 ol


•ship!” In a brief ?^drosa over tho gra%« the Rov. H. Dunnico said: The


soldiers wrlio aro buried 1’®™. MMhortand. Tho Gonnnn so.dm* d .« l for


tho F.athorland, BrothorUvnd.”


and wo live for “ ADVERTISER & TIMES.” ITS SUCCESS IN PULLING NEW,,; A pair ot robins Imvo cpmplotod thoir


nest in a tcniili shoo in a b e d r o ^ w a rd .o^ in tho Cookormouth postmastoFs hoiiso. at


v" pea^fo. Thoy fly in and out ‘ 1>«>ub'V an opening of an inch and a half m tho


bcilroom window, wliich is always opon.


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t H i Lady Elizaboth was called Merry Mi»- . ,


Come landlord fill the floxoing bowl


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And then we’ll be in clover.


\nA Ill tho election at Grindlcton for a roiire- OUR


Imlf-croM’n. •Sensible mon don’ t. Our watched and chains are neither gold nor silver. Our motto is ‘ Blessed i.s tho man that oxpcctoth nothing, for ho shall not bo diaappoiiitcd.’ Stick to ino, and I ’ ll riun_


you.” AYilnosses .said thoy saM* tho hair-crouiia


go into the package, and fully expected to see them when tlio purchaser opened -it. Tho ” conjuror ” M'as fined tu'cnty shillings.


AYo remember .seeing similar confidonco


trickstor.s ” at work ” at tho Dougins rncea years ago. TI103* jialmod ” tho coiii.s :uj "


they woro ” droppotl ” into tlio imckage. And thoy did a goo<l business, although ono purchaser after another was openly ‘ * had.’ ’ And the man on the box openly ridiculed them, adding: ” AVo’ ro not like .some folk, boro to-day and gone to-morrow. going hv"^ tho afternoon b oat !” Tho c r^ u lity of some people pn.ssoii comprehen­ sion. Apparently it is born of the desire lo get something for nothing.


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