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Thinking of DRESS Materials ?


Y o u c a n n o t p u r c l i a s o b e t t e r g o o d s o r o b t a i n f i n e r s e r v i c e e l s e w h e r e


WILDINGS o f f e r y o u t h e l a t e s t i n i ^ - - \ DRESS MATERIALS a t t J i c l o w e s t p i ’i c e s f o r q u a l i t y f a b r i c s Q N e w e s t D e s i g n s— f o r p r e s e n t s e a s o n WILDINGS. “'r.r.iiTLT'-.- r ; . e tCr rY; c;- ■ iB ■« DJiESS <t SILK WAKEIJOUSE,


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of Cons t i tut ional ism, Conservatism, Protcc* tioii and lln* safeguarding of our i.shtnd count ry.


Si r ,—P'a-‘*cism is oidy tho xfdvance guard NO C A S E .


iMcau-e tho c api tal is t system 1ms buil t every­ thing th a t exists in Orient Hr l ta in— Socialism nothing, nothing owing to lahotir, th e law forbids it. The Corporat ion proper ty belongs to the ral i'payi' rs, and the S ta te p ropci t j ' to th e taxpayer s .


work for our own wago-onrners an d wage- payors, tho s t rength and wealth of our island (.•oiintry. Trm‘, i t staml.s up for the capi tal is t system


hope of the v.’orkers, and provirle.s them witli hiiihlings, plant , machint 'ry an d work, ami wages for the i r wivi.-s ami famili»*s. Xo wiirk nienn.s no wages, and Si r Oswald .Mosley, in Leisls, pointed out we im­ por ted PMl),000,000 ol manufaiMured goods whicli our own workers could produce, iiml over XJ2(.H),(H)0,0ni) of farm and agr ieul tura l PI imIuco our o u u workers could j i rodme. 'I'his i,*iM0,()OI),(KH) produced hv our own workers would imsiii work for all with liigher wages ami .shorter hours, increasc<l f<»od, ciotliiiig^ buildings, agr icul tura l and all othe r kinds of inaohiiiery, etc.


Wi th rognrtl to expor ts, b’ascisin would (h'al with t!ios<> foreign count r ies wlio deal t


l l ' e should be pleased to shoio you around the Laundry


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B l^ A C K B U R N Regular Colloctions and Dolivorios.


t'rdlerlively the pe<iple of liama.sInVe are h o tte r lepre.seultHi on il ie ir ctmnty hraneh, ol u'hieli l.oitl Derby is pre.sideiit, thuii is I lie ease ol petiple in iiay o the r county in Knuhiml. Tliere a re now MO local au th o r itie s uihl o th e r iiiliM'estetl hotlics re|«ii>seiited oil Iho hraiich couneil.


, j • . Save on Household Needs


T H E R E IS NO N E E D TO GO F U R T H E R TH A N H E Y E S . A L L O U R GOODS A R E M A R K E D IN P LA IN F IG U R E S AND R E P R E S E N T T H E B E S T V A L U E IN TOW N . O U R L A R G E V A R IE T Y O F GOODS S U IT A B L E FO R A L L OCCASIONS AND P O C K E T S W I L L S A T IS F Y T H E MOST ■ E X A C T IN G D EM AN D S .


*1 ‘ '» J, ' ' ,V “


JEW E L L ER Y — W A T CH OU R W IN D OW S B A R G A IN S .


FO R


a special e t lo il to prote ct in those ilays of si»ecily ih'velopment. Tlio eNeculiM* "com* m ittt‘c hope the refore th a t everyone in- te ic s te d in tlie aim.s ami ohjci-is of the branch will rally to >ts support ami mirol as u member « ilhout delay.


a crown. Kcailcis should .semi th e ir con* tr ih u t ions and applications ftir membership to Mr. !l. l'\ I'aisierhy, th e tsuinly tit*asm>T, ( 'o u n ty DlVices, I 're s io n , who will acknow- hMlj»e tluMil i l in 'c t. .\ comidele list of snh- scnhei's ami ilonors uil l he piihlisheil in tlie amtal r i'p o r t which will he sent to all niemiMUs.


I I . (L (UMI'KIX, H o n o ra ry S ecretary.


, / r - ^ . ' . . f / » -V • ' •*.


; ,S.., ... ...... . i / r ’. ! “«'^!*!dl^'Olr:V*W V ^ " ' v rfliV'T, , i # ' # ' ^ , .a ■‘ •■•'At,;' H v r ’ ■ * ■ > rfyTl*' l l J i j i JCib, CLiTHEROE T j


lainciishirt* Urancli, 'riio Counci l for the lVe.st'r\*atiou of Ru r a l Ku r lan d .


Dt ini ig exeavnt iuu work a t Tlioby Priorj*, Rreiilwooil, Kss<'x, workmen found* a stouo eonin containing a skeleton helievetl to he that, of a ehief monk of tin* Prl.wv.


The miuiimim subscription is only' half


p a i ls besides the Lake District which alFord the townsman his r«du\aiiou and ihh eounlryman his livelihmKl.


I t is all worth


and iiulusti'ial area s will prtihahly he Mir< prised to know llml some iwo-ihirds of Dan- i'ashir«' Mill remain p as to ra l. Mfieh of this teems with !ej;eml. history and roinanct', ami is really hv'autiin).


'I’lieu* are many


work up the imliviilual m»uul)er'>liip. .Many of ihoso who live in ih»* lurj;e towuu


I t imw remains to


a le ilo r in y o u r com'.'spnjulcmtv lolumu.s the appeal for Mippori for iho l.aucu-slmo liiaueli ol th e Couueil for iho I’re.MWvaliou ol I tu ia l I'.ui'laiul, st» vv«'ll NpoiiMired tu the Me«^ eotumus ot tiu* I'ress in Kobruarv laht?


T H E LA N C A S H IR E C O U N T R Y S ID E . .<ir,—Will you p e rm it uio to tollow uj) by


A Q U E S T IO N TO L IB E R A L S . Hi!


amongst Liberals, and which are too often overlookcil—


1. .Socialism means tlie public ownership of land, indus t ry a n d l in ame ;


2. S(tcialism di f leivnl iates between per soniil proper ly and privat«« p ro p e r ty ;


d. SiKualisin believes in the colicctiv wil l -pimcr of tin* communi ty to r egu­ la te ami cont rol its own cconmuic life without relying on pi-ivati^ eiiterpri.se to do i t ;


I. SocialiMii plans an ordered world and doc.s not believe l ln a compeluimi for


broad uiul b u t t e r is ci ther mees sary or de-'irahle.


I suggest th a t in these four slateiiieuts


doct r ine are to la* found the fundamentals of the u hole eoiiceptiun »U the .<ocialist pur - pose, and I uouhl ask Liberals to w«‘igh thcni np and consider them very carefuflv. hinally, ami perhaps to progre.ssive


Liberals the most imp o r tan t factor of all, Laisse« Fai re is 4lead. Fr«‘.» Trade as have exper ienced it U over.


heuig slowly cru«hed out of existence hy •ariels, tnivt-s, and fiig-«-o;di* comhiimiions • f capitalis t' ., who are "louly iis.suming ■comumc poM«'r over the <«»mmnnity.


s between public im>iu*poly and privat«? nnumpiily. am! S«»ci.ilists have no Insitaiioi i in ai'Ct'pting s«n'ial ov\n«'rs}iip in pr«-l«'ri'm»• to pr iva te monopoly. M'heie «h> Lil)crals s tand (Ml the m a t t e r ' D»* tliey hejievo witli Socialists tha t the m»sls o f ' t l io nvm- mnni ty shouhl tak«‘ prcci'<h'nc«* over privait* or vcstisl in l e r t s t s ? help us?


If tlicN do will thev R.


t r i .m r y . T H E LAN D Q U E S T IO N .


am spl i t t ing hai r s over te rms. an«l th a t " I t is not a tpicstum of whether land is eapi lal .»r eapi tal is lu i id." He has pie- yi.ntsly said, howev.'r. th a t |Hilitiral ee.m.uny is a science, and llo'ii goes on to show how unsoieulifically he t re a t s it .


I t may not


I'tice in t ra c in g »*tTcct to cause. Wi thout knowing the meaning of the te rm imlitical economy its.df has mi meaning, imi perliaj^is sneli n ineaniiiuh*ss exposition of a selentitic


Ik* any consolation to know tha t one fs exploitetl, hut it is absolutely mvcss.iry. in order to s,*i r ight tin* wrong, tc> know* wiui the exploi ter is.


I t .makes all thi* differ-


uud«*r the heading of " The lauid LhieMion ’ is nothing more or less th an a mass of eon- fusiou and nus-stateiin*m.


IL* su\s tha t I S i r .—'rii.' le t te r by ** Tingle 'I’ueks ’ 1*01 all Liberal', the clioic«' lor lh»‘ fulu^l^ erpr ise. however desirable it may he, is Individual


with a good Liberal, a man who is obviously progressive in his outlook and a v«'rv fai r ivllectioii of what many Radical-Lihmals art* thinking a t the moment . In tin* con­ versat ion Wo agreed ui»on (jiiile a mimiKT ol fundamental iiin.'st ions, one of which was the nationali.salion of the laml. Wc couh! not agree, however, on the subject of Sociali.sm ami individual l iheify, and kimw- iiig many Liberals who aro af raid of this lx*g\- I venture to put one or two cardinal observations for the hciicfit of those of pro- grcssii'o lendiMicics who are to lu* found


S i r ,— Recently I have lichl cont'cr.sa t ion


with ns on an ♦•(piily basis. Fascism u'ould not leav.‘ foreign count r ies free to laml ihci r workpeople’s goods lie,re and leave thten free to tarif f our s fo any amount . We having lu i thing to bargain wi th Imt would see to a la i r deal foi- our own ivorkers and no delay. I'ascism s tamls for I t r i tain for tin? Itrilish and Work for .Ml.


A. A.


I trow nh ill, I thick h um, .'May 2nd, lO.'M.


TATTKI ISALL.


Socialism is only Ka r l Mar.x’s wr i t ten romance on imlu.stry, which ruins the workers to create pover ty and uiiemploy* immt. Ca[>ilalism, which is Fascism, i.s th«' only


the SooiaUsm th a t has cre]>t in. Fascism opposes .Socialism bt'cause


Kascisia is for t r ad e unions, hut aga ins t I t s object is to find profitable


di re ct ions ; the re ar(* ivar lords nn»r«? zoahnis for war ev«‘ii th an the :irniaiiient makers, wlio do uncommonly w<*II if nations will only prepare lor war without ms'essjuily coming into actual conllict, since a woapmi is hardly on tlio inaikol bofon* it is nut of d ate, niul hofore till' armament maker conf ronts liis clients with aiiothor olio far more ofreotivo than llu* l.isl.


doclaratiiui tif a sor t of .Munroo Doctrim* atiout (.'Inna by .Japan. Had litis ]iaii|u'm*d before


.Miss .■ “k'4'd is profinhly aware of tile


stam-«> of the caiist' (»f wars. Dui's .Miss .*Need .Seriously sUgge.st th a t this is anothe r plot of till* annaim'nt maki'Cs?


war in ton niinntos, so to sp>ak. It do«rs not do .so to-day- - : i l the moment at any rate — but if J a p a n sori(»nslv means th a t t.’hina is li>“r preser \c , and that all the nat ions (if tin- \Vcst must, r i' ti re o u t of it, tliere will cer tainly Im* trouble soon or late. Amcriea a t least will not tolerate such a humi l iat ion.


I ment ion this iis one in*


I t i.s dtie to an inordinat<* desire for power and expaiisioii by an intensely Jiiil ltary, mi l i tant and ambi t ions nat ion uhieli, ••ffee-


Ihink!


tivL'ly inoenlalt'd. wiili tin* megalomania baeillus, is taking adv an tag e of tin* well-


known “ u e a k n e s s ” of tlie West u l in h • 'unuot make up its miud ei ther to discard


ing Xetv York newspapers are suggesting


the weapyiib ot Wi\v or to n ucw liivig with pre-war lieenee and liluM'ty.


.\lread%- h*ad-


Si-ed's hear t than f(» her heail ^vIlen sh-* l«*IIs u.s wc should *• do what is r ight ’’ ami a sort ol daiiia the consei|iieines. It may be •• tlie big t h i n g " to dn and u e may go down ill Iiistoi.v as heiii)' “ tni lv g r e a t , " if W(* disarm in an au n e d ivorld. lint that u«* siivii. i.ii I'tiu.s is far more i e r tum ami it is more likely too that wt* shall he pro ­ claimed a great nat ion uhiefi eonmii tted .siiiiitle.


th a t J a p a n is sntrer ing from tlie same disj-ase as (M-rinany hefnie the worl<l war, and th a t -he ivill meet with a .similar fat«s Finally, mueli more credi t is due to .Miss


dis tant ■oilinik«-rs will ln‘ |»eoi e<oivo!.ii ton ment.


note of this. .Miss .*see«l has no c.i.e. As for .Mr, .M<»ore\ , lie is bevioid a rg u ­ l ie is many eentii ries al'iead of his


f*'! a life of si'j-fdom ni t l i Hi t ler astri»le l-ailop«* In plaee of the di 'eredi te. l e s - | \ a i ' c r Wil liam I t .


.Mr. .Montey might make a


1*1 nmpiestionahlv h . t t - i otf ima .h armed or unarmed, is tlie he [M s s iu i i ' in ; and finally as the


universal disaimam.' i i t witliiu distal


all the f.ister. iust as loreign nations b t he gre a te r I’l ot«s i i o n t s t w h.en Ixoglaml loMowe*! Cfd.di n an-l Mriglil and adopt . t j Tr a d e ; to s:iy that We WonUi !>'


d. whether t stage of i.lc.d of


wtuiderful citv to loot ! Mr. .Mnonyv s.»vh •lap:tn :ind Mancl iur ia have nothing t«» do with this .orr'^spondeni*.*. He must Ik* a l\r«» In ecoitrtw.rsy. sine.* I «mly n*e.l it a^ an ilhistrati«*u. and any cont roversial ist is <*ntitb'.l t«« tak e an i l lns t rat ion <>ven from Mars if it ctTcciively rtmfirms Ifis argt imonts!


FA ( ' IKI ST X KV !•:RTH KI.KSS.


l l r it islie ra hav** l i t t le left to !.e.‘ d(*i*s" not a l te r the fact th a t Hr i tain possess,..! the most ami the finest tr«*a5ures m the wnrhl and th a t , to par.aphrnse the remark '»f a famous (leiii'ral. l,«'ndon would be


so remote as a total ly di*arinc.! Rr i t .nn n an armed wot Id. tlie h.-st a l te rn a t iv e U (,> s t r ive tor the at tainable, am! t i n t is ilinumit iioi of arm* unt i l Mj.-h t ime .»•. to tal ahiilition becomes a pr .ot ical proposit ion. .Mr. M.mrcy ha-, fai th in the humaiie.m-sM of other ttalton- . Doe-, he know anything al>out the rape of Ilelgium ami oth .' r ghastlv a l n v i t i e s ? \Yar is a titm* when the ideals held by th e Mr . Moorexs ar.* clubbed t.i d.'atb. .Moreover that


f tiim* is remote, hut not (piii.' the tmajotitv «'f iMea*iir.dJi'


Lakes ol Xor th .\nn riea ; ih.u every rnle r at the moment has olhei- things to a t ten d to is no gnaiante** tif what may happen e\eii in one y*'af’s t ime ; if he tliinl.s. anvwuy. that Rr i t is lof s h.ixe \ei\ - li t th' b i t t.» lose he miglit Cry th aniany nr Russia liinisi'lf. ul lerc he iiMi Ih« I|uiek'l\' umhseiv«-il; | ,-.)u say moie about the .‘tf.et of nnilater.,1 d aim. iment th.in he can ab«mt the icsul t of la'ing I «mipletely u narim'd. ii« e;\n««' e \ pei i- cnce has shown that i \hde this jomi t ry ha gr.aliially reilm.-d its a im. ’tm'tits to’ lli< I dg«' oj r i 'k , " othe r nat ions lia\'e aimed


other by the (iie.it


wliem he had proiais4-il to deh-nd Mack Jio’ii longht on the coasts of ( 'otomandel and H'd men s.-.dp,^!


day atul g n ie ia t ion. Mritain iiuglil he invaded not for the plunder of Itself, al though tlial wouM be bevoml price. htiL for the po-'cs-sioii oi some t«-mtor> :it the other -.ole of the gloU'. as it u a s u r i t te n by .Mae.nday of Fied<-iick the t i rcal tliat in Older th a t he miglif roh a lu'ighlionr


Ill any event the plamii ls .if it would have Ih'oh ftdiowed l>y


an d yellow hooks and Iilm> (looks and gre<.*ii hooks deal ing with the events wliich led up to tin* world war of I'.H I sh«' will find th a t the hat reds ami ambi t ions of Kings am! Statesmen ]>hiyed a vastly mori* impor tant pa r t than i t was [lO'-sihle for ail th«> hunch of ar j iiament makers to do. .*summ«'d up it comes to th i s : T h a t wliile there are armami 'i i t nmk(>r.s and armament s in the world—wo aro agreed on th i s—there will bo wars, h ut if everyfiody. if all nation.s, w(*re r ipe for peace* it would ho .short shr i f t for the aniiamoii t maki'is . Tho sr,.,D of war are seatier«*d in many


tlmmce of armannmt firms in the di rection of war I '•hoiild not wish to In* as obsessed with the idea as Miss S«'etl is wi t lumt more evidmieo of it. If Miss ^sced liii.s i'(‘ad all tli«* red hook-S


Si r ,— Whib* 1 do not di.xregurd the in-


K e e p i n s t e x i w i t h P a s h i o n — ^Yo u ’ l l b o i n c o r r e c t s t y l e i f y o u b u y y o u r W h i t s u n t i d e n e e d s f r o m u s . W i l l y o u c a l l a n d s e e o u r e x t e n s i v e s t o c k ?


b'DITOE’S POST-BAG. T H A N K S !


like to th a n k all who culloctcd fur an d sulj> .scribed to, tho Xat iomd Chi ldieu's l lomo (III ' .\pr il 21st. When all tho dis t r icts aro in we will pre.seut a detai led repor t .


S i r , -. •'With yo u r iciiul permis sion wo would


T. L. SLATKR, l ion. Treasurer . I*'. WIll'l'Tlil*', lion. .Secretary.


T H E C A S T L E E S T A T E .


.suhscriptlouH towards the purchase of tho C'astlo ICstato were invi ted pcoplo had It in iiitml th a t tlie buildings might he used for Corporat ion onices. Had they aiiy tt iing in mind a t all e\ce|>t


Si r ,—J l r . Hawor th doubts whether when subject, wliich lends itself to - su i t certjiinry imlicates this.


inte rp r e ta t io n , is th e sor t ot political ccuuamy th a t “ 'Tingle Tacks prefer s he


assurance which ho acciLscd lue of in hfs first iottor , t l iat a ta.x of 20.s. in th e pound i.s impract icable. 1 coiitoml th a t i t :s (iiiito as [iracticable to gradual ly A'xtend th e ta.x to 20s. as to iuoreasc i t from Id. to 2d., an d I nould like to know the reasons for .such a positive .statement, wliich has Jn)


what a most de.sirahio a.ssct tho Castle JCstato would ho if it helongeil to the tejwu? Am! tliey subscribed accordingly. J am no more concerned about ilie ‘•nviiig


Hreet«‘d ill tho rates by us ing theso buildings for oHices tlinii Mr . Hawor th. Hut if thmo is no other u.so to which tliey can be p u t why sliouUl tliey not be use<l as oflicesP 'J'hey have been idle for 12 or M years. So f a r as I c an luake out veiy few share Mr . Hawo r th ’s objection.


JXCRKDL'fAlUS. FA SC ISM .


a compromise with tho lamlowuers, an d s tales t l iat to iiationaliso tho laml, even on a compensation basis, would ho more beiio- ficial to the count ry. 1 presume ho^ ilmiS not call compensation u coanpromi.se. iSurelv to givo comiiensation, a p a r t from tho moral aspect of it , is simply to r e tu rn the value of tho himl to the lumlowiior by redeemable bomls or some o th e r such method, an d any iandownc'r will welcome such a scheme, as Ihj then draws his rcycmie wi thout liaving tlu? trouble to collect it , ami as i t is hacked by tlie S ta t e is a far safer investment . And fur the r , when* the money to pay the com­ pensation is to come from needs sumo (;.\- phina t ion; peoph; thc.'^t* days will not submi t to any heavy increase in taxat ion to pay the landowner for stolen lands. L’nless “ 'J’ingle 'I'ack.s ” can he more


rigiti in tlie use of his terjiis, and t r e a t the science under discussion in a scientific manner , it is li t t le use cout i i iuiug to mako any furtli(!i dogmat ic siateiiionts which aro not hacked by any reasons whatever .


.lOHX L. HAMILTOX.


Wnver ley,” t-’l ilheror .


Rniiigerlev-avetim*, .May i s t , " i o ;n .


foundat ion whatever . Ho calls tho system of ta x in g land value.s


Ho fur ther - s tates . *ivith t l iat dognmtic . s


IN AND OUT AND ROUND a b o u t .


By i :H|


- r r h i s >vcck n,a rks the of the edi torship of this


t o n ! a.al J l r . JlomT whom ore still ih rccto rs


, botli of Adver t i se r


i:. r ^ b c c a „ i i " " h . i ^ ! ! - and Mr . ^ r s l . n n !!!M


1*. .. o'“m‘l^d '‘n n i r j i n " l i -V d i^; t rue to say th a t -Mr. -


has Imd piactically .m unbroken (if cditor.-liili diirinj; th a t l ime foi " { o n-ll-s servino in the ivnr, he uimn ivliikt ill .Mesopiitiimia to


> a ^ many


the •• Ihighdad 'I’unes,” and u a s its h i s t di tor . 1 would not care to e s t imate iiow miMV le ading articles mtervicws n o u s am


isli


notice in tliis th i r ty years, nor


iihviivC l i t " tim' di^lloslll ol [■•lo mmaimrs of bis :t;iir. C.ill«riitill:itiollb!


im i i l ir , but bis oximruMiro is


.■iiil.loy«l diy till- linn, who iviis ' 'orki i ig Imro 111 tliiiso ikiys, is .Mr. I.oo Briidli-i, the linotype o|M,-rator. He mu^st have set mile.s


of type. On 3Iay Ut there was a t least one hoi.so


so proudly tiiiparelled th a t the old ^lay Day custom should have -tlietl so swiftly.


in tho town irimmeil up in the old st^Ie. with shilling harn«->.s, polis-hed biass.s. and its mane bedecked with s t raw and ribbon. I t 's lenlly a pity when you s te these horsc.s


tin* iiiira*g<* of :i gi(.-:ii day for l.fownham (pliekly melted away!


the i r ahiMl..' on tlie l ’rimr.i»e Lodge have nested and tlie female ba.s laid four eggs. So fur these havo been undis turbed po'^sibly because .swans are r ather fierce birds and it would ill betide anyone who ventured loo near . W'livii I passeil the other dav the Mill was shining linglilly upon the itHlge, tlio wate r was a perfe.-l blue, om.* of tile birds was peacefully .swimming iii


Tho imir of swans uliich luive taken up


a heiulline in " The Ti tius ” ; ** IM'inco Ar th u r of f o n n a n g h t a t Downhniii.” St range th a t none of us up here knew anything abo u t it . However J reatl on :iiul dis ­ covered th a t the visit to Duwiilmm is tiot unt i l tn-iiiorrow (Sa lunlay) and th a t the Dmvnliam refer red to is not our ju e t ty and histor ie Downham a t the loot of Reiidlo. Imt one on ilm borders of Lewisham and llromley in the sulmrb.s of London.


.So 1 w^is s tar t led one day this week to nolico Till' oiill' liieiiiber of tlie stiilf sfill


’ * of various kiiuls Mr .would he tor th a t .. ricli an d is


if Air. Howkor'S spado l iad s t r u c k tlio cai> wi th some force. H e c a re ful ly removed tho .shell ami c a r r ied i t to tho pol ice s ta t io n . I t h a s siiioo been d es t royed. Air. Bowker , who is c a p t a in of th e Uibblo sdalc ^Yan- (ierer.s secoiul eleven c r ick e t te am, scrvet l th ro u g h th e wtir a n d h a s a good knowiodgo of shells. Ho was a t a loss to ex p la in th e presence of th o shell in lus g a rd e n , s t a t in g t h a t Jio h ad lived in th o lions<; for e ig h te en y ears . “ Tho only ex p l an a t io n 1 can a r r iv e a t i.s- f rom a s t a t eme n t made by my d a u g h ­ t e r , ” ho said .


can ilimly rememb e r t h a t y e a r s ago she found somet l i ing like th o shell in a neighbour ing s t r e e t a n d c a r r i ed i t homo ami lef t i t in th e g a rd en . 1 pre.sume, i f th i s is so, tho shell has been covered over .and bur ied. Xe i th e r my wifo no r I h ave seen i t before.”


A membe r of th e p a r t y of Cl i theronians


who vis i ted tho Cup F in a l a t Memhlev on S a tu rd a y , to ld mo i t was his first visit to Lumlon, a n d h e caino away dccplv impre.sxcd by all ho saw. H e was p a r t icular ly .struck by th e intens e loyal ty ot tlio great crowd a t th e S tad ium. No sooner had the King ar r iv ed th a n tho whole crowd in the .stands rose as one man a n d every Iieatl tvas b:irotl. The s in g in g of th e Xat ional Anthem ami ” Abide wi th me ” le f t an impre.s^ion on his mind ho will neve r forget .


• The fanio of th e Aloorcoek Hotel , on Wad d in g to n Fel l , h a s s jn e a d far beyond tho eontines of i'^ist Lancashi re, and in r ecent y e a r s lias been visi ted by jieopie from aiiany p a r t s of th e world. On Siuulay two very famous people luu) te a ilieio. 'I'licy wero J a c k J ly l to n . th e Kin g of .la;:/, who was accompanied by Aliss 1‘hyllis Roltbiiis, liis vocalist, who will bo )eiiiomlH-rc<l fer her .singing wi th J l e u r y J l a l l ’s band in the popula r .u-l.j—or should .1 say 17-!o? - broadcasts. Air. l lyl loi i was so ilellgiitid with tile Aloorcock th a t he lef t a .sigin-,I photograjdi wi th Air. ^Yalter CJret‘iiiialgh ; i ; a meinouto of his vis it .


'riie ot l ier d a y 1 me t au tniemplovcd Juan.


who is iucideuial ly a inemher ol tlie Sociiil Service C’eu t r e , le aving a dentis t' .s . His face was as whi te as a sheet . When I a sk id liim wh a t was wrong he said In* had liad a


tooth e x t r a c te d ami th e pain had caused him to f aint .


the rea.son was lack of uonr ishmei i l . The Social .Service Cen t ro is d o in g a g i e a t work in helping these men to fo rg e t the i r worries. Xe.xt Wednesday th e Cen t r e eelebra'tos th.* anniver.sary of i ts o pening. Tlicrc i.s to


'I’lie d en t i s t had s ta ted th a t tlie


cent re, and with the l.’aslle in ilic back­ g round it lookfil for all the worhl lila? a "iiiall lake. A pielure taken from the spin wlicie 1 stood, u'iilj not a mill chimney ro despoil the view, would have lunazcd (.‘lithcroo people who would liave h*mi sur- pii scd by such licauly in thei r iiiidM.


older re.Mili'nls in ili.- town ami ’ no one seems to he able to reim-mhci a w a r when mushrooms were so early, though" one man


th^^ la rge number ol iiiu.shrooms found iii the dis t r ict . A prolihe Iiarve*i was le aped ill tlie Downham dis tr ict, .md one oi niv f riends ill l lml village s.-uL me a choice sclc.ii.ui.


Lu.sL week was aslouishing by reason ol I liav.f spok'i j lo imitiv ot the


thought th a t there ucry iuuahrcuuii uL lliU time in the Juhih.o .war , when it w.i- «,o hot ill Apr il th a t women had to ImM up lUiihlell.vs to protect tlieiiiM-lvc'- Horn tlie h ' a i . Rcv.Ttiiig to the Duwiih.tm mush­ rooms I have reei'ived one or two details ot tin* liarM'st. One man pick«-d a p.mnd and a lialf wiiiiin a radius of compaialivc'lv lew yards in live or .six minutes. 1 hear of one Downham re.sideiit who g a ih e ied five pimnds of mnshriHuiis .m .me jourm v and S.'X.II pounds on his next . He s„i\i


under the comll tjons. p a t l icular lv a nutie b'-r el lomai.WN. The prmii ..f ih',- puddji i" Is always iu the e.i ting in tins ease •• licaliiig - .iml I was a s -u r .d th a t tlie cicct t ic h.-at IS ii l»iv: improv.-ii.ent upon tha t -o p o l .c ! hv c l . . ' . Tl .cre i> als., ,a r b-ss Work and di r t .


..... th.'


lui.l ;.n o p p o r tu n i ty ot examining h i s ’ li iil,' los t e i r o r hit.:!,. •• 111,,...,liar Rramhie " winch has i ' e . - n u l iming laine all o v . r ’ ihe counl ty.


'Pl -n d u l lllmcoll.,.- K.uml s and


seen, ami is .h s t im- . l t.i niak.' a iiam • t'*r hcis.’It. 1 v.nv two dogs b.-iug g«o.\mci


ami t r imin. . ! . a uioM mterv-siit,o p e rhuin- ..my sligfitest .J ij.'«tnm. mg to ' . e the ho|,-,l


It w.is r ather


M m . II,.' . . . 1.


\ v ' r » ns . , 1 h..


p.iitx of the Rihhb' •'ml.


m b.irbcr-. 1 h«' cm koo h.is


ol •• .'ui'koo " not.". Im' R.sdi.dl F-»vr*. dis t r ict w r v «ar!v in tb..


tim.* tin* xc.ir xcstcriL H«ihu. , n.'ar^ Ra*haH 1-bn‘c


■''ih'.iff


th. Ollt.T PV' I »ie;.


.*1


i .. .. k.K. on MM.iluy II. o r ( t .mil, ton I'i.' r .p ' . r t I I . p r e o n , , . jn ■I,,,


...It UMjally


1^‘b g ‘ng over Krass pl„!, in „ K:.r,I,.n i. ,0 „ .lanK.-r.,,,.


Dtggiim tn b»* Kf».*l- ..-.F.l..... t- .


< .. h.nt.l :.n.l mr ta l lw k Im.1i Ik- so.... . ..p


l...(iiv..r.sl w.K, n live 'JJ-lli .li.'II Tlw. s l ich. ly mr rn,l. ..l „ „ a tl.is m'


>lil!irtih tn wuaaino u h a t wimlil Imv.- o r c . r r o l


..f IV rb v . . tr t . t . I.uni vcr ' ’ sorne- '


re- 'iniiiKli. Ui.'U lin ro It


, . .a i tia.ra is no tin. I l r i t i . l , |.-m,


k.-.n-ral l,„I|,i„v. p. rliai.s. b n t


Imnd, It of tin. I ia rd k . r i . r L , ,,ot * i^ ‘ r*.


nb'crvod in Scot and v " "V .* '" ” ''n r .sn lly " . . . !!r..at l .o l l i? a v t


Oil ti l ls sid e QDIS.


• * ' ' '“ rn's iiaaresL ^ a ' i ''••■r’s Day .-J


tlioavliolo "•*'-« «


on th o o ll io r .\ctual ly it t'l. 1 liav..


, , , <*xpr. -Mon .'u om- d.>g** w.-r. b . iu g tMtumcl .


amu>- ,.|K tlii.ii;..


\ .iMcy d u r in g ill.' Week- uas^ bcrti.i for lb,. fir*t


in "V.T.. I


ing *.ujnd« d in tlm I'i-ii.'.c


k at .*<.'indal I hav.' bi'at»l


.s.h«* i. tin* Imd t . 's t Lt t le .Joe |


-'■•■p. .'UK..,". M,„.'i;rv; ,v. r . ■ ‘>r less observe! exim.'i'. b- /-i’ •


1 :ii * ’ .


Moildav iu Auens t .Mn„,l.,V , C r . ' i ' '


'..•.v "■v.r


.lur int; Ihc living


tln-r,. « a s s„„u, soar,.-I,inn Tor ■;r .l. d.cauan fan ,1,1^


P'.IiIk- p r i l l ! , I 'lav '


“ il.'T r .asn, . '■ 'u'l " " r ' . ' l v - . .in,! foi- „ „ * nh*ervmico.s


one aiioilier, o.K' .lay j a . ’t


v 'T fnr <li’>iK.i.itini. “ f t ' “-- I 1 • !


(omd F r id av b u t ib r ’ ^-hn-Mmas and p u t a elans., in j. r


' .Johu


tl'l* first " “--first


I.'.li.lny t


i.. ti... ,.!.r'Kirl.l k Iim liav,: .a id to (,o to ; le* ••- *


nmi i in g .-xp.-n*.' (piite f.iw. WhiKt iliere I


■ Ibe ( . r e s t , " Wbal ley.road, ib.- j.-i.J..,,, t .Mr. J o h n Kenyon, .md be told me th a t lo s tal latnot is imi . ' \p. -ns i \e , and tlie


Ibis .•!<-clric he .a in g instnlhi t ion xv*.is a t


la-at.-d solely l>y elect r ici ty, ami a very line oie.i if i-,. Tfi,. pip,.^ a, , , thennostatieaMv foii trolled so t iiai wln*n tlie sun is pour ino upon the glass u is :ill.,ued i.; do its w.irk hut iinniediut. Iv the temper . i tuie lulls tin* tricitx^ takes up (h.* tliit.v <M ma in ta in in g l»c, t... ilv- ev.-u i . -mpcrature. 1 iicid.-ntallv ""H"’ very lim- plant* l iu iv im’


lot at a slidfmg a pound, wliieh -eeiiis to me t.) he pfel fy gOo.f hli'-IIle-K, On .Monday | saw a g n . nhouve whicli is


I'l.',


bo au exhibi t ion of th e work of th e men, nig -mak in g , e a rp e n t ry , etc., ami also a series of concer ts iu th e evening.


hoped th a t it may h.,* pnssiltlc- to s»-rve l ight i«‘lIc.sliunmts. (}ii Thur sday th e ceh hr a t io u will wind up wi th a tim.' boxing dis.jday,


explain tho discovery ami th e iv p c of coin to um! :


looking coin which he found iu his g a id c n the o the r day.


-Mr. R. 1’. In g h am has t e n t me a tiueer 'J’he lo l lowing let ter s will


D.-ar " t^biis,”—You might he inU!re.''led to se.> the enelo*cd coin, ami to read tli ?


enclosed le t te r , which came in jcjilv to (jiK'iy re th e ,sai,| coin.


I tound" the


com m iny ki tch en gar<K*ii, l.ving on M)p, as I wa.s s t rol l ing in it last Sunday. I III mil so .sure it th e old Rou.an road w.Ls It from \Yhalley to Sawl . iy?—<ji(l


extending the gas an d wa te r pipes from t laremoui to ou r ti rive gates , when our hnus,* was orected, uim* of ten yia r .s ago,


not pass by ou r liou'-e, once on a l ime. When the Corpora t ion wo r k n u u were


!vdb' H


t ic lookout for an y coins, etc. , which tile workmen may have louml .


Depa r tment of Coins ami Alcdals. Rnt isl i Musciiin. Loudon, W.C. I ,


D.",.'


peUliv Hishop


\ r t i . .


l i ' .u K u , ~ \ o i : r com ls a Leeds Imll- loU'll ,,1 1 ',1.


V- I r • ‘^l’*'** - ” th. HiJI.


' '" ' , ‘'" '7. " M'l.ol-eo.iil. (.'uii.lito.- ”


b no l.eeds ha Ip.-niiv ” D is ..i r a , „ ,


!'.''T Vr ' ‘,"■‘1'" ‘’f J . Allan,


-


„„<1 tii.' ' ' i l l . tl'>-


vith the workmen. Alaybe lie was on «P th e r e ch a t t in g 'I'lie


public a r e being invi ted to a t te n d an d to ^liow an in t e r e s t in tho Cent re. The ie will he no (*harge tor admis sion an d i t is


“ She told me t lmt she A TVX7TCTT>mTr«Tnif-h


l'."l'<- II...t. !h.. til., i.'ig,, Lot d


.Monday. ” MoVt’’ . gou. ' j , tj,


-Avchurv’


U..' t r . , ‘ u . . .


^ V l*""'cvctY have for- "-“Hiers


• Mr J o h n Ltihhock, a^ he urns ilu


was who


in 1871


. . • . i , ;hV„ .o v «T. when it,


a r ly Ccorge.s. a hal fpenny


r


' t l - **-‘'’♦4 f i f -f


J


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