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ADVERTISER AND TIMES. FRIDAY, JULY 5, 1935. MOOR LANE tSB OVR SHORT STORY. The Love That Came Back I5Y JIlJLVy OUSliLEY. 5 ^ time.


old papci’s wliicb long ago she Imtl done up in u Ijiindle, and .stowed away at the back of one of the drawers of her writing desk. She sat in deep thought at that old oak si'cretairo, Avith her hands clasped and sup­ porting her chin, lier eyes peering through her gold-rimmed spectacles and liscd .stead­ fastly on a scrap of paj)er that had bocu torn from a newspaper. The .sound of a motor-liorn outside fell


The oUl lady liad just been goin«' over some itS )I^S> :IS>


book on • I’olo,’ and to-morrow is Jior birth­ day—that 's all there is in i t .” lint MLs Carrington was nnfortniiately


I have paid Iier for typing my new


upon her ears, ami she liadily replaced the tiagment in the bundle uf treasnies and put them all away in tlic desk. The eruneliiug of the motor wheels on tlie sandy drive from the lodge to the hall d<Jor gave the warning to the waiting .servants, and they met the car at the foot of the wide stone steps. “ How do you do, anntier'” was the greet­


pretty, and !Miss Crowley knew she was very IMipnIar with tho younger oHicers because slie was a good dancer, ami a smart little amateur mdress—but the wor.'st thing about Iier was—well, she was too jireUy for the daughter of a non-eommissioned ollicer, who him>elf was a geiitjemau-raiiker—and Grace Crowley was jealous of her, ami was break­ ing through the clouds of prudence. Mr Arrington insisted on coiujileting the pur- haso in sjiite of lier opposition, ho jiaid for


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sboidd be clii-i^tened during tliu com^e of Hie Sunday .Sdiool anniversary services at 3loor J.<aiie ^letlmdiJit Church on Sunday. 'J'iie baiitismal took jdacc during the seholars' service in Hie afternoon ami the Bev. ,S. G. Diiuond, of Bodidale, Avho preached, made Hie little ceremony a sjiccial feature of liis haiijiy addres-> to tlie scliolars. Tlio sei’viees Avei'c LNci'ptionally succcs-sful. Tiierc Aveie extremely large eongivgations through­ out the ilay ami tin: eoliectious, Avinch amounted to CPo li*s. 3d., showed a eon- siilerablo increase on last year. J)uring the day’s proceedings the sug­


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ing of thi' tall, .soldierly, handsome young fellow, Imndedly getting out of the ear, ami rushing up the stejis to kiss the eharmiug silver-haire<l laily who was waiting for him. Mrs. (i’ain>fmd-l)eimy seeim-fl to he very aiiNious about him. “ You are really lietter, -Georgo, dear?*’ *• Oh. Tm as lit as a liddle, my dear aunt.


1 don't feel the least hit jmt out for the journey,” .said ho, jauntily, ami with a free


and easy air about him: ” why, you dear old tiling, we did it in aoont ninety minutes, ami I had lunch on the train, ami I 'did myself jolly well. 1 imunised the colonel before 1 started tliat 1 wSmld have lunch. Jlo wasn’t (jnite sure that I would,” he added, laughing, ” but J did.


gorgeous day?” It was imlcfd a lovely day. warm and


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gt'uial, for the latter part of the montli of .September, and the gardens nuind about Oodfrey Mall were looking their best. Nothing nii’^sed the Honoiirahle George Arrington, wlioso sliarp and observing eye too): in nio‘^t things at a glance, notwith­ standing he was om* of tho<e men who tried to suppress thems<?lves oven wlieii the force of <‘irenmstanees drove them into the lime­ light of publicity. Arrington was in the yoiblie eye a great deal, for he was one of the be>t polo jilayer.s in the army, ami eight years ago ho rowed in the ’Var'^ity boat race, and bad judled nlf two or three honours on the Thames at Menhy., George .Arrington wa.s a genial friend, a boon companion, and was very pojiular with liis lirother olheors ami simply worslnppcd liy the men of hi battalion in the Guards. ‘‘ 1 .suppose yon liavon’t forgotten tho


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tho bangle on tho spot, ami gave the jeweller instructions for having the present delivered that evening. The lieutenant visualised trouhle for his gallant act, but being a .soldier he .stuck to his guns. riie lieutenant was as yieltljng as wax


gestion Avas made that Hie inoeession, formerly hehl on .Sumlay .Seliool sermons day, sliould he revived.


greaves, uf Ureslon, Avho presided in the afternoon, urged the teachers to consider the qmstion Avlien arianging the jn-ogramme next year. I.'reaciiing a t the morning .service, Mr.


onliiiarily, but he could Im as tougli leather, or as stiff as buckram, when he liked. But ho certainly cowered at tho i-toiiishing notice he read in tho morning papers a fow days aftcrwanls to tho effect that


.Mr. N. H. Har ­ Food and Flowers MIXED MEMOS. NICOTINIL—A quarter of an ounce of


pure nicotine, an ounce of soap and three gallons of water make a good wash lor the green and the hi’OAvn fliec. Be>ides killnie v.o Hie-i, jilants sprayed Avitli a na^ty-smelling Avash. sueh as nicotine, .*-ometimes remain free from ajiiiides for a 1'caa- AA'Ocks.


THE GREENHOUSE BOSES.—Tho buslics


roots and soil fnmi a pot, and remove the drainage stones. Tlie bush Avill then feed in the ground: the roots Avill go througli tlie drainage hole. Sink the pots in tho garden nnlil into Septemher. Cover the |)ots to just beyond Uu'ir rims.


from the Avant of vitamin^, chief cause of malnutrition. Lettuces are in three shapes. Tho tall,


Avhii'Ii is tho


or cos, varieties rujuire thi-ir outer leave.s tierl in at the middle and at the t'.p foi- tho blaneliing of their hearts. Let the baud around tlie Avai-t be loose enough for Iho heart to have room to expand. Tiio top tic should be tighter in order to di.scour- ai:e the <-ciilro running uj) into a ieafy stem Aiistend of filling out into a heart.


are hetlor planted outdoor.s alter they have whiten, themsidve^ finished lloAVi*ring.


Take out the ball of j puitp. i)y crossing the one Avith the other, lf-hlam‘hing—according lo the cata­


Bound, or cahhagiug. lettu<:«-s lilanch, or I'he balloon-eos tyjie,


HimomI took as his text one Avonl, “ Never­ theless ” (St. Luke, chajiter o, verse o), and referring to the vigour, courage and resoure- fulness of L


fnmille^ were well-known. His own I'anilly were furious with liim, Ids intimate friends were puzzled beyoiiil all count, ami nobody was aide to suggi'st tlie slightest reason for the grave rupture, and his own ignoraneo of the affair threw everybody into despair,


Society was h*ft gasping, for the two III.


Towers wlien the Marchioness gave it out that Grace Crowley and George Arrington weie of tho dining jiarty. AVhat would Iiajipeii? Would tlie young


There was a good deal of exeitoment at the


couple make it up, or go on lighting eacii other in their own .silent way, each having a proud and imiepemlent spirit. Botli woulil fool awkward, everyone thought, in tlie presence of each other, whilst their uervousm>s?v would know no bounds. The Marcliiom'ss admitteil to the misti'ess of Godfrey Hall that slie was the “ sniper.'’ “ Kacli is yearning for the other—ami I


Grecndnys, George?’’ asketl she aunt, .smil­ ing a t Iier own f|ue>tion. “ Well.” Mrs. Gainsford-nenny wont on, toying with tlie superb gold eliain that was adorning her breast, ” the mareliione.ss has invited you and mo to dine with them a t the Towers to­ night—and I liavo jnvunised.


a military phrase, Georgo, sniiiers, ) fear, liavc been at work, for yon will bo snrpri-eii to hear that (iraeo Crowley (?omes to-ilay to slay at tiie Towers for some days. Georgo shook liis head and smiled, and for


the engagement between the Honournhlo (Lace Crowley, daughter of Lord and Lady Brauksome, and the llonourahle (Jeorge Ksmoml Arrington, son of the Viscount ami Viscountc.ss Barkdale, is liroken off.


.Apo'tle Avas looked upon as an ignorant man by the educated .Ioavs because of ins ('alileau dlalei-t. Brobably most of the jicoplo in that eougregation if they Avent to London Avould recognised as l^aiicas- trians by tlieir Avay of jiromnincing their vowels and their aicenl. Wh(*n I ’eter's dialect Avas heard in .le-usalem he Avas re­ garded as an Illiterate man. It Avas a vastly difreient thing to spi'ak dialei-t and to he illiterate. Ho Iuicav a man avIio >poke Freneh llui'iiHy, had travelled all over tho Avorld, and Avas at home in any eountry. and yet ho could talk tho A tho best.


’eter’s eharacti-r, addl'd that the


Ibouglit tbi'y may as well meet ami have it out. either one way or the otiior,” was her argument. (irace appeared in tlin doorway of the


1)0 very far from an illiterate man. Tlie truth Avas th a t the inliuoueo of a religious homo and of a Sumlay School counted for more tliau the iuflucuco of a uuiver'-ity. Home' inllueiices had made J*etcr very much more than an uneducated per*-on. Home Inul a more vital ami iieruianont iiifluonco oil character lliau seliool. Hay school teaelu'rs knoAV the difi’erciico at once botAvctui the children in -clmol avIio had parents who encouraged them in tilings Avhich Avero good, ami tho paronts Avho kneAV little ami cared less about Avliat Hie toacliers Aveiv trying to do for tlii'Ui. A gri*at deal Ava- oavoiI to tlio people Avlio brought up their children in faiHi, liojie ami love, ami to the teachers Avho enriched tlielr life Avitli oiiliglitenim'iit ill loaniing.' in virtue ami roligion.


.A man could talk a dialect and Voice of Conscience. lint, to U'^e


ajiartment, with a friend, ami llirowiiig a (juii-k glanee round the room she saw tho one ohjc'et who oven nmv filled lior life witli love ami admiration, ami sho hlnshcd crimson. He thought, as his eyes fell upon her, that she was looking radiantly hoauti- fill. Ho walked away from tho circle of men ho was chatting with and advaiired towards a (|ui<'tor spot. It is tho right and tho inhoritanee of every


a moment went on .<inoking his cigar. His lino blue eyes swept the lawn and the many beautiful lljiwor beds that studded it like so many precious stones of eolonr in a valuable ring, ami ho smiled again. ” As a niatt(*r of fact.” said he, breezily


Cliri'-i, Mr. HimomI stated that afterAvards lie bi'caine a rock indeed. Wbenover one came to the point A


-After referi-lng to Peter’s betrayal of


woman to eonquor man, and it isn’t a ques­ tion of mood. pligliA. or temper cither. I t ’s her job ;and slie doe.s it well. Graeo was soon by bis side, and tlioy


“ Grace came down by the same train, and —well. 1 am not quite sure, but I think .she travelled in tho very next compartment to mine. 1 didn’t take the slightest notice of her, and, to give the* young lady lier duo .Hie also cut mo. (iraeo all over, when the jiupils of Iior eyes fancy they diseorn some­ thing she doesn’t like. At l)iitton-Travor> station we got out of tho train togetlier, ami J rather tliiiik wo bumped into eneli other, and we mutually apologized in the most correi't fashion. ” How intensely amusing!” gasjied


old dame. “ Was it? I t might have been for


onlooker, but imagine her feelings.” ” What about yours, dear?” ” Oh, don't you know, J ’m suppo.scd to


the tho


have no feelings—none wliatevor!’ was the young man's laughing reply. His aunt, however, frowned, and lookocl very serious. ” Somebody must have told them that you enmiiirr


were


rather curious that -she should come too, on tho same day.”


coming (j o dowini to Godtfrey, for i t i •« s


that marked attention to all my fellow- gue>ts, sin*, as my hoste>s, will umlorstnnd if Graei* Crowley gets left out in the cold as far as I am concerneil.


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“ H e r e 'W a i te r ,- ’ staid th e H t r a n g e r , r i n g i n g t h e b e i l i r i t h t r e m e n d o u H


v io ie n c e , “ GlasneH r o u n d .” Pickwick Papers


funny if the Marehioiio.ss jiuts me next to the oxotie ami fair young insurgent—but f don't suppose .slio will.


I t ’ll bo rather


friend of mine. Wo liaven’t met in town anywhere for .seven monllis.’’ U.


.Sbe’s loo real a


during his vi>it at Godfrey Hall, and, being fond of riding, he went for a sha rp. t rot round the eonntry district, for the young guardsman was on nodding and «ometiine.s speaking terms with’ the tenants on tho estate, ami down in tlio village. “ Master Arrington, ’e Im ill for weeks


.A fino hnnlor wa.s jilacod at his disposal A sk fp r g la s se s rou n d o f !'!! J I IE A T S T O U T It is better for you B REWED BY BUTTON’S 1 7 9 0 - 1 0 3 5


of sniping. Jlut I don't mind. I’m jiretty bullet-pi'oof against ber attacks. Lady Gi’eon- dny knows all that tbore is to know about Grace and mo, ami if I am unable to pay


As you doseribo it, aunlic, i t ’s a case


shook liamB. and started cliatting together ns tliey ilid in the old days. She jnilled the lever am) shunteil the talk on to tlie main lim*—their old love affair. “ Yoiir inoveiiioiit ont-Heroded Herod, if


1 may say so . . . but ran Ave sit down?” .slie said, lending Hie way to a very quiet palm-deeoraled corner. He didn’t quite umlorstand bor, but lie just slirugged liis sliouldeis .iml smiled a leply. “ I t was rather sudden .


doesn't matter. The damage is done, ami is lioyond remedy.” lie avowed, trying to look disinterested, but George bluffed very badly. “ llemoilles don’t always effect euros.”


. . . but it


faithful, betrayed a tru-t, if one Avent straiglit to God’s jirosenee as Peter did, it AVfjuld pj'ove a turning point iu lh«‘ir career. ABvays ai'ceptable to God Avas a eontrito heart ami a broken spirit. Peter had a great capacity for listening to his second Hioughts. He Avas a fishennan by trade nml not a summer enii^er. people Avho took tlirce or four trunks of fancy dross on a cruise and pretended they like tlie sea, and Avonid never go at all Avere it not for Hie foolery on the sliip. The Avord “ Never- tlu*le*-s’’ as Peter u‘-ed it Avhen Christ had nslced him to loAver his net into the sea and lie had at first demurred, marked a turning point in Peter’s life. Such an exporioncc miglit coiue quite -iniply to Sunday School teachers or scholar>. Something miglit erop up some aft«’ruoou to make them say they A


A ’bere one liad been un­


-Hie retoiled. “ Even a bullet ran go Avide. but Hie bullet remains still a deadly thing.” “ When did you fire?”


fessed, liolding down her ho,ad, for sho knoAV that they av« ro the cynosure uf many eyes. But no an>Avor came from liim. She tried again. “ .\iu I no good at all as a sliot .


•• This morning at the station.” sho con­


sweetly, enough to melt any man. “ You Jiave behaved brutally.” “ Grace .


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say so. AuyAvay, 1 am throAviiig in my papers Avlien I go back, for life noAv is . . . Avoll, it’s got unglued and lias fallen to pioe(*s,” deelarod tlic good man, bnt ho Avas telling an untruth. Me Avas not resign­ ing his commission. Neither a


my heart, do you? Tliis is the last time. I soon go Avliere all is sunshine ami bliss, Avheio pi'lde and aiTogaiice, distnist and despair, misery ami unhappine.ss are nu- kiioAvn. Dill quarrel Avns to ho . . . “ I Hiink you found it, if you Avill let me


“ You don't care Iioav far you Inu'c broken . . . please!”


liglit mood. “ AVlioro there are no men to muddle ami


an’ weeks, but ’n bo lookin’ grand now. t just sec ’Im. T did, in the long How a-ridiu’ of Clierry Ihib. tho best o’ tho ’unters at the ’All stables, an’ ’o nodded to me. ’o did, with ‘ a gran’ mornin’,’ an’ I said it wor Hint.’’ was the proud boast of one of tlic old villagers. .A world of tlioughts was Hying through


tho lieutenant’s mind at tho prospect of mooting tho daughter of Lord and Lady 'nranksomc. at tho Towers. “ I alway.s seem to he running up against


was simpping at n jowellor’s in "nond-stroet— Imyiiig a gold bangle for tlio daughter of a non-eominissioncd officer; a birtiulay gift; and liis fiancee eamo in unexpectedly. Sho tonic a ensory view of the situation, pored over it. suspected something underlying the 'purchase, and reverted to the old, sterco- tvped fashion of plunging into a fit of


her,” he mused, to the chirping of the lively and liajipy featliered songster.s that invested tlie trees ho was passing in all tlie solitude and silent maje.sly of the eouiitry.side, to .say nothing of its appealing beauty and mngni- ficcnee. “ Tt is idle to protend T don’t want to meet her . . . beennso 1 do . . . but . , . hang it all . . . how can T make i t up again after her seiirvy treatment of mo?” Grace Crowley had treated liiin badly. He


‘jealousy. He laughed the snggo.stion to scorn.


“ >fiss Carrington,” said be, m explana­ .


a t A D V E R T I S E R A T I M E S O F F I C E . £ 7 , C A S T L E S T R E E T , C L I T H E R O B .


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tion. “ lias been doing .some typing for mo in Ibc usual busiVie.ss way. She is a typist in a eitv oHieo. and adds to her slender in­ come by" taking on typing jobs in ber spare


olnetrie? He:


Slic: Aren’t my kisses something like an electric refrigerator.


getting up ami folloAving Iior out of tho room on to the lerraee. Avbore slie handed him tlie bangle li.e bad boiiglit for Miss Carrington. Dn seeing it, be Avent rod. “ She returned i t to mo Avitli a letter of regret for tho trouble i t bad causeil.


mystify----- ” “ A


’ou’a'o picked a Aviiinor,” he Inngbed.


tlio means of separating ns . .. . . and . .


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. Avell . . can it make n.s friends again?” . . . 1 am firing another shot


notice----- ” “ 1 didn’t, on my Avord of honour!” “ No did I . . . on my AAord of honour 1”


earnestly, taking her into liis arms and kissing her, Avithont Availing for her answer. “ George, if you hadn’t inserted tliat Iiorrid


sound of a Avliip. “ Ho you mean it, Grace?” said he.


Tho suggestion cracked on his car like the


.she gasped, amazed. “ Who did. then?” .She liesllnted, and tlion whispered some-


thing in bis oar Avbicli made him laugh. “ AVe’ll ebnllengc her after dinner,” said be, “ and when a*o return to toAA'ii, a’o sbn|l


a the a


rotmr. this In^nglo to M.iss Carrington with assnranoe that i t lias successfully played of


tlio par t of mender, ns i t did that lirenker. T am glad, darling . . . ” “ So am T, George, and T am very, very


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by tho guests a t the ToAvers. and the good neAvs was lolegrnnlied home to London. (Tlio End.)


linppyi” CoJ iigrntnlntions avcip .showered upon tboiu


to Utopia. Love is blind to the tniHi very often. “ Before 1 retire into oblivion----- ” “ AVhere arc yon going?” be asked in a


a'Os she going . George?” This spoken ever so


might make some silly excuse. Init Hiere Avould be the still small voiee of conseieme and po'sibly they Avould say “ Nevertlio- loss ” ami be in their jihice to time. No­ body could do their AA'ork but tlionuclA'cs. Wli(‘U Gorl had given Hic-m some task Avliat- oA-er the interpretations of th a t’ Avork might be. all tlieir excuses Avould go by the board Avheii they hoard His AA'ord.


A ’ould not altomi scliool that day. 'I’hey


jHayers.” When men accepted great ro- sjmnsihility they prayed and needed other pi*oj)lo's jirayers. He asked, lioAvever, if they AA'cre not lempt«'d at times to forget to say their, prayer.s. to nut off saying them. If that AA'as so he aski'd them to say neverthe­ less they Avould say their prayers both morning and cveniug and thus sanctify their day. 1’liey might say to him th a t Hint Avns old-fashioned. They Avere Avnmg.


tion to pray Avithout ceasing. They learned to jiray as children a t their mothers’ knees, and Hiey prayed at critical periods in their UTe. When !Mr. BaldAviii Avas first made Prime Minister he Avas eongratulated by friends, and in rejily he said, “ My friends, I do not need your congratulations though I thank you for them.


In the scriptures there a I mod your


university in Hie Avorld, engineers, science men, mcdic.'il students Avere getting up early to prav nml to seek guidance from GoiL


In every New Spirit Wanted. I t Avns


reform the Avoild, to have a noAv ccoiioinic system and international spirit. AVhoii •Artliur Hender.son came back from Genova lie dccl/ared the Hisarinament Conference could do no good nnti! Hiero Avas a iicav spirit, and the tiling that” stopped progress oA'ery time a


Tliero Avere people avIio said Ave needed to


fi*ar of small poAvers, fear of groat poAver.s. A nCAV spirit Avas needed. Tlie Avhole Avorld AA*as crying out for it. and tlie only poAver in the Avorld tha t could jmivido it was Hie jioAver of the Chnreh of Christ. Therefore Avhon people said , they could not pos.silily he tied doAvn to a chnreli, th a t it cramped their stylo, lie hoped tliey AVonUl hear the still small -voice of conscience and AA'onld ailopt a noAV mode of living before it Avas too late. 'I’lirough attendance a t the church they Avmdd think th a t more clearly for thein- sch'os and Avonhl bo able to order theirOife more rightly than over before.


a'.is fear, fear of one another


'the anniversaries Avlien he AA'as a hoy, and AA'iien instead of the .seliolars’ service iu cliurch there Avas a procession through tho streets of tlio toAvn Avith banners flying and Hio- band playing. Hymns Avere sung ill tlic Market-place Avith croAvds of jiooplo listening and ioining in Hie service. He wondered if the boys and girls nowadays looked foi'Avard to th a t. anniA'ersary as they did AA'hcn ho Avas a boy. He AA*nndored OA'on if the parents had tlio same interest as parents bad in former years. That Avas the


Hargreaves said th a t though lie loft the toAvn tAvelve years ago ho looked back to


Presiding a t the afternoon service, ^Ir. I (Continued foot of next column.) a'us an exhorta­


tbroiigli chafing against its stake, or a patch of soft hark may ho developed from another cause. Wliile’ the Avouml is young little harm results to the health of Hie tree, imt tlie rot sinks deeper and deeper into the trunk. The romodios are to cut out the soft portion, timl to paint the Avouiid—fir>fc Avith lead paint. Avliieh is an antiseptie. ami aftoi-Avards Avith paint the colour of the


A BEMINHER.—A tree may be damaged


bark. .SWEET PEAS.—Ho not summer-feed the


clumps until they are in bud. If tlic fer- lili'er is given earlier, it goes to make leaf, and thus ib’la.vs floAveriiig. The delay matteis in districts Avhere fogs spoil lalo blooms.


’orksliiro diale«-t Avith


!v sprinkling the beds leads tlio feoduu root> to rise—to rise to Avherc fond is scan-o hceauM' rain has AA-aslicd tlio soil and beennso Hie sun has evaporated mucli of the food in the soil. The method of Avatering tiio garden, Avliieh results in Avcll-nourisln d lioAver-.’ is to soak .iml to Avait. The A v a it compels the plants to dive in sonreh of


nioi'-ture. W.AT>LFLOWERS.—SnAV Avallfinwors_ now


for jicrfume and colour next spring. Iran-- jilant from a >eed-he<l to a nursor.A’-b-.'l. ho-


causo t*ie move omournges stocky plant Avhich not only stand against Avimls, bvit liaA-o more stems for floAvcri?.


the^e poAviIery manures Avhen the >oil is Avot. for fear that, as they are turned into Hie ijeds on the lilade of the lioe, some of tlie stuff Avill fly into the air. Give such ^troug fomls around tlie floAvcrs rather Ilian let tlie fertilisers come into early contact Avitli the stems.


ficial mamirc'i into the hods in order to pri'vont the Aviml from hloAving them aAvay, and in order to prevent tin* sun fiom steaming t ln ir nourishment aAvny.


Use


sci’A'c the natural colours of Hio petals (tlie lloAver leave'), the petals mu-t be sloAvly dried under moderate pro'surc betAveen .Hieets of soft. Avhite Avrapping paper. After being left for tAvo or tliree tlays. they should bo ii.iintod Avitli ordinary gelatine solution. AIIoav the gelatine to become quite dry, press the lloAver leavo.s again between the paper, and use rather more jires'iire. Tho fioAvor leaves can ho taken out in a fuiTuight’s time. They Avill ho bright and Ilexilble—ready for the glass case.


THE HRY GARDEN.—In order to pro-


strongly groAviug shrubs refuse to floAver tlie fault may lie in their pruning or in their feeding. Pruning should consist in cutting out last year’s slioots th a t should liaA'c floAvcrod this season. The shoots tliat sliould tIoAver next year are tho<e that started this spring. Pruning should ho done as soon as the fioAV(*ring period has passcil. Feeding too vigorous shrubs should con-


.MAKE THO.sE SHRUBS ELOAVER ^lETlIOH OF MANURING.—Hoe arti­ WATER ING Til E FLOWERS.—Ertv,uent-


logue. WluTc Avatering is not pusvible, cos varietii's get Hie jiuU. because tlieir thinner liahit jienuits the rains and the dcAvs to reach Hu* root<. Tltere are lcttuee> of each sha|»e witli Avhite or Avilli gneu liearts, Tho green lettm-es are Avhite right in tlie middle, hut the outsiile li'ave- forming tiie iieart green. Tho fibre of a Avhito variety is 1 little more tender, Avhile the eoii-litiiliou


of the green lettuci*- is a litth* more robust. Dryness at the root may cai^e some kimis


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to run into a tall, thin stem, Avilh small leaA-es up tliat ' iem—to bolt, to use tho teclinical term. The lettuce is a good crop from the bad: garden. bi'eaU'e it Aviil he Avitliin roach of Hie Avater-tnp.


Avill lie a sueee<' oil the allotment dug to tlie depth of a sjiade^ and a half, Avith manure or leaf mould mixed into tlie toj) of the second spit. Tin* roots Avill he in the moist subsoil during a dry spell of Aveathor. 'I’lu* broAvu ami tin* retl-leavej] lettuces ap) Iflomiueu'led Avlieio single digging is prac­ tised on the alliitiin’iit. They raielv holt iKcau'O of thirst, Imt any b‘{tuce lioUs if it is left on tlie ground aftm- the lu'aii is ^roAvn. The lolouri'd lettuees atv m*arly as tender as those Avith green heart'. Tho h ave' forming the heart are net mine tiiim jialely streaked Avitli <‘olour.


.Any kind


leads to more sap In the leave', which is the reason for tlie fl'>liiness, juieine.'s ami ciispness that are features of well-grown lettuec.V An ontiloor seed-hed need not be eurielieil. but a lllth.* leiliii'c r leads to stroMg<M' 'cedl ing' ' in Hie !iom.-s. beeaux* tlu> (jnantity of soil Is so small. Under glass just cover the seeds AviUi mould, while in the grouml let the soil covering he ihiee- (jiiarters of an Ineli. Thin tin* srediiiigs at a time Avlieii tlie soil is Avet. Thinning, and not Avatering before siinslnm-, causes the sei'illiiigs lo flag badly. !)• eausf ihe soil around the seedlings lias been nix'ued to the sun. AVeakeiiing their eoiKtiTiition is not good, for AV(*ak plants have lie grcatiT tendmiey to bolt.


Liberally treating the 'ced' ami the plants


,n dozen of thc'C short and fat. drah- ‘eolmired grubs around one jilant. Wiie- Avoruis can be trapped in jiiecos of potato (>r carrot. 'I’hey like carrot the lietler. J*oint a short stick, stick It into a <uhe of tuber, pu'h Hie iMibe two inelies under the soil, and look for results every other day. The AvireAVorm is thinner than the leatliorjacket, groAvs more Ilian an inch long, ilie top of the body is reddi.'li-biiiAVii and umleriieath is white, and it [ms three jiairs of legs whieli are {ihieed ;ienr the liead.


jaekets ami AvircAvornis ai’e olt«-n trouble­ some. C'atihiiig the insects is the sure Avay of safeguarding the hulk of tlie iiop. .Slugs come upon the suifaee a t eventide, and in tin* daytime after a .'hower. Li'atiierjackets hang around the nu>ts and around the collar of the plant. AVe have found as many as


Slugs go for siM'dUng lettma’s. I.eatber- THE FLOWER GARDEN. House Plants.


’and lime are the properties that tbroAV shrubs into lloAvor. (five basic slag at tlio rate of one pound per s(iunro yard of root­ ing area. Give one dresslug uoav, and repeat Hie dres-'ing every November for three years in onlor to liave an increasing mimber of floAvoring shoots.


s i 't in sul)>.tit'uting basic slag, Avldch only holds pho'pliate and lime, for natural manure or for mixed fertiliser. Phosphate


LFiAF-CUBL.—Potato-curl, or loaf-curl, starts on tho Ioa-oi* part of the foliage. Tho


healthier the greater part of tho lianim is, tlio finer are the hunches of tubers. Tho trouble can, Avith treatment, bo confined to the loAver h'aves. Sprn.v tlie crop at AA'cekly intervals for a month Avith a solu­ tion of Bordeaux paste.


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quite tho latest fasjiion. Tin* most modern ami tho keenest peojile in the Avorld Avere gi'Uing up early in the morning to pray and to read their Bible. There Avere millions of them doing .so.


It Avas


has tlio .ailvnntago over an annual sjilnaeli, heenuso it is the nature of biennials to put up a stifTor resistance .against dry Aveather thi'OAving them into lloAA'cr. FIoAA'cring is Hie clo'c of the carcor of plants, except tho perennials. Tlio tops of animal spinatL are all green, but the stalks of beet spimach lia\*o a reddish tinge, and the loaves are larger, and a lighter green.


BEET SPINACH.—Tin's liiennial spinach


THE ALLOTMENT. Lettuces.


fresh greens. Vitamins ari) real sub­ stances. Tlio salad is much the richer Avliilc it remains frosli; this is how the allotment lioldcrs’ families score oA'or people Avho have to go .shopping. A modem discovery of science is th a t vitamins are necessary to full honltli. Before the years of aged" and chemically treated food, people did not sufTcr


Salads are valuable foods. They are rich -richer than freshly cookc<l,


vitamin:


childi'cn’.s sake ho would like to soc the annual procession revived. He asked the teachers to give tlio matter serious thought Avhon arranging the prograniinc for next year’s anniversary. Ho agreed th a t the traffic prohlom Avas too great to nlloAV of tho sing­ ing of hymns in the Ararkot-placc as of old but tlioro Avere otbor oxcollont positions in Avhicli this could bo done.


greatest day in tho year for Aloor Lane chil­ dren. Those children Avonld oc rospousiblo for tlio future of the eliureli, ami for tho


and a charming duet Avas tastefnllv sung by Alarion Holdoii and Dorothy Dean.


llio le.sson was road by Atr. E. Battorshv


HOLIDAYS. July.


Crompton, Failsworth, Frcchleton, Hindley I*®'®, Leigh, Middleton,


Gtli.—Atherton, Brierfield, Bunilcv,


Middleton Junetion', Oldham, Radcliffe, Springhead, Tvldcslev.


i 2th.—Todmordon, • "


Avitli a iiiiM'd fertiliser. Tlie result of a later meal luiglit be loaf ton tender for staudiiig tlio Avinter. ICnergy would lio Avastod. The spring groAvth Avnuld be im- poverislied. Nitrogen—the h'af-makiug


Until AugU't Is favourable Lu* feeding A


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gjiiii' ot tP> artlM be di llial the 1


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j.'ct til lUg 11


.Mr. i\ ami


trcatiil .11 igxu I jeet. an aril ho gi \ | and •' wnik. area. Sou*


h i s ' k l ^'•Iri.t' (mpii: I Ec,<-


a gilt.I he «h I I was (i'l


t i l l s traininl .<ubsei|;| it.s niass . Avork. detail. I t ’lienl


food—is mainly required for fern<. AIoio liho'pliate and more potash an; desirable for the indoor jilants th a t tloAver than ior ferns. Tlio analyses sliould be ready for the Iniyers of artificial manmes. T.oosen the soil iu the jiots Avith a table-fork in order that tlie food may reach the root«. Be careful in Avatering the plants. Ho imt spill tho Avater over the rims in tho Avalerings, lest tho fertiliser be Avaslied over Avith the Avnter.


plants should lie kejit out of the sunsliiiio for tho fow days folIoAving. A suitable compost sliould lie sAveet, gritty, fiaky ami moderately nourished. J)ig up soil off the surfai-e of tho sunny bed. Sunuocl .soil must be Avholesome. Adel a little s.'uu!. Decayed mainiie Avmdd furnisli the compost Avith fiakiiiess ami food. Leaf mould Avould furnish tho former requirement, and a fertiliser, the latter.


AVater the plants goncmnsly and infre­ quently continually Avet soil is not good. Ho not alloAv the pots to staml in Avator, he- cause Avot-Tect ave not healthy. Use Avatcr h'om an indoor cistern tap, not the cold Avater from the main. The AA-ater should bo shaken off the foliage of plants, such as the maidenhair fern; while the india-rubber tree, the castor-oil plant, etc., should have their loaves dried with a soft duster. Specks of water might spot largo lea\*os.


ling of lime. This keeps tlie soil healthy, but do not giA'c the lime Aintil tho Avinler, as lime takes some of the goodne.'S out of inannic and fertiliser. Tlic linio must bo tho cooled material tliat is sold to gardener^. Take tho plants out of cold draughts.


A sanitary measure is an annual sprink­


WHEN TRAVEL WAS TRYING. Hoads AA'crc called higliAvays or highroads


hecanso tho Homans ordinarily built then* roads six or seven feet above Hie normal level, AA'liich, on appropriate subsoil and undraincKl, A\'ore usually sAA'ainps. John Crossott. in 1G73, asked:


to bo called out of bed into tbeso coaches, to bo hurried by tliom from place to place, insomuch that after sit­ ting all day in tilio summortimo stifled ivitli licat, and choked with dust, or in tho AA'intcr time freezing with cold, a man is often brought to inns by torch- liglit when it is too lato to get snpporP


A’hat advantage is it to a man’s hoallh A


Adani saying, “ The calamity of railways fell upon ns,” and a well-known magazino “ AMieii once the novelty has subside<l


\eb when rail travel began wc^ find Alac-


wo shall seldom hear of a ” gentleman ” condescending to assume this hasty mode of


transit, corapntiblo only with nicrcaiitilo travellers.”


, . Bepotting may noAV bo done, but tho


th e has of the eollf.-tij Srotti.-I Two 0*1 in s l u i | saw t« hut Hi'l i l l hi.'- ably 1 I nuulu loxtur-l


a plioil llig ‘-oi)| he AVU' the t(‘? roproihl iiig ill!


interP' ex-Al<l.|


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tlio B. nml o | AVeeks, of tho I of-arm| griipll. shoAvitil


bnlniKf best


collect I AVhips| ingly again in t ln | an> Higsoil intcrc'r graph- .kCtual L handsti has (kl of ilicl giimps every . the Hil Anothif is a n | and ( | mnrniil tones grouml


Air.


in tliT of sp(l line vil one S(l hunt i | more' forturj otters feat scctioil StreetJ Avon t l


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tcivst I studi< [


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