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THE LANCASHIRE HALF-TIMER WHO BECAME A LEADER AMONG MEN.


SIR DAVID SHACKLETON.


St. Amies, where it is only a short walk to the 'ami dunes and tlie beaeh. lives a luaii whose life story, from many points of view, i^ more improbable tliau much that eomos from tlie pen of llie hetiou writer, writes in the “ Lamashire Daily Post.”


Ill a (juiot street of siib>laiitial houses at


Thonj'h he has passed tlie mark of three score years and ten, ho carries himself ai erectly as a (Suarilsinan.


l ie i> a tall man. over six feet in helfiht.


iuji. Uut his face is still young and ex- pre>'ive. When one looks into it, one s whole attentifui i< claimed by the eyes— brown eyes. Imnest lycs, which return one's gaze serenely, relleeling the placid strength f»f the personality they so strikingly


illumine.


i neighlunir behiiul. He went to work as a lialf'timc weaver when lie was nine.


M'his man was born in a humble stone cottage, standing back to back witli its


Hath. Me can look back over long years ofi GOrvice to his follows.


lie he so mindeil, of a career of achieve­ ment and advancement, winch is all the more remarkable in that never once has he sought after [tnnnotion or oliice.


He is now a Knight Commander of the l ie can think, il


His Lancashire Birthplace. on November


vvorkiueirs cottages at Clongbfold, near Uawten^tall, in l'.a^l Ijanea.sliire. Alma Collages stand there to this day. .‘‘till oeenpieil liy


Sir David Shackleton, K.C.H., was born in one ol a row of


people, who owe more than a little in regard to their conditions of labour and wages, even in the'c unsettled ilay*. to the boy. who, ju' t ovt r 71 years ago, was cliristened


shrewd Lancashire


wa*- a roller coveivr in* the ‘‘pinning seelion j of .lames A'*hworih and Company's Mali


David James William .Sliackleton, young l )avid\ father,


I Carr .Mill at Clonghfold. There were lew inxnrie' or advantages, .‘•ave those of in- lierited eharaeler. in the early day.s of the man who heeame a lignro in national in- ilnstry and jiolilies. At* the age of live, David .^haeklototi


went to a Dame’s .School. A year later he wa-- traiwferred to the Longholme Wesleyan i)ay School. Wlicii nine years of age, in l5‘7*2. he went to work at Hall Carr ^liU a> a ludl-time cotton weaver.


re«novcd to Haslingden in tlio lollowing yeai‘. and there he continued his part-time 'education at the Wesleyan Sehool. the Mechanie-’ School, ami the local Church


'I’lie tamily


short M'lmol days of this Ind who became a di.stiiigni'lieil man. They revealed him a leailer.


School. There i- tliis remarkaMe fact about the


mo>t conlnlontly when posers were put to tlje clas'. Indeed, onee lie was told to keep hi ' band down and give the ttlhers a ehance of 'lH>wing what they kiu-vv!


A Full-time Weaver at Thirteen.


I v.as manfully I'arning his keep as a lull time tliree-loom weaver. Me was taught tin* wa.V' of ihi' loom hy the late llobert Scott Tattersall, wlio could not liave realized at the lime what manner of inaii lie was lauiu’hing otit on wenkaday life. .•such were the I’arly da\s. Caiefreo


Sclnioldays, liowi'ver. had all loo •‘hurt a duration. ’ A tliirieen. David SlmekleUm


vonlh soon i>assid. In .January. 15^7.*^. the Shackleton famdy


moVL'd to Acci inglon. where Sir David fonml iiis charming wile who worked with him as a wi*avi-r ami doe- not care who knows i t ; where, eiinally importantly, but in a dilferma way. he disi'overi'd the part lie was de'liiU'd t o ’idav in Lancashire life. Married at the age 20, he was .‘looii


;i i n ’* was the band wbich came n[> Ills hair and beard, ome dark, are jifoy


ndurned unopposed to the House of Commons as >leniber for Clitheroe.


Sir David was the first Labour ^lember to be retnrneil unopposed. Me went to the Mou'c of Commons to join Keir Maidie, as the lirst two members of a young party which was to become a tremeiulons lorce m


The First Unopposed Labour M.P. 'I’iiis was an historic Parliamentary event.


British polities. 'I'he soeiie now changed from the small


town ami the county to estmiiistor ami tlie nation. The ensuing years can best he Mimmarised by extracts from Sir David s personal dinrv:—IDOJ. elected to Labour Party JCxei’utive; 11U)1. eh'cteil lo Parlia- mentarv Committee, Trade L’nion Congress; llK)r». clinirimm of Labour par ly; 11KU5, vice- chairman. Parliamentary Labour part.v; president of Weavers’ Amalgamation; 11)07, chairman of Parliamentary Committee; 'I'.r.C. delegate to American Federation of Labour; lOUS and 1000. president of the Trade ITiion Congress. J)nring these years he maintained ms


1935. A Visit to a


Government Training Centre.


La&l week I w;is privileged, wiAli a num­ ber of others, to visit the tJovernment


'rraiiiiiig Centrt! at Watford, near London. 1 am liapiiy to have bad this opportnnitv. as I had always visualised a training centre as a large camp where gang'< i>f men were engaged in iligging and making roads, er OLfupied in physical training. On the con­ trary, wliat I saw, on ai»proacliing tlie Centre, was a Imilding not unlike one ol onr Lancasrire cotton mills. On entering, wo were met hy the manager who look ns into his private otUee and explained tlie scheme of training.


Parliamentary rejnesentalion of tlie Clit­ heroe Division. Me was one of the histone 20 Labour M.P. ’s who went to Westminster af ter the 1000 Cencral Klection. These were the (lays wlien the Labmn’ pnrty was taking its shape in Urili‘‘h statecraft, when the Trade L’nion Congress was developing its power—active days, anxious days, days re([niriiig courage, di>eretion. Mis appointment as a Lancashire eonnt.v


ill many respects, similar to any modern factory, con>isling of olfices wherein many clerks were liiuy dealing wiili llie adminis­ trat ive side ot the work. The manager told ns that men helwcen the ags ol 18 and jo were available for training, and were sent from tlie Kmployment Kxclianges in the distressed areas of the Nortli of Kngland and Sontli Wales. Tlie men were fir’ll of all rceonimemled by tlu' employment exchange ollicinls. and afterwards interviewed by oliicials from the training centres to asi-er- tain their suitability. All those approved were sent to a centre with tlio olijoct of be­ ing taught a trade, on completion of which training employment was found.


Tile main tMitranee of the hnikliiig was,


magistrate was in 1008, ami in lOlO he l».-eame a memluT of the Darweii borough Jleneli.


new orientation. Me lelt party politie.s to enter upon a distingnished chapter of his careiT as a Civil Servant. Considerations of space forbid Ibe treat ­


In the hitler year his life had a


ment of this phase ol Sir I^avid s life a^ fnllv as it morils. Indeed, what had gone hefore has been iimM imuleiiiiately indicated. Mere again imagination must fill m tlie viviil (Hctiire wbieh is framed by the facts ibat this son of Lnncasliire. having^ served on tlie Poyal Coinmis'-ion on Land Transfer the y e a r ’ liefore. was ap|)ointed Lalimir Atlviser to the Home Oiliee in 1010. going to Liverpool as a special I'ommission on the Dock Sirike there in P.)U : that he wa. appointed National Health Insurance Cinn- mi>sioner in lOU, being in at the inception of tins great social scheme; Unit in lOLl In' served on the Uoyal Commi>sion on Bail-


iv:iv<. Tills nils tlio IIIIIII wliii 'Vi’iit til "pi'k a-- a


tii-day. Service in the Great War.


i'raino on a Coinini'sion to niiinition factorios Later lie did iinpoiTant work 111 Nowrasile-on-Tync in rininixinn witli tlio dilution of lalu'inr.


Tlip Gi'pat War broii"lil fiirtlirr iippor- tiiiiitirs for ‘•(•rviro.


name appeanxl in tlie Ixings Biilhday Honour'., as a Companion of the Bath. The creation of the Ministry of l.ahoiir,


In .Jniio. I'.Ufl. In


willi .Mr. .lolin lliid,;e as the lirst Minister resulted in the seleetion of Pir David Shiirkh'toii as I’crinanent .Perretiiry oi the now Mini.trv. whirli Mr. Lloyd Leorsie hrmit-ht into lioiiio. This position lio hold n n l i r HI21. and in lonneNioii with it he was oreated a Kni"lit Coininanihr of the


lliith in 11117. It is ihararterist ie of tins nion. devoid , ■ 1


Ilf altoitatinii. tlial he at I'lvst resisted this second liomnw. Me was David Siiacklelon


and wished so to remain. Mis scruples were overcome only when


Mr. Hodge, as he telU in liis hook. ” \Vork- man's C’otlage to WimBor Castle.” insisted upon him agreeing to a knighthood, to (h> a wav with Civil Service stalf obiceiions to “ a ’knight lowering his dignity ” in having to make appointments with a plain secretary, who was inst ordinary Mr. .Shackleton. This storv must he drawn to a ron-


taking a prominent par t in the textile trmle unionism of the town <if liis a<loption. Mis political .sympathies were Uadicnl. Me began, not ’unnaturally, to take an interest in the bread-nml-butter politics of the


Lancaslure cotton operative.


As'ocialion Committee, in IS<L eoineided with the lo'S for a wlule of his employment. 'Phi' strengtheneil him in hi.s resolve to see jusiice dom* to hi ' fellow \yorkers.


Kicilion U» the Accrington Weavers


he became presidtnt of the Acemigtim weaveis, and three years later, when 21) vears ol age. lu* wa- appointed a Justice ol tile. Peace for Accrington Ixn’ongh, thus


In


! being one of ibe lii>t working-men .I.P.’s in the land.


.^liaekleton in niulivamed-of wa.vs. All tliat had gone before, particularly tho high ebaracter lie liad earned among workers and emplovers, was priparat ion for the new ilnties wiiieh devolyed upon him. when, m iSPd he was elected sccietary of the llanis- bottom weavers.


Life was now opening mil before Uavul , , ^ HIS M AJESTY’S SPEECHES.


THE RECORD OF THE SILVER JUBILEE.


Thi< ollicial record of tlie Silver Jubilvo i . piibliflLc-d liy graeioiis pmnission ol


his .Maie.sly ,Uio Kmi;. , H is ‘ssu.c’d •'> Kjiig Georgo's Jiibiloo 'I rust to ttbicli .ill i.rmceds will be dovotod. Priced a t 2I-. i t briiiits within reach iil everyone a pei- iiiaiiciit record of one of the happiest ami ino't menioralile events in onr national life and at the same time eii.-ihles all to Minport the National .liihilee TlianUotfering to the Kini; and Queen inanuiirated by tlio Prince of Wales, who has written a special pci'iinal message as a preface to the bool:.


incliidiii« twelve phi!tc(;raphs on ar t paper It is hound in silk-graiiied cream elotli


The voliinie contains oO tpiarto pages,


enihosscd in gold with tlio lio.yal arms. I t nives the full text of tho liisloric hroad- . l,v his Majesty on M.ay Gtli, l.'S


'Mai.'slv’s spcrchcs a.t St. .lames s Pa ace in ;'c V to the addresses from the Diplomatic rvi iw ami the representatives of the Overseas dominions, and a t ANcstininstcr II ill ill rosponso to the m dresses Piesciiteil (,v the Houses of Par lament togother with his .Majesty-.s special messaue to the


,;-;lfW I’liildrcii nf r.oiidon.


.Tames nliich


T o volume also contains tho full text of ii r ii 4/s».f nf


D„I,ce and Westmiiister Ifalj to the Kinu nmlied. and the .Tnbilee


“ T< tlio npplicniil steady?’’ “ Stendv? WliV lie’s practically motion­


less.” ^ J rmntsstatgj^ r !


livinii written by John Masefield, Poet l.’aiireiite. Tho hook forms a worthy memento of an event which iimre than any other in recent years has .stirred qiir nation to .a lealisation of its ureat traditions. I t is a work that will heciiinc of increasing interest and value with the passing years, particiilarlv in homes where there are ehildren. '


to Danven in a similar capacity. 'Ibe year after ho was retnrncil, unopposed as a meinhcr <d tlic Dnrwen Town Council, and alsfi was elected on the Central Comimtteo of tlie W'eavers’ Amalgamation.


'I'lie next year he went Active Years in Trade Unionism. In the Empire overseas also


now on sale tlirmigliniit tho cimntry. price 2/-. or i t can he obtained price 2/U, l»st free, from the Editor. .Inbileo Hook, King George's Jiihilce Trust, 10. St. James’s Stpiare, London. S.W.l.


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ill leather, copies of which are imlividiiall.y mimhered. This edition can ho nhtained from tho above addrbss, price 10/0 post


telegram


free. Erieiids


sent a “ Head


llarnstaple bride tins one John four verse


l'''This'^is the passage: “


ono word, the telegram was changed to . “ Head .Tolin four verse eighteen. “ Tho bride opened iier llihle ami read:


ove; hilt perfect love casteth out leal. . . lin t ill transanissioii, by the omission of


oHicial.s had to walk warily. The Lalmur party Imd yet to bo born, and llic meinber- j sbio of tlie unions was of decidedly mixed


of hi‘‘ wider pnblie lile. Mo was getting known tlironghont the coniily. Me had Imoii through tho great strike of ’78. and realized tlie part that trade unionism was to phiv in the industrial life of tho coiinlr.v. Me was not a ” hot-head,” and liad Inid Ids inherent sense of responsibility developed l)v ids duties on a borough llench. There folb)Wt“d seven years of active trade niiioii work, in wliicli ho learned much about men and women ami the wavs in whicli they struggled for their livelihoods. These were da.vs wiien . trade union


I time were to stand him in good stead when be got into national politics, for the prm-


political complexion. * The le.ssoiis of that


cipkvs of justice, judgment, and discretion are the same in wlinlovor spbero they have


tTicir application.


in the career of tho half-timer who bocanic n kniglit. His standing in textile circles was sncli Unit he was invited to accompany a (ieie«mtion of cotton enijiloyers to America, wlicre''lds outlook was further broadened, bis knowledge of world cotton trade condi­ tions cnriibcd. There he first saw tho


Tho vear 11)02 was another turning point . ■ .


For thou hast five hiishaiids: and he whom Northrop loom working. thon now hast is not H'L!l’i^’‘|;;?'Eip,.ess.”


While returning from the Lnitod States, news came of the Parliamentary vacancy at


„


Clitlioroe, caused by the succession of Lonl Slinltlowrotli lo tho peerage. , Sir D;md was Iho most surprised man in the noiUl


when he was asked to stand in the Labom interest. On August Jlrd, 11)02, he was


• i ^


clnsion. I t ‘remains, however, to tell this; Sir David was Chief Lalionr Adviser to the >linisiry of liahonr from B)21 until B*-'*. Since liis retirement in that y(*nr, he lias serv.Ml on the Industrial Transference Coin- mitlee. and is still a memlnr of tlie South Wales Arliitiation Itoard, whicli ha> to do


with co.al mining disputes. Me now .spomis his days in fjuut retire-


ment : but be is ever ready for the calls of social service, all the same. Me u a lile- hmg teetotaller and non-smoker, am! Un> cause of Becliabitism. in ; which be lias I


with such duties as arise from Ins position as a Justice of tho reace for Lancashire.


liigb ofl’ice. is very dear to liini. Mis main occupation is now conneiteu


Lessons in a Varied Life.


wav ill which one does one’s work, not pnshfnlness, wliicli brings success, he is


What has Life tanglit him? It is the


“ My advice is never to refuse to give volnntarv service.” lie told me. ” I *iin afraid w’


iissnred. ,


nowadays. The aim slionid always be to give service ratlier tlian receive it. Me lias not been a reader of lietion. Ins


e are a little lacking in that r('spect


cliief literarv interest being centred on biograjihv ami autobiography, on wlint men and woiiien liave netnally done and thought. He acclaims the late Mr. C. .P. Scott as liis


These events inarkoil the commencement —and plavctl tliem well.


graceil hy the homely presoime of Lach* ylijiekleto'u. are memories of a life in whieii Sir David Shnckleton has pla.ved many parts


greatest Icaeber. ins lie-'t friend. In bis borne, which is so dilightfnlly


piesi.lent of the T.U.C. There are iiiediillioiis eomiiieiiioratinf' events ot Jiational anil inleriiatioiinl iiiiportamOj


Giililcn keys recall the opeiiiiiK of weavers institutes in various parts of Lancasliiic.


Photographs illu'^trate red-letter da\>. such a« the two occasions when he wa.s


, , i . In Hd.'i lio wont to


lialf-tiiiicr at iiiiii'. and i-taitod lifi; ivitli lai- Icsi I'diiiiitiiilial pf|iiipllii'llt lliiill i-i pm- vid-'d I'm- till' fli'iin Illary schonl clTdd of


selected for training are given a railway warrant to the Centro and. on arrival, are found accommodation willi a privjile tamily the district, for which the Ministry pays


The manager further explained that men


_ /- a week. The trainee receives '»/- a week pocket money, and In the case of married men. allmvanees are made lor their de]>emlents. .\ mid-day meal is supplied on six days in the wl'cU in the eontre’s canteen. Kacii person, too. is supplied with a working overall, and for those engaged in th(‘ hnild- ing trade strong lioots are provided.


A Choice of Trade.


bv the manager and given a choice of trade. 'J’lien lie i> -sent to tlie department he selects and placed under an expert tutor. Ih e trades are composed ol all lirancnes ol imiUling and motor construction, painting


and decorating, cabinet making. French polishing, wood turning, practical engineer­ ing. aiul tlie malving ol electric signs, which includes glass working. AH’ the latest machinery is instalhd. in order that •no trainee shall have an up-to-date knowledge (.1 the methods of working in the trade ol his choice. Mo is given personal tuition and carefnily watched. If he decs not show an aiilitmio for the trade he has ihosi-n. r.e is put lo another muil he finds tha.t lor


ness of the training. In the painting sec­ tion. each man is allotted a space on a wall on which to practice. He can select an.v paint he wislu-s and decorate the wall alter his own ideas. At the end of four weeks he is given a test: he has to paint hi.s name on tin* wall space. And incidentally. 1 was informed tlnit much latent talent has been discovered, many young men liaving been turned out as signwriters.


whicli lie is suited. To give a few examples of the thorough­


Kach man. on admission, is interviewed


IN AND OUT AND ROUND ABOUT.


Sniulay School [iroccssioiis at \\ hit>nntuic, I alwavs liear a lot of comments about tlio picUv' llowers. the lovely dresses, or that .Mrs.’ So-and-So or Ml.'is Someune-e so has o()t on a new costume or frock. All these Uiings are noticed, l>nt never a "*^*'d saitl about those energetic and devoted fellows who pH'spire frcel.v while they carry heat.' baniiei-s all tlio way ronmb tho town, ‘


Whenever I see a procc.^sion, .“nch as the


was the case when walehing tin* Calliolie procession on Monday. I heard all the vmiimvnts I liiivv ipmtvcl, hiil iivvei' n wind iihimt thv hill, vvhii viiriivil the hmiiici>. Ami it. hud eiioiieli emrying the vyeiitht ol a banner without liaving yonr dilhcnltics addeil to hv .steerer.s who do everything iioxsihlo Imt steer.


^ucli


B y “ Q U I S :


of what to say. Me liesitatod ami at last after wliat .seemed years lie managetl to stammer 0 Lord open Tlion imr lip- and onr months shall show lortli 'J ry praisi*."


it seems strange that after alti'iuliiiG Milton Court l..eet last week I should eomo


* * *


tions of Lancashire medieval ciutoni.s. 'Ihcy or iginate from tlie parisii of iM-e-eoi. imd the items inelude:


upon the following rather (luaint illu'iia- 1.1 ....


..a ' t . . . . . . . . . . I . . . . . . 1.1 ..11 I . I. I /• 11 wf I t r 11 w I 'll i.l*


Lj-12.—That ale >hall be s(,M ;,t twopf-M O per gallon the best, ami three-ballpem-e i rr


gallon for the second sort. George Sadler is a coinii.oti


dr inkard. Th a t the wife of C!eorg<- .<a.il< r


•fenerations ago that stecrers n'all.y miule anv serious elforts to lake the strain at ti corner or emieavonrd to keep the hannei pole.> u|)right. Nowadays tliey wsilk nicel.\ along forgetting even that they hold a of rope in their hands and that hy a indicions pull now ami again tliev conUl make the work of the poor fellow hearing the hanner so much easier. Therelore. he goes around the town struggling and sweating, knowing joH.v well that not (jiio ol the ciowtl that line.s the pavement will spare him a look or a woid of eneonragement. lU rnthor like life, isn't it? The hanl work is dime hv those who remnin inconspicuous ami nnmiliced, while others swagger ami glitter along life’s way with not a thonglit lor their toiling brothers when a pu I hero or there on the steering rope would lighten


I t must he iiimiy


their burden .so easily. * * * ■


If tlie Whitsun lioliday might have been


better, it might also have h(en a good deal worse. And in that rellection we may lind ample coiuolation.


'I'liose who went t<> the


.seaside on Saturday morning lound tliem- svlvi's lirei'ted l>v a «onth-w('stt‘rly wind


whii h hlvvv with lilmo-t “ iilv force. The .vim added a radiant weleome, and. eliilly in- wav the breeze, emiditiiiii. were iileasant vniini;h


fro tliO'e who love a good sea spvvtacle and a hiifFetinu l,y the wind.


to sve people’ struggling against the breeze and to w;ilch the sudden sprints In cha>e <n' headgear that had taken Midden leave ol its owner. Nothing like a hat liornc on the wings of the wind for upsetting the dignitv of the one from wliose head it has been so rudely torn away! lu more than one seaside resort on Saturday whisps of sand lironghl up by Hie wind were none l(»> pleasant, and there were motorisls who gave this Mowing sand a wide berth a-- none loo good for the internal meehanism ot llieir i-ars, C)ne did not altogeilier envy tlie people wlio were crossing to the |sle ol .' an on Friday and .Saturday, unless they


s(inare, are paintings of every tool or imple­ ment ii'‘(‘d hy a painter wild paperhaiiger. Tills is tlio ivork of ii inim 'vhii niis loriu il.v 11 viiMoii woiivvr. mill itnil altvr h t 'niir wevks’ tnilion. Thcro is n inmlvl inom ol .i


On the space of a wall, about si.x yard-'


hiiiiso which is hoiiii; loiistiiiuly then strippoil. tlio work siaitinr: nil o'oi


imniii llio ciiihi'vo ilvconilor hviiu; lolt Iriv (o loliow his own tnstc in ilosign mul viiilioi-


lisliincnt. In tlio motor imlnslrinl soctioii. whivh is


ennipiH'il almost to tho hast ilotail mo cars nml lorries which arc ili^nimith'il mul rvassomhleil over ami over atiaiii. On a travolliiiu honcli are motor onmiios, ami tho men arc tmif'lii'. to assomhlo thorn on


till* lines ami motlnnls wliivh aro luhiptod in niiMlmi motor car rac'.orlcs. .Motor hoily


hnililiiic is also tansLt. anil I was iiiformoil that the Vanxliall anil .Morris Motor tom- panics wore prepared to take all men traimal in this departmeitt of the t ’entro s nctiri- ties mid find tliem work at (tood wastes. Indeed, the Centre caniiot tram them las.


eiionpli.


Inriiinp is tmipht. and the latest maeliinery is availahle. Some exceediiiK y homititnl fnrnitiire. well fiiiislictl to the smiillest detail, is turned out.


Every hraiioti of eahiiiet inakinp mid wootl , , , ,


permit me to ciiiimerate all the dilfeieiit; departments. Siitlico it to .say tliot each is just as tlioroiipll and eftieieiit as tliOsO 1


lint space nill not


have meiitioiiod. Eight Hours a Day.


With repaid to geiieriil conditions, work


is ciplit Ininlis a day, hepiiminp at S a.m. All llie men with whom 1 conversed cxpre.ssed siitisfaction with the conditions and the prospects of .seciiniip omp oymeiit on Iho eompretion of trmninp. Many ii lliem were from hmicasliire. Diirhmii and Sontli Wales, and while some have lieoii iiii- ciiiploved for years, others had never had a job since leavinp selimil. 'I he men run tlieii own .sports cinh, mid each vveek a dance is lield ill tho largo liall. to which lady friends


may bp invited. On an average Oo per cent, of tlie men


aro found employment on compielum Mic period of training, and I was inloimed that a t Watford, at tho present time, a job is a.ssnrcd for ever.v one. When sent to an employer, tlie nu?n are provided witli a suit of clothes, a kit ol


The Star of the Order of the Dntli, .secoucl


„nlv lo the Garter ,111 orders—the collar and jewo of a Hast Glue Hiller of the Order of Heelinhites—these all tell of rewards iu widely dilferiii!- spheres, There are all those to reuiiiid liiiu of liis


iiiiiii values things, lie received n tnhutc the other day which lie lirir.es as liiglil. ns anv lie has had. . In his retirement, lio was not forgotten by the King, who caused him to rcceiyc a special Jiihilce medal. “ I t was iiteo of him not to forget me


useful life. But, .so is the way tins lundi'st


verv nice, indeed,” eoiiimeiits Sir Da''"';; who now lives in the pleasant uoild of those who justly have earned peace .nid


true liappiupss. MlTTpy.


- IVOMEN’S INSTITUTE.—Afiss Boltomley i


presided over the monthly IVcdiiosdny week. Miss HiH.


the nnminl meeting 111 London, presented an excellent report of tlie_ prncedings. Afrs. Hall cave an ciijnyiible demnnstrntin.i on llio making of T'likisli dcliglit.


ton hostesses wore tlio Muses lliU, rielon Jloldcu and Mis.- Ilrseltinc.


Ijn


seen, feeling convinced that hero was a most practical wav of lielping tho nnomplo.ved in tho dUtrobsed areas. 1 have been told by Kmplovment Kxcliango ofiicials tliat when an olTor of training is made to .voung_ men .signing on, it is looked upon with suspicion, i f such is indeed tlie case, there is no jnsti- fication for tha t suspicion: I say this from all I .saw and learnt of tho .scheme. There nrb pamphlets olitainnblo at tlio Kxeh.anges which give full parliculai*s of these training centres, and I feel iicrfeetly certain tliat if those who have little likelihood of re­ entering olcl neenpations, or .those witlinnt. a trade only realised the opportunities this .scheme of training affords, and the healMiy and congenial conditions whicli • obtain. Micro ‘would he an instant demand for pl.icos. I shall ho pleased to give further information a t any time, and to do all in my 'Power to assist anvoiio desirous of securing a place in one of these training centres.


TOM DKMAIN ^foorland Cro.sccnt, Clithoroe,


job from the Centre. I came away delighted with all that I had


tools, i'2 in cash and a railway warrant to their destination. Those wlio cannot be placed in a job immediately on ccnnplotum of training are sent homo. Moanwlulo everv endeavour is made to find work lor tliein, and even if a .vear was to elapse before .‘iiiecc.'is was notifie<l. they are granteil Uin same facilities as those sent dii-ect to a


happened lo he proi>l against ** nml de nu'i, in which case the trip would be very enjoy­ able. Hut in any case. Miinxland lias ample compensations to oiler for an nn- friiMidly crossing, ami it is iiileresting lo note tiial a Wliiisun record is claimed for the number ol passengers landed on


Saturdav. :!* * * Though the officers appointed at -Mittoii


Court Left liave now no longer any otlicial powers, one of them, Mr. lUchard ihornber, who has for some \oars accepted the olfice ol constable, does mil lake the tillice lighll\. At last week's meeting ol the Court lie caused considerablt amusmnent when he annon*5c(*d that during the course ol last summer he saw two hicyelo.s propped up In Ine ln<lge and tliscoveri’d that their ouneis were tiespassing upon the manor. He therefore locked llie bicycles together with a chain lie was carrying and strolled ofi into llie village for relreshmeni. Me returned some two lionr.s later to releii.-tC the unfortunate tresp;issers from their p-ie- dieameiit.


liuniglit when Mr. 'riimiiber aiinouneed that he was constable to the Manor ol Mitlou- with-Crook. an olfice which dated Irom feudal lime-s*'


lioth he siippo-scd. now dead, but he always likid their visits ;nul appriciated their singing, [H'obablv just as luueh a.s the singers themselves enj(\ved the Stamlen rabbit pie which was always ready and hot for them and the tankards of beer with which to wash it down. When ono comca to think of it these old customs aro dying away more rapidly than we realize, ami we arc the worse for it.


# * *


has a very keen sense of hnmonr. Me made an exceptionally willy speech at the dinner, and related two aiieedotcs which I cannot help repenting, i l is first relattnl to tho Bishop of Lincoln, one of the most saintly and beloved of men. A fortniglrt ago tlio Bishop cclebratetl the jubilee of his enthronement, and tho preacher at the .service held at Lincoln Cathedral in honour of the event was the Archbishop of Canter­ bury. who told liow in hi.s younger days he had not fully made np his mind abopt tak­ ing Holy Order.s. Me had thought of going in for law ns being more prorttable, Mr. Jtohinson saitl with a sly glance at Mr. Marry Weeks on Ids left, but there was an inward urge ho could not resist, and he thereiero sought the advice of the Bishop of Lincoln who told him he would tutor him for tho CImreh. On the day upon which Jlr . Lang, as the Arclibishop then was. arrived at the lunne of the Bishop of Lincoln, the Bi-ihop was lioldlng a reception for eleig>*, and Mr. Lang was ushered into a room in wliich tliere were only par.sons sitting round the luncheon table in theii sombre cassocks with tlie Bishop at their hoatj. The Bislmp called upon Mr. Lang to sit at his side and noticing Ids confusion whispered to him: “ Don’t bo afraid of Miem. They aro not nearly ns good ns they look and I am the nanglitic.st.’‘


Tho Vicar of .Alitton (Bcv. J . Ilobinson) *


fiavonr and concerneil J . L. Toole, the famous actor of Victorian days. On ono occasion Toole was taking par t in a parochial gather­ ing and was asked to luncheon on that occasion. Tho Bishop of tho Diocese was m the chair, and tho remninder of the gue.sts wove (‘lerg\-incn. Prqhablv because ho was tho only layman, Iho Bishop asked Mr. Tnolo to say grace. Poor Toole was (piito taken'back. Mo had not hern used to saying grace, or a t any rate not of •sav­ ing it iu public, and. ho could not think


^Ir. Bobinson’s second story had a similar


at the Ltet ilinuer wliich followed the sitting of the Court, and the Loiil of llie Manor, Major J. B. Aspinall of Stamlen Hall, wno presidetl. said tho song brought back to his memory the day.s wlien on Ciiri.slmas hvo tho old .Sabden .SInger.s n.sod to trmlgc over I’endle Mill lo sing glees in front ol Siamlen Ll;ill. There were old tlacksim and Sharpies,


Mr. Thornber sang ” The Farmer > Boy I wonder what the moderns It was amn-inu


i> a thief, or pet ty fileber. ori ler’agaiiist p ut t ing but ter on


bread or cake.s, on for fei lnre of live sliiliiiigs per t ime. An order lor ale to be 'old nt one penny per nnar t , out of dotn-^. onler th a t the constables pump often as sfie comes into


Alice .Vllerton,


the >treet to chide or abuse her-ell. U»:U).—Bichard HaNall prosccute.l lur -ay-


ing tlie ttnvn was governed by fooL. order tor l)ani>liing out of iir>


saek than at the bottom. —3 if . Pur r for tn>siing with I'.^p


C'rtis-- and Iwj. Cro".-* for tussling witli liim again.


* * * The Council for the Pre-i'i'vatiou ot Bural


Kngland has already aceomplislied a great <lea1 of good work, and the LaticaMme hraneb of the organisat ion has alw;iy- striven to prove tha t the industrial eonniy i' not morelv an area of mills, ciiiinneys. and me.in and ’sqnaFul streets. Many Lanea.shire people liave been in trodmei l to tiie real licuntv of llicir county through tlie efiorts of tiie branch, and now the F.Neeniive have had tho ha])py idea of enlisting the interest and svmpathv ol the ehildren. It has Itxen decided to award a guinea i»rize to tlio Lancashire .school. eitlu*r cK'Hicntary oi .si'condarv. which .snijmits tlie best coileeiiiui of twehv pliotograpliic snapshots shov.iug luiw the nainral lunuitits nt the i-oniUy h.ivo been preserved, or bow tliey have I»een


spoiled. ^ ^


A flock of wild geese Hew o v r C’liiluroe on Saturday night.


'lliey llew in pener t


wedge-shaped fornnition and it was mtere-t- ing "to sec the whole number wheel and turn afrer the leader. Tliey made a gioat noise, too. wi tb- t l iei r cackling.


^ * The more I learn of naUiie ami the more


I realize liow wonderful it i>. As well as waleliing my industrions s\v;illows bnikl


their nest l' have watclieil all tbi^ week a pair of bine t i ts feed thei r young in a nest in my garden.


I tell the whereabouts ol


this nosl because there is little danger ol its h(*ing robbed. Scons of limc^ a da.s these li ttle birds come with food in their inoutlis lo feed thei r young, whose appe tites never seem to be sati'tieil. 1 bey are noisv li tt le beggars when they realize t liat the Md bird i< near with footl hut quiet emuigii at other times. Tho other day. I met Mr. Tom Wilson, who i ' a sportsman oi liu* true type, comhiniiig with liis hive ol the g’.m a shrewd oli'Orvance ol nature and lo r w.iys. Me told me t liat recently hi ' sp:uiiel put a par t r idge olf her nest.


town a woman called Pretty Peggy. —Several pro'-eented for bringing,


eoni to the market , bet ter at the top ol ilio i ^1


Ibe I'iril ran a


few yards along tiie ground, then staggered, a n d ’fell over on its side iwitebing its wmg as though liadly injured. Tlie spa-modie iorkings censi'd nml the birtl fell back as tbongli ilead.


'I’o all intent^ it wa- dead,


for it I-emained alisolntoi.v liieless. until Mr. Wilson moved away wlien it .‘sprang to life again and returned to the nest. Tlio whole mamxMivre was a clever pioi'e of act­ ing to draw the dog and Mr. Wilson away fiom the nest, ami he told me t l iat he ha> seen peewits lue similar strategy. Anoilier iutere'-tiiig thing about a par t r idge is that when the bird is s i t t ing on the ne-t it gives off no scent and a dog or a fox tven could pass within a few inches of it and not be aware of its presence. ()iice the bird moves, liowevtr. the scent is given, but ilio whole process is one of nature's wonderful gifts to birds for Lhoir proieetion. 1 oiuv .saw a holy actually step on to a partritlgo wliicli Avas s i t t ing before it fiew oil the nest with a rusli of wings wliii-h gave the lad.v such a shock tliai she almost lost lier balance.


* * * Mr. Wilson told me another most inti'rest­


ing thing. Mis dog is one of a l i t ter of ten puppies reareil a t Biminglon. In tho kennel in which were liie old dog and tho puppies two pairs of swallows buil t their ne>ts and ro a red ' th e i r young. The .sw.nllows never appeared to dis turb the dog and the dog never dislnrhed the .swallows.


* * #


Avit oA'orheard on tlie train returning from Ivlinbnrgli on Mom[ay night. A little boy whoso hair is eortainly re«l in hue wa.s proudly displaying ttvo boxes of face powder he had purchased as presents. “ Ami Avho has tha bought them for?'* asked a typical Fast Imneashire AA-oman, occupying a corner seat opposite the youngsters. “ I'vo bought them for my mother.” replied tlio lad. “ Thi mother surclv mwer uses that thick, docs she?” asrkod the Avomnn witli a twinkle in her i\ve. “ Aye. she does that an all, ’ responded tho youiifister. ” Slio uses poAA'der and .she nsc.s lipstick, too.” “ Well, hy gum, no A\-omlor tha’> a red licoad if thi mother uses lipstick,” retorted tho Avoman in a voice that caused a roar of


Hero is an example of real Laneasbiro


by the London Midland and Scottish BaiU Avay Company. “ Clitheroe provides a good example of how to get traffic,” this journal states nnd goes on to relate hoiv after Clitheroe had entercxl the final of tho Combination Cup competition, tlie state secured' n special Train to take snpportci's to Ghorley for Hio inatch Avhicli thcA* atlv*'r- tised so well that no foAver Dinn 702. passengers Avere couveved. * # *


Clitlieroo raihvay station roc«*iA*os a p.at on tho hack in tho “ Quota Nca-s,” published'


laughter thronghoni the A\*hole .saloon. * * #


a


things in gaily coloured packets at prices Avhich a t first seem ridiculously cheap, but only at _fii*st sight. Nevertfieloss se\*eral people haA'o to thi*ir sorrow fallen victims to these nu'u Avlm sell domestic articles in packets Avith .Tubileo colours and ombiem.s. They have bought dry soap Avbich they have disroyored to bo sand and powder, and other things. This is lusi a warning that iheso people are not giving von anything and ' that it is ns avcU to think tAvico bofoi'C.* purchasing.:


bands of bawker.s, some of whom have como in elaborate motor A


Tlio toAvn has recently been' invadtnl by ’ans. selling nil sorts o f '


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• come; • otie.T ' ■execii .lermi tho •- altifi tmiiUi


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