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Vel. ‘CHARLES ANNANDALE, M.A., WEIL Lol & Tus is the final volume of the handiest eyclo- that we know of

... adjudged to Le the working model of a steam fire Ne. 4 in division C, class 3. of wood seeond best exhibit is the ing, « Blackberries,” No. 7 in group 1, divi- A, class 2; and the third best exhibit is the leather work “Cupid Shield,” No. 7 in omy on 9 ...

Published: Wednesday 14 January 1891
Newspaper: Dumfries and Galloway Standard
County: Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1089 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

What Vow are Marla&

... rage as ever; skirts and bodices of almost every colour and material ars adoraed with it, and black ashes are as commas so blackberries. The Eton jacket is übiquitous, and feather boas, though they only suit one woman out of a hundred, appear at garden parties ...

general gltlos

... --John Runstead, • native of Lyndhurst, Haute, and • private in the let Yorkshire Regiment, now retired at Jerry, went blackberrying at Greve de Lecq on Wednesday, and falling over the edge of a cliff 100 it. high was killed instantaneously. Cota-wres ...

PLANT SUPERSTITIONS

... be gradually falling into oblivion. This was the belief that after the Rood Fair the evil one put his club foot on the blackberries and made them Prob. ably a different date may be given ia localities beyond the sphere of influence of the Fair, the belief ...

POLITICS AND PEOPLE

... palms, as is the custom in Scotland with Roman Catholics on Palm Sunday. In Renfrewshire the Evil One blighted the haws and blackberries, or blaekboyds (as they are named) with his clubfoot on Hallowe'en. It was mot said he struck them, but that he threw his ...

Mob le the Widow

... lumpy pudding, and then thinks she has done her duty to God man. Maddierry THE sadden yearning evinced amongst womankind for blackberry jam may be grattl to the full. The Women's Gardening Arcola. toe, Lower Sloane Street, has gallantly under. taken to simply ...

POLITICS AND PEOPLE

... extraordinary sight of matured fruit and blossom on the same shrub may be almost anywhere by • diligent searcher. The boretree, blackberry, dcg rose, and honeysuckle are a few of those which are more conspicuous for this unusual trait in their character. It has ...

HUMOROUs AND CURIOUS FOR every four shillings is Eagland on drink only a halfpenny is oxissided on educa• Wiir is

... you're looking splendid, Jones! Wish I could have had a trip to the seaside. But what has starred your face up so? Been blackberrying ? Jones (sighing)— No; hat pins. Is SEARCH OF AN EASIER ME/WOW—Pat (with bad tooth)— I'll take a bit on that tooth-powder ...

NI INMAN NIS TNE MOWN

... was kept by her agreeing to what Parliament wished. He would next turn to another misrepresentation—they were as thick as blackberries in autumn. They had been told that the teinds were the gift of pious ...

DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY SATURDAY STANDARD, APRIL 21, 1894

... as the la tery insoluble to the Solwa: yioviog tind. Ot course, it is probable that t are first-rate reasons as tifal as blackberries, but somehow or other your trans- planted mfriesian, when he re-visits his a shire the aid of the magic steed of which ...

Published: Saturday 21 April 1894
Newspaper: Dumfries and Galloway Standard
County: Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 2478 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

high tried ar Saturday. play was steady, aa be ulmerved from them= MGM :

... quickly set to work, and the field were somewhat dazed with his thick as “ slogging.” Two's, three's, four’s were as werbial blackberries, and were ted ia the brilliant performance in earefal workman- style. Symons sa like tashion, and stayed till 92, when ...

Published: Wednesday 30 May 1894
Newspaper: Dumfries and Galloway Standard
County: Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1260 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

POLITICS AND PEOPLE.

... twit way out of the difficulty. office poet says that blackberrying and nutting are being briskly pursued just now, and both fruits are in comparative abundance in the country districts. The blackberry needs no recommendation as • housewife's favourite, ...