... He bore his disappointment manfully, and his rejection threw no clond over the general happiness of the party, To-day’s Nature Note: A few dars ago, while travelling on the Highland railway between Inverness and Perth, a “ SBcotsman”’ correspondent noticed ...

... as the Working Men’s Conservative Club. Premises have been secured in Chapel-street, behind the Railway Hotel. To-day’s Nature Note: Albinism in blackbirds is moderately common. From Iraserburgh, in Aberdeenshire, through the medium of the ** Scotsman ...

... and the Bench, having enlarged his education by a little lecture on givic duty, let him off on payment of costs. To-day’s Nature Note: Some stir is caused in the bird world by an incursion of Bohemian waxwings on a large scale, recalling certain other periodie ...

... exacting Parliamentary duties when elected ; but the committee are hopeful that \ he may consent to stand again. To-day's Nature note: The uplands, writPsl Mr S. Banks, the Todmorden naturalist, are just now marked with fresh green patches of bilberry stalks ...

... Unions are petitioning the Council against the concerts starting before the services in the churches are over. To-day’s Nature Note: The failure of summer weather (writes Mr 8. Banks, the Todmorden naturalist) is a rather sad thing, as sunshine has a great ...

... and friends. A further batch from this bhattalion who have obtained New-Year leave are due to arrive to-night, To-duy's Nature Note: As 1 look on the hills (writes Mr 8. Banks, the ‘lTodmorden naturalist) that surround our valley I an. truly dolighted ...

... condition of the water, except in times of drought, ‘when the surface water will not be available for mixing purposes, To-day’s Nature Note: There are many indications of spring (writes Mr S. Banks, of Portsmouth, near Todmorden). We see them in the budding of ...

... usual way for approval or otherwise, and the whole business was gone through in the record time of five minutes. ‘ To-day’s Nature Note: Mr 8. Banks, the 'Todmorden naturalist, is holidaying at Coliwyn Bay, and his weekly note is the story of his impressions ...

... advance to enable her to purchaso a house for hercelf is now under the consideration of the City Finance Committee. To-day’s Nature Note.—Mr S. Banks writes fram Calder Valley: During the drought the land had got ““as dry as a drinker,” and required much to ...

... its name, but had much rather supply the real article than lend its name to spurious and indifferent imitations. To-day's Nature Note: From she fact that hawfinches are being commonly exhibited at Scottish ornithological shows at present, a “Scotsman” c ...

... said they never had a fair chance from the start. Many of the competitois n 62 pleased at this fresh decision. To-day's Nature Note: Notwithstanding that autumn is far advanced (writes Mr S. Banks, the Todmorden naturalist), we are still cheered by the ...

... green. Accrington has three parks, and will goon have four, but there is no public tennis ground in those grounds. To-day’s Nature Note: The past few days of warm sunshine (writes Mr 8. Banks, the Tod‘morden naturalist) have set everything going again after ...