The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-04-08 00:00:00

BEWARE OF THE ELL

Werf.rtoth.'glveaaincha.d take an ell "policy
of the Government. The proverb wants a slight alteration
to make it suit the circumstances The policy of Lord
Beaconsfield has been to take an inch, get the com-
paratively little/de sesiospif approved, and then to take
an ell. When Lord 13eaconsfleld made his Royal Mistress
an Empress, no ono knew that the proceeding was the
beginning of • grand game of Imperial policy. The
purchase of the Sues Canal shares was an inch that met
the British taxpayers some millions sterling, but otherolse
there was no harm in the British Government holding
some shares in the canal. The operation was of Reel,
equally harmless and armless. Rut look at the ell that
has followed Such meddling and muddling In the affMrs
of Egypt, that England is half bound to pay the debt
which has been contracted by the Khedive on terms that
would make a West-sad usurer bluets. The result of the
political meddling to which we have lately directed
attention is thus summed no by the Sormosim : " The
road to India is still through Root : the only change in
the situation la that we now hold that road by permission
of the French Government. This is one of the results
that the Eastern policy of the Government has brought
about." _
_

-51;ing the Remo-Turkish war, as soon as one warlike
surprise was condoned, the nation was treated to another,
until the forme of England and Russia were brought so
near to the smother that the avoidance of • collision was
really and truly marvellous
The Treaty of Berlin inch brought shout the Anglo-
Turkish Convention ell, by which we have incurred
serious responsibilities, and the possession of • totally
useless and wetly white elephant.
Besides the Zulu war and the Afghan war, there is •
prospect of a Burmese war, and this combined with a
revival of the Eastern Qmstion and great industrial
depression. It is to the Afghan Quest on we wish to
direct public attention ; for et prop** of that affair there
aro indications of • big ell
The Afghan war was defended by Lord 13esconsfield on
the ground that we wanted a scientific frontier, and that
if we had a scientific frontier we should be freed from the
peril of ineasion. It was a tempting inch. We only had to
annex the positions that command the passes, and
hereafter Russian movements in Central Asia would not
disturb us. That, at 1-sit, was the commonsense
dediv-tion from the statement of the Premier.
We have taken and hold the wientille frontier, and it
was supposed that the Afghan war was virtually over. If
the Afghan army amsdled our positions, Co much the
worm for our fee. If the Afghan ruler did not choose to
make • treaty of peace, we could wait, for we have the
Ncleatific frontier we wanted _

com the ;;;;;;;;: from India that the negotiations
with Yakeob Khan have ham unsuccessful, and that
perhape the British army will hays to
_go to Cabal, and
even to Herat. Why to Herat/ The Ruston§ are coins
to do something that will make it necemary for us to do
something. So ranch for chi assurances about the vain,
at the scientific frontier.

—iiroo-ii;;;,-tie 4;Z:7:Mont he. every reason to hope and
believe that the Afghan affair will be settled without
further trouble ; but unkes the nation speaks out, the
scientific frontier inch will be followed by a very costly
Afghanistan war ell.—From Figaro.

Ton HUPITING 211/11.11/1 —The Empress of Austria's turn
out for hunting has Justly excited great admiration. It
I, not produced without some trouble. The Itinprees
never dresses for riding till she erdves at the meet She
then retires to the nearest house and comnsenges her
toilette, which occupies exactly an hour from the time she
&mires till she is reedy to start tier beautifully fitting
habit is buttoned only after she is actually on her hone.
Her saddle is so small as to be almost invisible whey she is
mounted, so that the appearance is of a lady sitting OD the
horse itself. Everything to the smallest detail is studied,
end the result—as enthusiastic Irish beholders decima—
ls perfection. The whole family of the Empress
of
are
devoted to horses and horsemanship The ex sass
Naples, her sister, is a beautiful rider, and r father
used to wish be had been born • poor man, that be might
have bees manager of a circue —Vanity Pair.

MRS. /Snort AGAIN.—The Master of the RoUs on
Thureds_y had before him an action. in which the Rev.
Frank Resent sought to restrain his wife, Mrs. Annie
Bement, from interfering with or molesting him, contrary
to the provisions of • deed of separation which had been
executed by them His lordship, attar hearing Mrs.
Reliant granted an injunction restraining her from taking
any proceedings for compelling her husband to live with
her. A counter-cl•im by Mrs. Besant for a judicial
separation from her husband was dismissed.

Houowar's OINTIRNT AND PILL11,4!•011Abil, Influenza
—The soothing properties of those medicaments render
them well worthy of trial in all dioeases of the respiratory
organs. In common colds and influenza the pills, taken
internally, and the ointment nabbed over the chest and
throat, are exosedingly eatcacioua When influenza is
epidemic, this treatment is easiest, safest, and surest
Holloway's pills purify the blood, remove all obatales to
its free circulation through the lungs, relieve the over-
gorged air tubes, and render respiration free, without
Muting the strength, irritating the name, or depressing
the spirits, such are the ready DMA" of saving suffering
when any one is afflicted with cold. coughs, bronchitis
and other chest complaints, by which so many persons
are seriously and permanently afflicted in mast countries.
ECONOMY IN FARMING.—A succession of bed 11011601211,
the continued low price of corn, with a scarcity of stock,
has not improved the poktion of farmers generally. It
behoves them to economise as much as possible, and each
item on the farm should be looked into with a view to
this end. Thousands of pounds annually peso out of the
farmers' pockets into the hands of unscrupulous dealers,
whose system of selling adulterated seeds was so justly
exposed last year in the Loudon Police Courta, The
Time. of December 4th, 1877, meander an able leader
with these words Be ready to pay a good man • good
price for • good article in all matters all over the world ,
and this la what farmers should go. When such an old
and well-known arm as Masora Bates k Sons, the Queen's
fieedsmen, Reading, offer their MeMskid mixtures of
gram and clover seeds from Ils. 6d. to Ma per acre ;
their choice stocks of menial, swede and turnip seeds
from 7d. to 10d per pound; with genuine clover, rye
gram, and other seeds y low prices, and
deliver them carriage free by rail, there can be no excuse
for farmers' sowing bad and worthless made Buttons'
Farmers' Year-Book for 1879, which, in addition to. giving '
• list of the beet porta of seeds, coatalas other wholes on
—The chemists', of the farm, the vermin of the fermi,
cultivation of farm crops, with • complete calendar of
operations, will amply repay • careful perusal, and may
be had gratis and pout free on applicatiee.
WARNING! EMMETT?' PAW BLITZ. The marked
superiority of this laundry blue over all others, and the
quick appreciation of its merits by the public, have been
attended by the usual molts, viz., • flood of imitations,
the merit of the latter mainly consist.' in the ingenuity
exerted, not simply in Imitating the square shape, but
making the general appearance of the wrappers resemble
that of the genuine article. The manufactoiers beg
therefore to caution all buyers t) see " Reckitt's Paris
Blue" on each Packet

1101111 Orals OF Arcane AND COOOlll BY Di. LOCOrK4
PULMONIC W From Mr. C. Collins, Chemist-
Brettell-lane, Eltourbridges "Several have taken them
for ac., and in every case they have
had atrbethxZredmuetict. In my °pillion they surpass any-
thing that has been offered to the public." They in.
neatly relieve and rapidly cure asthma, consumption.
coughs, bronchitis, colds, gout, fbeumatlsm, end all
-
nervous complainta They taste plesseatly. Sold by all
droggista at Is lid and iteed per boa.
Firs. Ent Erna Prre Oa Taupe filmiallin —A
certain method of cure Ins been aioovend for this
distressing complaint by a physician, who is &oboes
that all sufferers may benefit from this providential
discovery; It I, never known to fall, and will cure the
moat hopeless case after all other MOOS have Ingo
tried. Pull particulars will be sent by post to any
person free of charge. —Address : Witztaits, 10,
Oxford Terrace, Hyde Park, London
ROT•L DETONSUIRS Baaor —ls the best, the cheapen
the most fashionable, and the most durable of any article,
woven Tee Pone says It bun. rival either Ins
anon or utility. It Ls made of selected and elastic
wools ; produced in new colours and mixtures foR
spring of 19. a/ao in light weighted Yarns for Summer
wear and warm climates. Prime for ladies* wear Is.
Hid, 2e. 3d. sod Is. ad. per yard. Taira milled and
strengthened for gentlemen $ snits and boys' hard wear
(sew patterns), from Ia 11d. per yard, 54 Inches Is width.
The fatten cut say lengthaind, pa&a.carriage onall petals
Into Linden, Dublin, or Gleggew.
writing for patting, which ar, mint poet free, state
whether for ladies' or eltenessis wear. Bpear.
man I 8 Devonshire Bmm
Plymouth. Special atrentke is called to the fact thai
this firm is devoted exclnelvely to the prodoction of pure
wool material, for Wiwi and= wear. Sieges
sold as used by Her Majesty's
Rosen= Warmt—Beet Tali. Water Imoww I prefer
II to the other ilieeral Wakens hdere the pubde. (Pre-
form Waaklye's Moan leifi everywhere. Retail la.
per deem nen; St per deezer Original packages,
oentaleng Quirt Glean Ifia, or 11* Plat date.
Ms. —The Maltreat Counpaay, tad, 26, Masbery-drous,
London, Z. C.
Oonstratrrion 15 cuaaaix.—A. certain method of cure
has been discovered for this distressing complaint IV
a physician, who Is desirom that all orderers may benefit
from this prevideatled discovery. It is bsye.d all doubt
She meet remittable tem* of the san Thannimis hive
loss wand ler It Fell pustlouhea of the lIIMINdeII
iKalyjme.est MOZ=Nesketgartief era—dtidrial