The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-01-02 00:00:00

Obbs anb entos.

Or CollitaX, JOST NOW we are l tho midst of what is
known as the festive 'sawn, when goodwill among
men is supposed to reign paramount, when ',topic)
refrain from saying spiteful things of one another, and
when Xmas boxes are a recognised in.titution. No
doubt, my readers will have many calla mama their
generoeity, but there are two bard-workiog rections of
society for whom I would especially ask their attention
—the Postmen and the Railway Official& With
eg .rd to the first, we all remember how our member
condemned the giving of Xmas boxes to these trusty
messeogers, but, with ell due reaped, I shr'l r 'l3
mend them to the kindly cuisideration of those under
whose view these linos may some. We have recently bad
a new delivery given us, and the unfortunate postmen,
for the extra labor tutu entailed, receive the
magnificent increase in salary of one shilliel per week,
or about Id. per hour. As to the railway eutployies,
i it, no doubt, s very satisfactory to thud* on pleasure
bent to read "increased facilities will ix) given during
the Xmas weer." But a little reflection will show
that tame entail increased work —not increased pay—
longer hours, and lese of home comforts for the men.
Those, therefore, who have a little spare cash cannot
do better than to part with a portion when they next
hear the well-known double-rap, or to put down their
names oo a modest appeal to be seen in the waiting-
room at the deli n.

Mc nanndiccit contecuperary, the Otoc,rcr, has
started a column of. rigiial notes, which it hal entitled
" Pat...hwoik-pap.r." i'rdbalily, the editor Las been
• United by lb. .ame—lau.lable, I venture to think—
dente as I have ben told the- " 0 Ida mini Zinle " are
written for—to Neil the paper, aud I believe t..e edit n.
wiil not be diaappoiuted. A. japt a out thiv bean ,n
the year the column, id the paper. are inundated with
advertivenlentv..f " Noveltie. 'at the moat ri.lictenunly
leer t'ee •oe
the lo ',kale of • good many c oifi find people. I quote
tile following bit of " Patchwork " from my friend
Parquin's column:—

"I like to xp ate shams, bondage. and impoiturea. ea
let me earn unsuspectlo4 p irchagera against 'The
A um: ictn whic'i is • sun dial, and of
°our, lades* whit the s.ai doesn't aline--which it
genera:ly d oese's in England. 2 id. • Tne Tyr,.leae Musical
It x and the • B beusaaa Faoy Or.aan, elicb area V.ilitX
but ax aperating toy a ineak, rs, and tit ony to present to
the chtidren f persone against al Mt ou have a grudge.
3rd. 'The Speedwell Sewing Machine.' 'Whit, being of
tin, won't sew, and no wonder. In fact everyone ought to
~n guard &gamin advertised sv,,nderful bargaiur, awl
the alum 'coup-so ' sy.tom of swindling."

I am Oa to see, alt bongo I must confess somewhat
purpri‘ed—c .nsidering what a highly constitutional
print my ountetuporitry is supposed to be—that
• " very energetically expresses his disgust at
the wasts..f money involved in the proposed expendi-
ture a £30,000 "on the trumpery projeth " of sandhi;
an Indian version of the National Anthem out, to that
country. The tares will be about on a par with the
pinch-beck exhibition of the proclamation of the
Einpre-s. Whether it will have the effect of making
our Indian p sweimions the more secure may be open to
question, hut, one thing is certain it will not tend
to relieve the hardens the unfortunate llrujoo has to
bear.

CORRESPONDINT AV 11l :—One member of the
Council only, an Al 'mine., Yote.l at the I.st ateet-
ini against the reticindmsnt of the nyler Er letting
about one.fourth of thn On, loy t .lies-rs. Carter
and G.., thug showing hinisulf inimical to the haelth,
comfort, and etij ,ytn.tit of the pcoplc, and tho use of
the groun 1 by the tisherawn of the pit for bjiog
their nett an.i airing their little ones. It may be th
with th e lad obj-ct the Ablerman in question
naturally has n :mashy. To him, perhaps, the
brazes of Parkstoue Bey are all sufficient, and he
does not imain the inhabitants of Lagiend-etreet
and it numerous courts nal all'-s, with which, fr .m
his connection with the Selyation Army, he should
be fully acquainted, reqube fresh air or elbow-room.
Or, perhaps—happy thought—is he the "Co. ?''

ALIIMIACILS of aU sorts, shapes, and sizes will anon
be brought into requisition. Many were placed before
the public before the Autumn leaves had fallen, and,
If we go on at this rate, we may soon expect to
Roe lying on our desks almanacs If.,r the year after n-xr.
I can commend two very uneful publications to my
remh-rs. The first ix the " Dorset and Somerset
Counties Almanac," brimful of information and India-
pen.able from It. novel arrangement of fairs and
num lets to .11 who have dealing. a: th.-se iratherhigs.
It may be obtained at the '' Tel.gratn" Office, Long-
fleet. The second is Messrs. Penney. Hallett, an 1
Go'. Illustrated "Pole an 1 Pa:ketone Family
Almanac." As a sperimen of the typographical art it
reflects great credit upon the pu,ffiffiers, while the
contents will be found extremely ueiful for reference.
It contains a first rate portrait of the M.yor (R.
Aldridge, Hind. and if Mr. Chatfield Chrlte, the
Liberal candidate, whilst its copious pages of miser.
tis.menta are a capit l guide t those who wish to
know what to loly and where to go, for It is pit.
certain if people have anything worth selling they
advertise it.