The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1871-05-09 00:00:00

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TUESDAY, MAY 9, 1871. ydayor.
It was m
as- a ll
--••••• -___•-•-•-__------ 7 arranged that the committee should
eat on the morrow.
INPROVSMINT OF HIGH STAMM. want. Attention was oallod to the road that it was long ago
COUNTY C )URTS FOR May.—'f sr. the decided 10 mtke through Dennis's Pr'-'1"'"I from High
it
tlgye appoint° 1 fir holding County Courts du_ I.°R ,seut weak to Prinowstreet, but which hasnot yet been
May ; _Bic„ijord, Mon lay, May 8 ;Wiwboree, Tiwauay, done. It will TeMOlnbeTol that hir. Gregory ausrms•
9, Wareham, Wednesday, 10; Dorchester, Taur aYi
sd teed £7O towards the eost of the works, which will
11; Bridport, Friday, 12 ; Weyusauth, Saterday, 13 ;
• amount to about 1.130. He now maid that ho wmli
Poole, 110,1 iy, 171; Andover, Tuiisday, ig ; Saliabury, complete the bonndariee of the property, and hand
Wednes lay, 17 ; :ahaftestiury, l'anrsday, 18 ; Wm. ad anl pave-
over £2O to the Couucil towards the road
that
ment, rilis was agreed to, and it was arranged
santon, Friday, 19.
COMMISSIONS SIGNIM BY TUC 1.0,0 LleursgaNr the works should be proceeded, with immediately.
OF THE COUNTY OF DJIISIT.— Fourth Dorset Artillery
TIER INTIRRATIOIIa. Saiirelilekr.
Volunteer Corps—Second Lieutseapi George A d
a rews Letters were reed from Her Majesty's Commissioners,
orehester to attend officially at
to be First Lieutenant, vice gli°trinnted. "q 4 inviting the see" of
I)•—n the let May. and
Own" Regiment of Yeomanry Cs retry—cornet J. R. the openingeof the
flag Exhibitionbouldepro;ided for the lislibi-
P. Goodden ti be SupernumerarlYentenant ; William I asking thst
onfied with he arms of the town. At a
Robert Phelips, gentleman (istc °ln Dragoon Guards), tion, embiast
the h
it
to be Supernumerary Cornet.—Dated 3rd of May, committee o Council, 1 decided' to
w o e I WU
'
1871. provide • flag, and his Worship stated thtt ho saw it
COMMITTED T TOE
' i e Exhibition on Monday, On the motion of Mx.
3 VOMIT COUNTY PRISON. —-n th ' t• t • fi d
Bishop the action o he committee was oon rine •
Sessions .- Henry Hart and George Viso, eetuaing :
wheat at Shillingstone. Hard Labour : William
, James, &vault on polio° at East Orchard, 6 weeks ;
George Ford anil George DST* misbehaviour
at Brid.
1 uore union.' sai,,ler month ; James Hins, assault at
Mauston, 1 calend it. month ; John Tilley, assault at
Hinson, 1 calendar month : Jane Warren, stealing
potatoes at Dorchester, 1 calendar month ; Frederick
L,wresse, ,t, aling shirt and sthelcings at Windamee,
1 calendar month ; Sarah Ann Cooper and Ann
Luigdown, vagrancy at Weymouth, 14 days ; William
ward, vagrancy at Blandford, 14 lays; Thomas Duegey,
vagrancy at Shetborne, 14 days ; James Hawkins,
stealing pocket-handkerchiefs at Blandford, 14 days ;
Bridget Roach, vagrancy at WnYwoulhi 7 days ;
James Collins and Tom Jarvis, playing pitch and tom
at Milborne Stilehtm, 7 days. laspriawmunt: Mary
Ann Gummis. drunk at Bridport, 7 days; Charles
Baker, drunk, ko., at Bourtoo, 7 days-

maw then sang most delight/ally 'Oafy for one," •
fine song by Bin logger. and wand, atrolaudef
Mr. Beyton Smith neat played ...nether faster:, o'
has
own oompodtion, 'The Bias ii 1i of
which has heretofore won for hint go:den h .note,
and his manipulation was perfrotion. 0 L.: aa.
oomplished townsman was greeted in the mo it
oomplimentary manner. The boys again exhibit.d
their Aid, singing • trio with the part, d
entitled " Friendehip." The singers were Aliem,
Scutt, Dibben, Welts, Swatridge and Newberry. The
music is • round, composed of three distinct airs that
when combined result in perfect and pleasing harmony,
and which highly gratifie I the audiensas. The familiar
tt was then sung by Mr. Pavey and Mr.
Edward., and the *kilt al manner in which t.eieher and
scholar acquitted theineilves, the 6oiahe4 yle in
they sang. anal the hummer of the Ow, resulted in an
entbustastio encore. which was gracefully responded t.
Mendelisohn's quartett "The Lark" by Mrs. Shaw, Mrs.
Patel, Mr. Wells, and Rev. R. G. Watson, was admir-
ably given,nnd elicitsd complimentary recognition. Then
followed& capital song by Mr. Edwards, "The man in
the Moon ;" cleverly written and ably sung, it pleased
immensely, and Mr. Edwards was recalled by repeated
outbursts of •pplattsr Returning be sang a droll ditty
of rustic love-making that gave equal pleasure. A part
song "The gipsy'e life" by the glee class ended the

APPOINTMENT OF A POLICE
SUPERINTENDENT.
The Watch Committee met this (Monday) after
noon, to appoint • Superintendent of the oohed force
how the three candidates which were selected at •
former meeting out of the seven or eight applicants.
Police sergeant Charles Coward, of Ryde. Isle of
Wight, Sergeant Connor, of the Dorcheter barcaroles,
and Warder J. R. Groves, of Portland, the chosen
three attended, and were examined as to their quali-
ficatiod ; and ultimately Sergeant Coward was Ap-
pointed Superintendent of our borough police force at
LSO per annum.

programme.
Little more than two hours served to eomplete it, for,
beginnin., shortly id ter eight, and allowing a ten
minntea' interval between the parts, the c)neert finished
with the National /anthem at halt-past tau- So
limed, the the interest of toe large au fiance w•I telly
unstained to the close, and all were en ibled to get home
by moonlight at • reasonable hoar.

DORCHESTER.
COLONEL NAPIER STORT., M.P. we' the only Con-
servetive that voted against Mr- Smith'a motion
for rejecting the Budget.
AIiCHIDIACONAL VISITATION,—Th) Ven. ArOhd6looll
T. Sanctuary will hold his visitation at Dorchester, on
Fridey, the 26th inst.
EIEORSION.—The Great Wettern R•ittr.sy Compan y
ann,mtp, • cheap excursion to B tth and Bristol on
Wednesday, on the oaeasion of a grand fliwer show at
Bath.
THE WEATHER.—The following is our meteorological
rtpart

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_l_ AF 1 1 ii, Weather State of Wc:ither.
O. . =
May I
• I
1 52 Xi !NWlc W Fine
2 54 34 j ESE Overcast, fhic
$ Go 32 ;NE •NW Fine, cloudy
4 62 33 1 NW Closely
5 57 35 W Fine
6 eg Xis , NW. NE WS Fog, Aim
7 :52 40 , ENE ;Fine
COSC3IIT.- -We would reinin.l our rooters that the
Docheater Cuorai Society't concert, under distin•
'inhaled patronage, takes plan this (Tuesday) evening,
and an excellent No.:Tamale has been issued.
Tug Dorset County School Athletic Sports and Foot
Races will tike place on the afternoons of the 22nd
and 23.il tel May. A bind will be in attendance, and
. Miss Middleton has kindly co.i.iente 1 to distribute the
prises at the close of the emcee linos
FuOT.AND•MOUTLI DISIABI. From th 3 returns
received by Supt. P.tuniner, we learn that In the
lln•chester divi,i in there have been sit fresh outbreaks
during the past week, and that now 43 cows are
affected upon six farina. 111 Bridport division the
disease affects 26 beaits and 2 pip. In Clime divition
only two beasts and two pigs are suffering ; and Situ,
winder division is free from the disorder.
Tug Csseus.—Toe following returns, foroiehed to us
by the District Registrar (Mr. Uenry Look) will be
read is Rh intere3t. In Trinity parish are included 70
at the hospital, in St. Peter 'e 1.56 at the gaol, and in
Fordington 281 at the barracks and 70 at the work-
house. Charininster census also includes 567 at the
I lunatic asylums, and ild at the County school.

Popu- PopolaUom 1571. '
Parham, lation
1561. Ilahst.ll.euts. Total.
--(-
Dorchester AU Sainte - 546 4301 493' 923
Dorchester Holy Trinity - • 1601 7' 595 1625
Dorthe,ter St. Peter - 1213 " 651 1307
Fordingt.,3 3.15 1611 1626 3:77
SLiudord 357 156 106 352
hiLcumbe
Winterberno Como • • • 1251 87 63i 150
Wißderb,oo hlrring.tonO - • 52! 36 35 II
Winterborne Ilonkton - 56 55 56 111
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' • Ilotri 3523 4047! 7515
40 94

Total for Dorchc,ter au!t-diitrict

Athelhampton -
Broadway ue
Burlottonu
Dowfish
Pultlichinton
Putkllctown
Tinelet,on
Toll
Wanuwell
Mann: nubs
Word. gliiithtoa • - - -
West StAff ord
Woodaturd

t.-PJ 27

2.46, 477

-i; -2:1 -.!tiliii -44
456 2311 260 491
1
11141 V.; :141 1154 t
114 87 175
401 101 190 36)
14,, 1 lui 205
37i 31 51
986 137 127 984
: 220 10 12. 230
193 11 12y 232
41st 21371 29. k 4313

Total for Pockllotowo oub-dlatrlct -I

Bradford Peronll - - -
Chartinnster
Chill loin.
Compton Abbas - - - •
Compton Valenta: -* - - -
Frampton
From Vauchurch - •
Littlebredy
Longbrody
Kleng.lon Russell - - •
Maiden leuirton - •
anratUin
T•iller Pl:atrium - - - -
Toner Por, :ruin - •
Winterborne Abbas • - .;
Wintorborno St. nrtin -
Wintorborne Stooplin•in•
W)liford Eagle - • - •
Total for Maiden Newton sub-dist

&ili V.ll
10201

2111 405
747 I'4o
4111 105
45 Di
111 146
21 ' 474
OVI 181
1 lb 201
j 341 200
331 70
413 434
101' 311
21! Si
2371 444.5
1021 20.)
332 i 454
WI, 103
70: 130

1;01

211
2,K. 197
4.: 23,
191 9i
137, 71

sikke, 311.21

6:19

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Bohouall Pine lionday.—Before .1.
Bishop,
A lade hoy named Brown was summoned by Dr.
Cowden, fur stone throwiug on the 3rd inst.
It seems th.t the Isis of Trinity-street and the
neighbourhood amese themselves with throwing stones '
ooninually, doing no end of damage to glass, and
endangering the heels of persons in this locality. Dr.
Cowdell's greenhouse has suffered considerably from
the nuisance, • large quantity of glass being broken.
while members of his family walking tu the garden
have been in imminent danger from Cue show..r of
missiles the buys have rained upon the place. They
know well etionali it is punishable,and when an attempt
is wade to catch them, they are fleet enough of (sot
for the most part to esetpe. llowevcr, on the 3rd inst.,
I young Brown,•lad of about eight, WAI caught fiagrasli
article he admitted his guilt, and was summoned.
A boy named Sticklauo said he had been playing
m.rbles, and went up stairs to put some in his boa,
when he looked out of the window, and saw young
Brows "firing away at their chimuey," and heard
glass breaking (iii, Doctor's greenhouai).
At the outset of the case Dr. Colettel said he did not
want the little fellow punished in any way. He
thought the boys did not known it was illegal, or of the
mischief and injury they did. Brown was the first one
he could cash, and lie summoued him to bring the
matter to the notice of the authwitiea.
The buy's father sal I there were about thirty boys
pitying marbles, and his l.d bad not been out five
minutes. It was the bigger boys who did most of the
throwing, and then they ran away.
Tbe lad said it was not a stone he threw, but a "bit
of chalk."
It seemed there hat been complaints of titickland
end another boy who attended to prove the cue against
Brown ; but Stickland naively averred. " I've not
touchei a stone all week."
The Aiwa Clerk spoke of the nuisance that now
prevails by atono throwing at the flowers au the chest-
nut trete.
Dr. Cowden remarked it was worse when the eliest•
nut, are form. a.
P.S. Cousins know of the boy's practices, but he inti-
mated that tile sight of his uniform so scared them that
he could not eaten any to 50L13131011.
Mr. Simonds said he should go there in plain clothes,
aol no doubt some effort will be aisle to cheek the
pelting nuisance.
, Mr. Bishop warned Brown apiest throwing stones,
telling him of the damage done by it, and that it wal
the beginning of bad practices Unit may lead to awl
c m..jueeces; eta he urged the boy's Udder and mother
to teach him to act differently.
, Dr. Cowdell said he wished there was • playgn.und
for the boys.
The Town Clerk doubted whether they would go
there.
Brown was dismissed, and the Wit11018:11 were
C autioned.

THE DORSET COUNTY EXPRESS AND AGRICULTURAL 4. ‘.zETTE, TUEsDAY, MAY 9. 1871

by which humanity was to be advanoed its this his
ladopted country. After the aloes of the Exhibition of
P 4.51, the Prints° Coneirt suggested the idea of a Imp
j central hall devoted to the purpae of advancing
tba
arts and !talent° Tno general uses to which the hall
will be applied are national and international con
meetings for purposes of science and art, trdis-
tribution of pries" by public bodies and societies, agri-
cultural and horticultural exhibitions, flower shows,
and se entitle invention., convers‘xionee, soirees. meet-
ings of learned societies. ezeibitions of paintings,
sculpture, and other fine a;ts, industrial and working
men's exhibition., inda,trial exhibitions, national and
international performances of musio—a temple where
science and art shall find a worthy habitation, and
grow up together in friendly union, where the learned
of all ustions and all creeds shall meet in friendly inter-
course, and inquire after the ttue,the beautiful, and the
' good, mu where that land of progress under which
humanity exists shall from time to time receive a new
dOTOIODE1i0Dt—(O1100114) We DOW leave the hall to the
right and pass along the covered way leading to the
gallery of British art, titer you have passed through
the gallery, descend the staircase and enter the lower
gallery, chiefly accupied with machinery in motion,
wool-sarting, 'nibbling, carding, stubbing, spinning,
winding, warping, weaving, and all the manufeaturing
processes involved in the worsted and woollen indes•
tries will be shown. We now return by the arcade GI
the horticultural society, and came to scientifie
lion. A little farther to the right we have the Freak
Buokiand's salmon fishery. We then pass through a
very valuable collection of materials used for building
purposes. This forme no part of the ,Exhibition. bet
belongs to the Museum, and is not so uninteresting •
collection as you would imagine. We walk on and are
now in the refreshment room. If you have thr% go
upstairs and look at the National Portrait Gallery,if not
pass along to the bleyriek colleetion of armour. and In
a few minutes we are at the door at which we entered.
We have walked about one mile and tbree-quaiters
which has occuiled not less than five hours. I know
no feeble words of mine can do justice to this collec-
tion not surpassed as far as it goes by any former exhi-
bition. I ask you to co-operate with the commissio-
ners in an undertaking which adds new dignity to
labour, which enlarges the faculties, redoes the taste,
I and gives us nobler ideas of man's power over matter,
land Uod's never-failing goodnesa—(applause).
On the motion of Mn: J. BISHOP, a vote of thanks
was passed to Mr. Backmaster, and the meeting
ended.

THE DORSET MILITIA..
After a week's training the Dorset regiment of
Militia does its work in a highly orelitable manner,
and the conduct of the men off wed* is eminently
sad/fact ory. For both these good results, doubtless
devised and so sucoessfully Guided out the teemnd-
beMrLen aßlteinirebir sitiog"entuhe.hr tofober thtehinbtrarte sihncme etnhahtaZi
important fund, for already Eel have been deposited ;
to
iooff.ertia rbo seal
nfgoi
gt
sh.o mTehne,
oh lbsintsk is thls
yd
we
an
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and during no former training has the old oorn
Exchange beeci more thronged night after night.
Indeed, so great is the number attending the room,
that the writing and reading classes are conducted
with difficulty. We are glad to notice the marked
improvement in the men's singing. The manner In
which the hymns are sung. with Mrs. Bingham leading
on the harmonium, is most gratifying ; and no doubt,
the farnilirrity with noose of the favourite hymns
acquired during the training, will be ever remembered,
' ant haply exert • beneficial influence far beyond what
handsone ly supp .rted Mrs. Binghem in her self-imposed
ter:. may
regiment
frequentlyanticipate Colonelvi,Titheth
erwm &pai o
and
d/fies
have
snot
labour. On Sunday afternooo service we, (sondes:lied ea
usual at the Shirehall, by the Rev. It. G. Watson,
M.A., and we understand that there was not a single
man off parade; twit' an unanimity in chants.
going haa been never before presented during the last
twenty years. In the evening Mr. Davis, of Charter:es-
ter, delivered an address to the men In the Cora Ex-
change. To stimulate the men to learn writing, Mrs.
Bingham last week offered two books—" Buoyan's
Progress" for competition cry the volunteer
l sergeants and corporals, and "Ploughman's Words*
for the recruits, and Mr. Bawler. President of the
Dorchester Working Men's Institute, kindly undertook
the office of judge. Ere awarded Banyan's famous
allegory to Sergeant Matthews end the other book to a
recruit. This week there is a capital concertina offered
for competition by all the privates. This (Monday)
end also on Wedoesday evening Kim Robinson will
lecture on teetotalism, and we are glad to learn that
very much good has result:d from the efforts of the
temperance eivocates during former traininga At the
end of the month we understand that Mrs. Bingham
will give her usual tea-party to the regiment. The
formal opening of the ruin, after the arrival of the
"oil hands," to ,k plasm lest Tuesday evening, when
the Rector of the parish addressed the men after a
hymn had been sung.
The Bev E. W. PEARS said—Soldiers of the Dorset
Militia: Although I have had the pleasure of address-
ing you on several previous occasions, yet I never felt the
importance of this duty so much as at the present time.
The time has been when the militit was looked upon by
many as an almost useless expense; any outlay WY
grudged, and the time of training curtailed and reduced,
and men were supposed to enter its ranks from mere
idleness and amusement. But recent events have
changed all this ; and in reckoning up the defensive
power of England, men have turned to the militia as
one great source of the nation's strength ; and hones-
forth you become • most important part of the national
army. The few last months have shown us that it
requires only a f, thy, to bring into actual collision
two greet powerful nations in the world, that have
been at peace for more than fifty year.; while it will
take not days, but ye tra and many you, to replaen the
is... &cp.." 5140 ruin, awl nest Sl2O 801143101, WOlOO
those few days' folly have caused. Ten months ago
there were two cities, divided only by • river, and
connected by a bridge ;living in perfect friendship,
speaking the seine language, frequenting the same
markets, and dreaming of anything rather than war;
when the sad news reached the city of Strasburg ;
then the bridge was blowa up, all intercourse ceased,
for although so near together they were under different
kings ; and although they knew and oared no more
about the cause of war than you or I. from friends
they were enemies, and in a few weeks the people that
dwelt on ono side of the river were besieging their old
friends on the other, and causing young and old to
[with by famine or by the shells • and every men Is
France an I Germany was drawn into the strife. BO
yon,whose hardest work now is storming the heights of
Foundbury. may live to hear of an enemy landed OS
our shores with very little warning, and year thirty
days' training may be but • preparation for real wars
For this there is required something more than drill,
although that is necessary. A soldier nowadays
quires a high moral training to enable him to endure
the hardships as well as face the dangers of his pro-
fession. It launder God, to these two things combined
that the Gorman success may,be trued. And as Ware
fore becomes more scientific, and the means of ooneene
trating large masses of men more available, as the
artillery becomes moredestraotive, and capable of doing
its work of destruction at greater distances, a different
class of men is required. If when you are at Pound.
bury to-morrow there was a large battery at Binders
monument throwing shells amormst you every five
minutes—for that was abut the state of things in the
late war —eaoh soldier would need that high moral corer-
age, which, witheit the ex ittement of personal con-
flict, would support him through long hottrs of toil
and danger, and enable him to carry out every word of
command with the precision and calmness of an ordlnatm
parede. Ito not therefore supeose that the opportuni-
ties aff 'tied yon in this room aro without their
advantages to you an soldiers, as well as men. Da net
imagine that any instruction you can obtain here will
be lost upon you either in your ordinary occupations,
when you return to them, or if, whioh God forbid,
von ohonld even 133 called to active Jerrie. ; and the
best instrultion of all, that which makes us "wise unto
aelvation throngh faith which is in Christ Jesus," is
jut the instruction which a soldier most needs. You
have heard what has been done for the sink and
wounded ; you have beard what has been done for the
starving people of Paris; but perhaps you have not
heard of nearly a million copies of the Word of God,
either eagerly bought by the soldiers, or thankfully
received as a gift by the wounded and captives. Mem
tb t laughed at the Bible and its precious truths at
home in health and strength, were glad enough to seek
the consolation which those precious truths alone eau
give, when they found themselves prisoners in • foreign
laud, fee away from their homes and families, og
stretched on the hospital bed in restless suffering. Net
only then ; for in the Noe of imminent danger MOO
think seriously, as they never thought before, Lst ma
give you an instance. At Liens, • soldier spoke against
the work of the Bible hawkers, but his comrade
replied "Stop that foolish talk: you would talk very
differently if you lay wounded in the hoepitaL You
would then be ghat enough to have that book for your
consolation. Now there is no danger: but think of
Sedan, when the balls were whissing about us
like bees, did you think or speak in this way then;
you know how we prayed both before and after the
battle. Yes, you saw yourself how 000 grades as brave
as you or I were not ashamed to fall on their knees
on the battle field and pray to God." We hear only of
' the general result of these great battles, we know 113-
, thing of the individual feelings and sufferings of those
engaged ; but this we do know, that the man who can
feel that he is in God's hands, whether it be in life
or death, he will ever be the most Iselin, collected, and
unflinching in every duty however perilous. Perhaps
you would like to hear how the German troops pre-
him to bring hie Testaments to himat
pared themselves for the chenoes of war. One day •
military chaplain sent for the Bible hawker and told
imfir
carried
dof theirtttshhhieeeg sight
e mato ell
church, where he was going to administer the sacra-
ment to the men who were to maroh the next day.
The
thes
I part
ere:mktimae:
en says ,
moseyapproach Owlrf:r oe.errwmeacti"a6hf
dtrah:tneth overpoweringetl. oulartns r T le solemnly to
of the Saviour's dyia; love." And these were the men,
rem
colours step by step through every conflict and every
danger, without any reverse until they who had 111-
cnse
er
°lpowadedtungeirdia Dorsetinterestiiideuontr surround
etUrilearoiioualrmywif
rnyetodfaihu
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rtiiiy'E;lseb el; crgtpoin infanu"nooltfut
welfaretwe.
you
noitichuilyeletdmlt,Shhed
Arhhee come
ne
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evening,
aspiaiuy place.
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every regiment that has the advantages you have on
sthwvhesorti
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devote
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her
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oa:dp energies.
to
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ment
nor
of.orleaboordurer;lythoafft PaihreAs
eanciileßememnetmi her that e
well-beingot the men; therefore, we may j expect
you have here in the way of tee and (toffee, breed and
butter, and oske, is not provided without a good deal
volunteer sergeants and corporals, and
i • P
suppliel through her care for you ; and prises will be
you find here are
given to encourage you to practise writing who° 704
have time to di so, after the day's work Is over, There
this week a copy of "Pilgrim'. P " for fib.wlll
be for all the men of the regiment, and another for
the nonmonernialioned officen not on the permanent
staff. Of course the winnen are 1101 to oompete a
lk the izah
Words' for the recruits." Next
w men's
second time- Here, too, you may „pvt_t whit
you min spare out or the way or ilirminul=