Now for the dreams. I had been lying in bed. for half-an-hoar thinking of the poor sailors at sea, when without the slightest warning, I fell asleep. long shadow seemed to fall across my bed and raise the clothes just sufficiently to allow a cold draft to creep in. I turned over

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dazed and bewildered, staring each other, and asking one of what it all about. Till: HLINDKU BUM. Under such circuinsiam c> - a that the thinking man, the i knowledge, the man wh*» h.i> 1 in his capable gra s’; u'l and allow' the foolish •, • Can one wonder that the red sion wav

A meeting the local Scoutmasters was held at the Y.M.C.A. Rooms on Monday evening last. Mr. Shaw, hon. secretary, and schoolmaster. Royal Cross School, was in the chair, and the following Scoutmasters were present:—Messrs. Hanley (Royal Cross School), hon. secretary of the Sub-C

will bo sold In lets suit purchasers HOUSE and SHOP. No. 137, Park-road; lease hold: suit pawnbroker. TWO DWELLING HOUSES. Nos. 171 and 173. North-road; opposite St. Mark’s Church. TWO Six-roomed HOUSES. 20. Wijbur-street. and 25. Station-road. St. Helens Junction, DWELLING HOUS

The judges woro Moore. Goo. Airoy (Lancaster), Edward Hall (Southport), James W. Haalam (Bolton), and Michael Kilroo (Bolton), in tho oheose classes, and Mr. J. H. Ball (Preston) in tho butter and classes, the latter of which woro again introduced, bringing in fair number of ent

Th© prize-wiiujora were:— For oocupiers of largo forma, each exhibit be hot lees than 4cwt. and not more than Bowt.; 1, J. 800, Goosnorgh; 2, G. Whittaker and Son, Kirklands; 3, J. Shepherd, Inglowbito; 4, R. Parkinson. Wosham: 5, Win. Knowles, Myeracough; r., R. Cowburn, Wharke

REPORT THE WEEK, The following tcaipprelurM and nlail hate been registered Preeton for the week ending Thursday: Date Mat, Min. Ilaia. Nov. 21 Sl.O M.O 0.01 22 46.0 38.0 0.00 . 23 .:.... 46.0 36.0 0.16 „ 24 38,0 0.06 25 ’51.0 39.5 0.07 „ 25 ..... 49.0 45.0 0.00 ~ 27 55.0 .... , 0

Thursday, quotations;—ffen eggs, for is; butter, is 4d per lb.; rabbits, is; hares, as to as fed pheasants, per brace; fowls, as 2d to 2S chickens, 4d to 2s hd; English onions, is 6d per score; cabbages, per dozen; cauliflowers, 3d each; brusscl sprouts, 2jd per lb.: celery, is

At the monthly meeting of the Garstang Board of Guardians on Thursday, the clerk (Mr. C. Thornton) read a letter from the Registrar-General in respect to the new offices, containing the following interesting extract:—“ It will be inconvenient for any of the inspectors of Registr