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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1943-07-08, Page 6PAGE 6 OLD INNS OF ENGLAND By Walter R. Legge Following the completion of the Bomber Press series of articles some readers have enquired why there was not one article about the old inns the party visited. •Such an article really has little to do with the war effort, so that ' it could not properly belong. in the Bom- ber Press series. however, the old inns play a most important part in the life and history of England, and we naturallyvisited a number of them. Nearly every settlement of any Size in England possesses at least one ancient inn well worth a visit, with an interesting history and ,picturesque architecture. Probably the most famous to Can - editing at least is the Old Cheshire Cheese in Fleet Street, which dates back to 1667. It was a haunt of Dr. Johnson, .Oliver Goldsmith, James Boswell,_ and many other famous men, It *has been badly battered in the a delicious 'lunch, proudly displays a brass plate setting forth the phrase in Dickens' "Nicholas Niekleby";which reads, "Twenty miles further on, Two of the front outside passengers wisely availing themselves of their arrival at, one of the best inns in England, turn- ed in for the night at the George at Granthan. The George dates from 1780, but does not look as •interesting as the Angel goes back ,to the fif- teenth eentury and once lodged Rich - rd III. Bristol has many fascinating old inns, probably the most interesting being the "Llandoger Trow" which was built in 1664 one of a block of half-timbered houses by the Welsh Back quay. The quay is cobble -stone, and the mooring posts are ancient ships cannon. It was from here that the Histpaniola' 'of Stevenson's trea- sure Island" set out and the Llandoger Trow was pro-bably the "Spyglass". Bristol was one of the most famous pirates' haunts in the world raids on London, and its famous dish and some of the most notorious pirates beefsteak pudding is out, probably came from there, such as Capt. Eld- for the duration. It was serving bever- ward Teach, (Blackbeard, as he was ages when the Bomber Press was in called), Capt. Bartholomew Roberts, London: and the pirate woman, Mary Read. The cellars of the Llandoger Trow One of the first that we visited was were used as temporary prisons by . ;,,: "•Skindle's ; Hotel" at Maidenhead, the Press a y gangs, and also for rum ' which is not a very old Inn but is running, and onepassage leads to quite famous and was very popular the Welsh Back quay, and another before the war on account of its'su- to the Theatre. Royal. perb location on the Thames. Our party can testify that an excellent Many 'famous people have been en - meal is still being served there. tertained a tthe Llandoger Trow, in - Our home for many days was the eluding }ferry Irving, Wilson Bar - "Old Ship." hotel at Brighton, one i rett, Kate Terry, Beerbohn Tree and of the most known of the numberless Judge Jeffreys. In it Defoe met Dr. hotels at that seaside city. It was'Selldrk, the original of Robinson here that Dickens spent ten days in Crusoe. 1837 when he was writing "Oliver r The ceiling of the bar is now a Twist" and he described his quarters shiny black, but it is said that orig as "a beautiful haywindowed sitting- finally, it leas covered with excellent roam, fronting the sea". (Could it have Paintings of scantily clad ladies, but been the same room that was occupied some 20) years ago a fascinating add - by Messrs. Charters and Legge while 'ow who kept the Inn bad them paint - there?) This was fag from the only ed over with black because the sea - time that Dickens stayed at the Old men admired the painting instead of Ship, and he wrote from this hotel to her. George C'attermole who was illustra-1 Another Bristol Inn which looks ting the "Old Curiosity Shop." Dick- as ie it might have a romantic past ens is known to have made many trips is the ''Hatchet". This was first poin- to Brighton and probably was often ted out to us one moonlight night as at this old hotel. +we were returning from an evening It did not take us long to dis-Lat the Savages' Club. In the deserted cover that the best meals in Eng- street by the eerie light of the moon land in wartime are to be found in' it appeared as if anything might hap - some of the smaller old inns, and two of the best meals we had while there were served at the "White Hart" at Lewes, only a few miles from Brigh- ton. • At this inn, the carving is done in the dining room by Mrs. Walton, wife popular in England and may be found of the proprietor. in almost every hotel, The building is a very old one dot- . An inn which will be remembered ing from the fourteenth century, and by most Canadian who were in the was the homeof the Pelham family last war is the Royal Anchor at from which family came the Dukes of Liphook. One of the features of this Newcastle and the Earls of Chichest- hotel is that all the rooms are named er. The mansion was turned into an after famous people who have occu Inn about 1717, and since then has pied them. This Inn dates from 1745. It is famous for the immense and very old chestnut tree in front of it, and also because it was a haunt of Lord Nelson and Lady Hamilton. It has to pen there, but on a subsequent visit in the daytime„ it seemed to lodge nothing more sinister than a dart game. These dart boards are tremendously entertained many celebrities. After our second meal there Mr. Walton took the party through the wane cellar of the Inn. This cellar is reputed to have been used to confine share that fame with a great many prisoners during the 'Commonwealth other places in England where Lord period, and is referred to in this con- Nelson and Lady Hamilton sojourned nection as "Ovingdean Grange." by as there are places in America where Harrison Ainsworth. There is some George Washington slept. very fine oak panelling of the Tudor Salisbury, which some of us vis - period in the two drawing rooms. ited one Sunday has a number of Another fine meal at a small Inn famous old Inns. We were strongly was enjoyed in the same district at recommended, to get our lunch at the . the Roebuck Inn at Wych Cross, the "Haunch of Venison" but found that Junction of two old Roman roads. it did not serve meals on Sunday. This Inn is not an old one, although This is believed to be the Inn de - it is made to look antiquated. scribed in Dickens' "Martin Muzzle - Grantham, in Lincolnshire, has two wit" where Tom Pineh went to meet famous old inns, the "Angel" and the Martin Chuaz)ewit, and also where "George". The latter, at which we had Ton, returned after his dismissal from Mediterranean Naval Chief Inspect Ratings Avdmiral Sir Henry Harwood, K. C. B•, O. E. E., British Commander -in - Chief, Mediterranean, inspecting ria- ' val ratings on shore at Alexandria. .These are some of the men who, carrying out patrol, convoy and sup- ply carrier duties, have played so not- able a part in the Eighth Army's vic- 'Wrious campaign against the Axis forces in North Africa. THE'Q1NTONn NEWS -RECORD Mr. Pecksniff. Another hotel in Salisbury which figures in the same book is the White Hart, Where Tigg and Jonas came on the night of their disastrous ride from London. The White Hart is quite a large hotel with the figure of a white hart onJ top of the front. This' white hart can be seen for some dis- tance down the street. We were not able to get lunch at either ef thele hotels and went to the County Hotel, Another interesting old inn at which we stayed was the Saracen's Head at Lincoln, but we could not learn if it had any special histroy. The inns mentioned above are some that we visited or stayed at, but we passed large numbers of other pictur- esque ones. With the various restric- tions now in force, most ef them are closed 'for a good part .af the day. Osie other inn was worthy of men- tion, the Northgate Arms, an old inn which is in ,beautiful condition, and at which we were served a splendid meal. It is situated a few miles from Bath and stands entirely alone. There are no end of inns in Eng- land called "The Marquis of Granby", but the Marquis of Granby kept by Mrs. Weller in "Pickwick Papers" was an entirely mythical inn. We passed a great number of them, one of the largest being in London on the Old Kent Road. The other hotels we stayed in in England were more or less modern" ones, and have been mentioned in other articles, V Some Facts About Weeds The best time for a farmer to begin thinking of weeds is now. Winter dormancy is 'broken by the various weeds in many ways, according as they are annual, biennial or perennial in life duration. Ordinarily anannual is a weed that germinates in spring, grows and re- produces before winter, and then dies or is killed by frost, leaving its seed progeny to perpetuate it . After harvest cultivation helps ex- cept, for example, when a weed like wild oats refuses to be tempted to grow until after a period of rest. Fall ploughing drainage, ridging up for winter and promptly harrowing all bare fields in spring all tend to start and dispose of annuals: Lightly harrowing spring grain not seeded to grass may still destroy annual mus- tards, Russian thistle, and other weeds of that kind. Hoed crops can aso be useful. Winter annuals differ in surviving the winter as seedlings, and may in- clude some annuals favourably situ- ated. With root system developed they are ready to outstrip spring op- erations and are soon too sturdy for easy up -rooting. They are early in bloom, stinkweed and shepherd's purse even going into the winter flowering at an inch or two in height Biennials start growth early en- ough to provide themselves with a stout reserve tap -root, and a shelt- ering rosette of leaves on the ground for the winter; Unless destroyed as seedlings in the fall,' biennial weeds may have to be spudded or hand - pulled when the ground is soft the next year. Perennial weeds, while also propa- gating by seed, maintain themselves chiefly by their root systems. No simple operation in fall or spring will suffice tokill the average peren- ial; it is usually best to let them spent themselves in preparation for seed production and then by timely cutting of hay or grain prevents this Ploughing before 'the plant can- re- plenish -its lost stores and then keep- ing it starved underground by multi, vation is a good general rule, al- though dragging out to dry in the sun or bodily removal, is an alterna- tive for weeds like couch grass and dock. . For general principles of weed con- trol, and for descriptions and illus- trations of the more common weeds the bulletin "Weeds and Weed Seeds" which can be obtained from Dominion Department of Agriculture, Ottawa, will be helpful. For information on recent experimental findings and how to identify unfamiliar weeds and par- ticulars abouttheir spread and ha- bits write to the Central Experimen- tal Farm, Ottawa. V Parliamentary Reform The rule of the House of Commons that members shall not read spee- ches is obscure in origin and author- ities are divided oa the reason for it. Some say that it was adopted at a time when the members who could read and write were in the minority, the majority, who disliked' the parade of superior education by the literate, embodied their prejudices in a rule of the House. It is more likely that the rule was intended to prevent members from reading into Hansard a mass of irrel- evant material.: Before a time limit was .placed on parliamentary address - ses, it was possible for members to o- THURS., JULY 8, 1943 tit !��ituolc 0‘0114. ari0:rla sfft(l��r��A r!�iSJ/�l/jJ{j°fj ~'�1i,ltsl coos ; j J1 11 ! 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Sometimes air pressures are not checked ... at other times cuts, bruises and stow leaks are not repaired in time. There is only one way to be sure that neglect won't work havoc with your tires and that is ... SEE YOUR GOODYEAR DEALER REGULARLY! Goodyear dealers have been trained in "war -time tire service". They know the urgent necessity of keeping every tire in fighting trim. They know how to apply modern Goodyear methods in repairing and vulcanizing ... they know "all the answers" to tire problems. Don't hesitate to use Goodyear's nation-wide tire service. It has been created for you, and your fellow motorists, so that the tires you have won't let you down. Drive in today to your nearby Goodyear dealer's. He'll welcome you ... give you friendly, skilful and prompt alien, tion. His place of business is plainly marked with the familiar big blue and yellow Goodyear sign. w...saa. delay the .business of the House for ,thoroughly and at the right time, says are Siberian, Empire and Crown. hours or even days, simply by talking. If a written speech had been allow- ed, there would have been no Limit on a speaker's time except his own en- durance. As it was, by reading long quotations, a skilled parliamentarian could keep a filibuster going as easily as if the rule had not existed. It may be adanieaed that a read speech is frequently not well delivered But Parliament is not a school of oratory, It is, at least in peacetime, an institution for the •conduct of the country's business. That business could be expedited, if members were permitted to write their speeches and read them in the House. The tendency would be towards shorter speeches, more carefully prepared, and might even reduce the number of speakers. It would perhaps be going too far to require all members to prepare their speeches in advance. In the pre- sent parliament as in parliaments of the past, there are some .members who the Crops, Seeds and Weeds Branch of the Ontario Department of Agricul- ture. Only in this way can soil mois- ture be conserved, plant food libera- ted, potato soil kept in a loose condi- tion, weeds destroyed and the potato roots given a better chance to devel- op. After potatoes have been planted, and before they are above the ground, many weeds which have germinate can be destroyed by using a weeder or a light harrow, This treatment may be continued until the plants have reached a height of two to three in- ches. Soon after the rows can be dis- tinguished, the cultivator may be used for the first time. As the plants develop, extreme care should be taken that cultivation is shallow and not too close to the plants, otherwise damage will be done by cutting off the rootlets. Slight- ly moulding the rows at the last can talk fluently and to the point cultivation is a good practice. without preparation, and there are Frequent use of the weeder or light others who can talk fluently. Reduc. harrow before the plants appear above tion of the forty -minute time allow, the ground is a labour saving method ante to ten minutes might be the which should be used, particularly this fairest rule to adopt. If a speaker had year, when maximum potato produc- something to say, be would work hard tion is of urgent importance. to condense his remarks. It he had V nothing to say, there would Sri a re- striction on the amount of time that 'Sowing of Millet' is Re - he could waste. Another suggestion is that the W. commended for Emergency P.T.B. should issue a ration book tt. Owing to the extremely backward each M.P. at the beginning of the season, large areas of land usually session. Each coupon would entitle planted to barley and oats are left the holder to ten minutes of the Hon- u=seeded. The Crops, Seeds and Weeds se's time. Coupons would be non- Branch of the Ontario Department of transferable .and would be surrender- Agriculture urges that these areas be ed to the Clerk of the House as used. sown to millet and buckwheat. Special •categories would lid necessary for Cabinet Ministers and the Leaders of the Oppositions Some other.• mem- bers would undoubtedly exhaust their coupons early in the session by press- ing their claims to a "B" or "C" rat- ing, but that is not necessarily a de- feat in the plan. v Cultivation of Potatoes This Year, Important Neither high grade Seed nor rich soil will produce large yields of po- When the seed bed is properly pre- pared and growing conditions are favourable a sowing of 20 pounds per acre should ensure a good stand. Best results are generally obtained when the seed is drilled in, but lien. covering should be the rule. Millet is a shallow rooted crop which will thrive on a wide variety of soils, with best results obtained on fertile loam soils where a fair amount of moisture is available and trader rather warm conditions. Grain millets may be sown as late as the latter part of dune with pros- pects of obtaining satisfactory yields, particularly if there is sufficient moi- sture to give the crop a good stark, so it is recommended that this crop be sown. Further information may be ob- tained from county agricultural rep- resentatives or by writing the Crops, Seeds and Weeds Branch, 'Ontario Department of Agriculture, Parlia- ment Buildings, Toronto. V Sudsidy in Cordwood Exten- ded to December 31st To aid in preventing a possible firewood famine next winter, the per- iod during which the Government will subsidize cordwood production has been extended to December 31, it is announced by munitions minister Howe. "I should like to remind farmers and farm workers, entitled to postpone- ment of 'military training and living in areas where they can spare time from their normal agricultural pur- suits, that their postponement will not Millett, says the repave -went is a be affected by engaging temporarily particularly valuable emergency crop,n cutting firewood," said Mr. Howe. capable of producing as much feed "I might point out, however, that for livestock and straw for bedding such temporary absences from the. as early oats. Furthermore, it is safe farm must not interfere with agricul- to feed 25 per cent of the grain ration tural production.'. in finishing hogs and 20 per cent to When the Department's plan for dairy cattle. In average tests at the meeting the emergency was announe- A.O.C. over a period of years the ed on March 4, the decision at that millets have been found approximately time was to pay the $1.00 per cord as high in protein as oats and barley. subsidy to dealers only on commercial Millet is higher in fat and lower cordwood contracted for and cut on in fibre than buckwheat, Care should or before June 30, 1943, and deliver - be taken to select only varieties which ed to a dealer or held to his ac - will produce the best results. Varie- count after March 5, 1943. Under the tatoes if the erop is not cultivated ties best suited to Ontario conditions extension, the subsidy' will be paid on the same basis for cordwood cut, on or before Decenebr 51, 1943. According to Mr. Howe, the short- age has been aggravated' by the severe ity of the past winter and the late- ness of the spring thaw. "Unless fire- wood is cut during the summer and. early fall, the situation in many parts of Canada may be critical," he said. "For this reason, the subsidy will. be extended for six months," The' Minister urged dealers to ar- range, wherever possible, for the pur- chase of slabwood from the mills. "On such purchases a transportation sub- sidy will be paid, if the dealer can show that otherwise he could not oh, tain the wood for his customers." he said, The transportation subsidy can all, ply not only to .slabwood, but also to cordwood, The Wood FueI Controller will authorize the payment of such portion of the transportation costs as he eensiders proper, particularly in instances where dealers, to pro- cure supplies, find is necessary to contract for firewood at locations out- side the area from which they norm-• ally derive their supplies, In order to receive :any such subsidy', dealers must obtain a permit from the Con- troller before contracting for the supplies. The cutting and transportation sub- sidies will be made available only to wood fuel dealers registered as such with the Wartime Prices and Trade Board. "It is encouraging to note that many communities have realized the seriousness of the firew000d shortage and are taking all possible steps to arrange for local solutions of the pro- blem." said Mr. Howe. "On the other hand, there are communities where nothing at all has been done, and the citizens will face extreme hardship unless action is taken immediately."' The minister pointed out that a coal shortage also exists, and warmed not only that coal will not be available for use as a substitute for firewood, but because of the coal shortage fire., wood consumption is very likely to he greatly increased. When they were banding out all those "honors" why not have one for the "unknown taxpayer",?,.