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primary host oi’ an aplud which the I had a lciter oi enquirv

spreads diseases o! potato.

about the Buckthorn the oiher day

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to which the above makes a partial answer. The plant Ls a. spiny shrub. from

introduced into Aincrica Europe as a hedge-plant; its beriie

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t-he Middle English dialect, and thus the village got its name. Then when Ioik acquired surnames (tempo Henry VIII) they oficn took the name or their birthplace as their family name. In this way the surname “Beer” arose; and probably the form "Beers" was a min-spelling by the Island census- takers in the early day's.

The village (or perhaps small town) oi’ Beer lies near the mouth of the Axe, a small stream close to the border oi’ Dorset. Near ‘Privi- stock. not so far away. are the vil- 111205 of Bcre RPZIB (meaning "King's Barley") Bel-e Alston, and Bebe Ferrers.

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Java BATTLE‘! LONG AGO"

In times past, historical articles dealing with the Border Counties, have oiten appeared in this column and the present will deal with some military matters in that area. One significant fact L: that the ma- ~ jority of the really old tombstones in the graveyards on either side oi the Border, are those oi women. Like Caesar's Helga», the North- umbrians fought their neighbors

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. are globose. black. Some years ago wm Elma“ dally wnlllcw. and

bark 0r root (Rubuz I noted a hedze of Bucktliorn at whoever l-ell w“ lnllened on the

astringent, 10 cents Experimental Station at Chnrlotte- llelcl only the nobles we“ taken

3G cents. Dried iruit 60, town, but do not know wh-rthcr it home rm. lmerment ln sacred

S1111 i-‘Xiﬁlst ground, whence the preponderance

l uk Alilill‘ bzirk, from the Win- The Burdock, I suppose. 1s too of fenllnlne names ln me chum» i illex verticillara) a preity well known to need description.

1 the

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bc-i-rled shrub oi so 21m

Root from the Dogbnnel (Ape ynnm imilrnsne-mlinllum) a»

:i.s Sl)l't‘.'l inu as its name. Altcrna-l t c l8 "Pills per lb. Likes old pas- ,1

1 The llmrcrs hang like vcryl and white hells. l “"111

common seaweed, l l

old (kit's British

Our common plant

tell u=

gi'.'i’l'l as 19 cents per lb. Calamus Root. which rootstock of a kind 0.‘ r<‘t‘f1-

I‘? lb. It is n carininniivc. In the

is Arctium m‘nus. ihourzh the older botanists that A Lnppn ivas found here. It is the root which is used in medicine as a diuretic and P1P- ihc {little l1lllk-IlO\\'Cl'(‘(lWCCCI with ro0's| pol-alive,

In its natural state the price is is the the r Wrack ii-‘ucus vcsiculnsusl Acorns Columns. is \\'0l'lll ‘l5 ceiiis

sch oolbovs bou zrt

' _ shapsx-i air-bladdcrs scat- ‘. and .\'. L. B" ltrinicinliei‘ invsi‘ 111T‘ tr-rcil over its surface. It is alterna- ns to irhat spcc‘ iiiirl for 104’). P1‘(‘~C'l\‘(‘l {'10 and is privcd at 11 ceir-g per

l 1b. whole. l Our common “Blue Flag“ or "Wild Iris“ is plcutlful in moist . . lupilsg t]? is‘ Iris vcrsicolnrl A cath- lni‘. , tire,- whole root is priced at l l6 (‘tilts pcr lb.

i All0‘llfl‘ IIIIIYSIPIOVIIIg plant is the l beau. oroiwrly‘ Bogbean, (Men- 1 s irifolintn) The loaves are Wild lake t-lovcr-lcnvcsxhrec r-n a stalk. But the 1205:- l)":lll lcnilcis are largo. thick and all the shine color as tl1eleav‘cs oi iii-and 130.1115. The ilowcr u" nhite.

Mod lcavcs

i‘ o ‘ burrs w hill"

\. wiml i‘ (Limit iilud» liulszmiiii-ritl. i .

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yards. The Scottish historians chron- icled the military exploits oi the Border Lowlanders against then southern neighbors, with a good deal of spirit. and some imagina- tion. The Northumbrlan was (and 15' yet) too stolid to maize as good a showing; but in retilewing n11 the facts it would seem that the Scot _ good as he sent" in the mnttci- oi‘ buffets.

The principal theme o! the his- llOfillils for centuries was the

the T001 I01‘ Chewhlqi IheY “km Battle oi Bannockburn fought 1n for “Gamers root." This plan‘ l3l4_

grows "besides still winters" lakes Edward H lmmded scOl-mnd and such.

liinﬁcold ilmrers wcrc '72 cetitr.‘

nri‘ lb. in 1940. By that is meant what we somctimcs call S-"fY-"h Marigold or Cnlrniiula not ‘ho Fog-poll m- Africnri Mariachi which are Tmzrtcs species. It 1s a hurl) price for a product which is said to he "ieehly aromatic."

If the l'f‘ilfl(‘l‘ livcs in a locality whcrc ihcre is an alrzndencc oi any "bolanicaP-such ns are mentioned above. it would I iiuauine he to his

111*“ 1 Th1‘ lrnrrs are worth 45 (‘N115 DH‘ inicr: st to consult Hon. Mr. Dennis.

vul— l'~_ I; l‘t‘l'. f: nir. and cathartic. T11" who has tlv: IIIIKIYP" oi purrrha=."":<

1:1 U11 i row: is worth B5 ccnts pcr lb. and mirth; be nblc to irivr- inf». na~

i '11" l Tiwn there ls lhc Buckthorn. iion as to prircs. A furthir instal- i . from the com-l Rh: minis Ca th artlca whose mcnt n! the list of “botanic-ills will

mun wli 1c tuwlchcutl. ICIH-lonc; bfjrl -, are purqntlve. 'l"l1oy are be git-on in this column ilext wwk.

. tZLlhrn) llllifl alcuu vreiiuis ctr. 13 ' '.:'tl .1) t; l‘ lb. P‘ f. Groil . " C lull‘. “m, mull. “r 1 “glnfnflxillﬁs nlggl “m, "ma iw.\.\iir.i' noam "naarv

o.’ root: 1h1= is r~ paints I)C‘ll\’(“"ll Char- A chance paragraph in The

" 0i “Il£l\'lJ."l'l'\"'i w": (‘-~r~'.'""1<\\\'n. bu? Guardian puuc a clue to the oriizin

"‘<“'>'l “"111 “W1 QVC tho exact. locaticn of [he family llilﬂlt‘ Beer and its

_‘ "llilc- l‘ ' F'11'1i‘\‘»" 19"?‘- DF- R- P derlvntirc Bccrs. It is d1 Ivvd from

-">- 111° ‘ill-Y . Frrrlr-ricuin. who lPi'“1.\' the villageotBcci" whichlics oiiihe

lb. Swiriiiii" ‘and the‘ Island. wriics that hi’ south coast oi Dcvnnsliirc u (‘nuwv

“ " ill")? W! 51111111111451’ from which so many oi our Engine‘)

l‘, Charlottetown and Tho Buckihorir is mil-u

‘till’? inst now as a posmblc i;

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sciilrrs came. have been suitable for

Th c (list rict mo’; crowing

arlcy. whichlns called "bore" in

with an army, to relieve the Eug- llish garrison 0t‘ Stirling Castle. {which WIIS‘ besieged by Robert l Bruce. The number oi‘ the English .ariuy has been set at the impos- l silale figure of 100.000 men. and the ‘Econ; nt 7.070 men of whom 500 1 wore mounted and in armour. Mod- lrru authorities sci. the number oi .English combatants as between 20,- 000 and 30.000. But. while the 511C155 iwcrc all veterans and used to war. lthe English auxiliaries had been grncrally drawn from a peaceful peasantry in Wales. Ireland and even irom the French dependenwcs of England. The English had the numbers but lacked lenders; Ed- ward II was. though personally courageous, without initiative and on h ill terms witrh his no-vles

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that nouc would came to his aid. In the upshot. Eriwnrd was distent- cd and lnrvlv lll"ili‘ g; iorl his crw-uw while iliourzuials o: his soldiers were slain. The exact number oi the victims ls not. known: but this dcreat put. on end to the English intention to make Srotlurid a pro» vinco o.’ thc Ellgllﬂl Kiugrloui.

In 13113 unis fought the battle oi Halldon Hill. Edwitrd III who had much of the ability of his grand- father, Edward I,‘ (lcfeated the‘ Scots in n bloody encounter just north of Bcrwirk. The Scots lost 14,000 men. and this madc Edward Nlastei‘ of Scotland south oi the Forth. The histories do not give the English loss which must have been slight.

Otterburn in Northumberland, under the shadow oi the Chcviots. was the scene of an English deﬁant in I388. The English lost. i040 slain in the battle and i840 in the Pur- suit: with more than 000 wounded. lThe Scots had 100 ain and m taken prisoners.

In 1402, Hamilton Hill in North- umberland, was the scene oi‘ a battle which was decided by the English archers alone. The Scot-s lost B00 men and 500 more were shot m‘ drowned or both. fleeing across the Tweed.

At. Pierden 1435, the English lost 400 men while the Scots lost 200 men and three Knights. The latter would be nobli-s. Plpc-rden is near Coldstrenm but. on the Engilish side oi’ the Border. A wild countryside. l In 1517i. the Scottish King: Jamcs IV invadcd Ellillilllfl but uias de- feated at Flnrlden in Northumber- land. by the Earl of Surrey. The English lost. 5.900 mun, but on a moderate calculation the scots lost 8.000 to 9,000 men, while James and all his nobility wcrc slain.

The inst grout tight chronicled was at Sohvay Moss in 1541. The Scots were easily dofeated. and, says Green “his defeat lii-ouhht the young King (James V) broken- heartcd to his provc." And F0 ends our zicrnuili of those olzl unnuoiwy’ far-oft things and battles long ago.

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Grade X---l Leo Corcornii, 2 Doris McLurcn. 3 John lviinchln.

(lrndp VI-l James Cforcoran, Len. liiycrs.

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Grade V-l Gerald Corcoran. 2 Jenn Stewart. 1i Velma NicNcil.

Grndi‘ iV~l Anna hichnrcn. 2 Angus hit-Donald. 1i I"llll‘l_\' lilycrs.

Grndc lll-~l Elonnur .\iiucl l, Teresa Corccriin. 3 Earl Power.

Gruilc ll—l ihiiiiuie CllllllIllSKCy, 2 Hazel Scvrilri.

Grade I 1 Pniliilli Callahan. I

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