DECEQIBER 19. 193s W NEWSY BY NOTES AGRICOLA BABDKS HISTORY Soziie Se“? 35° me._ plileflt‘ contributed to this co.um.i wire.- . short hitzory oi an eminent Northumbrlan, 3194B b! ' “ame- Qaegg, who is Pefhfllifi be"?! mo“; m is as Bede, St. Bede. Or mg Venerable B664. W85 Wm V‘ 3,9 ‘year 573. and after a very 3J5). 311e, as histcran in the Mon- ‘Hqv at Jarrow cri the Tyne, died m zhe year 735. Baeca was buried in the mon- 3 3.. and his bones were undr- zurbed till A D. 10E. whsn they M,” ymzored to the church o! 9 ‘ any Their removal was effect- id 3y one Aelfred. a relic-hunter 1g mos: unscrupulous type. r... mu a nzonl: .. the ccmoiurz- ~ Durham. Th1’ cieric ‘nad a -\_ n" wherein he heard a yozce wminaricling him to go to the an- irionasteries of Northumbria u; theni ato- e QTQi of the \'€ll€I‘JJ.6 7a.. Aethcl ha. ' p s. . rs elapsed bsforc "m ed his prgoc .-\' ' e any Wl§l1€5§ , Sj-‘meon. s ran; years af a:a.ii \l5.l"d JRTTCR‘; c hzrruel.’ ‘lake a securrd the ODFC‘ of Hus intimate fri which body of zhc lather st can ains 121-: b0" of the =r and until: Bi-rda ' Then ‘o keep the should try years e disco‘:- ‘ in the church cr a; of Durham. was Baeda the obiect of sQ ttenfion? When we road at»: catalogue of hr» work’ -ss LKP-“i. in his lilllflblOgfnphyt we ‘Wieriize the greatness or that ‘>9 “T8 which drew homage or . from his ecclesiastical superiors. Aellred had therefore daxccc: . t tne obscure lit l0 church oi Jar- lm" was unworthy to hold theist- rs “l. .~. time to .~a_v scmcthiii; about 3H? Ecclesia tical History itself. I 5i already given my readers a ‘ idea or the "Anglo-Saxon 1e", that storehouse whence "Wdrn historians draw maacrials lor me early story of the Brizish race. Baeda collected all the leg- Fflds which had any bcarin; on ihv "Chronicle." and e;pscielly' e which told of the introduc- ! _ n o.’ Christzanity. In this task he “is a sisted by the diifcrenVBish- W‘ and Abbots throughout iii-ig- land. “who sent to me either in Willis or by word oi HlOUUh-Elll <hfl§ liey thought worthy oi meni- as he says in his preface. ‘Writ ccnzerned his beloved North- umoi-ia. he declares, “I received not from any particular author, but by lhPwialthful testimony or innum- Piauzc witnesses, who might know ltremembcr the same; b '~ i.‘ “lid o! my own know dze." His 3km)‘ thus parallels the Chron- '51P. but i. much more readable. ind fuller in detail. Like many other ancient his.“ ‘W’ . it begins with a description if Britain as "an island in the htim. formerly called Albiozr." lhich extends B00 miles in lenfllh “Wards the nor.h. That is an o-cr- "ltement; the utmost that can oe measured straight north and south. l! about 500 miles. The breadli is Said to be 200 miles. except where y "ma! prcmontorles extend it." t Ind this i' I fair average measure- ‘ "PM. The first place, says Baeda. whzch meets the eye, after leavinl 3918i: Oaul. B the city cf Rutubi *or:us-the Roman Rutupiae— ’ . i.» I Buying Poultry, Paying Highest 2mm the g-curd the _ POULTRY | Island Cold Storage Co., Ltd. which had been corrupted by the I-kizlish into Repta:es..:. This t. owed its imporza e to zt- be: the port of em anon great naval stauo: o: the cor... enr. Gesoriacurn. 50 mies away. Britain ever‘. in those days ex- celled for gran and trees. and ita "well adapw"; for feedtn; ca"'e and beasts o.‘ burden" It prod vines in some p‘a:es. says (h: torian. and this connect. m= 11nd i: 0.. record in mecae iiznes that CéflaJl disrrit ‘rad vineyard. for zlie maktng of 100mm; to our on: time: the romd about i810. iha Bute had pie’ the 'ourli of Er began to bear and in lite _' pazcl of.‘ ' be cou zztry therefore c q,» pleasures c! the known in tins the tropicsi darknes. follows am iatrly. In Northuziinya. ' "the clizldre" hour." cr couple of roars, when tvorl: bezn; czar. the are extraordina: nae: and the da of o _ six sq; “hen-as in Armenia. Italy. aztd o.'::er ame latiride. tw- page; _ o.- night cszericls b" firen h urs and the sh rtest .' ‘i5. ca" IO FERNS 0F P. E. ISLAND I16- Th: Ida-s F- continent. In e odor strongly sugge s that Skunk Cabsa e. bu‘. when d BYOHIBHC. Thl ZfjOZCQS sunny clearings in the wocds, read- . where 2L: and placy. perfume the noticed that the fror. n: tit: best. at" held in place , reflected» tocth of one sezme the pinnulcs. Some wri fern Dennstacditia iMichxr Moore. +17» The Otrich Fern iOno ea Strurhiopters- is a COéXHOpO. species. found in the North Tem- perate Zone, omitting the BHLSI‘. es. Its natural habita" 2s along w-trcams. and in mcis: pla~= bu: for some reason it‘ l} rare w ii i: . pdncizlobuila The large fronds. widest above the ' middle and tapering both zvays. u: supposed to resemble 0s rich ‘L feathers. Brittorrs "Manual" names _' this plant Matteveccia Btruthiop- teris ll.» Todaro. '18» The Sensitive l-‘grn oclea sen ibilisi is widely distribut- all kinda, daily. Market Prices THE CflARLOTlllfiIfiilfpi cuairpiay LFOR FARMERS’ STOCK BREEDERS AND GARDEN HURSEMEMUIRS ~0Lb mu: nnscnrns" 4 LARGE OATS ANIMAl wzi.é*.-"2 HUSBANDRY “ it | The Farm and Christmas TIIBLY NOTES ON . 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