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Title: The Forfar Directory and Yearbook 1900
Year: 1899 (1890s)
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Publisher: W. Shepherd, Castle St, Forfar
Contributing Library: Angus Council
Digitizing Sponsor: National Library of Scotland

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wavinghis bent lance, Never;form up, No. 2 ! mean-ing his squadron. GARDENING FOR THE MONTH. About trhe middle and end of the month fullcrops of celery, celeriac, and endive are to beplanted. Early in the month French beans shouldbe sown, and in the last week late crops of broc-coli, colewort, and cauliflower. Medicinal andpot herbs should now be gathered and dried, andsuch herbs should be propagated by slips andcuttings. Plant strawberries in pots for forcingnext winter. Prune and train wall-trees anddestroy insects. Budding—both of use in the case of many fruit-trees and the chief means of propa-gating roses—-is the chief operation of themonth. Hedges and evergreens require cuttingat this time. Spring bulbs, such as hyacinths,tulips, narcissi, etc., that have died down maybe taken up and stored till November. Theyshould be kept dry in paper bags till the seasonfor planting comes round again. In showeryweather tiiin out annuals ; they will supply theplants wanted for filling up.
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CHARGE OF COL. MARTIN AND THE 2IST LANCEKS AT OMDUKMAX. Which Made the Most? ^M^^SACHER— Once upon a time there were■^ two rich men, one of whom made his for-tune by honest industry, while the other madehis by fraud. Now, which of these two menwould you prefer to be ? To7nii;y (nftera slight hesiiatiOi)—^^\^\\\c\\made the mo;t ? The Power of Music. There was no love for music in the compositionof the late Dean Stanky. He was very fond ofJenny Lind, but when she stayed at his fatherspalace at Norwich, he always left the room, whenshe sang. One evening Jenny Lind had been singingHandels ( know that my Redeemer liveth. Stanley, as usual, had left the room, but hecame bgck after the music was over, and wentshyly up lo Jenny Lind. You know, he said, I dislike music; I dont know what peoplemean by admiring it. I am very stupid, tone-deaf, as others are colour-blind. But, he said,with some warmth, to-night, when from a dis-tanre I heard you singing that song, I had aninkling of what pe

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