Identifier: forfardirectoryy1900unse (find matches)
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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ture wavS 61° 28,this month it is (>d^ 14. In the kitchen gardenearth up celery, plant cauliflowers, cabbages,broccoli, and small saladings. Sow lettuce andspinach, if not done in August, for spring crops.Lift onions and lay them on a dry shady borderor gravel walk. About the end of the monthtake up the most forward potatoes. In the fruit) garden the ciiief work is the gathering and stor-1 ing ofjautumnal sorts of apples and pears. The summer pruning and training of fruit-trees shouldnow be finished. Plant strawberries for a maincrop. In the flower garden remove at once alldead leaves and dead flowers. Keep down weeds :this is a livelj time of the year witli them. Inthe beginning of the month sow ali half-hardyannuals if not done last month. Place auriculasunder shelter for the winter at the end of themonth ; but they should still have as much lightand air as is consistent with shielding ihem fromfrost and heavy rain. 9tll Month.) Better half an egg tha7i an empty shell. (30 Days.
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HE largest loaves of bread baked in theworld are those of France and Italy. The pipe bread of Italy is baked in loaves two orthree feet long, while in France the loaves aremade in the shape of very long rolls four or fivefeet in length, and in many cases even six feet. The bread of Paris is distributed almost exclu-sively by women, who go to the various bake-houses at 5.30 a.m., and spend about an hourpolishing up the loaves. After the loaves arethoroughly cleaned of dust and grit, the breadporter proceeds on the round of her customers.Those who live in apartments or flats find theirloaves leaning against the dooi. I was not Invited. SamuelWakren, the author ofTen Tliousanda Year, had a weakness : he seldom felt com-fortable except when he sat at the table of aperson of quality. Of this trait in his character the followingstory is told :— One day a brother barrister, who knew thispeculiarity, called at his chambers, and, in thecourse of conversation, Warren could not helpremarking t

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