11 OCTOBER 1957, page 28

Over-conscientious

'You never seen 'nobody workin one o' them circular saws regular that 'ad all 'is fingers, not if 'e really knew 'is job, like, Ole Fred was an expert, you might say. 'E'd cut......

Potato Picking

Gleaning was going out of fashion when I was a small boy. In any case, since ours was an oat crop, the small amount of straw and grain that could be picked from a field was only......

Little Tigers

Is there anything more wild than the first litter born to a farmyard cat? They scamper for shelter at the slightest alarm, and glare from cover with the jungle light in their......

Chess Black (7 Men)

B y PHILIDOR No. 122. G. HEATHCOTE (American Chess Bulletin, 1911) WHITE (7 men) WHITE to play and mate in two moves: solution next week. Solution to last week's problem by'......