Sir Benjamin Stone's pictures; records of national life and history reproduced from the collection of photographs made by Sir Benjamin Stone, . /c^l^/i- -^CtAA. <^^U tt*^. </U7c/t ^ ^t^Tn^TL^TTu; FURNITURE CLEANERS OF THEHOUSE OF COMMONS. The most expensive house in the country is the Houseof Commons. A very large sum goes to meet just thesame sort of expenditure as is necessary in a jjiivatehouse, but, of course, on a much larger scale. Carpet-beating, for instance, costs about £700 a year. Window-cleaning absorbs another £200. The House, after every sitting, is in a slovenly litter
Sir Benjamin Stone's pictures; records of national life and history reproduced from the collection of photographs made by Sir Benjamin Stone, . /c^l^/i- -^CtAA. <^^U tt*^. </U7c/t ^ ^t^Tn^TL^TTu; FURNITURE CLEANERS OF THEHOUSE OF COMMONS. The most expensive house in the country is the Houseof Commons. A very large sum goes to meet just thesame sort of expenditure as is necessary in a jjiivatehouse, but, of course, on a much larger scale. Carpet-beating, for instance, costs about £700 a year. Window-cleaning absorbs another £200. The House, after every sitting, is in a slovenly benches and the floor are strewm with torn-upletters and papers. But wlien the j)roceedings are over,when in response to the door-keepers quaint cry, Whogoes home ? Members rush to the cloak-room, andthence disappear into the darkness of New Palace Yard,the sweepers and cleaners take possession of theChamber, and after a few hours of rubbing and scrub-bing, everytliiiig is spick and span again for themorrows sitting. SB. MR. JAMES H. YOXALL. When Mr. Yoxall was a Board School master in Sheffieldhe was noted for his original methods of teaching and ofmanagement. Strongly convinced that the body shouldbe developed equally with the mind, that the physicaltraining of children should keep pace with theintellectual, the Sharrow Lane Board School was, accord-ingly, first in sport and first in scholarship. Cambridge University gave him its hon. degreein recognition of his services to public education. Thatgreat organisation, the National Union of Teachers,rewarded his devoted advocacy of their interests bymaking him General Secretary. Mr. Yoxall is also a successful writer of fiction. In Alan Tangers Wife he has turned to good accountexperiences obtained tlirough liis favourite pastime,tramping in France. ** Romany Stone, anotlicr of hisnovels, deals with gipsy and Methodist life on thePeak of Derbyshire. 59
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