The Rhondda Leader

Opening of Workmen'e Hall, Ton. the hall in connection with the Library and Institute at Ton-Pentre was opened on Thursday afternoon. The opening ceremony was performed by Mrs. Jenkins, Ystradfechan. The key was presented to her by Miss Rees, daughter of Mr. Jacob Rees, architect, who drew the plans of the hall, after which Mrs. Jenkins made a suitable speech and declared the hall open. There were on the platform Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins, Ystradfechan { Mr. and Mrs. Edwards, manager, Maindy Col- liery Mr. and Mrs. Griffiths, Eastern Colliery; Mrs. D. S. Thomas, Bazaar j Miss Thomas; Mr. D. Watts Morgan, Porth; Mr. Tom Evans, Ynyshir j Mr. Ben Davies, miners' agents: Mr. G. H. Smith (Bailey's Estate); Mrs. W. D. Wight and Miss Wight, Rhondda Rise; Mr. D. Thomas and Mr. D. Davies (check- weighers) Mr. Meth. Jonea (chairman of the Workmen's Committee). The chair was taken by Mr, Jenkins. Letters of apology for non-attendance were received from Judge Gwilym Williams, Canon Lewis, Alderman Richard Lewis (Ponty- pridd), Mr. Blandy Jenkins, Mr. Wm. Brace, and Mr. Morgan, J.P. (Tynewydd). Mr. Jenkins congratulated and thanked the workmen for their commendable energies in erecting such a fine building as they were in that day. He trusted that it would greatly benefit the neigh- bourhood, and that it would be put to the best possible use, and that there would be nothing held in it other than would make for the advancement of the community. He pointed out that every workman had an interest in it by their subscriptions toward it. Mr. D. Davies. the secretary, read a statement showing how affairs stood in connection with the Library and Hall. Both cost about P,8,000, and the present debt stood at £ 2,174. Mr. D. Thomas (checkweigher) said that they had been looking forward for up- wards of 30 years to this day, and they had realised their dreams. He traced very concisely the history of the efforts made to get a library, and he stated that in 1892 they decided to build upon the present site. The workmen, at a mass meeting, decided to allow Id. per £ to be taken from their wages to form a fund towards the desired object. A committee of forty was chosen, twenty from the Eastern and Maindy Col';eries respec- tively, thirty-two being workmen and eight officials. It was in the original scheme to provit e baths under the hall, but the powers t\at be put an end to that idea. The Institute had not by any means been idle. There had been held in it annually classes under the County Coun- cil, and many meetings had been held from time to time. When the workmen desired a mass meeting the Institute was too small, and they had to ask the loan of one of tht chapels or schools in the district; but now this was not again to be the case, as they had out of their own money built a hall in which all such meetings could be held. It was a place where many things could be held that would be safe for young people to go to. It was the duty of every man to leave society better than he found it. They had long felt the need for a suitable place for young men to go to as a counter-attraction, and he was pleased to state that they would shortly have a billiard table placed in the Institute as an addition to those games already placed there. The Rev. E. W. Davies read a few con- gratulatory englynion to Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins. Mr. D. Watts Morgan and Mr. T. Evans moved and seconded a hearty vote of thanks to the committee for their energies in connection with the hall. Mr. Ben Davies and Mr. Jacob Ray tvo thanks to the chairman. The Chairman called upon Miss Nana Jones. Pentre, to render a solo. Mr. W. Davies (Eos Ton") and Miss Tilly Thomas also contributed items. At the commencement of the proceed- ings Mr. Wm. Evans, as one of the old workmen in the Maindy, presented Mrs. Jenkins with a beautiful bouquet on behalf of the committee.

All Sensible Workers Buy "rl Vi-Cocoa. Do you know that your mental health depends very much on your bodily health, and, therefore on your food. Thousands of people, who first tried Vi-Cocoa as an experiment, and now use it daily, have ascertained this fact. ^"Then 1 will try Vi-(Jocoa," you say—and then forget to do so, although we are daily pub- lishing the striking testimony of men and women who confirm our statement that Dr. Tibbies' Vi-Cocoa is indeed the perfect Food Beverage of the People, There is no cheaper or better article on the market. It is sold by all grocers and stores, in 6d. packets, and 9d, and Is. 6d. tins or you can try it absolutely free by writing (a post card will do) to Vi-Cocoa Ltd., 60, Bunlrill Row, London, E.C., for a dainty sample tin.

The Property Market. On Tuesday, November 29th, Messrs. E. T. Davies and Co., auctioneers, of Pentre, conducted a sale of property at the Ynyshir Hotel, Y nyshir. There was a good attendance, and the property offered, namely, two leasehold dwelling- houses situate in Ynyshir Road, were sold to Mr. Richards, builder, Ynyshir, for £ 320. Mr. Edgar Cule, of Pentre, acted as solicitor to the vendors. Two attractive sales of property situate in Trealaw will be held on Tuesday next, the 6th inst., at the Miskin Hotel, Tre- alaw. Mr. T. Naunton Morgan, auctioneer, of Tonypandy, offering two separate dwell- ing-houses in Rhys Strtet and Trealaw Road, and also a shop and dwelling-house in Miskin Road.; and Mr. E. T. Davies, auctioneer, Pentre, will offer three lota of property, consisting of four dwelling- houses in Rhys Street. The solicitors for the vendors in each case are Messrs, Lewis and Crockett, of Pontypridd and Tonypandy. Further particulars are given in our advertisement columns. An important sale of business premises and dwelling-houses at Penygraig is also announced to take place at the Swan Hotel, Penygraig, on the 13th inst.

WISE AND OTHK-mvTPE. People who preach philosophy gr<vcm:ly have an independent income. Mind is superior to matter until prmethiDg gets the matter with the mind. Even the woman who is looking for bargains doesn't want a cheap man. Often you can sell a worthless thing easier than you can give it away. The yesterday that is past is of as little value as the to-morrow that never comes. It's strange what a lot of enjovment some people get just by spoiling other people's enjoyment. "Do you like picnics, Mr. Wallace?" "No; but I have the choice between coming and minding the baby "That Mr. Gailey must be verv poor." "Why ? "I asked him how he made his money, and he said he earned it." It is not known who discovered the art of making fire, but it is certain that woman was the first match-maker. "How is a really successful man to be distin- guished?" "By his initials. He wears them after his name instead of before." Miss Joyce: "Yes, Jack and I are to become partners for life." Miss Means: "And you will be the senior partner. lionv nice 11 Auntie: "Do you see the hair in this old brooch, Cyril ? It was your great-grandfather's." Cyril: "I say, auntie, he didn't have much W. "Well, how are things in Boston? Have they named any new pie Aristotle' yet ? B: "No but I heard a man there ask for a Plato soup." Of course it was an Irish philosopher who said: "If you would keep your head above water you must not let the grass grow under your feet." Clara: "Did you lose your presence of mind when he attempted to kiss you ? Maud "Yes, for a moment. Why, I nearly told him to stop." Her Father: "Young man, j-ou've been calling here quite frequently of late. Now what is your object?" Young Man: "To become your daughter's subject." "I've noticed one thing about widows' weeds," said his reverence. "What's that?" "They rarely interfere with the growth of orange blossoms on the same soil." Benham: "Our boy was a very pretty baby, but he gets plainer every day." .Mrs. Benham: you didn't expect him to get to look like ou all at once, did you ? Willie: "Pa, can't I have some Pa: "See here! You've got a plateful of food before you." Willie: "Yes, sir; but Pa: "Well, keep your mouth shut and eat it." Slowpay: "Doctor, I suppose you can recom- mend your tailor to me?" Doctor: "Certainly, but you will have to get someone else to recom- mend you to my tailor." Mrs. Nuritch: "I think I'll take this watch. You're sure it's made of refined gold?" Jeweller: "Certainly." Mrs. Ntiritch "Because I do detest anything that ain't refined." She: "Women may gossip sometimes, but they have better control of their tongues than men have." He: "You are right. Men have no control whatever of women's tongues." Teacher: "So I've caught you eating sweets, have I?" Sammy: "No, mum; I wasn't eating them. I was just keeping them in my mouth instead of my pockt t—they're so sticky*! "I don't believe bachelors have any hearts," she said. "Why, we're just the men who do have them," he replied. "Why is that?" she asked. "Because we haven't lost them." Miss de Brown: "I can trace my ancestors back to the Reformation." Miss de Smith: "That's nothing; I can trace mine back years and years before they attempted to reform." The Golfer: "You must acknowledge that it requires a great deal of skill to drive a ball 100 yards-" Farmer: "Don't require half so much skill as it does to drive a pig 50 feet." Squire (who has invited tenant to lunch): "Will you have a little fowl, Mr. Stubbins?" Stubbins: "I am not over-hungry, sir, but if the fowl be a very small 'un, I dare say I can manage 'un." The Host: "Why, certainly, I'd introduce you to her like a shot, but I can't remember her name." The Guest "Her name is Miss Scythe." The Host: "Come along, then. Er- cr-by the way, what's yours ? Newlywed Why, I never thought of saving until I got married." Bachelor: "And do you now? Newlywed: "Oh, yes, indeed! I'm continually thinking how much I might save if I wasn't married." "Just one little kiss," he pleaded. "But only a little one," she said, relenting. "Of course, he replied. "How could I look for a big one from so small a mouth ?" And after that he oot as manv as he wanted. "That woman who passed must be very methodical," remarked Binks. "I heard her say, 'There's a place for everything. "Oh," replied Fox, "she was probably talking about hash. That's Mrs. Mixer, who keeps our board- ing-house "And aren't you married yet?" "No." "Well, well. I thought you were engaged to a certain young lady in Scarborough?" "No. I was engaged to an uncertain young lady in Scarborough, and that's why I'm not married." Cassidy: "I suppose ye heard the news about l'"annery." Casey: Phwat news ? Cassidy: "He was drowned this marnin' Casey: "I don't believe it. Shure, I was talkin' to him yistherd'y an' he niver sed a word about it." Mr. Spriggins (gently) "My dear, a man was shot at by a burglar, and his life was saved by a button which the bullet struck." Mrs. Spriggins: "Well, what of it?" Mr. Spriggins (meekly): "Nothing; only the button must have been on." Teacher: "Have you looked up the meaning of the word 'imbibes,' Fanny ? Fanny "Yes, ma'am." Teacher 11 11-el 1, what does it mean? Fanny: "To take in." Teacher: "Yes; now give a sentence using the word." Fanny: "My aunt imbibes boarders." The Joke Editor: "Why on earth do you bring such awful rubbish here ? There isn't a joke here that would bring a smile to the face of a laughing jackass!" The Contributor: "I beg your pardon, they've made dozens of people roar. They're remarks made by Mr. Justice Bigwig, the famous judge!" Mary had a motor-car, Propelled by gasoline, And everywhere that Mary went She rode in the machine. The motor struck a stone one day, And from its course deflected- Doctor says that Mary is As well as he expected. Tess: "Mr. Brisk is nice-looking, I admit, but he never seems to be able to say the right thing in the light place." Jess: "Oh, I don't know. He said the right thing last evening, although you may not think it was in the right place. Tess "Where was that ? Jess (displaying her ridg) "In our drawing-room." Dr. Chargem: "Your friend needs vigorous treatment; I never saw a man in such a state of mental depression. Can't you convince him that the future holds some brightness for him ? Sympathetic Friend: "That is unfortunately impossible. He has drawn his salary for three weeks ahead, and spent the money." "Doctor," said he, "I'm a victim of insomnia. I can't sleep if there's the least noise-such as a cat on the back garden wall, for instance." "This powder will be effective," replied the physician, after compounding a prescription. "VVhen do I take it, doctor?" "You don't take it. Give it to the cat in a little milk." The man who reads other people's literature and forgets to return it, happened to find his friend busy with paste and scissors. "Ha, ha said the caller, "Going to keep a scrap-book, are vou r" "Yes," was tlie unsmIllDg reply. 1 think I'll manage to keep it. Nobody evei wants to borrow scrap-books, you know." Harry's mother had found it necessary to punish him by whipping him thoroughly. His shrieks brought the ready tears to his mother's eyes, and she informed him that it hurt her just as much as it did him. "Well," he managed to say, "what's the use of making both of us feel bad then ? "Leonidas!" exclaimed Mr. Meekton's wife, on his return from a journey. "I am at a loss to understand your conduct when we parted. I said good-bye to you." "Yes, Henrietta." "Why didn't you say 'good-bye in response ? I was just about to do so, Henrietta, but I checked myself. I was afraid you would accuse me of trying to have the last word again."

WORDS OF WISDOM. Be not content to aim high-shoot. A difficulty is at the door of every delight. Think only what is right to do, and then do it. The life that does no good is guilty of much harm. Worry is the hard work that never pays any wages. Every character is the joint product of nature and nurture. The animosities are mortal, but the humanities live for ever. Every duty we omit obscures some duty we should have known. If you want to make a lifelong enemy of a man, prove that he is wrong. Chance is a word void of sense. Nothing can exist without a cause. Politeness is a self-imposed rule of right con- duct which governs every action. Everything is possible; but without labour and failure nothing is achieved. 17, All art deals with nature and truth, but not with all nature and all truth. If men will have no care for the future, they will soon have sorrow for the past. The moment we feel angry in controversy we have already ceased striving for truth. It is better to say, "This one thing I do," than to say, "These forty things I dabble in." Be not diverted from your duty by any idle reflection the world may make upon you. Hear both sides, and all will be clear; hear but one, and you will still be in the dark. Those above should not oppress those below, nor those below encroach on those above. To persecute the unfortunate is like throwing stones on one who has fallen into a well. Be generous. The world loves a magnanimous soul. Large-heartedness is always popular. Every day brings its own blessing, hidden, I;k perchance, beneath the cloak of suffering. All understanding of history depends on one's understanding the forces that make it, of which religious forces are the most active and the most definite. If a man does not exercise his arm, he develops no biceps muscle and if a man does not exercise his soul, he acquires no muscle in his soul-no strength of character, no vigour of moral fibre, nor beauty of spiritual growth. The secret of a happy life does not lie in the means and opportunities of indulging our weak- nesses but in knowing how to be content with what is reasonable, that time and strength may remain for the cultivation of our noble nature. Peace is a power. It is favourable to clear thinking, wise acting, and noble living. A mind in turmoil cannot exercise sound judg- ment. Worry wears away the life and wastes the energies. Fear, anger, malice, turmoil, all distract the mind. Let perfect peace reign, and the soul shall be strong. ALWAYS Be fair. Judge not. Be not selfish. Make haste slowly. Shun debt as the plague. Give what you can afford. <. Attend to your own affairs. Cultivate a charitable attitude. Beware of making rash promises. Remember that spite doesn't pay. Have the courage of your opinions. Love your neighbour-in moderation. If you do all this you'll be a comfort to yourself and friends, and a credit to the com- munity. HOME. Home is the one place in all this world where hearts are sure of each other. It is the place of confidence. It is the place where we tear off that mask of guarded and suspicious oldness which the world forces us to wear tn self- defence, and where we pour out the unreserved communications of full and confiding hearts. It is the spot where expressions of tenderness gush out without any sensation of awkward- ness, and without any dread of ridicule.- ROBERTSON. AVOID CHEAP CHARITY. Weeping was always a coward's weapon. A tear, as a tear, is as ineffective as any other drop of salt water, yet people make the mistake of reverencing it, as if weeping over a thing were going to perform some kind of a miracle and right any kind of a wrong. You might weep, for instance, over a starving family until you shed an ocean of tears, yet it wouldn't keep them from perishing of hunger. It is only when you begin to sob with your purse that you relieve their sufferings. It isn't the people who mingle their tears with ours when we are un- fortunate, and poor, and downcast, who help us. It is those who sympathise with the offer of work, or a timely loan, or helpful counsel. Nothing else on earth is so plentiful and cheap to give as tears, but unless they are backed up with good deeds and hard cash nobody has a right to attempt to sustain a reputation for charity on them. WHOLESOME ENJOVMENT. All real and wholesome enjoyments possible to man have been just as possible to him since first he was made of the earth as they are now; and they are possible to him chiefly in peace. To watch the corn grow and the blossom set; to draw hard breath over ploughshare and spade; to read, to think, to love, to hope, to pray— these are the things to make man happy; they have always had the power of doing these—they never will have power to do i-nore.-RuslEIN. NATURE'S FAILURES. How many millions of seeds perish ere one fructifies; how tremendous are the energies which result in a single effect. Nature is extravagant, lavish on every hand, in every province of her work, and in none more so than that of what we like to think the noblest and most important--mttn. She lets the great majority of human creatures perish at the moment of birth, or in the first few months of infancy. She brings but a moiety of the survivors to the allotted span, and of these how few in the ripeness of physical and mental powers. Her failures arc numberless and commonplace her successes striking because so singular. Generations are mown down into nameless graves; races perish, and their thoughts with them; worlds go out of existence, and Ehc cares not that they are forgotten. PERSONAL WORK. The world, if ever it is to be reformed by men and through men, can only be so by the personal intercourse of living men—living epistles, not dead ones. Love, meekness, and kindness, for- bearance, unselfishness, manifested in human souls, uttering themselves by word, look, and deed, and not by mere descriptions of these sentiments or essays upon them, can alone regenerate man. The living Church is more than the dead Bible, for it is the Bible and something more. It is the Bible alive. It is its effect, itft evidence, its embodiment. -Noitw MACLXOB.

1 BITS FROM BOOKS. AT A DUTCH COUNTRY FAIR. The account given in Mr. Nico Jungman's "Holland" of a country fair in Zeeland goes far to justify the claim here made for it to be considered the most conservative part of the Netherlands: All over Zeeland a peculiar courting custom, which at first blush would seem rather at variance with the severe morality of the people, is held in favour. Custom condones many strange things, and, perhaps, especially as their individual enjoyment would suffer from close criticism, the inconsistency of practice and precept does not penetrate the rather dull minds of the Zeeland lovers. On the occasion of the annual kermis, or fair, a feast which is universal over Holland, the Dutch peasants give them- selves over for a day or two to feasting and riotous living. Drinking, clumsy dancing, and monotonous singing constitute their highest conception of amusement. For this festivity they save up their spare cash all through the year, and when at last the eventful day has passed, it is incredible how many guldens have gone from the pockets of the young men and maidens into the money-bags of the bootn people, who congregate for the occasion. In Zeeland the oldf folks content themselves with many extra glasses of Schiedam, and leave the excitement of the day to their juniors. At dawn the big old-fashioned carts of the farmers of the province, drawn by enormous Flemish horses with flowing manes and tails, are par ked tightly with boys and girls, all dressed in their best. A procession of such vehicles starts off amid shouts of laughter and chaffing not too refined. The whole crowd descends at each inn it passes on the way, and the young men treat the rosy damsels of their choice to various drinks, more or less intoxicating. It is only to be expected that by the time the trippers reach their destination the giggling bashfulness of the start has disappeared, and the various couples, excited and loud-voiced, are ready for any fun that may come in their way. the merry-go-rounds and the swinging boats are well filled during the afternoon. It is entrancing to see a much-petticoated girl balancing her balloon-like proportions on a small and almost invisible wooden horse. Fortunately, her weight is not to be judged by appearances. The swain, in suit of velveteen, with many gold and silver buttons, valiantly and amorously holds his giggling sweetheart round the waist, to insure her against a fall as far as in him lies. Later, these amusements pall. The young people, more than half tipsy, I fear, amuse themselves for hours in an aim- less and vigorous movement, which they believe to be dancing. A row of girls and youths join hand-in-hand, seven or eight together, and jumping heavily from one foot to the other, make their way through the narrow streets, singing a monotonous song to which th'y endeavour to keep time. A verse of the festive lay generally consists of lour or five words repeated again and again with emphasis. This noisy amusement contents them until they are tired. After more drinks,which include a sweet and very nasty champagne, they begin to think of home. SCOTS HUMOUR. Among the varied contents of Mr. David Macrae's "National Humour," a plentiful supply of Scottish humour is naturally to be found. Here is a story of Dean R nnsey: It is told of Dean Ramsey and a Highland minister with whom he was having a long day's walk amongst the glens that they stopped at a little inn, where they sat down in the parlour and ordered two glasses of whisky. When these were set before them, the pious Highland minister proposed that they should ask a blessing. To this the Dean assented, but when his friend had closed his eyes and begun with great solemnity to ask a blessing (Highland in length), the Dean quietly drank off his own glass first and presently also the other. When the minister had finished his thanksgiving and opened his eyes, his amazement can be imagined when he beheld the two glasses standing on the table before him empty. lie turned his eyes inquiringly and upbraidingly on the Dean. "Ah!"said the waggish Dean, "you forgot half of the Scripture warning. We are told to watvh as well as pray."

FRENCH COLONIAL METHODS. The merits and demerits of French colonial administration may well be summed up in the following quotation from the London Missionary Society's "Ten Years' Review (1891-1900) of the island of Madagascar: What strikes an Englishman as strange in this administration is its elaborate redundancy, especially when the primitive character of the native community and the paucity of colonists are taken into account. If the social condition of the people were ten times more complex than it is, and if the commerce of the island were multiplied even a hundredfold, the number of officials, European and native, would be quite ample to meet all the needs of the community. First of all, there is the civil administration, which is divided up into sixteen or eighteen departments, including those of public works, mines, education, exchequer, landed estates, forests, agriculture, police, topography, taxa- tion, post and telegraph, &c. Numerous law courts, both French and native, have also been established, as well as a health department, with hospitals, dispensaries, military infirmaries, and ambulances. Then there come the chiefs or administrators of provinces, fourteen in number, with their subordinates and a whole tribe of native functionaries; and added to all these there is the army of occupation, many parts of the country being still under military control. It is certainly a great advantage, especially for Europeans accustomed to such things, to have regular postal and telegraphic communication, not only with different parts of the island, but also with the outside world. Such things were formerly beyond the hopes of the most sanguine and when the capital is provided with electric light and a proper water supply, and railway communication with the coast has been established, all of which are at present in con- templation, even the dreams of the most expectant will have been more than realised.

AN ARTFUL ARTIST. Mr. Mortimer Menpes, in his sumptuous book, "Whistler as I Knew Him," tells some amusing stories of an eccentric artist whom "The Master met in his student days in Paris Whistler told me of a man who used to copy one special picture at the Louvre, a picture of a saint in a blue dress, for which lie always received 30f. As many copies as he could paint were sold for that sum. They were not bad in their way, aud no one could understand how it was possible for him to paint them for that price and thrive. Whistler explained his methods. The copyist arrived in the gallery quite early, before any of the other students, and, looking round the room, no iced a canvas belonging to a lady artist, with a much- laboured, half-finished copy upon it, exactly the size of the picture he wished to copy. Watch- ing carefully until the attendant was out of sight, he very rapidly and cleverly slid the canvas from off the easel of the lady artist on to his own, and quickly covered it with earth colours—ordinary pigment he could not afford. Then he would sketch in his picture and carry it as far as possible before the students arrived. By-and-bye the lady artist appeared and missed her canvas. There was a great fuss and cry all over the room for the "lost cauvas." From the top of a high ladder the venerable painter, at work on his blue-robed saint, looked down reprovingly through his spectacles, and said in an authoritative way "Hush! The students must not be disturbed! What do you say, madam ? Your canvas has gone ? Nonsense, my dear lady; it can't walk What size may it have been ? The lady murmured that it was much the size of his own, and, feeling that she had been creating too much of an annoyance, started to work on a new canvas.

THE TAMF<T,EJJ SEA. Here is an extract from the closing chapter of Mr. Norman Duncan's "The Way of the Sea": Now the wilderness, savage and remote, yields to the strength of men. A generation strips it of tree and rock, a generation tames it and tills it, a generation passes into the evening shadows as into rest in a garden, and thereafter the children of that place possess it in peace and plenty, through succeeding generation, without end, and shall to the end of the world. But the sea is tameless; as it was in the beginning, it is now, aud shall ever ho—miarhtv. savage, dread, iuiimtalv treacharous and hateful, yieiumg umy that which is wrested from it, snarling, raging, snatching lives, spoiling souls of their graces. The tiller of the soil sows in peace, and in a yellow, hazy peace he reaps; he passes his hand over a field, and, lo, in a good season he gathers a harvest, for the earth rejoices to serve him. The deep is not thus subdued; the toiler of the sea-the Newfoundlander of the upper shore—is born to conflict, ceaseless and deadly, and, in tie dawn of all the days, he puts forth anew to wage it, as his father did, and his father's father, and as his children must, and his children's children, to the last of them; nor from day to day can he foresee the issue, nor from season to "season foretell the worth of the spoil, which is what chance allows.

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