Merthyr Times and Dowlais Times and Aberdare Echo

Y CONFFHENS. ^*il Sledgvvr.— Rwyn gweld i'ch bod elii wedi dod !*°1 etto, ar ol hod ar hyd y lie rhai ohonoch chi wedi °d yn gweitho yn rhagorol dros yr hyn oedd yn dda anrhydeddus, ac i chi yn haeddn cael eich canmol a-m hyny hefyd. Kwy wedi darllen yr wytlinos ddivvedda yma am faeh'gen wedi dewis goddef ad- '.Vd gyda jihobl Dduw yn hytrach 11a chad mwyniant }J('chod dros amser, canys edrych yr oedd efe ar daledigaeth y gwobrwy." Ac yn wir mae taledig-aethy Swobrwy yn eich aros chwithau, a thaledigaeth aill'hydeddu^ fydd hwnw. nid taledigaeth mewn S>Vl'w a licer, a "Gwely drain, a GwyJ dranoeth." v'Hd mae'n ddrwg iawn gyda fi nad yw pawb o •lonoch chi ddim wedi bod cystal, ond wedi l'yrneryd eich arwain ar gyfeiiiotn fel deillion trail udoliaeth liaid o ddeillion moesol, ac wedi sathru pub egwyddor dda dan eich traed, wedi defnyddio eleh talentau a'ch manteision i ddirmygu dynion sydd ri l'^1 cysegni eu hoes i lesoli a dyrchafu eu cyd- ^oynion, ac w?di direiddio eich hunain i'r fatli raddau hes y niae gwehilwn cymdeithas yn gallu fforddio i vueyd testunau gwawd ohonoch ac y niae taledi- Saeth drnenus yn eich arcs chwithau, a thyma fe mown pedwar gair, Cytlog pcclxxl yw marwol- Hetb. Bhil.—( ian bwvll, Wil. Wyt ti wedi nivnd yn ,^ywiol ofnadw heno i ui yn dy gofio dit-lie yn Odigou brith dy hunan. •k '—Pa'(' l' uiynd i imputo motives fel na, a f ma gwell i liod yn brith na bod yn du. Mae lance g.vda ni (lod yn gwyn rhyw diwarnod wedyn. Gad.—Fechgyn, cymrwc'i chi bwyll dypyn bach i ffal gweyd gair neu ddoi wrthoeii chi. Wyn began arnoch fod yn rheolaidd heno n:a rhai o honoch chi ^vedi bod yn afreolus iawn v bythewnos dywetha, ag 1 rt yn 'a,wn ^.vda fi weld Wil yn dwad lawr a'r R|5- niot" drwin arnoch chi; niae hisho hi arnoch jj1 l>o chi yn crwtni dani. Y gwir am dani, fe °ayle fod cwyfydd arnoch chi ddangos i'ch hunen i rf. a^ni.a rhai nad i nhw ddim wedi troi lan hefyd. "osi a Wil Driig, nia nhw yu lleehu mewn lie. r u1^uo^ 'an yr esgus bo lihw yn mofyn gwl>od dio-U w, ond dim ond (•■gu~ yw hyny; 111a jy ^,011.0 H»iser gyda nhw i fod ma, a ma nhw yn • Ahw vnia dylen nhw hxl, a'n bod nine yn TV> 'ihw i fod yma. Oud dyna nta nhw yn drl"!?. ta "w ('dini ond dod liyse rhaid iddyn nhw pwy ochor l'yse nhw a ta nhw ddim ond dangoa eu hegwyddor fe fysen yn mynd yn erbyn y mass, a ta nhw ddim ond treio boddloni'r masses fe fysen yn digio rhyw awdurdodau yn y lie, ag fel fysen yn digio rhyw awdurdodau yn y lie, ag fel hyny mae well gyda nhw fod oddiyma, a ma rhaid treio ah if to pob ragus. Cofiweh un peth arall hefyd ta Wil Sledgwr yw reporter y Conffrens, a neb arall, 1 apeided neb a ysgrifenu dim i'r pa pyre ond trw law Wil. Ma ddrwg da fi fod rhyw rai yn treio llunio I rhyw I)c-ndei-fytiiadai-i o gamoliaeth iddyn nhw'i hunen, a'i hala nhv.T i'r print, 11a fuodd dim son am denyn nhw yu gyhoeddus yn y Conffrens. Nawr, Joe, roet tj. wedi dechreu siarad pan stopes i ti cera mlan nawr. Joe.Wel tyna ma ni gweyd. Ma rhai try da ni na di nhw hido dim beth gnan nhw dim ond iddo nhw dod yn prominent a cal popularity. Dynalfan Bach, ma hi wedi gweyd a gneyd pethau ahaineful aramser y lections ma, a ma hi rhy guilty i dod ma heno ma ni wedi gweld hi yn town, ond daw hi dim miwn cyn bo reporter ni mynd off a cewch chi gweld hi dod mewn wedyn yn fussy iawn, ond fuss just sythu wrth waitan reporter ni mynd bydd e. Jacky.—Wei, fe ges-o i amser noble ar y County Council Election yma ta lieth digon o beth fynsen i i yfed a byta, a supporters y dyn wen ni yn gweithio I' drosto hefyd. Ac i ni wedi cal compliment na fuodd dim lot yn gweitho gyda'u gilydd eriod. Dynion respectable, tawel, pwyilog, sobr, a ddim yn gweyd gair cas wrth neb, ond yn delo fel boneddigion at bawl); ag er fod ein dyn ni wedi colli, mae e yn barod i ddod mas y shawns gynta gaitf e, ag i ni mynd i roi e mewn hefyd. Mocyn.—Wv vn dv clwed Iii. Twn.—Alii di gredu hefyd. Sann.—I chi yn yn hala i i gotio amgrwtdrwgyn y wlad; wedd ffarm fach gyda'i dad, ag wedd e yn gweyd with i dad un dywarnod, nhad, ar ol i chi farw fe wertha i'r lie bach ma." "\Vy'n dy gredu di," meddo'i dad "a fe byrna le bach yn fwy," medde'r crwt. Wy'n dy glwed di," medde'i dad. Dan,—Wy inne wedi dysgu adnod hefyd: "Gwyn y gwel y fran ei chyw." Mocyn.—E< g.-s i h- netdi" uti y Iecsh wn tabeth. Liberal wy i ciii'ii gweld, t.};, mvn ni yn helpu Tori diwarnod y lecshwn. OWl. "i wedj cal i'n npwis yn y committee, a thrw hoJ 'n uhwrn i yn cal i dahi, odd hi yn roit i fi neyd i'n m.: v, ag fe ath y dyn wen ni i'n gweitho drosto mtu >, yn grand hefyd. Joe,Wyt ti just yr 1111 peth a'r dyn hyny nad OM dim politics o gwbl gydag hi; dim ots beth, dim ond i ti cal bod yn prominent. Mynd i un public meeting i supporto Labour candidate, i meeting at-all i supporto Capitalist the other side of the mountan lawr yn y Valley supporto Liberal add Noncon- foimist, and on the Hillside supporto Churchman and Conservative. Dim ots beth yn y byd, dim ondcal popularity. Ianto. I'e welais i beth rhyfedd iawn mewn public meeting tua deng mlvnedd yn ol. Roedd y cadeirydd wedi rhoi speech ac yn galw ar un or siaradwyr i anerch y cwrdd. Dyma yntau yn mynd lan, ond gyda hyny dyma rai o'r boys yn y back yn dechreu galw mas, "Dear Mary," "Dear Anne," "Dear Lucy," "Dear Sophia," &c., a mawr shwt rally fu yno. Charly.—bhwt buodd hi wedyn V Ianto.-Rhaid gweyd yn ol y ffasiwn: "To be continued in our next edition." Ond ma cimin o amsar er hyny, bachan, dwi ddim yn gallu cofio yn iawn. Harry. — Fe weles inne unwaith ddoi Gatholic gyda'n gilydd, ag cedd y ddau yn Eembers ar v School Board, ag oedd un yn gweyd wrth y Hall lla fyse fe ddim yn cynnyg y tro ncsaf rhag of an by-m- ddau mas. No, 110," meddair Hall, "keep au and I can assist you if required by sparing you a few thousand votes, because the Nonconformist votes will put me in flying." Hoist," meddai un arall, "don't be such a fool as to give your votes away. "Hoist," meddai yntau nol, dont believe that I am such'a fool as that." "Wel,"meddwn innau, If you are not a fool, you are a frand." Ned. — Rhyw lecshwn rhyfedd fuodd yn Ward Cyfarthfa. Towli Tom Thomas mas, ag yntau shwt fachgen da wedi cal y fath anrhydedd ar'y Council, 'I y a ninau fel gweithwyr wedi cal ein hanrhydeddu trwyddo. Ma cwylydd arna i fyw yn Cyfartha nawr, ag wy wedi cymeryd ty yn Pendarren, wath y fact ag e mae e lawer iachach lie i fyw yndo mewn ystyr boliticaidd ta beth. Hen Simon.—Wei, fcchgyn, fe droiff rhywbeth i'r Ian eto, tTeidiwch digaloni. Own i wedi meddwl rhoi dipyn o'm mhrofiad i chi heno, ond mae'r amser wedi mynd mlan yn mhell, ac os leioiech chi fe roia i dipyn o araeth y tro nesaf. Oll.-Hear, hear. Cad.—Wyn ddiolchgar iawn am addewid Hen Simon, ac fe gaiff e agor y cwrdd y tro nesa, ag mae'n well i adael ein Reporter i fynd nawr, w&th mae Itan Bach just sythu tu fas.—Dros y Conffrens, WIL SLEDGWR.

THE HEARTS OF OAK MEDICAL AID SOCIETY. ANNErAL DINNER AT THE GLOBE HOTEL. On Monday evening last the annual dinner of the Hearts of Oak Medical Society took place at the Globe Hotel, Merthyr, where about 80 members and friends sat down to a sumptuous repast, excellently prepared by the hostess, Mrs. Williams. The catering reflected great credit upon the genial hostess and the Misses Williams, who so well assisted her. The chair was occupied by Dr. J. L. W. Ward, J.P., whilst Mr. J. 1. Doctor was the vice-chairman. The post prandial proceedings were inaugurated by an over- ture on the pianoforte by Mr. D. Davies, who accom- panied throughout the evening. Then the Chairman gave the toast of The Queen and Royal Familv," which, having been loyally honoured, was followed by a song Bid me to love" by Mr. D. Jenkins. Mr. J. T. Doeton proposed The Army, Navy, and Reserve Forces," to which Colonel Lewis respon- ded, and in a brilliant speech, referring to the volunteer forces as being now equal in efficiency to the regular Army itself, and that, despite the great discouragement they had received for 25 years at the hands of the Government and the nation. So efficient were they, indeed, that he would prefer to lead to battle his little' l' Company than the whole 80,000 men who could bear arms in-- the parish of Merthyr, who were willing, but not prepared, to defend their country when need arose (hear, hear). Mr. Beynon gave an excellent rendering of "The red, white, and blue, after which Mr. J. Leonard recited Eliza" in a most pathetic manner. Mr. Herbert C. Lewis proposed the toast of The Hearts of Oak." Having been a member of one or two friendly societies, he claimed to have some sort of a connection with the Hearts of Oak. The Hearts of Oak was one of the great friendly societies of the kingdom, but was managed on a different basis to most of the others. It could, however, compare favourably with most of the other great societies. The society had made great progress during the past 30 years, and it had sprung up in a comparatively few number of years from being practically nothing to one of the most powerful throughout the United King- dom. They had a reserve fund of nearly £ 1,500,000 to fall back upon, and a membership roll of 200,000. The society was splendidly managed, and as it would be impertinent on his part to attempt to criticise it, he would turn his attention to the principle of friendly societies, a subject on which the future member harp-id for fully half-an-hour. In conclusion, he said be hoped the spirit of thrift and self-denial which had made Britain the iirst commercial country would con- tinue to be exercised by the people of this country (applause). A song Moua," beautifully given by Mr. 1). Jen- kins was greatly appreciated. Mr. J. T. Docton responded to the toast in the absence of Mr. E. E. Jones, the president of the society, and said the Hearts of Oak was established in London in 1842. At the end of the first five years it had a membership roll of 594, with a reserve 'fund of £ 456. Now at the end of 1894 they numbered 200,365 member' and had a reserve fund of £ 1,508,196 6s. 7d. (hear, hear). Their gross receipts for last year was £432,602 10s. 8d., and the number of members admitted was 22,326. This sdowcd an increase of very nearly 10,000 over the previous year (hear, hear). They could therefore see that they were not going behind (hear, hear). They paid out the last year for deaths over £ 10,700, and with a largely increased membership the death-rate for the year" lie was pleased to say, had proved to be the lowest experienced during the last 25 years. He felt glad to be able to record these facts for the year 1894. Cer- tain rumours had gone about that the Hearts of Oak was very much like the Liberator Society, but it was nothing of the kind. Their moneys were laid out in safe places, and they had nothing at all to do with leasehold properties of any kind (hear, hear). They laid out their money in connection with Corporations and freehold property, and of late years they had had to lay out on ground rents, but the money was, never- theless, always safely laid out, and there was no more chance of the Hearts of Oaks being a second Libera- tor than for any of them to travel to the moon (laughter). He hoped they would do their best to keep the society in the position it had held for years past (cheers). Mr. J. Richards gave The white squall," after which Mr. Valentine Watson proposed The Local Governing Bodies," and in a humorous speech referred to the work done by the School Board, the Board of Guardians, the District and County Councils and the Burial Board.-Mr. J. Thomas, Western Mad, was called upon to respond, but said he had so little to say in favour of the Local Governing Bodies that it would be better for him to resume his seat (laughter). Mr. Musgroye next gave a eotnic song, entitled, Jones s W ednmg," and was loudly applauded. Colonel Lewis proposed the toastof the "Medical Aid Society, and said that peoplewho li ved in the irdustrial centres of South YY ales could scarcely realise the great benefits accruing from a medical aid society; but if throy lived in places where nuch societies did not exist, they would very soon feel the want of them. Through this society they could obtain the best medical attendance that could be secured for money and that at a very cheap rate. It was also a note- worthy fact that some of the most eminent members of the medical profession had received their training in connection with these societies. They had also founded that excellent hospital at the top of the town as a home where all who were in distress would receive the utmost attention, not only from the doctors, but from trained and skilled nurses (applause). The thanks for this was due to medical aid societies, and he was glad to find that the Hearts of Oak was among the most flourishing of them. He urged in conclusion, all young men, to recognise the true value of co-operation in the Medical Aid Society (hear, hear). Mr. J. T. Docton responded, and said this society was founded eight or nine years ago, and Dr. Ward had been their medical officer from the start (hear, hear). They numbered about 50 members, but ne doubt they would be more were it not for the fact that members of the Hearts of Oaks paid towards the works doctor, and therefore did not seethe necessity of joining this society. Yet there was a possibility for a little more good to be done by the society, and he hoped all who had not joined, and to whose benefit it would bo to join, would do so without delay. The other toasts honoured were those of The Visitors," The Press," "The Chairman and Vice- Chanman," and Tiie Hostess." Songs were also given by Messrs. Mtisgrove, T. Da vies, V. Watson, Sydney Ilazell, and others, and a most enjoyable evening was spont.

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f PLAIN POLITICS. [BT MIVSNMB.] alone is responsible for what appsars in this oolumn.-Ed.J. There is a. lot of sound sense in the explanation given by Mr. P. D. Rees for not attending the Sliding Scale conference in Cardiff this week. The fact is that the men have given notice to amend the Scalf, and then gone in on the old terms, so often, that the employers have come lo look upon the whole thing ax a farce. It is like the case of the boy who cried "Wolf" so often, that when the wolf really came, ¡ nobody believed him. It seems to me, if an outsider may venture to express an opinion on what the recognised leaders of the men must understand the best, that it would be better for the colliers to decide whether to strike first, and decide as to giving notice afterwards. The present system of first deciding to give notice, and present system of first deciding to give notice, and then considering whether to strike, is like holding a pistol at the employers' heads which is loaded with blank cartridge, and which everybody knows to he loaded with blank cartridge. It would be simpler to just ask, the owners to concede the amendments, without going through the parade of giving notice to terminate the Scale at all. If the amendments are to lie obtained by reason and argument, they can lie obtained without this giving of notice. If they are not, they can only be obtained by actual force, that is to say, by a strike, and not by a threat which is known by all parties to have no force behind it. That is the view of the situation as it presents itself to me but of course I only throw it out for what it is worth, and I do not presume to advise the colliers how to manage their affair*. At the same time, I am glad that Mr. P. D. Ree.s has drawn attention to the famous resolution of the Trades' Congress in favour of what may lie called brieny "nationalisation of mines." Certainly the minerals ought to be national property, and there is no reason why the actual management of tho collieries should not be taken over by the State as well, of course on fair terms as to compensation. My prin- ciple would be to give liberal compensation to those coalowuers who had sunk money in machinery, and had not yet recouped themselves by the working of the mine, and to give very much less liberal compen- sation to the royalty owner whose sole merit consisted in having signed his name to a lease allowing the mine to be sunk. I shall be surprised if these repeated failures to extract just concessions from the coal owners do not drive the men more and more to look to legislation for the true remedy. Last week I drew a comparison between the Irish farmer and the Welsh collier. Formerly the Irish fal mer had no better hold on his farm than the collier has on his stall, and his rent was liable to be raised as freely as the colliers' wage is likely to be lowered. But thanks to the famous organisation of the Land League, an.1 thanks, more- over, to the efforts of a. band of twenty determined men in the IIouso of Commons, Parliament stepped in and practically took the land from the landlord, and handed it over to the tenant. There is no reason why the miners of Great Britain, tho most numerous aud powerful class in the empire, should not accomplish as much for themselves as did the Irish farmers. Even in South Wales the-iiiiiiing population returns five or six members to Parliament, and has a con- trolling voije in the return of five or six more. A phalanx of ten or twelve members in the House as able, and as much in earnest, as were the Parnellites in 1881, might accomplish more for tho colliers than they can ever get by appealing to the consideration of Sir William Lewis. Surely the experiment is at least worth a trial. 1 hardly dare to refer to events at Cardiff in this column indeed I hardly know whether it is safe for one to continue writing at all, and whether the editor does not run a serious risk by printing it. If he should come to Cardiff he might incur the personal vengeance of the enraged janissaries of the Liberal Thousand. I am disposed to agree with the gentle- man who suggested (in last week's issue) that there is a class of mercenary politicians going about, prepared to fight on any side for the hand that feeds them. And I am afraid that the august body which holds the destinies of Cardiff in its hands is not entirely free from the presence of these gentry. By-the-bye, some- one objected at Thursday's meeting to the presence of co-opted members. But half the Thousand is co- opted. Where only 600 meet together to choose a body numbering 1,000, it follows that they simply self-elect themselves, and co-opt the remainder. The Thousand is in theory representative, I grant. In practice it consists of all the Liberal in the town who are enough for thoir party to walk a mile, plus 400 others who don't! It will be remembered that I was obliged to point out in this column that a portion of Sir Edward Reed's letter of resignation had been suppressed. I was obliged to do so, because no opportunity for discuss- ing the letter was afforded at the meeting of the Thousand. My statement was, of course, repudiated and resented by those responsible for the hoax, as the merest slander, but, lo and behold Sir Edward him- self quietly drops a letter to the papers, throwing over the suppressor", and explicitly confirming my statement. Under these circumstances the janissaries whose principle it is to support the officials, right or wrong, are foaming and rasring with indignation, not against the suppressors, but against the humble author of these notes. Some of them, I verily believe, regard the Merthyr Times as a paper of hardly less diabolical wickedness than tho Western Mail itself. The fact is the We dim Mail has completely gulled the Thousand. I do not refer now to the tactics bv which it secured a report of the last meeting. I think it was an illiberal thing to exclude the press, and a childish thing to expect that 1,000 people could keen a secret. But where the Mail has scored has been in its dealings with the candidates. Knowing that the average member of the Thousand has only two at tides m his political creed—(1) That the Sunday Closing Act has been a triumphant success and (2) that the Western Mail ought to be suppressed by law, and its conductors burnt at the stake-knowing this, the Tory organ has artfully contrived to secure the rejection of the candidates it dreaded by singing their praises, and the favouring of weak candidates by attacking them. To me all this is mere matter of indifference. I shall be sorry if the seat at Cardiff is lost through the bad temper and bad manners of the janissaries, but as the readers of this column have known all along, I have never had the faintest aspiration in tlie direc- tion of the candidature, and how any Liberals can have allowed themselves to be deluded by the Tory press into the idea that I had is a mystery to me. I can only suppose it is because they are so unaccus- tomed to deal frankly and candidly themselves that they do not understand such dealing in others. But the Radicals of South Wales know what to expect from Cardiff. They will be thankful enough if any Liberal at all is returned from the out-of-touch .e Metropolis of Wales. Personally, I shall, of course, give my hearty support to whomever is ultimately chosen by the Thousand. The Independent Labour Party is, in my humble opinion, ill-advised in seeking to bring out a candidate in a seat where parties are so evenly balanced and though the tgentleman who is now being approached is personally entitled to every respect, he will, if he is wise, turn his attention to some other quarter. In the meantime, as I understand, the Executive are now open to receive names, I beg hereby to nominate the following gentlemen, as suitable for the Liberal candidature:— Mr. W. E. Gladstone. Lord Rosebery. Dr. Tanner. Mr. Keir-Hardie. Sir W. T. Lewis. Mr. David Morgan. Mr. Dan Thomas. Mr. Slavin. Mr. Lascelles Carr. Mr. Alfred Davies (of Hampstead). More to follow next week.

GRAND THEATRE, CARDIFF. Lovers of the sensational should not fail to put in an appearance at the Grand Theatre during the ensuing week, in view of the first appearance of Miss Maud Stanton's specially selected company in the production of the strikingly vigorous and original melodrama, entitled "The Game of Life. The characters, in consistence with the title of the piece, are all of them boldly outlined, and the plot teems with incidents of an exciting and thrilling description. Miss Maud Stanton has also been excep- tionally fortunate in her selection of the company, the members of which for the most part enjoy a well- earned reputation in theatrical circles. It may lie interesting to know that Miss Maud Stanton herself is a native of Cardiff, and this fact should ensure her a warm welcome during the week. She is the daughter of a gentleman who is well known and respected on the Cardiff Exchange. Visitors to Cardiff should not fail to turn in and appreciate the efforts made by Mr. Sounds to stage first-class performances.

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COUNTY COUNCIL ELECTIONS. FORWARD'S P ÆAN OF TRIUMPH. Forward wrote last week as follows —My rnomiee to deal with the last stage of the discussion on Liberalism the enemy of the working classes must he deferred for a week while I caper about in the exuberance of my joy at the result of the elections far 38 they have gone. Hurrah Hooroo hirroo How do you feel now, my Disgusted j' ^r.°"re-,?3've friends ? Oh, my Proggy friend, where is now the great majority of 50 011 the London County Council ? You wanted to talk about it a couple of months ago, and I bade you postpone ^?U1i until after tlie election. And now the ideal Proggy government has ceased to exist. O, what a fall was there, my countrymen You don't want to talk about the London County Council now, do you, my incoherent friend ?" No, of course you don't. And I'm not the one to put salt into your wounds. Ta ta, and a speedy recovery to j'u. Well done, men of Merthyr You have shaken off the yoke of the bigots and the incompetents at last, notwith- standing all the influences that were marshalled out in their support. The entire local press, the Noncon- formist pulpiteering tyrants, the little man on the Glelieland, the French-English demagogue from Northampton, the author of the Dirty Little England ballad, the loquacious Maenhir,"—all, all, went for the champion of the bigots, and all have been soundly thrashed. Once more then, hurrah. Continue men of Merthyr, as you have begun, and the stigma that now rests upon us will be removed. Last week this journal contained two songs in praise of the great Liberal candidate." How will the following do as an antidote ? It is written to various tunes, as becomes a song that deals with the man of many and zig-zag political views. Listen now. and you, friends Disgusted and Proggy," hats off THE MERTHYR COUNTY COCNCIL ELECTION. r. First tune, The Minstrel Boy. The toy Edm(o)und Burke to the poll has gone, Tn the ranks of New Liberals you'll find nim The Sword of the Sects he has girded on, And his zig-zag opinions "behind him Merthyr men,' said the orator bold, I've been a long time before ye, Sometimes I've supported the Welsh King of Gold And sometimes John Plews, the stout Torv." II. Second tune, Ai,d Sry,,te. Now there's a Council vacancy, And I'm the very man To fill it, if 1 can but <*Pt The help of fearless Dan. The help of fearless Dan, lfcv boys, Of sturdy Tory Dan, I'll be a County Councillor, With the aid of sturdy Dan. But sturdy Dan refused his aid, For look here, Alf. said he, You lack backbone, and I'm afraid Yon will not do for me. You will not do for me, my lad, You will not do for me, We want a man of sterner stuff, And you will not do for me. III. Third Tune, T'he Last Hose of Sn turner. There's one last chance remaining," Said the toy Edm(o)und Burke, If I can't get Dan Thomas In my int'rest to work, As a thorough-paced Liberal Before all men I'll pose, And l'il be tllt- statinches t Of publicans' foes." And as no one in Merthyr Would believe him sincere, He wrote off to Henry Du Pre Labouchere, And a letter he asked for, The which he might show, lo Drove him in earnest Tlie Unionists' foe. IV. Fourth Tune, Pe can;; i hon. And he wrote to Tim, who once had sung Of "Dirty Little England," And to otheis who would love to see This country not the king-land And thus appealed to, they with glee And unity, admitted That Alf to represent the town Was eminently fitted. V. Fifth tune, jiaed awacfu gate yestreen. And David from the Glebeland came, And threw the whole weight of his name On Alfy s side, because you see Alfy's a Liberal staunch, like me; And we must have our hero in And for the cause" a victory win, Altho' I would have liked to A stronger candidate than he." VI. Sixth Tune, Ekren on the Rhine. And Dan he stood at the toilers' side And bade them all be true, For look,' said he, the flowing tide Is surely now with you Don't vote then for a will-o'-wisp But vote for Jack instead." And plucky Jack, addressed his men And this is what he said VII. Seventh Tune, Men of Harlech. Men of Merthyr, young and hoary, Friends of Freedom, Whig and Tory, Drive the bigots' hosts before ye Forward to the poll Be no longer merely creatures Of the Radical false teachers, Nor pay heed to what the preachers Say about the poll. Be not led astray, men, By what faddist" say, men Our cause is right, So bravely fight, And win the glorious day, men See our Freedom's banner waving, Hypocrites and tyrants braving, Then end the caucus rule depraving Forward to the poll." VIII. Eighth Tune, Hohcrdinden. At Merthyr, when the lights were low, The friends of Alfy and his foe, Counted the ballot votes, and lo Poor Alf was beaten heavily. Ah, Alf, where's now the loud-voiced boast That thou would'st smash the Tory host ? Hie thee to some lone foreign coaot To pour thy grief out silently. In vain to thee French Lahby gave His blessing, for it could not save Thee from the onslaught of the brave Jack and the friends of liberty. Ho right has triumphed over wrong, As it has done through ages long Ho friends of freedom, raise a song In praise of Jack and Liberty. If the above, coupled with the result of the election in London and the provinces, will prove too much for our Disgusted and Proggy friends, I'll go round collecting their funeral expenses. Our correspondent then proceeded to urge the electors in the School Board contest to vote for the Rev. D. C. Edwards, Mr. C. H. James, Mr. Dan Thomas, and Mr. Wills. Of Mr. Thomas he says :— Dan's election must lie secured at all costs, if only for the fact that he will be a thorn in the side of the sectarian representatives when they try to play some of their jiggery-pokery tricks."—This is rather rough on the Church and Catholic members on the Board. Or are we to count Mr. Dan Thomas, in matters educational, among the Liberals and Unsectarians ? BRYNMAWR. Messrs. Juo. Watkins and J110. Thomas, the retiring County Councillors for the South and East Wards respectively, have been re-elected without opposition. Both gentlemen are Liberals. In the West Ward the Liberal Hundred nominated Mr. James Morgan, the Boot Factory, as their candidate. Mr. J. J. Lyddon, master-painter, the retiring councillor, persisted in coming out in opposition, so that two Liberals were pitted against one another In the Central Ward, Major Powell, the retiring councillor, did not seek re-election. The Liberal Hundred nominated Mr. James Bloor; but that gentleman subsequently withdrew, and the Hundred then nominated Mr. James F. Neat, outfitter. Much interest was manifested in the contests. The polling booth for the Central Ward was located at the Infants' Schoolroom, and that for the West Ward at the Boys' School; Major Powell, solicitor, and Mr. 11. H. A. Davies, solicitor, were the respective presiding officers. The vicinity of the polling booths was profusely adorned with flaming posters such as "All true Liberals should vote for Mat kail, and not for Neat, the Liberal Unionist." It had been alleged that Mr. Neat was a Unionist. A telegram from Mr. Morley, Liberal candidate for Breconshire, was also placarded, wishing Mr. Markall every success. Mr. Morley, however, sent a subsequent "telegram to say that his first one was written under amisunderstandin^ and urging upon the Liberals to support Mr. Ne,lt. It was noticeable that the publicans exhibited Mr. Markall's posters. Polling proceeded briskly, and the utmost good feeling prevailed. The figures were announced on Friday night as follows: —Central Ward Mr..T. F. Neat (Liberal nominee), 112 Mr. Markall (Independent Liberal), 82: majority 30. WestWard: Mr. James Morgan (Liberal nominpe), 145 Mr. J. J. Lyddon (Independent Liberal), 56 majority 89. The results were received with much cheering, and are an eloquent proof of the power and organising force of the Brynmawr Liberal Hundred.

THEATRE ROYAL, CARDIFF. Visitors to Cardiff, who patronise the Royal Theatre will doubtless accord a hearty welcome to the first production in Cardiff of Mr. Henry Arthur Jones's new play, entitled, "The Masqueraders," which is being produced by Mr. Otho Stuart's Com- pany, under the direction of Mr. Milton Bode, during this week, by arrangement with Mr. George Alexander, of the St. James's Theatre, London. The Masqueraders" is a brilliant and remarkable play, and once again amply illustrates the originality of the author. The great incident of the drama is that in which a husband plays a game of cards with his wife for the stake, and which forms one of the most thrilling episodes ever yet produced on the modern stage. The play is novel and unconventional, whilst its freshness and audacity are alone sufficient to ensure its popularity with theatregoers. With all its daring eccentricities, it is earnest, manly and English, and wholly free from affectation, absurdity and cant.

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THE LATE LORD ABERDARE. Mr. W. Little, chairman of the Mountain Ash District Council, at their meeting on Monday, referred to the great loss sustained by the district, and the country, by the death of the late Lord Aberdare. To the last he was engrossed in the business of the country and he never neglected local affairs. Referring to the first Local Board for Moun- tain Ash, his lordship was appointed chairman, a position which he occupied for a number of years. The last time he was in that room was at a banquet. He supported the candidature of the late Mr. Yaurath, to the chairmanship of the Board.—Mr. W. Jones, in supporting & vote of condolence with Lady Aberdare and the family, spoke of the loss sustaine i by the people of Mountain Ash, and said they had frequently to apply to him for concessions, which, if he knew they were for the good of the public, he invariably granted them. Th" resolution was then passed in silence.

TERRIBLE FATALITY AT RHYMNEY. On Monday morning an accident of a frightful character occurred at the Terrace-pit, whereby a young man named Arthur Peake met his death. The deceased was descending the pit as usual alonsr with a number of other workmen, and in the course of the descent he came in contact with a strip of wood which penetrated into his body. Whether the piece of wood had become detached from the side of the pit just as the carriage was passing is not definitely known. He was immediately brought to the surface, and tender hands conveyed him to the surgery. Dr. T. Hall Redwood and Dr. Watt were in attendance. There was no hope of saving his life, as aliout 18 There was no hope of saving his life, as about 18 inches of the wood had passed into the body. The wood was about two inches wide, and about one inch in thickness. The young man expired during the night, after suffering intense pain for several hours. The deceased was a native of Rhymney, and lived with his sister in Morgans-row. the horrible nature of the accident has cast quite a gloom over the I locality.

RHYMNEY COUNCIL Wednesday, Mr. J. Edwards, J.P., in the chair.— Mr. Trump, J.P., chairman of the Gas Coianany, wrote to state that instructions had been given to the men not to cut up the roads without giving notice to the Council's surveyor. — A discussion arose about another letter from Mr. Trump, asking the Council to withdraw a claim for £18 7s. 6d. made against the Gas Company. Ultimately it was decided to appoint a sub-committee, consisting of Messrs. J. Edwards, W. Smith, and J. E. Jones to carry on negotiations with the Gas Company. — Bills amounting to £ 103 0s. 7d. were passed.—The Medical Officer (Dr. Redwood) reported three cases of measles, 8 ca.set- of whooping cough, 6 of quinsey, and about 40 of inftuenza.The surveyor was instructed to draw out a report about overcrowding, and to see to the completion of the disinfecting chamber.—The clerk was instructed to take the necessary steps to have the Notification of Infectious Diseases Act adopted.—The surveyor's report was adopted.—A general district rate was made of Is. in the £ for Rhymney for six months, and of the <>ame amount for Llangynidr for 12 months. It was repot ted that there was an increase of JS193 5s. in the ratable value.—Mr. James Price sent in the following set of tenders, viz.: for scavenging Rhymney, JE203 Do. Llechryd, L6 stonehauling jd. per ton do. for County Council, 2s. per ton day work, 7s. 6d.; street watering, 6s. 10d. per day.—Adopted.—The chairman and the clerk were deputed to attend the enquiry to bo held re the county boundary.—Mr. T. 11 E. Jones gave notice that. at the next meeting, he would move "that the Council negotiate with the Rhymney Iron Company as to the purchase of the two houses in Sun-row next to the Royal Arms, and the parcel of land belonging therto, and to bulid there- on in the front a reading-room with a Board-room overhead, and a surveyor's office and house attached the two old houses in the back to be conveited into stores for the use of the Council." STITIKF, OL-'THF T-FMPLOYED.In reply to Mr. Smith, the Surveyor reported that the men he had engaged from amongst the unemployed had struck that day (laughter). He had a-sked them to work on till five o'clock 011 the road to Tredegar in order to complete it, but they refused to do so, and had asked to be paid off.—Several members thought this to be the height of ingratitude. ANNUAL MEDICAL REPORT.—The annual report of the Medical Officer was a lengthy and important one in many respects. The total number of deaths recorded was 184 (84 males and 100 females), giving a general death-rate for the year of 23 7 per 1,000 per annum. The officer, in his report, referred to the improper feeding of infants, stating that the majority of the infants of young women bping nowadays fed artificially instead of as provided and ordained by nature, to the injury of both mother and child." The report contained full particulars of the sickness experienced in the district during the year, and concluded by calling attention to (1) the exces- sive high death-rate of infants and of children (including infants) under five years of age, largely due, in the case of infants, to improper and careles"- feeding—withholding their natural food, and in the case of those over one year, to the infectious and preventable diseases, measles and whooping cough. (2) The double underneath and slope dwellings tiiat are still overcrowded. (3) Houses without0 closet accommodation (4) The waste paper nuisance. (5) The completion of the titting-up of the disinfecting chamber near the isolation hospital.—The Chairman": The question of infant mortality in the medicai officers annual report is a serious one.—Dr. Red- wood Yes, artificial feeding of infants is responsible for a great deal of the mortality amollgst infantft.- Mr. W. Piicchard Is the practice increasing ?—Dr. Redwood Yes, very much. Women won't take to be told upon the matter.—Mr. H. Jones But some mothers are obliged to adopt artificial feeding.—Dr. Redwood Yes, I do not speak of them, but rather of those who can suckle their young, and won't. They dry up their breasts purposely.— The Chairman I suppose we can do nothing better than ask the local press to give prominence to the doctor's remarks.— Dr. Redwood That may do good. I hope it will. SrREET ALTERATIONS. — The roads committee reeommended several improvements as follows (1) That a new kerb and channel gutter be laid from the grating near entrance to field at south end of Price-street to the corner of No. 39, Price-street, and a new pavement from 26 to 39, Price-street. (2) That the present garden wall in front of Nos. 16 to 33, High-street, should he taken down and moved back about fi ve feet (more or less) and a new kerb and channel gutter laid with an ash path. (3) That the new pavement in Forge-street be ex- tended to the Cyclops. (4) That a new kerb and channel gutter and new pavement be laid from No. 54 to 69, Plantation-street, and also new pavement in front of No. 38 to 42, Plantation-street. (5) That an iron or wall fence be erected on the bank in Carno- street, in front of Nos. 26 to 32. (6) That fire extin- guishing appliances be provided by the Council. (7) The committee strongly recommend the Council to carry out the foregoing during the summer season of 1895.—Mr. W. Smith Is it wise to spend all this money upon roads ? There are several places moie in need of attention than some of these, and I think that the Council should spend some money in removing some of the bad spots in different parts of the town. There's the drainage at the back of Upper High-street calling for attention. This will be felt when the summer comes on again. Then we shall have no money to spend, for we will have spent it aIL-The Chairman Oh, no, not all, Mr. Smith. There is a margin left after carrying out these improvements.— Mr. W. Smith I consider this expenditure upon High-street as being quite unnecessary. We have a good wide street there at present.—The Chairman The old pitched gutter is acknowledged to be the cause of a serious nuisance, and no doubt it would have been tackled before but that it was hardly right to do it without making a complete job of it.—Mr. 11 Smith It lias been in existence for years, and I have heard no complaint. It will not add one penny to the value of the property, and I should not be sur- prised to find the tenants asking to have their rents reduced in consequence of taking the feet from their gardens. Then the company will have to ask Mr. Edwards lo pay a ^larger rent to recoup them. —The Chairman Why ask Mr. Edwards to do so?— Mr. W. Smith Because of the increased trade which the improvement might tend to bring with it to Mr. Edwards (laughter).—The Chairman Several of the inhabitants of Sun-row are in favour of the improve- ments, and at the last election I promised them to do all in my power to get it done.—Mr. W. Pritchard Oh, you held it out as an inducement for them to suo- portyou ? Itiscomingoutnow.—TheChairman Yes. Election time is the only time that people can press for the redress of grievances, and I snould never again ask for a vote unless I did all in my power to fulfil my promise.—Mr. W. Smith I really don't agree with this particular recommendation of the Roads Commitvee, but we are entirely in the minority, and I suppose we must give in.—Mr. T. N. Evans said be had raised this, point in committee, but the other members thought the improvement to be necessary.— Mr. W. Smith Then you, Mr. Jones (pointing to Mr. T. E. Jones;, will be bringing up the Upper High-streel drainage in the summer. It no doubt requires attention. —Mr. T. E. Jones No, I shall not bring it up again. There it is for everybody to see. If it is not a uuisance, I don't know what is.—The suggested improvements were then agreed to unani- mously, the question of providing a fire hose and reel being left over until the next meeting.

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THE CHRONICLES OF DOWLAIS. FROM THE "BOOK OF DAYS" OF IOAN AB IORWERTH. OF THE END OF THE GREAT WAR. And it came to pass. in the 58tb year of Queen Victoria, the same in which the Bulldog prenliled against the Kangaroo, and in which great multitudes of the peoples were smitten sorely with a plague which is called the Wind-blew-end-ways, and also the Flying Louisa, that the wars of the teachers of children ceased after a great battle which lasted from "-ne second hour of the morning even until darkness had come down upon the earth. And there went forth as leaders of the people in the Land of Guest, James of the Happy Land, and Rhisiart Hir, of the Great Tabernacle, land Llewelyn, the Great Church Builder, and the Man who loved woik rather than talk, and Jollvboy, who is also called the Rough Diamond. Now the Man who lo\ed not Talk, and James of the Happy Land worked dili- gently, and sought not to anger any who were not of their tribes. But the strife waxed bitter between Rhisiart Hir and Llewellyn the Beardless One and Jolly boy was sire stricken with sickness and lav upon his bed with a great pain. And the men of Rhisiart Hir communed with one another saying Beware,lest ye fail into the trap prepared for ye by Llewelyn and JpHyboy, and do naught that will giçe them the victory o-er Rhisiart Hir, who is also called Solomon the Second." And Rhisiart Hit- stood up amongst the people saying, It behoveth ye to take heed unto your steps. Behold in the jiast .Jollvboy hath come out to fWht for the Church, and many of ye who love not his Church have cast m your lot with him, so that to them that dwell outside the Land of Guest it appearcth that his church is a strong church. But ye know it is not FO. Now Llewelyn hath come out to fight for the Church, and Jollvboy hath also come out. And the men of the Church are cunning even as the fox. They will flock to the banner of Llewelyn, and hope that ye, by reason of the lo\ e ye bear Jollvboy, will .support him. Beware, I say unto you. Cast not one vote for Jolly boy nor for anyone save only me, for I tell you that Llewelyn and Jollvbov have com- muned together and know what they will do." And the people said "WewiH not fall into the trap, Oh king, but will place thee in the foremost rank of the j victors. And as thy soul liveth thou shalt he exalted above the Church Builder whom I we hate with an exceeding bitter hatred." And the wrath of the army uf Llyw el yn was kindled again-t the men of the Man of the Great Tabernacle, and they sware that Llywelyn should he exalted above him 111 the sight of men. But the men of the Church Luilder and the men of Jollyboy knew not what the other would do, so they both fought as if the other were not in the field. And on the morning of the battle Llewelyn the Beardless, who is a small man, met Rhisiart Hir, who is a tall man, and words of anger p«ssed between them, so much so that Rhisiart Hir turned away saying, "I will not talk with thee." And chariots were brought into the war by the men of Llywelyn and of Rhisiart Hir. But for a reason which none can comprehend even unto this day, the men of Jollyboy worked not. They asked not men to vote for Jollvboy, nor did they cail a Council of his people. Their doings were not known to the children of men who said, Of a surety Jolly- boy will fall in the battle, for he hath done no work, neither he nor those who are his friends. And about mid-day Llewelyn the Church Builder, said, "Of a truth this is bad; the people take not enough interest in the war to come and fight; it greatly surpriseth me." But towards the close of day the numbers of the armies of all the leaders grew mightily. And the chariots of Llewelyn and of Rhisiart Hir were seen of men wheresoever they turned their gaze. And the battle ended two hour- after nightfall. But none knew who among the leaders had pre\ailed and who had fallen. And it came to jrass that on the day after these things it was decreed of them in authority that men should number the armies of all the leaders. And they did it. And lo it was found that of all the leaders in the land of Guest, Llewelyn the Beardless had a mighty great army. So great was it that its numbers were nigh unto three thousand more than the army of Rhisiart Ilir. And James of the Happy Land, who, as hath been said, worked quietly and made no enemies, was also among the conquerors albeit the struggle. l>etween him and a stranger from the Land of Tydfil was exceeding keen. But the armies of his enemies were too powerful for the man who loveth work rather than talk, and he fell. And there fell with him more than three thousand men. And Jollyboy, he was also among the chiefs who had not prevailed in the battle. And they who had cursed the name of Llywelyn the Church Builder were amazed at the exceeding mighty host that had followed him into the lwttlc-, and they cursed him the more saying, Behold he hath done a great wrong unto the people, for he hath kept out Jollyboy who was a great chief and a great friend of the people. And it speaketh not to the honour of the tribes of Kglwyswyr that they prefer Llewelyn the tntrted One to JoMyboy who was the people's friend." And the friends of Llewelyn said, O ye hypocrites If j-e loved Jollyboy as ve say, why did ye not fight toi him e fear the Boardle-ss One and sorrow that at last noway is 0]>en unto vou to explain the mi^htv host that follow him. When 7,000 men fought for Jollyboy ye said, It is even so but most of them love not the church though they love Jollyboy. And now when ye see Llewelyn with 300 more men than ever followed by Jollyboy ye see that ve spake not the truth aforetime. Ye mourn not the loss of Jollyboy, but ye are an-angered that one who fought for the church should have so great a host to lend him Hid." And all men horrowed at the fall of the man who spake little, for they said, Surely he hath saved hundreds of talents of gold for the p. opie by the wisdom he displayed in the making of .-CIKKI! tents for the children of men, and likewise in the work of repairing. Who among the new leaders can do the work so well as the Man of Few Words 1.0 there is not one." And all men marvelled at the great struggle which James of the Happy Land waged ere he prevailed in the fight, and they Did we not see James in the front rank of the leaders three years ago ? And the men of James said "It was even so, and the spirit moveth us to say it would have been so again but that there were Judases among the disciples of James of the Happy Land. With our own eyes did we behold them come into the field of the great school and they said un to us, We go to coHect the men of James of the Happy Land," and we said It is well." But these men had learned to follow in the footsteps of Iscariot, for whensoever they brought up men to the field of the war they said unto them, James of the Happy Land will of a surety prevail, but we fear for Joseph, the dealer in iron we fear that his enemies will eucompass him if ye help him not." And it came to nass in this wise that many of the followers of James' who also loved the dealer in iron cast in their lot with him. And is it not lecorded in the Book of Days that Joseph with the aid of the men who sware to fight for James mustered an army that was greater than that of any other king save only the Man of One Colour and Llewelyn the Beardless ? And all men mourned the fall of Jollyboy. For three davs did all men give themselves over to grief, saying, This peonle is an ungrateful people, that it remembered not "the good works that Jollyboy had done for them in the years that are. past that because he was stricken with illness, and could not fight as of old time, they should forget him and all that lie hath done and should choose other rulers. 0, ungrateful people, who know not how to reward them that hath befriended S'ou. Woe unto you for the day eometh when ye shall weep for what ye did to Tolly- lioy." And it came to pass that when the davs )f l-imentation were ended all men set themselves to ;he tasks which they had neglected tn the time of the .vars. And they sang, 0 lovely peace, all save mly Llewelyn, the Church Builder and Rhisiart Hir