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TIDE TABLE. FOR TIIX WEEK, ENDING DSCBMSEB 26, 1890. .2 £ 3 n o ^"2 S*4 «§ & BAYS OF THX WBKR. a 5^ g o* V u S S js £ to 2 — S x W » O C ("Morning | 1 18 1 7 12 15 Y~9 Iatukdt.^ Evening 1 55 1 43 12 48 1 42 2 50 ( Height. 1 2 ) 2 28 3 26 3 28 9 19 10 (Morning I 2 31 2W i~20 2~14 326 SUNDAY. Evening 3 7 2 55 1 51 2 45 4 2 ( Height 1 24 7 28 10 26 10 29 4 20 6 ( Morning 3 41 3 29 2 22 3 16 4 36 MOXDAIW Evening 4 12 4 3 2 53 3 47 5 10 I Height.. 26 2 29 II 27 11 30 6 21 9 i Morning 4 48 4 34 3 23 4 17 5 41 TUESDAY.-? Bvening 5 10 5 3 3 52 4 46 6 16 (Height 27 9 31 0 28 10 31 6 23 0 nr i Morning 4 48 4 34 3 23 4 17 5 41 TUESDAY.-? Bvening 5 10 5 3 3 52 4 46 6 16 (Height 27 9 31 0 28 10 31 6 23 0 < Morning 5 40 5 31 4 21 5 15 6 38 Wkbsbt./Evening 6 0 5 57 4 49 5 43 7 4 (Height 29 1 32 2 29 6 32 8 24 4 (Morning 6 30 6 21 5 16 6 9 7 28 RHUBSDY-J Bvening 6 46 6 44 5 39 6 33 7 51 {Height 30 1 32 8 29 16 33 2 24 11 (Morning 7 16 76 62 656 8 13 FHIDAY. {Bvening 7 28 7 27 6 24 7 18 8 34 f Heirht 30 7 33 2 29 11 33 8 24 6

SATURDAY; DECEMBER SO, 1890. THE WEEK'S NEWS. [From Thursday, Dec. 11th, to Tuesday, Dec. 1890, inclusive.) Sensational ?cyindal» of a similar type to those recently unearthed in London have just been brought to light in St. Petersburg. The first shipment of Canadian poultry, consisting of 50 tons, to Great Britain will be ffont by the next mail steamer. Two Bradford firms of manufacturers have decided, in view of the M'Kinley Tariff Act to remove their manufactories to America. In a fit of revenge, a young man at Fort Smith murdered the father and mother of a girl he was charged with seducing, the girl herself, a doctor, and a stranger, and after- wards committed suicide. A local contemporary states that the execu- tors of Mr. T. A. Walker, the contractor for the building of Barry Dock, have declined the offer of £50,000 made by the directors in settlement of the claim for £ 204,000. United Ireland office is now in the hands of Mr. John O'Connor, M.P., Mr. Campbell, M.P., and the new staff, with Mr. Leamy, M.P., as editor, and Mr. Sherlock, assistant- editor. Mr. Parnell has given them explicit directions that the paper must be scru- editor. Mr. Parnell has given them explicit directions that the paper must be scru- pulously fair to both sections of the Irish party. HI- T> 71 PI I iiir. rarneii, alter many cnanges, definitely decided on Saturday to postpone his Water- ford and Limerick engagements and to devote himself to the Kilkenny contest, to which both parties attach great importance, and the anti-Parnellites are very confident of viotory. The only event of the day was a speech by Mr. Parnell, attacking Sir J. Pope Hennessey's candidature, on the ground that hia opponent had a record which fitted him to be the leader of a party of rene- gades, and that he had always shown a desire to sacrifice Irish independence to English party predominance. The Bishop of Ossory, whose diocese includes Kilkenny, on Saturday issued a pronounce- ment severely condemning Mr. Parnell, and counselling the people to vote for the other side. Sir John Hennessey, Mr. Michael Davitt, and Dr. Tanner visited several places in the constituency and delivered addresses. They claim that nearly the whole of the voters in the mining districts are with them, numbering about 1,400. There are rumours of a Con- servative candidate in the person of Captain Hamilton, secretary of the Irish Property Defence Association, but there is no authori- tative confirmation of the report. Both Parnellites and anti Parnelhtes held meetings on Tuesday at Ballinakill. It being fair day, the meetings were well attended, and great excitement prevailed in the district. Both parties addressed their audiences at the same time, as a result of which they came into conflict, blackthorns being freely used. Mr. Davitt pushed his way amongst the con- testants, and was several times struck. He freely returned the blows with a short stick. On returning to the car after the fight Mr. Davitt, whose hat was in ribbons, said that he and his followers had beaten the other side, and they would beat them again. Mr. Davitt and other anti-Parnellites then drove on to Castlecomer, where, at the close of the anti-Parnelhte meeting, Mr. Parnell addressed a meeting. WJule this was going on theanti-Parnellite audieTOe oartte up with blackthorns, and the disturbance was such that Air. Parnell's voice was drowned. On Mr. Parnell's party driving away, people followed them, throwing stones, mud, and missiles. Mr. Parnell was struck in the faoe with a bag of lime. He was partially blinded for a time, and had to stop for an hour at a roadside cottage while a doctor attended to him.

THE SEVEN DOCTORS AND THE BOOK. Let us suppose that a man backs a certain horse to win the Derby. He makes a mistake in judg- ment. His favourite is beaten. What happens? Why, he inerely loses his money. Bad enough, pos- sibly, but that is all. Here is a more serious risk. A person is afflicted with some disease. Ho has to endure great pain, with some disease. Ho has to endure great pain, his body waptes away, his strength fails, he dreads death. Ho consults a physician as a matter of coursp. What else can he do ? Doctors are pre- sumed to be learned in these things. They study diseases in colleges and in hospitals, pass an examination as to their knowledge "of them, then make a life-long busineis of treating them. On the skill and judgment of these men we trust our happiness and our lives. On what they think and do bangs the question of life or death. If they are beaten, if they make a mistake, what happens? To be sure, they are not infallible; human nature is always apt to blunder. Still, when a professional pilot casts a ship ashore, both the Government and the public are satisfied with no common orfritvolous explanation. Mr. Jas. James, of 44, Oxford-street, Newtown, Millom, Cumberland, has recently made an open Statement, in which he says:—"In the spring of 1889 I was taken ill. Before that I had always been healthy. I had a bad taste in my mouth; my tougue was red as with rust; I had pains after eating in the chest and in both sides very low spirits; a sinking feeling at the stomach; inability to bear any noise, and such a sense of weariness and fatigue that I was obliged to be con- tinually lying down. I consulted our family doctor, who said I was suffering from liver com- plaint and indigestion. Nevertheless, although I was in great agony, none of his medicines could move my bowels. He gave me no relief. "I then went to another doctor, who said I was suffering from tapeworm, but after being under his treatment for some weeke, without any good resulr, I gave him up. By this time I was reduced to a shadow, and my clothes merely hung on me. 11 Then I saw three other doctors, who all agreed that I was consumptive. They sounded my lungs, hemt, and chest; and, after giving me various sorts of physic, they said a change of air wrfs the only thing that would do me any good. Following their advice I went to Penzance, Cornwall, my native place, to see if the change would really benefit me. Whilst there I consulted two doctors at St. Just. Both said my case was incurable, and they could do nothing for me. Two months went by, when I became so bad that my aunt wished to telegraph for my father to come and take me home if he wished me to return alive. After I got home I gave up all hope. I had been under seven doctors and taken their medicine for seven months without any effect whatever! One day in November, 1889, a little book was left at my house, and, without looking at it, my wife put it on the hob to light the fire with. When I got up from bed to sit by the fire a short time that evening I saw the book and began to read it, Among other things it contained an account of a cure of a case like mine by a medi- cine called Mother Siegers Curative Syrup. 11 1 Wife,' I said, I if I live till morning I am going to try a bottle of this medicine.' 1 lie next day I got a bottle of Mr. Mason, at Milium, and began taking it at once. In two or three days it gave me relief and in a week I could eat without pain and grew stronger every day. In seven or eight weeks from that time I had gained 2st. 61b. in weight and returned to my work iu good health, and have never ailed anything since, I was never better in my life than I am now. I a.m willing to answer any inquiries about my case that may be sent to my address. (Signed) JAMES JAMES." It is not necessary to make any extended com- ment on this case. The facts, which can be abun- dantly verified, speak for themselves. Mr. James is a young man, twenty-six years of age, a miner, respected by all who know him, and a member of the Millom Wesleyan Band. He has lived at Millom ever since he was a boy, and is employed at the Hodd Barrow Mining Company's Works, where his father is pattern-maker. Of the seven physicians who treated him only one (the first) seems to have understood the malady (Indi- gestion and dyspepsia), although, unfortunately, he did not possess or know the best remedy for it- Mother Siegel's Syrup. This was not, of course, any fault of his. The others entirely mistook the nature of Mr. James's complaint, and what they did was necessarily done under a wrong impres- sion. James never had tapeworm or consumption, although many of the symptoms of consumption are the same as those of indigestion and dyspepsia —a truth worth remembering. We congratulate our young friend on the fact that he read the little book instead of allowing it to be used to kindle the fire. The Turks never destroy a bit of printed paper without first reading it, for, they say, Perhaps the name of God may be on it." LC501

H.R.H. IN GOOD HEALTH. The Press Association learns that the statement that the Prince of Wales is suffering from a severe cold is incorrect. His Royal Highness has a slight cold, but it is of such a t rifing nature that it does not in any way interfere with his movements out of doors. In fact, the Prince has been able to visit theatres on Monday and yesterday evpfiini".

MAZAWATTEBTEAS are a household wi i.s Waius They re-call thr, 4sligigiis tens of 30 years ago. Lb66 1

HEALTH SERMONS FOR THE PEOPLE." BY DR. GORDON STABLES, R.N. Commenciug with January, we have mado arrangements to publish in the WEEKLr MAIL a Monthly Article on Medical and Hygienic Topics, from the pen of the late Dr. Gordon Stables, R.N. The papers, which will appear under the caption- "HEALTH SKRMONS FOR THE PEOPLE," Will be written in simple, telling style. They will discuss the most important health topics, in which there is the widest interest; and they will give sound counsel and information. The first article will appear during the month of January, and the papers will be continued monthly. Other interesting and attractive features are in course of preparation. The "WEEKLY MAIL'' is one of the best family papers in the country. ONE PENNY WEEKLY.

¡3ottr!? The Convict's Christmas Eve. The term was done; my penalty was past; I saw the outside of t.he walls at last, When I left that, stone punishment of sin Twas noet as hard as when I first went in. It seemed at once as though the swift-voiced air Told slanderous tales about me everywhere: As if the ground itself w-is shrinking bad, For fear 'twould get the Cain's mark of my track. Women would edge away, with shrewd she-guesses, As if my very glance would spoil their drosses; Men looked me over with close, careless gaze, And understood my downcast, gaol-bred ways: My hands were so grim-hnrdened and defiled, I wouldn't have had tho cheek to pet a child If I had spoken to a dog that day, Ho would have tipped his nose and walked away Anfl an I wandered in a gaol of doubt. Whence neither heaven nor earth would lot me out, The world itself seemed to me every bit As hurd a prison-as the one l'd quit. f:o if it So I trudged round appropiiateiy slow For one with no particular phce to go. The houses scowled and stared as if to sav, You gaol-bird, we are honest walk away I The factory seemed to scream when I came near, Stand back I unsentenced men are working here! And virtue had th' appearance all the time Of trying hard t 1 push me back to crime It struck me strange, that stormy, snow-bleached day, To watch the diffuront people on the way, All carrying bundles, of all sorts of sizes, As carefully as gold and silver prizes. Well dressed or poor, I could not understand Why each one hugged a bundle in his hand. I asked an old policeman what it meant. Ho looked me over with eye-! shrewdly bent, While muttering in a voice that fairly froze, "It's 'cause to-morrow's Christmas, I suppose.' And then the fact came crashing ove, me, How horribly alone a man can be I Alone I-there maybe never has occurred A word whose gloom is gloomier than tlipt word! So evening saw me straggling up and down Within the gayly-lighted, desolnte town, 9 hungry, sad heart-hermit all the while, My rough face begging for a friendly smile, Folks talked with folks in new-made warmth and glee, But no one had a word or look for mill; Love flowed like water, but it could not make The world forgive me for my one mistake. An open churdi some look of welcome wnre; I crept in soft and sat. down near the door. I'd never seen 'mongst my unhappy racp So many happy children in one place I never knew how much a hymn could bring From Heaven, until I heard those cMldren sisg I never saw such sweet-breathed gales of glee As swept around that fruitful Christmas tree. You who have tripped through childhood's merry days With passionate love protecting all your ways, Who did not see a Christmas time go by Without some present for your sparkling eye, Thank God, whose goodness gave such 10v its birth, And scattered heaven-seeds in the dust of earth! In stone-paved ground my thorny field was set j I never had a Christmas present yet. And so I sat and saw them, and confess Felt all th' unhappier for their happiness Jnd when a man gets into such a statf, He's very proud-or very desolate. Just then a cry cf "Firel" amongst us came; The pretty Christmas-tree was all aflame; And one sweet ehild there in our stalted gaze Was screaming with her white clothes all ablaze. The crowd seemed crszy-like, b( thold and young, And very swift of speech, though slow of tongue. But one knew what to do, and not to say, And he a convict, just let loose that day. I fought like one who deals in deidly strife I wrapt my life around that child's sweet life I choked the flames that choked her with rich cloaks, Stol'n from some good but very frightened folks I gave the dear girl to her parents' sight, Unharmed by anything, excepting fright; tore the blazing branches from the tree, And all was safe, and no one hurt but me. That night, of which I asked for sleep in vain- That night, that tossed me round on prongs of pain, That slabbed me with fierce tortures through and through, Was still the happiest that I ever knew. I felt that I at last had earned a place Among my race, by suffering for my race; I felt the glorious facts wouldn't let me miss A mother's thanks—perhaps a child's sweet kiss; That man's warm gratitude would find a plan To lift me up, and help me be a man. Next day they brought a letter to my bed. I opened it with tingling nerves and read: You have upon my kindness ceitiin claims For rescuing my young child from the flames; Such deeds deserve a hand unstained by crime; I trust you will reform while yet there's time. The blackest sinner may find mercy still (Enclosed please find a thousand dollar bill). Our paths, of course, on different roads must lie; Don't follow me for any more. Good-bye." I scorched the dirty rag till it was biack; Enclosed it in a rag and i" nt it back. That very night I cracked a tradesman's door, Stole with my blistered handa ten thousand more, Which next day I took special pains to send To my good, distant, wealthy, high-toned friend, And wrote upon it in a steady hand, In words I hoped he wouldn't misunderstand Money is cheap, as I have shown you hore, But gratitude and sympathy are dear. These rags are stolen—have been-may often be; I trust the one wasn't that you seit to me. Hoping your pride and you are reconciled- From the black, sinful rescuer of your child." I crept to court-a crushed, triumphant worm— Confessed the ttieff, and took another term. My life closed, and began and I am back Among the rogues that walk the bro*d?gauged track, I toil 'mid every sort of sin that's known I walk rough roads-but do not walk Alone. Win CABLETON in Harper's Magazine,

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Notice to Readers. To make room for special Christ- mas tales and other seasonable literature, The Household," Our Doctor," and one or two other usual features are suspended this week. They will, however, be re- sumed next week; and, commencing with the New Year, other interest- ing features will be added.

ALMANAC FOR 1891. A large sheet almanac for 1891 is presented to every purchaser of this week's Weekly Mail." Paper and almanac .one penny.

CHRISTMAS WEEK. The Weekly Mail" will next week be published as usual-on Friday and Saturday, -'8

Christmas Recipes- I I3x "GWENYE GWYNEDD."] In accordance with the wishes of a corre- spondent of the Weekly Mail, I give herewith some recipes for various things which may be acceptable at Christmas, but will also be found serviceable at any other time. The aim of a good housewife is to make as muoh variety as is in her power in the bill of fare of her daily dinner; to render the food pre- pared pleasant to the palate without beiug expensive to the purse; and to endeavour to hold the balance even between the agreeable and the wholesome. Whilst nourishment of the human frame should be the chief end of eating, there 's no reason why the sense of taste should not be indulged in so far as it can be done with- out injury to the health or digestion by over rich and indigestible dishes. At this season of the year, when friends meet, more care and trouble is expended over cooking so as to be able to welcome those near and dear to us in an hospitable manner. TURKEY PUDDING. Take 2oz. of suet, ih, of turkey chopped fine, 2oz. of bacon or ham, iioz. of grated bread crumbs soaked in boilll;" milk, two fggs, <;mon peel, onion, pepper, taispoonful of Baucr, parsley, some chopped mushrooms, and sail. Mix all together and bake in a b ssin for one hour. Turn out nnd serve wi; It some pood gravy poured over it. Phensa' ;ken may be used instead of turkey. + It CUTLETS. Take any cold cooked meat, mince nnd pound it, add an equal quai tit3 of bread crumbs, loz, of butter, pepper, salt, cayenne, and a li tla ketchup. Make this into a stiff paste with an egg, and shape into small cutlets with a little flour, egg, and bread crumbs, and fry in hot fat. Put a. amati piece of uncooked mnccaroni into tile end of each to repre- sent the bone. BRAIN CAKES. Boil the brains in a little veal gravy very geritly for ten minutes, drain them on a sieve, and, when cold, cut them into dice. Dip them in the yolk of an egg and very fine bread crumbs, mixed with Falt and chopped herbs and pepper; fry them & light brown and dry them wi l1. Serve on a very Lot dish. Garnish with fried parsley. BEEF AND ONION FRIFD IN SLICES, Cut some slices of c,,Id rOI\t het-f and one large onion fry them a nice brown in lib. of butter- turn the pan round frequently to prevent the mest burning. Boil up half-apint of beef broth season it well with pepper, salt, and a littlemuetaro and pour over the me/It and serve a hot as pos- sible. KBOMESKIES. Three ounces ot flour, a pinch of t-a't; one dessert- spoonful of salad oil one gill of tepid water and the white of an egg, well beaten. Soak some oysters in cream with a little cayenne and a few drops of lemon juice. Take a piece of cooked bacon, all fat (cold boiled), wrap each oyster in a slice of baCOlh and fry in the above batter. 134irvo up the oysters in bacon. APPLE DUMPLINGS. Make a good puff paste crust.; roll it out a IIttlt thicker than a crown piece; pare some large apples and roll every al,ple in this paste tie cheat eacliclosely in a cloth boil foroneliour;cutaliltis piece of the top off and take out the core put in a teaspoonful of lemon peel shred very fine, a little melted butter, and sotna sugar; then lay on the piece of crust again. Put the dumplings on a dish, strew fine augur over them, and serve hot. The dumplings can be served, if preferred, plain without removing the t,p and adding the lemon peel, sugar, and butter. They may also be baked instead of boiled for a change. GERMAN BnowN BRKAD PUDDING. Take 6oz. of brown bread crumbs put them in a saucepan with a quarter of a ptnt of boiling milk stone lib. of cherries or any fruit; take the yolks of three eggs and 3(,z. of sugar; mix this in with a little lemon rind; beat the whites of the eggs into a strong froth and mix it in butter your mould put in a layer of the mixture, then a layer of the fruit, and so on till the mould is full. Twist a paper round the top. Have ready a sauce- panful of boiling water, so a to come haif-way up the mould. Steam the pudding for an hour; take it out and put some custard round it. LEMON JAM. One pound of loaf sug.<r, ilb, of butter, three lemons (graie the rind very fine, and strain the juice), six egg", four whites well beaten mix the whole together and simmer over the fire till the thickness of honey; cover with brandy paper, and it, will keep a long time. This llffi is very useful for cheese cakes, Swiss pastry, and other cold sweet dishes. NOYÄu. One Scotch pint if good whisky, 4oz. of bittec almonds, blanched and cut "cry small; put the almonds and the whisky Into a joitle, keep it warm for a week strain it off and filter it; make 21b. of loaf sugar intc clear syrup, and when cold mix it all together.

SALE OR EXCHANGE. SKATES F r 8ale, cheap, a pair of No. 1 Acme Skates in good condition.—" It. Weekly Mail Exchange, Cardiff. BICYCLII,-For Sale, Safety Bicycle in splended con- dition; Oust 414 103. cash; will take ES or useful ex- Change.—Address B. Weeky Mail Exchange, Cardiff, FOWLS, &c.-For Sale, a Minorca Cock Fowl, six months old also an Organ, and a quantity of Books on knowledge and light reaiing.-IO, Wimisor-road, Car- diff. MAGIC LANTERN SLIDES.-Will Exchange Twelve Magic Lantern Slides, 48 views, coloured, for 48 others, coloum,d.-A,Idrt-m "MAJOR," Chapel-hill House; Ayt- burton, Lydney, Gloucestershire. THE GARIEN.-Goosebet-ry bushes; twelve good sorts for 2a.; or exchange for crocus bulbs and five-inch pots.— MORTON," 80, Kicharda-terrace. Ruath, Cardiff PAPER STABS, for Picture Frames; 40 sent to any address, post fr.e, for 16 penny stamps.—" DKVONIA," Bampton, Devonshire. BOOKS, .tc. OllarIfl8 O'Mallev." 650 pages, 8d.; "But Yet a Woman," 5d "Gold HUlltela; 6d; Stuart of Dunleath," 8d Dùmhey and Son," with original illustrations, 6d or the five copies for. 2s 6d. Aleo ateel frot saw frame cost 2s. 6,1.. for 1s, 3d.—B. PHILLIPS, Post-offl- e, Llanfatteg,

WANTED. MUSIC.—Wanted, Violin and Pianoforte Music cheap; operatic airs and dance music.—J. II. JOKES, Post-office, Cross Keys. Newport. I'ORKiGN 8TAMPS.—Wanted, a Collection or Loose; alse Sell or Exchange Duplicates with collectors.—H. OADLK, 30, Clare-street, 'trdiff. DOGS.-W.tittul, good breed Bcetch Collie or Puppv. State lowest price and where can be secu.-Addreas B, Weekly Matl Exchange, Cardiff,