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WORKMEN'S TOPICS, TRADE UNION CONGRESS. tHE TRADE UNIONS AND TRADE DISPUTES BILL. BY MABON, M.P. was expected one of the greatest and the 'ho*' 'mP0l'tarit question to the hundreds of i Ontands of worken represented at thIs congress ^c°otained in tbe above Bill. Notwithstanding 8{act that be Bill had passed its second read- ly' a majority of 39 in last Parliament the Va were in great earnesiness protesting ^lnat the policy oE obstruction that has been lt °tted to in order to prevent Trade Unionists In obtaining that immunity from legal ^'ference m connection with trades' disputes ^'cl1 is already enjoyed by employers and their ^.°C!ations. The conduct of the Prime 4 '«« in refusing to concede the necessary f°r proceeding further .vith the Bill m the and by this ti_ne there are very t Workers indeed who do not understand the ^6 J- uy vvaich that subtle gentleman withdrew Bill opposition to the second reading ot that Sit when be knew that no more time lit 11 be conceded to pass the Bill Its final stages; therefore there Ut little wonder that his action was strongly etr,ned, and that the Congress was of the il0( 0u' that the time bad arrived when the should Cake the matter ap in ani pass the Bill. Now after all that ig86n ^0De against the workers in thisi matter Hff won^er 10 m8et t0 =ee SUC'J apathy and llll 6rence shown by such large sections of W*°,kin& community as is evident among I and workshops and various other workers 1. e In the Northern and in the Midland 'es as well. They seem to thoroughly agree (ue action of the Government and its in ^as brought the Trades' Unions of the their funds, most especially into the er°a3 position, to themselves, that they are '< that the effect of judicial decisions gainst them is net :u accord with the ^lio ,0n oÍ Parliament when the Trades "IOn lp\)r 8 Acts of 1871 and 1876 ware passed. They '-t>n, Ve of the Bill drafted by the Parliamentary and submitted to Parliament and if tt'0l*ld hkve definitely secured the ini- trade union funds against being sued Ib't ^Kes, and thus obtain to Trades' Unions 'ho protectioa which the Parliament legal lt'Ves*h'°S anc* Trades' Unionists them- to have existed prior to the Taff \f etc., etc. But a large number "iBv'601 are still willing to leave to work of tbem from the* thraldom of the prseent i Th' verv IBen '^at brought tb9tn to l*l),. y are willing to congratulate the 4' Committee upon the effectiveness V displayed by them in getiing Is of Parliament to vote tor the passing ? C0 ra3es' Dispute Bill through tho House NfckJ^^Ons, bat they themselves, of a 'arKe v **th* °f 'bem, I really believe will »Pa,n vote k^eri'11 to 'bis Parliament some of them that to vote lor the Bill and will in all pro- > refuse to do so in future. »!Nl> ''rational coudact I really con ess in U C,081 inexplicable. The idea of opposing is to some of them pugnacious, 1**8 to be as irrational to them as their to other people. However, the Con- v*Nto re<j«eat the Parliaa:enUryCom- [ ^V^ontinne their efforts and demand ot f 0"li^ltaent t0 Provide facilitieB for the Bin law of the country. Of this Bill 'aw of the country personally I to *liM,e hope. In fact it wonld, in my I it *}e far heater for the workers thin Gov. Trade Onioniate in particular, „->.her Half01811,1 wsre to to carry it «W n(t once Daased its eecond readfne cannot veiy well refuse to do that again. j.' as to the necessary details of the Bill to the Trades' Unionists to their former l^'ions it is my strong and bonoat conviction "it will be best oat of theIr hands. „ Education. V18 all important qaestion is again to have a deal of.tbe attentions oftho present con- One thing I am very proni of that V&ee*IDs in ^aTonr of free and unsectarian ^in^gl0n ha3 taken such a strong hold on the S9sg°f workers of thi3 country. I freely never dreamt the battle for popular N«hl0n unc*or P0Dular control waged by the S^Persentatives in Parliament wat half so U^'sh an^ tbonSbti half so much of among the V (!»« WDrkera as it i»- In fact, that fight and, It ^t?.a,l,ed' manly resistance to the gagging debate on the part of the Qlembera bas commended itself to the Vv°rtierf> minda to a very great degree. 1 lJVen SOme of ns tha,i are knowl1 t0 be >», «i°nali3ts but have played but a minor X. 1Ols struggle, a new place as it were in |J^. 0Qrab!e opinions and vivid commends- ljU ^till, and thia is as it should be, we mast 11 and even praIse-the first consfdera- the question is to be given to $it8 Physical Deterioration r#medies' and we are to be asked to to tbe following facts V twelve millions of the population of i b-.cic)so ,r^ are ''vinK in actual poverty or the Poverty line- V'k^evi.^3'3'03'1 deterioration of the people ak,eresnlt of this and 'mPOssible to teach starving and '*VC0 dren- JJlij y>S'rej8 w'" urRe upon the Government i BaPP°80 all Governments until h aUti ab'o end is secured—introduction t0 eaa-ble educational authorities i'o p0118 meal a day for children LHh'? 0Veroment supparted schools and 'ifiaCUre on ttl0 part municipal r'0h°^ ChniiRid enforcement of the Employ- Ne> 0f th ^cl; and t0 80 extea(^ tfa«3 pro- S; 1<1 e statue to secure that children vKats a"e s'ia" not be employed at 'ft er achool hours. On qaeati°n the Congress is »9ked ernn the Education Policy of the to Government, formulate a constructive jHh114' oriv>o"ramn:,Q basod on the principle as °tlan,t'e3 f°r a" I' lfl 'ndesd as Jli0 'ty 8_ 't is noble to find that all the real Nh Work for tfie ;iiasa of tbe real and I N its -rs a country like ours, where so llNie<luc-at8i0Clal and iotlnstriai position depends i,\ thon is aQ equality of opportunities, if«/U^y' at least. are prepared to fight for '^rou^b world. a"d to meet bo s an-j keenest competition on d for the purpose of securing such 8 t'ley feel that it is necessary to if "l> *hcf>?KU'ar contrc' over State aided I ^Srr ^ovsi abolition of all school feeR. liVi lh«t °f tile reilR'oas difficulty by pra- ^hiiii h*16 ec'lu;at'on of all State aideli Kkl'ld1 de>)j seca'ar- Any religious demon l^V. So r!ll« to impart religious knowledge IkNtj thar 0 at its own cost and out of school ■ W^h be j technical and higher education to bo placed within the ''hip n"ilrt by such an extension of the MvS l>)a>inu'Stefn as w'" permit the granting Qar,ce scholarnhip3 to>ll children would be enhanced by an ex- mii' 'b 1,1 "tie f" aucl that adequate orovision M in Hpo °r children to continue at school 15 y°ara- Ie bv the workers also that pro- ■H^ '1 l'h1''h made for inetrncting the rising fcUh "bts aDli dQtieH ot citizenlhip, °f morality and'also that ilk th» ° Hhould be established for the ;iNV*7ociapab,e blind vC°1h^,i v Qfectiveshould bagm at home, ao6fty COmmendab!e that the workers n Vv° th&r a8't iHpoawibleforsuch a thing *id shoDld tbink of the provisions ^tii?^rn!! and incapables among their kl'v having been able to establish Cvv66|>eas t 3 tbe ^'nc11- anc' knowing their ? StaPPle with past requirements, if 'iiiio0 tilB ODioion that the present '("VN '8 DJ)c lhe klind of our com nunitv, W. '%||^ ,Q volnntary effort, does not tend 'ti?rrrianeDt welfare of this se:tion fi0!l th(TtD-S' 'hey, therefore, are now h abould be urged upon hie V* rt'lio 1r'visi"f?3,5D'' 'he necessity of muking '^e .ns ^or those afflicted people, KV, ofr^entsf8Prsibi,ity apon one of the NX. *>»i Li-0 Providing for the main- X' > ,ncL (1) The directors of U workshop:! with the *Vli3R wasre (2) The establish- ir>HC^0o'a f°r ttle ^uPab'e blind, t W^Nh^L^'o a^trially self-supporting; (.5) 1 ancl infirm blind, their hn,v,8'ona adequate to keep them M'X\ the e m^ner. 'oa,f0 ^osrarnme for the maiu- ^iSv^e p. °f capable and incapable i* 0!iCi ni?try 's Hocli a large and areata' niast ask yon to 'fett»> 10 Qnea aore retntaiaa to

MUSIC IN WALES. BY D. EMLYN EVANS. SOME OFOUR CRITICS. During the past weeks Wales and its eisteddfod and music have figured more or less in the English Press, and it may be useful if we devote a little time and apace to what our en tics ^some friendly and sympathetic, and others .a little otherwise, perhaps—have to say about ns, our apcient institution, and oar mor o gan," &c. In its August number the Mnsical Herald published a strong letter from an eminent Welsh baritone, under the heading, Wales Must.Mend or End Herself." In the opinion of the writer the Welsh people, though dramatic in intention, poetic in fancy, and musical in imagination. mistake human for divine are, brutal violence for spiritual force, and emotional noise for musical expression, and the greatest mistakeof all is to think that a silver or a gold medal and a prize of 200 guineas mean progress, success, and triumph. They do not mean any such thing," we are told but artistic degradation and even moral destruction." Suspicious and angry bickerings characterise the functions of eistedd- (odic contests furious approval and disapproval tear the audiences with passion, and the after math of selfish and senseless argument in the public Press after the eisteddfod is over has often made an honest Welshman blush for his fellows." There- fore as we know from history that art and com- merce do not live in the same house,1'and that excitement, turmoil and upheaval are not the conditions of artistic growth," Wales most mend or end herself." This severe utterance has not received mneb notice nor apparently produced any great effect in Wales, and that in part perhaps because the strength of the dose administered provides its own antidote. No donbt the writer waa prompted by honest conviction, and that there is much to justify the position he takes up, if the question is reviewed from a singls or particular standpoint, apd judged by some exceptionable instances. The matter, however, is one that should be looked at as a whole In determining the value of eisfcedd- fodic competitions, their merits as well as their demerits, their successes and their failures must be put in the balance. That all sincere advo- cates of the eisteddfod recognise its imperfections needs no stating here and that, therefore, they are in a line with the above writer in so far as the process of mending is desirable. [n this instance,80mewhat oddly, the defensive cudgels are taken up by an English writer, the editor of Truth, who asks where on earth the author of the letter had derived his history from. Becanse," as a matter of fact art has rarely or never flourished except in commercial cities, for elsewhere the wealth necessary to foster art is Jacking." Our esteemed baritone is told that he has queer ideas about art," that his own pursuit of art is based strictly on com- mercialism, and that save for charity or some other good reason be would not be willing to aing without his fee, and people .would think liim foolish if he did so." Truth maintains that money prizes are a direct incentive to thestndy of mnsic by working men, who wonld otherwise not devote the time essential to the work. The question of an artist's fee, however, is a mere matter of market valne—just as is an editor's, for instance and if the performances of some choirs ware appraised in accordance with the time bnd labour expended—apart from the point ot talent—then, in addition to the actual expense incurred, it would not be even a prize of 200 guineas that wouJd cover the outlay. The Musical News," commenting on Eisteddfod Manners" to <t recent iuue, refera to Corwen aa tbe £ l*ce where a few years asro," if it remembers rightly, the unfortunate Judge had to flee coatless from an audience which constituted itself the militant partisans of a choir they fancied more than the judge did." As to the Swansea competition on last Bank Holiday, the disappointed competi- tors raided tba platform and hooted the judge —Mr Etandegger. So serious was the demon stration," we are informed, that the police had to be sent for in order to protect the judge from violence.' "The veteran musician's troubles did not end there," according to this witness, but he was mobbed in the street, and must have deemed himself fortunate at getting out of the town whole in body." Of Aberdare it is said thata similardisorderly scene occurred there, and that" it cannot be urged in extenuation that either of the disturbances can be regarded as an isolated and accidental case." To account for this, opinions vary," according to the News." First, the Welsh are not sports- men—defeat hurts their vanity, and they usually show ill-tempor when they are fairly beaten." Secondly, they are keen pot-hunters, and regard the money won as of far higher value than any artistic praise awarded by an impartial judge." Thirdly, one effect of Tonic Sol-faism is to lead those who know this system of voeaf notation and no more to hold very narrow views of music." The News ^finishes itsDicturebyadviaing English adjudicators to leave Wales—already mistrusting" its own judges—" severely alone," and to let the malcontents stew in their own jaice." We have no desire to shield or minimise any misdoings of the nature just mentioned on the part of Welsh competitors, as these columns will abundantly show. but the editor of the Mnsical News again is overdoing hia case. Although Disorders do Occur occasionally, and that it so happened this last Bank Holiday that they took place at three meet- ings. and although we are also bound to confess that many of these meetings in certain districts are conducted in a far less orderly and pleasant a. manner than they could and should be conducted, anyone acquainted thoroughly with Wales will know that disturbances are" isolated," and practically accidental cases." There are many hundreds of these competitions held amongst ns in the course of a year, and the percentage of disturbances would be exceedingly small at the worst. In answer to the charge that Welsh singers usually show ill-temper when they are fairly beaten," we mav observe that English choirs at least have no cause of complaint. Daring the last few years of ill-fortune, when Welsh choirs have had to lower their flag so often, not in one instance, to the best of our knowledge, have they displayed any resentment towards their success- j ful opponents from across the border. We mav 1 also commend the old adage about people who j live in glass bouses to the attention of some of I our critics; and it may be instructive if they ( posted themselves up in the history of brass band contests jn some of their own districts. If our I memory is not hopelessly at fault, some corres- j pondence appeared in the Press not long ago in which English adjudicators declared their deter- ( mination to "let the malcontents atew in their own juice" there, too.. Mr David Jenkins has challenged the editor in a later issne of the News in regard to the Story of The Fleeing ¡. Coatless Judge at some supposed Corwen eisteddfod, and the editor in reply shelters himself amongst gener- alities. Mr Randegger himself has discounted the exaggerations made in regard to the Swansea episode-unpleasant enough for 119 as a people to contemplate without any elaboration, and the addition of street mobbing," risking one's "body," a.nd so on. And the editor of the "Musical Herald," who has a pretty intimate knowledge of Wales, its music, its sol-faism and its eisteddfod, pithily states in its issue for this month that the Musical News has placed itself in a ridiculous position, and mast be left to get out of it as best it can." What our eisteddfod committees and conduc- tors and our choral leaders generally must do is to see that our competitors and audiences so condnct themselves as to make all hostile criticism of this sort impossible. Our ideal eisteddfodic gathering is one in which no noisy demonstration:) whatever, pro or con, are per- mitted, the only acclamation being the one tak- ing place at the announcement and investment of tbe winner. Those acquainted with the inner working of things will know that a demon- stration in favonr of a competing choir is just as mischievous, and as mischievously intended. as one to the contrary. If anyone should doubt the practibility of such an orderly gathering, let us direct him for a convincing experience to the local competitive meetings held by the North Wales quarrymen-at Festiniog, Uanberia. etc.; and what is not only possible but the prevailing inle there ia alao fwgifete thtogghottt the j

Illustrated Fashions. One of the most sensible and economical novel- ties in regard to the ever serviceable co&tand skirt costume which has met with sincere ap- proval from everyone who has adopted it pro- vides two skirts for wear with one and the same coat. This may at first glance appear unneces- sary and extravagant, 90S, of coarse, the first cost of the costume is greatly increased, but as, of course, this refers to only to thoee of tweed, serge, or cloth, it will be found much less ex- pensive in the long ran, for it has fallen to the experience of most of us to find ourselves face to face with a coat which is very little the worse of the wear it has had, while the accompanying skirt shows cut edges and general shabbiness, so that one can hardly believe they are part and parcel of the same costume. Thia state of affairs is prevented by the double skirt, the one A Useful Cap. I being cut very short and made as plainly as possible, while the other is more liberally strapped and stitched and fuller altogether, and is, beaides, of an ordinary length. The short skirt is, of course, designed for wet weather and country wear, which saves the more elaborate one for more important occa- sions, and by using them as required the coat will wear in harmony with the rest of the costume. A long skirt always looks out of place on a stormy day or a coantry road Especially useful is the double skirt for the girl of sporting proclivities, for the short skirt is suited to the requirements of golf, fishing, or even shooting: A serge costame of this mode, completed by a cap of the same material fashioued in the same style as that in my first sketch looks businesslike and is becoming, espe- cially when a long veil is twisted round it in the same way as that effected by the motorists and loosely knotted at one side with the ends allowed to float free. These flat crowned caps prove most comfort- able wear on a windy day, as they fit well on to the bead and lend themselves to the firm ad- justment of the necessary hatpins. There is evinced in the first hint of the fashions for the coming autumn a marked tendency towards plaids, and some of the smartest dresses of this material will be made with a short pleated skirt, and in every instance a cap to match will be included in the toilette, The coats are close n A Smart Toilette. I fitting but are smartened up by the introduc- tion of tasteful waisteaats, for this autumn and winter will see all the smartest cut tailor-made boasting a tight-fitting waistcoat, generally of a contrasting colour. We ai6 only following the fashion set by the lords of creation in adopt- ing this mode, for last winter and spring man- kind displayed a loie for weird combinations of colour or startling spots aud stripes as a relief to the monotony of the usual masculine toi- lette. My second sketch shows a pretty fawn or champagne coloured light cloth dress trimmfed with flounces of silk embroidery worked in dif- ferent tones of brown with a touch of orange introduced at the belt and in the little bows securing the silk which is passed round the shoulders, and also down the front of the skirt in a series of little puffs. A soft silk bow finishes the front of the bodice and is of the same tone as the material. Fine creamy under- sleeves of delicate muslin appear under the friil of embroidery above the wrists and are caught into little bands of lace. The hat is of pale brown straw trimmed with a long veil of creamy lace and an orang6 vehet bow on the bandeau at the side. The colours are just what will be greatly worn in a month or six weeks, A Pretty Frock. j ir brown in all its various shades will be very ell worn during antumn, and generally relieved y touches of yellow or orango. Red in another ch colour wbich is always greatly in demand nring the fall of the leaf, but it is too bright id glaring for immediate nse except for the ilfing girl, who at one time selected this shade ir her coat only, but now appears clad in a iort, neatly fitting skirt, and smart bat or cap f this colour, the brilliance of which is often )ftened by the shirt blouse which accom- &nies it. My last sketch depicts a pretty frock which lay offer some suggestions for those mothers ho pride themselves on the neatness with which ley dress their little girls, most of the work, if ot all, being done by themselves. Indeed, lere is no time like the present for doing these Rinty little bits of needlework which can be one at leisure. The charming frock sketched of fine white cashmere, and is smocked across ie front and over the shoulders, while the dinty collar, waistband, and hem of the skirt as a pretty floral pattern worked in silks. The iyle is a very simple one, but quite original ad very becoming to a little girl of three years nd over. One can get a pattern to be trans- srred cn to the material if the floral design is eyond the worker's artistic capabilities, but the :ansferring mast be carefnlly done and the paper attern should be tacbed to the material before i is ironed. COQUETTE.

Barnes former I am in a quandary. I have een offered an engagement by two managers, nd I don't know how to act. Sou Brette: Well, on't worry. They'll soon find it out. Employer Yon are having a decided flirta- ion with the girl who has charge of our tele- ihone wire 1—Truthful Clerk (with cold chillR unning np and down his spine, and with visions f instant dismissal) Y e e s, sir but, pleaee, ir——.—EmDJoyer Wall, keep it up. She will ive more attention to our calls if you do. The small boy was ha/ing his tace bathed by a ister. who perhaps showed more enthusiasm in he matter than was altogether neceesary, for he victim wriggled in her grasp. Let me go," le said gaspingly, when he had ahikan off the olds of the bit of Turkish toweling used for a ace cloth. I can't see why yon wash m: ftwe.

Welsh Tit-Bits. Neu Wretch ion Oddiar yr Eingion, BY CADRAWD. Person Cenarth. (OonclndecUfc I am requested by the Rev. Mr Davies to make the following correction in regard to his parents, viz. He is the son of Daniel Owen Davids (Army surgeonj, third son of David Davies,owner of Moylon, and Margaret Co. ley daughter of vide" Tit, Bits," August 27th. The reverend gentleman webt on to sav—" I should here mention that the bilingual difficulties caused me much trouble and Anxiety owing to the Welsh population being intensely Welsh, and the English intensely English." He, how- ever, did his very utmost to remedy this, by having a Welsh service at 10 o'clock, and an English service at 11.15 a m;' Sunday school at 2.30 p.m. evensong in English and Welsh and the sermon in Welsh. Before he came to the parish there were only three services in a. fort- night, and these conducted in both languages. He started holding cottage lectures in different parts of the extensive parish which became very popular, the choir always attending and joining heartily in the singing. I got tba people toge- ther," said Mr Davies, by house to house visita- tion through the day and eutteating them to meet me at a certain place that evening. These meetings were greatly enjoyed, and were the means used to materially strengthen the Church, which had a roll of 115 communicants when be left for Cenarth." During his stay at Llannon the present vicar- age was built at a cost of JE850, the chief sub- scribers being the patron of the living. Mr Goring Thomas, and the Ecclesiastical Commissioners. The site he obtained from the Earl of Crawford and Balcarres. The year 1870, to the Vicar of Llannon, was one of great anxiety, owing to the passing of the Education Bill. He could see plainly that the National school, though substantial, was too small to meet the requirements of the Act. He lost no time in setting about collecting funds, and through the liberality of Mr Goring Thomas and others he saw the present schoolroom com- pleted, and pronounced by Bishop Basil Jones and all one of the best country school buildings in the diocese. Still in spite ot this effort on the pait of the vicar to provide aacole accommoda- tion, some of the parishioners went about agi- tating until they prevailed in getting a School Board for the pari"h, asserting that the rates would not reach more than one halfpenny in the pound. A schoolroom was the result, at a. spot where it was not wanted, and the first rate came to ninepence in the pound, to the great surprise of all concerned. This school has since been closed, whilst the National school is now, we are told, in a most flourishing coodition. In 1877 the Rev. D. H. Davies to the living of Cenartb by the late Bishop Basil Jones, and -Nas inducted into the living by his old friend, the Rev. J. Sinnettj on the 7th December, and has therefore been vicar of the parish of Cenarth for nearly 27 years, is ready, he tol:i me, to resign at any time, owing to infirmity and old age. though it would cause him much pain to say good-bye to his parishi- oners. Before I close, he desired me to say that during his 38 years of miniatgjiai life be had never the privilege of a visit from his diocesan and only once from bis archdeacon. He can say the same of his parish church, which was rebuilt 33 years ago. From the time of its reopening to the present a Bishop has crossed its threshold but twice, and the rit. of confirmation has been adminislerefl but twite in the parish ehtirch from time impaemorial. -*iotb Church Iras had but one visit from an arahdeacon during the ittat quarter of a century. Welsh Pearls. Mr Davies, in speaking of the river Teify, said that some time ago it was noted for its pearl mussel- the "myamatgaritifera" the catching of which gave employment to the poor during the summer months, as the pearls found in 4the mustels were eagerly sought after and realised from five to ten shillings each. They are still, he says, plentiful about Cenarth, though not now sought after, except by strangers asd holiday makers. These mussels at times give the coracile fishermen a good deal of trouble as they cling to the nets and are difficult to shake off. When undisturbed, they lie at the bottom of the river wide open but if touched close instantly on the intruding object. This fact, Mr Davies said, led his son when at home for his holidays to devise a plan for catching them, which was to look for them at the bottom of the river and then thrust a hazel rod amongst them, to which they at once clung and were drawn up. I ha.ve known him," said he, to secure several gooa pearls in this way in a Tery short time." Mr Davies has several good speci- mens in his possession, one of them as large as a pea. The pearls are scarce at times, and one may open twenty mussels or even more before gaining a good sDeci men, Old Trade Tokens. Mr Davies has a collection of varv rare local tokens in a perfect state of preservation, all of which had to do with old Welsh firms. I maae a note of the following 1. Obverse, Virtue et indastriav 1811, with Bristol coat of arms in field reverse, one penny, payable at Bristol, Swansea, and London, with B: B. and Copper Co. in centre. 2. Obverse, Birmingham and Swansea, 1812, with lion rampant holding a whistle, in an oval frame reverse, copper token, ona penny, with a rose in feld. 3. Obverse, Birmingham and Neath, 1811, with crown in centre of field; reverse, Crown Copper Company, with one penny in centre. 4. Obverse, Carmarthen penny, Carmarthen soat of arms in field; reverse, payable by W. Griffiths, 1812, with a cask in centre sur- rounded by a wreath of laurel. 5. Obverse, Risca Union Copper Company, a large building in field, 1811; reverse, payable in Birmingham, one penny token in centre of field. 6. Obverse, Birmingham and South Wales, 1812, with Prince of, Wales' feather in natd reverse, copper token one penny, with horse in field. 7. Obverse, Nantrhydyvilas Air Farnace Co., one penny in field; reverse, payable at Swansea and Morriston, 1813, in field. 8. Obverse, Rolling Mills at Walthamstow, lion in field, exergue, one penny, 1812; reverse, smelting works at Landore, British Copper Company, with beautifully executed wreath. 9. Obverse, Swansea token for xii. pence, mdcccxi., Swansea Castle infield; reverse, pay- able by John Voss, draper, &c.. key tied with bow of ribbon. 10. Obverse, Let Trade and Commerce Flourish," Bristol, issued by W. Sbeppard, Exchange, Bristol, arms in field, exer- B:ue. Sep. 6, 1811 reverse, Somersetshire, Wilt- shire, Gloucestershire, South Wales, and Bristol token, value 12 pence, within wreath in field. 11. Obverse, one shilling token, genuine dol. lar, silver, 3 dwt, Bristol coat of arms in field, exergue Nov. 1,1811 reverse, Somerset, Wilts, Devon, and Bristol token; Gloucestershire, North and South Wales token, issued by E. Bryan, Bristol, within wreath in field. 12. Obverse, Bristol six penny token, to facilitate trade, Bristol arms in field, and exer- gue, 1811 reverse, genuine dollarsilver. Issued by E. Bryan, 6d, within wreath in field. Mr Davies has also a collection of halfpenny and farthing tokens, payable in Wales, issue:! during the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nine. teenth centuries.

A Good Man. A middle-aged woman has called at the post ffice two or three times daily for the past week, ) see if there was any mail to her address. Her nxiety finally became sogreat that she explained iiat she was expecting money from her husband, ho was off on his annual vacation. Yesterday lorning she was made glad by receiving a postal .rd from him. She retired to one of the windows ad read aloud to herself :— Dear Wife, -I'd send you twenty dollars with iiis, but you see I'd have to pin it on, and some- ne might take it off and put a counterfeit in its lace, and when 1 got home you'd be in gaol." She read it over again, and there were tears in er eyes as she mused, He's the best man on irth. Few husbands would have been as bat. I don't know good money from bad, and ut for his thoughtfulness I mi vht pass this very ight in gaol. I see now what a narrow escape 've had, and I'll take the chil Jren and go and oard with my farothgr-ia-lnw fw tba oest two

Illustrated Humour. Cadley: How do you manage to quote your friends such low terms for coata ? Ligctnm It is this way :—I knock off 29 a ton becaase they are friends of mine, and then I knock off 2001baon each ton beeaaiae Ftixa friend of theirs. Scorcher They say that it has a bad effect, on the brain to ride with your head down between the handle-bans. Pedestrian Don't yoa believe a. word of it, The men who ride that way can't have any brain to be affected. Anxious Wife Mr Dunner has called again for that money you owe, I wish yon would see about it, or something dreadful will happen. He says be v$onlt wait—any—longer—as—time is-money. Calm Husband: So it is, my love. Fafor*- gotten. Ten him 1*11 pay him-io time. Really I Vi lage Postmaster: We ought to have another clerk here. Inspector More than she can do, eh? Village Postmaster Yes why, sometimes she don't get through reading all the poBtcarda before ten o'clock at night I Young Wife Jack, what are you so cross about ? Husband (studying acconnt book): Well, frankly, this steady outflow of money is a little more than I can stand. Young Wife (indignantly) You marked that book Current Expenses," didn't you? Well, I looked in the dictionary, and current means "tooDiag or moving rapidly," and I am doing the very best leant Sold. Re I wonder what the meaning of that pic- ture is? The youth and the maiden are in a tender attitude. Sbe: Oh, don't yon see? He hss just asked box to marry him and she is accepting him? Ah How appropriate the title," I don't see it." c, Why, that card at the bottom says Sold.' Rev. Preacher Is it passible that yon dance? Ladyfair Oh, yes, often. Kev. Preacher: Now tell me honestly and fairly, dnu t you think the tendency of dancing is toward sin? Ladyfair: I must confess that sometimes while dancing I have very wicked thoughts. Rev. Preacher: Aha! I feared so. When is it that you have wicked thoughts ? Ladyfair When my ca.rtner steps on my toes. Where Ignorance is Bliss. Hotel Waiter (in Farmer Giles's bedroom) Bless us! what's this tremendous ringing that's going on ? Farmer Giles (at the electric bell): I dunno. I just lost my collar stud, and I was trying to dig tliis little one out of the wall with my knife. Village Minister: There was a stranger in church to-day. Wife: What did be look like? Village Minister I did not see him. kN ife Then how did yon know there was a stranger amongst the congregation ? Village Minister: I found a half-crown amongst the collection. Beginning to Understand. Miss Sweetleigh: Have you played much golf, Mr Snooks? Mr Snooks Well, no, I can't say I have played much; bat I've been round the links two or three times in my new golf clothes, and am just beginning to understand the language. Angelia (to whom Edgar has been proposing) Tell ipe, Edgar, did you ever say anything like this to any woman before? Edgar (in a. barst of honeBty) My dear girl, do you think that it could ba done like that the first time? Wife: What's the matter? Husband: Someone has been robbing the firm, and I'm afraid I shall be suspected. Wife Impossible Husband: Well it's best to be on theaafe side. You' i better not buy that new dress you've been worrying me about.

A Crown at Stake. At a small board school in Norfolk a short time ago the vicar, after the usual Bible lessons, offered, by way of a change, five shillings to the boy who could ask him the best riddle. After several of all descriptions had been asked, a small boy at the foot of the class held up bis hand. Well, Johnny," said the vicar, what is it ?" Pieaae. sir, why am Ilike the Prince of Wales ?" The vicar did not know, so gave it up. Because," said Tommy, we are both hoping to get the crown." He got it Customer But that umbrella looks so awfally cheap and common the price you ask for it is preposterous —Dealer i My deac air, that's the beauty of that umbrella. It's really the very best quality, but it's made to appear cheap and common ao tfaftt AOoORit would thiobi it wortb

THE HOUSEHOLD, Most of ns on the return from a holiday spent in the country or among the mountains, return laden with treasures in the shape of ferns more or less rare, the search for which has provided us with keen enjoyment. Those who have gardens plant their spoils in a shady nook, where they often flourish to perfection, reminding their owners of many a pleasant day. But in many cases no garden is available, and the only thing to be done is to plant the ferns in some kind of a stand. A very pretty rustic-looking one may be made from a square wooden box, this in turn being composed of pieces from any grocer's box such as has contained soap, for instance. Saw a square piece for the bottom, the aiza being de- termined by the number of your ferns, and the place where the stand is to be kept. Then cut four similar pieces for the sides, six inches deep, ormher leasH the stand is a very small one. Stand lor Ferns. I Nail the box together, it is not necessary to mitre the corners, and then bore some boles in the bottom either with a red hot iron rod or a brace; a gimlet is too small to be of any use. det some flat pieces of cork bark from a florist or an ironmonger, it must not be too thick or the stand will look too clumsy, and also some lengths of rough twig. Cut the latter first into pieces that will form sorners and feet, four being required, and nail them firml; in place. Then cut eight lengths to border the top and bottom edges of the box. When these are fixed nail on the cork, cuttine' it to fit the sides. Joins will not matter at all, as the rough piecas of cork can be trimmed to fit each other and nailed tu cover all the wood. Sttin the inner part of the box at least half way down with any oak or walnnt stain you may chance to have, so that it will not show M-hite above the earth. Fill the case with very light, peaty soil, got, :if possible, when you take up the fern roots, mis a little silver sand with it, and place the roots carefully in, pressing the soil down firmly all round them. Water and keep almost in the dark for a few days until they have kindly taken to their new quarters. Ferns should never be allowed to stand in the sunlight they only do well in the shade, and they should be regularly watered, the stand being placed outside the door or on tray, as the surplus water will run out of the drainage holes. Where there are a large lamilv of children the darning of socks and stockings is generally an important part of the housewife's work. It is very useful to have a basket kept entirely for the darning, in which the various wools, cottons, etc., may be always found, and which is. moreover, large enough to bold the stockings themselves till looked over, mended, and put away. I saw one lately which quite took my fancy, being really A Darning Basket. I an ornament fo the worLroom where it stood. Tho foundation was an ordinary twig hamper in in the greenish-brown of tbe natural wood, It was round, slightly smaller at the base than at the top, and it stood about twenty inches high. Round the outside ran a wreath of leaves cut out from a dark gieen serpe, buttonholed I round and veined in green wool. A twisted strand of chain crochet in the same wool made the stems, and pretty little fluffy balls of bright yellow wool represented oranges. These were all sewn on with a small packing needle and then the basket was lined throughout with orange sateen, pockets being put all round to hold yarn of various colours. The lid was lined with the sateen, and in this was fixed a needle case with flannel leaves for a selection of coarse and fine darning needles. Here i- an idea at once novel, decorative, and easy of execu- tion. The only hint I need give is as to tb6 malt, ing of the oranges. To do these wind over a card four inches wide a great quantity of yellow wool, Berlin is best, either single or double, be- cause it is soft. A heu you have wound a thick mass pass a strong fine string through the whole, running the needle claso to one end of the card. Tie the string as tight as you possibly can, then cut the wool along the other end of the card. It will have a very shock-headed appearance and' must be clipped into shape with sharp scissors, when it will become more and more solid. Bed pocket io> mi invalid. j It i3 only when one is really ill and obliged i o spend some time in bed that the comfort of I bed pocket is fully realised, and yet it is so I sasily made that the only wondar is that every t nvalid is not provided with one. Cut out any i irettv shape, such as that sketched, in stout :ardboard which may be printed, since it will ill be covered. Two shapes exactly alike will )e wanted as the pocket, must be perfectly stiff, then cut from thinner cardboard a piece that ivill make the front or pcckat proper, allowing 'or it to stand well away from the back. The right size may be found by tryins experiments irst with a piece of paper. Work some simple lesign on a piece of linen or holland,and when it i a finished and ironed place it on the thin card, i itrain it into position with long stitches behind, I snipping the rounded edge to make it set smoothly, line with plain linen or thin batiste sewn neatiy over a&d over. Next cover one of ( !.he fanodatiou shapes neatly with lining, and 1 ueasnre off linen enough to cover the upper one. Before doing this sew on a small unstiffened J oocket that will hold a watch. Having drawn the linen Quite tight on the foundatioa, sew on Lhe large pocket with good strong cotton, fasten- ing it firmly off at the corners, then place the two cardboards together and saw all round. The jdge may afterwards be tinished with a coid to ttidetheatitchea. Put on behind two tabs of liueo by which the pocket can be fastened to the back of the bed with safety pins, or so-ne tape strings may be sewn on to tie it to the bars of the bed. It should be arranged in a convenient Dosition, within easy reach, and will serve to tiold a smelling bottle, the handkerchief that is constantly getting lost among the bedclothes, uid any trifles, such as letters, that an invalid may want to have at hand. DORA.

.u. Is It Magnetic Attraction P A. pigeon fancier, of a scientific tuin, in dis- sussing the gaestion b <w a carrier pigeon finds its way home from distant piaces, suggested that it might be accounted for by some subtle maR- netic current whish the bird was able to follow. It is thought by some," he said, that the birds always find their way by observing the land- marks. But this seems unlikely, for many horn ing pigeons will travel without mistake in dark, iloud) weather, while others, again, will some- times go astray on a clear day. It would seem therefore that there is some- thing more than sight at work, some subtle force tkin to magnetic attraction that, like the 'scent which guides hunting dogs, has to be 'picked ap' and followed by the birds. It is oniy by a theory of this kind that I can understand the unerring flight of a homer pigeon )ver many miles of unknown country, where at times sight can be of little assistance to it. People talk glibly of the bird's instinct, be continued, but while instinct may prompt it to return home, it can h irdly furnish the bird with a knowledge of the ronte." Village Landlady Yes, things is dear here. My husband says he's never been able to get a bargain in shoes in hia lifc.-The Squire He did once.— Village Landlady When was that? -The Squire: When he married von. hfva

WELSH GLEANINGS. Evidence of the growing popularity of Blan- wrtvd was famished last weak, when it is esti- mated that no fewer than 2 £ 0C visitors wert staying in the pretty little spa. Saction 17 of an order issued by the Monmouth- shire County Council, dealing with the Diseases of Animals Act, reads This order may be cited as the Epizootic Sympbangitis Crday, of 1904." And the section is headed {Short Title." Mra Rowland Williams, of America, nee Miss Maggie Miles, of Maeateg, a noted (xmtatrioe, well-known in South Wales forty year3 ago, has just returned to America alter a visit extending over several months in her native country. What the Golenad" terms the Eighth Wonder was witnessed at the Wolsh service at lhe,Albert Hall, Llandrindotl. the otner evening, \iz., four well-known medicos taking around the collecting boxes. They were Dr. Cromwell Junes, Merthyr Dr. Dan Thomas, London Dr. Rtberta, Bootie; and Dr. Thomas, Taff's Well. T¡'ere was quite a II rnn upon the official programme of the Pan-Celtic Congress, the first edition, of several thousands, being sold out some days before the congress opened. The programme makes a very attractive souvenir of a unique event, illustrated as it is from cover to cover with portraits of the leading delegates in the picturesque costumes of their respective countries, and some pretty views of Welsh historical places. The publisher is Mr Gwenlyn; Evans, of Carnar- von. A parcel of bills announcing the Welsh Cam- paign Fond meeting at Poctardawe last Thurs. day, wad PUt on rail at Cardiff on Friday, August 26th. A week later, viz., Friday, the 2nd of September, when the speakers who had attended the previous night's meeting were assembling on, the Pontardawe station platform, to return to tbsir homes, the parcel from Cardiff arrived It is creditable to the Radicalism of the Swan- sea Valley that notwithstanding the above con- tretemps a most-enthusiastic campaign meeting was secured. Dr. Trumper, J.P., of Hay, who now in his 85th year is enjoying his annual holiday at Aber- ystwyth, has been a fairly regular viaitor to that popular resort for 80 years His first visit waa paid as a tiny three-year-old accompanied by his parents. Another Dujque fact, recorded by the Welsh Gazette," is tbat the doctor has been staying annually at the same house on the Marine-Terrace for a quarter of a century. For the past 30 years he has not failed to visit the town regularly twice a year, in June and again in August or September. Dr. Trumpet is a. justice of the peace for the counties of Hereford, Brecon, and Radnor. Mr Dewi Ellis, B.Sc. (London), and Ph.D. (Marburg), who has just been elected to the lec- tnrership in botany and also that in bacteriology at the Glasgow and West of Scotland Technical College, is an Aberystwyth boy who received his early education in an elementary school of that town. In October, 1896, be graduated B.Sc. it, London University, and at the same time waf. appointed science master at the County School, then just opened. He remained in this post tilt Easter, 3899, when he resigned in order to con. tinue his studies. Till his new appointment he was at Silcoates School, in Yorkshire. After thit he took a post-graduate course at Marburg Uni. versity (Germany), and obtained his doctor ? degree at that University, his thesis being on au abstruse botanical subject. Since that, and HV his recent appointment, be waa science masitr at Dollat, Scotland. k Busy Month.— — October is to be a particularly basy month ill Vales, in the way of public meetings. During he first week the great national conference of jounty Councils will be held in Cardiff. Then it s expected that the Liberal leader, Sir H. 3ampbel!-Bannerrnan, will be able to attend and peak at one of Mr Lloyd George s meetings in Carnarvon. The No:th ales Liberals are look- ng forward with much iuterest to the visit of Mr IVinston Chuichill, whom they have not yet had .n opportunity of bearing in their own neighbour- (oo J. Mr Chuichill has consented to take part n three meetlDgs- at Carnarvon on October Stb, at Llandudno on October 19tb, and at Rbyl In October 21st. lontypool Man's Success. Mr J. W, Kelly, formerly a. conspicuous figure n political circles at Poatypoot, and a member if the Urban Council is now coming to the front n Cape Colony. In 1900 he left for South Africa o serve in the Boer war, and upon the cessation if hostilities settled down at Woodstock. His lowers as a platform speaker soon brought him nto prominence in the ranks of the Progressive )arty, and on the formation of thelSonth African 'mperial Union he was appointed secretary to the 3entral Union at Woodstock, an important con- tituencv which sends three members to the Cape Parliament. At the General Election he bad he gratification of seeing three Progressive mem- )ers returned and a few weeks ago Mr Kelly was elected at the head of the poll as auditor to th. SVoodstock municipality. rhe Wrong Lord Stanley. An extraordinary mistake has been made by the printers of the Rhyl Eisteddfod programme a mistake which is creating much merriment n various circles. Portraits of the presidents oi he various meetings are given in the programme. Dn Friday the presidents are Lord Stanley of M:lerley and Mir Marchant Williams. Now there LIe two Lord Slanleys-Lord Stanley, the Post- master General, and Lord Stanley of Alderlev, formerly so well known as Mr Lyulph Stanley. [t is the Postmaster-General's portrait that is jiven here. Some mistake seems to have occurred n connectior with Mr William Jones, M.P., ilso. As the Liverpool Cyoiro has remarked, ,be portrait given here is not that of Mr William lones, and can hardly be that of a cousin or second cousin of his, so remote is the resem- blance to the popular member for Arvon.

Songs for the People. Andrew Fletcher of Sa.ltemu, in a letter to thto Harqnis of Montrose, wrote :—" I know a very wise nan that believed that if a man were permitted to nake all the ballads he need not care who should nake the laws of the nation."

HEATHER BORN. Sweet and dark of heather is the country of our dreams— k land fall of laughter of the gray granite streams, AL-panting as they pass through the magic of the night. Return, 0 ye heather-born, to the land of lost delight I Wild oi wind and weather is the country that we seek We wake from slumber wandering wi th a tear. splashed cheek, For 'twixt the dawning morrow and the edge of midnight gloom We knew it breath of honey blew from that far v heather bloom 1 Sweet and dark of heather ie the country of oar dreams- A land full of crying of the cool mountain :f streams; A.nd in his sleep a-traveiling, a stepping through the night, rhe hea-ther-born is gathered to the land of lost delight. Alice E. GilliogtOQ*

THE IDEAL CITY. What makes a city great and strong? Not architecture's graceful strength, Nor factories' extended length. But men who see the civic wrong, And give their lives to make it right, And turn its darkness into night. What makes a city full of power; Not Wealth's display, nor titled fame. Not Fashion's loudly boasted claim, But women rich in Virtue's dower. Whose homes, though humble, still are great, Because of service to the state. What makes a city men an love ? Not things that charm t ontward aente. Not gross display of opule, But Right that Wrong can not lemOiOt And Truth that faces civic fraud, And smites it in the name of God, This is a city that shall stand, A light upon a nation's bill, A voice that evil cannot still, A .Gurce of blessing to the land; I Z; strength not brick, nor stone, nor wood, ■R„* T- 1 D i 3