The Aberdare Leader

Y FFYNON. O! ffynon loyw, burlan, Ti ydwyt fcrwyn wiw, Sy'n gwasanaethu anian A'r gwin a greodd Duw Dy gostrel sy'n ymarllwys Yn ebyr tlysion, clir, Diatal a diorphwys Wyt yn diodi'r tir. O! ffynon fechan, fywiog, Teg gartref hud a swyn, Dy ddyfroedd ter, grisialog, Sy'n murmur salmgerdd fwyn; Dylifa dy ddifcrion Yn llawn iachusol rin, Gan ddisychedu'n rhadlon Y teithiwr llesg a blin. O! ffynon hen, dihysbydd Yw'th ddafnau, loywaf li', I'r afon lawn, ysblenydd, Teg famaeth ydwyt ti; Pan ballo holl ddyfr-lynoedd Y byd i gyd o'r bron, Bwrlymu wna dy ddyfroedd 0 ddyfrgist anian Ion. O! ffynon groyw, ddyddan, Wyt arlun cain i mi Û"r ffvnon ffrydiodd allan 0 ddyfngur Calfari— Y ffynon sydd a'i tharddiad Yn nghronf-a'r arfaeth gref, A'i dyfroedd oil sy'n gariad, Yn gloywi'r saint i'r nef. DAVID DAVIES (Derwydd). Cwmaman.

SOLITUDE. Dark the morn without its greeting To abolish care, With the silver note a-missing Mute the hour of prayer. Ever watching, vainly watching For the melody Of the sound of footsteps bringing Joy and harmony. In a happy muse rememb'ring Of a cloudless brow Where the. sunbeams gathered, dancing- All a by-gone now. Yet, methinks I breathe a hovering Spirit in the- air- Feel a mystic presence smiling From the vacant chair. CATRIN 0 FON. Penr hi wceiber.

DEAR MOTHER. In loving memory of Stewart Blomeley, aged 9 years, who was drowned at Abercynon on Saturday, Sept. 14, 1907. Oh! Mother, do not weep for me, With Jesus happy I shall be, In fields of glory far away Where I will never, never stray. Oh! Mother, do not sigh for me, My Saviour will look after thee Until the time, on yonder shore, When we shall meet and weep no more. Oh! cling to Jesus, Mother, dear, His hand will dry the bitter fear, He'll keep thee from all sin and strife, Through Him thou'lt win eternal life. Oh! cling to Jesus, Him alone, Who sits upon the great white throne, And then for ever with the blest In realms of joy our souls shall rest. Abercynon. SOL. J. DAVIES.

Nodion. Y mae Comisiwn yr Eglwys < yn Nghymru fel iar glwc yn eistedd ac eis- tedd o hyd, ond ofnwn ei bod yn codi oddiar eiliwyau yn rhy ami i beri iddynt ddeori. Ca Cymry y gair o fod yn wrandawjr da. Nid oes liD gynulleidfa mor dder- byniol gan bregethwr ag ydyw chynull- eidfa Gymreig. Ac y mae areithwyr ar gwestiynau pohticaidd a chymdeithasol yn dweyd yr un peth. Un o'r rhai mwy- af diweddar i ddwyn tystiolaeth i astud- rwydd gwrandawyr Cymreig ydyw Mrs. Philip Snowden, priod yr aelod llafur enwog, yr hon sydd wedi bod yn anerch cyfarfodydd yn Ebbw Vale. Ap Llywarch, yn y "Geninen," a ddywed fel y canlyn pan yn ysgrifenu am Eisteddfod Abertawe:—" Gwnaeth v Parch. John Davies, y Wern, Ye-talyfera, wrhydri drwy enill ar dri thraethawd pwysig. Dyn ga -Iluog yw hwn, yn gwas- anaethu eglwys heb fod yn gref nac en- wog. Onid oes genym ddynion mawricn mewn eglwysi bychain? Fe fyn mawr- edd ddod i'r golwg, yn hwyr neu hwyr- ach, ar waethaf pob rhwystrau." Traethodwr diail ydyw Mr. Davies, ac y mae Aberdar, ei fro enedigol, yn falch o hono. Ffaith ddiymwad ydyw fod llawer o ddynion mawr mewn meddwl yn bugeilio eglwysi bychain am gyflog fechan. Nis gwyddom beth a gyfrif am hyn mewn. cylchoedd Ymneillduol heb- law y ffaith f,od y gwir fawr yn gyffredin yn ddiymhongar a di-uchelgais. Y dyn- ion "pushful," beth bynag fyddo eu galluoedd, sydd yn gyffredin yn eistedd yn y prif gadeiriau ac yn cael hufen a mel llwvddiant bydol. Yn Eglwys Loegr mympwy esgob sydd yn ami yn rhwystr ar ffordd cydnabyddiaeth o dalent. Bu Goronwy Owain, prif fardd Cymru, far", yn guvad tvlawd. Trealiodd Tudno j rhan fwyaf o'i oes yn gurad mewn ardal wledig am hur isel. Cyfoethogodd y cyfryw len ac awen eu gwlad tra yr oeddynt hwy eu hunain mewn tylodi. Ifano, yn ol y Parch. R. J. Jones, Hen- dy-Cwrdd, ydyw vr awdurlod mwyaf yn dy-Cwrdd, ydyw yr awdurlod mwyaf yn fyw ar ]yfryddiaeth Gymraeg. Dyna yd- Qodd ei dystiolaeth yn nghyfarfod Cym- deithas Gymraeg Aberdar. Yn ol yr un awdurdod, Ceiriog ydyw y bardd telyn- egol mwyaf, ac Islwyn ydyw y bardd athronyddol mwyaf. Yn ol Mr. J. Griffiths, Ysgol y Pare, y diweddar Mr. Dan Isaac Davies, o'r un ysgol, a roddodd gychwyniad i'r mudiad i ddysgu Cymraeg yn yr ysgolian dydd- iol. Pan ydoedd mam Mr. Davies ar ei gwely angeu gofynodd i'w mab ganu hen emyn Cymraeg iddi. Am amser hir nis gallai yn ei fyw gofio un, gan ei fod wedi bod o Gymru am flynyddau, a'i Gymraeg wedi llwydo rhyw gymaint. O'r diwelid, llwyddodd i gofio un emyn a ddysgodd ar yr aelwyd yn Llandebie, a chanodd hwnw gyda hwyl. Yn fuan ar ol hyny daeth i Gymru yn llawn aidd a phenderfyniad i godi'r hen iaith yn ei hoi mor bell ag oedd ymdrech personol yn myned. Ami y mae bywyd dyn mawr yn an- farwoli lie bychan, ond nid mor ami y mae gweddillion dyn enwog yn enwogi lie dinod. Ceidw daear Llanwnog yn Maldwyn lwch Ceiriog yn ddiogel, tra y ceidw llwch Ceiriog enw Llanwnog yn loyw ger bron y byd. Priodol yr englyna Ednant yn Ngheninen Hydref:- 'Rw:y'n caru enw Ceiriog,—ei gerddi Sydd fel gardd flodeuog; Trwy Gymru lan, tra can cog, Lle'n anwyl fydd Llanwnog. Ysbryd direidi, mae yn debyg, a bar- odd i'r Parch. J. M. Jones, y Tabernacl, Aberdar, ofyn yn nghyfarfod ymadawol y Parch. J. Richards, Bethel, pwy yd- oedd mwyach i ofalu fod duwinydd- iaeth Cwm Aberdar yn :achus, ai efe (Mr. Jones) a Mr. Davies, Cwmaman *? Fel y gwyddis, achwynir yn ami nad ydyw Mr. Jones ei hunan yn iach yn y ffydd. Ac fel y crybwyllodd y patriarch o Gwmaman ar y pryd, y mae cryn agen- dor l'hwng ei dduwinyddiaeth ef ag eiddo bugail y Tabernacl, yr hwn le a gyfenwir weithiau yn rc City Temple Aberdar."

Cymmnodorion Aberdar. Cynhaliwyd cyfarfod dan nawdd y Gyindeithaa uchod nos Wener yn yr Ysgol Ganolradd. Rhoddwyd anerchiad byr, pwrpasol, gan y Parch. R. J. Jones, M.A., llywydd y Gymdeithas, yn dal cysylltiad yn benaf a'r iaith Gymraeg a'r fantais o fod yn hyddysg ynddi. Yr oedd j gan y sawl a fedr ddwy iaith fantais i feistroli y drydedd. Yr oedd yn fuddiol i gael y Gymraeg yn iaith y cartref. Hefyd, peth manteisiol ydoedd bod yn gydnabyddus ag iaith llafar gwlad. Mynai dysgedigion Rhydychain fod iaith llenyddiaeth y dyddiau hyn yn rhedeg gormod ar linellau gramadeg Seisnig. Taerai Cymdeithas Dafydd ab Gwilym fod y pwlpud wedi dinystrio Cymraeg llafar gwlad. Nid hoff gan Mr. Jones y duedd ymffrostgar eydd gan rai Cymry a fynant fod Twm o'r Nant lawn cystal bardd a Shakespear, ac fod ilenorion Cymru lawn gystal a'r goreuon on cymyd- ogion y tu hwrut i'r clawdd. Cyffyrdd- odd Mr. Jones hefyd a'r ffaith fod dysgu ail iaith yn ddisgyblaeth feddyliol dda. Hefyd fod cydnabyddiaeth a'r Gymraeg yn fantais i un mewn ystyr fasnachol. —Siaradwyd ycliydig eiriau gan y Parch. J Morgan, is-lywydd y Gvmdeithas, yr hwn a gyfeiriodd at y llywydd fel dyn llawn, dyn parod a dyn manwl.-Mr. John Griffiths, Ysgol y Pare, a ddywedai fod cyfnewidiad wedi dod dros ddynion ieuainc Cymru mewn blynyddoedd di- weddar. Flynyddau yn ol yr oedd dyn- ion ieuainc a elent o Gymru i Lundain a chywilydd arnynt arddel eu Cymraeg, ond yn awr yr oedd pobl ieuainc yn falch o gydnabod eu bod yn Gymry.—Crybwyll- odd y Parch. J. Tudnor, B.A., at y cam a wneid a chystrawen y Gymraeg gan ysgrifenwvr y dyddiau hyn.-Y Parch. J. M. Jones, M.A., a gynygiodd bleidlai.s o ddiolch i Mr. Jones am ei anerchiad. Eiliodd y Parch. H. Thomas, B.A., a chariwyd y bleidlais. Darllenvvyd gan Mr. D. M. Richards, yr ysgrifenydd, y rheolau a barotowyd gan y pwyllgor, a chadarnhawyd hwy oil yn unfryd. Gwneir ymdrech i gael gan Mr. 0. M. Edwards i roddi anerchiad i'r Gvm- deithas, a Mr. D. M. Richards i ddarilen papyr ar Hen Gymmrodorion Aberdtr.1 Os metha Mr. O. M. Edwards a dod gcfynir i Sarnicol roddi anerchiad. Cyn- ygiwyxl gan Mr. D. M. Richards, ac ethol- wyd yn noddwyr, Miss A. L. Lewis, y Mardy; Mr. D. A. Thomas, A.S., a Mr. C. M. Lewis, L. a P. Bank.

Gohebiaeth. "Y GENINEN" A'R DOSBARTH GWEITHIOL. Mr. Gol.Darllenais, gyda llawer o e dyddordeb, y nodiadau ar Y Geiiinen yn each rhifyn diweddaf, yn gosod allan y sylw amlwg a delir ganddi i'r disbartli gweithiol a'u hiawnderau. Y mae ys- grifau fel y rhai a addewir ar Gyfalaf a Lafur," "Urddas Llafur," Cyfiawn- der i'r Gweithiwr," Chwarelwyr a Cbwarelyddiaeth," Peryglon i Iechyd y Glowr," Nodiadau Gwahaniaethol y Glowr a'r Chwarelwr," Pwnc y Tir yn Nghymru," "Y Llafurwr Amaethyddol," etc., yn sicr o adael dvlanwad arosol er lies y dosbarth gweithiol. Da gecyf weled y fath raglen gyfoetli- og o destynau a phynciau mor ddyddorol, ac o ysgrifenwyr adnabyddus ac addef- edigo alluog at y flwyddyn nesaf. Llawen- ydd i bob Cymro diledryw yw gweled y fath gylchgrawn gwir genedlaethol yn dal ei dir mor lew, ac yn ychwanegn nearth bob blwyddyn. Prin y mae angen anog yr un Cymro darllengar i fynn Y Gen- inen." Sicrheir iddo arlwy o'r defydd- iau llenyddol mwyaf blasur, a. maethlon hefyd, i'w wneuthur yn Gymro gwresog, goleuedig, gwrol, a chadarn. Dyna yw dylanwad y cyhoeddiad uchelr/w hwn wedi bod er pan yr ymddangosodi gyntaf. Y mae yn dwr arfau i genedlgarwvr Cym- reig; a bydd ymofyn mawr am dano yn ddiau am amser maith. Cymer oes eto i fesur gwasanaeth Y Geninen i'n cen- edl ni.—Yr eiddoeh, GODREU'R MOELWYN.

Bethesda, Abernant. Anniversary services were held at the above chapel on Sunday and Monday, Oct. 6th and 7th. The preachers were the Revs. Fred Jones, B.A., Rhymney; H. P. Jenkins, Aberaman; and J. D. Jones, Abercanaid. These servants of the living God had girded on the sword of the Lord and Gideon, and by the man- ner in which they swayed and influenced the vast audiences it was clear that they had unsheathed it with great effect in the name and for the cause of their bacred Lord and Master. Most im- pressive was the opening sermon on Sun- day morning by the Rev. F. Jones, the rev. gentleman basing his remarks on John xi., 9, Are there not twelve hours of the day?" emphasising the precious- nese of the day-time as the only time in which man may effectually work, and exhorting us as to the necessity of utilis- ing each moment of our lives in doing our duty, in order to make our election and salvation sure. Powerful sermons were also delivered by the noble veterans, the Revs. H. P. Jenkins and J. D. Jones, both of whom are too well known to need any praise from my feeble pen, and we tr.ust and pray that the good seed sown will spring up in the hearts of many, so that they shall see of the fruit of their labours by an increase of the mem- bers of the Church Militant." The singing throughout the services was under the masterful hand of Mr. John Thomas, the conductor of the Bethesda Church Choir, and the Abernant United Choir, and Miss Letty Jones, the cousin of the Rev. F. Jones, B.A., and to whom a brilliant future is anticipated, admir- ably presided at the organ. A most pleasing feature, and characteristic of this picturesque and populous village, is the bond of sympathy and love which exists between the different denomin- ations in the place, and this spirit is rever demonstrated to a greater extent than at these anniversaries of the Non- conformists and the harvest festivals of the Anglican Church. No narrow sectar- ianism and hair-splitting on points of doctrine here. However much we may differ on what I consider the minor things of the Christian faith, we are at one in the chief things, and we have real- ised the importance of presenting a united front to the common enemy of mankind, viz., sin, so that we can sing heartily and with a degree of honesty the famous hymn of Pantycelyn." a 0, Iachawdwr Pechaduriaid, sydd a'r gallu yn dy law." Our immortal sweet singer had realised that Christ was the Saviour of no particular denomination, but of sinners in general. Great praise is due to such noble leaders of men as the Rev. John Mills (Baptist), Rev. 1. J. Evans (Congregational), and the Rev. J. J. Davies, M.A. (Anglican Church), and others, for infusing such noble ideals and broad principles into their respective congregations. Surely such are among the ideal men which Lord Tennyson yearned for in his a Maud" Ah, God, for a man with heart, head, and hand, Like some cf the simple great ones gone For ever and ever by, One still strong man in a blatant land, Whatever they call him, what care I, Aristocrat, democrat, autocrat,—one Who can rule and dare Dot lie. And the prayer of each of us should be again in the words of the immortal author of the In Memoriam" and Maud And oh! for a man to arise in me That the man I am may cease to be." Abernant. J.R.

Cwmdare Man Attempts Suicide. A man named Joseph Geen, haulier, residing at 45, King-street, Cwmdare, at- tempted to commit suicide early on Sun- day morning by cutting his throat with a razor. From a story related by Mrs. Geen to the police it appears that her husband returned home at 11 p.m. on Saturday, under the influence of drink. A quarrel ensued, and ultimately she wa. obliged to call her husband's uncle, who resides in the same street. Her husband followed her out of the house, but im- mediately returned. Phillip Geen, the uncle, accompanied Mrs. Geen back to the house, and as they were entering they saw the husband coming from the direction of the back door with a razor in his hand, and blood trickling from his neck. Asked what he had done. Geen replied, I have tried to commit uicide, and I am sorry that I d:d not kill my- self." The uncle succeeded in snatching the razor from Geen's hands, but the latter thereupon picked up a carving knife which was on the table. The police were then sent for, and P.C. Mori-ic, was promptly on the scene. He took the man in custody, charged him, conveyed him to the Trecynon Police Station, and placed him in charge of Sergt. Hopkins. The cuts, four in number, were not very deep, and not of a serious character. Geen was charged at Merthyr on Mon- day with attempting to commit uicide. He was discharged on promising not to I attempt anything of the kind again.

Mr Bibbings speaks out. STARVING OUT" THE REV. G. NEIGHBOUR. Laat Friday evening, at the Workmen's Institute, Mountain Ash, Mr. G. II. Bib- bings, B.A., delivered an address en the Socialist movement. Mr. Sam Shipton presided. Mr. Bibbings said that as an organizer of the movement he, along with many others, oould not help being struck by the rapid strides they were making, for the growth of the movement in South Wales was phenomenal. Referring to the Junior Member, Mr. Keir Hardie, who was seeking health by touring the woild, and at the same time was seeking knowledge, it was to be deplored than an attack had been made on him. It was unwarrantable and in most execrable taste; Mr. Hardie did not pose as the Sir Oracle of the world; he left that to Lcrd Aberdare, who had turned an edu- cational and an entirely non-political question into one of political hooligan- ism. Keir Hardie was a useful man, but he (the speaker) could not say that about the other. He would also like to mention the treatment lately meted out to a comrade. He referred to the Rev. Geo. Neighbour. It was not for him to say what a. Church should do, ajid he had no desire to dictate the methods any church should pursue, but he would say that there was a decent way of treating a decent man. The responsible parties had attempted the barbarous method of starving him out, but he (the speaker) would take that opportunity of warning them that such methods were entirely futile, for the whole of the National Ad- ministrative Council of the I.L.P. was behind him, and would see that he did not starve. (Cheers.) Mr Bibbings then went on to say that the wicket Socialists were in great fear and trembling, be- cause the enemy "Nvaketh tip"; it had come forth to mortal combat. In the past 200 years the landlord class of the House of Commons had created 4,000 laws for the special protection of its own class, and Mr. Harry Weston had been proclaiming loudly the wonderful methods of Tariff Reform. It was not paying the average working man a high compliment if they thought it was likely to have a disturbing effect on the work- ers. The Conservative or Unionist Party was a collection of pieces, with two items on their programme: (1) the Atheism of the Socialist Party, and (2) Tariff Re- form. He was not a defender of Free Trade nor of Protection, for neither could possibly solve the economic problem. The speaker referred feelingly to Mr. Joseph Chamberlain, who was stricken down. They were men first and politicians next. Mr. Chamberlain had said everyth;ng was going down, but unfortunately for those arguments trade was going up. What proof had they that, if tariffs were re-introduced, they would not go back to the days of misery which pre- ceded the repeal of the corn laws? Mr Haldane had ordered horse shoes from America; would it not have been possible for him to have opened a national smithy, and so provide some work for those starving men at Woolwich? There was never a tariff invented yet but the consumer had to pay for it. When the price of the loaf went up, the weight of the loaf for the poor man went down. The Prime Minister of Australia had f;aid that imposition of tariffs was the last ditch of a failing nation; it was not an element of strength, but evidence of detrition. If skilled workmen were out of work it was the system that was wrong. Let any alteration come from the direction of making the system bet- ter, and let them not lessen the possi- bility of making Britain one of the best and happiest countries.

Aberdare Police Court. TUESDAY.—Before Sir T. Marchant Williams (Stipendiary), Messrs. D. P. Davies, D. W. Jones, Dr. Davies, and Dr..Tones. INTEMPERATE.—Wm. Thomas had to pay 15s. and costs for being drunk; Noah Roderick, Capcoch, 10s. and costs; Rd. Williams, Cwmbach, 5s. and costs. NON-VACCIN ATI O N.—J a s. Thomas, Bell-street, Trecynon, asked that his daughter should not be obliged to under- go vaccination.—Granted. OBSTRUCTING BY PLAYING.—Ed- gar Moses and Daniel Jones, Aberaman, were charged with obstructing Jubilee- road by playing "cockhoi-ning.Filied 5s. and costs each. OBSTRUCTING BY FIGHTING.-D,(I. Cadwaladr and Wm. Williams were charged with fighting in the street in Aberaman.—Cadwaladr said that Wil- liam challenged him to fight for 10s., but he declined to accept the challenge.— Stipendiary: You fight for a living, do you? We all do, as a matter of fact, but not in the same way as you.—Cadwaladr Yes, I do, but not for 10s.The half sovereign challenge cost each defendant two sovereigns and costs. CURSE OF THE BOTTLE.—Frederick Davies and Jeremith Sullivan were charged with throwing glass on the high- way.—Fined 5s. and costs each. The bottle, it was stated, was empty, and therefore useless. RULES OF THE RAILS. — David Thomas and John Davies were summoned for trespassing on the G.W. Railway.— Mr. T. Baker Jones represented the' Railway Co.—P.C. Morris gave evidence, and also Inspector Bevan.—Fined 5s. costs each. A ONE-EYED VEHICLE. Samuel Lucas, Aberdare, was charged with driv- ing a vehicle with one light only.—Dis- missed on payment of costs. MYSTERY OF A BOX OF SWEETS.— Thos. John Prosser accused Daniel Felix, 1, Quarry Cottage, Mountain Ash, of stealing a box of sweets.—A lad named Talie,sin Williams, assistant to Prosser, said he was holding a horse for Prosser at Aberaman, when he heard footsteps going up the van, and then saw prisoner going out with a box of sweets (produced) in his hand. He informed Mr. Prosser, and followed prisoner. He left the box on the green by the Church. Eventually he caught prisoner, who was not quite sober.—Austin Price, collier, living in Aberaman, testified to seeing prisoner walking' away with the box under his arm, and then dropping it.—Thots. J. Prosser, confectioner, Aberaman, valued the box at Is. 8d. Prisoner was not perfectly sober. Some of the sweets were still on the green that morning.—Stipen- diary They won't be there to-morrow. (Laughter.)—P.C. Evans gave evidence of arrest. Defendant denied to him hay- ing taken the sweets.—The Bench said defendant would be given the benefit of the doubt. Assuming that he had taken the box, he was under the influence of drink and probably did not know what he was doing. He "would advise prisoner to go home and not meddle with sweets on the way. DEPENDS UPON WHAT NEWS- PAPER.—A. D. Jones was charged with Sunday trading.—Said the Stipendiary, Pay for the license, 5s." and defend- ant promptly paid. A. Marcello, J. Bacherelli, and D. Brakeford were similarly fined for similar offen.ces.-One of the defendants was summoned for sell- ing a newspaper on a Sunday. What paper was it?" asked the Stipendiary. Lloyd's Newspaper," answered P.C. WeLsby. Oh, if it were the ""Goleuad/ 'Tyst: or the 'Parish Magazine,' I should say nothing," rejoined Sir Marchant with a twinkle in his eye. a Or the 'Nation- alist' added Dr. Jones, also with a twinkle. u Yes," added the Stipendiary smilingly, a or the 'Nationalist.' It not being one of these defendant had to dis- burse five shillings. MORE OBSTRUCTION.—W. J. Llew- elyn, Roderick Perkins, Thos. Davies, John Thomas, John Vaughan, and John Samuel, all young boys, were charged with obstructing Lewis-street, Aber- aman.-P .C. Williams sai that he caught Llewelyn, and ascertained the names of the others from him.—Some of the boys declared that Samuels was not there, but P.C. Williams swore that he was.—They had to pay 5s. and costs each, —David Thomas was charged with play- ing football in Mount Pleasant-street, Trecvnon.—Fined 5s. and costs. STUBBORN MAN AND HESITATING WIFE.—Morgan R. Protheroe was sum- moned by his wife for persistent cruelty. The case had been tried previously, since which time Mr. Harold Lloyd for Pro- thero, and Mr. W. Kenshole for Mrs. Prothero, had endeavoured to get the parties -to a truce.—Mrs. Protheroe—after some hesitation—stated that she was pre- IAred to take back her husband if she knew he would be better then before.— The Stipendiary said that it required divine power to be certain on that point. The Stipendiary elicited that Prothero had paid nothing towards his wife, and Mr. Lloyd remarked that his client was a very stubborn man. Mr. Kenahote stated that the woman had received the most filthy, scurrilous letters from her husband.—Mr. Lloyd admitted that nasty things and hard things had been said in this case, and he would not attempt to justify them.—Stipendiary, to Mrs. Pro- thero: Wo will protect you as far as we can. We will give you an order of separ- ation for 12s. 6d. a week. You get rid cf him cheap, you see.—Costs were also granted, and the custody of the four chil- dren will continue as at present—two with each. "THAT CRUEL TEACHER." W. Watkins, S. Smith (Hirwain), Augustus Thomas, J. L. Davies, Joseph Gay. and Eva Thomas were all fined for omitting to send their children to school.—Smith was represented by his wife who affirmed that the teacher was very cruel to her child. He had taken out the child in front of the other children, and said that he was "beastly dirty," which was not the fact. She had reared ten children, and had had no trouble with one before. —Stipendiary: You don't know your own boy. He does not tell you all the truth; boys seldom do.—The mother left the dock exclaimiii- that those teachers were not fit to teach children. NO DISCOUNT FOR TRUTH-TELL- ING.—Asked if her girl lay in bed in the morning one mother said "Yes." "You have told the truth," said the Stipen- diary. Pay 5s. and costs. The mother held that she ought to get free for telling the truth, but the Stipendiary would not grant mitigation.

The Rev. Wynne Thomas, Swansea, is in favour of extending the franchise to women, although he is sure that our sisters would use their votes wrongly. This statement, which he ventured to make at Trinity Chapel, Aberdare, was a declamation which was not endorsed with acclamation by the suffragettes present. Surely I would he.8,titate before placing a razor in the hands of a person if I thought it possible that he might use it to cut his throat and not his beard. Scraps.

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