The County Echo

HARDLY A WINDOW WHOLE. A meeting of the Pembrokeshire Education Authority was held on Friday at Haverford- west, Mr. S, B. Sketch presiding.—A report was presented as to the condition of several of the non-provided schools. In the case of the Hakin Non-provided School some strong language was used. It was reported that the sanitary arrangements were as bad as they could be, and the Milford Medical Officer reported that unless something was done at once, he should order the closing of the school. It was further reported that the school was in a wretched state. At the back of the school hardly a window was whole, and the broken windows were covered with slates and books, and stuffed with rags,—It was resolved to write to the managers press" ing immediate attention being paid to the condition of the school.

— THE WET SUMMER. The board of Agriculture consider it desir- able, in view of the unsettled character of the weather, and of the consequent difficulty in securing the hay crop, to draw the attention of farmers and others to the system of ensilage as a means of conserving crops of grass and clover. Copies of Leaflet No. 9, which describes this process, may be obtained post free and free of charge upon application to the secretary, Board of Agriculture, 4, White- hall-place, London, S.W. Letters of applica- tion so addressed need not be stamped.

MOYLGROVE On Thursday morning a very pretty wed- ding was solemnized at the Bethel Congrega- tional Chapel. The contracting parties were Mr Henry George, son of Mr W George, Coachbuilder, Cardigan, and Miss Sarah Jane Williams, daughter of Mrs Williams, Penwern, St. Dogmell's. The bridegroom's brother acted as best man, while the bride was given away by her brother, Mr Tom Williams. The officiating minister was the Rev Job Evans, Mr Hugh Mathias, Registrar, being also pre- sent. The bridal party drove admist showers of rice and good wishes to the residence of bride's mother to partake of the wedding breakfast. On Tuesday evening and Wednesday of last week, the Tabernacle Baptist Church held their anniversary meetings. The officiat- ing ministers were the Revs John Williams, Bethania, Cardigan, and Lee Davies, Bryn- aman. Eloquent sermons were delivered by the rev gentlemen to large and attentive audiences, the sacred chapel on Wednesday afternoon and evening proving too small, many failing to get admission. Provision was made by the members of the Tabernacle at the Parish-room to all strangers, while the ministers were entertained by Mrs Havard at Treprisk. The respected pastor, Rev W H Jones, made some suitable remarks at the end of the meetings.

Welsh Congregational Union and the Temperance Question. To the Editor of the County Echo." Sir,-In the discussion on the temperance question at the various meetings of the Welsh Congregational Union, the proposal of the Tem- perance Legislation League known as Disinter- ested Management" received some adverse criticism. It is evident from the statements made that this method of dealing with the liquor traffic is very imperfectly understood. The Lea- gue advocates a comprehensive policy of licensing reform, the outstanding principal of which is the enactment of a Time U Limit" or "Notice" to the compensation clauses to the Act of 1904, at the expiration of which the State shall resume absolute and unfettered control of tbe sile of liquor; and thereafter only grant such licences as are needed to meet the requirements of the peo- ple and this only, on payment of the full mono- poly value. The proposal of the League further includes a power to veto the traffic and where that is not adopted Disinterested Management is sug- gested as an alternative to the present system. It will be generally conceded that Veto will not prove a reforming influence where reform is most needed and where the people have decided that the sale of liquor shall continue the licensing authorities will be empowered, uuder the proposals of the League, to grant the sale of liquor in the licensing area to a company of disinterested per- sons, who will sell the minimum of liquor with with the minimum of temptation, instead of to the brewers and tlwir nominees, the publicans, who will do all in their power, and quite naturally so, to sell the maximum of liquor, and in the doing of it bring into full play all those adventit- ious attractions which count for so much under the present system. Disinterested Management should not be confounded with the Public House Trust. Under the former the company would have the monopoly of the trade and would regu- late the supply to meet the demand under the latter the Trust" houses have to compete with the ordinary Urewers Tied House aud therein lies all the difference, Disinterested Management is based upon the Norwegian Samlag system, which has been in operation in that country for 30 years during which period the consumption of alcohol per head of the population has been redueed by nearly 50 per cent. W hat has proved possible in Norway should not be impossible in our own country. That this system is a vast improvement on the method of granting licences, with which we are fan is anJply testified to by clergy, temperance reformers, employers of labour, police officials, and people in similar posi- tions, who have ample opl ortunities of forming matuied opinion on the subject. It has been possible in Norway under the 11 Samlag to pro- hibit the serving of persons under 18 years of age, to open at 9 a.m. and to close at 7 p.m. to close from 12 noon to A p.m. to raJse the price qf liquor to prevent treating by restiicting the number of drams allowed to each persons: to abolish the system of giving credit: to make the sale of liquor as uninteresting as the sale of a penny postage stamp. Pamphlets can be obtain- ed from the T. L. L, ParJiameut Mansions, Victoria Street, S.W. Vours etc. FREP JONES, 44. Oxford Road. Kilburn. London.

;T_ FURNISH THROUGHOUT AT SUPPLY STORES Main Street, FISHGUARD. J i -=- Large Stocks to select from.

"Y Glaswelltyn." The following interesting letter, by Mr F Pratt, Glyn-y-mel, Fisbguard, appeared in last week's Cardiff Weekly Mail in reply to some correspondence in that paper on the above subject:— Sir,—In the Weekly Mail of the 22nd appears an illustration and article on the Glaswelltyn," or, as it is also known, the Tigridia." There is in it a slight error, where it is stated it only blooms once in seven years. Here, at all events, it blooms every year. True, it only lasts a few hours, but as soon, or very nearly so, as one bloom is finish- ed another one makes its appearance, all the flowering bulbs producing four or five blooms. I generally iift them and store away in a dry and cool place at the approach of winter, and plant them in March. Some bulbs which were left out by accident have grown a foot high. I think if the Rev T G Evans planted his bulb in the garden and not under grass he would have better results, although, I must say, the gorgeous colour of the flower is a fioe sight, and, in striking contrast to the green lawn, daffodils, crocuses, and snowdrops, would form a pretty picture and may I be pardoned for saying so, I think of the two, as they flower so much earlier, it would be a step onwards. My sole reason for writing is to remove the idea in some people's mind that it only blooms once in seven years. Life is short, and seven years is a long time to wait for a flower.-I am, &c., FREDK. PRATT. The Gardens, Glyn-y-mel, Fishguard.

EGLWYSWRW. ROAD WIDENING.-At the last meeting of the St Dogmael's District Council, in regard to the widening of the road at Jericho, Mr D J Edwards reported that no definite informa- tion had been received by the Vicar of Eglwyswrw from the Ecclesiastical Commis- sioner. The chairman, Mr Dewi Harries, said he had seen the county surveyor the previous day, who had informed him that he would be satisfied with an 18 feet wide roadway. In that case the Chairman thought the length of land required was very small, only a matter of two feet.—Mr J Rees said he couldTnot see why they were hanging about ovec the road for the sake of two feet. Why could they not proceed with the work ?—The Clerk- Put if it wag only two feet they could not use it without leave of the owner.—The Chair- man-The county surveyor had never seen the plans at all.—On the motion of Mr B James, seconded by Mr J Rowe, it was resolv- ed that the council's surveyor should com- mence widening the road forthwith.

Pars on Passing Events. The small comet which was discovered by Princeton Observatory, U.S.A., on June gth is at present time the only comet visible through ordinary telescopes.—At the present time the comet is about 130 millions of miles from the earth, but it is approaching us at the rate of about one million miles per day. It does not rise until rather late in the night, namely on July 1st just before midnight and on July 10th at 11.30 p.m. It is now increas- ing in brightnessjand may become visible to the naked eye in August. It will be at its nearest point to the sun early in September. Daniel Walters, of Castle-back, Haverford- west, was cycling home fiom Milford Haven on Friday afternoon, and when descending a raer steep hill near home, was thrown off his machine, and was found dead, with a fractured neck. It is surmised that some part of his machine gave way. Deceased, wh. was engaged in the fish trade at Milford Haven, is quite a young man, and leaves a widow and one child. Workmen engaged in repairing an empty house at Tottendown, Bristol, pulled up a board in the Hoor of a bedroom, and dis- covered gold and silver to the value of about £100. They helped themselves, and next day did not return to work. Up to a few months ago the house was occupied by an old man, whose widow removed to another house near, and is living in poor circumstances. A valuable watchdog, belonging to Mr. T. Fensome, of Houghton Regis, Dunstable, has been stung to death by bees. The owner was absent from home attending a friendly societies' parade, and when he returned he found the dog and kennel taken possession of by a swarm of bees. The dog died shortly afterwards in great agony, and it was quite an hour before the bees could be dislodged from the spot. Horace Rayner — the murderer of Mr. Whiteley—whose health has been causing the prison authorities considerable anxiety, was, in consequence, removed on Friday morning from Lewes Prison to Parkhurst Convict Prison. He looked very ill. The hearing concluded at Lancaster Assizes on Saturday of an action in which William Edward Kelly, for 17 years headmaster of Leek National School, Lunesdale, claimed damages for wrongful dismissal from three school managers. The jury found for the plaintiff, and judment was entered for £30 damages and costs. An earthquake shock was felt on Friday morning at Holyhead, accompanied by a rumbling noise, which lasted ten seconds. The shock caused considerable excitement in the residential portion of the town. Mr. Lloyd George delivered a powerful speech in the House of Commons on Friday in support of the Prime Minister's plan for dealing with the House of Lords. In the course of his address there was a stormy scene. In the absence of the Mayor, through indis- position, Councillor W. J. Jones, deputy mayor, presided over the monthly meeting of the Haverfordwest Town Council on Thurs- day last. The Town Clerk reported that with regard to the coal ordered by Mr. Philip White, for which the Council had repudiated responsibility, it had now been disposed of by Mr. Roberts, so that matter was at an end. Mr White, reading from manuscript, said he had resigned the chairmanship of the Gas Committee. He admitted he was in the wrong in ordering the coal, but he hoped the Council would accept his assurance that it was a pure error of judgment on his part and nothing else. A letter from Mr W F Merriman, of Pembroke Dock, stated that a meeting of the Pembroke and Milford Chamber of Commerce would be shortly held, when arrangements would be held for the forming of a county meeting and for the furthering of the claims of Milford Haven as a naval base. At Lampeter Petty Sessions held on Friday Evan Evans, of the Red Lion Inn, Talsarn, was summoned by the Superviser of Inland Revenue for violating Section 27 of the Excise Act, 1880, by concealing 29 gallons of worts brewed on the j 7th inst. Mr. Arthur Hughes appeared for the defendant.—Defend- ant denied having concealed the worts, and stated that he had placed the worts, which,' it was explained, was beer in an unfermented state, in a shed, where mineral waters and other things were stored, as it was not intended for sale, but for consumption at his own harvest.—Edward Gandy, Inland Rev- enue officer at Aberayron, deposed to haying visited defendant's premises on the 18th inst. There was an entry in a book by defendant of all worts brewed on the previous day, which corresponded with the quantity found in a vessel in the brewhouse. He (witness) went into the yard and examined a shed there, through the window of which he could see a cask. On entering the shed the cask, was found to contain the worts mentioned-— Defendant was fined £1 and costs. Among other commodities out of which huge fortunes are made pens hold a place. Charitable institutions will benefit to the amount of about £ "150,000 by the will of Miss Helen Perry, of Wergs Hall, Tettenhall, Wol- verhampton, daughter of the late Mr. Thomas Perry, of the firm of Messrs Thomas Perry and Sons, Ltd, Highfield Works, Bilston, makers of pen-nibs and cycle accessories. Some details of the will have already appeared in the Dy Mail." Miss Perry's property is returned as of the gross value of £321,336. To several institutions £5,000 each is left, and there are numerous bequests of £3,000, £2,000, and £1,000. Further evidence of the Roman occupation of Carmarthen is given by a recent discovery by Mr. Dan Bartlett, who whilst digging n his garden at the back of his residence m The Avenue, Carmarthen, came across a brass coin of the reign of the Emperor Antoninus Pius, who ruled from 139 to 141 A.D. Some years ago some coins of the same reign were found when the foundations of the houses at the Priory-street end of The AvPRUP were dug out. An evve belonging to Mr. William Smith, of High Halstow, near Rochester, has died at the age of eight years, having given birth during its lifetime to nineteen lambs, The number of lambs born in each successive year was as follows: I, 4, 3. 2, 3, 3, 1 I 3,

Emphasised in Haverfordwest. What convincing emphasis is given to splendid news by the fact that it comes from near by. Here is a message of good hope from Haverfordwest to Fishguard. Mr William H Davies, 11, St Thomas's- green, Haverfordwest, says An attack of influenza left my kidneys weak, and I suffered for ten years with severe pains in my back stab-like pains they were, and after bending they caught me so sharply that I hardly knew what to do. I have a lot of lifting to do at my work, which came hard on me with a painful back. I have often been away from work for two and three days at a time, on account of the dreadful pains. I tried many treatments, but I got no good results. Some months ago I commenced to take Doan's backache kidney pills, and I quickly found that I had got the right medicine. I preservered with the pills, and a course of them have done me a great deal of good my back is splendid and well now, and my general health is improved. I cannot speak too highly of Doan's pills. (Signed) William H Davies." Among the chief symptoms of Kidney Disease are Urinary Troubles, Backache, Pains in the Loins, Dizziness, Ring in the Ears, Tiredness and Broken Sleep. Among the most serious results of Kidney Disease are Dropsy, Gravel, Stone, Bladder Diseases, Rheumatism, Lumbago and Sciatica. The cure for all these symptoms and diseases is to go to the root of these troubles and to cure your kidneys by taking Doan's Backache Kidney Pills. Doan's Backache Kidney Pills are two shillings and ninepence per box (six boxes for thirteen shillings and ninepence). Of all chemists and stores, or post free, direct from Foster-McClellan Co., 8, Wells-street, Oxford- street, London, W. Do not forget to use the full name, Doan's Backache Kidney Pills.

Fairs and Markets. Llandilo, Saturday.—Butter in casks, gid to t iod do. in lbs, nd and IIld. eggs 14 and 15 for is; chickens, 2s gd to 3s 3d each; ducks, i i d per lb. Carmarthen, Saturday.—The excellent but- ter on offer at the Carmarthen market on Saturday was eagerly sought for, and prices remained firm with a slight advance. We quote from g\d to iod per lb. CHEESE.—At Carmarthen on Saturday very few lots of new cheese on offer and soon sold at from 20S to 2SS per cnyt. Cork, Saturday.—Lively demand for all qualities of butter and quotations remaining firm; supply good. Weather conditions much improved. Firsts, 84s, seconds 83s, thirds, 80s. Superfine, 85s, fine mild, 83s. Choicest boxes, 85s. Fresh-A, 88s; B, 84s. Whitland, Friday.—There was a large attendance and supply :—Butter in casks 91d to iod per Ib, butter in pound rolls iod to iold 2 per lb eggs 16 for is live fowls 4s 6d to 5s per couple, dressed poultry gd to iod per lb rabbits 7d each beef 8d to gd, mutton 8d to gd, veal and pork 6d to 7d per lo. A resolution in favour of the marking of foreign eggs and poultry with the names of the countries from which they come was passed at a meeting held to consider the sub- ject at the Great Eastern Hotel on Saturday.

Cardigan Thronged by Cancer Patients. Cardigan, the little Welsh town made famous by the tales of cancer cures by the Evans brothers, resembles a cosmopolitan hospital. The treatment of these untutored herbalists, formerly shipwrights, is no longer of local fame only. New patients are pouring in day after day, and the town is crowded to the utmost. All cases, rich and poor, are treated alike. Yet the herbalists and their treatment are not without their detractors. Whether they can accomplish all they claim to be able to do seems little nearer definite proof than it was last February. The patients themselves, both the local peasantry and those of all other social grades and degrees of education, believe in the herbalists' powers almost without ex- ception. The townspeople as well are believers for the most part, but the local members of the medical profession are still scoffers. These latter point to the number of deaths that have taken place in the last three months, and ask, where are the cures among cases which have been accurately diagnosed as cancer by accept- ed scientific methods. Whatever may be the facts, it is extremely difficult to follow up the patients. After a stay of some months in Cardigan, improved in general health, suffering less pain, and hence optimistic, they go off to their homes on distant farms and in small villages, and so are lost sight of. Last February I examined and made careful notes of six new cases who had Hot yet begun treatment. These cases were two of lupus of the face and nose, two of old rodent ulcer of the face, and two typical cases of scirrhous carcinoma of the breast. Of these six cases all but one have left Car- digan, the one remaining, a rodent ulcer that had destroyed one eye and part of the nose, shows some improvement after the four months' treatment. One of the scirrhous case is great- ly improved, and walks daily three miles into Cardigan for treatment. The others, when last heard of, reported themselves as improv- ing. ABSOLUTE FAILURE RARE. This showing is not particularly convincing, but, on the other hand, cases of absolute fail- ure are rare, and as far as the patients are concerned, it must be remembered that most of the cases are at such an advanced stage that they have been refused operation by com- petent hospital surgeons before they came under the Evans' treatment. Many of the cancer patients, after a month or two of the treatment by the herbalist, have been visited and carefully examined by the qualified practicioners who had been in charge of them formerly. The result of these visits have been widely different. In some cases the doctors have seen marked improvement and have advised continuation of the treatment. In another case, one evidently of cancer of the larynx, with difficult breathing and entire loss of voice, the medical man advised stopping the treatment although the patient had almost entirely regained his voice and felt better in every way. Complaints are heard on all sides that the Evanses have not been so successful lately as they were when they had fewer patients and could devote more time and care to each. One of the principal chemists in the town, who comes into contact with nearly all the patients, when asked his opinion of the brothers' present work, became very indignant and suggested that these stories came from disappointed townsmen who had posed as patients with a view to learning the secret of the cure. This particular chemist insists that the herbalists are doing better work than ever. It seems, however, that since they have become such public characters and their work has been so widely watched and com- mented upon they have made some efforts to choose the more hopeful cases, and in some instances lately they have refused to attempt to treat certain patently hopeless cases. After a few day's application of the remedy a thick black crust forms on the part, and into this black, unsightly mass, according to the claims of the herbalists, all the roots of the disease are drawn. After daily treatment for weeks or months this black mass, some- times an inch in thickness, begins to crack and loosen, and finally falls off, leaving only healthy tissue Lehind it. The early applications are very painful, sometimes keeping the patient awake all night. Ordinarily, however, the pain only lasts for three to four hours, so the patients who are able to get about follow the herbalists from place to place, hoping to get treated early in the day. The leading medical men of Cardigan assert that herbs have little to do with the efficiency of the remedy. They say that the active principle is a strong mineral caustic, and that the treatment is simply a variation of the old caustic cancer-plaster cure. In refutation of this argument there is the undoubted fact that the remedy applied locally (as, for example, on an epithelioma of the lip) has in many instan- ces caused all the secondary enlargement of gland3 in the neck to disappear. In such a case, epithelioma of the lip, the remendd is applied to the lip alone, and not to the enlarged glands. Hence it is fairly evident that the remedy must have more than a simple caustic action.

—Cardiganshire Cancer- Treatment -CHANGE IN MEDICAL OPINION.— Within the last few months several medi- cal men have changed their opinion in respect to the treatment of Cancer and Tumours. They find operations and the use of the knife have a tendency to quicken the development of growth and to spread the disease through the system. It is now generally acoepted, the mode of treatment which is the least painful, and which prolorg,3 life, is the use of medicine, and such is t e course uow adopted in the wen-known Car- digansbire cases. Throughout South a eg a herbal preparation, made in three strengthq, has effected some marvellous cures of Cancer ous growths, Lupus, Ulcerated Legs, Piles, and Skin Diseases. A large number of authenticated testimonials having already been received, and from the numerous tests :ade, th» proprietors feel convinced certain benefits will result from the use of the Oint. cient to persons suffering from any of the above diseases, and they recommend sufferers to give Mannina Ointment an immediate fiial. Send direct to the Proprietors, Man- iiina" Ointment, Main Street, Fishguard, Pembrokeshire.

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