The Rhos Herald

STRUGGLE IN AN ORCHARD. An exciting struggle occurred in the early Ifcmrs of Monday morning at Stone, near jDartfofd, between an alleged burglar and "Mr. F, II, Walkcr, clerk to the Parish i'ouwiil. At about three o'clock Mrs. Walker was (I by a noiee in the bedroom, and slipcovering a man in the room awakened her inttsband, and the intruder fled. Mr. Walker got .mt in pursuit, catching up a pair of 141"-g on- the way. He overtook the intruder in art orchard and a wild struggle followed. Walker was slashed about the hands and Afu, with a knife. Two other men then ap- fwared, but the supposed burglar drew a IIffwond knife and managed to keep them at fJity, And eventually escaped. Later in the «lay„ however, he was, found in a wood by a and another violent struggle took jpiace, but this time the man was secured Aiid tat-eit' into custody. He gave the name ,4.;f Froderick West.

WEATHER AND THE CROPS. From all districts there are reports of au abundant hay crop, and sunshine is much needed for the cutting and carting. Before the break in the weather the harvesting of clover and mixed seed crops had proceeded very satisfactorily, and a considerable quan- tity of meadow hay had been secured. But since then not much has fteen done, and if the miliare-ded crop is to iulhl its Ilronuse, sunuK'r weather is 118V" urgent. There is a good deal of uncertainty as to the probable market value of the hay, but there are hopeful indications for growers. Last year's liav harvest was thin, and con- siderably smaller than the previous years's, and very little is now left in store. So that though a total yield equal to, or even greater than that of 1909 may be gathered, there should be a fair demand. If the recent heavy rains have clii-Acked bay-making, they have been most welcome I to nearly all other crops, particularly roots and pastures, and a great improvement in them is noticeable, which, under present conditions, promises to be maintained. Wheat in most districts is backwprcl, an(I rather thin. The cooler weather has lessened the de- I mand for strawberries, and growers are dis- appointed at the prices which fruit of ex- cellent quality has been making. The heavy storms did considerable damage, although the moisture was needed, and if hotter j weather does not eonur again soon a bad year, from the growers' point of view, is ex- pected.

SCOTCH SOLICITOR SENTENCED. On Monday at Edinburgh, F. Lamond Lowsort, once a well-known solicitor, came up for sentence, having previously pleaded guilty to a charge of forging a will of the I late Jessie of Alyth, Perthshire. I Lowson some months ago sentenced to five years' penal servitude for sending threatening letters to an Edinburgh public official. Mr. McClure, K.C., addressing the judge | in mitigation, said that Jessie Skeen, while in America, made about £ 600. On return- j ing to this country she intimated her intern- J tiofi of leaving her money to Miss Margaret Skeen, her natural aunt, but died suddenly } without having executed the will. As -tl)e tie was not one recognised by jaw the aunt I succeeded to nothing. The aunt went to prisoner, who instructed a typist to write out the will appointing Miss Margaret j Skeen executrix and legatee. There was no copying of any signature, and, it was not done for personal gain. Lowson's object was to try in a half-insane manner to rectify the misfortune caused by the sudden death of Jessie Skeen so that her old rela- tives might get the money which she in- tended to leave them. Lord Dundas sent Lowson to penal servi- tilde for seyen years.

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-SENTENCED TO DEATH. MAN'S MISSION OF MURDER. At Durham Assizes on Saturday Tkonw "was tried for the >y idti of Thomas at in March J&sfc, and a verdict of guiltv and sea- of death was passea. Nome years ago |)risc>f- was sentenced to sew en ycurs*' penal *:<:rv;Vi,;ic. awi whilst in Portland Prison ;u. .sifi'ee-T ions ft- crm-;spondenee, passed between hhn r;'i'd Miss Anne Finn, who admitted in si;e 10 wait for J.f3'!S:iOr's ?eie:>M5. A U-w T7io:hs before that event, however, niir ;;r:>ici;i;coci iier intention <3; maTrying Mr. aiid tliis she did..Soon after ho »■; his 1;bert-v to iiender- jj.uuse. and, having asked Mrs. liender- why she had not waited for him, shot -.it.iiv i- us-baud fatally. ALL.. Oriffitk .!oue;J, for the defence, quoted .-sonic versos mliicli white he was iu prison M':s. Henderson was a- single girl she writ-Ten to him, and which ran WIIOJI you know you're not forgotten by tne {fir} \<c *:i'i't i'o; get, von f j if £ ri;I jet t, behind is think- 'iM.r ,-ij; you Vet, a fcej¡r!g i'OlnCS stealing ive a-uiv regret, iWin-ii you know you're not forgotten by the ,¡;il! :"1: .u. iorget. inv- >;>_• i! v.enry veins. "W ith smiles and i-, I'U L euiisfant (LJ true, And v, ill leuru When' o ,I Ii i, 1 \r! still waiting for you. The ju: y found prisuuer guilty of minder, .anti m-oinmemied nim to mercy. Asked if 'be had anything to say why sentence of 'jdeatu should not be passed him, the •JK isoner replied, "I have nothing to say. I quite prepared to face de, h. Mir -iust.ice' .Gn:ntlw.m said i-he jury's re- oil would .be forwarded to the yroper quarter, but so far as he was con- cerned he could hold out no hope that it .<jSfowUl have any effect in determining what -.would be the prisoner's fate. The learned -judg,¡¡ then passed sentence oi death.

:1. BIRRELL ON THE CONFERENCE. The speech delivered by Mr. Augustine .i.H ai Bristol en Friday night was of special lufctwst, aa it was the first public utterance by a member of the Conference on the Constitu- tion*! issue. Mf. Birrell began by a reference to the many subjects engaging the public jKinf.1, and proceeded to say that on top of all aA if they were not enough, c-aine the •iSMne 80S to the propriety, wisdom, and necessity making a change in supreme law-making -power of this realm. The death, of King Edward necessarily en- Jaikd a postponement of the political fight", and it, h. well that. the breathing space gfiould be utilised as well as possible. He quite agreed that if there was a Conference-and he J»Mered there was—it should be the subject of .AwnAible. remarks. He did not know by whom ,i remarks would be read and criticised, a.nd therefore he must be reticent. At least he .&,outd otv that the Conference was not between < thos-e. who could bind or loose, sign, seal, or ..dfcflWer. Therefore, they nil. not be agitated. The notion that anyone would meet round a is-ble and try to discover a compromise was ritlietilol)A. The object was to discover an Rjfreeraeat—to find out how far that agreement .4«tended and how far it would carrv them. Thai was the obvious duty of any such confer- •not*. But they must remember that if they. 4*tted to come to an agreement they would be fm the position they were before they started.

BMTING DISASTER. FOUR MEN DROWNED. A sad boating disaster has occurred off Bournemouth as the result of which four men lost their lives and a fifth was rescued in n, state of exhaustion, r.»* •* hayin0" spent many hours in the water cPogriy to an over- | turned h;>at. A boating party -of five men—including a licensed boatman—-left Boscombo on Sunday evening- in small IGft. centre-board Bailing boat called rheMuriel. and nothing was heard o.i •> r until ntid-dr.y OIl Monday, when the n ng teiegran- vta« received at Bourn em >t t' om a Cajjtsin Tilsed. of the steajushli) Emperor of India, from Ventuor, Isle 01 Wight: Sighted boat Muriel; capsized: one saved, named Casdl. Burdett and fisher- rn.au drownsd. also two- others. Capsized The party was made up of the following men: A.. H. Burdettj manager of the Boscombe Hippodrome Herbert. Gouge, employed by Edward E. Bishop, silversmith, Bourn(mouth; Frank Russell, ernnloyed by Messrs. H. J. Tusou and SO:1, jrawnbrokers, Bourne- mouth; Mr. Cassell (the rescued man), a connner- eial traveller to the Midland R.ubber Company, who has been staying at the Salisbury Hotel, Boscombe,; and The be, a tin an, Davis; The boat was seen during Sunday evening about, sixteen miles out due south, and, though the sea was calm then, there was a strong wind blowing. The overturned boat was found near the Needles, Isle of Wight, the solitary survivor having clung to the craft throughout the night. The live men were reLurniiur from a. sail to Swan age, and. when approaching Boseumbe Pier at about half-past" eight 011 Sunday y evening, the boat was blown out to se], again. A squall then struck the craft, which capsized, throwing the five occupants into the water. Mr. C!îl-sdl, who resides at Catford and was staying at Boscombe, is a, good swimmer, and managed' to regain, the boat, which righted itself though half full of water. too assist his companions. 'The ether four men disappeared, but Mr. Cassoll clung to the boat, and when picked up was in an ex- hausted and somi-eonseiom? condition. He was rescued off Christchureh, Ledge Buoy. On board the steamer he was attended to promptly, and was taken to Boscombe in the evening.

"YOUR MONEY OR YOUR LIFE." i At the Lincolnshire Assizes John Gostling and Charles Herbert Russell were charged with the attempted murder of Annie Dunham, at the Toll Bar House, near Grimsby, on March 31 last. It was stated that the men, who had been drinking, called at the house and axked to be supplied with tea. Shortly afterwards Gostling pointed a revolver at Mr. Dunham and ex- claimed, "Your money or your; life Henred immediately, and the bullet struck Mr. Dun- ham's rig'ht shoulder. Gostling then fired at Mrs. Dunham, the bullet, piercing her neck, and hitting an eleven-year-old boy who was also in the room. Gostling pleaded that he had served in where he received an injury to the eye which i)ftoii affected his mind. After the drink lie did not know what he was doing. The jury found Gostling guilty of unlawful wounding, aNd he was sentenced to four months' hard labour; Russell was discharg-ed.

FUN AND FANCY; "What yon want, my boy," said a tidier, "is push. It is the push which *V- ttmcs." "I got it this morning replied Sb» son moodily. ¡ "One kiss I" pleaded a departing lower. I "Nonsense!" exclaimed his fiancee in a teas- ing mood. "Some one .might see us." "Who?** the dock-it has a face." "Yes, feat it keeps its hands in front of it "When you have a motor-car," said Mr. Chugging, enthusiastically, "you depend on I vour own intelligence entirely. Now, it's altogether different when you drive a horse." "Yes," answered the unassuming man; "that's one reason why I think maybe a I horse is safer.' Alma: "Yes, Oscar, when we arc married you will not go to the club at nights. You you will not go to the club at nights. You will -stay at home, and. I'll sing and play the piano for you, won't Ir" Oscar: "Yes, dearest; you know- I never cared much for pleasure, anyway." Gus de Smith: "Do you huow my father, Miss Birdie*" Birdie: "I have never met him. but I believe he is a modest, unassum- ing sort of man." Gus de Smith: "Right you are. You can get some kind of an idea how unostentatious he is when I tell you he does I nob brag about having me for a sou." I TJmployment Agent* (wearily): "Well, what's the- matter with that last place?" Domestic: "'I'll not stay there. Th' missus v,ants me to .*L £ t th' ashes." Employment t 1 "So do they ail. You can't iind a iu who want you to sift the i ik Domestic: Y-e-s; but this one watches, to see that. I do it." After a party a night, or two ago at Brent- wood. Tho Dear Girl: "lIc had the irqm- dence to ask mp for a kiss!" Her Dear Friend: ideal What cheek!" The Dear Uirl ^blushing): "lie wasn't particular which." "Welt," said the bridegroczir-t.j-'bc. I pose you H be sorry, Vviflie, when the time comes for your sister's wedding?" "Not much," replied the small brother. "It will gimme an excuse to clinch pa's slippers away." Clarence: "You're looking worried, old chappie—buck up. What's the mattah?" Percival: "I am worried, my boy, tewibly. Me valet says I'm getting so careless that he's sure I must be iu love. He's right, I suppose—but for the life of me I cawn't think who she can be Housekeeper: "You're a big, healthy man; why don't you go to work?" Tramp: "Lady, I'll tell ye me trouble. I'm an unhappy medium." "What do you mean by that?" "Well, yc see, I'm too heavy for light work, an' too light for heavy work." Office Boy "The editor is much obliged to you for allowing him to see your drawings, but much regrets he is unable to u them." Fair Artist (eagerly); "Did he, say that?" Office Boy (truthfully): "Well, not exactly. He just said, 'Take 'em away, Johnny; they make me ill!' His Wife: "When you proposed to me you said you were well off." Her Husband "And I told you the truth." His Wife: "Then how do you account for the fact that you haven't any money nowt Her Hus- band "Oh, I didn't have any money then, but I was single." Miss Fence: "Oh, Mr. Tallyheau, you should have ,e Air. Seldhani-Hunt take that high hedge! Tallyheau: "The idea S I didn't, think the horse he rode was much of a. jumper." Miss Fence: "Oh, the horse didn't take the hedge. Mr. Seldham- IItint did it alone." They were uttering the tender nonsense that succeeds the great question. "And," said the girl, bravely, "if poverty comes, we will face it together." "Ah, dearest," he re- plied, "the IIlere sight, of your face would score the wolf away." And there's another engagement ring wasted. Very slippery floor," remarked a young man, as the band played a popular waltz. "It's jolly hard to keep on your feet." "Oh, then, you are trying to keep on my feet, are you?" said his partner. "T thought at first it was accidental." Irate Parent: "So you think my daughter loves you, sir, and you wish to marry her?" Young Lover: "That's what I called to see you about. And, if you don't mind. I thought I'd just ask first: Is there any -isfi t..v in your family 1" Irate Parent: "o, sir; and there's not going to be any." « "Tickets, please!" requested the 'atten- dant at a theatre as several persons ap- proached him in "Indian file." "It's all right!" cried the man at the rear. "This i<? my party of six. Count us as we go in!" The attendant counted up to five and five gentlemen passed him and mingled with the crowd inside the theatre. But the man with the tickets had disappeared. Five of the audience that evening were uninvited "dead- heads "Do you sell p-p-p-p-arrots?" asked a man with a bad impediment. sir. We have a very good selection." "Can they t-t-t-t-alk? "Yes, sir. This one here I can recommend." "Can it t-t.-t-t-alk w-w-w-ell?" sir?" "You arc quite. sure it can t-t-t,-t-ilk "My good ir. if it could not talk better than you I should have twisted its neck long ago!" said the exasperated bird fancier. He had patiently endured his doctor's ex- perimenting for twelve months, and was long- ing to get in a good upper-cut, "I don't think the X-rays should be used in medi- cine." said he on the last, visit. Doctor: "Why, they are being vised We can get in- ternal photographs or the patient." "Yes," he lashed out, but some day- the patient, may be able to get internal photographs of the doctor's head and find out if. h knewe, way- thing about the oa.se."

HOME HINTS. j If carpets are taken up and put away, borax will preserve them as effectually as the objectionable carbolic acid and "mphor balls. To prevent oil becoming rancid, place few drops of ether into the bottle cootainittg it- A discoloured steel knife may he brightened by drawing back and forth be- tween two slices of raw potato. Milk which has slightly turned way be sweetened and rendered fit for use again by stirring' in a little soda. Very strong tea will stop the bleeding from a cut. Starch and iron wide lamp-wicks and wiekfl for oil stoves. They will not then trouble in fitting them into the burnera, Curried Mutton. Take the remains of cold leg of mutton. Cut it into very neat pieces, and lay them for six hours in a thick gravy made of curry powder and stock. Slice six onions into a stew pan and fry till a light brown. Fry the meat also a good colour, add the gravy in which it has been soaked. Simmer very "gently, and serve with boiled rice. Turnip Cakes.—Mix well together equat pars of cold mashed turnips and ma&hed potatoes, season to taste. Allow one egg to each two cupfuls, and half a cupful of bread- crumbs, form into small fiat cakes, roll and I bake in a, quick oven to a pale browa. Ytry nice with roast beef, [ Two or three lumps of sugar added to boiled starch will make the clothes etiffer snd more glossy. A teaspoonful of turpentine added to every quart of starch, either hot or cold, will give a brilliantly-polished surface and prevent the iron sticking. In the ab- sence of turpentine kerosene will do nearly as good work. A clothes-hanger may be economically made by using a barrel hoop. Cut from a hoop a piece of the desired length, and, after inserting a screw-eye in the middle of the hanger, tie a string in it for a loop to hang it up by. Such a hanger is easy to make, and answers the purpose very well. e Salt used in sweeping carpets will help to keep the moths out of many suspected noor- coverings. A little salt added to tea leave. is a good mixture for this purpose, and a handful of salt sprinkled thickly on any place on which soot has fallen will greatly assist in getting the carpet clean from the black mess. Cheese Balls.Take one cupful of grated cheese, the whites of two eggs, a dash of cayenne, and just enough breadcrumbs to hold the balls together. Beat the whites to a very stiff froth, add the cheese and cayenne, make into balls, and fry. These balls are quite different from those made with the yolks of eggs, being, wlien fried, of a soft, creamy consistency, more delicate, and cheesy." Devonshire Pudding.—Line a pie dish with apricot jam, and upon this put a layer of finely cut apples. Put one pint, of milk <ra the fire, with two ounces of breadcrumbs, boil until it thickens, add a little sugar, and two well-beaten eggs. Add this to the apri- cot jam and apples. Bake in a quick oven twenty minutes, and serve. A jelly and soup strainer should find place in every kitchen. Some cooka prefer a flannel bag, which is almost a necessity for clearing and straining jellies in elaborate cooking; but many authorities advocate the use of a coarse linen cloth. This material is less easily spoilt by contact with hot liquids than flannel, while it is clearer and more satisfactory -Oin the long run for ordinary plain cooking. < Chicken Gullets.Mince the remains of ? cold, cooked fowl, add to it half its bulk of finely-minced ham or tongue; now stir over the fire till smoothly amalgamated one otitief., each of butter and sifted flour, and when these are quite smooth stir in a gill of cream, new milk or stock (or half and half), with a finely-minced spray of parsley, a grate of lemon peel and a squeeze of its juice, a grain of cayenne pepper and salt; when this is all well mixed in, stir in the minced chicken and ham or tongue, and stir it all over the fire till smoothly blended. Now turn it out on a. dish to cool, flattening-it out about one inch thick, then when wanted shape this in your well-floured hands into balls or cutlets; brush these over with beaten egg, then roll in fine breadcrumbs, and fry in hot fat to a golden brown; drain well and serve. j New patent leather boots should always be just slightly warmed before a fire before they are put on. This softens the leather and prevents it cracking, as will also rubbing with salad oil alter wearing the first few times. If good, patent, leather wears very well and looks nice to the last. To clean marble take two parte of crashing soda one part of finely-pewdered chalk, one To clean marble take two parte of crashing soda one part of finely-pewdered chalk, one part' of pumice-stone." These ingredient* should be mixed together and sifted through muslin. Then make a paste of this with some water and rub well on the marble. When the stains are removed wash with fuller's earth and hot water to aid tn giving a polish to the surface. CAKES AND PUDDINGS.—No. 29. This recipe i most delicious. It is just 1 tH one that is watitc-d for any special occasion., for it can be made into so many d tT^rent shapes and decorated in so many different ways, that it is invaluable where time is of consequence. GENOESE CAKE. 1 packet of Cakcoma. 6 ozs. of Butter. 3 Eggs. 4 or 5 tablespoon fills of Milk. MKTHOT*. Bub the cakeoma and butter together until j quite fine, thea i*ld the eggs (well beaten) and the milk, and thoroughly but lightly, invt I altogether. Spread ev«nt!y in a well gr«i: .srd shallow tin about 11 '.inches long by 8 inches Wide illid- bake,, in a Iiti(-k )vt,,n. WVien cold cut I into strips 2 to 3 inches wide; then -split and '■ sandwich will Jam. lemon cheese curd., or ielly, after preying the top and bottom pi-'c.'S "together again, into fingers. diaff-MMls, I triangles, ete., and dust over with fine sugar. í Cakeowa is sold only in 3id. packete by I Grocers and Stores everywhere.

V-ARUTE oy LITTLip, THINGS. The girl whose manners are pleasing knowo the value of little things. She ie not satisfied with omitting glaring ru-ieness she is pOlite in trifles. She answers an invitation the day it, is received, and does not change her mind later when something more attractive tump- up. She does not. take attention as a matter of course, but expresses her gratitude of tho smallest kindness by an appreciative word. She does not consider ir good manners to be pleuünt with the special friend and indiffe- rent to the other members of the family. Sh. is thoughtful of the feelings of old peopI. and inferiors, and full of sweet little iltten.. tions to ths sick and frebie. KlRR BaBT (iiM.osir.HT Whatever a child'* daytime naughtioetf may have been, at nigll1 fa11. he should be for- given, and go to rest with the mother's kiss om bis lipa. Hardly anything can oe worse for a young child than to be scolded Gr punished aft bedtime. Children should never be allowed to carry with them in their thoughts the mental sufferings which too many parents seem to think an absolute necessity in the careful bringing up of children. All too soon will they have to face the world and its sorrows. While children should be taught to shun all equivocation and lying, still we need not fear to satisfy the vivid baby imaginations witte the literature of fairyland. They early leant to find the truth wrapped up in the husk of the siory. DBUGHTFrr. Bath-room Mixxrii*. An excellent provision for oycry washing" stand is a perfumed flannel soap bag, whichi can be hung up on a nail or in a string sponge bag over the washing apparatus, and can be for cleansing the bands. The bag should be filled with :1 mixture of a pint. of brp,n, half an ounce of almond meal, half an ounce of orri* Not, and a little pure white soap shredded down finely and sifted well through the powdered ingredients. This makes a de- Jlghtfnl -V perfumed and wonderfuUv a oft- for the hands. The bag molt be tied up when filled and dipped in the warns water in which the bands are washed and rubbed, over the backs arid p&lms till & soft glow is experienced.

USEFUL RECIPES. BftOWStD Potato Soc?.—I'ecl and ent into quarters twelve potatoes. Put tl-iree, table*poonfulsr of heef dripping in a saucepan, s- d try in it the potatoes rad a sliced onion. When brown, add two quarts of water, and simmer until the potatoes are soft and broken. Rub through a colander, and return the puree to the saucepan. Thiettn with two tablespoonfuls of browned flour rubbed to a paste with a tablespoonfu" of butter. Stir lllltilcmoorb, and then add a tablet-:poonful at ehoDBed parsler and a all jtad to t