Flintshire Observer Mining Journal and General Advertiser for the Counties of Flint Denbigh

A Wmstxrit èë1ltõi-talk8 of giving in one of hit columns the fibs of his neighbour. We presume that the other 23 columns are to be filled with his own. TUB Eutaw (Georgia) Whig says that Ben Dunn, A freed man living in North Greene, offers a premium of 10 dollars in gold to any of his race who will have on the fair gaounds at Eutaw, on the second day of the fair in this month, as young a wife with as many children as he will then and there exhibit. The un- successful competitor is to pay for the fair ticket and dinner of the successful party. Ben's wife is only 26 years of age; was manried to him in 1863, and is the mother of 12 children, having four pair of twins. ■f"3**11 Yankee trick was perpetrated at Portland An advertisement appeared in the announcing that "the humbuggery of T? u i outdone this evening at the City S cents out of the baS' admissiorv i 11148 low price the house was crowdedj Pi the audience was hushed to perfect rtillness. After making a few re- marks-very brief indeed-vho lecturer took from beneath the desk a bae, and ripping it out popped a large cat, which, squalling and spitting, made a spring among the audience. The applause that burst forth was tremendous, amidst whioh out Yankee took his hat and coolly walked out of the hall. The "sell" was so rich that the audjgnj itaghed heartily, and the perpetrator Of the joEen* tired Tfitb aosfiM earn-

MOLD. CALVIKISTIO METHODIST CHOBAL FBSTIVAL.—The annual musical festival in connection with the 18 churches comprised in the Mold district was held at Bethesda Ohapal, New-Street, on Monday last. The festival was first established ia the year lS72, and has met with uninterrupted suocess. The meetings have invariably attracted large congregations but the attendance on the preient occasion was phenomenal. Even at the afternoon meeting the chapel was crowded, while at night, in addition to the 2,000 persons who had gained admittance, the front portico and yard oontained some hundreds of people. The conductor was Mr David Jenkins, Mus. Bao. (Cantab), one of the most popular musioiaas in this role throughout the principality. The afternoon meeting wvs presided o-vrr by Mr Jesee Roberts, one of the deacons of the Mold Church and Chairman of the District Sunday Sohool Union, and in the evening the Rev. W. P. Jones, Coed Talon, presided. The devotional exercises of the day were led by the Revs. F. W. Benjamin, Caerwys J. J. Morgan and R. Owen, Mold. During the intervals of the singing brief but appropriate addresses were deliverei by Mr John Daviee, Salford the Rev. Wm. Morgan, Mold; and the Rev. W. Landaell, B.A., Hanley. The days' programme included two anthems, Molwoh y Arglwydd and Mawl a'th erys di yn Seion"; and the following tunes: 'Nicaca,' • Glaa Eljroh,' 'fla.mson,' Moscow,' 4 Tydvil,' Leeds,' Tichfield,' St. Nicholas,' Islwyn,' •Padam,' 'Capel Newydd,' 'Covenant,' 'Llanidloes,' Aa^el Story,' 1 Wyn'nstay,' together with Sohyu y Dagrau' and I Rwyn caru dweyd Ir han8; which two lgtt* ivill be iutrtuded in the programme of tbe children's festival to be beid in August next. White ta the miftio'ad—but more phlegmstia—Saxon the singing would have appeared all that precision, bWance of pailw, and blending of voicem oonld make it, there was, among those who for years have attended these festivall",a fctfusation that the music of the day had been more mechanical and lesa satisfying, more artistio and Its; devotional, than in former jeard, and regret wa openly expressed that some of the soul-stirring Welsh hymns were cun- spi JUOUS by their absence. The secretarial duties were discharged by Mr David Arthur, Wrexham- street, in a thoroughly satisfactory manner. INTERMEDIATE EDUCATION IN FLINTSHIRE. A quarterly meeting of the Flintshire County School Governors, was held at Mold, on Satur- day afternoon, Mr J. Herbert Lewis, M.P., presiding. Mr Owen Owens, chief inspector, was present, and oonferred with the Governors concerning various matters in connection with the Flintshire Education Scheme. At the close he received the thanks of the members for his he received the thanks of the membera for his opinions and suggestions.—Mr F. Ll. Jones, who was accompanied by Messrs E. Bryan and J. C. Davies, as a deputation from the Holywell School Governors, urged the claims of the latter authority for a portion of Mr Samuel Smith's endowment of £1,000 and for a further grant in respeot of the bursary and maintenance grant. A mistaken idea, he said, had got abroad that the Holywell Governors were remarkably well off. In connection with the buildings they had already spent t3,289 13s 8d., and with the items still remaining to be expended, including L376 or thereabouts due on the contract, and the cost of fitting and furnishing a chemical laboratory, estimated at £250, the total expendi- ture on the building fund would amount to X4,184 139. 8d. Without taking into aocount what they had already received in grants, &o., and JE200 which they would shortly receive from the County Governors as a further instalment of the grant, they would still require £ 1,212.— The Chairman said the deputation might rest assured that Holywell, like every other school in the county, would receive fair treatment. The Governors proceeded to consider what should be done with Mr Smith's endowment, which, together with another sum, now amounted to about £ 1,286.—The Chairman said Mr Smith's wishes would be met by the division of the sum amongst the fivesohools (hear, hear). Mr Smith very kindly left the matter entirely in the hands of the governing body, saying that a simple method of dividing the money would be to give one-flfth to each of the schools. The Chairman said they ought in this matter to obtain the sanotioo of the Charity Com- missioners to whatever purposes the money was to be devoted. He believed that a legal method could be adopted whereby a sum equivalent to the amounts mentioned could be divided amongst the sohools. He suggested that in the meantime the local governors of each school be requested to state in what way they would pre- fer to apply the money. The latter course wa& decided upon.—With regard to the applicationof Holywell for more means to oomplet their building Mr Pennant said that the Oounty Governors were not in a position to make any further building grants, having already gone to the end of their tether in that direction.—The Chairman said they could sanotion a loan, which was the subject of an application from the Mold Governors.—After further discussion it was decided to pay Holywell the X200 still due, and, regarding the Mold application, it was agreed that an estimate of the amount required should be sent in, with a balance sheet showing how the school would be financed in future, allow- ing for the repayment in thirty years. This deoision also applied to Holywell—Respecting Holywell's application for an increased bursary grant, Mr Pennant said in the year concerned Holywell did not expend their grant, and the case was different from that of Rhyl, where it had been shown there was a sum due. It was agreed that the application of the deputation regarding the bursary fund could not be acceded to.-It was decided to pay JE800 to the Mold Governors in respeot of the new building.—The Rev R. Jones (Hawarden) submitted a sohome for oonduoting the examinations for exhibitions during the year, and ultimately the matter was left in the hands of Mr Pennant and the Rey Mr Jones to arrange.—The draft proposals for the granting of central Welsh board certificates were submitted, and Mr D. Pierce (Holywell) spoke in favour of some recognised value being attached to suoh certificates. The Oxford looal examinations, for instance, did away with oertain preliminary tests. It was understood that such members ad were upon the Central Board should bear the subject in mind.— The Governors expressed oonourrence with a resolution adopted by the Carmarthenshire County Governors to the effect that no system of "leaving certificates" under the Central Welsh Board would be satisfactory unless some arrangements were made at once for the inolusion of "commercial certificates."

BILIOUSNESS. Hot able to Eat for a Week at a time. VICTORIA HOTEL, PLATT BRIDGE, Near WIG AN, Ncv. 11th, 1890. GENTLEMEN,—I am happy to inform you that I have received great benefit by using "Gwilym Evans' Bitters," after suffering a long time from Biliousness. I bad become very weak, and so nervous that If any one speke in a loud tone I was much frightened. I have been so bad that I was not able to eat for a week at a time. I tried "Gwilym Evans' Quinine Bit- ters," and the first bottle did me a deal of good, so I got another, and am happy to say I am now quite well. I shall always speak well of these Bitters" to all persons that I know. Yours truly, ,140-) BAXTER.

CONNAH'S QUAY. NEW Loou. PA.TBNT.-The following abridged description is epeoiaily drawn for the" Flintllhire Observer," by Messrs Hughes and Young, patent agents, 55and 56, Chancery-lane, London, W.C., who will give advice and assistanoa frae to our readers on all patentmatters. 11 20,427. Sunken vessels, raising patentees Messrs N. S. Keith, Sandy croft Foundry and Engine Works, Hawarden, and J. W. White, Widnes, Lancashire. The lifting ropes are attached to eleotro-magnets which are lowered until they come in contact with the iron or steel veseel or body submerged too deeply to permit of the descent of divert to make the necessary connections. The lifting rope passes through a well of a pontoon, over a pulley, and is attached to a hydraulic ram working in a cylinder. An accumu- lator and relief valves and provided to prevent undue etiain of the lifting taokle, and a crane is used for manipulating the magnets and lifting ropes. Insulated eleotrio cables are oonneeted to a dynamo or any source of electricity. A pump supplies water to the cylinder by a main connected to the accumulator."

NEWMARKET. JOHN WYNNE'S CHARITY SOHOOLS. Since tho formation of the Parish Council, many lettera havo been sent to the Charity Commissioners, respecting the management of the above Sohoole, and no doubt it will be interesting to the inhabitants of the several parishes mentioned in the new Scheme (viz.: Llanasa, Whittord, Dyserth, Meliden, and Gwaenysgor, and the Urban District Council of Prestatyn), to read the following letter "Charity Commission, "25th April, 1808. "SiB,-Referritig to your letter of the 2nd February last, for the information of the Newmarket Parish Council and the Joint Committee, I am to enclose herewith a draft of the Order and Soheme which the Commissioners propose to make in this matter, and to explain that this Charity is subjeot to the provisions of section 66 of the Loeal Govern- ment Act, 1894, and is eocltstastical and non- Parochial within the meaning of section 75 of the Act, and that the representation given to the Parish Councils of Newmarket and the Joint Committee is therefore not accorded as a matter of right under ihe Local Government Act, 1894, but as a concession to the wishes explained to the Commissioners on the subject.—I am, Sir, your obedient servant, THOS. ALLCHIBB." "Me John Roberts, Clerk to the Parish Oouncil, Newmarket, Flints."

RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL. At the fortnightly meeting of this Oounoil on Friday last, there were present: -Messrs. Wm. Roberta (ohalrman), Wm. 0. Piokering (rioe- obairmao), J. Peirie, W. Matthews, Trerot J. D. J onei, B. Foulkes, Thomas Williams, T. J. Powaall, Edward Jones, Robert Williams, J. Price, H. Lester Smith, Wm. Thomas, Mrs Johnson Jones, Rev. Watkin Williams; Clerk-Me P. Harding Roberts; Inspector—Mr J- P. Jones. THH Almicr KILLI TOOLS. In reference to the above unprotected pool and the roadway passing alongside of the same, Mr Petrie said, whether the fact of it being a district road or not, had any effect upon the matter, it yet remained a footpath and accommodation road to the Abbey farm. During the last two years the occupiers of the Wood Houses had by depositing ashes on the roadway raised it fully nine inohes. A portion of the road was repaired by the Oonncil. BJLSZLLI WAIBB. The Clerk reported that the Bagilit Paroohial Committee had met on the 28th ult., and considered the Water Scheme bnt had not come to any deoision and the meeting was adjourned. The Clerk added that he believed an alternative scheme for the supply of water would be submitted to the adjourned Paroohial Committee for consideration. THB 3COSTYN BAIL WAY CBOSSIWG. The Clerk read correspondence iu reference to the petitioning against the London and North-Western Railway Bill, and stated that the petition was formally signed on the Saturday previous. Messrs Kelly and Keeae, Mold, wrote enclosing a letter from Mr O. H. Mason, stating that the requirements of the Council would not be practiaal to comply with, without encroaching upon the works of the Mostyn Iron Works to which the above Company objected to, and further stating that the people were satisfied with the arrangements of the Company for their convenience. He should object to the locus standi of the County Council. The Company, after having met the County Council on every point raiaod in the Upper House, were surprised they should raise further opposition.—The Clerk stated that the Committee of the County Council had arranged to meet Mr Stephenson, the Engineer of the Railway Company, at Mostyn that day. BHTDTKWYK CMOBMG. In reference to the complaint of the Northop Parish Council of the closing, at sunset, of the erasing gates at Rhydymwyn, a reply was reoeived from Mr E. A. Neale, stating that the Council had been mis-informed, the gates were not locked at sunset; the gates were only looked for the passage of trains, at other times the gates were open for the Vblia.-Hr Piokering said it was a great pity the Pariah Coanoil did not make themselves acquainted with the exact facts of the case before lodging a complaint. It oaused the Council to look very small in the eyes of the publio and was a frivolous complaint to the railway company.—The Clerk replied tbat he bad t!iken the precaution of explaining that the complaint was made by the Northop Parish Council.—The Clerk was requested to forward the reply to the Northop Parish Council. A HIDDE. ROAD. The Mold Parish Council referred to the con- sideration of the Council the condition of a road from Mynydd Is* to Ltong. The road was choked with brambles, and was in dlsase and in disrepair; it could be made available for foot passengers and cattle. The Parish Oounoil requested that proper steps be taken to have the hedges cut and the road put in repair. The matter waa reterred to the Mold Surveyor. HOT ITJABTH WBLL. The inspector reported that he had obtained a man to look after the Hen Faarth Well pump, and to repair it if necessary at 10s. a year. The Coanoil approved of the appointment. 0BBBN7IXLD PBOPIMTT. The Inspeotor stated that the owner of the dilapidated property at the Creoas, Greenfield, had given the oooupiers notice to quit, which he (the Inspector) assumed was with the view of demolishing the houses.-A JP-iuch drain was being laid at Providence Terrace in place of the rabble drain under the houses. A OLWAK 8HBKT. The Inspectow repotted that no oaae of Infeotioua disease had been reported in any part of the distriot during the past fortnight. PUBLIC WBLL0 AXD THE PABISH COUNCILS. Mr Wm. Thomas propoaed that the several Parish Councils within the district, after Maroh next, undertake the repair and maintenance of all wells. —Mr R. Foulkes seoonded the proposition, which was carried.—With regard to the Llanasa wells, which the Llanasa Parish Council had requested the Distriot Oounoil to complete, after some disoasiien a resolution was passed declining to complete the work at Axton well, as requested by the Parish Oounoil. The repair of the Berthengam and Afongooh wells was deferred. conAR'S QUAY DBAIHAOI.—THB AWABD. The Clerk stated that the Council having paid the oosts of the arbitrator in the dispute between the Rural Council and the Connah's Quay Urban District Council, as to the expenses of drainage works, on a queation of the same being special or general expenses, the award had been taken up, and he had received the same from the Council's solicitor (Hr H. G. Roberts). The claim was under nine heads. The first five were items for cleaning drains, &o. sixth, AIIO 12s. Od. for plans; seventh, eoits paid the Railway Company, 9293 Os. 8d. eighth, Council's costs, witnesses, &a, 9301 12s. 4d.; ninth, Mr Davies, O.E., oott8, ibi 9s. 6d.; total claim, £ 796 8s. 8d. The efleot of the award was that £ 150 6s. 2d., the fi-st six items, were special expenses, and was a separate charge to be paid by Connah's Quay Urban Council. L846 2s. 6d., balance of claim, the award determines that they are general expenses, and ought t > be paid as follows -£181 10s. Od. by Connah's Quay Urban District Oounoil, and L484 12s. 6d. by Holywell Rural District Council. The Holywell Rural Difctriet Counoil to hand over the plans numbers 1 and 2. The award determine* that the 8tsof the Holy well Oounoil should be P-id by the Council, and the costs of the award to be paid one-half by Cpnnah'a Quay Urban District Counoil, and one-balf by the Holywell Rural Distriot Council. The arbitrator aa-ea-ed the Holywell ocsts at E61, and his (the arbitrator's) outti at L71 16s. Od., and orde<s Connah's Qiay to pay to Holywell L30 10s. Od. of the cost?, and aoy sum over one-half of 171 16s. Od, wbioh Hoiywell may pay to take up the award, and further orders that Oonnah'fl Quay Urban Distriot Council to bear all their own costs of the arbitration. BOARD OF GUARDIANS. At the meeting of the above Board on Friday, ther., were preteot—Messrs Wm. Thomas (chairman), J. Kettoot Evans (vice-chairman), J. Prince, W. B. Lloyd., Walter Garner, J. L. Muspratt, J. Roberts, Miaa llnghes, and the Rural District Councillors olerk- P. Harding Roberts. THB HOUSB. vne Master reported the number of inmates in the bouse last Board-day, 176; admitted eince. 9; dis- Jeheved, U5.Mmber remaiuinS. 176. Vagrants „ visrrraa. ™-lZBU*lV rTr^ *i8,tiD« the house on the 6th inst.. £ hen she foQnd iamate(| olwm and tidy Al* Edward Jonea reported visiting the sick Wards, ° A DISTINCTION I* WORDS— DH8BRVJIB • » o* BHGUIRBD." The Chairman said, to my great surprise, on look. ing over the Observer tus morning I eaw a letter signed by the Master, defending himself against the report that has been mwio to nome of the local papers respecting the remarks made about thb Christmas money at the last Board met ting. According to Ma defence, in the Ob**rv*r, it is reported in the papers that he said the children gtot as muoh as they dtserve," while he states he unl, said" aø much as tht-y r quire." That i, quite oorreot, I quite certain of that. "Requite" and "deserve "have diffnrtiit meanings, totally misleading the publio and casting a very ill reflection upon Mr Hughes and his kiodnes* to the i anpers. I feel the reporters are in duty bound to report, and to report correctly the meaning, and not to 4ive some Bort "f Ii report givirg th-ir own o >netru tion upon anything that passes here, bnt they are ia duty bound to report correctly and give the definition that speakers give upon the remarks themselves. I think it my daty "chairman to oall the reporters, attention to this. Mr Matthews said he belieted th, Master used the word I I r,;qiaire." The Chairman: That is what I say. I am quite certain of it. The word deserve to the general publio puts a different construction upon it. Mr J. Prince: I am sorry you have taken notice of it at all, because it arose on a matter I had some- thing to do with. Last Board meeting I fiolt annoyed that money should be returned to me, I asked for an explanation from Mr and Mils Hughes, and I aooepted that explanation and did not intend to say anything about it only that Mr Hughes at the Board meeting threw down half-a-sovereign to Mr Wilkinson. The discussion afterwards ensued, and I am positively oertaln that the words Mr Hughes used were they had as much as they deserved." The Chairman No, sir. Mr Prince Not only to the Board, but to me. The Chairman What was said to you personally was not at the Board. Mr Prinoe: The least said about it, the better. We respect Mr Hughes, and were it not on aocount of his age, perhaps I should have spoken more strongly. The fact of the phrase being repeated impressed itself the stronger on my memory, for I disagreed with it at the time. Mr W. H. Lloyd: I have got a fair memory and can recollect things as oorreotly as most men, and I have no hesitation in saying that the words used by Mr Hughes was deserved." Mr Hughes: Whit I meant was 11 ai much as they require." The Chairman That was the word I heard (" no, no ").—The matter dropped. TH3 COTTAGE BOHRS. The Clerk announoed that Mr Biroham, Poor Law Inspeotor, purpoaed attending the next Board meeting to confer with the guardians on the question of furnishing the cottage home and the aooommoda- tion in the house.-Mrs Johnson Jones said she should be inolined to propose that the cottage home be let. -Hr Trevor Jone* I would not mind haviog it (laughter).—Mr Foulkes: I would rather move that it be let as "furnished apartments" (laughter).— Mr Lloyd: We were put to this expense by the requeet of the Poor Law Inspector. Our predecessors were practioally compelled to do it, and now we possess a "palace." as one guardian described it. At the same time I do not think we should oritioise what the guardians have done, but we should take the matter into consideration and see to ntilMag the oottage home.—Rev. Watkin Williams How many children have we got ?—The Master Sixteen in all, but some are very young.—Mr Petrie: It is rather a reflection upon the old guardians to tpaak of the oottage home in this manner. We should have the plaoe furnished now, and perhapj we may have twice the number of children. I do not approve of the ridicule brought t) bear upon the old goardians who built the home.—Mr Prince: Tho ne w guardiaas want to turn things topsy turvy. I oame here with that intention, but I found there was real work without that.—Mrs Jones: They will be a oontinual expense to the union; that is how I look upon them. —Mr Prinoe I hope the guardians will wait a few weeks befora doing anything towards furnishing the oottage home, until we see whether this proposal to purchase the old gaol at Mold is going to float or not. If it does not, I shall make a suggestion to the guardians. We have 28 imbecileJ in the workhouse and only 16 ohildren. I am not quite sure whether it could not be possible to remove the imbeciles to the home and keep the ohildren in the house. Possibly by such an arrangement we could obtain the Government grant of 4s. per head in respect of that class of inmates. Could we do so, it would be a considerable saving, to the extent of some ;S300 to A400 a year. The buildings are exaotly suitable for the purpose, and it would be a great advantage to the Board, both financially and in the management of the workliouee.-Tiia matter was left in abejacoe until the next Board meeting. THB POOB BATES. Mr Fonlkes asked how came it that the poor rate was Is. lOd. in Bagilit.-The Clerk explained that the name poor rate was a misnomer, the rate was for the relief of the poor and other purposes, via.: highway, county council, parish oounoil and overseers THB 70BTBB AND HIS PBOSPXCTIVB WITH. Intimation was re3eived of the intended resignation of the porter (Mr R. P. William), after 17 years' service. The guardians could not understand why the porter should tender his resignation, having no cause of complaint. The porter was silled-into the Board-room, and in the interview that took plaoe, it appeased that he purposed getting married, and being under the impression that he could not retain office as a married man, he bad tendered his resigna- tion. The gnardians spoke highly of Mr Williams' conduot and the way he had fulfilled his duties during the put 17 years, and being desirous of retaining his eervioes, it was decided to refer questions on the matter to the Local Government Board before acting upon the notice. To tbis the porter agreed, and the notice was withdrawn for the present. PaOFBBTY. The two houses standing below the Workhouse being offered for Bale, the Finanoe Committee reooinmended the Boird to purchase the same at a certain figure. The recommendation was adopted. -0

HALKYN. TAB PABTT An OONOBBT.-On Wednesday the annual tea party and conoert in connection with the Oalviniatio Methodist Chapel was held, Mr J. Philip Jonea, O.C., Holywell, presided, at the oonoeit which was supported by a number of artistes, in- oluding Madame Kate Williams, R.A.M., Liver- pool J

Gustave Schaffer, a German, was sent to prison for a month, with hard labour, at Wrexham, on Monday, for having obtained money by means of rascally false pretences from the Right Rev. Mons. Slaughter. v/"

LITERARY GLEANINGS. A NEAT bit of proverbial philosophy, said to be of Japanese origin, is, Be like the tree which covers with flowers the hand that shakes it." MOST of our great men are of a character that I find it impossible to warm into life by thought. Not so Franklin, who had a great deal of common and uh- common human nature in him. MORAIS differ from custom in so far as the former are certainly the science of human happiness, while the latter is the result of habit and example, often formed, we know not how, and as often unwhole- some as wholesome. IT is not so much the length or the variety of oar opportunities as the way in which we use them that will decide how much they will benefit us. BIRD MimieRy.-Undoubtedly, the most perfect mimic amongst the feathered tribes is the American mocking bird, a bird belonging to the thrush family. On account of its wonderful powers of imitation the aborigines of Mexico called it centcontlatlolli— namely, four hundred tongues or languages. It is during the daytime that its imitative powers are usually exhibited and so perfect is its mimicry of the songs of other birds that even the most practised ear is easily deceived thereby. Although it has never been known to imitate tha human voice, its powers extend to the mimicry of the cries and calls of other birds, the mewing of cats, the barnng of dogs, cock crowing, hen cackling, pig squeaking^ creaking of hinges, and numerous other sounds. The best imitator of the human voice is the parrot; but it powers as a mimic are so well known that we need not stay to enumerate them. It must not be supposed that this faculty is confined to one or two species, for it is possible that most birds are more or less endowed with it. Many of our British species are excellent mimics, and although by no means so proficient in the art as their foreign brethren, the term mocking bird," might be very appropriately applied to not a few. The development of these powers frequently takes place when in confinement, the exercise of the faculty seeming to afford much enjoyment to the performer. Amongst the British birds which may be taught to utter words and short sentences are the magpie, jay, starling, and jackdaw. The first-mentioned of these, it is said, may be taught to speak almost as plainly as the parrot does; and the starling may be taught to say almost anything, as well as to whistle tunes. A goldfinch has been known to mimic to the life the chirp of the sparrow, the "Spink, spink," of the chaffinch, the twittering of the swallow, the bell-like If scold of the blackbird, the notes of the oxeye tit, the bunting, the whitethroat, and the wren-in fact, any and every bird's cry that he had the chance of hearing during his ten years' confinement. The bull- finch is a notable imitator of tunes, while the canary frequently reproduces parts of the airs that have been whistled or played in his hearing. There is on record a most interesting and curious case of mimicry by a canary. A gentleman having taken temporary rooms in a London lodging house was much disturbed during his first evening's stay there by the persistent striking of a clock (utterly regardless of time) outside his room. It became so annoying to him that he opened the door for the purpose of calling his landlady, when, to his surprise, the sound suddenly ceased. Upon questioning the landlady, he found that the sound was made by a pet canary whose cage was placed in a window seat outside his door. The imitation was so exact that it was impossible to detect the fraud by the ear alone.—Chambers's Journal. DARTMOOR.—The Forest of Dartmoor, as it is called is a wild tableland occupying the centre of Devon- shire, and, with common lands for the most part, in no way distinguishable from the forest proper, some 130,000 acres. Iti is a vast solitude. Save the convict ] settlement of Princetown and a few scattered cottages abutting on the roads which cross the central district, scarce a human habitation greets the eye. In the northern quarter, where the great morass about the mysterious Cranmere lies, a dark blot on the surface of the landscape, nothing but an occasional cart track, faint and broken, hints at the presence of man; and the traveller may walk from the outskirts of Princetown to Okehampton-a good fifteen miles— without meeting a soul. Long ridges rise in dusky sweep against the sky—line beyond line like the waves of ocean, and from these waves rock-strewn crests start forth capped w'th grotesque piles of granite. These are the tors." Down the slopes are scattered in wild confusion huge blocks of splintered granite, locally known as clatters or clitters. The average height of these tors is about 1100 feet, but in the northern quarter of the moor they attain a much greater elevation, two, indeed, exceeding 2000. Stand- ing upon one of the loftier hills, the idea of space is the first with which the mind is impressed. Mile after mile the heathery expanse stretches away, the heights, blue one moment as cloud shadows drift slowly across their slopes, waxing grey and spectral the next in the full glare of the sun. In the foreground a medley of rich colours delights the artistic eye. Below, in the valley, a clear stream ripples over gravelly sand or boils against impassive boulders in its swift descent to the fertile country far away.—" An Exploration oj Dartmoor and its Antiquities," by J. Lt. Page. How PEOPLE RUST.—How differently men and women indulge themselves in what is called a resting spell. "I think I'll sit down and mend these stockings and rest awhile says the wife; but her husband throws himself upon the easy lounge, or sits back in his arm-chair, with hands at rest and feet placed horizontally upon another chair. The result is that his whole body gains full benefit of the half- hour he allows himself from work, and the wife only receives that indirect help which comes from change of occupation. A physician would tell her that taking ten minutes rest in a horizontal position, as a change from standing or sitting at work, would prove more beneficial to her than any of her makeshifts at rest- ing. Busy women have a habit of keeping on their feet just as long as they can, in spite of backaches and warning pains. As they grow older they see the folly of permitting such drafts on the strength, and learn to take things easier let what will happen. They say, If I used to think I mnst do so and so, but I have grown wiser and learned to slight things." The first years of housekeeping are truly the hardest, for untired and unfamiliar cares are almost daily thrust upon the mother and homemaker. CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE OFTEN WRONG.—A lead- ing detective told me that he was called to the South Kensington Museum a few years ago to arrest a gentle- man on suspicion of having stolen a very valuable old Roman coin, believed to be the only one of the kind extant. Upon presenting an official order, the sup- posed thief had been permitted to take the coin from the case, to which he had seemingly returned it after examining it for some time. But when the attendant was about to lock the case, the coin was missing. The gentleman indignantly denied having it, and refused to be searched. The detective I have mentioned, by a forcible search, found the coin upon him and was about to take him to the station, when, as the attendant was about to replace the coin in the cam, he discovered the one belong- ing to the mageum, just where It had slipped out of sight when the gentleman restored it. It seems there was another of the coins, and that the gentleman bad purchased it and had been anxious to compare it with the one in the museum to establish its genuine- ness. Thus you see how black circumstances may sometimes appear against the most innocent persons. RED ANTS AND THEIR PREY.—The result of a little experiment that we tried with the red ants (in Dakota) afforded considerable surprise at the rapidity with which they can carry out a burial. Mud-hens are not by any means considered good eating, and when our special sportsman shot one in mistake for a duck we placed it carefully on the thatched summit if the largest nest we could find, and, having retired to a safe distance,watched the intense excitement mani- fested by the ants,which were scrambling and swarming j over the body. Without question, the hardworking inmates of the nest were thanking their stars for the gift the gods had sent them. Here was food for many a rainy day, and sufficient plumage to provide feather beds for the entire community. We observed that the home department despatched scouts in all directions, who crossed antennie with every 'oiterer they met wending his way slowly homewards. To each of these in turn the exciting news was com- municated, and produced in each case the same result—namely, that of intense joy at the prospects 3f a high feed and a long vacation-manifested by a desire on the part of the recipient to skip over the prostrate blades of grass obstructing the shortest cut to the nest, instead of lingering to run along them at tight angles to their course, or climbing the upright stems in order to admire the prospect from the summit. Visiting the spot two days later, we found tihe body of the mud-hen carefully buried within the nest, and covered by a waterproof roofing of dried grass stems, so interlaced as to conceal all traces of the bird when completed. The ants were busily engaged upon the covering, and tin excitement in the camp was apparently unabated,—Life Lore.

NORTHOP. DIPHTBBBIA.-During the last few days two oases of diphtheria have broken out in the village, one resulting in the death of a boy aged 15, the youngest son of Mr 0. Davies, gardeter, Upper Soughton. MOLD AND DISTRICT TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION.—The quarterly meeting of this association was held in the National Sohools, Northop, on Saturday. The chair was occupied, in the unavoidable absence of the president, by the vice-president (Mr F. Phillips, of Northop).-Mr H. A. Til by, Rhyl, gave an aooount of bis impressions of the annual conferenoe, held at Cheltenham. He said that socially the conference was a great success, but he doubted whether eduoa- tionally it might be so dt)gcribad.-A vote of thanks having been accorded Mr Tilby, a paper on "Relics of an old log book was read by MrW. T. Phillips, Leeswood. Ib was decided to postpone the nomina- tion of vice-president of the National Union of Teachers to the next meeting, as it is expected that one of the candidates will be present, and address the association. At the close of the meeting those present partook of tea provided by Mrs Phillips, Northop.

RHYDYMWYN. ALLEGED ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.—John Morris, farmer, of Twmpatu Farm, Rhydymwyn, was on Tuesday, discovered by neighbours near the outhouse attaohed to his farm. with a serious gash in his throat. Dr. Edwarde, of MolJ, was sent for, and Morris was found to be in such a oritioal oondition that his recovery appeared to be doubtful. He bad been in low spirits of late on account of domestio trouble, and it is supposed that he had attempted suicide by cutting his throat.

OARMEL. THE BRITISH SCHOOL.—A GRATITTINO REPORT.— The report of the annual examination of the Carmel British School, has just bean received from Mr L. J. Roberts, H.M. Inspector of Sohools, by the Secretary of the bchoo), Mr J. S. Lloyd, Highbrook. The school has earned the highest obtainable grant, viz. 21s. Gd. per head, and has been excused the annual examination next year. This result and the com- ments made by Mr Roberts, is most gratitying to the Sohool Managers, and highly complimentary to the Headmaster, Mr J. B. Thomas. The report etates This school which did only moderately last year is now in a very creditable fctate of efficiency There is a very marked improvement in the work, a good examination having been passed in the elementary subjects and also in the class subjects. The master must have worked very assiduously to seoure such eatisfaetory results, especially as an additional claas subject was taken up this year. The neatness of the paper work and the recitations call for special praise. Mr Thomas will reoeire his certificate in due course."

EXTRAORDINARY SUCCESS IN THE TREATMENT OF OBESITY. Our oorpulent readers will be glad to learn how to positively loee two stone in about a month, with the greatest possible benefit in health, strength, and muscle, by a comparitively new system. It is a I singular paradox that the patient, returning quickly to a healthy state, with increased aotivity of brain, digestive, and other organs, naturally requires more food than hitherto; yet, Lotwithstanding this, he absolutely loses in weight one or two pounds daily, itS the weighing machine will prove. Thus, there is no suggestion of starvation. It is an undoubted success, and the author, who has devoted years of study to the subjeot, guarantees a noticeable reduc- tion within twenty-four hours of commencing the treatment. This is different with other diseases,, for the patient, in some cases, may go for weeks without being able to test whether the physioian has rightly treated him, and may have derived no real or apparent improvement in health. Here, we repeat, the author guarantees it in twenty-four Lours, the saale to be the unerring recorder. The treatment aims at the actual root of obesity, so that the superfluous fat does not return when dis- continuing the treatment. It is perfeotly harmless. We advise our readeis to call the attention of stout friends to this, because, sinoerely, we think they ought to know. For their information we may say tLat on sending two penny stamps a book entitled Corpulency and the Cure (256 pages), containing a reprint of Prtsa notices from some hundreds of medical and other journals—British and foreign— and other interesting particulars, including the "recipe," can be had (post free) from Mr F. C. Ruseeil, Woborn House, Store-street, Bedford- s^pMte, London, W.C. "WOT CUER, MATE ? may be a rough form of salutation, but the kindliness of its intention cannot be questioned therefore it may not be out of place to adopt it here. Those who may be suffering from bad health can be speedily relieved from their misery by the aid of Holloway's Pills and Ointment. Thsy are equally good for the old, r°un £ and middle-aged. For weakness, lassitude, heaaaone fever, diarrhoea, dysentry, measles, croup. a co:upaints, these medicines cannot be equalled; -wnust ror iskin diseases, sores, ulcers, scrofula and old vrounas, tney bave effocted 'enres in cases declared hopeless by eminent medical men. Full directions as to the use of these remjjs^able remedies are given to purchasers.

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HAILWAY rifViE TABLE. JUNli, iav8. 0111S3TER AND HOLYHEAD RAILWAY.—Down Taints. Sompay HOLYHEAD AND CHESTER RAILWAY.—P> TULIN BDXDAYN i.»iva a.tn a..ia,a.m a.ta a.m a.m a.m. p.ra.ip.n*. p.zn p. m p.m. ip-m, 5*0* P,m-iP-ni a.iii *.m a. a v. ii"'| i,iA.vit a.ra &.m a»ta *.m am p-m p-m p.Dit.o p.a p.m p.m i p.m p.m. p.m p.m a.m a.m p.m. p».m CHESTER. 3 46 6 0 9 0 10 5 a 1145 2 30 g"^ 3 0 6 15 5 20 6 15/6 22 8 33 £ g 8 45 1120 2 46'9 35 1126j6 o HOLYHEAD I 8 0 1145,|3 5. 6 o 8 6 6 5 1 0 •• 8 6 Sandycroft 6 10 9 10 5^1155 | 3 10 5 30 632 •• 8 55 1130 9 43 6 10 Bangor (dep) 7 55 9 7 1045 •• 1 2 4 10 I 7 lv 9 S 6 55 1*52 9 3| Queen's Ferry. 6 15 9 15 73 3 12 0 .23 3 15 5 35 6 37 •• 9 0 1135 P 5<} 6 15 A-ber 8 5 1055 •• 1 12 4 20 7 27 •• •• •• Connah'sQuay. 6 20 9 20 12 5 8 20 5 40 .6 42 » 5 1140/ fp .55i fi 21 Llanfairfeohan 8 9 9 25 11 0 •• 1 *7 -4 26 734 •• 7 9. Flint ..3 6(3 25 9 26 E 00 1211 £ g 3 25 5 48 6 48 9 *1 1146 3 6 10 1 6 27 Peamaenmawr. 8 15 9 26 II g 1 24 '4 34 f 4| • 7 15 Bagillt 0 33 9 32 3 1218 J3 3 33 5 53 6 55 "2 0 0 *8 1153 ll0 S 6 35 Conway 8 24 9 36 1116 133 § 4 46 7 5t 9 26 7 25 2 23 9 26 30LYWELL. 6 38 9 37 «ol223 3 § 3 38 5 58 7 0 -a 9 23 U58 j 1014 6 41 LlandudnoJun 16 38 8 31 9 46 112s 143 ■ [4 65 8 1 9 34 0 39 Moetyn 6 48 9 45 3 „ 1231 B g1 g 3 43 Q 6 7 7 9 o« 3 9 32 12 6 |i02t 6 50 Oolwyn Bay. 6 47 8 39 9 56 1133 152 « |S U 9 43 7 36 2 38 Pretatyn 6 59 9 57 1242 S 6 ~3 59 ..16 17 7199 9 3 9 *2 1217 •• 1035 7 2 Oolwyn 654 01 4 U39 2 0 | 5 1) 8 19 •• 7 40 BSFL 3 29 7 8 10 5 1045 £ g 1250 3 13 J g 4 7 5 57;6 25 6 55[7 27 9 16 g g 9 5» 1225 3 29 1044 12 5 7 9 Llandulas 7 2 1011 1H7 ..2 6 | 6 2g 8 29 .Vtergele.. 7 22 1019 1056 J} a 1 5 3 27 >•-» ..6 7[ • 7 9( 9 27 -=}•§ (7 18 Abergele 7 7, 8 52 .1017 1153 2 12 „ M 5 29 8 34 •• 755 Cila ldulae 17 31 1027 0 1 14 3 35 a § •« 6 16! •• 7 18, 9 35 p g •• S I | RHYL 7 21|8 33 9 2 9 40 1029 l21o 1250 2 27 4 10 5 30 5 46 8 48 10 6 8 5 3 5 6 20 10 4 Oolryn 17 40 1035 -wo I 22 3 43 6 22: •• 7 25 9 40 g.^ ° •• i •• •• 7 31 Prestatyn 7 29 9 10 9 481037 1358 2 3g 4 19 5 386 84 8 56 •• 8 14 5 28 Oolwyn Bay.| 7 43 10*9 11 7w 5 1 25 3 46 J 5 6 25. •• 7 28 9 48 g g •• | 7 36 Mosttyn 7 401 9 22 9 58 •• 1^8 1 8 2 4g 4 27 5 48 6 9 5 8 25 15 39 Llandudno Jun 4 OS 0 1056 H23lEs' § I 45(4 6ajj 6 39 •• 7 47 JO 5^-5 •• £ 4 0t J 7 48 HOLYWELL. 7 48;9 9 10 7 1°50 1 16 2 56 4 36558613 914 834325 6 48 Jonway 8 4 11 0 1127'1« jl 49|4 10 "S3 •• 6 43 i7 51 10 9 -« g I jl 235 7 52 Bagillt 7 54 9 15 1015 •• •• 1 2.4 4 42 6 4 6 21 9 22 8 41 5 54 Peamaenmawr ..8 13 1110 113S ;_3 g 1 58!4 19 3-a 6 52) ? 1 1018 „ ■ •• tj 8 2 Flint. 7 58 9 19 1019 1241 1 29 4 46 6 8 6 25 9 26 8 48 5 58 rjlanfairfechan. 8 19 1116 1143 g. 2 4!4 25 « § 6 59; 8 8 1024 3 8 Connah's Qaay»8 8 9 27, 1028 1 36 4 52 6 16 6 35 9 34 8 55 6 7 A-ber 8 25 1121 •• 1 -a 2 9!4 31 8 14 Qu«en's Fe^ry.. 8 13 9 32 1033 1 41 4 57 6 216 41 9 39 8 59! 8 12 Baagor 4 33 8 47 1131 12 5^ 9 2 30'4 50 cq-^ 7 12 8 32; 1030 I S! 4 33 ..It 81S 40 Sandycroft 8 20 9 35 1038 1 45 5' 3 6 25 « 45 9 45 9 4( 16 16 •iotyheid 5 13 9 46 1 0 2 32 5 43 oI I >9 30 T • ■. •. 513 !I 4S 0 32 0be<»t9r 8 31 9 49! 9 55 1050 1120 1 5 1 55 3 25 5 12 63917 4 19 55 1080 9 20 4 1^5 30 1050 VALE OF UL.WYD, DENBIOM, KUIHIN AND OORWEN RAILWAYS. LEAVA a.m a.to a.m P.In pm p a P m RHYL 7 30 8 lOlOSai 0 3 20 6 6 9 22 Rhuddlan 7 38 9 19 1068 1 7 3 26 6 18'8 30 St. Asaph 7 469 26; 11 6 1 14 3 36 6 20 9 40 Trefnant 7 64 9 34111411 223 466 279 51 DENB 9 46 J121 1 30 3 64 6 36il0 3 d<<<t8 30 jil40 1 35 4 0 7 36 •• Llanrhaiadr 8 39 !ll47!l 424 7 7 44 Rhewl 8 46 |ll52|l ^7-4 12 7 61 RUTHIN 8 61 1166 1 61 4 16 7 66 Byarth— S 56 12 6 >• 4 26 8 4 Nantolwyd 9 6 1212 4 33 8 12 Derwen. 9 12 |1218 4 38 8 17 •• Q-wyddelwern. 9 18 1224 4 44 8 23 Corwen.9 26 ,1231 4 61 8 3C LIATS a.m a.m .a.m p.m p.m p.m. JT.m CORWEN 7 301035130 p 60 Gwyddelwern 7 3610401 36 6 (6 Derwen 7 421047 1 42 ..6 2,. Nantolwyd. 7 461061 1 46 6 6 Eyarth 7 6611 0 1 6fl 6 16 RUTHIN 8 1 11 6 2 1 4 86 6 21 7 10 Rhewl 8 91112 2 8 4 40 6 277 16 LUmrliaiadr. 8 131118 2 13 4 446 32720 nttfi'n 1 ar. 8 2,1 1126 2 21 4 j3 ij 407 30 J i. 6 30 8 26 1133 2 33 5 3 7 48 Trefnant 6 37 8 31 11402 40 5 10 7 66 St. Asaph 6 44 8 37|l 146.2 47 6 17 8 4 Bhuddlan 6 61 8 43 1152 2 64 6 25 8 18 St. Asaph .6 H 8 37111462 7 6 178 4 so St. Asaph 6 44 8 37|l 146.2 47 6 17 8 4 Bhuddlan 6 61 8 43 1152 2 64 6 25 8 18 Rhyl 7 0 18 5ljl2 0 3 3 6 84 8 22 Also Ruthin for Denbigh, 9.80 a.m daily, and 10.80 p.m Saturdays only. M jZd AND DENBIGH RAILWaV. T VITI am A xn a.m p*IN p*nx Ptffi P. XQ CHESTER.6 56 1010,1148 2 27 6 30 6 10 8 36 Broughton Hall7 4 1019 12 0 2 39 6 26 8 48 HoDe. 7 21 1036 1217 2 56| 6 42 9 6 Padeswood .7 27|1042|1223 3 2 |6 48 9 11 LlonJ .3o\lOi6\l226 Z 6 6 619 14 .7 0491230 3 6g # MOLD.. ) d.7 36|1061 1232 3 ll|6 1 6 67 9 2d Rhydymwyn .7 42 1 57 1238 3 ;7 7 3 9 26 Nanneroh 7 50 i i 61246 3 26, 7 11.? 34 Caerwys 7 67 1112.1263 3 32 7 18|9 41 Bodfari .8 2illl7ll2583 37 7 23j9 46 Denbigh 8 12111281 8 3 56 6 32 7 33'y 66 Also Chester to Mold 9.10 a.m. LEAEV a.m a.m a.m a.m p.m .p.rn. p.m DENBIGH 8 28 10 0)1136 2 2&P 0 7 0 Bodfari *8 36H0 811143 2 3315 8 7 4 Caerwys ,8 42 l014|ll49 2 39 5 14 7 18 Nanneroh 8 50 1022^1157 2 47 5 22 7 22 Rhydymwyn. 8 58 103( 12 6 2 5 0,7 30 /ar 9 4 1036 1211 3 1 5 36 7 36 MOLD., ( a 7 45 9 5 1038 1213 3 2 5 387 38 rInner "7 49 9 9;1042 1217 5 42 7 42 SSrl:"II if BroughtH.U-I »Sg{;iiw«.«1SaSS ,T treet, Holywell. 8