Denbighshire Free Press

POISON IN THE BLOOD. "These arti tryju times," The speaker was a iiii(ldlw-;tge(i man and father ot quit", a family. "I donI. refer to business," ho continued, but to the trying weather. I have a tsevere actmek of rheumatisro, my wife has a bad cold, aud the rest of the family are not, wdL" "I ,know it is a eoramon thin* to lay all theso Lroublas to the weather, but I have come t" the conclusion th-u the condi.iou oi tht >a at"ui has much to do with it. If rb.a man bo a4^ rheumatism and the woman who h.^ a cold will trace back for the f iuse, it will be found in fcomw weakness oi the body." And do you wliktt I ,hirik the greatest weakness ia tha body i*i ? I wiil t-ili you. f believe it is due to unc acid, which is in the-' kar^iuf' it farmented all lbi time. I kna, th¡¡.t it causes rWeutuatisai and I bwlieve mo .-if cold?.' "You naturally a^ how does this imc aoid gei into th- olood. The answer-is r,ry simply do.not do th"ir duty and throw it from the system 8-8 they should, and therefore it rtmaias in the bload, and I believe uhat if mic acid were removed from the blood, most rheumatism and colda would disappear. I The gentiomari was right, acd hd might have added that Bright's diseasw ot th kidntya is alao btought about by this earns ce uiw. Is it ¡ not plain to be seen that if the kidaoys are 1 strong and healthy and throw th., uric ocid out of the "system, rhwumatlam aDd lld"bt'ø üia- ease are impotttible ? I There has never been but one knowo rumedy for all troablea of the kidueys, and that ia ¡ Warner's Safe Care. It has been found by the radical profession to be TOKS^ssed of pro- perties unknown to any disco-s^iy of modern oi ancient times. It has taken men, and women, too, who were in the last stages, and restored them to perfect health and strength. It is endorsed by physicians, approved by scientists, and uic-i by the beet people in the land. It is scientific preparation, and oweB its popularity wholly to its power. It should always be borne in mino, that where there are such serious troubles as those above mentioned, only a strictly reliable pre- paration can be used with hope or safety. It will pay you to bear these things in mind.

THE LONGEST STOP. Tourist in a slow train on a branch line Mal Bangor. First Station.Toitritit I say, guard, why are we stopping here ? Guard: The company's time-table instructs 010 to stop here." Second Sttition--Tourist- Guard, why are we again stopped ? Guard (getting irritated): "Toset down and pick up passengers." Third Station.—Tourist: "I say, guard,why are we stopping so long here ? 1 see no need for such a delay ? n Guard: I-Tha-t old farmer over the way," pointing to a farm close by," sends five dozen 3ggj to the market: but being one short this morning, we are waiting till tne hen lay* it."

LOOKING AHEAD. 1 Algy; "They want six thousand pounds | fbr tne le;u;e, Maria. It run« for eighty-nine years." Maria: "Well, 4o»'t buy it, Algy! Only ^ighty-ume years! #i»noy, dear baby being •urued oat of bis bou«« at ninety-one, ana pOMihly iulirm into the bargain t"

"ONI? OJ- US MUST." one of the Lancashire police-coarta the tatier day, a woman belonging to the "old Cgfea&M Pl^ss was brought up for about the I ^'VftOtieth time on the charge of being drunk abllBc&pable in the street. Her tears, if not gWlttVver* abundant, whilst she pleaded guilty, ^ie luffed pit-eouely tot another chance •Just this ones," and she would turn ove new leaf." t W*1!,M remarks the t. iCitJt dry humoor. as he gaeed contemrlatJvely dcrwn the long column of convictions re cornea ia the book before him "one of us must do it. |f^o* don't two owet & new leaf, I shall have And aa the prisoner got the chance the sought, %he question of the new leaf is with the future.

TWO STRANGE FIELDS. ~5*T fty8 »go 1 happened to go into an iehJ^n ffiST »hat Ho said he had been in a field in America where, if y u got into the middle of it, it would take you a week to get out of It, It would « Oh replied an old maii in the corner, « I r e" *«* me "z m^tl" "And wlmt HoW wm th«t. » Mked t|w y0lmg 01,1 "• "U WM W»k«" field {Gaol) 5 The voung man g»ve «p telling Yankee yarns jtiter tliat.

TOO PALPABLE. A: John, my dressmaker called to- daj, and I mnst have the materials to-morrow." air. A Eh ? You said you had written to bar aot bo come until next month." y, I did, but she never got the letter." Mr. A. (clasping his hand to his breast pocket); WomanT Thie is a plot—a vile bloU If you had realty wanted her to stay away you would have posted that letter 'yotiiUlf; yen. wouldn't have given it to me."

A HORRIBLE INSULT. IrthobitMite of other towns in Bonnie Scotland are very fond of poking fun at the ifopd peopta of Faiftley on account of the Paiele/itee' alleged fondness for the whisky bottle. A reader, who is not a Paisley man, sends us the following asieedote: Several men who te in a train had a bottle of whisky, btit SuS no corkscrew. Om of them said "Wait, **TjMi act one." When the train stopped at rtatims he pnthis head out of the io Pauley ?" A good number TMH haarA to » « WeS^Sid w ooA*cMtn r

GALLANT. ftn e*ampte of the Frenchman's rare tact in flattery is elioWtt m a sweet little story of a man wbx> had ventured to compliment a whi £ J haired old lady upon her beauty Ah." says she,4 I foor you flatter me. You Qftll me pretty ? Why, I am an old woman; my hair is white, and, see, here is a wrinkle." y A wrinkle?" ho Mpbed. v Ne ver,madame; at is not a wrinkle. It is but a smile that Itts drifted from its moorings,

ggtfr OCT. woaaoft." ¥r. 6ruAw: MB«» ibeae't no chaae* yo« am. t,, aU wom to make fools of uø wamot." ¥r. 6ruAw: MB«» ibeae't no chaae* yo« hm*. Kmhr got gy gWH of tti.

RUTHIN TOWN COUNCIL. ELECTION OF MAYOR AND ALDEJiMEN. THE COUNCIL'S SECRETIVE POLICY CONDEMNED. Tit* annual meeting of the Town Council of Ruthin for the election of mayor, the appointment of committee*, &e.. was held on Wednesday, at noon, in tbe Council Chamber, Town Hail. There were present the retiring mayor(Dr J Medwya Haghes), Aldermen R P Davies, Jizra Roberts, and T P Roberts Councillors John Roberts, Theodore Rouw, T J Roberts, F Dowell, T H Roberts, W Jones, E Tegid Owen, nod Thomas Williams, with the town clerk (Mr W Lloyd), the deputy town clerk (Mr Baldwin Griffith), the borough surveyor (Mr Price Morris), and the borough in- spoctor (Mr John Morvis). ELECTIOX OF MAYOR. Mr Theodore Rouw moved the re- election of Councillor Dr J Medwyn Hughes as the Mayor of the Borough for the coming- year, saying that he felt it a A great honour to be able to move the election of a chief magistrate of a borough of which they had records dAting back to nearly 700 years ago. Dr Hughes had filled the chair on more than ona occasion to the satis- faction of everybody, he being admired by all the burgesses for his manner, and for his conduct in the chair, and he had at all times shown that dignity in the chair which was at ail times necessary in a borough like that of Ruthin (applause). Mr John Roberts said that six years ago i was his privilege on first entering ti.. Cutiucil, to second the nomination of Dr Hughes for the first time to nil the office which had he so ably filled during that year, and also during the year which had iusi oassad. lie was uot one of those who liked to compliment people to their faces, being rather of a combative disposition. He would rather attack a person in his presence than use the common phrases of compliment. He felt sure that the high opinion held of the Mayor six years ago would in the coming year be as completely fulfilled as it had been in the past years. On the first occasion when the Mayor was nominated for that office there was a contest, on the second occasion the election was unanimous, and Dr Hughes would be un- animously elected that day. These facts spoko volumes in Dr Hughes' favour, and proved conclusively that he was pre- eminently qualified to preside over the I deliberations of the Council. He had very grwai pleasure in seconding the nomination (applause). The motion was put to the meeting and carried unanimously. The Mayor said he thanked them very much for honouring him by electing him once more Mayor of this ancient borough. tie t;u!d not say this Lad come upon iiiia him in the way cf a sarprise for several members had spoken to him about the matter before, and pressed him to let his name be put up for nomination again, although he had expressed the greatest possible readiness to support the candida- p oss, ture of any other member of the Council, and there were plenty in the Council whe were capable of filling the post with honour to themselves and to the Council. He was much obliged to the proposer and seconder for the very kind words they had used in regard to him. He felt that tha compli- ments were undeserved perhaps, but he was WitTO that ou an occasion like that a certain latitude was allowed, and a pretty fair indulgence made in penegyrical platitudes. Therefore he could assure them that his vanity would not be in the least fed. In regard to the psat year, he ventured to say that it woald compare favourably with any of its predeoessors in regard to the excel- T lent work oarried out for the various interests of the Town of Ruthin by the crSo'r it. bof h. an7 P"8°n"1 fwrog with his mayoralty. Thic waa a great boon to persons living ia that part o £ the town, and he hoped that if he wore alive and well next year he would be able to say the same thing with regard to Clwyd- street and Werafechan and other parts of the town (applause). Then again, coming to the coming year, he hoped very mach that the Council would take up energetical- ly the question of the Reoreation Ground Applause), and would take steps to make it attractive and suitable for the objects for whioh the generous donors intended it (applause). But the Council was aware that this could not be done without money, and he hoped they would be more generous in nrenaring the estimate, and that & more handsome »nm would be proved in the rominir year in order that the work he had mdic.Ud might be earned oat He also hoped that the footpaths from the end of Park-road to the Station, and from the Station to Well-street, and also up to the 0 *Z« School .nd to the new Giri.' School (irtoh » A..oar» of the ye.r would be opened) would be completed (applause). He had done his best to serve the Council and the public faithfully on he magisterial bench, and he had been Wed with the greatest possible, respeet and courtesy by his fellow magIstrates. He was sorry that he was not able to attend as their representative at a great function, tka funeral of the late Mr Gladstone, but be was very well represented on that occasion The one who represented him was a great admirer ef the late Mr Gladatooe than even he wag, and if he was n»t very nrach mis- taken the Archbishop of Canterbury was uftder the impression to that day that the gentleaaen whom he referred to was the Mayor of Ruthin (laughter). ID regard ? *n°ther important fanotion, he was sorry that owing to a certain domestic occurrence e was not able to be present. He re- ferred to tke Lord Mayor's Banquet in London, biki he would take oare that the wine reason would net prevent him next lrur (1,au«ht*r)- He appealed to the Council for their support te carry the work of the Council with efficiency, and he might also say with dignity. The eyes of 1, PJWl« w«re always upon them. There- fore he hoped they would give no oppor- tunity to the anonymous scribes who had been writing to the press about them, »ay- ing that their proceedings werr a never failing louree of amusement. He did net think that their proceeding were lose orderly I than the proceeding* ef otheT pablic bodies (appla.). He was certain of this that the person who took the trouble to write these letters to the Press about them had not the best interests of Ruthm at haart, and in all probability he was not a ratepayer (applause). They could do much to avoid this criticism in the future by bearing in j mind two important facts-une was the leat priaeiple underlying the well-known anecdote about Lord Palmarston'a parrot, which he was so proud of, not because it was a good talker, but because it was a demon to think, and the other was the principle underlying the couplet of Alex- ander Pope, who said Words are likn leaves, and where they most abound much fruit of sense beneath is rarely found" (applause). Jf they observed these two precepts he always thought they would not be so liable to be criticised in the Press as they had been. Before sitting down he would like to say that he could never forget the kindness of Mr Alderman R P Davies, his deputy, who had been most kind during the past year, and who had rendered most valuable service under tryiflg domestic cir- cumstances. If he was unable to attend any meeting, he had only to send word to Mr R P Davies, who always made an effort to take his place, and did so upon all occasions to the satisfaction of everybody (applause). He must also thank the Town Clerk !}r his great kindness to him during the year, He could assure the Council that only those who had passod the chair knew what a happy combination of geniality, tact, and courtesy they had in their Town Clerk. In regard to the other officers, he had nothing but good to say. He was a public officer himself, and he knew how difficult it was to please some people, and how absolutely irupossiblo it was to please others (applause and laugh- ter). Mr R P Davies then as a very old meffi- bar of the Council, placed the chain of office round the neck of the Mayor, amidst applause, ana his worsnip, iook the oath of allegiance, and subscribed to the other declarations necessary before being formally I deemed the Mayor of the borough for the coming year. ELECTION OF ALDERMEN. I The Council proceeded to vote, in writing, for two Aldermen, the terms of office of Mr Ezra Roberta and Mr Thomas Price "Roberts having expired. When the names voted for were read out thoy were found to be those of Messrs Ezra Roberts and T P Roberts only, who were thus re-elected unanimously. Mr Ezra Roberts returned thacKS to the Coulkeil for the expression of their confidence, and be could only hope that in stating their opinion they also to some extent stated the ieonng of the ratepayers (hear, bear). He had not now for a number of years had an opport- unity of coming into direct contact with the ratepayers of the town, but there were some I present who hao been recently in very direct and immediate contact with the ratepayers, and he took it for granted that as they bad voted in his favour and in favour of his colleaguetboy had not received any command from the ratepayers to do otherwise. There- fore, he was able to infer that, although unworthily, yet in a very roal manner he was a representative of the ratepayers at large (applause). He could only say that he would endeavour in the future, as he had done in the past, to act upon all occasions in the best in- terests of the Council and the ratepayers and the inhabitants generally (applause). Mr T P Roberts also returned his sincere thanks for the honour they had conferred upon him in electing him as Alderman, and he was Bure they had worked well together, although they had had fights at times, which were very healthy (laughter). He thought they had done work for the town that tney need not be ashamod of (applause). He did love an I election. He alwaye delighted in going round, having a good kick from one and a smile from another. Thera was something in that sort oi I thing which, to him, seemed to add years to one's life. Therefore, he was not afraid of an appeal to the ratepayers. He hoped they would in the future as in the past agree to differ. There were some people who, when a word was said against their view, they bad their guns out straight, but there were none of that sort in the Council of course (laughter). He rather admired his friend, Mr John Roberta, and coincided with his views in regard to the question of Aldermen, although he quite agreed that he (Mr T P Roberts) ought to have been elected that day laughter). But to sit there for years and years waf rather too much, and they ought to have a chance of showing their faces to the electors, and if they did he had nn doubt they would be returned to tt!¡' house house again. He thanked them Dnee mo" for electing him as Alderman (applause). TilE DEPUTY Iff A YOB. The Mayor M*d ha had great pleasure in asking Aldermar- K P Davies to accept the office of derruiy Mayor for the cowing year. Mr DAr-.os had partly promised to do so, and that had influenced him very muoh in deckling to accept the responsibility of the Mayoralty for another year. Mr R P Davies said he had great pleasure in accepting the nomination of the Mayor, whom he thanked for the kind remarks he had ntade about him, which he was afraid were rather undeserving. He trusted that his duties this year would be simply nominal, and that the Mayor would be able to be more constant in his attendance. MAYOR'S AVDITOIL, The Mayor said he hoped Mr Councillor T H Roberts would again accept the appointment of Mayor's auditor ^applause). Mr T H Roberts said he would accept the nomination of the Mayor with great pleasure (applause). THE' rreW MEMBER, The Mayor said he would like in the name of the Council to welcome their new member Mr Tegid Owen, and he trusted he would be a useful member of the Council (applause). ORDER OF PROCEDURE. There were upon the agenda two questions for discussion, the appointment of committees and the consideration of the plans of the now girls school at Brynhyfryd and of the altera- tions to be effected in the premises on St Peter's Square lately acquired for n new estab- lishment by Mr Councillor T H Roberts. We may here remark that) the plane in question were ultimately passed by the Council, but the first point was to settle a motion by Mr Ezra Roberts that the plane should be dealt with first by the Council, and then the oom. mittees. Mr John Roberts protested against this, and declared that there was some ulterior object in view. Mr Rouw: Some subterfuge, perhape (laughter). The Mayor: Order. Mr John Roberts: I am glad to hear the Mayor esilini4 Mr Theodore Ronw to order. On the matter being put to the vote, the motion was lost, and the Council thereupon proceeded to consider the question of the ELECTION OF COMMITTEES. A BBEKZE, TSZ BFFBCT OF PHTVATB MEETINGS OF THE COUNCIL. MR. B. P. DAVIES JUKES A PKOTEST. Mr Ezra Roberts said he should like to pro- pose a resolution with regard to the com. mittees, and he did so because he had heard there wae some degree of dissatisfaction with the plan they had adopted during the past ",ear-he plan of the whole Council meeting In committee the week previous to the public meeting of the Council. He was not going to make any attack at all upoa that method. Of course it was adopted in perfect good faith, ) and if it had proved to be a success there would have been no need to propose any alteration, The object which ought to be kept ili riewwasJto have the work thoroughly done, openly done, and done, not by a section of the CMaMdt; but "I- the members, mete or less. He took it that bad not taken place during the past year. He objected to the proposal last year, oa the score of theory, although he did not feel strong enough at that time to move an amendment. He did not vote for it. He believed that theoretically that system was bad. If all the members of the Counoil attended the committee meetings, and the general meeting they had to attend twice in every month throughout the year. If they did so faithfully, they considered they had done the business at the first meeting, and the second meeting became simply a formal affair altogether. That was the meeting in com- mittee became the Council meeting, aud the authoritative Council meeting became merely something to confirm the work done in privacy by those who happened to attend the meeting of the Council in committee. Then on the other hand, if only a few attended, those few considered they were acting in the name of the whole Council, and if their actions were criticised they felt vexed, and they at once told any member who asked a question, or proposed an amendment almost that he had no right to do so-at any rate that it was his duty to attend the first meeting, and not to have criticised the action of that committee at the ordinary and proper meeting of the Council. He thought that was not a proper way of conducting the business of this borough. He believed there was an advantage in having committees for preliminary dis- cussion, but the actions of those com- I mittees should be open to the full criticism of the ordinary and proper meeting of the Council, before the whole of the rate- payers. Otherwise the ratepayers knew criticism of the ordinary and proper meeting of the Council, before the whole of the rate- payers. Otherwise the ratepayers knew nothing of what they did excepting what they heard from an occasional individual member of the Council, or in some other way. The rate. payers were not made aware of the ordinary work done in the Council, and especially were they kept in the dark with regard to the rea- I sons for the actions of the Council. They had a display of fire-works in connection I with the Town Clerk if he happened to make a slip. In fact, they had to fill up their time < with this sort of thing, instead of devoting it I to the proper work of the Council, in the open I light of day. He thought, therefore, that tbey ought to have some change. As a matter of fact the committee was not attended by the < whole Coullcil-last year it was only attended bv an average of nine members out of sixteen, ] so that really it amounted to a small committee which took upon itself the whole of the work 1 of the Council. Now, if the., o^-dividul the work, and had several small committees to do it, he thought it would be infinitely better. J He therefore proposed "That ttiree standing committees be appointed, namely, a Finance I I and Estate Committee, a Highways and Lighting Committee, and a Sanitary and General Purposes Committee that these com- mittees consist of five members with the Mayor as ex-officio member of each." That would cover the whole of the Council, and every member of the Couucii would bo upon one committee, and would not be upon more than one committee. He also added to his motion that these committees be appointed for six months only, but that they be eligible for re- election. If this were passed, he would also propose that a small committee be specially appointed to draw up a scheme of reference to the committees for the guidance of the Town Clerk, so that they might know exactly what matters ought to be submitted to each. He held that this would be a far more effective mode of conducting the affairs of the borough In the first place the members of each com- mittee would feel a direct and special interest j in and responsibility with regard to the work of his own committee, and would endeavour to master the subjects, and would know that he must bo present at the meetings, otherwise they could not be held. He would know also that he mast harden himself against any criticism that was offered upon him and upon his work as a member of that committee at the open meeting of the Oouncil. In fact he should: court that criticism, because it would be the means of bringing the work of the committee before the ratepayers, and ho should be ready to give an answer to any question which was asked in regard to the reason for any resolution passed by that committee, because an answer to any individual member at any meeting of the Council would be #tn .answer to the rate- payers at large. He believed that if this were ¡' done the whole of the municipal work of the borough would be fairly sub-divided. The committees conld meet at their convenience, and at any time with the consent of the Mayor, with the object of being in the best possible position for the consideration of the matters coming before them. Each committee could raeot quarter of an ihour before the general Council for the reading over and signing of the minutes. He felt that thiB would be a hotter method than they had adopted, and would give mere satisfaction to the ratepayers, because their work would be done in the open light of l day (hear, hear). Mr Rouw seconded the motion with great I pleasure. He had last year made a record of ) attendances at committee meetings, and hl>! could assure the Council that the discussions at the committees tti private seemed to stifle I discussion at the public meeting—reports were brought up a* once passed, and no reason was given to the public why such and such things were done. He thought it was high time the public should have some knowledge of what was actually taking place in that Council Chamber. He thought that Mr Ezra Roberts had laid the matter very ably before the Council, and he trusted that the majority of the Council would see the importance of the changed which had been advocated. The committee system 80W recommended by Mr Ewa Roberta w»9 adopted in all the large towns, and surely th»t was proof of tne advantages of the system. Mr John Roberts said that twelve months last April the following resolution was passed by the Council: "That the Council shall meet once a month in committee at five o'clock on the Wednesday preceding the ordinary meet- ing of the Council." He submitted that tilt that resolution was rescinded they could not deal with the motion. The Mayor said aD committees must end on November 9th, and, therefore, he did not think the resolution mentioned by Mr Roberts put Mr Ezra Roberta' motion out of order. Mr R P Davies doubted whether the motion was a wise one. The committees now proposed would consist of only a section of the Council, and it would be unfair to the others that matters should be discussed by a few. Mr Roaw said everybody could say what he liked at the Couucii meeting. Mr R P Davies said the work was then practically done. He moved that the whole Council be the committee as heretofore. In his opinion the system adopted in the last two years had worked very well. Mr T P Roberts had great pleasure in seconding. The vory plan now brought forward by Mr Ezra Roberts had been tried for years and had failed completely. Mr John Roberts said he bad just come from close contact with the ratepayers, and be was in a position to say that the electors approved emphatically of what the Council had done during the last 12 months. They knew vory well that even when the whole Council met in committee they bad difficulty in getting a quorum, and what would be the result if they bad only five members on & committee (bear, heard. The very people who now wanted to distribute the business of the Council desired to shelve certain business from their own shoulders. He gave an instance of the bye- laws committee. Many meetings were called with the object of framing bye-laws, and ultimately the Council were obliged tQ disband that committee, and ask the whole of the Council to do the work. As to the procedure now adopted, it was exactly the same as would be adopted if the other committees were appointed. The reports of the commictee were reduced to writing, and a motion sub- mitted for their approval at the meeting of the Council. It was then open for all present at the Council to support the motion or propose any amendment thereon. He felt they oould not do better (ban adhare to the old system.. Mr T J Roberts said he felt that he had been elected by the ratepayers-to represent thea in all the aspects ol their Interests, and they were many. If his duties were delegated II te some one else, he was still responsible te ) those who had elected him, and the blame could not be attached to any one else. There- for he felt that he ought to vote for the amend- ment. Mr T H Roberts said the general complaint used to be that they could not get sufficient members at the committees to form a quorum, but during the last year he did not thiiiK they had over had any difficulty In forming a quorum at the monthly meeting of the Council in committee. Mr Ezra Roberts, replying as the mover of the motion, said there was no ground for several of the assertions that had been made. In the first place it could not be paid that the question haa been sprung upon the Council, as this was the proper time to consider the ap- pointment of committees, and that matter was mentioned on the agenda. It might as easily have been said that the resolution requiring that Council to meet in committee on the Wednesday before the ordinary meeting bad been sprung upon them, but nobody then said so. Then they were told the work of the Council had been satisfactorily done last year. To whose satisfaction ? He had attended fairly well, and he was not making this proposal for the purpose of shelving the work from his own shoulders. He thought he had done his part in attending these and other meeting, and so had Mr Rouw, who seconded the motion. His experience in attending these meetinge was that during the first hour they bad several members speaking frequently and fluently, but before the end of the second hour these gentlemen became as quiet as drowned rats (oh, oh). Mr John Roberts: Will you mention to whom you refer ? Your remark does certainly not refer to Mr Alderman Davies or to myself. Mr Ezra Roberts Why is that so ? Simply I for the reason that the prolonging of the meet- ing to two hours and two hours and a half was more than the members could stand and do their work well. The consequence was that the work was scamped towards the close of the meeting—was scamped and not properly done- Mr R P Davies (rising in his place, and speaking very warmly) I deny that absolutely -I deny it positively. Mr Ezra Roberts I am in possession of the chair. Mr R P Davies remarked that he rose to a point of order, and Mr Davies went on to say A word was used in this Council that ought to be taken notice of. A charge was brought against the coianiiU-e 'Vi. • j he work. I deny that most positively, and von I have no right to make use of siiclk an expres j sion. It is a most detestable charge against the committee, which ought not to be made. I cay conscientiously—and I say advisedly— that it is a mean, detestable way of character- ising the work this Council has done in the past year. Mr Ezra Roberts i am prepared to hear what. Mr Davies has to say on a point of order, but if he gets up to attack me he is himself out of order. If he wishes to question the word I used I am very willing to explain. What is scamping in the way I have used it ? Scamping is a word which has been ueed, if I may say so, by the most eminent orator of tbo day, and uaed by him always for this pur- pose. It is a most decriptive word, and a most proper word to use for this purpose only —to describe work done hurriedly or in a slovenly, or not very satisfactory manner. That is all the meaning of the word "scamp- ing," which is made so much of now, and it was in that light, of course, entirely, that I made use of it, and if the word is not satis- factory, I will withdraw it, of course, and make use of a word which is nearer to the compre- hension of those who object to it. So I say that the work done at the latter part of these committees was done hurriedly and not so 1 satisfactorily as it might have been done had the meeting net been prolonged to two and a half houls-had the work been done in a single hour and subdivided so that it might be thoroughly discussed, by either a few or the many, just as they liked. Mr Roberts went on to say that if they liked to have a committee of the whole Council to meet three or four times no objection would lie, so far as that point went. He was not reflecting upon the committee or the chairman—he said it was physically impossible for the business to be as well conducted at. the end of a long and fatiguing meeting as at the commencement 'I The question of bye-laws was a very different matter. The reason that committee did not do anything was that the majority of the Council were hardly in favour of any bye-laws at all-they did not think they were necessary. Hence they did not think it necessary to attend the meetings. With regard to the contention that the ratepayers expect every member to have a band in all the business of the borough—that was the very thing 1 want to secure. He wanted to get every member of the Council to consider every question thoroughly, either specially for the committee, or afterwards in order to discuss in full Council the actioiss of the committee. How was it row ? The actions of the committee now were not discussed in the Council, and the con sequence was that the few that did happen to have attended the previous meeting did the whole of the work, and did it privately, and without bringinsr it at all under the eyes of the ratepayers. The very thing he wanted to secure was, that CTery member of the Council must take the responsibility for all tho work in connection with tho borough, not only privately in this particular committee, but publicly, when the actions of that committee came to be criticised in the Council (hear, hear). Mr John Roberts: To assist us in coming to a conclusion, I ask what is the reason matters are not discussed in the Council ? Is it not the I individual fault of the merabers »ho do not take sufficient interest in them ? Mr Ezra Roberts No, sir. Tho reason is, that if a member gets up in tho Council meet- ing to discuss the action of the Committee, he It is at once told he has no right to do so, because he ought to have been present at the private meeting. Tho Council then divided on the resolution and amendment. For the amendment moved by Mr R P Davies Messrs R P Davies. William Jones, Francis Dowell, T J Roberts, T H Roberts, T P Roberts, Thomas Williams, and John Roberts —8. Against Messrs Ezra Roberts, Theodore I Rouw, and E Tegid Owen-3. The amendment was therefore carried, and tacitly agreed to as the substantive motion. TECHNICAL INSTRUCTION COMMITTEE. The next question was to consider the re- appoint of this committee. I Mr Ezra Roberts suggested that they- might add the name of the head mistress of the Girls' County School, who would shortly be appointed. It would be a compliment to the lady whoever she might be. Mr T P Roberts Is it rather too early yet. Let us see what sort of a figure she has (laughter). Mr R P Davies said as a rule very few members of the Council attended the meetings of this committee. He hoped greater inter- est would be taken in it in the future, and that the members would be more faithful. Mr John Roberts You mean that appeal, I presume, for the unfaithful, not the faithful. Mr R P Davies: Yes. The Mayor: He is preaching to the uncon- verted (laughter). The committee was then constituted as follows The whole of the members of the Council, the three members of the County Council, living in or representing the borough, and the Rev Chancellor Bulkeley Jones, the Warden. VOLTTKTEEB ENCAMPMENT COMMITTEE. Mr Dowell asked whether the accounts of tb s committee had been published. The Mayor aid the aocouufes were not pro. pared, and in fact the committee bad aob finished its work, and should bo re-appointed. Mr John Roberts said the committee bad done their work bat it was the public who bad not adequately responded to the appeal made to them. I Mr Thomas Williams remarked that some I meetings of the committee were not.properly called. Anyhow, several were held, he be- I lieved, to which he, an, MMthe<nemheM,did I not get asumm-ons, and at whiek oiilvakeection of the members were present. Mr Recw said that WAIt a sarwec- charge against some members of the Council, and he would like Mr Thomas Williams to name the members he referred to. Mr Thomas Williams said some meetings were certainly held that he knew nothing about He was not going to be on the Com- mittee and then be blamed for not attending meetings he did not know about. The Mayor said he did not think any suclr thing occurred. On one or two occasions one or two members were delegated to do some very informal work on the ground, and as far as he was aware there was nothing irregular. Mr Thomas Williams: Who appointed thomf The .Mayor: The committee did 80. The Committee was then elected as follows t The Mayor, Alderman T P Roberts, Councillors Thomas Williams, John Roberts, Theodore Rouw, William Jones, and E Tegid Owen, Mr Saxon Gregson Ellis and Mr R Beech. THE RECREATION GROUND COMMITTEE. These were elected as followp :—The Mayor, Aldermen R P Davies and T F Roberts, Coun- cillors T J Roberts, Thomas Williams, G F Byford, Theodore Rouw, William Jones, and. E Tegid OWCD. IMPROVEMENT OF THE SQUARE. As already stated the plans for the altera- tions at Brynhyfryd and of the shop recently acquired on the Square by Mr T H Roberts were passed on the recommendation of the Surveyor, with the exception that the work at the premises of Mr T H Roberts is first to be suDmittea to a sub-committee, with full power bo act. Mr John Roberts said he had had an apportunity of examining the plans, and he felt sure that the alterations to be made to the premises in question (lately occupied by Mr John Jones) would be a great improvement to the Square.

CLIPPINGS FROM BOOKS. WHEN THE STORY IS ACCEPTED. It is only natural that a young writer phouil be overjoyed when he first finds himself ia print. When Charles Dickon;, made his initial appearance to the reading public in an obscure journn1., his eyes were dimmed with joy and pr.de," and no alter success of his ever moved him so acutely. But there are many different ways of express- ing the delights of authorship. A weil-dressed youth was once charged in a Lancashire police-court with behaving like a luuatic," ia the streets. He had been discovered by a con- of f- f"iwd of people, £ *> Ü,u"t i\ f.í.b luudiiig i, .i(sWiyi.i«rtr lIt ÖF \.rtt.glc manner. When ordered to move on Lo became violem.. I couldn't it, sir," the routl] explained to the magistrate. I felt as though I had got to iet off steam or burst. I've been writing tales and things for five years, and when 1 got one printed the other day it turned me a bit queer. I've made a fool of myself, and I'm very sorry." As the assault on the policeman was a light one, aud it was clearly proved that the youtlt was not drunk at the time, he got off easily. Another young fellow who had had llÍl" first story accepted ran out of doors and plunged into a canal, though he was quite unable to swim. His freak nearly cost him his life, for help was slow incoming. When at last he was dragged out, and hafi recovered somewhat, he said that the receipt of a cheque for his story made him feel so hot all over that be instinctively sought a cooling dip. ONLY FOURPENCE. The castle which stands on an estate of Lord de Vesci, in Ireland, has a peculiar history. It was built at a coat of only fourpence The person to whom this feat is credited was the wife of the Archdeacon of Armagh, a mem- ber of the De Vesci family, who flourished over two hundred years ago. Her husband having gone to war, she deter- mined to surprise him on his return. She hired a large number of workmen, stipulating that while employed by her they should buy all their clothes and provisions from her. So skilfully did she manage the business, and tradition does uot accuse her of any unfair- ness or of taking any mean advantage, that the castle was completed in time, and her accounts showed that it had cost only the amount named. REMARKABLE. Dr. Donald Macleod told an amusing story in the course of, his address to the Glasgow Gaelic MueicalAasoeietirHu One time lu t'ws early forties, a famous Siper, who happened to be a cousin of Dr. lacleod's, was resident in a certain Edinburgh hotel, and used to practice, regularly on 4ii pipes. He had just commenced unusual one evening when a visiting-card was handed to him with a request that the owner might be allowed te be present at the performance. The card bore the n&uie—Mendelssohn. Dr. Macleod was relating this incident to a cynical English friend, who was evidently no lover of the bagpipes. For three nights," the Doctor was saying, "the great composer, who understood music when lie heard it, came and studied while the piper played to him." At this point the Bngiiahnian broke in with the inquiry— M Don't you think it was a remarkable fact that Mendelssohn diad soon after ? A DEATH-BED QUIP. A reporter tails the story of how he and tr. number of other journalists waited outside Commodore Vanderbilt's bouse for the hourly bulletins when the millionaire was on hit death-bed. Among them was a certain gentleman who is now the respected father of a family, He was rather impatient. It was late at night. He had a voice in him like a bull. Oh, why don't he die I he suddenly exclaimed petu- lantly. No more was thought of his remark until a few minutes later, when a trim servant- girl came out of the house. She looked over the group for a few momenta. Then the one who had spoken said something, and she came over to him and handed him a note. He opened it, wondering. On the paper was written in the old Commo- dore's well-known scrawl," I trust you will pardon me, but as this is the first time I have ever died, 1 am a little inexperienced, and don't exactly know bow to go about it. If you will bear with me a little whilehowever, I will try to do my best." The old gentleman had heard: the pious re- mark, and it had been too much for his grim sense-of humour. HN/ovnro A CHAT. One evening Sir Arthur Sullivan went to see tubinstein at his house in London. The usslan composer asked his visitor to step out on to the balcony and smoke a cigarette. They sat down, twisted their cigarettes, and puffed the blue olouds into the air. After a long pause Sullivan observed: Tou are a great admirer of Beethoven, I jI Yes," answered Bubinetoin. And Wagum P'P No," was the reply* That was-all. Not another word wasgppken* They reeked-them- 8in their chai" and imoked awayr After a long time Sullivan remarked u 1 think it is time for me to te goiw, "Don't say• ca," said Rtibeaeteia. "Stay a bit longer it is so Dioø to talk to-you." Sullivan remained, weui on rocking himself and smoking into the IDAU how-spwahen he at length got up and said u I must really be off now; I thinjc.we have chatted long -enough." Bublnstein drew out his wateh, and shook hie head in hlaud aetonishmeBt. Half-past two," he aaid. "Strange how quickly time JUeain pleasant company

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