The Pontypridd Chronicle and Workman's News

LLANTRISANT SCHOOL BOARD. The monthly meeting of the Llantrisant School Board, and the last prioi to the triennial election, was held on Ftiday, Mr Gwilym Williams in the ohair. VILLI A MSTOW N SCHOOL ThA Chairman remarked that Williamstown school had not proved such a success in point of numbers attending as he had anticipated. Some sinister influence was at work sweeping the chil- dren from Llantrisant parish to I'nygraig school. The Vice-chaiimau (Cone" J.P. Jones) said that M r M OSes Row lands, proprietor of Penygrig Colliery. hiLd requested him to tell the Board that ''they" were now, quite willing to pay the poundage (,f the children at Williaostown. That resolve would very materially affect the attendance at Williams- to" n. The Chairman observed that he happened to know that the arrangement could not be cariied out Mr Rowland said that he" was personally agreeable to the poundage payment; hut "they' were not, and they," as the Board knew, was a very elastic word. THE L LAN WO NO SCHOOL BO A i< b KL^CIION. Mr Ishinael Williams and Mr. W. John (clerk) were re-appointed to represent the Llantrisant B'.ard upon the Llanwouno Schoo; Board, to which th's Board is contributory in respect to Hafod Bchcol. THE SCHOOL ATTENDANCE QUEStIOX. Rev. Canon Jones rem'nded the Board that a Ct rtificute of exemption from school attendance cou:d not be granted a child unless it had passed in three elementary subjects. A long discussion took place as to whether the attendance officer (Mr Williams) was under an obligation to look after children who were on the books of sohools other than Board schools, but were renuss in attendance. The Chairman said the point had exercised his mind very considerably. An application had been made to him by Miss Blandy that tile attendance officer should see that the National School children at Fontclown attended properly. He had not, however, done anything in the matter, as he was in some doubt about the competency (If the Board to give their officer instruction to this effect. Rev. Canon Jonea defined tie work of the officer to be this -That he should see that every child of school age attended school, but it was nut his duty in any way to decide what school, provided it met the requirements of the Act. The boaid agreed in the rendering of the Act by the Vicar, and the attendance oflicer was give./ instructions accordingly. THK KND OF THK TRIK.NNIAL lERH.-STATHincs.- THE COMING ELECTION. The Chaiiuian This is oar last meeting, gentle men. and I tl.ougtt that, perhaps, it would not In without icter. si to the Board it i got the Clerk tu supply me with some information with regard to our present position, at,d he has been good enough to furnish me with statistics shuw.ng what ha- been done by the Board during the twelve years of its existence. Tne Board was established in 1871. It has since that time built seven schools, with accommodation for 2,251 children. The total cost of providing these school buildings amounts to JE16 005 lZs 4d, which, taking an average, gives 1;7 2s 2d per head. In audition to this, we have also accommodation for 150 children from this parish at Haftd school. In order to pay for the building of these structures, the Board has boi- rowed from the Public Works Loan Commissioners on the system of repayment in 50 years, A;15,066, of which sum we have paid £751 3s 5d, leaving a balance of £14,3.1.4 16a 6d still to be repaid. The Board has a staff of teachers numbering 52, classi- tied as followsCertificated teachers, 12; assistant teachers, 7; pupil teachers, 16; and managers, 17. The amount received from the rates has been £ 5,500 during the whole twelve years. (Hear, hear.) That amounts to 21d upon the rateable value of the parish. I think I u,ay take it that for some considerable time educational provision for the parish has been mude, and that we leave matters in a very satisfactory condition. There has been nothing left undone by any member of the Board in respect of saving money consis- tently with supplying educational facilities for all the parish. 1 liave now to thank the members fur the courtesy displayed towards me during my tt-nure of office as Chairman, and to expre-s the hope that we mllY all meet again after the coming interim. (Hear, hear.) The Rev. Canon Jones intimated that be would probably not seek re-election on the Board. He should decidedly not consent to memoeiship if a contest took place. On the motion of Mr Cook, seconded by Mr JOE ah Lewis, the coi dial thanks of the Board wer, tendered to the Chairman and Vice-chairman for their faithtul, able, anil assiduous services.

YSTRADYFODWG SCHOOL BOARD. The monthly meeting of this Board was held on Moiday, at Centre Chambers when there were present: Mr D. Evans (in the chair); Revs. W. Morris, W. Lewis, J. R. Jones; Messrs. E. Thomas, W. Jenkins, W. W. Hood, H. Lewis, M. K. Kow- lands, J. Taylor, and E. H. Davies. The Clerk (Mr lJ. Kosser) read a letter from the Rhondda Valleys Chamber of Trade asking for the use of the Board Schools fo. the forthcoming public meetings in support of the Barry Dock and jhailway scheme. The application was granted. Mr H. Lewis There may be certain ratepayers inclined to oppose the scheme-would you grant them the use of the schoo s also ? (Laughter.) The Chairman: They can come to those meetings. Rev. W. Morris Each application must be con- sidered on i':s own mer'ts. The Chairman And if any gentleman wants to oppose it, I should be very glad to h«ve an oppor- tunity of hearing, just for curiosity, any objection that anybody in the Khondda can offer to it. (Laughter.) Cardiff people aie inclined to look after No. 1. We can do the same. (Hear, hear.) In the correspondence, the Clerk lead a letter from the superintendent, Mr W. G. Howell, asking for an increase of a Iiiy; pointing out that the salary was tiled at JE180 on a kind of understanding that it should afterwards be increased. S.nce hie- appointment the numoer of children on the booke bad increased 1559, and the average attendance 1136. £ imi ar officers under other Boards were better paid, and those at Swansea, Aberdare, and Beowettty were cited as instances. The Ch iirii.an We.1, gentlemen, shall we g" into it at present or not ? We are a fall Board to- day. Mr H. Lewis thought it should have been on the agenda. 'J he Clerk said that before they could vole money to be paid it was necessary that four days' notice should be gi-en to the members. Mr Taylor thought it should have come on in the ordinary way. The Chairman said it had come on in the ordinary way of correspondence. The only question was whether they would consider it that day or not. A desultory conversation ensued, in the course of which the Rev. W. Morris proposed, and Mr M. B. Rowlands seconded, that the matter be considered forthwith. Mr H. Lewis moved, and the Kev. W. Lewis seconded, an amendment, that the matter be discussed at the next meeting. The amendment was lost, and the Beard pro- ceeded to discuss the application, the result being that the majority of the members declared them- selves in favour of acceding to the application; nothing was said directly against it, and the final eonsideration of, and voting upon, the matter was left for the next meeting. Mr E. H. Davies was appointed a member of the Sites Committee, in place of Mr Joseph, who re- signed. THE HIQHLTK 6RADK SCHOOL. Plans of the proposed alterations of Ystrad Bhondda School to adapt the building to the par) oses of a Higher Grade School were laid before the Board by the architect, Mr Rees Mr W Jenkins. 88 a member of the Bradiord Committe," taid he considered the plan showed a very feasible way of dealing with a very ugly old building. Mr H. Lewis That is also the opinion of the Sites Committee. Mr Hood was of the same opinion. Rev. W. Lewis I he* to propose that the Board approve of the opinion of the Bradford Committee. (Laughter) Agreed to. The architect's report, referring to the sane building, described the attentions proposed, and mentioned that there WHS in the p:an a lecture room for 55, according to the 10 feet rule, but with sitting accommodation really for 78. The School Attendance Officers, Messrs. W. Thomas and D. Yorath, presented their monthly reports, showing the number of summonses issued by them: agaillst, parents of irregular attendants at pchoo!. the tines inficted, &-c. The school atten- dance in both districts was reported to be unsatis- factory on account of outbreaks of measles. &c. The superintendent, Mr Howell, reported the number on books to be 7027, and the average attendance 4936 per centage 70. There" ab no other business of importance.

Ystrad Police Court. iioMiiv.—Before Mr Gwilym Williams, Stipendiary Magistrate, and Mr E. Lewis, JhNAS: ASSAULT IN A PUBLIC-HOUSK—William Motley, Dinas, was charged with assaulting Benjamin L. Lewis, barman at the Red Lion Inn, Dinas.—Mr A alter Morgan appeared for the pro- secution, and Mr David Rosser for the defence.— On Saturday night, a short time before stop-tap, the deftndant while standing at, the door of the Red Lion, made use of expressions in reference to complainant which roused his ire. The,, quarrelled and eventually the defendant struck complainant a frightful blow- in the eye. It was alleged that that lefendant ii flitted kit ks on the- complainant when he was lying on the floor insensible from the effects of the blow. For the defence, it was said by two e witnesses thai the parties 'iad fought, but the defendant had had the best oi it.-D, f.mlant was fined 40s and costs, and ordered to pay L3 damages" GJLFACH G' CH ALLEGED INDECKST ASSAULT.— John Lacy, storekeeper, Gilfachgoch, was charged 'by Maria Mitchell, of the same place with having committed upon her all indecent assault. Mr David Kosser appeared for the defei.ee. The complainant, who was a married woman, stated that she went, into detei danfs store for soiiii" blasting powder. He there misbehaved himsolf hy. touching her lot tielow the knee. A girl nam* <1 Harriet Grant said that she was close to <h»: complainant at tile tink. and did i o se<- lhe defendant touch her. Having heard evidence as to the complainants character. t lie Be, h shi,i tij-,v di,i not b ],,v,. a woi d tit what the complainant had said, and dismissed the case. u_

Pontypridd Police Court. WEDNESDAY.—Before Mr G. Williams, Stipendiary Magistrate: Dr. Leigh and Mr H. Jackson. PONTYPRIDD RAG ROBBERY.—Ellen Ho land, Llang.1 una, was convicted of stealing rags vained yd the propeity of Jno. Wiiberton who said that he had put the rags out to dry. He saw the defendant place the rags in a b:,g. The btipendiaiy now iold the, defendant she, he feared won d come to harm, and he thought it would be better to sc'nd her to school. The defendant, who was a very young girl, Slid "My father will beat me." She wab fined 58 including costs. HAFJD: ROB BE BY—>arah Morris, Hafod, was brought up in custody, charged with stealing a silk velvet jacket and a shan I, together worth t7 10a, she property of Evan Jones, timbermati, for whom the prisoner acted as housekeeper. The articles were the property of the prosecutor's late wile. Lhe shawl, which was worth £4, had been pawned at Mr Charles Goodman s. Miss Goodman HOW said she could uut identify prisoner as the person who pawnsd the jacket. Prisoner, who pleaded guilty, was sentenced to two months with hard I labour. PoRiH FAGGOTS AND FUUY.—Wm. Thomas, (Llanofer), was charged with assaulting David Williams, alias Dai Screens The complainant, H. well-known harmless fellow, was on Saturday night eating faggots at a stall, -4t Porth, when the defendant came and shoved him without sayinu a word. He then knocked him down twice. Mr Superintendent Matthews said that the defendant was fined 10s and costs in August lat, for assault. Lie was nuw fined 208 and costs, and the Bench remarked to the defendant's wife who appeared for him, that they could not compliment her on the amiable character of her choice. TREFonicsT GOG AND MAGOG.—Henry Legg, butcher, Treforest, was charged with assaulting Thus. ttenry Thomas draper, Treforest. —Mr Robert I homas appeared for the prosecution, and Mr Rhys (from Mr Wa ter Morgan's office), for the defmce.—The complainant who had the remains of a black eye, and whose htad was enveloped in a white handkerchief, said that on that day week he was in the Blish Inn, Treforest, where he had been with a caib w hic-i the laud- lady, Mrs. Jones, had lent bim, when the defendant came in suddenly and struck him violent blows in the face. The blows wero such that he fell dowa against the ifreplace. Complainant further stated that he a..nd defendant had never been on good terms, and be (complaiuant) always kept a distance between him and defendant. There had been a dispute that day respecting a hajndkerchief belong- ing to him which the defendant's daughter had found in her fathers garden but he knew nothing about the police having been called in in rtference to the matter until after the assault was committed upon him. Subsequently, the complainant ad- mitted to Mr Rhys iiA cross-examination, that he had called P.C. Thomas into his shop in reference to the matt' r before the assault was commuted. It seemed also that P.C. Thomas had gone into the defendant's shop at the instigation of some one and made some inquiries about the handkerchief, and it was ow ng toth s the defendant ran into the Bush and assaulted the complainant. Dr. Dixon described the nature of the injuries the complainant had sustained. In addition o those to the face, he had a severe injury to the side produced apparently toy the fall against the fireplace. Mr Rhys having addressed the court for the defence, he handed to the magistrates a petitiou from tome of the leading inhabitants of Treforest, giving Legg an exc< ilent character. The magistrates Laving consulted, the S'ipend ary said that t^e bench had taken the petition into consideration. It was evident theie had been bad blood between the parties for some time and that the defendant had received provocation. But he had no right to take the iaw in his own hands. He felt, however, that the justice of the case would be met by defendant paying 30s and costs- ■

THE RESTRICTION OF COLLIERY OUTPUT. RE-OLUTION OF THE MANCHESTER CONFERENCE. At the conference of Miner's delegates, at Manchester, on Friday, when the Rhondda District wa= represented by Mr W. Abraham (Mabon), the t'o]JOWIOIt rt'8l,JutiulJ was car. ie<Í Owiu!,{' to tha over-production of coal ami the glutted state oi the coal Hade, which we ) e 'fVe to he detrimental h th to collieiy owners and miners of the United Kini/- dom, we the >epi esematives of the various districts assembled at this conference agiee that i' will be to ihe advantage of coal owners and their workmen to restrict the hours and rays of lab ur in accordance with the Leeds resolution passed on the 9th of December." The resolution referred to as passed at the Leeds Conft-ret Cc was as fol aws: — -1 lhat no collier or other workman engaged underground in coal mining, except those who are necessarily engaged for the safety of mines, shall work more than five days, or shifts, Der Week. That in counties where pits work single shifts the hours of coal getters, SLC., be eight from bank to bank. That in double shifts wher^ theie is but one shift for boys the hours of coal getters, &c., remain as at present, but where there are two shifts of boys or two of coal gettel. &c.. the hours of the latter be not more than eight liom bank to bank." The resolution having been adopted, considerable discussion to k place as to the best meaim of carrying it- out, and as to what period of the weel should be selected as plity day. Ultimately, it wa« de< ided that the play day should be every Saturday. It was- futther resolved that a ballot should be taken among the mineis in all the couuties represented 81 the contertrce as to whether it would be advisable to put the L-ed resolutions into torce on the 3rd Saturday in April. The ballot will be taken between the present time and the 10th (If April, and i be qu, stioi, will he br« ught In fore an prijourned conlerpoi'p, which will be heid in Birmingham on thK 10ih of April next, to receive the r. ports of the celegatcs from the various oismcts repiesented as to the result of the ballot which will in the mean- ,ia. have been taken.

Y GOLOFN GYMREIG. V' Pob Gohebiaethau i'w danfon i'r Swyddfa. ETHOLRAD AELODAU AR FWRDD YSGOL jJLWYF LLANWYNNO. I Barchns Olygvdd, — Gyda'ch caniatad gwnawn rai sylwadau yn fyr ar yr etholiad uchod, yr hvvn a gymerodd le ar yr 20fed o Chwefror. Mae yn ddiamheu fod hwn yn un o'r etholiadau mwyaf brwdfrydig ag sydd wedi bod yn nglyn a'r bwrdd uchod, fel ae yr oedd pob ochor yn gweithio yn egniul fel pe buasent yn benderfynol o ddychwelyd eu dyn ar y Bwrdd ond pan rifwyd y plcidleisiau y dydd canlynol gwel- wyd fod Mountain Ash wedi dychwelyd pump, Blaenllechau un, y Porth ddau, a'r Gyfeillon a Threbafod un, yn mberson Mr Thomas Williams, manager y Great Western, yr hwn a ddychwelwyd ar y Bwrdd gyda mwyafrif anrhydeddus, fel yr oedd yn drydydd ar y rhestr. Y mae Pontypridd unwaitb eto yn rhagor heb neb i'w cyn- rychioliar y Bwrdd, ac yr ydym yn credu fod y diffyg hwn i'w briodoli yn llawer i ddiffyg ystyriaeth a cbydwelediad o du y treth dalwyr, ac yr ydvm o'r farn pe ffurfinsid pwyllgor yn Mhontypridd, a'r pwyllgor hwnw i ddewis dim ond un i ym- geisio am yr anrhydedd o'n cynrychioli ar y Bwrdd, y buasai y boneddigion a ymgt isiasai yn ddigon gostyngedig a hunan- ymwadol i roddi ffordd i farn y pwyllgor, a tbrwy hyny buasid yn sicrhau aelod dro- Hotilypridd. Ac hefyd yr ydoedd fod treths dalwyr Pontypridd yn pleidleisio gyda gwyr Mountain Ash yn gwrthweithio yn erbyn i BonfcypridA i g td aclod i'w cynddrychioli. Yr oedd bai mawr ar lawer o dreth-dalwyr Pontypridd, trwy bcidio dyfod i roddi eu pleidleisiau ddiwrood yr etholiad. Tra yr oedd tua phump cant o bleidleisiau yn Mhontypridd, ni ddaeth yn mlaen ddiwrnod yr etholiad oud tua thri chant, felly ni dderbyniodd Pontypridd un fantais trwy yr etholiad presenol, ond yn nnig gwers dda pa fodd i weithreciu y tro nesaf. Und wrth leswm, os bydd i fethiant ddyfod ar un o'r aelodau a etholwyd yn presenol, bydd hawl gan Mr John Roberts i gymeryd ei Ie, gan mai ete oedd yr ucbaf ar yr rhestr o'r rliai us. ethulwyd,-medd TRETH-DALWR. TYSTEB I MH..E. W. RAX DAL ti, AGENT GWAITH Y GREAT WESTEKN, GER PONTYPRIDD. Mr Golygydd,-Ds. genym gael ar ddeall, fod gwettbwyr y weitbta uchod ya bwriadu gwoeyd tysteb i Mr K W. Randall ar ei yrnadawiad a'r lie, yr hwn sydd wedi ei ddyrcbfu i fod yn Inspector of Mines, dros ranbarth Deheudir Cyniru, yn lie Mr Ithel Treharne Lihys; yr hwn sydd wedi rhoddi ei swydd i fyny odd'ar ddechreu y ttvvyddyn. N'os Wener yr 2ail eyfisol, yn ystnfell ddarllen perthynol i'r gwaith uchod. cynalwyd pwyllgor lluosog a dylanwadd gan y gweithwyr a swyddogion y gwaith, er tynu mesurau allan er hyrwyddo y dysteb yn y blaen er bod yn llwyddianus; ac iel ag i roddi cyfleuatra i bawb o'r gweithwyr i ddangos eu parch a'u hewyllus da tuag at Mr Randall. Wedi ethol Mr Phillips, Con- tractor, i'r gadair uchaf, a Mr John Thomas i'r is-gadair, a Mr Jones, Surveyor y gwaith yn ysgrifenydd, a Mr Thomas Williams, y Manager yn drysorydd; cafwyd anerch- iadau pwrpasol iawn gan y swyddogion a nudwyd, a chan William Howell, ac It. G, Hughes, a John Charles, ac E. Hughes, ac eraill, y rhai oil a siaradent yn ffafriol iawn am rinweddiiu Mr Randall yn nghyd a'i gymhvvysder i lanw y swydd bwysig y mae wedi ei neillduo iddi, a gallwn ninau ddyweyd yn ddi-betrusder nad oedd y ganmoIiaeth a rodd wydiddo yn ortnodol; ac hefyd ei fod yn wir deilwng o dysteb anrbydeddus, ac yr ydym yn bur sicr y bydd i weithwyry Great Western yn ol eu haifer, wneyd tysteb ac y fydd yn werth ei cbyflwyr.o i'r boneddwr Mr Randall. O Jeiaf dyna ydyw barn, UN O'R GWEITHWYR. "YR ENETH DWYLLED1G AC AN- GYLES* TRUGAREDD." UN o DESTYNAU EISTEDDFOD OWM YR ABER, LLUN SULQWYN, 1683. Ganwyd yr eneth dwylledig yn Ngogledd Cytnru. Magwyd hi ar aelwjd grefyddol. Yr oedd ei roieni yn ddyuion parcbus ac mewII amgylchiadau cysurus. Yr oedd hi yn nodedig o brydferth a tblws o ran pryd a gwedd, ei* chorff yn dal a lluniaidd, ei gwailt o liw nielyn aumdd, llygaid gleision ar wyneb y cruen, a'i gruddiau fel dau flodeuyn,' eu danedd fel "diudell o ddefaid gwastad graig ae yn wyn fel ifori." Den- wyd hi i adael ei chartref gan wr ieuanc o lowr yr hwn a gadwai gwmm a hi ar yr amod ei fod yn ei phriodi. Ond wedi iddo ei chael i lawr i Gwm-- darbwyllodd hi i gydfyw gydaf ef heb briodi! Baont fyw felly g) da'i gilydd am beth amser, ond pan flinodd ami diangodd yr adyn anfad a gadawodd hi heb ieclayd na chymeriad, car na cbyfttill, yn alltud amddifad mewn gwlad ddieithr. Gwrthodaiei rhieni wneud dim a hi mwyach am y gwarth a dynasai arni ei hun ac ar ei theulu. Yn y diwedd cymer- w\d hi i'r tlofcy yn Mh-, He y bn am fisoedd yn ddihoeni yn y darfodedigaeth. Tra yn y cyfyngder yma daeth i ymweled a hi fotieddiges gyfoethog o'r ardal, yr hon a'i holodd yn nghylch ei hanes boreuol a'i chysylltiadau teuluol. Deuai yn anil i'w gweled ar ol hyn a gofalai am iddi gael pob tynerwch, ac anfouai iddi bob dydd ddan- teithion a phethan ereill nad oeddynt ond dieithr i'r tloty. Nid-yn unig gofalod i am gysuron i'w chorCE ond hefyd mynodd weinidog yr efengyl i ymweled a hi er ceisio ei chysuro ac arwain ei meddwl at yr Hwn pan oedd ei tad a'i matu yn ei gwrthod oedd yn foddlon i'w derbyn. A phan y bu farw gofalodd am iddi gael claddedigaeth mor barchus ag oedd bossibl o dan yr amgylchiadau, ac 3r fod ei chorff yn cael ei gymeryd i dy ei hir gartref yn elor-gerbyd y tloty dilynodd ef at y bedd fel angyles trugaredd, ac yn absenoldeb tad a mam. brawd a chwaer, tywalltodd ddeigryn o gydymdeilad ar arch yr Eneth Dwylledig. TIE.

There is nothing more nourishing and warming in cold weather th>.n a cup of realiy good Cocoa, but the difficulty has been to obta n it pure. This may be lit-cared at a cost of one halfpenny for a largt- breakfast cup by using Cadbury's Cocob. which goes three times as tar as the adulterated and staifhy Compounds ordinarily sold, the smallest packet Baking fourteen breakfast e«pa ef strong CfMoa.

PARTING WITH THE FAMILY PET AN EXTRAORDINARY GRAVE. The other morning, while the proprietor of the approaching circus and menagerie was picking hi, I teeth in front of the Russ House, a tall sunburned, bald-headed man, approached and s&id :—" Be you the wild animal mpn. mister f" The proprietor of the circus admitted that such was the tact. Then," proceeded the man from the mountains, I think I'll get you to make me an ofter for a large sized California lion I've got." Good specimen, eh ?" asked the circus man. "Good Well, I should say so. Measures eleven feet from the tip of his nose to the tip of his tail. Caught him myself when a cub. Just four years old to-mo row." "Hum—good appetite ?" Appetite t Great Scott-Rppetite P Well, I should sniiie-I hat's jus' the why I'm parting with Jay—1 call him Jay Gould because he likes every- thing in. It it wasn't for his appetite, and the queer little things it makes him do, I wouldn't part with Gould for a fortune. Now, for instance, about three months after Jay got to be as big as a boarding-house sofa, I came home one day from a picnic, and found he had eatea up Aunt Maria who bad been left at home to mind the house—leastwise she was nowhere to be found and as Jay Gould I Reemed sort of bulgy like, and kept coughing up hairpius and false teeth for a day or two, we kinder suspicioned the whole thiag." "'Maternal aunt ?" inquired the showman though tfulty. Exactly. My wife took on dreadfully for a day or two, and wanted me to shoot Jay right off, bu; as I told her that most likely he'd catched rheu- matism aud things from the remains, we'd better call it square." "And did sheP" "Well, she kinder got re- conciled after a while, especially as Jay seemed fo< d of playing with the children. One morning ",oOU after that, my wife's mother—whose family lived with me, you see—didn't come down to break. last. As ail her false hair was hanging over a chair ack, and Gould crawled out from under a bed, licking his chops, and his tongue a good deal coated -mother-in-h,w was always takiag things for the liver corhpiaiut-vre saw at once it was another visitation tf providence, and that the heary h no ofhffliction was again upon us. Well, as you may suppose, the old lady—that's my wife pranoed about a good deal then, and got down the breach. loader right away. But just then arrived a gold medal from the S.P.C.A. Society, awarded on accouut of my forbearance in the Aunt Maria ousiuess, and so I got her calmed down after a IN bl,e." Pacified her, eh ?" Yes, I managed, eventually, to arrange a reprieve for Jay, somehow. You see, I was always fund of peti, aud t. nder-hearted, and all that, you underotand. I argued that the poor animal didn't Know that he was doing wrong—merciful mau is a ways metciful to his beasts, &c. That smoothed thiugs over for nuother month." What happened then?" eil, it happened that, one day, I sent Johnnie, our youngest son, down to the store for some sugar, md be touk Gould along for compai y. Now, whether it was because Jay was fond of sugar or not, I doi/t krow. but he came home aloue. and soon we noticed a ptcutiar kind of bulge on his ribs, .,bout as big as Johnnie, and we concluded that the tread nrcher had marked another fckidmore my "ame is Skidmore-for his own. The whole family look on like mad, and Mrs skid, was about to sheve ibe powd- r ke,, under J4 y Gould aud touch it oft nerstlf, when I pointed out that it wouldn't do to lesecrate our offspring's tomb in that way. So I just had the bun 1 service read over the lion and tied a crape round his n. ck for thirty days. Ho'w does that strike you ?" After that you kept the animal chained p" Well, no. l he fact is I set out to got a chain several times but one thing and another prevented, until one day last week I actually missed the old tady herself. I looked around for a couple of days, when somehow of a sudden I sorter ictentioned where she was. I gave Gould about about halo a yound ofemenic right away, but all we coulti get out of him was a high-heeled shoe and a chest protector. It was too late, too late. We put the shoes and C/ldugs in the coffin and had Jay led behind the hearse to the cemetery. Wanted to have as much of the corpse present as possible—don't you see ? We had the animal decorated with flowers and things as fine as you please. t'olks said it was the touchingest thing that had ever took plaoa in them partsand the bereaved husband sighed heavily. DOII't wonder you want to sell the beast," remarked the menagerie man, after a pause. Well, I sorter do and I sorter don't," said Mr Skiduiore, abstractedly, There's so many memories and tbiugs clustered around J. G -seems kinder like parting with one's family buiying lot, as it were. On the other band, though, now that the oid lady is gune, 1 sorter feel as though ttie old iusect bad-well outlived his usefulness, so to speak, do suppose I have his box hauled round to your show after the performance this afternoon, and see if we can't strike a bargain." All right," said the manager. "I'm going up to Salt Luke way after awbile; and perhaps I can work him off for big money to some of the Mormon elders." i'here'a a mint of money in him as a family pet," said the other earnestly, and after striking the circus proprietor for a season deadhead, the widower shouldei ed his umbrella and drifted sadly down the street.

THE WELSH BAPTIST UNION, The present year's meetings of the Welsh Baptist Union are to be held at Ebbw Vale on the 14tb, 15th and 16th of August.

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TREFERIG VALLEY RAILWAY. On Friday, Mr G. Fisher, Engineer, aooompanied Mr Tudor Crawshay (chairman of the Directors,) and the Directors, with Mr W. Thomas, Glya colliery, and others, over the lime up to a quarter of a mile of the tnrminns, and all were highly pleased with the making and laying of the road and complimented Mr Matthias (contractor) and Mr Brewer (engineer) upon the good masonry and general workmanship carried out by them. We are glad to learn that those gentlemen promise that, with fine weather, they hope to be able to open the < line for traffic in a few weeks. Great praise is due to Mr Tudor Crawshay for the energy he has dis- played in the promotion of this promising new line of railway. It is now an acknowledged fact that the Treferig Valley possesses all the seams of coal worked in the Rhondda, and no doubt this now rural vale will, in the course of a few yean, become one of the meet thriving and thickly popu. lated valleys in Wales.

SOUTH WALES SLIDING SCALE COM- MITTEE. AUDITOR'S AWARD. On Friday there was a meeting of the Mon. mouthshire and South Wales Joint Sliding Scale Committee at the Royal Hotel, Cardiff, Mr W. Abraham presiding. The object of the meeting was to receive a statement from the acoountants; and, at the conclusion of the proceedings, the fol- lowing manifesto was drawn up :—" A meeting of the Sliding Scale Joint Committee was held on Friday, at the Royal Hotel, when a report was read from the accountants, Messrs. Routh, Kirk, and Co., Leeds, giving the result of the examini- nation of the ooatownert' books of aeoount for the four monthw ending 81 st of December, 1882. The result is that the wages payable to the workmen in the Monmouthshire and Sooth Wales Associated Collieries-continue aa heretofore. Signed, W. T. Lewis, Chairman, John Nixon, Archibald Hood, J. F. Rowbotham, Ed. Jones, Ed. P. Martin. F. A. Yeo, Wm. Abraham. Ed. Francis, Dd. Morgan, Phillip Jones, Isaac Evans, John Jenkins, Wax. Royall. Witnesses to the signatures of the pattitt hereto, Dd. Morgan, W. Glaaooyne Dalxiel."

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