The Pontypridd Chronicle and Workman's News

TITHE RENT CHARGES. Lord Salisbury has received a deputation of mem- bers of Parliament and others desirous of urging the Government to pass a bill this Session to settle thu titfie-ient charge dispute. In reply, the noble marquis (1 he feared the immediate introduction of the Tii he Bill into the House of Commons would not bo po-silole. owing to the measures of capital importance to w!.wh the attention of t'arliament must tirst be invifr-d: h-it he should have thought that a pre- liminary discussion in the House of Lords, enabling the bishops on behalf of the Church to take part in it. would be of advantage. He, however, promised that the bill should be introduced as soon as possible, and said it would be from no want of will on the part of the Uv rmnent if it did not pass into law.

THE WOMEN'S JUBILEE OFFERING. A larrje and distinguished assembly gathered at Gros'.« i',v House the other afternoon, when, by per- mission of the Duke of Westminster, the final meet- ing of the General Committee of the Women's Jubilee Olfer-ng was held, and the final proposals submitted and approved. Mr. W. II. Smith, M.P., one of the three trust was prevented by his Parliamentary duties from being present, but the two other trustees, Lord Mai:! .a i. rue and Lord Charles Bruce, were both i'ho Countess of Strafford presided, and was s .parted by the Durhe-s of Buccleuch, the Duclu ss ot Buckingham and Chaudos, the Dowager .Marchioness of Londonderry, the Marchioness of Salisbury, Countess Cadogan. the Countess of Effiing- ham, the Countess of Eosebery, the Countess of Sandwich, t'te Countess of aeanefd, the Countess of Stanhope, Lady Horatia Erskine, Lady George Hamil- ton, VLco-irtess Cross, Viscountess Downc, Vis- countess .Jdleton, Lady William Seymour, Uarojiess Uolsover, Lady Harlech, Lady Magheramorne, the Dovv;<-cr La;Jy Penrhyi:, Lady "Wantage, Mrs. W. E. Glad.^ione, the Hon. Lady Birkbeck, the Hon. Laii. ia i of -I'.lytheswood, Lady Dashwood, v. rei.ee, Lady Jxtivfin Ibbt-tson, Lady Harlnar', and Major Tully (the secretary). Lon: rne made a financial statement to the e:.ecitu;tt from England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wale^, arid with Lady Paget's collection from con- triinitor- abroa'i, tna t->tal sum collected liad been £ 81,^6(5. Other contributions from Burmah, Ceylon, and the Straits Settlements made up the total £ 84,116. The total number ot contributors, apart from those in the Straits Settlements, was 3,162.255. (Cheers.) Major Tully laid his linal statement before the meet- ing. He stated that the amount jf;684,116 was clear of all expenses. The money had been placed at intfif-st. and in addition to tho payment of expenses, a further sum was still to come in on account of that interest. '1 h, rp was a transfer to the Queen's Nursing Fund of £ 70,000, and it was proposed to retain £ 10,000 in hand for the statue and jE900 against contingencies, so that JE5000 would still remain. This was greatly due to the rise in the price of the stocks, in which the funds had been invested as they came in. The Countess of Strafford moved, the Countess of Efngham seconded, and it was agreed unanimously, that the reports and accounts presented should be received and adopted. It was agreed, upon the motion of the Countess of Strafford, seconded by Mrs. W. E. Glad- stone, that the sum of £ 70.000 in cash, or stock to the same value, should be handed over to such trustees as the Queen should nominate as her trustees for the proposed Nursing Fund. On the motion of the Countess of Strafford, it was agreed that the trustees o' the Women's Jubilee Offering should re- tain the sum of £ 10,900 in hand. is suggested. The Countess of Strafford then moved That the surplus now available over and above the sums mentioned (of £ 80,900) be devoted to the purchase of some personal ornament, which it is hoped will be worn by the Queen as an ever present testimony of the loyalty and afFection of her women subjects." This was seconded by the Marchioness of Salisbury, and sup- ported by Mrs. Gladstone, the; Duchess of Buccleuch, the Dowager Marchioness of Londonderry, and Lady March. It was further ngreed that after all costs and charges had been paid any additional balance should be h&iiaed to the Parsing fund, and the proceedings closed with a cordial vote of thanks to the Countess of Strafford for presiding.

BECKETS BONES. Precentor Venables, whose acquaintance with ecclesiastical archaeology is learnedly extensive, writes thus concerning the recent discovery of remains in Canterbury Cathedral, which have by some been considered to be reliques of the martyr, Archbishop Thomas-Becket; — The well-known chronicle of Wriothesley, Windsor Herald (published by the Camden Society;, which, as the learned editor states, appears from the year 1520 onwards •' to have beet* written contenfporaneously, the events being jotted down from day to day as they occurred," contains the following pas,-ag-e: M September, 1533.- St. Austen's Abbey at Canterbury was suppressed and the shryne and goodes taken to the Kinges treasurye, atnd Thomas of Canterburies shryne allso and tile bones of St. Thomas of Canterbury were brent in the sam church by my Lord Cromwell. They found his head hole with the bones, which had a wounde in the Bkuil." fVoi. I, p. 86.) Wriothesley's account is confirmed by Stow in his Chronicle for the same year. Putting the title" Thom. Becket's boues bient" in the margin, he writes: This shrine was builded about a man's height a.M of stone, then upwards of timber plaine, within the which was a cheste of yron, conteyning the bones of Thomas Becket, aull and all, with the wounde of liis death, and the piece cut out of his scull layde in the same wounde. These bones {by commandement of the L. Cromwell) were then and there brent." (P. 576, ed. 1631.) When we remember that Stow was born in 1525, and was, therefore, a lad of 13 when Becket's shrine was demolished, his record of the event may be regarded as almost as authentic is the earlier record "f Walsingham, who was 30 years old at the time. The archaic form brent" sets aside all idea of a confusion between burned" and "buried." This contemporary evidence puts the whole question at rest. The bones found are not those of Becket.

A CHARGE has been preferred at the London Mansion House against Mr. Francis Kenelm Bouverie of obtain- ing fSOO by false pretences. Evidence was given to show that the money was obtained upon statements made in the course of the negotiations respecting the purchase of a house belonging to Dr. Macmillan at iSaling. The case was adjourned, bail being allowed. AT Abbej-feale, county Limerick, four young men named Timothy Lyons, John Lyons, Denis Lyons, and John Collins, have been sentenced under the Crimes Act to a fortnight's imprisonment with hard labour for having used violent and intimidating lan- guage towards Michael Collins, to deter him from giving evidence against a young man charged with attempted rescue of cattle from the sub-sheriff. THE Rev. Dr. Adamson, of the Buccleuch Evan- gelical Union Church, Edinburgh, has stated at a meeting of his congregation, that considerations both of a public and private character had led him to decline the invitation he had received to bibome I' ministerial colleague of the Rev. Dr. Parker, at the City Temple. ADDRESSING a meeting held at Croydon under the auspices of the Primrose League, Lord Harris con- gratulated them on the establishment of a divisional council, which would strengthen their efforts. Thanks to tike Government policy, Ireland did not now mono- polise public attention, but other and wider questions were discussed. The House of Lords was, he said, reach to accept a measure of reform, but did not mean to be immolated on Mr. Labouchere's Radical mean to he immolated Oil Mr. Labouchere's Radical altar. More hail been done during the past two to make the army effective than had be.en accom- phsl»e<t tor many years before. IT is oflk-iwHy notih«tl that the men of the Second Claso Army Reserve will not b- called out for exercisa this rear. The suspension of training will not affect the necessary allowance for the discipline and pay. snout oi tiie atvrt'ul declions.

SOMETHING LIKE WEATHER. A QUEEN'S MESSENGER'S ADVENTURES. We (the Timrs) have received the following com. munication from a Queen's messenger, giving a vivid account of the severity of the weather on the Con- tinent "Leaving Berlin in a sleeping carriage on the night of March 2, I was awakened about eight a.m. the next morning, and found the train had stopped between Bromberg and Dirschau, and about 320 miles from Berlin. After a time the conductor came and told me that the train was snowed up. I looked out, and saw that it was blowing a hurricane, and snow- ing so much as to make the air quite dark. For about seven hours we remained plant (s, and the snow getting deeper every moment. I had eaten nothing since eight p.m. the day before but a bit of bread, and the conductor said that nothing could be got un- less we sent to the nearest village. There were about 10 peasants on the line scratching away at the snow with picks, which were about of as much use as toothpicks. I bribed one of these to go and see what he could get, and in course of time he brought some black bread and Blut-wurst (blocd- sausage). but this dainty does not recommend itself to every stomach. After a while the five or six pas- sengers in the carriage held a council, nnd all resolved or; staying where they were. One of them. a German oincer, assured us that 'zwei hunder Soldaten were coining that evening, and that to-morrow zwei tausend Militar' would be there to help us. I got out of the train on the lee side, and walked along as well as I could, and could not see even the vanguard of our delivering host; but I made out that to windward the snow formed a wall half as high as the carriages, while to leeward of the train the steam and heat from the engine had reduced the snow to water, which in turn had frozen so that the wheels of tli" carriages were locked in solid ice. I felt like an Arctic explorer The train was fast like the pictures one used tc. see of the Erebus and Terror, Sir J. Franklin's ships, and looked like remaining there till spring. I then resolved to send at once for a sledge to take me to some habitation. From this the other passengers tried to dissuade me, and said that they would stop where they were; but when two or three sledges arrived, they all followed my example. We were half lifted out of the,train. The cold and the force of the snowstorm were so great as almost t.J blind us, and in about half an hour we got to a small cabaret, where there was barely standing room for all of us with our hand luggage, and nothing to eat As the sledges cojuld not take us to the nearest station, we then started on foot, and floundered about in single file like geese on a commen in the dark for about a mile or more. the snow being nearly up to our middle and the cold very great. I had extreme difficulty in keeping my eye on the niin carrying my bag of despatches, &c. We then got to Laskovitz. wet through, and chilled to the bone. At Laskovitz we waited for two hours in a miserable salle d'attente, and then took the train for Graudenz, a small town on the Vistula near the Polish frontier, where there was a decent inn, and we got supper and a bed. I should have slept pretty well, but the walls were thin, and my neighbour, a sick German, kept me awake with his groans, Ach Gott,' I Du lieber Herr Jesus and other ejaculations of pious de- spair. We were at Graudenz about 30 hours, and at last got away, after many delays, to the Russian frontier, which we crossed at Wierzboloff. There was no train till next morning, so I had to sleep in a 'toilette-zimmer' on the floor between two Polish Jews, one of whom coughed all night and expectorated with such vigour and impartiality that I expected to find at daylight that he had bespattered my furcoat and rugs. Next morning we left for St. Petersburg by a slow train, and I am quit for a slight cold and a sore nose and ear," which were a little frost-bitten. One poor fellow was so bad from the exposure that he had to remain at Graudenz. It is barely a month since I was snowed up in Hungary, and underwent a similar experience, though not so severe. I consider myself lucky to have saved my despatches."

BANKRUPT ARISTOCRATS. LORD A. LOFTUS. An application has been made in the London Bank- ruptcy Court, before Mr. Registrar Hazlitt, by Mr. W. F. Baker for the approval of the scheme of arrange- ment which has been accepted by the creditors of Lord A. W. F. S. Loftus, formerly Governor of New South Wales, and who has been 50 years in the service of the Crownf during which period his lord- ship has also filled the post of British Ambassador to the Courts of St. Petersburg and Berlin. The liabilities expected to rank amounted to £ 42,491, and there were no available assets. The receiving order was made in August last, and the creditors afterwards agreed to accept a sum of E2000 in satisfaction of their debts, claims to the amount of £ 23,110 being withdrawn. The Official Receiver reported that Lord A. Loftus had been fifty years in the service of the Crown, and had held various important diplomatic posts. From 1879 to 1885 his lordship was Governor or New South Wales at an annual salary of JB7000. and it appeared that his expenditure had largely exceeded his income in consequence of the unavoidably heavy expenses during the holding of the Sydney Exhibition and the Colonial Conferences. Lord A. Loftus retired in 1885, and was now in the enjoyment of a persion of JM700. The Official Receiver certified that the scheme, having regard to the absence of available assets, and the withdrawal of a large amount of claims, was reasonable, and calculated to benefit the creditors. Mr. Aldridge appeared for the Official Receiver, and Mr. A. C. Sydney on behalf of creditors. There was no objection, and his Honour approved the scheme, the receiving order being rescinded and the proceedings annulled. LORD COURTENAY. An adjourned meeting has been held in the Court of Bankruptcy, before Mr. Registrar GitTard, for public examination under the bankruptcy of the Hon. Edward Baldwin, Lord Courtenay (son of the Earl of Devon), whose liabilities are returned at £ 5847, and assets nil. Mr. Howell appeared for the Official Receiver, and Mr. Lake for the bankrupt; the trustee (Mr. Pixley) was also in attendance, and several solicitors represented creditors. In reply to Mr. Howell, Lord Courtenay said that he was pre- viously bankrupt in 1870, which bankruptcy was annulled in 1874, on payment of a composition "f Is. in the pound on debts amounting to about £100.000. In M<u\ 1878, he was again adjudged bankrupt (at Croydon), and this adjudication was a'so -!)hi<e- quently annulled upon payment of a composition of Is. in the pound on debts of about £ 20,0ou. To the best of his belief his income in 1870 was alrnit £ 1000 or £ 1200 per annum. He had no interest in the family estates. Mr. Lake stated that the bankrupt's interest ceased in 1871, an absolute order of foreclosure having, in that year, been obtained bv the mortgagee. Lord Courtenay further stated that his income since 1871 piad been about £ 350 or £4UJ a year, but his allowance from his father (the Earl of Devon) ceased about the end of 1886. He had since lived upon occasional assistance from his father and friends, and expected to be in a position to meet his liabilities. The bankrupt was also examined as to his dealings with a tailor named Smallnane. He denied having told Smallpage that he expected some money under Mrs. Davidson's will. Replying to Mr. Lake, the bankrupt said that Mrs. Davidson died in 1875, leaving him, to the best of his recollection, £ 2C,000, and the money had been accounted for in the bank- ruptcy of 1878 It had been expended in payment (,f debts which he had contracted previous to that bank- ruptcy. His Honour ordered the examination to be closed, and the bankrupt passed accordingly.

AT the Manchester Bankruptcy Court, Mr. Lewis A. Campbell, sbipper and general agent in Manchester and London, presented himself the other day for examination. His deficiency amounted to upwards of £ 120,000. He began business in Manchester with JE1500 capital, and from 1883 to 1886 he received ad- vances to the extent of a million and a quarter ster- ling. The failure is attributable to bad debts and losses. It was intimated that the debtor had made a proposal acceptable to the creditors. Two children, Lucy and Martha Loxley, aged 3 and 2 years respectively, have died in Woolwich In- firmary from the effects of burns sustained at their parents' house. The children were playing in a back room, their mother being out, when they knocked down a paraffin lamp, which exploded. They were dreadfully burned by the oil, and the house was set on fire, but firemen quickly arrived and extinguished the flames. J TTBILE the Agamemnon was at Shanghai, a sailor got his arm caught in the steam winch. He was flung round by it, and when he was released it was found that his ann, which had been torn from its socket, was only hanging by a piece of skin. A TREATY has been signed between the United Stato and China prohibiting the entry of Chinese labourer into the foraw country for 20 years.

Y.GOLOFN GYMREIG. Pub gcheliaethau iw hanfon i'r Swyddfa. GROGLITH YN GYFEILLON. Dydd Gwener Groglith, cofier hyn, CyDelir yn Gyfeillon Eisteddfod beirdd 'nol bri a braint, A chyrchfan i gerddorion. Yn represento'r Local Board Ar Iwyfan yr eisteddfod, Bydd Phillips, y COEtractor mawr, Arweinydd ftraeth ei dafou. Ac yn llywyddu gyda gwen Bydd Bon'wr hardd yr olwg, Sef Walter Morgan, gwr o fri, Is-eirydd swydd Morganwg, CarDelian yEo fydd yn lion, Mewn bwyl ar bawh yn gwena, A gwaedda allan Berth ei geg i wy ft.rrid fydd wedi maeddu. Bydd hefyd Eos Hafod fwyn, Yn trbfodgwyr yn canu, Mae son am da no of trv. y'r sir, Fel enwog i feirniadu. Bydd Llewod a Llewpartiaid gwyllfc Y RhoDdda a'r plif drefi, A phvvv a wyr na ddaw yu grif Eosiaid goieu Cymru. Yn mblith y beirdd i'w gwel'd yn glir, Bydd Pilcots bach Tr- hafoJ, A cnoelia'i fawr nad hwy a'i bath Fydd fwyaf hir ei tafod. Bydd parti Bethel yuo'n gryf, Ac eraill In cystadlu, t A'r Cymmer boys, a chor y lie, Yn gwnead ei goreu'i faeddu. r, jddyno gadair hardd a da, Ac oriatvr idd ei rhoddi, l'r nrweinydaion ant a'thorch Y coran a'r glee parti. Gan hyny, os am wledd o gan, 0 adrodd a baiddoni, Dewch ben ac ieuanc yn ddifeth l'r eisteddfod hot eleni. E ISTEDDFOL WR

TO CORRESPONDENTS. Several communications are unavoidably held over until Dext week.

PONTYPRIDD. ENTERTAINMENT.—On Monday evening, a very pleasing entertainment was given in aid of the funds of the Primitive Methodist Cbapel, Pwll- gwaun, at Wesley Schoolroom, Pontypridd, under the presidency of Mr J. Crockett. There was a good attendance, and a capital programme of musio was given by the Wood-street Chapel Choir, C,r. diff, assisted by local amateurs. Mr G. Daw om- dncted, and Miss L. Hooper was the accompsn at. In the afternoon a tea meeting was successfully held at the same place.

THESE is no truth whatever in the rumours. Mr. Gladstone and his colleagues have neither held a meeting to discuss the Queen's letter to Miss Gordon, nor do they propose to address any communication to her Majesty on the'subject. THE American host is still further restricted in his hospitality. He cannot now set unlabelled oleomarga- rine before his guests. Mr. H. B. West, the proprietor of the New Johnson House, Cleveland, tried the ex- periment, and as a result has had to .pay 50 dols. and costs. A POT of treasure was found recently by a negro who was ploughing in a field near Pass Christian, Miss. The money was of Spanish, American, and Mexican coinage, the dates ranging from 1720 to 1820. The value of the whole was nearly 2500 iols. HENBY BRANT, a plumber, fell out of a fourth- storey window the other day in New York, and was instantly killed. He was intoxicated, and only a few minutes before was engaged in thrashing his wife. A LADY of Lyons, Ont., has just sued a man for 2000 dols. for kissing her on the cheek. She alleges that the shock was so great as to incapacitate her from performing household duties for two weeks. A COPY of Eliot's Indian Bible was sold at auction recently in Boston for 210 dols. The high value placed upon this book is owing to the fact that the word." Mugwump was derived therefrom.

ESTABLI8ED 39 YEARS GEORGE GOODMAN. Pawnbroker, Clothier, Jeweller, and Furniture Cfmlcr 3 TRAM-ROAD, POtfTYFRIDD In consequence of the low rate of wages existing lit th., pit sent time in the neighbourhood, will offer his Large tn i varied Stock of New and Second-hand CLOTHING, JEWELLERY, WATCHES sc., At Prices that will meet the reqoirements of all Classes. Intending purchasers of any of the above Goods will be well repaid by a visit before par- chasing elbtwhere. A good assortment of New and Second-hand HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE BEDDING, &c. To be Sold for Cash, or payable by WEEKLY S I ALMENTS, to suit the Purchaser. Money advanced to aiJy amount on Deposits of Dee^s, Diamonds, Plate, Jewellery, or any other ^ocurities. GEO. GO ODMAN, 3 Sf 4, Tram Road, Pontypridd. pEARS' pEARS1 J )E IKS' ) EARS' 1 pEARS' P EXT, S' L 1:LI. ".J [) P-A- R S' pEARS' \) EARS' L pEARS' L !)EARS' pEARS' t)RARS' pEAfiS' pEARS' pEARS' 'SOAP 'SOAP QOAP U SOAP gOAP SOAP SOAP SOAP SOAP SOAP SOAP SOAP SOAP SOAP COAP SOAP PURE! FRAGRANT t REFRESHING I For TOILET & NURSERY EXHIBITION HOyOUliS, Fifteen ItllerniltiQ<In.I Awards fo, absolute Purity nnd abse7i.ee 0./ Artificial Colouring. Fair white hands Bright clear complexion Soft healthful skin, PEARS' SOAP ,I Is specially t)repart-or- for the deli- eate skin of ladies and children and others sensitive to the wea- ther, winter and summer. Pre- vents RedaeM. lioughness, and Chapping1. ADELINA PATTI writes:- "I have found PEARS' SOAP matchless for the Hands and Complexion." (Signed) ADELIXA PATTI. MRS. LAXGTRY writes:- 41 have much pleasure in statins I have used PJfcARS' SOAi for some time, and prefer it tc any other." (Signed) LTLLIE LASOTBT PEARS' aOAP—Tablets 1/ 1/6, and ati. The-216 Tablet is perfumed with Otto of Roses. A smaller Tablet (nns^eiited) is sold at 6d., but insist ou harina: Pears' as vilely-injurious imitations are eften substituted for extra gain. Iiir Makers by £ rfi*eial Royal APPNIUTMMT "ø H.R.H. The Prince of Wolff WANTED, RESPECTA.RLB YOUNG PERSON, I age about 15. to attend children and a»«ist I in Konw» w»rk. Refemoes required.— Apply Mr«. I KithsniL, Bock Heme, Piatnbaeli, Pontypridd. I BEY AN & CO., THE CARDIFF FURNISHERS. 21, DUKE, STREET, AND 76, ST. MARY STREET, 0 -A. R D I F F. SELLING OFF! SELLING OFF!! SELLING OFF! MONSTRE SALE Of Carpets, Floor Cloths, Linoleums, Mat- tings, Hearth Rugs, Fenders, Fire Irons t I Lamps, Cutlery, Clocks, Dinner, Tea, and Toilet Sets, Iron & Brass Bedsteads, Feather and Millpuff Beds, Spring and Millpuff Mat- tresses, and every description of HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, Commencing on Saturday, March 24/h, I 1888, and continuing for one month je s. d. Duchesse Stands & Tables, per pair 3 3 0 Complete Dining Room Suites,from 3 3 0 Complete Drawing lioom Suites, from 3 10 0 Sulid Mahogany Suites in Velvet 7 10 0 Haudsome Five-Pillar Walnut Loo Tables 17 6 Pianofortes, in Walnut, 7 Octares 12 n order to effect a Clearance (prior to Stocktaking) the whole of the immense Stock-the Largest in South Wales or West of England—will be offered REGARDLESS OF COST! o lllupt rated Catalogues pre- pared specially for this Great Sale, will be forwarded post free on appli- cation, and all Goods delivered free by road or rail within one Jundred miles of Cardiff. All Cash Pnrcbasers of not Jess than Five Pcunds" worrh of Goods, and resident within twnty. five miles, will have their train fare paid each way. ° I B e va n & C o. REGISTERED AS "THE CARDIFF FURNISHERS," DUKE STREET, I AND Sf MARY STREET, O .A_ RDTFF. BWH9AT* • Important News for the Rhondda Valleys. WILLIAM ELLIS JONES BUILDER AND UNDERTAKER, (Opposite Mr D. L. Griffiths, Draper and Grocer), YNYSHIR, Begs to inform the Public that owing- to the great demand for WREATHS & CHOSSES for Palm Sunday, he has purchased a large stock, which are to be cleared oat at very nearly cost prices. Cheapest Shop in the Valleyp. IMPORTANT NOTICE. CUanffe of" Postal Address TO 96, NEWGATE STREET, LONDON, E.C. STEWARD DAWSON & CO., LIVERPOOL, have l: now the pleasnre of informing their numerous Customers that they havo REMOVED THEIR POSTAL AND ORDER DEPARTMENT to the above address, where they have secured most suitable premises in the very Centre of the City of London, situate about 100 yards from the General Post Office. S. D. & Co. cordially invite all visitors to the Metropolis to give them a call and inspect the LARGfiST ANr BEST STOCK OF ENGLISH WATCHES IN THE WORLD. S. D. & Co., in returning an unmeasured volume of thanks to Their Myriad of Patrons, desire to add that in the fat if<5 n -.an no expense will be spared in order to merit a CONTINUED nud INCUEASBD PATRONAGE. S. D. & Co's motto will be to give their Customers Better Value than E-ver, and a full share of all the benefits that arise from an ever advancing ard more perfect system of the sub-division of Labour. All orders sent to their London address will receive carefnl and prompt execution, and watch buyers who patronize 8. D. & CO. will find, on comparison, that mm: DAW J WS. WORLD FAUtlD Exousa LfEtt WATCH are the best, most improved, and without exception the very best value in thtj wide world Note New Address— STKWART DAWSON & C:1,. 96, NEWGATE STREET. LONDON, E.C. Write for Illustrated Watch Piunphlet "DEFORE BUYING A WATCH AMYWTIKllR, write fa The Illustrntod Pamphlet/' sent free 011 Application by the "LARGEST WATCH MANUFACTURER." FIRM ForsnKD 174:, WATCHES R-1 to £100 Send your WATCH an,[ JE%VELI,EILY KEPAIRS by Post, Registered, which will be given only to Skilful Workmen. Estimates sent before doing the work, and I tuke HUn and lost fit Garrlatf* back. T. R. ROSSEL (MAKKR TO TUK QUERN), 0 EORAL rOUKS, 18, CHURCH ST. UVK.itPOOL George'8 Cough ANOTHER MARVELLOUS CURB IN THE RHONDDAH "No. 1. Ash Terraoe, Pentre-FBtrad, Deo. 20, 1888. Dow iir,—I have great pleasure in bear, ing iinoere testimony to the value of TOUT Cough Balaam. For a long period 1 Buffered from a oold In my obeafc whioh rendered me a burden td myself owing to cectgb, shortness of breath, hoarsenesv, blood-spitting, inability to lie in bed, inability to walk, in fact. inability to do anything exoept Bitting in tiie oorner, and that painfnl enough very ehea. Bat mercifully, one night a friend called to see me and asked me if I had tried George's Cough Balsam. I replied No," and he advised me to try it, that it would be sore to do me good. So J resolved to give it a trial, and I am glad to state it gave me wonderful relief; and, in my opinion, there is nothing like it for the above ailments, Toon, JMM JAMS." Prepared only by B. A. GEORGE, Medical Hall, Pentre, and sold eftr1- where ia bettlee at Is 1" eaeh. RHEUMATIC ACONIES INSTANTLY SPEEDILY RELIEVED. CURED. Plieu- Ti Neu- ralgia in the Head, Face, or Neck, Lum- Sciatir>a, 8W1 Jomta, prains, Never Fails to relieve and Expel the moat obstinate Pains and has positively cured cases of old standing for which ail other remedies had been tried In vain. ^SPECIAL CAUTION—1"iTgzzitf Expeller, do not be persuaded to take some other remedy wrth a similar soiindinff title, an the healimr and soothimr pretties whioh have made Dr. Richter'* Medicine so fasSua are possessed by it alone. Always look for the mtm and trade mark (a Comet). • Dr. RIOHTER < ^R jllw., Pl.c, F.n«,«rd. StrMt, Ths « GUIDE TO GOOD H KALTH," giTen away 1-irfll U sent Post 1? ree to anyone asking for it. 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