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CAMBRIAN GOSSIP. j-
CAMBRIAN GOSSIP. j- When, in 1892, the National Eisteddvod was proclaimed at a Gorsedd on the sands at Rhyl, the present Lord Tennyson, recent ly appointed to a Colonial Governorship, walked in the procession, and followed with evident interest and pleasure the quaint ceremony conducted by Clwydfardd. 000 The Rev. Robert Charles Jones, of, Menai Bridge, has been appointed the North Wales representative of the Society for the Liberation of Religion from State Patron- age and Control, in succession to the Rev. J. Eiddon Jones, of Bangor, who recently retired after having filled the post for a quarter of a century. 000 One of the Cardiff' Apostles,' wending his way from the Mortuary to the Town Hall, to another of the Apostles:' Nothing in there yet Thomas; may be something in there before this evening.' Thomas signifies his disgust at the propect of no inquests that day, and returns despondently to the Town Hall with his fellow-jurymen. 000 It will be interesting to many to learn that the late Edward Mathews, of Ewenny, one of the great preachers produced by Wales during the latter half of this century, was descended from the Mathew family, of which Lord Windsor, Lord Llandaff (the late Home Secretary); and Father Mathew (the well-known temperance advocate) are also lineal descendants. 000 Among the curious epitaphs to be found in Welsh graveyards is the following, inscribed on the gravestone of one John Morgan, who was killed on the railway in the neighbourhood of Oswestry :— In crossing o'er the fatal spot, John Morgan, he was slain But it was not by mortal hand, But by a railway train. 000 A deacon once went so far as to speak of a minister as he was ascending the pulpit to preach as yr hen iar,' and was considerably abashed when he found that the iar was a brilliant preacher. The deacon afterwards sought to atone for the slight by pressing the good man to preach again later in the day, but he was floored with the preacher's retort: "Dyw iar ddim yn detwi ond un- waith y dydd.' 000 Mr. O. M. Edwards, M.A., is unstinted in his praise of the Cardiff Welsh catalogue. Two very striking features presented by it, he observes, is the wealth on the one hand of theological works in Welsh literature, and the poverty on the other of books on political economy. Mr. Edwards is, how- ever, hopeful that even that deficiency will be supplied in the future. The writer con- cludes, No more valuable book to the Welsh student has appeared since the days of Gwilym Lleyn.' 000 Mr. R. E. Williams, Alitwalis, sends on the following englyn (talcen slip?) which he composed last Shrove Tuesday. Most of the words are in the North Wales dialect, to wit-crempog, a pancake; brech dan, bread and butter; triog, treacle; ymgrimpio, era ving Ymgrimpio 'r wyf am grempog-och y dyn! Y mae brech dan yn garpiog, Ni thrig ar hon ei thriog Mae 'r llall mewn saucer llog. 000 In a couple of cartoons contributed to the last issue of Papur Pawb, Mr. Dyer Davies very happily hits off the modern football craze in the Principality. On one side Shoni Jones ostentatiously displays his empty pockets to the figure of Patriotism, who appeals to her on behalf of the Daniel Owen and Prince Llewelyn memorial move- ments, while in the accompanying illustra- tion the self-same Shoni is seen presenting a wellfilled gold bag to the W.F.U.' to the accompaniment of the loud hurrahs of a singing crowd. 000 It was the custom of the late William Evans, the worthy vicar of the parish of Cwmdauddwr, in Radnorshire, to leave the church first at the conclusion of Divine ser- vice. The congregation afterwards left in the following order-first the gentry and landowners, then the farmers and tenants, lastly the labourers and workpeople. As they severally passed out of the church door they were met by their pastor with a pleasant smile and a hearty handshake. The custom was not observed by succeeding clergymen. 000 The custom of distributing hot spiced ale (' diod boeth') at funerals prevailed in many parts of Wales up to about 50 years ago. The beer in most cases was diluted with water to the extent of one half, or sometimes two-thirds, and made strong again by adding spices, ging9r, &c. The drink was served from a table at the door, about one fourth of a pint to each man, with a small piece of cake. It would be interesting to know whether this arose from anything beyond a desire to show hospitality, or whether the custom is still observed in any part of the Priacipality. 000 Tit Bits, in answer to the question who uses the largest sword in this country, replies:—' Professor Herkomer,, who is an enthusiastic supporter of the national festival of Wales, has had the largest sword on record in this country made to be used as the sword of ceremony at the Welsh National Eisteddvod by the Gorsedd bard. It is 6ft. 2in. long and the hand guards con- sist of bands of bright steel, wrought with gold lines. On the handle is fixed a six- sided crystal, into which have been drilled the three lines of' Coelbren Beirdd' on bars of light, used by the Gorsedd to represent the word God.' A golden dragon holds the crystal. The wooden scabbard is bound with copper bands containing Welsh mottoes.' Then follows a description of the uses to which the sword is applied at the Gorsedd ceremonies. 000 The credit of establishing the first Sab- bath school has generally been ascribed to Miss Walker and Robert Raikes, but accord- ing to a writer in the Magazine of American History for February, 1878, this is an error. The credit, says the writer in question, pro- perly belongs to one Morgan Jones, who established a Sunday school at Newtown, Long Island, February 28th, 1683-nearly a century before Mr. Raikes commenced his efforts in England. Riker's Annals of New- town, published at New York in 1852—a very scarce work-contains many interest- ing records of the work and history of this Morgan Jones. It appears that he- was the son of Mr. John Jones, of Bassaleg, in Mon mouthshire, who, there is cause to believe, was nearly related to Colonel John Jones, one of the judges of Charles I., and brother- in-law to Oliver Cromwell. From following I the plough Morgan became a student at I. Jesus College, Oxford, where he was known as Senior' Jones. He settled in the minis- try at Llanmadock, Glamorganshire, but on the passage of the Act of Uniformity in 1662 he took refuge in America, establishing there the first Sunday school.
WOMEN'S CHAT.
WOMEN'S CHAT. All the preparations for the Queen's journey to Cimiesy are now complete, and next week the flitting is to take place. The amount of baggage despatched beforehand is something phenombnal, but still much remains which goes with the Sovereign, the numberless odds and ends which can only be packed at the last moment. All Her Majesty's pets go abroad with her, and these have to be arranged for en voyage. There are the dogs and birds, the latter being the most beauciful songsters, and requiring the utmost care. —0— Many have been the comments of late con- cerning the Duchess of Albany's long absence from this country, but there is really no mys- tery attaching to the matter whatever. It is partly due to Her Royal Highness' desire that Princess Alice may become better acquainted with her German relations, and also that the young Princess may learn to speak the language fluently. It does not appear to be generally known that before any of our Princes and Princesses can leave the country for a foreign trip, they have to crave the sanction of the Queen. In Russia, Austria, and Germany, the same rule obtains. —o— No Russian Grand Duke or Grand Duchexs can leave the Muscovite Empire without pre- viously asking and obtaining the permission of the Czar, the Austrian Archdukes and Arch- duchesses that of the Emperor Francis Joseph, and the Prussian Princes and Princesses that of the Kaiser. Our own Queen's authority is, invariable, cheerfully submitted to, for not only has she intense family aflection, but she exercises her authority with sympathy, and with all the judgment that comes with her long experience. —o— The Czar and Czarina have been leading a comparatively quiet life of late, owing to the mourning for the Queen of Denmark, and the Hereditary Prince of Coburg. There have been no Court entertainments with the one ex- ception of a State banquet at the Winter Palace, in honour of Prince Francis Liechten- stein, who has resigned his appointment as Austro-Hungarian Ambassador to Russia. The appearance of the tables was gorgeous in the extreme, the mere decorating operations occu- pying a whole day. Every Russian delicacy was provided, and from the South of Russia special supplies were obtained of the very choicest fruits. —o— No Court in the world presents such a magni- ficent appearance as does that of Russia. At any function the show is brilliant, but especi- ally so perhaps at the hall. The Russian dances are of a very stately description, and the Emperor and Empress take part in them very thoroughly. Supper is not partaken of stand- ing, as at so many of the Courts; but the guests sit down at the long rows of tables. A procession is formed, which is headed by His Imperial Majesty, and the most distinguished woman present, and the supper room is then entered in the order of precedence. Of course, an immense quantity of plate is displayed, and added to this, the use of a variety of the choic- est fruits and the rarest of flowers, makes the scene one of the most gorgeous magnificence. —o— Never have domestic animals been in such high favour as at the present time. The Queen's love for dogs is well-known, and there is no more enthusiastic dog-lover in the country than the Princess of Wales. The Duchess of Fife, Princess Victoria, and Princess Charles of Den- mark, have all their canine pets, so also have the children of the Duchess of Connaught, the Duchesa of Albany, and Princess Henry of Battenberg. The Duchess of Newcastle is cele- brated for her Borzois, and the Duchess of Sutherland has a very uncommon dog, a Bor- delaise bull-dog. The Duchess of Wellington possesses splendid deerhounds; Louisa, Lady Essex, has an exquisite little griffon called 'Don Juan,'and Lady Kintore is devoted to black Spitz dogs. -0- Few of the members of our Royal Family appear to care for cats, but nevertheless pussy is decidedly in favour in the fashionable world. At the recent International Cat Show, nearly a thousand felines of every breed and national- ity were exhibited, the gem of the collection, imported from France, being valued at £1,000 —o— Some celebrated naturalists have contended that the dog never existed in a state of primi- tive nature. They assign to it an artificial origin, and regard it as the result of the inter- mixture of several species closely allied to each other, among which may be enumerated the wolf and the jackal. Others regard the dog as a descendant of the jackal, and others again of the wolf. There is no doubt that dogs were domesticated at a very early period in man's history. In the Old Testament they are often mentioned, but usually as unclean beasts, being regarded in the same light as they are by most Oriental people to this day. A solitary excep- tion to this rule occurs in the book of Job, where the dog is referred to as the guardian of flocks of sheep. —o— The craze for strings of beads continues. They are employed to a considerable extent on evening gowns, being frequently utilised to hold the low cut bodice in position. At the theatre, one evening last week, I noticed a girl with a string of jet beads round her throat. From this ropes of smaller beads were carried to the edge of the bodice which they apparently held in place. The half sleeves were cut away on the top, and ropes of beads again appeared to hold them in position. The effect was dis- tinctly good. —o— An effort is being made to bring in the ab- solutely tight-fitting bodice, but it is extremely improbable that it will meet with any success. The pouched variety is much more becoming to the majority, and, the majority knew this, and will cling to the mode. The stout woman, the thin woman, the short waisted woman, the flat chested woman, all, can sally forth quite respectable figures with the aid of the well-cut pouched bodice, whereas the tightly-fitting specimen would at once put them beyond the pale altogecher. —o— Among new fabrics, the latest—mousseline velvet-promises to enjoy a wide vogue this spring and coming summer. As yet it has ap- peared only on evening gowns, and then draped about the corsage, but modistes are now apply. ing it to day gowns in course of erection for spring wear, and the effect is all the heart of woman could desire. Paune is still in high favour indeed, several Court dressmakers have been using nothing else for trains, dis- carding altogether brocades and velvets. —o— All things considered, hairdressers should be enjoying prosperous times. Almost all of us have by now ruined our hair with the curling and waving irons, and require endless tonics, restorers, &c. The greater number of women, too, are giving their hair a real rest, by don- ning a wig"and knot complete. —o— According to an authority on the subject, something like five tons of hair are required annually by London merchants, and although samples arrive from various parts of the world, the bulk is chiefly French or Italian grown. Naturally the tresses of novices who take the veil, figure largely in the hair harvest. Some little time ago, a convent is said to have sold over a ton of hair for £ 4,000, or 2s. 3d. per ounce, while a single convent near Tours re. cently despatched as much as eighty pounds of hair to a Parisian hairdresser, which would he worth almost as many sovereigns. A native merchant revealed the fact recently that £ 4 10. was an average price for a British girls head of hair. —o— Caledonian Cream.—Mix thoroughly two ounces of raspberry jam, two ounces of red currant jelly, and two ounces of finely-pow- dered sugar, with the white of two eggs, which have been beaten to a firm froth. Beat them for 45 minutes. This makes a very pretty cream, inexpensive and good. MADGE.
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NEW YORK POISONING MYSTERY. SENSATIONAL ARREST. Roland Burnham Molineux, son of the General of that name, was arrested on Monday night in New York on the verdict given by the coroner's jury, and was charged with poisoning Mrs. Kate Adams, on December 27 last. Herald reporters who had been working on the clues, furnished (according to the Daily Telegraph's New York correspondent) the principal evidence upon which this step has been taken. The Herald discovered that Molineux had rented a private letter-box from Nicholas Hickman, under the name of Henry C. Barnet, also a member of the Knickerbocker Athletic Club, who died from poison 19 days before Molineux married Miss Blanche Chesebrough, both having quarrelled about her. Another letter-box, elsewhere, Molinenx hired in the name of Harry Cornish, athletic director of the club. Mr. Cornish received cyanide of mercury in a bromo-seltzer bottle, a dose of which he gave to Mrs. Adams, a widow, at whose house he resided, in order to cure her headache. The poison had been sent in the same way as to Mr. Barnet. Cornish, while in the witness box, openly accused Molineux, and asserted that Blanche Chese- brough bad been alone in Barnet's room in the club, drinking wine, and that jealousy was the motive of that crime. After dragging along with apparently unimportant testimony, the inquest was brought to a sudden and dramatic finish by the identification of Molineux as Barnet by seven hand- writing experts, who staked their reputations of many years' standing upon the accuracy of their views. The same witnesses deposed that the Barnet and Cornish letters and the poison-packet address were written by Molineux. Cornish had been relentlessly questioned and insulted when he gave evidence, but the district attorney explained that this was only part of a trap for Molineux. They wanted samples of his writing, and he would not give them, but they made him believe that they Suspected Cornish, and that he (Molineux) was free from suspicion. Then he gave the samples that the experts with one accord swore were written by the person who addressed the package. Molineux, it is said, got the drugs from a Detroit firm through a former employe of the club. Molineux knew that this man was in Detroit. There is some talk now that Molineux(s wife is to be arrested on a charge of guilty knowledge of the affair.
,MAN-OF-WAR BOAT LOST.
MAN-OF-WAR BOAT LOST. BLUEJACKETS DROWNED. A message has been received at the Admiralty from the commanding officer of her Majesty's ship Bruizer, at Zante, reporting the foundering of a boat at Samos whilst employed on voluntary service," apparently overtaken by a squall. One man waa saved. The missing are: Mr. J. Jones (Gunner) J. Spence (P.O. 1st Class). No. 147,406 E. White (P.O. 2nd Class). 145,215 G. Goacher (A.B.) 181,739 E. Lewis (A.B.) 178,319 R. Mickleburg (A.B.) 167,986 A. Pratt (A.B.) 147,326 B. Ashdown (A.B.) 176,126
TRAINING COLLEGES.
TRAINING COLLEGES. Sir John Gorst received a deputation on Tuesday of representatives of School Boards on the subject of the inadequacy of training college accommodation. Sir J. Gorst said that the Government were inclined to look to fresh sources for the supply of training rather than to interfere with existing institutions. He urged the Boards to turn their attention to what could be done under existing laws rather than to wait for alterations in the law.
HUNGRY PAUPERS.
HUNGRY PAUPERS. Peter Kier, formerly a large farmer and land- owner, but now a pauper in Sleaford Union, asked the guardians at their meeting on Monday for an ex:ra allowance of bread. Formerly the men were allowed to take what they did nbt eat at their meals, but latterly this concession had been stopped, and Kier averred that he had seen the old men search- ing the swill-tubs for a crust of bread. He thought it was particularly hard, after having contributed hundreds of pounds towards the poor-rates, that he should be deprived of sufficient bread to keep him from hunger in his old age. Some of the guardians supported Kier's petition, but the majority of the Board decided against liim, and it was resolved to keep to the present system, it being stated that a large saving was thereby effected.
THE SUTHERLAND JEWELLERY
THE SUTHERLAND JEWELLERY ROBBERY. An interesting sequel may be looked for soon (says a London news agency) to the robbery of the Duchess of Sutherland's jewels. "Maud Richardson," who, it may be remembered, was stated to have brought in about the arrest of "Harry the Valet," has decided, on the advice of Mr. Ward, her solicitor, to issue a writ against the duchess to recover a portion of a reward of 100,000 francs, which she was reported to have offered, for information that would lead to the restoration of her stolen property. The statement that the duchess had offered the reward was published in the news columns of several of the Paris journals, and afterwards by some London papers. Before deciding on legal proceedings, Mr. Ward communicated with the duchess, and he received a letter from Sir Albert Rollit refusing to recognise that" Maud Richardson was instrumental in the arrest of Harry the Valet," and denying that the duchess offered a £ 4000 re- ward. A short time ago it was publicly stated that the detectives in charge of the case had received re- cognition of their services from the duchess. Re- fused information in other quarters, "Maud Kichard- son has now written to the Home Secretary asking him to inquire if what the detectives received was in the shape of a reward, and, if so, what the reward was given for.
THE AMEER OF AFGHANISTAN.
THE AMEER OF AFGHANISTAN. A report has obtained currency that the Lahore Government has received news from a native source of the death of the Ameer of Afghanistan. Nothing !3 whatever is known of this in Calcutta by the Foreign Office. On the contrary, the British Agent in Kabul, writing on February 18, reported that affairs were in a normal state. The rumour is only the natural sequel of bazaar reports of the Ameer's dangerous illness, which are disproved by the fact that his Highness has been appearing in open durbar to transact State business.
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ACCIDENTS TO RAILWAY SERVANTS.
ACCIDENTS TO RAILWAY SERVANTS. GOVERNMENT BILL. Mr. Ritchie, President of the Board of Trade, has laid before the House of Commons a bill to extend and amend the Railway Regulation Acts, for the special purpose of reducing the number of accidents which happen to railway servants. Shunting is the most dangerous of all operations which railway ser- vants have to discharge. In the United States a law has been passed providing that automatic coup- lings shall be supplied to all trains, and it is hoped that, by next year that law will be fully in force. Her Majesty's Government propose to follow the example of America, by asking Parliament to empower the Board of Trade to require railway com- pames by the end of five years to supply all their rolling stock with automatic couplings. After that period no railway company will be allowed to draw any truck, whether belonging to a private owner or not, which is not so furnished. Within two years the Board of Trade may order steam-brakes to be put on all engines. Hand-brakes and labels must be supplied on both sides of the trucks, so as to render it unnecessary for tlw men to go from one side to the other. There are also provisions with regard to commu- nicnrJon between passenger and driver and guard. At present the law does not apply unless the train proceeds for 20 miles without stopping. The bill will make the law applicable to all trains, however short their run.
" THE PEACE CRUSADE.I
THE PEACE CRUSADE. I PREPARING FOR T HE N ATIONAL CONVENTION. aT By W. T. STEAD. Everything is being prepared for the National Convention on March 21st. When I wrote last week it had not, been definitely decided whether the meeting in the Queen's Hall was to be the final convention or not. With some of us there was < desire ihat before the delegates of the nation assembled to select their representatives on the Pilgrimage of Peace the counties should be organised as the towns have been. Large and enthusiastic meetings in each county would have been the coping stone of the remarkable outburst of public opinion which has been witnessed in the cities, towns and villages of the kingdom. Time is short, however. If the pilgrimage is to start at the proper moment there is no time to waste, and so the counties have been reluctantly abandoned. The National Convention will consist of twO meetings. In the afternoon there will be a con- ference of delegates, at which the Pilgrims of Peace will be elected. The evening will see a great public meeting to wish the chosen delegates God. speed on their historical mission of rousing Europe in the cause of disarmament. Over this the Bishop of London, who is chairman of the International Crusade, will preside, and Mr. John Morley and I the Marquis of Bristol will be among the speakers. I Other men of national reputation in their different K walks of life are being invited to address the 1! meeting, which will probably be the most repre- sentative gathering of public men that London has seen for a generation. The people are only now beginning to realise the true grandeur of the conception of the Pilgrimage of Peace. Never before in the history of the world has a people's mission gone from one great nation to another, pleading in every capital through which it passes the claims of human brotherhood. The Pilgrims of Peace will pass over ground that has been covered by other expeditions from England. Lands which have shaken with the tread of British troops, which have heard the roar of British guns, the soils of which have been fattened with the blood of Englishmen, will resound with the message of hope borne from the great Empire of the West to the scarcely less great Empire of the East. Whatever the direct result of the pilgrimage—whether it be great or whether it be little—a new and a better understanding of this country will be created in the greater centres of Continental life, and through its agency the world will learn that, whatever may be the differences of race and creed, the nations are but members of the one great family. Movements are on foot and causes are in opera- tion which may greatly modify the arrangements for the pilgrimage. As I write the capitals which it has been arranged to visit are Paris, Brussels, The Hague, Berne, Berlin, Vienna, Buda-Pesthf Rome, and St. Petersburg. If the time were longer we should have liked to embrace those great northern capitals which have spoken with one Toice in favour of peace but though we hope to be accompanied by pilgrims from countries like Norway and Sweden the pilgrimage will not be able to pass through them. Should the conference of the Powers be held, earlier than we anticipate the city in which it sits will be visited last of all, after the. pilgrims have carried their epoch- making message to the Czar. In every capital two or more pilgrims will be elected to the Crusade. In those countries which are outside the tour the Parliaments, municipal or other corporate bodies will be asked to appoint pilgrims. So the mission will go on through Europe, a., huge snowball of peace, gathering new force from every nation which it touches. in this country the Soudan debate has done us good, and an even better service is being rendered by the publication of the estimates for the military and naval services of the year. Mr. John Morley has happily described a Jingo as a statesman whose policy cannot be carried out under an expenditure of £ 50,000,000 for the military and naval services of this country in a; time of profound European peace. Never before have the war estimates reached this figure. Could we have the Budget before the conference at the Queen's Hall, we should have the nation to a, man with us. A ninepenny income-tax will bring home far more closely than agitation at public meeting' what we have to pay for the present armed peace. And there will be no stopping at ninepence, unless Europe comes to such an international agreement as is proposed by the Czar. Next year there will be another increase in warlike expenditure, and the year after we shall be in sight of a sixty-million armaments budget. We cannot stop. Russia can- not stop. We must go on until with one voice the natidBi of Europe agree to a halt. I spent more time in London last week than for many weeks past. Coming back to the metropolis from the provinces, one gets into a totally different atmosphere. There is more coolness, more sus- picion, more prejudice. The meetings have not the same warmth of feeling, the same earnest conviction that the disarmament conference may have a practical outcome. One understands better in the metropolis how it is that many public men retain their conviction that there is no warm desire for peace among the people of this country. Yet even in London the meetings have been excellent. The huge Lambeth Baths were almost filled, and though the audience was a little cold and indifferent at the opening it warmed up wonderfully. A touch of humour was given to the meeting by a protest at the end from a local Socialist who thought it wrong that votes of thanks should be given to the speakers on behalf of peace. Mr. H. M. Stanley. who was unable to be present, sent an excellent letter, in which he wrote: Whether the Czar's idea be realised or not, it is the duty of all thinking men to wish him and the advocates for peace the fullest success in their efforts." At Wandsworth Mr. Charles Fenwick, M.P., was the principal speaker. He brings back an admirable account of the tone and character of the meeting. The Vicar was in the chair, and made a speech which tended rather to damp the latent enthusiasm of the large gathering. "'Mr. Kimber, however, and, Mr. Fenwick roused the audience, the latter declaring that the Czar, following the example of Jesus Christ, simply said: Come, let us reason together." Both at Hammersmith and at Limehouse the resolutions in favour of the Czar's proposals were carried with the utmost enthusiasm. From Hammersmith I hurried down to Bournemouth, where, in the afternoon of Satur- day, a splendid meeting was held, with the Mayor in the chair, supported by representatives of both political parties and by leaders from all the principal churches. Five delegates were chosen to represent Bournemouth at the National Conference. In London some four hundred delegates have already been selected by the various meetings. The death of President Faure prevented my visit to Paris. The dinners at which I was to speak were postponed in consequence of the national mourning. They will be held, however, on March 1st, on which day I hope to address two audiences in the French capital. Notwithstanding all the suspicion aroused by the Fashoda incident, and the military enthusiasm which is so prevalent in the French capital, the disarmament scheme is making ft steady impression on the French nation. Many of the more enlightened journals are giving the Crusade their support, and week by week the party Of peace is growing. In Germany it has been found almost impossible to obtain signatures to the international memorial, although there is no historic suspicion between Russia and Prussia. Until the rulers of the German nation give a strong lead to the peace movement, however, little can be hoped from that people, although a devoted band >* Struggling bravely with the prejudice against the Crusade. Holland is supporting the movement in ft whole-hearted manner. Thousands of signatures to the international memorial have been obtained, one lady writing from Breda that she had obtained more than a thousand herself. Slowly but surety in short, the way is being prepared for the coming of the pilgrims in the great countries of Europe.