Welsh Gazette and West Wales Advertiser

♦ Happiness without Money. It is a fixed belief-one of the Thirty-nine Articles in certain strata of society—that people below them' have no right to the enjoyment of ,anything. They do not mean to be cruel, but they have always associated poverty with dirt, dis- comfort, disagreeable companions, and the absence of pleasantness for a poor person to be happy is either to them an impossibility or it is a flying in the face of Providence. But then these people know nothing of the joys which can be had without money. Now, when the world discovers and ealises how many these are, and how great they re, the reign of the almighty dollar is at an end. —WALTER BESAKT.

♦ Small Seeds. A single song, tradition affirms, won the English Revolution for William of Nassau: one little volume, critics assure us, routed filth and laziness out of the farmhouses of Scotland a small collec- tion of Benjamin Franklin's essays has given the American character its most ineradicable habits; and in our own day intellectual enterprises have not been unfruitful of results. Early in'this century the philosopher Arago organised a literary pro- paganda in Paris, before which Louis Philippe in the end vanished like a spectre. Dr. Newman and a few of his friends in Oxford attacked the Puri- tanism of the English Church with results with which we are all familiar. One or two West- minster reviewers and two or three Manchester manufacturers reversed the commercial policy of England in less than a dozen years. Do not be deterred by the manifest difficulties of the task. The task is difficult, but noble, for it is better to have the teaching of a people than the governing of them. Nor shall such a task lack its fitting reward, for labour and sacrifice in a generous cause -are among the keenest enjoyments given to man. —SIR CHARLES GAVAN DUFFY.

Inherent Greatness. Though the, memories, of the rocks and mountains and ocean beds seem to belittle and abbreviate man, yet it is nothing so.; for, till he came, the universe, so far as we can explore and know it, had neither eyes, nor ears, nor tongue, norany dimmest consciousness of. its own being, This antiquity has been the gift of modern science and the brain of man has been the hour-glass that gave to these regardless sands of Time, running to waste through the dreaming fingers of idle oblivion, the measure and standard of their own duration. It is the cunning of man that has delineated the great dial-plate of the heavens; his mind that looks before and after, and can tell the unwitting stars where they were at any moment of the un- measured past, where they will be at any moment of the unmeasurable future. Though he cannot loose the bands of Orion, he can weigh them to the utmost scruple; though he cannot bind the sweet influences of the Pleiades, he knows that upon what eyes of mortal men they are shed, and at what moment, though by himself unseen. Shut in his study, he can look at the new moon with lovers at the Antipodes. If science has made men seem ephemeral as midges, she has conferred a great benefit on humanity by endowing collective man with something of that longsoval dignity which she has compelled the individual to re- nounce. He is no longer the creature of yesterday but the crowning product and heir of ages, so countless as to make Time a sharer in the grandeur of that immensity to which astronomy has dilated the bounds of space. JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL.

Treasures of the Inner Self. Deepest down lie the treasures of the inner self, :and few and far between are the glimpses we get into the depth of any soul. The body hides it in its partial revealing of it, and the toil of life and its stir and fret gives us no time for heart-work, and our best thoughts lie too deep for expression. You have sometimes stood by the margin of a clear stream and have seen, for a moment, to the very depths through its glassy face, right down to the yellow sand and the silvery pebbles there, when, in an instant, a little breath sprang up and covered the stream with a trembling ripple—hardly a ripple —a little faint and feeble, tremulous pulsation, but enough to hide in a moment the depth from your sight. So it is with the souls, even of our dearest ones. Perhaps on some day of perfect calm-a day that may come twice in a lifetime—for an instant have we looked into the untroubled depths, but time is fickle, and life is full of care, and thought itself is troubled, and we never saw the beautiful depths again; but they are there, only we cannot see them for the daily ripple of the thought and care of life, and that is why we often think of the departed with so much pathos and tenderness. Memory gives back the revelation of the hour of calm and the sight of the holy depth, and kindly smoothes the remembrance of all the hurrying ripples that fretted on the surface of the soul. -J. PAGE Hopps.

♦ The Shortening Days. The days of the year have passed their maximum length. There is a feeling of having passed the prime as we reflect that every succeeding day is shorter, and that this will continue to be so until the lowest point shall be reached in the bleak days of Winter. And yet we are just coming into to the harvest. We are now gathering the fruits of a whole year's labour and life. Weare at the period of most intense activty. For a considerable time nature will be most active in maturing its pro- I ducts, and men most busy in gathering them. The rich days of glorious Autumn are yet to be pre- pared by the shortened days of Summer. The counterpart of this is in human life. We reach a maximum point, and thenceforth the days shorten. A certain feeling of impending decadence comes upon us, and, if we allow it, atone of sadness enters our thoughts. But how is it in fact ? We are only coming to our prime; the best days are before us, and near at hand. That for which we are living is now becoming our possession. The period of crudeness and immaturity is ending, and we are entering upon the fulness of matured powers. Life is coming into its harvest of manli- ness and vigour of thought and work, in which the fruits of all the previous years are gathered and used, according to the spirit of the possessor. It is the fulltide Summer activity and usefulness, the period in which enjoyment is rich with a flow of life. the gathered results and the higher purposes and the better time to follow. After the Summer days will come the glorious Autumn, when the hidden virtues and graces of life come to the sur- face and are seen in their richness and beauty. When the days have reached their full limit of length, we enter upon the period in which we can do the most, enjoy to the full measure of our powers, and be of the best service to others. UNITED PRESBYTERIAN."

Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. MEETING AT ABERYSTWYTH. DISTRICT COMMITTEE FORMED. A meeting was held at the Town Hall, Aber- ystwyth, on Thursday afternoon, for the purpose of forming a district committee in connection with m' the above society. In the absence of the mayor (Mr. D. C. Roberts) who was to have presided, but who was called away to the North of England in the morning, the chair was taken by Mr. H. C. Fryer. There were also present: Archdeacon Protheroe, Mr. A. J. Hughes (local hon. sec.), Revs D. Ambrose Jones, D. R. Williams, W. Footman, T. Williams, T. E. Roberts, Mrs. Phillips, 45, Terrace- road, Miss Roberts, South Terrace, Mrs. E. James, Mrs. Fryer, Mr. and Mrs. Griffith Great Darkgate Street, Mrs. Evan Hugh James, Mr. and Mrs. Mallorey, Messrs. C. Massey, Robert Ellis, J. Gibson, T. Ellis, and H. J. Parr (deputation from the Central Society). The Chairman, in opening the meeting, remarked that he had very great pleasure in taking the chair in the absence of the Mayor, because the object of the meeting was such that it must command itself to all present. He expressed his regret because the hon. secretary, Miss Bolton, was unable to attend. She had written a letter to the mayor, in which she stated that she greatly regretted that she was un- able to come and speak, but for many months past, she had been in wretched health, and the great heat had utterly prostrated her. She added that in Mr. Parr they had an eloquent substitute, and she was old-fashioned enough to think that a public platform was more of a man's than woman's place (laughter). Proceeding, the chairman said that everyone present would agree with him as to the importance of establishing branches of that Society, which did such a great work. It was im- portant not only to the children themselves that they should be protected, and that in cases of real hardship there should be interference,?but that in certain extreme cases children should be taken away from their parents' guardianship. It was also important that children who lived under such circumstances as to make it probable that they would either become paupers or criminals should be put in the way of being made useful members of society. Much had been done of late years to improve the status of the working popula- tion and the population from which this class of children were drawn, more especially by the spread of education. A table was published by the School Board Chronicle" oa short time ago show the influence that the spread of education and the larger number of elementary schools established since the Education Act was passed, had on the commitments of juvenile offenders. In the year 1870. when the Act was passed, there was in average attendance at the public elementary schools a little over a million children, and no less than 10,314 commitments of children under the ages of 16 for different offences. In 1896,-26 years later—although the population of England and Wales had increased from 22 millions to 30 millions, the number of children attending the elementary schools was 4,472,000, but the commit- ments of juvenile offenders had gone down to 1,498. No one was satisfied with school attendance at the present time, so that they all hoped if school attendance increased, the commitments would fall further. But a Society of this kind went beyond that. It attempted to deal with children in the earlier stages before they reached the stage when they became actual offenders. This of course could not well have been done until the year 1889, when the Act was passed. During the 10 years the Society had been in existence it had dealt with cases involving no less than 412,000 children, but he was to see that the aim of the Society was the prevention of cruelty and the amelioration of the status of children rather than the actual punishment of the persons who were guilty of cruelty. Last year there were only 10 per cent of the cases in which the Society had interfered in which there had been prosecutions, warnings having proved sufficient in the other cases. There- fore they must not suppose that, when they joined the Society, they were supporting a Society that indiscriminately prosecuted those who ill used their children. The Society was able, through its officers, to give warnings to the parents, and in the majority of cases these warnings had a good effect, and no further steps were necessary. During the 10 years they had only had cause to remove 800 children from the control of their parents. In the other cases the parents themselves had seen the error of their ways and had treated their children better. He should have thought that for the good of these children it would have been better to remove them more; in America they dealt far more stringently with them. He thought it was a subject that deserved their very best and most careful consideration, and he hoped the result of the meeting would be to form a local committee (applause). Mr. A. J. Hughes here announced that letters ex- pressing regret at inability to attend had been received from Lord Lisburne, Lady Evans, Mrs. Jessie Williams, Rev. T. A. Penry, Principal and Mrs. Roberts, Professor Ainsworth Davies, Mrs. Morgan (Nantceiro), and others, all of whom expressed sympathy with the object of the meeting. Mr. H. J. Parr (deputation from the Central Society) then addressed the meeting. At the out- set he said that he was sorry Miss Bolton was not present, because if they needed any persuasion to form a District Committee in Aberystwyth, her persuasive eloquence would have so got over them that they would have been prepared to appoint a committee at the close of the meeting. And he was in this unfortunate position-that unless he could get a committee appointed he dared not go back to London (laughter). He would tell them what the Society had done during the brief period of its existence-10 years-and what remained for the Society yet to do. The condition of England as regarded the sufferings of children 10 years ago was past conception. The community was com- posed of two classes of people-the class who were cruel and neglectful and unkind, and, the very much larger class who were kind and thoughtful, and these people strangely said there was no such thing as cruelty. When the founder of the Society, Mr. Waugh, began to contemplate the condition of child life in England lie was perfectly astonished at the revelations that were made to him, of the cases in which children were actually being done to death, and the very much larger number of cases in which children were cruelly treated and utterly neglected; and of the causestthat contributed to this state of things. A study of the subject revealed the fact that it was not one class of Society-that it was not the poor man who neglected and cruelly ill-treated his child, or the drunkard, but that it was the outcome of moral depravity-the result of a delight in cruelty on the part of the individual perpetrating it. The principle was the same to-day. If he was asked if it was always the poor man or the drunkard who ill-treated his child he could not say yes, for they had any amount of cases in which intelligent and the wealthy and the beautiful were cruel to a greater extent than the ignorant man, because the former could practise the infinity of cruelty- make a fine art" of it. The sober man could be more cruel than the intemperate man. In the face of these facts Mr. Waugh asked bimself-What can be done ? He founded the Society, and since that day the whole tone of public thought and ex- pression had been changed in connection with child life. Ten years ago it was an open statement that a man could do what he liked with his own; the law of the land was based on that principle, and the founder had many difficulties to meet. The law, public opinion, and the rich were against the founding of the Society, and the intelligent objected because they said it was an insult, and the poor because they said it infringed their rights. But Mr. Waugh went on, and the Society was formed. He would give some facts to justify its existence. In the year 1890-96 there were 3,957 cases taken up, they had 29 Inspectors, 52 centres of work, and an income of £ 8,871; in 1897-99 the number of cases had grown to 25,107, the inspectors to 150, centres of work to 720, and the income to £ 51,037. That was a proof that there was cruelty. The Society was one for the prevention of cruelty to children, not for the prosecution of parents. The speaker then explained the organization and working of the Society throughout the country, and said they wanted intelligent, sympathetic people on the District Committees, who, remembering the words A little child shall lead them," should sink their differences and unite in good work. As soon I as the Committee was appointed, they appointed an Inspector, who was specially trained for the work. It was work which the police could not do, i because they had to wait until the act had been < committed The very presence of an Inspector in 1 uniform walking about the town was a standing < warning to the cruel and unkind, and it was a facL that as soon as an Inspector was placed in a town signs of cruelty were found. Sometimes a neigh- bour would write anonymously to the Inspector, telling him to visit such and such a house, where children were being starved to death or he would receive a message from a clergyman or minister. Then the Inspector's work began. He examined the child, communicated with the Secretary, and after the case had come before the Committee, the parents were warned and informed that the warning would not be issued again. The Inspector after- wards paid visits of supervision. Last year 21,000 cases out of 28,000 were dealt with without any attempt at prosecutions. If the warning and the supervision had no effect, the case was sent to London, and a prosecution was ordered. The Society knew the magistrates who were for them, and who were against them in the different places. When they knew magistrates were against them they took special care in preparing the case properly. Out of every 100 cases they presented, they obtained 92 convictions. He in- stanced two cases in order to show that it was absolutely necessary to prosecute at times, and went on to say that the duty of the District Com- mittee at Aberystwyth, was to take a deeper interest in the welfare of every child in the com- munity. The question of funds was an important one. They had Her Majesty's Charter commanding them to go on and protect the children and the people of this country, when led by the Queen had always responded loyally. The subscriptions last year— £ 51,000—were £ 5,000 more than the prev- ious year. Yet the Society could pay their way. That was not because of waste, but because their organisation was growing more rapidly than their income. When children suffered they had to send an Inspector, and they had to trust to the people to keep them. He did not think the people of Aberystwyth and district would disappoint them, for the people of this county always responded to the call of the sad, the oppressed, and the broken- hearted. The tongues of our eloquent statesmen had been raised for people who suffered oppression in distant parts of the world, and should it be said that we were more kind and thoughtful to the people who were far away than to the little chil- dren who stood at our very doors ? Millions were spent on education in this county, but how could children receive the education that was provided for them, unless they were strong and happy. The society taught people to be kind, and that was followed by that manly independence that they all longed to see in the people of the land (applause.) The Ven. Archdeacon Prothcroe in proposing that a District Committee be formed at Aberystwyth, remarked that they had heard a good deal that afternoon that must have incited them to do all they could to rectify the state of things that must exist. It was a disgrace to a Christian county that human beings could be so lacking as they undoubtedly were. All must agree that such a Society was needed, after hearing Mr Parr's speech. He did not know himself whether they at Aberystwyth could congratulate themselves on being so free as certain towns were, but at any rate lie thought it was well that they should have an Inspector. This was not entirely a matter of class, as they had been told; this cruelty arose, not from ignorance, because they had had cases lately of persons occupying important positions being successfully prosecuted for acts that were a blot on their com- mon humanity. He thought they had heard quite enough to convince them of the desirability of carrying the resolution (applause). Rev. T. E. Roberts, in seconding, remarked that it seemed unnatural that there should exist a Society to prevent cruelty towards children on the part of their parents: they must feel a kind of revolt against the very idea that outsiders should interfere with the responsibility that rested on the shoulders of the parents of the children. But they found that it was needed after all. They at Aberystwyth might be under the im- pression that there was no cruelty at all in thei.. little town, but it might be the case here, as in other tows, that when once investigations were made, cases of cruelty in abundance would be discovered. They recently read of terrible things at Conway; there might be such things going on at Aberyst- wyth. He hoped not, but if they had an officer who would pay visits to the town, they would find out. The deputation said cruelty was not con- fined to one class, but if there were in Aberyst- wyth who were very intemperate and poor, there was a strong probability that there was cruelty practised towards the children in those houses. The Chairman having invited an expression of opinion from the ladies present. Mrs. Colby remarked that she had great pleasure in supporting the resolution. The resolution was then put and carried unanimously. A hearty vote of thanks was accorded Mr. Parr for his address. Mr. Parr in moving a vote of thanks to Mr. Hughes for acting as h5n. sec., pro. tern. said they in London felt their indebtedness to him for the great trouble he had taken in organising that meet- ing. This meeting was held under the auspices of the Mayor, and it was a good sign when the Mayor and municipality were on the side of what was good and true and progressive. They hoped Mr. Hughes would go and carry the matter to a successful issue. Rev. T. Williams, B.A. in seconding, said the attendance at that meeting must not be taken as ,o representative of the feeling of the town, as many did not know of the meeting. Mr. Hughes, he added, was always ready to help in any good move- ment. The proposition was heartily carried, and Mr. Hughes, in reply, said he felt it a privilege to be able to do anything for the Society at Aberystwyth. A vote of thanks was also accorded the Chairman for his able conduct in the chair. Mr. Fryer having declared the meeting over, Mr. John Gibson then made some general remarks in the course of which he said it would be a good thing for the town and the rural districts and for the children and the inhabitants if the town tried to forget what was past, and passed on to what was before it."

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—WEDNESDAY. In the House of Commons, repling to question by Sir E. A. Bartlett, Mr. T. P. O'Conner, and Sir W. Lawson, Mr. Chamberlain said he had received no official information with regard to the negotia- tions between the Government and the Transvaal. It was true, he added, that the Government had ordered troops to prepare at once for embarkation for South Africa. The Government of Natal had made representations as to the defenceless state of the colony, and the Government had decided accordingly to send reinforcements to Natal for the defence of that colony and for all con- tingencies." Mr. Brodrick informed Sir E. A. Bartlett that the Government had received no in- formation regarding the warning" reported to have been given to China in connection with the suggested alliance between China and Japan. On the motion for the third reading of the Appropria- tion Bill, Mr. T. P. O'Conner referred to our rela- tions with the Transvaal, which, he said, had reached a serious and critical phase. Should hostilities arise between this country and the Transvaal it would be a needless war was a criminal war. President Kruger could not always represent Boer opinion. In twenty-five years or so there would be a new generation whose views would be more in accordance with English ideas of progress, and it was better that we should wait twenty-five years for this development than try to force it by a needless war. The people of this country demanded not only firmness on the part of the Government, but forbear- ance. Mr. Chamberlain, in reply, deprecated any attempt to bring on a debate at the present time on the affairs of the Transvaal. Mr. O'Connor's speech, he said, was based on the hypothesis that President Kruger bad refused the proposal of a Joint Commission, which was in- tended in the interests of peace. At present this wai only a report. He sincerely hoped it might not be true. Although he not intend to enter at all into the general argument of Mr. O'Connor beyond saying that he entirely disagreed with him, he thought it necessary to take notice of his state- ment that the opinion of many persons was against extreme measures. The hon. member's alternative consisted, so far as he could make out, of an abject surrender on the part of the Government. It would be a fatal mistake if that view were sup- posed to represent the opinions of anything but the most insignificant minority in the United King- dom. The policy of the Government had been clearly expressed. They found in the grievances under which British subjects were labouring not merely serious cause for interposition, but a source of the danger to the whole of South Africa. Eng- gland's predominance was menaced by the action of the Transvaal Government. That was a state of things which could not long be tolerated. They had put their bands to the plough, and they would not turn back. The Appropriation Bill was read a third time. The sitting was then suspended. On the sitting being resumed the Queen's Speech was read, and the session came to an end.

BORTH. WESLEYAN CHURCH. On Sunday next the pulpit of this church will be occupied by Councillor Stembridge, of Birmingham. SUNDAY SERVICES.—All the places of worship in the village were overcrowded last Sunday. At three o'clock the Rev. Eynon Davies, the well- known and eloquent pastor of the Beckenham Congregational Church, London, preached to a crowded congregation at the Independent Chapel. OBITUARY.—We regret to record the death of Mrs. Francis, the wife of Captain Francis, of the steamship Glantivy which sad event took place on Sunnay at her residence, Raglan House, Borth. Mrs. Francis who was in her forty second year, had been ailing for a considerable time. She was held in high esteem by all who knew her, and much sympathy is expressed with the bereaved family.

There was renewed rioting in Londonderry on Monday. Thirteen persons were remanded at the local police court on charges of rioting on Sunday. News from Paris shows that the children bitten by a mad dog at Pontardulais, and who are now undergoing treatment at the Pasteur Institute, are making satisfactory progress.

TOWYNANDABERDOVEY COUNCIL. The monthly meeting of the above Council was held at Aberdovey on Friday, Mr. Daniel Edwards presiding. DEAD DOGS. The Sub-Inspector of nuisances for the district of Towyn, in his report, stated that a quantity of bad fruit and fish which had been buried on the beach, near Pier-road, became exposed through not having been put deep enough in the ground and caused a nuisance. He had been there with dis- infectants, and seen it reburied. He visited Gwalia and found a choked drain at the back of the house occupied by Mr. J. Whittington. It had been cleaned out. He took out the dead dogs which had been drowned in the ditch at Gwalia. The road leading to the Dyssani river was much frequented by visitors at this time of the year, and the carcases were a great source of nuisance. He suggested that notice boards be put up warning people against drowning their cats and dogs and throwing meat tins and other objectionable things into the ditches by the side of this favourite walk. He had given notices to Mr. Vaughan, Gwalia, and Mr. Pugh, 47, Frankwell-street, to remove horse manure from near their houses. The report was adopted. INSPECTOR'S REPORT. Mr. Edward Williams, Inspector of Nuisances, in his report, stated that he had been instructed by the medical officer to daily visit the butchers' shops, fish shops, and dairies at Towyn and Aber- dovey. In one shop at Towyn there was a strong stench arising from pieces of putrid meat in the cellar, and a tub of pickled meat in a bad state, which had been removed in Pall Mall field. On visitingjthe slaughterhouse he found that the bottom part was not cemented according to the require- ments of the bye-laws. There was a large pool of blood close to the door and in the ditch within a few yards there was a large heap of offal and thick layers of blood; he requestedjthem to at once clear the ditch and have the whole properly buried, but they refused to do so until they were served with a 24 hours notice, and he had much difficulty to get them to do it in a proper manner and they had not cleared the blood at seven "o'clock on Wednesday night. In company with the medical officer he visited the volunteer camp at Towyn and examined all the sanitary arrangements which they found hed been satisfactorily carried out. On Thursday there were 2.562,240 gallons of water in the reser- voir. TOO HOT ? The Surveyor (Mr. Vaughan Edwards) in his report, stated that there had been no Committee meetings during the month. A meeting was called at Towyn and Aberdovey, but as there was no quorum in either case no business was done. REVEREND DRAUGHTSMANSHIP. The Surveyor reported that as directed at the last meeting he applied to the Rev. John Williams, Rector of Talyllyn, for a more accurate plan of the sea .wall he proposed to construct at Penhelig point. He had since received a plan, but he left it to the members to judge whether the rev. gentle- man had improved in his draughtsmanship since he submitted his form and sketch to the Council. The plan above-mentioned was now closely scrutinized by several members, who seemed to be somewhat amused, and it was decided to ask the rev. gentleman to submit a proper plan before giving permission to the building of the wall. SEATS ON THE BEACH AT ABERDOVEY. The Surveyor reported that he had received a letter from the Cambrian Railway Company with reference to placing seats on the shore without formal permission from, and paying an acknow- ledgment to the Company in respect of such seats. Mr. Rowlands remarked that the seats had been on the beach for 15 or 20 years. It was resolved that the matter be deferred until the interview with Mr. Denniss. INSTRUMENTS. The Surveyor submitted a list of instruments required for the proper execution of his duties, the total estimated cost being P,22 4s. He now stated that he was in need of office fittings, as at present there was no place to put either plans, letters, or report books, everything having to be left on the table or piled up on the floor. It was resolved that a Committee should go into the matter with the Surveyor. CHURCH STREET. A memorial was read from residents in Church street, Aberdovey, calling attention to the bad condition of that street, and it was decided to attend to the complaint. A SERIOUS COMPLAINT. The Medical Officer (Dr. Bone) called attention to the state of the market wall atjTowyn. There was not a wall in the:whole building, he said, that was not damp. and it was not a safe place for the caretaker and his wife to sleep in. Mr. Hughes had also complained to him about the bank adjoining, say- ing that it was intolerable in this weather. There was a peculiar odour in the place on hot days which made it unhealthy. The bedroom in which the market caretaker and his wife slept was not fit for any one to sleep in. The Chairman The matter has been looked into several times, and we're not a bit better off now. The Surveyor The ventilation also is abomin- able, especially in the Bank, in fact, there's hardly any ventilation provided there. The Medical Officer: The convalescence of my patient at the Market was much prolonged owing to there being only this one bedroom. They had to use a mackintosh to protect themselves from the dampness of the wall. Mr. Rowlands' motion with reference to loans was deferred.

All letters must be written on one side of the paper and accompanied by the name and address of the writer, not necessarily for publication, but at a guarantee of good faith. Correspondents are urgently requested to send their letters to the office as early as possible.

THE ADAL. SIR,—As the river Adal has sprung into promin- ence just now, it would be interesting to know the meaning and derivation of the word Adal. Perhaps your Llanilar correspondent will oblige.—Yours. ILARIAN.

WHAT HAS IT DONE. k. Sir,—Last week, there appeared in one of the local papers a letter bearing the above title, asking in a peevish tone what the M. and M. Co. had done for Aberystwyth that it should be supported in its efforts to solicit traffic to its line. It is not hard to know who the author is, his object in writing is also apparent, and for the benefit of those interested, I will relate what seems to me to be a few amongst the many claims of the M. and M. to support. In the first place, the Company advertise on an extensive scale the merits of the town as a watering place, by means of smart pictorial posters throughout the whole of South Wales. They have also for years past made an t effort to extend the season by cheap bookings as well as by advertising the town as a winter resort. This, I am told, they do at their own expense, and as a result thousands of visitors are brought here from that district during the season. It should not be forgotten that the Company invariably patronize local tradesmen when wares and goods of almost every description are required for their use; it is to their credit that they do so, and this is probably one of the chief reasons why its patrons are so numerous. Another of their claims seems to have been based on the fact that their demand is one which merits attention, their service for conveying goods traffic being exceptionally quick. < The Company employ more men in Aberystwyth than any other firm or institution. Nearly all the employees have wives and families to maintain and as all the wives live with their husbands, and reside in this district, it is hardly necessary to say that they circulate a large sum of money in the town. It would be well if the editor of the paper in question were to copy their example in this respect, and to devote his space to better purpose than to blow hot and cold on railway companies.—Yours truly, J.G.

CARCHARU EI THAD. Lie i ymwelwyr ydyw Leamington. Syrthiodd merch ieuanc yno mewn cariad ag un 0 gerddorion y Town Band," a chyn hir ymadawodd y gwr ieuanc am Swindon. Yr oedd rbieni y ferch ar y cyntaf yn foddlawn i'r ymdrafodaeth, ond yn ddiweddarch codwyd gwrthwynebiadau, Ond mynai bithau gael ei ffordd, a boreu Llun, ar ol cloi ei thad yn yr ystafeH, ymadawodd gyda'r tren. Er i'r tad ei dilyn yn fuan, eto yr oedd yn rhy hwyr i rwystro'r par ieuanc gylymu eu hunain mewn glan briodas. Mae'r digwyddiad wedi rhoddi lie i siarad mawr yn y lie ffasiynol hv nw

TOWYN. INTERMEDIATE COUNTY SCHOOL'—A meeting of the Governors was held on Friday afternoon last, when there were present, Mr. H. Haydn Jones (chairman), Rev. Robert Jones, Rev. Humphrey Williams, Messrs. Meyrick Roberts, David Evans, H. W. Griffith, William Jones, with E. J. Evans (clerk), and Tom Jones (head master). The .<L _& .1.1. "n.r¥ <n.'P'.c.n 'tW£'}'1rl -11"1 nr' iiUUULe Ul lUUldSl l.L1\llU "tit x ctiivA \tvu- firmed. Mr. Meyrick Roberts submitted the report of the committee appointed to consider the advisability of draining and re-laying the Boys' Playground, in which they recommended that the work be carried out, they were unanimous that a cricket ground worthy of the school should be made, a plot forty yards square should they thought be re layed, and made levelj thereby enabling the pupils, to participate with more confidence in the grand national game, than is possible for them to do on the present bumpy condition of the ground Mr. H. W. Griffiths proposed, and was seconded by. Mr. Evans, that the recommendation of the com- mittee be confirmed. The award of scholarships by Mr. E. D. Jones, M.A., Barmouth, was submitted by the headmaster, for confirmation, over fifty having sat for entrance- into the school next year. Drill Instruction—It was decided to engage Sergeant Lichfield, Sergeant-Instructor of the F. Company, S.W.B. The head master submitted a list of success, which, the pupils of the school had had attained, and the Governors expressed their wish that the head master convey their sincerest thanks to the school staff for the excellent results which their work throughout the year had been crowned with. It was decided to write for estimates for repairing, cleaning and colouring class rooms during the vacation. Bills amounting to P-214 were ordered to be paid. The Chairman. in the course of an address upon the successes achieved by pupils from the school, said there was not a school in Wales, or even in the United Kingdom, which had 'done what Towyn County School had done this year. Two of the pupils, John Hughes and William Roberts, had succeeded in passing the intermediate science examination of the London University (Loud applause). These two pupils had entered the school by means of scholarships, which had been renewed yearly since. This policy of renewing scholarships to able and apt pupils had had the effect of winning for the school laurals such as they could feel justly proud of (Applause). In addition to these successes, four pupils had this year passed the London matriculation examination and two the Welsh matriculation examination. Eleven pupils had competed for the senior certificates of the Welsh Central Board, and the acquisition of these certificates meant thepassingoftbe Welsh matricu- lation examination. Seventeen had also competed for the junior certificates of the Board. Fifty pupils from elementary schools had competed for entranca scholarships, four of whom ibad been granted full scholarships and eleven half scholar- ships. In the science and art examinations every pupil presented from the school had passed, the majority in the first division.—The members spoke in eulogistic terms of the work done by the mem- bers of the school staff, and a vote of thanks was accorded them, which was acknowledged by Mr. Thomas Jones, the headmaster. It was resolved to place a suitable memorial at the entrance to the school in acknowledgement of the munificence of Mr. John Corbett, Ynysymaengwyn, io the school.

LLANBADARN. PERSOKAL.-The friends of the Rev. Griffith Parry, will be glad to learn that he has so far recovered from his recent illness, as to be able to return home from the United States, whither he had gone to spend his holidays. We wish him a speedy and complete recovery.

CASTLE HOUSE, ABERAYRON. John Hugh Jones, The oldest established Draper in Aberayron. LARGE STOCK OF DRAPERY OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. FOR WELSH MATERIALS Of all description unsurpassed in the Town. MODERN SHOWROOMS. Ladies and Gentlemen are respectfully requested to visit the above Establishment. They will be surprised at the variety of the Stock. W. H. TRUSCOTT, WATCH AND CLOCK MAKER, LAPIDARY AND OPTICIAN, *3 ^7 TI TERRACE T>OAD, (OPPOSITE THE *9 0 y JL Jul; POST OFFICB). A large assortment of Wedding, Diamond and Gem Rings. HOPKINS & SON, BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, ABERYSTWYTH. FOR SUCCESSFUL ADVERTISING TRY THE "Gazette." SEND YOUR PRINTING TO THE "WELSH GAZETTE" PRINTERIES, JJRIDGE s TREET, ABERYSTWYTH. [ Educational. MISS PHILLIPS, CERT. R.A.M., R.C.M., AXD TRINITY COLLEGE, LONDON, QRGANIST OF WESLEY CHURCH, With experience in successfully preparing for the above Examinations. Receives Pupils for Organ, Pianoforte, and Singing. Terms on Application. ADDRESS 34, PIER STREET. HIGH SCHOOL FOll GIRLS VICTORIA HOUSE, VICTORIA (MARINE) T ERR ACE, A BERYSTWYTH. SEPARATE KINDERGARTEN. PRINCIPAL Miss KATE B LLOYD. Certificated Mistress, Assisted by a Staff of highly qualified Resident Governesses. REFERENCES— Thomas Jones, Esq., B.A., H.M. Inspector of Schools, Llanelly; The Rev. O. Evans, D.D., King's Cross, London. E. H. Short, .Esq., H.M. Inspector, Aberystwyth. Principal Edwards, D.D., Bala Theological College. Principal Roberts, M.A., U.C.W. Principal Prys, M.A., Trevecca College. Dr Scliolle Aberdeen University. Rev T. A Penry, Aberystwyth. Pupils prepared for the London and Welsh Matricu- lations, Oxford and Cambridge Examinations, &c. For Terms, &c., apply PRINCIPAL. ABERYSTWYTH COUNTY SCHOOL HEADMASTER MR. D AVID SAMUEL, M.A., (Cantab). SENIOR MISTRESS jyjpss JUDITH "j^MVART, M.A., (Vict) ASSISTANT MASTERS AND MISTRESS M" W. P EARSON JpULLER, M.A. in R-T HOMAS OWENS, Late Headmaster of the Aberystwyth Commercial and Grammar School. J^/JISS J^JALUDE JJUGHES, B.Sc. (Lond) DRAWING: MR. J. H. APPLETON, Cert. Art Master. DRILL SERJEANT-MAJOR W. J LONG. JOHN EVANS, 6, Portland Street, Clerk. Aberystwyth. Business Notices. TEMPERANCE COMMERCIAL HOTEL, STATION TERRACE, LAMPETER. Two Minutes walk from the Railway Station. WELL-AIRED BEDS. BATH ROOM. CHARGES MODERATE PROPRIETRESS—MES S. A. WALTERS. BUY YOUR MEDICINES FROM DAVIES BROS., THE PHARMACY, LAMPETER. ALL DRUGS AND CHEMICALS OF GUARANTEED PURITY. MR. STEPHEN H. EYANS AUCTIONEER, LAND AGENT AND VALUER. OFFICES HARFORD SQUARE, LAMPETER. FOR HIGH-CLASS OUTFITS GO TO TOM JONES, COLLEGE STREET, LAMPETER LATEST STYLE IN TAILORING COM- BINED WITH MODERATE CHARGES. I, ,<},-¥\< I' '}' ..j.4. ARTIFICIAL TEETH. MR. JAMES REES (Seventeen years with Messrs. Murphy and Rowley), rjlRINITY J3LACE, ^BERYSTWYTH. MI? REES visits TREGARON first and last Tuesday in each Month at Mrs. Williams, Stanley House. Visits Machynlleth the Second and Fourth Wednes- days in each Month at Mrs. R. Jones, Pentre- rhydin Street (opposite Lion Hotel). Corns on the 1st and 3rd Saturday in each month at Mr W. Evans, Grocer, Liverpool House, (opposite Slaters Arms. Visits Lampeter the First and Third Fridays in each Month, at R. Evans, milliner, 18, Harford Square. CHARGES MODERATE. FOR PURE CONFECTIONERY IN ALL VARIETIES GO TO MORGANS', AT 16, TERRACE ROAD, 27, PIER STREET, AND AT WHOLESALE DEPOT— 55, NORTH PARADE. ABERYSTWYTH The only practical Sugar-Boiler in the town. Fifteen years experience. Shops supplied at lowest terms. FOR THE BEST SELECTION OF ALL KINDS OF TOOLS, TABLE CUTLERY, ELECTRO-PLATED GOODS, POCKET KNIVES, RAZORS AND SCISSORS,, CALL AT WM. II. JONES' IRONMONGERY AND TOOL DEPOT, MARKET STREET, A BERYSTWYTH ALSO THE LARGEST STOCK OF ENAMELLED WARE IN TOWN. Dentistry. ESTABLISHED 40 YEARS. MESSRS MURPHY & ROWLEY, SURGEON DENTISTS, Honorary Dentists to the Aberystwyth Infirmary and Cardiganshire General Hospital. ADDRESS— 54, T ERRACE OAD, ^^BERYSTWYTH 1%R. ROWLEY begs to announce that he is novsr ITJL able to undertake Gold and all other Fillings, Crowns, Bridge-work and all the latest improvements in Modern Dentistry. Artificial Teeth in the latest English and American Styles. TEETH EXTRACTED PAINLESSLY UNDER GAS. Mr R. visits Machynlleth, Towyn, Aberayron, Tre- garon and Lampeter. Patients can be attended to any day at Aber- | ystwytli. All at the most Moderate Charges. 1 Full particulars on application. 1 i r Business Notices. ■ THE ij i J^BERYSTWYTH NAMELLED j t -I LATE WORKS, J^OPEWALK, ^BERYSTWYTH. MANUFACTURERS OF ENAMELLED .j SLATE CHIMNEY PIECES. j Slabs of every description always in stocks Prices and estimates on application. j FOR GOOD AND RELIABLE BOOTS AND SHJOES OF THE BEST QUALITY GO TO EDWIN PETERS, 51, GREAT DARKGATE STREET, 51, (Three doors above Town Clock,) ABERYSTWYTH. Gentlemen's and Ladies' Boots and Shoes of every description. Repairs on shortest notice BILLPOSTING IN ABERYSTWYTH. 1 Trying to do business without advertising is like > winking in the dark. You may know what you ar« 1 doing, but nobody else does. ¡ SEND YOUR POSTERS TO THE ABERYSTWYTH AND DISTRICT BILLPOSTING CO., Proprietors of the largest and BEST Hoardings in Aberystwyth and District. Send for list of Stations. Billposting done on moat reasonable terms. Advertisers invited to inspect the Hoardings of this Company. Satisfaction guaranteed. 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NOTICE This column.is devoted to better thoughts for quiet moments. Can the wiles of Art, the grasp of Power, Snatch the rich relics of a well-spent hour ? These, when the trembling spirit wings her flight, Pour round her path a stream of living light, ROGERS.

Be the day weary, be the day long, It ringeth at last unto evensong. QUEEN ELIZABETH'S BOOK OF HOURS.

Summer. Sing. a song of Summer, The world is nearly still, The mill-pool has gone to sleep. And so has the mill. Shall we go a-sailing, Or shall we take a ride Or dream the afternoon away Here, side by side COSMO MONKHOUSE.