Welsh Gazette and West Wales Advertiser

■BWW'W——FC— NATURE NOTES. THE BIRDS OF A TOWX GARDEN-—PART II. RED ROBIN ON REDBREA'T—WE about six robins in the garden. When anyone takes the spade to dig, a robin is seen to cuine and perch somewhere close at. hand, keeping a sharp look-out, for the worms that are turned up. The honied of them all will come so near that we could touch him, cocking his head on one side and giving a knowing look with his black eye, as if to make sure that no mischief is intended. He knows how to hold his own, too, and is always ready for a ngl.t. When a plate of bird food is put out in winter, the first robin to arrive keeps not only the robins, but even the sparrows and chaffinches at a distance, tintil he has looked it over and secured the tit-bits for himself. In the first week of March last year, in spite of the cold wind and frost at nÜrht, a robin had already built her nest, and was sitting upon her eggs in a summer-house. The next four belong to the group of the warblers, small birds which come to us in summer. They search the leaves of the apple trees for caterpillars, and clear the green blight from the rose-bushes. Amongst them are some of our best songsters. The blackcap in this respect is considered to be only •eeond to the nightingale, and is to be commended because he comes to Wales, while the nightingale does not honour us with a visit. You may see it t^about the furze and brambles, always on t lie move, "WWestless and in a hurry. Sometimes it jerks itself •fap into the air to sing, but only for a m<mieiif, then down again to its nest amongst the briers and Settles. The chiff-chaff is a iittle light-coloured biro, first of them all to come back across the sea, it is often here before the end of March. All.day long when not too busy catching gnats.it repeals its name. The widow wren is so like it that you Would hardly know the two apart, but instead of I the chiff-chaff's simple ditty it i sweet song, which we would be sorry to miss, lor spring Would not seem real without it. The golden-crested wren, the smaller "f all. our British birds, we' have only seen once in 1 he garden- hedge. # It was early in the year, for this plucky little fallow stays with us all the winter. You know the fable as to how the wren became i lie king of birds. The Goldcrest st ill wears his crown, a st reak of gold on his head. One of his Entrlish names is Kinglet," and his Latin name Ilcgulus means the same thing. U.C.W. J. H. SALTER. (To be continued).

CONSERVATORY. I once had the management of a largfc con- t, servatory, where handsome specimens of Camellias and Orange-trees formed permanent features. Each specimen was as perfect in slJupe as pruning and toiining could make it, a»d each occupied jr separate bed amid winding paths. Creepers in many varieties dan^ied from the roof. Helitrepes, Jasmines, I Tea and Noisette Roses, Geraniums, and l fuchsias clothed the pillars and arches. On tho dallbled from the roof. Helitrepes, Jasmines, I Tea and Noisette Roses, Geraniums, and l fuchsias clothed the pillars and arches. On tho back wall were trained such plants as Myrtles, Acacia grandis and others, which make good Wall plants. Magnolia fuscata form, d a line Kpeeimen, though the plant is of slow growth. When well established it is not without interest, though the flowers have no particular beauty, On the wall Luculia gratissima will cover a large space, and in the winter, generally in t>eeemljcr, every shoot carries a large truss of fragrant rose-coloured flowers. Now the Orange-trees and Camellias have given place to Tree-Eerns and Palms. Tropical foliage has taken the place of tho fragrance of the Orange and the brilliant colours of the Camellia, and iii soiiie houses I have seen lately clumpH of gracetut Bamboos are introduced, 1 think, with adnlll age. I believe it is Cowper who says that tile earth was made so varied that man ill his ever changeful moods might be gral.i. tied, and doubtless the Orange and the Cam- ellia will come into favour again, though I think the Palm will be retained. We have still some Chrysauthetnums in blossom, chiefly whiie* and yellows, and shall have some Victorias and Lincolns till the middle of January or later. The flowers are useful for Cutting, but the plants have lost their value in 'he conservatory, and othing things are taking their places. We want neatness of habit and freshness of foliage and blossom in every plant now to be really effective. Continue to take cuttings of Chrysanthemums as strong s shoots can be obtained. It is an advantage to 6trilie cuttings early if the plants have to be Brown into specimens. We often, when form- lug specimens, take tho healthy plants for a Second year, and these make the best specimens. | »ut the small pot-work cuttings may be struck *8 late as March or later. Forced flowers will I 80011 be plentiful. Daffodils that were potted )ear|y, especially the old double yellow, ar» 'f doming in.

Cymru Fu. Short, original, and signed communications on antiquarian topographical and kindred subjects pertaining to Cardiganshire will be treated on their merits. Communications to be marked Cymru Fu," NO. IX. 26. LEWIS MORRIS (1700-1765), Welsh poet, philologist, and antiquary, corresponded with zeal and vivacity with many friends, amongst them be- ing William Wynn, Evan Evans (Ieuan Brydydd Mir), Goronwy Owain, and Rev Edward Richard (1714-1777), Welsh poet and master of Ystrad Meurig School. Transcripts of several, and originals of a few of Lewis Morris's letters to Ed. Richard are in the collection of Walter Davies (1761—1849), Gitallter Mechain, Welsh bard and essayist, now in U.C.W. Welsh Library. Many of these letters are not known to have been previously printed, and will from time to time appear in this column. Richard had some of Morris's sons to edu- cate at Ystrad Meurig; hence the frequent.allu- sions to them by the father. [Penbrvn], 14 August, 1758. Dear Sir,— The harvest has kept me so busy that I could not possibly spare an hour to answer the queries, but shall endeavour to do so very soon. I am sorry to find you so discouraged from study- ing the British tongue, because Critics are puzzled at it; should that not be a reason that you should give them a greater capacity ? Should not you that have such talents, natural and acquired, strip to your shirt and work tooth and nail at such a job, which your simple and illiterate countrymen have attempted to perform ? You'll say that you are breeding up other people to do that business for you, that is, you will leave the slavery for them, and for poor labourers who are fit only to carry mortar, This is not fair, vour ancestors have lost their blood as well as others in defence of this country and language, which they have handed down to us. Why don't we keep what they have left us ? I should be glad to receive letters from my sons giving me an account that their master hath taken nil' his great coat to study the works of Llwywarch Hen. and Aneurin Wawrdydd, or what perhaps would be more agreeable for him, to translate Xennius' History of the Britons, out of the Latin. By this time perhaps you'll imagine that I am not sound in the head when I could leave my hay- makers and reapers to write such incoherent stuff as this, and when the sun shines as in June. God he with you and your little family. I am, Yours Sincerely, LEWIS MORRIS. —————— 27. AHEHYSTWYTH BUnGESSES, >• I A. D, 1713., May. ffrancis Lloyfl, of St David's fiwr. Mailory Pearson, Esq. 11 I Edward Barker I William Hutchenson x Owen Thomas John. of Llanstfraed „ Thos Richard, of Llany [ ] » Who were Pearson, Harkcr, and Hutchenson? Ilayoi- was David Jones; there was a jury oumbering 15. AVill Evans was foreman, and the red wax is as bright as the day these men sailed and sealed their presentments. They were no respecters of persons, for they presented Iter David Morris, for tresjiassing upon ye ronton belon-g- /,Hj to this to/vn and liberty (beyond the river 1st- /;y//A J. and ire offer him to pay ten shillings. This the year of the Treaty of Utrecht, and that in wuioh Henrv St John, Viscount Bolingbroke, intro- duced a Schism i°.ilh which hindered any Noncon- formist from acting as a schoolmaster or tutor. G.E.E. 28. WELSH to the interesting communication by Davydd o Dont Stephan, a valued correspondent at Aberystwyth at I that more than half a century since he heard in Germany the saying, "Zer;;chneidt die Freundschaft," i.e., It Cuts Friendship, referring to the giving of a keen-edged knife or other instru- ment by one friend to another. Is this a case of Made in Germany ? G.E.E. 29. "DRUG GOCH THE DEVIL." SO SAYS FATHEH IGNATIUS. At a meeting of the Parliamentary Committee of the Cardiff Council, held on Monday, the following correspondence between Father Ignatius and the Mayor of Cardiff^vas read Llanthony Abbey, near Abergavenny, January 28th, 1902. Dear Mr Mayor,—The town elern has sent me the very interesting and important. paper respect- ing the badge of Wales" with the beautiful printed Draig Goch." May I make two remarks thereon as a red hot" Welshman 1 Of course, I am fully aware that the Draig Goch is a very ancient symbol of Cymru. But on the principle that I- it is never too late to mend may I suggest, first, that, the Draig Goch is the devil (Revelation xii. 3, 9), second, that the symbol of Loegr is their patron saint trampling on and spearing the dragon. This may be all very true in the near past. England has long trampled upon and robbed Wales. But gallant little Wales is getting some of her rights again, and St George has dropped his spear for ever and dis- [ mounted from his trampling steed. Cymru is on her feet again. But, still, let us leave the devil alone and find a fitter emblem, just as ancient and far more worthy of Hen Whid ein Tadau.—I am, dear sir, yours in the faith of Christ* the Lord of Wales, Ignatius, O.S.B., Mynacli yr Eglwys Gymreig. P.S.—Why not have the oak, the leek, and the mistletoe entwined as our emblem, enwreathed with our glorious The mbtletl Je-Heligion. The oak-Strength, The leek—Fertility. MAYOR TO ECCLESIASTIC. Town Hall, Cardiff, January 30th, 1902. Rev Fatber,- I be, to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 30th inst. respecting the badge of Wales. As, however, his Majesty the King has made an Order in Council ordaining what the achievement of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales is to be, I fear it is too late to suggest any alteration.—I am, yours faithfully. F. J. Beavan, Mayor. Rev Father Ignatius, O.S.B.

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

THE NEW POLICE STATION FOR NEW QUAY." SIR, The County Council has been very badly advised regarding the above building. A public building such as this should be built fof the very best materials, which would include the timber ex Baltic Red Deals." Instead of this it is to be built with Spruce Deals," only the window frames, principal rafters, and a few other items are to be of Red Deal." The idea of Spruce Beams is ridi- culous. as they will rot quickly. They should have a current of air passing through to preserve them. The ends that are in the wall will certainly decay, even if the remainder of the beams can be preserved. The" Common Rafters "are also to be of spruce. This is another ridiculous idea. Hot weather will make spruce warp and twist all shapes, therefore the twisting of the rafters will crack tbe slates, which will cause a leakage, likewise also the twist- ing of the beams will crack the ceiling plaster. The inside joinery work is entirely of spruce. Why is the County Council adopting this penny wise and pound foolish policy 7 For a matter of £40 more this building could be built to last three times as long as it will with the present specification. Steps should be taken to put this matter right immediately before the contractors start work. This stitch if made in time will save some expense in twenty: five years.—SCANTLING.

The Re-arrangement OF THE Coat of Arms of the Prince of r Wales AND THE • Inclusion of the Welsh Emblem. (To the Editor of the" WELSH GAZETTE.") Sir.—His Majesty, King Edward tbe Seventh, by and with the consent and advice of hisPrivyCouncil, has been pleased to order that there be added to tbe acbievment of the Prince of Wales, the emblem of the ancient native Welsh Princes, the last of whom, namely, Prince Llewellyn, was the last of the Royal native Princes of Wales, to wear the Red Dragon upon his Coat of Arms. The Most Noble Henry Duke of Norfolk, Knight 8f the Garter, and Marshal of England, is to cause the necessary directions to be given to include the Royal Crest as Heir apparent in the centre of the Shield. The badge of the plume of ostrich feathers is to be on the dexter side, and on the sinister side, a representation of the National Emblem of the Ancient Welsh, namely on a mount vert a dragon passant gules, differenced, as in the crest, with a label of three points argent, the same to be borne in conformity to the drawing annexed to the specifications. Among the few Welshmen still remaining on the old Cambrian soil, and among the numerous Welsh. Americans whom the relentless Saxons forced from their ancient domain it seems that considerable dissatisfaction prevails (and not without cause does the dissatisfaction exist) because the French Royal Emblem was placed on the iexter side of the arms of the present Prince of Wales whilst the national arms borne by their last native Prince (Llewellyn), is sinisterly placed on the sinister side of the shield. Such an unfavourable arrangement of the Arms of the present successor of the brave Prince Llewellyn, seems ominous for the Welsh people for the reason that in the realm of heraldry the sinister side of tbe shield was always regarded as unlucky and fraught with disaster. The sinister side of the escutcheon is on the left side of the knight wearing the shield and is opposite the right side of the Knight opposing. Shakespeare says, My mother's blood runs on the sinister cheek, and the dexter bound's in my father's." In the line of family succession or des- cent the sinister side of the family is the illegiti- mate side, and is barred from succeding to, or par- ticipating in emoluments, heirlooms and estates. Under the rules of heraldry the sinister side in- dicated injuries, disasters, and evil influences. An old quotation is as follows He forced his sword straight through the shield of steel and split the sinews of his antagonists sinister side." Ben Johnson says that the ills that visit earth were brought forth by a night with a sinister birth." The sinister side of politics was supposed to have sprung in an oblique manner and those supporting it were deemed perverse, corrupt, dis- honest, insincere and unworthy to be trusted, and tainted with sinister aims. Bacon, the most astute politician of his time wrote the words, Nimble and sinister tricks and shifts." Then again we have Southey's sentence. "He scorns to undermine another by'inferior and" sinister," aims." That Heraldic student and scholar. Sir Walter Scott, tells us of the sinister countenance as a harbinger of lurking danger and unfavourable machinations, for he wrote They came sinisterly, he knew, for he read in their looks sinister intentions directed particularly towards himself." When the City of Calais, was re-captured by the French during the reign of Queen Mary, the British Crown ceased to exercise further jurisdic- < tion over France, but the Principality of Wales, still forms part of the Realm of Britain, ever since King Edward the First, in order to pacify the rebellious Welshmen, who were clamouring for a Welshman to reign over them, astutely sent his wife to Carnarvon Castle in North Wales, to give birth to a son who was there and then surreptio- uslv and sinisterly forced upon the Welsh, as their Prince although be was not descended from the Welsh Princes. The famous and brave Prince Llewellyn, who was the last reigning native Prince of Wales was killed in battle while defending his little Kingdom against the invasion of the English. It is to be regretted that no monument marhs the spot where Prince Llcrrellyn fell. And though his blood be shed for thee, Ungrateful Cambria, yes, for thee, Yet, at this late hour but the grass doeth tell Where thy last hero fought and fell,— r Where Prince Llewellyn, said goodbye" To thy proud peaks and mountains high, (Those Cambrian Guards of Liberty, That once rejoiced when thou wert free, I But now perpetually frown, And with contempt and scorn look down On ihe Welshmen crouching at the feet Of every Englishman they meet, Who robbed them of their old domain, And bound them fast in serfdom's chain). The spot where Prince Llewellyn, fell, Where he last sighed and said farewell Where,—so thy freedom might be won, His precious blood for thee did run. Anaconda, Montana, U.S.A. January 7th, 1902. DAVID OW-EX DAVIES.

EPITOME OF NEWS. The Mi kudo is the latest recruit to the ranks of royal and imperial motorists. Mr, Andrew Carnegie has. boon eieotcd a member of the Reform Club. C, Fr iiiicis Unking, Esq., has been I gazetted as Keeper ot the King's Armoury. An anthem book used bv G<>or«e Ill. has been sold for a. sovereign at, Sotheby's. Northumberland colliers h;i ve :i<;ree<] to a re- duction or wages Unionnting to -hi. a day. Yellow j'lsmJllu is ill bloom jll some "aniens at Heme llill. n Mine. Amelia Aszjierger. (he Rachel of the I Polish stage, lias died at Uemberg a^cd eiyhtv- iour. All autograph album containing sixteen lines of poetry written and signed by Wordsworth will be offered for sale in London i; is week. Three Guildford children named Boughton have not missed a single attendance at School during the past ten years. Six sets of Chippendale mahogany and four Queen Anne Chairs were sold for £ 718 15s. at Christie's, London. Sir Conrad Reeves, of Barbados, who was tho first negro to receive a knighthood, lias just died, aged 75. Manchester Corporation is to test the utility of a system «f wireless telephony by a series of practical experiments. Prince Henry of Prussia while ill the United States will make a tour of the great battlefields of the American Civil War. Mr. Philip Sonsa, after his next season at At- lantic City, will return to England with his band in December. Mr. John Gates, the well-known American steel magnate, announces that, lie has sold his group ol railroads to the Morgan-Hill interests. The deal is sa.id to involve £ 2.000.000. The cost of the Czar's visit to Franco last year was £ 61,176, states a report jitt issite(i to the members of the French Chamber of Deputies. An exhibition devoted entirely to British II1:tllllfactllres IIlId I))'odncts will be opened in St. Petersburg on June 3rd, and continue until September 2nd. Seventeen Turkish brigands have been 1;died and 27 captured alter numerous engage- ments with a punitive expedition Hellt out against tiiem. Prince Galatzm was severely wounded by his hrol Iter-in-law. Prince T'ehernidolT, in a pistol duel, fought near Paris. Family matters are said to have caused the hostile meetjug. Duelling among the students at Jetit,, lins I*oi-I)i(](Ieti I)y the Vi(-e-(,Iiiiii(tellor of the University, who has also broken up tho college fencing clubs. At BruHHelH the Sugar Conference has been adjourned until February 11th, in order that the delegates may thoroughly examine certaiu points which have been raised. oll tile. of the Home Secre- tary the King has appointed Mr. H. A. GiiTard, K.C., to he Bailiff of Guernsey in the place of Sir Godfrey Carey, retired. After 41 years' service, during which lie walked 240,000 niiles while delivering letters, Mr. Joseph Mouse, a Dunstable postman, has jitst, retired on a pens:on. Tivogetillioiig in a hotel at Privas, in France, have fought a duel with kitchen knives. One of the combatants, named DOBC, was seriously wounded in the right side. An international exhibition of rnotor-hoatll and motor equipments for sailing vessels is to be held on Lalle Wannsee, near Berlin, in June. Some leaves which will sweeten and at the same time impart au aromatic flavour to strong coffee have been received at Kew Gardens from Paraguay. Twenty persons have taken out insurance policies on the life of n. pauper inmate of Wol- verhampton Workhouse, who charge. half a crown for the privilege. The Lancashire Sea Fishery officers at Boa Island, near Barrow, have received notification to remove their residence to the Fleetwood side of Morecambe Bay. Forty thousand pounds have been subscribed in India to the Victoria Memorial Scholarship Fund, which is to provide for the training of Indian women nurses throughout the country. The work of organising schools in the refugee camps in South Africa lias been entrusted by the Colonial OITics to Mr. Hugh Guuii, M.A., a sub-inspector of schools in Scotland. In future the telephone work in the coast de- fences is to be given to specially selected Volun- teers. taken from non-commissioned officers not libove the rank of sergeant. Two diJoillllwtled nlÍlwny carriages have been purchased by the Mayor of Godmanchester for use as an isolation hospital in case of emer- gency. Alfred Hooper and Fred Hooper, privates in the ltoval Marines, were at Dovonport sent to pr*on tor three weeks for stealing two meers- chaum pipes from a shop. A gold medal has been won hy a French Boer volunteer, now a prisoner at St. Helena, for an essay sent in to the French Academy of Inscriptions. To the order of the Shah of Persia, a city firm has just made two wa »ch"s. the of which are unbreakable. 1;>I• • (lie cases are ornamented with the j'Vis.an arms set in diamonds. By official decree the F'vncli fleet has been placed under the direct c oi rol of the Minister ol Marine, the general stall ol' the navy being left, merely the work of preparing the fleet lor war. Mr. J. Pierpont Morgan's syndicate, in under- writing t o issue of Steel i solation stoeU, made, it is stated in Kew Yor; a profit oi £ 11.300.000, of which sum Mr. Morgan obtains £ 5,000,000. President Roosevelt has iss.nvl a stroi v- worded order forbidding :111\ y in the C" ) States Navy to ask or agitato for an "1<' of pay or seek to influence the legislature to tile sitfi)(I The New Diplomacy is t'u» n-mi" of t'.i" (li st of a fleet of light-draught s intended to open up thrt Volta R ver f passenger u I cargo traffic to the interior. vessel s now on its way to the West Coat. of Air ea. Prince Henry of Prussia, after h;.1 IIg ,ve- well to the Kaiser, left Berlin for K-el, v. lie w 11 spend a few day. Iran, acting i '.a! business prior to his it (11 g. whence he sails next Stt ,I,. V for New Y i Severe weather is tl over i' oc • and along the Riviera. Sin., hn,- !a ien <>11 Monte Carlo hills, a bl z/ar as r:>.g»d o\ r Switzerland, and torrential coid si.orms V(t descended on Italy. Professor Bergmaun, ulio attended th. EIII- peror Frederick during his la t. line s, nd quarrelled with Sir Moreii Mac i>z;e as I' .fI method in which the royal patent suould tl'eateu,as been appoillted a niemoer o. too German Privy Council. After advertising ten t-me-s and answer ng over 300 advertisements during the past, IS mout'-x, nurse complains that, s >« cannot, get an appoint lent although site possesses a t, ro« years' lio-spit-LI certificate and held hei last, posi- tioll, tilat of it district nurse, for live Years.

PA 1: AIHH T 1 1) 1, I'- A Beresford Story. lf Llie, hft is bound to have it, and a, case m point oc-urred 1 in the days when "the mad Beresfords were known and loved all over London. A certain peer, residing near jL"ri;eiey Square. i ad proudly affixed to his hall door an anthpie silver knocker which once adorned the p.h.ee a Venetian noble in the city of Ihe sea.. 1 onng bloods about town, afu '-{"d w• Ui a, mama for knocker-wroMc' could nof, Jo:c heiiohl this tautal sing nhjecfc without re- garding it as their kiwi'iii prey. !h; it was so securely fastened as to th-v efforts to fwisi; if off. >,• i L'i.arles Beresford. then a young naval e was e<p»t| to the emergency. At' hree o'ci- -e:; ue uioi'ii ng. aecom;).. u by a Guardsman, t -e on of a. famous Ir so county family, our a veldurous seaman drew up at too door '<•> :i han-mm. They had procure a i\>pe. On "ml was tied to the !;n•>>' <>r leaving a. Ion.■ li slack, ami tho other to the hansom, AM !=• in ready, the conspirators em.crod t oe cab. and e '•river whipped up the horse at :uh speed. Toe soquc»«ce was t.liat not only the I isomer, bur. aiso the panel, was torn fr.-m the <: -or :rt<! <'d off in trtuinph. The mat t.er H'lerwards i"afed our, and was settled on Muvon i<• of lie knocker and pauiicni. of damages. Too ..nociicr is on that door t •»v. Lord Charles Oil a \Yofer=carf. .\ii.>i: er good ,ttl"; j", t,) ;;](1 t'eif. in I" days when be was add e .> !-> prae! i'il ¡ II lie II): I cl e a b ttiiat h p woul drive down ih tom ::1; at :11) h:;(11" \1;1'11 mm > hut iior.se- mi n were permit,ed tin re. and a number of ii-nds assonp h'd t'> see him do it. Jir-t as i hey '.v re nb¡I\lL ti) retire, a water-cart, drew up i) ti.e raiiings, and drenched them n:tl¡ a. copious 1(\{'; nnd :1: the chorus {¡f objections .ijed • way. J,I ('11:11']" voice was 1:('1 claiming ■oo slates. II,, bad bribed the driver of toe Ins clothes and J:(.s 11 s place. The bet. was won, and Lord was a. hundred poun is to the good. i-'Ss ¡,i" tÎOIIILtioIJ tiJ the pan; Aquarius. The Bishop and the Maiden. Stories aro often assigned to Bishops to add I o t heir point on somewhat insunicient evidence. the truth and recent oeeiirrei.ee of the lol- t a 1 are vouched' for by a of Ely. The much venerated nd t,ly Bishop of L neoln. !)r. I ward Kuig, is now advanced in years and somewhat infirm. lie has recently been "sltillg Bournemouth for his health. Alter resting one afternoon for some time on a Oil the pnra.de, he desired to move, but found some difficulty in laying. A u eaii.ed little gil l ol toe town was pasg- rn". and noticing his dinicukv ran up, saying; O i"t me help you. j)r. Jv ng gave her one ol his sweet, smiles, and saul You're a near little maiden, but I think ""II.re enough. Ly, bless Noll, :I.. was tin1 reply, J ve often helped lip daddy wheu he was a sight worse, drunk than you are jC;;y!e as Smuggler. A good story has just, come to I:gtlt toe creator or Holmes." In Dr. Doyle's student days lie went for a cruise on a u lulling boat, in the capacity of surgeon. Naturally enough, such a fine young fellow as the embryo author then was, soon made friends with a.ll on board. Doyle wanted to obtain, ami eventually he procured, some contraband tobacco; yet lie with all one respect to her Majesty, that her agents should not be informed of the fact. So to gain this end he sought the help of the steward. The ship's caterer solved the problem bv plac- ing the fragant weed—doubly fragrant, now—■ in empty "bully-bee!" (ins, and re-soldering them. The Customs ofifcers came and inspected the ship; and le.lt, unmolested, the number of tins of UMtsC'l beef, :is they put it. The doctor dllllced with glee. The Sequel. The next Rcene is at Edinburgh, whither Doyle had returned, at a dinner given in the young traveller's honour. Over the nuts and wine" the young medico related his adventures t,) )iis fellow students, with, perhaps, and pardonably, a touch of that brilliant imagina- tion which has since delighted so many thou- sands. The tobacco story be reserved till la"t- as a grand wind-up to a series of stirring vat ns. The students were in transports of joy. Doyle produced the sample tin he had brought to to show them, and called for a tin-opener. After some delay tbe doctor opened the till, removed the lnyen; bf pllpers, lUHl ti-iiiiiiplitttitlyptilled olit it litil(it'lli of-Pi(tl;e(i oakum, and he never knew who had fooled him. Has Amused the King. Most people know or have heard of Miss Helen Mar, who is one of those cteverAmeri can women who invariably "get there'' when they to Miss Mar's H Stories" and her American recitations are famous through- out London, and many house parties during winter clamour for her presence to enliven the possible dullness of an evening in the country. Miss Mar is a special favourite of Royalty, and I have seen her reduce our present Gracious Majesty of England into a. condition of helpless laughter when he was Prince of Wales. There arc very few women who really understand the art of being funny its a rule a woman's humour is not specially successful, but Miss Mar bus "ny amount of mother-wit, and her quaint inlfexions and amazingly droll expres- sions make her completely successful when- ever she appears either as a reciter in a drawing-room or as au entertainer on a plat- lorm. J. P. Morgan and Guy's. Mr. J. Pierpont Morgan, as a Rupp, -ter of ft London hospital, is seen in au entirely next capacity. We were all nware that during his recent visit to this country he was unusually acjive in buying up shipping lines and rare works of art but it now appears that the American m llionaire distinguished himself not "111\ its a business man and a lover of art, but as a practical philanthropist. His name camo iii at, the Mansion House, side by side with tuat, of the Dllkp, of Cambridge and Mr. Balfour, r. B, ti tneir capacity as governors of Guy's Hospital. The Lord Mayor was putting for- ward an appeal for £ 180,(100 for relwilding the greater pa rt of k e Ir •pit. and it was an- nounced that At r. P'erpowt Morgan I IlL. p emisnd to givo as soon as the first was raised. It appears that Mr. Morgan visited the hospital, and made himself acquainted with its needs the last time he was ill Loudon. Off to India. Sir Thomas Gallwey is to leave for the East at once to take* up his new post as principal medical officer in India. lie is no stranger to t at part of the world, as he served through the Aighan war, but since that time all bis work lias been in Africa, beginning with the campaign in Egypt in 1882. lie uas be»n with every ex- pe tilion about the Nde during the last 20 years, :!l1<1 was present at the Atbara and Ollllll1nuan. S r Thomas held the position of P.M.O. in Egypt for seven years, and has lately been in South Af rie.a. His new o,.fi(to in India is one of ex: raonl nary responsibility, but no man could better fill it than tins distinguished Irish- man.

The peat beds of the German Empire are to cover 4,942 <N>0 acres. To make use oi this fuel ill a profitable way is a problem i- r science to solve. It is not generally known that the shores ot were from Europe 50C \ears before the voyage of Columbus. Of English people 4od m each million are i-iiiu cteo oi crime in a year. In Ireland, how- ver, this average falls to 216.

HUGH DAYIESS COUGH MIXTURE SO MORE Difficulty of Breathing. NO MORE Sleepless Mights. NO M ORE Distressing Coughs. DAVIES'S COUGH MIX URE for COUGHS DAVIES'S COUGH M XI :!?. for COLDS DAVIES'S COUGH M'XT"?.77 fo. ASTHMA DAVTES'S COUGH V Ti. BRONCHITIS DAVIE COUGH fe-" HOARS I,LSS ft DAVTES'S OO'utyH >.TvTUBF r 'NFLUENZA H DAVIES'S C UGH Mr'.VTTnf or CO^DS g DAVISS'S CO K r-v "r onrv THPOAT 1 iJAVIES'S C UG-H /V. o or SOi-P. THROAx ■ PAYTET'S 0 •TT'TR OS'C S00taiTi £ a DAVIEf."?'3H "'iXT* T -ja-nns the Chest | DAVIES'S C-.)UG:I *hv.ljre tb•*P/a™ S DAVreS's- COUGU E S DAVIE conH T, 1, Xf for PCHLIC a DAVIES'S C ;'C'G l "IXTUEC SPEAKERS | THE QR: AT REMEDY. | I- t.V:d. P '1 9 B yttt .s. "OJ j E S 1 HUGH n.VxrS. ISv. nvr<- ii. ^fagssasa- i»iwiii«a> I Business Notices. I a—am—wwiif"—— I F t))!!))M A M L0XD0X AND PROVINCIAL Tea, Wine, Spirit I and Provision S T OII E S, TERRACE ROAD, ABERYSTWYTH. No connection vith any other Shop in the district. feO-Lij. AGENTS in the District for BASS k CO.'S Celebrated Burton Ales and Stout, Supplied in 9 and 18 Gallon Casks in Im- perial Pint and Half-pint Bottles. AGENTS FOR W & A. GILBEY'S Wines and Spirits. GLEN-SPEY GLENLIVET SCOTCH WHISKY. JOHN JAMESON & SON'S ANP DUNVILLtTS IRISH WHISKY, In Bottle and on Draught. HENNESSEY'S BRANDY. CROFTS FINE OLD PORT. KIMMOXD'S SCHWEPPE'S & STRETTOX HILLS MINERAL WATERS. CROSSE & BLACKWELL'S GOODS IN GREAT VARIETY. LAZENBY &|SONS' PICKLES. HUNTLEY & PALMER'S AND PEEK FREAN'S BISCUITS AND CAKES. MACKENZIE & MACKENZIE'S AND JACOB'S BISCUITS. HARRIS'S WILTSHIRE BACON, DEVONSHIRE BUTTER AND CREAM. Cheddar, Stilton," Gorgon- zola, and American Cheese. 3. Ccas Are well known for their QUALITY AND FLA I/OUR. PRICES- 1 6d., 2s. 2s. 6d. 2s. 8d: and 3s. per lb. o:_ -r I. Business Notices. :——————————- I. A WORD IX SEASON. TRY MOIKiAX'S Pectoral Linseed Balsam Cci ^ui: Cure tor CougL. Colut-, luriaenza, and all rejections of tbe Che.>t, Throat, and Lungs. HAS C I OTHERS. ILI C'UBK YOU. !?re 2.ït?d nT: 1 y hy R. MORlrAX, A-'HAKMACEUTICAL CHEMIST, ABERYSTWYTH. Sold in Is. & 2s, bottles WONDERFUL RESULTS. WORTH A GUINEA A BOX < WJ Jj' ¡i -t.. '.Šf:- Ppihhs O FOR ALL HlLIOrsr it NERVOUS DISORDERS SICK HEADACHE, CONSTIPATION, WEAK STOMACH, WIND, IMPAIRED DIGESTION, DISORDERED LIVER, and FEMALE AILMENTS. ASC AL ALE SIX MILLION BOXES. In Boxes. Is ld, and 2s 9d each, with full directions. The Is l-ù box contains 56 Pills. Prepared only by the Proprietür- THOMAS 13 F C I- 1 A. -11. ST HELENS, LANCASHIRE ROCK FOUNDRY, MACHYNLLETH. [ESTABLISHED 1S69]. j- A DECIDED IMPROVEMENT O ALL OTHER WATER WHEELS In efficiency, simplicity, compactness, and cheap ness. I solicit an opportunity to confer with parties in want of Turbines or Water Wheels. Special design for Churning, &c. TESTIMONIAL. The Iron Water Wheels turned out from the Rock Foundry are well-known throughout the Principality and many counties beyond. They are but on the most modern designs, the c(.)nsti uctien being at the same time light ami durable, and giving a larger percentage of power than cain be claimed for most Water Wheels."—" The Railway Supplies Journal." Address all communications to B. M. DAVIES, Engineer and Ironfounder, MACHYNLLETH. NOTICE OF REMOVAL ARTIFICIAL TEETH MR. JAMES ItEES Seventeen years with Mesere. Murphy and itowtoy* 3 0, A LEXANDRA It OAD, (La.te Railway Terrace), A BERYSTWYTH, MR. REES visits TREG ARON first and last Tueaky in each Month at Mrs. Williams, Stanley House. Visits Machynlleth the Second and Fourth Wedswo. days in each Month at Mrs. R. Jones, Pentre- rhydin Street (opposite Lion Hotel). Corns on the 1st and 3rd Saturday in each mostb at Mr W. Evans, Grocer, Liverpool House, (opposite Slaters Arms. Visits Lampeter the First and Third Fridays inaacb Month, at R. Evans, milliner, 18, Harford Squaw. CXABCSS MODKRATX. SPLENDID BARGAINS REES JONES IF- MPORIUM, RPREGAROK Now offers for Sale at Low Clearance Prioet a fine lot of MEN'S, YOUTH'S, AND BOYS' OVERCOATS. R. DOUGHTON, p ONTMONGER, CHLA D EALER ÅNP CYCLE Å GENT, (OPPOSITE THE TOWN CLOCK). CYCLES FOR SALE AND HIRE. USE THE CRYSTAL PERISCOPIC SPECTACLES TO BE HAD AT ABOVE ADDRB88 Furniture. Furnitnre. EDWARD ELLIS & SON, Little Darkgate-street, ABERYSTWYTH. Horses, Dogs, Birds, Cattle. 100,000 Owners of Animals Have Mewed a copy »t tee ELUMAI FIRST AID BOOf ACCIDENTS AND AILMENTS. ChnIers of Animals can have a Cloth- bound Copy. 176 pages, the complete book, sent post free upon receipt of One Shining and a legible address, o; the label affixed for the purpose to the outside of the back of the wrapper of of a 2s., 2s. 6d., or 3s. 6d. bottle Off ELUM'S RDYAl Emmwu would secure a copy post free. Owners of Dogs or Birds can have- Parts II. and III., 54 pages, apart from complete Book, FREE. Published by Elliman, Sons & Co., Siough, F-ist;

OUTDOOlt GAltDEN. Those who are thinking of planting what are itetined American shrubs should prepare the fites; but uiilesti the natural soil is suitable it 8 a very expensive business to fit the site for he plants, it is impossible to grow the Rhodo- dendron family successfully in a limestone soil .,r 111 chalk districts, and it will only disappoint _*■ the at tempt is made. But not necessary t« P'ant in peat, thoiij.ii in the p i'«ds of Surrey J* Kent the grov in is iiiaginueunt. Some of finest masses a i,uve seen are growing ove* red sandstoue formation, and in most places here lime does uot prevail the soil may be ^*de suitable by adding leaf-mould or old matter generally. The Rhododendron ,&l'ives amazingly in the alluvial soil on the ,atiks of lakes and rivers. Groups of Rhodo- j*'idrons and Lilies, with margins of hardy /^athn, are a great help to the garden designer J*here they can be safely used. Among the which may be planted through the early Prlng are Montbretias, which may be had now considerable variety. We find them do best planted in a warm, sunny spot, such as a boder in front of a greenhouse, where they re- a little of the reflected heat from the glass; **tin some districts they will grow anywhere, a, °ugh it is desirable to deepen and prepare ,Qe sites. Peonies are lovely, and there is a for the flowers for cutting tor large |Wtie«. But the soil .-liould be deepened aud « Pl'oved, as if planted in poor soil they area °ng time before they make auy effect.

FRUIT GARDEN. *ruit-tree planting may be done in opei. *.ea,ther. I would rather defer the planting till arch than plant before the grouud was put a proper couditiou. Merely sticking the c.°'s oi a tree in a hole is not planting it. The 8i ,&ricter of the xite and soil should be cou- 8n ei"ed> a"d where the subsoil is bad make g provision for keeping the roots out of it. ')lae Sears ago I assisted III planting a dumber fruit-tree, 1\ Iwre the subsoil was heavy c!ay. he holes were dug eighteen inches deep. On bottom were placed nine iuches of broken ¿lcks, stones, or chukers, or whatever rubblo at ia.i<l about the place. Win*; the rough Serial was placed in the bottom of liih 'lu'e l'ie ullo'° wa3 dressed with ground atwf a"^ firm. Time was given to dry. then the tr< es were planted. The expense 7!as trifling, a our own men did the work, and I e rough material was lying in ll.e rubbish J*rd, ki, Mint ready we had a nece- aiy ck-ar- Oce and made good stations for lh* trees at he same time, and the tiees ate n. w m excel- condit ion, aud look likely to have a profit, in districts win re the bud-eating hrds ure ,]1111U.|-0UN tiiey will sou al.ok the gooseberries and Currants. ih'y are more v Oublesonie in some places than oi!i* s, but wc a*e had no difficulty in keeping -;i.n off by a soot, linnand s'oap mix ..us o«ica»iou- only it is necessary to be in tune wall it

tClIJ\I' INTO ELF .'IHCITY. A .i ,a« direct e >nve; s > > )t heat k lito seems to have been f a. Ii ell in ♦■xperiments. Aiteumulators 1 from 11! g. C. to 1(.57 I 'gs. to 113degs. F.), and tile re- e v as an increase in their output of 50 per cu' N evident that the discharge of nior# t HI.II!. t.,all was received must have been (lue •>u ° of the heat energy into electrical t1 (n° \l

—— ,1..t't:r- 11 ..II w nwiwy *W[ 1"'H¡ and NOW iI. BY PH1L11' SIDNEY." Docs Aberystwyth read I An emphatic YES most, assuredly n:u>t ne tli< reply so far as such a question can be answere b\ the facts and tlgnreslurnisileJ by the tree Lend- ing Library. Some may be inclined to doubt, this, but the fact remains nevertheless, tin; there is. and has been for several years pas' a SMI Incom- pact body of men and women, youths an i maiden. using the library. Like all other institutions, it has ifs imsy its slack seasons. In the season, for iusiance. ii will be found that most residents are far too much en- gaged in looking after the needs of their numerous visitors to borrow books with that regularity and frequency which characterize the winter and spring months of their lives. The long vacation, from early July to late (September takes away all students from cur College and County School, and but few of them then seek the benefits of the Library. Their places are taken by the steady inrush of visitors, many of whom are almost as well known to the librarian as are the borrowing townsfolk. Summer after summer they appear, and seek the library as tbey would an old friend. At the present time of the year, the Library pre- sents a most animated scene every Saturday even- in-as the readers, with an eye to Sunday, come to exchange their books. Until lately, I had no idea of the extent of business done between the hours of six and nine on this night. Personal experience, however, has impressed this aspect of the work upon me, and brings me to recognise the truth of what an experienced librarian told me some while since, viz.—" That it is well if some one in authority can be present at such a time to assist, readers in their choice of books, when asked, and generally to act as a literary finger-post." From the very nature of the case the librarian's time is bound to be fully occupied with the more manual work of her department, and she cannot possibly answer all the questions asked of her. Here are some of the many I have already heard Please, mother wants another nice book like this, and have you a larger print ? Can I have a book with a pretty ending ? Which is Mrs Humphrey trood's best book .7 "Will you lend us a story with a mystery ? A book for Sunday, please? Can my sister have another like this ? [Hands back Jane Eyre."] The Imt new book please? When can I have Wales"? Who wrote" George Eliot" 1 (A fact). Surely, in view of these and numerous other questions, a literary guide and finger post can find any amount of occupation in a lending library.— Holding as I do to the doctrine that no man occupying any public position whatever, on any committee or body, can honourably retain his po i, as a sleeping partner, I am only too anxious to render such help as I can in this department, tho' I confess to some difficulty in satisfying the borrower as to Mrs Humphrey Wood's best book," much less as to who wrote" George Eliot"! The variety of subjects which interest readers is also a phase of much interest to any who care to study the question. Here may be a student care- fully turning up the indexes of a line of the Nine- teenth Century, or the Fortnightly Review in search of any articles on Co-operation," in view of a coming debate at the popular Lit. and Deb." Here is an intelligent railway official in uniform, at the close of his day's work, intently looking up works on Fish and Fishing," and able to give no small smount of practical experience on flies, bait, Welsh trout, and running waters. An artisan is quietly browsing at the theo- logical shelves—yes, reader, theology and not fiction-lie looks for some work by Liddon or Dale, which may help him to solve a point in which he is interested. A boy seeks help over the mechanical and text books, and gladly welcomes a word of direction in his search. Yes, reader, a lending library in going order is one of the places where much of human nature may be profitablypearned, and where fellow citizens may get to know more of one another, see each others better side, and commune on those treasures in common which none can take away-books. This little scheme of a personal guide in the Library, who shall as a rule be found there a cer- tain hour, partakes somewhat of the nature of the information desk," now so frequently seen in many of the American libraries. Of course, the class chiefly benefitted is young people, youths, and maidens, who are far from slow to avail them- selves of its help, as well as persons new to the Library, and unacquainted with the necessary in- formation. The feelings and perplexities of the reader with regard to certain customs, books, &c., find voice, and a sympathetic hearing, many mis- understandings are corrected, mistakes rectified, and the reasons of certain methods of procedure made clear. Here is what one of the American librarians says of the methods pursued by the lady in charge of the information desk :— In January a number of boys and girls have begun taking books for the first time. I have taken these young people one by one, and taught them how to consult the printed lists and the catalogue, I have assisted them in making out their first lists of a dozen number or more, re- presenting a variety of Authors; through this list of twelve books by different Authors they have the ground work for selection of fifty or sixty more books." In making out these lists with the boys, I omit the Henty &c. books, as they all know these Authors, and aim to enlarge their circle and to call attention to writers of whom they know nothing. The boys and girls usually pay strict attention and so begin the use of the Library in- telligently, I think the public is appreciative of the fact that there is some one in the room whose time is entirely at their service." Aberystwyth Library, for the last four Saturday nights, from seven to eight, has had such a helper in the room, whose services have already been -o sought out more than once by the very class of readers most needing help and guidance. This plan will be continued for another month at least, at the end of which time such experiences gained will be available for future use. More I will write of in my concluding article next week. (To be continued).