The Glamorgan Gazette

MINERS AND THE GOVERN- MENT. The resolution unanimously passed by the repre- sentatives of some 80,000 colliers in South Wales and Monmouthshire at Aberdare, on Saturday, calling upon the Welsh members to close their ranks, and give loyal support to the present Government in the interest of labour ought to have some effect upon the four revolters.

IT seems quite natural that business should be ft trifle unsteady when money is tight. How about the new cook ? Does she make your favourite dishes now?" Mrs. Newed: No, but she breaks a lot of tQam." THE one point upon which a. hen-pecked hus- band and his wife agree is when she wishes she were a man. FINE feathers won't always make a fine bird, but they may be relied upon to compile a nioe little bill. ONI-: man was asked by another, with whom he was not on tbe best of terms, where he had taken up his abode. Oh," he replied, I'm living by the canal. I should be delighted if you would drop in some evening." BEIDOET S mistress had asked her if she had over- heard a rather angry conversation between her hus- band and herself. Oh, yis," replied Bridget," but sure 1 didn't moind it. I'm used to it. I'm married mesilf." I NEED a new umbrella, and I'm going to buy one," declared M'Bride. II Let me give yon a piece of advice about buying umbrellas," added her i husband. Never buy on a rainy day." I'd like to know why not ?" Because they are always up then." THE Spectacled Girl: Have you read "Ships That Pass in the Night r" The Auburn-haired Girl: No. What kiudare they-courtships r TEECAED Did your wife storm when you got home? Twospec: Right away and the cloud waa larger than any man's head in the party. DIBns: Swelton says he isn't afraid of work. Sarcas Why should he be ? He never got near enough to any to fiud out how he'd feel. TWICKENHAM How is your daughter's French tutor getting on with her ? Bitter: Very moely. He has got so he can speak English first-rate. PATIENT: I am troubled with insomnia. What would you recommend? Doctor: A good, refresh- ing sleep seveu nights in the week. Five dollars, please. JACK Frontrow: That's a good old fashioned play. The villain is caught in the act. Billy Footlights: What act? Jack Frontrow: In tho last act. He uttered awful groans, When aaked to pull a tack, But he could mount his wheel, And for hours could bend his back. "loir beat us," said the defeated yachtsman, l>ecause you caught the breeze before we did." 44 That's because we watched for ill with baited breath," replied the victor. MUOHIN "Do you believe it is unlucky to have thirteou at table ? Buggln (who has had callers at dinueitimej "YesI li you've only made pre- parations for two." Miss. Knowea: Poor Mrs. Young wife That fortune she's just come into will take all the sunshine out of her life. Mrs. (Juess: H'm! I don't see why you should commiserate her. Mrs. Knowos: The pout tiling >vo;i't ioive any need of going shop- ping for bargains any more. I DomoHtic How do you like your new mis- tress ? Socoad Ditto She's too smart. Wheu I was ironing tho other day sho comes out, and taking up a hau licorcitiof that was scorched, says she, '• jlary, your iron is too hot." Ju*t as if any loot couldn't nave told that, with the priut of the whole 11 itiron ou the handkerchief. fiU.T,: Have you noticed how much merrier Bl;ttii h » has grown lately ? She used to be so vt>ry quiet and r»servcit—hardly open Iter mouth, Sho's tpiifcea dwferout girl. Alaud Yes, dear, she's got new s;t of teeth, you know. 44 Ms. nai l the judgo to the young man who waa present an tho dafoudaut iu a breach of proiuis nit, jou will plouso to disooutiuue your joking •murks during tao remainder "f this trial. :t¡)¡¡ oi.'v court ilt jest, but you ea iaot jest Íll court." c I do wiatt thers was some now word io .cpres-i that id .a Ditllaet: Perhaps there ia. i ila-k my wife. She'll help you out if auyoue can. b.a ulway* has the last word. (ou the roati) ILuv fur is it to ChisSnut i-iltl, sir? Isative: Abous five nn'oa. Wuoai do you want to see there ? Alike: l'\utLt, I'm ttusiuu* to yee masel' there beioor igUt. idudsi-'ii Manager: 1'\T(\ got to > many of you freaks, i ll have to 'Iisel' o.uofyou. Itrtin- Xtubber i\ta»i: Let it be the lluiuau tialaaitu ler lw's used to tho tire. Maaagor ^Vo; I think I'll Sir K. VVatkiu, M.P., has addressed a letter to th« el eo tors of Hytho, intimating that he does not in- tend to seek re-election at the general election, owing to the state of his health. According to a return which has just been pre- sented to Parliament the total number of lodgers ot tho Parliamentary registrar in England and Wales is 123,316. Of these 28,n;j2 vote in county con- stituencies and 99,38-1: iu Horonarhs. liriK tins are all aooiund, Let- >;l vor tjlii.iod A tidy lass and prnpor The cook, at night;all, ) I) w;li Devoted to the copper. YouNG Fogy: Dad, let'* go im, the other room and see the pilou J ap h report* v word you say. Old Fog..w though i iiaiu'i friends enough that do t rigtit ahm*. J BIKAWAY So Ne •;«ur;ol oil Gotrox, oh? Does she i ns it ia-r m iLiim.-ou u bonds wero irksome? Stadoiioius >;0: why should sho ? They're all government 4 pn1 iaiiU. "No," said the young woman hau^hti! v, in re Spouse to his request as they i,at; on th> pore: in i- twilight, "I will not let you hold u:y h:w:d [ j don't believe in audi conduct for a inn*. And besides," she added alter a pause,4' it iaii't u u^ enough yet." PULLESTON Now that the season's JUORt on r 1 suppose YOIl are thiukiug of the oil ba<*hoior 1O:¡! t., ments in town again? Kobsou (full oi ^op- pressed grief): "I don't dare to, ,„v boy I xomo moony things to MUs ilu-slott l'wt ^hi u,.4; her mother heanllUs ° Mas Loosour is a great cburo'i worn. isn't she ? 4'Dear me, yes; thei-.« can't !». ww bonnet come into the church wiUunit her's ic-iu it." SHE (in affright) Oh,Tom why do yon sn awful fnoes at me? Ho («ouui;«iy i, I; t:i r.i i; dear. My eye-glasses are falliug od.' aud i don't an'; to let go of your hands. "THAT horrid Miss Taller acts as though I"¡(! didn't wau't to speak to mo when we meet." Frankly: "I know, bur, think hownuit-h worso could treat you." 441 don't know how." AIr«.i''r<iwiuy: Why she might want to be friendly. "THERK said the young wife, prou.lly, as sho deposited the hot plate carefully Oil tho table, 41 that's the first mince-pie that I over made without an help, all alone myself." 44 So it is exclaim- h-V husband, enthusiastically, hiking it over cnlijaU? meanwhile. And as long as it, i* the very :ir"I.lY dear, don't you think that instead of euliiug it, it would be nice to keep it for a souvenir ? ILn.v.o'ua it do to have it framed pit Nature abhors a vacuum. And art a platitude, And this is mighty hard upon The gentle, harmless dude. FARMER: If you want work I'll give you a job. Wiggley Waggles: Weil, I'd liko to take » ou- tage o' yer offer, bowi, but I see a man f«o»«bi' sip the road that looks as if he bad a family to Mupport, en' as I'm a bachelor I wiil reciga in Jus l ivour. Good day. "WELT" why don't you say tb-it you wish YOll were a mau?" asked Mr. Potts during the iitile dis- cussion he was having with his ""PO:t"D about; noiii ) matters of domestic inanng-nment. 4" Because [ don't wish anything of the sort," she retorted. "imdy wish you wore one." GAVE All He Had. —■ "Wita n. quiok. i»orvous movement ho brushed the leonine loel< •' from lua brow. "My only thought," ho exclaimed, pas- sionately, "is of thee." She was radiant. "How generous of you," she cooOtl, "wUèn you have but one! "PLEASE pass me the butter," said a guest at an hotel table to a pompous individual on the other ride. I m a gentleman, sir," lie replied, with n grand air, beokoning to the waiter. 14 That's what I thought when I asked you," said the first man quietly. WHAT He Got by Monkeying.—With a sweet •mile sho took his liat and cauo. 44 Dourest," sho cooed, when they were seated in the gloaming, 141 have something to tell you." Summoning all hia fortitude he bade her speak. ".Dearest," sho pro- ceeded, a delicate flush overspreading her chook, papa has at laxt consentad to our mavriago." ile was too deeply moved to express himself ior about forty-five mmuto*. When at last be lound voice tho latter thrilled with etnotiou. "Ti¡¡¡t. (a gentle pressure of the hand to'd him h was listening^ 4> is what I get by monkeying with all op-il ring." I lis eyea rested upon the fateful jewtd with a fascination of horror. BBOWN That wife of yours is a woman of grpnt accomplishments. Jonos Thanlrs That's w: ac everybody says, and I believe it myself. Ji.nwu Yes, and she's one of tho finest talkora I ever h" ))< Why, I could li-.t">n to her for a year. Jones with j t sigh) So could I, but think of ir 1'vn hanll listen-" ing to her for ten years, aud she is a till iu robust bealth

SUPPOSED SHEEP SCAB NEAR COWBRIDGE. PROSECUTION OF A PENDOYLAN FARMER VETERINARY SURGEONS DISAGREE. At the Cowbridge County police-court on Tuesday -Before Colonel Tyler (i. the chair) and Mr F. W. Dunn-Mr James Lennox, farmer, of Pendoylan, appeared to answer a summons charging him with failing to duly report cases of sheep scab on his farm. Police-superintendent Jennings appeared to prosecute. P.O. Evans deposed to visiting defendant's farm on the 3rd May, and finding a flock of over ninety fiheep and lambs in a field exhibiting all the symptoms of scab. They were very uneasy and rubbing themseves, and on examingmg them he found they were covered with scores and scruff cm the sidrs and neck. He told defendant he should have t. report him and he said Alright, there is nothing the matter with them, you can go on with your business.' He visited the farm again on the 5th when the sheep appeared to have been freshly dipped and dressed. He made another visit on the 16th with Mr Whapham, veterinary surgeon, when he found the sheep in a very bad condition. Defendant: Who told you about them ? Magistrates' Clerk (to witness) You need not enswer that. Defendant What was your occupation beiore you became a police-constable ? The Clerk You need not answer that. The Chairman: What has that got to do with the case P Defendant: Do you know sheep scab when you eee it P Witness: I know it from past experience. Defendant: Why did'nt you come and tell me before you went and viewed the sheep ? The Clerk remarked that the question was irrelevant. Defendant: I don't think it is. The Chairman He is not obliged to do that. The Clerk: You received no notice from the defendant that the sheep had been affected?— Witness: No.. Defendant: Did'nt I tell you I reported it to Supt. Thomas in Cowbridge?— You did last ^Defendant: In November or December, and you eaid I did'nt report it in the right district. Sergt. Sinith told me I was in his district. Mr Whapham, veterinary surgeon and inspector for the division, said on visiting defendant's farm <m the 16th instant he examined two sheep, and in his opinion they were bad cases of scab. He should 88.y they had been affected for a couple of months. Defendant cross-examined witness, reading the questions from a paper he had in his hand, but did not elicit anything in the least affecting the evidence. Addressing the Bench he said he told the constable he had reported an outbreak that had occurred and he thought the sheep were cured. He called as a witness, Mr T B Muter, veterinary surgeon, Bridgend, -who deposed that he examined a number of defendant's sheep on the 25th instant, and on that morning, and found no trace of scab. Some of them had scratches through jumping over hedges. Witness was here passed a bottle containing wool which Mr Whapham said he had taken from the affected sheep, but witness after examing it said he could only Red natural scales from the sheep s akin. The Chairman said the case was an important Orte, and as the veterinary surgeons disagreed the Only course was to send the sample of wool up to the Board of Agriculture lo be examined by an expert The case was accordingly adjourned for a fortnight.

.J.L. TVjv>s: tlrirroW! hi-drunkpn l>i;n;en across th. {l""1", "1I,t 5.'i.I it nut. ovf>r £ >iuly upou tlie lounge. I1wl .Joh" Kent, dropped l!ipl:Í1y illto WIRING alum. I. L It vot f'H riist time that i'Vming, out "f V'ty for the dautlmd i>roi!ght Kent hom< irom the village sainun when he was too drunk tc oo:nn ahm*. 'A lint, do ver, tan' is fur,gal r" lie queried of pooi KiiiM.r. v. Iiostond ltwkiug on, with one arir her four-year-old brother. uhatcm I do sho returned timiilly for, tc teil liio trnth,110 was >« mach auaidof Dick Fleming as sho was of her father. Ho was a stalwart giant, scout ami liunter, who came down tho river occafiou ili v vdth a boat load of ski:is ;md spruce jruni..Some said that l:e could iuxke animals talk, tt.:tt lie WHS iu leaguo with Satan, and that he kept a wild WlUI chained up in his little e<1.1 in the woods. Liinor, who bad been housekeeper and nurse ever finee hor mother had di"d at Ted's birth, did not quite believe all this fantastic n11;. Judge of hei nstoniahmeut and dismay when he took from an inner po<'kef. of his leather frock a bit of faded ribbon, ;.ud said — Loox, Elinor. That is your"I. I've earric-'l it tnextmyhearttorovirayfar. I've watched, you I grow from a. ftUp of a j'.fd to a. youru," woman, albi:. patient and helpful, doin' fur him," with a scorn- ful motion toward Kent's proptrato ifgure, 41 an' getting' nothin' but blofrs 1111' curses in return. An' my heart has ached lur that lit.tlH feller as ouy.ht io grow up in the sun-hine. I've larked to love you, Elinor, but ain't never dared to tell you so. 2\'o.v, if you'll just leave this 'ere, take littbToll, ;I"<Í come 'long o' me, I'll do anything I kuow to initio you happv." Oh, no, no Rite gasped, extending one hand te keep him back as he took a utep towards tier. "You needn't be afraid o' ja», Elin'u- he said. I ain't a-goin'to touch joti. L wouldn't harm a hair of your dear little head, and I'd kiU any other man fur treatin' you as your fal li r does. (J..n't, voo make up your niiud to go ith IUC, deary—to be uiy little wife?" Elinor shook her head faintly. "Wlmt a horrible thillg it was that Dick Flemin;— wild Dick as he was called—should want to marry lier Oh, I could not I" sho said. Do not be anyly with me, but I eould ntJt." .Hewing crushed the little faded ribbou back into Lis pocket. All right," he said, grimly, and catching little Ted, lie swung him over his head, kissed Lim Hold:, and "at aim down upon the floor witil a handful of bright new pennies in the skirt of his little frock, i'i.tiu, without one backward glance, ho strode oir into the night, which was wild and dark, witl, tl." iieice waves of the ocean dashing against til" cli n:1 i clow the fisherman's home. Elinor's Jife drained OTl, a mi",praI.J19. heart-breaking existence, the liiw..f w Mich had worn out her poor mother..John h."ut tisic. d and drank, and Elinor tended the poor Lorn-, and mended nets,and went out cleaning houses wiitu the could take little Ted with her. Ono day Juhn Kent camo home from one of the is!;ui-!» oif shore, bringing with him a. coarse, biaek- < ycd, loud-voiced woman, whom he introduced "H eis wife and the new mistress of his heme. Then, in-iced, followed dark days. The new wife was not only iv bad-tempered woman, but she was adiiiui- a to urn driuking like Kent himself. Little T' d vv. « tie-Men and abused uutil Elinor was noariy bosiae icrsclf. Rough company gathered of an evening lOt: to i (ii< nnau's home. Elinor was made the but!. o; udo and insulting jokes which made her cheeks burn. ne night the climax was reached when little Te.i was forced to drink enough whisky to intoxicate bi;n. 1 hri nest morning at daybreak Eiiuor routed Isiiu Irom tus dreadful stupor. She was very paie as iiurried him iuto his clothes. The bof l)euau to w Mm per: 1 am so sloepy, sister, and my head achcs." Hush, dear. It will feel better when we got. outside, and we are going for a nice long wal'c." iSottly they crept downstairs and into llw open a;r. A b'eeze blew in from the ocean where the green bil- lows tossed in the pale morning light. Eliuor hurried Ted along the winding road, which at last led through a thick grove, hiding the hou-o from 'igbt. ilere she drew little Ted down beside her OIl a big rock, and told him tlxit thty were never going back There was a great city up the livtt where she weuid find work, and they would live there together. Tod clapped his hands with joy. Oh, jolly he cried; theu L'll get no more beatings. You can take care of mo sister. You are a big girl." Toor tllmor nodded and smiled, a terrible doubt ;n her own heart. But surely anj thing was better t it in that xhnmei til life at home—aiiytuioj vva-s bett er titan that little Ted should grow up a drunkard like hi.t father. Elinor had a few paltry dollnrs, saved from her house-el iming wages she had brought such food a- coidd be packed into a small bank-el, and it was summer time, so they got on very coiuSui tably, walk- ing through the day, and finding shelter at diimreut larmhouse-i for the night. When the basket was empty,Elinor begun to ppend her money spairngly for food. But on tna evening I of the iiUh o.iv ahe fell ill. They had left the turnpike on account of the heat, aud were following the liver through the woods. Eliuor felt that she could go no further, and a terri- ble fear grew upon her. What if she should die and leave little Ted all aloner Strange fanoies be- gan to flit through her mind. A deathly faint crept over her. The tall trees swirled in a mad waltz around and around, and she yuuk down upon the mosey earth. Dick Fleming drew his boat close in shore, and tied the paia'er to a tall piue tree, and came striding up the bank to behold Elinor lying there uncon- scious, with little Ted weeping beside her. Wall, I'll be He caught his breath and knelt by the girl, hush- iag the child's sobs as lie did so. Tell us all about it, Teddy. How cum you here, and what's the matter with Elinor r Teddy, who had plucked up courage at eight of the big friend who had given him so many pennies, told his painful story. When he had finished, Hem- ing eaid soberly Wal, Teddy boy, I am goiu to take you both home with me. 1 shan't think your eiyter cares about going to my house,but I can't leave you here." Oia, don't leave us here," cried Ted, olinging about El1:ming's knees. Do take Uli home with you. Elinor won t be mad when I toll Iteri wanted to go. She will do anything for me." "Wall," said Ileming, "here goes then, little feller. You keep close to me." And lifting Elinor's unconscious figure in his brawny arms, Fleming moved ou througu the woods. When Elinor came out of her stupor she knew that the must have been ill many days. She lay in a small room, the window of which looked out upon tbe green forest, and the door into a larger room where a tall Indian woman was slirrhi £ soma mixture upon the heartii, and little Ted played quite happily upon the iloor with a train of wooden cars whittled with Fleming's jack-knife. When Fleming came in presently, she liste< °d with some trepidation to his story of finding It. in tho woods, aud how he had brought her to his I dnB aud hired the woman, who was one of a wander- ing basket-makiu* tribe, to stay and care for her. While sho gradually recovered strength and health, her feelings underwent a chango. She begun to realise Fleming's real nobility she learn d tho truth concerning the absurd stories toi-d :i bout hi.n His art of making animals talk was ventriloquism. The wild man supposed to have heon chitiu": in Ilii cabin was only a big baboon, given him by a u!or friend. In the little woodland cabin led was grow- tag a strong, healthy hanu-ome boy. Something iu Elinor's pale, wistful face gave Dick new Cf)t;r>lire. lie knelt h -s.df her chair, aud said tremulously "Can't you make up your mind to liev "me, Iill!eo;ii:> It's like tearing my heart out to iet JOII go," Shu laid one hand upou his shoulder, and whis- per. d les, Dick, I want to stay, for I love vou

B AN AX AS AS FOOD. A groat deal has been written about the value of bnna"as as food, and they certainly have many points whieh commend them to general use. Thx are almost our only perennial fruit; they are abumt- ant in our cities, generally cheap and Nature seems to have put them up in packages especially eon venieut for ovary dayuaa. Those who are bless with good digestion may use them freely raw in connection with other food, and to great advantage.

"Call these safety matches:' said the gentleman c" the pedlar. \Vhy, they won't light at all." 'Veil, wot could yer 'ave safer?" Ooslin • I lose my head so readily, don-oher know, "diss Amy." Miss Amy: How fortunate. One oi" thf>s« times you'll net another. •'Ur-it- joke on Jarley." "What was that?" W ent fishing and didn't catch anything. Ordernd a halt-dozen bass sent to his house, so that his wifo wouid thick he had caught 'em. YVhen the basket wn- opened they turned out to be bottled Bass." The Jfress Association learns that the German Government has proposed that a conference be held on the question of Samoa, and it is probable that Great Britain will agree to a job a meeting. At the Bury Police Court William Roberts, a tailor, wa* fined 40s. and costs for using his house for the purpose of cockfighting, and fifteen others were fined Jos. and costs for aidiour and abettinsr.

TWO HUNDRED YEARS AGO. It was in the year 1883, at a Cymanfa of Che East Glamorgan Independents, that a gentleman whose mind teemed with some of those quaint, ennobling, and withal fervent ideas that are characteristic of the more thoughtful portion of our race suddenly bethought himself of a plan. The plan was of such a nature as to rouse the dormant intellectual energies of Nonconformity— touch a sympathetic chord in the hearts of all those who now enjoyed freedom to give vent to the faith that was in them through the heroic steadfastness to principle and unyieldingadhesion to simplicity of worship of their forefathers 200 years ago. Who is there among the living that does not know all about the 2000 ? Schismatics was the scornful term bestowed upon them 200 yearsjago; but time has changed men's views of their character, and in our day and generation they are known as martyrs. Martyr" is a designation that exercises a potent influence on the eerie imagination of to-day. So at the cymanfa a man's mind drifted backwards into years long ago, and in its flight through the centuries was touched by a vision of the Rev Samuel Jones, M.A., Brynllywarch, one of the 2000. An idea struck him. He desired to perpetuate Samuel 'Jones' memory. Let us build unto him a monument," said he-or that wasj the essence of his speech. The audience was with him. A cheer of assent was raised—a cheer, whose warmth indicated the feeling undercurrent. Straightway a local committee was formed with the view of erecting a monument. Two thousand circulars were printed and distributed broadcast among nearly all the Nonconformist churches in Wales, and also the Welsh churches in London, Liverpool, and Manchester, pleading for a penny from every Nonconformist." The response was phenomenal- but alas phenomenal on the wrong side. The contributions from all sources swelled into formid- able proportions till at last they actually reached the colossal figure of JE24 Marvellous Enough to-warrant the belief that the days of miracles have returned The £ 24 included £¡¡ from Mr Talbot, whilst a sovereign was despatched-by some special maritime agency no doubt-from America's icy mountains. After defraying all expenses a balance of CI6 was left-the reduction beine merely an "unconsidered trifle" with such a large sum to deal with. This was all the gold that Nonconformist Wales-and Welsh Noncon- formists out of Wales—thought it worth her while to contribute towards engrafting on the niche of fame the memory of the pioneer of the movement that culminated in religious liberty and freedom of opinion being the birthright of every^Briton. A worthy son this—a noble hero A frigid race this—an ungrateful nation The years rolled by. Two friends—both sturdy Nonconformists-met casually in the street of Maesteg. By the bye," said one, how about this Samuel Jones' business ? How does the movement"stand ? There was only one reply to make. The movement stood-still. The inter- rogatorwas Mr Jeremiah Jenkins; his interlocutor, Mr W.jDavid, the secretary. Does not the manner in which this national movement was permitted to lapse cast a reflection on Welsh character ? We think it throws a slur on the Celt's steadfastness— casts a doubt on his fixedness of purpose. He is brimming over with words about the necessity of action, but there is no proportionate tendency to suit action to words. To indulge his poetic soul in idyllic effusions on romantic themes such as martyrdom and the valorous deeds of his ancestors is unto him like the midnight symphonies of the nightingale are unto the ears of a mentally aesthetic enthusiast, to convert his lucubrations into practice, and work out the details of a scheme is quitejanotherfthing, and isfgall and wormwood unto his soul. His poetic nature cannot rid itself of a deep-rooted repugnance to the prosaic routine I of life..£24! Think of it I Ponder over It Give full play to your reflective faculties and-and stand appalled. It was the same with the pro- posed memorial to John Penry. Words words words But deeds-none. Didn't we bear them at Bridgend ? Urijah Thomas came over specially from Bristol to descent on the virtues of Penry to the fashionable young men and maidens, old men and matrons assemblod 'neath the dome of heaven in the Intermediate School Field. "The suggestion has been thrown out," said Urijah Thomas, "that Wales could not do better than raise a memorial to :John Penry." The people cheered. I wonder if they ever gave the suggestion a thought afterwards. With the casual meeting of Messrs Jeremiah Jenkins and W. David a fresh start was made, and a new committee appointed with Mr Jeremiah Jenkins as chairman, Mr David Davies as treasurer, and Mr W. David as secretary. Mr David has exhib;ted remarkable energy in working against tremendous odds, and it is entirely due to his un- failing assiduity, and unrelenting efforts, that the movement has at last received a successful con- summation. The frigidity of Nonconformity did not daunt Mr David, and he worked with leonine courage and Revanic persistence from beginning to end, and it is Mr David whom tle public have to thank for the fact that there now stands a monument in Llangynwyd to the memory of the Rev Samuel Jones.

PENCOED, COYCHURCH AND DISTRICT HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY, A well-attended meeting of the committee established in connection with the above society was held on Saturday last, the 26th inst.,atthe schoolroom, Coycburch. Those present included Councillor W. Howell, J.P. (in the chair), Mr W. Evans, Court House (vice chairman), Rev C. Ll. Llewellin (rector of Coychurch), Rev S. Jones (Treoes), Messrs G. Fisher (Coedymwstwr), T. Rees (Waterton Court), T. Thomas, W. H. Main- waring, T. Davies, T. Jones, I. Thornys, T. Rees and D. David. The minutes of the previous meeting were read by the secretary (Mr Evans, Pencoed Board School) and these were duly con- firmed. The special prizes offered tor this year were, at the request of the Chairman, read to the meeting, and in reply to Mr T. Rees, of Waterton Court, it was stated that no restriction was made as to the quality or kind of milk to be used for the cheese competition, t,he schedule simply stating that the prizes will be awarded for the best six-pound cheese. As this was, amongst others, one of the novelties introduced in this year's show, it was thought undesirable to be too definite with reference to the milk used. A long discussion took place as to the appointment of judges for the various divisions. The plants', flowers', and vegetables' exhibits will this year be on an extensive scale, and after various names had been submitted to the tweeting it was ultimately agreed that Mr S. Treseder, of Canton, be invited to judge. With regard to the brass band com- petition the secretary was requested to communi- cate with a number of recognised adjudicators and ascertain their terms by next committee meeting. On the proposition of Mr Mainwaring, and the seconding of Mr T. Thomas, it was re- solved that the show be advertised for the next month in the Olamcrgan Gatette, and that the printing, fixtures, tents, &c., beiendered for. It was further resolved that the drafting of the printing estimate be left in the hands of Mr Evans, Court House, and the Secretary.

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MISCELLANEOUS. Pf.I.lC IrVAP-P.— tvo •«'» WOnd-M-flll ft, 10: ltH r ecu coue.ersiinjr the extreme d<-lienor of »• • I c. tles u-ed by the minis at I'tiiiiidrlphia. and Lotid n I S.'lmt at tbe ifrst naim i1 pb'ce is s-tiVi to 'oil the oxtve weight of a hair! the London wonder showa adiher ?;ic« iu tbe weight of a card after a lunue ha* lec:\ written on it. Uta m,-vt awnrate scale iu the I vorld iH now being disonssfd ill t.bii1 country. 1 ■ so finely balanced that it. shows the weight of > i-.andle oi" taper to bo much less after tho ilasae has be-'it extinguished. WOMEN'S SIIOK,—]'tior to 1:í all shoes made for women's wear were without heels, and after that '•ate aU heels of that class were ot tho coueave pat- ient up to 1857. From tiie earliest dates in slioo- making down to 1840 women's shoes wero all "straits"—that is to s::y, they were made so is to be worn on either fool without inconvenience. Ch.. tirFt t-9t, (,f "right!; and lefts lasts were made n Philadelphia, and brought by Daniel JSilsbee, a imtmiactuicr, whose worin wero located in what s, or Wiiti known, U.ri Woodend," Lynn, Mass. TK:; WAY.—In France a fisherman or »tf».-r resident of the oenst desiring a fore fohoro .lolment u>r either oyster or ntussel culture makes •is application to tbe Cominissory or Marine for hi* i iet, lid without any lurtber expense to himself. | Vn iiioniiy is made, with the general result that the ca bottom required i-; uranted at a trilling yearly .out. 'litis system has been introduced since 1800 ■ind at the present tiiue, in tha Bay of Arcachou Ilone, there are upwards of thirty thousand ailot- asents, giving an annual output, of six hundred mil- lions of oysters. ALL Tim liAtri:.—Tho dentb of Louis Kossuth revives tbe remembrance of au incident which is in- teresting-. It will bo remembered how Kossuth was received with boundless enthusiasm when he visited America iu 1;)[;1. Amoug the thousand-* going iown to tbe Lattery to welcome tho groat orator and patriot was a member of a firm largely interested in the hat manufacturing im"iuAfR. NoticingKo!'1f:lItl¡'¡; peculiar headgear, adorned with a feather, ho con- ) ceived tho idea of manufacturing a new style oi soft hat, and to place them upou tho market under the name 41 Kossuth hat." Tho new stylo made a tre- mendous hit. Kossuth hats were all the ruge. From this little incident dates tho fashion of all sorts oi soft hats unknown heretofore. AN EXCITING Occui'Aiiox.—In the metal rofiuorio* in Birmingham there is no lack of excitement of a ?ortain kind. A good deal of scrap metal, bought for the melting pots, comes from tho Continent, where, it seems, carelessness has almost reached tho rank of a virtue. It is a common thing to find loaded military bombs among tho refuse. The work- men must always be on the lookout for them. Some time ago a scientific and up to date bomb was ill a cargo of scrap iron shipped to Amsterdam, and n. workman just missed shovelliug it into the furnace. It weighed only two pounds, but it would have done damage altogether disproportionate to its size, for, ou being tenderly dissected in the firm's laboratory, the littie stranger was found to contain a quarter of a pint of nitro glycerine. SIIE WOULD.—A lady relates rather a pretty story about a factory girl's novel way of answering a mar- ria ,-?e proposal made to her: The young girl could noi write or read writing, and one day she brought a letter to me to read it for her. It contained an otter o: marriage. I happened to know that tho writer was a deserving young artisan, so I said to her" Now ) OIL must consider this matter very seriously, and if you like to come to me when you have made up your mind, I will write a reply for you." A day or two afterwards llliet the girl ngam,and asked her if she wanted me to answer the letter for her. Oh that is all riuht, sa-ill the girl, looking radiant and pleased,"I've settled it. I answered it myself." "Why, bow did you doit;" I asked. And then she told ino that, she could makea. eapital 1." and that she stuck on the paper a piece ot wool after it tor wull "—■" J wool." 11KATI;G THE BOUNDS.—In several places in Eng- land—at Oxford and some of the Loudon parishes— a singular procession may he seen every Ascension Day. A number of men and boys carrying whito widow wands walk round tho boundaries of the parish and ufterwards dine together. This custom jscaHod "beating tho bounds," and arose in olden rimes, when parish or village boundaries were not so accurately marked out as they are nowadays. It was on-.o a great ceremony in country districts. The c-tioir sang hymns, the parson read the Gospel for the day under a tree—hence styled the Gospol Tree — and occasionally boys were whipped, or thrown into a river, or humped against trees at certain ."pots, the better to impre-s upon their memories the exact position of a boundary. This was all done ia good part., for the lads were rewarded, aud dining the processiou money and other gifts were qj -unonirat the noor. .i, i hi .j. JtioDY.—iviost people MB faimuar wilh tho spathM which may be pro- duced ui!<u-r certain conditions, by stroking the fur of a cat, and travellers in Cmia..lH and other cold, dry countries have wiuiesyid the :>tilI more remark- able phenomenon of the human body bring • .rued into a conductor of electricity and tiie possibility of lighting the gas by merely placing one finger— given the necessary couditUm» of electrical excite- ment—near the (ias iet, without any other agency. Mr. A. \Vr. JViitcbinson, the Alrioau traveller, gives some more startling fact*. He states that one evening, when stnkivg an African native in a moment of any or with a jowuido whip, was as- tonished to bnd sparks prouueed, ami still more sur- prised to find the natives themselves were quite accustomed to the phenomenon. J to subsequently found that ;i very Ib-ht touch, ivpeai.id several times under certain conditions ot Ixy'ily ex< i?e!u"ut, and in under certain conditions ot Ixy'ily ex< i?e!u"ut, and in certain states of the atmosphere, wouid produce a Succession of sparks Irom the bodies of native men an well as native cattle. Wo nro not aware that these facts have been recorded by othar travellers. SfRANGi: CiT'iTOiis.—In cases v. heru no hard and fast iine has been drawn, the minor habits of men vary considerably. For example, although most ri^lit-huudi'd persons put ou their coats left arm first, a considerable percentage thrust iu the right tinn. tSoltiiers lire irom the 0 right shoulder, but sportsmen are icu.ci u> prefer tho left. In working with the spado, a proportion of right-handed men grasp the spado wirii tho left, and push with leit loot and ::¡cd:,t hinid though, when using an axe, tue same individuals would grasp furthest down with tho right. Tbe Persia us mount their hordes from the right side, widen is the dif- ferent side from that mounted by ivuropeuus. The buttons on coats are placed on the right ride New- ton records that at first he confined bis as 'omieal observations to his right eye, but afterwards he managed to train his left. But there are persons who could not do this, owing to the unn>pisd strength of their eyes. Strange to say. the Chinese assign the place of honour to the leit-. At Ivunvonye, in Africa, Cameron relates being introduced to t.ho heir presumptive to the throne, the- nails of whoso left hand bad been ;<]lowed to grow to an enormous length as a sign ot lii;h rank,"proving that be was never required ?o i .'otm manual labour, aud also providing him with the .nc;ui-t of tearing tbe meat which formed his ii*ual diet. Tiik Piiin/LKK. — Not so many years ago, the old peddler's red cart, with its assortment of small wares and shining tin pans, was a familiar spectacle in rural districts,aud its coming created considerable ex- citement in t he farmer's household. I n those days wood pulp did not compete with the calico rfg-bag with the draw-string that hung ou a nail behind the stairway door, nor had tbe "pauper labour" of Europe I)").:IIU to pick rags from thostraet gutters and s dp them in b:g bales to the paper milh of America. ■>o fc.e housewiio who brought forth a well-stocked of eutiinos mid scrap; of cloth and paper as 0r,i tain 0f a 0haiice. t0 44 shop," right in her 0wn a 'k yard. Tho small hoy of the family, who long •d coveted a jew's harp or a pocket comb, pro- ivo.i bis board ol rusty iron and nails,and was made Ti.'y by thu realisation of his Lopes. Then, too, peddler KM welcomed by tho "man of the UOOKP,' because he always brought along a choice •"settment of news which he bad picked up on the -•> e.j to deal out to the farmhouses along way. He wns in reality a sort of per- :¡¡ (,n hI ing- local newspaper, as WfJlll1s perambulat- variety store; so that, appealing to so many mbeiH of the family, and to so many of their I i revests, it is no wonder that his visits were wel- '")" But this unique limine of tbe past is fast •eivding into its shadows, and tbe world will soon • e.ow him no more. live cent, counters and rad- •>ays have ruined his humble business. Country < !o~t have been largely brought within the radius "tores that can supply a much better assortim-ui r vvures, and at a lower prico than could tbe tin d'ilor, whito the price paid for rags—the maiu- e >ne as it were, of the whole bU1'i"6.fI-has fallen "1 as high as six or eight cents to but a fraction of f cent per lb., so th-t very few housewives now wiink of saving the waste iiom thf) scissors.

Every Flemish town has a square called the lIlarkd," where on certain days tho country ;>< npie resort and olfor th«ir pioduco. Tho little srivls next door havo whooping- rotssrh." T ininy "It will niako tuom awful yellish. Tlieir mot Iter Ms thoin have everything." Pastor (to peasant girl} Why do you weep so much?" Peasant. <>irl "Because my lover has coo'< to the army for three years." "That will soor over, YP« but I'm afraid in tho meantimo toother mar •

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I LOCAL GOVERNMENT OF TONDU AND ABERKENFIG. LETTER FROM MR. E. MATTHEWS. Mr Evan Matthews, Aberkenmg, writes as follows: j —As I waa unavoidably absent from the Bridgend and .Cowbridge Board of Guardians on the 20th May, when a sub-committee from the County Council attended for the purpose of hearing what recommendations the board might, have to make as to the alteration of local areas under the new Local Government Act, would you kindly allow me a space in your valuable paper in the hope that it will catch the eye of the Executive Committee of tha County Council, to make a few remarks on the above subject. I wish to refer more particularly to the local government of Tondu and Aberkenfig. I quite agree with our respected Chairman that a Local Board is absolutely necessary for Aberkenfig and its surroundings, I cannot uuderstand how the com- mittee of the Guardians that was appointed to con- sider the question could arrive at the conclusion that a Local Board t hould not be formed for Aberkenfig and its surroundings, because of the strong opposition shown by the parishes—opposition forsooth. Do they consider a vestry meeting consisting of a few select persons from the agricultural part of the parish a representative meeting and 4 strong opposi tion ? It should be fresh in the minds of this com- mittee that a large and enthusiastic meeting, and a truly representative one, was held at Aberkenfig, where it was resolved without a single dissentient that a Local Board was absolutely necessary, and a strong committee was appointed to and did appear before the Committee of the County Council in support of that proposal. As to the proposed alter- native of uniting Tondu and Aberkenfig to Bridgend Local Board District the people of Bridgend should protest with all their might against such a sugges- tion for various reasons. But I will only trouble you with a few at present. Such a district would be unworkable there wuuld be too great a friction between the representatives of the two sections. According to our present population we would have the same number of members on the board as Bridgend, and in the near future would have more as our population increases faster. Consequently the ancient town of Bridgend would be governed by representatives from Tondu and Aberkenfig. As to the recommendation of dividing the Rural dis- trict into two that would not improve matters at all. One of our complaints is that there is not sufficient power vested in the Rural Sanitary Authority to enable the sanitation of the neighbourhood to be well carried out; and, as Mr Blandy Jerkins very truly remarked, Tondu and Aberkenfig would not gain anything by remaining under the Rural Sani- tury Authority. Would you allow me, if I have not trespassed too far already, to suggest an urban district for Tondu and Aberkenfig. Looal interest should be a secondary consideration. We should approach the question from a higher standard. The local areas should bo so altered that Maesteg, the Ogmore and Garw, and Porthcawl urban dis- tricts should be made contiguous. Therefore I suggest that Llangynwyd Lower, St Brides Minor, Ynisawdre, and Newcastle Higher should form one urban district. Farther, that Newcastle Lower should be added to Bridgend, Llangynwyd Middle to Maesteg, and that Porthcawl district be extended so as to include Kenfig Hill. It is very important that Llangynwyd Middle should be added to Maosteg, owing to the drainage of that place. How long is the condition of things at Maesteg to be allowed to remain, when at the same time all other adjoining towns are prohibited under the Rivers Pollution Act from draining into the river ? The day is not far distant when Maesteg will have to convey its sewage to the sea, and that will mean an enormous outlay. If they are wise in time they will add Llangynwyd Middle to their district, and when the time arrives they will be able to dispose of their sewage by gravitation, make a sewage farm in Llan- gynwyd, as there are many miles of beautiful agri- cultural land in the parish.

YOUTHFUL DEPRAVITY AT ST. ATHAN. DEAD DRUNK AT SIXTEEN. At Cowbridge County Police-court on Tuesday— before Colonel Tyler and Mr F.W. Dunn—two raw, country-looking lads named John Harry and Edward Williams, both aged 16, servants at Eglwysbrewis Farm, were charged with being drupk on the high- way. Police-constable Mapps said he found the defen- dants on Whit Monday lying on the road outside of the village dead drunk. The Bench fined the defendants half-a-crown each.

THE RE-OPENING OF LIS- WORNEY CHURCH. As will be seen by an advertisement in another column, Lisworney Church, after complete restor- ation, will be re-opened on Wednesday next. For names of clergy engaged to preach, and times of services, we refer our readers to the announcement in another column.

A ST ATHAN FARMER AND HIS LABOURER. At Cowbridge police-court on Tuesday, Griffith Jeffreys,a farm labourer, sued Wm Gray,fanner,of St Athan, for £1 8s as balance of wages and board. Plaintiff who gave his evidence in Welsh said he was engaged in December last by defendant at 9s a week and his keep. He left at the end of seven weeks, defendant then owing him £1 13s, but he had two bushels of oats from him for which he had given defendant 5s credit in the claim. After he gave notice defendant and his wife appeared to be unwilling to give him meals, and on one occasion nothing was brought to him at the table. Defendant claimed that only 10s was due to plaintiff, and stated that he only agreed to pay him 8s a week, and produced a book containing an entry to that effect, which he said ho made at the time". He denied that plaintiff had been refused food. On the occasion referred to Jeffreys came to the table with dirty hands, and on his wife telling him about it he got up without a word and walked out. He had been to St Athans several times but had never asked for his money. In answer to the Clerk defendant said he had received a solicitor's letter on defendant's behalf, but did not take any notice of it. Plaintiff caused considerable amusement by the 4 pigeon English' into which he burst forth in denying defendant's statements. also produced an entry In a book in support of his statement as to the rate of wages agreed upon, and The Bench awarded plaintiff 17s and costs.

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