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N otices. Under Distinguished Patronage. LLANTWIT MAJOR. A GRAND E ISTE D DFOD Will be held in a Spacious Marquee, at the above place, ON BANK HOLIDAY. AUGUST 6th, 1894. PRESIDENT :-A. J. WILLIAMS, ESQ., M.P. CONDUCTOR — M. MORGAN, ESQ., Pontypridd. ADJUDICATORS Singing-ECS MORGANWG. Aberdare, and MR. W. LLEWELLYN, Deri. Pnefry, L:tcrat,ure, S'C-—REV. BEN DA VIES, Ystalyfera. Fancy Werh,-$c.—MRS. THOMAS, Boverton-Court, and MISS THOMAS, Plymouth House. PRINCIPAL COMPETITIONS: To the Choir. Dot less than 40 in number, that will best sing, "Then Round About The Starry Throne f Handel J—lat, £ 10 2nd, E2 10s. To the Male Voice Party, not less than 20 in number, that will best sing, The Little Church (Becky)—Prize, .£5. Good Prizes will be given for Solos, Duets, &c. Essavs, Poems, Recitations, Fancy Work, &c. PROGRAMMES to be had from the Secretary, Id. each, J. B. LLEWELYN, Boverton, Cowbridge. REFRESHMENTS will be provided in a. large Tent on the Field. £ &■ GRAND CONCERT in the Evening, when n number of eminent Artistes will sing. CASTELL Y COITY. c :x is XJ i i t E I BTEDDFOD FAWEEUDOG, YN" Y LLE CCHOD, DYDD Llun (Gwyl Mabon), Medi 3ydd, 1894 BEIRNIAD Y CANU: MR. D. W. LEWIS, BRYNAMAN. BEIRNIAD Y FARDDONIAETH, &c. Y PARCH. J. GWRHYD LEWIS, Tonyrefail. Llywydd y Dydd A. J. WILLIAMS, Ysw. Arweinydd Mr W. G. RICHARDS. Cyf. ilyddes Miss BLANCHE E. MOORE. PR IF DDARN: s cl I'r Cur, ddim dan 60 mewn nifer, a gano yn oreu, H Y r Afonig." (D.Thomas, Bridgend). Gwobr 12 0 0 A Chadair hardd i'r Arweinydd. AIL DDARN: I'r Parti o Feibion, dim dan 35 mewn nifer, a gano yn oreu, "W yr Phillistia" (V allicmt Warriors). (D. Jenkins, Aberystwyth). Gwobr. 8 0 0 Y mae programmes yn barod, ac i'w cael gan yr Ysgrifenyddion. WILLIAM DAVID, Spencer Road Coity, EVAN THOMAS, Post Office, Coity, | 180 YSGRIFENYDDIOY. Eisteddfod Gadeiriol Abertawe. CYXHELIR YR E I ST E 1) D F 0 D UCEOD, YN YR ALBERT HAIAL, DyddLlun (Mabon) Medi 3ydd, 1894. BEIRNIAID Y GANIADAETH—MR. T. RICHARDS (ApGlyndwr) Pontycymmer, a MR. J. SINGLETON, G.&L., Taibach. BARDDONIAETH, &C.—Y' PARCH. E. REES (Dyfed). ARWEINYDD Y DYDD ABRAHAM H. THOMAS, Ysw., J.P. (Crymlun). j PR1F DDARNAU: 1'r CÙr, heb fod dan 70 mewn rhif, a gano oreu, Bendigedig fyddo Arglwydd Dduw Israel (John Thomas, Llauwrtyd). Gwobr, £ 20, a £ l i'r Arwein- ydd buddugol, a 10/6 i bob Arweinydd anfuddugol. 1'r Parti o Feibion, ddim dan 30 mewn nifer, a gano yn oreu, "Wyr Philistia" (Valiant Warriors) (D. Jenkins) yn Gymraeg neu yn Saesonaeg. Gwobr, zio. I'r Fife and Brum Band a chwareuo yn oreu, "Merch Megan," "Difvrwch Syr Watkin," a Nos Galan" (B. Parry. Abertawe). Gwobr JB5, a Metromone hardd i'r Arweinydd. O" Am y gweddill o'r Testynau gwel y Programme, Igd.trwyyPost. EVAN THOMAS, Birchgrove, JOHN H. THOMAS, Llansamlet, 265 YSGRIFENYDDION. CYMMER, GLYNCORRWG. -0- A GRAND EISTEDDFOD Will be held at the above place ON MONDAY, SEPT. 3RD, 1S5-1. -0- Chairman E. Plummer, Esq. Glyncorrwg Con- ductor: Mr T. Munroe, Corrwg Valley Collieries Treasurers: Messrs. J. Morgan and W.H. Plummer; Adjudicator of Music Mr Tom Price, Merthyr; Adjudicator of Poetry, Literature, See.: Rev. J. Ceulanydd Williams, Maesteg. Accompanist: Miss Minnie Morgans, Sen. Cert., R.A.M., Maesteg. —o— To the Choir not less than 70 in number that will best render Worthy is the Lamb (Handel), prize j £ 18, and a Grand Chair to the Conductor 10/6 will be given to every unsuccessful Conductor. To the MaleVoiceParty not less than 35 in number that will best render Wyr Philistia (D. Jenkins), prize JE5. To the Drum and Fife Band that will best render Gospel Messenger" (Wright and Round), first prize, S5 second prize, £ 2. For the best Elegy to the late Mr David Evans, contractor, Cymmer, prize £ 3 3s. Particulars may be had of the Rev E. Davies, Cymmer, R.S.O. For the best English Essay on a Colliery Ex- plosion," prize £1 Is. For the best Welsh Essay on Patriotism (Gwlad- garweh). prize Li Is. Programmes containing all particulars wiil be ready June 11th, and may be had for the usual price oi the Secretary, 314 MR JAMES HARDING, Cymmer, R.S.O. (<ANTATA IN COSTUME. "PRINCE AND PEDLAR," (BY MAC RAY). TOXDU SCHOOL, JuT 7.30 f.jVI., Saturday, July tSth, & Monday, July 30,1894 J 0 H N'S CHOIR, With Local Assistance. EFFICIENT STRING BAND. PROFESSIONAL PRINCIPALS. NEW SCENERY, NEW DRESSES. Conductor Mr. F. G. LONG. Numbered Reserved Seats, 2s. Second Seats, Is. Plan of Reserved Seats at Mr. Hitchings' Tondu. 358 mO SERVE at the Bell Inn Laleston, two pure- JL bred BOALS (Berks and Yorkshire breed). 319 (SftttralitfnaL BRIDGEND. -+ BRIDGEND GRAMMAR SCHOOL HEADMASTER—Mr. JOHN RANKIN, B.A. London, 1st Division. Thorough Education, Preparation for the various Public Examinations. Cultivation of gentlemanlike habits and manners. Parents who desire the advantages offered by this School are requested to communicate with the Hea.d-Master, Grammar School, Bridgend. Next Term commences Monday, May 1st, 1894. IVY HOUSE SCHOOL, NEWCASTLE A HILL. Established 1835. Conducted by Miss LEACH and Miss COMBED. ;Sound Elementary Education. Studies English, Music, Drawing, French, Calisthenics. A Separate Room and Class for Younger Children. The School will Re-opeu D.V., MONDAY, JAX 15th,1894. 1022 MISS ROYSTON, A CADEMY FOR JpRENCH & MIU-SIC, 3, Park Street, BRIDGEND. I2r Pupils received at any time. 360 Bridgend College School (NOLTON STREET). RE-OPENS WEDNESDAY, MAY 2ND, 1891. Preparation for Examinations. J. P. JCNES. PORTHCAWL. pORTHCAWL HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS (ESPLANADE.) (In union with the London College of Music) Principals The Misses JONES Head English Governess Miss Wrentord,sen.Cam. Second Miss Johns, 1st Div. Col. Pre. Pianoforte, Violin, & Singing, Miss Welch, R.A.M, and Mr Seaton. Drawing and Painting, Mr J. T. Phillips. French and Physical Training, Monsieur Robiette. Good home school for boarders. Thorough education. Preparation for exams. High-class references. Private lessons given in all accomplishments. Summer Term, May 1st, 1894. MOORLANDS, pORTHCAWL. HIGH-CLASS BOARDING SCHOOL FOR GIRLS. Principals— THE MissEs GARSED, (Certificated, Oxford and Cambridge.) Assisted by Madamoiselle KAEPRINSKA, resident French and Music Mistress. Masters for all accomplishments (if desired). PRIVATE LESSONS GIVEN IN MUSIC PAINTING, AND LEATHER WORK. Superior Advantages for delicate or backward Children. Summer Term commences May 8th. pORTHCAWL COLLEGE.) PRINCIPAL—Rev. E. J. NEWELL, M.A. Late exhibitioner of Worcester College, Oxford, Author 01 History of the Ancient British Church, &c. Assisted by E. W. HURST, Esq., B.A., London, and others. A First-class Boarding School for Boys of a Superior Clau. Large House facing the sea. Healthiest position in Wales for a School. Climate bracing in Summer and mild in Winter. Term begins May 1st. NEATH. RUGBY GIRLS' SCHOOL, NEATH, i Superior School for limited number of boarders. Professional teachers for all subjects. Locality— healthy. Highly recommended by parents of pupils. Articled Pupil wanted. Private lessons given in Leatherwork, Pokerwork, and other new works of art. School will Re-open May 8th, 1894. PRINCIPALS-THE MISSES WILLIAMS. MRS GWYN-LEWIS recommends Isytwyn, Neath Abbey, as being a School for good music,' thorough English, painting, drawing, and languages. COWBRIDGE. ————————————————————— THE GREAT HOUSE SCHOOL FOR GIRLS. PRINCIPALS MRS AND THE MISSES CULVERWELL. STUDENTS are successfully prepared for Oxford, Cambridge, College of Preceptors, Royal Academy of Music, and Trinity College Local Examinations. Private Lessons in Painting (Oils, Water Colours, Terra Cotta, &c), Drawing (Model and Freehand) Pianoforte, Violin, Singing, Harmony, Counter point, and Theory of Music. Special attention is given to the comfort, refine ment, and Physical well-being of Pupils exceptional advantages for Art Subjects. Terms moderate. Fees from entrance. Prospectus of School and Examination Successes on application to the Principals. References-Parents of present and ex-Pupils. The School will re-open May 9th, 1894. 3710 PLAS HEN SCHOOL FOR GIRLS. COWBRIDGE. PBINCIPALS Miss PAYNE, Cert. Camb. Higher Local, and Miss L. PAYNE. ——— Pupils successfully prepared for Cambridge College of Preceptors, Trinity College, and London College of Music Local Examinations. Prospectus and List of past successes on applica- tion. Next Term commences May 7th, 1894. 106 Ijttsir. J\T ISS R. K. EVANS gives INSTRUCTIONS Lll. on the PIANOFORTE. Pupils Prepared fr, the R.A.M Examination^.—Newcastle Hill, Bridgeno.[lllO MR. GOMER JONES, R.C.M. (Pupil of Mr. HENRY HOLMES, Principal Professor of Violin, R.C.M.), IS OPEN TO TAKE PUPILS ON THE VIOLIN. Pupils prepared for R.A.M. and R.C.M. Examinations. For Terms, &c., apply at- 15, CAMBRIAN TERRACE, BRIDGEND. MR. JONES attends CAREY VESTRY, TONDU, on SATURDAYS. 344 NOTICE TO CYCLISTS.-Come and read for yourselves your RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES and study the riding regulations, and therefore be under no doubt as to what are the PENALTIES. Full information to be had in our windows.-Brown and Williams, official repairers to the Cycle Tourist Club, Wyndham-street, Bridgend.-Advt.
BRIDGEND POLICE COURT.
BRIDGEND POLICE COURT. SATURDAY.—Before Mr R. W. Llewellyn (Chair- I man), Messrs C. P. Davis, J. 1. D. Nicholl, R. K. Prichard, and W. Llewellyn.
iALLEGED FALSE I'Rl'TLNCES.
ALLEGED FALSE I'Rl'TLNCES. The Magistrates ordered a warrant to issue against Henry Bevan, IS, Talbot-terrace, Maesteg, for endeavouring to obtain 2s. -3d. by false pretences. Mr Jenkin Jones, colliery manager, said in consequence ef what he heard he saw the defen- dant, whom he knew, and accused him of marking a tram laden with coal as being his, when it was not his. He admitted having done so. If he had not been discovered he would have received 2s. 3d. for working that coal which, in fact, be- j longed to another man.
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AFFILIATIO-N. Mary Catherine Bevan, 2<, John-street, Maesteg, singlcwoman, summoned Phillip Price, eolliei, Picton-placs, Maesteg, to show cause, &c. Complainant said she was 20 last September, and had a boy child on 22nd March Defendant did not deny being the father; he had paid her monev, and promised to marry her. He promised last Saturday to put the banns in on Sunday, but did not. Defendant was ordered to pay-">3 per week, and me 6d costs.
COAL STEALIX-0.
COAL STEALIX-0. Isaac Jonerj, John Williams and Walter BDker, colliers, of Blaengarw, were convicted of stealing coal the property of the International Colliery Company, and fined £ 1 each, or seven days' hard labour Ben -amin Stone and David Jones, of 10, Blaengarw road, were charged with a similar offence and fined os each or five days hard labour.
STEALING A CLOOi-..
STEALING A CLOOi- Anthony Welsh, fireman, of Cardiff, pleaded guilty to stealing a clock from the house of Mrs Davies, Morfa Villa, Bridgend, and was sentenced to ten days' hard labour.
| TEMPERANCE DEMONSTRATION…
TEMPERANCE DEMONSTRATION AT COWBRIDGE. Teetotalism seems to be in a flourishing state in pub "-ridden and peace-loving Cowbridge (writes a correspondent), and the recent temperance demonstration eclipsed anything of the kind that has ever been seen here in point of magnitude. If the number of those who took part in the pro- cession afford any criterion of the town's abstemi- ousness it is apparent that nearly half the population are adherents of the teetotal creed and look not upon the wine when it is red for the population of the town 3is not much above 1,000, and the processionists must have numbered about 500. Most of the 500 were members of the rising generation too, so that, provided they do not prove vacillating, break the pledge, and become tipplers, there seems to be A good time coming" for Cowbridge from a moral point of view and an equally Bad time coming" from the publicans' point of view. Have you ever heard of a place half the population of which were abstainers? Tthey are as rare as jewels on a pauper's neck. It was altogether a grand turn-out; and all tee- totallers may well gloat over it. The field where the sports were held presented an animated appearance, and about" 80 dozen pop" myste- riously disappeared during the day.-i.e. not the bottles but the contents thereof. All the denomi- nations were represented except the Church of England. An invitation was sent to the Band of Hope in connection with the Church of England by Brother Gunter, the secretary,but it was declined with thanks" and once more the Church proved itself The alien Church in Wales," by keeping aloof from a good movement, and refusing to associate with "heretics" (!). A collection was made in the field on behalf of the Albion Colliery Relief Fund, with the result that Brother T. J. Yorwerth had the satisfaction of sending off a cheque for 1:2 15s.
THE VOLUNTEERS AT PORTHCAWL.
THE VOLUNTEERS AT PORTHCAWL. A pretty scene was witnessed on the Locks Common, Porthcawl, on Sunday, when the volun- teera now in camp there turned out with full accoutrements, and an open air service was con- ducted by Canon Thompson, of Cardiff. The day was beautiful, the warm sunshine being tempered by a refreshing sea breeze that rendered the surroundings extremely exhilarating. Hun. dreds of people came by the Sunday excursion- around which so much fierce oral warfare has been waged, and, wending their way without delay down to the scenes of the operations, greatly enhanced the resplendency of the spectacle by the variety of their summer attires. The gloomy. forebodings of the few pessimists who only a few weeks ago predicted that the Sunday excursions wouli be the means of replenishing the town with the scum and rabble and rav-tag and bob- tail of society, and other types of the substratum of humanity were sadly dissipated, for so far from there being any of the rowdy element among them the excursionists were all of the most re- spectable type, bent on drinking in sea air rather than Bass' stout. Arrived on the commons the picture that presented itself to them was pleasing indeed. The volunteers had taken up a position on the level above the Golf Club's headquarters, and were undergoing evolutions preparatory to the march past." It was not long before all were on the move, and marching in the direction of the town, they halted in a hollow under a piece of rising ground, where the service was conducted' After a hymn had been sung the church service was gone through, after which Canon Thompson delivered a happily-conceived address, in the course of which he dwelt on the courage and bravery displayed in the field of battle by the British soldier and exhorted his volunteer hearers to "have regard to manliness" and the other good qualities that make the man." The popular Canon was at his best. The inspiriting hymn "Forward be our watchword" was then sung, and after the Canon had pronounced the benediction the volunteers, headed by the band, returned to the place whence they came and the multitude likewise went away to fill the inner man.
i. THE CAERAU DISPUTE. i
THE CAERAU DISPUTE. SUMMONSES ISSUED. Several summonses, arising out of the dispute at the Caerau Colliery, Maesteg, were to have been heard by the Bridgend magistrates on Saturday, but Mr Walter H. Morgan, who appeared for the defendants, applied for an adjournment to a special day on the ground of want of time to get up the defence, and the absence of counsel engaged at the Assizes, at Swansea, and likely to be engaged there the whole or most of the following week. Mr V. Simons, who appeared for the prosecution, opposed the application, which, however, was granted.
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TilE WOMAN'S WOULD.
TilE WOMAN'S WOULD. Ir a graceful walk is desired, there are (advises a lady writer in the Manchester Weekly Times') three things to be observed-first, absence of self-conscious- ness, occupy your mind with the things or people you pass on your way, with a train of thought, with some book you have been reading, or with some plans you are forming with anything, in fact, that will prevent you5* mind from dwelling on yourself, your own movements, and what they look like to other people. Second, keep the shoulders well back, but without stiffness, in order to allow free expansion to the chest, and lungs. always more taxed and more active during the effort of walking; if the chest is thrown well forward, and the head held erect (also without, stiffness,), the rest of the body will, as it were, arrange itself in proper position. Lastly, walk from the liips, not from the knee only, and walk at the pace that is most comfortable for you, that is to say, neither more quickly nor more slowly than your mood at the time feels disposed for. Moods and the weather and other influences have a great deal to d« with deciding the pace, as it were, and a walk begun at a snail's crawl almost, may end. quite unconsciously to the walker, in a joyous quick step, because the spirits rose under the influence of the sunshine and the muscles recovered tone and vigour in the bracing air. Or, on the contrary, if one is under the influence of anger or intense worry or vexation, the walk may begin in a nervous quickness, and gradually calm down to the measured swing of equable content and peace this is why people so often say ''he (or she) is walk- ing it, off," speaking of a fit of temper, or an over- whelming grief or anxiety, and it is literally true the over-wrought nerves, quivering and tense with excite- ment or suffering, re-act upon the muscles and prompt them to rapid action, which in its turn serves as a sort of safety-valve for this superfluous energy of emotion, which, pent up, might have had more serious consequences, and in any case would have lasted longer, but, expended in action, passes harm- lessly and quickly off and leaves the brain clear and the nerves quiet, even if only for a time. But all this only shows how closely the rate of walking is con- nected with the mood or frame of mind in which one happens to be, and the most graceful walk will be that which M most in harmony with the whole nature and requires least exertion to maintain. WHAT should we do without the conceited young lady ? asks a writer in a contemporary devoted to women's interests. She is always ready to play (he heroine in private theatricals, and she needs no in- structions on -the contrary, she is quite ready to advise even the stage manager himself, and, to some extent, she is possessed of intelligence. Timidity has never stood in her way bashfulness was never her greatest enemy; she does not know what it is to ,,i-e- have nerves; -dhe is never afraid she will not do the right thing—she always does. She feel herself a great artist, although she has painted but two or three plaques an accomplished musician, because familiar with dance music a prima donna, being one of a choir of 20-all volunteers; and a reigning belle—having entertained two young gentle- men the same evening. Then she is so happy! Ah it is her happiness that is envied. Contentment, beams from her countenance, and, although she may never gain our affection, still, she is to be envied." IN Norway it is not considered advisable to allow women to rush recklessly into matrimony, as a bill has just been added to the statute-book which makes it illegal for asy girl to marry until she can produce a certificate of proficiency in knitting, baking, and spinning. If such a law were passed isa England, there would be an alarming decrease in the number of marriages for a time. Ix an art icle on "Conversation in Society," written for the Ktu/lish I/lust rated Magazine, Lady Jeune writes, "A person who talks well need not necessarily be highly intellectual or possess great mental gifts but cultivation is certainly an essential combined with a wide general knowledge of books. The qualities necessary for a good talker are some- what varied; but there are a few which stand out as being pre-eminently necessary. Among them wo should certainly class (1) a soft voice (2) general knowledge (3) a power of sympathy (4) social ex- perience and adaptability. A soft voice and a low laugh are indispensable gifts for a good talker. The weak point of really clever people's conversation is often an inability to adapt themselves to any society except that in which they have always lived. But one great change in modern days is the very general part women take in conversation, and they talk pleasantly. Women are quick, sympathetic, and keenly interested in the widening phases of modern life; they read widely, their memories are good, and they bring to bear on many subjects perhaps not well-balanced opinions, but some that are often inte- resting and original. Women have pleasant voices, and are less egotistical than men, allowing the con- versation to fall naturally into certain lines, which often are indicated by them, without caring to take a leading part in it themselves. The conversation of modern women is vastly improved in its range of sub- jects, for though personal matters and gossip must always occupy a large place in theirs, as well as in the conversation of men, it is no longer the sole theme of discussion, and there are many people who rarely touch on such questions at all. As tha principal object of conversation is amuse- ment, mental relaxation, and pleasant idleness, it ia almost impossible for any kind of social intercourse to ignore gossip entirely; and in its harmless forms it is agreeable enough. Theliberal influences of the 19th century have affected conversation as well as every other part of life, and the broadness and open- ness with which all subjeets are discussed is one of the most marked of its effects. We have lost the coarseness of the 18th century, but whether the veiled frankness with which all social, moral, and re- ligious matters are now discussed is an improve- ment is a very doubtful question. Conversation between men and women is open and unre- stricted, and the social problems, which are becoming of the most engrossing interest, are con- sidered quite a legitimate topic of discussion between them. The monopoly of such conversation is not that of the married women of the 19tli century, who have at least earned a right to view many social problems from an emancipated point of view. If we take modern novels as a picture of English life (and though we may entirely disavow their accuracy, we must always remember they are accepted as typical of the time they represent) we find that young girla demand the same freedom. If French literature is at all an index to French life and customs we cannot fail to see the difference between the novels read by a jeune personnr and those which lie on our own tables at home; as well as the contrast in their lives and education." Ir is safe to predict (says Winter's Weekly) that women won't get the suffrage by disquisitions on the greater morality of their sex in matters of principle, nor by boasting of the purifying and ennobling in- fluence they will exert at the polling booths. The less said on that aspect of the question the better. The zeal already displayed by lady canvassers, in cajoling doubtful voters by any or no argument, doesnot inclino a sober observer to set much store by the point that women would be sure to vote in the right way." And to one, continues our contemporary, who has been persistently pestered into signing a petition in favour of Women Suffrage, notwithstanding her polite insistence on the fact that she was not desirous of the change, the argument seems specially in- appropriate. That women" who have the same- property qualifications as men should have the same political rights is an intelligible position enough, but when you go into their probable use of such rights you open the door to a good many painful arguments on both sides which are best unuttcred. MRS. HETTY GREEK, who lives in Brooklyn, is reputed to be the richest lady in the world, inas- much as she owns property valued at £ 12,000,000 sterling. But with all her wealth, Mrs. Green is of a miserly disposition. She wears clothes which a respectable charwoman in full employment would disdain to be seen in, and she lives in one of the lowest-priced rooms in a. boarding-house, paying 30s. a week, and doing her own washing in her own room. She is 58 years of age, and daily visits the bank where her hoard is deposited. She may be seen crossing Brooklyn-bridge every morning carrying a black bag. One object of her doing so is said to ba to save the cost of lunching at her boarding-house The Chemical Bank of New York, of which she is a large stockholder, provides a free lunch for share- holders or depositors living at a distance who come to town to do business with it, and the lady is said invariably to get her lunch at the bank. Her movements are involved in some mystery, and she seems to endeavour to conceal her identity as much as possibla. MRS. AMELIA BARR, who is generally spoken of as the American writer," is a Lancashire woman both by birth and education, and it was only in the early days of her married life that she first crossed the oond. Her husband was the son of a Scotch divine, who accepted a muni. ipal appointment in Texas. She lost her husband when she was only 36, and soon after that took to her present literary work, having three daughters to work for. Her first efforts were only essays and short stories, but she gained success'as a novelist, and her latest story of New York life, called "Girls of a Feather," is now attracting the" greatest attention.
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ON what toe does a corn never come ?-The mistle- toe.
"MARC";
"MARC"; THE STORY OF A MONKEY. The January thaw had begun a heavy fog hung over the streets, which were deserted except by a few stragglers appearing to care for neither wind nor weather and some waggons and close cabs which seemed to be hurrying to a place of shelter. The snow of yesterday was melting fast, and now the roads were covered with muddy slush, through which the horses slipped and splashed. As though to add to the general gloom, a dull, drizzling rain was falling, and the sound of the drops dripping at regular intervals from the roofs of the houses, gave those indoors an inexpressible sense of loneliness. It was Mrs. Van Alden's reception day, and that lady was half reclining in a richly cushioned chair by the window, looking languidly out at the dreary street, usually gay with riders and drivers. A magazine lay in her lap, one of the dainty fingers keeping the plaoe. At her feet a young girl of about fifteen, with a bright, interesting face, was picking out a new air on her mandolin. "There," she exclaimed, triumphantly, as she finished it. "That's the first time I ever played that, mamma. Don't you think I'm improving ?' Very much, my dear. You must play the air to your papa when he comes." So I will if we are alone. Do you think anyone will come this afternoon? It's half past four now." No, I hardly think anyone will venture out in such wretched weather, and I am glad of it. This week has been such a fatiguing one that I have had scarcely a moment to myself." Just then a handsome carriage, with coachman and footman in livery, stopped at the door, and two fashionably attired women alighted. Sirs. Curwen and Mrs. Dilworth," said Mrs. Van Alden, with animation. Well, I am glad to see them. I haven't met Mrs. Curwen since her return from abroad." And she settled the folds of her black velvet train more gracefully, and took up again the magazine she had been reading. Helen snatched up her beloved mandolin and re- treated to her own room. Once there, with the door locked, she was safe from the intrusions of her great mastiff or her small brother. She ensconced herself cosily on the wide window seat, piled pillows around her and one behind her head, then pulled out her books and began to prepare to-morrow's lesson for Miss Newell, her much-tried French governess. She had just come to a troublesome passage when she heard the wheezy sound of an accordion, going bv fits and starts, and, looking down, saw a queer little object standing in the rain—an Italian boy, coatless, with curly black hair uncovered. When he looked up and saw her he began to play loudly on his cracked instrument. lie laboured under diffi- culties, however, for under his arm he carefully held a bundle which lie seemed to be doing his best, not to squeeze. Helen raised herself lazily from the cuihions, and going to her purse, took out the last ten cent piece there. It seemed to her that this performance was gone through with every day, and it really did lessen her pocket money noticeably. She opened the window, threw out the dime, wrapped in paper, and watched the boy as he care- fully laid his bundle on the grass and ran to get the monev. But what was Helen's astonishment to seethe dingy cloth move, and a queer little head with a gay red cap peep out! Her curiosity was aroused immediately, and with- out a thought of consequences, or how shocked her elegant mother would be could she see her, she rushed down stairs, and out on the verandah. Will you come up and bring your monkey ?" she called. The boy looked surprised that "a lady from one of the great houses" should come out and speak to him; but he obeyed, nevertheless, and was soon beside her, his monkey in his arms, wrapped carefully in what proved to be the boy's own ragged coat. "What is your monkey's name to asked Helen, to open the conversation. His name is Marc," he said in his broken English. "An' I fear he dies now, an' Marc is all I has." Helen saw the great tears running down the little Italian's grimy cheeks. In a moment she was all sympathy. What is the matter with him ?" she asked. But before he had time to reply Marc began to couch feebly, looking up with real agony in his round eyes. The boy let his accordion drop, not caring whether it was broken or not, and began petting the suffering monkey, calling him all the endearing names he could think of, both in his native tongueand in English. And Marc seemed to understand him, for when his fit of coughing was over, and he had rested for a moment with his eyes closed, he put his cold little arms around his master's neck, and rested his brightly plumed cap on his shouldei like a tired child. Helen's voice broke as she said: Come inside, and we'll see if we can do anything for him." The lad followed her, not surprised or confused by the elegance of the house, so great was his grief for his dying pet. Helen led the way to the great big fire in the hall, and they laid the monkey on a soft fur rug on the hearth. He looked up with gratitude in his eyes, and made a low crooning noise when Helen softly stroked his rough fur. Has he been this way long ?'' she asked. "No, mees-it was just one week ago. One mucha col' da' he commence cough, an' lie getta worser evera da'. To-da' have nuthin' to eat 'tall. I make no penny. He be wm hungry." Then he began again to fondle and caress poor Marc, who seemed to bo getting feebler each moment. Helen flew to the bell, and when James, tho butler, came, that dignified person had great difficulty in keeping as stiff and sober as befitted a servant who had been in the family all his life. However, he managed to suppress his amazement at finding his young mistress down on her knees before a monkey and his master, and took her very incoherent order for cake and olives and numberless other dainties that doubtless poor Marc had never had the good luck to taste in his life. It had flashed through her mind that olives came from Italy, and so of course Marc must like them. But even the products of his master's native land had no further charm for Marc. He feebly put up his cold hand, and in the middle of a painful fit of coughing tried to take off his red flannel cap. gay with tinsel and feathers, a trick which used to delight the children but he was too far gone to eat anything. By this time the tears were streaming down Helen s cheeks, and when she heard her mother coining out into the hall to say good-bye to Mrs. Dilworth and Mrs. Curwen, she never moved from where she knelt on the mat, one finger clasped by Marc's black paw. Mrs. Van Alden did not notice her at first, but happening to turn toward the other side of the room she saw her daughter beside a street musician, and uttered a little shriek. Helen, my dear What are you doing, and what have you there ?" H elen hopped up with red, tear-swollen eyes, and said in a lugubrious tone- This poor little monkey is dying of consumption, mamma." Mrs. Van Alden was shocked and mortified that her daughter should behave in so undignified a manner. Mrs. Curwen laughed heartily at. the odditv of the thing but Mrs. Dilworth went over to her and looked sympathisingly at the suffering animal, and even went so far as to put her daintily gloved hand on the little Italian's shoulder, and tell him she was sorry for him. But now poor Marc had commenced coughing again. Struggling painfully to his feet, he jumped to his master's arms and lay panting and trembling there. Then the paroxysm of pain seemed to pass. He once more looked into the boy's tearful eyes and tried feebly to doff his cap but his arm stopped half way and then fell limp. His loving eyes closed. Marc was dead. Any day, if you should go to a certain house on the square, a handsome little buttons," in the livery of the Van Aldens, will open the door for you. But if you had ever seen him before you would not know him now, for the old sorrowful look has gone out of hia face, and instead has come one of perfect happiness. But should you ask him to tell you the story of Marc his dark eyes would fill with tears; he has not yet forgotten his pet monkey.
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GRIZZLY: 1 was ()'<)!? excited just now nwvz two men shake handp." Johnfon What can 01" possibly be exciting about the simple ceremony ot hand 1-haking?" fhi-fZly: Oh, each man had his hand doubled up and was shaking it under the ofcbtr fellow's nofo LAWYER: "Madam, I'm sorry to say that I don't see a thost of a chance for you to upset your uncie'.s will." Woman: 11 to be frask with you, I don't pee a gbost of a chance to pay you for what you have already done if it isn't." Lawyer. On second thoughts, madam, I think the will can bo upset." SAY is your name Curfew ?" aekcd Bridget, as BV;6 poked her head cautiously up out of the basemenv. "No," said he. "Why?" "'Cause I beerd M's<? Pally a sayin' som^thin' about • Curfow thill not riug to-night,' and I thou ht as how if you was Curfew I'd r. I! feu to knock, instead of foolin' with t.IH3 bf'JI "THRY say that a poet is born, not made." "I think it is BO. For instance. Adam did not writs vtrsea.'
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(From the Agricultural Gazette.") SURMOUNTING DIFFICULTIES. now any grower can send wheat to England at present prices and continue to live is a 11 difficult question to answer. Ten bushels per acre at 2s. M. amounts to the precise sum of 27s. 6d., and yet some States only produce eight bushels per acre, and whole continents barely average 11. To plough and harrow, sow and harvest, a crop worth such a sum per acre is difficult for an English farmer to understand. Official estimates show that llf bushels per acre 2 is the maximum avorage for wheat in V ictoria, taken over the last six or seven years. The yield of under- average crofs of seven and eight bushels per acre will scarcely realise El per acre gross return, from which all costs ar& to be deducted. Neither does it appear that the farmer obtains the full value of his grain, as the system of marketing is extremely primitive and trustful. We are indebted to Mr. Packham, a settler in Victoria, for the perusal of a manuscript upon farming in that colony. His brother is Mr. Thomas Paekham, of Oakwood Farm, Streat, Hassocks, and the entire manu- script breathes a spirit of practical know- ledge and thorough appreciation of the relative positions of Colonial and British wheat-growers. As marketing the grain, Mr. Paekham writes There are no country markets as in England, but there are regular auction sales of grain held every week in Melbourne, which as a rule are taken as the standard price for all the country districts, less cost of freight. When the farmer has carted his grain to the station he either sells to the miller, agent, or storekeeper, or stores it with them. In some rare cases he consigns his wheat direct to Melbourne for sale byT auction. The storekeeper, as a rule, keeps for sale every requisite on a farm, outside and inside, and he will buy every kind of produce. In ordinarily good years it is not Mcessary to take a sample with you when selling your wheat, as it is so much alike that as it, were the whole district has only one sample, and if a farmer should happen to have his wheat extra good, or unusually clean, he most likely will not get a farthing a bushel more for it than a farmer who has a lot of chaff or wild oats among his." Such a system is likely to promote careless farming and slovenly dressing of corn, and exhibits the ob- jectionable features of dealing with a middleman. The plan of selling produce to a man and replenish- ing from his stores seems to place the grower too much in the hands of the storekeeper, who will doubtless take care of his own interests in both sets of transactions. With such small returns per acre, and such discouragement to superior quality in the wheat offered, it seems more than ever extraordinary that wheat-growing should exist in Victoria. And yet Mr. Packham inform us that wheat is as yet, the principal agricultural export, by which the greatest number of farmers make their living. I daresav (says he) it astonishes many farmers at home how anyone in the Colonies can possibly grow wheat at the prices it has of recent years been sold at in London, when freight and everything else has to be taken into consideration. In the first place, it is due to the use of the double, and triple, and quadruple ploughs. Wheat couldn't be grown at the price, except under special circumstances, if the single-furrow plough were used, and if four horses cannot work a double- furrow the land is at present prices too stubborn for wheat-growing. Double, triple, and quadruple ploughs are used according to the nature of the ground. One man with a double plough in an ordinary way should average 12 acres a week, and with lands half a mile long, and quick-walking horses, three acres a day can be done. It would astonish some of the old carters in England to see the pace at which the plough horses often travel in the Colonies, horses being so cheap that not much value is attached to the. loss of on*, as a good horse can be purchased for £ 10. Perl laps one of the most significant facts in connection with the disuse of single-furrow ploughs is that in many of the ploughing matches no class is open for any single-furrow competitor." It is pos- sible, we are told, for one man to plough and sow at the same time, as double, triple, or quadruple ploughs require no holding, but, when once started, keep on without needing a guiding hand. The farmer can, therefore, walk beside his plou gh and sow his corn, we presume, on the unbroken surface, ploughing it in. On light land such a system is certainly conceiv- able, and the labour is thus reduced to a minimum. Manuring is not understood, and the generally received axiom is that with present prices land that will not grow a crop without manuring is not worth cultivating. To recuperate the land the alternate system is much followed-that is, one year grain crop and one year bare fallow—and much of the Victorian land so treated appears to keep up its yield for an indefinite period. Second-class land, or land which has been cropped several years in succession without a break, is often given two years' rest, grazing it one of the years, and fallowing it the other." Fallows require very little working, as the sun has too much power to allow weeds to grow. Sheep are found to be the most valuable weeders for fallows. One ploughing is all that is necessary, and Mr. Packham states that second ploughing, when followed by a very dry season, entails a heavy loss, as the moisture is evaporated. SEED. One bushel of wheat is sown to the acre, but some farmers only sow 451b., and on some of the plains half a bushel only is used. .'11' ('. SOWING. Broadcasting is the usual system in sowing. The sower is fixed on a drav, and scatters the corn a chain wide, much the same as if done by hand. The work is very easy, as the man rides on the dray and feeds the machine and drives the horses. HARVESTING. Wheat is harvested by means of the stripper, or thrashing machine on wheels. The machine has a long comb projecting in front, which allows the straws to pass up the teeth, anda revolving beater cuts off the heads and thrashes them, collecting grain and chaff into a large box at the rear of the machine. The entire harvesting costs 3s. per acre, including winnowing and bagging. If the farmer has not very much to do, he can strip all his grain and heap on the ground, and then, after he has completed tho stripping, he can get a man to help him winnow. In this way the farmer can harvest a hundred acres all by himself, except with the help of a man for about a fortnight for winnowing. The manuscript from which the above information is extracted contains 154 pages, and is full of interest- ing matter. It shows how wheat can be produced even at such low prices as have recently ruled. Wheat- growing alternated with a simple and cheap fallowing in a country where weeds are not troublesome is one secret. The double, triple, and even quadruple plough, followed with a broadcaster, or scatterer, which takes 20 to 22 yards at once. Seed from a half to one bushel per acre, and harvesting, thrashing, and winnowing ready for market at 3s. per acre. Add to these advantages no rent, tithes, or rates, and a very small capital, and we see how it is that we are handi- capped in our complicated system of farming. Mr. Paekham expresses his opinion that, were it not for the multiple plough and the stripper, Victoria would 71 be an importing country with regard to wheat, instead of an exporting one.
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SIL.VGH. The work of haymaking may be carried on simultaneously with that of making silage, so that it does not follow that the entire work of securing the grass crop need be stopped. There is also plenty of work on most farms at this season of the year, so that we need not fear idleness. After an interval of a week we should again commence cutting and carting for silage, and once more bring up our heap to four or even five feet high. A fact of some importance should here be noted. The heat in the silage first put together may have run to 100 or 110 degrees. As soon, however, as the second layer has been placed on the heap, the heat gradually leaves the bottom and rises with the newly-added grass, and over- heating is thus prevented. It is the same in all subsequent additions to the heap. The latest-added grass heats, and the lower layers become cooler. The source of these changes is as follows: The heat is due to fermentation, and fermentation can only proceed in the pressure of air. The additional weight of grass excludes the air and checks fermentation in the most compressed portions of the heap, and hence the heat tends to rise gradually into the section where pressure is lightest. We do not think there is any danger of over-heating if the above directions are carried out. A silage heap may be gradually built up during a period of three weeks, and at the end of a month it will be found to present the appearance of a compact, heap 5ft. or 6ft. high, with perpendicular sides and incliued planes of silage at either end. These tongues, as they have been called, are then cut off and spread over the surface. The heap is well rolled daily to promote compression, and, if thought necessary, may be weighted with heavy planks, or any material which comes ready to hand. The plan just described may be objected to as slow. In uncertain weather, however, it has the advantage of giving us two strings to our bow, for wa may alternately proceed with our silage or our hay, according to the climatic conditions. Such an objec- tion would also be seized upon by the advocates of wire ropes and presses, who would at once point out. with some force, that these systems require no delay. We believe the objection to our system, that it occupies too long a time, will not be found valid ir practice; but we freely allow that, if it is held tc be an objection, the only alternative is to have recourse to ropes and direct mechanical pressure, ir: which case we may go straight forward and com pie tv our siiiue stack without waitiuiz for it to settle.
FUN AND FANCY.
FUN AND FANCY. K WHILE the spoon is an insignificant article to look: at, it has probably caused more stir in the world than any other one thing. THEY'VE each got a touch of brimstone is tempers." Is that so ? Then they oug' a good match." B JOHNSv," said the teacher, is a jacka biped Please, sir," said Johhny, "that depends on the jackass." WE are told that the ancient Egyptians honoured a cat when dead. The ancient Egyptians knew when a cat was most to be honoured. TEAcuER Name some of the greatest inventions of the age." Little Girl: Electric lights, telephones, talking-doll3, an'—an' safety-pins." ALL n woman asks is to be loved," says a gushing poet. Then all this stuff about her wanting new bonnets and jewellery must be a tile slander. AUSTERE Pedagogue to small boy: "Boy, you speak very indistinctly. Don't your friends tell you so ? Boy: No, sir; they're not so rude." "You beat us," said the defeated yachtsman, be- cause you caught the breeze before we did." '"That* because we watched for it with baited breath," re- plied the victor. JOHXVY Mamma, my toes are not so hard as leather, are they?" Mamma: "No, Johnny." Johnny: "Then, mamma, how do they wear them- selves through my shoes?" FOOTLIGHTS "Our company produced your play last night," Scribbler (in ecstasy): "'Did the audience call for the author?" Footlights: "Yes. They knew we were not to blame." EVERY baby is the sweetest baby in the world. You were once considered the sweetest thing in the universe, although you may not look it now. ENAMOURED YOUTH "May I hope to find a place in your heart?" Lady-love (fiit de sieele): "If you hurry up. There are only a few choice locations left." WATTS Do you always agree with your wife when she chances to make an assertion ?' Potts Of course I don't. Do you suppose I want the poor woman to have no amusement at. all?" MRS. WHITE: "There's Mrs. Montmorenci over there. I wonder how she can enjoy the opera. Why, she's deaf as a post." Mrs. Gray But see how elegantly she is dressed. FIRST LAU.NDRESS Why is it that Mr. Simpson doesn't have his initials marked on his cuffs and collars, do you suppose ?" Second Laundress "It may be because his name is Alphonso Spaulding Simpson, possibly." MR. DKLI.AWAXNA I want to sell my farm in Jersey." Estate Afcent: "What is the price ?" Mr. Dellawanna: I'd like to get £ 5000." Estate Agent: I a That's pretty high for a farm. You'd better call it a country seat,' and ask £ 10,000." OLD DOCTOR "So you think my daughters happiness is safe in your hands—eh?" Young Doctor: "I know she loves me, and I do not see how I could live without, her." Old Doctor: Well, you are a young man of good character, and I will give r, z;1 you my consent on one condition." Young Doctor "Name it!" Old Doctor: "It is that, when sho is ill, you won't try to doctor her yourself." Yau-you will not do anything rash, 3fr. Haralong, will you ?" exclaimed the young woman, in a trembling voice. The rejected lover, pale and resolute, rose slowly to his feet. Henrietta Plunkett!" he answered, through his set teeth, "I will! Just as surely as you stand there—proud, heartless beauty that you are—I shall be in the South Sea Islands six months from now, the happy husband of 14 wives SCRIBBLER "I do wish there was some new word to express that idea." Dullset Perhaps there is. I'll ask my wife. She'll help "von out if anyone can. She always has the last word." HCSBAXI) (irritably): "It isn't a year since you said you believed our marriage was made in heaven, and yet you order me around as if I wasn't any- body." Wife (calmly): Order is heaven's first law." A VERY eulogistic obituary of a lady says, She was married 24 years, and in all that time never once banged the door." WAS the play bad ? Well, I should say it. was. Why, even the gas went out at the close of the second act." "PA, are you still growing?" "No. Frank: what makes you think so "Because the top of your head is coming through your hair." A BEETLE can draw 20 times its own weight. So can a mustard plaster. ETHEL (fishing for a compliment) I wonder what ho saw in me to fall in love with ?"' Clarissa That's what everybody says. But men are curious creatures, dear." "GRANDPAPA," said Tommy, examining critically the bald head of his ancestor, "may I ask you a question ?" Certainly, Tommy." Do you comb your hair with a razor?" Is MARRIAGE A FAILURE.—A poetical young woman, who finds the cords of Hymen not so silky as she expected, gives vent to her feelings in the fol- lowing regretful stanzas. The penultimate line ia peculiarly comprehensive and expansive I When I was young I used to earn My living without trouble Had clothes and pocket-money too, And hours of pleasure double. "I never dreamed of such a fate, V) hen I a-lass was courted— Wife, mother, nurse, seamstress, cook, housc-kcepet chambermaid, laundress, dairy-woman, and scrub generally, doing the work of six, For the sake of being supported." "ISN'T it horrid," asked Miss Swyftly of her friend—" isn't it horrid that men will put those nasty old pipes into their mouths?" "Yes," said her friend, emphatically, as she stooped and tenderly kissed the black face of her pet pug; yes, indeed it is." MAJIMA Did you have a nice time at the party, Harry ?" Harry Oh, yes, splendid I had five kinds of cake. First I had some sponge cake and chocolate cake, and then I had jelly cake and cream cake, and then I had the stomach-cake." GENTLEMAN (to proprietor of restaurant) Your family has been established here a long time, hasn't it?" Proprietor of restaurant: s, sir. The business used to belong to my grandfather." Gentle- man And did this fowl belong to him, too T' "W)n, Clara, dear, what has happened? It is not a month since your marriage, and I find you in tears already! "Ah, Hilda, darling! George is standing as member for the county, you know, and I've only just learnt from the opposition papers what a really dreadful man I have married ONE day recently two ladies, one of whom carried a baby, entered a well-known furniture shop, and sig- nified their desire to look at some carpets. The salesman cheerfully showed roll after roll, until the perspiration literally streamed from his every pore. Finally, one of the ladies asked the other if she did not think it was time to go. "Not quite," was the answer of her companion; and then, in an under- tone, she added: "Baby likes to see him roll them out, and we've plenty of time to catch the train." LITTLR FANNY: "Let's play we were married." Tommy Can't. Ma said we must keep quiet." MAnEL With what verses are you most familiar? Poet: "Reverses." You said this coal was economical: why, it won't burn at all." "Well, ma'am, what could you have more economical than that?" A LADY having remarked in company that she thought there should be a tax on the single state." "Yes, madam," rejoined an obstinate bachelor, "aa on all other luxuries." ALL the world's a stage, Sam, and the men and women merely players." Yes, maesa, b'.t if dat's so. where you goin' for to get yer audience and orchistry ? LITTLE JESSIE, who has been much interested in collecting butterflies, asked her pa one day: If butterflies couldn't fly, and couldn't do anything but walk, we'd have to call them butter-walkers, wouldn't we ?" LADY (to deaf butcher): Well, Mr. Smallbones, how do you find yourself to day ?" Smallbones; Well, 1111 pretty well uspd-up, mum. Every rib's gone, they have almost torn me to pieces for my shoulders, and I never lisd such a run on my legs." MAGISTRATE Prisoner at the bar, you are charged with shooting the plaintiff through each ear, one foot, an elbow, and along the top of his head. What have you to s&y?" The Prisoner: "Well, I didn't have no killiu' grudge agin him, and so I jest shot him in the thin places round the edges, so's not to hurt him too much." FIRST GENTLEMAN (entering the apartment of second gentleman): About a year ago you chal- lenged me to fight a duel." Second Gentleman (sternly): "I did, sir." First Gentleman: And I told you that I had just been married, and I did not care to risk my life at any hazard." Second Gentle- man (haughtily): "I remember, sir. First Gentle- man (bitte-rlv): Well, my feelings have changed, any time you want to fight-, let me know." THE sermon of the best preacher in the world will not make so much impression upon a congregation aa the sudden pattering of rain on the window-panes of a church containing 200 new summer bonnets. MRS. GALLor: "Why you have brought. a bell instead of a riding whip!" Mr. Gallop Well, you see, my horse used to belong to the tramway company, and now I have always to ring twice to him to -ton, and once to make him go on." RIVALS The Poet: Did she think my som^rietc good?" The Friend She must have. She ^idr>^ believe you wrote it." HE "This is a lovely afternoon. Let's do some- thing." She: "All right. What do you suggest lie Lcl'5 get engaged."