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POLITICAL NOTES. This year's Whitsun recess marks a more ■conspicuous dividing- line in the Parliamen- tary recess than usual. On the one side is the accomplished task of lodging the Home Rule and Welsh Disestablishment Bills be- yond the reach of anything that the House of Lords can do. On the other side is not only the business of fresh legislation, but the endeavour to make the plan of Irish self-government not more perfect- for the Government firmly believes that it is an effi. cdent, just and equitable plan-but more palatable to the genuine but misguided pre- judices of the Ulstermen of the North-east counties. The Opposition professed to be shocked that Mr Asquith did not lay before the House of Commons the- details of his proposed Amending Bill while the Home Rule Bill was still on the Commons' side of Aba passage. The objection was altogether unreasonable. In the first place it was only due to the d?ty of the popular -assembly that their determination, solemnly re-affirm- ell in three sessions, to give self-government to Ireliamd should be given effect to. And in the second place, Mr Asquith had explained as long ago as Maroh: all the substantial pro- visions of the measure in which the Govern- ment will embodiy its further concessions to Ulster. The House of Commons fullv un- derstood, when it finally passed the Home Rule BiM, what the nature of the Govern- ment concessions will be, unless they are modified by mutual agreement between all the parties concerned. Mr Lloyd George, in a speech, at Gric- cieth. to the delegates of the British Radi- cal Operatives' Association, made it clear that the Government have no intention of leaving unfinished the task they undertook when for the third time the Liberal policy received a vote of confidence at a General Election in December, 1910. "The Parlia- ment Act was planted in British soil three years ago," Mr Lloyd George said, "and we are not going to dissolve Parliament until we have gathered in the fruit that is ripen- ing on that tree." The Parliament Act has rendered the veto of the House of Lords up- on democratic legislation, while still a very unfair handicap, impotent for purposes of destruction against fixed resolve and long- .continued effort. But the party of privileges and vested interests still has a tremendous advantage in electoral conflicts through the ext-ra votes given to property, The rrural Vote, some Tories have themselves comput- ed, means about forty seats for the Tory Party at a General election. In by-elec- tions the out-voter we.ights the electoral scales still more unfairly. From time to time the Tory Party, by demanding a re- ferendum, or as Mr Balfour would say, a poll of the people, in which one man would have one vote and no more, has made the admis- sion that the plural vote is incompatible with democratic institutions. But the Tory Pairtr is now clamourir- for an early General Election in order to prevent the Plural Voting 001 being puc4? under the _?u?' ment Act. When the Tory Partv assert that there is no alternative in the Irish questionf Ul- ster is not w be absolutely excluded from Home Rule—but either a General Election or Civil War, they fall into an interminable morass of inconsistencies. Can the Tory leaders switch Civil War off and on in Ul- ster at their pleasure and their tactical oon- venience? If not, how would a General Election, in which the electors declared for the Home Rule Bill, avert Civil War in Ul- ster? But are the Tories honestly alarmed at the prospect of Civil War? If they are, surely they should have made Home RuJie, and not the Insurance Act, the dominant is- sue at every by-election in the last two years. Again, if the Tories were really ob- sessed hv a sense of horror at imminent Civil War, they would not, as they appear to have done, recently raised their demands to a claim for the exclusion of the whole of Ul- ster if a majority vote for this could be ob- tained bv a poll through tEe whole pro- vinoe. Thev know that the counties in which the Nationalist element enormously, almost exclusively, prevails, would, if any- tMng, feel exolu?on more keenly than the Nor?-Baat ooumHes would fc-l? inclusion. N;o Any Government which was willing or was obliged to submit to the dictation of its opponents as to when it should dissolve, so Jong as it had a substantial majority in the House of Commons, would be liable to lose the enthusiasm of its followers in Parliament and the support of its following in the country. Liberal Governments in the past have been impaled on the cruel dlilemma of ploughing the legislative sands or of dissolv- mg, owing to the power of the Lords' veto. At the cost of tremendous efforts and of two General Elections in one year, the present Government rescued the Liberal Party from this dilemma. And now the Tories cannot understand why the Liberal Government does not behave as if the two General Elections or 1910 meant and had achieved nothing at all. The Government, they say, ought to dissolve at once. Why? Primarily, and for the most important reason, that the Tory Government says so. In the second place, because some seats have been lost at by- elections. No Government has ever been known not to shed some of its majority at bv-elections. But why has the Government lost seats? Mr Lloyd George did not exag- gerate in the least in his Criocaeth speech, w hen he declared that the present Govern- ment has hardly lost a, seat at by-elections except through dissension between Liberal- ism and Labour. And this dissension means, not that the electors are growing tired of a too rapid advance, but that they cannot ap- preoiate the strength of the obstacles which the Government have encountered in their advance. If the Government felt it neces- sarv to put on the drag, if their sympathies were with reaction rather than with pro- gress, then, and only then, would the lesson of the by-elections inculoate the duty of a speedy dissolution. It was a trangp&Tent sham to say," said Lord Milner, addressing a. band of British Covenanters in Northamptonshire, "that the object of the movement by land and sea was for the preservation of peace." Sir Edward Carson did not wait long to supply an ill- uminating commentarv of Lord Milner. II I a.lways intended to have Mausers" (the Ger- man-made rifles of precision used by the Boers) said Sir Edward Oarson at Belfast, "and I tell the Government that, with all their Fleet and their other preparations, I am going to have more Mausers." What more need be said? But surely the Navy League will be roused to indignation by Sir Edward Carson's reflection on the British Fleøt I This is the time of year when the "Hated < Act," as the Tories call it (for electioneering purposes), comes under review by the Friendly Societies at their annual confer- ences. The President of the Manchester Uniity of Oddfellows, in his presidential ad- dress, laughed to scorn the suggestion made, he said, for tactical reasons, that the com- pulsory scheme could be converted into a voluntary one—a suggestion that the Tory Party has worked to death at by-elections. Alil Parties in Parliament, he asserted, must take the responsibility equally for the compulsory principle. The President of the Hearts of Oak Society declared that the Act was rendered necessary by the millions of people who would not join any Friendly Society, and by the immense proportion of workers who had made no provision against sickness and disability.

WHY WASTE MONEY. BY PAYING AN ABSURDLY HIGH palC. FOAT A CJRBAM SEPARATOR? tHaa ppewed ltMlf to be equal ?mjB?? to otheM ttt doubta the PrIG46 ?E????? One Month's Trm! Free ?t?tM? Awarded ailv? Medal R A.B.E. 1909. and the Gr..? Ag,??ultmal Society's Med.il, 1911. j6B?? *HB FTGHTST ?WARDN ?j???? IN ZUROPB. It Is GUARANTEED 'or 10 y«an, and td .J"'n as ,,(.n, rum msier. and be mmi'ler 10 maimtre than many ,f the hUrlii'i -i't U'fMl machines, and 8upennr in every restiect tn the lower-iiriced ones. 1N  J)tS3N'«* S?tea over 170,000 in 5 year& 27 £ 4 158. M! 50<*S«8 188. and other size& ?M mxms J. E. NOTT & 00.. Ironmongers,

French Journalists and Wales The Federation of British health and holi- day resorts has arranged. an interesting visit of foreign journalists from France and Bel- gium to see something of the beauties of England, both from the inland and the sea coast point of view. The first party of Con- tinental editors will arrive in England on the 19th June, and will spend 11 days in viewing some of the most picturesque fea- tures of the British Islands. A second tour is to be subsequently arranged which will cover the same ground by amother batch of foreign journalists, but the details of this tour have not yet been arranged. The Fe- deration, who have had the matter in hand, include a large number of prominent men who are desirous, not only of securing an earlier holidiay season, but of welcoming Con- tinental neighbours to our country for that season. Those- interested in this movement include Lord Aberconway, Sir Clifford Oory, M.P., Sir Francis Edwards, M.P., Mr John Hinds, M.P. (chairman of the Federation), and Mr Evan R. Davies (town clerk of Pwll- heli.) Several days will be devoted by the visitors to Wales. The Welsh resorts have taken a great interest in the work of the Federation, and have affiliated with them in their efforts to promote interest in their particular neighbourhoods.

I Farm Institutes. The importance of rural education in any complete scheme of land reform is every- w here recognised, and under the Liberal Go- vernment much has been done to help on agricultural research and technical educa- tion. The Board of Agriculture have been working in conjunction with the Develop- ment Commissioners; a scheme has been for- mulated for the establishment of farm in- stitutes, and a grant of E325,000 has been made by the Development Commissioners to carry out the scheme The following ex- tract, from the report of a meeting of the Herefordshire County Council shows that advantage is being taken of this large grant in aid — It has been decided to establish a farm institute in the county, and the Agricul- tural Education Sub-Committee would be allowed to use all grants earned from the Board of Agriculture, in addition to the £ 1,800 whidh the committee had placed at the disposal of the Agricultural Education Sub-Committee. With this aid it was hop- ed the scheme would be self-supporting. "— "Worcestershire Herald," April 18th. It may be added that farm institutes have been designed not ontly to bring scientific know ledge within the reach of farmers, small-holders, and labourers, but also to af- ford teachers in elementary and secondary schools opportunities for 6btaining the ,y to em-ble them to in- knowledge necessary to enable them to in- troduce rural subjects into the curricula of elementary schools.—"The Honuefland" for May.

Women's Help for the Blind. I Another novel scheme for helping the blind has just been launched. The women of Engtand are being appealed to, and more than a million of leaflets are to be distribu- ted among them calling attention to the needs of the blind for cheaper literature. The LaunderersP Association—the organisa- tion to which all the biggest launderers in the country are affiliated-have given their support to a. suggestion that with every parcel of laundry sent out this week a pictorial leaflet should be enclosed ap- pealing for help for the National Institute for the Blind, 206, Great Portland street, London, W. Laundry proprietors, mana- gers, and assistants have generously pro- mised to do all in their power to further the claims of the Institute, and it is hoped that as a result of this new scheme a further considerable interest in the cause of the blind will accrue.

HOME HINTS. After using a silver fork for fish, especial- ly anything strong-sjmefling, like herrings, i the odour often clings to the silver l even after washing. To prevent this, directly the fork has been used wash it with water, and then stand it in a basin of tea-leaves for a few minutes. This will remove the taste and smell. Boots and shoes are apt to get hardened when not in use. To make them recover their original softness, wash them over in warm water and then rub castor-oil well in- to them. After a little while the leather will become more pliable, and then, if the boots are cleaned and polished in the usual way, they will be easy to wear. A good way to clean gas mantles or gas burners that are blackened by carbon de- posits is to sprinkle sodium chloride, or "salt," upon them while burning. This causes the carbon to burn away and pro- longs the life of the imiantle and increases the efficiency of the light or burner. In laboratory combustion- furnaces deposits of carbon can thus be removed. Slteam is an excellent thing for removing creases from gowns or coats that have been packed away. Fix up a. line in the bath-

COOK AND MISTRESS. I County Court Action. I "HOLD YOUR TONGUE, MADAM." I At Brecon County Court on Saturday, be- fore His Honour Judge BlJiiU Roberts, Emily Campbelti, Free street, Brecon, now of Chep- stow, sued Mrs Livesey, Wellington Hotel, Brecon, for P-3 18s, wages alleged to be due iu lieu of notice. Plaintiff said she was at the hotel as cook, and when she came she asked that the' agreement should be that she be paid weekly because she had to pay her I rent weekly. She was asked if she would give a month's notice if she wanted to leave, and she said she would not mind. She tried it for a week, and in the seccnd week she said she would give four weeks' notice when she left. After the Easter week she was told to "clear out." Defendant: That is not right. She refus- ed to obey my daughter's orders. She re- fused to prepare a dinner on the Friday evening when I was out. Pla intiff That is not true. Defendant: She is a vile woman, and not one of the other servants would stay unless I got her out. One morning she brandished a knife in my face. Plaintiff: Did you not -say that if I were a younger woman you would take me by the throat ? Defendant: No, I didn't. I had to send for a policeman to eject. you. Replying to His Honour, defendant said she had no witnesses, but she could get them. His Honour: If you want an adjournment you will have to pav her costs. Plaintiff interrupted' several times, and His Honour sharply rebuked her, saying "Hold your tongue, madam. I am. talking now. Defendant decided not to apply for an adjournment, and His Honour gave judg- ment for plaintiff for £3 18s and costs. Plaintiff stated that she was in a situ- ation at Chepstow, and had travelled all night in order not to inconvenience her em- ployers.

SUNDAY DRINKING. LLiA.VGATTOCK LANDLADY FINED. At Crickhowell on Ftriday before Major J. J. Watkins and Messrs. Wm. Rosser and W. G. James, Mrs Pitt, licensee of the Plough Inn, Llangattock, was summoned for selling intoxicating liquor during prohibi- ted hours, and Lewis Lewis, labourer, Hill- side, Llangattock, was summoned for unlaw- fully being on licensed premises. Mr Thos. VaugShan, Crickhowell, appeared to prosec- ute on behalf of the police. Sergt. Thomas Evans said that on Sunday, 17th May, at 9.20 p.m. in company with P.c. Prosser he visited the Plough Inn, Llangat- tock, and in response to has knock the door was opened by a lodger, T. King. He went inside and found the defendant Lewis in the kitchen and by him a glass measure three parts fiill, of beer. Lewis said the beer had been paid for, for him and Mrs Pitt remark- ed "Yes, didn't you see the car? A man with the car from Pontypridd paid for it." Mrs Ann Lewis, the defendant Lewis' mother, sat by the fire. Upon gomg to Iiangattockj a motor car passed him and be had no reason to doubt it was the oar re- ferred to by Mrs Pitt. Lewis lived about a mile and a half away from the Plough Inn and when he sei-ved TJio summons upon him he said he had been asked into the Inn by King and that thev were all ffioina: to have supper. By Lewis: He did not hear anything ab- out supper w hen he found him at the Inn. Lewis: I had no chance to say anything about supper; you burst in upon us like a wild Indian. (Laughter.) Mrs Pitt: And he told me to shut my n.outh when I tried t • explain. A nice thing to tell a woman 80 years of age. S'ergt. Evans It. is quite untrue. Mrs Pitt, addressing the Bench, said she had had 50 years experience but she couldn't caU her Sloul her own. Major J. J. Watkins said it was evident as far as the case had gone that Mrs Pitt had not, done the proper thiing. "Did you thiinik you had a right to serve the beer" enquired the Chairman. Mrs Pitt: Yes. I have done it scores of times. Major J. J. Watkins: Thien you have corn- mitted scores of offences. P.c. Prosper corroborated Sergit. Evans. He said the wrg-t. did not tell Mrs Pitt to shut her mouth. Lewis Lewis said he went for a motor drive with his brother-in-law- and on their return to the Plougjh Inn, the latter paid for a drink for him. Mrs Pitt also in-vited him to come and have siupper. Then the sergeant arrived and when Mrs Pitt offered to explain he told her to shut her mouth. Mrs Pitt made a, similar statement. The Chairm.an said the bench were con- vinced an offence had been committed. Pos- sibly Mrs Pitt was under a misapprehension, and they were rather inclined to give her the benefit, but they observed she had been pre- viously oonvicied in 1905 and 1914. She miust pay a fine of 10s and costs, and Lewis 5s and costs and part advocate's fees.

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THE FLOWER GARDE. ) The Use of Short Grass. I Instead of consigning the clippings from the lawn to the dust-bin, they could be turn- ed to profitable account as a mulching for dry borders. Where the lawn is mowed weekly, the clippings more rapidly decay than if the grass becomes long and coarse; and thus form a neater dressing. The green rniuldh soon yellows, and then browns, when it is quite as ornamental as the ooooa-nut fibre substitutes. The lawn clippings should be spread haltf-an-inch thick to serve their purpose of retaining the moisture within the ground, and cam be laid around certain plants, or strewed, over the whole border. The best way to employ lawn grass as a mulch is to start one end of the sunny border and gradually work towards the far end of the garden, but first hoe up the patch to be mulched. Femembea-, also, that a shady border is often kept too damp during a wet summer, so only litter Hie hot and dry beds. When you have dressed all your sunny space, you should fork the decaye d grass into the surface, and commence the procedure again. Grass contains a little all-round food, 'but is particularly valuable is providing that leafy medium beloved of plant life. Should the reader begin using his out-grass now, and continue until the end of August, the trouiblo of watering will not be necessary save with newly-planted stuff. We would not advise later mulchings, because a wet autumn might mean thiat a sunny border were kept too moist. One must endeavour to strike the happy medium, and make the wet borders drier and the, dry ones damper. By-the-bye, should a Hardener have an over-supply of I short-grass, or a neighbour be willing to ?t him have his clippimgs, grass dressings might with advantage, be used upon the fruits and v6gf?&nh]PR. ¡ -co- _n_ A Liquid Fertiliser. The house slops, politely dallied natural water, are a v-aluable manure for every crop save. peas. Peas, especially sweet peas, dis- like purely nitrogenous food. Their nature is to collect most of the nitrogen thev re- quire out of the atmosphere, and more might lead to the "streak" disease. The slops must be well diluted, one part to five of pure water being absolutely safe for any out- door genus; whilst one in seven is safer with conservatory subjects. That the roots should secure all the benefit from the fertiliser, the ground must be moist at the time of applica- tion. As to quantity, full-sized rose tree can take a gallon of the mixture every fort- night, whIle it is budding ftreely, A fruit tree in fruit can use double that allowance without causing it to run to leaf. Smaller plants will not need so much food, and at less frequent intervals. Natural water is not likely to be given in excess, seeing that the supply will be limited. THE FRUIT GARDEN. Thinning the Fruits. Thinning the infant fruits of staoidard and busih apples, pears, cherries and plums is not a general practice, yet when time can be made, it certainly pays to pick off the badly placed fruits. These inside speci- mens will never colour properly, and only waste the sap of the tree. The good garden- er will also reduce the burden of young trees bearing beyond their strength. This requires some courage. The beginner at rose-growing finds his heart fail him when told to prune severely, yet he learns by a inleighbouring garden that such drastic cutting iuoans the more bloom, or, at any rate, the larger flowers. With young fruit trees, you may lose upon one season's return, but will as- suredly gain heavily on a six years' average. Three, four and five year-old trees should only be allowed to mature moderate crops, or they may exhaust themselves and refuse to fruit at all the following year, and but poorly the succeeding ones. Besides the removal of fruits that cannot ripen properly, and reducing the burden of young trees, there is the commendable prac- tice of thinning old trees for improving the size and quality of the fruit. The simplest way of thinning is to pluck the worst fruits from the individual spurs and be content I with one to each spur, if a large-fruiting variety or two, if a small-fruiting sort. A tree that is carryingi a huge crop will yield more weight when thinned than left to ripen its own burden. The yield will be more pro- fitajble, too, for size and quality are en- hanced. One "Wfilbiiam" or "Duchesse" pear, one Wa,rne-r-s King" or two Cox's Orange" apples, and one "Victoria" or one Orleans" plum is as much as a spur can de- velop to the full size; and the size of the fruit is an important factor in determining its market price. Cherries may be left in moderate' clusters, but there again big "Whites Hearts" fetch double the unthinned bunelbes. THE VEGETABLE GARDEN. I r Oeleaiac. This crop is a, species of celery, but the swollen root-stem is the edible portion and not the top growth. It can be cut up in a mixed salad, but is more used as a vegetable. It is easier of culture than the celery, for it requires little earthing up. Seedlings might now be planted into any good kitchen garden ground. The reader will easily see where the bulbous root is going to develop, and this ought to be partly out of the soil. A foot between the rows and the plants give suffi- cient space. Pull off any side growths. The after-care of the" turnip-rooted celery" consists in loosening the ground around the bulbs when they are half-grown. This is to permit the root-stems to expand, as they cannot do in tightly packed soil. In the autumn, three weeks before digging the plants must be earthed up for blanching the bulbous stems. A couple of inches of mould will serve the purpose. The time for lifting and storing is when the foliage is almost dead. On the day of loosening the earth about the bulbs, and again prior to moulding up, out aivay side shoots and basal leaves. Instead of merely loosening the soil around the developing bulbs, some gardeners believe in drawing an inch or so right away from the bulb. This suggestion takes longer, but is more helpful to size in the edible root- stem (the bulb). I Flowering Btoccolis. I There is broccoli grown solely for its foli- age, but this week we re dealing with that section which produces white flower heads re- sembling the cauliflower. The broccolis are much harder than cauliflowers. A detail to be remembered when sowing is that the heads take a longer period to heart up. With the present sowing, the longer and slower it grows, the more robust will it be for en- during the winter. Seed started now in a haM-shady spot in the open will be ready for cutting next spring. To have strong plants, sow on a seed-bed without manure. Transplant so soon as siz- able into their permanent quarters. The permanent position ought, to be rich ground. Should it be made hard with a light roller, sturdy fibrous growth must result. We Uke rich soil for broccoli, though not recently dunged fend. Our pJan is tó feed the per- manent site with a moderate amount of animal manure several months prior to bedding-out Equally fine heads can be had from a site liberally manured last year, and since crop- ped. a potato patch for example. The rows might be thirty inches apart, and the plants two feet. Keep the seed-bed moist, and water following plafnting out. E. DAIiLMAN PAGE, F.R.H.S. I

THE 218th PARTY. I We are informed that the next emigration party of Dr. Barnardo's Homes is due to sail on the 11th inst., and will consist of about 200 boy-sand girls. The great major- ity of these emigrants are successful in their after careers, and tho initial cost for out- fit and travelling is only £10 per head. These young people placed out early in life upon Canadian farms and in Canadian homes be- come acquainted with the ways of the coun- try, and eventually make excellent colonists and good citizens of the Empire.

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The Wants of Tulips. The growth in the popularity of the tulip' and corresponding increase in its cultiva- tion have been very great the last ten years, and this growth has been both a. steady and- a stable one, based on the intrinsic merits of1 the flower and not on a passing caprica of public taste. In hardiness, ease of cul- ture, and adapitability to nearl y all cdrouin- stances of sate, soil, and climate which ob- tain in temrate latitudes, the representa- tives of the two great genera of tulips 1bs narcissi are unequalled among hardy bulbs, and give us sucth a feast of glorious colon and graceful forms that the smallest aJ1 humblest garden must contain a t lt a few. Tulips have, however, a. few little peculiarities that need attention. One of their likes is a most emphatic one, that is, the need for annual- lifting after the bulbs have reached maturity. This may be safely assumed^ when the foliage has withered or at any rate has turned yellow. After lifting they should be dried off in a. cool, dry shed or cellar, never in the sun, and kept there till planting time comes round in October and November.—" Agricultural Economist and Horticultural Review."

Brecon has the Best. Brecon has the best possible proof, not ou- ly because it comes from a Brecon resident), but because years have passed since the proof was first given, yet. to-day it stands as good as ever—better, "indeed, for what strongøL" endorsement could there be than that of time ? On July 2oth, 1905, Mrs A. Lewis, of 10 Xe wm arch street, near the Schools, Llafl' faes, Brecon, sajd: OriginaHy I think xnY trouble arose through taking a cold tlhøt settled on my kidneys. I had severe heavy* continuous pains in my back for some years* off and on. At times they were so bad could hardly move about. The water v;e.B discoloured, and I had paan in seeking relief- I had restless nights, and as a result I wa* unfit for my work during the day. Even J little housework seemed a burden. "But my health soon improved after tak- ang a course of Doan's backache kidney palls- I had heard oreviouslv of the beniefit tines* pills gave, so I decided to try them. MY bacik became stranger, and the -water passed naturally. I am glad to say I could do my work with greater ease, eating well and sleep- ing well also; I always advise Doan's pills, for I have faith in them." On April 28th, 1914-neaxl y nine yearS later—Mrs Lewis said —" I am splendid noW, thanks to Doan's palls which cured me some years ago." If you have any suchi clear signs of and bladder disorders as backache, urinary troubles, gravel, dropsy, lumbago, or rheumatism, persevere with Doan's kidney pills until every trace of the drea" kidney disease is gone. Doan's pills asSjf the urinary system lalke <a laxative assists the bowels Price 2N 9d a box, 6 boxes 13s 9d, of all dealers, or from Foster Mc-Clellan 6, 8, Wells street, Oxford street, London, W; Don't ask for backache o* kidney pi;L'ls-.ask distinctly for Down's badkadhe kidney pills, the same as Mrs Lewis had.

i — — I The PropeMy Market. FREEHOLD FARMS OFFERED AT HAí. Important freehold farms on the borded of Breconsbire, Radnorshire and Hereford- shire were offered for sale at the Oro Hotel, Hay, on Thursday. Messrs. DaiVl1 Price and Williams (Brecon) were the a-U^" tiorieers, and the soliciitors conceriledy Messrs. Cheese and Armstrong (Hay.) rI Lot I., Llangwathan farm in Hay i s0? Llanigon parishes, 62 acres with oott.a.ge, gOld to Mr E. J, Stephens, Belmont House, gaY' aT ?2,246 10s, including ?46 10s for timber- Lot 2, Craigau and Upper Onaigau, '? Cusop parish, 88 aeres -AVithdraii-n Lot 3, Penmaes, Llianvillo, 220 acres a,J1 rental, £ 293 10s.—Withdrawn. j Lot 4, Caieau, Newdhurdh, 80 acres SID rental, £ 55.—Withdrawn. Lot 5, Rhydllydian, Llandewy-fach, 8 aClres and rental, £ 95.—Withdrawn. Messrs. Dd. Price and Williams also SuTvnybank Llowesa freehold ooUJV residience—containing 3 acres. The lot withdrawn at £ 1,160. Mr R. T. Griffiths the solicitor concerned in this case.

Llanehvedd quarry-men have sent 3. fve j stone for the druidioai cu-cloo at the Eisteddfoù (Aberystwyth).

HOME HINTS-Continued. room, hang the creased clothes on it close to the window, then let the hot-water tap run until the room is full of steam; leave for an hour or two, then dry tine clothes in the open air and prs on the wrong side with a wfirm iron. Fruit tarts have a nasty habit of bubbling over and making, a mess in the oven, even though a small kvlc- be made on the top of the crust. This b.. no doubt due to the hole closing, as it frequently does when tne pastry. puffs up and the steam cannot escape. To obviate this difficulty, insert a short piece of uncooked macaroni in the top of the crust. The steam will then be able to escape, and the juice will not boil over. Of oourse, the macaroni should be withdrawn betfbre the tart is served. Medicinal Virtue in Herbs: Our grandmothers placed their faith in simples, but wihile we have the vague notion that herbs are good, we have not the remot- est idea what they are good for. Every housewife should have on her shelves, to aid in cooking, fennel, marjoram, sage, parsley, mint and thyme. Elder and orange flowers, bay and basil are also used by clever cooks. Lime tree flowers and tansy the broom and dandelion, furniah excellent teas. The grace- ful Solomon's seal makes a dainty dish of greens, wihile its roots dried and ground in- to powder have been made into bread. Even the herbs dried and kept for their fragrance, such as rosemary and lavender, have medi- einial qualities.