The Pembroke County Guardian and Cardigan Reporter

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RURAL LIFE. r BY A SON OF THE SOIL. A VALUABLE POulTY FOOD. "Cockled" seed is de^ribed in Poultry as 'follows by the man who was the first to bring it before the notice of poultry-keepers as an eco- nomicil food: "When the revolution in convert- ing wheat into flour tcck place s-urue twelve or fifteen years einoe, wheat required a great deal: of preparation for the process: all kinds of foreign matter was, and i, screoned out of it, which was not the case in the stone process. All imported wheats contain more cr less of wild mustard seed, rape seed, hazard or small buck- ,wheat, linseed, clover seed, and innumerable 'Wild grass ta-eds, which have oil in abundance of excellent feeding properties of different grades, especially the wild mustard seed. These are all screened out of the wheat by running it through a cocklo machine at the mills (beca-uso flour is ma.de by a kind of granulation); the wheat when passing through the rolls falls away something fiko flaked lime, but the oiiv speeds will not do 150; they flatten out, discolour the flour, and do not give it a sweet flavour, lionet; their removal, The bet cocklo is that from North :American wheats, then Australian, Californian. Indian, Russian, and D4nubiait wheats in rota- 'tion. I have used hundreds of s¿1cb of it with -the very best results. It is the cheapest, most varied, wholesome, and nutritious ford given to fowls." Another authority holds the opinion that it should be pround, and adds: "Tho birds do not oat it rcadiiv unless it is mixed with some other meal; but with one-third of either barley or maize-meal added it make* 6.J1 excellent morn- ing feed, or it may be given cinirly, with potatoes." A USEFUL ICE CREEPER. An Ice creeper which may be attached to the heel of a shoe without much trouble is a useful adjunct to many a country home, and I am pleased to be in a position to give a sketch and particulars of one, in reply to an inquiry sent by a Cheshire correspondent. The device is so designed that it may be swung out of the way A USEFUL ICE CREEPEB. whenever d-csired. It conjut-t? of two sections, mamely, a heel section and a >pur section. The Sieel section may he made fast to the inner side of the lie-el by driving therein a barbed anchor- !bar. The spur section is hinged to the heel 'Section, and by means of a flat spring may be iheld either in a folded position, when the spurs ibear against the sole of the shoe, or in the operative position, when the spurs project from .pnder the heel, as indicated in the sketch. MAP STUDIES OF RAINFALL. An interesting address on the above subject as given at the annual meeting of the Royal Meteorological Society by Dr. II. R. Mill, who remarked that, as Director of the British Rain- fall Organisation, the special problem he had be- fore him was to determine the aormal annual jramudl of the British Isics in relation to the general configuration of the land, and to aecer- taln how the rainfall of individual years and .months, and even of the constituent showors, jwas related to the j*>rmal. The most useful (method of working towards tin* end was by the preparation and study of maps of rainfall. The xainfall shewed an unmistakable relation to con- figuration. Every year maue clearer the vast (national importance of accurate knowledge of 'tthe rainfall, for the problem of the rivers, which lboth watered and drained the land, was becom- ing acute. The growing populations of great ifcowns were tapping the upper waters, and divert- ing the water from its natural channels, and at the same time they were polluting1 the lower courses with the waste of the factories and the Btreets. Toll was also beinjr taken for carrying -on the multitudinous processes of manufacture, at seemed to him, Dr. Mill said, that care for ;the water supply of the country, coming as it did (from the air that knew no bounds across the Iland, was by no means a parochial, but, in the fullest sense, a national matter, and that it should 113e dealt with in the interest of the nation as a whole: the units of sub-division, when such are required, being the natural units of the river basins. A OXE*BOW IIAXD-BHUSH DBILL. My recent paragraph about drills and seed- Bcreens has brought me several letters of inquiry, and it happens that I can answer the question .as to where a really good hand-drill can be y obtained without having to go round to agents, .who can generally give me any information on subjects with which I am not in touch. The drill illustrated is very useful for sowing Mangold, A OXE-KOW HAND-DDILL. Turnip, Carrot, Parsnip, and other small seeds, and it is especially suitable for market gar- deners and others who wish to BOW a .piantity of I small seed without an unnecessary amount of backafhing work. My sketch is tna- of a two- I hancVed drill, but the linkers, turn v a single- handed appliance f<>;■ Uie benefit of tae men who prefer to use that j-jamp. For* i vcift C'vie-BIP™. A roint f"p, 11¡:! tht to go r°r often than an\ o saye a writer -» 'C«w Jtird*. is in the feeding «i tile stock dlir' fag «\c ijwt-riiou of the year when they are neither bt&tfimC 1!< n'o-.dt-.rxj' Curiously Sf1^ du.ri?* .f0^ :arIVpr<,per 'routine, which may1 "be but the'°"*T?h-o°n large amount of practical irist^f'fv^ '"Vhon the ing the season above mentioned. in;t t]10 moult is over, in a vast projKtrtion of birds are kept on a diet either too high of '10 low, so that by the time the new year opens, I the stock is either run down, or is ready to come into breeding condition at the slightest encour- agemont. In either case the result is bad, and will not add to one's success at the proper se»'on. The happy medium is difficult to lay down in hard and fsst rules, as the conditions under which the stock are kept will make a material difference to the diet required. Birds, for example, which arc kept in a cold, unheated room, with plenty of space for exprcise, will re- quire a. greater proportion of heat forming or oily seeds to keep them in equal condition than will those which arc housed in a comfortable and artificially heated room. A diet which is perfectly suitable for ii room is in- sufficient for those kept in a cold one. while a diet which would be most suitable for birds in a co'd room, with plenty of exercise, vn ild almost certainly prove too stimulating for those in a warm room, and would probably result in bring- ing them into breeding condition prematurely. It is quite easy to write down a iong- list of foods which should not be given too freely, and also of those which may ur.der any ordinary cir- cumstances be used with freedom. Rut such a list would after all have to be modified to c;;h every particular case, arid in modifying, a good list may, throU0;h igneranee or i)-fispyonori. be turned into a bad one. Hut as a staple diet dur- ing the winter months .croud sound (v.mtrv has yet to be beaten. This and a little pinch of rape. and mixed seeds twice a week, with a snsall quantity cf or bread and milk in be- tween nr.ee during each we.-k. as "s a spray of green food or fruit da;iy, will form a good general plan of management. It may be varied at one's discretion or, die -hiys of increasing; or decre,-is*n!z tl,, accord- ing as the bi'ds are ks pf in wr-:n or cold rooms, and as they have ;"1" or i," W for exercise. Give more to those •••.■};:oh are I, In the colder, place and have i.k—■ spar. fo<- .-xercuVo and less to those which ere kept in the warmest place and have little exer* UN JNABCTSST. I Although these deservedly popular spring i Sowers are now so well known, there is a certain j amount of ignorance as to how they should bo I grown, and for the guidance of the amateur I I may say that half the succcss is scored by early I planting in well-prepared soil. If sheltered from WABCTESUS cl.ussi too much wind and planted in fairly moist soil so much the better. Always procure the best quality of bulbs, and as some stocks are sickly, care should be taken that they are healthy and well matured bulhs. for they are tho only ones likely to give the best results. If required for cut liowors and Forcing they should be potted or boxed up not later than early in September. FEATIIEK-EATI.VG FOWLS. Yfhere fowls take to eating [et1crs or pluck- ing each otiier-I may say for the benefit of another inquirer as to how to step this habit— it is a sure that thoy are in a very pam- pered or diseased state. Improper food (that which lo of a too heating and stimulating char- acter, such as a diet of oatmeal only, potatoes, rice, too mucli meat, bcrley, Indian corn, or maize, or the absence of green food) has a let to do with it, and "'0 has supplying fowls with hot meal. Keeping the fowls too strictly confined is liable to cause the trouble, for in such plaocv they arc generally tempted with all sorts of food, and consequently tney become pampered. lnf very first thing to consider when a remedy is br-iag attempt- is to allow the fowls free range, where they will have to forage for a portion of 1 thoir food; or, failing that, put into their covercd run or soraiching-shod to tho depth of a foot some ,sun-dried stable refuse, broken straw, chaff, or similar material. Among this some -oats should occasionally be mixed, zird on and in it the bird's daily supply of grain should be scattered. Then, with the altered accommoda- tion, commence to "doctor" the fowls. Give them something to cool their l>io<>l; and to a ccrta.in extent a change of diet will accomplish this end. As soft food let them have woll-vre- pare-d t) cuit-meal scalded with the liquor from boiled bones or meat scraps, mixed vith boiled cabbage and "dried off" with fine sharps, and give this to them sparingly, and in a cool (not hot) state: for grain use a mixture of small wheat and ood oats. Abundance of succulent foods, such as sods of grass with plenty of mould, weeds from the trarden, a.nd. in fact, any green stuff pulled from the earth and given in a fresh state, will be found extremely beneficial; a& will also avowing the fowls to drink "nettle tea." or using the "tea" to prepare tho Boft food. Flowers' of sulphur hs= K»en much used for feather-eating birds; and. i- is stated, with ^cuc- cess. The quantity i- throe teaspoonfuls uajJy with enough soft food for twenty-four adults. If this scour the fowls reduce the quantity, or give it on alternate days. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. F. WALKEK.—The cart is made by the East Yorkshire and Crossbills Waggon Company, Limited, Beverley, so that ycn iiave not far to go. W. J- S—'The makers of the seed-screen are R. Roby, Limited, Bury St. Edmunds.

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l.ike Tennyson's brook, certain fabrics go on for over, and certainly chiffon, navy blue serge, and cashmere are among those never really out of fashion. Still there are times when the call for them is greater than at others, and at the moment this applies to cashmere. The new cashmeres have almoM. as soft and lustrous a surface as satin, and arc greatly in aemand, not only for tea gowns and graceful dresses intended solely for Inane wear, but for walking costumes. The best cashmeres are somewhat expensive, it is true, but then they wear mag- niiV-entlv and look well to the last. Soft greens and light browns lead in cashmeres and satin trimmings are preferred before all others. -J_

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nm 111 |»>* MliHIWWM—ieg —MMiwiiMiii mi 11 FAKM NOTSi hire farnier Surely the days lwf t-he i'cinbrc,:k\ IV for in urouiise to be brigMer than for" Council hldition to our ever vigilant CowH: investi- whose Contagious l>lSI'f>eS Commj"tee: to gate thoroughly, and take. strong i-tea-^K ani- atamp out all infectious dises.ses ai ic)ii.e mals, we have the valuable assistai'^ee of- » London Board of Agriculture, one of vrliosa' cers (Mr. James Brand, ALR.C.Y.3.) hUeut- whole of last week in our county. Amongst' || other diseases he was surprised to find r'lsat- w"e N c lose every year such a great number d P(,lJ- \¡ • iid young si.ock through murrain, when it can I; be so easily prevented by the new method of j vaccination; and in most rural districts Air. Brand visited he pointed out the folly- of 5 attempting to prevent murrain, blackleg, etc., ')y aiiiiinistering a drug; for, lie explained that anthrax and lockjaw, the germ of murrain is taken into the blood out of the soil of the earth. Fuller particulars of the black vaccine way be had from the veterinary inspector, Air. David Evans, of Haverfordwest, who within the last two years has vaccinated many hun- dreds of animals, and not one so treated liar- died of murrain. I have many t-Lües tried the okl preventive—the insertion of a seton in the dewlap of calves, with varying success.. But., farmers should take advantage of new sci,iit i:, discoveries, and this new method of prevent-- murrain bids fair to save the lives of thousand; of our young cattle and thereby save the far- mers' pockets many hundreds of pounds. S. 1Y. DA \VKl XS.

;) H.D r, j ,J.. SEASONABLE T. PICS. (From "Mark Laiie Exprc-ss.") TRUSTWORTHY WAGGOXERS. speaking of vehicles and lighi s reminds one also of waggoners, and only the other evening we stopped to speak to a farmer who was standing at his gate in a state of anxiety, be cause a team which had gone on a journey, and should have been at home hours aeo, had not arrived. We suggested the possibility of r accident, but the farmer knew the weakness of his waggoner and feared that hewas supping not wisely but too well, and the horses were probably waiting his pleasure outside some wayside inn. Tiiis is the' trouble that more than one farmer has, who happens to get hold of one of the black sheep in the waggoner flock, and fortunate is the- employer who has a man he -can send out on a journey and de- pend on him coming home within the appoint- ed time. We have no wish nor desire to bring any charge against the waggoners in general, but we do contend that the man (and there are unfortunately some of this type) who can- not insist, the temptation of lingering at the roadside inn when out with his master's team, would be better employed in some other occupa- tion. EDUCATIONAL MATTERS. More than once the law has been set down ar, being "a hass," and perhaps rightly so, but it has to be obeyed nevertheless, as the farmer, recently referred to in these pages. found out, when he persistently refused to send his children to school after the age of twelve on the ground that they were being better educated on the land. Perhaps they were, but that was not the point, and the man has paid rather dearly for the privilege of defy- ing the law. Strong opinions are, of course, held as to how long country boys should be kept at school, but the point rather, as we see it. is to give the kind of education that is adaptable to the locality, and there would be less need to talk about shortening the days of .school life. Turning to another item of educa- tion, our West Country correspondent recently referred to the way young farm hands who have a desire to take lessons in hedging and ditching are handicapped through master; re- fusing to pay their wages while they are re- ceiving instruction. From the farmer's point of view there may be something human about the course taken, but the sacrifice cannot be great, and we should think it is worth making when we consider that really good hedgers and ditchers are by no means plentiful. TUBERCULOSIS IN COWS. The tuberculosis question is one that is ab- sorbing the attention of the milk-producing fraternity just now, and not unnaturally, as it is a matter which affects them closely. The Gloucestershire Dairy Farmers' Association dis- cussed the question at a recent meeting, and the general opinion seemed to be that if cattle suffering from tuberculosis were destroyed, it being a public benefit to get rid of the trouble, the public should pay for it, and compensation to farmers in respect of cows destroyed should come out of the National Exchequer. Another interesting point. raised was whether tubercu- losis in animals could be conveyed to man- kind, but one individual present jocularly re- marked that he thought not.or there would not be quite so many farmers to be seen about. In course of the discussion reference was made to the receptacles of the consumer, which were a fruitful cause of disease owing to their dirty and sour condition, and the fact that after it was delievered in a pure state milk was: often kept under unsuitable conditions in badly ven- tilated rooms. We hold strong views regarding this side of the question, and feel that where the purity of milk is concerned responsibility rests with the consumer as well as the pro- ducer and retailer. ."ft-- œ ÐI ll-Ill- — I UNSKILLED LABO CR. I it is surprising wnat a pleuic.ivt y\ 1Jlj:ï t.'i-.re is in the country t ;ru2 sense u: tl1C word, :.1'1 n -b -dy realise-- his itiore than the farmer v. he v. he is m nee-a a iewlial- a! a J4 2 "•orally get men. but v."hat sj--t of men art riiej-, and how much ate they worth, either Jo a farmer or any other employer! ai ."iion, diey are the outcome of tin. c.-i,mmo;i -y: ■in o, erra,id as as --hej leave school, and when they arc too anO 1(1 for this occupation they have learnt

(LIPFIN GS. frequently- pointed out that the It* has fcaei, eturns necessarily comprise a | Agricultural h 111 of holdings which can l carta in propottn d as being occupied for the ;;care ?iy be regardt nine as a source of profit, I p-hna ry object of fax. rather as appanages to 1 br-t nt. *y be considered ses its amenities and a resid- ence which inrftu est to persons whose ■•ro.ide ocapation and other directions. .>nncinai assoeiatior lie lift "nS f°i' pleasure .the dist T^tion berwc:«ftj. faTlSv fairly v.nder- ',end faru. for profit, althouffv incapable of .ti.-od in ..a general way, is auurost\ pomt ol Gtrition in precise termtv From >r keeps exy ever? jurson who gr.-tw--f crop* t may •farm stock is i- farmer whatever his -le-Tit bo in oeci.tpyihg' the land. But it in- ly L hat bet wot:1 the professional farmf-r, prqiel called, to- wliora the occupation of la ad: & lie breeding ami feeding of st-vck is a meaii-8 oil li\e!ihoodr and the amateur to whoC* the r.uccess or fa.G un. of his farming' operations is matter of comparatively slight importance there is a substantial difference.' At any rate it could not fail to L?* of interest if it were p(. silile to differentiate-the two classes-or at leas'j to be able to form some estimate sf the de- duction which shou M be made from tlieptotal returns in respect of those by whom tne occu- pa'tion of land is regazded as a matter of com- parative unimportance in a pecuniary s'tnse. A first-c-Iass dairy cc-,w- bsk been descri'&ed as somewhat wedge-shaped, when viewed from, the sirle, the neck should be; thin and longer than in a beef animal, whilst the shoulders should be light and oblique, the: abdomen should be capacious, the flank clean and then being lean rather than fat. The back, of a heavy milking cow is usually thin, a good, back showing strong L-piiial processes; the animal should also ap- pear Wedge-shaped when viewed from above,, being narrow in the shoulder blades with thit] lines spreading out to the hips, which should:, be wide apart. The thighs should allow plenty of space for the development, of the udder. A well-set long and tapering tail with plenty of switch is desirable. Action; and bone are points not to be overlooked, tlia shanks should be clean and the animal when. walking have freedom from a swaying movement. If the cow is one of the Channel Islands breeds, the hoof should be small ana bright in colour, the skin mellow, soft and creamy, and the horns crumpled, clean and blight, well set on, yellow at the base and black towards the tips. As the time for lambing approaches a moder- ate supply of pulped roots mixed with straw chaff with hay accessible in cribs forms a good food. Some give a daily allowance of a mix- ture of crushed oats, beans, malt coombs and oilcake, but this is not generally coitgiderk-d to be expedient as the artificial food should- be postponed until after lambing. It is scarcely necessary to add that ew, heavy in lamb should be gently treated, and that all violent excitement such as is frequently caused by overdriving should be prevented; nor should they be exposed to the inclemency of the wea- ther, especially to a combination of cold and wet. It1 is most important to provide a firm and dry lair for the sheep. Cold alone will not harm them if they are healthy. A good au- thority summarises the rules of management of ewes in lambs as follows :-iJ) A firm and dry lair. (2) plenty of dry fodder, and (3, care. gentleness, and regularity in treatment. Where there is no permanent lambing-yard a temporary erection should be made, and in it the ewes can be sheltered during the cold rainy weather or during heavy snowstorms. The temporary lambing pens, in the case of large sheep farms, are situated in convenient places with regard to the subsequent feeding arrangements for the flock. It is desirable to have the pens constructed on a gentle slope towards the south, and the enclosure should be of a simple and inexpensive character.

FAIRS AND MARKETS. VvHITLAND, Friday—January 31,st.-Thei-c wa.3 a fair attendance and supply of better in casks at Is to Is. Id. per lb., whilst butter in pound rolls varied from Is. Id. to Is. 2d. per lb.; eggs 14 for Is.; rabbits 7d. each; live fowls 4s. to 4s. 6d. per couple; dressed poultry 9d. to 9id. per lb.; beef 7d. to 8d. per lb.; mutton 8d. to 9d.; veal and perk 6d. to 7d HAVERFORDWEST, Saturday.—Geese 5s. to 6s. 6d. each; ducks 3s. to 3s. 6d. each; fowls 2s. 9d. to 3s. each; rabbits ad. each; beei 5d. to 3d. per lb.; mutton 7d. to 3d.; lamb 8d. to Sd., pork 6d. to 8d.; veal 7d. to 8d.: butter Is. 3d. to Is. 4d.; cheese 4d. to 5d. per lb.; eggs 12 and 14 for Is.; potatoes 16lb. for Is. LLANDILO, Saturday, February 1st-Fresh butter b. 2d. and Is. 3d. per lb., tub Is. 2d., Australian Is. 2d.; cheese—Welsh 5d., Caer- philly 3,,(1.; eggs 9 and 10 for Is.; turkeys— flushed Is. per lb., geese-aiive 125. a pair, trussed lid. per lb., fowls 5s. and 5s. 6d. per couple, trussed lid. per lb.; ducks—trussed lljd. per lb. Meat: Beef—prime joints 9d. per lb., other cut3 8d. and 8d.; mutton scarce, 10(1.: veal-best joints 8d., other cuts 7d. and 7 d. pork 3d., pig's check 3brl.; hares 3s. and 3s. 6d. each; rabbits 9ch and lOd. CARMARTHEN Satur Uy, February 1st. The market v.: .11 stocked for this time of the found purchasers readily at the following pricesCask butter 14id. to 15d. per :b.; fresh butter 15id to 17d.; dressed poultry-- fowls 3s. 9d. to 5s. 6d. per couple, ducks 2s. 9d. to 4s. each, g:c"e 4s 6d. to 6s. each, turkeys 9d. per lb.; eggs 12 for Is.: cheese 37s. Fd. per ewt.

P. G. WILLIAMS, Grocer, Fruit, Rabbit and Egg Merchant, Station Road, LETTERSTON. Groceries and Fruits of the Best Quality at lowest Prices. Delivered free by own Cart. Best prices given for Kabbits, Eggs, etc- Cart will call at any address upon receipt of a Post Card, Sole Agent for the Home and Colonial wonderful Tea at Is 6d per lb. Trial order solicited. 24ja-52 f. t'TOI'I] 'r; Advertise in the Guardian."

r LADIES' LETTER. i V v- THAI N-BEARERS. Tie: craze for iinding very small chudron t'< i" the o/he-j (f train beaiers senilis to haw ,.t.od, and considering the many en>baias«ing -)ns tlesa tiny folks have created, it is luite as well this should lie so. Not So very a br ind°-a-half and ihree years *wectively, cpn" i raised the whole consregalion by indulging in a battle roval over who should take possession the bihWa sheaf of lilies j and before the •?rvieo c-ov.'i p?f.(1 the flowers had to be J I -1: divided between .110 combatants. At t i.hcr smart wedding a small bridesmaid. ■■• iM.-se place it was to hold lire brine s bouquet, .t calmly down upon a .la-cck and pulled it •; ~'ces. setting uc- the most dismal hoo,ls ,-hen h-:r mother enuc&vC/ured to make h>?I I .isi. Small chilo.Ten, but ta^t £ 0 mall as to cd the powers-that-be with anxiety as to the irtieular antics they will indulge in during marriage cereniony. are r.c-v being chosen ■ -r train-bearers; the brides who appear minus aloves. tco, are happily few and far between; ml one notes with pleasure the return of the beautiful shower bouquet; all moves in the "ialit direction. WOMEN AND OUTDOOR SPORTS. The advance in girls' games is one of the most marked features of modern school life, and some of the large schools are now employ- ing golf masters to give lessons. So many families are now devoted to golf that the daughters naturally desire to take it up, and is one of the most healthy games for women. i true women are not always made welcome If j 91 courses, or even admitted except on off-days. They have not had the ex- hat men have had in outdoor games, 'lly improving in their golf, hockey. uCTl^.r'»^ -V' V r*-»t 1 If bupa^r^, wrts- .Th £ re ?s iK,llYRg m g°,lf and atretic sacr.ficmg her queenly that nec^ssit,^ nnot, ahv^s be, 3ald °\th* dignity, which- latte/ },las ost ™ch,oi hockey gM- but- c« fhe 'las ^arnl 1°/ her ungrac«ful'ness? a"c agl 11J' a, th,. gamer wUh mor^ a*, hoTctke^ was Iook^d lift sen years ago 11 was frequently upon with contempt by me*. conversation, re- interupted b, stoppa^-s and outburst51 pairs with pins and b^irphiS;- of of screaming, laughter, or gig.ti^v girl takes, ii.at disappeared. TNe h eei-i two herself seriously, and a st good tc-rms invariably pie-rents all t-t, qualities^ of spoi't&tnanship. TAXING BACHELORS. i: What w31 women do when they have ofeaVfiitV ( political power ? A German paper has been- l: collecting the opinillQs of famous wouiei of i the world 4n this puliqect; and although they I speak of many things, such as the abolition of I war, and at great social changes, none of riuem appear. to have suggested that they would I pit a tax on bachelors, Ge.-ieral Booth is strongly in favour of r-uch a tax,, if not ol, enforcing other deprivathns on them who will nrvt take up the burdeua- a-nd respinsibilities of matrimony. He says tiiat it is th'P. selfish- ne-Hs of the age and the employment ot women to do men's work that causes the steady de- cline of the marriage rate1,. and it is obvious that the two things react one upon aaoiher, beeaase if men will not marry, women, mist work. People will not marry for patriotic reasons, and it is doubtfui if the bachehor would he cured of his selfiah. regard fu his own liberty and: pleasures liy bein» made to pay a special tax.. The subject is sure to be discussed in the ELouse of CMommons this ses- sion. in connection with Old Age Pensions, and it will be interesting to see what Parliament may think of it. THE SEA-WATER. CURE. The sea-water treatment for various diseases, such as pulmonary tuberculosis and gastro- enteritis, is being widely taken up by the meuical profession in France, and it is said, that 'the Duchess of Sutherland purposes to establish a dispensary in Scotland for the treat- ment of door patients on similar lines. The cure consists simpLy of sub-cutaneous injec- tions of pure sea water. It was first tested by M Rene Quinton, a recognised, authority on biology; and the therapeutic nature of the I treatment is attested by the fact that it is being successfully applied to hundreds of patients for various diseases. It was at first regarded sceptically by medical men, but it would appear that a large majority of the French doctors are now convinced of the effi- cacy cf the sea-water treatment.. and it has been adopted in several of the Paris hospitals. THE IMPORTANCE OF MANNERS AND APPEARANCE. The dictum, "Manners make the man," par- ticularly applies to the medical profession. It often happens, however, that the square man is fitted into the round hole, as is frequently seen when one doctor is succeeded by another in the same practice. One will have that in- valuable gift in a doctor, the power of inspiring confidence, which he owes probably as much to Nature as to his own skill. He is popular and successful, but if another doctor steps into his place one equally clever, but less able to show it, he is a failure, and perhaps thinks (if he has bought the practiced that he has been imposed upon. There are some doctors whose chief qualification is an abiliti to make themselves agreeable. They are also popular, although small talk is seldom the strong point of really clever doctors. The latter will fail where the forn'er has succeeded; the fact that one attaches too Utile, and the other very much importance to iiianiters and appearances, all the difference in the world. i —

TERRIBLE NEWS FROM PORTUGAL. Assassination of King and Crown Prince. HEROIC CONDUCT OF THE QUEEN. The constitutional struggle which has been convulsing Portugal for many months past cul- minated on Saturday afternoon in one of the foulest assassinations of modern history. King Carlos and the Crown Prince being shot. The dastardly crime was committed in broad day- light and in cold blood by men utterly reck- less of their own lives. The assassins num- bered some seven or eight, and acted evidently in accordance with a preconcerted plan. King Carlos, Queen Amelia, the Crown Prince, and the young Infante Dom Manuel had been an- nounced by the newspapers to return to the city from the Villa Vicosa. on the further side of the Tagus, and, consequently, a large crowd had assembled to witness the arrival of the Royal Family. There was the usual escort of -troops awaiting their Majesties and the Princes, and several State carriages for other Royal personages and those in attendance. Several of the great officers of State were also present. When the Royal party disembarked after cross- ing the Tagus the King proceeded with the Queen and the two Princes to the first carriage, which was an open landau. As the Royal pro- cession moved off from the quay the crowd cheered, and their Majesties were evidently pleased by this display of welcome on the part of their subjects. Suddenly, just as the leading carriage, that containing the King and Queen and Crown Prince, was nearing the Royal ar- senal a man was seen to move right in front of the crowd, in full view of all in the vicinity, and in view also of those in the procession. Before anybody could possibily realise the man's intentions he drew from under his over- ("ièt:1 hu1 o-on- immediately nva-.d j, t" his shoulder in the best military fashion, and I prod The first shot struck the King- and s<> also did the second which followed a • nouent later. His Majesty fell mortaLy •• The hist buret had struck his Ma- I jesty in the back of the head, and his death I must hnvt? iii>tsnta,ri60Tis. Otrr„r tx. were bv this time rushing forward, and then followed a murderous fusillade. The assassins, c-h.sed upon the Royal landau from several directions, concentrating their revolver fire upon the occupants, and to ensure that their fell dssign should not possibly fail, they ac-tuahv fired at le;m", a ihtfyJl I i&q th{'- ¡¡:,¡,. the carriage. Queen Amelia acted with mag- nificent courage. Although she screamed aloud in passionate hcrrer and protest, she showed no fear. Springing to her feet she repeatedly struck at the murderers though she. a weak •voman. could drive them away from their victims. H. was quite e' idcnt that her Majesty gave not a moment's thought to her own safety, and eye-witnesses declare that she actually struck one of the assassin,? in the face with a bouquet of flowers which she carried in her hand. The Queen, seeing that ber Royal husband was beyond mortal help—a third bul- let had struck his Majesty in the throat, in- flicting another serious wound — threw her. aims round the Crown Prince Luiz in the vain hope of saving his life. Several bullets nar- rowly missed the mother and struck the son. one in the heart causing his Royal Highness to fall dead in the arms of the Queen. The I Queen, covered with the blood of her murdered husband and son. now overcome by the un- speakable horror of the situation, fell back in the carriage in a fainting condition. Meanwhile the soldiers of the escort had opened fire upon the assassins, whu stood their ground with fanatical courage. Three of them were killed on the spot, and several others were arrested. As the regicides were being taken away the crowd, maddened by the magnitude and horror of the crime which they had committed, strove desperately to seize them, and tear them in pieces. The Infanta Dom Manuel was in the carriage as the King and Queen, and was slightly wounded. Queen Amelia had a mira- culous escape as slieorc)se to try and shield the Crown Prince from the fire, but was hit. King Carlo was wounded in three pl, One bullet struck him literally 1:1 the nape d the neck, another in the shoulder, and the third (which proved fatal) severed the c -rotid artery. The Crown Prince also was hit in three places—in the head and in the breast. The Infanta Manuel was struck in the side, in the jaw, and in the arm. The King was de ni fore he reached the naval arsenal. The -wn Prince was still alive. but expired al Crt. immediately. I111) bodies w,re conveyed to the medical The" 1 the arsenal, where they lay for some station''v. unded by the Ministers and Court time surisv lrl other high personages. dimilitaries ficer of the King, Senhor Fran- Ãn orderly 110 was walkmg near the Royal cisco FikLei ra. killed one of the regicides caiTisge, fired' 4tyt ;cides was killed by the Another of the teg, HalL The bodies of the polioe near the Tül '-1e Town Hall. Their two men are now in 1.. dished, but they ap- identlty has not been Bf Spaniard and the pear ti be foreigners, one' a "OIlS which they other 3. Frenchman. XTife 44 millimetres used are lepeating carbiiies; .\f 'h had con- calibre, with five charn;. 106. s' cealed iirefr carbines under t-l-ieir ofol a- close King Edward and Queen- A!e:\andi Royal and intimate friends of the P<Jrtugu8 £ Sfc ^-arlj House, received the terrible news in> t]J le- hours of Srunday morning in tae form'of a:- t.t. gram from, the British Minister at Lisbon;. ;A", naturally, were filled with horror and most poignant grief and regret. Later in the day the King and Queen cabled to the Queen of F ortugal direct coffering her their earnest synir patliy in the terrible trial which had fallen' upon her Majesty- The Prince and Princess of Wales also received the tidings with the pro- foundest 'eelings of regret, and took similar steps to thuSe adopted by the King and Queen.

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