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RCJTHIN. Other Ruthin News will be found on another Page. i DEATH. The death occurred on Tuesday night, at 2, Ellis' Yard, of Mr James Dowel], at the age of 71 years. Deceased had been for a great number of years in the employ of Messrs R Ellis and Sons, mineral water manufacturers. CANTATA. The cantata entitled" The Kingdom of Love," which was reported last week, will. be repealed on Sunday evening next, at the Baptist Chapel, under the able conductorship of Mr Oswald Thomas. MARRIAGE. A marriasa was solemnized on Tuesday, at Bathafarn Wesleyan Chapel, by the Rev R Garratb Roberts, in the presence of tile registrar, Mr Robert Gee. The contracting parties were Mr John Lloyd Jones (Cae Gwyn) and Miss Adeliza Agnes Jaundrell (Ty Mawr), Llanfair. PREACHING MEETING. The annual preaching meeting was held at Bechania C.M. Chapel on Good Friday, when the pulpic was occupied by the Rev T Charles Williams (Meuia Bridge) and Professor David Williams (Aberystwich). Large congrega- tions were present at all the meetings. Miss Sallie Davios presided at the organ. EASTER SERVICES. Easter services, largely attended, were held ab St Peter's Church, which had been beauti- fully decorated. Alter by Miss Edwards, Church Gates. Pulpit, Mrs Theodore Rouw. Pont. Mrs W Byford. Chancel enda. Miss Magin. Windows, Misses Jones. Flowers were kindly sent by Mr Byford, Dedwyddfa Mr Forder, Misa A Davies, Mrs Jackson, Miss Freeborn, Mrs Phillips, Mrs Rouw, Miss Evans, Mra Humphreys, and others. DEATH OF THE WARDEN'S MOTHER-IN-LAW. The death of Mrs Sisaon, Plas Gwilym, Wrexham, a well-known and generous Church- woman, took place on Friday. The deceased lady was the widow of the late Mr W J Sisson, and mother of Councillor Frank Sisson, of Wrexham. One of her daughers is the wife of Mr LI Hugh Jones, chairman of the Wrexbam Education Committee and Official Receiver for North Wales and Chester. Another daughter married the Rev Lewis Pryce, Warden of Ruthin.

Ruthin Military Ball. A SUCCEBFUL GATHERING. The seventeenth annual Ball of the officers, non-commissioned officers, and men of the B Squadron D.H.Y., D (Ruthin) Half-Company 4th Bait. it.W.F., and North Wales Brigade Army Service Corps was held at the Assembly Rooms, Ruthin, on Tuesday. The pro- ceedings were of a very enjoyable character, and success crowned the efforts o! the Committee and secretaries, ex-Colr-Sprgt C A Williams and Staff-Sergt A 0 Fox, who discharged their onerous duties .admirably. The lady patroness was the Hon Mrs Hawke and the president Mr Stanley J Weyinan, but they were, unfortunately, unable to attend. The patrons of the ball were :-Mrs Coltart, Misa Lloyd-Roberts, Miss Constance Preston, His Worship the Mayor of Ruthin (Dr T 0 Jones), Col W C Cornwallis-West, Col Sir Watkia W Wynn, C.B. Col G Mousley, Col T A Wynne Edwards, V.D. Col R Gregsou Ellis, Col Saxon Gregson Ellis, Col E J Swayne, Mejoi R Williams Wynn, Major G Blezard, Capt H B Hawka, Capt R Swetenham, Capt John Jenkins, Capt Watkin Davies, Capt Theodore Rouw, Lieut-Surgeon Anderson, Second-Lieut L Smith, m csirti E 0 V Lloyd, C B Jones- Mortimer, G H Dnton, Dr J Medwyn Hughes, Dr W F Byford, Messrs R V Johnson, li II Springmann, F Herzog, J J Lloyd Williams, T Magee, L G Thomas, W T A Jones, W J Jones, A 0:Evans, A Swainson, J K Williamson, Chief Officer E Tegid Owen. The M.C.'s were Sergt-Mapr Bruton, Sergt J L Roberts, and Sergt J F Beech. The hall had b3en very prettily deco- rated for the occasion with flaga, bunting, military accoutrnments, flowers, and decorations were kindly lent by Messrs J J Lloyd Williams, Grammar School T H Roberts, St Peter's-squ are; Capt Rouw, Messrs E Tegid Owen, C-istle Hotel Jno Roberts, draper; T Williams and Son, and W ynnstay Arms. Mrs Haselden's well-known and popular band was in attendance, and rendered tsome delightful dance music. A really excellent supper was served by the ladies of the Nursing Association Committee, who provided and arranged the whole thing in admirable style, and reflected the greatest credit on all con- cerned. Mr regirl Owen, the Castle Hotel, supplied the wines and spirits. The proceeds were in aid of the Ruthin Naraing Association. Amongst the large number present were :-Mr and Mrs G H Denton, Trefnant Mr and Mrs E Tegid Owen and Miss Jones, Castle Hotel;, Miss Gladys Lewis, Dr and Mrs W F Byford, Col and Mrs Swayne, Mr and Mra H H Springmann, Miss Sheffield, Rhyl; Miss Battine Williams, Mias Matthews, Capt and Miss Jenkins, Bryncelyn Lieut G Parry Jones, Mr D Gray Davies, R.S. Major and Mrs E Bruton, Sergt-Instr and Mrs J Pays, Mr J Jenkins, Misses Edwards (Ardwyn), 'Oapt and Mrs Rouw and Miss D Rouw, Mr J K Williamson and Miss Williamson, Miss Freeman, Mr PiCtou Davies, Corpl T Williamson, Corpl G Roberts, Lieut-Sargeon Auderson, Lient L Smith, Miss W Evans and Miss C Allman, Rhyl Mr F Walpole, Miss L Fox, Mr W H Williams, Sergt-Major W William?, Srgt Holgate, Quarter-Master- Sergt K H Jones, ex-Sargt-Instructor H Taylor, Mr R 0 Jones, Miss Brough, Wynnstay Arm; Mis3 Burslem, ditto Mr W T A Jones and Mrs Jones, L and P Bank Mrs Swetenham, Plas Newydd Corpl J H Davies, Miss Jones, Corpora- tion Aims Miss Prince, Mr A Averill, Menia Bridge Mr H Morgan, Sergt- Major Beech, Quarter Master Sergt Glynne, and many others.

RAT RABBLE quickly quelled by the use I of Rodine Rat Poison. It entirely eradicates rats; millions perish never fails safe, euro, speedy the most deadly rat killer ia the world 6d.» la., 2a., 3t., 53.; posb 2d.—- HARLEY, Chemist, Perth. Ageni-B. D. Hughes, Chemist, Denbigh. ADVISIC TO MOTHERS."—-Are yon broken in your rest by a sick child suffering with the pain ot catting teeth ? Go at once to a chemist, and Ret a bottle of Mrs ViitLow'I SOOTHING SYRUP. It produces natural, quiet sleep by relieving the child from pain, aud the little eherup awake* "as bright as a button." Contains no PoUoocnu Isgntost. Of ftll OJaellÚlø. 1J, 114. por

Ruthln Rural District ) Council. The last meeting of the above Council was held on Saturday, Mr Owen Williams tin the chair. There were also present Messrs Lewis Jones, R Lloyd Williams, John Evans (Llanbedr), J R Edwards, T H Edwards, John Evans (Llanganhafal), and Henry Hughes with the clerk, Mr R Humphreys Roberts. THE MEDICAL OFFICER'S REPORT. The Medical Officer (Dr T 0 Jones) reported that during the month ending March 26th, only seven deaths were registered, three males and four females, giving an annual death rate per thousand of 10*2. The number of births registered was nine, four males and five females, giving a birth rate of 13-1 per thousand. He was very pleased to report that during the month the district had been quite free from all notifiable infectious diseases. A very severe epidemic of measles had broken out in the Gyffylliog district, and the schools had been closed until April the 16th. VOTE OF THANKS. On the motion of Mr G R Edwards, seconded by Mr John Evans (Llanbedr), and supported by Mr Henry Hughes, a cordial vote of thanks was accorded the chairman (Mr Owen Williams) and the vice-chairman (Mr John Roberts, Nant- glyn), for their services during the past year. THE BLACK LIST. The following attendances (possible 13) were reported:— Owen Williams 12 G R Edwards 13 T O Jones 10 T H Edwards 6 W Davies 10 R H Pagh 8 Lewis Jones 12 J R Lloyd 6 R Jones (Gyffylliog) 3 J Evi%ns (Lngoinhafal) 9 Joseph Davies 2 R R Lloyd 3 R Lloyd Williams 9 J Williams 3 Robert Jones 9 David Hughes 3 J Evans (Llanbedr) 10 Henry Hughes 6 Meredith Jonea 5 William Owen 7 David Owen 8 Thomas Jones 2 Edward Jones 1 J Roberts (Nantglyn) 4

Ruthin Board of GuapdlanSf The fortnightly meeting of the above was held on Saturday, Mr J H Simon in the chair. There were also present Messrs J Jenkins, J Evans, Owen Williams, Lawis Jones, R Lloyd Williams, G R Edwards, T H Edwards, Edward Jones, Robert Jones, W Ellis, and J R Lloyd. THE HOUSE. The Master reported that the number of inmates was 109, as against 92 last year. The number of vagrants relieved was 101, as against 108 last year. The Master also reported the gift of fish for the use of the sick inmates on Good Friday, which was kindly sent by Mr Roberts, fishmonger, and a cordial vote of thanks was accorded Mr Roberts I for his seasonable gift. WELL CARED FOR." I The lady visitors—Mrs Calvert and Mrs Stanley Weyman-reported that they had visited the institution during the week, and found everything in excellent order and the sick well cared for. PAY STATIONS. The Clerk Submitted a circular letter from the Local Government Board, and explained that he proposed sending a copy of the same to each guardian, and it could then be considered at the next meeting. It contained many points referred to iu the Poor Law Commissioner's report, and a suggestion to reduce the number of pay stations, which he thought was a good idea. The Chairman agreed that it would be better for the officer to beset each pauper, but he did not know whether they could do so in a scattered district of this character. The matter was deferred to the next meeting.

NATURE'S HANDIWORK. The down upon the peach or plum is so deli* cate and so thickly set that one cannot touch the fruit with a needle's point without break- ing the tender stalk, and yet the dew of the night covers the whole surface of the fruit and disappears in the morning, leaving the gossamer growth more orderly and beautiful than before. The dew covers every leaf of the giant oak, and the mighty tree drinks in the refreshing moisture to its thirsty heart through millions of pores, and the iron trunk. that has withstood a thousand storms, is made stronger by the gentle strength of the dew. The silent fall of the dew is caused and con- trolled by agencies of the most tremendous power the same power which shakes a whole continent with its subterranean thunder is the same as that which encircles the finest filament of thistledown with a coronet of dewy gems so small that they do not bend the deli- cate stalks with their weight.

AN INTERESTING WAIF. In some interesting notes contributed to the Zoologist, Dr. James Clark points out that nowhere probably in Great Britain are the conditions so favourable for abundance and variety of crustacean life a-s on the coast of Cornwall. And among the numerous species there found, none, perhaps, are of greater interest than those which appear from time to time as waifs and strays from nther parts. Among these casual visitors Dr. Clark notes the curious little gulf-weed crab (Planus minutus). This species has its head- quarters, and breeds among the drift weed of the Sargasso Sea. The Gulf Stream occasion- ally carries it to our shores. It is usually found on drift timber covered with barnacles. Such casual drifting illustrates how a sptJcie" may extend its geographical range, but it does not appear that the Cornish waters are suitable for the gulf-weed crab.

THE BEGINNING OF IRON. It is commonly believed that the use of iron commenced in either Africa or Asia, but Ridgeway, in The Beginning of Iron," states that the latest investigations prove that iron was not worked in Egypt until the ninth century before the Christian era or in Libya until 450 B.C., that the Semites adopted its use still later, and that it has been known in Uganda, only within the last five or six centuries. In China iron is first mentioned in 400 B.C. Bronze weapons were employed in China until 100 A.D., and in Japan until 700 A.D. According to Ridgeway, the metal- lurgy of iron must have originated in Central Europe, especially in Noricum, which approxi- mately represented modern Austria and Bavaria. Only at Hallstatt and in Bosnia and Transylvania, from which countries the Achaians and Dorians are supposed to 'have migrated to Greece, are found evidences of a gradual introduction of iron, at first as an ornament applied to the bronze which it ulti- mately displaced. Everywhere else iron was introduced suddenly—a fact which implies a foreign origin. Of course Ridgeway does not assert that iron was unknown outside of Cen- tral Europe. On the contrary, he states that meteoric iron was known in Egypt in remote antiquity, but that it was worked as flints were worked, by-cutting or chipping, and was not smelted. In other words, it was the metal- lurgy, not the knowledge, of iron that origi- nated in Central Europe, t

LLANDYRNOG. 1 PARISH CUURCH.-The services on Good Friday were well attended and the singing of the Story of the 'Cross by the choir much appreciated. The Easter services were very bright and hearty, and there were large congregations the Communicants numbered 71. The Church was beautifully decorated, the tall, tapering plants under the ohancol aroh and the arum lilies on the altar being mosb effective. The choir pang very uioely the anthem, Christ is risen," the solo part being taken by Miss Jane Roberts, Pentre Mawr.

Amateur Theatricals at Llandyrnog. The annual entertainment organized by Mrs Rigby in aid of the school funds, was held on Monday afternoon, at the School, and was, as has always hitherto been the case, very well attended. The audieDca were rewarded for their journey by some excellent and spirited acting, besides the consciousness that they were aupporting a most deserving cause. In the first piece the caste was Mrs Hilary Regrets." Mrs Hilary, Miss F Herzog Dr Power, Mr Wilson Maid, Mrs Rigby. Miss F Herzog acted the part of the widow who was quite ready for consolation in a lifelike mauner, while Mr Wilson impersonated an Irish doctor, with his brogue, in the most natural manner. Mrs Rigby, as the maid, had but little to do, bnt did that little well. The plot of such pieces is of small consequence. Mrs Hilary regrets" that she has to postpone a dinner party and gives the doctor her regrets to post: he forgets to do so. We shall not divulge to those absent the means by which they got out of the scrape cynics might say that they got into a worse one when the farce culminated in the usual wedding. Many laughable incidents caused considerable mirth, and the curtain was rung down to loud applause. Then came the tea interval, to b6 followed by A Dear Bargain," a farcical comedy by Mr C Leigh Coke :—Septimus Armstrong, Mr Copner Wynne Edwards; Mrs Armstrong, Miss Beavan Maria (their servant), Miss D Preston a German Rug Seller, Mr J F Rigby Sergeant of Police, Mr Graham Evans. The part, given briefly, is that Mr and Mrs Armstrong each buy the same rug from a German rug seller, without each other's knowledge, as a wedding anni- versary present. On the police making inquiries at the house the husband leads the pedlar to his smoking room, and both husband and wife stoutly deny having bought a rug to the constable. When the officer departs the pedlar reappears, and, on the couple both repeating that neither of them had bought the rug from them (both had paid him for it already !) he takes possession of it and of his bundle I and departs, leaving them without even the dear bargain that both had paid I for. Mr Copner Wynne Edwards played the young husband to perfection, and Miss Beavan took the part of the wife in a spirited manner. Miss D Preston was excellent as the maid, while Mr J F Rigby was a most life-like presentation of the German Jew. Mr Graham Evans acted the part of village constable as though be had been trained in the force. The piece abounded with comical incidents, and these were fully appreciated by the large audience, who showed their satisfaction both by laughter and by applause. The applause was accentuated when the eni of the piece came, and certainly the actors, who must have aided their natural gifts by a good deal of hard preliminary work, had fully earned this tribute to their success. The tea waa provided by Mra Williams, Llandyrnog Rectory, and her kind friends.

Farewell Concept. PRESENTATION TO MRS PRESTON. On Tuesday evening a coscert was held in the Schoolroom, Llandyrnog, to bid farewell to Mr and Mrs Preston and family. The room was crowded to the doors, and all the proceedings passed off splendidly. The entertainment was opened with a most laughable sketch entitled A Dear Bargain," reported under Monday's proceedings. The Rector of the parish, Rev W G Williams, addressing the audience, said that there would now be a short interval, during which a very pleasant ceremony would be performed in connection with Mr and Mrs Preston. We are all a little sad to-night because this i9 the last of Mrs Preston's popular concerts. To our great grief Mr and Mra Preston are leaving the parish, and we are here to wish them good- bye this evening. We cannot let them go without some little mark of our respect and affection. They came into the parish abont eleven years ago, strangere, I expect, to most of us they leave it known to all, and beloved by all. They have identified them- selves with everything that has gone on in the parish, never sparing themselves in anyway. Mrs Preston has gone in and out among us, welcomed everywhere for her bright and happy disposition, visiting the sick, relieving the needy, sympathising with all. I will give yon an instance of her goodness of heHt. There is a little farm on the hill side where a crippled boy lives. One winter, at. Bryn GlwyJ, they had been having a little children's enter- tainment, with a small Christmas tree as the centre of attraction. On Christmas afternoon Mrs Preston and Miss Dorothy walked up the hill, took the little tree with them, and by means of it and the presents on it and the fairy lights, enter- tained the cripple boy and his brothers for an hour, and made that day a day of joy and gladness to them all. It is by little acts of this kind that Mr and Mrs Preston have come very near to us. What I personally owe to them I can never say nor ever forget. They have been my friends, and my mother's and my father's before me. And you, by your presence in s-ich large numbers here this evening, show that they are your friends also. And then there is Mr Preston, senijr. I don't know what we shall do without him. He is known far and wide for his generosity and readiness to help every good cause. For the last three years he has bpen Churchwarden, and chairman of our School Como ittee, and has been a real help in both capacities. We shall miss him very much from the parish. I hope he will come and see us often. -Now as to the prondiatiou-our good friend and squire, Mr ftigby, will speak to you about that, and tell you what Mrs Preston has chosen with the money collected. All I will say is that the present is an unanimous and spontaneous one. Everybody wishes to give to it, rich and poor, Nonconformists and Chuichpeople, and I have great plea- sure in handing to Mra Preston a list of I the subscribers, 81 in number. I hope she will keep it, and when she read3 it will know how many real friends ehe has made and is leaving in Llandyrnog. We wish her and all connected with her every happiness and prosperity in their new home (applause). I will now call upon Mr Rigby to make the presentation on behalf of the parish, Mr Rigby, on rising to make the presentation, was given a rousing re- ception, and said that the Rector had made an exceptionally good speech had spoken from his heart, and had voiced the feelings of the parishioners. There remained little to add to the words of the Rector. The Preston family had been living in the parieh for eleven or twelve years. They were fin English family, and when they had come to live in the parish the parish- ioners had given them a true Welsh welcome. During the period they had lived amongst them they bad found a warm place in their hearts (applause). Pro- ceeding, Mr Rigby said that English people soon found out that Welsh people had toes, and some of them very big ones, which were easily trodden on (laughter), but he was sure that no one in the room could say that any of the Bryn Clwyd family had committed that offence during the twelve years they had resided in the parish (applause). And now they were leiving them, and he, as their repre- sentative, had great pleasure in presenting Mrs Preston with that beautiful article as a high appreciation of her good work in the parish. The article was a true Welsh article, and Mrs Preston had for that reason chosen it herself. He would now call upon someone to remove the curtain which covered this article, and when this was done they could all see what a lovely piece of furniture it was. [The present proved to be a very antique old Welsh oak dresser, which was greatly admired by all.] Proceeding, the speaker said that this was an article which Mrs Preston could always have with her, and he hoped she would take it with her to her new home in England and that it would remind her of the many, many happy days she had spent in this Valley. He would like to say a few words about Mr Preston and Mr Preston senior. They had both been very willing to help in every work in the parish, and were always foremost in such work. He hoped that when her holidays came around Mr and Mrs Preston and family would pay them a viait, and he felt sure that they would again be given a true Welsh welcome (applause). Mr Preston, in returning thanks, said that he desired to thank them all most sincerely for all the kind words that had beeu said about himself and Mrs Preston and the family that evening, and he also wished to thank all the subscribers. He could assure them all that they would always value the beautiful piece of furniture, and would always remember their kind friends at Lhndyrnog (loud applause). Mrs Preston, was received with loud and continued appliuse, and in most touching words and with great feeling, thanked them all for their kindness. Her heart was too full to allow her to say much, and she could not find words to describe her feelings. She was glad that they had allowed her to choose her present, for she could have wished for nothing nicer than this trne Welsh article, and it would always remind her of her kind friends in Llandyrnog and of the pleasant days she bad spent amongst them, and she would always value and cherish the gift (loud applause). Pro- ceeding, Mra Preston said that she hoped to come back some day to fee them all again, and she would conclude by again thanking them all from the very bottom of her heart (applause). The second part of the programme was then proceeded with, and was opened by an excellently rendered glee by Mr Jones and party, which was loudly applauded. Miss Beril Jones gave a sweet rendering of a song, and was encored. A recitation by Mr John Thomas was well received. A duet by Mr John Williams and Miss Jones, both of Pentre Mawr, was loudly encored. A song by Miss A Prica was sweetly rendered. This was followed by a most laughitbie sketch entitled Our At- H ma Day "-mothrr, Miss MacMarry daughter. Miss M Roberts, Mill Farm servant, Miss Jones. All three did their parts splendidly, and Miss Jones, as servant, caused roars ot laughter with her quaint ways. Mr Jones and party again rendered a glee admirably, The pro- gramme concluded with a whistling competition fjr ladies and gentlemen. This was the source of much amusement, and the great pains the ladies took to 1 place their lips in the proper position to | whistle the Welsh National Authem was | very funny. The 1st prize for ladies went to Miss Jane Williams, Pentre Mawr, and the 2nd to Miss Jones, I Llangynbafal Rectory. Mr Rigby, Pentre Mawr, secured the 1st prize for gentle- men. and Edward Williams, Llangynhafal, the 2nd. Cheers were given at the close for Mrs Preston and all who had taken part in the p< rformance. Mrs Preston regrets not being able to thack each subscriber personally, and wishes to thank all through the medium of the Press.

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ST. ASAPfl. THE BAPTISTS' MEETING. The Baptists held their annual preaching moetings on Good Friday, when leading ministers of the denomination officiated. I EASTER DAY. On the day of days the number of com- municants, both at the Cathedral and Parish I Church, far exceeded those of previous years. vio The servioesiwere also well attended through- out the day. ILLNESS OF CANON DREW. The citizens will regret to learn of the serious illness of Canon Drew, Rector of Hawarden, who was operated upon on Tues- day for a serious intestinal trouble. He was made a hon canon of the Cathedral in 1903, and has often occupied the Cathedral pulpit during Advent or Lenten special servioes. ISOLATION HtSPITAL. The Local Government Board have sent a letter to the St Asaph Rural District Coun- cils, urging them to proceed with the erection of an isolation hospital for their districts. The diffioulty in the past has been to get the two Councils to agree to a scheme which would be suitable to both districts. The mat- ter is expected to be finally settled on Friday next, when the Joint Committee meet. BANK HOLIDAY. The only local attraction on the feast of Sb Lubbock was the annual football competition at Elwy Grove Park, when the Coed Talon Rangers gained the silver cup for the third time in succession, and thus became absolute owners. The handsome gold medals also were secured by them, Bagillt St Mary were the winners of the silver medald. The weather proved exceedingly bright, and fine healthy sport was witnessed. When the various teams had exhausted their combative powers, brass lunged barrel organs poured forth their volume of music and the merry-go-rounds commenced on their exhiliarating whirl. THE CRUCIFIXION. On Good Friday evening there was a large congregation at the Parish Church, when Stainer's Crucifixion was rendered by an augmented choir, numbering 50 voices, under the direction of Mr T R Jones, organist and choirmaster. Apart from the beautiful music, the words by the Rev W J Sparrow Simpson, M.A., are in themselves a meditation on the passion of the Holy Redeemer. The choir seemed imbued with the solemnity of the occasion, and the chorus was exceedingly well rendered throughout. The soloists were Mr Edward Barlow (tenor), Messrs J W Edwards and J Morris Jones (basses), and each acquitted themselves in a praiseworthy manner. CATHEDRAL SERVICES. Saturday, April 2nd:-5.15: Service, Gar- rett in B Flat. Daily matins, 8.15 a.m.; evensong, 5.15 p m. Holy days and Saint's days-celebration of Holy Communion, 8.15 a.iji.; anthem 1229, pt. 6, "Here on earth, we have no continuing place (Requiem) Brahms. Sunday, April Zrd (1st Sunday after Easter):- 8.15: Holy Communion. 11.0: Matins; service, Calkin in B flat; anthem 1395. "My hope is in the Everlasting" (Stainer); hymns 131, 499; preacher, the Canon-in-liesidenoe, 12.15: Holy Commupion. 3.30: hymn 125; service, Martin in A; litany anthem 798, Why rage fiercely the heathen" (Mendels- ,sohn); hymns 13t), 35, 132, 174; preacher, Vicar W J Davies; collection, Choir Bene- volent Fund. Y THE SILVERY SEA. It matters nob what local attractions are billed, the majority of the citizens gravitate towards the silvery sea on bank holiday. The day soon passes, pleasantly and healthfully, and thu evening, and then the mind seeks for the most attractive indoor enteitainment, and withoub the slightest hesitation you fix upon the living pictures ab the Lyrio Hall in Market-street, ^which are bound to be good, for the entertainmen's have been patroniEed nightly throughout the winter. The pictures are graded, comedy and tragedy, comio situa- tions at which the most dyspeptic member of the audience is forced to laugh. Pictures of pathetic sufferings through poverty, love scenes, and scenes of royal splendour. Go and see them for yourselves, they are certainly the best thing to be seen in Rhyl.

LOCAL WINNERS AT CONWAY HORSE SHOW. Agricultural colt or filly foaled in 1909 1, R E Roberts, Llanrwst 2, T H Jones, St Asaph 3, R E Birch, Colwyn Bay. Agricultural gelding or filly foaled in 1908: 2, J Owen, Ruthin. Agricultural gelding or filly foaled in 1907 ], R E Birch, Colwyn Bay 2, W E Hughes, Abergele. Special prizes.—Gelding or filly fcnot exceeding three years old, bred and nown by an exhibitor within 15 miles of Conway 1, R E Birch, Colwyn Bay. Agricultural in-foal mare or foal at foot 1, R Parry, Abergele 2, R H Roberts, Mochdre. Shire stallion 1, G Ingman, Mold 2, University College of North Wales, Bangor 3, Egerton, Holywell.

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DENBIGH TOWN COUNCIL. The monthly meeting was held on Thursday, when there were present:—The Mayor (Alderman Humphrey Jones) in the chair, Alderman James Hughes, Coun- Mayor (Alderman Humphrey Jones) in the chair, Alderman James Hughes, Coun- cillors H D Hughes, J Morris Davies, S Lont Griffith, T Lloyd Jones, J H Wynne, C Cottom, J R Lloyd, and J Edgar, with the town clerk (Mr J Parry Jones), the deputy town clerk (Mr Edward Parry), the borough surveyor (Mr John Davies), the sanitary inspector (Mr Lee Jones), the borough accountant (Mr Ellis Williams), and the borough rate collector (Mr W Price). Apologies for absence were received from Alderman Boaz Jones and Coun- cillors F B Clough and D H Davies. The reports of committees, which ap- peared in our last issue, were adopted, and the general district rate fixed at 2s in the R as previously reported. OVERSEERS. The following overseers of the poor 3 were appointed for the ensuing year r Denbigh Messrs Marsden Davies and R Lloyd Jones (Densons). Henllan Messrs H D Hughes and Samuel Jones. Llanrhaiadr Messrs Arthur Hastings Hughes and R Pugh. THE .NEW HALL. The Mayor suggested that the whole Council in committee should meet on Thursday next to take such steps as were considered desirable with reference to the Public Hall and Markets Improvement Schemes. After a short discussion it was decided that the Council should meet on Thursday at 6 o'clock. OLD GUNS. A letter was read from the War Office as to the disposal of old pattern guns for ornamental purposes, and left on the table. THE AUDITOR. Out of three applications Mr Walter Conway, Chester, was appointed as special auditor of the Corporation accounts.

OUR W A If SERIAL Commences THIS: WEEK. A Splendidly Written Story by an Author of Great Repute. SEE PAGE 7. CALL RIGHTS RESERVED.^ THE FLAW IN THE JEWEL By LADY TROUBRIDGE Author of "The .Millionaire," "The Soul of Honour," The Woman Thou Gavest," "Paul's Stepmother," "The Cheat," &c. SYNOPSIS OF OPENING CHAPTERS: The story opens in the casino at Villamont-sur- Mer. Lilian Germaine is talking to Lord Roth- man, who, like her, has just come from Paris, when a remarkably-attractive young lady, acting as companion to Bowman, an American, takes her station -near Lord RothniMi at the gaming tables. This is Rosainonckr Asbury, whose advent in Paris mac!o he observant Lilian more than a little afraid. Lord! Rothmail is charmed to see her, and, walking wdth Rosa- monde to her hotel, he tells her that, he loves her. Suddenly a commissienairo breads in upon them with an urgent message from his old friend Venesta, on whose account Lord Roth- man has come to Yiliamont. Ve-nosta is gambling recklessly, driven desperate by the knowledge that the woman on wlx»n lavished costly gifts has decided an nairriage with a wealthier man. Lord Rothman at one* goes off to him. READ THE STORY, It will repay you.

CONCERNING THE DIAMOND. The diamond is still the hardest material known to us, although carbide of silicon, com- mercially known as carborundum," and the metal tantalum now' replacing carbon fila- ments in electric glow-lamps, approach it very closely. The saying "diamond cut dia- I mond is still, however, as apropos to the truth as ever, although there jure such varia- tions in hardness among diamonds themselves that the powder of a diamond from one locality, such as the Transvaal, will not always prove efficient on the diamond-cutter's wheel (really a grinding lap) for tie cutting of one from another part of the world, New South Wales, for instance, and the speed of revolution of the wheel has sometime s to be raised from the normal 2,400 revolutj ons per minute to over 3,000 before any imprt assion ia produced. The black opaque form of dia- mond known as carbonado," althou. h use- less as a geai, is usually so bird.' much harder than the impure variety termed boart "-that it is the most efficient J sub- stance known for rock-drilling, and ha. 3 been of the utmost service in all recent tunn veiling operations. Although so hard, THE DIAMOND IS VERY BRITTLE, so that a sharp blow will often fractu Te it. But Sir William Crookes, who has d. 3voted much time during many years to the sci entific study of the diamond, has shown that if a good one is placed between the steel j aws of a hydraulic press, and rtie pressure is a pplied without jerk so as to avoid fracture d ue to brittleness, the jaws may be made to meet without the slightest injury to even the.-edges of the diamond, the hard steel closing ,round it and taking an impression of the much harder diamond just like so much wax- One of the most interesting of all the wonderful properties of the diamond is its phtasptaor- escence in the dark after exposure bo the sun or to friction. The phosphorescence is even greater, sometimes enough to re;id by when the diamond is subjected to the high tension electric discharge in a vacuum tube. The colour of the light emitted may be blue, red, or green, according to the locality from which the diamond was derived. The proximity of radium naturally produces the same result, the phosphorescence being re- markably brilliant; for the B-rays emanating from the radium are similar to the negative electrons of the Crookes tube. More singular still, if the action is prolonged the diamond" becomes coloured bluish green under the in- fluence of radium, but blackens under the ) bombardment of the electrons of the Crookes ) tuba, — —.

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RUSSIA'S TOO-GREAT EMPIRE. i The following views of Prince Kuropatkin, t ¡ ifreat Russian writer and economist, are in teres ing in relation to the struggle of several c°°> tries to exp.vJMi their borders. "The chief of the Russia army," he states, in the l8 j 200 years, has consisted in the enlargement j. Russia's boundaries on the north-west and on t"^ eouth. In the last two centuries but 6eventy-tvtg years have been peaceful, in the remaining years thirty-three foreign and two internal have been waged. Russia's outlets on the and Black Seajs required the labour of our arn^ forces for 200 years and cost us great sacrifi^ in killed and wounded. We reached the Pac'^ in 1897 without bloodshed. But so easy a victt^* bore within itself the germ of defeat. The largement of Russia's boundaries in all directio^ has brought into her possession divers alien and even hostile to Russia. The boroC|J of the empire have begun to be surrounded y- a population not sufficiently amalgamated \V¡ the Russian people. Russia, in her frontiera 4 11,000 miles, contiguous to nine different kinjT doms, needs,. in my opinion, no alterations her boundary liueo FOOD FOR INVALIDS. Eggs for the sick should, as a rule, not boiled, as boiling Tenders the white of the ed, tough and indigestible even in those which 90 termed "soft boiled." To coddle an egg, put1 in a quart cup and fill nearly to the brim Wlt boiling water. Let it stand on the back part 0 the fireplace (where it cannot even simmer) lot five minutes. The white will bo found a delicao jelly, and the whole perfectly wholesome and dv I licioue- Milk is now given in ail forms of illness, especially those in which solid food is prohibited The old fallacy that it raises the temperatu and thus proves injurious in inflammatory d¡&' ease,' has long- been dissipatorl Hot milk is valuable stimulant, and provt* a most excelloJlt tonic. It should not be permitted to boil, addo the Family Doctor, but simply raised to Is temperature as hot. at) proves comfortable III drinking; it should ho takea from a spoon, 80 this slow method insures better digestion.

USES AND VALUE OF CHARCOAL. Charcoal is one of the most remarable articleS in common use, and possesses many qualities not generally understood by the laity. As an air iorbent of bad odours iA has no equal. Placed around articles of food, it prevents decay and preserves them for a time in all their freshneso- In fine powder it is on* of the most perfect dressings for malignant wounds and those where proud flesh is present. As a euro for headache it is invaluable, a teaspoonful in half a glass of water often affording immediate relief. For discoloured bins., zinc ware, or sinks, po". dered health stone moistened with paraffin is magio cleanser.

NICE DISHES. STUFFED TOMATOES. Take six large ripe somatoos and cut a piece out of the 6tem end of each the size of a shilling. Take a tea<?poon and scoop out the interior of the tomatoes, put this part of the tomato in a chopping-bowl. Stand the shells, which should be left a quarter of an inch thick, in a baking-pan. Add to the tomato in the chopping-bowl an equal quantity of bread that is a little stale, a small onion, two sprigs of parsley, the grated rind and juice of half a lemon, half a teaspoonful of salt —six tomatoes require a good deal of salt—and two tablespoon- fuls of butter. Chop all these ingredients into a •oft pulp. Fill the tomato shells with it, letting the stuffing form a littlo mound «.bove the shell, sprinkle with dry breadcrumbs, put a little ilako of butter on top of each. Stand the pan in & moderate oven, and let the tomatoes bake till they are quite brown on top. While they are baking, take the stuffing which ie left in the chopping-bowl, put it in a saucepan, add a tea- spoonful of extract of beef dissolved in a gill of water. Stand this on the stove, and let it boil gently till the tomatoes are done. Put the toma- toes on a dish, and strain the gravy in the sauce- pan over th(\m through a fine strainer. Garnish the dish with spriga of parsley, and serve. VEAL OR BEEF CAKES.—Mince a pound of veaj or beef well with half a pound of baoon, and add four cream crackers (powdered) and a sea- soning of pepper, salt, and a quarter of a grated nutmeg Add two well-beaten eggs and an ounce of butter; then press the mixture into a well-buttered pudding-basin, cover with but- tered paper, ani steam for two hours. ALMOND CAKK.—Half a pound of butter, three- juartews of a pound of sifted sugar, one pound ol flour, four ounces of sweet almonds (blanched) and one ounce of bitter almonds, all pounded fine in the mortar. Mix a large teaspoonful of baking-powder into the flour, and put flour and sugar on two plates to warm; four eggs, well beaten. Beat the butter to a cream, add the eggs (continue to beat), next the sugar, flour last. Beat all well, place in a tin, lined with buttered paper. Sake in good oven for about an hour and a-half. ROLLED BEEF.—Remove all the superfluous fat from a thick rurnp steak weighing from one and &-half pound to two pounds. Beat it with the rolling-pin to break the fibres and render it ten- ier and leave it to mariner for a few hours in oil seasoned with silt and pepper. Then drain it, nake a mixture of black pepper, celery, and ordinary salt, sprinkle it .liberally ovar steak, and shower a pinch of herbs over t-ho top. Then mince a large onion finely, and spread it irn the stepk. Roll up as tightly as possible so M to form a long sausage. Tie it up with stripS of linen, and simmer it in seasoned stock until tender. When ready remove the stewpan, avd leave to cool in the stock. When quite cold un- tie it, and press between heavy weights for eoire hoars. The next day glaze the top aud deoorato wi;n chopped aspic jelly.

Local Lighting Table FOR CYCLISTS AND DBIVEBS morning evening. Saturday, April 2nd 4 26. 7 46 Sunday, April 3rd 4 24. 7 48 Monday, April 4th 4 21. 7 49 Tuesday, April 5th 4 19. 7 (Q Wednefday, April 6tb. 4 17,7 52 f Thursday, April 7th 4 15. 7 55 Friday, April 8th 4 12.. 7 55 n An I BAKING POWDER

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