The Welshman

AGRICULTURE. I ENGLISH FARMERS AND TUBERCULOSIS.-At a meeting last week of the Council of the Central and Associated Chambers of Agriculture, Mr B St. John Ackers moved the adoption of a report from the Cattle Diseases Committee dealing with the subject of taberculosis. The committee noted with satisfaction that the National Association for the Prevention of Consumption recognised the impracticability of stamping out tuberculosis in cattle by the immediate slaughter of all diseased animals, and that the method proposed to be adopted was that of instructing public opinion and stimulating public interest rather than the advocacy of measures of compulsion. They recommended the Council to offer the strongest opposition to any attempts that might be made to enforce the compulsory inocula- tion of cattle with tuberculin and the subsequent com- pulsory slaughter of affected animals, unless combined with a satisfactory scheme of compensation for animals seized in the public interest. In any measure for deal- ing with this question, the committee were of opinion that the central authority only should obtain parliament- ary powers, and under no conditions should local au- thorities be allowed to take any action not sanctioned by the central authority. Mr St. John Ackers, said a statement had been made, on what appeared to be fairly good authority, that there were at the present time no fewer than twenty local authorities, each with a Bill possibly of a different character one from another, all anxious to pass those Bills through Parliament, and reaoy to lnirouuce rnem tne moment that Parliament mt. This was an extreme danger. He hoped that every Chamber in the country would send up a re- solution in favour of what the committee suggested, viz., that there should be uniformity, and that no local au- thority should be allowed to go beyond or above the rules of the central authority. Mr 0 Middleton, Cleveland, seconded the motion, which, after discussion, was adopted. MR LOXG ON TUBERCULOSIS.—In an incisive critioism of Mr Long's references at Newcastle to the subject of tuberculosis, the Veterinary Record says :-The hesita- tion of the Board of Agriculture and the President must be due to the fact that they have not yet grasped the subject. That this is so may be gathered from the re- mark on Mr Long's speech that the data at their dis- posal was too indefinite and too wanting in preoiseness to justify their asking Parliament," &c. But are precise data requisite for legislation ? Absolute scien- tific knowledge, complete and finite, is not yet obtain- able about any disease, and yet we hive scheduled in the Animals Diseases Act no less than nine different diseases, about the majority of which less is known than is well established concerning tuberculosis. We can identify the aue of tuberculosis. We know how it spreads. We know how it is transmitted to man. We are able to detect it before the stage of infectivity. There is no question of its post-mortem appearances. Can similar data be given of any other disease, scheduled in the Act, for which the law imposes death and restriction without a murmur ? Most certainly not. If data for guidance is insufficient at the Board of Agri- culture, that institution is absolutely singular. It is not the data which is indefinite and wanting in preciseness. ft is the nebulous state of opinion which makes the Board of Agriculture timid. The public, led by uedJtal officers of health, see only danger to themselves from meat and milk, and cry for the infliction of penal ties on cowkeepers and butchers. The cowkeeper and butcher resist restriction and loss being laid only on their shoulders, whilst the men who supply them with diseased animals are permitted to cultivate disease, and sell their infected stock with impunity. The breeder and feeder, like Brer Rabbit, lay low and say nuffin." They have been alarmed by the no compensation ruling of the Royal Commission. The question presents diffi I cullies, but none insuperable, if only legislation con- siders the whole question at onoe. The certainty of confusion, hardship, and failure will ba apparent if legislation is affected piece-meal-a little for the butcher, a little for the cowkeeper, and still less for the agriculturist.

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At the latter end of last year I was recom- mended to consult a noted person for such maladies In Glamorganshire; I went there and remained under his care for several weeks, but bad to return home despondent, without having derived any benefit. A day or two after I returned home, Mr Jones, our police officer, called, and asked how I was, and I told him my experience in Glamorganshire. He replied, the mischief is in the blood I know a certain cure, Clarke's Blood Mixture.' After further con- versation I made up my mind to give it a trial and shall never forget the day. In less than Isix weeks, and before I finished taking the second bottle, I was perfectly cured, and never felt better in my life. Ever since I have been able to attend to my house- hold duties without the slightest difficulty whatev ei -Yours truly, ANN THOMAS. ",4, Greenfield-street, Govan, Glasgow, Jan. 5, 1897. Dear Sirs,—I feel in duty bound to add my testi monial in favour of Clarke's world-famed Blood I Mixture. 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There has been a big wind-fight daring the past week, and the strong south-westerly current@, bearing with them all tbe warmth of the Golf Stream from tbe heated West Indies, have, for the time being, prevailed completely over the frost-bearing easterly currents which at this time of year are wont to set in from the great snow-covered areas of Siberia and Eastern Russia. Tbeae currents are by nature more elnggisb than those which are developed over the great sea surface of the Atlantic Ocean, and thus it happens that when there is wind-tnrbulence round our shores, the south- westerly influence nearly always ends by dominating the weather. It should not be overlooked that rapidly moving air currents sooner exhaust their influence than more sluggish forces, and that a spell of very mild weather in winter may always pass away at very short notice. We are by no means in a position to say that the winter is over, though the frosts of eaily spring, even if severe, are never sufficiently protracted to do serious inj Dry to the hardy and deep- rooted wheat plant of oor well-ploogbed land,

LONDON MARKETS, MONDAY. The tone of trade to-day was in some ways improved that is to say, there was more business doing. Prices, however, were lower on the week, and the improve- ment consisted in the acceptance of the new quotations, not in any idea of returning to the higher prioes with which January closed. The demand fpr English wheat at 278 to 308 was good, but few samples exceeded 30a, and the very best did not go higher than 31s. The price of maize, feeding barley, and oats, was not cbauged from Friday. Malting barley was firm, but with very little sale.

COUNTRY CORN MARKETS. I BRISTOL, Thursday.—Trade baa been somewhat I quiet during tbe week. At TC-day'S market, English I wheat in fair supply at about 6J reduction. Foreign ¡ also 6d lower. Grinding barley also 18 less. Flat I maize without charge. New and round 3d to 6d lower. Oats unaltered. Floor very dull; the late heavy T imports of American has bad a depressing dfect upon j trade.

CATTLE TRADE. I We note to-day, as compared with last aionaay, a I decrease of 360 in the number of beasts on offer, there being no better demand. Trade again was of a very slow and dragging nature. Last Monday's quotations, however, governed all transactions, all on offer finding buyers fat butchering cows, being in light supply, and meeting with more inquiry, sold to rather better advan- tage. For fat bulls and rough cattle the demand was rather slack, but in consequence of the small number on offer no alteration in value can be noted. There was a decrease of 1,280 in the number penned in the sheep market, the supply including about 4,810 from the Eastern Counties and 190 Scotch. Trade for wethers was rather slow, with a slight upward tendency in regard to value, especially for the choicest Down and balf-breds; ewes were in steady request, and beiog short in number were readily saleable at an advance of 2d per 81b. For lambs trade was firmer, higher rates by from 2d to 41 per 81b being both asked and obtained.

[ COUNTRY CATTLE MARKETS. COWBRIDGE, Tuesday.—A small supply of fat cattle, not equal to the demand, 6d per lb. being obtained for nice beef inferior less money cows and calves, a few on offer, selling from E14 to L17. Sheep a large supply, and selling at about last week's quotations, prices ranging from 7d to 8d per lb.; all on offer changed bands. Pigs a very limited supply slow sale nearly all store pigs selling from 16s to 40S. SALPORD, Tuesday.—There was a fair all-round trade. A slight increase in the number of cattle. There were 500 fewer sheep. More calves were on effer. Quotations :-Cattle, 4|d to 6id sheep. 61d, to Sid;, calves, 5 JD to 8d per lb pigs. 7s 6d to 815 per 201b.

WOOL TRADE. BRADFORD, Thursday.—There is not a great deal of business doing, and holders are not asking the extrem6 rates of a fortnight ego; bat the recent advance8 aotually obtained are well npbeld, and there is no abatement of confidence as to the future. Yarn trade, except as to mohairs, is qniet. In pieces there ip, so far, only slight recovery in plain goods, bnt looms are reported better engaged.

SEED MARKET. LONDON, Monday.—A somewhat improved llener81 inquiry for grass and clover seeds is reported. Quota- tions all round show no important variation meantime values and stocks are alike moderate. Sanfoin is this season very cheap and abundant. English tares con- tinue lower in price than foreign. As regards bemp and oanary eeed, the sale is just now meagre. Blue peas and haricot beans are held on former terms. For mustard and rapeseed the trade is steady. Some choice new scarlet runner beans are just to band, and are offering at attraotively low terms. Linseed is dull.

PROVISIONS. I LONDON, Monday.—The arrivals from Ireland las week were 2,924 bales bacon, and from foreign ports 8,669 bales bacon. The bacon market last week turned again very slow, and bacon of all sorts was pressed for sale, although quotations showed but little change. The butter market was steady, and most selections in fair demand. The lard market was quiet, and rather weak. CARMARTHEN, Saturday.—Quotations as follows:— Cask butter, 12d to 13d per lb fresh butter, 13d to 14d per lb; Dressed poultry: Fowls, 4s Od to 4s 6I .o 21 9d egeh geese and per couple ducks, 2s 6d to 23 9d each geese and turkeys, lOd per lb. Eggs, 15 for 18. Cheese, 228 6d to 263 per cwt.

I OUR GARDENING COLUMN. I [BY D. H. DAVIES, GARDENER, DARREN COURT, NEATH]. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. I i cannot answer correspondents unless they send their names and addresses in full-not for publication, but as a guarantee of good faitb. LLANELLY.-Tbe fern you sent me to name is called Grandicepts. It is a handsome orested variety, and is one of the very best for baskets. This fern will grow well in the greenhouse. Miss E. D.—It is better for you to send to the Editor of the Welshman. W. B. E.—A Neighbour's Fowls and the Garden.— The law does not allow yoa to kill the fowls, these being domestic animals. Your proper course, after doing what is required by fencing, &e. "to keep out the birds, is to warn the owner; and if the depredations still continue, to sue him for the amount of damage done. A little friendly remonstrance would, I should suppose, suffice to abate the nuisance. HEAD GARDENER. Palm Seed. When I was gardener with the Right Hon Lady Llanover, I had the management of palms of all kinds. I found the follow- ing a good plan To place the seed singly in small pots with sandy loam, where many are not sown; otherwise, from ten to twenty in eix-inch pots. The seed must be kept close, in a temperature of from 65 to 70 degrees. J. S. D.—Couve Tronchuda.—Very few people appear to know this vegetable in Wales, the mid-ribs of which are most delicious when cooked like seakale. REV. W. E. WILLIAIS. I am very sorry that your letter did not arrive in time last week. I am pleased to hear, however, that the fruit trees are doing well, but it is too soon to commence pruning the roses. During April or May is the best time in the year. Fruit Trees. I If any more trees are to be planted, they must be I planted without delay. Broad Beans. I Broad beans should be sown as soon as possible in rows three feet apart; nine inches from bean to bean in the row, and from two to three inches deep. A good ground that has been well dug and manured will suit them best. Shallots. I A rew snanots may Do now planted. The soil should be pressed round the neck of the bulb, to prevent its rising ont of the ground when starting to grow. If large bulbs are planted, be careful to thin out to three or four if specimens are wanted. Early Cabbage Plants. I A good bed of cabbage plants should now be planted in a good-manured ground, in rows fifteen inches apart. Soon after planting, it is a good plan to throw a little lime over them. Seed List for Cottage Garden. I I will give a good list of saed that will suit every cottage garden, which is as follows: -One quart of broad beans, two quarts of peas (Duke of Albany is a very good sort, and do well in every cottage garden), one quart of runner beans, one pint of dwarf French beans, one ounce of leeks, one ounce of lettuce, two ounces of anions, two ounces of parsnips, one ounee of cabbage, one ounce of carrots, two ounces of radish, one ounce of turnips, one ounce of parsley, and one ounce of winter savoys. Flower Seed for Cottage Garden. I Flowers of the following seed always look well during the summer months in every cottage garden, and cost very little:-One packet each of wallflowers, poppie-, sweet peas, pansies, asters, stocks, phlox drummoniii, mignionette, marigold, lobelia, and Canterbury bells. Mustard and Cress. I A few seed should be sown now in boxes or pans under glass or on a hotbed. They will soon come fit to cut. The beed must not be covered over with soil. Sow once a week. Rhubarb. I It is a very good time now to make a new bed for rhubarb. In some parts of Carmarthenshire certain gardeners prefer to plant a number of siagle crowns each year in order to have a regular supply of four-year- old plants for forcing. The usual method of forming a bed is to plaoe roots firmly three feet apart in rowf, four feet asunder, the tops of the crowns being ■fceptflightly above the surface. Deeply-worked rich soils are to be preferred, but good crops can be secured on well. cultivated clays. An open position, that is at the same time sheltered from cold winds, is essential. System- atically keep down weeds. Seakale. I If any seakale be required late, the plants need not I be covered until the shoots push naturally. Remove the covering material gradually when the crop has been I cm. cu?. Tomatoes. I Sow a few more seed for early use in pots or pans in I sandy soil, under glaB. Round the Kitchen Garden. I If the weather is open and at all favourable for out- door operations, this will be a busy time in the kitchen garden. Whatever ground remains undug should be dug or ridged immediately, unless it is in a wet, tenacious state, when it is advisable to wait a time, and take advantage of the first favourable opportunity after. The Flower Garden. I This is a good time for planting box or thrift edgings forming gravel walks, &,J. Push forward any altera. tions that are being made. Plant ranjnculus and anemone roots in rich, loamy soil. Trim hedges, and finish pruning all trees and shrubs.

"SILLY BtLLVS" NOTES. I The Whitland District Council has taken up several items of Billy's programme of a month ago -such as the "Traction engine affair," road metalling to be in the roadside depots within a specified time, insanitary dwellings of the poor, revising the roadmen's wages, &O. Of course, Billy does not mean to say that the Council took those items up merely because William had them on bis list, but becausa they were things which ought to have their consideration. One councillor said last Friday that these things were discussed because Billy had publicly called attention to them, and that "some of the Billies" ought to be on the Council, or some of similar stamp, but another councillor went into a bit of a temper because his brother gave that explan- ation, and said that 11 Billy had nothing to do with it, but that those questions came under notice because the councillors do well know what requires their consider- ation, and know the best time to have them on." So it seems Billy had nothing to do with it; at any rate, the gent says so. w All of the working class will be glad to notice the little discussion the Council had on insanitary dwellings, but, Mr Reporter, is that all that was said on it P We find in your report that only the Chairman and Mr Evans spoke a word on the subject. Was it so, or did you, Mr Reporter, leave out a part of the discussion ? If you did so, don't do that again, sir, for the working class have sent men in to represent them, and they want to see if their representatives do anything which is of a practical and direct good to this section of the electorate and the only way they have to know who are the active members, and who are the" mumps," is by perusing the reports in the Welshman. < But it seems that very few, at least, of the councillors I took part in that di!cussion. Why leave it to two or three ? Don't the councillors understand the subject, or was it because they take no interest in poor people's dwellings ? They are elected to look after the poor, not only to regulate the dole to the pauper, but also to see that fair play and justice are enacted to this helpless section. It seems that some parties were rather stuck upped because Billy praised the Chairman of the Whit- land District Council in some previous Notes. Can't help it, gentlemen, if Billy has Binned in this respect; and Billy will repeat it again that this Chairman is a man who is not afraid, neither is he ashamed, to stand on behalf of the poor and oppressed. Billy doesn't know him personally, but Billy judges him by bis doings and actions in bis capacity as a district councillor, and it would be a blessing and a benefit to the working class if we appointed more of his sort on our public bodies. Perhaps some will sneeringly refer to this as soft soap, but, gents, Billy is not over-flush of that stuff, and if he had more tf it he would be more of a favourite than he is with a great'many. Gydweithwyr, coflwch, ym nobob etboliad, bydded-ef Gjnghor neu Fwrdd, etholwn ddynion i'n cynnrychioli, p" rai a' n cynnrychiols, pa rai a weithredant JQ unol a'n barn a'n teimlad ni, ac nid myned i mewnt I i'r gwahanol gynghoraa gjda yr unij amcan o ofalci am feddianao on doabarth nuildaol, ao i bleidleifio YD. ol ea mympwy en bnnain, gan anwybydda barn ac- opiniwn y mwyafrif a'i hanfonodd i fewn. U owsitb, eto, gadawn bob peth o'r naiil ccbr wrth bleidleiaio dfoa gfonrychiolwyr gadawer amgylcbiadau, gadawer elusenaa, gadawer y cwrw rhad, gadawer y benthyg: carf, gadawer y geiriaa teg, gadawer enwadaetb, a phleidleiiiwn dros ddynion egwyddorol gwrol, dynioa nad oes arnynt ofn, dig, na malaisneb; dynion nad oes cywilydd araynt i ymladd dlodion, dros weithwyr tlawd, diddylanwad, na tbros banpers ein cymydog- aethaa. » < In the diecussion on the roidmen's wages" one councillor said that the men in his district were pretty well satisfied with what they got." But, air, allow rwiy io queBiion MAI statement. Maybe, you made that statement in good faith, but you are mistaken, air you are quite ignorant of the real feeling of the roadmen on the question, unless the roadmen in question says one. way to you and another way to others, but it is a fact, sir, that they are not satisfied. Whether they have the courage to tell you that or not Billy can't say, and it is a shame to you roadmen that you show your dissatis- faction to some, while showing otherwise to others—that is, if you have done so. The councillor also said—" for the peace of the- Council and future good, that the waged remained as- they were." Is the peace of the Council to be con- sidered before giving justice and fair play to the road labourers? Is the "peaoe of the Council to be kept rather than equalise the wages of these ill-paid public servants ? Sir, how is it that one labourer gets 2e a day, and another 2:1 6d, for doing the same work ? Is that, justice P Is that fair play ? Would you, sir, be willing to accpt 6d a bushel less for your oats than your neigh. boar, though yours is quite as good as your neighbour's oats ? Suppose that the Whitland District Council wer& the buyers of the two oats, would you leave everything alone, and never mention it, for the "paaca of the Council?" Well, if you would do so, sir, you are an. exception to the rule, for nineteen out of every tweety- would rather see the Council fighting like Kilkenny cats- rather than bear such inj ustice. and who could blame them,ieitber, for demanding justice and fair plav. Also, the same respected council'or gave another reason for letting the wages alone, which was—"for the future good." What that is, I don't know, nor what the gentleman meant by it. But it is a fact that it doesn't mean future good for the roadmen. But let ns take for granted that the future good is a real thing. Is the "present good" of the roadmen. to be sacrificed to this 11 future good ? Billy honours both proposer and Eeconder, in that they had the courage of their convictions to stand up for their opinhn. But i& that according to the opinions of their e=e ? Will those two gentlemen stand for the next election, aDd tell the public straight tip in their face that they will oppose any increase to the roadmen's pay ? Yes, and oppose any levelling-up, as was suggested at the Council.. Billy doubts it, and that doubt is based on what he haa. seen in similar elections all over the rural district. In the discussion on the highway rating," the seconder of the above motion seconded the*" common fund motion, and his reason for doing so was as all the district trespassed on that road, viz Kiffig roads." Billy is of the same opinion aa the respected councillor, and knows that the case is so but if all the district trespasses on this road, and as your surveyor reports on the damage done to the Kiffig roads by timber waggons and traction engines, and as all these roads are kept by a roadman who gets 2s a day, isn't it right, accord- ing to your own argument, that your roadman be paid respeotable wages for such roads, which has so much "trespass" and such extraordinary traffic as to cause the Council to askE30 odd from ono;) source as damages,, and 70 tons of limestone free from another source, to repair the damage done by traction engines ? We find that the Kiffigroads aro so yet we find some who prefer that the labourer who works on that road shall not get a. fraction of increase in his wages, though there is still an increase in his work. If they do not mean that, how- did they propose and second a motion that the wages* remain as they were ? Whitland and district readers, let us watch the report of the Council's next meeting, and don't you, Mr Reporter, curtail the report, but let us have all details, so that wa may know who takes interest on our behalf,. and who prefer to let things stop in the unjust way that they are at present. • • Er fod y G-olyeydd wedi can i fyny y ddadl rhwng Mvrddinfab a Billy, eto gwelwn fod 11 blyrddin- fab wedi cytneryd mantais ar anwybodaeth y Golygydd o'r iaith Gyaaraeg, ac wedi coleio oernodio- Billy dan gochl o ateb y "Shlrgar." Nid yw Billy yo hidio dim aro y cernodio hyn, cyhyd ag y naniatteir yr an rbyddid i William ag a wneir i Myrddinfab"; oernodied ef faint ag y fyno, gwawdied ef oa dewiss, on1 03 CANTATTA y GALYGJDD, bydd Cyfraith Moses ya ei fall force, gellir mentro-Ilygad am lygmd, dant aD ddant, a chernod am gernod. • Ond or yr boll gyfeiriadaa gwawdlyd a wna y bOY hananol gwyntog hwn, diolcha Billy iddo JAM y compliment o gvasylltu ysgrifau ffol Billy oohr vn oohr ag "Efail y Gôf" nea "Nyth yr Eryr." Er mor uobeigeiriot yw Billy, ni freuddwydiodd erioed gael y filth gydnabyddiaeth a hyna, byd yo nod oddiar law ei gefoogydd igwronooif, cbwaethach oddiar law gwrth- wynebydd mor llidiog a galluog (?) a Mvrddinfab." Gobeithia n8 ddigia awdwyr galluog Efail y GDF, "Nytb yr Eryr," &a., wrth B lly, ohorwydd fod ereill, yn cyssylltu trwyth difeDydd" Billy 'lIef yatrifan galluog, dyddorol, a darllenlidwy y Get" a'r "Eryt." I Oad nmlwg yw Ifweled mai amcan "Myrddinfab" ydyw, nid ocdi ysgrifau Billy, ond tyna i lawr, iselbao ysgrifau miniog, ffraetb, a poblogaidd y Gof"- gslluog; a'r Eryr" poblogaidd. Ond pe bae Myr- ddinfab yn cael byw bywyd Methuselah ddwy waith a banner drosedd, ni ddaw ef bytb, bytb, byth yn berchen ar ddawn, Rallo, athrylith, a medr awdwr 11 Elail y Gof." Gwelwyd dros fil o bobl yn Ngogledd Cymru wedi ymgasglu at on gilydd, ac yno yn pasio penderfyniad fod un o honynt I esgyn y "polpucfc carreg er darllen Nyth yr Eryr allan iddynt o'r Faner. < • Ie, dros fil o bobl yn gwerthfawrogi yr yagrifan air y mae yr edlyoh bostfawr hwn yn eu dirmyga trwy eo cyssylltu ag ysgrifau y gwirion liol Silly Billy. Dywedaf otto na wet hwn, er ei boll wynt, a'i bomp, a'i bananoldeb, byth o'r dydd y oeir deg yn barod i eistedd i wrando ar ei ysgrifaa bombastog ef yn cael eu darllen. Nid yw neb yn galla ysgrifeno, siarad, na. dim arall yn wertb i neb i sylwi, gwrando, na ddarllen, yn 01 yr beglyn balob, ymffrostgar bwo, oni fydd yo ysgrifenu yn erbyn y "peobawdwyr Ymneilldool," a dros y sanctaidd FAM, a'r gyffea gell, a'r canwyllaa owyr. Dywed "Myrddinfab" mai nid y taxpayer, na'f ratepayer, na'r tlodion syddynoynbal yr £ ^LWY«, gan nad oes dimaia o'r taxet na'r rates, nae o gyll,g y tlawd, yo cael en tala i'r Eglw,s. Cymerwoh bwyll, syr, nid wyf am eich galw JO dwyllwr am eioh bod yn Rwneyd gwa!tb twyl:wr, Bef ameans twyllo adatIaydarneQ- wvr. Gwir nad o'r rates na'r taxes ? ?n;? m.inM — Eglwys, eto mae pob taxpayer, a ratepayer, a thlawd syd<2 yn dal tir yn cyfranu tuag at yr Eglwys, ao y mae cannoedd o ratepayers, taxpayers, a gweithwyr yn it the- payers yn ogystal. Yr ydyoh yo son am roddion gwirfoddol. Ewch trwy siroedd Cymru; gofynweh i'r degwtn-dalwyr mi o wittodd y tnaeoi ytt tain, a coontrisf y cewoh new o bob deg a ddywedant yn byglyw, nage, ond mai cyfraith gwlad sydd yn eu gorfodi. Dyma roddbn gwirfoddol, onite 7 Gorfodi dyn i daln, trwy rym cyfraith, at Elwys nad yw ef yo tywylln ei drwo, ao yna galw y tal hyny yn rodd wirfoddol — •* ic Myrddinfab." 'does dim eisieu i neb i wrando ar Billy, oa'r "Gof," na neb arall er gwel'd pwy yw yr ysbeiliwr na pbwy Bydd yn cael ei ysbeilio. Na, mae syowyr cyffredin yn dangos byny yn eglur, ac oni bae ei fod mor eglor i bawb, ni faasai "Myrddinfab" ali. I getbero mor egniol i geisio dallu a thwyllo y wlad nad yw yr Eglwys yn coatio dim i'r bobl sydd yn talo treth a taxes (rboddaf t-ér i chwi brofi yna. syr). Pwy ynte | sydd yn ei chynal ? Y rboddion gwirfoddol (?) aie f- Rboddwch rbyddid i bob degwm-dalwr, yr bwn befyd eydd yn dax a ratepayer, trwy Gymrn a Lloegf i dala non beidio, fel y gwel orea, ao fe (JEIR gweled yn lied foan faint o wirfoddolrwydd (?) sydd wrth wraidd y peth. Bydded yr Eglwys fyw ar fwrdd ei honan, ao ar roddion gwirfoddol ei pblant ei bunao, yn HE gorfodi pobl i dalu ati, pa rai Fydd yn cyfrann eisoes at grefydd yn eo capelau eD bnnain. Hawdd fyw yn frat ar gefn cymydog. The Secretary of State for War has received, through Her Majesty A Vice-Consul at Braila, a sum of je.50, collected by members of the Greek community "there for- distribution amongst the families of the British^ soldiera who were the victims of the recent troubles in Crete. A boiler exploled at Stuttgart on Saturday in the steam saw mill of Herren Auperte and Richt-1. The boiler-house was completely destroyed and an adjoining building was seriously damaged. One stoker was killed.

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