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T (Narberth).—You are decidedly wrong, j frJS'wh is spoken by more people in the world < Russian, French, and German put lo £ ether. JA»E" (Cardigan).—"Janet is a diminutive of tbe feminine of John, which is from the ti and means the gracious gift of God. CONSTANT READER (Porthcawl).—The carrier P'S^n can fly at the rate of 1,210 yards a mioute; with a fresh wind in the direction of almost 2.000 yards a minute has been it 0&»*red. (Newport).—It is impossible. ^«ABcissos» (Tondn),—White. J- E. P." (Cow bridge).— £ 50,000 a day.

QUERTES. a25. -0 PEEOERVE BOOTS. ■hai will preserve boot# from the ill- Effects of wet and wintry weather ? Penarth. JOLLY BOY. V .A. 326.—To CLEAN LACQUEBED BRASS. Can any reader kindly say what will clean UcqQ«red brass without injury to the KTEQUERP HOUSEWIFE, ^llandiio. T 327.—A PHYSICAL PECULIARITY. i la it true that with the majority of people tba left side of the body is stronger than the rigtkt p QUEER QUEEHIST. Swansea. 328.—LUCK. t Ie there really sueha-thing as luck? Have you readers any personal experiences which "onld assist "U3 in arriving at a decision P EFFY. TING TANG. 329.—VERSES WANTED. any reader kindly tell me where I can q tain a copy of the fpoera Beautiful ? if j8 not readily accessible, can a °°Py be given in the Weekly Mail? M«rgam, v: P. T. 0.

REPLIES- IMMENSITY OF SPACE. (Query No, 272.) *A x » y°Q permit me to correct the B^ate- jnent» as Well as the « 9tatement as corrected 'A- HEADER" regarding the velocity of 6ut. The latest determination makes the umber of miles per second with whioh light j^vels as 186,326. Of course, the last three "gores may be disregarded as being of prac- no moment, even if trustworthy. Such "Curacy is out of the question in such a fatter. Probably the last number of the hou8ands may hereaftw have to undergo Modification by the results of more accurate ^vestigation. A useful relation in this °°hneetion, though not, of course, strictly eorrect.. is that the velocity of light is about the same as the velocity that would be fWred in one year by a falling body under e influence of an accelerating .force equivalent to the force of gravitation at the earth's surface, as the following calculation shows: 321 x 86,400 x 3651 6,280 -192,250 miles per seoond. "A HEADER" gives the sun's distance as 94,000,000 miles. This is in excess of what is known to be the limits of the real distance of our chief hwainary from the earth. The mean of the ffcftilts of the last transit of Venus across the disc (in 1882) gives a parallax of 8,847 equivalent to A jnean distance of £ 2,385,000 miles, whioh is now regarded as being within the trifle of 200,000 miles or so over or under the true distance. Uctt on le-llole. ■„. L 0NS' To MAKE A WILL. (Query No.280.) ^hefollowing form would be sufficient.—- A. B., of hereby give and bequeath I possess of whatsoever kind unto my *lfe, C. D., absolutely, and appoint her sole ;*<*>utrix." This should be signed by you m j presence of two witnesses, who must sign JJ-fouf presenoe and in the presence of each if yoQ have any freehold or property settlement it is better to consult a solioi- «R. SOUTH WALES. COOKING BY GAS. (Query No. 281.) The utility of gas as the heat-supplying for oulinary operations is so great as ^^pared with other kinds of fuel that the wouder is, not that it has come to be so largely for that purpose, but that it has not Quired a still more prominent position. I^yone who compares the best and most ^Proved kinds of gas apparatus, as intended *lther to effect the entire course of the day a ^oirements or for special purposes, such as water, broiling meat, fish, &o., apparatus for effecting similar 0PerAtjons but depending upon ooal J* coke as the fuel, can but be im- pressed with the practical importance ot tne following considerations :—'Abe Sas is e- }ivered directly at the burner where it is to be used; it requires no attention beyond re- gulating the tap as required; it can be lit up the moment before it is wanted, and turned Off as soon as the operation is complete, this "Oky be done once or a hundred times a day, a*>d the consumption thus exactly propor- tioned to the work done. 2. Gas is trust- worthy, being. ready for use the moment it is «ttid ifc not only continues burning1 witn- attention, but its combustion is complete, Soothing remains behind to be removed. .• The temperature afforded by the consump- gas can be regulated to a nicety that Unattainable by any other means. With k ? aPParatus water may be either kept just o* boiling point, caused to boil gently fn«. Uri°Qs)y, and maintained at that degree nil ^yhours at a stretch; toast can be &ared, chops, &c., broiled at a moment s oJr '48 effectually as before a clear fire that *W0t be obtained under an hour or two. i^ay be underdone, average or well done, r*r^iiln £ to taste, and in any case equally^as cant a11 Parts of tbe joint, a result that On not be guaranteed by any other means. v.v^i001^ of this delicacy of regulation a e*perience enables the cook so to thin,1^ g&9 burners at tbe commencement pr0ft operations will be finished at the Thft T tlruo without further care or attention. the 0 D1peratnre l'-eing equable in all parts of ovela, (aB there is no occasion to baste the joints con^ J^^tion rendered necessary in order to w, ract the effects of the excessive tem- OM: Xlre to which they are exposed in he coal range) or to « turn" cakes or of Jy' The mishap of the occasional spoiling !^8 h7 oven oooking is entirely avoided. vOommand of temperature enables joints MthJ^y "browned," if desired, and that CQ0U> the risk of oharring or scorohing. by gas j8 considering the unmistakable derived, little, if any, more ex- tm?t n cooking by a ooal fire. I have th« matter praotioally, and cannot, aeJ°re, offer evidence. The meat cooked i& is certainly not tainted by gas Y POROTBT, '\1 ;'1.

THE EISTEDDFOD. "O '■ « Gwlnd beirdil R chantorion, enwogion o fri." lEU AN A1J I.UI). fEY A PHILISTINE.! The National Eisteddfod Balance Sheet. The committee of Bangor gentlemen who carried through the National Eisteddfod of 1890 have just made up their acoounts. From the statement put forward it appears that after all expenses have been paid there is a balance in hand of rather more than £ 500, Had it not been for the Queen of Roumania the balance would oertainly have been as much again—only it would have been on the other side of the acoount. This is a most unpleasant fact to face—that the holding of the National Eisteddfod of Wales in the centre of a thoroughly Welsh population ( entails a loss of about jel.OOO. The fact that "Carmen Sylva" turned this defioit into a surplus affects the matter only so far as the guarantors are oonoerned, Surely there ia something radioally wrong here, and it is safe to say that if the eisteddfod had been held in France the result could not have been more unfavourable. 1t An Eisteddfodwyr's Proposa'. Almost simultaneously with this discou- raging report comes the opinion of an emi- nent eisteddfodwyr that the national festival should be held triennially, and not annually, as at preient. And, in spite of all this, Welshmen are becoming more national and more intensely Cymrio every day Pooh Let us have less of this idle talk in the future. The suggestion was first thrown out in this column that the National Eistedd- fod Association should make inquiries regard- ing the oause of the dismal failure at Bangor, but have they even disoussed the suggestion ? Not they. Or at least if they have we have heard nothing about it. The balance at Bangor is on the right side, of course, and what's the use of going to any more trouble about the matter r But, depend upon it, something will have to be done, or the Eisteddfod of Wales will inevitably collapse. The Disposal of the Surplus. The Bangor surplus is to be devoted to ooal purposes after the National Eisteddfod Association has reoeived its share—one- fourth, I believe. The disposal of the money in this way calls for an indignant protest. When the National Eisteddfod was revived some years ago we were told that the funds would be devoted to national pur- poses, but, like many other promises, it has not been fulfilled. Instead the surplus—when there is one—is invariably divided between the National Eisteddfod Association and some local charity or other institution. Local institutions are, as a rule, excellent in their way, and eisteddfodau are splendid handles by the manipulation of which cash usually flows into their ooffers, but surely the National Eisteddfod should be used for national purposes and for no other. Many times has it been suggested that scholarships should be instituted at the great academies of musio and art out of the pro- ceeds of the National Eisteddfodau. These scholarships should be open to Welsh candi- dates only, and to those only who lack pecuniary means necessary to carry out a good education, or, at least., the elements of it. But although this suggestion has several times been made, nothing has been done in the direction of carrying it out. The present system of applying the money to local pur- poses is a baneful one, not to use an even stronger word. And it does not require a prophet to foresee that ere long it will prove a canoer, eating its way to the very root of the National Eisteddfod.' The day is not far distant when, unless something be done in the meantime, we shall read on the programme of the National Eisteddfod somewhat as follows — H The prooeeds, if any "—and eisteddfod committees are always careful to add the parenthetical sentence-H will be divided equally between the funds now being formed for the abolition of the debt on Calvary JChapel and for the ereotion of an additional wing to St. John's Churoh." A Benefit Concert. It is intended to give a oonoert at Dowlais for the benefit of Mr. John Sandbrook, who has bad such a distinguished Career at the lioyal College of Music. The fund which was raised a few years ago is now all but exhausted, mm 3 NEW MU5:C. :r I have received from Messrs. Phillips and Page, 8 Oxford Mavkct, London, WH a large parcel rew music.^ "^hi3ecBt"onPofgenine^ copyright Sr Ever1" Tnd "Arrow," "Covent Garden Lancers" on well-known operatic and other melod.es, "HuntingGalop," &c. The who e is well printed, and is sold for Is. As a popular collection of dances this album will be in much favour. In J W. Elliott the publishers have found a com- uoserof bass and baritone songs whose worka cannot be too highly spoken of. The present parcel contains three songs by Mr. Elliott, entitled respec- tively "Cleon the Wrestler," Merry Mariner," and "Storm Warriors." The first two are just the kind of thing that is sure to take" at a miscel- laneous concert, the melody being vigorous, bold, and manlv. The "Storm Warr.ors cannot be described'otherwise than as a wonderfully strik- ine son*. The melody is in parts difficult, though never tedious, and the accompaniment will "compare favourably with any work o nresent day composers as aspecimen of powerful descriptive writing. These three songs are m themselves sufficient to stamp Mr Elliott as one of til. (in tt. »nd, °^Tot. l".° ITchUo- ""NS of sweet melodv and free from ^LZ'„ »' „m8 .Law; b Somewhat more difficult, but eq y witi,oUt Frohliche Stuck?. edited by octaves» are piano Pieces ^edned ^7 Andre Baptiste, well printed, a irnie„ u j,et another of the" Auntie" type, a.nd It 'Vu bolter and no worse tblln its fellows; >» It III hard to see how anything Dew can be extracted from the ihrsadbare subject. • ward" is a Bwcet little song presenting very 1-ffTo difficult? its charm he9 in its sweet y In « Dormientes the com- m/fopr ^Blument! >"1) has been hampered by an SOA °wsa S-AS {Tlyh for fecial' notice 'in Stone Walls do Jot'^Ptto M«ke." »nl«M it be ll.e sledge bimraer Of which wonderfully resembles that ot th. Webb «M, the' Mnei "Adoration | prettiest and aweeteat „r dLce ma.io I tuve «» for many • F'f",0' lta melodies are charming, and it liaa "Cordova" waltz is, pern&ps, » more musicianly and Melody8'alternSes race for popularity it will have E P P up with its Away polka is a fairly good specimen ONT. "Second March in C" is a fine speCi- men of easv, vigorous music; it is just the thing for rising orchestras and for COD" I forroances.

LITERARY NOTES. AnI! Sunday at II<me begins a new volume with the November part. The opening chapters of what promises to be a highly interesting serial story, entitled "A Story of Constance," are given. In addition to the essentially religious matter, the magazine contains papers on "Charles IX," The Psalms of Penitence," and "New Africa," with a map showing the territories recently apportioned fimongst the European Powers. "A Tragedy of the South Seas is a particularly horrible story of the effects of drink and gambling. But, perhaps, the best thing in the magazine is the first instalment of Professor Sayce's account af Social Life Among the Assyrians and Babylonians." The two opening chapters deal with The People and How the People Lived," find are written in a simple, easy, and entertain- ing style. The new volume of the Leisure Hour opens with :10 stirring story of England in the sixteenth cen- tury and another of modern city life. These are the serials. The other notable contents are the first of a series of papers, entitled, "Life on the Railroad"; an account of the Monte de Pi#6, or Bovernment Pawnshop of Paris "Housekeeping in the Punjab," From Vancouver to Toronto," snd "Yankee Dodges—Elevated Railways," as well as several pages of short paragraphs dealing with inventions, discoveries, and the general doings of the month. By the way, two or three para- graphs are devoted to Welsh subjects. Those justly popular friends-the Boy's Own Paper and the Girl's Own Paper-start on a new journey this month. In the former we have the commencement of four serial stories by favourite author!. Ifl.addiiion to this extraordinary bill of fare, there are several stirring complete tales and sketches, and papers on "How to Make a Rustic Cart" and other useful subjects. Last, but not least, there are two coloured pictures, besides a perfect host of engravings. Two serials begin in the Girl's Own, and there are two com- plete stories. Among the miscellaneous contents must be mentioned a paper on the barometer, The Spirit of Fun in Literature and Art," "Bits about Animals," "Some Types of Girlhood" (a really excellent contribution), "The Technique of the Pianoforte," &c. Altogether, the Religious Tract Society are to be heartily congratulated on having commenced the new volumes of their inagazinss with such conspicuous success. Messrs. WARD and LOCK have commenced the publication in monthly parts of some extremely valuable books, We begin the list with Adam Clarke's unrivalled "Commentary." Of the worth of this monumental work on the Scriptures it is unnecessary to say anything except that from the days of Wesley to the pre- sent it has deservedly stood at the head of such works. The present edition is unabridged, and contains additional prefatory notes by the Rev. Thornley Smith, who also furnishes a memoir of the great Biblical scholar. The book is well printed on fine paper. When completed it will contain about 6,000 piges and 80 pages of illus- trations, maps, &c. The Worthies of the World is the re-issue of a capital collection of short biographies of eminent men and women of all countries and times, which first appeared about pight years ago. The initial part gives the livea Of Raleigh, Napoleon, Burke, and Schiller, with portraits and several plate engravings. "Our National Cathedrals" are beautifully por- trayed in the work bearing this name. It will be completed in 27 parts at Ie. Part I., dealing with Salisbury Cathedral, contains seven full-Page coloured plates, beautifully executed and printed on stout toned paper. There are several woodcuts and a plan of the cathedra), and the letterpress gives a history and description of the building. Altogether, the work is a most sumptuous one. Part 1. of Cruden's famous Bible Con- cordance is also issued this month. It contains a vast amount of matter for the money, and besides the letterpress there are four pages of illustrations. It is a wonderfully cheap edition. Part I. of Ward and Lock's Technical Dictionary" is another marvel of cheapness. The paper used is very strong, and there are several pages of illustrations. It em- braces all terms used in architectural designs and building construction, with their derivations and French and German synonyms. Part 29 of Gibbon's "Decfice and Fall" carries us to Chap. ix. The work will be complete in 28 parts. Pal t II. of "Josephus" fwitli six illustrations) proceeds to tho time of Joshua Part II. of Great Thoughts on Great Truths; or, a Treasury of Reference for all Christian Workers," goes as far as the word Church," upon which several pages of" gl-eat thoughts" are given, i Part IIJ of "Beeton's Housewife's Treasury" still deals with the House and its Furniture." There are several plate and other engravings.. Both Sylvia's Young Ladies' Treasure Book and Every Man his own Mechanic" are completed with the November parts. It is safe to say that no better bootM in their own particular class exist—the first is an invaluable companion and adviser to the fair sex, whilst the other is a perfect storehouse of infor- mation to the amateur mechanic. The Children's Delight" is the very appro- priate title of Messre. WABD and Locx's annual for the young. It is a fine collection of beautiful pictures (most of which are full page;, depicting children, animals, landscape, and notable build- ings. The letterpress, which naturally occupies a secondary position, is printed in very large type. The book is quarto size, the paper is fine but strong, and altogether there are over 50 pictures. As a gift book for the children this work will be in great demand, and at the price (Is.) we can safely say that we never saw anything so good before. «' Dicky Beaumont is a splendid story of peril and adventure, written by that well-known boys' author, Arthur Lee Knight.. The story abounds with stirring incidents from the time Dicky becomes a mid until the curtain falls on his exploits. Better still, there is a healthy moral tone in every chapter. The volume is very nicely bound in a pictorial cloth cover and is sold for 29. 6d. (Ward and Lock.) « Half-hours of Scientific Amusement" is another very pretty specimen of the binder's art The work consists of a large collection of experi- ments, and so lucid are the instructions given that any person of ordinary ability or ingenuity may perform the tricks with very little practice. As a source of amusement and recreative instruc- tion for the winter evenings, this beautiful little volume may be recommended with confidence. It is most profusely illustrated and is sold at the low figure of Is. 6d. (Ward and Lock.) Among the new works which Messrs. WAHDand Loct announce for serial issue next month may be mentioned, "Hallam's Introduction to the Litera- ture of Europe," Mis. Beeton's Dictionary of Cookery," "Farm Management," "Household Medi- cine," and that profusely illustrated and popular work, The World's Inhabitonts." A new volume of Amateur Work will also be commenced. It will contain notices of several prize competitions, and will be issued at the reduced prica of fourpence monthly. The Atlantic Monthly, as usual, contains reading of the most varied description. It is with regret that we notice the conclusion of Oliver Wendell Holmes' pleasant chats "Over the Teacups." William Tell" is dealt with at length, and declared, on what we fear is indisputable evi- dence, to be a myth. The paper is very dis- passionately written, and the author, while seemingly reluctant to relegate the old bero of our boyhood days to oblivion, points out with justice that the story of Switzerland is noble enough without the introduction of a legend to shed its lustre upon the pages of her history. The other contents are—" A Successful High- wayman of the Middle Ages," An American Highwayman," "The Fate of a Japanese Re- former," The Fourth Canto of ttio I Inferno,' and poems and reviews of books. Cassell's Saturday Journal commences a new volume with a reallv remarkable quantity of excellent matter. The whole of Q's vivid story Dead Man's Rock" is given away, so that the journal contains 144 large quarto pages-worl- derful value for 6d. Two serial stories, entitled "A Baffling Quest" and "The Man with a Thumb "-the former abounding with thrilling incidents-are commenced, The series of papers on Undercurrents of London Life reveal some extraordinary phases of human life, and are among the most interesting contents of the magazine. Other notable contributions are "Remarkable Riote," "Remarkable Disorders of Speech," "Animals and their Dislikes," "How News is Collected and Distributed," "Funeral Customs of the Poor," and The Second-hand Trade." Messrs. Cassell this month begin the serial pub- lication of Cassell's Natural History, which many of us already know as the greatest work of its kind written in a popular style that has ever issued from the press. It will be completed in 72 parts at 7d. With Part I. is given away a largo tinted engrav- ing suitable for framing. Another important work now being issued serially is Fy ffe*s History of Modern Europe." It cannot be said that the book is cheap—48 octavo oa«es of very large type being the return for the month!* 6d. With Part I. is given away a

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AN EXTRAORDINARY BREACH OF PROMISE CASE. An Ungrateful Old Man. In the Courts of Justice the cue of Walker v. Johnson was beard and attracted considerable attention. The plaintiff was a professional nurse, while the defendant was a farmer in Yorkshire. Damnges were laid at £ 1,000. Mr. Coomer was counsel for the plaintiff and Mr. Isaacson defended. From the opening statement of plaintiff's counsel, it appeared that the defendant, who was 40 years of age, had known the plaintiff as a child, but had lost sight of har until two years ago, when chance brought them together. He was then a confirmed invalid, being entirely crippled from rheumatism, from which he had suffered for five years con- tinuously. The plaintiff came at his request to nurse him and succeeded in a very short time in completely curing him. The remarkable pact of the case was that the defendant made a promise on the condition that the plaintiff cured him of l'hcu. matism, but, after she bad succeeded in doing EO, he refused to keep his promise. The plaintiff, a prepossessing yrung lady, examined by Mr. Coomar, said: I am a professional nurse, and my age is 25 years. I have known the defendant since I was' a child, but had not seen bim for about ten years until two years ago. lIe told me that he was suffering from rheumatism in a. most acute form, and I offered to cure him. He refused to believe that I could do so, as he had been treated by all the doctors in the county. I then went to reside at his house, and in the course of tha next week the defendant made a solemn promise before my sister that he would marry me if I could cure him in six months, and this I under- took to do, and accepted his offer. He was at times in the moet dreadful agony, and used to roar like a bull and swear fearfully. He could not. move on his legs, and had to be wheeled about in 1 a chair when I went to him first. Under my treatment he speedily became better, and a fort-1 night after I cuma he could walk ac<*ss the room without assistance. I nursed the defendant day and night for the fust fortnight. He appeared extremely fond of me ar,d used to ask me to kfes him. The Judge: Did you do so ? (Laughter). The Plaintiff: Yes, your lordship, and he also kissed me. (Loud langhter.) Ho used to say that we should be married as soon as be could walk to the church. Six weeks after I went to nurse the defendant I had cured him, and he then went to the seaside for a month. My an myself stayed with his housekeeper until he returned. He then refused to keep his promise, and after onering me money for my services, which 1 refused, be ordered me out of his house. The Judge: And was he quite cured Plaintiff: Yes, my lord, quite cured, and has not suffered since. t. The Judge: It would be very Interesting and important to some of us if you would say bow you cured him, as numbers of us have rheumafaem. Plaintiff* I cured him with Wee E. Cooper's Rheuo, of which be took about six botUes. The Judge: And have you cured other persons of rheumatism with this Rheuo ? Plaintiff: Yes, my lord; I have cured some dozens of different persona—old and young—and have never known it fail. Wo two it in ths H09* pital I was trained in. The Judge: Where is it to be obtained? Plaintiff; Of any Chemist, or Medicine Vendor, or at 599, Commercial-road, London, East, Cross-examined by Mr. Isaacson I never WM defendant I would cure bim if he would marry mp I he offered to doeo. Plaintiff's sister and a man servant were «»UaO and corroborated ber evidence. There were SO letters in this case; 5 Mr. laucson said he should not can tne aeifira dant, as he was away in Paris. He worn adnflfi that the plaintiff had cured the defen^.nt, ww. had been bad tor a very long time, but ;c P4" to the jury whether they believed his clkm offer marriage to a lady be bad only known mhtt womanhood fora few daye. He wafi very tiianlfe ful to the plaintiff for curing him, and would M willing to pay ber any reasonable amount COS doing so, but denied having made the protrude. The Judge, in summing up, observed that tn«y bad beard some very remarkable evidence cogf earning the curing of rheumatism,and if what W plaintiff had said with respect to Wee E. Ccqptf and Go.'s Rheuo was true—which lie had no reaton to doubt-It was a most wonderful medM;!np,a.M the proprietors deserved great praise for discover ing it The question for the jury to decide WM whether the defendant did promise marriage, if so, what amount of damages they ought to? award. ■: jf The jury, after consulting for ten uvmutKflf awarded £ 250 damages. MESSRS. WEB E. COOPER'S RøEØO is sold by Evans and Co., 7, High-street, Cardiff; T. Cordey, High-street, Newport; and the Cash Supply Coat* pany, Pontypridd, and in other places of tU pany, Pontypridd, and in other places of Chemists or Patent Medicine Vendors. It.* eff ects are marvellous, and all rheumatic f.ffiictwnt quickly give way before it. Rheuo eradicates the tnorbid conditions itova winch thii disease springs. It is harmless W dnldrer. bcing disease springs. It is harmless W dnldrer. bcing composed of vegetable extracts o»ly. One ,2", Bd. bottle will cure most cases. Thousands 01 tcst-i. monials are received weekly from all classes-of the community thanking Messrs. Wee E. Cooper for thetr remarkable discovery. If amy difficulty is experienced in obtaining it the above agents will forward it post free on receipt of Postal Order lot 2s. 9d., or it will be sent direct from 599, Commercial-road, London. Also in bottles 14. ltd. and 4:1. 6J. Lc764

'-+- EASX INDOOR WORK! OVER £ 3,(X& has already been paid! Pain's Grand We^iy Competitions for the season of 1890-911 Basy BibUaat Competitions! Easy enough for all I Bvraine wit around the fire, which will be found both pleasant and instructive. AU Competitions close on Tuesday each week. Cash Prizes £30, iC20, £10, JE5, iCS, £2,20 at iCl, and It at 10s. (2100 in all), to be paid in full certain, tf matter Mw few enter the Competition, to those eoontfBg mast correctly the letter "V" in the 24 chapters cl "Joshua." Use tha old authorised region BibU.and the revised. Count all letters together, both eapitei and small of all atees. No mistaking rules, as onlj tboaa letters in the actual words ef verses tc count, and not headings of chapters or references. Simply count tb* tatt«r "V"*n UM wmammf thu k 1» -» Ceotty legal, fair, and «a»y warktaf eompetUioji lot all. All prizes given to those who oount most correctly j they are given for best woi&. tat by ehmrtt Simply get an ordinary sheet of Wtlttag paper, and write very, very plainly, with pencil or ink. oa the top df the paper, first the words £ lflt « F' Competition," your full name and addreaa and then the number you make In each of the 2* Chapters and total of all. Write on one aide of youi paper only. Enclose nothing hut yud&r list, 2s* Fosfitf Order or 2s. Id. stamps entranee Jo* and 2d. (stamps] for fulljprinted result, in envelope, and post same u soon as possible, but not later than Monday, Novemfeei 17th, as Competition closes certain Tuesday. November IBth. Printed result, containing winners* full namee and addresses, and the correct number in each chapter, will be posted to every competitor positively not latei than Tuesday, November 2&th. Prizes come same day. Thus you piave only to wait a week to know the result after sending in your work. If entries pmnif prizes are always largely tnereased in Paw's competitions, but never decreased, no matter how Jew may enter. if several send the correct numbers, prizes will be added together, and equally divided amongst those sendiat correct work. It no o»e counts correctly then prizes will b» eiven for the nearest correct work. Only one person from same address to enter this COIR. petition, without any help of any kind, and eachta declare at the foot of their figures that they have doaa the entire work alone. Address letters i W. I. PAIHt The Prizeries," 39, Queen-street, Folkestone,and 14, St. Michael's-street, Folkestone. Cash Prizes, £20, £10, jB5, £3, M, and 20 at 10s. each (£50 In all), to be paid infttll, sw matter Amo few umi, to those counting most correctly the letter the Twelve Chapters of "Daniel.1' Ihis Competition closes certain Tuesday. November Zth. Betult to be posted positively Tuesday. December 2nd, latest. Entrance fee. Is. P.O., or Is. Id. stamps, and 2d. stamps for printed result. Other Bules and Conditions same as in "F" Competition above, except that Lists must be headed 11 B50 B' Competition." Cash Prizes, JEJO, £20, AIO, £ 5, £ 3, el, 20 at 4-1 tush, and 20 at 10s. each (£100 in all), U be paid in Jull.v* matter how few send, to those counting most correcuy the letter o. G" in the 24 Chapters of "Joshua." TMt Competition closes, certain. Tuesday, December 2nd, Kesult to be posted positively Tuesday, Decembet 9th, latest. Entrance fee, 2s. Postal Order, or 2s. 1<U stamps, and 2d. stamps for printed result. OtheC Rules and Conditions some as in "P" Competittoa above, except tlint Lists must be headed 11 £100 v Competition." £ 10,000 to begiTon away in Christmas Cards and Pre- sents. 20,000 of Faill" annual 2s. boxes of 60 weil- assorted choice Christmas Cards now ready. One sent by return post free to any address on receipt of 2s. Postal Order or 2.. Id. Stamps. Cards all by best makers. Each box contains two cards value 4d. each, two at 3do( eight at 2d., twerty at Id., eighteen at id., 50 cards In all. as usually sold in the single card way for 5s. Witk each box is also presented a good, useful Is. purse, alsf a Preseutatiou Form to enter, entirely free of chargi' (no entrance fee) one of Pain's £ 100 Easy for All I#tUx Counting Competitions, for counting the letter A 1^ the 13 chapters of "Hebrews." First Prize, a Bell American Organ, value 50 guineas, which has been put! chased of the world-renowned makers, The BeB American Orran and Piano Company (Limited), ottn IT o! bo in Viaduot, .London, where the grand is now on view, and oan be seen bv anyone Nuraerou. other prizes to over £ 100 value. T&e en^Mefee tOtWi y rMtlv £ > but for the next eeven uayi wIlTbl enclosed in Mch box of crds a conpon C enter ti b Competition entirsiy free, without payment o{ the entrance fee. furthermore, on December 22nd, win be forwaTded by rail to 100 purehasera of on of these boxes. 26 Prime Turkeys, 25 Big Ohristmai Hampers, 25 Pat Ducks, and 28 Pat Fowls, you^ Christmas Dinner for Nothing. Bend for a box at on«y and be one of Pain's Yurkey-Bkers" of 189a Address letters: W. T. Pain, "^e PrlMrtea,M Queen-street, Folkestone, and 14, St. jiKJhaePMtoMtt Folkestone. WM ii 1 i »in II i II 1 T An amusing mishap occurred at a Limerielf hotel dnries the race week. Consequent on tht crush of visitors to the hotel, beds bad to be ill1" nrovised in the bath-roonts, in which oua of tht occupants in mistake pulled the wire connect with tbe water tank instead of tbe bell. MTn« ADEUHA PATH write* i—" 1 have touag Briar mslM*1! fw thsi haads wd complexion- Snbn'udwsn sensitive to the «wa«t, winter ox lax- Mental)84 Ask for Tyler and Co/s Gold ltodal Plaanel. SxsAxrisr m RaiOT J-IT1 take a Cnpef IfasflN' «.ti» Seduced P4C^3 -Is. ltd. fefe 3|, M. ifj.perQr t

large sheet of four coloured maps depicting the state of Europe in 1802, 1815, 1867, and 1878. The work cannot be completed for a long time. Part III. of British Battles" carries us from 1461 to the early days of Elizabeth. As usual, there are a large cumber of ine spirited engravings. Part n. of the wonderfully cheap re-issue of the Heroes of Britain deals for the most part with the labours of Robert and Mary Moffat. A third volume, dealing with Plays," begins with Part 21 of Cassell s "Library of English Literature." • • IVtJrkas usual gives directions for the making of a host of different articles, and contains some further particulars regarding the^exhibition of articles made by readers of Work which the proprietors are about to hold. Messrs. Cassell announce that they have made arrangements with the authorities whereby the patent of any article exhibited will be strictly preserved by the exhibitor. The Quiver enters on a new volume with the November part. Three serial stories are com- menced. There are also complete stories and the usual quantity of Sunday reading. Tbe pictures are numerous and of a very high order of merit. Cassell't Magazine closes its volume with tbe November number, and a fine and attractive pro- gramme for the new volume has been put forward. In addition to three serial stories, the December number will contain the first of a series of papers on Strange Family Histories." Our Lawyer will be a new feature of the magazine. The place of honour in Murray's Magazine is justlv given to a well-reasoned, but severe, article on the Irish question. A sketch of Buskin's house cocoes next, and a new serial story is commenced. The other notable contents are A Recent Visit to Goa," Genoese Love Song," and On the Condi- tion of Working Women in PariB." In the new volume of the Cotfury, whic-h commences with the November number, two series of papers appear which alone will serve to make the magazine as popular as it has ever been in the past. The first of these is entitled 16 An American in Tibet," and is a narrative of travel in that all but un- known land. The articles will be of the very highest: value, inasmuch as the writer is the first who has visited the unknown heart of Asia for a very long time. The other series narrate the discovery of gold in California and the thril- ling incidents which followed. The first article is written by John Bidwell, the commander of the first emigrant train in 1841. As far as possible, subsequent papers will be contributed by those in command of the different expeditions. The thirteenth part of the Century Dictionary begins the fourth volume. Although it consists of about 300 pages, it proceeds no further than the word Mormon." Thus it will be seen that under the letter M alone at least WO pages will betaken up. The publishers are now issuing the work in volumes, at two guineas each, four parts going to make up a volume. St. Nicholas begins a new volume this month. It contains the opening chapters of several serial stories, the most stirring of which is The Boy Settlers," a story of the frontier. Among the other contents the papers on ships of war are ESPECIALLY INTERESTING* — A new lady's peony paper is called PeouV and Fashion. Besides dealing with beauty in its every shade and form, the new paper will go in exten- sively for home requisites, toilet requisites, and fic- tion, and will deal most exhaustively with all that appertains to the employments and advancement of women, Answers to correspondents en all subjects of interest will be given each week. together with delineations of character from handwriting and photographs. Beauty and other competitions will be held. Altogether Beauty and Fashion aims at being the paper for women- instructive, enterprising, and practical.