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CARDIFF MUSICAL FESTIVAL. REPORT OF THE PRELIMINARY ARRANGEMENTS. A meeting of the general council of the Car- diff Triennial Musical Festival, 1895, was held at the Park Hotel, Cardiff, on Friday even- ing, under the presidency of Mr. H. M, Thompson. The meeting was called to appoint a member of the council in succession to the late Sir Morgan Morgan, who occupied the position of chairman.—On the proposition of Mr. Thomas Evans, his Honour Judge Gv. ilvm Wdiiajns was elected a member of the council; and, further, on the proposition of Mr. H. M. Thompson,, Judge Williams was appointed chairman of the council.—An interesting and exhaustive report 117x511 the work done up to date was presented by the executive council appointed on the 6th of April to carry out the arrangements for the second Cardiff Triennial Musical Festival!.—The committee intimated that the deeply regretted death of Mr. Haydn Parry deprived the council of 'the promised new work from his pen, and the very serious illness of Sir Joseph Baiiiniby had a,!so since prevented the fulfilment of h's oromise of a new work. Dr. Villiers Stamford was able to place a work n.ot hitherto performed, viz., his new setting of Gray's ode, "The Ba,rd," at the disposal! of the council, and Mr. David Jenkins had also rd- sponded to the iiivi/i.ait:o;i of the council by writing a new work, entitled "The Psalm of Ltfe." The perfonm-.nce of a work almost entirely unknown at presenlt in England, entitled "St. Francis," composed by M. Edgar Tinel, will, it us antie'i.pa.ted, be an important, feature of the festival. The other works included in the prograunme are "The M'&si&iatti," Mendelssohn.'s "'St Paul," Ver- di's "Requiem," Berlioz's "Faust" (which was so well received at the festival of 1892), Sir Arthur Sullivan's oratorio. "The Lig'M ofiihe World,Spol!nii's "Last Judgment,"Beethoven's "Ninth (or Choral) Symphony," Mendelswehn's ''Hear My Prayer," an orchestral suite founded OIl the niusi'c written for "The Temp- tfr." by Mr. Edward German, Mozart's Symphony in G M/mor," and a short Wagner solution, including Preis Lied from the Meistersinger. Sir Arthur Sullivan, Dr. Villiers Stanford, M. Edgar Tinel. Mr. Edward Germain, and Mr. David Jenkins have promised to attend the festival and to conduct the performances of their respective works. The following principal artistes have been engaged:—Madame Albani, Miss Ella Russell, Miss Clara. Butt, Miss Florence Oliver, Mr. Ben Davies, Mr. Whitney Mockridge, Mr. Walkin Mills, Mr. Plunket Greene, Mr. D. Ffrangcon Davies, and Mr. Douglas Powell. Mr. Alfred Burnett was re-engaged as leader, and the orchestra of 1892, was re-engaged with very few alterations, and Mr. T. E. Aylward was appointed organist to the festival. Sir Joseph Barnbv will be the conductor of the festival. The dates selected for the festival are the 15th, 19th, 20th, and 21 st of September, a.nd the festival will be held in the Park-hall. The guarantee fund has been raised to the satisfac- tory amount of £ 2,779, which is about £ 600 in excess of the fund of 1892. a.nd it is expected that there will be a considerable addition to this amount after the issue of the prospectus.— The report was adopt >1. REHEARSAL OF Mil. JENKINS'S NEW WORK On Thursday evening a full rehearsal of the v ork prepared by Air. D. Jenkins, of Aber- y:lviih, for the forthcoming Cardiff Triennial Festival W:18 held in the Lesser Park-hall, Cardiff, under the conductorship of the anther. A. i:uml>er of the executive council of the fes- tival Wtre presc.n* nud the chairman of the committee (Mr. H. M. Thompson) introduced Mr Jenkins, who at once proceeded to lead the chorus in the rehearsal of his work, v. Inch is divided into three pprts, namely—(a) Wan- derers, (b) Captives, snd (c) Mariners. It includes :t prelude for the orchestra, and it was evident from the sty-rt that the uthor's task on Thursday evening would be an easy one. Ihe chorus at once showed evidence of a ctieful training, which has resulted at this early stage in their production of Mr. Jen- kins's latest piece in an almost perfect manner. It was not surprising, therefore, that at the conclusion of the rehearsal Mr. Jenkins ex- pressed himself as highly gratified with the choir. "They have great ability," he sa.id to our representative, "to read, end their voices ar2 all that I could wish, whilst they display all earnestness in responding to my wishes which essures me that on the day of the festival we will h ;ve an excellent performance. I may say that I am confident of getting a. much better rendering of this work than of my last work, which was produced in North Wales. Mr. Jenkins also spoke in complimentary term", of the action of the festival committee in choosing the work of a Welsh composer to fill the chief place in the programme, ft was no wonder, he said. that Welsh musicians had not reached a. high position in their own country, fnr the works of Wel-hmen had rarely been chosen at festival's in the past or for production at eisteddfodie gather- ings. It was only in the last two or three years that piece? by Welsh 00 mw^ep- had hpr-v selected as the chief chorus test. at. Eisteddfodau, and when the works of Dr. Parry or of himself had bten chosen they had been performed with miserable orchestras, enougit to ruin any work. In conclusion lie hoped the forthcoming festival in Cardiff would Le the means of encouraging Welsh musicians to a.im higher, aud also biing them into more, direct contact with the masses.

A SWARM OF BEES. "Morien" writes as follows :—Simultaneously with the "rising" of the Rosebery Government a swarm cf bees inva.ded Glyntav Rectory, and nearly drove the rlomestics into fits. Strange to say, those industrious creatures, whom Moses so much disliked as to catalogue them among the "unclean." under the law, baring the law as expounded on the premises, entered the habitation of the priest through a smoke- less chimney. The maids bolted towards the parlour, followed by the queen bee, with an army of buzzing bodies following her wings. In less time; than it takes to describe the affair, the doors leading to the study of the elivine and the parlour closed with bangs. Then the bees held a concert in the passage. Eventually Mr. Wallace, a bee fancier, living on the Woocl- road, was sent for, and, by the exercise cf his skill, induced the bees to leave the rectory and enter the garden. It was inferred they were Welsh native bees by the aggressive manner they had conducted themselves towards the establishment, and an old-fashioned straw bee- hive was soon in position on a starch box, the contents of which hael been used in stiffening clerical linen. But the bees would not enter, and Mr. Wallace declared that this was because the queen bee had not arrived on the scene- She had apparently lingered in the rectory in She had apparently lingered in the rectory in search of the clerical sugar. At last a bee bigger than the rest alighted on the starch box, and Mr. Wallace's little son, pointing with his finger, cried, "There's the queen bee." Mr. Wallace, senior, deftly directed her into the beehive, which she entered. All the other bees then proceeded after her in quick succession, and, after a few hours' rest, they entered upon their duties among the neighbouring flower- beds.

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EDITED BY "UNCLE WILLIAM." TWENTY TIMES A DAY. Twenty times a day, dear, Twenty times a day, Your mother thinks about you, At school or else at play. She's busy in the kitchen, Or she's busy up the stair, But like a song her heart within, Her love for you is there. There's just a little thing, dear, She wishes you would do; I'll whisper, 'tis a secret, Now, mind, I'll tell it you- Twenty times a day, dear, And more I've heard you say, "I'm coming in a minute, When you should at once obey. At once. as soldiers' instant At the motion of comm-.uid At once, as sailors seeing The captain's warning hand; You can make the mother happy By minding in that way, Twenty times a day, dear, Twenty times a day. Last week "Uncle William" gave a descrip- tion of the death of General Wolfe, the brave general who died on the Heights of Abra- ham, before Quebec, in the hour of victory. The general of the army against which he fought fell also, and this is what the author of the "Life fit Weltei" has to oay &Louut it: — A HERO'S DEATH. Within the ruined city lay Montcalm. "How long have I to live ?" he asked the surgeons when they pronounced the wound mortal. "Twelve hours, perhaps," was the reply. "So much the better," sa.id the stricken general; "I shall not live to see the surrender of Quebec. He declared, accord- ing to Knox, that "since he had been beaten lie was at least ghwl that it was by so brave an enemy." Ramesay, as governor of the city, came to him for orders. "I will neither give orders nor interfere anv further; I have much business that must be attended to of greater moment than your ruined garrison and this wretched, country. My time is short; there- fore, pray leave me. I wish you all comfort and to be happily extricated from your present perplexities." Of his people, however, Montcalm was not forgetful, and before lie expired sent the following note to Town- s;h.end -"Monsieur, the humanity of the English sets my mind at peace concerning the fate of the French prisoners and the Canadians. Feel towards themes they ¡ we ca.used me to feed. Do not let them perceive that they have changed masters. Be their protector, as I have been their father." He died just before the dawn following his defeat. The confusion was so great that no one could be found to make a coffin, and a rude box was fashioned from a few boards hastily nailed together. Within this the body was placed, and in the evening of the same day, followed by the officers of the garrison and many women and children, it was borne amid a mournful silence to the chapel of the Ursuline convent. Here a bursting shell had made a cavity in the floor, and into this fitting grave the remains of the gallant Montcalm were dropped, amid the tears of a few nuns and a. handful of desponding soldiers. Heroism is not confined to generals, or even to men; boys, and even girls, can be brave and do noble and heroic deeds. Here is an account of one who well deserved to be called BRAVE LITTLE MARIAN. One of the most heroic acts performed during the Revolution, when tha whole nation rose to a high plane of heroism, was that of a. ehiid in South Carolina. During the investment of Charleston the country north of Cooper's River was ravaged hv Colonel Tarleton and the British. Some of his men reached the plantation of Mr. Rol>ert Gibbes at night, and, after killing the cat-tie and shooting down the terrified negroes, proceeded to shell the house. Mr. Gibbes was a helpless cripple, whose wife had recently died. His oldest daughter, Marian-,t, little girl of thiI-tedl-with the help of one or two house servants, carried her father and younger sisters to a place of safety in the swamp. She then discovered that the baby, her cousin—a boy of two years' old—had been left behind. The house was in flames. The shells were falling thick upon it. The field between her and it was filled with drunken, riotous soldiery. But she did not hesitate. She: kissed her father, and, with a gulp of terror, darted towards the house. A soldier caught her. "Where are you going?" he demanded. "For oui baby breaking loose. The men stopped firing. As she entered the house the walls began to crumble, and the flames shot high above the roof. But in a moment she re-appeared with a white bundle in her arms. Tradition says that Tarleton's men cheered her loudly as she ran back to the swamp. She was badly burned, but recovered, and lived to be one of the most patriotic of Carolinian women. The baby whom she saved was afterwards the gallant Lieutenant- colonel Fen wick. A CANINE NURSE. There have been records—some of them in this column—of cats so far overcoming their natural enmities and their instincts of prey by the yet stronger one of motherliness as to bring up puppies and baby rats and squirrels, and even chickens. A lady writes in the "Spectator" of a terrier dog which set up a still more curious and kindly attachment for a little kitten. "Jack," a rough-haired fox terrier, of quiet disposition, but a. good ratter, and an invete- rate enemy to strange or neighbouring cats, of whom, to my sorrow, he has slain at lesst one, became without effort the attached friend of a minute kit-ten introduced into the house last November. This friendship has been continued without intermission, and is reciprocated by the now full-grown cat. She, unfortunately, got caught in a rabbit-trap not long ago, but escaped with no further injury than a lacerated paw, which for some time caused her much pifcin and annoyance. Every morning 'Jack' was to be seen tenderly licking the paw of the invalid, to which kind nursing, no doubt, her rapid recovery may be attributed; and, though she is more than convalescent and able to enjoy her usual game of play, he still greets her each morn- ing with a gentle, inquiring lick on the in- jured paw, just to see if it is all right, before proceeding to roll her over in their accus- tomed gambols." THE LAZY DANDELION. The West wind to the sunshine said, "It's time that child was out of bed;) I oaanot even see his head Above the clothes. Let's 00,11 his otber nurse, the Rain, Asd pull the sheets and counterpane Down to him toes." They pulled him out of his oosy pla,ee, They washed his crying, crumpled face, i And fighting hands; # J They combed and brushed his yellow haltt Patted him here and kissed him there, Till, in the shining summer air, Laughing he stands.

PUZZLES. 1.—ENIGMA. A word of six letters, you may spell M6 with three, And myself you will speedily see. My first is the foremost in fancy and fun, While my second takes the lead of every one; My third is the first of the great and tM good, All three are in music where note them wEt should. ( POLLIE PENDLEBURY- 1 2.-RIDDLE-ME-REE. My first is in rat, but not in mouse My second is in door, also in house My third is in big, but not in small: My fourth is in rise, but not in fall; My fifth is in kine, but not in herd. My -whole is a Little winter bird. GEORGE LEA. 3.-CHARADE. My first is very musical. My second increases every year. My whole is indispensible to the surgeok WILLIE FERGUSON. 4.—CONUNDRUM. Pollie Pendlcbury wishes to know—What animal has the most brains? All answers to the above puzzles, if re- ceived by "Uncle William"' not later than Friday next, will be acknowledged the fol- lowing week. ANSWERS TO PUZZLES FOR JUNE 22. 1.—NUMERICAL CHABADE. Longfellow: -:Fe lOll, well, love, gone, won, wool. 2.—SQUARE WORD. G N A T N A V E AVON TENT 3.—RIDDLE-ME-REE. Hyacinth. 4.—CONUNDRUM. Wti may doubt the existence of the Giant Causeway because there are so many sham- rocks (sham rocks) in Ireland, and this ulay be cue of them. Answers to the puzzles the numbers Of which, follow their names have been received from- Mary Hutchinson (Rockliife), 1-2-4. Ethel Catlah (Hull), 3. Annie Holmes (Cardiff), 1-2-3-4. G. K. Bellamy (Ross), 1-2-3. Ellen Mackinder (Swansea), 1-2-3. Abel Johnson (Cardiff), 1-2-3-4.

THE CARDIFF "WEEKLY MAIL" ANI- MALS' FRIEND SOCIETY. "Uncle Williain" will be glad to receive the names of any of the little folks who a.re desirous of being kind to dumb animals. Some of you, perhaps, are membeis of a Ba.nd of Mercy. Well, write and tell "Uncle William all about your band, and what you do at your meetings. At present there are 290 members of th3 Cardiff "Weekly Mail" Animals' Friend Society. But any girl or boy can become a member by sending his or her name to "Uncle Wiliiam," and promising to obseL'fS the following pledge — "I hereby promise never to tease or tertura any living thing, or to destroy a bird's nest, but to promote as much as possible the com for4 and happiness of all the creatures over whiiih God has given man dominion." All communications respecting the "C'lni- di'jen's Corwer must be written on one s>(-e of the paper only, and addressed to "UNCLE WILLIAM," 11, Brcughton-lanp, Manehestt (•«

STAGNATED ENERGIES. "I have lived long enough," says an eminen clergyman, "to learn that the secret of liappuio is never to allow one's energies to stagnate." It's easy talking, doctor, but we have to alio. some things to happen whether we will or not- I When man hasn't a morsel to eat, and can t get food anywhere, he is obliged to "allow himself to go hungry. And "energies'' from something-a.re dependent on something. When that something fails then the energ10-" stagnate, in spite, of ill the doctors in wwlcli—theological or medical. You can" siir up your energies as you stir meal-and-water —with •"< stick. Hear a little testimony on the point: -*■ lady residing at Manchester—who, for priva-t reasons,, does not wish her name published 'tc v rites as follows. We ought to mention, how- ever, that Mr. Thomac, Evans, chemist, Manf'hcster-road, Burnley, who sends us th' particulars, will vouch for the accuracy of LilJ statement and respond tc any inquiries. Speaking of a personal experience clatin-j back to Octolx'-r, 1837, the lady «ays: — "1 'l; not the least energy, everything being a trouble to me." In other words, her energies stagnated- state of things which the clergyman t,])I"k one ought not to allow to happen. Perhaps when we read her explanation Vie may conclud the clergyman doesn't know as much about no*' the. body and mind are fastened together 1 fancies he does. "At that timp." continues the lady, nervoua system had been subjected to a gTCS. strain. T became languid and weary: I a always tbed. I had 110 relish for food of a11^ kind, and what little I ate disagreed with 111 giving me pain and distress at the chest "uC' sides. No matter hov. much I dieted mys^ the pain did not abate. There was al?° ,*?n empty, g-iiawing rensahon at the pit of T" stomach which nothing seemed able to rei'eNt'' I was also troubled with pain and palpitation of the heart, and lost much sleep at night 1i1 OCI. sequence. "Latex- on I became very excitable, aud *>'P' sitive to outward influences. The. bast iioi-e unnerved me. As time wen ton I grew we»se^» and could barely walk about. The doctor-' treatment failed tc relieve me, and I very anxious and discouraged. In Noveniber> 1889, a friend of mine living at Chorlton-cuB1^ Hardy, near Manchester, told me of the leiiehu he had derived from a, medicine popularly ad* el) c veitised an Mother Seigel's Curative Sy'iP' and advised me to try it. I did :'0', ai'd after having taken three bottles of this preparation, all the pain left me and I w?s completely cured. Since that time (now nearly thr*^ years ajgc) I h;,ve been strong and in the of health. Had I known of, and used, t»li: medicine at the outset, I should have b^6-1 saved two y^ars of suffering. (Dated) FTlll,ton, near Manchester, October 10th, 1892." If our clerical friend (above alluded to) p. I we would remark that energy is compound6' of physical and mental health—or rather, i-1 outgrowth of it. When one is radically ll' he is incapable of any continued effort: ft3? any effort at all is made against Ip and at heavy expense, to the man who 11) >t. There is nothing under the sun so ft0*?* for the energies and to prevent, or cure, indi- gestion and dyspepsia as Mother Seigel's Cura- tive Syrup. Keep up the fire and the ke will boil. Fruit grows on trees, not on T 13 tip of a conjuror's wand. Nature- hi:*e but 01 31 wav of doing things. It is good to be anI bl110?- nrid pushing, but the. commonly cide- what amount of success will come of 1 If the "D.D." please (again), tbe secret -vl?. piness lies in a perfect digestion. Lc501 Ask for Tyler and Co.s' Gold Medal Flannel*