The Cardiff Times

Wife and Lodger. SAD CASE AT BLAENAVON. Children's Evidence. Blaenavorx Police Court on Tuesday Edwin who haa been gardener to the lector f Shire-Newton foz the past 29 years, was anm- ^Oned by his wife, Brrtma, who applied for a ?*8>iat2nance order for herself and children. ~*r iT. G. PoweJl, Brynmawr, appeared for *PpJicant, an<j aic Fothergill Evans, Chepstow, jjfcffcnded. Applicant stated she was married to jtefendant in September of 188S, and they had happily together until three years ago, *hea her hnsband became jealous of a man named Watkins, who was lodging with them. 1Questioned by Mr Evans, witness admitted hat her husband had offered to remain and look *ter the children on condition that abe gave np r~\ Watkins. Some neighbours had tried to «J-»7?ca ^er t0 a'ay with ber hD3band,' who was "ling to forgive her- Her husband had accused e* of going to Chepstow with Watkins and of 'ftying out until midnight. He had alsp jccused her of being in the Coach and Horses drinking. It was true, witness admitted, aha had once taken Watkins oat to tea, and introduced him as her cousin Dick, bat ■' \98,s only in a. 101,6. Have you ever goneinto the lodger's room in your nightdress ?" asked Mr PowaU. Cer- not," replied applicant. I never went "less I was properly dressed." She said that "On she left Shiretown Watkins met her_ and • children at Newport, and that be had visited liiaenavon and had stayed at her brother s ffpjie from Friday until Monday. K^r FothergiJ 1 Evans submitted that the wife her husband voluntarily. Defendant. called, ana said that his suspicions were trrst when he saw his son carrying a basKe v^taioinj? a bottle of whiskey and Skins' working place. Soon afterwards tj* Watkins kissing and hugging his ^J^ctor or roves and several neighbours tv S?** her to remain with him, she-lett, the greater part of the furniture Rationed by Mr Evans, defendant said he was ^willing to take his wife back again. J- C. Morgan, Trellecb. sa.d that £ o bis house with WatkiBS, anc^ as her consin Dick.. „a„a i J«en Morgan (13), dangbter hj^snce as to having seen Wat £ *her at Newport. On one occasion she caught w Oaother in bed with Watkins. Her mother to*°nly partlv dressed and Watkins had only *ahin on. fea Morgan (12) said on one occasion be > the lodger's room to sleep, and ear,y in j ning his mother came into the bedroom, a seeing him retired. j lencb. without retiring, dismissed the case.

4ttEGED FRAUDULENT DEBTOR x?*?88 Against a Swansea Man. Bench f^a?ea 9oart on Taeadav the Howel WdZr- "haI*m»nabip of Alderman w*ttans) proceeded with the further S hearing of chaiRea under the Debtoia Act brought apamst Moses Alfred Shepherd, glass and paper merchant, a bankrupt. Mr Henry ;rhompson again anpeared for the prosecution, and Mr R. T. Levaon for the defence. The charge now proceeded with was that the defen- dant failed to discJose all hI" property to the *8tee. — Ben Phillips, clerk to the Official Receiver, was called to prove that certqin "'tides of bedding and drapery, f.evecal volntres the Standard Dictionary and the Bnsi- ^as EnoyclopsBdia," and two skin rugs were not up to him by the defendant. Henry assistant at Messrs Ben Evans and Co., j "•! nrovea that lie supplied bedding and 8,pery goods to Mips Williams for the defsn- value of £ 16 5s 33. Tiie goods were loo ^e^eai^aD^'a business premises, 4, Water- flofif'j6e' since visited the premises o* ndant s parents, 51, Gwydr-crescent, in pany with Mr P. C. Oivies, clerk to the Ronri ',u-n,der a ssarch warrant, and found there Meai8 to the best of his belief, were iden- W Wltb the Ra0133 he sold to defendant.-In V» i-kL t0 ^eT30n he sa'd he could not awear Hb 6 bad maf3e aa affidaT'ii that they were •hen a?'me S°°ds.—Mr Leyson Of what use, WVw 18 snch aa affidavit ? It was poob-pooheel Hit l court- —Witness I could not aay deh- iarn "ie best of my belief they were the goods as he had from us.—Israel Oppen- fen01' manufacturers' agent, Broad-street, R0^ defendant two ruga, one of Ver'ne skin and the* other of leopard skin, j Wonld swear to the wolverine skin now pro- as the one he aold defendant. F. C. CI-, manag'ng clerk to Mr Dovey. the ^ot If3' proved t^e ?oods in question were *>h anded over, but were discovered by him vtn exercising tbe powers of a searcti warrant. tJl1 Leysou submitted that there waa no of identification as to the drapery ^OtA* ThomPson- in reply, submitted the the debtor's public examination, in declared that the goods ho bought at No. 4, Waterloo-street. After debtor's admissionss the question of identity waa a Jjjor one. to ke Bench eventually decided there waa a case and committed defendant for trial at Charter Sessions.

Extraordinary ACCIDENT." _p|tlgend J.P. Seriously Injured. fce^5? .extraordinary accident, unfortnnately ,Q 8er'ona injury, befel Mr. J I, D. T?0"' Mertbyrmawr House, Bridgend, evening. Mr NichoII, who is chair- t'30 PenJr'')ont Rural Council, bad visited Ij Ctibbwr, accompanied by Messrs E, R Humphreys, and T. j. Davies, also Po» of tiie Council, to report on some pro- r°ad improvements in that neighbourhood. concluaiori of the busines3 Mr Wieboll to mount his horae to ride home. f W ^C8' ^a'ance aa he was doing so liRh+ over the otber side of 1110 ho*Be, pitching f^rf ^?faj3 oa tile roadway. He waa of "tdiy injured about tbe head, a large portion ^Pn Scal? ^a'nK loosened, and falling ever the k aWLer Part of the face, presenting a sickening I towaT HOP tin immediately jumped on tbo *o u of 1:1:10 injured gentleman and galloped off n enfig for Dr, T. 3ones, J P„ while Mr h Was 90611 t0 b'9 °tber companions, botuJd up his wound with handkerchiefs D5 lemoved him to a neighbonrhig cottage. Wpr Jones was QaicliJy on the scene and put a of stitches in the wound. Later ih ° the evMiing Mr NichoII was removed home c»'*riHg<v

H|,iWKER AND THE CHANGE. A Llarrbradaeh Melee. I on TneBday Wm. Buvh charged •jjj,. .aad Hannah Wood, man and wife, resid- *4<>Vd ^bradacb, with assanlt. Mr Harold Appeared for the complainant. Bush 3o!y 16th be was hawking in Iilanbra- „ male defendant came np and made Vla^Ms, A. dispute over the change fol. Wood jumped up into th6 cart, and a 'be the cherries and othorfrnit failing »Jl0?d' The scuffle conOnued, and complain- 1, e Ca>^ forced dawn with his head overhanging an,* 'n position the female came > » stone in ter hand pummelled him Jj%d ft^ead. They afterwards got on to the wber > the scuffe went on, during which came out with a noker and Btrock ?!tttto man named George Morgan, who in the docfe with the other two de- } Qtos* assaulted him. ^tteQ??4amiE8d by Mr W. Spickett (who de- >iZ: iff admitted that he bad had v It} "Others ovei the change. •^0^8rti Wrood said he tendered a ,tor tl313 pnrchasas. When he de- hi 'k0 Coper change the complainant t^,e nec^ti0 aQd struck him. A daring which he was roughly were torn off bis back, and Jh. some bruises, from which he suffered A fine of 20a each was imposed ^ood and his v-ife, and the eoni- inst Morgan dismissed,

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Cardiff's New Town Hail. ALLOCATION OF ROOMS. No Racquet Court or BiHiard Table. TOWN CLERK"S BIG DEMAND. The Cardiff Town Hall Committee were on Tues- day engaged in considering the aMocaition of rooms for the various departments of the Corporation and the furnishing of the same, with the idea of reducing the expenditure. Mr Lanchester, the architect, submitted to the committee the requirements of the officials from their own point of view.. In the case of the weights and measures de- i partment it was arranged that one room of the five allotted should be left unfurnished at a sav- ing of £30. The work of the borough treasurer seemed to f require «. large number of rooms, and drew forth from one member of the committee tbe remark, "If you ofier him half of St. Mary-atreet, he would want the other half." It was explained that the existing furniture was to be used in the auditor's two rooms, and a saving thus effected but the committee considered that it would be better to leave thrue of the rooirr unfurnished, and a resolution to that effect was carried. The Health Superintendent asked for four rooms one of them a waiting-room, Who waits there ?" asked a member. Councillor Stanfield: I don't see aracqnefr-court for the amusement of the clerks. ) Alderman Jones: Or a billiard-room I I It was resolved thai; Mr Weasey's staff be allocated three rooms, one to remain unfurnished. The Medical Officer, with his staff of 26, in- í cluding the port si ni tar v officials, asked for seven 1-' rooms, but it was considered that iottr were quite enough, as the majority of the officiate were engaged on ouMide work. I The propog,, I area for the borough engineer's'' offices came in for much criticism. It's as large as Cowbridga by itself/" remarked Alder- man Jonea amid laughter. Such rooms as cartoon and sample rooms were not considered necessary but on the proposition of Councillor J Veall it WM resolved that all should be allocated but some of them be left unfurnished. I Alderman Beavan The fact is we have bnilt i a Town Hal! and it's double the size we want. i A letter was read from the manager-of the I tramways and electric lighting department (Mr Bilis), saying that since his staff was so large they would require a building as large as the- I, Town Hall itself if rooms were allocated to them in the earns proportion as the other depart- ments- (langhter)—and since, moreover, they I I were quite satisfied with their presBnt accommo dation, they would not apply for rooms in the Cathays buildings. j The modest requirements of the water works engineer for four rconu; met with general appro- bation, and his application was granted unani- mously. [ The climax was reached when the require- meats of the town deck were communicated to the commitcee, forlhe asked for 20 rodnam. "Has next to his sitting-room ?" waa tMeqaery. and many facatioaa references were made to the difficulty of housing a Poeh- bab." Subsequently there were allotted to the town clerk's department 11 rooms, including two waiting rooms. The requirements of the head constable wero approved oi without alteration. A discussion on the question 6i the architect's commission on the furnishing of the building followed, and it was resolved that the chairman I and deputy-chairman should confer with Mr Lauchester and report to the committee. I The tender of Messrs Mountfotd, Phillips, and Co., Camb.ri.m Engineering Works, Llantrisant, for iron railings at the Catua 3 Park was accepted subject to the inquiriea of the borough engineer proving satisfactory.

A GRIMSBY SENSATION. Wife Murder & Attempted Suicide. At Grimsby early on Tuesday morning a sea- man, it is alleged, strangled bis wife and then attempted suicide. A little child was in bed with the couple, and it is stated that after killing the woman the man called her sister, who was down- stairs, to see what he had done. The map was I t'xken to the hospital, and is expected to recover. He only arrived home from sea on Monday, and I the murder is attributed to jealousy. A iater telegram from Grimsby states that the man's name is George Osborne Turner. Turner I had only been married a few months, but quarrels between him and his wife were frequent. A fortnight ago, after a quarrel, the wife left the bouse, and it is alleged picked up with another man. They rented a house together, and with Mrs Turner was an aduit sister and a littls daughter, born before Mrs Turner's marriage to I Turner. The husband went to the house on Mon- day afternoon, and seemed pleased to see his wife again. The other man had gone to sea on Sunday, and all seemed on excellent terms. Turner remained all the afternoon, and at 9 o'clock retired to bed with his wife, the sister sleeping on a couch downstairs. At 1 o'clock in the morning the sister heard them moving aboat, and went upstairs to see if they were all right. Both replied that they were, and were ooly larking. Shortly before 7 o'ekekin themorning the sister, bearing Turner shouting to her to corne upstairs, ahe demurred at first, but in response to his peremptory demand went up. Turner, who was sitting up in bei, was laughing very heartily, and pointing to his wife he said, ljook here, I've killod her." Mrs Turner was blafck in the face, and Turner, still laughing, is stated to have added, I've juat strangled her." Between the conple was the little girl, and the sister bogged Turner to Jet her take the child 4wa:7, but he refused. The sister thereupon fetched the police, upon whose arrival Turner was in a comatose condition from laudanum poisoning. He was lying in bed, and the child still lay between the pair. Turner was given an emetic, and recovered sufficiently to be removed to the hospital. Both Turner and his wife were 23 years of age. :v

DRUNK IN CARDIFF STREETS. -,Ao. Went Out to Find Her Husband. I had come. out of the Workhouse to find my husband, and of course I had a drop, and I was going back when the officer caught hold of me and pulled me to pieces," said Catherine Jones, who, in substantiation of what sbe had said, pulled off bar shawl and disclosed a wide rent in the back of her bodice. P.C. H. Edwards, who gave evidence at Cardiff Police Court on Tuesday in supnoit of a charge of drunkenness and assaulting the police preferred against Jones,said the latter was staggering drunk, having a 19- months old child in her arms and leading a four- year-old boy by thc> hand. He took her into cus- tody for drunkenness, and she became very vio- lent, threw herself on her back in the road, and kicked him several times. He bad to obtain the assistance of a bystander to-convey her to the police station. She was fined 40s and coats, or, one month's imprisonment.

I ABERDARE MOTOR DRIVERS. I Leaving Work Without Notice, ) At the Aberdaie Police Court.ori Tuesday, before Mr T. P. Davies, and other magistrates, Richard Lrttlehales and Thomas Williams were I snmmansd at the instance of the Aberdara Valley Motor Car Co. witb leaving work without I notice. The damages against Lrittlefaalea being laid at £ 2 and against Williamaat 10s. Mr W. D. Phillips prosecuted on behalf of the Company. t Mr David Hughes, ha mauler of the Company, said that owing to a. dispute between bitB and the fitter, a man named Doug- las, be dismissed Douglas, and Douglas called upon the defendant not to take out hi6 car but to stand shoulder to shoulder, man to mem. De- fendant thereupon declined to take oirfrhis-car and had since absented himself from work. fie and rest of the drivers had also come to op Saturday niibt at 8 .?'clock instead of half-past 11. The defendant Littlahalea aj»id he did that j because his car was not safe to run, bat eotddoot. ¡ explain why all thodrivers cftuss at the same time. tie denied that they agreed to do so on the Mon. day, but he admitted that they talked of it on j the Monday mornyig. Both defendaiiis were i ordered to pay the full amount ciaimed with I COBtB.

Channel Swimming. ill TWO MEN MAKE THE ATTEMPT In the presence of a huge crowd Weidman, tha amateur swimmer, left Dover shortly after 5 on "Toesday in a tug for Lydden Spout, to start j his Channel swim. He was accompanied by Bnrpesa, a Nottingham man, residing at St. ierre, Calaisrwbo is also aweH-known swimmer, The-sea and weather at the time were favourable. On reaching Lydden Spout Weidman and Burgess landed, and Weidman covered hrmsalf with a nreparaiiion of grease. He simply wore a white linen bat, a handkerchief covering his shoulders. Bnrgess, who was also partly covered with a prepa-ration resembling lard, and wore bathing slips and goggles, was the first to take the water, and he was soon followed by the Dove swimmer, who, before starting, asked some- one- to touch him for lack. With a ringfog cheer the twoswhnmcrs.set off on their self-imposed task. Burgess went on the side stroke, being a fast swimmer, while Weld- mar started with the breast stroke. Asked after soma time how he felt, he replied, I feel a treat yuiio fit ami the water is not cold He was keeping bis bead,well out of the sea and taking no water in. Soon after they started evening begi>n to cJo3a;j iu., but from the shore the light3 of tiie tug could bo seen about two miles otst, both swimmers i apparently making good progress. Both Men Give Up. Telegraphing at 11.45 p.m., our correspondent says Bnrgess, theFrencJh swinimar, gave up about 8.30 and was pat aboard the tug Gnat- The boatmen who ,accompanied Bnrgess on returnsne to Dover reported that Weidman, the Dover swimmer, was still going" at the time, and the ebbtide which.aetsinttfboatll.SO.oagBHto take him in the-vicinity of Varna lightship, which is about 11 miles from Dover. Burgess is said to have given up bsoanBehe was too fast for Weid- man. He wanted to Rooawithasondlboat, leaving tbe tug behind, but the boatmen declined. The Press Association telegraphs that Weid- man gave up the- Channel swim shortly after eleven, and returned to Dover in the tug Gnat. It is stated that he was seized with cramp.

SPANISH TREASURE FRAUD. A New Phase at Newport. An attempt has been made to unpe a well- known Newport gentleman by a new phase of the Spanish treasure story. On Monday morning a letter was received by Mr J. II, Vile, of Messrs Vile Brothers, mineral water manufacturers, and brother of Me T. H. Vile, the Newport foot- ball heH-back, who in now on the way home from Australia, purporting to come from a military | prison at Baieelona. The letter was addreased i to Mr W. Vile, Gianviile-streei, and it is evident the address must have been okei-, from an old directory, becausa Mr W'. Vile has bean dead for six years, and the Vile famUy left Glanvillo- street 14 years ago. In the letter the writer claims to have married iUary Vile, and he makes an appeal to Mr Viie, I as he says for the first, a.ud probably for the last time, owing to the very delicate state of his health. He goes on to say that he has a daughter 14 years of age, and that since he has been imprisoned his trunks and portmanteaux bave been conGssated, In theae portmnntsaax were documents rapresenting ±37,000 sterling, and owing to his enemies he h,a3 been unable to get at theru. He asks Mr Tile to communicate with him, and promises to band cvtrfeft quarter of) the £ 37,000. In a postscript the writer says be is not allowed to receive correspondence at the prison, and asks that a reply be sent to an address itl Barcelona. As a matter of fact, the Vile family know nothing of any Mary Vile, and it is obvious that the letter is an attempt to get Mr Vila into com- munication wich the writerj and then probably tempted to send a remittance. Evidently the writer did net know his man, or he would not have incurred the expense of a postage stamp.

SCOTTISH CHURCH DISPUTE, At a meeting on Tuesday of Belfast Presbytery, representing 100,000 members of the Irish Pres. byterian Church, the Rev. Dr. MacDermott. ex- moderator-general of the assembly, called atten- tion to the recent decision of the House of Lords in regard to the United Free Church of Scot- land, and more especially to the question of the disposal of the property in the case, and announced his intention of moving a resolution of sympathy. Several members strongly opposed the acceptance of the motion, and eventnally de- cided to discuss the matter at the next meeting. A Glasgow correspondent, telegraphing at night in reference to the question of the Scottish ministers' salaries, says -Phe emergency fund to meet all claims arising from the decision of the House of Lords in the church dispute amounts to £ 1,500. Professors' and ministers' remittances from church fands are not due until November, and will be met out of the emergency fund, the committee in charge of which aim at rais- ing £ 100,000. The sustentation fund, which is the free offering of members, yields JE4,000 annually. At tbe Glasgow Presbytery of the United Free Church yesterday afternoon a resolution was passed protesting against the conception of th9 church on which the judgment proceeds, de. claring the continued adherence to principles for which the charch hsd been called to testify, and asserting the right and duty of the church to revise and modify her subordination standard. Dr. Rpas Taylor said ho beiioved the future of the United Free Church largely depended upon their own action, and he counselled caloinesa and moderation of language. Ho hoped an arrangement would be arrived at whereby there could be use of buildings in the Highlands for both churches. An amendment suggesting the calling of a conference with a view to uniting the I separated portions of tbe church found no seconder, and the motion was ananimonsiy puswtd.

BROKE HOTEL WINDOWS. At Tredegar on Tuesday Alexander Johnson I (62), tramping painter, and Arthur James (5H), Ja.bourer, Victoria, were,summoned for smashing plate-glass windows at the Heolyruwyn Hotel, Ebbw Vale, causing damage to the amount of nea.rly £10, on September 2nd. Mr T. Hughes, Ebbw Vale, prosecuted. It transpired that both men deliberately threw stones at the windows of the hotel, Johnson stating that be was annoyed inside, and James complaining that ho was re- fused beer by the barmaid. They were each fined .£5 and damages and coats- or two months' imprisonment in default.

.i I Cool, sturdy 1 § Brains I ji are built by ■ I H The slow digestion of meats and j| I Undercooked porridges robs the 1 ■ brain of its blood and makes it dull. |j ■ Not only do Grape-Nuts contain the |1 ■ brain building elements phosphate || B of potash, albumen, etc., but they M ■ are quickly and easily assimilated f| H and turned into blood, which the 11 3 brain must have to do its work well. R J

j SCIENCE AND HEALTH —_ — By Or. ANDREW WILSON, F.R.S.E., Sa. Drains in Hot Weather. No one can doubt that during tbe warm season of the year represented typically by the summer, :but also by the autumn, dangers to health may arIse in our hoaaehol-dg'frooi what is popularly described as bad or defective drainage. It has often been a source of surprise to me that the average householder takes very interest- indeed in the drainage arrangement of his rdocnicile. There is the greater need to-eshibit snch surprise when we reflect that defective drains are j liable to ba '-pspondib'e for a vast deal of ithies9 in the shapeoi typhoid fe9er,dIphthørl8-, and like ailments. It. is, perhaps, going a little too far to assume that typhoid faver can be dnectly con- veyed tocsby sewage e*se.>gainiBg admjttaHee to tbs houao through defects in She drain&i bai there are not wanting sanitarians who believe in this motJoof transmission both of typhoid fever &r<t of ^diphtheria itself. What, at letmt, w., should recognMaisthat, if the drainage of a hoase be defective and we inhale 3ewage gases, we then acquire a low state of the general health which Jays us open the more rsadiiy to disease attacks of all Hiids. In addition., headaches, sore throats and general debility follow upou living :n an at- mosphere which is contaminated with the *asss generated in a sewer. It is of the highest; im- portance, therefore. to see tfc-t drains, sinks, closets, and the like should be well flushed in the hot season whilst, if a little izol, a most efficient disinfectant, be aJcLed to the water used fOi flushing purnosos, an additional seenrsty- will thereby fe* obtained. A £ Point for Remembrance. When drainage is defective, it is obrioss- that mere ftnshsng of the drains mil not corretii the deficiency. The fN»Lviug of drains is a moans to be applied by way of sectlrlngadditional effici- ency for an c-tfective drain but. where closets or sinks, or other sanitary appliances in a house, are not efficiently trapped, or where an otherwise efficient trap has become defective, it is obvious that no amount of disinfection can remedy the nuisance. I mention this fact because many persons suppose Ih&t by placing some disinfectant "In a drain they thereby change a defective sanit- ary apparatus into an effective one. This 18 an obeions mistake, and the use of a disinfectant in such a case tends to promote a sanitary error, in the sense that, if the disinfectant for (the time being mitigates the nuisance -it is only collecting- and concealing a condition which still remains powerful when the effect of the disinfection is \norn oif, to prodnce serious defects ic a household. It is of vast importance, also, that the water supply of the • house nhonM be specially noted in the summer time. Indeed, a neglected crstern is a menace to the health of all who live in the house to which it belongs. t Very frequentiv thecisternsara placed in situations difftcailt of access. They are often left uncovered, and when cleaned out. are found to contain quit; a miscellaneous collection of substances, landing from ordinary mud, brought in with theater, and accumulated dming;ar long period of years, to -he skeletons of rats and mice which have found a watery grave in tha daptbs of thereceptaela It is not pleasant to think of such things no doubt, but forewarned is forearmed, and many cag £ iB of otherwise inex- plicable illness in a household have been solved by the discovery that the cistern has been thoroughly neglected. AU the mors need, there- fore, in the not weather nvhen the chances of disease-are incKmcd, to attend to this sanitary rule. Sanitary and Medical Meetings. This summer, as usual, confesses of ^amfcar-.j lans have been duly held at Folkofttono and in Glasgow, whilst the BrHish Association meeting at Cambridge exemplifies another meeting de- voted to the exposition 0j ac;ellti6c topics, and the British Medical Association, which, met at Oxford on j„jy 26th, illus- fcXSitGS £ ild ^EGftt year, I have no doabt the meeting of the British Association at Cambridge was narrowly watched with the view of diooovering whether tho desirable element of tiopalarity hitherto largely unrepresented at its meetings will be introduced for the purpose of inducing the pabiic to take an additional intetest in the discussion of the affairs of the Association and to aid in this way the cultivation of a taste for science amongst j the people. I notice that, the British Medical Association has so far neglected the conservative professional traditions in that a popular lecture was delivered by an ex. president of the Associa- I tion in the Town Hall at Oxford. I am extremely [ glad to find that the British Medical Association j is at last beginning to nnd^r=>tand that the func- tions of the medical man rU8 not limited to the I mere treatment of disease. He has always been. ) it must be saId to hIs credit equally ardent in I the work of preventing disease, bnt be has hitherto looked unon any popular instruction of tha people in sanitary, hygienic, or medical subjects aa a something to be rigidly condemned. The necessity for ambu]ariC6 instruction tcok a considerable time to impress itself upon the minds of the medical profession. Now, I pre- i snme. Hiere <s not a doctor jn the British Islands j who doe* not recognise the value of such teach- j ing. It 13 the old story that necsssacy reform. in tbo caS6 of close corporations espeeiaHy moves I slowly, but all the «a>i;e oata can only con- gratulate the British Medical Association upon the institution of what might be regarded at least as a. distinct Miempt. to come moro directly I in touch with the-people. The Palate and Food. A reader of this column that some tee I marks on the paiateas a guide to the kind of food we ought to take might be of general interest. The inquiry has bjeri suggested by a, discussion in which r>e engaged with, some trieud3, and wherein it was maintained that the palate waa the safest guide to the food which WHS most likely to agree with an individual. I am naked to give some mformaMcn regarding this rather interest- ing eocial and personal topic. It cannot be ,ni6Cl lt t'1Q palate, with its nerves of taste, may he regard as the natural guardian of tbe stomach in the sense tbat we are led to prefer certain foods and drinks to others through the sense of personal appreciation of them which is conveyed by the nerves of taste to the brain, iseyona thig phveiologieal statement, however, lies a much more important question namely, 'i*3 r,a'-?-t3 always a safe guide regarding the suitable foods a«d drinks? We all know that 5e"0as are given to eat articles and to Grins thuds which eeriainly do not agree with j anct this first point mast be taken into 'I consideration, inasfnacii as it is hardly nos- to soppo3e that they would be so eager to .? such injurious things if they did not ex- j perience a certain pleasure in tfceir ingestion. ™ exp;mPle, ia most cased a gouty man is for- ■ • ?n, '°. take sweet articles, and m tbe way of e 's especially cautioned against taking ^°(iovW,r'e' 'D a°me oases wbere the doctor's n t'1Q matter of port wine has been over- antl .neglected no particular harm h&3 S*h 6 even claimed that imurovemeut roinn Caf° haR followed upon the taking of ihe if- ia It oao swallow does not make a summer, 138 that we can hardly argue from a few cases concerning the right of the palate to dic- Hmifi Dr,ec,r]y what should bo taken by the in- having regard, in thw instance, to tbo indrvadcial whose health is out cf gear. The Ppobabie Explanation. -.A}**6 Ve*y distinguished physician remarking ne question of palate telis us that he remem- bers an amusing instance in point where he himself was one of the incriminated parties. A fine nn (• ^e.Ul' 'nian, on account of illness, had his to which he was very partial, entirely tndrawn, He had a long illness and a tedious recovery, the port wine being still withheld. But his powers of resistance gave way, and, as the P ysicioni remarks, out came the port wine. Tha old gentleman n«cd to tell with great glee that f,„Ce.V6t looked behind himself after. Tbe physician adds that ho hopes he has learned some useful lessons since then. Probably one of the most important points connected with the relation of the palate to diet in a healthy person couUi ba fulfilled by tbe two conditions repre- sented first bv the fact that a particular food agrees with a person and secondly that ho enjoys I taking H. Bat it is obvioua that the palate may, as the physician whom I have quoted remarks, I be itself depraved. It deceives its owners and leads them into endless digestive trouble. Tbû questio" ia also complicated III another way by uho fact shat if a person is particularly fond ot a particular article of diet he may be ex- to overdo bis eating or his drinking as tha case may be. Here the palate may be regarded as somewhat misleading. The summing UP of the question, I think, may be briefly stated in the opinion that the palate in health is a very fnir gnide to the articles of wet which suit U8) whilst secondly, oven in states of ill-health, a particular liking for a particular food otherwise forbidden may be- gratified without harm. In the third place, however, it may be noted that just as our other inactions may become depraved or disordered so the palate may be the rnaans of encouraging a craving for a something which ia ontireiy un- suitable aa an article of food cr au article of drmk, A "New Cafe fof Snake Bite. The bite of a poisonous anaka 's osaajjy aooh » dangerous accident that anything which can-be done to save the lifo of the individual, more especially when such-an accident occurs far from medical aid, is a. matter which should be known tn the public. "Recently in a paper read before the Royal Society of London by Sir Lander Kruntcm, Sir Joseph Fayrer, and Dae. L. Rogers* a simple twode of treating anake bite, specially adapted for use in tropical countries, was de- scribed. The apparatus consists of a hoflotv piece of wood to one«xtremity of which is fixed a lancet, protected when not used by a cap. The hollow of the wood contains crystals of permanganate of potash, a tvell-known disinfectant substance. It is recommanrledthat whenjy person is bit ten by a snake a bandage should at once be placed between the btte and the rest of the body, in order to prevent the circulation of poison through ths-aystem. The lancet is then used to convert the small punctures made by the teeth of the snake ;nco a wound. Into thi<? wound the crystals of permanganate of pctasb, moistened with wr*tsr or with saliva are to be rubbed. By experiments which ware made upon animals jft is shown that the results obtained five minutes after the-in- jection of thepoisou were as good as half a min- ute aftsr injection. Five oat of six animals experimented npon survived after tbe rejection of cobra poison,and of the poison of other snakes. This-eimple method of treating snake-bite may be borne in mind by those residing in foreign countries, whilst in tae case of tbe bite of *be adder or viper, onr only poisonous snake in this country, this mode of treatment readily appiied l shoold«lsK) twlreptro ^urtersbrancg.

I inis ♦ I f !f f I | Window Gardening. i Shift on Cyclamens and Cinerarias. Zonal | Geraninms grown for winter flowering will now be in bud and should be talren indoors. Begonia Gloire de Lorraic9 succeeds weB in a iigivt window, and will !aat sou-etime. If Palms or India-robbers require more pot room only a snif.il shift shonkTba given. | Fihodanthes for Autumn Blooming. j Rhodanthss are just as easily bad in bloom in j tbe greenhouse mOctcber as in May or June, and provided seed is sown in August there is no difficulty. Seed should he scattered lightly in botes of loam and leaf-mould, and the plants pnE into pots as soon as they are large enongh, f>, dozen rr fifteen in a pot, and kept on a sunny i aheif, h:-rL,? well attended to for water They are I very charming when in blossom in the spring ;md even more frin the autumn, and wber« the blooms are wanted winter for docot" uort whan cut (for it mnst be borne in mmrl tha" they are everlasting ") these <*ntnmn-ttowering ones keop their colour ninth, better thau those biocsrred in spring. Pots of Kbod.!mthas are t oxtremcly useful for table decoration, bp T there is no reason why the ^leeLihoosa shonld not "be brightened with them in the autcnm lire tae I ffinella.s in tbeBpring- Hardy Plants. It is a good plan to note down in eaily aatnmn any alterations tbat are contemplated with hardy plants either on the mixed border or in separate beds. In tha former case especially | alterations are often necesssty. The acquisition j of superior varieties to those already in hand will lead to the removal of the one in favour of ] tbe other, whilst with new species am occasionally made in tbe positions orieinsiiy assigned them both in the matter of situation- in theirrelative heights-in connection with other assigned them both in the matter of situation- in theirrelative heights-in connection with other things, and the vigour of growth. The height can in many cases be regulated by stopping or pegging, but vigour is not to bo denied, and strong-growing plants, if planted too closely to weaker brethren, are apt seriously to interfere with the weH-fcemg of the latter. Thaqneaticn of increased propagation and planting of the many differect things to be found in hardy borders will rest with tha demand. There are special favourites in most places both for the border display and for cutting, and these shoaid be strengthened accordingly. If bulbs are grown on the general border,it is not too late to suggest tha.t their wherbabollta should be marked with l durable pegs>bjfore t'ae autumnal -alserationa^ftre j put in-hand. ( Fruit Garden. Early Apples and Pears should be-gathered as soon as they psrti readily from the tree when a little pressure is brought to bear, Simply lift- ing tbe frnit up will generally suffice to detach the fruit if it is ripe enough for gathering. Lay the gathered fruits thinly in acool room to com- plete the ripening; bat early fruits will not keep long after they are quite ripe. Wasps are getting more numerous, and are attacking ripe fruits which an* exposed. Wide mouthed battle? half filled with beer and treacle 0r coar3eeugar, will attract thrcIn and lesxl to their destruction. These may be hung np- on the frnit walls among the trees. Apples on the Paradise and Pears on the Quince regtrire rich mnlcirings and liberal supplies of water in a dry season. If they do not get this attention the frnit will be inferior, and the Pears gritty. Vegetables should not be planted close up to the sterns of frnit treea. Apples and Bears on espaliers are bearing well this season, and the fruit should be thinned, UemovooJd wood from Raspberries which have ceased to bear, and thin the young canes to the nnmber required for next season's bearing, leaving a few suitably placed for lifting to make new plantations. Raspberries should not be left long enongh on the same spot to becomo exhausted- From seven to ten years is long enough for them to occupy one site. Tbe best plan is to plant a row or two occasionally, so j that there may always be young plants coming, and old ones in course of removal at the proper season. Thinning Spinach. Maic-crop Spirach will now be ready for thin- ning. Thin at first \.0 about 3in. apart, and then. postpone further thinning until the plants are well into the broad leaves. The thinnings will then be big enough for cooking, and the best and beaJthiest-looking plants can be easily seen and left, regularity in distances apart not being nearly so important as healthy and vigorous plants, Spinach being a crop in which individual plants varv greatly. Tomatoes in the Open Air. Every available means or hastens.'iK the de- velopment aud ripening of ontuoot Tomatoes should now be brought into use, and. nothing ia mora likely to bring about the desired effect than to cover the plants with any spare ligh»3 which may be available, and which may be stood on end in an almost perpendicular position, so as to bring the glass as close as may be to the fruit, fastening them m some way to prevent their being blown over and smashed in eaaecf wind. In cases where it is possible to admit light to the bunches, tie back the foliage and leave it intact. Glazsd lights are preferable to any other form of covering at present, aa they add to the ripening powers of the sun, and keep the fruits dry, and free from splitting, and con- sequent decay in showery weather but in places where they are not available some covering must ba brougnt into requisition for uaa at night until the plants or the fruits are cleared from tbe walle^ which should only be done when the nights got too cold to allow the fruits to swell any more on the plant?., lor those that reach full size before being plucked will, with care, ripen up later oSj and extend the season well into late < autumn. Earthing Cefery. When, very early blanched celery is required for special "purposes it can be had by folding strong, brown-coloured paper round each head, tying it so that it is not disturbed by rain or' san, says a writer in Gardening Illustrated." Very clean, nicely blanched celery can be had by such practice, without the a.id of soil beyond a little around the base of the phnts. This is a very convenient metMdJor the exhibitor who requires a few heads early. As a rule, Celery is not much caUed for while the guamer pro- vides a wealth of other saJad, especially Lettuces and Cucumbers. When the supplyof these abates, I and winter comes, the Celery is inquired for and should be ready, Aslw&ys allow six weeks be- tween the earthing and the first use of Celery II thus treated, and if growers knowing the exact date when it was wanted, were to bear this in mind, much overanxi&ty and unnecessary work would be saved. When half-grown plants have soil banked up around ibetn, how, it may be reasonably asked, can useful progress be made in girth or length ? Puny rather than sturdy < sticks are the result. Cucumbers/ It may be necessary to add linings of warm I manure to plants in frames if it should be de- sirable to keep fhem going as long as possible, but where there are regular Cucumber-houses a supply can be obtained from these, aDd the frames can be prepared for Violets or other things. HINTS TO AMATEUR8. Among the plants which may be propagated Bow either by cuttings or by layering are the various form of Clematis, C. moutaup Flam- mala andif varieties, and the various hybrids of the largAlowered varieties, of which Jact mani I is the most popular. Cnttinps should be inserted in pots of Bandy soli, and plunged in Cocoa-fibre'' in a close frame. These plants aro commonly grafted, but grafted plants are not always satis- factory, as so many die after they leave the pro- pagator's hands before they get established. Plants from cuttings or layers are far more reliable. White and red Pinks make pretty lines io front of beds aud borders, and are sometimes used as edgings to walks. Old plants pulled to pieces, so that each piece retains a portion of the old stem, vftich must be buried in the soil and fixed therein firmly, win grow freely anu make a I sweet edpng. The edging should be renlanted ammally to keep it neat, and the planting should not be done later than September. Keep the cuttings moist till roots form, which will Dot be long at this season. I Cuttings of Lavender and Rosemary will strike now quickly trader glass. Snmmer and early autumn-flowering Chrysanthemums will require supports before tbe plants fall over, bat do not tie up-In-a. banch. Loop up loosely^ so that the air c::n circulateamong the branches. Liquid-manure may be given freely tolate- ftowering things now, especially to Tritoruas *vn*l large chimps of Pampas Grass. Sow the haxdy anrruafs for spring bedding. Cazdoons Bfara&d be surrounded with paper beforeapplying the earth- Haybanils are com- monly used, but stoat paper does jusl as well. Give liqnid-manare to late Peas inst besginrring to pocL If a frame or pit caju be spared, plant it now wikb -iw. earfy kind of dssuf Kidney Beau. to pocL If a frame or pit caju be epMed, plant it now wikb -iw. earfy kind ofdwJJf Kidney Bean. It will be betterif there ts *f»meaosof-warm- Ing tbe pit.

SOMETHING DIFFERENT IN AFTER I DINNER SWEETS. Something different m after-dinner sweets may be prepared day after day by consnlticg Brown and Poison's recipe took Btnnmer dishes," The Recipes, which have been prepared by skilled cooks, are for snch healthful disbe3 as Creamy CusSard," BlanC-Mange Sponge," Natural Frnit Jellies," Frnit force Sauces," Prone Jelly," and the celebrated Brown A Poison Blaoc-Maoge," with foil rae&rnctions to I serving it with ail kinds of stewed fruit. The t basis of the recipes is sweet milk, fruit, and I' Brown and Poison's 11 Pùoot" Corn Flour. The booklet is sent by retamtoaH applicants sending Id stamp to Brown & Poison. Dept. 5h, Paisley. I'rite for it- now—you may forget it-to-morrow. it-to-morrow.

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MANAGER ASSAULTS FTREMAN. Row at the Colliery Office. At Caerphilly on Tuesday David JobnRees, proprietor and manager of the Cwm-y-Malvn Col- liery, on Caerpblly Mountain, was charged by his former fireman, Thomas David Jenkins, his former fireman, Thomas David Jenkins, with assault. Mr Darsieie. Pontypridd, appeared for complainant, and Mr C. S. Goodfellow, Caer- philly, defended. David Jenkins said he had not been able to go to work daring: three days of lswt- i weak in consequence of illness. On Thursday, September 1st, he went to the office with the intention of going to work. There he met the defendant, who was the manager. He asked wit- uess where he was going to, and witness replied that Ite was going to work. The defendant said. I. No, you Bhall not go to work here again. Complainant was about to leave the office, when Rses turned round and struck him a violent j blow on the bridge of the nose. Cross-examined, he had sent a message to the manager intimating i his inability to attend. The massage may have miscarried. j Mr Goodfellow i How did you expect to find the airways when Toa returnedP—They were all j right. If Mr Rees says that in continence of your absence he bad gone round the workings and i found the-airwsys blocked have you any reason to disbelieve that ?-No. Further questioned, he said he bad given measurement sheets to one man who was driving i a hard heading, and that of another man who i Wt>9 working in partnership. William John, nnder manager at the colliery, [ said Mr Bees told complainant he ongbt to be ashamed of himself for leaving the work in the manner in which he had done. When Jenkins wa? getting up off the floor where he had been tying up some clothes Rees struck Wm a blow, I The defendant said that in consequai^ce of the complainant's absence he went round the col- | liery and found all th6 airways blocked and j several falls. When at the office Jenkins rose to j his feet and made a lunge tow^r^s him. Under | the impression that he was about to strike him I he put up his fist fu defepd himself. He was I sorJ-Y nowicr what, he had done, but it was in t self-defence as he thought. Cross-examined, he received no mtimation as to the cauæ-of the complainant's abaoace. Defendant was fined 20s and coafeu I

IXAflELLY HARBOUR TRUST, j t Resutt of the Election. I Tbef oHowing is the resnlt of the polling which took place on Monday for the election of 15 members to form the new Harbour Trust at j EJeeteti—William Bow en, 1,535; David Geozge Hogg, 1/159 George Blake, 1,424: John Sim- mons Tregoning, jtm., 1^55 Joseph Williams, !.?&; David Davies, 1,145 Evan Willis Jones, 1,112 John Jobn. 1,091; WHliatn Stone, lM7 Captain David Thomas, 1,001 Joseph Maybery, i 9PJ; David Rees Edmonds, 950; William Ben- i jamin ^Janea, 93H John Waters, 909 Thomas Hoghm, 888. I Non-ebseted-David James Davies, 886 Jcsepb Roberts, 873 4 Richard Charles Jenkins, 8R; Herbert Davies Rees, 791; John The mas, I! 789 Nathan Griffiths, 59G-; Da.Wd Thomas, 527 Aaron Stem, 556; CoUwyn Morgasi^44& Wtn, Jolm UCTCUHBI, 179.

AT BEDWELLTY SHOW, Police Court Sequel f The Momnontbshite poHce kept a sharp took- om for offenders at Bedwellty Agrioaltural Show on Monday. At a special cotfrt at Black- wood on Tuesday four men, Proctor and Aahcrofi, Maesyc wm mer, Dawkin^a, Bargoed, and Gadd, Hewbrmge^ were fined 5s each for card playing. J. Ridding, Pontypooi, was fined 20s for aaing dice. For being drunk and disorderly on thes^me occasion, Daniel Carpenter, Trede- gar. was fined 10s, J. Watkins, Caerphilly, ZOs, I and Mary Hawkins 10s. At the same sbow a man I earned Alfred Morgan was arrested for stealing a I purse of gold, the property of Henry Morgan, of Crurulip, CotECt,

f< BILL BAilEY." His Laundry Causes Tpouibfe, At Bristol Police Conrt on Monday KmUy Carter, aged 46, described as a tailoresa, waf charged with wandering. In giving en account of her movements on Saturday, she made vague references to Bill Bailey's washing. She had a small parcel tied in a blue handkerchief, and had been carrying this about for hours, even- tually calling with it at the Bridewell-street Police Station. Detective Clarke said she in- tormed him that a young man gave the parcel to her to held, and told her it was Bill Bailey-s washing." (Laughter.) She added vLat if she did not take Bill Bailey's, washing back to him he was going to kill her. The parcel contained a sheet, a piece of flannelette* » collar, and a neck tie. Defendant: A young man gave them to we. and said, Bill Bailey is waiting In another street." Mr Howell (the presiding magistrate): Do you know Bill Bailay ? (Laughter.) Defendant: No, air. (Laughter.) 1 did not know where to take it. It was given to me. She added that she had been walking about for 12 hoars without refreshment. The justices directed that she should braest to the Workhouse. Bill Bailey Goes Home. Wm. Bailey is an undertaker, and was brought tip at Grantham Police Court on Monday for being drunk as early as 7 o'clock In the morning, He bad, it was stated, consumed a bottle of whisky before breakfast, and when asked by the Bench wbat he had to say, observed, I want to pay and get off home." The sally of uncontrollable laughter in court much astonished the magis- trates, who evidently had never heard of M Bill Bailey."

ETHICAL OR REU60US TEACHINGP Resolution by the Barry Committee. At a meeting of the Barry Education CoUV » niittee, presided over by the Rev. Ben Evans, on Tuesday the General Purposes Sub-Committee made the following recommendation in reference to the circular and syllabus received from the Moral Instruction League — That ethical teaching be given in tbe Council schools in lien of the present form of religious instruction, and that the subcommittee also suggest for further consideration whether snch teaching sbouId also include a recognition of our common Christianity in a manner to be settled hereafter." Councillor Milwsrdaald be endorsed tbe spirit of the circular. Mr Gwyn Morris said the second part of the recommendation me made with the object of recognising their common Christianity, for he personally did not think that any ethical teach- ing would be complete withont recognising the source from which it emanated. The Command- ments-and the Psalms f d Sayings of Jeana Christ might be twoght by means of passages acceptable to at least 90 per cent, of Christians. Councillor Milward moved that a committee be apoointed to deal with the matter, end this ttgKi agreed tonem. con.

SURGEON'S FATAL CARELESSNESS. An extraordinary action at law has grown out of the death of Major Amouroux, who in 8ep.: tember, 1905, came to Parrs to undergo an opecac tion for an affection of the throat. Maior Amonroox returned to his home at Anrillu and died a fortnight later. About a month ago his family heard from an assistant of the ear- gson that a gross piece of carelessness had been committed during tbe operation,and that a which was used to probe the woand bad oeen broken by a mnscnlar contraction of the thorax. The surgeon had not discovered what had hap- pened till some daye later, when tbe wound bad healed, and bad said nothing aboct it. Acting on this information says the Daily Chrooiola," the family addressed a complaint to the Pargrwt of Ptxie. The body was exhumed, an autopsy performed, and the broken part of the instrn- mec„ was iOttOd embedded in tbe dead mas'* stomaeJu V. >