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topics. ■; TRADE UNION CONGRESS. H Impressions Thereon. H THE PARLIAMENT OF LABOUR. I BY MABON, M.P. ■ ihf0' years correspondents or observers have to their word in connection with tbe H jj assembly of the Trade Union repre- ^B »f]<viiV6S 0f t'16 Kingdom. The one Bo 's *nst over> 'k0 raost peaceful and for ,0asons t^ie m03t successful that I have H 5, tlle pleasure and privilege of ever attending. U0&18t,^E3 '^0 P*11338 ^be Parliament of (L. 0lIr" has seemed bnt a mocKery as I tie IlIk of the weary years scent in reiterating ■ which fell upon the ear of legislators H |jy aa 'he rustling of an idle wind, and checked H *bs disputations and quarrels of men tthe views set forth. Bnt at ■ «^8 I moved to and fro among friends H and old, strong and earnest man, jv 0aaing the varioos questions good-tem- and dispassionately—I felt that words oj 4 deeper meaning than even tbe most j.tic reformer dreamt. I could not help L,'1^ the contrast between the last Senate of at Leeds and that Senate House of ■ l^^nater while the latter is becoming more male a cynical bureaucracy—lifeless and Ibe ent to the claims of the democracy— ()t °'her is becoming more and more the living, J^ng force of the people's will. Every l^e Trade Union Congress is demanding attention. This one commenced well hardly have done better than !^6 to £ ide itself acquainted with the great H 11 which Germany furnishes with regard to ij^^oiciDal ownership of land and tbe taxa- f> °f land values and here in England a i!oi 'at'oa cannot bny land without CaD 'n kanc* t0 a Government De- ^1 W1116111" mnst say *vkat tbe land is e<* for and explain how it is to be used, ^6avy price has to be paid to the owner, buy° 'Q Germany every town and village can H'(, 48 land as it likes and when it likes. 'he,0 c'lfiaP land is on offer, as is often the case, "'a. 0la^ "3Qy at onca an^ hold 't for fotnre d^, In fact th3 central Government not only Ofj.'f3' but advises cities to buy up as much e'r OWQ land as they cnu afford, Thns She Nt caa3ed by the speculative holding IInb ar^g.3 is checked, and in rasnv cases m iftCt C)ties and towns profit so much by the ■ »tls of land values that they are abte to ■ l>t)l8^'tbont levying rates at all and yet everv ■I la,n town has power to levy rates on land as ■ Syat ^Ct from buildings, and can determine tbe I mating for itself, whenever it chooses ■ aye cauae to do so. More than this the ■ 'ecommenaed by the Government is a ■ j, 0,1 fthe selling value. e ^tman citie3 have more important power I '^at» that of preparing town extensions ■ 'lij, all the ground in their areas. An ^1 °WDer himaelf can only build according ■ 6 city piaus, leaving sites and onen spaces ■ witlth and formation determined before- city authorities, with the consequence ^1 8'fms can ever exist under their system. I 1 M.^e-planted streets must be built or none B 4,C And thus it is found that Berlin, ■ \>ithas been growing with tremendous ■ I holds ten times as much land per head ■ 1 tester does. Bp Underfeeding of Children. ■ b%il lh0 nloat 'mPC!rU'-nt Of the nEw list B ty'oV3 demanding the attention of tbe B of Labour oil tko prcaeut occasion B X of tho nndei'fed c^iidr6n that attend ■ Gorat ,jn v»nooa parts of the country. Sir John bis ape-S-o at Iieeda gave the that 90 per cent, of tire children na°n Board Schools are qnite to piofit by the instruction provided for and that alcoholism, vice and overcrowding ■ into insigniticanco as causes of physical H ^eueracy besrle the one great evil of insuffi- I C'eilt and improper foo:l during childhood. He I L&tende<1 tbat tbs '"norance of FareQts should I |)oCotrec £ ed and their neglect punished. But if I that pecaliar disease of modern ■ 'sation, were the cause of nndarfeediuo, then ■ ^ou!d a=ive tbo child by puDlic provision at I C6vec ria, £ ucdarmining parental re- I ^^ibility." What a social reformer Sir John I *5n8t Won^ lf i313 actions when opportunity I ^dj6d lt30lf t0 h'm Were °Uly eq"al t0 llis fr I in the speech referred to favonred I ate Parliamentary action to empower ■ ^othorities to feed hungry children, and I that nothinK conld be done by I a<Hhorit ie3 until fresh laws were passed V* my opinion, is only partially true. Still int ,s the question, Would it be to the general (, ot the community that local authorities Vt ^ave unlim'te(1 powers of expenditure and of that kind? Can the country afford Parents to be demoralised because the ^t0tl want to be ftd ia a problem of com- V a0(l unwelcome character. I most l'at>ngly sympathise with the social re- i ''who holds this opinion with regard to and think with him that "if the full °f free edacation is to be enjoyed by the '*4, of the very needy must be better Whether it is the kind of work to be under- "y the State a quesMon of some difficulty I bvery carefnl handling. For it would Well for the community itself tbat ander \u ro Act of Parliament parents may V^eir children, knowing ttrat the local Stjij11^ Wou'd have to feed them. **31|, W'th proper conditions and restrictions Sevete punishment of culnably negligent the local authorities, I think, might be e,,ed to feed the very poor, and so' make rs: !sa of our educational policy'ioubly I 'u1, For no child that goes to school in statved condition can derive proper benefit '^e instruction given, and when I read Shrate of child mortality that is dis- bby3j 81 our civilisation, and the inferior of the yonng commented upon by '^°t| °hl Comm;sion on Physical Training Ib\t and), it becomes more and more apparent I vigorous action will h^ve to be taken ent this wastage of child life. "brefeeaingOf the very poor children, according J1a.H, of Leeds, need not cost mncb. Ue J bl°c„ some of his hearers that we could I Stof?*" good Samaritans at the small rt^t a ^ay" Certainly Dr. Hall's scheme Jt^6 0 ^'aclose some important facts aliks as Jj w^0!,t and the character of the best nutrition, en these have been more fully investigated tVvjCastea the results should be of immense to all concerned in this most pressing It is one of the great problems of the a" °or big cities. In London. I am told, j li(e ?a,;ticularly acute. The ceutral fact I £ ast London, say, Mr Harold Bfegbie, Htit; ^tvation nor tragedy—not sensationalism j ki °rPetual hunger. Point out] here that this question has Veatnestly taken up by Dr. Hall, of a retired physican, who has been 1118,1 in introducing free meals for school children in Leeds. Dr. Hall ^ed, weighed, and examined many chi^ren, and has found an over- Pr°portion suflering from malnutri- ^6° t0 Pr6VenI; tiiem from learning °«Qce an early breakdown in life. r"
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hStk0^ That's tbe great heiress. She •iti> ^n°w, with a silvor spooa in her «S). ^oel (after taking a look at the you sare it: v,asn 1 a soup Jaflle ? th^8'1110 miner used to boast to a friend N(,^e]8 ^feat depths he had descended into •, 'I °Qft the aarth. Bat hoo far hae ye fe as^5e^ hi3 friend. Oh, I couldna' I hoo far ?" persisted the inquirer. %» Ha° bean looa that far th»t I've often b°astinv' lc^» »*» SaijW,^at you've come here for, Mr M teDli fi Willie. Well, my littlo •' •y'1 Mr Jones, what have I come IK-'0 bf»0Q are Soing to ask my sister 80*9°?' iv'^e IacleetJ- Why do w0" Because I heard her telling iJ'lf SOT YOU in a corner to- K^bb»a°f0aBayii; < ^^°ti' a lawyer to a witness in the JO* 1^1r'! Qle those papers were executed yon V*N in^J^royou not 7" Yes. sir." 1 j i °j'' I was." And what are VfculKuptc?," w»» tb« Boleoan m
MUSIC IN WALES. .
MUSIC IN WALES. By D. Emlyn Evans. RHYL NATIONAL EISTEDDFOD. Adjudication (a.) on part song for female voices, and (b) requiem anthem for orchestra, choir and principal voices, in memory of the late Joseph Parry, Mas.Doc. ( Of late years the general tone of adjodieators remarks in connection with tbe musical works submitted for competition at the National Eisteddfod is one of regret at tbe mediocrity which marks the large majority of those sent in the lack of inspiration and musicianliness which they show even as compared with the eisteddfodic productions of thirty or forty years ago, and certainly if put side by side with the work which some few of our composers of to-day turn out independently of all ideas of competi tion. Certainly there have bsen some few ex- ceptions to this low standard of merit in the past few years, and we are glad to learn that the adjudicators on the orchestral composition this year-a department we are particularly backward in as we acknowledge, and as some cf our good critics take care to remind us pretty frequently— were able to award the prize, and to give the winning work a considerable amount of praise. In the two classes with which we have to deal, however, we regret that we shall have again to sound The Less Pleasant Note ef Dispraise and more or less adverse criticism. Some of the part-songs before us are, indeed, so faulty, elementary, and crude as to be beneath or bo yond criticism. The authors of the pieces signed Iolo, EIgwyn, and Pentrefus should Jcondescend to learn the A B C of the art and science of music, first of all, to begin at the beginnnig, and proceed upward step by step. To submit such things as these at the National Eisteddfod and to English adjudicators is pure folly and waste on their part, und only conduces to lower the pres- tige and position of ourselves and our old institu- tion The remaining twelve compositions, signed respectively Orpheus, Rhys ap Tewdwr, Jobann Chernbini, Bryn. Amoroso, Dyfal-barbad, Don Pedro Felix, Clementr l'asto Solo, and Geraint abErbin.vary as to their degree of merit, but are placed above pretty nearly in accordance with their comparative positions. A technical ad- judication would be out of place here—that will be made public elsewhere—bnt whiJst feeling constrained to come to the decision that none of these part-songs are quite worthy of the National Eisteddfod, nor of the present-day demands of the musical art. we think that Tasto Solo and Geraint ab Erbin excel, and that justice will be done by declaring both coequal; the prize thus to be divided equally between the two just mentioned. While the number of Dart-songa received may be termed fairly satisfactory, The Paucity of Requiems submitted appears to us both unsatisfactory and inexplicable, seeing that the subject is in mem- ory of one of our most talented and popular com- posers who was busily engaged amongst us a very brief perioj since, and that it forms the year's blue riband prize in musical composition, carrying as it does the National Eisteddfod Association's gold medal, the association also offering the money part of the crize. Only two compositions have been received, one signed kagrimosa, and the other Nlcolini." The former writes with a rather flowing pen—too flowing perhaps—for the voices, although he ia hapDier in choral than in aalo writing. He evinces some facility also in dealing with the orchestra but not the mastery of the experienced and certain instrumentationist. This is moat particularly observable possibly in the treatment of the dmms, where tho writer stumbles repeatedly and heavily. The music generally is mote or less superficial, and calcu- lated to catcb the ear rather than appeal to the heart. A requiem should be deeply revcrePtiaJ. and the writer will do w^il to study the way and. manner of tbe classical masters in this class of composition. "Nicohnt" has gone to Baored writ for his words, and in that particular is happier than his opponent. Nicolini" a/so strikes a higher tone in his music, and one can but feel, and regret, that he could have reached a mnch higher point still had he risen to the height of his opportun- ity. As it is, while there is much here to admire bis spare and somewhat jejuna treatment of the orchestra, paucity of interesting vocal part writ- ing, and other deficiencies that need not now be enumerated, we feel that though the work is the better of the two submitted and is not without merit, it ia impossible to declare it worthy of the prize, the subject, or the occasion.
Songs for the People. "
Songs for the People. Andrew Fletcher of Saltouu, in a letter to thb Marquis of Montrose, wrote :—" I know a very wise man that believed that if a man were permitted io make all the ba.l.R(is he need not care who should make the laws of the nation."
' THE TWO LIGHTS.
THE TWO LIGHTS. When I'm a man, the stripling cries And strives the coming year to scan—' Ab, then I shall be strong ana wise, Wheu I'm a man When I was young," the old man sigba," Bravely the lark and linnet Buug Their carol under sunny skies, When I was young." When I'm a man I shall be free To guard tbe right, the truth uphold." When I was young I bent no knee To power or gold." Then shall I satisfy my soul With yonder prize, when I'm a man." Too late I found how vain the goal To which I ran. When I'm a man these idle toys Aside for ever shall be flung There was no poison in my joys When I was yoang." The boy's bright dream is all before. The man's romance lies far behind. Had we tbe present and no more, Fate were unkind. But, brother, toiling in the night, Still count yourself not all unblest. If in the east there gleama a light, Or in the west.
POETRY AND MUSIC.
POETRY AND MUSIC. I pored with rapture o'er an ancient tome Wherein was writ in many a ballad quaint The tale ot knightly deed and lady fair, Or fickle Julia. and her swain's complaint. Under a thorn tree in a luscious mead, I heard a shepherd tune his oaten pipe, And sing his Daphne's dimples or her lips. Redder than roses honeyed cherry ripe. I saw a cavalier in silver mail: Mounted upon a gallant milk-white eteed, Rescue a maiden from an ogre's clutch, And crush the caitiff like a tender reed. Sudden, amid these scenes a rhapsody, A gushing fountain, nectar drops of sound, Essence of melody, delicious notes, Were wafted upwards .compassed me around. I thrilled with rapture, ecstasy, and Jet The book, unnoticed, drop upon the floor; To Alice and her violin divine I would that I might listen evermore. Max Henrice.
Remained Just As Ugly.
Remained Just As Ugly. She is a Woman's College sophomore, and was returning from a visit to New Haven and traoa ferring by street car from the station in New York. She took the only available seat in the car, and just opposite two young men. Suddenly there entered a lady like plainly-gowned girl. Why don't you offer her yonr place ?" said the first man, nudging his companion. She is too ugly." responded the other in a low voice. But the wind carried his remark to the sopho- more, and she looked quickly to see if it had reached the other girl. Apparently it had not. That young person was clinging to a strap in total unconsciousness that she was a subject for unfavourable criticism. At the next corner a festive maiden, elabor- ately costumed, entered, and the first man bounded from his seat. which the newcomer graciously accepted. This left tbe second man at something of a disadvantage. He also arose and proffered bi8 place to the girl who had firat entered tbe car. She surveyed him coldly. Thauk you, no;" she said in a clear voice, I am just as ugly an I was a few minutes ago." And the Baltimore girl Jouged to embrace and give the college yell at the top of her youthful lungs. Artist (continuing his circuit round tree) By- the-bye, sir, would you be good enough to tie up this creature until my sketch is finished ? I want 10 put him in the foreground, and be woo't Jet me. —Swloctor (rather enjoying the QiiCOS); W«Ui lit 1M. tbai'a '11 BLOOATO'.SIEITFLIAV I
- Illustrated Fashions.
Illustrated Fashions. I have seen this summer some really verj pretty frocks for quite yonng girls made in dead white taffetas, trimmed with soft tulle or chiffon. The effect is good. although it would be apt to prove too severely trying for any but a very fresb flawless complexion showing the clear softness of early youth. These frocks wear very well indeed and clean well, which are two particu- larly good points in their favour, while they do not crease or crash in packing as is so often the case with softer fabrics. The trimmings, too, of tulle or chiffon are not expensive and can be easily renewed, while a. soft scarf of silk or gauze worn loosely across the ehouldsrs gives a very pretty finishing touch to a toilette of this de- scription. These dainty old world scarfs are rendered all the prettier if a few flowers are painted on the ends in 30ft toned water colours, A Pretty Dress. I and they seem to have taken the place of the shoulder capes and ruffles, and are of course lighter than the feather boas and stoles, although as the season advances and the evenings become chillier the last-named wraps will be preferred, as tbev certainly afford the wearer a degree of warmth and protection. Silks of every kind, from the thin washing variety to the thick ribbed material handsome enough to stand alone, have been and are still in great demand, the former variety being made with numerous gaug- ings and lace insertions, and the latter with little trimming of any kind, good lace indeed being the only satisfactory one. The pretty dress shown in my first sketch is of tussore silk trimmed with an embroidered yoke and frills of pale green silk spotted with a darker tone.. Bright brown velvet bows caught in the centre with a small gold buckle made a quaint but pictbresque finish to the front of the bodice, while sundry gaugings of the spotted silk and a frill of the tussore appear on e skirt. The sleeves are made with a. double puff, the aecond one being the larger, while a deep frill of the embroidery falls o\er the lower part of the arm to the wrist. The becoming hat which com- pletes the toilette, is of cream straw trimmed with a chou of pale brown chiffon and a long, loosely curled ostrich feather. A dreaa of this A Smart Hat. ] character is suited for either seaside or country use, and would besides look very smart !or morn- ing wear iu town. Tassore silk is a material which meets with warm approval from the eco- 'nomicaliy minded matron, for auy amount of wear can be got out of it, and it can be made down into very useful and nice little frocks for the children, whenever there is any danger that tha style of its fashioning is becoming at all antiquated. Verv fashionable indeed are the hats with a racefully curving brim which, although they lie flat on the coiffure at the back, project well over the face. A amart sample of this shape is given in my second illustration, the hat in this instance being of burnt brownish etraw trimmed with a full band of cerise silk which finiebee in a large chou at one side of the front and has a little shaded foliage intermingled with it. For wear this month it is particularly smart as the colouring is sxactly suited to the season of the year. All shades of red will increase in fashionable popularity as the seasou advances, and when the brightness of the summer sun has changed into tbe dulness of an autumn afternoon, it is always pleasant to see a touch of bright rich colour introduced somewhere in the tont ensemble of dress. Red will be more than ever approved of. and whole toilettes of this warm colour will loe many. I think a red A Comfortable Coat. I cloth costume, strapped or braided with black, is particularly nice wear, though it is indeed early times yet to make up 'our minds, The English summer, however, is but a short time at its best and most of us are already meditating on a warmer costume than those we have of late affected, as a cold spell seta in in this climate with startling suddenness. The comfortable coat dspicted ill my last sketch could be expressed in any and all sorts of material. In this instance it was made of a very rough almoat cream-coloured frieze, so thick as to require only a very thin silk lining, and yet quite light in weight. It is made loosely so as to be easily slipped on, and is long enough to come to a few inches of the hem of the dress it covers. The collar is strapped with silk an mouse-coloured velvet, and doll gold buttons. form the only other decorative touch, for the success of the coat is left to the excellency of its cat. This style of garment should be always execated by a. tailor, as it requires a certain style of pressing to make it fit, and is beyond the skill of most women workers to tarn out such a gar- ment in a manner which will ensure approval. There are some girls who do not care for rough looking material such as the frieze I have de- scribed, but prefer smooth dull surfaced cloths, of which there are always a plentiful variety to select from. COQUETTE.
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Gent Then lam to understand that yon ab- solutely reject my offer.—La.dy There is really nothing else fcr it.—Geat What a pity. Here I've actually gone and purchased a" Baedeker's GOlde" for our wedding trip. A tunny story is told of a famous physician who lives not many miles from Hull. Be was called recently to the bedside of a man whom he had never before seen. Why," asked the phy- sician of the patient's wife, did you delay send- ing for me until vour husband was unconscious Ob," said she, tearfully, as lonft as he le- tained his roDaea. elector, be. let me pead 0, for sqsu"
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Welsh Tit-Bits. Neu Wreichion Oddiap yr Eingion. BY CADRAWD. Person Cenarth. I wish to correct one mistake which slipped into my last article in regard to the venerable Vicar of Cenarth, viz., that it was Bishop Thirlwall, of St. David's, who accepted him for the living of Llannon, and not Dr. OUivant, the then Bishop of Llandaff. I may here add. before I close these articles, that this year he expects to celebrate his golien wedding. This year also is his fortieth, in the ministry of the Cbnrcb, and the twenty-seventh year of his incumbency in the parish of Cenarth, and with one exception his incumbency in this parish has been the longest on record, the four longest being-the Rev. Josiah Thomas, 45 years Rev. A. Brigstocke, 23& years; Rev. It. L. Davies, 25b years Rev. D. H. Davies (the present vicar) 27 years. Wars in the Clouds. A Cardiff gentleman writes re Orimean War seen in the skies, which appeared in Welsh Tit Bits":— '■ Having seen the above ijj your notes of the 9th instant, it reminded me of the time when I was at home with my father, the late Mr Johu Reea, Plaagwyn, Carmarthen, about six months before the outbreak of the Franco- German War, in the seventh. One of my father's labourers, named Heory Morris. Tyr- berllan, a cottage on Plasgwyn farm, told ns one morning that he bad occasion to rise about four o'clock that morning and he went ont to the fiold adjoining his cottage and saw flashes of light shining about him, and whan he looked at the sky in the N.W. direction, he saw a similar phenomenon same exactly as described in your paper, but he said when the clashing of arms was going on between the opposing forces the light A-as much more bright, It wn8 not a moonlight night, bat the stars were to be seen. I heard afterwards that several at Pater in Pembroke, bad seen the same phenomenon. -John Hees." Pembrokeshire FOlk Lore, (Continued.) Sorcery and Witchcraft. We make no attempt here to distinguish be- tween black, white, and grey witches, or between I ths varying office-, of the black and white art. It is also beside the purpose of those jottings to give sorcery or conjuration a chttiter apart from that of witchcraft. Ours ia j&t a work of theories and classification, bc £ tfoe of simple narrative and observation. The erllt of witchcraft, anl WtAatof charm. ing, has reached the terminal nt, thauks to the educational facilities of the last few decades. Up to about 1850, however, witchcraft and sor- cery were potent factors in the morftl and intel. lectual environment of the people. Till very recsntly tbeir enervating effect werg discernible in the life of the benighted Fleming. The names of the Dale, Rose-Market, Carew Moan- tain, and other witches were household words once upon a time, and the name of Aby Biddle, the conjuror, was familiar throughout the length and breadth of Little England beyond Wales. It is a remarkable thiErgi perhaps, that some of the wizards and witches at least be- lieved themselves to be poised of certain occult powers. It is related of tba notorious Moll of Redberth that she m.ad6 tfae {onowjng death-bed confession to her parish priest "For thirty.seven years I have been in possession of the power to bewitch. It pains me to think of it now. I hocused this power scores of times to %he injury of my fellow-men. I will telj you how 1 came to have this power. When thefciergyman at my first communion delivered t^e £ e>«ty tome, I did not consume it, but brought it away with me. On the road I met a dog and gave it the sacred element. 1 thus gave unto Satan the Body of my Lord, and in return be gave unto me the power to bewitch.' Strange confession | The mere notion }s strange, whether the tale be true or not. Following are a few of the wonders ascribed to the black art of the daring Moll On a murky day of November, in the early forties, one Billy Morris, of the Dairy qaVai near Carew, went to Bonville's Court for a ioad of cnlm. At Red- berth, on the retutn journey, he was accosted by Moll, who stood at the door of her cottage. She begged him to give her a pailful of culm. Billy paid no heed to the old woman, but went on his way. He had not proceeded far when suddenly tbe cart upset, deposing the contents on the ground, and the horsea, being freed, scampered wildly away. The irrepressible Moll came lei. surely down the roid, pail and shovel in band, and calmly helped herself to the culm, remark. ing, "I suppose yea dona mind me helping myself naw, 8illyf seein' as the car is summat smaller to carry. J-jj gaye yea gWaju two journeys. In the shearing season of 1841, Moll went to a farmer near Carew to beg wool. Her request bem. refused, she went away muttering threats and predicting calamities. On her way she entered the field where the sheep were grazing which bad already been shorn. Here she reckoned the sheep and cast an "evil eye' upon them. Before the evening the sheep, num- bering thirty-one. had all died. The farmer referred to is only dead some few years. He used to relate the tale with solemn face. Sarah Cole lived at the Bay, near Nasb. She kept three cows and churned every iVeek. The half-a-dozen pounds of batter or so she brought every week to Pembroke and exchanged for gro ceries. On one occasion, as she was patting seme cream in the churn, Moll called at the door begging. Sarah Cole peremptorily ordered her away. Moll went, but net before she had cast eye upon the cream, but not a word she uttered. The result was, the tedious work of churning dragged on till dusk, It became evident now to the good woman that churning was of no avail and so it might well have been, had she not gone ont to the lane leading to the yard, and there discovered the bated witch's butter." This was fortunate. She hastened to the house and put the poket in the fire, With this weapon heated to white heat she attacked the enemy and solved the spell. The witch's butter" melted, the evil power groaned, and the noiao of his departure was ab the rapid flapping of many wings. A few more turns to the cborn; and the cream yielded the unctuous substance.
NEW BISHOP OF SOUTHWELL.
NEW BISHOP OF SOUTHWELL. A popular appointment is that of Dr. Cosmo Gordon Lang, one of the Bishops Suffragan of London (Stepney), to the see of Southwell, vacant by the death of Dr. Ridding. The nsw bishop is just 40 years of age. He is, therefore. the youngest of the 35 prelates, and is a bachelor. The three voungest prelates are Dr. Lang (Southwell) 40 Dr. Winnington Ingram (Lop- Dr. Cosmo Gordon Laag, I don), 46 Dr. Ryle (Winchester), 48. Dr. Lang began by leading for the Bar, but transferred his talents to the Church, where his gift of oratory and his great energy have marked bim out for rapid promotion and the highest office. He was bon. chaplain to Queen Victoria, who often com- manded him to Osborne to preach before her, One of the many good tales told of Dr. Lang is that of when vicar of St. Mary's, Portsea (1896-1901). It appears he had 15 assistant curates, and questioned upon this fact by her Majesty, and advised to take to himself a wife, Dr. Lang replied, Ah, noi Madam, that would scarcely do if I have a. curate who does not suit I can get rid of him, but I could not do the same with a wife 1" The reply', it is stated, greatly amused the Queen.
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Inquisitive Aunt Wall, Tonftay, how do you like your now governess ?—Tommy Oh, very well but pa dosen't, 'cause yesterday he piuched her cheek, and must have hurt her. A woman whose busbanri had not returned made inquiries for him at the poliee station. Is mv man here ?" she asked. No mum," replied the sergeant politely, but just take a ««at {irt'r* axp^iipg cVAty m&uUo.'l.
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il Illustrated Humour. Doctor :Umph- great mental strain-go at once and get change of scene. Bank Manager But where to ? Doctor: I should choose a 'aca where there is no extradition treaty. Detective: Did you see a man and woman driving past here in a gig about an hour ago? Mrs Blank: Yes, Detective Ah I we're getting on the track of- of them. What kind of a horse was it ? Mrs Blank: They were driving so fast I didn't notice that, but the woman had a jacket of tur- quoise blue, last year's style, a white pique skirt, with deep circular flounce; a satin straw hat, tilted and ratner flat, trimmed with hydrangeas and loops of cable blue BDIah. That's all I had time to see. Music Teacher: Johnny is improving daily in his violin playing. Johnny's Mother (gratified) Is that so ? We didn't know whether he was improving or whe- ther we-were getting more used to it. Be was fastidious. Shuffling San- (tbe tramp) Weary Walker is too much of a swell for the busiuess. Wandering Wiliiarn (of the same profession) What's he doinz now? S. S. Why, ho's got •?0 fastidious he won t sleep anywhere 'cept on a flcwer-bed. A. I haven't very much confidence in the eye specialist who's treating me? B.: Why, what's the reason. Doesn't beseem to understand your ca.se? A. :Yes, but be doesn't charge me enough. They were Angels. I Connoisseur: I tell you wba.t Il is, M'Danb, those ostriches are simplv superb, You shouldn't paint anything but birds. Artist (disgusted): Those are not ostriches; they are angels. Teacher: So, Johnny, in this sentenee.- "John shoes the horse," what does horse stand for ? Johnny: Horse is a noun, masculine gender, and stands for John. Teacher: Nonsence! How could that be Johnny So that John can shoe it, of course. Phvllis Harry is the most conceited man I ever met. Maud; What makes you think so ? Phyllis Wily, he first asaerts that I am the most adorable woman in the world, the moat beautiful, intellectual, and in every reaped a paragon, and then be wants me to marry him He Was Improving. Frtthui: Well, what has Tommy bean doing to-day ? Mother He cat off a. piece of the cat's tail, broke three windows, blackened the cook's eye, and built a bonfire in the cellar. Father: Is that all? Tommy most be im proving. Visitor: Why do you have "keep off tbe grass" notices all over the park ? You don't seem to enforce the restriction. Policeman We do it so that people will the more thoroughly enjoy being on the grass. Not Worth It. Mistress But why do you want to leave, Mary ? Servant Why, mum, the young ladies don't dress with any style or taste, and wherever I've been I've always been used to copyin' the young ladies; bat your young ladies ain't worth copyin'. Mrs Nuritch Yea, indeed, he was so attentive to me and he's a nobleman, too. Miss Question May Outwit met him too, and she declares he's an actor. Mrs Nuritch: Not at all. He assured me he was a lord admiral of the Swiss navy. Barber This new soap is very nice. It is largely made of cream, with just a little dash of alcohol in it. Temperance Man: Well, remember I'm a temperance man, and don't you put any more of it in my mouth than you can help. Young Wife I don't know what to use to raise my bread; I've tried everything. Inhuman Husband: Judging by the samplea I have seen I should think a couple of jackscrews ought to do it. And he wondered why he got a cold supper that night.
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Gentleman from Chicago I want to be per- sonally conducted over London, only please be quick, as I have only sixty nitnntes to space.— Tourist's Guide You wish to see the whole of the Metropolis in the space of one hour ? Well, sir, it seems to me that what you require is a lightning conductor. Young Lady (in bookseller's shop) A volume of poetry p'.ciise —Yes, ma'am. Er-what author?" Ob, I don't care anything about the author, but the cover must harmonise with a wt filutb t99>"
THE HOUSEHOLD.
THE HOUSEHOLD. In these days of pocketless gowns the pars is to most women a constant anxietv, and if it is to be safe it must be constantly clutchad in the hand. But even this is not always safe, since one may in a moment of abstraction Jay it down, and the bag purses to which a ring is attached to go over the thumb or forefinger are a. welcome relief from worry. A very natty little one I saw a few days ago was made by its owner, and I asked leave to examine it. The long taaselled parses of our great-grandmothers are again in vogue, and this being crocheted in silk looked fully as quaint, and was, I daresay, well known to our ancestresses of a few generations back. The details are not at all difficult, and the purse would be something novel for bazaars, doubtless finding a ready sale. Use Fearsalfs knitting pilk to make it, and begin by making a chain long enough to form the pocket of the purse, the back and the turnover flap, about 84 to 10 inches will be the most useful size. On this A Safe Parse. I chain work backwards and forwards in treble crochet going into every stitch until you have an oblong closely woven piece of the width you intend the puree to be. A good plan is to cut a piece of paper toitbe bize, folding it into a bag of pretty proportions, about 3i inches square, and taking care that the pocket comes up exactly to where the flap folds down. Work to this pat. tern. and when you ba\e the long piece finished fold it over to make the pocket, crochet it to- gether, and edge it all round with a verv neat little pointed edging, sneh as you will have often used as a finish to crochet shawls. There must be no long chains, as the object is to make the edge quite stiff and prim. Tsie this all .-nnnd as shown in the illustration, only the uppb" edge of the pocket under the flap being left plavii. Then from one end of this plain edge begin to c/ochet a chain three inches long, do treble crochet into every stitch of it, and when you come to the starting point take the neeaie along the edge of the pocket for a few sti tehes an:l begin a similar chain. This has to be repeated to form the eight strings shown in the illustra- tion, so you mnst decide for yourself how far apart the strings are to be, one must come at citberend,and the rest mnst be at equal distances along the edge of the pocket. Then pull these strings through the flap of the purse, still at equal distances from each other, between the bats of the crcchet. and you will find the nurse safely closed. Rouni a metal ring sufficiently large to go over the thumb crochet till completely hidden, joiuing eaeh string in as you see io the sketch. To open the purse pull the pocket towards you, when the strings will slip through the flap, and you can put yoar fingers between I them to reach tha money. Polling the ring draws the string no again, and makes it impos- sible to lose anything ont of the purse. A Bed Rest. I In cases of illness a bed rest is a great com- fort, as pillows placed to prop up a patient have a tiresome way of slipping down. People who suffer from asthma are often unable to lie down, and cin only sit up in bed, and to them a bed rest is a great boon. This can be made on a simple scale at home, the only materials being some wood cut into neat laths and four small brass hinges. First make a frame 20 inches square,the corners being properly mitred or dove- tailed. This will be for the foundation of the rest. Another frame of Bimiiar size is next to be made, two cross pieces being fixed fro nr. side to side so as to form a firm support for the pillows. The sides of this second frame should have four or five notches cut at the back these will seive as a rack by means of xhich the position of the rest may be altered the notches, must, of course, be precisely level 'with each other on the two sides of the frame. Then with a piece of wood the same length as the ends of the two frames, and two rather shorter pieces make a three- s'ded frame, as shown in the sketch. This when fitted into the notched edges of the frame will regulate the height and slope of the bed rest. Next fix this by means of two small brass binges to the foundation of the rest rather nearer to the back than the front. If the ends of the wood are sloped off before the hinges are put on, you will be able to fold this frame down upon the fonniation. In the same way slope off the' front edges of the rest itself and the foundation, and fasten together with another small nair of hinges. You will then have an adjustable bed rest which will be of the greatest service in ill- ness, and which ml\Y easily be folded quite flat when not in nte. oatcbei Mud6 iu Holland. I A. very handy little satchel for country or seaside puiposes may be carried out in bolland or stout crash bound with braid. The original I saw being used for carrying bathing dress and towel down to the shore, and I heard that the idea, like many practical and homely ones came from France. A strip of crash abont 18 inches wide and 30 inches long was first cut, and another piece of the same width, but onlv seven inches wide, was placed exactly in the centre. Along one side of this piece it was turned in and sewn over and over neatly this foi ms the bottom of the satchel, and later on a piece of tbin match- board is inserted to keep it flat and rigid. The ends of the crash are sloped very slightly, as indicated in the sketch, and two pieces are cut for ends, five inches wide at the bottom and three at the top. These are tacked in place and the whole is then bound neatly with braid sewn in the machine. A good pocket cut all in one strip and bound with braid and bound on one side and made to fasten'with two buttons and button- holes. It should be secured to the satchel with machine stitcbinR as there will then be no fear of its coming undone. Two strips of crash about two inches wide or rather leas and twelve inches long, can be bonnd with braid and the ends neatly pointed. These must be firmly stitched by machine to the sides of the satchel some few inches from each end. Lastly, turn the satchel inside out and having procured a thin piece of wood 17 inches by six inches. slip this in between the two pieces of crash at the bottom of the satchel an3 then turning in the open edge, sew it over as you did the other when the satchel will be finished. DOKA.
Don't Marry the Girl
Don't Marry the Girl Who cannot control her temper. Who is deceitful,and is not true to her friends. Who fusses, fumes, and fidgetp about every- thing. Whose highest aspiration has never soared above self. Who is amiable to suitors and horrid to her family. Whose chief interests in life are dress and amusements. Who lacks thrift, and has no idea of the value of money. Who never thinks that her mother needs an outing. amusement, or a change. Frankly, madam," saId tbe honest salesman, I would't advise you to take that gown Why not ?" asked the woman. It dosen't match your complexion.' "Oh well," she re- plied, carelessly, I can change the com- plexion." Bookkeeper I would like a little more salary, sir. You see, I'm married now, and Em- j ptoyer And need the insrease for your family ? —Bookkeeper: 'No, air for myself. You see, I my wtfo known jaat what I'm getljpg now.
WELSH GLEANINGS.
WELSH GLEANINGS. The Carmarthen Connty jail was bnilt 1789- 1792, Nash being the architect, who took his de. signs as approved by John Howard, the phil- antrophist, who visited Carmarthen in 1774, and also in 1778. Lord Mostyn, whooe munificent benefactions to Llandudno are so well known, has generouslv offered a valuable site in the town forthe purpose of the erection of a large recreation room and shelter for tbe lifeboat crew. The local lifeboat institution, in accepting the gift, have decided to erect premises at a cost or £ 300 near the life- boat house in Lloyd-street. A pretty incident occurred the other day, when the Novello Davies lady glee singers were leav- ing Aberystwith, which gave proof of tbeir popu- larity. A number of the visitors assembled to see tbem off, and showered them with confetti, wishing them every success, and a Bneeay return. The ladies looked more like a wedding party than a concert -party returning from a tour. The Bodvoc Stone on the mountain between Llangynwyd and Margam^says a contributor), is one of the oldest landmarks in Glamorgan. It stands exactly on the same spot as when the great Camden depicted it so accutately more than three hundred years ago. The nearest meaning I have been able to obtain of the im- perfect old Latin inscription is the following :— The body or ashes of Bodvoc lies here, son o Catatigern (or of Catwg the Prince), nephew's son, (or great grandson), of Eternalis Vedoniav." Cadrawd writes :—" I am sorry to find my friend Dafyad Morganwg blundering over the word gwerfa,' which simply means shade. I cannot see for the life of me that it has any con- nection whatever with gweirfa or gweir^ladd (pasture). If a person was commancied in the southern part of Glamorgan to take the cattle to the werfa or gwerfa,' be would take them to the shade, where there is no sun. Tbe word seems to be peculiar to Glamorganshire, and. strange to say, it is not given in the Rev. Thomaa Ricbards's dictionary or in that of Iolo Fardd G'.as but tbe late O. S. Evans got hoJd of it, and gives it in his English-Welsh Dictionary- as the Welsh for shade.1' Few places situated in the colliery district can boast of the healthiness of Blackwood Nestled as it is in the Sirhowy VaHey and enjoving the early sunshine, few of its inhabitants for this reason feel inclined for a change of air or saek any health resorts. Among the inhabitants in the past weelr were focr widowed ladles whose total age amonnted to 362 years, thus making au average of oyer 90 years each. Two of these areatill hving, viz., Mrs Lynbs, Hall-street, whose age is 95, and Mis Harries, Cwmgelli. who is 94, bnt two have passed away during the week, namely, Mrs Mary Edmunds, High-street, at the age of 84, and Mrs Smith, newsagent, at the ace of 89, Ie it any wonder that so many strangers cowe over the borders to make their abode at Black- wood ? Somer v. Gurnos. The current "Seren Cymru" ralates a Rood story of Watcyn Wyn's, concerning Or. Gomer Lewis aud the late Garnus Jones. The latter was lecturing on bis favourite subject at Elocution," out on that occasion Gurnos seemed to fail in ti..9 very art that he had undertaken to expound* exceMent sneaker though he usually was. Well, well," shouted Gomer, who was preBeii Where is your elocution ? Stung by such a reproach "Gurnos" replied with a torrent of eloquent invective, and when it's flow abated Dr. Lewis interjected with That is something like.elocu- tion now The necessary incentive had been given the poet-preacher, and when the purpose of tbe friendly interruption was understood by the speaker, no one enjoyeu cfcp ca.a? » ..OV.VJV.JJ LT., ■' Llangynwyd Castle." The late Colonel Clarke, the greatest autho- rity on the castles of Glamorgan,was sceptical as to whether a castle ever exiated at Llangynwyd. If at present none of the rnius of the old castle are to bo sesn, tbe following extract from the Wigmore Monasticon V., p 353, would suffice to prove that l'ir larli was for-tilled, and could boast of a formicuble stronghold —" In the year 1307 A.'O. the Castle of Llangomtb (Llangyn- wydl was seized by Hugh ae Spencer the younger, during a quarrel wi th Roger de Mor- timer. Hugh de Spencer held tbe adjoining Lordship of Miscin, and it was probably to Llangvnwyd Castle that Edward II. made his way for protection on leaving Caerffili nineteen years later, and finding that the castle was ia tbe hands of the favourite of Queen Isabella, that the unfortunate monarch hired himself as a serving man for some time at the farm Gelli Lenor. Edmund de Mortimer II third Earl of March., was born at Llangonith on let February, 1351." His Secession Song. We are indebted to the Rev. Bowen Jones, BA.,Lt*.D., Brecon, for the following :—"Wben tbe great Cardiganshire schoolmaster—Rev. D. Davies, of Castell Rowel-was a student at the Carmarthen Presbyterian College, aboot 150 years ago, be composed the appended stanzas to a fellow student (Mr Sam Phillips), who seceded after running into debt :— Lo, here I am, 0 Lord, quolb Sam, Indebted amongst laymen, 1']) join the Cbnrcb, And In the lurch Leave creditors and brethren, My life and name I brought to shame— Too hard a task reforming. With far more ease Myself I'll please By only just conforming. What's black within By vice and sin I'll cover with < surplice I')) live quite blytbe Upon the tithe, And never leave an o'erplas. Ignorance of Welsh History. Archdeacon Taylor, of Liverpool, who claims to have some Welsh blood in his veins con- tributes an interesting letter to the Liverpool Courier," of Saturday's date, dealing with the Eisteddfod and Welsh history. He writes I must confess that I have often been surprised at the lamentable lack of acquaintance with the bitory of their own country among men of superior intelligence on other subjects. Pew of them seem ever to have heard of their famous historian Giraldus Cambrensis, tbe learned arch- deacon of Brecknock in the 12th century, who was sent bv Henry II. to Ireland as secretary to Prince John, whose preceptor be had previous!; been. Few had any idea of the important part played by Strongbow, Earl of Pembroke, and thf¡ Norman Welsh barons, the Fitzgeralds, and the Fitzstephens—descendants of the famous Nesta, Princes? of South Wales-in the conquest of Ireland. Not one had ever read the book or any portion of it." The archdeacon earnestly presses upon the Eisteddfod and the County Councils tc see that youthful Cymri are well iostructad in tbe works of tbeir great historian. Welsh M.P.'s as Linguists. Who is tbe Sca:h Willes M.P. who replied in German to a letter addressed to him in the Welsh language ? His alleged discourteous action :? prominently gibbetted in the Oar Correspon. dents" page of Cymra tor September. If," says the editor (Mr O. M. Edwards, M.A.), I obtain bis name I will appear on any platform in his constituency to tell his history." (" I ddweyd ei ban es.") The gallant mem- ber has a lively prospect before him. This paragraph was prompted by a question as to the number of Welsh M.P.'s who can converse or write in tbe vernacular, but the bulk of the Welsh members need not be afraid of a reason* able test in that matter. The Chairman of the Welsh Parliamentary Party can both speak and write Welsh well. This ia also true of Mabonj Air S. T Evans, Mr Aeron Thomas, and Mr Frank Edwards. Messrs Lloyd George, Wil. liam Jones, Ellis Griffith, Herbert Lewis. Her- bert Roberts, Osmond Williams, and Mr Bryo Roberts can boast of ? 3i'ar accomplisbment- a very respectable proportion of tbe full number, indeed. If. tbe test be that of a speaking know- ledge, or an understanding of Welsh, then the names of Messrs D. A. Thomas, Lloyd Morgan, Vaughan Davies, W ynford Philipps, Humphreys Owen, the Hon. G, T Kenyon, and Brynmor Jones may be added. Tbe remaining members cs all bar -y leaning Welsb-vat least 10 it ia M.