The Cardiff Times

BROOBY DYE WORKS, BRISTOL, LTD., FOR SPRING CLEANING. CARDIFF BRANCH- 50, COWBRIDGE-ROAD. 1734 18249

w,t>\iviE.IN o I Urluo, I w mAB3 M P- "E COAL TAX STILL OPERATES. jj co^i I ta* '• a continual thorn In the side exP°r'ers by reason of the fe! c*aes j wbich it puts in the way of trade, H?' i°8' on° C0Dtinaa"y occurring to fan a J*h I tothat retrograde impost. J( Btac Certain will never be accepted with V!h*' case Tbe present serious aspect (j*0* it I,6 'H the encouragement and 88 ^'ven '° German competitors w'^iane*5' Dutch, aDd German—yea, in the "*°h ja tt*n as well. And this com- the assistance given coa] °°a* 3bipper over the English and qoest"10^610* ""b'Hingper ton. It is now lulling a '°n *^at Westphalian Svndicate **e8tjnlr°U^ 'n all these markets, I 1^ oQa Easiness from oor Kbippers, and i D 1088 Of canhes which has led them to bal'l.nce, so characteristic of them, IJ^R tbat°'[L041 become scarce. Notwith- t> £ the It* i- <ai:e Was no feac °f Germany ever 1 ^,0PoIyt '*n Government Rai Iway contract I Jjjl^ t», ."°»b.r .eainre is the ability to 1 and tbltw°rtat'on of ^ermaQ into c I'D 6' Coast iron diBtrict. Yet, it is L* '"htiy c e*rf'd no whether that ia one of »Ohl D0lic3v&1U played by 30me of 'be new 4 C w^chinPPr0toO$erB' That ia a case *a'ely D^, however, there have been 'Otfi 1 °r* tfae Westphalian Syndicate 'he #f?8 port'ODB of very goad orders, E toaDi"*b Rf "ot!erdam Gasworks contract and theieate^ailway order. P >0B c°'enBn 8 ano'ber case*vhich my friends 8 if eb for..e8' 'be Northern Liaboar members, 8 CQMCCntreCt f0r 8 8t|b»kantial quantity n •oil- aRo from WM in 'be niarket a few ? [«t > Wuo7 R Dntch P°rt- A Nortfa Coantry 11 "fcich faOsiDe °Dal 'S of Rood repnte- tendered l>« n «c eS8' aDd sent a sPecimen cirgo. ^tPhairDted Hnd foand t0 be»cod- Bat b 9 °*der an made a apecial out 8 Oh'011 c0aj'*ldaci as •' was by the shilling B< v'l|lod, a and the redaced railway rates a W °r{h Con 3ecQrecl leaving the expect- 11 1119,1 «or 0try co'lie*y disappointed and the ^ea | for the want of work 9»t)D^lcatf t0.tbe district. Snch business is d 0|*ib« ,#*r» °f °D0 ycar' bnt PrcbabIy l°»t for g »ij{ ''tiotj' 0r 'bo Germans will repeat their bi <»t 1104 ^adi]*^ bavinS onco aeenred the order si C°^ Pmb them again. So both e: ^^t, u rters and onr shipowners stand to st I'K^'nanJ1^ fot thi* tax> tlloy conli easily re k 0,» f» "aed. *ct y- el oot 'L10"-7 'ominds ma of another, and ai Opon of flourishing time# con- b< "»«l °f 0 ^Ottiand that came for the BC *4l^ate 01 e'Rl1 mountains in view of the ol t>OU thj8 .East but as the direct tf 'to i)0*' coa^ tax' w^'cb was *feiart COil^ tra,de< burden of which L >« and which in its turn ai !CS7' 'faeextraordinary cost laid upon M Son'th of the etill more 6i 8, African war, not only have m hillj^S Jr. f18 8ti11 loB'nK onr '*ade. but we hi t &t. 'eaat tbe nsaal value of tkti bt ji {* to D av least, means to each 8f^ or ^Ijk °0a) »w0C* 8'erling standard. Every n: ^Ottg has been exported from our If c°mmandf more than 6s ia price. o( it has been entirely lost to >i, 'tl*t H ™ as the Present Government to Ei 5lNuhn 0ffc V/orkmen? ,n of a" the evil 0ffect9 of the ea anripteaeot Government upon the ttw -foryj- fc^e workers of the country—by s4v''y in thf,1- a been enabled to prove its t W 8'1clii,a1tnterap,; of and its own pr ■this j. !oa as an instrument of social at *d^S hetv » ^overnment fiome Tory P1 of r e^rontery to say that [it is aP lt,' to fcej Ur representatives to do their (•I *S aUoo^u° heep IQ P°we' a Government mi JUj0"' of with one exception only, pe e 0^6^ia, ProSrammes doriog a very long — °**ly j, °nce a'l measures of ltsbonr reforms. 'OJ ;|)t 11 atn0Qat* but have looked with a PtiviT °f comP,acenc* on right after ok after privilege beinu taken N< bjj *c» %8 workers, without raising a hand 4t' 9>»i? ^einj' 'o prevent the process of c0] 'h to-da In fact it has *«» C°Qtiitj n° Worci to say on tbo8e Problems taJ t^8 8feDB °* 1,18 P6°P'8 wb'°b are the only ful O* evils lestoan8l"P of to day. Its panacea ftn' W is e and those that need special ?0i °y«d %nan uokept premise for our un- I t Bilj 'be shameless insincerity of the to,,Rh and carried to second read- 8 Honse of Commons. Had the f 4 'he rrbe°a in earnest we should f" dcl'S c0t,]demK,Oyed B'" paM8d' for by "'a *»>, ''Otm i doue "ome good to the art m t|j tp,°yed at least. Of the two grt e be baling with the unemployed w'' t ^ill at Proferable to the sham J *» a' i Which, while admitting alien t'eh pfte0^'UK oat a'iea industry as well agi J 'Hay 8 Votty- As far as this Bill ful 6 6,:h»t a'once that, whether it pasBes >v 18 dr°Dped. it will make no appreci- ■' f«rC|:0vvdedt0 lil° '0t "lG P°or* sweated t^a 've u And if this Is all that the Con- fod j it ja. y ban to ofifer in the way of social in 6 #e^bigh time to look for insDira- coc tB- True it, ten p sin SrS'd! nacesi of Protection aF *°»n«H L d'r 1'1«k a»»Jberi • v 'bem aa openly as the fear are 'C*11 biin«1?,l)ern,ita- But as far as tbat oftl Sail P*Of«u!? 18 concerned he gave away lift] 'hs ^'be Tr with erreat candonr while Tl)i bef°Ua8 of Commons on the Aliens in Mjs8,l|fe thai'6' He*hen openly welcomed woi kiu hihjg would prevent the incoming of the *J»o heRoor aa the first instalment of pre- was ki, 1 9 'bat the aliens made from com- am »e,aa8erted 'bat the aliens came ina ^^4 not15 Wen'to others as well because a th 5atu 'beir living at home, not- abo l' »!j cOunf»a B0 many °f 'bem caire from del) ^68 of th'8ti WODcier 'bat the Govern- for< l,lib« 'bat X °Pen'y admitted in the i mw '» ojf a'o t0° anxiotis friend Mr sb& R'van the case away. Seeing piai P12' »» R "1' 'be pretensions of the enai *r^P°tt8r8 to 'be contrary, Mr are Ol 4t openly de5ed such, we may feel ma; he have by no means beard the to i Jv»jh* to th0' Protection and the benefits. Eis 'be e, 8 worksrs of this country from mai Th^mPl8 of America and Germany, met ■h '° a being so it «vilI bs of no small sun ''V. havV f8''0W workmen in Great hon tbei t aUeution called to last (So 3ermar' "Imperial Gazette" lsh rn ant orran.correenonding to VyQ "boor Gazette "—on the ft Ca,opaT^ Hours in tyn which has been carried on in 'itM 'u th*^i ,ast years for a ""ipK frnit °?rs of work has as yet borne m l^t ► *» tn Jv ancl ibis report gives ns m tbe actual state of thiogM u ^s'*tive :"bern it is revealed tbat tbeie „ i6, fk o* ,?formi,T in the working day „ h^0,,Rb th2 Empire, but on the •oiteB ate exceptions both wava, t8fe< b»vf'DR day is the rule. The chief e Horki n 8tndyin8 'be quention of ti0 Jr0(n j .nR day for women may not be ^84 ^ade thl- t0 10 bours. And ,they wor in iliapect,r rePort, and it is fonnd that toll -ijji 'h«Se rs a,>d advisers of the Govern- bwi °f a 10 kI4619 ure 'n favour of the and W0 «ay Ja.y for women. And praj J ^i,^ct've vi 111 1 P°'n' of view held by SU „'cb had ,8?'' foreign competition, the got ^bu8.'0 thJ ben!>etawd laid both in Fr».nce ban "• )s J0 eithev, conntry before the workers like 8$hni e main fiecnre the present working thai nni>pos't'on raided by the Ger- t^ ^atniijo .^b« retnaininR 18 inspectors nise in Government aKainst the won ?s tr. 'r wnrv> redncin*f the working day one a nice state of I ed When m 10 n,nouR 'be benefits mat «s^ l8i?'°fol!n workers of this country Ah ^J'6 (ie^_w'be example of a protected doll '0 iS have rany* And even in America ay i« 0111 the t.ecent,y deeiaied tbat io pass ^constif^ber.of boars to be worked one- ^"stuuttonal. 11t'd

MUSIC IN WALES. By D. EMLYN EVANS, EASTER EisTEDDFODAll, &0, Last week we briefly referred to some of the1 more important Eisteddfodan held during Eastertide, or, to be more definite, on Easter Monday, the first more eventful day of the Eis- teddfodic year. Other musical functions con nected with the day and season are the Gymanfa Ganu, the brass band contest, and the" cham- pion aoto competition or concert. In regard to ti1!t two former no doubt the majority of musi- cians will agree that they are, when properly directed, such as are calculated to improve and enhance our musical status all a people, just as they will also probably be of one opinion that the last of the chiee is simply an invention of the evil enemy of divine art among us. The ques- tion needs not to be laboured here The blight- ing influence of these challenge," cham- pion," "any solo," and "anyvoice"competitiona being already only too perceptible and the pro- moters of these exhibitions, no matter what the avowed object may be, obtain their little pelf at a tremendous price—the deterioration, if not the sacrifice, of oar national musical progress IoDd parity. The Gymanfa Ganu —congregational singing festival—is, of coarse, in institution which was established with the Highest possible allD-the improvement and perfecting of the mueic of thcaacctnary. That t has accomplished mnch in this direction in the last is undoubted that it is doing some good ( lervice at piesent may be readily granted and htt it may continue to do so even moreeEfect- tally in the future is what all who believe in the | beauty of holiness," and which includes the >eautiful and the orderly in holy praise, earnestly lesire, Some of us have been regretfully forced o tbe conclusion that the Gymanfa Ganu for the last few years has, in too many instances, fallen | o the low state of being nothing higher much j han mere show and sound that the hifh ideals ) "hieh animated both choristers nnd conductors n the daya of Ieaan GwyJIt and Tanymari«m do lot BO generally prevail now. presen t, also, here is a 7ory poseifile danger that tbe hi«h-toned loeition attained by Welsh psalmody ncay j eriously suffer from particular influences which re prevalent, at least for the time, and which— 3U3icaliy—are distinctly of down-grade tend- ncy. The consolation remains, however, that 11 music, as in all else, what is pure and tme is mperisbable. Frothy emotionalism and rant ave had their brief innings many a time in the istory" of the Church, but the undying classical C trains bavo finally emerged triumphant and trene, remaining to us a priceless heritage, 8 we may be very confident they will continue ) remain to onr successors for all lime. 1 be progress of Welsh Brass Bands J uring recent years has been most marked and t< latifyinx-as marked and gratifying as has si aea the retrogression or. at any rate, the uon- w iccess of our Welsh choirs, with a few welcome tl EcepMons. The lealon whicb, is here taught io ol > plain and simple that he that rnnnetb may W IIU) it wilhoac effort, and which needs no "borate and oft-repeated exposition. Tha 7th ie onual report of tbeFerndale Bar d, just to hand, 01 sara upon the general question, and npon w ImtP Easter brass band contests. The record w f this band's achievements, beginning with cl te Newtown contest in June ot lant year, wheQ ley defeated the celebrated Black Dyke and the intbwaithe Hands,and ending with Abergavenny id Monntain Ash Eisteddfodan on Easter onday, at each of which they were awarded st honours, is one of which a.ny band of inatru- se entalists would be proud. Other Welsh bands kve also done effective and progressive work, it we have no space for a minuto reference to w IgJitjgiyiOPSh 'bBy have our best wishes tliat Is !e amf all shonld continue to advance-more and 01 ore. The tll Success of the Ersteddfodau at have been held this vur, from that of the ft [bert Ball, :úondon, in Febtoa-ryto those of th ieter, "illnstrates the absurdity "—to qnote W 3tn a recent editorial aricle in the columns of frt ia journal—" jf the saggaation made • • ■ bn a.t there was no longer any necessity for the be steddfod now that the revival has come to of 'aI8s:' Thees remarks were made in reference pr the Mountain Ash National Eiataddfod- tÏ1 ompted by the success which this year again tended the Eauter Monday gathering in that "ba rce—but they are equally capable of general yo plication. No doubt that iD cortain districts sti lere the religious snl;hnsiasm is at its height 'roc is found difficult to seecure a full and regular tb aster of the:choirs,fetc., for tbe'parpoaes of com- tb tition; but -to cite again from the same article 1 we were not aware that the national gather- en z was inimical to religion, or that there was co y need for it to bo supplanted by any kind of ency whateer. There is room for every move- Me mt that baa not atendencyto degrade. » tbl )t fewer, bat more educational and social ID-. tntions are required in TValss, as elsewhere, 8S; sti anter attractions." To assume or imply '«at thi iglon shomel engross one's whole faculties-may fri, for the monkish recinsM bnt man's various ale outs were given him to be utilised to their [1, not to be bid, either wholly or partly f d there is not only room but necessity for the »t agencies that can produce what is fittest and wo rbeat in tbe sister arts of miuic a.nd poetry, tal order that they may the better minister for To the Cause of Religion. am will hardly be contended tbat either n0n- 1 >ficiency or illiteracy are conditions essential bit true piety and the contention tbat the Chris- an. n life msans the extrusion of there and other thE a nhich make for man's fall and complete Iwth in one that oannot be maintained, nor wei lilt stand the teat of time and experience. ra.. rbe practical man will, however, tnrn his mind ent o those directions in which the Eisteddfod 's x i In to and in need of improvement. These, „, kin, have often been indicated more or le^s ly in this column, so that it is scarcely neces- Pa y to greatly labour them either. an 1 have already referred to the "cbam pr n solo" folly, and when one reada wh .t at an important annual Eisteddd "the morning wan occupied by the contestants edl the champion nolo competition, for any voice,, pai npetitors selecti OR their own test," he is indeed Gr: npted to lose heart, and to think with the pes- nc list that all ie vanity. Nevertheless, signs of Ja&1 endment are not wanting in more than one ection. The old stock choruses and part-songs sjUII in evidence as test pieces sefficiently 1. ad, but. on the other hand, now.or less farm- of r compositions are selected more frequently. I"D e accompanist, itching to display bis powers improvising Introductions togtbe a capella 0 'k.. of the masters, is not quite defunct. And oth piano insisting upon intruding itself where it La! I not intended, nor is required, nor can by the r possibility be otherwise than ineffective and sop rtistic, is still with us, even to the extent of f I ccompanyinK" male voice parts an octave 0 ive. The conductor, too, who thinks tbat mo ay and confusion in marsbaJlinp his vocal str< see and bntton-boticfif this and tbat C mber, whispering in the ear of one and cha kiner bis bead at another when on the tform, yet lingers on the stage. But in- too joeaof such things as these and their like arF getting fewer as we think, and ere long we m81 V hope that Welshmen generally will be able life thow tbat they are capable of conducting an tinl teddfod in a businesslike and irreproachable d aner to its minutest details. IftheEngtiah- ¡aD ] and the Welshmen in England can do this, tha ily it could and should be done in the original thii le of the old institution. fioe gssL-'U-rr' ia in t

Sure Symptoms. Miss Thompson," said the office boy to tbe ist, were you ever in love ?" [iss Thompson started, and the aaid lightly— Why, yea, Joe,I've been in love. Have yon ?" sbil I'm in love now," he said. and he tyoiat tried to cheek a smile at tbm woe- Rpc one stafement.. i. Really ?" she asSed. How do yoc know ?" OJ How do I know ? Why, easily. When I p t care to lick no messenger boys, and don't hon 3 no interest in life, then I know I've got it." m%> DeHcatety Put. £ Yoo don't deserve to have such a good h&rd- was king youth as Andrew," remarked a woman lei husband, a small bookbinder. He a 1\1 a slaving for yon faithfully all these months. Wet yon've never once given him a word of iBe." — M If yo want me to clean Andrew's boots ye'te my hold o't' wrong man," answered the hns- bale d. He's a steady chap, and Ah shouldn't to lose him, fcnt Ahm not goin' to be more F aoivittohim Ah'm boss here." tbal All the more reason why yon should recog- Fin 1 his ability now and again," pursued the troe aan. f Yoa needn't flatter bim-jnst pay him n.°P' cr two delicate compliments now and again." Jive So Ah do, lass, many time," cried tbe trades- » tastily. Nothin' could be nicer than what M said to hitr. t other week. It wor more than ^.n' cattt—it wor artistic. '.b,n Indeed. What did you say ?'* fessi Ah said, Andrew, ma ,lad, if yer face was Stm nfth as handsome aa these books ye've boun' clual never fraeten lady caatomera f)ro* t* shop.' m

I Welsh Tit-Bits. Neu Wreiehion Oddiar yr Eingion.; BY CADRAWD. MORGAN LLWYD 0 WYNEDD. Amongst the Welsh Puritans there is no one more distinguished or generally respected than Morgan Lhvyd. He is said to have hailed from a very celebrated Welsh family in Meirionyth- shire, and closely related to that celebrated poet, How Llywd o Gymfael. In a place called Cwmorthyn, near Festiniog,on the river Cynfael, is a cascade of considerable beaaty, consisting of three great falls, the lowest dropping into a deep pool overshadowed by impending rocks, and a little lower downiaa magnificent columnar rock, familiarly known as Pwlpid Huf Llwyd." Huw flourished in the reign of Jamea L, and was credited with being a magician of high repute, and was said to have delivered his nocturnal incantations from this pulpit. The celebrated Edmund Pryse, Aichdeacon of Meirionytb, was a contemporaiy of Haw Llwyd, and wrote his elegy after hia death, which took place about the year 1620, in which he says :— Ni chleddir, ac ni cbladdwyd, Fvth i'r )JaW): ofath Haw Llwyd;" Welsh folk lore contains the following story of a squabble btitween^the Archdeacon, who was filao a master in the Black Art," and Huw Llwvd at a fair held at Maentwrog. Huw wan enjoying himself in a tavern with his jovial friends, where tbe dancing and tne carousing had :ommenced I when the Churchdignitary happened to puss, and Ruw oc seeing him pushed bis head through the small windowof the ion and invited lim to came in and enjoy a share of the spree they ire re having. The Archdeacon felt annoyed at he invitation, and appeared to be greatly in- mlted by such audaciiv, and making use of hia noficioncy in the black urt, in an instant caused wo large horns to grow, one on each side of luw's bead, which prevented him from witb- irawiog hia head from the window, where be was iimpetled to remain for the remainder of the lay, and subject to all who passed by to laugh ind scoff at. After bain; compeiledto remain n this unpleasant position for mauy hoars, until, t pleased tha Archdeacon to release him, the ieopla who knew him began to be concerned bout him. and those who laughed at him, were lOW terrol-stricken, and went and begged the minent prelate to come aud deliver him out of is captivity, which he did. But, as the tale a oes. Huw was not long before he sooght a si hance for revenge, and well knowing tbat be ould have to pass his water-mill on his way to e" is reBidense at Ty-Du, or Tydyn-Du, he laid 1 wait for him, and when the Archdeacon was p] asaing ander tbe large trough which conveyed w be water to turn the big wheel, two fiends were Dmmieaioned by Huw to hold him right under, bile another let the water through a large hole > shower over him until be W:9 drenched to the cc fin, and Hnw bding satisfied that he was quite bl et the Archdeacon was allowed to .go. a ad in 01 lis pitiable condition tbe greatest Welshman b: F the age was obliged to return home from wi [aeutwrog fair 00 this particular occasion. fr HawLlwyd was a soldier, held a commission ai i the King's Army, and served for many years Wi 9 the Continent, Besides, he was a poet, and 8j as the author of the familiar Welsh epitaph ill hich is so often met with in out Wetshcoontty lurchyards :— Gorwedd yr wyf mewn gweryd—Er Mawrelw, Na wylwch o'm piegid, Iach wyf o bob afiiechyd, Acynfymedd, gsvyn fy myd; It Is supposed that Morgan Llwyd was a grand-; L in of Huw Llwyd o Gyofael. Where he was lucated is not known with certainty, but that i was fairly educated is well proved by his ritings. About the fit fit notice of bim wa have that he was converted when quite a. young man,, adwi1 tbe minisWy of Walter Cradoc at Wrexbaai tbs year 1635. Again we find bit nam»;men- ODed as one of the Welsh fugitives during the ivil-War and, very soon after, he is-settled-as- i istor of a church in bis native town, Wrexham. L is name again appears with those who approved e Act for the propagation of tbeGospel in", ales. Though stationed at Wrexham, he made ( ;quent preaching tours through North Wales,, v Lt only visited South Wales once or twice. lift- ing well satisfied that the South was far ahead the North in regard to pious and eloquent eachers of the true Gospel; for he was ac that ne the only great Pnritan preacher who was a tive of Gwynedd. Morgan Llwvddied quite ung, when only 49 years of age, but he live:, ill in bis works and in the hearts of hia CC/Uctry" m. He was buried at Wrexham, in July, 1659, us escaping tha storms wbich raged soon alter a Restoration, which his brethren had to counter, ih which they suffered bravely for uscience sake. It ia recorded that Vavasor Powell, the night 0JJ argan Llwyd died, was terribly depressed and tI, tt he told his household "that the brightest 1st i.rin Wales had gone nndora cloud that night." be jugh he knew nothing of the condition of his pri end and that he was ill at the time. We.are 10 told that Morgan Llwyd often foreto'd portant events before they took place. rifc Che best known and the most popular of his Cb4 rks is the book, A mystery for some to under- a!, ce and for others to ridicule," written in the !{,] m of a dialogue between the eagle, the dove, il.the raven, and its popular Welsh name 1B Lilyfr y Tri Aderyn "'(the book of the three •ds). This book was first published in 1653 J it exhibits some striking characteristics of »time. The eagle is said to represent Crotn- rjC II; the dove, the tolerant sectaries, and the fhi fen their intolerent and persecuting oppon- by ;B. In the same year he published a pamphlet, in appeal to every conscience in Wales' [jjj rhe Welshman s directory and some other it j mpblets were published by him in 1657. There on a also some poems and sermons which he esented to bis countrymen while he lived, ich are fully enumerated in a. beautiful tion of his complete work* and labours fished onder the auspices of the Guild of sduates of the University of Wales, the edit- of whi ch was about the last kind service the e lamented Mr Tom Ellis, M.P., did for bis oved country. l8 regardsjpnrity of stylet depth and solemnity thought,, and the mastery of the Welsh guage, Morgan Llwyd may be considered one the three best writers among the Welsh, the er two being ^lorys Oyffin and Elis Wyn o'r i Ynys. However, Morgan Llwyd's style ia moat peculiar, being himself a noted the-o- Ibist, and in that particular strain the whole lis works are written. Nevertheless, the good ral practical tendency is in general veryt Mtg and obvious in every page. )De author speaks of bim:—"As to his .racter, we can scarce exceed by giving either good or too great a one of him, Extraordin-, f for his love of country and fellow-country- ? D, to whose eervioe he entirely devoted his and talent, for which he was eminently dis- pelled, being the deepest, truest Welshman,, [ the most absolute British orator, perhaps, /J- t ever was in the ministerial function, and J I without any hindrance to his English looy," His memory is still green and precious :be minds of all trne Welshmen, and his name ever be remembered by every pioai son of yilt Walia.

• ran label: Oh, mamma, do Rive this nana bioD ling. Only fancy, besides being both deaf eisti dumb, he has a wife and three children.— stHiC ;gar (abseut-mindediy) Beg pawdon, miss inae take on the caTd—wife and five, _h_- ] Sector's Wife (to visage grocer) Well, T tich a you like our new curate.—Grocer Yes tria am, th.nk you; we like him very well circl Me)—not; however, that I think be's as fluent wris re had a right to expect; seeing as his father blou an auctioneer." rr Highlive (tookiagupfrom the paper): H II, well, wond^jTwill never cease. They've rice BO now that they can photograph in colours. „ th' lIS Highlive (glancing at his nose); I think, of si dear, you d better get your picture taken Stir )re the old process Is abandoned. add "— Pari Jannery W at d ye think of Flaherty ? Now mini he's got so rich he's forgettin' he's Irish. — me»i negan: I dc» t belave it,—Flannery 'Tis i. Sure, he employs an English butler.—Fin- au Ar, but he makes him wear a green Lt ry wid gold harps all over it. muc 0 ■■■ Bef, .rs btartuppe Ah, professor. And how is my this, ghter getting on with her mnsic ? Do yon of cl tk she will ever become a great singer ?—-Pre- cao £ or: Madam, it is very hard to say.— Mrs thin 'tuppe 8 Bat surely Bhe possesses Rom^ of tbe msk liticatiouB ?—Professor: Yee, madam, she haf Cora quai quai

Fashion and Things Feminine. BY MISS IDA MELLER. A Charming Cloth Dress. Much money may be saved by boms-dreasmak- ing. frock, tbat cost three and four pounds to buy ready-made being realised at home for half the price. The pretty costume sketched, for in- stance, might be made up in the home work-room by the aid of a dressmaker who goes ont by the day, at a small cost. The design, though smart is quite simplB—and thia is a pointof importance where any but the highly skilled in dre&making are concerned. The original of the dress is in 'TT tl r-i—, yvw. ana cataerea j a high, pointed belt of dark binedraped ndtim»med with little bows, Jht| {r0Dta are « trengthened by a shaped band of cloth, covered n ■ith stitching, and the sleeves are page'd t0 the 5 Ibows where are email, oatotandiu^ cuffs or V nffs of velvet, with undar-Bleeves 0f drawn lace 0 r net, ranching the vest. The akir6 is qnite ct] lain save for some stitching. design ould be pretty in voile, the skirts in tbi* case b aing gathered. w A Silk Blouse. t« Tbe keynote of fashion, so far »a bodices are 5 mcerned, is drapery. A typical f„bion for f louses of soft silk ia lllustratsd bare. The b' iginal blouse is in nut-brown tk«V»f»« -ilk the e< »ck cut into a point, and this and the front are £ irdered with checked brown white silk, d ith little bows of tha same rnnni*» the 0 ont. The blouse is Kathared on^be sbonldera ™ id is caught up and draped in th* fa«hionable ? ay to the centre-band of cbeefteii .iit fall-ns D< «y softly and gracefully over the figure The tl Beves are puffed to the elbowe nl/.a d'ividad 01 ai .■! Ol .MV AFCUIB -OLOU uy Uti tnsparent coffee-coloured lace, matching the re se of the vest and collar-band, while a high m It of silk or velvet trims the waist. This of Mty blouse is useful alike for indoors and It t-ot-doors. The lace sleeves might be lined øb th chiffon, if preferred. Blouses of checked br letas silk, with banda and bows of velvet Pi loon down the front, are equally charming, fa scked silk used in one way or another—either ag the blouse proper or as a relief to plain fa< k- being one of the most fashionable ideas of ha j moment. ta A Linen Shirt with Open Stitehing. Jfr Phe new lineDs which are offered to us in the tilt fasci nafcing colours, especially popular ng turqaoiso-blue and mauve, require very sle trimming when made up, being sufficiently fat h-looking in themselves to dispense with any- ab Dg sa^e self strappings and afewlittle buttons it way ot decoration. The muking-up of the tr. en dress should be determined on with a view ini the ease with which it can be washed. For sh a reason the simpler the dress the better and thi a suggested that a few cross-way folds or straps Tli itbe skirt are mote satisfactory in the loog ab1 me ph than tucks. A smart style for A linen blouse by lustrated in the accompanying sketch. The E3 ise b98 cross-over fronts, the upper part con- allc ng of shaped bands of linen united by open the shes, and the vest and collar band are of lace the rtion and open stitching, with a band of linen to c ed witb Jace running down the centre. The yes are gathered at the elbows into long, thai t-fitting gauntlets corresponding with the iming of the blouses, and a leather belt en- mal les the waist, while ruffles of lace finish the its, and a few little buttons are added to the goii ise. egg Parmesan Rice. bea, ave ready a pint of boiled and dried Patna cooked 80 tbat each grain is separate. Fry you inly sliced onion in butter with a teacopfnl latt iollecl abrirups or of lobster meat cut small. sun in a dessertspoonful of dry mustard, and plat the rice and two tableapoonfule of grated It mesan cheese atir all and cook for a few ater and serve the rice very hot, with Par- mat in ebeese scattered over. bi Lemon Garnish. c !mons as a garnish are hatdly appreciated an baV4 h as they might be by the average cook, Laii )1' squeezing a lemon pare off the rind thin that .chopped fine and added to twice its bulk it u lopped parsley, is a ohf rming garnish for a i and for savouries lemond-rind cut into Jt long shreds, carefully arranged as a lattice, yon es an attractive garnish. For a simple tie- — tiou nothing is better than thin slices or Hoc :ters of lemon and some parsley sprigs. hit tion nothing is better than thin slices or Hoc 'tera of lemon and some parsley sprigs. hit (

SCIENCE AND HEALTH By Br. ANDREW WILSON, F.R.S.E, So. Brain Weight. A very old and at tbe same time extremely interesting subject is that which has reference to the question whether or not the intellectual development of the individual bears any relation whatever to the weight and size of his brain. In the old days of phrenology this question was decided very largely on the basis of the sapoosI. tion that a large brained man bad at least a ) better chance of attaining greater mental devel- opment than his small-brained neighbour. Talking, however, of large and small brains, it is nBcessary foruB, in the first place. to determine the normal weight of tbe brain. Tbe average may be set down at 48 to 49 ounces in man, and 46 ounces in the female. It appears that the brain attains its maximum weight at a period varying from 25 to 35 years in tbe male, its full develon- ment occurring a little earlier in tbe female. From, say, 35 to 45 years the brain appears to remain stationary as regards its amount. It then seems to diminish in weight. If, therefore, we hold tbat the normal brain weight is a little over three pounds, we may take this as a kind of test or standard by which to iudge tbe question of the size of tbe brain as related to the intel- lectual capacity. Although it is very certain thartthe brain decreases in amount, as has already been described, there can be little doubt tbat sncb decrease ia not incompatible with tbe continuance of intellectual vigour extending even into old age. Wehavetorenectupon the circumstance that the outer surface of tbe brain contains eight hundred or nine hundred millions of brain cells, There is, therefore, every probabWty that these brain cells are not uniformly afiected by brain decrease. Hence we may regard ourselves as pos- seeing even towards the close of life a fair over- plus of thinking material. Weighing a Brain. It is trne that, on the side ofthe argument that brain weight implies a distinguished mental Capacity, we find a considerable nnmber of sminent men possessed brains over the ordinary j weight. Cuvier, tbe naturalist, jied at the age >f 63. his brain weighing 64i ounces. Dr, Abar- sromby, the famous physician, dying at 64, had a irain weight of 63 ounces. Sir James Simpson, lie discoverer of chloroform, dying at tbe age of )9 bad a brain weight of 54 ounces. Agassiz, "bo died at 66 years of age, had a brain Weight s )f nearly 53& ounces. Grote, the historian, who g lied at 76 year6 of age, bad a brain weight slosely approximating to 50 ounces. Goodsir, be anatomist, who died at the age of 53 had brain weighing 57; ounces. Such facts would ( ertainlv seem, at the first glance, to bow that men distinguished in all walks f life owed their diatinction to their j lossesaing a heavier brain than their teighbours, but on tbe other hand it would be nite possible to cite men whose brain weight did ot exceed the average, and who nevertheless lanaged to keep pace with their big-btained eighbours. I do not think that. such men as Sir Walter Scott, Byron, Soutbey, Burns, and many thers capable of being mentioned, showed ex- Bssive brain weights. Judging from the size of tie bead, at least in many men of mark, the rain is not superlatively developed as regards erebt. The question, therefore, mast be ebated on other grounds than those which ^erelv take into account brain weight itself, flt us consider a very important point here, r we remove the brain from the cavity of the ead and weigh it, we must ask ourselves what jntribates to make up tbe great bulk of the eight ? The answer is not for » moment jubtful. The great mass of the brain consists what anatomists call white matter." This latter is composed exclusively of nerve fibres hlch carry messages to and from brain and tdy. It has nothing whaSever to do with loaght any more tbau a telegraph wire can riginate the message it conveys. The braio ills, which are the true instruments of thought id action, form a very small proportion indeed f the total weight of the brain. It must also s remembered, as an important point, that only certain number of these cells are devoted to the ue governance of life. A very large number brain cells, indeed I may say by far tbe reater number, are devoted to tbe work of ^ulating muscular action, and of receiving essagas from the outer world. Those cells, aich practically sit in judgment upon us, and institute the sonrce of consciousness, will form very small proportion indeed of the total com- ement of brain furnishing. These latter are ostly aitnated in the forehaad region. The True Solution. Clearly, therefore, when we talk of the weight jjj a. man's brain, amounting to say 55 or 60 M mces, or even when we have regard to the tb Bight of the brain of the ordinary man. aver- w jing, say, three pounds, we see that the great ilk of the organ thus estimated consists of bE atter which has no relation to thought at all. his fact. I think, effectually disposes of all to tempts of estimating a man's intellectual gij paeity by tbe size cf his brain. That which ipears to me to be a just estimate of tbe whole leation is the fact that, while extremely stnpid en may on the principle of "big bead and little it" possess as big a brain as a distinguished J an, the end of the story refers itself to tbe £ lality of certain brain cell*, and not to the sight of brain at all. In other words a man ith a small brain, who has come of good stock, id who bas, in virtoe of his inherited or educa- J8 d talents, made a name for himself, has iqnired his position very mnch in the me way that the big brained man is and not necessarily by his brain's ilk, but through the special activities id excellence of the brain cells with which he is been prodded. I am led to mak., tbese marks by reason of te very interesting com- unication recently lQade by Professor Pearson, London, on the brain of Dante, the famous alian peet. The examination of Dante's skull owed tbat its possessor bad less weight of ain than tbe average inhabitant of Britain, rofesaor Pearson also mentioned the interesting ct that Jeremy Bentham's brain at 85 years of e equalled that of Dante at 56 years. Such sts go very far to support one in the view I ve already noted, that it is the quality of cer- in brain cells and not the weight of the aiD which influences the mental development man. Spring Medicine. A wondrous change of ideas passed over the :e of medical treatment when bleeding was olisbed. In olden times on* forefathers thought to be a perfectly proper and natural mode of f jatment for real or fancied ailments, and, K Seed, for the preservation of health, that they I ould be bled in tbe spring. Nee5le»s to say, 1 is practice has long passed out of existence. 9 le only regrettable feature regarding its olition is to be found in the fact that the re- Iv&1 of blood from a vein, as is known by all r ysicians, is to be -regarded as an effective Mi nedy in certain diseases. The old spring bleed- J-j6 j, however, has no justification in fact. It I ed its abolition to the better knowledge of the wa lure of disease. In the case of fever, for ex- iple, tbe removal of a quantity of blood, it is rious, cannot aiiect tbe quality of the fluid irrnu, as it may bs, by germs. At the same J le, it is undeniable that aconsiderabte number P°tJ persons incline to the belief that they require >cial attention to their health at the period j en winter leaps into the spring-time. There y possibly be somo unknown physiological J0 idition which warrants this belief. At the 118 time, I do not think tbat the popular ideas arding tbe necessity for dosisg one'e ss!f this period of tbe year are at all justified by facts. I should specially warn my readers "5 liust the useless practice of taking large mo mtities of aperient medicines, by way, if I S y so put it, of giving their bodies a kind of ing cleaning. The fact of tbe matter is that season should make little or no difference to person who has regard to his health at large, he ordinary laws of health be carefully fol- ed out, care in food and drinks attended to, excesses of all kinds avoided, we ma.y leave idea of the necessity for special dosage by fl9 in thospring-time tozemain in the oblivion vhich it has been consigned.

Not Easily Beaten. ,n old farmer, who had suffered mach by tbe b sailed witticisms of the proprietor of a small at which he took his dinner on market 's, determined to be revenged, and on ting the inn one morning exhibited to an airing crowd an enormous egg, about six lies long, which he made them believe was laid one of his hens. [e had it packed in cotton, and would not iw anybody to handle it for fear of breaking A phenomenal production. The proprietor of M inn examined it with the rest, and, intending 7 baff the farmer, as usual, said f Pshaw—I've got something in the egg lins 1 t will beat that." I I'll wager yoa haven t, said the country- I ii, getting excited." 1ft Oh, yes, I have, said the publican and ig bebind the counter, he brought out a wire -beater. There's something 1° the egg line tbat wil t it," said he, with a knowing wink, £ Hold on there, 'said the farmer let's aee beatit," aud handed the egg to the wit. The ac held out his hand for it, but dropped it in J >rise on the counter, where it broke two sonp :el and a number of glasses. was of iron, painted white, Some folk think they are mighty Bbarp," idio itered the old famrer as he left the inn, idio it 'taint DO use going against solid facts." — whs ity Youth (engaging rooms): Ab, I see you own 8 a piano. Do I have the use of tbat 7— idlady: Why, certainly.—City Youth: Well, M 1, please let me have the key, and I'll Jock get p. Mas ————— get tdge And what did the prisoner aay when told him tbat you would have bim arreated? E< omptainant Ha answered mechanically, yer ¡ subr iour.—Judge: Explain.—Complainant: He sir.- ma on tbe head with a hammer. hav<

Illustrated Humour. A Quadruped in Skirts. Mrs Van Dyne is very popular, notwithstaad- mg her habit of saying embarrassing things occasionally. K RecentJy she admired a pretty desk belonging to a. friend and ordered a duplicate. When hers came, she was sure it was not like the other. The next evening at a card party she was ireated near the desk which had caught her fancy. Scrutinising it closely, she suddenly electrified those near her by exclaiming, "Now I know what's the matter. Kitty Carter's hind,logs are crooked and mine are straight," She explained later that this extraordinary statement meant merely that Mr* Carter's desk had four curved lege, while her own had two straight ones and two curved, and that she had no intention oficasting reflections-upon any part of Mrs Carter's anatomy. A LARGE ORDER. Small Child Change for sixpence. And look iharp, 'cos I've got ter buy aoaaefiuk at annuver hop 1 y ————— e Hard on Auntie. d Enfant Terrible And did they go into the I trk two by two ? Mamma Yes, dearest. Enfant Terrible: Well, who went-in with t, buntie ? She Succeeded. C Landla.dy: I believe in letting coffee boll for s hirty minutes. That's the only way to get the t [oodness out of it. ti New Boarder (turning away and leaving his): a fou have succeeded admirably, ma'am.. II e AWKWARDLY PUT. gi m A Mttle singing was to be indulged in by some A the members of a social gathering, and about E ilfway down tbe programme the name of Miss „ 'olemy-Brown figured. Alas, however, when 0 le time came for her to appoar, a messenger Tived to say that the lady was suffering from a y- lid, and therefore the chairman bad to excuse y- ir to the audience. V Ladies and gentlemen," he said, "I have announce that Miss Brown will be unable to y. OR as announced, and therefore Mr Green will bE <e 01 • A Song of Tbanksgiving.' —— W Crushing Kindness. PIease,,Mrs Subbubs, mamma say she'll bo ad if you'll come to tea on Monday." u With pleasure. Bessie. Tell your mother br 'e really too kind ja ob, no, mamma says she'll be/glad when it co over." da A LITTLE FATTER NOW. be Phe Coy One Do you remember, dear Mr as les, when yon used to call me your little mc ua ? eqi le (absently) Ah, yes; a. iittie leaner. That W4 a long years ago, wasn't it ? Prt Hardly What Was Meant. Ehe following was copied from a olacard To ited on a building:— ( '^Notice.—Tenants should be careful not to WE ow cigars or ligbted matches about. Other- Bar e they may set fire to the building and oblige in Blazer, proprietor." me ———- of 1 Cause and Effect. Ba. foung Man Is Miss Rosebud at home? the -etvant: No, sir. Ab rouDg Man: Why, she caipe in only a Bal ment ago I saw her, lervant Yes, sir, and she saw you, ■Ba! — —— circ ma MORB TBMPBR. Djw ittle Girl: Papa, it's raining. gram apa (whose temper is somewhat raffled) "St 11, let it rain. ing ittle Girl (timidly): (was going to, papa. 1. Suited his Father. the Now, that phrate," said the teaeher, "is an &uol m. Does any little boy know what an wor( » is?" the Yea," piped little Tommy Scrapps, that's pligi t pa is when ma don't want him to have his for t way, and he does." Ana aster Johnny, what useful article do we Pres from the whale?—Johnny s Whaleboue. — com ter Correct. Now. Tommy, what do we good from she seal ?—Tommy Sealing-wax. tbe Sitor's Office Boy ?oa're sure you havau't giad nitted this poem anywhere else?—Poet: Yes, and -Editor's Office Boy Then how is it you 'E 1 a black eye and walk on crutch es ? the 1

WELSH GLEANINGS. v ——————-——— North Wales will be represented at >ttl National Eisteddfod at Mountain Ash D8U August by the Eryri Male Voice Choix of Oar- narvon, which bp a entered for the male voiee choral contest. Mr Alfred Duniop, the tenor vocalist of Lbm- daff Cathedral, has been provisionally engaged as one of the artistes at the National Eis'eddfod concerts at Carnarvon next year. Mr Dunlop is a. native of Carnarvon, and the people of that town are proud of his achievements. The fifty-ninth annual meeting of the Cam- brian Archroological Association is to be held at Shrewsbury during the third week in August, under tbe presidency of the Venerable D. R. Thomas of Llandrinio, Oswestry the Archdeacon of Montgomery. The Congregational churches of the Feathriog district have decided to invite the Welsh Con- gregational Union to hold hext year's annual assembly of the Union at Blaenau FeBtiniog. Tbe invitation will come up for consideration at this year's annual meetings to be held at Trede- gar. Dr. Francis Mostyn, the Roman Catholie Bishop of Manevia, is heading an English pil- Etrimage to Bruges for the annual ptocession of the relic of precious blood which takes place 00 sunday next. The bishop is accompanied by the Revs. Father Quinn and Father F. X. Thomp- ion, both of Wrexham The friends of the Rev. Griffith Ellis, B.A., Bootle. will regret to learn that be is in weak health. The members of the Stanley-road Cal- iM'oistic Methooist Chnrch, Bootle, of which he s the pastor, have granted him a six weeks' loliday. He has jaqt gone to Capel Carig, where 16 intends to rest for the next six weeks. Mr Owen M. Edwards, M.A., of Oxford, in his eries of Wei-ih works entitled Cyfres y FiI," s about to publish a book entitled Gwreichion Diwygiad (Sparks of tho Revival), being a ollection of old Welsh revival hymns parhered luring the last 15 years by" Carneddog," of ^anmor Beddgelert. The seven wonders of North Wales are said to ie Snowdea, Pistyll Rhaiadr, St. Winifred's Nell, Overton IChurchyard, Wrexham Church, J-resford Bells, and Llangollen, but this list adly needs revision. St. Winifred's Well Is breatened with extinction through the percola- ion of its water to a neighbouring town drain, nd Llangollen bridge conld be with advantage mproved off the face of the earth. Crowded on very side with houses, its pictnresquenees is OR completely bidden, and its narrowoees and angerous gradient ia a menace to the safety of he public. The Standard has been poking fun at the leagre room-space allotted to the chairman of he Welsh Parliamentary party within the pro- incts of the Houses of Parliament. The Standard, like the Prime Minister, rs doubt- iss a believer in the gospel of « De mini raws on in everything pertaining to Wales. Be tiat as it may. Sir Alfred Thomas, M,P.. haa?* ttle to complain of with regard to his" den" t Westminster comparatively with other party laders, Mr Chamberlain and Mr Redmond to it. As to acesslbility. Sir Alfred is exceedingly ell favoured, his room being within a few paces r Palace Yard and within an eaiy distance of 1e House and the division Lobbies. Conrfort- "e as Sir Alfred's personal proportions a.re, bill ate-room would afford good elbow apace for a btnily party. telsh Names tor Domiciles. Eos Hafod writes :—There isagrowTngde#ireto ve Welsh names to bonnes, and this has indrreeS Ie to offer the following for consideration rosfa, Arsyllfa, Aeronfa, Brynllechau, UtrQ lirw, Bfynrhyddid.ftrvn-y-g^/ -Carddawel, V—~ artrefle, Coedwigfa, D'ddosfa, Glan-y-rhyd. wyddoofa, Gwawrolwg, Lfwyn-yr-adur, Llwya- • ddoJ, Maesawel, Maesheulog, Maesglas, Maes- gwlilhvn, Nythwylfa, Pant-yr-bebog, Pant-y- Irainen, Rhydfan, Rhedynfa, Rbas/nfa, Rhyd- dderw, Twyn-y-wawr, Twyn-yr-onen, Twyn- mlog, Tawelfan, Twyn yr-eryr. relsh Statesmen. The latest historian of modern Eft,t»1and-tfr erbert Paul, the third volume of whose illiaot History of Modern EnRland" haa at appeared—has much to say of politic: ana nneoted with Wales. Of tbelate Lord Aber re b3 says: "Mr Bruce brought in an cellent Bill (the Licensing Bill of 1871), which it bad passed, would have ranked with the eateat legislative achievements of the age. it Mr Brace was too like Mr Waipolo to bet < od Home Secretary. An amiable and aceom* < ished scholar and gentleman, he was a prey to e softer emotions, and be lacked the power of aking himself disagreeable which the holder his office requires, unless he be a very strong an indeed." relsh and Irish Saints. Among forthcoming books there is One that y nnot fail to be of interest to Welshmen as well) Irishmen. This is the Life of St. Patrick," the brilliant young historian, Or. J. B. lry, who has followed Sir John Seeley ai|d ird Acton as Regius Professor of Modern story at Cambridge. When I came to itrick," writes Dr. Bnry in an explanatory sface, I found it impossible to gain any dear nception of the man and hie work. The sub- it waawrapt in obscurity, and this obscurity is encircled by an atmosphere of controversy i conjecture. It was at once evident that the iterial had never been sifted, and that it would neoeseary to begin at the beginning, almost if nothing had been done in a held where ich had been written." This applies with ]11.! force to St. David. Is there no patriotic slsh historian who will do for St. David what »fessor Bury has done for St. Patrick ? /enty-one Years. )n July 1st tbe University College of North iles. Bangor, will celebrate the 21st aomver- y of its foundation. There will be public ating and the format presentation of the deed rift of the new site by the Corporation of ngor, followed by a garden party. Bangor ia youngest of the Welsh national colleges., orystwyth dates from 1S72, Oardiff from 1883," ugor from 1884. As compared with the others, ngor has been perhaps the least favoured by :umstances. Aberystwyth, which serves t, ch the same class of dist.riot, had ll,yeal8' rt; Cardiff bad, and still has, over both its era the constant advantage of a large poptil&> •; 1. Nevertheless, Bangor has gone ateadily ward. withont once looking back, developing: > scholastic wc>rk on traditional lines, and in lition opening np new fields and establishing t cial departments to meet the freshly dis- ered needs of its constituency. Tbe aolleg* worked a revolution in agricultural method,, has set the fttahioninthia matter to the^ )le country. )iwygiad v. Revival ,1 .n amateur of words has been inqairihg mtific nicety into the precise meaning of the Ish term Diwygiad," and its oceans: cor- tondence to tbe English equivalent Re. tl." He offers (writes Mr EmeatRhys.) for better rendering in English several words eh would do ta translate this household word iwygiad," and among them reform (the Re- a Bill of 1832 was called "YSRrif y Divvyg.1' in Waies). reformtmoa. correetion, 18oi" m, amendment, cultivation, and expiation., sixteenth century Reformation is caned Tt ygiad." and Gwallter Mechain spoke of the it Reformer of that day, John Wicliff. H, jren ddydd y Diwygiad "—that is. the Morn- Star of the Reformation, In the VVeleh I as promulgated by Howel Dda it is used ia sense of making amends for a crime. In iher and very common use it is aalip off too 1 diwvg," which means dress olllarb, GIn habit or fashion of a man's dress, or his ht or bearing Mewn diwyg da standa ¡he familiar English idiom "in good oUab1." if we were to use in Welsh the common ex. sion—borrowed, no doubt, from the highly pact slang vocabulary of Newmarket—" in form," the same worda precisely woaid be nearest tendering for it. In fact t. Diwy. is a word of many coiomrs and meanings, boasting a great literary history, although' in mere phonic effect by no means MOMt most enphoniom. U