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FEMININE FASHIONS. LATEST NOVELTIES IN THE WORLD OF DRESS. Confirmation strong—but not as Holy Writ —has been received concerning the approach- ing popularity of purple as the colour for the winter. The definite article should be spelled with capital letters whereby to em- phasise its importance. In Paris toilettes combining many gradations of this colour are extremely fasliionaibl-e. There has been a great deal written and said about com- binations of colour, and such combinations are more to the taste of the average English- woman than colour harmony is. Rarely have we seen, nor is it very likely that we shall tee on this side the Channel, the fashion for harmony of colour in dress prevail for many weeks together; even then this uniformity is never very popular with the masses. They may follow the fashion partly, but will often destroy all the charm of an otherwise taste- ful toilette by wearing >a hat of quite another colour, or gloves, or a ribbon, or, another colour, or gloves, or a ribbon, or, perhaps, flowers that are violently opposed to the main oolour represented. This is a national taste that it is difficult to counter- act. Those who make a careful study of Fashion and follow her dictates closely do not often fall into errors of this sort, but I these do not count in the majority, who respect Dame Fashion to a limited extent, but assert their right to carry out their own ideas with rega.rd to certain details arranged to suit individual taste, There is no colour so little inclined as purple is to associate with a different oolour. Contrasts with it, like comparisons, are odious. Brown is another colour that is not amiably disposed towards contrasts. Brown is almost on a par with purple as a fashionable colour, and, probably, setting strict fashion aside, will be more worn than purple. Brown is less obtrusive, and a costume or dress of this colour may be worn often without beoonning too familiar to others. This is an advantage if the wardrobe is not so replete as was that of the late Queen Elizabeth, neither on a par with thoee of women of loess distinction who have gowns galore, but only possess a few wearable frocks, although the number be not strictly confined to the three notable frocks familiarly described as "Item," "Ititum," and "ftcrib." A current idea among I women is that brown is dowdy, which is a meet mistaken notion. Granted an entire costume or dress in carefully selected shades of brown, combined with laoe or velvet or satin, selected with a rigid view to colour harmony, and the word dowdy cannot make the least approach to it if used in a descrip- tive sense. One word of caution may be useful to women if their sense of colour har- mony is not well defined. See that you do not put red-browns with copper-browns. Coffee, chocolate, nut, chestnut, and dead loaff browns are all on the list. Some of these bear an affinity to each other, but there are other shades of brown that refuse assimilation—indeed, will not associate with other tones Off the colour at any price—and if forced into contact will prove distressingly inharmonious. Without the unerring guide [ of a good eye for oolour, it is easy to make very serious mistakes of choice. It is an excellent plan to decide first on the darkest shade of the chosein colour, and with sample in hand make the round of the shops until you succeed in getting all the tones from dark to light you require; only by so doring can you guard against errors of choice. Though a particular shade of brown or of purple rank first with fashion, do not com- promise your complexion by wearing it if you are sure Lt will be unbecoming. It will not be a vital heresy to fix on a less fasfaion- aible but more suitable shade of the colour, and if that be altotgether antagonistic, then choose the second of the two colours that Fashion has always on her list. It is not often that the complexion of any woman resents association with both of them. Blue is still worn, and will be, the darker shades taking the place of the light tones until now so very popular. Indeed, we are nearinig the end of autumn, which means preparing for winter. Very fashionable women ha.ve up till now been wearing lace, chiffon, muslin, linen, and voile frocks, the cold, dull weather fail- ing to discount materials which our grand- mothers would have declared altogether in- consisitent at Michaelmas. True, the long cloaike and ccaits worn with thin frocks are a protection against cold, but their appear- ance resembles that of very dressy opera wraps, and looks rather frivolous for out- door wear, setting their undeniable elegance aside. The distinguishing line between the smart day cloak and that for evening wear is very fine, and a great number answer a. dual purpose. A føw short coats are stdill worn. th,ey are trlmnred wit.h flat silk braid or with braid OIl heavy military kind, in :m.oQ1a.ir, also with brandeburgs, fancy loops, and tassels. Purple silk is being used to line coats. Many long coats are made in plum colour, and an elephant grey cloth coat lined with purplo silk was a pleasing example of the popular colour combination. Another fashionable coat of deep purple cloth was worn over a dress of grey cloth, the scal- loped hem being bound with velvet in a dsrker shade of grey. The Ions fashionable ooat demaouds a plainly made and eligrbtly trailing skirt; aJt all events, a Short skirt is impossible in one sense, and a coat semi-fit- ting and not very long is best suited to the walking skirt. A brown cloth dress was recently worn with a coat of brown velvet U-immod with silk braid and velvet buttons to match. It will be good news to mailly to hear that seal-brown plush is once more in favour. A good make of it looks almost as well ae real seal, and we, who wore plush coats twelve or fourteen years aigo remember their great resisting power against wear, tear, and unkind weather in general. After encountering a good soaking rain one had only to give the coat a good shaking now and again witoile slowly drying it, and the pile rose gradually, and in effect was soon itself again. MILLINERY. Beyond the fact that Ion.? grasses are dis- posed on hats in place of bird of Paradise plumes, there is nothinig new to record of fashions in millinery. The feathers of guinea fowl and the wings of partridges and pheaaaiuts are trimmamg1 felt hats. A few hats have jampot crowns, but this shape is seldom, very poputer, and never for long together. MICHAELMAS DAY. The Feast of St. Michael apd All Angels falling this year on Sunday, it will be kept ae Quarter Day on Monday, the 30th inst. It may be learned with surprise that notions of presiding saints and angels are what have led to the custom of choosing magistrates on the 29th of September. The history of the Middle Ages is full of curious, illogical rela- tions, and this is one of them. Local rulers were esteemed as in some respects analogous to tutelar angels in DO far as they presid-ed over and protected the people. The idea must have influenced later generations, for the practice of electing magistrates on the 29th of September is very extensive. "September, when by custom (right divine), Geese are ordained to bleed at Michael's shrine." An anecdote that may bear repeating is told of a certain prelate—Dr. Spratt, sometime Bishop of Rochester—who after the Restora- tion became cha-plain to the witty and pro. fligato Duke of Buckingiham. At his first dinner with his grace, the dulse, seeing a goose opposite his chaplain, remarked that he (the duke) wondered why it usually hap- pened that geese wera placed near the cannot tell the reason," said ,_it. ■ shall never see a goose again was your grace." The goose svnonvm f1- m,alignod when it became a meajifl fiJ> T, f°?hahn€88- This bird is by no to be The 18 senera"y supposed a turkey on it 6plt wlth wi<m9' was in reserve for himeeilf. yZZ "v that "We are all turnspits in this world Tnd whon we roast a M^d-^figurarely couree-l«t us remember that many stand res/1 y to return the compliment." The wittv author of <™ce wrote a very learned ode to the gcosc. in it tbe goose was declared to be no goose," "uncom- mon common on a 0* Smith, also, rapturously expatiated^ on the flavour of apple sauoe an-d « f,eceilt of sage and onions, thus^ thf goose with many virtues both from ethical and gastro- nomic points crf view. HARVEST DECORATIONS. The space at disposal will not permit a lengthy dieoourse on harvee.L d-eoorations. I must, therefore, confine myself to a few brief paragraphs that may. perhaps, furnish or 8uggest new ideas to churoh decorators, In a church which has a roJd aspect red paper may be used to fill the broad, sloping win- dow sills, and then edged round with dark aaves or with grain. Lay on the papers a oross or rings and stars made of moss or of ayes, putting a white or yellow dahlia or c rysanttoeniTim in the oemtre of each device. It possible a fringe of oats should hang from the edge of the window sills. For the altar a large cross of White daihlias, with a pun- flower in the centre, is a very effective sym- boJ. A St. Andrew's croser formed of scarlet berries or of red flowers and wheat is useful in many positions. So, too, a crocs formed of red and white dahlias. Cushions of moss, studded wnth red berries or bordered with red or yellow chrysanthemums (small), look well in some angles, and at the base of a pulpit a wide border of moss, superposed with bright red apples, will look well. As a rule, in country places tlhe supply of grain is rather in excess, if regarded solely from. the decorator's point of viow. But the presence of abundance of grain at a harvest festival, as a manifestation of gratitude for a plenti- ful and well-garnered crop, cannot be found faxit with, it is, however, easy to vulgarise dacoration by a too liberal supply of vege- tables. It is a good plan to make a pyramid of them either in the outer vestibule or at the end of the nave near the church door. The lower strata may be composed of potatoes, cucumbers, marrows, pump- kins, carrots, onions, and turnips, toma- toes giving a vivid dash of oolour, as also beetroot. Higher up come the fruits, apples, pears, graipes, Ac. The red- dened, feathery foliage of the carrot may be interspersed, and a crown made of flowers or a wreath of flowers should crown the summit of the pyramid, which, to look well, must be of imposing: dimensions. A broad belt of greenery shooild be laid at the base of the erection, and bo studded with mountain ash berries or starred with Michaelmas daisies or scarlet dahlias, or with single yello'w sun- flowers resembling stars. Sheaves of scarlet gladioli are also extremely decorative. We are all agreed on the obligation laid upon us to return thanks to the Great Giver of all good gifts, especially of this our abumdant harvest. TOMATO SAUSAGES. First prick with a fine needle one pound of good fresh sausages. Lay them in a sauce- pan with a pound of sliced tomatoes, half a pint of stock, and a seasoning of pepper and salt. Let these simmer very gently for half an hour. Take up the sausage and press the tctmatoes through a sieve, return the pu:lp to a stewpan, and thicken it with a dessert- spoonful of cornflour mixed with a little cold water. Stir the puree until it thickens. Pour over the sausages, which must be kept hot. Fry same broad in hot fat, cut it into shape, and use as a garnish. Same persons rub the sausages with garlic, or introduce a modicum of it finely minced in the stewpan before the tomatoes are served. NEWCASTLE PUDDING. Butter a mould and stick it round with sultanas or with dried cherries; them put in a slice of bread soaked in milk, and over that layers of breadcrumbs buttered until the basin is three parts full. Fill the remain- ing portion with thick custard. Cover, and steam the pudding for two hours. Turn it out carefully. BLACKBERRY AND ELDERBERRY WINE. Few people kngw how delicious wine is made from these combined fruits, and they are ripendng fast now. Gather the berries on a dry day and when fully ripe. Press oat the juice, and let it ferment. Claver for two days, then skim it; add half the quantity of water and two or more pounds of sugar to every gallon of juice. Let the liquor remain in the open air for twenty-four hours. Skim it again, and then strain it. Pour the wine into a clean cask, and bung it down, first adding a bottle of brandy. This is very little trouble. The wine should remain in the cask nine months before it is bottled. WHISKY CORDIAL. Put a quart of whisky in a jar, with the rind and juice of two lemons (nolhe of the white pith is left on the rinds), the juice of two oranges, two ouncee of crushed ginger, and a syrup prepared as follows:—Take one pound of lamp sugar broken as for the table, dip each piece separately and quickly in cold waiter, and as wetted throw into a skillet. Boil the sugar until it clears and is a nice yellow colour, then add to the other ingredi- ents. Let it stand forty-eight hours, stirring frequently; then bottle. This is an old family recipe.

MISSING RELATIVES. 4 „Th:Ia oolurnn is open for genuine cams of Miming Relatives only, but not for runaway husbands and wives. Persons inquiring must write very distinjetly, and express themselves clearly in giving par- ticulars, and must state relationship. The roll name and address of inquirers must be given for publication in each instance. Foreign and Colonial papers are requested to copy.

BRENNAN—OULLEN.—John Bmnils-n, left Paisley April, 1883, discharged from A rgy^ and Suthorlandshire Highlanders, Dublin, 1879, supposed went to Boston, U.S.A., to half-brother, James. Cuillen. Inquirer, daughter, Mary Brennan (married name Morris, 58, iStcrri-e-etreet, Paisley, Soot- land. DOWETvL (James), plumber, aged 32. left Birkenhead for Mertbyr Tydfil, South Wales, June, 1904. Inquirers, parents, Robert and Catherine Da well, 6, Priory- street, Birkenhead. FORD (Edwin), last heard of on SS. Aragon at Philadelphia, December, 19C6. Inquirer, mother, Mrs. Ford, 13, Margaret-terrace, iSketty, Swansea. MOON (James), left for New South Wales 1877. Inquirer, brother, Thomas Moon, 32, Excelsior-street, Waun Umga, Mon. PALMER (William), left Blaina, May. 1905, height about 5ft. 9in., iron-grey hair, dark, rig-lit middle finger missing-, last heard of aA Pontypridd. Inquirer, son, Richard John Palmer, 17, Colliers-row, Blaina, Hon. PEOSSER (Emily), last heard of Newport, Mon., 1886. Inquirer, nephew, Edwin Bond, 21, Landseer-street, Battersea, Park- road, London. SULLIV AN (Joseph), last heard of stoker on H.M.S. Minerva, 1901. Inquirer, mother, Mrs. Jane Sullivan, 55, Beloc-stroet, Tox- toth Park, Liverpool. WOdtTHINGTON (William), last address. Hove, Brisrhiton, Deoemlbelr. 1904. Inquirer, mother, Mrs. E. Sykes. 6, Martin-street, Hyde, Cheshire.

WELSH RAINFALL. ROME INTERESTING FIGURES. We pride ourselves, and with justice, on the extent to which the voluntary principle is applied in these islands in so many spheres, and certainly not the least remark- able of these is the work of the British rain recorders. This great work was first organised in 1860 by the late Mr. James Symons, and continued by Mr. H. Sowerby Wallis, and the present director, Dr. Hugh Robert Mill. When the work began, in 1860, England had 160 observers, Wales 8-total 168. In 1906 England had 3,160, Wales 323, Scotland 557, Ireland 227—total 4,267 observers. All this army of ladies and gentlemen, without fee or reward, maintain their gauges and patiently register the results and forward the same to headquarters at Camden-square. There they are taken in hand and digested by Dr. Mill and his assistants, and the totals and many other interesting figures appear in British Rainfall," an annual volume I whose value is fully recognised in scientific circles, and is beginning to be known and appreciated by the general public. It will be seen that Wales does her share of the work manfully, and though old records are dropping out here and there, new ones are coming in their stead. It may be interest- ing to give a few figures from the volume for 1906 just issued, which many readers may like to keep by them for reference. The first fftFikee USJ8 Sweat diversify of rainfall in so small a country as Wales The highest fall recorded was at Snowdon- 205.30 inches, which, as a matter of flct is the record for any part of the United Kine dom, and one, therefore, that we may f<^i proud of! The lowest Welsh record was not so many miles away-at Bodfari, 24.38 inches The Snowdon fall is more than eight times that of Bodfari. The smallest fall in the whole country was at Boyton, 19.11 inches The following figures are representative of South Wales as a whole, being, of course for 1906. and given to the nearest inch:- In. In. Cardiff (Roath Chepstow 33 Park) 41 Monmouth 27 Barry 36 Brecon 42 pen,art,h 36 Llangammarch 60 Porthcawl 37 Llandrindod 34 Cowbridge 48 Llanelly 49 Mumbles <8 Carmarthen 52 Port Talbot 50 Pembroke Dock. 47 Pontypridd 47 Haverfordwest 50 Swansea 45 Aberystwyth 37 Neath S8 Llandudno 32 Aberdare 51 London (Garoden- Dowlais 47 square) 24 Newport 39 The general tendency of the rainfall to increase as one goes westward will. of course, be noticed, and will be further evi- dent from the following figures, which repre- sent the average of 30 years.— sent the average of 30 years;- Inches. London 24 Clifton 32 Abergavenny 38 Cardiff 43 It will thus be seen that the Welsh Metro- polis gets nearly twice as much rain as London. and some places in Ea.st Anglia are drier even than London. The general average rainfall of England and Wales is 33.92 inches, Scotland 46.85, Ireland 42.28, British Isles as a whole 39.25 inches. A. M.

THE RESCUE BY THE ROMEO HOW THE WILSON LINER SAVED SIX DERELICT FINNS. Details of the rescue by the Wilson liner Romeo of the six survivors of the Finnish brigantine Gallus in the Gulf of Bothnia show that the vessel was thrown on her beam ends by the heavy gale on September 11. and. the hatches twisting, she capsized. The crew of nine clung to the side of the ship. The steward died from exposure, and next day- the captain lost his life in trying to save a sailor who was washed away. Other steamers passed without sighting the derelict, and the crew were on the point of despair, having been without food for four days, when the Romeo arrived.

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LEGAL. G. Se.ag-e.-The Batchelor statue in Cardiff was unveiled on October 17. 1886. W. Willi.-The Western Mail" building was burnt down on June 3, 1893. Investor.—There is no such company as that you inquire about. County-court.—"J. J. M,Defend.. the action. It is advisable to employ a solicitor, as you suggest. Licensed Premises—"One in Doubt."—(1) Yes. (2) No case whatever on the facts as stated. Rates.—"Leo."—The landlord pays in this case, unless there was an arrangement to the contrary. Accident; Negligence—"A W L." (Neath).— It will simply be a question for the jury whether there was negligence; in our opinion you will have to pay Landlord and Tenant.—"C. T."—Sue for possession and what is owing in the county- court, or yon can get possession through the justices if the rent does not exceed £ 20. and recover the money due in the county-court. landlord and Tenant.—"J. T,(1) The offi- cial receiver is rig*ht, as the debtor is at the expense of seeking and paying his creditor, 4>c. (2) The oocupier ina/y ha.vo to P&y» but can deduct from the rent next due. Ac. Garth,—The test pieces for the male voice contest at the Llanelly Na-tional Eisteddfod when the Treorky Ohoir won were "Oarar dag" (Dr. Joseph Parry) and Destruction of Pompeii" (D. c. Williames). WiIl. X,Y.Z.When certain of the objects of a will fail and cannot be carried out, e.g., by lapse, the fact does not affect the rest of the dispositions, which are ce,pa,bl,e of taking effect. Will.—"Doubtful" (Newport).—Assuming the property is hers, and she has grained a possessory title, she can devise it by will to the younger son. We have considerable doubt, however, as regards her title to the property. Landlord and Tenant—"Anxious."—When a house is let at so much a year, payable quarterly, and nothing further is arranged, 1 the tenancy is one from year to year, and half a year's notice ending with the current year (Le., the time when it commenced) should be given. Master and Servant —"W. B. S."—Unless you were epecia-lty engaged for the one weelr you would be entitled to a week's notice, as a rule, assuming you arc physically capable of performing the work. If engaged to "sell bread and make yourself generally useful," you must be ready to perform other light jobs, but your master could not require you to do hard work reouirino- a strong navvy. Compensation.—" j P.As the accident' happened before July i, 1907, we consider there is no cause of action. It did not arise in the course of }^is employment as collier, but when he was doin^ some gardening, and there is no evidence that he was habitually employed by this nmn as his gardener.

MEDICAL. HEADAOHE. There are many questions on matters of disease which are most ealsy to ask am-d very difficult to answer, and among these a most common one is—Why have I a headache? And this is naturally followed by—How shall I cure it? In this column it will be desirable to explain why in ea many cases it is not possible to give a satisfactory answer to such questions. The fact is that, although to ordi- nary persons one headache w very like another, yet they arise from very different causes, and require very different treatment. In order to relieve a headache promptly, and to prevent a recurrence, it is nocessary to discover the cause of the attack, then to remove the cause if it is still acting, and lastly to treat the case by diet, medicine, &c., according- to the violence of the attack and with regard to the constitution and state of health of the patient. Headaohe may be due to head injury, ot to act1.w.,1 organic disease within the skull, or in the brain itself, or in t.he delicate parts of the internal ear; but these forms of pa.in are of rare occurrence. In the common instances of headache there is no serious local mischief and the pain is due to disordered circulation of the blood m the head, or to an impure state of the blood, to unwholesome food, or to poisonous drinks. Over-fecffing, cxcess of alcoholic drink, and the consumption of adulterated alcoholic drinks Sirs the commonest- causes of tempo- rary and occasional headaches, especially of such as are accompanied by nausea and vomiting. More persistent headaches are due to living or working in impure air, or to breathing sower gases, or a.riso from anaemia, ivM is blooiti!l'efl6ni«8s» ox /■ram gpeviornJ debility. Three iartbeet -states axe comznon in young women and in nutidaig motnors. xcmmg men rarely have headaches, unless from ex-cesses ion living, or from hard study; but men of mriddtd ngo or elderly are very liable to eevere headaches, accompanied by giddi- ness. These are due to a congestion of the brain from ovor-aibun&ance of blood. Head- aches also accom.pa,ny all fevers, and a sudden attack in a. previously healthy per- son often indicates the onset of an acute in- flammation or olf a specific fever like scar- latina, measles, or typhoid. Persons of a goutv constitution often suffer from head- aches, unless they take a saline purgative doe:) occasionally, to purify the blood ard cleanse the liver, and also to assist in kcap- ing up the flow of urine. Hysterical women are specially liable to peculiar forms of hcad- acho resembling neuralgia. For example, in some cases the pain rcsemiblcs the driving of a nail into the forehead or the eyeballs. It is plain, then, that there can be no one cure- all for headaches. In simple eases, remove the cause and purify the blocd, and a cure will follow. Past fcT a day, and take a pur- gative dteso; lie quiet, and bathe the head with eau de Cologne or vinegar and water, When there is anemia. weakness with pallor, a oexuree of iron medicine is indicated. For n-euralgic headache give quinine. If simple remedies fail you must consult a medical main. Staige Fright.—"Aberbargoed, H. T. Baston's Syrup or Bynin Amaira will help you. Avoid "pick-me-ups" and too many cigarettes, if a eunokar. Neuralgia.—" Auntie" (Paddington).—Have toeith seem to if decayed. Koep bowels, kid-1 neys, and skin active by simple aperient like lenitive electuary. Try potassium bromide 15 grains in glass of port. Hair.—H. Cornell (Hertford).—Read Medi- cine for the Million" on ha.ir culture. Try parolein or chrysarobiTi 30-60 grains to loz. of lanoline. Take arsenical compound tab-; loids. Weak Heart.—" L. M. M." St. Helens).—Never hun-y or worry, and diet carefHh-. Avoid flat ul ence by go da or gingiamint tabloids, and gentle aperient like compound rhubarb fill. Take sal volatile and ether j teaspoonf uf in glass of wine, if faint. Sleeping Sickness.—" J. J.The treatment j- usually fatal disease is still sivh judice. Quinine, arsenic, strychnine, and electricity, and stimulants. Hypodeirmic of trepan red'' and arsenic, separately or com- bined, is tried. rJ^2?i?n€8BT"B" Y." (Ma-ne-Hy).-We have! n:o g"mde a.<3 to a'8re' occupation, married or £ eaP'I>c'rarri'0nt, etc. If bilious you must taKe hydrogog-ue cathartics or watery aperients to Hush intestinal tract. Try blue pull twice a week. "Kate (Southampton).—You must av^.d fat, malt, too much sleep. Take Carls- bad or Epsom .salts, or drink Vichy or Kissen- Hard, work, exercise, and re<ru- lated diet, h >e. the Salisbury or Bant in;' would do much. Sore-J. T. R., Charlotte" (Liverpool) — You must use black wash (calomel and lime water), and apply blu'ostone every other d-iv Take mercuric potassLc iodide tabloids and! apply iodine paint or iodide of n)circll,.y C, ment to glands. Take Bynin Amaru,, oed oil emulsion, and Sanatogen. Red and Greasy Nose.—"A. B." (Birmin^-1 ham).—You will probably outgrow this Appf" glycerine of tannin at bedtime. Sponge with equal parts of rectified spirits, lemon juice, and roACwater. Take ergotin or thyroid gland tabloids. Have teeth seen to. If not better try potassium iodide tabloids. Flatulence.—" Madge" Glamorgan). — Take Apcnt.a water or magnesium, sulphate effer- vescent tabloids. Try ginga.min.t or a mix- ture from chemist of sal volatile, bismuth etrbnitrate, soda bicarb., nux vomica, carda- moms and pe'^nermmt. Bcnzo-naphthol, or pepsin, bismuth, and charcoal tabloids. Backache—"Smithy, K. T." (Higiigate).—Try hot miusta-rd bath and good rub with opodel- doc or liniment of aconite, belladonna, and chloroform. Drink cream of tartar (1 drachm to pint of water, adding Aoz. of sugar and juice of half a lemon) daily. Wear flannel, as you must perspire about loins. Oatmeal and water instead of ma.lt. "Beta" (Cardiff).—See advice to "Fed Up, E. R., Bolton." Try also tincture of bella- donna or ergotin and strychnine tabloids. Urotropin and iodtapin (Merck, Jewry-street, London, E.C. (10 per cent. to 25 per cent, solu- tion in milk two or three times daily). Drink cream of tartar (1 dract'nm to 1 pint water, juice of half a lemon, Joz. sugar). Fed Up.—"E. R." (Bolton, Lancashire).— Read our coLumns. Take a saturated solntion of bicarbonate of potash, two tablespoonfuls three times daily. Avoid malt, drink linseed, barley water, broom, nettle, dandelion, or any diluent freely. When inflammation sub- sides, take potassium iodide, or 20 drops of tincture of muriate of iron and 2G drops of spirits of nitrous other in wineglass of water three times daily. Inject nizin or zinc eulpho- carbolate, using soloids for making solution. Biliousness a.nd< Exhaustion.—" G. F." (Bul- wich).—Take bine pill and rhubarb, and caffeemint OT pepsin, bismuth, arid strych- nine, or podophyllin and euonymin tabloids. Aiter aperient like magnesium sulphate com-I pound effervescent tabloids, or Carlsbad or eeidlitz. Take Bynin Amara. Nux vomica 1 drachm, and infusion of quassia or calumba to 6oz.; two tablesspoonfnls threw times daily should give aippetate. Digitalis tabloids or cacitina pellets for tachycardia ox irregular heart.

IL..&A.Ã't..&&I"lllL.W "8 MINOR MATTERS. 4 POLICE-COURT AND OTHER PICKINGS. LLANELLY STABLES ON FIRE. Fire broke out on Saturday night at the stables belonging to the Royal Exchange Public-house, Llanelly. A great deal of hay was stored, and at the time of the outbreak a few horses were inside, but before much damage had been done the animals were removed to a place of safety. Before the flames were subdued the structure was prac- tically gutted. How the fire originated is a mystery. HONOURING A BOXER. Fred Welsh, the well-known boxer, who succeeded in defeating Joe White at Pontypridd after a stiff encounter, was presented with a magnificent belt by his patrons in recognition of his skill in the "noble art." Welsh, since his return to Wales, has given several exhibi- tions of his prowess at Pontypridd and other places, and he is now about to return once more to America, where he has made a name for himself. PONTYPRIDD TRAP ACCIDENT. Mr. T. Taylor, J.P., chairman of the Pontypridd District Council, had a narrow escape from being very seriously injured. Mr. Taylor, together with his servant, I was driving a trap in the town from High-street to Taff-street, when the horse stumbled, precipitating the occupants on to the street. Mr. Taylor fell heavily right over the horse, but though bruised about the face he was not seriously hurt. The servant also escaped with minor injuries. ALLEGED BICYCLE THEFT. Warren J. Thomas and John Fuller were charged at Swansea on Monday with stealing a bicycle, value XZ, the property off S. J. Nicholas. The evidence showed that defendants hired the bicycle, and, it was alleged, did not return it. It was also alleged that they had erased the owner's na-me from the handle- bars. The case was adjomraed, defendants being allowed bail. MERTHYR HOUSING PROBLEM. The Merthyr Corporation at the police-court on Monday proceeded against three persons for not vacating houses in respect of which closing orders had been made. The defen- dants were Mary Hungerford, 27, Bethesda- street, who was lined 2e. and costs; John Wil- liams, 46, Tramroad-side, who was fined 5a. and costs, and Thomas Jenkins, 9, Morgan Joseph-square, upon whom a fine of 20s. and costs was imposed. In each case a continual 1 penalty of Is. was ordered for every day during which the defendants remained in occupation. BREACH OF COLLIERY RULES. A Troberbert stoker, named B. Moses, who works at the Ynysfeio Colliery, was sum- moned at Ystrad on Monday for an alleged breach of colliery rules. Mr. A. Frank Hill, Cardiff, who prosecuted on behalf of the proprietors, informed the bench that defen- dant left his boiler unattended on Septem- ber 10. Evidence was given by Isaac Vanduck, another stoker, proving defendant's derelio- tion of duty. A fine of El, including costs, was imposed, there being practically no defence. TRIPPED OFF TO TENBY. William John Hilyer, a Bri&tol man, made The acquaintance some time ago of a woman who was the happy possessor of private means, and tripped off to Tenby with her, there to reside. Incidentally, he left behind him a wife and four children, who became cihargeable to the board of guardians, and as a sequel he appeared at Bristol court on Saturday charged with desertion. The guar- dians claimed L3 13s. 5d. Defendant's wife, two days after his departure, gave birth to a fifth baby. Defendant admitted the charge, and was sent to gaol for two months. "A WORD AND A BLOW WITH HEM." Elizabeth Thomas, Cwmfelin, Neath Abbey, summon-ed her husband, Llewelyn Thomas, collier, for persistent cruelty, and asked for a. separation order against him. — Com- plainant, said that her husband had sferucik her and caught her by the throat. On one occasion he knocked her against the wall when she had the child in her arms. It was a word and a blow with him.—Defendant stated on oath that his wife had thrown a candlestick at him. He was willing to con- tribute half his eamin-gs (12s. a week).- Order accordingly. STOLE A GOLD PIN BROOCH. Isabella Wheeler, 30, went into the shop of )fr. Elias Kaiser, jeweller, of 33. St. Mary- street, Cardiff, on Friday afternoon, and asked him to give her an infirmary ticket. When be turned his back to get the ticket Isabella stole a gold safoty-pin brooch, value 6s., from the counter. A little later Polioe- constable George Jones noticed her offering something for sale in Caroline-street. He arrested her on suspicion, and afterwards was able to connect her with the theft in St. Mary-street. She was sentenced to one month's imprisonment at Cardiff Police-ocmrt on Saturday. EMBEZZLEMENT AT ST. PAGAN'S. A smartly-dressed young fellow, named Wil- liam Roberts, hailing from Swansea, was charged at LlandafF on Monday with embezzling 93 7s. 3d belonging to his employer, Mr. James Sutton, of New House Farm, St. Fagan's. John Fearby, dairyman, of Arabella-street, Roath, said that he had paid the amount stated to Roberts on behalf of Mr. Sutton. Tie complainant deposed that defendant left without notice on September 11, not having paid him the £3 7s. 3d. Roberts pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to fourteen days' imprisonment. DEFTLY TRIPPED THEM UP. "He was playing skittles with the police- men, then, said the Chairman of the New- port bench of magistrates (Mr. T. H. Howell) 0.1 Monday, referring to the action of Ernest Pollard. He was under arrest for drunken disorder iu Commercial-road. Pollard had tried to aseault his sister-in-law, and when Police-constables Orris and Nancarrow came on the scene Pollard stooped clown to their logb and deftly tripped them up. It appeared that he was a dangerous man, and had been before the court 30 times. For each of .the three offences—disorder and two assaults— a fine of 21s. was imposed, or three months' imprisonment. JTU-JITSU AND A KNIFE. Patrick Russell, a labourer, hailing from Pontygwaith, was in Millicent-street, Cardiff, about eleven o'clock on Sunday night, Sep- tember 15 when (so he told the Cardiff ju& tices on Saturday) Thomas Riley, 24, came up to him, practised a little jiu-jitsu upon him, and deprived him of a five-shilling piece, which was in his trousers' pocket. Russell very naturally resented this, and, taking knife out of his pocket, he stabbed his assailant in the jaw. Riley was the same night arrested at a lodging-house in Char- lotte-street, and on Saturday at the police- court the magistrates committed him for trial at the next quarter sessions. A FAMILY QUARREL AT NEWPORT. An unusual result of a family quarrel was narrated to the Newport County Police- court on Saturday. Oliver Parry, a Ponty- mister labourer, was summoned for allowing his chimney to be on fire on September 12. Policc-oonstable Bird said that he was called to the house by cries that Barry had tried to put his house on fire, and when the police-constable got there he found Parry at the door "apparently mad," and trying to prevent the officer's entry. Inside was a. large crowd of men endeavouring to put out the fire in the chimney, which was burn- ing furiously and the mantelpiece was aflame. Parry said that he had quarrelled with his wife and had thrown the lamp on the fire. A fine of lCs. was imposed. AFTER THE EARL'S CONIES. Two Canton men named Henry Richards anl Albert Morris were summoned at Llandaff on Monday with trespassing in St. Fagan's Park, belonging to the Earl of Plymouth, in search of conies on September 1. Mr. T. B. Reece (of Messrs. E. B. Reece and Sons) appeared for the Earl of Plymouth. Police-constable Keevil stated that he was called to the park, and found Richards in the custody of Keeper Prioe. On Richards were found three rabbits and a net. Witness overtook Morris in the big wood near Ely, and found a ferret in his possession. Defendants were fined each 40s. and costs, or seven days. "A SUSPICIOUS CASE." Ernest Fitzpatriek wao charged at Merthyr Police-court on Monday with loitering in High-street for the purpose, of receiving bets. Police-constable John said he kept the defendant under observation from ten o'clock to half-past eleven on the 18th inst., and saw him receiving papers from different persons and go three times into the New Inn. When the defendant was searched, however, nothing was found upon him but a few pears. Mr. Truran, the presiding magistrate, said it was a suspicious case, but the charge would be dismissed. He yarned the defen- dant to be careful in future, because the bench were determined to put down the betting that was going on in the district. STRATING RAILWAY TRUCKS. Three lads, named William John Evans, aged eleven, John Richardson, age a. aine both of Celluloid Cottages, and George Bey: non, aged twelve, of Goitre, were charged at Aberavon on Monday with causing wilful damage to the extent of 30s. to a ga.te the property of J. Lewis, Cwmgwinan, on the siding of the Port Talbot Railway. Mr. Trevor Hunter, who prosecuted, ex- plained that defendants had started some trucks on a siding at Owmgwinau, which ran into the gate between the siding and the main road. Had the trucks proceeded a yard further they would have gone on to the main line. Evans was discharged, and Richardson and Beynon fined 10s. and costs and 15s. damage each.

ø Master ERRINGTON. Master BECK. Master ROWB. (From a Photo.) (From a Photo.) (From a Photo.) TO PARENTS AND GUARDIANS. rpHE child is the father of the man more almost in the matter of health than in any other way. Also, it is true to say, Neglect is the parent of disease"; neglected colds and ohills in children lead to many terrible and incurable diseases. A chill upon the kidneys should never be neglected, nor should any symptom of kidney troubles, such as an aching back, bladder troubles, constant tired- ness, broken sleep, pains in the limbs, headache, etc. In kidney trouble what do Doan's do? The follow- ing narratives will show they CURE TO STAY CURED. It WM in July of 1901 tbat George Eriington, sen of Mr. Jam. Errington, 7, Joicey-street, Stan-bum HIlol, near Durham, wall taken ill. By-acd-bye it was found nocessary to call In the doctor, who said that it was a case of extremely Berioos kidney diseaee. He was kept in bed, and gradually his whole body sweltaK up to an enormous size, so that it was with the greatest difficulty be could be moved. He found nqt only much difficulty in passing the kidney secretions, but that they would come in great quantities, the poor little fellow often scream- ing out with the agony. Mr. Erringtoa decided to see what Doqa's Backache Kidney Pills would do for his eon. Find- ing that the pills brought about a decided improvement., they perse- vered with them, and the cure proved perraajum*. OVER SIX YEARS LATER, on loth July, 1507, 1 Mr. Errington wroteI am pleased to state that 1 our son George is still in the best of health." Mrs. E. Beck, 124, Wright^etjeet, Norwich, says:— Two years ago my boy contracted scartet fever, J which left him with serious kidney disease. He I got to a terrible oonditian, and we thought he I would nover get out of bed again; he was dreadfully swollen. The doctor pulled Mm through this, though he remained in a bad state afterwards. The kidney secretions were thick, acd after 6landingJc contained some inches of heavy eediment. When these attacks came on he became very swollen, mainly about the stomach; his feet would swell, too. He was gradually getting worse. When it was time for one of his bad turns to come on, we gave him Doan's Backache Kidney Pills, and it was marvellous how thev warded the trouble off. What is more, he has not had one of the attacks since then.—(Signed) E. Beck." My son had suffered with kidney trouble a long time," says Mrs. R. Rowe. 13, St. Hemry-street, Penzance, and I am pleased to say the pills cured him two months ago, and he has been quite well ever since. There were times when he oould not pass the kidney secretions, which were thick and full of sand, and always either high-coloured or too full of sand, and. always either high-coloured or too SL It,* 1. /0 4% ..b 'N i p .1 1 I.. 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