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fit •ALES By AUCTION. Metirt. Parry Sont. ATJCTIOK^tf AND VALUERS* PONTBUG- Nr. CARNARVON. CO-UNCTY OF CARNARVON. PARISHES OF LLANBEBLIG ANT s; XjtANRUG. ,T% HE><^ PARRY and 30NS Vl »re instruct^ *> Sell by Pubii'Auc- fcoT, the CASTLE HOTEL, C>RNAR- VO>r, on SATURDAY, the 2r4 day of ■Tortuarr 1909, at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, foiiowing f.KEEHOLD PROPERTIES, irofojtet to conations to be tiie* produced. lot 1 —A*1 that Freehold pwelling-house icat^ as No. 30, SOUTH PEN'RALLT. QEL\ARv°N' now in the occupation of Vr Robert Jones. I Lot ■> —All that Freehold Dwelling-house known sO o. ^7 PIJOv SIDE, CARNAR- VON. aOw in the occtipAtiou of Mr William £ 3.—All that Freehold Dwelling-house knMVJl as "GROESr.-O: CWMYGLO, in the fariaj of L,tnrog, situated on the Mtin Tire**1 flbm Carnarvljn to Llanberis, aow in the owjpation of Or John Ellis. Lots4 and 3. All the Two Freehold I I>wellfc..houses ),-own as "TANYBRYN," CWMlGLO cloee to Bryn Bras Castle. The lm, now in the "respective occu- pataoj of jjre )1a.ry Roberta and Mrs Smith. Uq. A.1I that Freehold DwelliDg-house I 'Dohi as otherwise "COURT "QURT Y LLRW." CWMYGLO. The ^fcises are in occupation of Mr W. "W Pritchard- hot 7. All that Freehold Dwelling-house fcd OutbuiWings known as 'MIN- | FORDD." LLAVRUG. The Premises aile in the occupation of Mr John Pritchard. Lots 3 to ^elusive are offered for Sale by order of the 3 £ ortgagees. For further particulars apply to Meters Carter, Vincent, and Co.. Solicitors. Car- narvon and Bangor, Or to the Auctioneers, Glan'rafo°' Pontrug- SAL-EYARD. CARNARVON. IVTEXT SALE OP R \R STOCK, MON JL» DAY. JANUARY, 11th, 1909. i DAY. JANUARY, 11th, 1909. Early Entries solicited. Gl,sn raton, Pootrug. -.0.=- Messrs J. Parry Jones & Sons, "L AUCTIONEERS, &c., PENRHYNDEU- DRAETH AND PWLLHELI. AT DBIGOLION GWLAD LLEYN AC EIFIONYDD. Mae 11JTRl JOHN PARRY JONES »•* F^TB- 1YJ_ io\- yn dynmno gwneyd yn hysbys j bydd iddynt gyn&i Arwertuiant ar &-NL- FElLUlD, &c., DDYDD MERCHER CYN- TAF o bob mis, yn Pwllheli, ar Arian Parod yn anig; 6 yn y bunt am werthu a eetlo i ny y noson. Annfoner entries i Mr John Edwards, Town Hall Keeper, neu i'r ertbwyr, yn y Farehnadfa Newydd, Pwll- beii, a Phenrhyndeudraeth. Disgwylir i'r YM ddvgir i'r Sale hon gael eu gwerthu oe gellir heb reserve. PANTO-WYN, LLANENGAN, GER D PWLLHELI. YDD LLUN, RHAGFYR 28ain, 1908.— Gosod yr OU o'r Tir, fel arferol. == i H- T_A.. AUCTIONEER. ACCOUNTANT, HOUSE AGENT. Etc., 32, FARRAR ROAD, BANGOR. Pratt. Xmas Fruit .:tUI1pht'tõ Fruit are clean and fine, Oa; Cakes and Puddings taste divine, ^»MuUy packed and sweet like honey, tle trouble and little money Slavic CURRANT, PwVISINS, AS' MUSCATELS. AL- 51S„ FIGS, DATES, PRUNES. FRENCH PLUMS, CRYSTALLIZED FRUIT. AND MADE MINCE MEAT. CBùICE 8ELECTIOXS OF FULLER'S. OH?Y'S' SUCHARD'S AND CAILLER'S CHOCOLATES. GATO? AIL° BATEAUX CAKES. AND OTHER PIES MADE TO ORDER AT OUR C'OVWECTTONERY BRANCHES. RGE STOCK OF IrW#E EST PROVISIONS. CHEDDAR, CHESHIRE, I^LTON, GORGONZOLA AND CANADIAN CHEESE. {EST BRANDS OF DANISH F^CON PALE OR SMOKED. H ifm ph reys* Stores PER BANGOR. Tel. '*• Est. 1879. i 1878 [ TH S EDWARDS, J 224 HI^ smET bancoh N W- PICTURE MER, GILDER, Etc. M&HAPR! 0VLVTO ANY SIZE AND 0:S ^E SHORTEST NOTICE. A LPSSE/E°RII!SCTION 0P ENGRAY- ŒtYS. AlWAYS ON HAND. S5FENTLTS!#LEIJ^.BEST ASSORT- MENT # CHHISTMAS CARDS. ALL ORPER^ NE-VTLY EXECUTED. I 1S76 70L* 0RT) F PECTFULLY SOLIC%D ▼AN DELlVERTE:rAY. QUALITY BELXABLE. R. JoWiS ai^ SON, GROCER. and bakers, Bradford House. and i v 220, High Street, 1Iaa.x. and DWmas for Ex- held in fl?o^ ?^^t Cora tie ti- v' and 1906. TETE^N-J;ar- 1902, 1905, lJ^ne. 2x2. V 1875 B 1^['I"L,A\ KVANS, Billposter an<K pbnygroes T A LT*irisin uto r• t 5 LLANLr.YFN^?^' ^ANTLLE, The following Scale of Charges secure* the insertion of the following classes of Aa- vertisements in "THE NORTH WALE OBSERVER AND EXPRESS," "Y GENEDL GYMREIG, "Y WERIN," "Y WYNTYLL," "YR ECO CTMRAJ2G," Houses to be Let, Houaes Wanted, Situa- H, tions Wanted, Situations Vacant Articles to be Sold, Apartments Wanted, Apart- ments to be Let, Miscellaneous Wanted, r^st or FoiDd- Onoe. Twice. Three times. 14 words 10 19 2 3 2i words 1 6 2 3 3 0 28 "words 2 0 2 9 3 6 Eaeh extra 7 words 0 3 0 6 ø 8 The vibove are PREPAID CHARGES, and AdvertieementB will not be inserted unless accompanied by REMITTANCE. The enormous circulation of these papers offers an EXCEPTIONAL OPPORTUNITY for bringing your Advertisement thoroughly before tile general public throughout the Principality It the LOWEST POSSIBLE COST. WANTED. AGENTS, to represent the WORKING- MAN'S SICK CLUB for 1909. Special terms. Write for particulars to-day.— "Modern," 9, Canning Place, Liverpool. APPRENTICE Wanted to the Tailoring. Splendid oportunity to leurn th<? trade thoroughly.—Apply, M. Hughes and Son., Penvgroes. ltU* BAKER, 23, thoroughly experienced, seeks situ»ation as Baker 01* V ajiraan. —E.. 30, Htowaiiit, Carnarvon. 170 DOMESTIC SERVANTS, COOKS, GENERALS, &c., waiting to be suited. State salary and experience.— Applv, 28, High street, Carnarvon. GENERAL SERVANT, able to Wait and Wash.—Applv, AngLeeev Temperance Hotel, Llangefni. MAE South Anglesey Shire Horse Sociaty Eisieu Dyn i ganlyn Ystalwyn iddynt. A-nfoner yr emvau a'r telerau erbyn lonawr laf, 1909.-Am fanylion ym- ofyner ag H. R. Evans, Pen'ror&edd, Gaer- wen. ■JURSE Wanted. — Apply, stating age j\i and experience, vo Mrs ^Winter, Madryn. Vber, Bangor. 170 Ja9 OLD FALSE TEETH.—We give highest possible price for above. Offers made, »nd. if not accepted, teeth returned. Dealers hTrld gold or silver in any form. Bankere in old g w->nlfall and Co., Birkdale, references.—Wooif an ana ^o., Souihport. —— OlFRV^NTS' REGISTRY OFFICE, 120, S HIGH STREET. PORTMADOC Yn Eisieu Morwynion at bob ^aifch, oedd da i enethod parchus. Stamp. Mrs Humphreys. SP\RE TIME AGENTS Wanted for Irish Provident Assurance Company, 1 Limited. Liberal Terms -Applly, E. W. Plumridge, District Agent, Masonic Hall, Holyhead. TTTWTED immediate Iv, active and W Pliable'BOOT & SHOE REPAIRER. -Jones, The People's, Pontrhythallt. AN-TED,-100 Couples of RABBITS -Jones, The People's, Pontrhythallt. WANTED,—100 Couples of RABBITS weekh". Best prices. — APP^?' W* Pearson, 10, Stanley Crescent, Holyhead- WANTED — Experienced Commercial Room 'WAITRESS. Accustomed to quick trade. — A^ply, M., '^Observer" 0 £ Bce, Carnarvoii. XH7ANTED, — 10,000 Customers for our Y\ New Series of WELbH XMAS CARDS. Extraordinary value. Packet of 6 post paid 6d.—Francis, High street. Car- narvon. 1845 WANTED, a Situation for a Laid, 15 years of age, just left school, in an Office in Carnarvon. — Box G., 168, "Geoedl" Office, Carnarvon. TTfANTED, A BARMAID, active, ex- V\ perieneed, and used to a quick counter trade. State wages required. Apply, E H Box 169, "Genedi Office, Carnar- von. 169 D25 TIT-ANTED, — At once, good COOK- VY GENERAL. Three in family. Good > reference essential.—Box M., 168, "Obser ver" Office, Carnarvon. 168 YN EISIEU, yn ddioed, APPRENTICE i'r gwaith Saer. Pob mantais i ddyagu. —Ymofyner a R. P. Owen, Joiner, Bod- organ, Anglesey. 165Dc6 YN EISIEU, BAKElt profiadol at Fara a Confectionery. Dyn ieuanc i fyw i mewn. Ymofyner & Mr W. D. Roberts, Eryri Bakery, Penygroes. 169 YN EISIEU, — HOUSEKEEPER, yn medru pob gwaith. Ty gweithivrr, cartr-ef cvfforddus.—Ymofyner, gyda manyl- ion a J. E., Box 170. Swyddfa'r "Genedi," Sir^fon.' 170 THE NEW ESTABLISHMENT OF I THE ROYAL FURNISHING Co., COMPLETE HOUSE FURNISHERS, 305. HIGH ST., BANGOR. WILL BE OPENED On the 18th December. 1908, with every description of Bedroom Suites, Parlour Suites, Sideboards. Selection of Pictures, Oilcloths, Carpets, < £ c., on Cash or Eaay Payments. INSPECTION INVITED. 1869 WHAT IS BETTER THAN A PAIR OF PICTURES FOR A XMAS GIFT. CHEAPEST AND BBST ARTISTIC WORK OBTAINABLE. SPECIALITY IN Portrait Enlargements executed with the greatest perfection and tne finest touch by the most accomplished professional artists. We have the most varied stock of PIC- TURE FRAMES of the LATEST DE- SINGS. All kinds of PICTURES FRAMED on the premises. Moderate charges and quick dispatch. I:) The Fine Art Portrait Company 20, Higb Street, Carnarvon. 1389 FOR SALE AR WERTH,—VAN BARA hardd, o'r style diweddaraf, isel, plate glass o'i chwmpas, hefyd dwy lamp hardd i'w chan- lyn. —Ymofyner & Parry's, 14, Water street, Betheeda. 170 BEST ENGLISH GUNS, HAMMER AND HAMMERLESS, at Factory Prices. Rifles and Rifle ammunition at wholesale club prices. Catalogues free.— W. James Robmte, Charles road, Birming- ham. s157 J a9 CYCLE.—Marvellous Bargain. Gents new c 1907 Coventry Maehine, highest grade; fitted with Clincher Tyres, Crabbe roller lever front and back rim brakes; the very latest Perry's black ballbearing freewheel; plated rims, coloured centres; black enamelled and lined frame, mudguards, magnificent machine, not soiled, complete with gas lamp, bell, pump, spanner, &c., £3 18s 6d. Great bargain, worth double, will send on approval any distance before cash sent.-M. House. St. Madge, Pitman road, Weston-super-Mare. 162Jat5 DOG CART, newydd ei baentio a'i var- nishio, i ffitio 14-15. £ 10.—Ymofyner a "Cart," Swyddfa'r "Wrntyll," Llangefni. DOORS. — Why nee FOREIGN Doore. English made 6ft. 6in. by 2ft. 6in. by ilin. square, 5s; mould 2 sides, 6s 2d; solid moulded, 5s Id. All other sizes in stock. Send builder's trade card for list.— JENNINGS & CO., 356, Pennywell road, BRISTOL.. FOR SALE or TO BE LET.—Excellent SHOP and HOUSE, in splendid posi- tion, in the main street of Holyhead.— Apply, Cyril O. Joces, Solicitor, Holyhead. FOR SALE, One of Messrs Coulthards and Co's. FIVE TON STEAM MOTOR WAGON. Nearly equal to new. A real bargain, worth double the price. Please apply, and we shall be plessed to give fur- ther particulars, &c., to H. O., Box 169, '-Genedl" Office, Carnarvon. 169 FUNERAL STOCK. — Second-hand Hearses £ 30, 20 new patterns; Landaus £ 40, Hansoms £20. Brakes; easy terms. Catalogues. MARSTON'S, Bradford street, BIRMINGHAM. 156,Mr31 GALVANISED CORRUGATEL SHEETS. — 5ft. x 2ft x 24g., Is 9d 6ft. x 2ft. x 24g., 2s; 7ft. x 2ft. x 24g 9 3ft. x 2ft. x 24g., 2s 6d; 28g., 6d p-mr sheet less. Ridgecap, Nails, Washers, Bolts. Carriage paid on lots of 20s.—The Alvn Galvanizing Works, MOLD. sl62 Ja23 GALVANISED CORRUGATED SHEETS, all warranted sound, 3ft., 9d; 4ft., 16; 5ft., 13 3d; 6ft., Is 6d; 7ft., Is 9d; 8ft., 23; 9ft., 2s 5d: 10ft., 2s 8d each. Ridg- ing, 3d per foot; spouting, 3ld per foot. BARBED FENCING WIRE in cwt reels, 224 yards, 6s per reel. Plain Galvanised Wire, in 1 cwt. bundles, 700 yards, 12s per cwt. North Wales Dept., Butler, Bell Works, Northampton. Estab- lished 1828. 161 D26 AR WERTH, — ORGAN, 7 stops, knee swell; ddim gwoeth na newydd. Pris L6.-imofyiner a E. T., Box 170, Swyddfa'r "Ge.nedi," Caernarfon. 170 HARMONIUM, to be Sold, in good con- dition. 7 Stops.—Apply, Mr Llewelyn Jones, Brynllewelyn, Carnarvon. WALLPAPERS from ljd per roll. Any quantity, large or small, suppled at Wholesale Prices. Our stock exceeds 250,000 rolls, all classes. Write for patterns, stating what class you require. The Barnett Wallpaper Co., Ltd. (Dept. 282), Campfield Avenue, Manchester. sl44 Jal2 HITE WYANDOTTE, BUFF OR- PINGTON, BLACK and WHITE LEGHORN. March-April Cockerels and lUieu. Best lariag wtrain obtainable. Grand opportunity to secure first class i utility birds for stock purposes. 3s to 6s each. All particulars as to strain.—Apply, "Birds," "Genedl" Office, Carnarvon. mIlB OLD ENGLISH HOUSE for JL Cheap Jewellery, Gold and Silver Goods, Clocks, Watches, Watch Glasses, Pipes, Cutlery, Electro-plate, Melodious, Violins, Fancy Goods, Noted Firm for Spectacles, Prizes for Athletic Sports. Shopkeepeirs, or those about starting in business, Hawkers, and Travellers will Bnd beet assortment and lowest price for cash only at J. J. MILLING TON'S, 12, Hounds ditch, LONDON, B. Catalogues free. Re tabliahed 50 years. BARGAINS! BARGAINS! I ARMY CLOTHING. Trousers, 4/ Breeches, 41-, OwcoaU, 716; Slouch Hats. 9d.: Haversacks. 6d.; Flannel Shirts (new), 4/11; Puttees, 1/ Canvas Leg. tfiflgs.9d.: Leather Lee.gings. 1/9; Jack Boots, 8/6; etc. POLlCB CLOTHING. Trousers, 3/6: Overcoats, ':6: Oilskin Capes. 3/3: Cloth Capes, 5/6 ta. RAILWAY CLOTHINO. Cord Trousers, 216: Cloth Jackets, 2/6; Sleeved Vests, 1/6; Overcoats. ii- Heaw Reefers. 4/ etc. OILSKIN CLOTHI.140 (New). Sou'westers. 11-. Jackets, Sl9; Long Coats, 8/6; LeitRings, 2/3. GENTS' SUITS (New). Twetd or Blue Serge, 17/11: Youths'ditto. 13/11 Boys' Tweed Suits from 3/4 QENTS' OVERCOATS (New). 13/11; Youths, ditto, to/It: Boys'dit to. 4/11; Gents' Mackintoshes. 12/6 BOOTS & LEGGINGS (New). Real hand-sewn Army Boots, 9'6; Army Boots (special line) 3/11; Brown or Black Leather Puttee or Spring Leggings. stil. BLANKETS. Brown Army Blanketr, 2/- each; New ditto. 5/- each White Navy Blankets, 51. each; .Blankets (new). 7/U pair; ete. BRITISH GOVT. HARNESS. Riding Saddles, complete, 17/6 Riding Bridles, 2/6 Head Collars, 2/6: Driving Reins. 2/6 Neck Collars. 5/6; Steel Haines, Cart Saddles. 6/9; Backbands and Togs. 7/4* Am-echings and Cruppers, 6/9 Horse Rugs from 1.1. SPECIAL OFFERS (New). Horse Clippers. 2/6: I Stable Rugs, S/6; Waterproof Driving Aprons. 3/9; Loto Covers, 3/9; Waterproof Cart Covers, 6/6: Carriage Lamps, 3/11 I Cart Lamps, 1/ Stable ReanUites. ete. 0 Catalogue hit Free. Dept 19 THE ARMY and GENERAL STORES Ltd, Contractors to H.M. Govt.. NOTTINGHAM TO BE LET. C ARXARVO. To Let.-Comfortabit C OFFICES to Let. Central position. -ABcon and Son, Ltd., Castle square. 51902 PENYBWLCHUCHAF FARM, ar Osod. Gwair i borthi pedair buwch ar y tir. (Meddiaat uniongyrchol. Lie dymunol a ohyfleus. —• Ymofyner a Williams, Home, Penrhyndeudraeth. sl69 TO BE LET.—A large and commodious Two-storey WAREHOUSE, facing the Dock. Immediate povwwion.-Apply, The Welsh Publishing Co., Ltd., Carnarvon. TO LET, — BRYN ALUN, Segontium pond South, Carnarvon.—Apply to Mr Jones, at above address. LLANBERIS. — BUILDING LAND TO LET.—TV; Let, at once, on reasonable r.ernits, in one plo-t,, or in single lots, suffi- cient Buikiirig Land for Six Private Cot- iage-i or Business Hmu&ag, allowing spacious Garden at back. Mast suitable vspot in the neighbourhood. Two minutes' walk from L. and N. W. Rly. Station. No restrictions its to nature of trade to be carried on. Length of Lea^-e, 99 years.—Apply to J. J. ROBERTS, Brook House. 170 D28 FOUND. MERLYN wedi Crwydro. Mae Merlvn wedi crwydro yn'dwyn y ndd clust can- lvnol, twll yn y dde. a bwlch tri thoriad o dani, a bwkh tri thoriad o dan v chwith a &ciwsiad oddiarni, yn y Fachell, Talybont. Oni hawlir ef ovn Rhairfyr Slain, gwerthir ef ideJu y costau.—William Williams. 170 I WATERLOO HOUE, CARNARVON, —— MILLINERY at reduced prices. Very Special Value in COSTUMES, JACKETS, & FURS. A Choice Selection of Newest BLOUSES, GLOVES. UMBRELLASf Fancy Goods for Xmas Presents. fJ ,irr WATERLOO HOTJSB, CASTLE SQUARE, r BANGOR HOT POT AND CHRISTMAS CHEER FUND. FIFTH YEAR. SUBSCRIPTIONS are earnestly solicited, S and may be paid in, if possible, on or before December 15th, to any Bank in the City, or to anv of the undersigned. T. F. DARGIE, Chairman. G. R. GRIERSON, Hon. Treas. JOHN ROBERTS, Hon. Sec. 1874 CYNHELIR EISTEDDFOD GADEIRIOL LLAN SANNAN, GWYL BANC, AWST, 1909. Prif Ddarn Cerddorol. "Clodforaf Di, O! Arglwydd" (Tom Price). Gwobr, £ 8 8s, e Chadair Dderw Gerfiedig Hardd I'I Arweinvdd. Cor Meibion. — "Oleum Claer (Dan Prothe-roe). Gwobr, £5 5s, a Silver- mounted Baton i'r Arweinydd. Beirniad: PEDR ALAW, Mus. Bac. Rhestr o'r Testynau oddiwrth yr Ysgrif- enyddion, prie 1tc. T. C. MORTIMER, ac H. M. JONES, 1899 Llansannan. SHORTHAND CLASSES in Welsh and English (Day and Evening) Con- ducted bv R. JOHN ELLIS, FTC.T.S., at Carnarvon and Llanberis. Private and Postal Tuition also given. For Terms, &c., apply to Eilian View, Llanbens, or 25, Banaor street, Carnarvon. Next Term commences December 29th, 1908. 1904 Shipping Shares for Sale, by Private Treaty. (IN ORDER TO CLOSE A TRUST). 10 £ 5 Shares in the "Marion Inglis I Ship Co., Ltd." » I 10 £ 5 Shares in the "Marion Ballan- tyrie Ship Co., Ltd." I 5 £ 20 Shares in the "Talus Ship Co., Ltd." 2 £ 50 Shares in the^ "Maritime Steamship Co., Ltd. 2 £ 50 Shai^es in the "W:11mm B Thomas Liverpool, Steamship Co., Ltd." 369 £ 1 Shares in the "County Ship- ping Co., Ltd." (I £ 100 Share in the "Celtic Monarch Bhip Co., Ltd." 1 £ 100 Share in the "Celtic Queen l~ to., "Lt3.r I 2 £ 100 Shares in the "Celtic Race t 2 CIOO Shares -in the "Celtic Race Co., Ltd." 10 £1 Shares in the "Liverpool and 1 North Wales Steamship Co., Ltd." All the Shares are full paid-up. Group "A" are under the Management of Messrs W. Lewis and Heron, 10, Fenchurch Avenue, London, E.C. Group "B" are under the Management of Messrs Wm. Thomas and Co., 14, Water street, Liverpool. Group "C" are under the Management of Messrs R. Hughes-Jones, 88, The Albany, Liverpool. Best offers to he made to J. EVANS JONES, Solicitor. Bangor. 1919 CARNARVON CAGE BIRD SHOW DRAW.—Winning Numbers :—575 554 573; 960 291; 458; 863; 876; 813; 447 48; 901; 639 778; 316. 1955 TO CORRESPONDENTS. BAfPTlSTiS AND OHlRISTMAS.—This let- ter is unavoidably kept over till next week.
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Dkerber I; fUrtSS FRIDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1908. CHRISTMAS JOYFUL AND OTHER- WISE. Most,people consider it their duty to be merry a-nd haippy ait Christmae time. There is ia tradition that it is right to be so, and many people who carry heavy loads of worry on tlieir minds throughout the year feel they have. no licence to throw them off at this seatsqn, just as,th-,oy have a license to miake new resolutions and break them at the New Year. Tradesmen and others do their utmost, of course, to flastroy this com- plac-eucy by sending in bills aaicl ■calling for Chrastnias-fcoxes. Most people will have noticed how obliging a. good many other peiople have been d.,aring the last few weeks. Some, unsuspecting' and innoccxit persons, may ha.ve imputed this to newly-acqunred .a,mia,bihty and habits of industry, but we are afraid that visions of tips Inwe had something .to do with the change. As for the bills, we would like to meet the man who first invented the custom of sending out bills art. this season of the year. Lynch law would be too .good for luim. In spite of ,all these difficulties and drawbacks, how- ever, most people manage to have a fairly good time, and it is well it should be so. Surely one day in the year of peaoce and goodwill, one day -of .throwing care to the winds, and of acting as Nature intended us to act, is good for us, and good for those aibout ne. It is a pity that the spirit of Christmas could not be spread over the rest of the year; tlve world would then be an easier and better place to live in. jjo.st ipeople manage to enjoy themselves at Christmas ti-me;-wliat about the people wb- dp not? It may be ofd-tfasshioned to se that we should think of our less. fortunate brethren just now, but an old- igashioned sermon oan sometimes be a timely sefflion, too. During ithe last few weeks we hwe called attemtiion in this paper to the terrible distress prevailing in some Car- narvon homes; douitblese, the same state of tlityip is to 00 found in other towns around us We are not thinking so much of t.iv lowers, of the people who do not work and will not work, amd the professional beggars, though it must not be forgotten that the ohJdren of the people have to suffer, but of the families where sickness or unemploy- meat have brought poverty. These are the j people who really suffer, and suffer in sikttce. The most difficult thing to bear abeut poverty is not being poor, but be- coning poor, with the consequent wounds to fell-respect and ind'ejpendeii'C-e. We are afrrid there are mamy people in thia class in Carna-rvoii and Bangor -to whom thuf Clmtoas will not be very joyful unless thcPe who have -an inkling of tlieir eircum- cufsftaMt'es Jielp in a kindly and ^aietfi;! ww*. We appeal especiadly on beh^if of the children. little cliildareni who, Xhile others atre'htaippy around them, surely-ought not to be left without their share; of brightness and joy also. We do not know of any organisation that can h £ .lp these cases. We heartily sispport the Christmas dinner to the poor, and the origijiaifcors an4 the supporters of tlie scheme, but private fcind- nesc- and good feeling can do even more in thedire-etion we have indicated. It is, per- Jiapt, not necessary to write ilius; game people, \ve know, will do their utmost, but, on tf,e other hand, some who have the PO"'eœ to help are thoughtles-s and forget- ful. We know of no better Christmas reading than the account of ihow -Sir Roger de Coverley kept Chrurtmas, and hid" qpiiQt13 thereon. They should be read, .Mmited, and Inwardly digested. Anf so we wris.}. our readers, one aind &U, A MERRY CHRISTMAS.
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Ñötesof the Week. The Rev H. Harries Hughes. Wie are sorry to hear that the Rev Howell Haz/fies Hughes, the pastor of Moriah C.M. Chapel, will soon be leaving to take charge of the chuv-ch at Prince's road, Liverpool. Mr Hughes' stay at Carnarvon has been short, but during that time he has become poptjlar with his own church and with out- siders as well. He has taken no part in pulbtic "life—he has had no time even if he desired to do HO,—but he has made his mark as ai preacher, and he undoubtedly has a briwfit future before him. As pastor of Morjah, he succeeded the Rev Evan Jones, no ektsy task and as pastor of Prince's road, he will <Je the successor of men like the Rev John Williams, Brynsiencyn; the late Dr Owe!.1 Thomas, and the late Dr Saunders. It is np small compliment to a man as young as Nir Hughes to be called to follow these men. but his career so far justifies our belief that the experiment, if experiment it may Cjflllcd, will be quite successful. At Prim «'* road, Mr Hughes will have plenty of work cut out for him, an ample plat- form, and a wide scope for usefulness. We shall 'inisis him from Carnarvon, but Carnar- von's' loss will be Liverpool's gain. Prizle Distributions. Accounts of prize distributions were flow- ing l a from all quarters last week. To us the fnost interesting were those of the Coun^-il Schools, and the amount of work and time devoted by teachers and children toO making these meetings successful seems to us to be a high tribute to the interest taken| in education in the county. The soliooif has become an institution in which all ma y take an interest; it is no longer the prison house, dreaded of the children and tA by the parents. One sees from these d'uinual meetings and their programmes what 1 an influence a good school and an eneraSptic schoolmaster may be in a district. In thfj schools, Wales has the directing of her o»v'n future; she may either make the children imitation Englishmen, and bring up a g eneration of boors and snobs, or bring up a 4generation of sturdy Welshmen, versed in t-h ir own history, respecting their own literature, and knowing and loving their own II vnguage. The choice is our own no GoveT "Imaut would domineer us out of our hl}gue, there is no attempt made to i thrott Ie our nationality. We are glad that the w hool is so important; but we would r r sti-11 more were we sure- that, in addi- tion tcL-) I important, it was also always nation (\1. Welshmen Abroad. It would be very interesting to have a r>') Tn list of prominent Weishiueii in fore gn*laii-ds-M.P.'s, Congressmen, judges, &c. t A South Wales paper has compiled the folio oing list:- r — Charles Hughes, Governor of New YorVIt State. 2.- -Ellis Roberts, late Treasurer of United State. M'- „ e o 3__ ,Hon. Tom Price, Premier ot bouth Austr 4.- Pllon. W. H. Hughes, Attorney-General of NV^w South Wales. 5. Sir Daniel Morris, K.C.B., D-Sc. (ChieP^ of the Imperial Department of Agri- (ChieP^ °f the Imperial Department of Agri- cultui West 6—Sir Samuel Griffith, K.C.M.G., Cluef Justice of Australian Commonwealth. 7 -Hon. Lewis Thomas, member of the UDD^ House of Queensland. gF_ -Sir T. R. Price, K.C.M.G., Chief of Sout>^ African Railways. 67 r 9. — Sir Lawrence Jenkins, K.C.I.E., j member of the Indian Council. I 10.—Rev R. Gwyn, M.A., -D.D., Bishop of Khartoum. The Prime Minister of Tasmania is the Hon. J. W. Evans, C.M.G. Is he a Welsh- man? Mr Lloyd George in Liverpool. We see no reason for blaming Mr Hoyd George for resolving to exclude ladies fW his Sun Hall me.eting at Liverpool. Had X not been decided to do &0, it is quite certain tha.t ihe could not have delivered his speech. which was the most important he has de- livered for some time. We cannot help .admiring the Suffragist* for tlieir tenacious and plucky methods, but if they insist upon disturbing every meeting addressed by a. Ca.binet Minister, it is only fair that such meetings should be protected by the method adopted in this case. It is hard upon the ladies, we admit, but it is war, and war- like tactics must be adopted. We do not think peaca will reign till women have the vote. No amount of scoffing and contempt will do away with the militant movement, eJlld Parliament must resign itself to the in- evitable The Slate Quarries. The usual annual conferences have been held to consider prices for 1909. We are pleased to learn that the precedent of last year has not been followed. Then a severe reduction took place. This year, the Fes- tiniog Quarries have made no change in prices. The Carnarvonshire Quarries have made some slight alterations. These were mere adjustments, some sizes being a little out of proportion. We hope that the last has been heard of reductions in slate prices.
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Without Prejudice. CHRISTMAS. It has often been said that Christmas is an excellent institution, in that it bJångs about what is known as "good cheer," and some degree of generosity. That this is true to somt extent, I have no doubt. Espe- ciallv am I devoid of doubt with regard to the good cheer. A mere look round, about this time of the year, is quite enough to do aw aty witth any possible doubt on that point. Just think of the over-fed animals that go to over-feed us for Christmas, not to men- tion the other preparations made to bring us good ehc,r! Of course, we must at least have a goose or a tUTkey, cannot do without Christmas cards. A goo* -fliafly Y us have to pay somewhat dearly for those Lairv stockings" supposed to be lef* inJ**1" rooms by that venerable old myth, Santa Claus. I have often wished tha.t I could mee-t the man who invented Santa Glaus. He has caused me no end of trouble, to tell you the truth. It is my custom to lock the doors before going to bed, hence this problem which I have had to solve: The doors being locked, how can Sant-a Claus enter the house at dead of night? I thought the only was the chimney, and I said so, think- ing I might then be allowed to go on read- ing. But there immediately a.rose another problem, to wit-How could Santa. Claus climb to the top of the house and come down the chimney? There was only one way I could think of. so I gave him wings That seemed to be satis-factory-for a while, I was allowed to construe just a sentence, and then, I had a harder task, thOuglJl it is a good many years now since I left school. And this was iihe task:—Seeing that Santa Claus had wings, he must. be an angel, *nd being an angel, the shop where he keeps his toys must be in the lieaveir-is that not so? Now, this was nearly too much for me, I admit, and I had a stronger desire than èvtr. to meet the inventor of Santa Claas. I stod, at last that Santa was a very clever old riMMi. that no one knew exactly where his shop was; that lie had made his own wings, some- how, and that he did not like people to ask. questions about him. This produced a. pio found silence, and I was just congratulating mvself on the result, when I found that I was not the most careful thinker in our house by a long way I was askexl to it clear whether children would be aUowea to ask questions about Santa Claus, as 1 Had only said that he did not like "people to do- so I aid that he objected very strongly in- deed to children's questions, and was then allowed to read further. Now, all this belongs to Christmas, and is perhaps an essential port of the good el-ieer. It must,- no doubt, be borne, and can, par- tially, be too. But what puzzles me somewhat is the supposed Christmas generosity. It is true that having dasposed of rather too much of the goose or the turkev and of the wine, or whatever it may be, we feel ourselves on pretty good terms for the while with all men. Sometimes we go. so far as to give some of them coals or flannels, telling ourselves that it is all due to Christ- mas, and that it has nothing whatever to do with elections or any such things. We may igivk- awav a more plentiful supply of things which we could not eat after the goose or the turkey and the wine, and may even part with a few pennies at the door, returning to the oosv fireside with the remark that we ought tb thank Someone that we are not like other men And when we have said that, we feai a proud glow of satisfaction at our vir- tuous generosity, and we forget to thank that Someone, after all- We sometimes take as much interest as we' possibly can und:>t the circumstances in hos- pitals, workhouses or soup kitchens, and are rightly indignant if those fellows of the news- papers ignore the good work-we have par- taken in. We lie-ep ourselves in this frame of mind for parliaps a whole week, until we come to the time when it, is nece^s^ry to con- sider the question of turning over a. new, leaf. That. perchance, I may discuss later on, so I must now briefly but mention it. We do not mean to abandon our generosity., in turning over the new leaf, and yet, some- how, w«- are not ouite so generous after Chrietmas has gone. Why? That is tlie puzzle I referred to. There is an ordinary idea that our Christ- mas kind lie s is due to the fact, that we are thinking of Him in whose honour the festival is kept. Tint mnv be true to some extent. Personally, I Miitm's "Hymn to the Nativity" on Christmas Eve, because r think it. does, me cood, a.t least. But I often feel that our Christmas has become a very selfish affair in spite of our generosity, and th?vt we might profitably consider it- our duty always to be as generous as we can. I would not have a dull Christmas, nor a dull day in the rear, if I could help it, but to have ;1, "festive season" suggests as its complement the prevalence of the opposite. Now Christmas, as it i., has come, and sin- cerely, I wish my readers a merrv one. I don't suppose yon always agree with me, any more than T n.f!r{' with you. but I hope you read wha.t T write in the soirit it which it is written. If yon ennnof. do that. I recommend you not to read it ;1' all, and am quite pre- pared to give up writing it myself. «
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Tli- name British for Welsh has a leigal e-anction modern a- well as ancient. A stainte IJI!ed in 1863 l' ""("1'S to rHvine service being hteld "in the British or Welsh tongue." In the sohere of religious poetry, three s'ng of Wales atand in tlie, front. rank, and Wales, P'^h-op of St, .Asaph, may well be pmurl of 11,. fact. The three are— George Herbert, born at Montgomery; Henry Va^pbian, -rornat Scethrog, Brecon- shire; and Vicar Prichard, of Llandovery.
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[ALL BIGHTS BE&EBVBD.J UE, THE MUSIC OF CL-IRISTIIAS. THE ROMANCE BEHIND FAMILIAR COMPOSITIONS. BY ALGERNON ROSE. CHRISTMAS REVELS. Underlying the music of Christinas is much interesting romance. For centuries the extra- ordinary event which our chief winter festival 3Mebrates has been the cause of great jubila- tion.. In consequence, it is easily to be im- agih^d that, many delightful stories are inter- woveh with the songs of rejoicing handed down fvjm generation to generation. Ignorant of the real dat-e of our Saviour's birth, the Roman6-according to Gibbon- fixed a solemn festival on December 25th. This, prior to that era, had been the Bin- malia, when pagans had celebrated annually the ^Her solstice, or the birth of the sun. At that Hme, also, wa3 the Yuletide of the Druids, and the Breadfeast, or Lam- mas, of the primitive^Anglo-Saxons. It is unhikely tnai .Nativity of our Lora I really occurred in Decer. Neither flocks nor shepherds could haye,v>een out in the fields of Bethlehem at nighttime during our twelfth month, because in Illestiiie that is the height of the rainy seasoi. and when it rains there it is impossible to keep up an umbrella. So the early Christians. iif all pro- bability; agreed to honour the blr of our Saviour on December 25th with the hope of supplanting the unseemly orgies of th^agau Saturnalia which obtained at that time. Be this as it may, the character ot tho music of Christmas was affected, in no smqj 1 t 1tI..T 4- measure, by holding the r east or tlie I in mid-winter and grafting it on to a very hilarious holiday. Especially in England, Christmas has always been a merry time. In the good old days, on the conclusion of pious devotions on Christmas Eve, large candles were lighted and a huge balk of timber called the Yule-log was burnt. In the houses of the wealthy an officer named the Lord of Mis- rule was chosen to superintend the revels.. At Oxford and Cambridge, one of the Masters of Arts directed both the Christmas and Candle- Laas sports. For this he received a fee of 40s., equal to more than £ 5 in our day. ORIGIN OF CAROLS. These diversions were continued till the Reformation. Indeed, our bacchanalian Christmases and New Yeartides in the Middle Ages compared very closely with the Saturnalia and Feasts of Janus of Roman times; but, whereas the Saturnalia lasted five days, our Feast of Misrule endured for twelve days. At that time houses and churches were decked with evergreens, and narticularlv with mistletoe. Here, again, we see a I. Iiiional custom of Druidical worship harmonisine witn Christian observances. As to merriment, this -as expressed most notably by means of the dance. Originally, it is interesting to note, our Christmas carol, like the ballad, was nbthing but a dance. The true import of the old French carols was a terpsichorean performance in which hands were joined together in a circle. It is strange how the meanings of words change in the lapse of centuries.. At first, then, a carol implied motions of the feet and body. Next, if we come to Chaucer's time, carolling meant sometimes dancing and at other times singing. But to- day a true carol is a vocal composition, with or without instrumental accompaniment. «nd for the singers to kick up their heels during the performance would be regarded as quite out of keeping with the spirit of the words. MYSTERY PLAYS. What is so interesting about not a few of our Christmas carols is that their descent has .been traced from the mystery-plays of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. In those primitive times the Church, in order to enter- tain the people, indulged in extraordinary re- presentations of the events associated with the birth of Christ. A curious picture, illustrating one of the Christmas plays of Coventry, represents the stable at Bethlehem. In the manger is ilio Holy Child. Kneeling with the parents are shepherds. Behind, them are attendant angels. Their singing is accompanied by a man playing on the bagpipes, by sheep bleat- ing, oxen lowing, and so forth. But all the animals and birds haite labels hanging from ,g their mouths. On these tags are Latin in- scriptions. By reading the words from right to left the carol sung runs, in English, some- what as follows: The cock crows Christ is born. There- upon the raven caws When was He born To this the crow squawks This night. I he ox then lows: 'Where?' A shaggy sheep bleats in reply In Bethlehem Thereupon the voice of an angel, flying overhead, sings Glory in the highest!' That refrain gives us the words of the farst carol, or Noel, which, in the ancient mysterv- plays, always formed the Angelic Solo. The impressive phrase, Glory to God in the Highest, on earth peace and goodwill towards men," was sung by a single voice prior to an outburst of an appropriate chorus by the mul- titude. Yet, for many generations, such music scarcely did justice to the text. THE CHRISTMAS ORATORIO. It was not until Handel's greatest tiiumph, "The Messiah," that the old Latin "Gloria in Excelsis Deo" may be said to have reached the greatest sublimity of which human art is capable. Here we have the second number of the Roman Mass appro- priated boldly to Protestant use. Handel took the theme for his vigil of the shepherds from a Calabrian melody of great antiquity. This he had treasured up in his mind thirty- two years before the time came to use it. How he employed that simple tune is well known in his "Shepherds Abiding in me Field." the tranquil Pifa" giving 116 the re- citative. Then comes that wonderful number which finds its climax in the chorus, "Glory to .God in the Highest In this, silvery trumpet-tones at a distance represent the music of the heavenlv host as the shepherds heard it. Soon the sounds increase in volume. and the words Goodwill towards men are reached. Finally, they die away into the gentlest pianissimo with the departure of the angelic choir. ■ > Less elaborate than this masterly oratorio are the simpler Christmas songs or carols. These may be divided into three kinds-the Ecclesiastical, -the Popular, and the Festive. As I have already observed, Christmas music has been influenced by two forces of an op- posite character. Whilst the Church hymn has sobered the baocunalian folk-song, tha latter has. in a sense, brightened up the Church chant. As regards such effervescence, if we turn to fifteenth century music we find the organist of the Cha.pel Royal, the famous William Byrd, who was steeped in sacred music almost from infancy, elaborating Christmas carols in an extraordinarily secu- lar manner. The reason of this was that one of the duties of the gentlemen of the Chap"] Royal was to entertain their Sovereign b r1 ringing before him Noels at this season. In France, at the beginning of the seven- teenth century, Eustache du Caurroy treated the Noel in ployphonic style with marked originality. Thus, in Burgundy, the Christ- mas carols or Noëla, became a6 famous as did, in Germanv, certain Weihnaehts Gesange. Yet, in no country did the simple Jmnes evolved at Christmastide obtain, in the affections of the people, a firmer hold than in England. To instance only a few. the famous Bo:r- s Head Carol, the old melody sung to "God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen," "Christ Was Born on Christmas Day," Good Christian Men, Rejoice and Sing." and Good King Wenceslaus, Looked Out." are never likeJv to be forgotten. KING WENCESLAUS. The famous carol introducing King W,-ne,til,4tus, refers less to Christmas than to the' day which follows, since the Feast of Stephen is what is popularly called in Eng land "Boxing Day." This name. of course, has nothing to do with pugilism, but derives its origin from the fact that, in the early days of Christianity, boxes were placed in churches for promiscuous charity. These were opened on Christmas Day, but the contents were distributed by the priest on \he follow- dav and called the Dol» of the Chrintmatt- bas. To children Good King Wenceslahe has al- ways appealed, since he was crowned King, of Bohemia when only two years old. Neverthe- less, the legend of the good king has no con- nection with the original Latin verøett of the Christmas carol. A greater monarch than Wenceslans was Charlemagne. Boru long before the first- named, he was entitled Emperor of the West." Like mary Princes of his time, Charlemagne was7sufficiently musical to don the surplice and take hi^ place in the church choir. Thure he imposing ap- pearance. His historian, AKhbishop Turpin, hM recorded that Charles the. Great stood 8ft. high. His face was a spnn and a-half long. The breadth of his forehead, was 1ft., his body and bones being proportionately Ug. His enthusiasm for music led him to endow special classes for its cultivation at the Uni- versity of Paris, which he founded. More- over, fie instituted throughout his dominions echoois for the study both of the theory and the practice of music. At home, the Em- peror entertained music-lovers by singing and playing, and when he was not away at the wars he gave lessons to his daughters during three hours every day. VENI CREATOR." Remember, Charlemagne reigned at the be- ginning of the ninth century. Yet, to-day, a beautiful chant composed by him is still heard in our churches. In the time of Charles n. the English poet Dryden translated the Latin words of Charlemagne's hymn in a manner familiar to most church-goers. The Latin title iG, Veni Creator Spiritus." In English, the carol begins, Come, Holy GhOBt. Creator come. And visit all the souls of Thine Thou hast inspired our hearts with light, inspire them now with light divine." A more typical Christmas carol, which at the same time is an ecclesiastical chant, ifl that known as the Portuguese Hymn. It is set to an ancient melody claimed by Roman Catholios as being peculiarly their own. •Nevertheless, no carol is more used by all denominations of Christians than Adeste Fickies." In English, it is O Come, All Ye Faithful." So remote is its origin that it ia regardÇi aa the very Fir6t Ecclesiastical Carol." A favotwjfe tune, from the time of Queen Elizabeth v, the present day, has been Greensleevsg >> or Which Nobody Can Deny." It i^^lso the air of "Christmas Coines But On^ q, Year." In "The Merry Wives of Windso* Shakespeare makes Fal- staff say, Let t skv rain potatoeg I let it thunder to the tune 0f Greensleeves and I will shelter me here." CHRISTMAS'S LAMENTATION. In Quoen Elizabeth's rtign was published this peculiar carol. since it \S strange to con- nect a period of rejoicing with a. general lamentation. But the chorus 0f woe had no reference to the Nativity. It expresses regret, rather, at the desertion of counts-houses by the quality for the dissipations of the town. The refrain has the words, Hous^ where music was pleasure do waste that which old Christines was wonted to feast." In this carol, very interesting is the sixth etanza, which begins Since pride came up with the yellow starch, yellow starch poor folks do want," Yellow starch is not here a synonym for gold; it refers to the veg.etable substance used to stiffen linen. In the reign of Queen Bess yellow starch came into fashion, and continued to be in vogue until November, 1615. After that date it was no more used. Why? Thereby hangs a tale, and one intimately bound up with this old carol. Mrs. Turner was a celebrated beauty who was no better than she ought to be. She was found guilty of poisoning Sir Thomas Overbury. In pro- nouncing the death sentence, the Lord Chief Justice said that, as she was the person who had brought yellow starch into society, she should be hanged in a dress so starched, that the same fashion might end with the shame .ind detestation of her person. To be in keep- ing with the murderess, even the hangman who executed her wore yellow ruffs on the fatal dav. A pathetic story of a different character is that which is connected with the celebrated Christmas carol known as "The Mistle- toe Bough." Attempts have been made in vain to trace the origin of tiai-i. lcgioutl TilLe actual chest in which the skeleton of the young bride was discovered has been claimed to be the property of several families, not. only in this country but abroad. The poet Rogers, who wrote the words, describes the young ladv as the bride of Lord Lovel. But sufficient has been said to shew how much romance there is behind many familiar Christmas carols. The subject is full of in- terest, and can only be touched upon in the briefest way. in the gpfAce at my disposal.
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BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, DEATHS. BIRTHS. WilliMllDec. 14, the wife of Mr D. Wil- liams, Bodgwynedid, Portmadoc, of a,-on. MARRIAGES. Ivor-Parry—Wilscn—.Dec. 15, at the Parish Church, Grantham, bvthe Rev F. T. Hetling, rector of Retbmle (uncle of the bride), assisted by the Rev R. T. Sanlez, vicar of Willin-gale, Essex, and the Rev C. B. Nieoll, rector of Wyville. Lines., A. Ivor-Parry, of Pwllheli, eldest eon of Mr Robert Ivor-Parry, to Edith, eldest daughter of the late Rev J. R. Wilson, rector cf Cavendish, Suffolk, and' of Mrs J. R. Wilson, and niece of Dr Richard Wilson, of Grantham. Jones—Rowlands—Dec. 10, at the Regis- trar's Office, Bangor, by MT D. .G. Davies, registrar, Mr A. Trevor Jones. Pen is a'mailt,, Bethesda, to Mies Catherine Rowlands, Nairt y Ty, Bethesda. Roberts—Roberts—Dec. 12, at Llidiardati -(M.C.) Chapel, by the Rev A. Davies, Mr D. J. Roberts, Tynewydd. Llidiardau, to Miss J. Roberis. Stores, Corwen. DEATHS. Daviec-De,e. 14, Mrs Davies, 16, Snowdon street, Portmadoc, relict of the Ed- ward Daviüs, (M.IC.). aged; 80 years. Symons- ^Dec. 21, at 18 Marcus street, Car- narvon, Mr John Symons, gardener, aged 49 years. The funeral will t:tk place at ()n,?'dOC'k on Saturday, Dec. 26th.
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