The Aberdare Leader

THE DEAF AND DUMB. SIR,-They tell me that our Guardians are going in for a home for the deaf and dumb for this parish. Why, there is a splendid one in Swansea, to which we are all called upon to subscribe annually. Why can't that do ? But then, you see, our rates are not high -enough. We love to pay rates and taxes in this town. Wait till they are 10s in the pound, then how smilingly and delightedly will men pay up. How happy they will look.-I am, Aberdare. SIMON.

A PROPHECY! SIR,-IVill you kindly allow me a small space of your LEADER to publish a prophecy. There are a few illustrious names still in the prophetic profession, though we may occasionally have to live on bread alone. I have been in the prophebic line for a con- siderable time—I mention this in an intro- ductory sense rather than as an attempt to influence your readers. Having very early developed the prophetic sense I foresaw that I would never be burdened with worldly riches or be unduly puffed with intellectual attainments. It was a happy hit, and I was not happier then than now. The only draw- back in the life of a prophet is that he pre- dates his fellowmen. It is he that actually finds the times out of joints," as it were. Though accused of being vague, I shall attempt to say what I want to say. A few years ago I saw dimly on the horizon Wales fast approaching a period when she would be swayed by a generation of boys, and to- day we see that it is a nation of boys led by boys—Wisdom cutting her teeth preco- ciously. The tomorrow of Wales will see the effects of the ingathering of the multitudes —a mild manner of religious conscription. About 1910 the theological hosts will be camping on the slopes of Carmel and Heb- ron and in the valleys of Judea, and the thundering sound of battle will roll along the marshy banks of Jordan. It will be time of great tribulation. Old men will lift their hands in horror, mothers in .Israel will be bent with grief. Yours, &c., RABBI

A TERRIBLE EVIL AND ONE OF THE REMEDIES. SIR,-Statistics prove that as the wages of the working classes rise so do lunacy and crime. Now, this is a deplorable fact, and how are we to meet it ? We as Trades Unionists are certainly not going to keep down wages so as to reduce this evil therefore we must adopt other methods. Why should the rise and fall of wages be connected with crime and lunacy ? When we realise that three-fourths of our national crime is brought on through drink alone, and when we find that the drink bill is greatly increased in good times, we can at once see where the increase of wages go to, and the results. Now, what are we going to do ? Are we going to allow this increase of wage, which we are so dearly struggling for. to become a curse, instead of a blessing to us ? It should be the great desire of each one of us to give a helping hand to our brothers who have fallen in the mire The suggestion to create counter attractions to our public houses for our young men, espe- cially, appears to me to be the most prac- tical way to remove this terrible curse. Seeing there ic a movement on foot to form a branch of the Y.M.C.A. at Aberdare, I think we should all support this movement, and endeavour to bring to a successful issue that which would prove one very great counter attraction.—Yours, &c., A. J. WILLIAMS. 11, Upper Regent street, Aberdare.

RELIGION AND THE BLACK ART. SIR,-I am glad to find 11 Truth is not the bitter opponent of Christianity I had imagined him to be, and I readily apologise for misjudging him. We have evidently many things in common. But is he not labouring under a misapprehension when he practically charges Nonconformity with being the authors of the outrages perpetra- ted upon so called witches in the 18th and earlier centuries ? I admit that the religion of that day was tinged with the gross superstition of the age, and that many things were done in the name of religion, that never had its sanction, and perhaps his- tory is to some extent repeating itself to-day. Men are always influenced more or less by the spirit of their age, but the burning of witches was not done by "Nonconformists as such. It was executed by legal process. Among the latest English books treating seriously of the Black Art" is Sibleys' illustration of the Occult Science, of which a 10th edition bears date London, 1807. Then a quotation from the Encycloptedia Brittanica is given as follows:—The statute of James 1st of England enacts that all persons invoking any evil spirit, or con- sulting, covenanting with, entertaining, em- ploying. feeding or rewarding any evil spirit should be guilty of felony and suffer death. This was not repealed until George II." So then they were harried and burnt by ]aNv! The last "witch" may have been burnt in the lancf of the Covenanters, but not by them. Indeed, they were pretty fully occupied with their own trials. Peace be to their ashes On the whole they set an example worthy of our emulation. Further, is not Truth in error when he states that Nonconformity apply means" akin to witchcraft" to-day. The Spirit of God is not a spirit of evil. How- ever mistaken and over-zealous some con- verts may be, they honestly desire the highest good for the subjects of their prayers. Regarding certain persons owing money to tradesmen for whom they pray, if their conversion is real they will pay their debts (if possible). I have heard of some paying their beer debts already. Have patience. Let the new converts exult in their new- found joy and let them pass it on to others in their own way, even if it be a little ir- regular. Now a word as to the labels." I think I made it clear that I am not a bigot. There is room for the Ethical Society and the disciples of Herbert Spencer in my brotherhood. Every force which makes for righteousness is of God to quote R. J. Campbell, Faith is pursuing the highest within the range of one's moral vision." I am sufficiently broad I hope, but I have a label, and am proud of it, although it was but a nickname at first-" Methodist." Its traditions are worthy of being cherished, its roll of noble men and women who toiled and suffered for the common good is a long one. The Methodist Revival is said to have saved this country from a revolution for which it was ripe. All the Sects have reason to be proud of their ancestry. They have all been cradled in persecution. They were each raised up to meet a certain need, to do a specific work. Whilst we have men of different temperaments and habits of thought, there will be sects and they will be labelled, and when all the sects are gathered in one common communion there will still be a label Christian (the Christ one). Would to God we were Christ ones in the highest sense of the word! Even that is a nickname, for" rhey were first called Christians at Antioch" in derision. Just a word as to ostentatious praying. There is less ostentation than you imagine. Just try praying in public, it is anything but easy. It takes the starch out of most men under nominal conditions, but being filled with the spirit present day Christians can say with the Apostle, "I can do all things through Christ who strengtheneth me." I hope the upright tradesmen" and cultured gentlemen spoken of in your nice letter will overlook the little indiscretions of the Revivalists, and accept the Christ for themselves (if they have not already done so). If not, with all their excellence of character and culture they still lack one thing." In conclusion, I reciprocate the kindly sentiments expressed in your last epistle and sincerely trust that we shall continue to serve God and our generation, and each in his own way be loyal to Him who declared The Son of Man came not to be ministered unto. but to minister and to give His life a ransom for many." I remain, &c., LAYMAN.

PUBLIC HALL, TRECYNON. SIR,—After waiting patiently for the publication of the ABERDARE LEADER for January 28th, in the hope of finding my questions answered by Gweithiwr," I was, alas, disappointed. With him it was Silence that reigned supreme." I felt glad, however, to find another correspondent, namely, Dickens," taking the matter up. The letter seems to be very interesting. In the first paragraph he states he was rather amused, while the second paragraph shows clearly that he was annoyed by the Pickwick Questions," and, again, in his last paragraph it seems that he is almost ashamed of Gweibhiwr's language, for the word "splits" by "Gweithiwr" has been abolished, and the words, One small section of the public used instead. Now, if by splits he means one small section of the public, we naturally arrive at the conclusion that splits are a part of the public, therefore, they must be of the same feelings, customs, &c as the public in general, and open to receive the same privi- leges on exactly the same terms. Dicken's" answer to the first question is very good indeed, and if he would condescend to an- swer the other questions we might have some dear understanding, and see what is wrong in letting the Hall to chis one section of the public." So in order to set him a good example, I will endeavour to answer his questions to the best of my ability. 1. Do fish swim ? Yes, if alive, and they do so without grumbling that birds are flying. 2. Have the Japanese taken Port Arthur ? Yes, but by firmly facing their enemies, and not shirk them as Dickens did the Pick- wick Questions." 3. Is I-Pickwiel- a human being ? Pray, Mr Editor, allow me to throw Dicken's own ball back for once, by asking, Who knows Pickwick better than Dickens' ? I remain, &c., PICKWICK.

The Allegations against a Mountain Ash Tradesman. Mr Wm. Thomas, solicitor, Station-street, Aberdare, has been engaged to defend Jane Hughe3, sixteen years of age, who was charged at the Abercynon Police Court, last Wednesday with stealing X6 from David Thomas, of Oxford-street, Mountain Ash, by whom she was formerly employed as a servant, and against whom she preferred a counter charge. Sir Marchant Williams adjourned the hearing for a fortnight to en- able the girl to obtain legal aid.

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Aberdare Police Court. On Tuesday, before Sir T. Marchant Williams (Stipendiary) Messrs D. P. Davies, D. W. Jones, and Dr Jones. A DRUNKEN CRIPPLE'S ADVENTURES. Dermot O'Duddo, a familiar figure at the Police Courts, was charged with being drunk and disorderly in Merthyr Station. The foreman porter at Merthyr said that on Monday defendant came to the station and pointing to witness said, This is the b-- foreman that gave me a month." Defendant: That is quite right. The witness proceeded to state that O'Duddo, who is a cripple, commenced a vigorous assault on him with his crutch. Defendant: That is all untrue. You collared my stick that keeps me alive. The Clerk then conducted an enquiry with a view of ascertaining whether O'Duddo was qualified for the black list. The Clerk enumerated four previous convictions against him. In answer to the first charge O'Duddo said, Yes, I went to a pub to get some coffee." Ln the second instance he was, he said, robbed in the Police Station. The third time he was not drunk. Regard- ing the fourth offence he had just emerged from the expiation thereof in prison. The Stipendiary placed him on the black list and fined him 10s and costs. He expressed a keen desire to go to Car- diff instead of Swansea, and was extremely solicitous regarding some whiskey and beer bottles which he alleged the police had annexed. BEGINNING A NEW LIFE. John Davies assured the Bench that he was commencing a new life. The Stipen- diary was rather sceptical on that point, but let him off with a fine of 10s and costs for drunkenness. CHIMNEY FIRES. James Davies was fined 5s and costs and Joseph Dodd and Frederick Davies 2s 6d and costs each for setting their chimneys on fire. BREACH OF COLLIERY RULES. Frank Neal, a collier, was charged with not hanging his lamp up in his stall so as to avoid the risk of it being struck and thereby igniting the gas. A fireman at the Lower Duffryn Colliery said that defendant admitted to him that he had placed the lamp on the ground. Mr Powell, the manager, also gave evidence. Defendant maintained that when the lamp was hung up it was very difficult to obtain sufficient light. The Stipendiary remarked that that was in his favour, and a small fine of 5s and costs would be inflicted. R. M. Lewis was accused of entering the cage in the Lower.Dnffryn Colliery shaft, when it already contained the allotted number. James Cahill, hitcher. stated thut he had asked defendant to go out of the cage, but he refused. Defendant denied having been asked to leave the cage. He was not told anything until he reached the bank. Edward Wood, overman, deposed that he was at the bottom of the pit when defendant entered the cage. He told him that he would have to pay for his offence. Fined 10s and costs. ASSAULT AT ABERNANT. James Hudd, Abernant, was summoned for assaulting Mrs Brown of the same place. Mrs Brown said that defendant struck her on the face till she fell. She could remember nothing more but a flash. George M. Brown, complainant's husband, said that defendant used very abusive lan- guage to him. Then witness' wife came on the scene, and after some more wordy war- fare defendant struck the woman down. Defendant gave a total denial to the charges, and called Mrs James, his paramour, to give evidence. Mrs Louisa James said that she and Hudd were in bed, when Mrs Brown came ham- mering the door. Then Mr Brown appeared. Hudd did not strike Mrs Brown. Defendant was fined 20s and costs. DRUNKS. David Pitts, Cwmaman, William Tucker, and George Paxford, 5s and costs each, David Gower 10s and costs. EJECTMENTS. Walter Morgan, on behalf of the Marquis of Bute, obtained orders to eject the follow- ing tenants:—R. Humphreys, 1, Abernant place William Evans, 6, Abernant place, and Daniel James, 8, Abernant place.

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I Alleged Perjury at Aberdare A Much-tried Dog Case. At the Aberdare Police Court, on Tues- day, B. Morgan, Cwmbach, charged Miss Sullivan with committing perjury. Mr H. Stowe, for the prosecution, said that his client, Mr Morgan, had been sum- moned in October last by Miss Sullivan for ill-treating her dog, and had been fined at that court X5 and costs for the offence. The alleged perjury was that Miss Sullivan had sworn that the dog was quite docile, whereas it was a vicious animal. At the November County Court Miss Sullivan brought an action for damages against his client, but Judge Gwilym Williams dis- missed the claim. At the police court trial Morgan was undefended, and had no wit- nesses, while at the County Council trial there were witnesses to prove that the animal was vicious. He (Mr Stowe) had not heard the evidence of Miss Sullivan at the Police Court. He only went by the newspaper reports of the case. The Stipendiary observed that none of the witnesses produced by Morgan were on the spot at the time of the attack. Mr Stowe maintained that some of them were hard by. E. Kenshole, County Court bailiff, said that he administered the oath at he County Court trial of Sullivan v. Morgan, to the parties. at issue and witnesses. Judgment for defendant with costs was given at the time. D. M. Richards, journalist, Aberdare, said that he was at the County Court on November 4th. He was present throughout the hearing, taking notes. The defendant, Miss Sullivan, said that Morgan was walking up the canal bank. She had a dog with her. Morgan came on the scene, and with- out saying anything struck the dog a violent blow on the nose. The dog fell and was again beaten on the ground, till it was in- sensible, and it remained in that state for some time. She stated that the dog was a very quiet and docile dog. She said that Morgan had remarked laughingly that they would never exhibit the dog any more. By Mr Kenshole (for the defence) He could not bind himself to the actual words used. He did not have with him any notes written at the time, but was speaking from memory. Benjamin Morgan said he was going up along the canal bank to Aberdare. The dog, which' appeared vicious, went for him, and he tried to hold him at bay with his stick. He screeched and shouted on some- one to come out to fetch the dog. He shouted both in Welsh and English. Stipendiary: What were the actual words you used ? Morgan: I cannot say. Morgan, proceeding, said Miss Sullivan shortly came out with another dog. The two dogs thereupon attacked him. Then defendant came and held down the collie for him to pass. She held the dog up and showed to him some blood on its lip. He did not go away laughing. Stipendiary: No, I expect you were crying. Rachel Narbet said that on September 4th she was in her garden. She could see Sullivan's house from there. She saw Morgan going up and the dog going for him. He kept it back with his stick, and shouted out. He appeared greatly frightened, his face wearing a deathly pallor. She 'saw Miss Sullivan coming out of the house with another dog. Then the two barked at Z., Morgan. Defendant then dragged the collie 1.11, away. She had seen the dog about several times. By Mr Kenshole She was in her garden opposite Sullivan's place. There was a wall between, but it was in ruins, and she could see over it. She saw Morgan waving his stick, but she did not see him actually strike the dog. She did not believe that the dog's teeth had been knocked out. She had passed that way before, but the dog had never barked at her. William James Parker deposed to seeing the dog springing at Morgan. Morgan shook his stick in front of the dog. Then Miss Sullivan came out with another dog. He did not see Morgan strike the dog at all. Miss Sullivan drew the collie from Morgan. He did not think it necessary to draw the dog away. Stipendiary Why ? Because it was so harmless? (No answer). Come now, speak out. You are not in the County Court now. You are in a more genial atmosphere. You have gentler men to deal with. Witness proceeding said he could not say whether Morgan shouted in Welsh or in English. The dog was a vicious one. It had attempted to bite him once. Rev D. M. Davies, Congregational minis- ter, Cwmbach, said he knew where defen- dant's house was. He passed it often. The dog rushed at him, his wife and child on three occasions. It had frightened but not bitten them. He had defended him- self with his umbrella. His wife was very much frightened the last time. He had made complaints to Mr Sullivan. He had not struck the dog, it was not bis umbrella. He bad seen the dog out several times. By Mr Kenshole: He had never told Miss Sullivan anything about it. John Williams observed that he fre- quently passed Sullivan's house. The dog was vicious and he was afraid of it. He was attacked by it once. He had no stick with him. He turned one side, and the dog then passed by. The Stipendiary said that it was abso- lutely impossible to secure a conviction on such evidence as that given in this case. If Morgan had screamed it was strange that he did not mention that at the first trial.' There was no prima facie case made out. He did not believe Morgan's story. The dog may have been frisky, but he did not think it was vicious. The evidence of the last witness proved that. All the witnesses had given most unsatisfactory evidence. Mr Stowe: What of the minister's evidence '? Stipendiary It is no evidence at all. It only proves that Mr Davies is a highly I nervous man. as most Celts are. The case was dismissed. I

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CHIPS OF NEWS. Sentence of six years' imprisonment has been passed at Calcutta on. Ernest Hardwicke Cowie, a solicitor, who obtained £ 6,000 by inducing an accomplice to ptrsonate the heir to a dead man's estate, which Cowie had ascertained was lying unclaimed at Calcutta. Fifty-six seats have been lost by the Liberal Government in the Hungarian elections. Count Tisza, the Prime Minister, will, it is said, resign in a few days. Thirty-five undergraduates professed conver- sion at a revival meeting conducted by Mr. Alexander at Cambridge on Sunday night. Among the audience were Hindu and Japanese students. Reports have reached Berlin to the effect that General Trepoff, as Governor-General of St. Petersburg, has declared his intention to hand over M. Maxime Gorky and four other leaders of the rrrolt movement to the public execu- tioner. The mutilated body of a young lady found on the railway near West Kirby, Liverpool, has now been identified as that of Miss Beatrice Trench Turner, dressmaker, of Egremont. Going on the ice to secure a hockey stick a youth named Dix was drowned at Northampton. There was a lifebuoy near at hand, but it was not readily obtainable, being locked up. At Stratford Police-court, Thomas Charles Podgson, dealer, of I%Iai-k's-gate,Dag-enham, was fined £20 for failing to give notice to the police that he had pigs affected with swine fever. Sentence of three months' hard labour was at Lancaster passed upon William Brown, jun., and Henry Simpson, well-known poachers, for game trespass on the land of Lord Ashton, and assaulting a keeper by tackling him with the buckles of their belts. A collision in the North Sea on Sunday involved the total loss of two steamers-the Sinloo, of Newcastle, and the Douglas, of Sunderland. The crews of both steamers, totalling thirty-two, were saved, and taken to the Yarmouth Sailors' Home. Bread riots have taken place at Warsaw and at Libau. At the former town, where there are 100,000 strikers, many rioters have been killed and wounded in conflicts with the police. Experts say the value of the monster diamond discovered on the Premier Mine, near Pretoria, is anything from P,1,000,000 to £ 10,000,000. A blind man named Corson was divorced from his wife in the Edinburgh Court of Sessiom, mis- conduct with a young shop assistant being proved. At Sandhurst, near Gloucester, two brothers, named Sallis, aged nineteen and fifteen respec- tively, were cleaning out a double-barrelled gun when one barrel exploded. The younger brother received the charge in his chest, and died a few hours later. A number of constables are now, with the consent of the Commissioner of Police, receiving lessons in Hebrew, in order that they may the better be enabled to deal with the aliens at present swarming in the East End. The Thames steamboats now being built for the London County Council are to be numbered instead of named, the numbers bsinj prefixed by the letters "L.C.C." A roadman at Smallburgh, Norfolk, seized with an epileptic fit, fell face downwards in the road, and while in that position drew into his mouth some dry oak leaves, which suffocated him. On the ground that betting men contribute to the library rate as well as other ratepayers, the Lambeth Borough Council has declined to black out the racing news in the papers in the free libraries. It is announced by the New York papers that forty-three telephone companies in the United States and Canada have formed a trust with a capital of £ 50,000,000. It is projected to run one great trunk line from New York to San Francisco, taking in the branch traffic all along the route. The death occurred on Thursday night at Pretoria of Commandant Cherry Emmet, father-in-law of General Botha. Mrs. Botha was crossing the street in the dark to see her father when she fell in a furrow and dislocated both ankles. A pipe-burst flooded a large portion of Clapham Junction Station on Saturday morning. The room at Dover in which an old lady named Mary Ann Marsh, who has recently died, had lived for thirteen years was so full of medicine bottles and pill boxes that there was no space for moving about. At Liverpool, Michael Edward Joseph, stock- broker, has been committed to the Assizes, charged with perjury in connection with an action for damages arising out of the Waterloo Railway disaster. While the fishing-boat Zenith B.F. 307 was returning to Buckie from the haddock-fishing grounds James Thomson Low, seventeen, fell overboard and was drowned. It is believed that Low was struck by the boom. The four-masted barque Swanhilda, outward bound, has put back into Greenock badly damaged. The steering gear, compasses, bridge, and boats were swept overboard, and one of the crew was drowned. The Colne Town Council having purchased the new steam fire engine and other apparatus from the local fire brigade, have decided to erect modern premises, costing nearly 44,000, with firemen's dwellings. At Nuneaton General Buller has unveiled a memorial to the local men who fought in the South African War. A grand military procession took place through the crowded streets. Seven hundred gallons of boiling beer have been thrown away at a brewery near Leeds because a man fell into the vat and was scalded to death. Three more Chester men, all of whom have been in South Africa, have accepted Mr. Yer- burgh's offer to work alongside the mining population on the Rand at the wages paid to white men. One of the biggest fires seen in Cheltenham in recent years broke out soon after midnight on Friday night at Albion Flour Mills, damage being done to the extent of £ 5,000. Large quantities of grain were destroyed, besides machinery and buildings. Sapper Pearson, Telegraph Battalion R.E., was returning from exercise at Aldershot when his horse threw him, and caught him with full force with its hoofs in the head, smashing the front part of the skull completely in. Crouching head downwards in a boiler, with her feet hanging over the side, and attired only in her nightdress, Lucy Hannah Neison, sixty- eight, was found dead at her residence in Chorley. How she got into the boiler, which is 2ft. 6in. deep, and only contained 7in. of water, is a mystery. The dead body of a well-dressed lady has been recovered from Leicester Canal. A piece of paper found in her pocket bore the name of Mrs. Belton, Longeaton, Derbyshire. The body of Mr. Carter, the well-known trainer of" Chantillv, has been found in the Seine. It is believed that, while suffering from delirium, induced by high fever, he threw him- self into the water. The Mayoress of Colchester has opened a fund in aid of the widow and children of Alfred Rose, who committed suicide after murdering his little son and infant daughter. Sir F. Jeune has resigned the Presidency of the Probate, Divorce, and Admiralty Division of the High Court. A peerage will be con- ferred on him in recognition of his distin- cruisiiad nublic service..

C. P. JONES (For many years with Messrs. Thompson and Shackell, Limited), Pianoforte Tuner and Repairer, 15 Cronp/veli St., IVJerthyr Tydfil, Visits the Aberdare Valley. Pianos tuned by yearly contract or otherwise, from 3/6. Estimates given for Repairs, and personal at- tention given to all orders, SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. NOTICES. Aberdare Town National Schools. "]VJ"OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN (under i\ the provisions of "Final Order No. 1071 ") that a meeting of Qualified Sub- scribers will be held in the Boys' School, Cross Street, Aberdare, at 8 p.m. on Mon- day, February 20th, to elect Three Foun- dation Managers. The list of Qualified Subscribers will be open to inspection by all persons interested at any time during school hours in the preceding week at the Boys' School, Cross Street. Qualified Sub- scribers may give their votes either per- sonally at the meeting or by writing de- livered to the undersigned before the com- mencement of the meeting. A. P. JONES, Jan. 30th, 1905. Secretary. Cwmbach National School. OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN (under _L1 the povisions of Final Order No. 1071") that a meeting of Qualified Sub- scnbers" will be held in the Memorial Hall, Aberdare, at 4 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 20th to elect Three Foundation Managers. The list of Qualified Subscribers will be open to inspection by all persons interested at any time during school hours in the preceding week at the Cwmbach National School. Subscribers may give their votes either personally at the meeting or by writing delivered before the commencement of the meeting to the undersigned. W. HERBERT JONES (Secretary to the Managers). Cwmbach, Aberdare. Dun can Jeffries Cab Proprietor, Posting faster, &c., 18 Catherine St., Aberdare. 0: Open and closed carriages. Nat. Tel. 0143. SARON BALL, ABEEAMAN. t- A LECTURE WILL BE DELIVERED BY His Honour Judge Cwilym Williams AT THE ABOVE PLACE On Thursday, \Feb, 16th Y J- (postponed from Monday, Feb. 6th), g Entitled, "Do ycur Duty." Chairman-E. M. HANN,Esq, M.E., D.C. Doors open at 7.30 p.m., chair taken at 8. Tickets'. Front Seats, 2/ Second do., 1/ Third do., -/6. If Saron Hall will be too small, the Lecture will be given in Saron Chapel, 88Y 8 Obtain your tickets in time from members of the Committee, or from the Hon. Sec., W. W. Price, Bryn Cottage, Hill-street, Aberaman. Proceeds in aid of the proposed Aberaman Public Hall and Free Library. Lionel Taylor Has something qow to suit. Four Great Cures. No 1,8Wind and Water; No 2, Liver Tonic; No: 3,:Indigestion No 4, Blood Purifier. At Is. per bottle. If you suffer call on me. ADVICE FREE, I am always in attendance at my consulting rooms, 1, DUKE ST., ABERDARE, Between T.V.R. and G.W.R. Stations, ^5= Are you aware THAT THE CASH-IN-HAND STORES, '\7 ABEEAMAN, Are always LEADING in)PRICE and QUALITY. OUR GOODSlare: £ /ie2Best*5Brands obtainable. A CUP of PHILLIPS' 1/8 TEA is a Luxury. Welsh Bacon and? Butter 7 always in Stock. THE GREAT SKIN CURE. BUDDEN'S S.R. SKIN OINTMENT 13 will cure Itching after one application destroys every form of Eczema; heals old Wounds and Sores, Chilblains; acts like a charm on bad legs is infallible for Piles; pre- vents cuts from festering will cure Ringworm in a few days removes the most obstinate Eruptions and Scurvy. Boxes, 7d, and I/I. Agents: Aberdare, M. J. JOKES, F.R.M.S., Ph. Chemist; Hirwain, W. A. George, chemist. 275 RATS FOUND DEAD. Mr. REID. Professional Rat Catcher, writes from Blair Castle, N.B. A few hours after using Rodine Rat Poison I found 275 Rats. I have been Rat Catcher for 45 Years, and never saw anything so deadly." Rats Like it, Eat it, and Die. Price—Is., 2s. 3s., 5s.; Post, 2d. HARLEY, Chemist, Perth. Agent, W. H. Jones. Chemist, Aberdare.