Denbighshire Free Press

FLINT AND DENBIGH HUNT. ANNUAL PUPPY WALK AT CEFN. The annual puppy walk in connection with the Flint and Denbigh Hunt was held atCefn, near St Asaph, on Friday, in beautifully line weather. Among those present were Sir William Williams, Bart., Miss Williams. Mr E Williams, Colonel R Williams-Wynn, M.F.H., Mr Owen Williams, M.F.H., Mrs Williams- Wynn, Colonel Howard, C.B., Mrs and Miss Howard, Colonel and Mrs Daviet3-Cooke, Mrs Godsall, Mr P Godsall, Miss Rivers-Bulkeley, Capt. Dugdale, Mr Alletson, Mr Wynn,Mrand 1 Mrs M'Nicholl, Mr Jones-Mortimer, Mr Randell Mainwating, Mr Lambert, Mr H K Osborne, Mr T F Hopkins Mr Wardle, &c. The judges were Air E W Griffith, Plas Newydd, deputy master of the Belvoir Hunt; Mr Guy Thompson, Ystrad, of the South Oxford Hunt; assisted by Mr Povey, late huntsman of the Flint and Denbigh Hunt. Twenty-four puppies were walked. The results were as follow :—Dogs: 1, Valiant, walked by Mr Lloyd, Tyddol, Colwyn; 2, Despot, walked by Mr W Hughes, Plas Coch, St Asaph; 3, Henchman, walked by Mr Rowlands, Dolwen, Coed Coch. Bitches 1, Trifle, walked by Mr John Williams, Harp Hotel, Abergele; 2. Fiction, walked by Mr M'Nicholl, Coed Coch 3, Destiny, walked by Mr Roberts, Plough Hotel, 8t Asaph. Mrs Williams-Wynn entertained the company to luncheon at Cefn hall. The chair was occu- pied by Mr Owen J Williams, one of the joint masters, who referred to the excellent and neighbourly feeling which now existed between the members of the hant, the farmers, cottagers and the owners of the covers. There was a marked change all round during the past few years, and he attributed that in no small measure to their meeting at Cefn once a -year. Cefn had done much for hunting, and while a few years ago they found some difficulty in getting people to take tbe puppies, now they found they had nob sufficient to go round (applause). They had a beautiful lot of puppies brought in this year. Responding to the toast of his mother (Mrs Williams-Wynn), Col R Williams-Wynn said that the Cefn family had for many years taken the deepest interest in hunting, and not only was his mother still able to follow the hounds, bat that day they had with them in the person of Mrs Godsall (her sister), another enthusi- astic follower of the hounds (applause). These puppy walks brought them closer together, and there was now a neighbourly feeling that was never looked for a few years ago. It was a source of great encouragement to the joint masters of the hunt to find so many willing to take the puppies and bring them back in such excellent condition. Mr Griffiths, responding for the judges, referred to the marked improvement in the puppies this year, and suggested that it would be far more satisfactory if the bounds were walked in twos. He was delighted with the puppies he had sean that day; they were a very level lot. A garden party was afterwards held at Cefn I Hall.

A SINGER'S TROUBLES. ONLY JUICY FRUIT AND GRAPE- NUTS AGBEED. A well-known vocalist in Liverpool writes -I I Many a time I have suffered from a most distressing huskiness when singing after an ordinary light meal. I have tried abstaining from eating altogether for several hours before singing, but then I felt empty and faint, and could never do myself justice. At last I had reason to exclaim Eureka I' A friend advised me to try Grape-Nuts. I did so, and have good cause to feel delighted with the result. I take a plate of Grape-Nutg with some juicy stewed fruit, nothing more, and I always find my voice in splendid condition. Your Grape-Nuts food does all you claim for it and more." Name given by Grape-Nuts Co., 66, Shoe Lane, E.C. Grape-Nuts is partially pre-digested, so does not tax the stomach, bat passes quickly into the blood to build body cell and furnish energy. Many who work with voice, or hands, or brain soon after feeding have found an ideal meal to carry them through in a liberal helpiag of Grape-Nuts with cream or fruit. Why not give it a 10 days' trial ? There's a reason. WARNING.—Imitations of Grape-Nuta are on the markft, paying the retail grocer a special profit to push the sale. If you really want a skilfully and scientifi- cally made brain food, insist upon getting Grape-Nuts. Most grocers will promptly supply genuine articles without attempt to palm off something "just as good." If your grocer tries to substitute some imitation "Nuts" for genuine Grape-Nuts, perhaps the other grocer down the street might serve you more faithfully. If you nnd Grape-Nuts food a bit soft from tbe late damp weather, put it in an oven with the door left open and dry until crisp. Then add a sprinkle of sugar and some milk enriched with cream and there you are, the finest j breakfast food extant, I

Ruthin Police Court. MONDAY.—Before Col Saxon Gregson Ellis (in the chair), the Mayor of Ruthin (Councillor T J Rouw), Dr J Medwyn Hughes, and Mr Edward Jones, Llanbedr Farm. CRUELTY TO A HORSE. AN EXTREMELY BAD CASE." John Pickering, of Maesypwll Farm, Llanarmon, who did not appear when his case was called, was summoned at the instance of the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals for working a horse whilst in an unfit state. The case was proceeded with in his absence. Inspector Fryer, of the N.S.P.C.A., stated that at noon on the 17th July on the high road to Llanarmon he .saw a boy named Thomas Edwards in charge of a grey gelding attached to a cart loaded with sand. The animal appeared to be in pain, and witness examined it. He found it suffering from sores there being six wounds on the off side of the withers, each about the size of a two shilling piece, and one rather large wound on the top of the withers, all of which were discharging. The defendant was following behind with another load. The animal in question was in poor condition, and was dragging a load of sand weighing 1 ton 15 cwt with- out the cart. It must have been suffering great pain. When the defendant's atten- tion was called to the animal he replied, I know about the sores, and I have tried to cure them or make them better. If you won't prosecute me this time I will keep the horse until the sores get better or get rid of him." The animal was taken out of the cart and taken back to the farm. Defendant, who according to records, was convicted of working the same animal at Mold i:i 1905, and was fined 21 and lis 6d costs, was now fined £ 2 and costs. At a later stage of the court proceed- ings the defendant appeared in court, when the Chairman informed him of the decision of the bench. It was, he said, an extremely bad case, inasmuch as the defendant had been fined previously for working the same horse, and the defendant might think himself lucky that he was not sent to gaol. Defendant Can I question the Inspector ? The Chairman (peremptorily): No. You ought to have been here in time. A FURTHER ADJOURNMENT. Mr S 0 Edwards (from the office of Mr A 0 Evans, solicitor, Ruthin,) appeared to npply for a farther adjournment of the case against Herbert Remington, of Ruthin, and W F Kisbey, of the Anchor Inn, Ruthin. Mrs Kisbey, advocate said, was very ill and could not attend court, and as she was an important witness the adjourn- ment was asked for. The former defendant is summoned for being on licensed premises during pro- hibited hours, and the latter with keeping open his licensed premises and selling in- toxicating liquors during prohibitive hours. The application was granted until the next court. DRUNK AND DISORDERLY. Alfred Barker, of Ruthin, was summoned at the instance of Police-constable Thomas for being drunk and disorderly in'Mwrog- street on the 27th July. He pleaded guilty. According to the facts related by toe officer, the defendant wos very drunk, used bad language, and was kicking at the door of the house of John Jones in Mwrog- street. When spoken to he went home quietly.—Defendant was fined 2s 6J and costs, and 5s allowance to a witness who was present in court to give evidence on behalf of the police if required. DRUNK ON THE ROADSIDE. Price Jones, of no fixed abode, was fined, in his absence, lOa and 7s 6d costs for being drunk on Sunday, 28th July.— Police-constable Evans, of Llanarmon, said he found the defendant lying on the roadside, drunk, with a bottle of whiskey in his pocket. Witness endeavoured to get to know where the defendant had been, but he declined to say. A CYCLIST AND HIS JOURNEY HOME. John Henry Jones, of Hendre Bach, Llanelidan, pleaded guilty to a charge of being drunk on the high road leading from Pwllglas to Nantclwyd, on 2nd August. Police-constable Andrew Roberts stated that about 11.15 p.m., on the date in question, he saw the defendant staggering drunk on the road. About thirty yards away from him was his bicycle lying across the road. Witness, who was cycling, would have run into the machine but for the fact that he had a good lamp, and had to apply both brakes. He jumped off, and calhd the defendant back for his bicycle. Mr Robert Davies, who was called as a witness, said he saw the officer and Jones together on the road, and the latter was more drunk than anything else. Defendant said it was a very wet night, and that was the cause of him sheltering for some time at Pwllglas smithy. He also wanted to see Mr Thomas Williams, butcher, Bridge House, about a leg of mutton. Owing to the rain, it became late before he started, and having no lamp he asked for the loan of one. As he left the Fox and Hounds he told the licensee he thought he would walk as far as Peny- coed lane. About 100 yards before reach- ing this lane, the front wheel of the cycle turned sharply and overbalanced. Upon examination he found the front wheel would not turn because of a bent mud- giiard. He thought too much of his bicycle to leave it on the road. Defendant was fined 28 6d and costs and 2s 6d witness' fee—altogether 15a 6d. ALLEGED SHEEP STEALING. PRISONER COMMITTED TO THE ASSIZES. Abel Thomas, of no fixed abode, but well-known in the locality, was charged, on remand, with having stolen a ewe and lamb, valued at between 27s and 28s, the property of Mr Thomas Lloyd, Plas Dolben, Llanganhafal. a Mr S 0 Edwards (from the office of Mr A 0 Evans), who appeared to prosecute, said the case, under the Larceny Act of 1861, was a very serious one, and if the I Bench considered there was a prima facie case made out against the defendant they had no alternative but to send it for trial, Prosecutor stated that he had missed a ewe and lamb, and on the 6th August he went to Bonin Eithinea farm, Llangwyfen where, amidst a fllock of sheep, he identi- fied his missing ewe and lamb. There was no doubt whatever but what they were his property, and he identified them by the ear mark. He had not employed the defendant, beyond asking him at one time to send the sheep down from the mountain at shearing time that would be about six weeks ago, and defendant said he had done so. Defendant at that time told prose- cutor's servant man that there were two more sheep on the mountain. He had previously missed sheep from off the mountain side. Defendant (who was not legally repre- sented): Had you more than one pitch mark on the sheep ? Prosecutor No. Well there were two on those. Did you sell any sheep to Mr Tom Leathes ?-I did not sell this one. You have sold some in Ruthin on two or three occasions. Have you any sheep with a pitch mark on the right shoulder ? -On this particular sheep there was no pitch mark to be except M.L. unless it has been maiked by somebody after being taken away. Mr William Jones, Bonin Eithinen, said he remembered the defendant coming to him a month last Friday whilst engaged with the hay in Llangwyfen cemetery, saying he had a ewe and lamb for sale, and wanted 18s for them. Witness offered him 14s, and paid him 4s 6d on account, and 3s 6d on a subsequent date, so that there was still 6s due to the defendant, but he had not called for it. He sheared both the ewe and lamb and marked them the tail of the lamb was also cut. Defendant said they had come down from the sheep walk and conducted himself as if he was the owner. Witness was present when Moses Lloyd identified the ewe and lamb as his property, and there was no doubt that they were the same animals that were sold to witness by the defendant. He had purchased sheep from the defendant some years ago, but had no transactions with him recently. Mr W Humphreys, of Nant, Llan- gwynfen, said be saw the defendant a month ago last Friday with a ewe and lamb in his possession. In company with his wife be was sitting on. the roadside near the Ffrith belonging to Mr David Jones, Rhiwbabyll, when he saw the defendant coming from the direction of Llanganhafal mountain and Plas Dolben leading a ewe. He walked with the defendant part of the way, and the latter asked the nearest way to William Jones' house, saying he wanted to take the ewe to the other side 01 the road from William I Jones', where there was a flock of sheep. Defendant said he had bought it at Green- field, and that it was to go on to Pen- machno mountain. The ewe and lamb were not sheared the lamb had not its tail cut, and neither bad any pitch mark upon them.. Mr David Humphreys, in the employ of prosecutor, remembered seeing the defend- ant in the Bee Inn, Llangwyfen, about the end of April last, who asked him if he wanted to buy a sheep there was no lamb with it. Defendant said it belonged to Moses Lloyd, but the latter had never seen it, and added that after shearing time there were two sheep on the mountain side that had not been sheared. Mr Arthur Davies, Pentre, Llangan- hafal, said he remembered the defendant coming to Pentre on 8th July. He told Thomas that there was a cross-bred ewe and la.mb there, without being earmarked, and defendant said they belonged to Plas Dolben. Defendant picked the ewe and lamb out of the flock and took them away, saying he would take them to Plas Dolben; they were not sheared. Prosecutor sheared before they did at Pentre. Witness went to Plas Dolben afterwards and there identi- fied the ewe and lamb as those the defend. ant took from Pentre. Police-constable T D Williams, Llan- dyrnog, said he received information in respect of the ewe and lamb supposed to be stolen, and on 30th July he saw the defendant and asked him where he had got the ewe and lamb from that he sold to Win Jones, Bomn Eithinen. Defendant replied, "I took them off Llanferres mountain." Witness then told him that the sheep had the ear mark of Plas Dolben and that they belonged to Moses Lloyd or Leathes, of Wern Fawr, to which defendant answered, The sheep has a similar ear mark to Plas Dolben. They do not belong to either of them. I ought to have put it in the newspapers I suppose I shall have to stand the consequences." On 6th August, accompanied by prosecutor, witness went to Bron Eithinen, where Lloyd picked out the ewe and lamb without any hesitation whatever from a flock of six or seven sheep. On the following day witness received a warrant for the arrest of the defendant and, the same evening, apprehended him at the White Horse, Cilcen, telling him he was wanted for stealing the ewe and lamb on the 12th July. Defendant replied, I did not think Moses Lloyd would do such a thing unless he was compelled." Upon arrival at Euthin the warrant was read over to the defendant in the police office, and he replied, Not I." Sergt Edward Jones said he received the defendant into custody that morning from the prison officials, and in the presence of the warder, the defendant said, I am go- ing to plead guilty I can't get out of it." This statement was made quite voluntarily. Defendant was then charged, and in answer thereto said, "I plead guilty to having taken the sheep, but I do not admit it is the property of Moses Lloyd." Electing to make a statement on his own behalf from the dock, he further stated as follows I saw the sheep first on Llan- ferres mountain before Christmastime, and I left it there. I thought it belonged to Tom Leathes, and told him so, but he said he had all his sheep together and had not lost one. Then the sheep came up Moel Fammau of its own accord and was grazing there. I did not bring it there. It re- mained there for weeks, and when we were ear-marking lambs it came down, also when we were washing the sheep, and afterwards when shearing, I told every- one from Llanarmon and Rhosycae that I found a sheep, but nobody came forward to claim it. The sheep bore a pitch mark on the shoulder I could not make it out very well but it resembles a C or an Q." It is to bo found even now on the wool if the wool is ia possession of any- J body. I admit the sheep bears the same ear-mark as those of Moses Lloyd, but he has been in the habit of selling sheep occasionally." The Chairman said there was clearly a prima facie case made out against the defendant, and he would be committed for trial to the forthcoming assizes. Upon the defendant's application he was granted assistance under the Poor Prisoners' Act to prepare his defence, and was granted bail, himself in X5, and two sureties of iC5 each or one in X10, subject to the satisfaction of the police.

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NICE DISHES. ASPARAGUS WITH EGGS.-Wash and scrape the asparagus and tie into small bunclles. then boil in salted water until tender. This will take from twenty to twonty-five minutes. Mean- while, have ready some neat slices of buttered toast. When the asparagus is cooked, drain it, untie the bundles, putting one on each slice of toast. Break an egg carefully on to the top of each, and put in a moderate oven until the egg is set. LETTUCE AND CREAM CHEESE SAN-DWIcHFa. For these some thin* slices of bread will be re- quired, very lightly buttered, and with the crust trimmed off. Spread one slicn with a layer of cream cheese, lay on this some small crisp leaves of lettuco which have been dip-in Mayon- naise sauce. Put another slice of bread and but- ter on top, press down, and cut into shape. DANISH PANCAKES are verv excellent. Put lb, of flouV into a basin. Make a well in tho centre of it. into which stir the yolks of three eggs, a pinch of salt and a tablespoonful of brandy; dissolve 4oz. of butter in a stewpan, add to it nearly ori" pint of milk: when tepid add it gradually to the batter, beating with a wooden spoon till the batter is the consistency of cream. After two hours again beat the batter and lightly stir in the whites of three eggs. Fry small thin pancakes in the usual way, and serve with castor sugar over each. CODFISH BALLS.—Cut and pick the codfish into small pieces, freed from hones and skin, and soak in lukewarm water about an hour; put in cold water and boil; change the water when it boils and give it a second boiling. Take boiled potatoes hot from the pot, mash them and mix with the codfish, seasoning with butter, a littlo pepper, and, when slightly cooled, add one beaten egg. Shape into balls or thick cakes, and ftv in hot lard. EGGS A IA CA TtACAs.-C, rate or chop very fine 2oz. of smoked beef. Add two or three toma- toes, one-quarter of a cupful of graterl cheese, ten drops of onion juico. one-eighth of a tea- spoonful of cinnamon, and a dash of. cayenne. Melt two tablespoonfuls of butter in a Kueepan; aclcl this mixture and cook slowly untji 'nioking hot. Turn in quickly three weil-be.jn eggs, I ttir until a thick creaaa, and sgrve on thin slices of toask

A CHILD'S QUESTION. When my little candle Out at night I blow, Where does all the flaming Golden blossom go? When my little candle With a match I light, Where does all the darkness Go in sudden flight? Won't some bearded wise man Kindly lot me know Where the golden blossom, And the darkness go?

LADYBIRDS AND THE GREEN FLY.. The Rev. Theodore Wood, in a. recent issue of the Tribune, wrote the following in- structive sketch on ladybirds: Everybody knows these pretty little 1- sects by sight. Indeed, they are so common everywhere that you can hardly go out into the fields, or the lanes, or even the garden, without seeing a good many of them. But very few people seem to know what useful creatures they are. The fact is that they feed upon nothing but green blight," or "green fly," as it is often called, and, of course, you know that that is just about the most mischievous in, sect which is found in this country. Even in our gardens it often does a great deal of harm. Just go and look at any rose-btwh at any time during the summer or the early part of the autumn, and you will be quite sure to find that the shoots are almost covered with tiny green insects, which have very long, slender legs, and still longer and more slender feelers. And if you look at them through a good strong magnifying- glass you will see that they also have very long and slender beaks. These are green blight" insects, and they injure the bushes in two ways. In the first place, they poke their sharp little beaks into the young shoots and the tender green leaves, and keep on sucking up the sap all day long, and all night long as well. So they drain away the life-blood of the plants on which they feed: for the sap of a plant is its blood. But besides this they pour out the sap again, as fast as they suck it up, from two little tubes on their bocks in the form of a thin, sticky, sweet liquid, which we call "honey-dew." Now this honey-dew goes dropping down on the leaves below, and stops up the tiny holes through which they breathe; for leaves, remember,, are the lungs of plants. So that these green- fly insects not only bleed the plants on which they feed, they suffocate them as well. And although you might think that such tiny creatures could not do very much harm, they multiply so quickly that they often do most terrible mischief. Where there 5s one green-fly insect to-day there may be five-and-twenty to-morrow. And a few days later there may be 400 or 500. And a few days later still there may be 4,000 or 5,000 Indeed, if it were not for the ladybirds, and for two or three other insects which help them, these green fly insects would increase in numbers so enormously that we should have no roses, and 110 apples or plums, and no hops, and no beans, and no cabbages, and no corn! In fact, we should have hardly any trees, or any bushes, or any plants at all. Almost every would be destroyed by the blight. But the lady birds. 'eJ- upon fhese green-fly insects, d so do F,rubs, those flat- bodied, black creatures W; two rows of yellow spots on their bnelw, which you may often see crawling '\iJont OIl the bushes and plants which are by the blight. And they have suc.i wo.nuji ful appetites that very often a bird-grub will go on eativig green ny insects for hours together, at the rate of 01:9 in evory minute They really never seem to be satisfied. And whenever green-ny insects become pleniiful tbe lady- bnds are <sur" to find them out a/id follow them, so that rosily they do help a very great deal in keeping these mischievous, little creatures in checK.

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RUTHIN Sad burning Fatality at Ruthin. THE ALMSHOUSES SUPERVISION. IS THE CHARITY ABUSED? CORONER'S JURY RECOMMENDATION". The circumstances surrounding the death of Mr Evan Evans, of the Church Walks Almshouses, Rúthin-a fact which we chronicled in last week's isiue-were in- quired into on Friday morning, in the Cjancil Chamber of the Ruthin Town Hall, before the Coroner for West Denbigh- shire (Dr J R Hughes, of Denbigh), and a jury composed of the following gentle- men :-Messrs William Brocklehurst, The Star (foreman) Edward G Maddocks, Clwyd-street; Richard Cray, The Feathers; John 0 Davies, Ty Coch James Roylea, Well-street; William Williams, Park- road John Jones, Llanrhydd-street Thomas Evans, Tyn-y-castell; Evan W Davies, The Eagles Stores Benjamin Davies, Borthyn fames Evans, black- smith Thomas Williams, Bridge House and W H Robert. photographer. AN ABSENT JURYMAN. Mr Arthur Williams, Well-street, who had been summoned on the jary, did not appear, and the Coroner instructed Sergt Jones to inform him that he could not treat the summons with impunity, and that he ran the risk of being fined t5 for non- attendance. The first witness called was Mrs J McGowan, of Llanfwrog, who identified the body of the deceased who was, she belitred, about 76 years of age. She knew nothing of the facts relating to his death. Mr J R McGowan, of Borthjn, postman, said be was going out with his early morn- ing delivery at seven o'clock on Wednesday morning, when he bad occasion to call with a letter at the house of the deceased. He opened the door to place the letter on the table, when Mr Evans called out, Who is there ? The Postman," replied wit- ness, whereupon the deceased said, I can't get up." Witness then entered the house and smelt a strong emell of burtl- ing this, however, did not alarm him, because he thought Evans might be lighting a fire and that the smoke had blown down the chimney. Upon going into the house he found Mr Evans lying on his back on the floor with his head close to the fire- place and his feet towards the bei. Finding he could not raise him up, witness obtained the assistance of the other town postman and a clerk from the Posfcoffice near by, and the deceased was then made as com- fortable as possible in an armchair. He appeared in a very exhausted condition. Dr Byford was cent for and he came im- mediately. After placing Mr Evans in the chair, parts of his waistcoat and shirt were found on the floor, smouldering, and burned to ashes almost. The bottom of a grandfather's clock was also a little burned- The fire was extinguished, and the doors and windows opened to let the smoke out. When questioned as to how the affair had occurred, the deceased did not reply dis- tinctly, but witness understood him to say that on the previous night a lighted candle had ignited his shirt, or whatever he had on. Witness, however, did not see any candle or matches in the house. Witness had no idea how the deceased's clothes had caught fire, and from what he understood from the deceased, he had been up most of the night; the bed did not appear to have been slept in. Dr W F Byford stated that when he saw deceased between 7 and 7.30 a.m. on the morning in question he was sitting in an armchair, in practically an unconscious condition. Having lifted him on to the bed witness dressed the injuries and found that the deceased had been extensively f burned on the left side in some places more severely than others. His clothes, part of wb:ch were on the floor, were so burned that wherever he touched them they fell off. His left arm was quite blaok, but not burned, as if he had been trying to brush the fire out he had succeeded in pulling pait of his waistcoat off. Undoubtedly he had been burnt whilst his clothes were on him. During the day, I after receiving nourishment, &c., he rallied a little, and when questioned as to how it [ had occurred the deceased said, I was ¡- going to bed last night with a candle. I was takiug my clothes off and my flsumel caught fire. I could not make anybody hear." Deceased had a cotton shirt on over a flannel vest. He died during the afternoon. There was a lot of candle grease on the table, and witness thought .he candle had burnt out underneath him. There bad evidently not been much flame, i but heat, and the skin was burned quite hard. The deceased said be was going to bed about 9 p.m. The Coroner There are 12 houses there I think. Is there anybody appointed to supervise look after these old people at night time or in the evening ? 0 Dr Byford There is no such arrange- ment that I am aware of. The houses are wall to wall, and there has never been an accident there before. Although there was nothing particularly the matter with the deceased he bad certainly been very feeble for a long time. As Coroner I am bound to ask certain questions. You say there is no arrange- ment of upervision ?-They generally help one another. They are all old people, and don't you think it would be a good arrangement if there was someone appointed to overlook them as it were at night before going to bed, to see that all was safe ?—Well, of course, it would be better. The people of the almshouses do it amongst themselves, but there is no ganeral supervision. If the •arrangement suggested was carried out it would mean someone being there for that purpose. W hat, in your opinion, is the cause of death ?—Shock, following burns. Continuing, Dr Byford, in answer to the foreman of the jury, said the burns were perfectly hard and crisp, whereas if they bad been caused by flarues the skin would have been more or leas blistered. As regards the question of supervision it was, he believed, an arrangement under the Trust Deed that two women should live, one in each of the end houses, who were supposed to attend to any of the old men. One of these women happened to be away at the time, and the other woman, Betsy Jones, who occupied the house next door to thab of the deceased, was very aged,fooble, and deaf. The Coroner: That is just what I wanted to know. Do the Governors of this Charity acknowledge the principle of that arrangement ? Dr Byford The women are there, and so far as I know they give any assistance that may be required. Police-constable Thomas said he pro- ceeded to the deceased's house after receiving information concerning the matter, and found Dr Byford in attendance upon the deceased, who had been seriously burned. He questioned the deceased as to how it happened, and Evans replied that he was going to bed about four o'clock that morning when his flannel vest took fire from a lighted candle. Deceased afterwaids corrected himself, and said he was going to bed between 8 and 9 o'clock on the previous night he made several rambling statements. Witness, however, could find no candle or matches in the room. In his opinion deceased had gone to sleep in the chair. He produced parts of the burnt clothing also 3s 7d found in the house. Mrs Symonds, who occupies one of the almshousesi was next called as a witness, and said she received, as the others did, 6s per week. The Coroner In consideration of having the house free, and the 6a per week allowed you, have you got anything to do ? Are you under orders with regard to the pensioners in these houses ? Witness No, sir. Are you not supposed to go and see them at night before going to bed ?-No, sir. I have never heaid of anything in that way. You have never had any instructions to gu aronnd the almshouses and see that everything was all right ?-No, sir. There are two of you in these houses ? —Yes. Any orders given to the other woman ? —Not that I know of, sir. There was no doty imposed upon her when she was younger ?—No, sir. The Coroner, in summing up, said the circumstances of the case were very un- fortunate altogether, and how the deceased caught fire in the way he did was more or less a mystery. There was, however, no doubt that his clothing accidentally caught fire and that he was burned very severely. The time at which this occurred was doubt- ful whether during the night or in the morning, because the deceased had said two different hours. There could however be no question as to light; he would naturally, as a matter of course, have something to light the room with when going to bed, and it was a carious thing for no candle to be found there. The pre- sumption was that the candle burned itself out in his clothes and disappeared. The very clear evidence of Dr Byford shewed that the deceased had been severely burned, and the shock from the burns would naturally terminate fatally in one so old and feeble as the deceased was. No doubt the injured man received every care and attendance from Dr Byford, but under the circumstances could not live. The jury-returned a verdict of accidental death in accordance with the medical evidence. THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE JURY. The Foreman of the Jury raised the question as to whether it would not be ad- visable to recommend to the Trustees of the Charity that someone should be appointed to look after the old people at night. This the people did amongst themselves in a way, but some of them were very aged and unfit to do so. As they had it in evidence the deceased's next door neighbour was; very feeble, and although Evans had ap- 1 parently called out or knocked the wall, no one heard it. Mr William Williams I have always heard it said that these women who live at either dnd of the almshouses were so ap- pointed and so supposed to look after the men. Mr Maddocks remarked that in old times a cow was kept for the use of the people in the almshouses, but, as was the case these days, charities had been abused. Further, under the Trust Deed, he believed the women were allowed to live in the two A houses, and received the weekly allowance, in return tor services rendered ia con- nection with the other houses. The Foreman Yes, it appears that at one time there was a cow, but that died, and there has not been another since. At any rate aa far as the general question of supervision is concerned I think the atten- tion of the Governors should be called to the matter. The Coroner It is rumoured that these women were appointed to supervise this establishment. The Foreman: That has evidently not been done. After further discussion the jury unani-. mously decided to call the attention of the Trustees to the question of supervision of the almshouse people, with a hope that something would be done in the future with a view of preventing any such sad event as that chonicled above.

Freehold Properties in Ruthin. The state of the property market in Ruthin is not very brisk at the present time, and although some good investments, in the form of freehold properties, came under the auctioneer's hammer at the Castle Hotel on Monday, Mr George F Byford failed to dispose of the four lots be offered up for sale. Two messuages or dwelling houses with the gardens, yards, and out-houses known as West Bank, was the first lot offered. These houses are situate in Wernfecban, Ruthin, and are in the occupation of Mr Ezekiel Lloyd and Mr Peter Thomas at annual rents of £ 9 and C8 respectively. No bid being made the property was withdrawn. 16, Park-road, Ruthin, in the occupa- tion of Mrs Mostyn, with outbuildings, yard, and garden, at an annual rent of zC9, was started at XIOO, at which figure it was withdrawn. Three dwelling houses, Nos 17, 18, and 19, Park-road, Ruthin, were next offered. Let at annual rents amounting to X16 16s these houses, with gardens, yards, and outhouses, are tenanted respectively by Mrs E 'Jones, Mr Thomas Williams, and Mrs A Jones. No bid was forthcoming, and the lot was withdrawn. °' Four houses and gardens-part of the estate of the late Mr W Lloyd, town clerk of Ruthin—Nos ü2, 64, and 68, Borthyn, Rutbin, were the last lot offered. With a total annual rental of £40, the tenants are Mr J Morris, Miss S A Jones, Mr E Royles, and Mr J Slingby. The property was put up for sale in order to close the estate of the late Mr William Lloyd. X500 was the first and only bid made, but the reserve price not having been realised the property was withdrawn. Although a sale by public auction was not effected so far as lot 2 was concerned, it was purchased by private treaty after- wards by Mr Aneurin 0 Evans, solicitor, acting on behalf of Mr Robert Parry, Borthyn. We understand that the parties are in negotiations with the solicitors for the purchase of the remaining lots. The solicitors concerned with lots 1, 2, and 3 were Messrs Parry Jones, Francis, and Davies, Denbigh and with the last lot, Messrs Strickland, Roberts, and Tratman, Bristol.

SOMETHING FOR YOUNG FOLKS. JACKO'S LESSON. A lady who lived in a remote part of California, where there was nothing to be seen but rocks and sand, had neither child, cat, dog, or bird, but did have a littla monkey, of which she was very fond. Monkeys are famous for inquisitiveness and mischievous habits, and this little Jacko was no exception. I He had a habit of picking up spools ot thread, thimbles, pocket-knives, marbles, or anv similar thing, and hiding them. The lady knowing his habit, dio not interfere, because having found the place where ha stowed them away, when anything was miss- ing, she knew just where to go for it. He did not seem to wish to destroy them,, nor did he understand that he could hida fTc them in a different place. One day she made some ginger-cake, and it was of a light veilow colour. The monkey thought it was the best thing he had ever found, and ate heartily of it. The following Monday tHe lady was washing with some yellow soap very similar in colour to the ginger-cake of which he was so fond. Jacko grabbed the soap and climbed to the top of the roof, where he bat chattering volubly. It being the only piece of soap she had, and the store some miles away, and no one on the place to go after it. she was naturally not very pleased about it. No amount of coaxing or threatening had any effect on Mr. Monkey, so she was get- ting annoyed about it, and was considering the propriety of using forcible persuasion with stones to make him come down. After a few minutes Jacko began eagerly to devour the soap. He could not 6eem to understand what was the matter with the cake, but continued to eat although making very wry faces, until ho was so .sick he could no longer sit on the roof peak, so down he tumbled, and was for some time a very, very meek mon- key. He recovered, but it was no use after that to try to feed him either with ginger- cake or soap, He learnt his lesson with one trial, which is more than many boys and girls can do.

THE FAULTFINDER. The woodchuck lived in a licle, and he asked the rabbit to make him a visit. Now the rabbit was very glad- to go, and the woodchuck did his best to make him have a good time, so runs the report in Se. JVirholas. The first day the rabbit said: "Mister- Woodchuek, when you eat you always pick things up in your paws and put them in your mouth. Now that is not very nice, becausa your paws might be .^irty. J put my mouth down and just eat it up," and the wood- chuck, who was very polite, said: "Thànk you, air." A little later the rabbit said:" Mister Wood chuck, when you eat you sit up on your hind legs. When I eat. I put my front paws down." and the woodchuck said, quite politely Thank you Pretty soon the rabbit said: Mister Woodehuck, when you are thirsty you go to the poad to drink. Now my mother taught me to get up early in the morning and eat the clover with the dew on it, and you won't need to drink. That is a nicer way." And the woodchuck said, atill politely: THANKS." Next day the rabbit said: "Mister Wood- chuck, when you go to sleep you put your nose down between your paws and curl your- self up in a little ball, so you can't see any- body. Now I lay my chin down on the ground on my paws and always sleep that way, which is much safer." And the wood- chuck said, pretty politely: 'I'll think about it." Next day the rabbit said Mister Wood- chuck, when you eat carrots you strip off all the outside with your teeth and then eat the carrot. This is very wasteful. But I eat the whole thing right rhrough-" and Mister Woodchuck said: See here, if my way of. living doesn't suit you, you can just get out. Then he felt that he had been a little bit rude, so he said: Good-bye, Mister Rabbit, good-bye." And the Roor rabbit had to get out.