The County Echo

Cllt"1'QIr\lí7.V;(",)-=-,nr.¡;,):T'o.e.r_1tf.f.'htiNtiir,XUr-c=-tJVÇ.. FISHGUARD. CONCERT AT THE TEMPERANCE HALL. One of the most successful concerts ever held at Fishguard took place on Thursday evening- last (St. David's Day). Consider- ZD y ing the short advertisement given of the event, the result more than realised the most sanguine expectations Wm. George James, Esq., was advertised to take the chair, but this gentleman could not attend, and his place was filled by Dr Williams (of Drim), who performed the duties of chair- man in his usual good style. The hall had been tastefully decorated with flags. &c., for the occasion, and the ladies were charm- ingly attired in Welsh Costume on the plat- form. Altogether, the Temperance Hall presented a unique appearance, and it was comfortably filled by a highly appre- ciative audience.—For the performance, we have nothing but unstinted praise to offer, and it would be impossible to single out any one vcalist for special reference, seeing that all were so good. We cannot, however, forbear to menuou the magnificent playing of Ap Pearce on the harp. We append the programme :-Son-, and chor,,ts. St. David's Day," Mr C. Edwards bong, "LI wyn On," M", Maria lkwtm song, Plas Grogerddan," M Evans song, Codiad yr Ehedydd," 1\. Anita Williams song", "'MentraGwen," Mr .jiLeman (encored); song. "Yn lach i ti G\ i n it," Mr James Owen; song, "Merch Megau," Miss Lewis; harp solo, Ap Pearce (encored); duet, Y Ddau Wladgarwr," Messrs D. Rees and J. Owen (encored); song, "Rhyfelgyrch Cadben Morgan," Mr Walter L. Williams song, Y Deryn Pur," Miss G. Williams song, Caru'r Lleuad," Mr Daniel Rees song and chorus Cymru Fydd," Mr Bateman; song and ctorus. Men of Harlech," Mr Daniel Rees duet, Shan Fwyn," Messrs Gwynne A. Roberts and Daniel Rees (encored) song, 'Rwy'n coflo'i- adeg ddedwydd," Miss Symmons (en- cored); song, "Y Tren." Mr Bateman; song and chorus, "Cymru Lan," Mr D. Evans harp solo, Ap Pearce; song, Cly- chau Aberdyfi," Mrs W. J. Vaughan song, "Ar Hyd y Nos," Mr G. A. Roberts song, "Datydd y Garreg Wen,' Mr James Owen song, Merch y Cadben," Mr Daniel Rees song, 'Roedd mam yn cofieidio ei baban bach glan," Miss Bevan (encored); harp solo, Ap Pearce; finale, "Hen Wiad fy Nhadau."—The accompanists were Mrs W. J. Vaughan, Miss Anita Williams, Miss G. Williams and Mr Ernest D. Rollings. The concert vas organised by Mr LI Y. Williams, and the proceeds will be devoted to the Literary Institute of the town.

LOST AT SEA. A bottle was picked up on the coast between Abereithy and Porthgain contain- ing a paper on which was written with a lead pencil the following Lost, the Goodman of Bristol." It also bore an address: Rhydymwyn, near Mold." It' was dated February 8th, 1894. The bottle and note have been handed' over to Mr Frost, coastguard officer, St. David's

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.f'r'r'J" -r-r-r. "THE SUBLIME IN SONG," To the Editor of the COUNTY ECHO. SIK,—Permit me through your columns to express the unfeigned sorrow I feel in observing the low standard of songs sung at the concerts of to-day. And may I too ask the singers whether they are conscious of the power of music ? I hardly think so, else they could not conscientiously mis-use the voice—a divine gift-in singing songs with words expressive of sentiments too degrading and immoral to be uttered, much less sung before an audience. The voice, being God-given, should be used in sing- ing t His glory, in raising the loftier pasiy as of the human heart, and elevating the mind and soul. I trust that the time will soon appear when vocalists will not ponder to the low tastes of some members of their audiences, but strive to educate them to appreciate the sublime in soug.' Yours, &c., Å.. W,

A- -"c VEGErABLE GARDEN. March is a busy mouth in the kitchen 'garden, Keep the fork going when the surface is dry to prepare the beds for small seeds. At present no- thing much can be done besides laying plans for the future. Get in plenty of Peas, Beans, and Early potatoes as soon as the land is in condition; but there is nothing gained by planting any crop when the soil, is cold and wet. Prepare a number of good-sized labels, so that each crop may have ita name and date when sown written thereon. Mice often give trouble in a garden now, and tr.apa should be set in different positions to thin their numbers before the full tide of seed sowing ar- rives. Sow BRUSSELS SPROUTS.— Veitch'a Autumn Giant Cauliflowers, Tom Thumb Cabbage, and Carter's White Cos Lettuces, on a warm border, to succeed the plants raised under, glass. Sow a pinch of seeds of Basil and Sweet Marjoram in the hot-bed for early use. Melons and Cucumbers to plants in pits as soon as the early bedding plants can be moved under temporary shelters. The forcing ground will be in full occupation now in bringing forward Sea- kale, Asparagus, Radishes, Lettuces, Horn Car. rots, &c. The earliest Horn Carrots, will soon need thinning. Remove the weaklings to let light among the remainder. Often a crop of Radishes is taken before the Carrots require the space, but they must not remain in the bed too long. Sift a little fine soil over the Carrots when the thinning is completed. Seed Potatoes must have as much light and air as possible now, to harden and strengthen the crown-eye, but must, of course, be kept from frost. Sow Spinach. The round-leaved Victoria variety is rather less disposed to run to seed than the com- mon round one. PLANUSO VEGETABLE MARROWS.—Moore's Cream is a very good sort to grow. Sow the seeds about the middle of April, and raise the plants in a greenhouse or cold frame. Choose a sheltered and sunny position for the plants when you pub them out. Dig out a hole and put a barrow-load of manure in it, then level down the soil, and pub out the plants the iirst week in June. FRUIT GARDEN Late Vines just breaking. Keep up a nighb temperature of i>Q degs. to 55 degs. Give a little air when the thermometer rises above G5 degs. with sun shining on the glass. Well moisten inside borders with warm liquid manure. Figs in pots, laden with fruit, must now have plenty of nourishment. Liquid manure should be given ab a temperature of 75 degs. Cold water will chill the roots, and may cause ;the young fruits to drop. Peach borders may be forked over now. The aeration-of the soil in the month of March has a beneficial tendency. But the surface should be trodden down firmly and mulched before the hot weather sets in, as Peaches, when in the midst of their work, like a firm root run. The orchard house should be relieved of the bedr ding plants as soon as possible, as a house full of soft-wooded plants, requiring a good deal of water, becomes stuffy, and the trees are then pre-dis- posed to mildew. Strawberries that are ripening their fruits in pots should have plenty of air, and stand in the full sunshine. Discontinue liquid-manure as soon as the ft-uit-3 begin to colour. Support the fruits with little sprays of Hazel or Birch to lift them above the foliage. Keep a sharp look-out for bullfinches and other. bud-eating birds. Shoot the bullies; but sofb soap, soot, and lime, in a thin solution, syringed on the trees, will discomfort the tomtits and spar- rows.

-n_ PROPOSED COTTAGE HOSPITAL FOR FISHGUARD. Subscriptions and Donations are now being solicited. Subscriptions to be guaranteed annually for three years." A s d Mr J Worthington 5 5 0 M.r J C Yorke 2 2 0 Miss E F Harries, Tregwynfc 1 1 0 Miss Anstice 1 1 0 Miss Clark, Goodwick I 1 0 Miss Thomas, Glvn-y-mel -1 1 ,0 Rev T G Mortimer" :I 1 0 Mr Robert Lewis 1 1 0 lVIr l' G Bennett 1 1 0 W Cave Bennett 1 1 0 Captain 0 F Cooke 1 1 0 Mr W J Vaughan 1 I Captain W W-Iliaiiis L. I 1 0 Mr-H W Williams 1 1 0 MrGnaitbB.tbeGastIe. i I Mr W Seorga James 1 1 0 Dr Morgan Owen 11 0 Dr IT Lawwn-Swete 1 1 0 Dr and Mrs Swete, Worcester 1 1 0, Mr James Thomas, J P 1 1 0 Dr W J P, CC 1 1 0 Mr E Perkins, Penysgwarn 1 1 0 Mrs^Hilpern ,■ J. 1 1 0 Mrs Thomas, Parke, Whitland 1 1 1 -0- General Laurie M 1 0 0 Mrs Morgan Owen 0 10 9 Miss Lyall, Richmond 0 10 6 Mrs Lawtoa-Swete 0 10 6 Mr W T S Tombs 0 10 6 Mr f'hil;-os 0 10 6 Mr B Thomas "(jewe'ler) 0 10 6 Mr W James (draper) f J w., 0 10 6 Mr D Evans (grocer4) 0 10 6 Mrs Harries, Castle Hill 0 10 6 Mr W S Jenkins, C C .A 0 10 6 Mrs U Davies, Commercial Hotel s. 0 10 (j Dr George Williams 0 10 6 Mr T Lewis,the Square. 0 1Q 6 Mr W G Jamea, Pantyphillip 010 0 Capt Clement Bowen. 010 6 Miss Bowen 0'10 0 Mr Harries Bowen 010 0 Mr Walter L. Williams. 0 10 6 Mies Stephens, Goodwick 0 10 6 Mr H. L. Mortimer, do. 0 10 6 0apt George, do 0 10 6 Miss Edwards, do 0 10 6 Capt Evan Bowen, do 0 10 6 Miss Annal, do 0 10 0 Nir James Dovies (draper) 0 10 0 Mr Edwards (photographer) 0 10 ft

"r-r" GWYL DEVI SANT- Cyfansoddwyd y penillion a ganlyn gan Mi- H YV. Evans, Harbour House, Solva, i'w •; canu nos Gwyl Dewi Sant, yn Tyddewi:— Gwyl y Cymry ydyw hoi;, y A pha.wo o'r bron yn luvven; £ Yii,Manchester a Liverpool,' • ru Birmingham' a Llunden j I Mae pawb o'r brodyr yno'n un Yn canu yn eu heifen.. V#? f f(' Canwn ninau Gvmry glan, » 1 ,'i. 1 4 ?. <« Ein tonau cenedlaethol, Am Gymru fu, ac hefyd sy', A Chymru y dyfodol; Dyma destyn gwych i fardd I, ganu yn wastadol. Y Sais a foslia ei Sant George #*v., Fel Sant y Seintiau heddi, A Phut' a ddwed—Of all the Saints, Saint'P(ttTick is their glory" Ni ddwsdvrn ninau nad oes 6aut I fyny a ISIANX DJEWI. Mae merched Cymru drwy'r holl fyd t J I gyd a'a clodyn hysbys; I'JjjK"' 'Does neb mel-vn bod heb wybod am CLARA JSOVSLLO DAVIES Os gwraiido wnawn clywn swn eu sain Yn seinio drwy ein hynys. Yn 'Nie!'ica yn Flair y Byd, tf nn Bu glewion feibion GWALIA, A'r cor a, garodd gorau'r byd Dan gana'h ham^d.eu gwala; Rhown barch i'n brodyr bob yr un, THUEE CHEEKS i Goiliers Itbondda. Maa bei'dd y byd i gyd yn glaf Ar ol bod yn Chicago, A iiiiolli'r GAD A iii fawr ei bri, Aeth DYFII) m a hono; A'r acbos iddo guI'u'r byd, Fe'i ganwyd yn IR BENFRO. Bu Prif VTeinidog Prydain Fawr Fel Adda-wx',Iao'i liunalop (1-1 ( f Yn ohwvlio drwy y byd i gyd î; Am lfa fwyp yn mhob man; Yn N GIIYillHU dae!.h o hyd i hon, Yn mherson Mrs Gladstone. Os son a wneir am deithwyr byd, Yn nghyd a'u holl wrbydri; Am Livingstone a Mungo Parke, Ac ereill allem enwi; JOHN ROLANT yw eu breain 011- Y CTMITO-H. M. STANLEY. Rhag blino neb drwy ganu'n faith, I | Mi glof y g-.vaith y fyny, i \X i A gair o gynghor byr'i bawb 0 Gymry glan Tyddewi, Na wedwch byth mo iaith eich mam A throi ya Dic SI-ION DAVI.

BWRDD YSGOL TYDDEWI. At Olygydd y COUNTY ECHO. SYR,—Rhoddais awgrym yn fy llythyr diweddaf nad oedd Bible lessons yn code subject,' am ba un y telir gan y Llywod- raeth, er mwyn cwrdd agwrthwynebiad Gohebvdd yn herwydd y tal am, medd efe, drlysgu crefydd.' Teimlai mae gwyr-droi ffèiiau wna Gohebydd. Dywed, gan y Llywódraeth y- telir am bob addysg yn bresenol.' Gellir atodi 'Bible lessons' heb dal. Nid oeddwn yn medru liyncu y rheswm a-rhoddod am honiad dros y ddys- .geidiaeth Fiblaidd gan y ddau aelod Bglwysig ar y bwrdd, gan fod Ymneilldu- wyr (rhai diaconiaid) hefyd wedi pleidleisio yr un ffordd ag oni bai casting vote y cadeirydd droi y fantol buasau Bible lessons yn cael eu rhoddi yn yr ysgol y dydd heddyw, heb fod gan y Llywodraeth lawna rhan yn y gwaith. Dymunaf yn ddibetrus wrthdystio yn "erbyn ei gyhiidd- iad, 'fod yr etholwyryn brynadwy.' Mae effeithlau yr etholiadau blaenoroI yn profi fel arall. Nid ydwyf wasaidd, felly ni wna ysgrif Gohebydd fi ofni na'm cywyl- iddio i beidio dweyd y gwir. Nid cabl- draeth oedd yn fy meddwl p-an yn sou am yr Ysgolion Sui, ond cymeliiad i rhoddi mwy o sylw i'r plant. Yr ydwyf wedi bod yn wyth o'r pymtheg Ysgol Sul sydd yn plwvf Dewi, ac felly yr wyf yn gwybod peth am danynt, ond gwell fyddai rhoddi y cwestiwn hwn o'r neiiidu. Ni chyplyais y Mefchodistiaid Calvinaidd gyda neb ereill, efe wnaeth hyny. Pe ca.i Monpeli^r ei ddymuaiad, &,c.; I cymeryd yn ganiataol y mae eto am danaf. Mae am i I Rhyddfry- dwr selog fel fi i aros,' ond nid yw tuedd unrhyw wir Ehyddfrydwr i aros, ond yn y blaen gyda'r oes, a gwneuthur ei oreu er mwyn lies y wiad, onide fe a yr oes o'i flaen. Tyred yn mlaen Gohebydd. Tybiaf nad ydwyt yn Dori; felly paid aros gyda'r whigs. Ar law aelodau y bwrdd saif y cyfryfoldeb pwy fydd yr ysgolfeistr a'r ysgolfeistress. Gan y ddau aydd yno'n bresenol cafodd fy mhlant eu dysgu, ac ni 0 fynwn er dim dailu unrhyw sarhad arnynt. MafK egwyddoi: o ^dysgeidjaeth Fibi- U:QIIIIffi'çJo\' aidd yn cyrha.edd yn mhellach na Tyddc arcylch, acna Chymru hefyd. Da oel genyf weled fod Gohebydd 0'1" diwedd y cydnabod yr egwJdclor o'r addysg, g-ai obeiuhio y daw yn gyfan gwbl cyn bo hir. Gawd hanes am eaeth fee ban y dydd o'r blaen nad oedd wedi gweled na, chlywed Gair Duw. Yr oedd y plentyn yn yr ysgol dd,ddiol, ond ni fu mewn capel nac eglwys erioed. Ilwyrach oes. miloedd o'i cliyfielyb yn y trefvdd nnwrioil yna. Dywed Gohebydd mai" 'goreu gyd pa gynted y ceir gw-ared o rhai a broffesant un ueth a gweithredu yn gwbl groes.' Pe :>;wnelir hyn a ni, pa un o honom m'n dau a adewir ?—Yr eiddoch, GOBEBYDD.

GAIR AT "JON TOMOS." —Gobeithio fod y brawd talentog I r gohebydd doniol, Ion Tomos, yn mwyn- :-iau eihun yn yr America, ac yr ydym yn hyderu y cawn y pleser o ddarllea llawer o'i llithiau gwerfchrawr efco yn yr Echo, a hyny yn fuan iawn.—Yr eiddoch, GWAUN.

AT EIN BEIRDD. H.W.E. a LLEW CocH.Daeth eich penill- ion ar 'Aber Soifach' i law. Bydd iddynt gael ymddaugos yr wythnos nesaf. UN o'n BnODYH (Tyddovvi).—Yr WYTHNOS nescf, os yn bosibl.

TEN BY. • A large number of casks of petroleum were landed at Tenby on Saturday, having been recovered floating- off St. George's Head, arid along the Pembrokeshire coast. It is supposed that éL vessel must have foundered in ilie Channel and is now break- ing Tip.