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Local FootballNotes & Jottings
Local FootballNotes & Jottings (BY THE CHIEL.) SA Chiel's among ye talun' notes, And faith he'll prent them.' The following is the Combination table ud to date:- b Goa! Pld. Won. Lot. Drn. For. A^t. Pts Chester 14 ..10 3 1 ..43 .,19 ##2i Oswestry 13 ..10 3 o ..30 ..19 ..20 Wrexham .14 8 5 1 ..36 ..24 ..17 Birkenhead .12 7 3 2 ..21 ,,17 .16 13roughton U. 12 6 4 2 ..26 ,.ro ,.i' Nantwich q 6 2 1 ..20 ..12 ,.[3 Bangor 12 6 5 1 ..32 ..32 **13 Witton Albion 15 3 b 6 ..25 ..31 ..12 Chirk 14 3 ..30 ..43 ..10 Tranmere R.10 4 5 1 ..20 ..27 9 Rhyl n 4 7 o ..17 ..2s 8 Middlewich .14 2 9 3 ..i* ..35 7 Winsford U. 14 2 ..10 2 ..16 ..34 6 -0- SATURDAY S COMBINATION" RESULTS. Rhyl I Wrexham o Witton. I Tranmere o -0- WELSH SENIOR CUP.-FOURTH ROUND Oswestry. 2 Bangor I Aberdare 3 Chirk 2 Knighton 2 Colwyn Bay 1 CHESTER AMATUER CUP. Rhyl Reserves 4 Flint U.A.C. 4 RHYL IN A WINNING MOOD. Wrexham were the N-iiitois at the Belle Vue Grounds on Saturday Although they are not so strong as they were the last three seasons they are still a team to be reckoned with They were re- presented by the strongest eleven that has done duty for them this season, including Blew, the international Rhyl were short Hyde and R J. Jones being absent. The game was a good one, and there was hardly a dull moment from beginning to end, but still it could not be compare with Chester match which so far is best game seen at Rhyl this season. The ground was in a bad state and rendered accurate plays im. possible. There was a fair crowd present when the teams ;aced other. Rhyl were redresented as follows: Goal, T M. Jones; bucks. Ogilvy and J. Jones; half-backs, S. Brookes, Clapton and W. Roberts forwards, D W. Jones, Rowland Thomas, T. Jen- kins, T. Williams and Roberts. --0- Rhyl won the toss and Wrexham kicked up hill. The opening exchanges were in favour of Wrexham, the Rhyl defence having a warm time of it, but they were equal to all emergencies. The first shot saved by Jones was a somewhat soft thing, and the way he saved it shook my confidence in him, but afterwards he never gave the slightest signs of nervousness, and he gave a capital exhibition of goalkeeping. The first visit by Rhyl to the Wrexham end came from the right, but Roberts was too slow and missed a glorious opportunity. Brookes tackled well and gave Roberts and a pretty movement on the left resulted in the custodian being tested with a hot shot from the foot of Jenkins. After this play was confined to the right for a considerable time, and some who had paid the threepence extra for a seat on the grand stand were rather inclined to grumble. A judicious pass by Rowland Thomas gave Jenkins possession, and that player beating Blew all to pieces sent a swift shot across the goal-mouth, which was met and safely I netted by T. Williams. This success put everybody on good terms with themselves, and the Rhylites played up with more dash. It speaks well tor the visiting defence that were able to keep their goal in- tact. But they were helped in this respect by the erratic shooting of the Rhyl forwards. Several times they worked the ball to a good position and then had the misfortune to see ball sent yards wide of the posts or high over the crossbar. The Wrexham extreme right man brought a splendid individual run which spelt danger for Rhyl, but his final effort was saved in a masterty manner by Jones Half-time arrived with the score Rhvl one, Wrexham nil. 0 On resuming the locals at once made tracks to the visiting territory. This half T. Roberts played the proper game. It has struck me that this player is oc- casionally too anxious to get rid of the ball, but now he effected some fine runs and centred beautifully, several of which, with a little luck, might have been turned to account. Jenkins also excelled himself, and several times he was badly fouled by Blew. Though Wrexham made strenuous efforts to equalise the home defence was always too good for them, and they retired fairly and squarely beaten by one goal to nil. -0- The score hardly represents the merits of the teams Rhyl were certainly the best team. and by a bigger margin than one goal. The visiting defence com- pared badly with that of the locals, while the Rhyl forwards were also a better lot than their opponents, the only weak spot was that of the extreme right. It was a good game and the boys deserved all that they got. --0-- WITTON WIN AT HOME. Tranmere Rovers entertained Witton at home on Saturday. The home team kicked off with the wind, and Webb had to kick away in the first minute. Play was transferred to the end, where a good shot from Eyes was charged down. Sutton checked the Rovers' right, and Young spoiled a nice movement by getting offside. Forster tested Robertson at long range. Tranmere gained a tree kick close in the Witton goal. but failed to score. Tranmere attacked for a while, and Eden shot over the bar. Witton returned, and forced a corner, from which Young had hard lines at the other end. Forster scored from a centre by Lowe. A free-kick to Tranmere looked dangerous but offside spoiled the attempt. Hughes and Smith initiated a nice movement but Sutton relieved As half-time approached Tranmere tried hard to draw level, but failed. Interval—Witton 1, Tranmere nil. This proved to be all the scoring and Witton were returned victorious, happy and glorious -000- BANGOR LOOSE SIGHT OF THE CUP. The fourth round of the Welsh Senior Cup saw the meeting of Oswestry aId Bangor at Oswestry. Charlie Parry won the toss and in the first minute Freeman opened for Oswestry off a grand pass by Gooderich. Bangor next had a look in. but were quickly driven back, and the Bangor goal was again laid siege to. Freeman tried hard to screw in a shot, and was injured in the attempt and had to leave the ground. Freeman was not long absent. After about a quarter of an bour's; play Williams scored for Bangor' Shortly after this Gooderich got possession and passed to Freeman, and the latter beat Jones a second time. A long shot by Oliver was smartly cleared by Charlie Parry. The Bangor forwards broke away on several occasions,ibut Charlie Parry cleared them all. Half-time Oswestry 2 goals, Bangor i. The score remained unaltered and thus Bangor bid adieu to the trophy. -0- CHIRK v. ABERDARE.—WELSH CUP TIE. At Chirk, before a gratifying attendance. Aber- dare commenced with a formidale eleven. Chirk quickly attacked, but Read dispossessed, and directly afterward Lloyd shot prettily. Jones, however, saved brilliantly, and disposed of further efforts from Bowell. Play continued to be exciting. Chirk eventually transferred, but Parker intervened. The home goal was the scene of a {determined onslaught, but Povey and Jones saved when their position was threatened. Chirk changed the venue again, Wel- beck cleared when defeat appeared imminent Another home invasion culminated in Roberts shooting behind when excellently placed. After Seaward had twice saved, brilliantlv Meredith scored, The visiting custodian being powerless, ?'} !!¡e sqc- cecding minute Read nearly equalised. Atel'4aie J fouled, but Parker luckily cleared, obtained a further fruitless comer. Ha^time-Chirk I, Aber- uir j came out of their shell in the the b"' were able to put 0n three goals to r .jniesters' oire and thus they came out of the ordeal with the creditable win of 3 goals to 2. —Hoi CHESTER AND DISTRICT AMATEUR CUP: REPLAYED SEMI-FINAL. RHYL RESERVES v. FLINT U.A.C. The Reserves journeyed a second time to Shotton to meet the Flint eleven to replay the semi-final for the Cheshire Amateur Cup. The game was of a very loose character. Before half-time Flint were able to score four goals to Rhyl's two and expected to win easily. On resuming play Rhyl "bucked" up the forwards combining well together making determined attacks upon their opponents' goal with the pleasing result of notching two more goals to their credit, thus equalising. "W hen time was called the final result being the same as the previous contest m a draw of four goals each. flol WALES v. IRELAND. At a meeting of the council of the W elsh Associa- tion held on Wednesday evening the international match between Wales and Ireland was fixed to be played on March 215t. The projected match Ncrth v. South Wales which was to have been played at Cardiff, was abondoned. The draw for the Welsh Senior Cup resulted Aberdarc v. Oswestry at Llandrindod, on February 13th. Druids v. Knighton, at Oswestry, March 5th.
Y Golofn Gymraeg.
Y Golofn Gymraeg. Vn Mysg y Gweithwyr. (•AMONGST THE WORKING MEN.') BETH DDYWED Y Eel y c'ywedasom yn ein hysgrif yr wvthno.s </r blaeu, rhaid i weithwyr Cymru agoryd eu llygaid i'w mantais eu hunain. Y mae g\veith- wyr Lloegr yn fyw i symudiadau y dyfodol, a paham y dylai gweithwyr Cymru fud ar ol vn y pethau hyn. ? Hwyrach mai anfantais i leshad gwerin Cymru ydyw fod cymaint 0 fan sectau a gwahanol opiniynau crafyddol yn ein plith, a hyny yn peri achos i ni fel cenedl golli ein cryfder i ymladd yn erbyn trais a gormes ein Llywodraeth. Hoffwn i bawb ddeall ein bod yn meddu y parch goreu i ddefodau crefyddol ein gwlad, mor bell ag y mae hyny yn cael ei gario yn rnlaen yn unol a dysgeidiaet'h ein Har- glwydd lesu Grist, ond ysywaeth yn hytrach na niagu yspryd eang a gwladgarol. Y mae lie i ofni fod yspryd plaid a sectyddiaeth yn tueddu i fagu corachod yn lie magu gwroniaid a gwlad- garwyr. O- myn dynion ieuainc Cymru fagu asgwrn cefn mewn cymdeithas, yn sicr rhaid iddynt osod eu penau yn nghyd mewn pethau rnw): b'jddiol na 'football' a sugno 'cigarettes' yn dcnbaid. Y mae digon o ddvsgedigion v colegau yn gwisgo cadachau gwynion yn ein gwlad, ond atolwg yn mha le y inae dylanwad eu gweinidogaeth ar fywvd inoesoldeb y to ieu- anc sydd yn codi yn ein gwlad? Son am wlad y breintiau mawr ag amlder ein haddolda* g wye hi on, dymunwn ofyn i bob dyn o farn a synwyr pa un ai lleihau ynte cryfhau y mae gwybodaeth Y.igrythyrul yn Nghymru vn vstod y deng mlynedd ar hugain diweddaf ? Llawer 0 son a geir y dyddiau hyn am nwyddau o wled- ydd trauior. Ai tybed nad oes ormod o nwy- ddau tratror yn cael eu derbvn i eglwysi ein gwlad y dyddiau presenol ? Pwy sydd vn cael ei edrych arno fwyaf ai y gweithiwr tlawM, gonest ei galon, ai ynte y gwr hunandybiol a balch ei galon ag sydd yn meddu ar yr haerllug- rwydd o wisgo y fodrwy aur vn ngwydd y gyn- u!l?idfa, pa un bynag a dalwyd yn on est am dani ai peidio ? Son am y dyn tlawd yn \vir, oni bae fod Un mwy anfeidrol Ei druagerdd a'i dosturi vn edrych ar y tlodion na'r rhai sydd yn proffésu bod yn olyrÍwyr iddo, buasai yn lied cldigalon ar eu cyfhvr dyfodol. Dvwedodd John Wesley unwaith mor fuan v bvddai v cvfoeth- ogion yn cael eu llochesu yn vr eglwvsi ar gvfrif dim ond eu cyfoeth, mai mor fuan a hvny y byddai vsprydolrwydd yn cael ei gau allan o demlau ein gwlad. Ai tybed nad yw proffwyci- oliaeth yr enwog John Wesley yn cael ei svl- weddoli y dyddiau hyn ? Y gwir am dani ydvvr y mae en wadaetn yn colli ei gafael yn araf deg- ar y werin bobl yn Xghymru, neu mewn geiriau eraill y mae gweithwyr Cymru yn colli eu hym. ddiriedaeth yn eu harweinwyr. Am paham ? Am eu bod fel yr offeiriaid gynt y soniai vr hen Eicer Pritchard were ymddyeithrio o'r hyn a ddylent fod, neu, fel y galwai ef hwynt, cwn mudion. Diolchwn am y Beibl. Dyma'r liyfr sydd yn gvfarwyddyd i weithwyr Cymru i fyn'd wrtho. Dywed hwn wrthym i lesu Grist ddyfod i'r byd, yn dlawd fel y cyfoethogai law- er. Dysgodd i'w ganlynwyr fyw yn heb chwenychu cyfoeth. Gn oedd Ef vn zvn- enn a dolur, ac yn gallu cydymdeimlo a'n gv-en- did. Dysgodd y wers bwysig i'r byd i wnevd i arall fel y dymunem i arall wneyd i ni ein hunain. Canmnlodel ddaioni yn mha gylch bynag y gwelai hyny yn tarddu." Rhoddai bob cymorth i'r gwan i godi o'r ffos. Curodd y byd nid ychydig sectau mewn rhan fach o bono. Dynoethodd bob annrhefn galwodd anveinwyr y bobl yn ragrithwyr. Do, daeth i'r byd i ddysgu gwir sosialaeth". a dysg Ei bur athrawiaeih yr un peth heddyw, er gwaethaf y rhai a honant eu bod vn olynwyr iddo. Na chamsynier ein golygiadau ar v cwestiwn hwn. ( redwn fod yn mysg pob en wad crefyddol yn ein gwlad ddyninn da, ac o bosibl mai yn nghysgod V rhai hyny y mae Cristioriogaeth yn parihau i ddal ei thir yn Xghymru. Yn erbyn yr olyniaeth yma y mae ein cwvn, ac nid yn erbyn y cyfunarefnau. Gwvddom am lawer o bregethwyr rhagorol yn mhlith yr amrvwiol en- wadau ag sydd yog-orfod enill eu bara beunvdd- iol trwy weiLhio yn galed yn y pyllau glo ac yn chwarelau ein gwlad. Y maent wedi bod yn foddion i droi llawer o feddiant Satan at Dduw. Ond atolwg a oes gan y dynion da hyn hawl i weinyddu y Sacramentau ? Na c.hoiliwn. am paham, wys o bocibl nad oes digon o clcrical cut' o'u hamgylch, a bod llwch glo a rhwbel v chwarei yn eu hannghyinwyso i'r gwaith hwnw. Bu rhywun mor onest a gwvntvllio Philistiaeth yn Xghymru ar dudalenau y Genin- en ychydig amser yn ol, ac fe ddylai y cwes- tiwn gael ei wyntyllio ar ddaJenau pob papur new-ydd yr un modd. Ciadewch i Gristionog- aeth gael chwareu teg. I* el -• mae pethau yn ca.el eu cario yn mlaen yn ngwersyll enwadaeth v dyddiau hyn, meiddiwn ddyweyd. fod Crist- ionogaeth yn cael cam. Dywedwch fod ijan v gweithiwr èiiau tai cymwys i fyw ynddvnt neu dderbyn mwy o gyflog a llai 0 oriau gweithio. dig-on rhesymol iddo fyned i adrodd ei cwvn i Gyngres yr Eglwys, neu i Conference y Wesley- aid, neu i Sasiwn v Methodistiaid, neu gvrddau yr Annibynwyr a'r Bedyddwvr. Y tebygol- rwydd ydyw, os ai a'i betition yn ei law iddynt, mai yr atebiad a gawsal fuaiai, 'No admittance except on business, and you, a working man, has no business here.' Gwelsom yn ddiweddar ddadl hirfaith vn mysg yr oraclau apostolaidd o barthed pa un ai mantais ai anfantais ydyw darllen pregethau neu eu hadrodd allan. I'wnc pwvsig gallasem dybio oedd hyny yn eu golwg. Ein profiad ni yI ydyw na buasai yn rhaid i unrhyw weithiwr ag ychydig fedr yn ei ben gvfansoddi gv/ell pre- gethau na'u haner rhwng ei brwl bwn!. Hawdd ydyw son ani fyo gwell wedi'r fuchedd hon, pan y mwynheir manau y bywyd a dillad gwvn- ion. Ond gofaled j sawl a ddvsgo athrawiaeth fely nad yw yn un rheswm ychwaith y dylai y Cristion fyw ar y ddaear ar hen garbiau a llai na digon o fwyd. Y mae Duw wcdi creu y ddaear vn fantais i ddynion i fyw ynddi, a 'chreulondeb a natu.r foesol dyn vdyw ei gaethiwo a gormes, a'i osod vn y bvd presenol fel mewn purdan Iaro- ei dios«lwvdehad i well lie. Dvwedwn eto, dvs- geidiaeth ein Harghvydd lesu" Grist vdyw. "A phwv bynag a fyno fod yn benaf yn eich plith, bydded yn was i chwi,' -A'r neb sydd ganddo glustiau i wrandaw. gv.-randawed.' (I'w barhau.) HENRY IIUGIIES. (; waenysgfJr, <q- IT has been stated by an eminent authority tha. the cyanide process "has done more than all other recent processes combined for cheapening the pro. duction of various metals, increasing the gold supply of the world, and advancing the standard of our progress and civilisation."
Preparing Argon.
Preparing Argon. Argon, the new constituent of the atmosphere dis- covered by Lord Rayleigh and Sir W. Ramsay, is now prepared by M. Moisson and M. Rigaut, the French chemists, by passing air over copper turn- ings in a red-hot tube. The oxygen i thus abstracted, and the gas passing away is nitrogen mixed with argon. Most of the nitrogen is re- moved by means of a mixture of magnesium and lime, and the residue by red-hot calcium. In this manner they can prepare a litre of argon a day, so that argon cannot now be considered a rare body.
To Awaken Deaf Miltes,
To Awaken Deaf Miltes, An American deaf mute named Shaw has invented an electric clock for the use of blind or deaf mutes. The clock, it is said, will at any pre-appointed time alarm the sleeper by moving a lever con- nected bv a string with his pillow, which is thereby agitated until he is effectually awakened. At the same time a circuit is eiuseu u\ which du electric current is sent through a small incan- descent lamp in front of a parabolic mirror, the rays from which are thrown into tlu* face of the sleeper. A spring is also released, connected with z, a hammer which falls upon a culminating cap, the loud explosion of which at close quarters is guaranteed to be perceptible to the deafest.
Reading Nations.
Reading Nations. Statistics have shewn that Germany heads the list as a reading nation, and Russia is falling to zero. In 1893, 23,607 books were published in Germany, as compared with 8,082 in Russia. In regard to newspapers, the inhabitants of the United States are catered to by 22,000 journals, while Russia, with a population of 130,000,000, has only 800. The figuivs are easily accounted for by the censorship. In Germany the actual number of professional writers is estimated at 12,000, of which number 400 are poets. In behalf of France the assertion is made that she provides the international literature, inasmuch as half the copies of French novels printed are exported, while two-thirds of her historic and scientitic works also cross the frontier.
IWelsh Hews in Brief.
I Welsh Hews in Brief. TVi«i. wre no prisoners for trial at the Carnar- Qu-.rter .Sessions on Thursday. London"has a Welsh centenarian in the person of i Jane Lloyd, who is an inmate of the aged and infirm ward in Constance-road Workhouse, East Dulwich. [rs. Lloyd was born in Wales, but has been in London since she was eighteen. 1 Mr. Joseph Bennett, the eminent critic, who has acted as musical adjudicator at the Dolgelley New Year Eisteddfod tor fifteen or sixteen years, an- nounced at the last eisteddfod that he would adjudi- cate there no more, though he hoped sometimes to be present as an interested spectator, and if they were in difficulty as umpire. A portrait of Principal Roberts of the University Coilege of Wales was unveiled at Aberdovey Literary Institute on Thursday. The Principal is a native of Aberdovey The portrait, which was painted by Miss B. A. Pughe, represents the Principal in his robes as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Wales. There were no prisoners for trial at Merioneth Quarter Sessions at Dolgelley, yesterday week. Mr Wynne, of Peniarth, who presided, congratulated the county upon the decrease of serious crime, but expressed regret that there was an increase in drunk- enness. The tramps, too, went nearly double the number in the corresponding quarter of last year The Home Secretary having declined to confirm the appointment of Sergeant and Chief Clerk, Rich- aid Jones as Chief Constable for Cardiganshire, Mr. Willis Bund, chairman of Cardigan Quarter Sessions has given notice of motion for the meeting of the Standing Joint Police Committee to be held to- morrow, that Superintendent David illiams, of Llandyssul be appointed to the office of chief con- I stable. Superintenden Williams was the deputy to the late chief constable. The quartesly meeting of the North AVales As- sociation of Anglican Church Bellringers was held at Portmadoc on Saturday, when the guilds represented included Wrexham, Dolgelley, Barmouth, JJan- gollen and Chirk. Practice in church and hand-bell took place. At the business conference the Bishops of St. Asaph and Bangor were elected presidents. witti the Rev. Lewis Jones, St. David's, Bangor, as chairman of committee, and Mr. Ballington, Llan- dudno, secretary Mr. Arthur Stanley, eldest son of Lord Stanley of Aiderley, was unauimosly chosen by the Executive of the Eddisbury Liberal Association on Saturday for recommendation as Liberal candidate for the division. The Conservative executive also met on Saturday, and a Committee was appointed to select a candidate in the place of Mr H J. Tollemarche, M P who is retiring. Amongst the names mentioned were Mr H. Barston, Colonel Cotton-Jcdrell, Sir Phillip Grey Egerton, and Mr. De F. Pennefather. Sir William Ramsay gave a remarkable demon- stration at the Hafna Mines Llanrwst, last week, which promises to revive a decayed industry. By a new process, introduced at the Hafna Mines, the familiar while zinc is made direct from the ore, with- out the troublesome intermediate process of pro- ducing spelter. More important still, the tailings which now lie in vast heaps rround the Hafra and other mines—a valueless waste product-become of immense value, as they can be treated as readily as the original ore. The cost of production by this remarkable production is said to be less than 50 per cent of that by the best present methods, zinc white, which has a present market value Of,4 22 per ton now being made by the Hafna mines for^n. Sir William Ramsay and other scientists present expressed them- selves entirely satisfied with the wide prospects of profits now open to the zinc mines oi Wales. ojo "0:i('1. stprojr* 01 oiiu .n. i;i:\ie si onus, 1110 II)II0wlng appeared in an Irish paper: "The tempest shook the ship as a dog would a rat; the winds rushed forth from the four hinges of the world, and the poor capta in was washed overboard, as well as another cask of whisky." "I saw him kiss you just before he was leaving, said the sour-visaged aunt, and she said it 111 a regular, dull-thud tone. "Yes, auntie." ''Well, I can realise that it would be the last thing he would think of," and she saILd out as though she had scored every possible point. Miss Hogaboorn (of Chicago): "And what profes- sion is your brother in, Lord Shortcash?" Lord Shortcash: "Oh, when Algernon leaves Oxford, I fancy he will take orders." Miss Eiogaboom (sur- prised) "Yes? Well, there are some real uice gentlemen travelling for pa." "Do you appreciate poetry ? asked the serious girl. "Yes, indeed," answered Mr. S'jfty. "There's one piece of poetry that has dene me a world of good. Old as I am, there are times when I couldn't toll how to calculate without saying 'Thirty days hath September, April, June, and November.' He: "If I may say it, dear, I am afraid that you don't appear to value my kisses as much as you did before our marriage." She: "What nonsense, George! Before marriage I would give you half a dozen for a box of chocolate; now I value them much higher—one or two for a new dress, or a hat at the very least!" "Sam, I hear you have gone into the milk business?" "Yes, Bone" I have." "Mrs. Brown kicks about your milk says you skim your milk on the top, and then turn it over and skim the bottom." "Now, hones, see here, that is rough on me. If you don't drop these kind of jokes I will give you a piece of my mind." "I wouldn't, Sam; you've none to spare." Billy, just returning from the barber's shop with an uneasy look, met his chum Henry, when the following conversation took place. Billy: "I say. 'Enry, I was fairly taken in this morning. I went to a barber's shop a little way up the street to have a shave, and he had the cheek to charge me 3d." Henry: "Of course, they always charge 3d. for shaving dogs. I went into the very same shop and had a shave, and they only charged me ld." "Oh, well, do you know why they only charged you ljid. and me 3d. ?" "No." "Because it's 3d. for dogs, and ld. fer puppies." Young Lady: "How much?" Telegraph Clerk: "Sixpence, miss." Young Lady: "What, for that one word 'Yes I" Telegraph Clerk: "You can repeat it half-a-dozen times for the same money if you like." Young Lady: "No, that wouldn't look well. lt73 an answer to a proposal of marriage." A "ganger" of navvies went away one day, and during his absence he left an Irishman named Mike in charge. When he returned Mike was sitting on a stone, smoking. Not seeing any mon working, the "ganger" asked Mike where they were. "Sure," said Mike, "I've sacked 'em!" "Sacked 'em?" roared the "ganger." "Yes," said Mike. "It's the first time I've been foreman in my life, so if I didn't sack 'pm then, I should never have another chance to shew my authority." :JO
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"1 niusu coniiss to you, ■ ne sam, in a..kh'm 01 confidence, I'm an odd man. I'd like to be different if—— "This is so sudden she cried, throwing herself upon his neck. For she, too, was odd, and she had IOllged to be even. A teacher asked her class to name five different members of the "cat" family. Nobody answered till at last OIlC little girl raised her hand. IVell said the teacher, encouragingly. "Father Cat, Mother Cat, and three littlf, kittens!" "Yes," he said, "I am up to my neck in debt; but it's my misfortune, not iny fault. "Your misfortune?" "Yes. You see, I 'nave a faculty for making such an excellent impression upon people that they still persist in trusting me." "What is the meaning of ex nihilo nihil fit?" asked a Highlander of a village schoolmaster. "Weel, Donald," answered the Dominee, "I dinna mind the literal translation, but it just means that ye can na tak' the breeks aff a Highland man." "Excuse me, sir," said the man in the next seat, "but your cigar is burning a hole in your paper." "That is all right," responded the other. "I am just burning out the price of those sealskin mantles at to-morrowbargain sale. YQu see, I take this paper home, 1 1 "Never put off till to-morrow the things you ell) do to-day," remarked the man with the ehrotuc I quotation habit. "That axiom's nitlth-eaten," rejoined the up-to-date specimen of humanity. "What's the matter with doing them yesterday and r*sting to-dly lie will of the late lIon. Mrs. Charlotte Eliza I Petre distributes some £6,000 amongst various Roman Catholic institutions in London. Constance Lady De La Warr is reported to have become a Rowan Cttholie. Mr. Ronald has resigned the editorship of the St. Orc.V, and proposes to contest Wes'- Aben'eiv.jhirt; as a Unionist at the general
---Pigmy Races.
Pigmy Races. The pigmy race, of which some specimens are still met with in the central part of Africa, probably existed also in Europe, at least in some parts of it. This conclusion is arrived at from the examination of numerous skeletons which have been found in the region of Breslau in Silesia, and from which it is possible to form a good idea of the height of the individuals which must have existed at least 1,000 years ago. Their height is consider- ably below the ordinary average, being about 4tt. 9in., which represents the mean figure for a whole group of skeletons. Pigmy remains which were found in Lower Alsace, near Colmar, are smaller, and the height of many of the specimens is but 4ft. The pigmy race must be considered as composed of well formed specimens, and not in any way Ii degenerate or pathologic. They seem to have per- sisted in Europe until a comparatively recent epoch. The pigmies of Silesia appear to have been the con- temporaries of the Romans and slave races and to have existed until the year 1000 A.D. At present no specimens are to be found in Europe, and it is only in the central region of Africa that the pigmies are still to be seen,
I The Postponement of the…
The Postponement of the Appointed Day in Flintshire. COUNTY COUNCIL'S SPIRITED PROTEST. On Wednesday a special meeting of the Flint- shire County Council was held at the Council Chamber, Mold, for the purpose of discussing the postponement of the appointed day to the 1st February next. Mr. P. P. Pennant presided over a moderate attendance of members. The Clerk (Mr. R. Bromley) read a communi- cation fro mi the Board of Education regretting they could give no undertaking as to a further postponement of the appointed day,' and re- questing that the Act be put into operation on the 1st Fbruary. if circumstances by that time made it possible so to do. Mr. R. LI. Jones, ot Knyi (tne t nainr.an or the Education Committee), said that at the last meeting they meeting they protested against the postponement of the 'appointed day,' and at th same time drew the attention of the Board of Education to the great lack of accommoda- tion in certain districts for children of school age. He thought the Board of Education were wanting in respect to that Council when they entirely ignored the resolution referring to the want of accommodation, and he would now propose—' That the Council respectfully beg to express their surprise and disappointment to the Board of Education with regard to the reply to the Council's protest, as the Council drew attention to the deplorable state of affairs in the parishes of Hawarden, Saltney, and Sealand, and the urban district of Connah's Quay, there being about 1,000 children of school age for whom there was no accommodation in the exis- ting schools.' He thought this was a state of things which should not be allowed to continue a day longer. Mr. J. Prince, of Connah's Qauy, in second- ing the motion, said there were hundreds of parents who would be grateful to the Chairman of the Education Committee for bringing this matter forward. That there should be so rciny children rambling about the roads was a most deplorable state of things. The Chairman said he was able to agree to a considerable extent with the remarks of the preceding speakers on the qustion of lack of accommodation. But he thought these gentle- men had not really looked the whole question in the fact. There was no doubt that after the appointed day' the body that would be responsible for education in the county would be the County Council. This fact did not seenn to be fully realised by the Council. A resolu- tion had been passed limiting rate-aid to pro- vided schools, to prevent rate-aid from going to non-provided schools, that was, to the larger number of schools in the county. The Council was charged with the maintenance in efficiency of all the schools, and it was their duty, and no other people could take that duty out of their hands, to do this. The managers of the schools would not take the responsibility on their shoul- ders. He believed they would drift into such a position by their action that they would have no money wherewith to pay the salaries of the teachers. They would then find there were about 70 schools that would bring actions against the County Council for the payment of teachers' salaries. Dr. Williams (Flint) An action has been entered by one master in the County Court, and it is going to be fought. The Chairman said if they were so anxious as they profese-d to be for the educational inter- ests of the children, the straightforward way out of the difficulty would be to carry out the Act, and if they disagreed with the Act do what they could to get it amended. Mr. Prince said that if tue Voluntary Schools were starving for want of funds the resposibility lay with the managers of those schools, who might easily transfer their schools to the Coun- ty Council. After further discussion the motion was put, and carried by a large majority. Mr. W. E'. Williams proposed that they call the attention of the Board of Education to the condition of many of the schools in the county as to accommodation, sanitarv arrangements, &c., but at the request of several councillors he eventually agreed that he would bring the ques- tion forward in February. The Counci lthen proceeded to discuss the j final draft orders made by the Board of Edu- cation with reference to the appointment of foundation managers of Voluntary Schools. The discussion ended in the passing of a reso- lution, proposed by Mr. R. I.I. Jones, Rhyl, to the effect that the Council respectfully request the Board of Education to give an opportunity to make detailed objections to the draft orders before they were finally approved by the Board. "Do you think of me when I am absent?" nll. (passionately) "I never love you so much as when you are away from my presence." Jack: "Here, old man, is a cigar I can conscien- tiously recommend." Joe: "Tiia(s -,tit right, but I prefer one you can conscientiously smoke." Mrs. Twiggs: "Have you got your new cook trained?" Mrs. Driggs: "No; but I've got Mr. Driggs trained so he doesn't find fault with her." Briggs: "Isn't that the suit you had last year?" "Yes, and it's the sa.me suit you asked me last year if it wasn't the same suit that I had the year before." Mrs. Fassay: "Everybody says my daughter got her beauty from me. What do you say to that?" Mr. \Vit\ "Well, I thin!: it was very unkittù of her to take it from you." Mrs. Newrich had been describing her visit in Turkey. Friend: "Then, of course, you saw the Dardanelles ? Mrs. Newrich Why, no, we didn't. They called, but we were out." Mother: "I'm surprised at you! Couldn't you tell he was going to kiss you?" Daughter: "Yes, ma, but there was no one for me to tell, except him, and he knew it already." Emily: "I've got an invite to a charity ball, but I haven't the least idea what I am to go in. What would you wear, Fanny, if you had my com- plexion?" Fanny: "A thick veil." She: "Why do you look so worried, Bertie? Did papa. object?" Bertie: "No; but he said, 'It's all right; you'll soon find Its useless to object when Nell is set on anything.' Albert: "All the world loves a lover, you know." Mildred: "You wouldn't say that if you had heard papa's remarks when he found, yesterday morning, that you had taken his hat by mistake." .y wife took a nap yesterday afternoon, and I kept the baby still for two hours." "How did you manage it?" "Mailed his clothes to the floor and gave him a paper lampshade to play with." "But papa fays you owe everywhere—that you are not a man of honour." "I assure you one of the strongest feelings that animates me "in entering iuto this match is the desire to pay my debts." "Mrs. Skimmils says that her husband never spoke a hasty word to her in his life," said the lady who gossips. "That's perfectly true," replied Miss Cayenne. "The dear man stutters dreadfully." Mrs. Naberly: "Can you give me a good receipt for sponge cake?" Mrs. Smith: "No, but I will give you a receipt for that pound of tea you borrowed a month ago, if you will bring it back." Adorer (after a rebuke by the old lady) "I didn't kiss you. I only pretended I was g-oin. to. Why did you call to your mother?" Sweet (iirl (repen- tantly): "I—I didn't know she was in the house." Miss Butee: "Newspaper work takes in almost everything, doesn't it ? Spacer (moving up closer to her): "Well, yes, our profession does embrace a Teat, deal." Then the light got so nervous it went out. "Did I tell you that I saw Mrs. Wildey yesterday in her new automobile Slllt.. "You didn't say exactly that, but you intimated as much." "Inti- mated as much ? "Yes you said she was dressed to kill." "I never go to a sad play," said the young woman who poses. "It is almost sure to make me cry, and then it is bad for my eyes." "Yes," reDlied Miss Cayenne, "and sometimes for the complexion." Teacher: Now, if von take three from ten, how many remain, Dolly?" Ko answer. Teacher: "Well, suppose I take away three of your fingers, what would you have then?'' Dollj "0117 no more music lessons." Professor (lecturing upon the rhinoceros): "I must beg you to give me your undivided attection. It is absolutely impossible that you can form a true idea of this hideous animal unless you keep your eyes fixed on me." "Do you believe in hypnotism?" he asked, as he looked intently into her great brown eyes. "I must," she answered, with all the bravery she could summon. "I know tht you are going to kiss me, but 1 am powerless to protest." A Practical View of Matrimony.—lvit's this I hear ye're gaun to dee, Jeanme i said an Aberdeen lass to another young woman. "Weel, Maggie, lass, I'm gaun to marry that farm ower by there, and live wi' the bit mannie on't." Agent: "I have a most valuable worit to sell, madam; it tells you how to do everything." Lady (sarcastically) "Docs it tell you how to get rid ot a pestering agent ? Agent (promptly): "Oh, yes, madam. Buv something from him 9 "All I demand for my client," shouted the barrister, in the voice of a man who is paid for it, "is justice." "I am very sorry I can't accommodate you," replied the Judge; "but the law won't allow ■je to give him more than two years."
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Children and Science.
Children and Science. Mental development is, according to Traction oxii Transmission, an obscure process, but here Xature has a way of her own. The infant mind is highly acquisitive; it is always wanting to know, and is consequently very often regarded as a nuisance. Yet its desire is, as a rule, for knowledge of the most practical kind, such, in fact, as will enable it to struggle for its existence in its peculiar environ- ment. The enfant terrible especially is only too pertinent in its observations. Instead of encouraging this desire for knowledge, lessons are forced upon the child for which it has no appetite. Learning becomes vexatious, and the habit of study is seldom cultivated, although it is obvious that the human animal comes into the world with that habit already acquired in some mysterious waj'. We believe it will be generally conceded that the delight taken by children in mechanical toys indicates that the line of least resistance in their education is in the direction of physical science and engineering, rather than the learning of languages and other ordinary objects of elementary education. They would soon see for themselves the necessity of being able to read and write and calculate, in order to pursue more interesting accomplishments. To the grown man, who studies regularly, learning is not an irksome task, but a positive pleasure; and so should it be with the young, who are born with inquiring minds, but whose natural methods of picking up information are systematically sup- pressed, partly, no doubt, because, for the sake of economy, children are educated in batches, and all crammed with equal doses of the same indigestible mixture.
Largest Transformer in the…
Largest Transformer in the World. I What is claimed to be the largest transformer in the world has been built for the Pittsburg Reduc- tion Company, and will be used at their Niagara plant for the manufacture of aluminium by the process of electrolysis. The transformer, the Scientific American says, :s rated at 2,000 kilowatts, which is 250 kilowatts more than the capacity of anv other transformer with which we are ae- quainted. Rut more remarkable still is the unusual quantity of current which is induced in the secondary winding. This large current is required. by the peculiarities of the aluminium reduction process, in which the current used may be very heavy, though the voltage must be very low. The primary winding of tho transformer is designed to receive a current of 908 amperes at 2,200 volts, and this will be transformed in the secondary winding to a current of 40,000 amperes at 50 volts pressure. iThe transformer at its base measures 7ft. 2iu. square, and its height is 8ft. Sin. The secondary winding consists of heavy laminated copper bars, a large size being required to carry the enormous current for which the transformer is built. These bars obviously cannot be bent to form coils in the ordinary sens*, of the word, but are connected at the top and bottom by copper piate.s clamped thereto. The primary winding of the transformer is'made up of copy.cr ribbon coil-scctions, a coil- section being placed between each successive pair of bars in the secondary winding. Taps from each coil section of tne primary winding are run up to a swUchiug device called" the "regulator head" whereby any number of coils may be cut in or out to change the voltage to any pressure desired, the ratio between the primary and secondary voltages being, of course,directly proportional to the number of turns ia each.
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Sir F. W. Borden, who has returned to Ottawa from England, anuounces that, as the result of a suggestion of Mr. Arnold-Fors:er, the Minbter for War, he will make arrangements to send a regiment of Oanadiniv Mil-tii to India to receive practical military training. While canying home a dinner that had beer: given to him. an aged inmate of Pad.lingron woikhou'se, WJIO left the institution on Christmas Eve to spend Uie next dav with his vvit>>. JVli