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Y Golofn Gymraeg Yn Mvsg y Gweithwvr. (: AMONGST THE WORKING I E -N.') Y DYN GWYRTHIOL 0 SCOTLAND. Diam-eu genym fod y rhan luosocaf o ddar- Ileawy-r y golofn hon wedi clywed am y gwynh. iau rhyfedd a wn- ir y dyddiau hyn gan. ddyn cyffrediiT a elwir Mr. William Rae, o Scot'aad. Y mae Mr. Rae wedi ei eni wrth natunicih 1 fed yn ddoctor. ac nid oes son iddo gael ei ie ddwyn i fvny wrth draed Gamaliel. Y rn;>fc y dvr. rhyfedd hwn yn deilliaw o deulu ffitwn- vddul, ac vn ucchreu ei yrfa bu yntau yn gwei- tlvio yn y pwll glo. l'reswyliai' mewn bwthyn bvchan yn bresenol. ac nis gwyddai neb braidd an: ei allu fel roeddyg gwyrthiol tu allan i'r ardal y trisianai ynddi. Ond erbyn hyn y 1 -nvr -!it mae ei enw wedi myned allan fel tan gwyllt trwy holl barthau y deyrnas fel un sydd yn cyflawni gweithredoe-dd rhyfeddol. Y mae Air. Rae y. 63 mlwydd c-ed, a dierbyniiai roddion bychain gan ei gydnabyddion am y feddygin- iaeth a dderbyniant trwyddo. Erbyn hyrn y mae cannoedd yn cyrchu ato o bob cyfeiriad, a dyg y treriau rhad fwy o gloffion gwywedig- ion nas gall hyd yn nod Rae osod ei law arnynt. Y modd y daeth y meddyg gwyrthiol hwn; i'r fath sylw oedd i foneddwr o Blackburn glywed son am dano a chan ei fod wedi arfer pob moddion dichonadwy er cael gwel-lhad c r anhwvldeb oedd arno. penderfynodd roddi prawf ar allu hynod Williami Rae. Dar- ganfyddodd ei anhwvldeb ar unwaith, a gosod- odd ei fysedd trydancl ar waith er gwrthweithio yr anhwvldeb cedd vn blino y bonecldwr hwnw, a llwvdd-cdd i'w wellhau yn hollol, ac fel gwobr i Rae am e; wellhad cynygiodd. y bonedd. wr irid" gar. punt. Ond gwrthodwyd hwy yn bendar.t gar. Rae, ac ni chymera.i ei berswadiio i dderbyn mwy na'r sivm bvchan yr arferai ei dderbyn. 1'a fodd bynag, penderfvnodd y 1 91 boneddwr hwnw ad-dalu mewn ffordd arall. Wee: cyraead gartref fel dyn holliach, aeth oddiamgylch i fyn-egn y newydd da yn rnysg miloedd o drigoLion v dref y trigianai ynddi. Felly aeth y son am ailu meddygmiaethol Rae ar adenydd y gwynt i bob cyfe-iriad, fel mewn un diwrnod gwellhaodd gymaint a chant o rai oedd yn dyoddef o dan anffodicn. Yn mys-g y rhai hyn yr oedd boneddiges ieuanc wedi bod yn hir ddyoddef gan afiechyd y spine." Yr oedd yr holl brif adoctoriaid wedi cedsio arfer pob medr er ceisio ei g wellhau, ond i ddim pwrpas. Fel y gobaith olaf oedd yn ei chyr- aedd, aeth i dalu ymweliad a bwthyn bychan Rae, ac ):0 rhoddwyd hi ar ei hyd ar fwrdd cartrefol o waith Rae ei hunan; a^ thrwy gy- morth ei ferch gosododd Rae ar waith ei fvsedd a'i fodiau irydanol er ceisio ymlid y boen a'i hafichyd ymaith, a llwyddodd1 tu hwnt i'w dysgwyliad. Ar ol llafur caled am ychydig ur amser, heb arfer un moddicn ond ei ddwylaw, galwoddl Rae ami i godi i fynv a cherdded. f can't.' ebai i.thau yn ddifrifol. 'Well, try, my girl," ebai Rae drachefn. Ar hyny cyfod- odd i fynv gan rodio a mclianu Duw am ei llwyr iachad a dderbyniodd trwy ddwylaw Rae. Gallesid nodi cannoedd o gyffelyb engreifftiau a dderbynir trwy dystiolaeth personau geirwir am allu meddygol rhyfeddol y dyn dinod, Wrn. Rae o Scotland. AJ onid ydyw Duw weithiau vn arfer moddianau distadl i ddybenion gor- uchel er dangos i'r bvd mai nid mewn doethin- eb dynion yn wastad y msae i ni osod ein. holl v m did ir led aeth ynddvnit ? Oblegyd Yr Ar- giwvdd a'i ceidw, ac a'i bywha; gwyn.fydedig tv-dd ar v ddaear," • Na dd'od dn'thau ef wrth e'wvllv? ei elvnion," Yr Arglwydd a'i r.'ertha et ar ei glaf wely; cyweiri ei holl wely ef yn ei e f, d.' Y ewe.-tiwn pwysig a ofynir va mys-g y dys- gedigion o barthed i Rae ydyw, l'a gyfrif jellir ei ro-ddi dro.s ei alluoeddr a'i fedrusrwvdd, am, fel y dvwedasom eisoes, nad yw yn. arfer dim ffys-g nac arfau meddygol, eithr ei ddwylaw yn unig. Ceisia rhai brofi mai yn nghryfder ei gyhyrau y ceir y dirgelwch. Eraill a ddy- wedant fod: ei fvsedd yn liawn o dry-dan, ac fod hyny ya effeith-icl i symud pob anhwyldieb corfforol ymaith. Kraill drachcfn a geisiant ddyweyd fod Rae yn hvddysg mewn gwyddon- ia-eth. (■ science V Ond os. ydyw haner y peth- au rhyfedd a fynegir am. dano yn wirionedcl, gofvnwn. ninau yn w"laid-d ai :onid yw yn bosibl y gall Rae fod yn offeryn yn Haw Rhag- luniaeth er mynegi i'r bycl fawrion weithred- oedd Duw trwyddo, fel v bu y cyrn hyrddod gvnt yn foddion i ddymchwelyd caerau Jericho ? Xa ddiystynïn ddydd y pethau i Y mae offerynau gwael yn cirl golwg ni yn foddion weithiau er cyflawni pethau rnawrion a dich- on y bydd y pethau rhyfedd a gyflawnir y dydcLiau hyn gan y distaal W illiam Rae yn foddion i d-vnu i lawr ychydig chwyd-d yn mys-g llawer o feddygon ein gwlad. ac i ymddwyn yI1 fwy rhesymol yn eu charge' tuag at eu cleifion. Un tro cofus genym glywed Z!1 am hen Gymro o'r new John Jones yn. myned adref o'i waith o dori cervg ar y ffordd fawr, pryd y darfu i feddyg a chyfreithiwr ei oddiweddyd. Gwyddai un o honynt am arabedd yr hen John Jones, a thybiasant gael ti^vn o ddigrifwch ar ei draul. Cerddai y ddau un o bob tu iddo, a gofvnwvd iddo gan y twrne, Wei, John Jones, pa un ai cnaf ai lleidr ydych chi heddyw ? Wel, ebai John ar amrantiad, -tybiaf, syr, rnai rhwng y ddau ydwyf. Prin y mae angen. ych- wanegu i'r ddau foneddwr hwnw gael digorI ar hyny. Un tro arall cyngorwyd hen ffaxmwr Cym- reig gan. ei feddyg i d-defnyrddio ychydig wisgi at yr anhwvldeb oedd arno. Gwnaeth yntau hyny, a hoffodd ei ffisyg. mhen blynydd- oedd ar 01 hyny cvfarfyddodd y ddau a u gil- ydd. Wel, Rhys Evans, ebai'r meddyg, gwelaf eich bod wedi paentio eich trwyn yn goch. Do si wr, meddai Rhys Evans, a hvny trwy eich cyngor chwi, syr, a chostliodd eiddo dwy ffarm i mi wneu-th-ur hyny. Yr oedd yr hen gyfaill hwnw wedi Uyncu eiddo dwy ffarm ar ol dech- reu cario allan gyfarwyddiadau ei feddyg. el, L wel, wedi'r cwbl, efallai nad yw William Rae o Scotland yn berffaith mwy nia rhyw greadur meidrol arall. Peth mawr ydvw ffydd y cleif- ion tuag at eu meddygon er derbyn Meshad trwyddynt. Somr am ffydd yri symud myn- yddoedd. Pwv wyr nad oes llawer hen golier a miner yn Nghymru allant wneuthur gweith- redüedd mor ryfeddol a ni. Rae ond idldynt dreio eu llaw at hyny. (I'w barhau.) HENRY HUGHES. Gwaenysgor. -oo- WHAT RHYL WANTED. What Rhyl wanted was proof that cures were lasting. And this is exactly what is given here, in the word of one of our neighbours over in Chester. What Mr. Henry Harvey, of 2, Parry's Court, Foregate Stre-t, Chester, said on 10th Decem- ber, 19C0 For a long time I suffered from s vere pains in my back and around my loins, caused by my kidneys being out of order; it was most difficult for me to stoop. I suffered also from headache and dizziness. I was nervous, low-spirited, and depressed. I tried various remedies,' but they did me no good. One day a friend of mine advised me to try Doan's backache kidney pills, saying that if anything would, give me relief, they would. 1 obtained a supply of the pills, and after I had taken a few doses I felt very much better. This so encouraged me that I continued with the medicine, getting better each week until I was restored to health again. The backa^oes and other symptoms of kidney disorder dis- appeared, and I felt quite a different man. I consider Dean's pills a very reliable remedy. (Signed) HEXRY HARVEY.' What [r. Harvey says to-day-21 years later. lr. Harvey wrote us on March 4 19th, 1903, and :n his letter said I I have gone on all right ever since my cure by Doan's Pills. There has been no return whatever of the old kidney complaint. Believe me, yours faithfully, (Signed) HKNRY HARVEY.' If you are ill, write and fully describe your case to us. We shall be pleased to give you the best ad-vice in our power, free of charge. you can depend upon your letter being treated in strictest confidence. Doan's backache kid- ney pills are two shillings and ninepence per box (six boxes for thirteen- shillings and nine- pence). Of all chemists and stores, or post free, on receipt of price, direct from Foster- McClellan Co., 8, Wells Street, Oxford Street, London, W. 0§0 According to the Echo de Chine the Chinese intend to 3ell the contents of the arsenal at Shanghai, and to establish a new arsenal at Kiangsi at a cost of -10,000,000 taels. A bookmaker was fined no less than P,100 on Saturday at Marylebone Poiice-court fur public- house betting. Percy Harold Liml,. aged twenty-eight, died of over exertion in catching a train at Liverpool-street atation ou the Great Elstem Railway.

SOMETHING FOR YOUNG FOLKS MOLLY'S PET. "So you are Molly!" Aunt Tabitha said. eyeing the child with keenly severe eyes. "Well, I daresay we shall get along together if you do as I wish- and-good gracious, child Why have you brought that thing to my house ? The elderly lady pointed a trembling finger at the old wooden doll in her niece's arms, and stared with sheer disgust at its nakedness and broken state. Molly's colour rose. "This," she said sternly, "is my dear Priscilla Fenella Jane, and her clothes are at the wash, but they'll send them on." "011, indeed cried Miss Tabitha. "Then just you put her right away until they do. It's not myself will put up with a sight like that. Now then, child, off with it, I say I But Molly stood firm, and held her pet more tightly. "An' it's little you know of Molly O'Shea," she said, "if it's parting me from Priscilla you iiiean Aunt Tabitha gasped. "Do you dare to defy me, when it's the charge of yourself I've undertaken for six whole weeks Molly gulped down a sob. "It's awful," she stammered, "for you and me, an' mother she promised you'd love me so: but it isn't defying you, aunt, I'd be—oh, no," she cried —"oh, no, no. no "Then it's right awaj* you put that doll this very minute," declared Miss Tabithn, whose obstinate pride was aroused, and she felt that "conquer the child she must." Molly stood silent, red lips drawn, blue eyes full of thought. "Well," she sighed at last, "it's not to be expected that you'd know a mother's feeling?, an' my Priscilla's badly scared, so I'll stay upstairs to keep her company till her clothes come home from site added solemnly, and away she marched, with the doll in her arms, to the wee room uext to her aunt's. Miss Tabitha was puzzled. Sin1 had passed so many years alone, and was so used to servants falling i:i with her wishes to save argument, that this child was a surprise to her. All ;tl)out -,i t)rolzerl (iol,, too! Pooh, it was just a child's naughty temper, she thought, and sent up a meagre supper of bread and water, but when she retired to I)ed a child's sweet broken voice was speaking, and Miss Tabitha listened with mixed feelings G,-)od-niglit, Dolly, Don't you fret, my dear, Others may frown. Cut mother is near. Sleep, darling, sle-p, And try to forget All of your Poor :;habb.r o. d pet! When folks are old, to So I'll love you- Good-night, dear, good-night! An hour later Miss Tabitha crept in and stood beside Molly and her cuddied-up Priscilla Fenella Jane, whose rough, faded face lay pressed against the child's soft, fair cheek. No one would believe how tenderly the old maid looked down upon them. "It's a sweet loyal little -oul." she whispered, "and it's a trim hard old creature I've been all these years!" Then she placed upon the little bed some dainty tklls' clothes, vellow with age, which she had taken from an old trunk, and Oil them she pinned a note "With Auntie's love to Molly, and will she bring Pri.c:lb down to brpakfast? Sueh a happy meal it was And Molly will tell you that Miss Tabitha is the dearest of aunties, and her Priscilla Feu dla Jane has nevr had .so good a time as when she waited for her clothes to ccme home from the wash BRAVE NEP. Mrs. Smith wrapped a shawl round the baby, and was just crossing the room to get Ivr bonnet from the peg where it hung, when Nep, seeing her approach, looked directly in her face and gave a low and fearful growl. "Oh, what is the matter with Nep ? said Mrs. Smith, bacic in alarm. "r fpar lie is going mad. Just see hc,<v savage h» !o ks "Pshaw lie must w who is master," said Walter, who. like most boys of his age, thought himself very wise. "1'/11 not afraid of him. Here, sir, get out of the way But Master Walter was soon hack in his seat again, pale with terror. Such a frightful growl he ha'i never heard before. Just at that moment r!v heard a loud rattle, a sound with wjiicii they were only too familiar in their Western home. Mrs. Smith screamed, and seized the baby from the floor. Walter scrambled up on the table, and at, the same instant Nep sprang forward, with a fright fed Qrowi. All this takes a IOII time to tell you, but happened almost in an instant; and when Mrs. Smith oper ed h< r eyes again .she s iw a great, rattle- snake lying dead at her feet, with the prints of Nep's teeth, deeo in its skin. Then th"y both understood Nep's behaviour. He had seen the snake long ago. although they were perfectly IJnronscÏous of its presence, and kept thf m out of danger by growling until the right time came to leap forward and kill it. NURSERY SUPPER. When I have cake and jam enough For two, or maybe three, I beg Louise or Grace to come To stipper here with me.. But when there isn't very much, And yet I'd like a guest, I'll tell you who's the nicest oue, The pleasanti st and best; l It's my dear Angelina Maud. when I iiiov(! li(-r ul) In her 1 igh chair, and set for her A plate and spoon and cup And things to eat, she right there With 3uch a lovely smile And not one bit of appetite And when a lonr, long while he.s gone, and still she doesn't touch A mouthful, then I say, "I'll er.t your share to save it," And she stniles and smiles away A MAD IT Ll,. L was once attacked by a bull as mad to all appearance as rage could' make him but for all this I managed him. lie came at me with a rush and a roar, not with a gentle trot, or a moderate run, setting down one foot and then another, but at full gallop, two feet and two feet together. Many tilings will be forgotten by me before this attack of the mad bull. Where there are many men there are many minds, and certainly I have heard of very different methods of managing a mad bull but the worst of it is that there is some difficulty in the way of all of them. One method is to open an umbrella suddenly in ihe very face of the bull, that he may be taken by surprise, and find himself running off, flourishing his tail higher than his back, before he is aware. This course may do, but it depends on your happening to have an umbrella with you-the animal will not wait until you fetcli one. Another mode sometimes recommended i", when the bull is coming at you, to open yonr ey's wide and fix them upon him, that he may be overawed by you. But this plan of frightening a bull by out- staring him is not to be relied on, and I will tell you why. When a bull comes near enough to do you a mischief, he puts his head so close to the I ground that I much question whether he can see your eyes at all. Now, if he cannot see them, he is not likely to b- fri,-I)teneci at tlifiii. 1 A third way suggested is to lie down and pretend I' to be dead, and thus calmly to wait the approach of the enraged creature. There is, however, so I much difficulty and danger in this mode that I advise you never to attempt it. 1 managed my mac1 1 ull in a very different way. If I had grappled with him. he would have been 1 ull in a very different way. If I had grappled with him. he would have been too strong for me if I had talked to him, his voice would have been louder than mine; if I had under- taken to outrun him, it is ten to one but he would have beaten me: and then I was defenceless, while he was armed with strong, sharp horns. But there happened to be a high gate close to me, so I nimbly mounted over it, and thus managed the mad bull by getting out of his way. A SONG AND A DOG. During one of the last birthday celebrations of the poet Whittier, he was visited by a celebrated singer. The lady was asked to sing, and, seating herself at the piano, she began the beautiful ballad, "Robin Adair." She had hardly begun before Mr. Whittier's pet dog came iutthe room, and, seating himself by 1 her side, waiehed her, as if fascinated, listening I with delight unusual in an animal. When she had finished he came and put his paw very gently into her hand and licked her cht ok. "Robin takes that as a tribute to himself," said Mr. Whittier. "He also is 'Robin Adair.' The dog, hearing his own name, evidently con- sidered that he was the hero of the song. From that moment, during the lady's visit, he was her devoted attendant. He kept by her side when she was indoors, and when she went away he carried her satchel in his mouth to the gate, and watched her departure with every evidence of distress. COUSIN KATE. Mr. Andrew Ryan's corn mills in the Market- square, Kilrush, were burnt on Saturday, including 100 tons of grain and some pigs. The stables were destroyed, but fortunately the horses were saved. Prince Arthur of Connaught, of the 7th Hussars, is to be attached temporarily to a battery of the Royal Horse Artillery at Aldershot. After a course of training he will rejoin his regiment at Krugers- doro. in the Transvaal.

Failure of a Rhyl Theatrical Manager. UNFORTUNATE PLAYS. The Official Receiver has issued the bankruptcy of Mr David S. Williams, theatrical manager, 43 Wellington Road, Rh)l :-Gross liabilities, £ 324; expected to rank for dividend, ^311; deficiency, £ 285 17s. 6d. "Cause of failure as stated by the debtor-, Losses on theatrical productions amount- ing to ^"374 10s. id. in the year 1901-2.' The re- ceiving order was made upon a petition filed by the debtor, who, upon his own application, has been adjudged bankrupt. Up to 1901 the bankrupt (who was formerly a collier in South Wales), had, for about eleven years, been acting as theatrical manager for various companies, mostly at the Pier Pavilion and Operetta House, Rhyl. On the 8th of July, 1901, he entered into an agreement with one W. W. Kelly, of Bir-kenhead, under which the latter let to him the fit-up rights for England, Scotland, and Wales, in Mr W. G. Wells' play en- titled A Royal Divorce,' for six months from the 5th of August, 1901, at a royalty of 10 per cent. of the gross receipts, and the bankrupt was to pay a further sum of _S per week for the hire of the fit-up, scenery, dresses, furniture, and piano. Fiom a balance sheet prepared by the bankrupt after touring with the 'Royal Divorce' company for six months, it would appear that he contracted a loss of Z171 os. 4d., his gross receipts amounting to £1,639 lis. id., and expenses to 6r8ro lis. Sd In February, 1902, the bankrupt loimed another company to produce a play entitled The Death or Gloiy Boys.' He agreed to pay a fixed royalty of Z3. a week for the right of producing the play, and to supply his own scenery, dresses, &c. This tour only lasted 10 weeks, and a balance sheet in the bankrupt's books shows a loss GfZ203 9s. 9s. upon the undertaking, the expenses being 6623 6s. 3d., and the receipts only -c319 17s. bd. From May, 1902, up to the present the bankrupt appears to have done very little with the exception of an en- gagement for five weeks as theatrical manager at Rhyl, in each of the 1902 and 1903 seasons, when he was employed by a tiim of theatrical caterers to manage the Rhyl Town Hall at Z2. a week. To earn his livelihood he states he has been doing odd jobs in the way of painting and paperhanging about the town. He filed his petition to avoid committal to prison for debt. Practically the whole of the furniture Is claimed by the bankrupt's wife, upon the ground that she was entitled thereto before her marriage in 1897. The bankrupt admits becoming aware ot his insolvency about Christmas, 1901, since when he has contracted practically the whole of his present liabilities. Of the 55 unsecured seven have claims amounting to £ io and upwards, about £ 52 10s. is scheduled in respect of money borrowed, one creditor being a professional money lender, whose debt was contracted in J902.

Flintshire Quarter Sessions. The quarter sessions for Flintshire were held at Mold on Wednesday, before Mr. P. P. Pennant and other magistrates. Addressing the grand jury (of which Mr Jesse Roberts, of Mold, was foreman), the Chairman con- gratulated them and the county generally upon the very small amount of business to be transacted that day. There was only one criminal case, in which, however, two prisoners were concerned. The Chairman said it became their duty to elect twelve justices on the Licensing Committee. The present representatives were the Chairman, Vice Chairman, Mr G. Kenyon, Mr W. Davies, Major Godsal, Colonel Messham, Lord Mostyn, Mr C. Davison, Maior Llovd. Mr S. Perks, MrH. Hurlbutt, and Mr W Jones. He believed that all these gentlemen were eligible for re-election, and as the names bad been selected to represent all parts of the county, he moved that they be reappointed. The proposition was carried. Mr Owen Roberts (instructed by Messrs W. R. Evans and Lloyd, Wiexham) applied on behalf of the churchwardens of Mostyn for an order to dose a path which runs through the churchyard. It was stated that this portion of the path was rarely used, and the authorities were desirous of enlarging the burial ground. There was another path close by, and the public would suffer no inconvenience. The local authorities had agreed to the proposal. The Chairman said it the local public were satis- fied, there could be no reason why the Bench should object, and the order would be granted. W. H. Jones, 24, farm labourer, and J. P. Davies, 24, collier, were indicted for having, on the 28th February, taken a rabbit from a warren in the district of Llanfvnydd. near Caergwrle, the property of Mr R. H. V. Kyrke. Mr Owen Roberts appeared for the prosecution. Both prisoners pleaded guilty, and they were fined £ 2 each, with the alternative of one month's im- prisonment.

K The Proposed New Cemetery for the Parish of Corwen. A meeting of ratepayers of the lower ward 01 Corwen, Parish, was convened by Ir. E. Rich- ards, Chairman of the Parish Council, to be held at the Council School, Glyndyfrdwy, last week, to consider the proposed new cemetery for Corwen parish. A very large number of ratepayers assembled, and Mr. Richards ex- plained why the meeting was called. The subject was discussed at considerable length. Messrs. D. Edwards, D. Wi.lliams.> and other past members of the Parish Council spoke, and it was unanimously resolved to ask for the severance of the ecclesiastical parish of Glyn- dyfrdwy from all obligation and responsibility whatever in connection with the proposed) new burial ground. -101-- TWO HOURS IN A CELL. I wonder how a fellow feels locked up in theie,' said the writer to the Governor of a big prison as we were peeping into a cell through the grated iron door. If you want a taste of it, I'll lock you up for a couple of hours,' answered' the Governor pleasantly. All right, go ahead.' I stepped insidte and he locked the door with a clang, and left me. No sound, no view, nobody to talk, to. I lay down on the iron cot and wondered when they would take me out and hang roe; or whether I was likely to get a new trial. At the end of the second hour the Governor released me. Had enough ?' ne asked. Quite enough,' I answered. And yet I would rather take a month of that sort of thing than the long confinement Mr. George Robinson got-in his house-, mind you- after the fashion he told of 111 a statement signed on August 24th, 1899, at his home, Rawcliffe, R.S.O., Yorks. 'I .as laid up for eleven weeks with acute dyspepsia and the maladies that are part and parcel of it,' he said. 'The trouble began back in 1888. The first of it was just weak- ness, loss of appetite, and a low, miserable state of feeling. Then there was pain at the chest and stomach after eating-a time when well people are at their best. After that I couldn't sleep of nights, except by naps and catches, when I got completely tired out. So the complaint went on, getting worse and worse, until I was laid up for eleven weeks. My doctors didn't seem able to relieve me for more than a day or so at a time. On a neighbour's word I tried) Mother S-ei- gel's Syrup, and began to mend almost at once. My breathing and appetite both improved, and in a few weeks I was in sound health.' It is five and a half years ago since lr. Robinson made that declaration, and over fif- teen years since he began to suffer, as he has described. On February 25th this year at his home, still at Rawcliffe, he made another de- claration and signed it, in which he says to us:—'Since I wrote to you nearly five years ago concerning my almost miraculous cure by Mother Seigel's Syrup, I am pleased: to say that I have continued to enjoy .good health. All the old weakness and depression are gone, seemingly for good, and I feel as strong and well as a man could wish to be. I had been prostrate eleven weeks when I my first bottle of Mother Seigel's Syrup. Several doc. tors had attend d me, but I got no better until I commenced on Mother Seigel's Syrup1. Al- most from the first I began to tne.nd, and in a few weeks was as well as ever. As I have said, my cure was almost miraculous. Disease, and debility resulting from disease, are the cruellest of gaolers^—they will never voluntarily release their victims. But let the In \I prisoners cry out for lielp to Mother Seigel, and she w;ll give them quick freedorni from' their toils, with health and strength into the bar- gain. ——o§o Sir John E. Grey Hill, one of the "Birthday" knights, was, when travelling eig-ht years ago with his wife near Jerusalem, captured by a band of Bedouins, and had to pay ransom, which ho endeavoured, in vain, to recover from the Turkish Government. A Peruvian trnnpport has been wrecked on thft Amazon Hiver, near its confluence. The commander of the troops and twenty-two soldiers were drowned.

Prestaiyn School Board. FINAL MEETING. The final meeting of the Prestatyn School Board was held at the Council Chambers, on Monday night, Mr G. O. Jones, presiding. There were also present :-Rev. F. Jewell (vice-chairman), Rev. O. J. Davies, Mr Peter Ellis, with the Clerk (Mr J. Hughes) and I Attendance Officer (Mr E. H. Parry). The accounts having been passed the Clerk said that he had arranged with the overseers to pay in ) £207 14s., instead of ^240, as the former sum would be sufficient to meet the board's liabilities. After paying all the bills passed that evening and one other of a few shillings, there would be a balance in hand ofZ2 19s. id. Rev. F. Jewell: What shall we done with the money ? Rev. O. J. Davies: Give the Board a farewell dinner (laughter). VALEDICTORY. The Chairman remarked that thev had arrived at the end of their existence as a Board. He thought it was some satisfaction at the end of their career to feel that they had accomplished something. Five yeirs ago they were not all of one mind as to the advisability of forming the Board. But now he ventured to believe that there was no intelligent man in the place that would not agree that the Board had given a certain amount of impetus to elementary education in the district. He was sure of one thing: the Board had created an interest among the public in elementary education. If they failed to arouse the interest of the public and parents education would not succeed. In some places they believed in what they might call brute force, and trusted to the efforts of the attendance officer. Their policy in Prestatyn was to make the children love the school. As an instance of the effect of this policy he might say that the average attendance five years ago at the British School was 68. It had now reached 87, and during the past few weeks the per centage had risen to 96 per cent though the school opened at a quarter to nine in the morning (hear, hear). Proceeding the Chairman expressed his thanks to the members for their kind- ness to him during the existence of the Board. ¡ Although they did not always see eye to eye, their aim was the same—the advancement of education. He ought to refer to their faithful Clerk. There was no better clerk in the country. He at all times had been their guiding star, and had never led them astray. Mr Hughes was always punctual and assiduous. Personally he felt indebted to the Clerk for his courtesy and the interest he took in the work of the Board. It was not merely a matter of duty with the Clerk, but his heart was in the work of the Board and education. He also paid a tribute to the efficiency of the staff, and the as- sistance they had given to make the school a success. In conclusion he said he did not think he could do better than read an entry irom the Log- book by Mr L. J. Roberts, his Majesty's Inspector, who had paid a surprise visit to the school that afternoon. No better epitaph could be inscribed over any defunct public body (laughter). Mi- Roberts was always ready to give every support. He could be rough too when necessary, and they had had occasion to feel that at Prestatyn. But he always had the good of a school at heart, and when he saw that the Board were endeavouring to carry out his suggestions he gave them every encourage- ment and support. The entry in the Log-book was as follows I paid a visit to the school this afternoon, and found everything in a highly satis- factory condition. I was glad to see the keen in- terest which the boys took in their gardening work, which is a pleasing and valuable addition to the curriculum. A special word of praise should be given to the singing on account of its rare excellence. The expiring Board is to be congratulated on the condition of the school, which is thoroughly well equipped, and with which few country schools can compare." He also read a letter from Mr G. W. Jones. the headmaster, expressing his own ap- preciation and that ot the stafl ot the uniform kind- ness extended to them during the existence of the Board, and the hope that the members would still take the same interest in the school and in education in the future. The A-icar remarked that he would like to ac- knowledge he services of Mr Parry, the School Attendance Officer. The Chaiiman explained that it was quite by an oversight that he had omitted Mr Parry's name. The Vicar said he was sure of that. Mr Parry during the three years he had been connected with schools had given entire satisfaction in the per- formance of his duties. The advance he had recently received in his salary was a proof of the Board's appreciation of the School Attendance Officer. Mr Peter Ellis said he had pleasure in moving a vote of thanks to the Chairman, the Clerk, the Staff, and the Attendance Officer, for the excellent way they had severally performed their respective duties. The Rev. F. Jewell, with the greatest satisfaction and pleasure, seconded the vote, and as a con- temporary of the Chairman during the life of the Board endorsed every word he had said. The Vicar said he desired to be associated with this resolution. Ever since he had been a member of the Board everything had been carried on well, and he could heartily endorse-the remarks made by the Chairman. When Mr Jones contemplated resigning the chairmanship of the Board, he was the very first to ask him to reconsider the matter. He had enjoyed the meetings of the Board, and ap- preciated the harmonious manner in which they had conducted their business. There had been nothing hostile or antagonistic, and he hoped they would have pleasant recollections of his presence among them. When he was first elected he thought they might regard his presence with suspicion as being a little in their way—(laughter),—but his aim was for the advancement of education, not only in his own school, but also of that of every child in the Board School. Although he had ceased to be officially connected with the Board School, he would continue to take the same interest in it. Mr Jones had kindly asked him to continue his visits to the school, and he would certainly accept the invitation (ap- plause). The vote was unanimously carried. The Chairman acknowledged the vote on his own behalf. He said that no doubt there was a little suspicion felt when the Vicar was first elected, but for his own part he did rot share that feeling. The Vicar's fame as an educationist was known te him, and he welcomed his presence on the Board. He agreed that the work had been carried on very harmoniously—too much so he was afraid for the liking of the representatives of the press (laughter). He felt grateful to those gentlemen for their at. tendance, and the faithfulness of their reports. The Clerk and Mr E. H. Parry also acknowledged the vote.

-011- Death of Lord Harlech. The death is announced, in London, of the Right Hon. William George Ormsby-Gore, se- cond Lord Harlech. He was the second son. of William Ormsby-Gore, by Mary Jane Orms- by, daughter and heiress of Owen Ormsiby, the husband of Margaret Owen, heiress of the united families of Sir Robert Owen, of Pork- ington (now called Brogyntyn), Salop, and Clenenney, Carnarvonshire, a dtescendant of the celebrated Royalist, Sir John Owen, and Owen Wynne, of Glyn Cowarth, Merioneth- shire, paternally descended from, Osborne Wyddel. He was born on March 3rd, 1819, and in 1850 married Lady Emily Charlotte, second daughter of the late Sir George Francis Seymour, and sister of the fi-fth Marquisi of Hertford, by whom he had four sons and two daughters, the elder son, William Seymour:, dying when he was but one year old. He succeeded his elder brother, John Ralph Orms- by-Gore, the first Baron Harlech, in 1876. From1 1841 to 1852 Lord Harlech, (then. Mr. W. G. Ormsby-Gore) represented Sligo in Parlia- ment in the Conservative interest, and from to the time of his succession to the peerage the county of Leitrim, of which county he was appointed Lord Lieutenant in 1885. same year he was appointed Provincial Grand Master of the Freemasons of Norith Wales, a position he resigned in 1903 owing to advancing age. He was also Provincial Grand Master for North Connaught. He received his early education at Dr. Worsley's private school, from which he went to Eton. At the age of 22 he entered the army, retiring in 1855, after 20 years' service, with the rank of major 111 the 13th Light Dragoons. He took a keen interest in agriculture. He was a past president of the Oswestry Agricultural Society, and he did much to improve the estate, which consisitsi of some 60,000 acres in different parts of the coun- try, the latest addition being the Pentrepamt estate, which was purchased a few years ago. The cause of Lord Harlech's death was shock, the result of a fall which he sustained while walking in his sleep in the early morning of May 2nd. Mr. E. K. Thomas, Leighton Hall Gardens, Welshpool, has been awarded the certificate of the Royal Horticultural Society upon the result of an examination on the principles and prac- tice of horticulture, conducted by the Society in April. j

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