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--106—Normal Span of Life,j
106—Normal Span of Life, DEATH OF "THE OLDEST WOMAN." We all should by rights live to at least 106 according to Professor Metchnikoff, as. did Madame Robineau, who WI315 born on June 6th, 1800, -and has just died. The professor who is assistant director of the Pasteur Institute, had been for some years a friend and professionally an admitt-er of the old lady who was the oldest woman in Paris. She wns in his opinion a living example of his thoolries. In her the beneficial microbes had waged an amazingly successful and persist- cut war on the bad bacili, and hers was a really and truly natural death, as death ought to be always. In particular, her arteries were as fresh and healthy as in youth and she showed not a trace of arteriosclerosis which, according to the theory of the last few years—or the last few iiioiiths -kills off most of us nowadays. Miaclame Robineau reached AAbat ought to be, according to the professor, the normal span of life, and death came pleasantly. Indeed, she. had in a marked way what lie calIsUlle "instinct of dissolution" which groAvs upon the mind after one has lived to be a hundred or so. Towards the last she looked fonvard to death as a pleasurable end, though she was not at all out of temper with life. She had lost the use of her legs from a fall five years ago, buc her brain remained perfectly clear. She had been ill only tAvicc in her long life, and then only from slight complaints. Until a few months before her death she spent her days knitting woollen clothes for poor children.
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PENSARN. THE 2Sew Chapel at Barbell -is now practi- cally completed and the re-opening services Aviill be held on March 20, 21, 24, 25. The edifice, which is substantially built of rubble cemented masonry, is 7ft. longer and 5ft. wider than the old chapel. There is seating accommodation for some 300 persons, and the schoolroom wh-icb can be used as an ex- tension can, scat 50 more. The woodwork is .substantial and well finished; and the build- ing is lit by gas. Messrs George Morgan and Sons, Carmarthen, were the architects, and Mr D. Jones, Union street, the builder. The new building will be opened at 2.30 p.m. next Wednesday (March 20th, 1907), when the following ministers will deliver addresSR, in Welsh and Jiii^lish;—O, Evans (th pastor) Rev E. Phillips, Newcastle Emlyn: Rev Isaac Thomas., Ferry-side; Rev Thomas Phillips, Sitoli; Rev Phillip Jones, Llanelly; and others. Preaching services will be held at 7 p.m. the same day and- throughout the following day, when sermons wiU be deliv- ered by the Rev W. E. Prytherch, Swansea; Rev E. Phillips, Newcastle Emlyn; Rev Phillip Jones. Llanelly; Rev T. E. James, Carmarthen and Rev J. P. Evans, Peny- graig. Special services will also be held on the following Sunday and Monday, March 21th and 25th, when. the Revs D. Jones, M aerdv T. F. Jones, Goppa; and E. Ungoed Thomas, Tabernacle, Caumarthen, will offi- ciate. Ail the selected preachers are well- known and very popular, and large congre- gations are expected to attend each eervice. Solos will be rendered by well-known artistes during the services, an/1 the choir will sing special hymns and ant-hems under the con- ductorship of Mr T. Caemlaw Jon; CLARKE'S B 41 PILLS are warranted to cure in either sex, all acquired or Constitutional Discharges from the Urinary Organs, Gravel and Pain in the back. Free from Mercury. Established upwards of 30 years. In boxes, Is 6d each, of all Chemists and Patent Medicine Vendors throughout the World, or sent for sixty stamps by the makers the Lincoln and Midland Counties Drug Company Liucclft
Carmarthen Board of Gnarriiaiis.
Carmarthen Board of Gnarriiaiis. file fodnightly meeting cf the Canr.nr- tihen Board of 'Guardians was held at tho Guild!-all, Carmarthen, on Saturday. Mr I). IJ. Joneis, presided. There were alio pie- sent Messrs Benj. Jeremy, A'br-rgwili; T. Push, Abernamt T. Phillips and IX Thomas, Conwil; 13. R. Thomas, Laugharne Toi-i-ii- sh-ip; Stephen Stephens, and W. J. Thomas, Llanarthney; John. Bo wan, Llandefeilog E. Davic-s, Llangunnoc-k; Benj. Thomas, Llan- ddoAvror; John Lewis, and H. Howck;, Lla n- gendeirne John Rees, L-langunnor; John Bo wen, Lla-npumpsaint T. Davies, Llanste- plhan; John Phillips, Llanwinio; W. H. Thomas, Mydrim Dd. John, St. Cleans; Theo. Howclls, Trelech Jonathan Phiilip" Allss White, -Messrs J. P. Lew-is, J. T. Lewis, Dd. Davies and the Rev A. F. Mills. .RELIEVING OFFICER'S REPORT The reports of t,ie relieving officers showed the amount of outdoor relief distributed dur- ing the fortnight ending on the previous Boarcl-day to iiave been -'W follows: First work, 97G paupers, being an increase of 42 as compared AAJith the corrrespond-ing week last year expenditure, -0137 ll. Od. being an increase of tS Os 9d. Second Aveek, 972 t pani-pers, an increase of 4o; expenditure £1:32 11- Gel, an increase of £6 7s 6d THE TREASURER'S REPORT stated that the 'balance in hand on the pre- vious Board-day Ava-s £ 6,903 0." Id. a. THE MASTER'S REPORT showed that thero wore 73 inmates in the house as compared with 105 on the cones- paneling day last year. Mrs Reid, Spilma;i- J street, had kindly given her monthly gifts of illustrated papers. Mrs Ivetley, Tanners' Arms, also gave periodicals. THE MAINTENANCE OF A PAUPER LUNATIC. The Clerk reported that the wife of Ed. Bowen Jones, &• pauper lunatic, had Iven or- dored by the magistrates to contribute Gi 6:1 a week towards his maintenance. Mr W. J. Thomas asked if the remaining 2s 9d was charged on the local mtcs, The Clerk said that lie had received a re- mittance from a relative for the remain in f 2 s 9d. Ali- AV. J. Thomas said that there was great credit due to the Clel'l, for tho trouble he had taken in this matter. The Clerk <aid that- the Guardians simply acted no-AV as a conduit pipe. They received the 8s 9d and they paid it. The Chairman.: It gives them the advant- age of having him at the pauper rate. Mr Stewart, the wife's solicitor, wrote that lie would pay the .money quarterly. Rev A. Fuller Mills said that it was a most shameful case that a man like this should be charged to the Guardians at all, and that the wife who Avas living-in good style should only have to pay os a Aveek. If there was any chance of fighting the question lie-- The Chairman We do not lose a penny. Rev A. F. Mills said that they ought not to be troubled with it at all. If the man IYoea relative of his own, lie would be dis- gusted at the case coming before the Board of Guardians. BORROWING. Several tenders were received for the loiaii of £ 6,000. The most favourable was that from the Public Works Loan Board-3-2L per cent.. and t26 for expenses. This was accepted. The Clerk said that if the loan were taken up in instalments there would be £3 3s extra expenses for each .instalment. If they took it all up a,t once; they could get 21 per cent. by leaving it on deposit. X.S:P.C.C. The N.S.P.C.C. asked the Guardians for a subscription of £1 Is, the same as they had giAren last year. The Rev A. Fuller Mills moved that they subscribe this year again. He considered this was an excellent Society; it had not got into the rut of frauds that a good many other societies had gone into in the course of time. This was agreed to. THE BUILDING OF THE WORKHOUSE. The Building Committee reported that part of the old Avoikhouse had been built on \h,at u.ppt>ared to 'h.:1\C'l1 Ii 111 ;;11 p" ground and it had been necessary to set part of the foundations of the new house in 18 inches or cement concrete. A DISAGREEMENT. Rev A. F. Mills said that he understood that the four women, who had been boarded out had quarrellel with each other; and that two had moved into a different house, and two into anolther. Mr J. D. Evans (Relieving Officer) said that was. quite true. The Chairman said that if they only got the same relief, it did not matter to them. The Rev A. --Illlls said that he did not know what the political opinions of the four were. Perhaps two were Tories and two Liberals (laughter).
Carmarthen Kural Disiriet…
Carmarthen Kural Disiriet l'ouncil. The monthly meeting of the Carmarthen Rural District Council was held at the Car- marthen Guildhall, on Saturday, at 1.30 p.m. Mr John Phillips, Caerlleon, presided. ILLEGAL ELECTIONS. Tho Clerk said that several Parish Coun- cils had held their annual meetings on the 5th March instead of on the 4th. They would have to aipply to the County Council to issue all order legalising the elections; otherwise they were invalid. LLANDEFEILOG SANITATION. Air Timmins wrote saying that lie would not object to ashes heing tipped on his land, provided a suitable place could be found. He referred the Council to Air John Jones, of The Plas, who is his representative. He suggested also that other landowners might also, be approached. He thought thiat a tip on the field first proposed 'by the Council would be a greater nuisance than the present state of affaire. Air J. Jones, the Plas, wrote suggesting a site in a field next to the Show field. Mr Gomer Henry (tho Inspector) said that the place was rather inconvenient; but Mr Timmins diad not much land in the neigh- bour.Iiood bes'idca these two fields. The Inspector and the local Councillor were asked to report on the proposed site, and the Council decided to apply for the necessary urban powers required in the I matter. LAUGHARNK DRAINAGE. The iSurveyor (Mr E. Morgan) estimated that the drainage of Clifton street would eost £ 48 16s, and of Victoria st. £ 25 3s 9d. The Cha inmian said that it was full time for the Laugharne people to carry out these improvements for themselves. Mr D. John: Give it to them, Air E. Morgan said that this would be taking a nuisance from one place and bring- ing it t-o another. It would be a great nuis- ance near Mr Schneider's house, where it igould run out. This was not the part which wanted attention first. The most urgent part was from New-bridge past the house of Air Schneider. A committee was appointed to visit the place and report. DISINFECTING AFTER CONSUMPTION. The Sanitary Inspector (Air D. T Williams) said that Air Daivid Thomas, Cleifon AIi.ll, had asked him to disdnfoct a house alter tuberculosis. The Clerk said that it was the duty of the people to do it themselAres, except they were poor. The Inspector said that it was the land- lord who had asked him. The Clerk Mr Thomas is not pi)oi-. Air W. J. Thomas proposed that the In- spector superintend the disinfecting of the house provided the landlord Avould pay. This was agreed rt1, THE CUTTING OF HEDGES. Reports were received from several of the Surveyors that the hedges had not been cut as required. It was suggested that in gonie perhaps the occupiers could not get people to do the work. The Clerk said that they had only until the 31st Alarch to do dt. Alj- W. J. Thomas proposed that fourteen grace he gjvei;—ijntij after the elec- tion (laughter). The Cleiik said that they could not be compelled to do it after the 31st Alarch. Mr W. J. Thomas said that those who said that they could not get labourers might be informed that there would soon be a few Dis- trict Councillor disengaged (lailghtor). The Cierk: You won't issue summonses; the election is too near. A DERELICT ROAD. Some correspondence was read regarding a bye road at Penrhiwcrynfryn, between New church and Abernant. Air D. E. Stephens wrote that he would offer no objection to the Council doing what they Avished to it. Air Protheroe (Surveyor) said that he had since learned that his predecessor had had the road repaired. It was decided to claim the road as a public road and to repair it.
i Interesting Address on Sectarianism…
Interesting Address on Sectarian- ism at Carmarthen. nieetiaig in connection with Priory A ouing Peoples' Society was held on Thurs- day evening, the 7th dust. The chair was occupied by Air Waldo Lewis, B.A. M.r W. Morgan Jaraes- Swansea (son of on < iv. "lf'3' CM0W? Stores) read a paper rf-i,i? of:'ailar}Ism' ;u'hich Avas evidently the lOMiIt of much careful study. At the outset -Ii James started by pointing out that sects had existed amongst the Je^, -and that 4e New lament showed sects to have existed m the Church, of Corinth. He proved by a had et°,t ^I,,lliai1 tliat Christianity had existed in Britain -in the 2nd century .V,a/ eminent apologist boasts that placed iin Britain inaccessible to the Ronjan arms had been conquered for Christ. In 596 A.D. Augustine landed in Britain having been ,e,nt by Pope Gregory. His mission suc- Wh nf'p °T Sarts °f England but the Aoith of England seema to have been mainlv converted 'by Irish missioners. ITirs led eAemually to conflicts on account of the rl ftAVf>nr»rLC, in +1.^ I 1 differences in the ritual, and at the Synod of of thi'V", i 5 0mv-v decided in favour plfi i i i on the er°'"id that St. +1• +i TA ,ve, of Heaven! Soon after this the English Church was divided into dioceses by Theodore, a Greek, AVIIO became Aichbiishop of Canterbury. After this a long penod of corruption crept in whea th! knowledge of the Scriptures was forgotten! and the observance of various davs, the wear ing of various garments, the eatino- 0f cer- tain meats, the observance of pilgrimages and other outward forms were regarded as the chief part of religion. Almnmurs of dis- appt OA'al were heard from time to time and John A\ ickhff one of the clergy Avho attacked !°. ?rfiVa ff abuses about the year 1350 K T Ar'\Vr°T y many others. In 1534, Kins Henry III irritated by the Pope's refusal oi delay to divorce him from Queen Cather- ine, 'brought about the separation of the Church of England from Rome; very little change of doctrine or ritual was effected A- fan Catholic fa-ith ias far as she could Afnrt 1 (1hgi°n which should be establfshed. ■->t people seemed to have merely wished certain^f Sf W"1 iSd ccitain of the doctrines and ceremonies uhich were most objected to, and these made o ,Wd ,CKUrSh ««< "tart to-day Others desired more radical changes to abolish episcopacy, the use of the gur! m'°C' f L l,c kneeling at Communion, the bow- m at tho name of Jesus, etc. If sects exis- ted previously they now became distinctly l and -gradually separated from HIN £ YDS! ellters had dvided and Sl1 b-divided and to. da v t.here f "n" L." nl- V i ;u( VU 101*na Christianity in th-s country. If a ma;n possesses a neAV idea and is strong and bold enough to start a Ho",?4;,o £ ;r1,6 bjil3»a (iocs not lack followers, however danoemim j"( misleading his teachings may be?—Mr Jamre then, dealt with Drnvic (who di«l the following day), Piggot „ho claimed to to rel'i i f Chns\' ^nd varipus other ""Pastors. A great change too was going 011 in the teaohi^ 0f mlnv'nf tlu l'.o+r1 fble "I"* a1ret,'yiiig to freeze ovw the bottomless pit and bring Faith into dis- credit as a consequence of building sound ethics on the shotting sands of Theolo«y The t-n«. faith could not ibe confined to particular dogma, form, or sect. The faith of Christ]a 11 progress is a faith of self-saori* fice losing to gam. dying to live. Dogmas lead to the worship of the kttor whereafthe Apostle says that the letter killeth but the spirit givet.il life..Dogmatism hid made tto cleigy of the Aliddle Ages demons of cruel- to da v I ?l'Si + th° b°yc°ttiing of prophets fhdna f t-ned to give us revelations of the livrn God. What an miChristian attitude had been adopted hy many towards the ex. ?Xd TLthf ?rlogy"ias it called. The beliefs Avbich are often queru- lously urged are often nothing more than opinions. That which we practise is what ° realty believe. Statiisties showed that 7 persons out of 10 in this country are content o k«p outside the Church. Tlfey charged With indifference; many of them re- veal much of the Spirit of Christ in their. conversations. One of the remarUhU Ç"'D- ftures ot the present age is the groAvth of Nonconformity. Prebendary ,.est, of King's College, speaking at a recent Church of Eng. land Congress in London, said that 800 years ago Nonconformists of this eountrv wore 1 in 300, 200 years ago. VIn 20 100 years ago 1 in 10: and now 1 in 3! Some even predicted that if the liberty enjoyed by Nonconformity were not abused, it would ■become the religion of the English speaking raCtfh i i ;]an!(VS concluded by hoping that we should think more of ^od and Christ than ot the theories a,bout God and Christ, and then the Roman Catholic with his Sacerdotal ism, the Anglican Church with its Ritual- ^\t}^ Presbyterian crying for Order, the Methodist for Fire, and the Baptist for Water, althougjh apparently contradicting one another, will each have accomplished some good. But when the first dozen verses of the Sermon on the Mount had been read by the Church and the World, and their whole meaning translated into daily life the Eastern, sdiy will be reci with the Milieu'' ial Dawn. ■T^1! i1" discussion followed, in which Air T Edmunds, B.A., Air T. Conwil Evans, Mr J. Patagonia Lewis, and other took part. At the close, a hearty vote of V1, .u iiS aw arded ta 'Air James for his highly instructive address. -1-111
CARMARTHEN : UNDER THE '-';.,L..a.'.JIi..'z>,…
CARMARTHEN UNDER THE L ..a. '.J Ii. z> SEARCH LIGHT Crme corvp, nd sit yon down yen sbali not budge Y, a shall not po, tl-ll I set you up a gl<i»s, Where you may seefthe ii.'ir.ost part cf yon —————— S M AK ESPE 4E K. 1 [f the plantation opposite the bridge is nor Utsed as a playground .since the fixing of tho barbed wire, it seems in a fair way of tinned into a rubbish heap. A fine collection of broken buckets and such like rarities may ■now be inspected there. A matter of general comment oil Friday was that it was the, quietest election day which ih-ad ever been seen in the town. And still the people went to the poll all the same. Yet they were as (iiiiet peaceable as if a grand united prayer meeting were being held in the town instead of an election. .11;' The community seems to be getting soberer year by year. I am using the word in its broader sense, although it might be equally as true to use it in the other sense in which it is n-ed to express the opposite of drunken, It is beginning to dawn on the voters that they do not help the cause in the least by working themselves up into a state of fury and dancing about like wild Indians on the war path. There i.,i, no law to prevent any- body shrieking "Robinson for ever" but if he shont.s himself hoarse lie does not add one vote to Robinson s poll. W e are becoming practical. Still it must not be taken that quiet elec- tioneering is yet a general rule. There were several county people in town on Saturdafr who were observed to be so hoarse that they could hiardly speak. One of them could not be heaid on the other >ude of a railway ticket The explanation was that they had shrieked so much at the County Council elections in their parish the previous day that their vocal organs, had .gone on. strike. Nature never forgives.. It is not ten years since the same kind of I thing was common enough in the to The .tow n is simply a few years ahead of the country in this as in many other matters. In London it was noticed that the populace had cultivated an attitude of complete in- difference, for an immense portion of the electorate did not go to the poll at all. If ca mness is a proof of superiority, rank in- difference might be regarded as the topmost achievement. There is a kind of cvnieal elector wiho believes that it is a matter of no interest to 'him; he thinks that whichever party is in power things are sure to be mis- manage:1 This is not snell a fooEsh attitude as it seems. Things always are iiiisiiianage(I to some extent, not only in public but in private business. "i. It is very easy to point to any concern— public or private—and to show certain faults which exist in it. It is very easy to point olpt the objections (for instance) to a mon- arch ial form of government. When the Republicans have done that they think that they have proved their case. This is a common delusion. Having proved that Royalty is objectionable from some aspects, the Republican has proved nothing. There are many objections to a Republican form of Government; and the case is not proved until it is ,hown that the objections to Re- publicanism are not nearly so great as the objections to Royalty. This, of course, is only an example of a common fallacy. It prevails very largely in religious matters. A\ hen an enthusiast for a particular creed points out the weak points of his neighbours faith lie thinks he has proved that the neighbour ought to adopt his creed. But the neighbour, while admitting all the objections, may see other objections equally as grave to the religion of the enthusiast, and. is consequently in pretty much the same position as before. An old bachelor on being consulted by a young man whether he thought it better to re-main single or to marry replied "Whichever you do, you'll be sorry for iL." That dictum applies to nearly every human choice from that of a system of government to the pattern of a suit of clothes. The calmness with which public questions are debated is largely due to a perception of this principle. People have come to recog- nise the fact that the Millenium is a long way off. There is an election for the County Council or the Guardians and along comes an enthusiast primed up with a terrible tale of the delinquencies of the late body. When the franchise was a new thing, the voter be- lieved that he had only to put in .^he man who made 'beautiful speeches, and then everything would .go swimmingly. But lie has lost that simple child-like faith now. He closes one eye and addresses the seeker for honours and says: "Perhaps something of wihat you say may be true but what is your little game?" The child-like f aiitli in the possi- bility of all good coming by legislation is doomed to disappointment. However, the cynical indifference regarding public affairs is if posible a more dangerous error. It leads in theory to the .idea that the world as hopelessly bod, and that reform is impassi- ble, and in practice to public life being dominated by a set of place hunters like a certain type of American politicians who find politics a better trade than honest labour. Things are not quite so bad here as they are hi America. During their term of office, a certain party in an American city had fleeced the public night and left, and put money in their own pockets. Certain muni- cipal reformers came out. They knew it was useless to pretend that they intended to deal honestly with the public finances and to carry on everyhing above board. So they iall-)pealed to the section of the public which was, outside the ruling party and said, "Come and oust these fellows, and we'll have a share of the plunder ourselves!" j In Great Britain we are not used to such a view of public affiairs; but many of us have a suspicion that bridges will cost more tha.n they Ave L miniated to cost, amd that the .roads, will be muddy in wet weather whether we retain the services of the old firn* or ap- point the new lot to manage our affairs. A case was held at the Sheriff's Court on Friday at the Guildhall in which it was alleged that a house had not been built according to contract. One of the allega- tions was that the roof was so badly made that the birds flew in and out of the house. If this were true, it only proves that the house was quite up to date. According to the latest- theory houses should be built so as to allow plenty of fresh air to the inmatets. To keep doors and windows open day and night is the sign of a superior intellect. In- deed the highest pinnacle is reached by those who can dispense with a house altogether, so that our friends who are brought up and charged with "sleeping out" are merely those bold spirits who are in advance of their day and like all pioneers of great truths are persecuted by the ignorant authorities of the age. There is a let of fuss about dogi ihe-se days You cannot .turn into a petty sessional court at the present time, but the chances are tlu't yo:; find the 'magistrates cross-examin- ing some fanner regarding the lumber of sheep and cattle which ho keeps. The far- mer is entitled to kC2pa, dog or dogu free of duty if they are used solely for tending cattle and sheep. Hitherto the duty of granting these exemptions has been disoha ;;0=1 by the Inland Revenue officers; and the result i: believed to be that the Revenue was grossly defrauded in many oases. .'¡:.i:- Now tho duty has been transferred to the ju-stices. Objections are served by the police --or by anybody (lse-aftor the lists of ap- plications for exemptions have been pub- lished. Then the objections heard in it was when exemptions were granted by refused. The result under this system is more likely to 1)0 just to ail concerned than they were when exemptions were granted by the Inland Revenue officers who never re- ceived, objections and who had to grant all applications except such as they knew of their own personal knowledge should be refused. "7: This again, means an increase in the rates —which is just what I was coming to. The 1 new <?ysto«m entails ai-i amount of additional labour on magistrates' clerks. It is no mere temporary addition it has come to stay—like the motor car. Magistrates' ai-e like ether people. When their work increases they .say nothing for a. time but by and bye they ask that- their salaries should be increased as well. And how is the demand to be resisted? They are fairly en- titled to more remuneration. And the sal.ariev of the magistrates' clerks come out. ,,f the local crates. Therefore, the new Dogs' Act irneans eventually an addition to our local rates—which was to lie proved as our delightful old fiiend Euclid used to say. It might be contended that the Act means a reduction in the duties of the Inland Revenue official's, and that it ought also to mean a reduction in their salaries. But Government departments have a care for vested n ights, and if the salaries of the offi- cials were reduced it would not affect the county rates. So the local rates are bled to fatten the Imperial Exchequer—a case of robbing the parochial Peter in order to pay the Imperial Paul. «** It is to be observed that all this legislation is in the interests of the farmer. He is en- titled to keep dogs free if they are used .sole- ly in his business. The drover and the butcher may have dogs which they use solely in their business; but they (have to pay duty. The lain- protects the farmers' interests; and it takes a lot of trouble to ensure nobody but farmers getting the benefit of it. Why on earth does the Government not j tax cats? There is far less excuse for keep- ing cats than; (logs. The cat is of no use whatever. There is a theory that they catcli mice; but the up-to-date cat knows better. These wild ones that go about loose, singing diabolical anthems in the backyards at two j; o'clock in the morning—they certainly don't caitch mice. They kill birds and ii-itli a zeal worthy of a botanist they scratch up every plant in the garden. **•* The mouse is not in their line. The squeak of the mouse is the note of domesticity as the song of rthe lark is the note, of the wild wood- land. And your backyard serenader does not favour home life. He never enters a house exept lie darts down to snarteh at a meal which has. been put down for a tame domestic pussy andheforeo the civilised cat has realised that it is being called to dinner, the food has put by the' wild hooligan. A tax on cats would make an end of these savage outlaws. A cat which cannot show its license would be chloroformed straight- way. And many domestic pets would go the same way. It would not be a great loss, if many houses did not have two or three of these anmals prowling all over the place ,a.nd putting their paws and their whiskers into everything eatable that they see. Those who keep such pets do not mind this kind of thing; but it would pay them better if they could realise that there are folks faddy enough to object to eating food which bass been first sampled by anirmals who may five minutes befo e have been rolling in the ash bucket. There does not seem to be any trace of the spotted fever in Carmarthen or neighbour- hood, although the Local Government Board arc enquiring after it very anxiously. The correct name of the complaint is cerebro- spinal meningitis. It must be very bad, if it is half as had ap its name. It is nearly as bad as epizootic- lympHiamgit-is. or ankylosto- miasis. The wonder is that any of us are a/lave thcSe days. There are no dragons or giants or ogres now, such as afflicted our fore- fathers; but "what an advantage after all our predecessors had tlxa t they knew nothing of such complaints as we 'have to face. When an Ancient Briton had to risk meeting a perodactyl or an ichthyosaurus was he worse off than we are who may catch cerebro- spinal meningitis? An applicant for an exemption told the Borough magistrates on Monday that his dog was a "corgi." The exact translation of the Welsh term "corgi" (Is it Welsh by the way) led to a warm discussion amongst the magistrates. One said that it was the same as the English "cur." Another held that it Was a mixture of a sheep dog and something else, whilst a third maintained that a "corgi" is a distinct breed. How- ever, the exemption was granted, so that the applicant got the benefit of the doilbf-, **• Carmarthen is becoming so sober and so I virtuous as to be positively dull. It is almost a fortnight since the police ran in a single o,ffender for being drunk. If the Militia, do not come up soon-and the date of their assembly appears to be doubtful—we shall have the tamest spring on record. Perhaps when the recruits come up, it will be found that they too have become converted. That would just be on, a pair with the wave of calm ness and sobriety which is creeping over Car- marthen. -¥-s It is sand that there is a very great diffi- i culty in getting recruits for the Militia this year. There is a decided aversion to military service amongst the strictly religious people I in Wales; and it would not be surprising if the difficulty of obtaining recruits. were due to some extent to the recent revival. To join the iarmy is regarded tas an evidence of backsliding in the opinion of many pious people. It is said that the Welsh Regiment marched though a certain county, and only obtained one recruit, and that during the service in a place of worship the following Sunday this notice was gi en out "A collec- tion Aviti be taken up to purchase the dis- charge of our unfortunate young friend who I y has joined the Army. j Then we are threatened with a falling off s in the Aeomianry. Patriotism does not seem to enter largely into the question at all. We are assured locally that there are many young men Avh.9 can muster sufficient patriot- I ism to join the Yeomanry if they get us a day, but whose sense of duty to their country would reach vanishing point if the country so far lost its sense of duty to them as to offer them Is a day. They are quite pre- pared to serve their country so long as it serves them. This is not patriotism this is business. :t.'IL" '7'W It seemed to be taken for granted by the Guardians that because a certain lunatic's relatives refunded the 8s 9d a Aveek, which the Asylum Committee charged his main- tenance he was no burden whatever on the rates. If the Guardians examine the matter closely, they will fine] that tliig assiiiiiyptioil is not at all accurate. There are two funds at the Asylum—the Building Fund and the Maintenance. Fund. The Building Fund represents tho capital cost of the Asylum. It is subscribed hy the three County Councils, and is represented mainly by the interest on loans, and the calls Avhich are made on the counties for repairs and extensions. For every stone which .is placed in the Asylum, each of the three co-unties has to pay its all arc. Machi- nery and otherfit,ting.s. of a permanent char- actor are charged to the Building Fund. For instance, it is necessary to go to the County Councils for power to have a steam laundry. ":f;f* The other Fund is the Maintenance ac- count. Out. of it is paid the cost of the food and clothing of the patients, the salaries of the officials, and such like current expenses. When the Carmarthen Union sends in a lunatic they are charged for his mainten- ance only-for they arc paying through the county rate towards the Building Fund. In plain English, the 8s 9d a head IJaicl by the Union is merely for board the rent is paid hy the County Council. A pauper patient, the cost of whose maintenance is refunded to the Guardians, is like a lodger whose food and attendance is paid for, but who pays nothing for his lodgings. The lowest charge which the Committee make for private patients is 10s .a Aveck, and that is charged only in those cases in which the patient has been a resi- dent in the district, and in which the rela- tives are rtaher poor, but anxious to keep him off the rates. 12s. a week is the figure paid as a rule for pauper patients re- ceived from unions outside the three counties —when there is room for them. • Anything relating to electric light is inte- resting to Carmarthen people at the present time. The light failed at the huge Parts 1 artway station known as tho Gare du Nord on Friday evening, and passengers had to strike matches—in order to hunt for their luggage. A writer .in the "Dai'ly Mail" on Tuesday gravely suggests that railway com- panics, ought not to depend on electricity alone, but should have gas to faU hack upon i,ii, cases of emergency! A\ e iare often told that it is the early bird which catches the Avorm. But there are cer- tain disadvantages connected with being too early. Those who wished to withdraw their candidature for the Guardians had to hand MI their AV it lid raw a 1 to the Clerk before noon on Tuesday. In la, certain parish there were two eandrdatcs. One AAiaited until half-past eleven and then handed in his Avithdrawal. The other arrived at five minutes to twelve with his withdrawal ready, but learned that his opponent had backed out, and that conse- quently lie was returned unopposed. Thus by being too early, the first man lost a place. Something ought to be done with regard to' these Pensarn people. Many of them come over openly .and take water from the public taps iin Carmarthen. If they do this now, whatwll they do in the height of summer? It is a fine state of affairs when the Carmar- then people are rated to prbvide water for those who are up in arms AAdien it is proposed to provide tli,iii with a water supply of their own! An explanation is at length forthcoming of the extraordinary decrease in criminality in the Borough. A member of the Borough Police Force has become the possessor' of a motor Mcycle on which lie practices regularly The criminals lwwo not even a sporting chance of escape now—except they take to flying machines. ALETHEIA.
Carmarthen County Police Court.
Carmarthen County Police Court. The County Potty Pessaons were held on Saturday at the Guildhall, before Air C. W. Jones, Gwynfryn (vice-chairman) in the chair Air A. O. Davies, Uplands: Air J. H. Thomas, Denrv Mr John Lloyd, Penybank and Air J. N. Williams, Penlan (Alayor of Carmarthen. DOG WITHOUT A LICENSE. George Phillips, labourer, of no fixed abode, was charged with keeping a dog without a license. Defendant. who pleaded guilty, said that he had no regular employment, and had got no home. He Avent lalbout working from farm to farm. The Bench imposed a fine of 5s and costs, or 14 days. Defendant: May I have time to pay? The Clerk: We do not give time here. üSSAFUr OX A SCHOOLMASTER. Mr Leiwr-s Homy Halse, headmaster at V angham,> Charity School, Llangunnock, and his wife, Alaxjimilia Halse, summoned Hettie Killa, a. married woman living at Myrtle Hill, Llangunnock, for assaulting them on the 27th ult. Mr H Brunei- White, solicitor, Carmar- then appeared for the complainants, and Air James John, solicitor, Carmarthen, repre- sented tilie defendant. Mr AVliite aid that Mr Halse had been headmaster at this school for about sixteen months. A child of the defendant attended his school, and he had from time to time given unnecessary trouble. Continual com- plaiinrts had been made to the boy's mother about his behaviour. On the morTiing of the 27th ult., about 11.30. the headmaster had occasion to reprimand this boy for miscon- duct and caned him on the hand. The bov did not cry. but- Avent on with his work as nllal. and at 12 o'clock left the school with the other Iboys. During the dinner hour the defendant went to the back door of the master's pirivate house Avitli a stick in her hand. Directly the headmaster appeared at the door defendant- rushed at him and struck him on the head with a stick, which she had concealed behind her back. The language she used while aliming the blows was something disgraeefuil. Airs Halse, hearing the noise at the biack door, went out to see what was the matter. She advised the defendant to. go away and not create 'a disturbance, but instead of doing as desired she struck Airs Halse across the face with the stick, and time folloAved it up with bloAvs on /the shoulders and head. The blow Airs Halse had on the face caused an effusion of blood. Immediately the door was closed, the defendant further attempted to climb up the hedge in order to further assault Mr Halse. Complaints were made by the master to the V ica r, who was the corrospondent of the school, and no apology had been offered up to that day. During the whole of Air Halse's scholastic career he had ncveo" had occasion to rmlke a charge to any Bench for an assault of any description. The male complainant called, said that he had been lo or 16 months at the. school prior ito that he was for three years head- master at Little Tottom in Essex and Had stock .in Buckinghamshire. On the day in question he had to reprimand the defen- dant's son, aged 10 years, for wilfnl miscon- duct, and gave him one stroke on the palm of his hand w,ith a cane The boy did not crv and remained in school until the dinner hour. Wfitness went home to his house, and, AAdnlc having his dinner, he was told that there was somebody at the back door who wished to see him. Immediately he 'reached the door dofo.mlnn+. him +1, .heart three _or four times Avith a stick she earned behind her hack. He did not attempt to strike her in defence. Defendant, the whole time, was using foul and most abusive language. His wife, hearing the language, came to the door, wihen she was received with a shower of blows across the head and face. Neither she nor her husband attempted to defend themselves, but told the defendant to go anvay, and then shut the back door. Witness was obliged, on several previous occasions, to reprimand and castigate the lad. On Friday, Alarch lst, witness came to Carmarthen, and obtained a summons. In consequence of a complaint Avhich he made to the manager of the school, permis- sion was obtained to debar the bov from at- tending until the case Avas settled" The boy had come to school once or t-Avice, but had. by virtue of this permission, been refused admittance. by Mr James John, the male complainant said that he only struck the boy once on his hand, and that it. was tnie that Mirs Killa had broken the stick across his head. Asked to describe the stick, witness said that it Avasi a hazel stick about as thick as his little finger. A thin piece of stick was produced which was alleged to be part of the one with which the aswiult was committed. Witness, after inspection, denied that :it "-as the stick, or that it was hazel, and isaid that it was elder wood. Tho stick was passed round amongst" the magis- trate?, one eif whom pronounced it to be hazel. Witness placed the hoy's age at 9 or 10 years, and, in answer to a question from Mr John, said that he was surprised to find that the boy was 12 yearns of age last- Octo- her. The lad wiais not at all bright, but was foolish and willful. He was, however, of average intelligence, runla was working in the third .standard. It was said that he was short sighted, antd, in consequence of a com- plaint fi-o!n hiss mother, he had placed him as near the blackboard a possible, Witness did not know that the boy Avas very nervous, and that he Avas seven years old before he was alble to speak. He. was not caned every day or the majority of days, but only when he deserved i(t. Witness denied that he had ever caned the boy so that he Avas unable to hold a teacup in his fingers. The mother had not complained last Christmas and asked him to be more lenient, nor had he (witness)) said that the lad Av>as> u a little angel, and that if lie had Avmgs he would fly to heaven." He saiW defendant three weeks ago at the AVern public-house, where he did not ask him not to boat her boy, but abused him and accused him of ill-treating the lad. She had abused him ever since he had been iii tiie, parish. Defendant had the reputa- tion of abusing people, but Avi-tness, chal- lenged by -,fi- John, refused to give an rn- stance of Iior a.huse to other people. Witness denied seeing the boy in school a fortnight. last Tuesday, aind did not strike him on his hack and arms. He was surprised to hear that there was a weal on the boy's back as he had never struck him on his" back, but only on the palm of his hand. Witnes-s said that although a stick had been broken across has head, it had left no marks, hut perhaps his .head was very thick (laughter). He (witness) Avas not subject to headaches, as Mr Johns supposed from the fact of his visiting the AVern public house. Alaximiiia Halse, the female complainant, who was allowed to sit down, as she suffers from a weak heart, said she personally had nothing whatever to do with the school. Wit- ness left the dinner taiblL because she heard 0 1 ba.d language by a Avoman outside. She went to the door and told the woman to go away. Defendant struck her on the face, and igai,ii, on the head. Witness did not attempt tp strike her bnck. flhk HHl Hilt heard that there had been a cusurbance in the school. She afterwards saw the clef en dant trying to climb up the hedge. She wit- nossnd the assanvlj;'on her husband, and he cli(I not ttt all. Cross-exumined, witness said that she Avas standing hi front- of defendant, and by the side of husband, hut could not remember which side. Slie, was to defendant than her husband. The stick was rather short, and Avas not the one which had been produced in court. Defendant had beaten hor on the head, causing an abrasion Avhich biled profusely. Defendant had also, while goiiiiig on tto the back door, hit her on the back. Air James John said that the boy was J2 years of age, and he was iiiiable to spe-ak until he Avas seven years of age. His mother had seen thus boy coming home complaining of his hands being beaten, and being thrashed on the back. On this particular day the boy complained of his back, and sbe found four weals on his back. She went down to the master's house with the inten- tion of "leathering" him, and she did (laugh ter). The headmaster said that the defen- dant hit him several blows on the head with the stick, and yet there was no mark on his head. If a boy was a bit foolish the best way to bring him on is to treat him kindly rough usage would not put knowledge into a boy's head, but rather would knock it out (laughter). Defendant, upon (being called, said that the boy was 12 years old last October. She had been the mother of 10 children—eight boys and two gi;i-Is-of which five were now living. The boy in question was not as bright as the other children. She found a great difference in him since Air Halse had been in the school, because. before Air Halse'a advent the boy had been getting on nicely. She had asked Air Halse not to beat her boy as she had seen weals on the boy's back. Halse, Avhen told that the lad was short- sighted, retorted, "Well, perhaps he is like his father." She examined the boy on the day of the assault, and found four weals on his back. The boy was Avearing a shirt, jer- seA and coat. The stick produced Avas the one with Avhich she committed the offence. It was about one yard long and was broken. She did not deliberately strike Airs HaIse, and if struck ,-it was an accident, for which she was sorry. She, lioii-evei-, did not apolo- gise to Airs Halse, as she Avas afraid that Air Hal** would murder the boy. She never saw the managers when they came to her house to give her an opportunity to apolo- gise, but perhaps her husband, Avjio is a labourer, saw them. The Bench retired to consider their verdict, and on returning into court, the Chairman said the Bench had come to the conclusion that the defendant was to bo convicted, and a fine of 28 6d in cacti case would be inflicted Half a guinea would be allowed for the advocate. In default of payment defendant would have to go to prison for 14 days.
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