The Rhos Herald

BUDGET BULL'S-EYES. (FROM THE BUDGET LEAGUE.) We stand on the eve of a revolution. On Tuesday next the House of Lords will enter ,o,,i a course of action which threatens to cpset the governing principle of the British Constitiition-the right of the people to getbh their own taxes. No Taxation Without Representa- tion hats hitherto been the English cry all mer the world. If the Lords are going to recced., then we shall have to substitute ,for jii another cry which shall take some such Jorm as this, No Taxation by Representa- tives!" "Taxation by the Lords only!" That is the insufferable claim now boldly ,put forward by the champions of the House ,.m Lords. Some of us still doubt whether :"¡:f hundred Englishmen, drawn either tr{m the nobility or any other class, will anally and seriously, after mature con- £ ide?,a. £ ion, take such a step as this. But at tho present moment, at any rate, we have -io act on the assumption that tlie Lords -ovill really act as executioners. Uut, if the action of the Lords is surpris- ing, the intention attributed to the Opposi- ■6um in the House of Commons is still more JMrt^Jiflding. We are seriously told that vheri the Lords take this action they will supported by Mr. Balfour and his followers. » In other words, the Opposition, from this 4inie forward, intend to turn themselves into a sort of Parliamentary Suicide Club," having for their object the destruc- tion of the House of Commons and the ele- ction of the House of Lords. And it would m that they are actually going to plan a "ønral Election in which they shall go up ond down the country placing that pro- gramme before the electors of the United Jtingdpm. # # # The obvious conclusion would be that fthey would refuse to stand as candidates li&F the House of Commons. If the House 4 Commons is to be reduced to this con- sle»tij?ibible position, then as men of dignity :1 might be expected to stand aside. But M- credibly reported that, on the con- ;k-ry the Unionists propose to make a 4ristk,rog,s effort to capture seats on this pro- "r.m, and they even hope to obtain a JBdjority in the House of Commons. I such a hope they are reckoning with- •tfttt their hosts. The English people, let .t1wm be quite certain, are not possessed of -#t&oidai tendencies. They are fond of tkeir JftStitutions, and would not even interfere ,.ítb. the House of Lords if it kept in its film:#. But they are, above all, fond of the BOttSP of Commons, and will not stand by .4 see it mmsacred to make a landlords' < "There is a new fact which may come out 4WId the turmoil of the Inext few weeks. JùmSC of Lords claims to be acting im- I ffertiaily, and desires only to give the 1e the chance of deciding their own .agfojyg But the Houso of Lords is also a Wtmse ojf landlords. They own a fourth of iWla&d' Are they, therefore, the right rity to have the final decision of the Mu4get which sete up land taxes? » In the H9 of Commons it is the rule dlit, when Members are likely to be affected by any proposal, they should ab- stain from voting. That rule is observed on J&fcUway Bills and Company Bills of vari- fts kindis., But in the House of Lords a»d very different rule prevails. *ft»tead of refraining from voting on affecting them personally, it seems fc# their rule not to vote at all unless are affected personally. An average iJjjwrtdance of the House of Lords, as Mr. J*if»Bton Churchill has discovered by in- "^•tijgation, is about' one hundred. It is :1 when bills affecting their pockets come 1?^ dealt with that it rises. Then it .'CtygiS up fa something nearer six hundred. < m shall see how many of these six hun- appear to defend their pockets from 7* proper contribution towards Naval X)e- and Old-Age Pensions. » the Lords really throw out the Budget, •possible answer will be, Never In that case it will not so much Constitution that is thx-eatened; it b& much more, the House of Lords itself. JSV take any machine-as long as a remains in its place and does its ■+^9* then that wheel may be left alone %ELif 11 is not very useful. But, once the begins to jam the rest of the gi eJury. then it must be removed. with the House of Lords. It was just as long as it kept in its place, it leaves its place and claims to in- with the taxes, then the people must jfrtnejp lips firmly and make one solemn covenant—"Never, Never Again! tfW i", even if the Liberals win, this thing may happen again every year. 4} j/ Fear the business of the country may ou^ °* ficar- The Treasury tell year that the deficit will be .4%rj,W,ooo. That is as great as any Ik (ii?f deficit in the Boer War. Ca,n that ^°r ever? Do the Lords imagine that th/T50ruts are> wort^ £ 50,000,000 year iJntish people ? • 1*4 °'Tt' w -are faced with all the losses *»fU a war* And. it will indeed —a civil war. # §* L- ».Teek' when you read the debates in r,rememlH>r that th» "ght of the 2S* Wirn \°™m<>ns to tax the country has god for three centuries. Re- 1766*^ Sreat Chatham said as long I grant, is of the Commons distinction between legislation I *ation w Jundamental to liberty. I Remember that Mr. Balfour himself said, only a year ago: It is the House of Commons, not the House of Lords, which settles uncontrolled our financial system. We agree for once with Mr. Balfour. The House of Commons is supreme in finance. If the House of Lords attempts to touch that principle, it will be the first duty of every patriot to put the matter right. No public-spirited man ought to rest until the power of the House of Commons is restored, and taxation once more allied to represen- tation.

DRINKING BOUT TRAGEDY. Sensational love letters were read in a trial at Notts Assizes on Friday, when John Charles Wild, a young collier, of Warsop, waa indicted for the manslaughter of Frederick Charles Severn in September. Accused and others, in- cluding deceased, went to the house of one Goddard, and drinking took place. Goddard fell asleep on the floor of the kitchen, and shortly after midnight a man named Waldcn was awakened by a noise, and found Severn, wearing only a night-shirt, dead at the foot of the stains, and Wild shouting, "Fetch some- one." When the police arrived Goddard's wife, who had been asleep upstairs, was missing, and later her dead body was found in a pond two miles away. On arrest Wild declared that owing to Severn's conduct a. fight took plaee, Severn falling downstairs. Prisoner now declared that he was not the lover of the dead woman, and admitted he had had the following letter from her: "I wish I could cook for you, darling. You know nothing is too much trouble for such a sweet boy as you. I wish I had you here now." A second letter from the dead woman to pri- soner read: "I shall never love anyone but you. We don't w-mt to go on tramp, though I don't mind if I die in your arms." The jury returned a verdict of guilty, and sen- tence was deferred.

LOVE THAT COOLED. David Dent, foreman joiner, at Sheffield, sued his wife, with whom he is not living, for E40, the balance of money lent, and L40 in respect of furniture detained. > Mrs. Dent was a widow in 1904, and adver- tised for a gentleman with means. Mr. Dent replied, and, as the lady admitted, it was almost a case of love at first sight, the couple being married. Botli had means, and to complete the purchase of a house Dent handed to his wife ^50. She repaid part of this, but a balance re- mained. Differences arose, and eventually the husband said, "I'm going for good," and the wife replied, "Go, and welcome." He asked for the furniture to be returned, but did not get it. Judge Benson held that the £50 was a gift, and fouad for the lady on this point, but ordered the furniture to be returned. — —

EXPRESS IN A HEN HOUSE. Thirty-five fowls were killed at a level-cross- ing on the Great Eastern Railway as a result of a fast train dashing into a portable hen- house at Soham village, near Ely. Mr. Charles Aspland, a farmer, of Soham Fen, was removing a large portable fowl-house from one side of the railway to the other, when the little bogey wheels of the structure got wedged between the metals and the old sleepers that make up the roadway level for the crossing. While the farmer and other helpers were struggling to release the wheels a Newmarket train was signalled, and before the hen-house could be got off the metals the train dashed into it, and smashed it to pieces, killing thirty-five of the fowls. Fortunately the train kept to the metals.

A MISER'S HOARD. There has recently passed away at Marl- borough, Wilts, an old woman, age<i eighty-five, who, though she lived a miserly life in a small eottage alone, and was generally supposed to exist^y the charity of others, left between £ 600 and £ 700. Up to the time of her death she was in receipt of an old-age pension, which she had received since the Act came into operation, and she had been the recipient of coal and grocery tickets from the vicar of the parish. When the cottage was searched, after the funeral, a con- siderable sum of money, stated to be about JE200, was found secrete<l in various parts of the beoroom, in boxes and in other places, and it had also transpired that she had E400 invested in the bank. It is stated that the old woman was eo miserly that she would sift her neigh- bours' ashes for cinders.

THE WAR GAME. 'Addressing an immense gathering of ex-Army men at Tower Hill, London, Mr. "Jack" Wil- liams alluded to Mr. Haldane. He said that in the early days of the Fabian Society, when Mr. Haldane went there with the evident desire to learn about Socialism, the principal thing he did was chess playing. He probably had in his mind that some day as War Minister he would adapt the rules of- the game to the men whom he would have to control. The greatest War Minister, comparatively Speaking, was Lord Cardwell, the worst was Mr. Haildane, for he had caused more unemployment than any other War Minister. By his system of alnl obtaining men the Army had got a worse cha- racter than it ever had in its history.

USEFUL RECIPES. LIGHT PASTBY.—To ensure pastry being light and digestible, it is better to use the irolk of an egg and one tablespoonful of emon-juice, instead of baking-powder. The yolk of the egg contains mineral matter which takes the place of soda in baking- powder, and the lemon-juice that of tartaric acid. These answer the same purpose as baking-powder, with the advantage that the pastry can stand for a time before baking, whereas the pastry with baking-powder must go into the oven as quickly as possible. STUVTED AND ROLLED BEEFSTEAK.—Take 21b. of steak about one inch thick, salt and pepper, one good-siied onion, two tablespoon- fuls of breadcrumbs, one teaspoonful of minced parsley, and just a dust of sweet herbs. Lay the steak flat on a board and sprinkle with salt and pepper, mince the onion, and mix with the other ingredients. Season to taste and spread over the steak. roll up the steak and secure firmly with string, put it into a saucepan with a pint of boiling water and simmer very slowly for one hour and a half to two hours. Take off the string and dish up. Remove any fat from the gravy, add a little flour to thicken, and seasoning. Boil up, and pour over the steak. SCOTCH MAHHALADE.—To each pound of bitter oranges allow one lemon, 31b. of cane sugar and 11 teacupfuls of cold water. Cut the oranges through, taking out all the pips, then slice very thinly—also slice the lemons —and put in a basin, covering with cold water, quantity as stated; leave this for 24 hours. Then boil for three-quarters of an hour, pour again into the basin, and leave for another 24 hours. Finally boil for one hour, adding the sugar, and the orange pips tied in a piece of muslin;, they should remain in long enough to extract their goodness. If teal cane sugar is used it will be perfectly elear. [ 8-

CAKES AND PUDDINGS.—No. 11. This week's recipe is most useful, and makes dainty little cakes, which are the very things wanted for afternoon tea. I QUEEN CAKES. I packet of, CAakeoms. 6 ozs. Butter. 3 Eggs. f:1' 4 or 5 tablespoonfuls Milk. A few Currents.. METHOD. Empty the Cakeoma into a mixing bowl, and rub in the Butter until it is as fine as bread- crumbs, and then add the Currants. Beat the Eg»s and, with the Milk, add them to the first ingredients, and mix lightly for five minutes. I Then with a teaspoon, about half fill some fancy patty pans (previously well buttered), and bake in a moderately hot oven. I Next week a recipe for Genoa Cake.1 I Cakeoma is sold only in Sid. packet* bjr ( Grocers and Stores everywhere. )''

SCENE ON A CRUISER. On three charges of insubordination, Private Howell Jones, of the Royal" Marines, serving aboard the cruiser Europa, was sentenced at a Devonport court-martial to nine months' im- prisonment and to be dismissed the service. He was found not guilty of attempting violence to- wards Lieutenant Olaff de Wet with a bayonet. It was stated that the lieutenant awarded a slight punishment to Jones, and on appeal the captain decided that it was lenient. Two days later Jones appeared at the wardroom-door with a rifle and a bayonet. Lieutenant de Wet shut the door, and Jones then went to another door, through which he tried to force his bayonet. Jones pleaded he was subject to fits of aberra- tion through an injury to his head, and some of his comrades said that he had been strange in his manner ever since a cat had flown at him, got on his head, and drawn blood aboard the cruiser.

FUN AND FANCY. 1 0 Living Skeleton (President of Frostrio Secret Society): "Our organisation, ladits and gentlemen, is about perfected. It will be necessary, however, to select a treasurer. Who shall it be?" Chorus of MembezMi "The legless wonder!" Miranda (sobbing): "It is better io evetf way that we should part, dear Ferdinand. Ferdinand (in a choked voice): "Only in on# way dearest." Miranda: "Yes, beloved?" Ferdinand (overcome with emotion): "It is cheaper, darling." "I think the country is just sweet!" said the town young lady. "I love to see the peasant •returning to his humble eot, his sturdy figure outlined against the setting sun, his faithful collie at his side, and hie plough upon his shoulder!" Mrs. Hyram Daly: "Why, Bridget. I didn't know you could write!" Bridget (proudly): "Yis, mum. Me writin' has got me mony a place. Oi wroite all av meows ricommendations." Pat: They do say that young Dr. Catlap han is no good." Mike: "Perhaps; but Oi'Il say this for young Dr. Callahan-he hasn't killed annybody yit but phat wud how dId annyway, some toinw." Kind Friend: "Henpeck, let me iutrodues you to Professor Glass, the great hypnotist, who can put anyone to sleep within two minutes after starting." Henpeek: "Qimd to meet you, professor. Come, let me intro- duce you to my wife." Customer: "I bought this cane of you yes- terday, and you said the handle was genuine ivory;, but I find it's imitation." Shopman i "Indeed? Why, I order my foods direct from Ceylon; but it's not impossible, of course, that the elephants there wear Hals* tusks." Short: "Hello, Long! Where are yo« going?" Long: "To the post office to com- plain about the miserable delivery service." "What's the trouble?" "Why, that cheque you promised to send me ten days ago hasodi reached me yet!" Visitor (calling on friend in hospital); "Sorry to find you here, old chap; badly hurt?" Patient: "Yes, I am afraid I &=. I heard the doctor say I was a 'beautiful case. Applicant: "I understand that yon want ft reporter?" Editor: "Yes; I want man to do the verbatim work. Are you a stmo- grapher?" Anplicant: "No, sir; but I used to be an actor, and have had experience in writing stage letters." Editor: "Ah! yetem just the man we want." Coster (who thinks his moke is having cheap feed): "That's right. little boy; always be kind to anirmkt. But who gave you those apples ?" Small Boy: No an#; I took 'em from your barrer." • Dissatisfied Matron: My daughter say* you don't understand harmony as well ae she thought you did. I may as well teU you, too, that she has a cultivated ear." Music Teacher: "It's a cultivated ear, is tt, wad am? Well, that accounts for the extra- ordinary size of it." A certain cottage and its old unstress b«i improved so greatly in comfort and appear- ance that a visitor shrewdly surmised that the son of the house, a lazy ne'er-do-well, had turned over a new leaf. He inquired about it. "Yee, sir, my son's in work now," Said the smiling old mother. "Takes good money, he does, too. All he has to do is to go twice a day to the circus and put his head in the lion's mouth. The rest of his time 'e 'as to himself!" A well-known novelist was touring through Lancashire in order to learn something of the lives of the inhabitants. He came upon an old man breaking stones on the roadside. "How far is it to Fleetwood, my man?" asked the writer. "You'll see a milestone a bit farther on," was tho gruff reply. HWhat. the use if I can't read?" said the novelist, eager to draw the old man into a conversa- tion. "Then it'll just euit you, for there's now't on it!" rejoined the old fellow. A traveller, recently returned from India, was giving his impressions. "What a country it is!" he exclaimed. "There everybody keepe dozens of servants. I had four whose whole businees was to look after my pipe. One brought it to me, another filled it, a third lighted it for me "And the fourth T" "The fourth smoked it for me, Tobacco never agreed with me!" Kind Old Gentleman: "Well, here's a shilling for you. You say the Town Council took away your occupation. I sympathise with you very much. That Town Council of ours has done so many wrong things. But how did they take away your occupation?" Tramp: "Well, you see, sir, they went and pulled down the house I used to lean against/' A gunner of the Garrison Artillery, who had successfully passed a blacksmith's course, was at home on furlough wearing the ham- mer and pincers on his arm when he was ac- costed by a civilian, who asked what the de- coration was for. "Oh," replied Tommy, facetiously, "I'm an Army dentist." "I see," said the civilian. "Of course, the pincers are for extracting the teeth, but what is the idea of the hammer?" "Well, you see, some of the chaps are a bit nervous, so we use the hammer to chloroform them with," was the reply. "John Henry," sharply spoke Mrs. Vick- Seen, "there's a young man that comes here about five nights in the week to see Bridget, and A want you to tell him to stop coming." "Alvira," said her husband, "you've been running this house for sixteen years, and I have never disputed. your authority in all that time, but this is where I kick! I am going to assert my manhood! If you want to stop that big, strapping, two-fisted young man from coming here to see Bridget youll have to do it yourself!" "Don't you," said the earnest young woman, "sometimes have thoughts that are beyond your powers of expression?" Percy: "Ya',as I fwequently have thoughts that are vewy hard to expwees, and the worst of it is that when I get them expwessed I cawn't help woOtderwing why I went to all that twoubte."

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