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TONIC LUNG JibiaovL, TONIC LUNG Try it also for TONIC LUNG WHOOPING COUGH, TONIC LUNG for ASTHMA, for BRONCHITIS, TONIC LUNG for CONSUMPTION and TONIC LUNG INFLUENZA. TONIC LUNG ——— TONIC LUNG For outward application, instead of TONIC TiTTNG poultices, use TONIC r.lTNG OWBRIDGE'S RMBROCATION, TONIC LUNG It is much safer, more effective, TONIC t ttvp and less troublesome. TONIC JjUXyjr TONIC ttt^h "I cannot refrain from compli- TONIC t ttnp menting vou on the efficacy of your TONIC S Tonic. I have had it for TONIC t vears and have always round it a TONIC LUNG yea ^a ilierely a relief) for TONIC LUNG a few days' standing. TONIC LUNG ptlison 41, Glover-street, TONIC LUNG EDWIN Ellison-U, TONIC LUNG Iie<5°?' fek^n it on several occa- TONIC LUNG '1 hfje taken i«o i{. hgg TONIC LUNG sions wr a ba sai,isfactorily. I TONIC LUNG alwajb actea b< j, TONIC LUNG have recommended 'loSlG LUNG friends, and shall be P DAVXTS, TONIC LUNG so to any suiterers. -J• ■davies, LUNG Alston-street. Birmingham. TONIC LUNG Erepared by W. T. OWBR^GE, '|gNIC LUNG Chetmst, Hull. Sold everywbere.in IONIC LUNg potties, at Is l> £ d, ^1108 TONIC "g R A D DON'S LATEST NoVEL, Entitled "GEORGE NAMELESS," Is now appearing iu the CARDIFF miMES and gOUTHA £ /SiSEKKfA'JJJEVV S VW iluswss )bitUSSts. The Doctor said he had Rickets." "Scott's Emulsion seemed to do him good from the first." §t 4. THE BOLTON CHILDREN. Here is a case where twins, a boy and a girl, You cannot get away from the unprejudiced were both greatly bene&te.d by Scott's Emulsion, opimons of those who, after taking Scott's Emal- The bov had rickets and pis sister seemed to be sion, are km a enough to write about their ex- run down in health. Concerning them, the penence with this preparation. Actual expe- fa-ther says nence is better thau theory, and experience cer- •' 5, Springfield-avenue, tainly teaches that Scott's Emulsion is the Miadleton-street, Hull, greatest known remedy for all those bodily ail- October 7th, 1898. ments indicated by wasting of flesh or strength. Gentlemen.-In March last I began giving Scott's Emulsion to my son (twin), who was two The boy who was rickety derived benefit from years and four months old, and was very the hypophosphites of lime and soda in Scott's delicate, showing no signs of walking. He could Emulsion, which assists in making healthy bones, not even sit up. The doctor said he had rickets, and the little girl was undoubtedly benefited by 'Scott's Emulsion seemed to do him good from the cod liver oil, which makes flesh and strength, the first. He baa now taken several bottles and Scott's Emulsion is sweet to the taste, ea3y of is very much stronger and heavier, and can run digestion, and is the most rational forrq of cod all-over the house. During the summer his twin liver oil. Anybody who tries Scott's Emulsion m 810 sister was run down, and a few doses of Scott's will not doubt its superlative merit, both as food Emulsion speedily put her right. I have not given and medicine. either of them any for a few weeks, but as the- boy had a very bad cough I got him a bottle, and You can obtain a sample of Scott's Emulsion the first two doses seemed to ease him. I have by sending threepence to cover postage to Scott recommended Scott's Emulsion to several friends, and Bowne, Limited, Manufacturing Chemists, and all have greatly betefited by it. 95, Great Saffron-hill, London, E.C., and men- '• I remain, yours faithfully, tioning this paper. All chemists sell Scott's (Signed) J. W. BOLTON." 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FARM AND FIELD. THE INDOOR WINDOW GARDEN. It may, we think, be taken for granted that onr leaders think the appearance of a room is greatly improved by the presence of a. few plants in it, and it is also highly probable that they have often made the attsmpt with more or less success to brighten up their apartments with flowers and foliage. Many of the failures of which we hear so much are due to overlooking the essential differences between the conditions existing in Jiving rooms and those found in plant houses. 'This is a point that has been dealt with on various occasions in our columns. But a great deal of this disappointment also arises from the fact that unsuitable plants are selected. There .are some things that are able to stand with com- parative impunity the unfavourable conditions that are so fatal to more tender plants. The plants most useful to window gardeners may be conveniently and naturally divided into two groups. In the first we may put such things as Virginian and Japan creepers, ivy. hardy bulbs, annuals, and other plants which will thrive out- side a sunny window and in the second group come the little dragon trees (dracoenas), india- rubber plants, acacias, aralias, small palms, cacti, petunias, fuchsias, pelargoniums, etc., which re- quire more heat and shelter, and so will thrive beat inside the room. There is a very pretty and pleasant means of having an indoor garden, which does not seem to be at all commonly tried. It is to have a wide and deepish rustic box, and ,having placed a layer of charcoal for drainage cover with moss and fill with a light soil up to within an inch or so of the top. The next thing ia to plant it, and here the window gardener has a wide choice of subjects. A most effective way would be to plant in it a number of English flowering plants the wild pink geranium does ^remarkably well, and makes not only a charming .leafy bed during most of the year, Out also gives t abundance of its pretty flowers. Wood 'sorrel grows delightfully so do the wild straw- berries, the saxifragas, British mosses, smaller jforns, etc., and the lovely wild convolvulus, which ■carpets all our dusty roadsides in summer, gener- ally haunting much the same sunny spots in which in spring we find tbe sweet wild violet. Some of the periwinkles will do very nicely to strain around the sides, as might a small leaved ivy. These boxes give a very easily managed window garden, being now and then watered and kept in a sunny window and when one is able to collect flowers from the country dells and lanes ■these things will become equally as great pets as any of our finer flowers. TOWN GARDEN NOTES. When sowing the half-hardy annuals do not j. forget the French aud Africanmarigolds. Though I not exactly what might be termed choice or ele- "gant plants, they are very showy, especially the African kinds, and they brighten up the borders in a wonderful manner during September and October, at a time when the bulk of the summer flowering things are over. What is more, they are 'of the easiest possible culture, and thrive admir- ably in the most unlikely situations. Seeds of the fragrant white-flowered tobacco—nicotiana affinis—may still be sown, though it is quite late ienough. This is an excellent towu plant, and on the warm summer evenings it will perfume the gaxden delic-iously. The plants do not grow nearly so fast as those of the common kinds of nicotiana, but there is more sweetness and beauty about one plant of N. affinis than in a hundred of the other variety. Prick out verbenas from the seed-box or pan keep them \tarm for a time, then harden off, and about the middle or end of May plant out in a sunny position. These seedling verbenas will grow very strong and flower profusely in a bed of good rotted tarf, leaf mould, decayed manure &c. On the whole they are greatly to be pre- ferred to the named kinds in the town garden especially. Vines may still be planted on out- side walls, and after all there is no bettor climb- ing plant for a town garden than a vine. Of course they will not produce much fruit outside, and what fruit there is is not of much use but under glass some very decent crops may be had, even in the heart of such places as London, Man- cheater, Sheffield, &c. Bear in mind that when the young shoots are about lin or 2in long they must be thinned out to one on ea-ch spur, and the remaining ones should be stopped at one leaf beyond tbe truss of bloom as soon as this can be seen. Another excellent town plant is the fig I this has handsome foliage like the vine, and should be much more extensively planted than what it is if only for the sake of the foliage. Towards the end of the month sturdy plants may be planted out against warm walls. Sow a few seeds of gourds and vege- table marrows these are always useful, and they hide many an ugly corner or heap. Seeds of the Persian cyclamen if sown now in heat and pushed well on will provide small flowering plants by February next; but it will be much better to sow in June or July, and wait a year. GARDENING AIDS—HAND LIGHTS. The forms of hand lights are various, as they are made in all sizes and shapes—square, with six or eight sides. Some are made with a movable top, while others again are made all in one piece. One feature, however, is common to them all, and that is they are pyramidical in form, and the* majority of them are made with a ring or knob* on the top, by which the whole structure if in one piece or the top uortion if in two pieces, can; be lifted and moved from place to place. A very cheap hand light is the ordinary octagonal shape 'that is met with in almost every garden. This" is a most useful light, but owing to the fact tbat the Ride slop3 all the way from top to bottom it is better calculated as a protector for single plants than as a. cover for cuttings,, because the cuttings ca.nnot.be placed so close to the edge of the frame as they can in the form shown in the illustration, as there is no head- room for them/when in this position, and conse- quently a-cousiderable part of the space covered bytho glass ie rendered more or less useless. The most useful form of all is that shown in the. sketch. The frame of this is made of strong corrugated zinc, and is therefore light and port- able. No putty ie required for glazing, as this operation is effc-cfced by the aid of zinc slips, this work therefore being rendered as simple as possible, all the necessary repairs or replacement <of broken squares of glass being done in the shortest possible time by any inexperienced person •byBimply lifting the slips that holds the-glass, taking out any fragments that remain in the' grooves, fitting in the new pane, and pressing down the slips again all of the work can be done in about two minutes. The great advantages of this glass over the ordinary octagonal shape are, every inch of the space covered can be made use of'for cuttings; it is extremely portable, and com- bines with these features great strength and durability. In addition, all frames are alike in shape a,ud size, and therefore it is easy to keep spare glass in hand for repairs, and, only three sizes of panes are required, viz., two for the top' ud ona for the sides. The frame will still keep .its originaLstrength and shape even if all the glass be broken, and glass can be quickly removed from one frame and put into another without damage, a.11 glass being interchangeable, and ■every frame of the same size alike- These frames are made in five sizes, viz., 12,14,16,18, and 20 inches square, and are sold respectively at 5s, 7s, 9s, 10s 6d, and 12s 6d each. DIARY OF GARDEN WORK FOR THE WEEK. Flower Garden.—To grow really fine asters seed should be sown in March, and as soon as they have been hardened off a bit in a cool house or pit pricked out. Early in May, the plants being well hardened off, and the beds ready, they should be planted with a trowel, with all the roots that can be lifted with them, 12 inches apart. Well water them in, and do not allow them to suffer from want of water. When flower buds appear, if blooms are wanted for exhibition, remove all the small buds, and as soon as those left show colour shade them on bright days and shelter from rain. Plant successional bed about the end of May to ensure bloom at the right time. Marigolds not being so hardy as asters should not be planted until the end of May, but adopt the same treatment as regards pricking off in bpxes or pots, and leave plenty of space between the plants. Stir the soil frequently among carnations and pansies, and if in any fear of wire worms, bury some carrots near the plants examine the carrots often, and kill the insects. Wireworms are very fond of French beans, and by burying a few beans near the plants the worms will always be found in the beans. Stakes should be placed to carnations in good time, then when a tie is required it can be easily given. Sow all kinds of hardy annuals and. perennials. For producing fine blooms seedlings are generally better than plants from cuttings, or even divided plants. The hybrid gaillardias from seed are equally as good for producing cut blooms as named sorts. Fruit Garden.—If the gooseberry caterpillar was troublesome last year, the surface-soil should have been changed last wintei. If this waa not done, apply a dressing of newly-slaked lime under and around the bushes now. Well mulch straw- berries on light soil. Later on hen they come into bloom give a covering of straw to keep the fruit clean. Strawberries arc largely surface- rooting plants, and a rich top dressing will be of great service when the time of trial arrives. If not done, shorten raspberry canes to the height of the trellis or stakes, or, if the plants are un- trained. cut back to three feet. Cut back all recently-planted raspberries to six inches, and take no crop the first year. A mulch of good manure round each plant will be beneficial. Vines under glass must receive frequent attention- Stop each shoot two leaves beyund the bunch. Venti- lation must be carefully managed, Directly the sun causes a rise of temperature in the house open the top lights two inches. If the sun is bright increase these openings by 8 o'slock, and still further increase them by 9.30. Close at 3.30, and damp down. Vegetable Gaxden.—Plant out cauliflowers raised in frame in February. Thio early carrots. Sow chillies and capsicums in a warm frame. Those who raise ridge cucumbers or vegetable marrows in fr3.mes may prepare the sites outside. Plant :t\vo lor three seeds and cover witlt an in- verted flower-pot. In cold districts it will be as well to defer planting these till the first week in May, bnt whenever planted remember to protect the plants from frost. Tomatoes ready for plant- ing out will be safe now in cold frames if covered with canvas or mats at night. Sow cauliflowers, (both an early sort and Veitch's autumn giant. Sow main crops of beet, if sown earlier the plants are liable to bolt, and if this does not happen the roots are coarse and not so good in flavour. June is the month to plant out broccoli. Greenhouse.—Keep azaleaa at one.-end of the house, and when the sun is hot place alight- shade over them. If this is not done they will soon vloae their blooms. Fuchsiaa on the-eon- trary should occupy a rather doae-booae, and during the early stages of growth be freely syringed. Pinch" the points of the shoots till a good foundation has been laid, then allow all the shoots to come away together to make a well and perfectly-balanced head. Shift on zonal pelargoniums, and keep them near the glass in a light house. Continue to put-in cattmgs of various u-tiungB that'njayberequired later, and sow seeds iWrABTthmg Seeds will quickly ger- ininate now in a mild hotbed, bat they must be moved as soon as up. Cold Frames.—Chrysanthemums which have been well hardened by exposure may be placed outside altogether now. The frames will be wanted to shelter the tender plants brought out from greenhouses. One of the greatest difficulties of this season of the year is to find roomfor every. thing. Window Garden.—Shift musk into large pots to make specimen plants. The spotted mimulus makes an exceedingly good town plant in a 5- inch pot. Will do well in shady windows and may have the soil rich. Calceolarias must be grown cool. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. Green-fly ;H. B., Bolton).-Your rjuery is an- swered in the note on green-fly above. We cannot- tell you what the vapourising famig%tor is com- posed of. [
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BARROW IRON. Barrow, Monday.—The hematite pig iron market shows renewed life, and there is a prospect of very excited business, as the demand remainsmuch above the actual supply. As a cause of this warrant iron is advancing, and is now at 60s net cash sellers, halfpenny less buyers. The bearing operations having collapsed makers quote 60s to 61s per ton net f.o b. for mixed Bessemer numbers. Stocks show a slight increase, but will soon be needed to meet the requirements of users. The steel trade is excep- tionally busy, and during the week prices have advanced to L5 2s 6d for heavy rail sections. Makers are all very busy, and orders are plentiful. Shipbuilders and marine engineers are very fully employed. Coal and coke brisk and in scarce supply. Shipping much better employed.
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EXTRAORDINARY AMERICAN PIG IRON PRICES. On Monday it was reported in the Midlands that, notwithstanding the advances in native I American iron and steel values, American pig iron is still coming over to this side at extra- ordinary prices. One firm of salesmen are im- porting 1,000 tons weekly, and others are equalling these figures. No. 4 forge hematites are offered at 59s 6d delivered Midlands No. 3 foundry, 61s 6d and No. 4 foundry, 61s. These prices are 10s per ton below English quotations. Colonial steelmakers are using American hema-, tites at 15s per ton below English rates.
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PERILS OF THE PIANO. It has often been demonstrated that perfor- mances on the pianoforte are injurious to the nerves of those who have to listen to them against their will—more particularly in the case of the dwellers in flats who have pianos located both above them and below. Such victims of the har- mony of spheres in which they have no influence will read with a brutal satisfaction the announce- ment in the British Medical Journal that the players themselves are very apt to contract ner- vous maladies as the result of their diversions. Real musicians, of course, will not be deterred by the discovery; they will risk neurosis as clieerfally as the poet risks writer's cramp, and may even be proud of it as a crowning proof of the presence of the artistic temperament. On the other hand, it is within the bounds of possi- bility that amateurs may be persuaded to sit down and count the cost to their health before ven- turing on sonataa, or even on comic songs and in that case thier neighbours will certainly enter- tain more neighbourly feelings towards them. If the scientists could also prove that the act of .turning th? handle of a barrel organ predestined a man to an eaily grave, they would incur the further gratitude of the community and one feels sure that some of them are quite-clever enough to demonstrate this theorem if they try.—; Daily Givphic.
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« AN IDEAL THEATRE." Not a few people are beginning to despair of a drama which is divorced from literature. Most modern plays may be rich enough in action of one kind ur another, but are, as a rule, singularly destitute of the belles lettres. This, in effect, was the burden of an address delivered on Satur- day evening before the Irish Literary Society by Mr W. B. Yeats, poet, dramatist, and littera- teur, who chose as his subject, An Ideal Theatre." Practical effect was, he said, to be given to these aspirations by the production in the Hibernian capital next May of a series of plays baaed upon legendary romances. The modern drama does not arouse the intensity of fesling awakened by & play which recalls stories of oldon times heard during childhood. In his opinion latter-day drama was-an embodiment of too many actions, and he looked forward to the time when oration would supersede episode in its; moral influence upon the audience. The object of the dramatic art. as seen by him, was the .revelation to man of the fnll richness and har- mony of the heroic nature, and to reveal this we" .must go back to the old legends. The address was'received with considerable applause.
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THREW AND KILLED ITS RIDER. An accident of a somewhat unusual character, and unfortunately attended with fatal conse-' quences, took place on Clapham Common about 5 o'clock ou Saturday afternoon. A young gentle- man named Edward Yates, residing at 25, Sisters- avenue, had been out for exercise on horseback. Returning home along the cindered track which -extends from Nightingale-lane to the north eide the horse became unmanageable and threw his rider,who, tioweverwith theassistance-of aConnty Council constable, resumed his seat. Later the rider again lost control of his horse. The animal finally jumped a, distance of 14 feet over some railings into a front garden of a house in the main road on the north side of the Comaon, only a few yards from Slaters-Avenue. The. horae escaped unhurt, but the rider was dashed' with terrible force on the pavement, the fall breaking a blood vessel. Police constable. Whiffin, 133 V. fortunately on point duty close by, rendered prompt assistance, obtained a.n' ambulance, and conveyed the injured man home. Ha never regained consciousness, and expired :t 10 o'cloek on Saturday night. He was unmarried.
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WEATHER AND THE CROPS. fFaoir Monday's "Mabk Lane Express."1 The April by the 21st had reached the average of the month, so that unless the next seven days be rainless an over average record is certain. The fact is by no means to bearegretted. but the low temperature has been inimical to the tillering of the wheat, and also to the early growth of March sown barley and. oats. The extreme backwardness of the crops in Germany and the fact that the spring wheat area in the United States will be reduced, has helped the wheat markets of the United Kingdom to assume a firmer attitude, and farmers being simul- taneously inclined to hold the grain owing to the backwardness of the season, an advance of Is per quarter all along the line has to be quoted. The market fox oats is 3d dearer on the week for American and Russian, and 6d for English. American maize is 6d per quarter dea rer on the week. Linseed steady for Indian at 3Ss 6d to 379 for arrived grain. Rapeseed 6d dearer. Seed oils show an advance of 109 per ton on the week; for rape oil, and linseed oil 2s 6d advance.
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HIGH LIFE BELOW STAIRS. Thereds a well known passage in the School for Scandal" about servants aping the vices of their masters. What they were iu Sheridan's time they remain to this day, and an amnsing illustration is to be found in a dual which was fought the other day at Bonn, on the Rhine, between two footmen. They quarrelled in a beer' house and cards were exchanged and the usual forms were observed, friends of both parties waiting on each other. The weapons were to be pistols. But a curious and altogether unusual condition was proposed and agreed to. Both combatants were to be blindfolded. The duel took place as arranged, and it is not surprising that three shots were nred without result. After that, honour was declared satisfied. The persons who ran the greatest risk in the matter, apparently, were the seconds, but like prudent men, they lay flat on the ground, and the bullets, whizzed over their prostrate forms.
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POLICEMAN AND ARTIST. The policemrtn artist, Constable Jones, of the Leeds force, received on Saturday an intimation that his picture, A Shropshire Scene," which was accepted at Burlington House a fortnight ago, is not amongst those which have been hung. Of course, a very large proportion of the pictures sent in end accepted by the Academy authoi-ities are not hung for want of room and like consIdera- tions.
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PAST EVENTS IN OUR ISLAND RECALLED. APRIL 25th. 1838—The second raading of Sergeant Tatfourdlg Copyright Bill was carried in aamail House by a majority of five. 1843-Princess Maud Mary Alice, afterwards Grand Duchess of Hesse, was barn. The Queen's st-eaan yacht Victoriafand Albert"waa launched from Pembroke Dock- yard. 18The amended articles against duelling were issued from the War Office. 1845-Bir Robert Peel introduced his measure for regulating banking in Scotland and Ire- land. 186S-Fouuda.tion of Keble College, Oxford. was laid by Archbishop Longley,
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A NEW ANESTHETIC. The most reoectly-discovered anaesthetic, encaine," was applied successfully for an hoar at the Bellevue Hospital, New York on Saturday. It was a case of operation for inguinal hernia,and the ratit; rit was a septoagenariuaLThe euc*LiLe was injected into the abdomen, and the surgeonb then used the knife freely. The patient was con- scious aaid without pain throughout the opera- tion. The medical men declare that eucaine is both more harmless and more efficacious than cocaine, and predict that its use will soon be wide- spread and popular.—Laffai'.
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—————_ — A HUNDRED HUSBANDS. A Yokohama correspondent says • ,To- afforos some matrimonial curiosities. In^^t! lage there is a remarkable woman who has bean cagri/amarn?fd 2,Vcimes- She «ommito career as a wife of 15, and is now 37 q-l,„ presses the determination to have a record of 10CI In ca.se a htwbaud, finding that his wife bad the bad taste to prefer another to |?E AA^SAAIS-T they appeared to hit it, thev Shou7m^ AH .,N TW ^3 ^SJS Si10 pa-nhem 11 bonus on the hnshn>iH °iS C0aatn!ssi°n the complainant husband obta.;ned, and everything ended up amicsbly.
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GROCERY." induetry with what is nLf" C° Prw?d?«1 whinh "j practically a magazine, in atteQt;ion is given to ordinary eSul iEiGHmatioa and fe-si Place to imS j • worth perusing for its a.nd wnjch is also noteworthy as con- w?/ mqae lustration. This is the fc^r- foot-long panoramic view of Meawrs Colman's hlK wr°nt-e'which is probably the longest half-tone picture ever produced. It ie madfn„ from photographs, and illustrates the I argent works of the kind in the world. Other interesW :TB' ?p"f- PS?S5 e !ftlCl3 L p 0IU lhe amnsing i; competition.
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Abusing Cattle (A. B. C.).—You mar sue him for damages for stoning your cattle, bat if the hedge is on the land rented by you your neighbour cannot- claim for injury to it, his only remedy against you 0 being for damage caused if youv cattle stray upon his land through your neglect to keep the hedge in repair. Illegitimacy (Aspasia).—The illegitimate child must bear its mother's surname. Adoption (T. W. B.).—You can insist on having the child returned. As to whether anything may be charged for her keep, it will depend noon the terms of the agreement made between you. Will (Grandpa).—Before we can answer vour ques- tion you must give us the date both of the deatii o. the mother and of the conveyance to the third party. Write again giving further particulars. Bankrupt Employer (It. J. F.).—You beiug a clerk of the bankrupt are entitled to payment in full of the wages earned for the four months beforehe date of the receiving order; but this sum must not exceed £50. Distress (Dc)ubttul).-The landlord or any duly au- thorised bailiff may within 30 days take and seize the goods wherever they may be found, provided I they have not previously been sold. Income Tax (J. J .).- Y ou are entitled to be assessed by the Special Commissioners, having applied in the milliner you state. If you have not appealed against the assessment we fear you now have no alternative but to pay. should write, hewever, to the Commissioners of Inland Revenue, Somerset Honse, London, and explain all the circumstances, and probably some portion of the amount will be repaid to you.
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SIR JOHN GORST'S SURRENDER. TO THE EDITOB. Sir,—The attention of the country should be fastened on the conduct of the Government in striking out of the new Code the articlea which they themselves had inserted in order to secure a stronger and more competent teaching staff in tbe schools. The last thing the Tory party care for is to make education better. The one thing they do care for is to keep the priest in command of the schools, for they know that the priest in that capacity is the best election agent of the party of privilege. The aid grant under the Act of 1897 was never intended to make ¡ education efficient. Its sole object was to make Board schools and religions liberty impossible. It is time that the Protestant party in the Church of England seriously faced the education question. Men like the Dean of Norwich thunder against Jiomanism in the Anglican churches, but many of them are doing their very best to maintain superstition and Ritualism in the Anglican schools. Surely men who light for Bible teaching in the churches ought to •begin to fight a little harder for the Bible and popular control in the day schools. Just before I rose to speak at Wellington. Somerset, on Tuesday of I&st week the parish magazine of All Saints', Wellington, was placed in my hand. The vicar of this church controls a day school, which received last year X67 of special aid grant, while the London School Board received no special aid grant for its half- million scholars. What does this gentleman teach ? On page. 98 of his parish magazine for this month this paragraph appears :— Baptism at All Saints. Another month has passed, and still several children have not been brought to Holy Baptism who ought to have been. Parents are exhorted to ask themselves seriously whether they are doing their duty to their children in thus putting it off. One little one has passed away without being made a member of Christ, the child oi God, and an inheritor of the kingdom of Heaven.' I am told, sir, that there are numerous children of Nonconformists in this school. Mr Balfour told the Primrose League that the children of England were compelled, and rightly compelled, to go to these sectarian schools. As to the rightfulness of the compulsion we differ from him, and hope to make our differ- ence felt. What a mockery it would be for us 'to be keeping in this month of April the tercentenary of Oliver Cromwell's birth if we did not resolve to keep it by breaking down at all costs this horrible system of coercion and super- stition in the day schools of England supported lilt the cost of the Llrit 'sht,,txpa),er.-I am, &-c., J. HiBST HOLLO WELL.
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VEGETARIANISM. TO THE EDrrOB. Sir,—In advocating food reform I am often told by people that they would not mind being vege- tarians in the summer but could not in the winter. Now, I should like to pin these people to their own statement, and ask them to become vegetarians during the ensuing summer to start with, and to follow on as far into next winter as they can. Their idea is right enough that we WMlt fat in winter, and that there is more fruit to be had in the summer but what with foreign fruit ic the winter and the various vegetable flits now to be had vegetarianism can be practised in any season, though of course people should especially abstain from flesh meat in summer, as it becomes putrid sooner then and is too Vfl&m- matory, and its disease-producing power is in- creased. Besides, it seems to be out of place' amid Nature's bounteous supply of fruits and herbs. Flesh-eaters would be astounded if ■ they knew the variety of foods we have but their horizon seems to be bounded by their leverlasting potato and cabbage. Our desire is to extend it to the frnits and herbs of all countries, whether they come from Bombay the beauti- ful or are perfumed with the balmy breezes .blowing soft o'er Ceylon's isle," as the hymn- book has-it, or are the more prosaic bromose, 1-nattose, granose. albene, or caramel cereal of Battle Creek or the London Health Food Com- p&ny, or oar own much-neglected products, auch as artichokes, spinach, celery, seakale, and nuts, herbs and fruits of all kinds. Fruit sellers, too, should advertise the fact that all the drugs in the pharmacopoeia are not equal in value to a single aDple, and also the curative properties of many fruits. Let us all try and make this a record summer for fruit eating, and the ta.ste for the products of butchery will disappear as a natural consequence.—I am, &c., G. C. WADE, Provincial Secretary for Wales to the Vegetarian Federal Union. 20th April, 1839.
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I GROUND RENTS. TO THE EDITOIt. Sir,—Allow me to draw attention to the remarks of the fv.-v. Mr Evans, CantreSf Rectory, Brecon, on the above subject, in trying to pre- remarks of the R-v. Mr Evans, CantreSf Rectory, Brecon, on the above subject, in trying to pre- vent the motion of Mr Wilkin, farmer, Fcrs- geron, at the Brecon Board of Guardians, that the seal of the board should be affixed to a peti- tion favouring the taxation of ground rents. All honour to the sturdy farmer, who stuck to his guns and carried the motion by a majority of three. We who live in Cardiff know how vital is the question of the taxation of ground rente. Some time ago tnere was sold in High-street, Cardiff. property the ground rents of which amounted to £ 969 per annum, which the landlord pockets free of al! local taxation. Also, miles of new streets of houses are built, the ground land- lords having streets, drainage, and bouses made without the expenditure of a single penny- Your-paper has drawn attention to this before. I hope you will do it again and again, Meanwhile let all Boards of Guardians follow the example of Brecon, under the guidance of the sturdy farmer, and move resolutions in favour of the taxation of ground rents.—I am, etc., RADICAL.
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SCATTERED HOMES. TO THE EDITOR. Sir,—After Saturday's reception of the Romilly- road deputation I take it that the scattered homes question may be regarded as settled. But :perha.ps you will allow mo a short space to reply ,to the observation of your correspondent who signs himself;" A Resident." In thetirstplace, as to the children mixing indiscriminately with others at the various Board schools," I tnay re- j mind him that the children of outdoor paupers have always attended the public e-lementary schools of the town, and mis indiscriminately T' with the other children. As to the necessity not having been clearly shown," let me refer him to the report of the Departmental Committee on Poor Law Schools. 1896 (C, 8027), price, Is 6d, where the barrack schools" system, after a close investigation, was condemned root and branch, andthe" scattered homes system warmly recom- mended as the best substitute. Further, so striking are the disadvantages of the barrack schools system that Sheffield, Bradford, Bath, Oldham, Bristol, Lincoln, Whitechapel, and Camberwell have all recentlv adopted scattered homes, and Plymouth, Halifax, and Derby are on the point of doing so, while the Sutton Schools, one of the largest sets of those in the Metropolitan district, were last year dissolved by the Local Government Board." He soothingly calls the Ely Schools home schools." The Ely Schools are admirably, managed no doubt, particularly since the advent of women guardians on the board, and are probably some of the best in the country, but to compare them with homes is a piece of the grimmest mockery. He also compares them to public schools. Children, how- ever, do not go to public schools straight from the nursery. They ara not turned out into the world at 13 or 14 after spending their childhood within stone walls. and while they are at school they have long holidays with their families. The reasons for selecting the particular sites chosen were dealt with by Rev. J. R. Buckley on Saturday, As to the effect of the homes on sur- rounding property. if your correspondent will turn to your issue of March 10 he will see a, collection of evidence from Bath, Bristol, Sheffield, and .Bradford showing that the alarms he speaks of are absolutely groundless. The religious diffi- culty arises whatever system is adopted, but it has not proved such a source of heart-burning in the other scattered homes towns as he seems to apprehend it will prove in Cardiff. I am not sure that I fully appreciate his argument about the ratepayers paying the piper." The change is a change in the direction of economy, scattered homes being in the nature of things very much cheaper than barrack schools. Further. as Mrs Thompson pointed ont last month, what has forced tbe guardians to their present policy is the necessity owing to the rapid growth of Car- j diff of providing further W orkhous accommoda- tiou. The Ely Schools were specially built with a. view to this end, and the guaraians DlUJt either adopt them now or acquire a fresh site and build elsewhere. In conclusion, if your corres- pondent (or anyone else) desires any further in- formation on the subject I am sure the State. Children's Aid Association, 53, Old Broad-street, London, E.C., will be happy to supply it T '-M' &c„ ANTON BERTRAM
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TO THE EDITOR. So-The letter of A Resident in your impression of this data appears to be written on the assumption that the Workhouse children are vicious and criminal, and that the poor in a lump is bad." He questions the advisability oi mixing these children with others at the various Board schools." This. I may inform him, is done in several places already, and without any eyi! effects, but rather to the toutrary. Not long ago I visited.sucii a school, one of the best in tht inspectorial district in which it is placed, and there saw distributed through the classes the ohiidren from the Union Workhouse. The onlv apparent difference between them and the rewftSHfr vVchiWjffiB me fee akptf&epR -of the hair of the former, and the teacher, who wis formerly a member of my own staff, informed me that they were morally and intellectually equal to the rest of the school, age for age. They were a pattern to the others in punctual and regular attendance, in cleanliness and in neatness of appearance. I also learnt that they were the recipients of many a little kindness on the part of their fellows, an object lesson itself in the training of children in deeds of benevolence. Such an attribute as taint" has not yet been imported into the neighbourhood, nor has the lifeless hang-dog Workhouse face which in other places becomes year by year more fixed and noticeable in the children of the old style Workhouse. Besides, they were daily gaining self-reliance, which cannot be bred where restraint is continuous, and which is to these children the best protection against becoming in after life dependent as criminals or paupers on the State. It seems to me that "A Resident" by implication unreser- vedly condemns the present system in that he considers that the budding citizens brought op from infancy under it are not fit to mis up with average boys and girls in sch ool and street.—I am, cfec., E KENT. Grangetown Board School, 24th April, 1899.
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THE VACCINATION QUESTION. TO THE EDITOR. Sir,—Four readers must have been struck with the barrenness of argument in Dr. Bond's letter in your issue of the 18th instant. The one solitary point advanced by Dr. Bond which is of general interest iu this discussion is the alleged immunity of vaccinated children under 10 years of age. Dr. Bond appeals to the opinion of the majority of the Royal Commission on vaccination, but he omits to quote the figures on which such opinion is based. The Commissioners found their argument on the experience of recent epidemics of smallpox in six towDs-Sheffild, London, Dewsbury, War- rington, Leicester, and Gloucester. But even these local epidemics afford abundant eridence of the falsity of Dr. Bond's statement. The Royal Commission give particulars of no less than 534 cases of smallpox which occurred in vaccinated children under 10 years of age in these six towns. Of these 10 cases proved fatal. These are cases recorded as smallpox. How many iatal cases of smallpox were recorded as chicken-pox we have no means of determining, but we have the highest authority on Dr. Bond's own side for stating that it is customary to ascribe fatal small. pox in children to chicken-pox, so as to save vacci- nation from reproach. But we need not quibble over the chicken-pox fraud. Dr.; Bond's own side affords abuud&n instances of fatal smallpox in children, which is admitted to have been smallpox and nothing else. We anti-vaccinators have much to thank Dr. Bond for. Lord Grimthorpe, the late brilliant leader of the Parliamentary Bar, writing recently, said Such letters as that of Dr. Bond, even without the answers to it, always go a long way to persuade me that the author has no solid case."—I am, <fec„ A. TROBRIDGE. 50, Parliament-street, Westminster, S.W.
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WAR AGAINST PROTECTIONISTS." TO THE EDITOB. Sir,—In the leading article of your issue of Saturday you aay, 'Por some reason not openly revealed the Canadian Legislature has passed an Act prohibiting the exportation of rough or un- dressed logs across the border into the United States." And again, No doubt interested Canadian Protectionists were the instigators of and the wire-pullers in securing the parsing of the Legislative Acts." o r a The circumstances that lead up to the present position ox affairs are vary briefly as follows ■— juhe Americans acquired huge timber limits'in Ontario. Previously the Canadians had been exporting a considerable quantity of manufac- tured timber to the United States, udoo which a revenue duty was imposed by America It now occurred to the Americans that if they imposed a prohibitive duty on Canadian lumber and inserted a clause^ in their Tariff Law that in case an export duty on logs was imposed by Canada, the duty on Canadian lumberwould be correspondingly increased. Then ther would have the whole lumber game in their own hands. This policy was enacted and regarded by the Americans wth pride, until to their utter surprise and dismay the Ontario Legislature passed a Bill compelling all logs cut in Ontario to be manu- factured in Canada so long as the Americana maintained their prohibitive duty. I do not think therefore your remarks above quoted are fair to Canada. It is to be noted that although the power of disallowance lay with Sir Wilfred Laurier, the recipient of a medal from the Cobden Club, such power was not exercised. In fact, it is known Sir Wilfred approvss of the Ontario^ct while deploring its necess;tv in self-defence. A cartoon published by the Montreal Witness, representing Cousin Jonathan and Sir Wilfred Laurier each holding a large sugarstick, aptly hits off the Canadian view of matters. The following conversation takes place Sammy "Say, Wilfy, you give me two bites of yours, and 111 give you one bite of mine. W ufy Aren't yon a little bit greedy, Sammv'" -I am, &c., WM. L. GRIFFITH Cardiff, April Gov"°m«°t Ae='
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TEIL CITY OF BLOOD. EXTRAORDINARY SUPERSTITION. A representative of Renter's Agency has had an interview with Major Crawford Cockburn, commandant at Benin City, who reached Eng- land a few days ago on leave, after nine months' residence in what has come to be known as The City • of Blood." Major Cockburn has made a special study of the Ju-Ju or Fetish worshil) of the country, and has collected a quantity" of valuable. data on the subject. Like others who have inquired into the matter, he finds its origin .shrouoeu in mystery. It is still the most powerful factor in the lives of the natives, exercising enor- mous influence over them. While engaged in road ^construction at Sapeli Major Cockburn incurred the displeasure o. the people in one village who -r°- r,0ad\ On the following day he ir /anJa 8 of elau«ttered goats and chickens placed m various positions for the purpose of bringing misfortune upon him and his work. All over the Niger Coast Protectorate Major Cock- To impress natives he nsed EMPTY SODA-WATEk BOTTLES as the white man's Ju-Jn, and he alwavs found them regarded with the greatest superstition by n TK °n n0 E*=oa,-lt r<^ove them. Major Cockburn experienced some diffi- culty in the matter ofremoval of signposts bv the natives. To prevent this he simply sui> rounded them with booties which he solemnly declared to be Ju-Ju, after Wh!Ch they were never tampered with. Referring to the question of human sacrifices, Major Cockburn said? « CWi^ down the river we picked up a body wltT^ arms and lep cut off, evidently the' victim of sacrifice. Since the occupation 0f Benin Citv these practices have, of course, not been carried on openly. Every house still contains the««- the natlves continue to smear doorposts with blood, which thev i headquarters of Ologbosheri, the human sacrifices continue, WRETCHED VICTIMS BEING CUT UP smbiec*e<{to other forms of torture. thi« n whlch ls about to be sent agaipst J" „ |hief. mJ1, speedily end all that. Quite harmless rubber traders tave been horribly tortured and sacrificed over an area of 00 Miles. He has stopped all rnbber trade, and terrorises villagers. Major Cockburn derived mucn of hIS valuable information regarding Tzijlt and other matters from a deaf and dumb native servant. This man, whose ears were both cut off by the notariotlr, Mana is himself regarded as Ja- Ju.O-vingto this,and by the reason of the fact that t ls, a* an<* dQn»b. he is able to get information which otherwise would be unobtainable. Among other things be professes to know a secret and undefended path to Ologbosheri's headquarters. Benin City is greatly overgrown with tropical vegetation,and some danger is occasioned by I a number of wells to 60ft. deep, the months of which are concealed by overgrowth. Many of these wells are half full with ^^nfl bodies, the King's victims.