The Pontypridd Chronicle and Workman's News

BAPTIST ZENANA MISSION. On Thursday evening last a social tea, took place at Caxmel Schoolroom, Pontypridd, in furtherance of the Baptist Zenana. Mission in India and China. A goodly number of friends assembled. Mrs Jenkins, Treforest; Mrs Jones. Bmckwood; Miss David, Vestry Hal!, Pontypridd; Miss James, Temple of Fashion, Pentypridd; and Miss Howelis, Carmel, Pontypridd, presided at the tablet;. After tea. a meeting was held in support of the above missions. It appears that the hwal society holds its meeting alternately in tiic ,v;ftVw.nt- Tto.pt-.ist Chapels in the town. The officers of the society are Mrs Alfred Lewis, president; M:'s D. Evans, Berw-road, 1 vice-president; Mrs Edgar Jenkins, Treforest, secretajy; and Sirs W. PMlUns. T ,57T1 r? Vi ti rof Pontvpridd, treasaux-r. At the meeting M:ss Gwe.n James, Tab?rnaclc, presided, and read a lett.«r from the llEv. E. E. Probert, pxpres- sing regret at his unavoidab.e absence tuiouga indispo^tion. The annual report was read by the secretary. The proceeds of the last an- nual meeting held at the. Tabernacle were £1 53 8d. The moneys collected from Cal- vary, Cai-mel, Coedpenma.cn. Taberniwio and Temple ajnounted to JBS 6s 6d making a to- tal sent to Miss Angus, the London secretary, of L 4 12.-1 2d. This did not include a sub- sciixition of 7s 6d from a Carmel friend. They also sent a, scrap book, 17 schoolbags, 5 dressing pockets, iand other garments made by Zenana workers here, and a large box of Christmas cards. The secretary said up- per Rhondida last year sent CI5 18s 4d., and Aberdare L12 IDs, and hoped that Pontypridd would do mor^ for the mission in the fu- tare. Miss Morris, daughter of the R/v. W. Movri-i. Nnddfél", Treorky. -gia-Tc an interest- ing ;¡.nd enengetic addTess. She explaanod that in India and China the higher ca.ste women were confined in Zenanas. Male m'is- sionaries could not visit them, and there- fore a society was formed to send women missionaries for this sjveclal work. In the c-onree. of the everting solos were sung by Miss Lixz <* Morgan, Mrs Mogford. and Miss ThoinaK. Mrs W. Phillips presided at the' organ. The Rev. E. Lewis, Calvary, and Mr D. McArthur. Carmel, made brief en- couraging remarks. We congratulate the ladies on being interested in so worthT a cause, and heartily wish them increasing sairccss.

iiilAiN 1>> i V MKOLJOKiOiS SOCIETY. I 1E::ECCA RtCTS. I'NTEo.ESTIN G XD DRESS- The exoellen series of addrivses held 'iiura^ tho winter sei&on before the &bjve ooc ;-ty were o a close en Thursday last, when Mr W. j-eiikh Thomas, M.A., hc.u,dmasw;x 1 tile County tchaols, Aberdare, :a.vo a most minute and nvid description of the outbreak known, as we Rebeccl, Liote. Hiss Cranogwen Rees, in the inavoidable absenoe of Mr E. H. Davies, the jresident of the Society, presided. Amongst thoas present were Mrs E. H. Davies, Moo D. S. Thomas, Bazaar; Mrs David Evans, Queen street Miss Ellen Hughes, the famous lecturer; Iter E. W. javies, Hebron; Mr T. Mihw^rd, sd'eitor; Mr David Jones, ^"en- foist. street; Mr Isaac Darke, euperintendent of the Wesleyan and Genera! Assurance Socie- ty, Mr Ben Devona.ld, Mr John Rets, Maindy Iload, and ethers. In dea]in| with his interesting address, Mr Jenkins n.eiitain-ed a e'ear and concise course tracing the rising from its very source. The outbreak known .as the Rebecca Riots, he said, :n its effects played an important part in the history of the Welsh people. In 184-3 the peace of the country was so impaired that soluieri La] to be drafted in to protect property, and vrry often the lives of the property owners It í7a' not a spasmodic effort which rose into existence in a short space Ar time,and then died f without having reached its destined end. tho country as ;t were had been slumbering uear ih« crater of the volca.no of tyranny and or,pr««*foT». nn/l the first dim utterin«rs of the emption were; heard in the cries of indignation as-unst the turnpike t0'1 throUThout Wales. 1'h'o wds a toll wh ch. frr audacity and im- position lwl no equal, for it cave to the Trusts power to erect Tales and toll bars at anv dis- tance which thev chose, and thereby levy toll on all traffic. The farmers were the greatest sufferers on account of this toll, for it is on record that in transporting their grain th?y very often were compelled to mv toll at five different gat"s before they reached their des- tmat on. -which perhaps -If not extend but. a few miles. Another important factor tend- Tig to enhance the people'-s indignation was the larpe sauries p"Id to the officials and ad- ministrators-of this iniquity. In order to sun- ply the revenue wherewith to pay these officials the people pa;d erorh'ta-nf t-sres n1 Irind. Tha co'lectin? of this tax in kind was the precedent wher<-by landowners paid their worlr"ien ni Notwithstandingthe heavy burdens v-;i r,- ws cont-inuallv p'need upon them, the ]" opJp bore up imeoanTvlainingly, antT^his «tat<> if submission was taken advantage of to iorce ,,)ün them another tax in the form of the tithe. whiClh in its essence was as renucmant to the -.t-o--) r." t]1" Turn7);se Toll aifl in the whole rose to the ccoa- tVm, Pf, introduction of the rV!*]'«,i Coh.ej.'lnr' this t'_fche _wn^ 'a^fiV C.rSf^Tnt,^ the country what could ba termed professional co!bc;ors. large commis- sions beinij paid to these unscrupulous men. The fo-m of the ndminist^ticn of the law bw- p-ared description, "Ird .-jncf/ee W;11> putirely ab- sent from- the courts, ercu magistrates held laree, share- in thAse Tr'ists. and their conrfuct in all matters connoct^d with them added to tho fsuspicion of the pmb ic. Albhou?h the Welsh for manv years rerramed meek and sub- m's,:i"fJ the aocwmulation of t^r: upon tax roused their ire, and the erection cf gate upon crate, with their consequent levies. brought matters to c'im" In R.0llf.h Wale* tho Turn- pike Tol! was in its worst form Parliament was responsible for a great many of the evJs 'of,hc1'prl to it cr°"tino- tru<t,Q and m0'1<ma'i,'s which the law cf England could not recourse. but in the administration of these it was pos- j s'Ve to raise a <!al e ev-rv hundred V:1rri,s if iho owners so dcired. and the consequence V"aS chat over a hundred sra.tes were constructed thrcaiThout South Wales. The Trusts of Kid- woUy and Carr a-tii r-nsliire bad erected five toll pates between them and Carmarthen. As an instance of the injustice of this toll the lec- turer related the experience of a farrrer who. in cro-'ne for a load of lime valued two shillings and sixpence, owinT to tho frequency of the irate? had to pay eight shillings and sixnenee in toll. Roads were made at the expense ef the public over barren spots for the conven- ience of some magnate, and these self- same persons possessed the audacity to fix a cate near their own premises1. The law was administered according to the interpretation of the professional col'ec'cr, and these foreign sewn made the lot of the Welsh people un- endurable. Supposing a man built. a house worth two thousand pounds, a hundred pounds went for toll. In the face of these facts what wonder then the bbod of the,se descendants cf the Welsh princes boiled within ¡hem? The first instance of the destruction of anv gate was that of Whit land in 1839. in broad ray- light, but with this excertion the neople bore on without complaint. Bad w~a'ber and 0!1- matic conilitions Q'cilCya11y affected the fp.->,mers'' crops during the succeeding reasons, and threw | them into poverty and destitution, and they appealed in vain for a. red net'on of th-o ^oii Tnx: instead of a reduction, it was raised con- siderably, and the condition of the workmg classes had 'become so desperate, thai on .Tanu- ;1 ry 13th, 1843, a, number of persons dressed in woman's attire, with blackened faces un-ler the leadership of one likewise dressed on horseback, fell to and demolished the gats and toll house at Trefechan, near WhiMan— This was done in the dead of ni<di.t, and not- one syllable of the intentions of these persons had been breathed until fie ruins of tho g-nte and toll-house was disclosed to the aston- islied paxe of t'he public on the following morn- ing. This example was followed by others, and the flame knmced out into one huge confla- ¡! ro.ti on. and very shorfv neither gate nor bar was left standing in Whitland. Onward spread the riot, and Carmarthen was in tlv throes of the revolution. Breconshire was the only oounty that remained peaceful under those eir- c noes. This was not due to the apathy of the people, but the Trusts, profit'ng by tba experience of their Carmarthenshire fellows, lowered the tolls, and made the lot of the peo- pie in IViat, oountv 4'' 1 lgis time, out ot tne whole no in her of "-att? standing throughout South Wales, between seventy and eighty were laid len-l with the, ground in Carmarthen alone. The trustees were unwilling to confess that they were being beaten, and erected fresh gates and toll bars. These were again expeditiously destroyed. The manner in which these night attacks were car- ried on was quick a.nd effective, led by the man on horseback., they would swoop down upon the gate, a trumpet sounded, nxes and saws were at once at work, and a. loud shout pro- claimed to the professional col led. or that- his occupation was gone. The toil house wa-s next to receive their attentions, aid not one stone was left upon another. Subsequently the gate, keeper ha.d to assist in the. destruction of his dwelling, and he was then tied to a portion of the ruins and left there. Their work done the Rebbecaites deoamped in the same silent and expeditious manner as they had come, and no trace was left save that of the ruins that- any person had broken the stillness of the hour, and in the morning the plaee was quiet as usual, every man being- at his proper employ- ment. No moon lighters ever worked witft moj'e determination and caution, and their tac- tics showed a degree of rare intelligence, 'i fce luihorities were at their wit-f 'en^s to discover Komo mw-ns whereby the ringleaders might captured, and all their efforts proved futile; for some times a rumour would be set afloat that a certain gate was W"{( to receive attention. A large num- ber of constables would therefore be sent to watch this particular <rate. After a weary night's vigil the constables would return, only io encounter the news that a fate on the other side of the to vol had hern demolished during the night, but. we are all ready to ask what- connection could be between these rioters and Rebecca, the wife of Jacob the patriot? The Welsh at this, as in every other period of its history, were great readers of the B:h'c'. éFU tne lecturer believed that, in the 24-th chanter of Genesis, and' the SOth verse, l",uld be found the solution of the title, for il .with there. "And they blessed Rebe-ya. and said unio her. thou art our sister, lie thou the mother of thousands of millions, and lei thy soed pos- sess the side of these which ly.'o the-m. 'ho ;-ipe' ion of the lith- vhe-e r-o eliicel- was :'10' destruction at the crates erceici- by their o]i:e?-o':s. Those who leek pnri- p those riot« vero without eycep-<;on of a i;- o standard of morality, for In^in- c-rn '>{ demolition of the g itrs, th,_ ,• v. r-:tu n home in the rams m.vn rr (l-e-Y e-n- «vit out having touched anv;1: -• in th, lf loot- or plunder, and •>•- •ui-^ni !v Wit3 citc-irlo.! t--1 ue- poc. UJ!! ^ih cr, a;u: 1:1 I many cases they weuld lC;Lve him roanj articles of household furniture, so that his home was net totally destroyed. Who the leader 01 the Rebbecaites was, so person ever knows, or will know, for not one of the participators ever breathed the searet of di" r>-v.; which controlled thjin with h sueccs-i. t he iros a man of stern integrity was wiihetit question, a.iti undoubtedly well conn'cred, and cue who hid come forward tr4 cha.mp:on the cause of his oppressed and down-trodden people. The London "Times" stated that the riots were caused by some disappointed lewyers, b-A thia could not be roo for the was no: con- nected Ti'ith anything of a 1e-g-a1 character, rne general public at first soos a lenient view ft the acts; of Rebecca, and were much amused at the many humourous incidents connected with him. Public sympathy was largelv with them, until Rebecca got drunk with succ»<?*. and commenced acts which tended to coei iiiat- Bympatby. TIles" acts were such a character that the authoriti.)S were face to face vriu difficulties in the pre-servation cf hw and cr. der. Special const,p.b'es were sworn in. but so ereat was the publ'e fear of the Rebeccaites that out of 24-5 commissioned fo take the du- ties of eonstables only eight came to take the oath and three shillings eech had to be paid to the commissioners who volunteered to ad- minister the oath. The Turnpike Toll having been placed among the relics of the past. the Rebeccoif"» undertook the duties of epeca' social Reformers, and other grievances were redressed in the -same drastic menner, acts o personal injury being now consp-'cuous. The Poor Law administration was the subject 0" their wroth, and the Council at Carmarthen were looked upon as responsible for this in their eyes cmris" policv of extravagant salar- ies, etc., and on the 10th of June, a proeession was formed, headed by a brass band, carrying with them banners on which were plaeed in larg-e letters "Liberty." Others carried niteh- forks, on which were stuck loaves of bread. Some carred brooms emblematic of their de- termination to sweep all injustice from the country. Arrived at the town they speediJv fet about destroying the Council Chambers. The authorities hav'ii" heard of their project sent couriers to Cardiff to fetoh the 4th Li"ht Dragoons. These at once travelled post ha-ste from Cardiff to Neath. Thev wer° here met by a justice of the peace from Carmarthen, who statd the neoessitv of continuing their en- ward march. They travelled at snch a pace that two of their horses fell dead of sheer fa tie-no. When they arrived at Carmarthen 'ho doors of the Conned Chambers had been wrenched forth, the arrival of the soldiers prevented its total- detrcliti-on. A hand to hand encounter envied between the mob ana tbn dragoons. th" dp. of their snbr-s cr,!r fv i <? used, in w^ich several of the rioters were tar<.n prisoners. Swansea, Pontardu'ais, and other towns in Glamoreansh:'re, were successive- ly the veniu of operations bv the Rebeccaites, and the gate* levelled under the very noses of J he authori ti<-s. At this time Carmarthen had 800 constables, besides the soldiers. John Jones, n notorions character known a, Shorn ^rubor Fawr. was fr" ring-Wder of the Ro- boceaite<s at CarmfldJ'ts^.k^ ti<1R Yiie"soldiers. At last it was necessary 'o form a commission to invosticate the criev. press nwler which -he Welsh people laboured, ^'id wh'ch Tliomas Franklyn Lewis. Robert Clive, and Mr Cripns. sat, and reform and relief came soon afterwards, and law and order ws».s reocgnised in 1344. The judge who sat ou c.,spq of riot a lenient view of the chorees, t-herebv espousing the sympathies of t-he 0'11" in ca^es banish- tt" ro^ortpd +o. Th^n^h the manner in which t^ese wen forward is not approved of hv all Wel<;hmf>Tl, vet the Jovo'an ada^e of tbe end instifies the men— s is worihr of 0'1110;rlel''1tio'1, is the 011' rdvlF(,:¡ w1-Jirh 'y.,1"'<' eyer 1)"1'lj('i"ltOO ir "tjn,,1- ih^ laws "nr1 !>t'+l1t"Q ef England. Mi's Cr?nOTwri called nrton Mr David Ydenfoist street to move a vote of ih"nk" fo 1Prd-iiT=r. 'ho Tt^v E. W. Hay ps nnd Mr T. Mt'lward simnortin?. Mr Alexan- r. Ti'onn!! fAn Tv'v'i) famous Welsh v'oh"1- th«n "-ave a ma'"l'n:hr>C\?1t. execution on f}.o violin 0f one. of "W" c^-mTyxiit.ions. The achievements of thi-z t-nkn1 o-l instrumentalist :s widolv known, throu^hon1, thh locality, and b's soT-ic»« ef-p in tho most non'l- lfiT* "cp.rt'7 r-.f ti-"1 of TT:i Ponc'u-'Hn" ifpm fit +h-*s was thP W«-lsh a'a-w. hv 1 v no-s in I a nun; 1 of hig nf^ryrr^civt- t- OP 41, p ?nrt violin, eleiciting aPPTf!:l"1t.i": ;.rr:nn +he audience.

A F ¥ I LI ATION CASE. I At the Abercynon Police-court- on Wednesday Daniel Daniel, a. respectable looking young 9 man, was summoned by Mary Thomas to show cruse why he shiuld not be ordered to con- tribute towards the support of her illegitimate child of which she stated he wus the father. Mr X:cho!as (Messrs W. H. Morgan. Bruce and Nicholas), Pontypridd, appeared for complainant, and Jlr James Phillips, solici- tor, Pontypridd, for defendant. In his open- ing statements Mr Nicholas said this was a se- ond application in the case. At the first hear- ing it was dismissed through want of cor- roborative evidence. He was not engaged then in conducting it. He had now fresh evidence to produce which, he believecL would be enite sufficient to substantiate the charge agi.inst defendant. Applicant was the daugh- ft.,r cf very rf,,¡)c>ctah e parents residing in Abercynon. The parties had been courting for some time and the acquaintanceship was broken off in 1899 but was again renewed In February. 1900. The child was bom in No- venJber last-. Complainant was in the ser- vice of Mrs trough, who resided in a corner house in Elizabeth-street. Tt would be im- r: rhnt t:' note that t,lizaibeth-fnreet was not lighted. IVith refereJ>oe to corroborative evidence, he wished to call attention to the case of Hill v. Denmark, heard by the lato Lord Cliief Justice of England, in which case the acknowledgment on the part, of the defend- ant that lie had walked out with the com- plainant was accepted as sufficient corrobora- tive (vid-i'ioe. repeated tine evidence given at the former hearing. Martha Elizabeth Davies stated she had seen complainant and defendai: a.t the bottom of Margaret-street on the 20t^ of February. Benjamin Price, living at t-ieasant-view, Abercynon. said he was leader of a choir. He had seen complainant and de- fendant together. On the 22nd of Febru- ary he had been t.o chapel, and aftenvards went to Mrs Gotigh's house. He then saw intimacy between complainant and defendant. He volunteered his evidence upon hearing that the case had been dismissed through want of corroboration. Cross-examined He was a married mail and had children. He worked in the same pit as complainant's father. They were not friends, but were on speaking terms, His Worship said this was sufficient- cor- robora-tion. Mr Phillips said he hod several witnesses to call. His Worsliip You can call them, but T. | must tell v«u plainly that I. believe the last witness. I Mr Phillips I have evidence to prove that- a girl named Price walked out with defend- ant- every Thursday and Sunday evenings. His Worship; That. might be, but that would not negative the man's evidence. Mr Phillips: I cannot conceive of a mar- ried man with a family having wiyiessr-d what he says he did, not coming forward at the first heaiing to give evidence. His Worship: I can. He might say ■ It is nothing to me. I don't want to mix rnvs--1! up with such a matter." But. when he found that the case to dismissed for want of corroboin.tivo eviderce he felt an injustice was done to the girl, and then he considered :t ivs dutv ê state vv ]i;;t he had seen v 's d- r-d to iviy 2* ói a wo k t1L' u;u.:t1 t'p:'>ll.S

S ?cn':vpHdd Ooashbulldmg Go. un",{j'¡ amO" t ó: ,.t f ,It W t 1'1 (- y t-) '1Iol Vri/f Winners for Carriages), j 4 K'' !°'v offering a Iarge number of "r. ps P'H Carri; ^c-s of various de- j serif ic.s at the very lowest prices. L-.rge Slww Sooma now open. I CARRIAGE WORKS, Mtcg-an Street, PontyprWd, ( -i

REV, EDWJLRDROWTuA2ND. »*> ART TO TH D1:A:L;' AND Just as lih: pebbles are smoctaied and rounded by tl.con..1Dua ae^iOii u1 1l..> ^.i\ >- of the sea, ev11 so ale inc.dciiis of our Lie smoothed an founded -by w^ves oi tin:^ | The memDrvoI events wi-ch 'PP* •» j triviaL whei they take place, btcoixie k: source" of p;asure. when o-t i-ara. t^-e distance of ranv years Especially is tte" the case with r- n "who have betn^ reared, n^tne quietude oJ a country life. When they Iook back fron busy life upon the incidents oi their earler years, there become a music of t'le meirorv. a, source of comicit ainia tne cares aid frets of "the daily round," be com- mon t-sl-c. In the village of Pontnewydd, Monnnut-hsliire, Edward Rowland was Ow in January, 1846. and reared^ amid^t-he lights and shadows of the lowly walk. Jie. was ^'1--€ youngest of four brothers, and f -ur sisters. In ;he fourth year of his c-ge, £:l\}d his hiearing, through Ian attack cf s.c?,ia a fever. When 10 years old, he was sent to the Swan-sea Institution for the^ edaca^oa Cl» deaf and dumb, where he proved a ^rast a^ diligent scholar. On leaving scnool Ed^^ was apprenticed to a country tailor, m-.j-i against his inclination, it was not gurpns^ therefore, at the end; of a months tria* anxious to leave it, on account o^ ants, however' 'telieving "that tai'oring was the most suitable trade for their son, insisted upon him remaining. During his apprenticeship he was eager for extra education, and a few rncnths after the termination of his inden- ture he went to London, and while there he a took a de.tlp interest in religion and the Sun- day services for the deaf and dumb, conducted by the Rev S. Smith, A.K.C.. and never reelected to -provide himself with religious literature for his own instruction in spare moments, having made up his mind to become a Missionary for the deaf and dumb. So in 186-5 we nnd the *t.Vbject of our sketch con- ducting a sman business of his own in the town of AhertHlerv. wHe:'h he carried on till the sprinc of 1869. When he resolved to forsqke all and go forth to bring the Gospel before his deaf bret-hern. After much t-houehtful C0T1"id.entior,. ynung Rowland, at the a.?? of 23 left Abert.llery for Cardiff, where he sought out the aduilt deaf nnd dumb and placing his case, and desire before the Rev W. Wa.tk5** f nd b'15 nepers. A suitable room in Wood -Street Chn?el was placed at the younsr man's d:»r>o«ril for re'ifrious ser- vices. and see-nrr his fatth rn G"0 and earnest- nesp for the sal vat i en of 'his ,dnidect hrdllem thev along w;th the minsters of Cardiff en- couraged and helned him. Hnvng success- fully established the Cardiff M's?ion. In 1875 Edward Rewl-i"d was to bv the deaf and dumb of Bristol solictmtr Ins aid to form a mission among them. He resd'lv a.iTraea to do this, and durinsr the w'n+er of 1R75 saw the sabbith serv'ces. the miss-on an aeconiri reality, conducted in ar^mm the Y.M.C A. This 'mission is now under the charge of Mr Fdw-nvd Thomas f\r«^onary). wi'h whom Mi- Rowland lias alwavs 1-n on the hanp-est terms. In appreciation of hi? s-rv-c°s Mr Rowland was in 1883 presented by the dea. and Jui-b with a marble timepiece. In tne later months of 1865. Mr Rowland fBit, the need of a suitable M:.ss.ou InstitUie for the G:, <ù and dunib of Cardiff, and seeing an empty house in Windsor Piaee. Mr Rowland s praverftiily made up his mind to have it ]y fnr his p?cp^. On learning that the price "wanted was' £ 700, he set. about the raising of a fund for its purchase, and with £5 promised bv the owner to start his sub- scription list, 1: by d.i-t of labour and ex- ertion. along with Mr R. Bird. J.P-, Mayor of Cardiff in 1885. and treasurer of the build- ing fund, succeeded in raising the sum re- quired.and on his Ibuving OiXGiii in 1888, he n> ir;v clcartd off the remaining debt on the build-nz. a large sum having been spent in alterations ard refurnishing. I suppose that v."ijii c.r.t's own sun is westering to the I horizon the glow and t-plendour of great deeds ;ns fascination fmr the eye which the lesser light of a paler dcy cannot excite. There I was no music.> the footstepc thct. wended their jnelanche-ly way to the bleak hill--and o: Pontvprltd. now the iie-rdquarters oi tht- •' 'Glamorgan Missions. But the feet are fi i-. i-t. the jc.ce rrave and soLemn. a- light t\an-Ji<r upe.n it, whicn tAMpy wear, who are .roes ar-a coniessors for oonst^ence. To arm. is- be moved along, it might swm as if his :v ff-t.i thrr-lxs were like muffled drarris beat- -nfc '•funeraJ marches to the grave," But f th< iv were c'oinpei)Ratjoms. If that was a sad and sengless march, there were invisibje choristers in the air and around him, "a great cloud of witnesses. He who caters for the raven did :Hrl, forget him. The beginning of that mission was *»cid in tears, but slowly it has risen in greatness, and the topstone ;s to-day crowned with <rlory. The same "hic-r-ed psrsevennce and do<«rminat-ion which characterised all Edward Rowlands' under- 11k 1 r for the weTf"re of the. deaf mute, aided by Sir W. T. Lewis, Bart., as president. Mr L. U. Lenox, J.P.. as hon. and the Rev Joh.n Pueh. "then in Pontypridd," as hen. seeretarv (now Rcv. E. E. Probert!, and many others was eminently successful. His aim "bets always b-en tvpify in all his work. '1 ;1;"t is sc-mlv, much that 18 symbolic, nothing that is saperetitacne" and in this even his bitterest- opponents might be constrained to adnrt.. that he hss achieved no small measure of success. Out=;de his own profes- sion Mr -Is widely known in many circles. He does not bel-nj to the school missionaries who are inwhsable six days of the week, and incorrrorehens'b'e on the seventh. Amid all b;s varied activities, Edward Row- land is devoted-, heart and soul to his church work and his people, by whom ne is held in iv> l->n"st regard. Altogether Mr Rowland ;0: no conventional cleric, 'but a man of wide Cetholie sympathies, out of whose book many of his brother Missionaries might take a leaf. J As a. desf Missionary. Edward Rowland stands, "and always will stand" in the front rank. His marvellous insight into human nature, his utter seom of .eTen-thing mean and despicable, and h's heroic endurance of a life of care and sorrow, render the figure of the man one of the most unique and eon- snx'ious in the history of Deaf and Dumb M 'ssionaries. A credit alike to the profes- sion and his country. WALTER. G. E- KIRKER. n.

Barddoniasth. profiad plant. Am mi tadeu, eef Evan Evans, 8, LwKoist Street, Ton, Pentre. Hen wr a ddenodd ein eerch yd&edd ef, Anwylyd y byd ac anwylyd y net; Ato y brysieni am noddfa o hyd Rhag eeryrhl gwialen daearol fyd; Hen wr a ddenodd ein serch ydoedd ef. ■> Anwylyd y byd ac anwylyd nef. 01 fel vr adgofiwn ei wenau cu. Pan edrychem ed wallt am fiewyn du, Y gwallt ymdebygai i'r eira gw-yn, A ddurna-'r gwastadedd a cbopa r bryn; Hen wr R ddenodd ein serch ydoedd et, Anwylyd y byd ac anwylyd nef. "'Dadco," ebem wrtho. "pa beth yw hyn? Paham mae eich gwallt fel yr eira gwyn? Pa beth. ai arwyddlun o r almon bren Ar derfyn hlodeuo yw coron wen? Hen wr a ddenodd ein serch ydoedd ef. Anwvl^ nef. u r hen gadair fawr, .tra. vrm'n y utii Cyflwynodd i ni ei gynghorion drud, C' Cynghorion barhant i fiodeuo bvth Yn ngardd ein oof dan gawolau o w-Utli: Hen wr a ddenodd dil scroti ef Anwvljid y byd ao anwyl vd nef. Myfyriai'n wastedol yn nghyfraith Duw, Gerllaw y Groes yr oedd beanydd yn byw, Yr oedd yn anrhydedd i blant fel ni Gael eistedd wrth draed Gamaliel y ty: Hen wr a ddenodd ein sereh ydoedd ef. Anwylyd y byd ac anwylyd nef. Dyoddefodd g-ystudd fel hyfwyn oen. Mor hyfwyn a. Iesu ar fryn ei bo°n, A phan oedd ar groesi yr afon ddu. Yn wanaidd dywedodd, "O! derbyn fi Hen wr a ddenodd ein seroti ydoedd ef Anwylyd y byd ac anwylyd nef. Pan fyddwn yn syilu ar ei hen ffon, O! mae rhyw hiraeth yn llenwi em hron Ffon y chwaretrscm, do, ganwaith a hi, Ffon fydd yn anwjd tra byw fydd*"n ni; Ffon droes Y11 falm fry ar fryniau < net, Ffcn wa fydd eisieu byth mwy arM et. Tybed, ai gwyn ydyw gwallt ein tideti Heddy" ar fron y Jerasalem fry' Ie, O! if-, gwyn ydyw o hyd, Ond 1 rawer ^wynach na phan yt y byd Sanctaidd yw pawb ar ol cyrli^d i'r net. Felly sanctieiddwyn yw ^wali ei ben et. Anwylir c-i fedd yn yr anial «ir? Yn fynych fe'i cwiycii^ai a dgrau pur— Dagrau nos cenfydd y byd vtdaym hwy Ddarluu o'n bronau'n rychaeig gan glwy y Er hyn, clyw ein gweddi, ->ug3rog Rhi. Arwain n:, arwT.n at em tdeu. Dafon, Llanelli. Caerfyrdin. Ben Davies. LR COF .4-WTL i Am Mrs Annie Evans, a"'yl kind Mr ,James: Evans, Porth. G merch hynaf Mr and Mrs Morgan Thomas, elrh Cymmer, Porth. Rhyw drailed beiy-dd sy n y byd, Trwy glefvd 1" neu glwy', Cystuddian -u-yn-n sydd o hyd A thnstwch ff na mwy: lien angau, -eh dAmolryw. Sy'n dwyn y xj r. bedd. lli;oedd c beh'nasau sy' 'X gala rn-'n vc- f u gwe id. Ei1, Annie 1kj1|!1 vr. lion. nnvy CynlJ. POTtb. un dydd. A gobaith ffyJ0-' yn ei hron Am gaiFaei wydei h'y-,d: • Ond! daeth a gystudd blin. T)ifawvd callr. bran. YD arnf, an aeih dr-wy"- glvn. Em bn. J Goddefodd lawer yn y glyn, Ta.n ddvmod brenin braw, Arwyddwvd fcyny yn ei gwedd A chodiad gwan ei llaw; Er i obeithion y byd hwn Ffoi ymaith daliai ffydd y cai ollyngdod yn y man Gap waWT tragwyddol ddydd. 'Roedd dagrau hoff perth'nasan cu j Yn arwydd tristweh prudd, | Tra cha.r a chyfaill yn pellhau A'r haul yn hwyr y dydd: Ei diwedd daeth fel lili hardd. j A ffarwel air a roes, Tra'n canu'n rhvdiau'r al'oti gret | I'r Gwr ihodd idao'i hoes. Berth'nasan mad. na wylwrfi mwy. j Ma.e gobaith uwch ei phen, Yn sisial eto y oewch gwrdd Mewn gwlad tudTaw i'r lien; I Lle na ddaw gelyn byth i fewn I rwygo teulu mad, Fydd a'u telynau eurasdd oil I Yn cam am Ei wa'd. Bi I I

I j j DON'T LOSE TIME. j '"•people are continually wo^«ring where to J i 4-oT some new remedy, when they feel Out | "Not up to uhe mark,' or only 'Mid- v llins* We wy 'Don t go," come and get the i? l^l-tred andV1"0^ Rem€iv, Gwilym Bvans' »'i Quiaim Bitters. Do^you sufier from Ind'ges- *i tinn? 1V» you fe?1 ured «t your work. Ii I1- '-oakt Cal Quinine Bitters and J 80' L -ii -en be right again. Chrome sufferers I 'itetinies averse to be always changing | the*-?. 5ledieine, and rightly BO, but it does hap- pen it umes that a change woupld lead to a i better state of things. For instance, jf tou are suiTenng from extreme weakness and are j gnadual/y making up your mind to be a. t>ro- touted ijness, you are matin? a great nvsiake if you ha--e not tried Gw'lym Evans' Quinine! j Bitters. Will you try it? Don't ioee time, j It 13 the best remedy for Genera! Debility. Low Spirit*, and Xervousness. Its tonie quaii ties infuse new life, and you soon see the sunny of nature again, an cheerful cod- j i tent ooir.es with a gradual cai r- of strength, j For Chest Affeetions, and to c"?.rd off Irfln- enza. try riiis excellent vegetabir. tonic resto- rative. Be sure that you "et ii -when vou ask I for it;- E-c-n't bay worthless ii.matioiie. Sa-o I yon we.nt Gwilym Evans' Quinine Bitters, and j fne that the name "Gwilym Evans' is oii tbe Libel, on the «tamp. and on the bottle, without which_none are genuine. Gwilym Evans' Quin- me Bitters is sold in bottles 2s. 9d. and 4e. 6d. each, by Chemists and Patent Modi^ire Velt- dors, or will be sent, carriage free, è.irp;t, from ine So e ProprietorsQuinine Bitter* Menu- ^^orj' Company, Limited, LlaneJlv, South ( Waiftp.

HOCKEY. I i The- Pontypridd Hockey Cluh piayed thpir last niaicli for this season on Saturday last a.t the Ynysangbarad Grounds, against CarrlJlL 1 j,e vigors, aii-er all eNc-.va^ contest, were <h c!rr. ] tbe winners by 1 real to nil. Dunn- 1 of t' game Owe a 1:1' with a mjs- h"l'- "it'ir-.i-'h medically treated was u- ;ie j.fl. The fcilewing is ?. Ps-* ot i], 1 1 c :.tr.s Ul.1 ;he >••• > • s a: ;|,(- results: — ;;oa' L.-isi. Drawn tor. a^st ^Vrn j 1 6 3 40 '5 2¡t.-l 7 G 21 11 /l r ë.

COMING EISTEDDFOD AT LL. VARDRE. The prospects ef the Eistedfod to LJauhct Vardre on Good Friday 3.- lent. Last yr-a.r"s Eisteddfod was quitt cord in competitions, and in financial r and it is now anticipated that even that stantial record wil] be broken this year. programme is as usual quite a formidable one. and the entries, especially for the choral con test, the Male Yoice contest, and the Bariton and Tenor Solos, are numerous and inclndt the names of we" known Eist-edfo-.ts yr l'b« chair will ba occupied byGaptain R. A. Lewis. Pontypridd, and the conductor the Rev 1'. Richards pastor of Salem Baptist Church. As would be seen from particulars in our adver- tising eolumillS, adjudicators and oth i officers are such as are likely to maintain the repu- tation of the gathering, while it may be tskea for rranted that the energetic secretary, Mr T. William. Maeeyffynon, has already done, and will do all that in him kes to promote the success of the 1901 Eisteddfod. For the con- red in "the evening Madame Nellie GriiiitJis- Benjamin, U.C.W., has born regained as the soprano, with Mis; Stephens, U.C.W.. Llan- stephan. as contralto: our gonial and popular friend. Mr Todd Jones, of Treheroort-three or four timM; before Royalty—ns tenor, and tbt» local- fa-rwrite Mr D. Chubb, a. !.ou:;ie Na- tional Eineddfod winner: Mi-ss Editr. W,|!«»jrt8 and Mr Tom Bryant as pianist Dd h»rp:85 re- spectively wil1 contribute, to a.n excellent pro- granvme. and the chair is to be occupied by Mr W. Chubb. 1

TENO S LIGHTNING COUGH CURiS DfRTNG THE LAST FEW MON HS ft t HAD A RECORD SALE BECAT Fl IT » A SCIENTIFIC REMEDY THAT -F,,VEF FAILS TO CURE THE HOST Y: PER: CASE- OF COUGHS, BRON Tl'U? INFLUENZA; ASTHMAl AND Î .OOP COUGH. Yeno's Lighning Cough Cure is lar scp< to ordinary <x>u(rh mixtures or any of the e sic-ns. It is prepared on strictly scientific ciples from ingredients which heal strengthen the lungs, clear the bronchial tu"1 and allay irritation. It. is an excellent- reran for children's coughs. It has received h. tiadersement from medical authorities, and now considered a standard remedy. 1. enormous y^les it has had lately proves liir it gives the best satisfaction. Thousands fac.ilies keep it in their houses the year round. It should be taken in all cases of coughs, b-on- cdi'tis. asthma, influenza, and whooping cough. \EKO'S LIOHTNING COUGH CURE is sold at Is 11-d and 2s 9d pc-r bottle, by Boots 2 Let Cash Chemists, Pontypridd, and all ckea»- fsts -0 Medicines Venders everywhere.

THE CLYOACE YALE STRIKE. MEETING AT PONTYPRIDD. The sub-committee appointed by the Council todeal with the Clydach Vale dispute rant on Tuesday at the Park Hotel, Pontypridd, to consider the position of the enginenaeii and stokers and other members of the Federation who are still at work at the collieries. l'he chair was occupied by Mr W. Abraham. -M..V.. and others present were Me-srs D. Watts Mor- gan. Thomas James. Alfred Onions, treasurer of the Federation, T. Richards, secretary of the Federation, and Mr Hopkins, secretary of the South wales Enginemen, Stokers, and Sur- face Craftsmen's Association. Since the mass meeting of the workmen last Thursday a num- ber of the men who bad continued work up to then have since coo,sod to work, but a number of the men are still bein^ emplcyd in connsc- ties with the ensrines. boilers, an horses. OFFICIAL REPOP.. The following olficTal report w presented: A meeling of the Federation Cor Jttpe, whiok has been conducting the negot- ions in the Clydach afe di^;Kr,e. was held morning at the Park Hotel, Pontypridd. Mr W. Abra- ham* (Maboni presiding. There were pJso pre- sent Messrs T. Richards (secretary), Altre/' Onions (treasurer!. Mr Watts Morgan. Thos. James, and Mr W. Hopkins (secretary of tbe Engirer^'n's Association). A telegram was received from Mr John Williams, Neath, Slat- ing his inability to attend in consequence of lfin important compensation case in Court- Mr Brace a.Iso wrote stating that be was unable t-e attend. The meeting was called for the pur- pose of considering an application from tbe enginemen, stokers, and surface craftsmen employed C1.t the collieries t., cease work íH support of the other Taen who are on strike. ?nd also toO further consider the negotiations that have taken place with tbe employers, After some discussion, it was unanimously re- solved to give the enginemen, stokers, surface cnjjrtsmen permdsEion to tender a month's notice to terminate contracts.V N. After the meeting Messrs T. Richardr- Al- fred Onions, D. WattB Morgan, and Tom jamt- jardceeded to Clydach Ya-le to distribute the weekly strike pay. The recipients nnmheieS about, 1,000. and the 10s strike pav uaz ?np- piemen ted by an additional pay >e*t of 58 pet | man from the No. 1 district of miners. We learn that about 40 men.bers of the isti)- giiie.men's Association, including engimeers. stokers, smiths, and other craftsmen, arc- employed at the colliery in addition to 10 or a dozen members of the Federation, who are Slt- tendicg to the korses -und doing other work. i

I Quality .1 4.- must tell— I does toll — and Colman's Starch is universally accepted as the Standard of Excellence. Sixteen Goid Medals a ad First-Class Awards gained-zt the leading International Ex- hibitions, with the crowning distinction of the Grand Prix, T-. £ T Paris, igoo, represent the I t- world's testimony to the purity and excellence of I t c d i Mfil-iri I y Sold -■?"' > Colman's Cofti =

"mi'IE I-IAYD "f"ll A" T,)OilES the cradle sules the world. True eno<"?K a mother's influence is for goed or ev. i. Napoleoll once said tim" i u. gl eat want of France was p:ood moth or*. The old fashionod mothers of 50 vein** •• "(0 wove a bonuie nice, strict indeed they I were, and free with their spanks rcc.i> :al beating.-?, and more woula have li ft us none the worse. vV o n. •. a tuaa xv a ^aty; mothe.-o nee;? m-re of the stop-ino ■ r rr>tu. e, a?id some sti-p r>io'he;' Bim'e o-' the mother this «:'s t-d. '» is t-Msy u> e. ■■ eit her oy being too strict or too indu!r/enf. y medium i- the <roal t!»at *»jouM be sought -V all of us. And it any I" ti r fi-i), Liver Corn plaints, ,,7ind on t' N u-u\i, • \tk H eadaches, Cosfciveness, i%e vou.- =. ■" '-he • •, there is< no need to *e«k a remeuI- •• t> wo--ld-famed remedy Page Wood' 's luu I,: i o i>;uu ,vi i■ ,.1" e Toi. fr;;t,!»"•.?? <<{»•»*«•• \y-.v <; writes— For years 1 wi, .• .sir"- F' ?.•• • a •••: or- ye.trs a.u'o I was recoinm'.uiiS. d to try your V dhl 1'; 1 ■ eh I t< ■ »t an*, utter taking two or three u :-s. I uas git-« -> I ,;casiona: tlosrs since I "fee) q.iite a utliercnl, woman.. • • ■ ■ ■ .UKKit, i50 diderent friends of mine. J;.(ju:i!!y Iv-r r-.• i i: Uev woin<i not be without, them for arytr<; t- <.v <j-> ss i r*yt> 1 have ever trie-d beforo, Mr. Henry Barnes, 18, Kai.blj'-ld Ivou; i\e:-t :-h To- r, N.W.. writes :—" 1 ail(" h,,tve, them dome much good. A doctor < •• cuie i nave, been two years -ays j they are good for me. iir. :1"0 ) J\ Hi: 1]1 Ct);llt iioad, was the fii st 10 j recommend them to we" All Medicine Vendows I/l2 and L'/D 1 c. free fur pviw by Page Woodcoe! Linti.dn.

ALAIi-MIXU COLLIKRY EXPLOSIOIn AT PLNYGRAIG. A stsioMs exjil'Siea v.itich caused a pro- foujrl Kfc-?rs,'ttion ia Mid-Ruonddia, took place about S o'cjGek en 3'ienday morning at what is ki.owa as the old No. 3 Din-as Level, it was not. a i tended with loss of life at the tune, but the six men who were at work in the level sustained severe burns, seveic, indeed, 4n two or tfcree insta-ticcs, U.at they were not ex- pectecl to recover. The level was opened many yea.rs ago, and had oniy been partially irorked. It Haa been olosett! for tfbont 15 jea-rs, a»id it is now being ro-opeued bjr Jiessrs W. Perch and Co., (If the Eliienclydaoli Col- lieries, the. intention being to use it as a water course. The -work was cctfnmenced about five months ago, naked Kglits being t1RÜd. Dar- ing that time work had progressed, -smoothly and anytliing in the Ji'itui'e of Monday's ac- i cident was not anticipated. The place was well vrntilattd, and when the men started work on Monday morning everything wac: apparently allright. the fireman, Rees Wil- iiams, having previously made the customary •'xaminaticn Soon afioi'wa.i-ds, however, j when the men were on the main level, and, whilst some were engaged' in clearing away j rubbish, caused by a. fall, there was a flash | ?,nd a hud report. The men, some -beiifg at; a. distance from the others, were thrown down and aJl were shockingly burned. One thrown tinder a. tram, and the fireman, ho hirriK- lf eufferwi badly, hurried as qaicliJ as he could to his .assistance. T!iey vero all more or less rendered unconscions ,ind their position wag a, most- unfoi-tunate one. Total darkness pit-vailed, as they were over 700 yard' away from the mouth of the level, but one of the men. Morgan J .Davies, upon re- i covering consciousness, hurried' out as quick- ly as he cnoldi and gave th3 a'aim to the | workmen at the Naval Collieries, in dose •proximity to the level. He proceeded to the Adare Hotel close by. and the landlord j prompt telephoned the news to the Buie-is- clydach Colilerr. A nnmlb'-r of men at once ha-stenfxl to the level aud assisted tihe men out, thonah they managed !by mutual a«r-istance to walk most of the way. A number of mrdi-1 oal gentlemen were speeoiily summoned, and the unfortunate men conveyed home, where their injuries were at&endttd to by Drs David, Edwards, and Weichert. They had been severely burned about the head, face, and wp- -per parts of the body. Their clothes were, ahso '•burnt the shirts of the men 'in some. insUuiccs feeing burnt upon them. The names of the injured men are: — Reps Williams (35), Tonypandy, married. flopkin Evans, (43), Penygra-ig married. ) dames Will:ams(41), Penygr&ig, married. M. J. Davies (28), Tony|>a-ndy, married. .J. Ijeebixook (31), Penvgi'sig, single. James PLaxdiing (20), GlYébeh Vale, single.! Two of the sufferers were. in a dangerous «ta-t« on Monday night, and f.vtrs were enter- tained that their injuries would prove fatal. It is surmised the accident was caused by i he use of a naked light. DEATH OP TWO MEN. Two of the men, Rees Wi-'liams (fireman) and Hopkin Evans, suocuiribe-d to the injur- ie6 sustained. and fea.rs are ente-rtiiiiied as to tlie other victims of the explosion THE INQUEST. All- R. J. Rhys, coroner, and a jury sat at the Adare Hotel, Tonypandy, on Wednesday morning to inquire into the circumstances at- 'a i;a tending the. death of Rees Williams (fhf-rnan). Old-terraee, Tonypandy, and Hopkin Rvans. 19, Ty)ace!yn-road, Penygraig, who sucamh ed to the severe burns whioh they sustained tit the explosion which ijccurred on Mdi.duv morning at the Old No. 3 Dinas Level. Four other workmen who were al.su ernplo% e-d in the level at the same time suffered severe' and are in a. very low condition. Mr Adam* (in- «pector of mines), was present, and Messrs W. Perch and1 Company, tha owners of the- i,-Te] and of the Blac-mclydach -Colliefies, were re- presented by Mr Tng!«dew, solicitor, Car- diff. > Evidereo of identification in the case of Hopkin Evans was given by Mr James Phil- Hps, the deceased's brother-in-law, who sta- ted that he wa& a timberxna-jt. H'a age wa-s 45, and he left a. widow and five children. He was very badly burnt at. the ex ]>lasion John Phillips, mason, saui that he was a brother-in-law of Rees Win aiiis, who had ai- so sustained aivere feuims. He was & tim- herman. 35 years of age, and le t a wife at. two children The Coioner remarked that he ('"i m-t jiro- puso to proceed larther that- day, hf-eanse it was desirable, and osstvnt:al that they sJiould .get the evidence ofrome of the men who were in the level ft. to the condition of things before the accident happened. Ila was told that some of the men were badly burned and others not so bad, a.nd he proposed adjourn- ing the inquiry for six weeks because they must not get tiie meji out too y.oon to run tlio risk of o-tting piKfUisonia or something else. ° The inquiry was «djeuri,,M.) until 10 o'c'ock on W cdnesday. May Bth. I Mr Irhgli-dow desired, on If of the com- Ji'iny, to my how extremely sorry they were that the accident had; occairred, and added that any ass "'stance they eoaild give wj,< at the dis.{x>isri,l of {.he Coroner.

K1IONDDA CBUTIPICATKD ?BACKERS' ASSOCIATION. Tiie aiiuna moating of the ahove Association was held a f, i orth on Saturday, Mr D. K. Jones, Penygraig. occupying the chair. a good muster was present, when Qr E. Wiiliams-, Oowlais, the Welsh representative on the 1"('- nen1 Comirsii-Lce of the N.F.A.T., rose to de- liver his address on "The Federation: Its His- iory. Aspirations, and Achievement." JH.. j i-raced the history of the Federation- from, the time Av.hen its- membership consisted' of a small but earaest number of men to the T sent time., when it was a powerful lever for lifting tlio status of the Class teacher, it war; m-ainiv throuyh the Fuloratiol1 that an aasist- anfc had saoh -bright hopns of being elected to the viee-prr-sidency of the N.U.T. He sh:wc;l how the Federation had agisted the teacher. of various hoards in obtaining an a'ietjU-i-r^ salary, and the abolishment of «ontimei't*>i J'c gulaÙons ]-rohii»'ting the infliction of Cn I Punishment. Mr Hugh .101Hn then add-" ■ • the meeting. Amongst the officers L.ic,<jM the en sir m? year were Mr T. Ayres, {),J..J,n,. vkj-pixNsident; M.e D. L. Williams, ho:), scere- i»iy. »nd Mr ,I. f-ta-wiher, treasurer.

OLD FALSE TivCTH BOUGHT. Meny ladies or gentlemen have by them aid or disused false teeth, which might as well be turned into money. Messrs R. 11, and J. B. Eraser, of Princess-street, IpMvich (established since 1333), buy old false U-et'\ if you send your teeth to them they .11 rem; ymi by return post the utmost- vahir-• nr. if preferred. thev will mnke yni the ofirr, and h 'M tlio ,41, rvcr for vour reply. Jf 1{i Baei'ri and Co., Bankers, Tp'-wieh. 5471.