The Merthyr Express

—— — «— I impollp Igloo, INW-A y Do,tf't;' l Get on to the a RaiHn«s I and Save During I I Trouble. igoge I Don't Tread on Other People's Corns! I But, at the same time, don't have Corns for ether j people to tread on. I Dr. Well's Corn Silk is the I — I Greatest Corn BemOVflr ever known. I Don't N put off, insist on having Dr. WELL'S CORN SILK. 7$d. and \/1\ A PACKET. || SOLE AGENT FOR MERTHYR AND DISTRICT:— r HENRY M. LLOYD, M.P.S., DISPENSING CHEMIST AND PHARMACIST, VICTORIA STREET, MERTHYR TYDFIL, j BETTER CYCLES THAN ALLDAY'S Matchless "CjYOLESi CANNOT BE MADE. They have been selected in preference to all other leading makes by the General Post Office, to whom over 5,000 Cycles have been supplied, in addition to large numbers to the War Office, India Office, and other Government Departments. FROM £ 6 6s. od., or 10/- per month. Over 7,000 hands are employed by the Manufacturers of these, THE MOST RELIABLE AND BEST FINISHED CYOLES EXTANT. SOLE AGENTS for this District— -•* S. SCHWARTZ & SONS, THE DOWLAIS FURNISHERS, 32, UNION STREET, DOWLAIS. SEASON 1909. "TROTTING RAILWAY 2nd," A Dark Bay Cob, 14-hands 1-in., 5 years old, WILL SERVE A LIMITED NUMBER OF MARES at the ANTELOPE HOTEL, DOWLAIS. Terms Moderate. TEMPERANCE HALL, MERTHYR. AMATEUli THEATRICALS. TUESDAY, APRIL 27th, 1909. I The Three rOllwin Short Plays will be performed ICI ON PARLE FRANCAIS. a Farce in one act, by I T. G. Williams. TWO MISSES IBBETSON, a Play in one act by Ina Leon C-as.-ilis; aiid THE DEACON, a Comedy in two acts by Heary Arthur Jones. Proceeds will be in aid of the Merthyr District Visiting Society. Prices of Admission Reserved Seats, 3s. Un-reserved, 2s. and Is. Doors open at 7 30. to commence at 8 o'clock. Tickets may be had from any of the pertormers or members of the District Visiting Society. The Plan of Reserved Seats may ba seen at Messrs. Thompson & Shackelip.

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE CONTINUED .,J, PARK CHURCH.—Next Sunday THE pastor (Rev. J. Lloyd Williams) v. ill delivei1 s monthly sermon to young people, the snL. Kt being First things first." Annie ttees, the rising Dowlais soprano, who i;i,Ia sir-h a favourable impression at the presentation meeting of Col. D. Eecs Lev.is."at the Drill Rail; Merthyr, recently, will sing at this SOJ:; ice. THE ENCLISH CHURCH UNION.— The Merthyr Valley Branch held a meeting at the Mission Hall, Penydarren. on Tuesday, when Councillor A C. Kirk, of Cardiff, gave a atlrfcUKr address. At the conclusion of the meeting the following resolution was unanimously passed:'—"That this meeting of the Merthyr Valley Branch of the E.C.U is strongly opposed to any alteration in the Book of Common Prayer at the present time." SUNDAY SCHOOL U.NIO-N.-E-vail James Wil- liams, aged twelve years. the son of Mr. George Williams of Windsor-terrace, Merthyr, came out on top in the Scripture examination, held last week under the auspices of the Sunday School Union for the district. This qualifies him to enter for the examination open to England and Wales. lie obtained 98 marks out of 100. His brother, 9 years of age, came fourth with 94 marks. CYFARTHFA DISTREss.-The children of this district, to the number .of 160, were again re- galed, on Tuesday, with a substantial repast of tea, cake and bread and butter. given by Messrs. Price Brothers, Plymouth-street, the generous widow again supplying the milk. Mrs. H. Jones, Norman-terrace, desires to acknowledge the receipt of 36 lbs. of Cuttant cake from Messrs. Price Bros. 9s. from the Cyfarthfa Lodges of Steelworkers, per Mr. Patsy Keefe; and Is. from Mr. D. J. Williams, Trefecca. RE-VISITING OHE OLD CGITNTRY.«—The old friends and acquaintances of Mr. Willie Ban- nister, who left'Merthyi- twenty years ago fpr the Far West, where ho lH founded a prosperous business in California, will .be interested to learn that he visited Merthyr on Thursday. He is the picture of health—the open-air life and sunshine have tanned his skip into the typical bronzed colonial. He intends to spend a couple of months in this country, and hopes to meet some of his old friends during his visit. OBITUARY.—We have to record the death, at the age of 67 years, of Mrs. Matthews, wife of Mr. Edward Matthews, flannel merchant, Brecon- road, which took place on Tuesday. Deceased was a native of Black Mill Vale of Glamorgan, but had resided in Merthyr for a groat number of years. She had been a faithful member of the Church and Sunday School at Panttywyll for a long time, and the poor of the district will miss her greatly. During last year she was also president of the Merelied y De Lodge, at Panttywyll. The funeral takes place to-day (Friday), at 2.30, for Cefn cemetery MR. LCNSDALE'S VISIT.—" HEALTH RES- TORED BY ELECTRICITY."—Owing to the large number of commendatory letters Mr. Lonsdale, medical electrician, has again received his column on paue 12 is now quite full. The wonderful remedial eiiects which have been obtained in the treatment of various ailments and diseases arc almost beyond comprehension. Case"3 which have long defied the orthodox methods of treatment have yielded to the Magnetaire. It will bo seen that Mr. Lons- dale has decided to again visit Merthyr on Monday .and Tuesday" neit. The many cures effected by this gentleman'a treatment aro,r.eafly wonderful, many cases being our own towns- people. Better evidence than is thus afforded cannot be wished for. Those who are suffering, will do well to avail themselves of the last opportunity before 1910. All consultations sue free. FOR DOCTon BARNAKDO'S HomEs.-In con- nection with the lecture, illustrated by animated pictures showing the work done in Dr. Bardardo's Homes, a capital musical programme has been arranged by Mr. E. T. Davies, F.R.C.O., and the following will take part,:—Miss Pickford, Miss Coma Price (Dowlais), Mr. Wilton (a tenor r from A'o=ynealt, Mr. W illie (Dowlais) baritone "Masters Stenner Evans and Haratio Davies will play a duet, and the accom- paniments will be played by Mr. David Williams, of Dowlais. The Mayor has promised to preside. The entertainment takes place in the Drill Hall, on Saturday, May 1st, at 8 p.m. The lecturer will be Mr. F. E. Rainer. There will also be a similar lecture given on Sunday evening, at which the choir of Bethesda Chapel "I conducted by Mr: Webber, will given a couple of choruses out of The Messiah." Miss Jones, of Newport, and Mr. Williams (tenor) will also sing MUSICAL.—Miss Webber, of Mountain Ash a pupil of Mr. D. W. Davies, F.T.S.C., A.R.C.O., organist of Bethania, Dowlais, a young lady, of only fourteen summers, has just secured the appointment of Organist at Noddfa, Mountain Ash. The organ is a three-manual one, con- sisting of 40 stops, including couplers etc. It may not be inopportune to mention also that Mr. Davies was the adjudicator at the annual eisteddfod, held at Cwm, Ebbw Vale, on Eastei Tuesday last. In the course of his adjudica- tions he made some strong remarks with regard to the indolence of our Wesh singers in not submitting themselves to an adequate and systematic course of training under tea,hers who make the subject one of life-long study. Nineteen tenors out of twenty were totally ignorant of the fact that their voices consisted of so many distinct registers or departments, one of which only revealed its presence in pro- portion as the others reeived their due share of proper !'e; tion. This v/as. perhaps, the sole reason why so many you' g tenors sang baritone, or even buss, much to their future detriment." Oomiivr after the remarks of Dr. Marnaught, at Mountain Ash. these are certainly to the point. Adjudi aU-us of Mr. Oavies's stamp arc sadly re-mired in our eisteddfodau, if we are to keep pare with the needs of the present time. AMATEUR THEATRICALS.—On Tuesday next the stage of the Temperance Hall, Merthyr, wil' be occupied by some local amateurs, who are producing three, small plays. This will be an entire change from the usual form of one big play, and the audience will, have plentv of variety. The proceeds are to be devoted to a very deserving local charity, which does a great deal of good work in the town and dis- trict, and it is hoped a substantial surplus will be realised. The names of the plays to ba pro- duced are, "Ici on Parle Francais," a well- known old favourite in one act. "The Two Misses Ibbetson," which is said to be very good, and which is by that eminent playwright, Ina Leon Casseles, and "The Dream," which is, perhaps, the main piece of the evening It is a cornea v in two acts by Henry Arthur Jones. Additional interest is attached to the perform- ance from the fact that most of the players are new to Merthyr audiences as amateur actors, and they include some promising talent. This change of players gives a freshness to the per- formance from an amateur point of view, and the public like a change, ..much as they appre- ciate the splendid efforts of the amateurs who have appeared before them in the oast. They like variety. The names of those taking part are: Mrs. J. T. Harrap, Misses C. and N. Biddle, M. Evans D. Griffiths, L. James, E. Rees, N Ward, Q. Webster, and Messre. W B. Harris, M. Pulliblank, E. W. Richards, and C. F Williams. MERTHYR UNION.—LADIES' VISITING COM- MITTEE.—The annual meeting took place at the board-room of the Workhouse, on Monday, presided over by Mrs. Colrnap (Penydarren), If was a most enthii.siasticy meeting. The hon. sen (Mrs. Bowen) read her annual report and spoke of the excellent work that has been started amongst the girls who leave the Aberdare Schools for service.—The balance sheet showed that the receiptsfor the yêar totalled £26176. 1 d. and the payments E22 9s. 4d., leaving a sum of JM 7s. 9d. in hand. A hearty vote of thanks was accorded to the officers for 1908-9. The officers for the ensuing year were appointed as follows:—President, Mrs. J. Gomer Jones; vice-president, Mrs. Jones (Vulcan House); secretary, re-elected, Mrs. (Rev.) T. Bowen, Dowlais. It was decided, subject, as usual to the approval of the Board of Guardians to give the annual tea to the inmates on Thursday, May 13th, and a sub-committee was appointed to arrange the concert. Mr J. W. King Price (Dowlais) was elected as caterer for the tea. The Visiting Committee number about 80 ladies, who faithfully visit the Aberdare Schools, the Bargoed Cottage Homes, and the Merthyr Workhouse, and who otherwise take a practical interest in the inmates, old and young. To take the places of those who had resigned a number of ladies were newly-elected, and their names will be submitted to the Guardians for approval. PROPERTY SALES.—On Wednesday, at the Cowbridre Arms Hotel, Merthyr, Mr. F. A. Phillips sold by public auction several lota of leasehold property. Broh Eppynt, District- street. Penydarren. let at £18 4s. a year. and held for 99 years from March 1902, subject to a ground rent of tl 3s., went for E172 10s. Cambrian House, District-street, let at C15 12s.. and held for a similar term, subject to a ground rent of il 4s. 5d., realised £140. No. 6, David- street, Morgan town, producing C13 a year, No. 7, David-street (£11 14s. a year), and No. 8, David-street ( £ 11 14s.). held for 99 years from November, 1846, the total ground rent being JE3 8s. Gd., were sold for f220.-The purchaser was Mis3 M J. Thomas, Breco-road.-The solicitors for the vendor were Messrs. Thomas and Davies.-On the same night Messrs. J. M. Berry and Son conducted a property sale at the same hotel. No. 2, Brecon-road, Merthyr, held for 60 years from Mt^y, 1900, subject to a ground of £ 2 12s, Ssl" wax purchased by LAIri D. _Uo. -y- _u_ J, Thomas, Garth-street, for £625. No. 2, Garth-street, Morgantown, held for a similar term, the ground rent being JE1, went to Mr. Tasker, Garth-street, for £150, and Nos. 81 and 82, Brecon-road, let afa total rental of £16 18s., and held for 99 years from May, 1826, were purchased by Mrs. Williams, 82, Brecon-road. for £124. Messrs. Thomas and Davies were solicitors for the vendors. LECTURE ON JOHN BUNYAX.—On Monday night, at the v'illiams Memorial Chapel, Peny- darren, the Ho\rohn Brown, D.D., B.A.. of Bedford, delivered a lecture on John Bunvan." The learned lecturer is a master of his subject, and, by common consent, recognised as the greatest living authority on the writer of Pilgrim's Progress." The friends at Williams' Memorial Chanel are to be congratulated upon being able to bring down so eminent a lecturer. There was a very good attendance, and if the weather had been more favourable the chapel Wijuld, undoubtedly, have been crowded. The Rev. John Brown is ex-president of the Congre- gational Union, and has written several im- portant hooks bearing on religious work. He was ordained in 1835, at Park Church, Man- chester, and left there in 1864 for Bedford— Bunyan's Meeting House—where he stayed until 1903, when he resigned, and has since devoted himself to lecturing and literature. He is a grand old man, over eighty years of age, and speaks fluently and vigorously. At the close of the lecture, the Rev. E. D. Walters, of Market-square Church, proposed a vote of thanks to the lecturer, which was seconded by the Rev. John Thomas, Zoar, both of whom remarked how much they had enjoyed the lecture. They also congratulated the speaker upon his wonderful constitution, which enabled him to carry out numerous lecturing engage- ments and travel to all parts of the country on similar duties. The chair was taken by Mr. Harry Southey. On the previous day the Rev. John Brown preached at the Memorial Chapel, and his sermons were much enjoyed—they were intellectual treats, delivered in an earnest, onvincillg style.

Good Temp!ary at Merthyr. ¡ VISIT OF THE* G.C.T. On Wednesday night a meeting was held at Wesley Chapel, Pontmorlais, in connection with the International Order of Good Templars, and addresses were delivered bv the Rev. J A. Rees, Grand Chief Templar, Rector of Rhos- colyn, Anglesey (until recently curate of Foch- riw), and Mr. S, Stanton, of the Grand Lodge of Wales. The chair was taken by Mr. W. L, Daniel, one of the most enthusiastic temper- ance workers in the Borough The Rev. J. A. Rees said he was I'Oud to be present as the Grand Chief Templar. The prin- ciple upon which the Order was based was in every sense of the word excellent, desirable, and necessary in the highest interests of temper- ance and sobriety. But he thought Good Tem- plars kept themselves to themselves too much, and the result was they failed in the acquisition of new members. They needed to bring the Order and its best principles prominently be- fore the public, and this could be done by holdin public meetings like this one through- out the country. A great deal of aggressive work could, he thought, be carried out by the subordinate lodges, which would soon increase the membership The lodge meetings could be made more interesting and attractive. The last annual report disclosed the distressing fact that 1,348 members withdrew from the Order dur- ing 1907, which clearly proved that there was something amiss with the subordinate lodges. He thought the leakage was mostly due to the unattractiveness of the lodge programmes, and the bad feeling which sometimes prevailed in the lodge rooms. On the other hand signs were not wanting of the commencement in the Order of an upward movement right along the line. The reports he received as the G.C.T. were most encouraging, and he was inclined to be- lieve that the day was not far distant when Good Templary would again in Wales become as influential and strong as it was thirty years ago. Good Templary was essentially a demo- cratic organisation. It had been in the van of the temperance movement ever since its in- ception in this country forty years ago. To-day there was a membership of 660,000, with 12,500 lodges, so that ever. week 12,500 meet- ings were held. There was no doubt that the great national curse of this country was the liquor traffic. Good Templars were taking an active part against it, but hard work still remained to be done if the country was to be freed from the thraldom of the drink, and if the drink was to be driven out of our midst. The Licensing Bill which the House of Lords threw out recently was demanded and needed for the economic, social, and moral improve- ment of the people, and he was sorry that the Government had for tho time being failed in its laudable and courageous effort to solve the great problem. One clause of the Licensing Bill was, however, lifted into the Children's Act, which had since been passed, so that the Government had justified its existence as a temperance Government (applause). Thousands ot women could unly go to public houses by taking thfeir children with them. so the new Act, which prohibited children entering li- censed houses, would prevent a great deal of drinking among women (applause). Mr. Stanton also delivered a very interest- ing address upon the work of Good Templary. Dealing with temperance legislation, he pointed out that if the Children's Clause in the Licens- ing Bill had been passed it would only have applied to England and Wales, but the Child- ren's Act applied to the whole of the United Kingdom (applause). There was, he said, a grea.t need for temperance effort in the Bor- ough of Merthyr, and that meeting was held to appeal to all temperance workers for their sympathy and support. He claimed that no in- stitution had done so much to train men and women for the various positions they occupied as the Good Templars Order. The lodges were good debating societies, and many a man ac- quired there the gift of speech. Aid. Enoch Morrel, the first Mayor of Merthyr) the Mayor of Swansea, and Mr. Richards, M.P., had told him that they received their tuition in the lodges (applause). There was plenty of attraction in the ledges, and he urajed aH men and women to join the Order, and so improve themselves. The password was the same all over the world, so that wherever a brother or a sister went they could enter a. lodge and a.f once find good friends, instead of lead away by strangers. The Chairman thanked the speakers for their addresses, and the singing of a. hymn, and prayer brought the proceedings to a close. "Co ACTJLINE," 'KLINX,' 'TENASITTNE.'—Cements for mending all things.

MADDENING ITCHING. Could not Sleep-Had to Quit Work- Though Treated, Sufferer Kept Growing Worse and Thought He Would Never j Get Better-Economicany Cured by Guticura. About last June I was troubled toward night with itching and I could not get any sleep. I consulted a doctor and he said my stomach was out of order and gave me a bottle of medicine. I took it but was no better. I saw him again and got another but to no purpose. In about a month's time it broke out in large pimples on my arms, wrists and under my arm-pit. It nearly drove me mad. I kept attending the doctor but he did not do me any good. I kept on getting worse and then I saw a herbalist. He could cure me, he was certain, but it was the same old thing. I began to think I should never get better. At last a friend of mine advised me to try Cuticura. Soap and Cuticura. Ointment. I got some and when I had used the Cuticura Remedies a month I was able to return to work. I used two boxes of Cuticura Ointment and three tablets of Cuticura Soap and I have the satisfaction of saying they cured mc. William Twynham, 2, Manor View, Wooclhoufe Mill, near Sheffield, Eng., t | I

r .4: In and Out of the Merthyr County Council. [By COUNCILLOR DAN THOMAS.] The seemingly reasonable like proposal of the Merthyr Electric Traction Company, to which I made allusion last week, so far as it deals with Cefn, strikes me a3 not being so innocent or disinterested a propev-ition as it appears on first examination. Th* company suggest that they have two objects in view. They first ask for an extension of time for carrying out their Parliamentary obligations. and next ask for consent to shift the intended terminus at the Breconshire end. I regard both proposals with the utmost suspicion. It really seems as though the Company is desirous of shirking in no unmistakable manner work which- it promised to carry out and which Par- liament'hajr impossd upon it. There should be no curtailment of the line; on the con- trary, the section should be extended for .the, ■opnvpmence of Merthyr and Cefn people cer- tainly as far a., the entrance to the Cefn Ceme- tery. Is this not the second or third time for an application of time extension to be The Company display a reluctance to carry out ob- ligatory duties, and s?ck Parliamentary or De- partmental sanction for deferring — goodness only knows until when—vork which the Com- pany alone are privileged to execute. This right Parliament would not have given the Company were 110. the general public to benefit as well the favoured monopolists who form the Company. Then there is another aspect of the question which must be regarded with all seriousness. Will not the grant oc. extension of time affect the construction of the long- sought-for new bridge at Cefn? Will it not, so far as the Traction Company's contribution in aid. defer that scheme until 19121 I fear it will,. • The Company has already had granted it many exceptional favours; our Council ehoulc assist other bodies in compelling them to cart- out and execute their statutory obligations u the utmost.. Merthyr's Council, at its meeting on Monday, agreed to assi-t out Breconshire neighbours in resisting the audacious proposal of the Traction Company, and a representation is to be made to the powers that be in London against not only any abandonment of a portion of the line, but against any extension of time. We are now about to commence the new Cefn Bridge in earnest, and the Company bo compelled to start'making its line. It may be interesting to vourreaders to know t hat anyone interested —and every Merthyr ratepayer is affected and interested—can make representations on or be. fore Saturday next, 24th inst. So communica- tions should be posted by Fnday night's post addressed to the Secretary, Board of Trade Office, London. Mr. Hugh Jones, the young man from Fes- tiniog, who is known at Dowlais as an assistant schoolmaster and chairman of the local Co-oper- ative Society has achieved a signal victory. Thig public servant has induced the Merthyr Board of Guardians to make if.iclf ridiculous by asking Mr. Keir Hardie to move a resolu- hon in the House of Commons reducing the Registrar General's salary by £100, simply be- cause he would net, forsooth, b? dictated to by Mr. Hugh Jones and his comrades. To further intimidate the Registrar, the assistance of the so-called Welsh Party and the divided Labour Party is to be invoked. We must wait patiently to see what Mr. Hardie, with his combined forces, will accomp!i;h. I predict a laughable fiasco. Mr. Hugh Jones, like. the prophet, has not been honoured in his own country: hence his wandering- to the South to teach "the Hwntws" how to do things. is the reason for my appreciation of his valuable services, which are only comparable, with there of his compatriot, "lIuw Mcnai," the eccentric peregrinating Socialist who now sojourns at Merthyr Vale. Easter Vestry meetings are prolific of extra- ordinary scenes and demonstration.-5 of how Sunday-going Christians love one another. It could not be expected that any gathering of this character, presided over by our Rec- tor, would be an exception. The parish vestry certainly was not a. rowdy gathering, though it did not pass off, as I pointed out last week, without unnecessary and ungenerous re- mark, by the titular ecclesiastical head of the parish.. What necessity was there to jibe at the Merthyr Borough Council, and was there the slightest Teason for the gratuitous insult given to Mr. D. A. Thomas, M.P., after his munificent donation of a hundred pounds towards the re- building fund of our ancient parish church of St. Tydfil's? What benefit does the Rec- tor anticipate, presuming our Senior Mem- ber deserted his Liberal views and became a political renegade? Referring to the re- building fund. it has been suggested that a statement and balance sheet should be pub- lished; showing how this rebuilding fund stands just now. Whilst the parish vestry was not marked with any untoward incident or squabble, the vestry meeting in connection with St. David's Church, held on Thursday last, did not pass off so peace- ably. The discussions thereat were of a very controversial character, so I am credibly in- formed. It is to be regTetted that reporters were not present to chronicle the "Jiyely" pro- ceedings. Verily, the Rector was himself; not- withstanding insinuations and taunts which would have disturbed an ordinary mortal, his equanimity was not upset in the slightest. He met his opponents with his ever ready and characteristic smile. An inquisitive par- ishioner — I do not know whether he is a communicant, a subscriber, á pew-holder, or a mere attendant, but he is a comprehensive, active, a.nd demonstrative Churchman—demand- ed the production of the minute book. There was no minute book, no balance sheet, and no minutes were read. This Churchman, whose identity can be readily surmised, vigorously condemned one and all concerned for not solemnly recording past acts. If no minute book was in existence this strenuous parish- ioner offered to provide one at his own cost. The whole of the proceedings were more or less farcical, for, as usual, the Rector got his own sweet way. The elected wardens were his fronds. Who are qualified to vote in the ap- pointment of people's warden- may be a disput- able point, but the Rector had no "doots," for he declared the question was clearly settled in an Act passed during the Victorian period. Delightfully vague. There were grievous complaints about the state of the sacred edifice. St David's was declared to be in a deplorable state, externally and internally. Whilst no' exactly repudiating responsibility, the Rev. Mr. Lewis said things were not so black as they painted; he suggested that if the complaining one attended more frequently, he might hold a different opin- ion but the facetious grumbler, who would not cease "arguing the point," retorted that it was as necessary to look after his bodily as it was of his spiritual safety Fancy implying that the fabric would collapse] During the animated discussion which took place, there were many proofs of the Rector's versatility and of his resourcefulness. The magician's wand may have a potent influence, but it is not in it with the trump card, always mysteriously hidden, but readily threatened to be disastrously used against an opponent, still held by the Rector. Churchmen in our district have seemingly become anaemic or lethargic to an unusual ex- tent. Notwithstanding what they hear and see. no steps are taken to remedy Church affairs. Are. not the Church dignitaries of Llandaff Diocese—the Bishop, the Chancellor, the Arch- deacon—to blame? They cannot plead ignor- ance of the actual condition of things? Two busy "B.'a"—bakers and butchers—are for the moment disturbing the public equili- brium. Bakers are rising the prices of the 4!b. loaf—"the staff of life," as an old Merthyr traddsmdn used to advertise his bread—and the butchers are showing opposition that much- required public institution—an abattoir My friends who are in that business may re-t assur- ed that a public abattoir will be provided, for it Is demanded, so I understand, by the Local Government Board. It is unfortunate that at the present depressed state of trade, the price of bread should go up, for the expenditure on bread flauet be a serious item ip Jaw.. families. This reminds me of a phase of the baking busi- ness which deserves attention. At all. our schools we have cookery classes, and our chil- dren are taught cookery, including the making of bread. But how few of the mothers now make their own bread and give their children practical home experience of great value. I am not in favour of muni"ipal trading gener- ally, but I would stretch a point in the direc tion of establishing public bakehouses in every one of our populous ceutres. as existed in my early days. I think it would bo money weil spent in more ways than one. The expected has actually come to pass: there's a rift in the Labour "group's" lute. Such, an event has long been predicted by those who read between the lines, and who are vigilant observers of men and events. The vic- tim is Councillor Griffiths, of Penydarren. This attentive and regular attendant at Council meet- ings showed a little independence—he voted for fair play—for dealing with Dowlais Catholic teachers as other teachers were treated. He has to pay a severe penalty for his courage and faithfulness^— nothing short of being ex-coni- municated or ostracised, as ex-Alderman Evans would from the ranks of "the group." This autocratic body demands implicit, obedience to its behests, and woe to him that will not be cringing and obedient. Because he was not servile and obeyed their whip, "the group." through its secretary, the discursive and voluble Councillor D. J. Lewis, of Troedvrhiw. has in- timated that he will not he recognised by the party any longer. Councillor Griffiths deserved a better fate, but I trust he will survive and for years be able to serve the ratepayers of Penydarren. Who will be next? I move that Mr. Keir cardie, M.P., be instructed to call the attention of the House of Commons to the tyrannical spirit displayed by "the group" en the Merthyr Council. Lovers of dogs had better have a. care that their pets are not caught roaming. Our vigilant police have instructions to eeize and detain them without trial, though a penalty is attached to the owner if he reclaims his pet. A little merriment was created upon the consideration of the Watch Committee's report upon Coun- cillor Simons pointing out that the police were allowed 3d. a clay for the offending dog's food and maintenance, i.e., Is. 9d. per week, whilst the Guardians allowed only Is. 6d. per week for the keep and clothing of a child. In fair II ness to the Guardians, it must be stated that relief to little ones has been more generous of later years. I presume ow" "tiardiftna of the [ JIl -+- peace are the use of a lasso. Lots of 1 fun may be looked for in these and the other (I methods which will be adopted by the "man in j) blue" to capture stray bow-wows. The cry for allotments seems to be a hollow and unreal one. The Council is, or will short- < ly be, in possession of the Cyfarthfa Castle gar- (I dans, and taking time by the forelock, adver- tisements were i-sued asking for tenders for the very many plots available Here were chances ( for amateur or semi-amateur and professional < gardeners rarely presented in such a district as ours; but strange to state, only four persons desired such gardens. More extraordinary still, there was only one from the parish of Merthyr, v and three from Vaynor parishioners. The <• offers were so ridiculously low that the Com- offers were so ridiculously low that the Com- mittee could not conscientiously accept any of them. Thi; state of things disproves the cry for allotments, so far as Merthyr people are concerned. As your advertisement columns in- dicate, the Letting Committee have been placed ,| in a predicament; tenders are now invited from market gard?ners for the ta-king over of the whole of the gardens. ( No oiie, 1 feel sure, will have the audacity to impugn the statement that I have often made in these columns that certain schools have I been favoured in the matter of teachers, and ( that much ratepayers' money might have been spared in a wise and economical administration. Just a few details will prove my contention and convince every unprejudiced ratepayer^ I would enlarge, were it not that I have some regard for your space this week. The return I have referred to shows us the way our schools are staffed, having regard to the number of children on the register, the average attend. ances during the year and the past month, and the relative teaching staff. But the further in- formation it affords is the most enlightening— < the number of certificated teachers at present { on the staff, including head teachers, and the | minimum number of teachers required by the ve<rulations. For the moment, I will only quote 1 r No. of f Teachers Minimum j at Number. Present. f Aberniorlais Boys 6 4 < Ab?rmorIais Girls 5 4 < Aberraorlais Infants 4 2 J Penydarren Boys 6.3 i Penydarren Girta 6 4 i Penydarren infants 5 4 ? Twynyrodyr- Boys 7 3 Twynyrodyn Girls 4 3 A Twvnyfodyn Infants 3 3 Hoolgerrig Mixed 4 2 V Abercanaid Mixed 7 3 f Merthyr Vale. Mixed. 6 -3 i Trehams Boys 7 3 j Treharris Girls 5 3 Dowlais Boys 13 7 Dowlais Girls 11 6 6 Dowlais Infants 9 6 A And for comparison, two Roman Cavholic A schools:- i Dowlais R.C. School (boys) 3 3 (girl-) 3 3 < (infants) 2 2 J Merthyr R.C. (senior) 2 2 J Mertltyr RC (infants). 2 1 ] And the "group" advocates of unionist pay caii j this fair p,av I do not. ] Our rates are up again this half-year, and no < wonder. They cannot he!p increasing if coun- ) cillors, and ospec.ally my colleagues, the over- J seers, 'do not keep a firmer grip upon the purse, j Next week I hone to sa.y something about our I oppressive 4s. 4d. rM for tho half-year ending September 30th, 1909. 1

Merthyr Draper's Will. J ESTATE OF £ 19.664; BEQUEST OF cilooo TO MERTHYR HOSPITAL. j Mr. William Davies Thomas, of G, AVer- > morlais-terrace, Merthyr Tydfil, retired draper, who died on the 2'2nd December last, aged 66 J years, left estate of the gross value of £ 19,.664 J 16s. 6d., with net personalty £ 17,487 16s. 2d. ( (in the United Kingdom). Probate of his will ( has been granted to Mr. Gwilym Williams, of j 108, Ninian-road, -Cardiff. The testator left J his shares in Guest, Keen, and Ncttlefolds upon J trust for his grandson, Wynford Thomas J Williams, his shares in the British South Africa j Chartered Co. upon trust for his grand daughter, Dorothy Williams, £ 1,000 to the Merthyr Gen- < eral Hospital, his shares in the Rhymney Iron < Co. and his real estate at High-street, Merthyr < Tydfil and at Roberts-lane, Merthyr Tydtil, < to his son Gwilym. and ho left the residue of ( his estate to his daughter, M.ary Agnes Williams.

Primrose Day at Merthyr, < On Monday, Primrose Day, the late Lord < Beaconsfield's favourite flower was worn by men of all shades of politics and religion. At night a Primrose Dinner was held at the Con- stitutional Club, when about sixty sat down to a sump tiov, s, spread, provided by Mr. and Mrs. Chamberlain, the steward and stewardess. The chair was occupied by Mr. W. W. Meredith, solicitor (in the absence of Mr. T. Nibloe, the < president, on account of the death of his mother). < After doing justice to the good things provided, an interesting programme wa3 gone through. The chairman delivered an address on The Life of Lord Beaconsfield," tracing the great stateman's career from his boyhood to the pinaele of fame which he attained, and to his much-regretted demise. The company drank to the memory of Beaconsfield," in silence, and upstanding. The following was the pro- gramme :—piano overture, "Fantasia, on the Belle of New York,' Mr. Dai Davies; song, I'll sing thee songs of Araby," Mr. Dan Jones Troedyrhiw encored, Don't send the organ man away song, Big Ben," Mr. Jack Price humorous song, The wedding bells were ringing," Mr. Jack Mac Meek an (encored); topical song, "A white man," Mr. Max Wehrly song, Come into the garden, Maud," Mr. Dan < Davied encored, "O Na Byddain;" descrip- tive song, Down by the old abbey ruins," Mr. Dan Jones; duet, Excelsior." Messrs. J. Price and J. Lewis song, The Veteran," Mr. Dan Davies; song, Revenge," Mr. Isaac Lewis; duet, "Flow gently, Deva," Messrs. < Lewis and Price; German song, "Yodel," < Mr. Max Wehrly (encored). < During the evening Mr. J. Jeremiah was < presented with the Billiard Association's amateu championship challenge cup, and reference was made to the recipient's skill. < Mr. E. Jones proposed a heerty vote of thanks to the chairman for his address, and the motion was seconded by Mr. W. Craig, vice-president, and accorded with acclamation. A similar < compliment was accorded the artistes, on the < motion of Mr. Craig, seconded by Mr. A. < Morgan. < During the day the portrait of the late Lord Beaconslield at the Club was covered with a large wreath of primroses.

1 Theatre Royal, Merthyr. < "The Dairymaids," nresented by Mr. Ro- < bert Macdonald's splendid company, are this week paying a welcome return visit to Merthyr. The production has lost none of its brightness, several new musical numbers have been in- 1 troduced since la^t visit, and some of the old ones brought up-to-date. As before, "Joe J Mivene" is-taken by Mr. Dan Agar, who keeps the house in roars of laughter by his inimitable drolleries. The company also includes Miss Ida Bowman as "Peggy," and Mr. Richard Telford as "Lieut. Sam Brudenell." Judging .4 from the hearty rounds of applause, this vigor- ous musical play has still a long run before 1 it. ( A VILLAGE PRIEST." j Next week we are to have a visit of Sydney ( Grundy's greatest success, "A Village Priest," which, on its initial production, ran for upwards j of a year at the Haymarket Theatre, London, I and which is probably the biggest success ever associated with the name of H. Beerbohm i Tree. There is no wine like old wine, and there < has been all over the country a wave of in- i terest in the revival of probably one of the best 1 plays ever written. The story is simple and j effective, but it is the psychological .aspect of the play that is of value to the student. ( A cr^me has been committed by one. Judge j D'Arcy. To shield himself he involves a poor J gamekeeper, whom he sentences to death. Tho 1 sentence is commuted to penal servitude for twenty years. The judge subsequently dies, 1 but the crime and its consequences go on for j ever. It comes to the point where the daughter l of Torquenei, the poor gamekeeper, having < arrived at the age of nineteen, and never hav- ing seen her father, but only heard of him, j and only then as a murderer, when asked to ] love him (for he ecapes in order to see her) i cries to the old priest, "Cleanse him of blood." The fight with his conscience is probably tha ( bitterest struggle that has ever been seen on the stage, for the Abbe knows under the seal of the confessional who the real murderer is, and he debates as to whether he shall break his vow and clear the name of the poor man, and restore his daughter to him, or remain silent a.nd send him back to his living death. He im- plores a sign of heaven in his cloister at night, and a sign is given, 0:10 of those simple happen- ings to which the reverend attach so much im- portance. The Abbe sees in this a miracle, and breaks his vow and clears Torquenie of guilt. The Company is under the segis of Mr. H. Armitage, who has given us "Leah Kleschna," and latterly "With Edged Tools." As in the case of all his companies, 'A Village Priest" is magnificently cast. Many old favourites are in the bill, including Mr. William F. Grant, who plays the "Abbe," and Mr Campbell Goldsrnid. The rerpainder of the cast includes Charles Harfopp, Ifenrv Nunn, Ethel Bardacre, Mabel Durrant, Florence Dulhunty, Violet Thorold, Marion Fawcett, etc. To procede "A Village < Priest" we are to have "Ten Minutes with Mr. j William F. Grant in humorous and dramatic recitations." The old one act play is nearly linished. and the ebanae will be wftkiome and < a novelty( 11

"o. "1 CLOSE OF VISIT. j Owing to Engagements in other towns, > Mr. H. LONSDALE, Medical Electrician, [ Of 25, New Oxford Street, London, must now bring his Merthyr visit to a close. Sufferers who have lost hope will have the opportunity on MONDAY & TUESDAY who have lost hope will have the opportunity on MONDAY & TUESDAY NEXT, April 26th and 27th, of Free Consultations at his Private Rooms, 42, UNION TERRACE, MERTHYR TYDFIL, HOURS: 11 to 1 and 3 to 7. I It is the proposition of Health I place before you. DON'T SAY thanks I can do without HEALTH. Opportunities for A HEALTH should not be lost. You have every hope in the treatment set before you. k Hol-ais the religion of life and health. A man or woman who is inspired by hope '[ will grudge no labour, no care, no severity of strain or hardship. He or she will M survive when others fail, will wax strong when others languish. || LONSDALE'S MACNETAIRE TREATMENT i Has gained such a high reputation that it is hard to realise that thousands of people to-day k are martyrs to some form of disease easily and completely curable by this wonderful treat- ment. Such sufferers have probably tried the various remedies brought to their notice, v and having lost heart think there is nothing to do but "grin and bear it." The successful man is the man of healthy body and sound mind—the man <1 with the stream of pure blood vigorously flowing through his veins with a > stomach ttble to digest the hearty meals called for by his strenuous physical and mental efforts with nerves of whipcord, and a brain bright and keen as a Damascus blade. His step is elastic, his eyes clear, his complexion fresh, his hand-shake magnetic. 1' Wondertul Testimony to the Success of this Treatment. i>. MAKE NO MISTAKE. I Proceed at once to investigate the MAGNETAIRE TREATMENT and secure its bene fits for yourself. You will not have long to wait for signs of returning vigour. You will feel conscious tnat a positive cure is in progress. All the vital functions will be improving, appetite growing stronger, liver and kidneys doing efficient work—nervous system gathering tone, and the whole body working in harmony. The calle of these happy changes is no || mystery. LONSDALE S MAGNETAIRE is tho rnosij perfect treatment for the following: BRONCHITIS, ASTHMA, INDIGESTION, KIDNEY, LIVER DERANGEMENTS, (| RHEUMATISM, LUMGAGO, SCIATICA, EPILEPTIC FITS, ST. VITUS' DANCE, PARALYSIS, &c. The following grateful patients have bonesily given their experience of my Treatment, and I am justly proud of these letters:— i If you are not satisfied with these letters I can show you at my Rooms L thousands more from all parts of England. SPINAL WEAKNESS-UNABLE TO WALK. MERTHYR. 10, Lamb Lane, Glebeland. Merthyr.. Dear Sir,—In response to your inquiry, I am pleased to say my daughter is per- fectly well, and has never been otherwise since undergoing your treatment. Prior to i» this she was quite unable to walk, and had been in this condition for nearly twelve ,» months. I entertained but small hope of her recovery especially as the doctors told me j she would never walk again, and every effort to restore her had failed. A^ter seeing her you took a more hopeful view of her case, and gave me every encouragement, \\hen she I had worn the "Magnetaire" for about two months, she became generally stronger and (> | able to walk. Everyone who saw her walking about was greatly surprised at tnis great. [ change; and it was a difficult matter to see that she did not overtax her newly acquired strength. Except for your treatment I feel certain my child would never have walked I again after being given up by the doctors. Make whatever use you like of this. I (' k should be only too proud to answer anyone who is suffering from a similar com- | plaint. Yours truly, JOHN MANNING.* ABERAMAN. 55, Brook Street, Aberaman, Aberdare, June 10th, 1903. Dear Sir,—I feel I should be doing an injustice to you and others by failing to ac- l' quaint you with my experience of the "Magnetaire." At the time of your previous visit to Merthyr, chronic rheumatism, dyspepsia, and general debility, with which I had suffered for some years, had played havoc with my constitution. I found it | quite almost impossible to walk without assistance, and then only in great pain. My stomach was so extremely weak that all efforts to take ordinary food had to be entirely |' abandoned, and the greatest care exercised in taking even the lightest food. The many || things I tried only served to encourage the belief thac my complaint was incurable. 11 The "Magnetaire" exerted such a wonderful influence, that in three weeks after your treatment I could walk with perfect comfort, and had gamed so much in strength as to be able to resume work, which was of a heavy nature. |l Yours truly, R. DAVIES. (| SWANSEA. Twenty-seven years ago Mr. W. Davey, of 13, Sebastopcl-street, St. Thomas, Swan- sea, adopted the "Magnetaire." He now writes:— I' Dear Sir,—I suffered from Acute Rheumatism in the upper -rtion of my body. I |l was held fast: it was impossible for me to raise my hands to my head, and even my food had to be cut up for me. I was advised to try your "Magnetaire" treatment, which I commenced at once. In a month I was restored, and my terrible pains left me and even to-day I have not. a trace of Rheumatism, though I am 83 years of age. My "Magnetaire" is powerful after all these years; and when I tell you I have had it with me all over the world, I think I am right in saying I have proved its value these 26 i year a. Yours truly, W. DAVEY. SIX TIMES THE MAN HE WAS. SWANSEA. 4, Waun Weir-rcad, Morriston, January 28th. Dear Sir,—I feel it a pleasurable duty to acquaint you with my progress in so short a time I feel better than I have, done for the last 15 years, and I can honestly assure 11 you that your treatment alone is responsible for this improvement I have tried many doctors, both here and in Australia, and m other countries, but all failed to benefit me. When I consulted you six weeks ago, I was almost too weak to walk, suffering se- l' verely from Weak Spine, Sluggish Liver, Kidney Trouble, and Nervous Debility, of many years' standing. Yet, with all this, your treatment has been wonderfully benefi- 11 cial. The overbearing sense of exhaustion is now entirely absent, and I feel much (| stronger in every way. I really feel six times the man I was. I shall be pleased to recommend your treatment, and will willingly explam to any sufferer the great value it has been to me.—Yours very sincerely, I' GRIFFITH ABRAHAM. ,| > NERVOUS DEBILITY AND LIVER TROUBLE, INABILITY TO ATTEND WORK > FOR FIVE YEAR. ABERGAVENNY. Rose Cottage, Ciydach, Abergavenny, July 14th. Dear Sir,—At the time I visited you I was in pain from head to foot, too weak I' to walk, and without encouragement of getting better, and in six years had not been 11 able to do more than fifteen months' work I had tried my doctors without being (| rewarded with any relief, but in three weeks after adopting your treatment I was better than I had been for years; the nervousness left me completely, and I con- tinued improving daily, gaining in energy and vigour, and was soon able to fill an ap- I' pointment as attendance officer under the Breconshire Educational Authority. I owe my good health solely to your treatment, of which I shall never fail to speak in h the warmest praise.—Yours faithfully, r -,r v JEFFREY McINTOSH.$ NERVOUS PROSTRATION AND ANAEMIA I YARMOUTH. 9, Fuller's-hill, Great Yarmouth, April 9th, 1908. P Mr. Lonsdale.-Dear Sir,—It is just four months since my daughter had your "Mag- 1 netaire" treatment. Her nervousness was so terrible that I feared she would lose her A reason. Four well-known hospitals had done their best, and she had been under five v different medical men, and all agreed that it would be some long time before she re- < covered; but instead of getting better she grew worso. We obtained your treatment f for her. From the first there was an improvement; now, she is as well as ever, and « goes out and is daily gaining flesh. I cannot sav enough in its praise, for it saved my daughter's reason, if not her life. With kind rememVrance from daughter (but not v the poor girl you saw in Yarmouth) and myself, I remain, yours truly, V J. NEUMAN. d IN HER 81ST YEAR AND CONSIDERED WONDERFUL. (| HANLEY. 86, Leek New Road, Hanley. | Dear Sir,—Twenty-four years ago I first, became indebted to your treatment for relief from Bronchitis, Indigestion, and Debility. For all those years I have found it l' a never failing source of strength. Time after time have I resorted to it for support |( in weakness, and protection in health, and I have never been disappointed. I am now A in my eighty-first year, and my friends consider me wonderful. SARAH DAVIES. Dear Sir,-Twenty-four years ago I first, became indebted to your treatment for relief from Bronchitis, Indigestion, and Debility. For all those years I have found it l' ge a never failing source of strength. Time after time have I resorted to it for support |( in weakness, and protection in health, and I have never been disappointed. I am now A in my eighty-first year, and my friends consider me wonderful. SARAH DAVIES. PARALYSIS. 11 NORTH SHIELDS. 12, Prudhoe-street, North Shields, March, 1907. 11 Dear Sir,—I feel deeply indebted to you for the wonderful result of your treat- | ment. When you kindly assured me six weeks ago that the "Magnetaire" would quicken and assist me in my recovery, I hardly expected it would have such a won- I" derful influence in regaining me the use of my limbs in so short a time. I was suffering |> from Paralysis and could not walk a. step as both limbs were deprived of power. I was | constantly in pain, and my condition was a most anxious one. During the first seven days the pains were completely removed, and in a fortnight I was able to walk across the room. Afterwards I found a daily increase of strength, and now after only six I weeks' treatment I am up and about, and can. walk and attend to my duties. To any weary sufferer I will gladly tell my experience, and you may use my name as a refer- | ence; in fact, make anv good use of my letter.-Yours very truly, (Mrs.) H. MATTHEWSON.. I' —————— 28 YEARS' EXPERIENCE OF THE MAGNETAIRE TREATMENT. BISHOP AUCKLAND. |> 74, Granville-terrace, Binchester, near Bishop Auckland. > Dear Sir,—I was glad to read in the papers that you are again on a visit to Auck- L land. On one of your visits 28 years ago, I placed myself under your treatment for Acute Rheumatism. I have never since regretted this step. I was really in a bad l| way, could not even move in my bed. I was, in fact, helpless; had been off my < i work over three months. The result of your treatment was that three days after I felt | its wonderful influence, and each day brought me greater relief, and in four weeks' time I, was back at my duties. I have often recommended your treatment to friends, < and seeing you are again in Auckland, I am nlacing myself again under your treat- \1 ment- for well I know its value.—Yours faithfully, (| W. JONES._ ACUTE SCIATICA. V BURNLEY. 17, Pine-street, Oxford-road, Burnley, January 15th, 1908. Dear Sir,—I left the Infirmary suffering from Acute Sciatica; my leg was quite {' stiff, the doctors did their best for me. but all they tried seemed to do me no good. ) By reading your testimonials from Burnley people who had derived such benefit from (| your treatment it induced me to try it. Iam thankful to say after twelve days' use I was able to go to work again, and, what is more remarkable, although I work in the < t wet there has been no return of the pain.—Yours respectfully, (I WILLIAM LATHOM. | 11. TESTIMONIAL FROM G. THORPE, ESQ., J.P. DEWSBURY. Northfield-place, Dewsbury, January 4th, 1908. Dear Sir,—I procured your treatment for my son, who was suffering ftom Con- sumption of the Bowels, with extreme weakness, and quite unable to walk. The result i is that after two months of your treatment he has gained sufficient strength to enable him to walk, and I am thankful to say he is at the present time well and strong, and quite restored.—Yours sincerely, GEORGE THORPE. I' I THE "MAGNETAIRE" TREATMENT ESPECIALLY MEETS ALL THE RE- (| QUIREMENTS OF THE DELICATE ORGANISMS OF WOMEN. NEWCASTLE. Lower Green, Newcastle, January 4th, 1906. > Dear Sir,-For seven years after the birth of my little boy I suffered from a dis- t placement. Latterly my pain so increased ;n severity as to necessitate complete rest, and to alleviate my great distress I was compelled to be in one position. Three rronth f ago I obtained your treatment, and after three days my pain greatly diminished. (Subsequently I was able to attend to my duties with ease. I am now completely cured, and attubute my recovery solely to the wonderful influence of the "Macnotaire."— Yours truly, (Mrs.) CHARLOTTE WHITEHOUSE. (I t THE REV. SILAS HOCKING. THE HONOURED PREACHER AND AUTHOR. Dear Sir,—I have much pleasure in bearing testimony to the value of your "Mag- i t netaire." I adopted vour treatment for my little girl, who suffered for some time (. from weakness of the spine. In less that a week I observed a marked improvement r. in her condition, which, I am happy to say, has since continued without abatement. I I am, your very truly, SILAS HOCKING. REMEMBER. „ |l *•-« > THIS TREATMENT HAS DONE UNTOLD GOOD, HAS BROUGHT UNTOLD COMFORT TO SUFFERING MEN AND WOMEN, BUT IT HAS NO WAY OF HELPING THOSE WHO DO NOT GRASP THEIR I* OPPORTUNITIES. ,» Your Opportunity! Monday and Tuesday next, 26th and 27thv the: LAST word. SUFFERERS WHO HAVE ALMOST LOST HOPE, pub on the brave spirit ) of dauntless resolution, make one last effort, and see what I can accomplish fnr you. | Above are instances of the PRACTICAL BENEFITS which the MAGNETAIRE L offers to those who are SEEKING HEALTH. They are statements of effects ACTUALLY OBSERVED. i( I SWANSEA CONSULTING ROOMS, 6, WALTERS' ROAD. 11