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Merthyr's Huge Bargain Centre. K IR H R. T. JONES k COn Amok iWPgg^ GREAT WINTER lob mr is C) OJST "ZLimcl Continues DAY by DAY dur-ing JANUARY, say 1113(1 the Bargains are attractive is not anything like sufficiently emphatic on this occasion. We quote below just a few numbers-we have hundreds of others equally as good in value on view daily in the windows and on the counters. Jfcofywds of good quality BLACK SILK, various i Jttakee, nice pure goods, usual price, 1b, 6-Jd. 4tnd I& I 11-cL Sale Price 1s. 0-,Id. and 1 s. 6dv. to clear.. F yards best quality BLACK WOVEN SILK, "with self-colour Woven Designs, in seven Colours, usual price 2s. 6fd. Sale Price, 10fd. per yard, to clear. ^POO yardsllof Choice DRESS MATERIALS, best quality goods, suitable for Spring Wear, Usual pricejls. llgd. and 2s. llfd. Sale Price, 1s.. Ofd. a Is. 6fd. Double Width. <3 Smart Tactor-made COSTUMES, in Tweed, and Plain Cloths, 11 Best Grade Coats." JJsuaJ prices, 39s. Ild. to 4 guineas. Sale Prices, 15$.,Ild to 39s. lid. JBatrons' Black (Cloth and Caracul Cloth COATS, Marked at Clearance Prices, 10s. 11 d., 17s. 11 d. 21s. 6d. frUR COATS, • Squirrel, Moleskin, Electric Seal, Real Caracul, to be cleared regardless of cost AD doz. Flannekt le SHIRT BLOUSES, good and Reliable Shaj^es. Sale Prices. Is. Otd, OL 6fd., is. 11 îd., 2S. 111d. 47 doz. Cream De, bine BLOUSES, Embroidered Fronts. Marve Uously Cheap, Is. 11id-1 -ZL 11id., 3s. 1 £ d., 4s. 11 £ d.f 6s. lid. A few Cream Jap tSiik BLOUSES to clear at Half-price. Coloured Silk BT.OISSES] Exceptional a.ins"j! Jt. 1111 to | » ii Large Black and Coloured Beaver HATS in all the Leading Shades, 3s. 11 Jd.. 4s. Hid.. 5s. 11d. ALL FUR HATS AND TOQUES must ba cleared, and are reduced with that idea in view. Ladies' COMBINATIONS, in White, Natural, and Pink, from Is. 6. to Ss. lid. Long and Short Sleeve SPENCERS & BODICES from ICfd. to 2s. lid. Ladies' Black and Coloured Moirette UNDER- SKIRTS, from Is. 6t-d. to 4s. 11d. Greatly Reduced. Several dozen White and Fancy CORSETS to be cleared at half-price. All Guaranteed. Reliable makes. C. B. Weingartens" and S. & S." CORSETS, from it. fsiil The New DirectorModels, from 3s. 6Jd. to 10s. 11d. Sale Pr««s. An Immense Stock of Odd Makes to clear at Is. ld., Is. 31d., Is. 6fd. and Is. 11 ill. Infants' PELISSES, MATINEE COATS, BON-1 NETS and HATS. All New Stock, at Clear- ing Prices. Infants' ROBES, from 5s. lid. DAY GOWNS. is. Ilfd. NIGHT GOWNS, Is. 6id. Cream and Coloured Cashmore FRODKS, from Is., 9id. 500 pairs of Ladies' Kid and Doeskin GLOVES, in Black, White, and all Colours, 8^ 10 £ d. [. 1S. 0 £ -d. per pair. Worth Double, ] 50 dozen pairs Ladies' 2-button White Castor GLOVES, Is. OJd. per pair. 500 PURITAN COLLARS to be cleared, from lid. each. 1 72 pieces of Guipure AHover LACES, from Bld. per yard. Basketsful of EMBROIDERY REMNANTS, m lengths about 4} yards, at 4 £ d., 61d., Sid. and 10*4, the piece. 2 gross I,l-t ies' Ribbed Cashmere HOSE, very cheap, 5Ji! 6^ 10W. per pair. Boys' Strong Knicker HOSt:, from 4 £ d. per pair. Ladies' Embroidered HOSE, 4fd.i 6^ 8§d., 10^d., and 1s. (Md. per pair; also Better' Qualities at Reduced Prices. 200 pairs of All Wool Kersey or Twill BLANKETS from 7s. 3d. to I Ss. 11 d. per pair. Worth 10s. 6d. to 23s. lid. per pair. j A few pieces of 80in. and 90in. wide Best Quality Unbleached SHEETING, to clear at 1s. 20. to Is. 9-4. per yard. 150 pairs of Coloured WINTER CURTAINS, in Crimson and Green, from 4s. 9d. per pair. Worth Double. 18 Tapestry TABLE COVERS, 2yds. by 2yds., to be cleared at 5s. lid. Usual prices ranging from 8s. lid. to 10s. lid. 00 12 Boxes of Fancy Linen SERVIETTES, Samples, slightly soiled, marked Half -Usual Prices. 3 dozen White Damask TABLECLOTHS, shop-1 soiled, size 2yds. by 2yds, Marked Half-price. "i R^flf 'F C J&r 4T% General Drapers, House Furnisher^ • m V vAl f A £ jr ML j Gent's Mercers and Outfitters, MARKET SQUARE, MERTHYR, SHOP BY P\( 'ST IF YOU CANNOT SHOP PERSONALLY. ALL PARCELS Or by TELEP HONE. Our Number is 165 National. DELIVERED FREE. <r- =
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THE OLD\ CEFN ] BRIDGE.
THE OLD\ CEFN ] BRIDGE. Sir,—In a previous ssue of (the "Merthyr Ex- freae," over the non-c e-plnm 9 of "Pont-y-fHn, ventured to criticise* some c f the assertions of a former writer on th above isubject. In addi- ction to what I have A ready taid of the aque- duct I should liko to sN v that tthe water which passed over it, had be* "n di> serted from Taf- iecli&n about a quarter^ of a mile above the bridge, and during its jo* 'rney sto the aqueduct passed under the road b^ >twec to the Gwycne's Arms and the bridge. it he ttack left by the feeder has often been mist* ken fcfor an old road. Contrary to the opinion oxi ores fed by a former writer, I believe the pres-t, at Pandy-road was in existence when Penry N't illi. tms painted the picture of the Old Cefn Bri<^ ?e, gnow on view at the exhibition. Permit me t lso \to state that I was not the author of a let r ivhich appearcd home time ago in your colua |.over the non- ^e-piume of ''Pen and Ink.'H 1 r A. REES.
,WHO IS ,;MAB Y M N' tDD ?",…
WHO IS ,;MAB Y M N' tDD ?", r Sir,—May I be allowed a. f r fines of your Space to draw the attention of y oi V readers to tan incident which occurred on tit 3 ilst of Janu- ary in ins Eisteddfod held at A oi Jtsarn. One pi the items in the programme w a 9 a transla- 'tion into Welsh of a passage from uO Quincey's i"Joan of Arc," and the secretary^ F1 reading the adjudication, declared that the '»successful competitor was one who signed hink ,elf "Mab Mynvdd." Being familiar witbl *t :s pseu- idonyjn, and knowing intimately the w. ^^er who ilop-tribtrtes to your columns over thr, name,. jl, being one of the audience, certainly ppected to see him mount the platform to cL vim the prize; but imagine my surprise when f found that the successful competitor was not "Mab y Mynydd" at all but who had a .dopted the name usually assumed by him. My object íÍD. writing this letter is to warn your x. .that the "Mab y Mynydd" who wrote, f )r iir- stance, the admirable article on "Cefn a \Cen- turv Ago," which appeared in your last Iesue, end the "Mab y Mynydd" who was suoce. ssfnl in Vaynor Eisteddfod, are certainly not j()ne iand the same person. In order to give an it \where credit is due, I think I am justified pn .giving this explanation, and, in fact, I b ad "Mab y Mynvdd" himself to regis! his protest; but inasmuch as he has not do? so, I trust he will pardon mo-for penning that 1& lines in his stead. Thanking you in anticipa Moa,—Yours tra'.j, NAT AS. V
L-A.GREAT VICTORY FOR.SOCIALIS.Nrl-…
L-A.GREAT VICTORY FOR.SOCIALIS.Nrl- IS IT? Sir,—So spoke Sir Oracle from the Town Hall balcony, on Thursday last, "and all the people cried 'boo' Is it not full time we had done with this nonsense, and the exploitation of a great constituency like *his by a man who, -j having served hid day in bringing the Labour < ft rces into prominence i; now doing all ne ";u; j to keep his personality in the limeligV.? And t see his pique and jealousy because our little Welshman lias beaten him hands down on all hio cardinal points, viz., public speaking, politi- | cal knowlodgft and vote winning. 'Twas pitiful • to nota his anger when Edgar Jones reached c deep down into tlie hearts of his countrymen by a simple reference in his native tongue when acknowledging his election. Could the great "Harrv Cardy," as someone described him to me, achieve such a result as this in Aberdeen or Olesca, I wonder? "A victory for Social- i ism!" Not likely! We all know the t isocialist strength to the full by the plumpers t for Zvlr. Hardie: although his election agent, .11 Mr. Frank Smith, did all he could to prevent this interesting item of information from being j ascertained. Every unbiassed person must read the figures in this way: Liberals, 15,448; Lib- es I oral and Labour (Mr. Hardie's poll of 13,341, f less his plumpers, 1,872), 11.969; Socialists + Qlr. Hardie's plumpers), 1,872: Unionists, 4,756; Mr. P. Morgan's supporters, 3,639. Of course, Mr. Morgan's and Mr. FOX-DAvies's low positions puzzle me. But the bee in my i r
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THANKS TO MR. PRITCHARD MORGAN.
THANKS TO MR. PRITCHARD MORGAN. Sir,—Will you please allow me a little space In your paper to express my grateful thanks to Mr. Pritchard Morgan for the valuable service he has done in coming to Merthyr to clear the air. It was certainly very much needed. The best people in Merthyr regret Mr. Hardie re- presents them; in Parliament. We in Wales are a God-fearing and law-abiding people, and we do not want Mr. KOtr Hardie to come here and desecrate our Sabbaths with his political meet- ings. Other members find enough time in six days to do their worldly business. Why cannot the Labour Party find a man like Mr. Wm. Abraham (Mabon) to represent them? I hope Mr. Keir Hardio will, in the next Parliament, do credit to the country that he represent- J am, yours, etc., A WELL-WISHER FOR THE FUTURE OF MERTHYR CONSTITUENCY.
COMMUNISM'THE GOAL OF SOCIALISM.
COMMUNISM'THE GOAL OF SOCIALISM. Sir,—The election is over in Merthyr, and in the words of Mr. Keir Hardie, it was "a triumph for Socialism. I had a pamphlet hand- ed me last week with the dictionary definition, of Socialism printed on it, while another pam- phlet contained these words, "Communism the goal of Socialism." As these words are those of Mr. Keir Hardie, I take it that at heart he is a Communuist. Accordingly, Mr. Keir Hardie represents three things—Labour, Social- ism, and Communism. Since, therefore, the Socialist Party are so anxious to give us the dictionary definition of Socialism, will one of their number also 6upply us with the definition of Communism from the sama source? I fancy it would be rather interesting, inasmuch as Mr. Hardie has hadi such a. large following from our churches in the town. I want to make it plain what the Merthyr electorate has done. They have voted for a Communist, and it is only fair, since the Socialists are so particular as to the exactnese of Socialism, that one of their number should supply the exact definition of Communism. I trust that between this and the next General Election, Christianity as taught in the New Testament will be placed where ic ought to be, and that Communism—? for that is the aim of Socialism—will have died -wen., to be charitable—a natural death.— Yours, etc., FREEDOM. v
REMEDY FOR UNEMPLOYMENT.
REMEDY FOR UNEMPLOYMENT. f Sk.—In your issue of January 22nd, "Mrofer ffiriii" comments on what he calls contradic- bry figures given by Mr. Smith and myself. •f he will look at the dat-es given with the I tUTet.. both last week and in previous letters, l > will find they agree, and are taken from jj. » "Labour Gazette," the only official figures ve jot they are figures he entirely ignores, >r€ fetrjE g unauthorised statements which lap Veffl to suit his peculiar political ideas. It s a i strange fact that America absorbs about m millton emigrants every yoar, when, ac- «rdi Bg to 'Mrofer Ffirat," people cannot get t liv ing there. I certainly hold that the only emec ^3 t°r unemployment is work. Neither 'Mroi Efirat" nor the party he supports have ret p.r \»po«ed any practical remedy. Tariff Re- o-mer- believe in productive employment for he ple. The Free Importers appear to me o belk We in finding work for the foreigner, nd in some way or other supporting our own by grants from the State. However, I 00. elect prs here have given their opinion, and is a ste< ^worker. I may say I cannot under- stand "wh y my fellow-workmen have voted in 'avour of ">Free Imports, knowing perfectly well hat the dumping of foreign steel has caused aich a lar: amount of unemployment and dis- ress in th district. Nevertheless, in spite of he result Wre, Tariff Reform is coming.— Fours trul.) ARTHUR. STEVENs., Penydarre. j, January 15th, 1910.
WHO TH 'REW MUD AND STONES?
WHO TH 'REW MUD AND STONES? ,Imf, Ffirat," in your last issue, makes a refe. "ce to & loiter of mine in a previous issue, and how it is that t-iie Board cf Trad* » returns quoted by me are not he same as thoie quoied by Mr. ArthEr.- Stevens. If he would read with a little under- j standing, he w» that mine relate to j ilev€o mon0u» a th o j f twelve months. I had not seen the figures for the year when I wrote the letter referred to. ¡ I see "Mrofer Ffirat" is lacking in originality. I He will be a real Tariff Reformer some d'ay, although he goea about it backwards at present. I wonder if he is proud of the parties who threw mud and stones at Mr. Fox-Daviee's bills, canvassers, etc. I am told that even in some of the schools the children were requested; to take off blue ribbons. I beg to thank you. for the courtesy you have all along extended to me in letting me have the use of your columns for expressing my; views on Tariff .Re- form.—Youxs truly, A. T. SMITH.
WELSH NATIONALISM.
WELSH NATIONALISM. Sir,—With your kind permission, I would like to be allowed a little space to express my disapproval of statements mado re Welsh Nationalism in January 15th issue of "Justice," j the organ of the Social Demorcratic Party, by "Huw Menai." After commenting with { satirical vehemenee on the inactivity of every- thing and everybody in the Principality, øx. j cept Liberal and Tory hecklers, he says, "Welshmen, as a rule, think nailionally. in- dependence of mind is foreign to theea." -LwY remind one of buffaloes." What insolence! On questions of national impoirtanoe, in accordance with reasonable ex- J pectation, it is only natural that we shouUi find national unanimity. 15 such a esurriicrwi statement was meant by him to be a i.'dicuie he may rest assured that the first portion cf it is the highest tribute he could pay to his nation at a crsis of such political imports.nce, and such a chaos of "independency of mind" a& the present political turmoil. In a nation that is so hopelessly destitute I of independence of mind, and so closely re- sembling a herd of "buffaloes," ona would natumlly expect to find national unanimity in I the most dominant and eminent factors in its evolution and development. Protest/autism being the most dominating factor in the de- velopment of Wales, Welshmen thinking nationally, without independence of mind aa i our advanced informant of the "revolutionary ilk" asserts, the result should, therefore, be a National Protestant Church of Wales. Is I this the case? A glimpse at the present and j past history of Wales will furnish the answer. Instead of a national Protestant Church, what we have is a variety of Protestant denomina- tions. If the springing into existence of these varied denominations, and their separate main- I' tenance up to the present day prove anything, they prove that the Weldi nation has an inde- pendence of mind of its own; and that "Huw Menai'&" assertion is preposterous and un- warranted. His other label is, "An emotional race; they are guided by impulse." As a proof of this, he says: "In many respects, Wales is similar to Ireland. Ireland always votes Nationalists to Parliament; Wales always votes Liberals." The props he sets to uphold his argument are too weak, and they fall through want of con- sistency. If Welshmen—as he puts it—are sistency. If Welshmen—as lie puts it—are "guided by impulse," it seems rather funny that Wales has not retreated now and again I in the past, the same as England. Wales votes Liberal. Quite right! Why? Because the principles of Liberalism are the governing principles of the Welshman's heart. They, therefore, determine his political zeaL Another specimen of similarity between Irish and Welsh he gives thus.: "The Catholic priest is supreme in Ireland, so is the Nonconformist minister in Wales." What a parabole! Com- paring a Nonconformist minister who has es- tablished his supremacy in the confidence of the Welsh nation, through instructing them in the essentials of Christian ethics, and a Catholic priest, who has established his supremacy in the superstition of the Irish nation by keeping them in darkness and ignorance of the true essence of their faith. If the supremacy of the Nonconformist minister was to be replaced by the supremacy of a revolutionist minister in the Welsh heart, I daresay "Huw Menai" would then pour his best and most eacred blessings on his fellow-buffaloee. Not content with the progress of his nation, he goes a step further, saying: "Welsh nation- alism is vague and indistinct it is dying out." To qualify his expression, he makes the follow- ing assertion: "In fact, Wales is England." Properly interpreted in accordance with tho sense implied', Welsh are English. If so, why the necessity of translating into Welsh Lit", pamphlet of "aims and objects of the S.D.P. and Quelcli's "Economics of Labour," as he suggests? Has not "Huw Menai's" love for "Gallant Little Wales," and her train of past and present heroes, been supplanted by a foreign idol—by imbibing'too freely what he is not capable of properly digesting, as this rhap- sody of his in the S.D.P. proves! The love of her sons and daughters has never been so profound and prolific as it is at present. If he doubts thi" I would advise him to acquaint himself with modern Welsh literature. Our. national unity has never been so gloriously evi- dent and aspiring. Indeed, "Huw Menai." al- though he aiserts that our nationalism is dying out, makl?-3 a. atacement to the following -ffect: T "If Lloyd Ceonre is king" in Llangaffo, he is also king in Uangyfelach." His own words I condemn him. Our nationalism was never so much alive. What better proof of nationalism than a nation crowning her own kith and kin, and und^r b* ku-agc? at the record of memorial statues erected with- in the last ten years to her heroes and talent-ad sons of the past will give us an insight to our nationalism. Welsh modern literature dealing with ancient and modern history and poetry is teeming with that sublime inspiration and as- piration that has a3 its ultimate goal the ele- vation of our national unity. I In the face of the glorious progress of Welsh nationalism, surely this epistle of ridicule and inconsistencies cannot bo the outcome of a serious-minded investigation by any competent judge of Welsh progress. I must, therefore, put it down as the crudity of a novice in the art of journalism, seeking notoriety at the ex- pense of ridiculing his own flash and blood. —Yours, etc., WELSHMAN.
RHYMNEY COUNCIL'S EYE-LAWS.
RHYMNEY COUNCIL'S EYE-LAWS. Sir,—Pleaso ,*t;iovr me a little space in your valuable papor to draw attention to one of the bye-laws of the Rhymnev District Council as to the housing of pigs. Their time would be better spent, I think, if they put the Housing of the Working Classes Act into force instead of discussing such a matter as this. One coun- cillor proposed that no pig-stye be allowed within 100 yardi of any dwelling-house, and it was afterwards brought down to 50, and car- ried. I think twenty or twenty-fivo yards suffi- cient, providing they are kept clean. Perhaps, councillors think that the election is over, that we shaJl have a Tory Government, and that, they will givo us the three acres and a cow. It will be ample time for this bye-law to be enforced when that comes about. Why no; make a bye-law that no working man shall keep a pip:, as it means the fame thin a V Where is there a cortage in their area with fifty yards in length of garden ground ? Mavei. election is coming, and they will, some of then; I have no doubt, be replaced by other men more businesslike. I should liko -10 mention a very good candidate and an old inhabitant in the person of Mr. John Evans, Princetown, if be would allow himself to be nominated. We at Lleehryd and Princetown ought to have a representative. Thanking you in anticipation, Y OUIS, etc., A RHYMNEY ELECTOR.
MERTHYR ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL…
MERTHYR ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL CLUB. Sir,—Will you kindly allow me space in your I much-appreciated paper to make a few com- ments on the recent failures of the team and the apparent cause of same. Two months or so ago, the team as then constituted proved ¡ good enough to hold their own with first-class Southern Division teams, and what is more, I gave every satisfaction to their increasing body of supporters. Contrast that with the present position. Many teams in the Second Division of the Southern League would give the present combination half-a-dozen goa-k, start and a beating. Surely, there must be something rotten in the "State of Denmark." Why do the committee persist in playing Daw? Why not give a chance to that promising youngster, Lewis, who has youth on side, and is worth cultivating? Furthermore, why get rid of some of the "star" performers? Surely there is not such a galaxy of real Went available that the committee can aiioru to do so. Leonard, the clever little inside forward, was the "brains" of the team, and it must be ad- mitted after the exhibitions given since his departure that he has been sadly missed. Then again, take the case of Sam Weightman, a coming first-class man, withour. a doubt. If he is worth to Middlesbro' the sum given for his transfer, surely he is worth it to Merthyr, who are competing for the. support of the public and are at a critical time in their footbal career. With regard to Jimmy Whittakor, lie is an exception in a forward line of "mediocrities," and due to this has hsd more attention paid to him by his opponents than the remainder of the line put together. More players, we are told, are being signed on, but where is the wis- dom in getting rid of players of tried ability— one for a questionable monetary gain, and the other due to the lack of a little ordinary busi- ness tact on the part oi one person— and then signing en players who have yet to win their sours locally, and are as likely as others have done this season to prove failures? Of course, the committee pay the piper, and they have the right to call the tune, and manage their affairs in their own way, but I would point out that if they desire the support of a discriminating public, they must, in the first place, deserve it, and place a team on the field that will improve greatly upon the exhibi- [ tions given of late, although for this season I fear they have left it too late, but I trust that II may be agreeably disappointed.—Thanking you in anticipation, I remain, yours truly, j OBSERVER.
I WORK OF CLERKS.
I WORK OF CLERKS. j Sir,—Kindly allow me a small space in your esteemed paper for the following few lines. Fre- II quently, when I take my walks in the evenings I see the Tredegar Company's offices (upstairs and down) lit up, and some of the clerks busy at .work up to a late hour. Surely, the manage- ment cannot be aware of this fact, yet it is true. Must a Sharp, Clarkson, or a Wilberforce come along to abolish this? Surely not. It is only necessary, I believe, to draw the attention of the general manager to these things in order to get them remedied; anyhow, I hope so. Clerks, like others, need a little consideration and should have the same facilities for their evenings' enjoyment or improvement as other; "Ail work and no play makes John a dull boy." Thanking you, Me. Editor, for this space, I am, yours, etc., QUILL.
IIRELAND AND HOME RULE.
IRELAND AND HOME RULE. Sir,—It is surprising how general is the belief in this country that Ireland is, and al- ways has been, a land of ignoramuses and bigots who have no regard for law and order. It will doubtless surprise many to learn that Iredand was a seat of learning and was known as such ail over Europe long "ere Norman foot had dared pollute her independent shore." What is now known as Great Britain was then in darkness. English h;etorian3 tell ua that a dozen centuries ago, many of the "noble and second rank" of England went to Ireland for the purpose of learning, and were taught and maintained by the Irish without fee or reward. The average Irishman is wore enlightened than the average Englishman. It is no un- common thing to hear Englishmen say that the Liberal and Labour Parties have no money, and are not capable of making laws for the country. One would not hear such an absurdity if one were to travel from Cork to Donegal. If the English were an enlightened people, they would not vote for their oppressors or the nominee of their oppressors. Alcohol would, in the words of il, J. Campbell, "be put up in two-ounoe botliauri labelled poison"; heredi- tary lords would not bar the path of progress; and landlordism would have long since been in- cluded in tho category of felonies. It is, in a sense, amusing to see Englishmen drinking pint after pint- of beer, and hear them shout "Britons never shall be slaves"; while, at the same time, they are slaves and are doing all in their power to keep themselves in slavery. England has not been more prolific in great men than Ireland. Ic would, for instance, be impossible to mention the names of half-a- dozen, English orators more illustrious than Burke, Sheridan,' Grattan, Curran, O'Connell, and Butt. We hear a great deal about "Eng- lish hravery" and "British pluck." Has Eng- land fought on land or sea. during many cen. turies past, any battle in which the blood of Irishmen was not as freely shed as that of her own countrymen? Fontenoy ought to remind us that English valour is not superior to Irish. Was not the greatest general that ever led a British Army an Irishman? The Irish are certainly not bigots. It matters not at all to the Irishmen of ordinary intelligence where his neighbour goes on Sunday. The Irish respect everyone who has respect for himself. Surely, it is not impossible for people of any national- iiry, while adhering firmly to their OWJ1 convic- tions, to respect the opinions of others who differ from them. Some of the most staunch Home Rulers on the Nationalist benches in the House of Commons are Protestante, and repre- sent constituencies where Catholic voters ars, in the majority, and where Catholic Tory can- didates been rejected. The most popular of the Irish Parliamentary leaders was a Pro- testant. Nor is Ireland, as is generally be- lieved, a. "priest-ridderr" country. The priests differ in politics, and every Irishman knows that he is not obliged to obey any ecclesiastic in politics. What, then, is the cause of the depressed stated of Ireland? It is not religion, for we I have seen that no religion militates against a person's success in this world,, and that Catho- licism costs less than Protestantism in Ireland. The real causes of depression in Ireland are landlordism and alien rule. Whoever heard of the Pope issuing any eviction processes in Ire- land? But eomeone may say, "The Irish have no Tegard for the law." Suppose that that statement is true (which it is not), then I reply tliat the Irish were taught to break the laws. That sounds like a paradox, but I shall en- deavour to make it clear. The English Houeo of Lords, the real aiders of this country and of Ireland, would never listen to logic. Every re- form, that the Irish obtained was wrung from John Bull at the point of the bayonet. Tho Emancipation Act of 1829, although Catholic emancipation was regarded by Pitt as a condi- tion of the Union, was passed1 "from the mere dread of civil war." The shooting of the tithe collectors led to the Disestablishment Act of 1869. Not was it the eloquence of Charles Par- nell or Tim Healy that led to the Irish getting an instalment, of land reform, but the conver- sion by the Irish farmers of tlfa landlords and their agents into targets. Strange to say, statistics show that in proportion to the popu- lation, Ireland is freer from crime than any other pare of the United Kingdom. The num- ber of arrests made by the Scottish police last year was to the number arrested by tho Irish police in the ratio of to one. The drink bill of Ireland is only half that of Scotland, although the populationS of the two countries are practically equal. ( I may not be strictly accurate, as I am writing from memory.) "There is not," said -Mr. A-squith recently in the House of Commons, "in His Majesty's dominions a place in which there is so great re- spect for the law as in Ireland." The English, unlike the Irish, have remark- ably short memories. They forget the pass to which Mr. Balfour led this country a few years ago. And all oOe has to do to frighten tho English is to dfibut "The Germans are com- ing." They &6 afraid of being robbed, al- 80W5.L try with all it contains is in the hands of a j few, who, as Bums, the Scottish poet, said, "seem favourites of fate, in pleasure's lap caressed. Although England has Home Rule, tho English make very little use of it. I an- pend a few of the leasous why Ireland Homo Rule:—"The Parliament of Ireland was united to that of Great Britain by and undisguised hribery and false promises" (Dr. 1 Singard). 'The;v> i- not in the long story o wrong a fouler tr;; auction to soil ths pages oi hkvtorv than that by which the charter of Ire- land's freedom wa oojf.royed and strangled in 1800" (W. E., Gladstone "Wo have laboured in order to relieve ? hi: miseriee of Ireland, and. if possible, to b.11 the wounds inflicted by many centuries of misrule. We huve not advanced one single step. Every ytar sees our labours rendered abortive by the head- strong proceedings of the House of Lorde" I (Roebuck;. "If the same laws that are in oper- ation in i.ro!ond were introduced into Australia, there would be sedition at once" (Mr. Birrell). I "When wo see the social fabric, which is built on the sandy foundation of lordship, leadership, and Imperial obligation, shaken to its base by a hurricane of conflicting interests, pernicious in their nature and resu'ts, it is time to look out for a rock on which ;0 found a system more substantial, leaving rubbish of our statute book as an example of the worthless- ness of the material to future builders. That rock is *e'f-governmcnt, based on popular dek- jration" (James Hope). "No country can > govern another so -.veil as that country can govern itself" (Sir Henry Campbell-Bannor- I man), "The uy of connection wiU not, in the j end, avail against the, principles of liberty, j Connexion is a wise and a profound policy; but connection without an Irish Parliament is but connection without an Irish Parliament is connection without its own principle, without analogy of condition, without the pride of honour that should attend it, is innovation, is peril, is subjugation-not connection. But, without a union of hearts, with a separ- ate government, and without a separate par- liament, identification is extinction, is dis- honour, is conquest—not identification" (Henry Grattan). "If men are to wait for liberty un- til they become and good in slavery, they may, indeed, wa.it for ever" (Lord Macaulay). "I would give Ireland Homa Rule to-morrow" I (Earl of Crewe). The most impartial observer is bound to ad- mit that Ireland gained nothing but lost much by coming under the yoke of Britain. I have said enough, though I could say a good deal more, to convince any right-thinking man that Catholicism is no more a hindrance to a per- son's success in this world than Protestantism— (one is almost ashamed to have to state such a truism in the twentieth century). If the coal of Wales was exhausted, and the Irish system of landlordism introduced into that country, Wales, although not. Catholic, would be in as bad a state as ever Ireland was. Iirshmen, if given "a fair field and no favour," are inferior be no people on earth, and no country in the world has a better claim to Home Ride than Ireland.—Yours faithfully, A POLICE CONSTABLE. 11
IThe Dark Side of Convict…
I The Dark Side of Convict Life. I [Being the Account of the Career of HARRY WILLIAMS, a Merthyr Man.] INTRODUCTORY. My Dear Readers,—It is my sincere desire and wish that all those who have taken a wrong step in life will check, before it is too late, their evil courses, which is certain in the end to bring them to destruction. I do not for one moment, dear readers, accuse you of wrong doing. God forbid but to quote the words of tho Bible: "Watch, Jest ye also fall into con- demnation." It is a very easy tiling to get into trouble. But, ch! how hard it is to wipe off the stains. We not only disgrace ourselves, but also our innocent loved ones. I do not think there is a single soul on God's earth who has not experienced trouble of some description or other. Some people's troubles are greater than ethers; some sins are more serious than others, but they are all considered equal in the sight of God, but, as it says in Holy Scripture. "Though thy sins be as scarlet they shall be white as wool." Therefore, I wish to give you an insight into my own past life, of what na- ture sin is, and how far it will go to spoil our happiness. In my narrative I will relate the sctlienngs of poor unfortunate, shall I say pieces of humanity, and the things practised within tiiD walls of our British Convict Prisons, hoping >191 to weary my readers too much. 'I CHAPTER I. My sole object in choosing the "Dark Side of Convict Life" as the title of my narrative, is simply because I know of no bright side to the life of a poor convict. To begin with, I was once the son of a. middle-class boot and shoe manu- facturer, and my father was well known within tho circle of influential tradesmen as a keen man of business. When I was a little lad rumours had been floating about that he was the heir to an extensive estate, which untimately fell into the hands of the now Viscount Lord ——— Measures were adopted to restore the estate, but without success, as the will, somehow or other, had been buried or burned. Thus, fate was .against father aa it has sinctr "been against j me. When I was not much more than three years of age I was sent to the Cyfarthfa Infants School, and after going through my course there as a child, I was transferred to the Georgetown Board School. I had a very good master, Mr. Jones by name, and a thorough gentleman; a man who knew how to work a school without a great deal of trouble with his pupils. He was also well respected, and well liked by parents of lads placed under his care. Soma of those old schoolboys are now men of position in the world, and some have drifted downwards like myself; but it was not for want of care and attention. Mr. Jones always did his best to bring us up as men, and apart from his teaching he trained us in physical drill. Some people are too apt to believe that the condition of a man is due to his bringing up in the past, but nothing of the kind, for no mat- ter how a lad has been brought up it does not follow that he will continue that course all through life. Some people are born to be unfortunate, and I am one of those unfortunates. Still, it says in the Bible that "The rod and reproof giveth wisdom, but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame." Now, that is quite the opposite in thousands of cases. Still further it says, "Correct thy son, and when he is old he will not depart from it." That is quite cor- rect, but have I not been corrected? When I was young was I not brought up in the midst of Christianity? Yes. I was, but I departed from it. Yes, I am sorry to say I have, but it was not for the want of trying to do better, for I really have tried to live down the past, but I have been overtaken each time by misfortune. As General Booth says in his book on "Darkest England," "That he believes there is a cer- tain time for the turning point in each man and woman's life, and I believe that time has come for me." I left school at the age of thirteen, and al- though not very classical, I managed to learn my three "R's." My mother then placed me with a. well-known Merthyr chemist, but I did not use the pestle and mortar very long before I showed signs of a longing for more active work. In short, I wanted to go to work in the pits, but my mother had such a dread of the ooal miba that she would not think of allow- ing her pet boy (for such I was considered that time) to go to work underground, for she had seen so many during her life carried home kill- ed. My father said, "Let the lad go to work in the pit. it will make a man of him." But, in the end, it nearly made a corpse of me. My mother had to give in, and before very long I was equipped ready to start work as a collier boy. I was not long working underground be- fore my dear old mother's fears were realised. I was working with a miner by the name of William Haman in the six feet seam at the Cwm Pit Colliery, and one day I was engaged upon my knees filling the coal box when suddenly, without the slightest warning, part of the roof gave way, and a large stone about two tons came crashing down within a foot of me. For- tunately for me it only Atruck the box, but the box tamped up, and dealt me a violent blow on the head, tearing back with its sharp edge nearly half my scalp. I at once fell uncon- scious to the ground, and when I awoke I found myself at home and in bod all ban- daged up, the doctor having sewn my head right round from ear to ear. It was one of the narrowest escapes known to have occurred in a coal mine. for if I had been one foot further in towards the seam I should have been smashed beyond recognition. was only the begin- ning.of my troubles. )'i (To be continued.) -|
EXPERIMENTS WITH A WELL-KNOWN…
EXPERIMENTS WITH A WELL-KNOWN COUGH CURE. BY A LONDON SCIENTIST. Chas. Hyatt-Woolf, Esq., F.R.P.S., F.R.S.L., Editor of Popular Science Sittings, writes as folloivs in his new book, 'Truths about thinps we live on and daily use.—"With a view to dis- covering a form.'of medicine needed to dimin- ish congestion, aid expectoration, and soothe the respiratory track, I experimented in the laboratory with Veno's Lightning Cough Cure and applied it in practice. I found this remedy contained a variety of mattaraj capable of afford- ing relief in all those cases where coughing is a symptom. Not only this, but it is a distinct nerve sedative and tonic, and is not only applic- able with advantage in' cases of bronchial coughs but also for stomach coughs. It would likewise have a certain value in consumption, it showed distinct ability to abate feverish symptoms, and in all cases to which I applied it, the influence of Veno's Lightning Cough Cure was most marked. This Cough Cure is very nicely compounded, so much so that it is even I pleasant to take, its delightful flavour oom- mending it to tho most fastidious patient. It contains no opiate or anything olae that could effeot harm." Take Veno's. Lightning Cough Care for all diseases of chest, throat, and lungs ija young or old. Pric$yii, aa4 2/9, of all -A——>
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Merthyr Board of Guardians. A MAINTEANCE CASE REPORTED TO HOME SECRETARY. Mr. Dd. Hopkins presided at the fortnightly meeting of this Board on Saturday. A letter was read from the Local Government Board forwarding forms to enable the Guar- dians to communicate to them particulars of the appointment of Miss F. A, Gallagher as As- sistant Medical Officer of the 'Workhoute, and stating that they would be lad to be informed that the Guardians would mako arrangements for 5ecurirw the services of another medical man in the absence from duty of the principal Medical Officer, and for attendance at all times on cases of which it is undesirable that a lady should have charge, when the principal Medical Officer is prevented from attending to such himself.—A letter was also read from Dr. Ward. Medical Officer, stating that he proposed that Dr. Ernest Ward should attend at the In- firmary during his absence from duty, and that or Dr. Ernest Ward in his absence, would at. all times attend on cases of which it. was un- desirable that a lady should have charge.—It was agreed that the, Local Government Board be informed accordingly A letter was read from tho Local Govern- ment Board stating that they would be pre- pared to approve vaccination contracts with Messrs. E. J. Trevor Jones and Isaac Banks for the Garilys and Trecynon district", Aberdare, drawn in accordance with the proposals for- warded to the Board, and requesting that the contracts, when prepared and executed, may be submitted for the Board's approval.—It was resolved that contracts be prepared accordingly. The Clerk read a letter from Air. T. Mansci Franklen. Clerk of the Glamorgan County Council, stating that the County Council had made an order, the effect of which was that the Guardians -at future elections would be elected for the new wards of the Parish of Gellvgaer, two for each Ward, except the Fochriw Ward, and one for the Fochriw Ward. A letter was read from the Secretary of the Swansea and South Wales Institution for the Blind, stating that the fees payable in respect of the maintenance and education of all pupils had been increased from £26 5s. to £30 per an- num as from the 25th December, 1909. The Rev. T. J. JODaB, Rector of Gellvgaer, wrote stating that he understood that in future the paupers in his district would have to attend at Pengam Railway Station at nine o'clock in the morning to receive their relief, which would entail a serious inconvenience to the aged and infirm during the winter months, and suggest- ing that the former hour of twelve o'clock noon should be continued, at least during the win- ter months.—The pay clerk reported that the time of paying at Pengam was being altered in order that the paupers residincr a.t Hengoed and Ystrad Mvnoch might be paid at Hengoed in- stead of Pengam as heretofore.—It was agreed that the pay clerk be directed to report in a month's time how the new arrangement works. Mr. Llewelyn Richards, warrant officer, call- ed attention to the case of a man who had been sent to gaol under a suspended commitment or- der for non-payment of arrears due for the maintenance of his family. The case, he said, had been represented to the Home Secretary as a very harsh one, because part of tho arrears were supposed to have accrued whilst the man was serving his country in the South African War. He (the warrant officer). was called upon for an explanation, and he pointed out that the order was not made until nearly twelve months after he returned from the front, and that every opportunity had been given him to find the money. Believing that the facts had been mis- represented to him, the Home Secretary declinT ed to interfere, and confirmed his (Mr. Rich- ards's) action in the matter. The Rev. LI. M. Williams (rector of Dow- la13), in withdrawing a resolution he had in- tended moving, took occasion to comment upon a recent speech made by Mr. John Burns at Wandsworth, .In which he said the head of a great Government department had compared statistics which were not at all comparable in pointing out the difference in the rate of pau- perism now as against the rate in the sixties The method of calculating the average in those earlier days. the rev. gentleman explained, va- ried altogether from that adopted at the present time, for whereas then a husband, wife and five children on the books were reckoned as seven paupers they would be treated now as only one case. The policy of the Local Government Board, he declared, had been to eliminate as many cases as possible from the records of the country in order to reduce average as an argument, in favour of a certain fiscal svs- tem.—Mr. Price (Cefn), characterised tho rec- tor's remarks a.s an election speech. Mr. T Andrews, J.P., proposed that it be an instruction to All Relief Committees and relieving officers connected with the Board to discontinue cases of out-relief where the com- bined income from all sources entering a house eoualled or exceeded 8s. per head l" week. The members looked upon it as a. biq- subject which ought to be dealt with when there was a larger attendance, and An amendment in the form of the previous question was carried. Mr. W. Harris gave notice that, at the next meeting, he would move that the Relief Com- mittee be empowered to srrant an increase upon the present maximum of 2s. 6d. per week allowed in respect of each child in receipt of out-relief. Mr. 1. T. Jenkins moved that lanndries and workshops in tho control of the Guardians be placed under the inspection of tho Home Office inspectors.—The motion was agreed to. The Children's Homes Sub-Committee recom- mended, with regard to tho erection of cottage homes at Llwydcoed (1) That three pairs of cottage homes be erected on the site at once, as they will be necessary for the children at present^under the care of the Board; (2) In the event of the previous recommendation not being adopted, that the two blocks already agreed to be erected, be built on the south-east portion of the site; (3) That from the proposed roadway three steDS be formed to the back vards at the rear of the cottages, so as to keep the level of the ground more uniform. Bv EO doing a large amount of waste walling will be avoided; (4) That the brook be adopted as the boundary line of the Board's taking.—Mr. W. Harris main. tained that to erect three cottage home at LKvydcoed would be an insult to the children. The idea was to got them awav from pauper surroundings.—Tho^ Rector of Dowlais agreed, and said that to build as suggested would be an outrage upon the principle of cottage homes.— Mr. J. Prowle said that every school in Aber- dare was overcrowded.—The report was thrown out. The Cottage Homes Committee presented a report, which contained tho following: The Superintendent reported that Miss Mattie Rees, assistant foster mother at the receiving home, had been absent from duty through illness since the 6th January.—The Superintendent sub- mitted an account of Mr. John Carter, amount- ing to £2 7i:J., for hauling asphalt to Aberdare Cottage Homes and laying sa-me. The Com- mittee recommend that the account be paid.— A letter was read from Mr. Llewellyn homas, Tredomen, Llanddausant, applying for Annie Tidmarsh as a servant, and satisfactory testi- monials were submitted. The committee recom- mend that the girl be sent to Mr. Thomas for a month on trial upon the usual conditions, and that the usual outfit be granted.—A letter was read from Messrs. Davies Bros., woollen manufacturers, Llanybyther, applying for two boys to learn the woollen trade. The Com- mittee recommend that David Rowland Williams be sent to Messrs. Davies Bros., for a month on trial upon the usual conditions.—The Super- intendent submitted a list of special requisitics, including a medicine chest and other appliances for the hospital, which the committee recom- mend be allowed.—The Medical Officer having recommended the provision of adjustable chairs for children suffering from hip disease, the committee instructed the Superintendent to obtain prices from makers.—The Clerk reported that only two of the staff nurses at the Work- house were applicants for the post of nurse at the Training School, namely. Nurses Price and Blodwen Jones. The committee recommended that one of these nurses be appointed to the post. The report was adopted. A letter was read from Mr. Thomas Phillips, clerk to the Aberdare Urban District Council, stating that the Council were prepared to pass the plans relating to the Cwmbach Cottage Homes, if the Guardians would give an under- taking to set back the boundary wall on the road leading to the colliery 15 feet from the centre of the existing road, if called upon to do so at any time. The Board agreed that the undertaking asked for be given. To MOTHERB.—Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has been used over fifty years by millions of mothers for their children while teethinjr, with per- fect success. It will relieve the poor sufferer imme- diately. It is pleasing- to taste; it produces natural quiet sleep, by relieving the child from pain, and the little cherub awakes "as bright as a battoa." Of-all chemists. 3s, ljd. per bottle.
Wanted—a "Tory Curate."
Wanted—a "Tory Curate." A correspondent •writes: "In view of Father Adderley's intervention in the Merthyr Elec- tion, the enclosed from the "Westminster" is rather amusing:—"Among muoh comic relief furnished by the General Election is the fact that Fathor Adderley, the well-known Socialist Vicar of Saltley, feels compelled to add to his advertisomsnt for a curate the qualification 'Tory preferred.' In justification he explains: 'For five years I have been the object of abuse by the Tories of Saltley because I have consist- ently supported Labour representation. Per- sonally, I find no difficulty in accepting the spiritual ministrations of my political oppon- ents. Many of my congregation are not built tha.t way, and I thought it good to provide them with a Tory, as I have throe Independent Labour Party curates.
"Premiers Going Strong." !
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L-A.GREAT VICTORY FOR.SOCIALIS.Nrl-…
bonnet is the Socialist rout. Only 1,372 out of a poll of 21,634 on a register of 23,234. Why, when Mr. Raxicliffe "also ran" the Socialists j numbered 2,304, and now, despite the word from headquarters to plump, Mr. Hardie only got 1,872—432 less. Well, so it is all over the coun- try This foolish, impractical party, bent upon getting top whoever goes under, is meeting its I deserts and the polls show that Britain is safe. To all who still doubt my assertion that Mr. Hardie's poll is a victory for Labour, not Socialism, let me invite attention to, first, the tremendous notices on the hoardings on polling' day: "Put Labour on top this time. Vote for Hardie." Labour, not Socialism, mind you. And second, the "Vote cf thanks"- where the front and foremost credit is given to Labour. Fellow workmen, this election has a le -sron'. for us, and it is this, Labour, not Socialism. La- bour has more to gain from Liberalism than from Socialism, and we must see to it that our electors know it.-Youis trulv. EMANCIPATED.