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Beirniadaeth Cyfansoddiadau Eisteddfod Ebenezer, Treherbert, Gorphenaf 9fed, 1904. "Llythyr oddiwrth Blentyn at ei Rieni." —Derbyniwyd pump o lythyron, yn dwyn y ffugenwau canlynol; —Baden-Powell, T'refor, Dewi, Johnny Morganwg, ac Annie. Yn anffodus i Annie, daeth ei llythyr hi i law yn rhy ddiweddar; o gan- lyniad, taflodd ei hunan allan o'r gystad- leuaeth. Prof odd ei anmhrydlondeb yn lleidr ei gwobr. Ganddi hi y mae y llythyr goreu o ddigon. Dysgwch fod yn brydlon, Annie. Baden-Powell.-Llythyr Cymreig sydd gan y General, wedi ei anfon o Goleg Bangor. Ffrwyth ysgrifell plentyn yn dechreu ysgrifenu Cymraeg ydyw, oblegyd y mae y tryfrith gwallau sillebrol, &c., sydd yn ei nodweddu yn brawf o hyny. Cofied y gwron yma taw "Anwyl dad a mam sydd briodol,, ac nid "Anwyl fam a thad." Gallasai Baden-Powell wneyd llawer iawn gwell llythyr na, hwn pe ar ei oreu. Y mae wedi bod yn boenus o ddiofal wrth ei ysgrifenu. T'refor.—Ysgrifena Trefor o Ysgol Sirol Abertawe. Ceir ganddo lythyr pwrpasol a nodweddiadol o blentyn at ei rieni. Nid ydyw fel cyfansoddiad, efallai, cystal ag eiddo B.P., ond y mae yn lanach, ac wedi bod yn fwy gofalus wrth ei ysgrifenu. Cofied Trefor, fod cofion parchus" yn well na "parchus gofion." Daliwch ati i ysgrifenu Cymraeg. Dewi.—Ceir llythyr byr a phwrpasol eto gan Dewi, wedi ei ysgrifenu yn Saes- neg o Ysgol y Bechgyn, Porthcawl. Y mae eiddo Dewi o'r un nodwedd a'r eiddo Trefor, ond credwn ei fod yn ysgrifenu ychydig yn fwy hwylus. Johnny Morganwg.—Llythyr Saesneg sydd gan Johnny, wedi ei ysgrifenu o Taunton School, Taunton. Nid dyma y tro cyntaf i Johnny ysgrifenu at ei rieni. Rhaid ei fod yn hynach nai gydymgeis- wyr, ac o ganlyniad yn fwy profiadol. Mae ei eiddo wedi ei ysgrifenu mewn Haw dlos ac eglur, ac yn dynodi ei awdwr fel un sydd yn deall y gelfyddyd o ysgrifenu llythyr. Y llythyrwr goreu o ddigon yn y gystadleuaeth yma yw Johnny Mor- ganwg. Gwobrwyer ef. Tri neu Bedwar Penill Cyfaddas i Gerddoriaeth Plant. "-Llo,ngyfarchwn y pwyllgor am fod mor effro i'n hangenion fel cenedl yn y cyfeiriad yma. Ceir fod mwy o feirdd yn Nghymru heddyw nag a fu erioed, ond gresyn mor lleied o'r cyfryw sydd yn medru canu geiriau cym- wys i gerddoriaeth; a'r anhawsder cyntaf a deimlir gan ein cerddorion ieuanc yw, cael geiriau cyfaddas i gyfansoddi arnynt; a diamheu fod llawer un wedi tori ei galon wrth fethu camu dros y gareg rwystr" yma. Daeth cynifer a naw i'r ornest; ac y mae rhai o honynt yn feirdd glewion, awenol eu hysbryd, a hylithr eu mydr. Mae y naw wedi eu harwyddo —Moses, Ben Owen, Addolwr ar ei ddeulin, Gomer, loan, Mab yr Ysgol Sul, Teknon, Barti- meus, Yn ei gamrau Ef. Moses.—Gadawa Moses i ni ddyfalu beth yw y testyn y cana arno, ond methwn yn glir a phenderfynu at" un, gan fod y geiriau yn awgrymu rhagor nag un. Da chwi, pan yn anfon fel hyn i gystadleu- aeth, ysgrifenwch eich testyn. Y mae Moses yn canu yn ddigon swynol a di- dramgwydd, er nad oes ganddo ond ychydig o farddoniaeth. Nid ydym yn hoffi hefyd y ddau gydgan sydd ganddo; un cydgan, a hwnw ag ergyd nodwedd- iadol o fywyd plentyn ynddo. Ben Owen.—Tueddir ni i gredu mai ffrwyth awen bardd ieuanc yw eiddo Ben Owen. Cana. yn ddigon swynol, ond eto, yn arwynebol ar destyn y mae cymaint o ganu wedi bod arni-" Ty Ein Tad." Nid priodol yw dweyd Y Wynfa Wen." Ym- dreched Ben Owen i ddarllen gweithiau barddonol prif feirdd ei wlad. Bydd yn sior o ragori, oblegyd y mae pob peth bardd ganddo. Addolwr ar ei ddeulin.—Nid yw yr ym- geisydd yma eto wedi ysgrifenu ei destyn uwchben ei gyfansoddiad, ond gallwn dybio taw Mae Cyfaill gan blant bychain" yw ei destyn. Ni wna meistr ar ei waith, ailadrodd ei hunan mor ddi- amcan gwna Addolwr hyny droion, bron yn mhob un o'i benillion. Mae chweched linell ei benill cyntaf un sill yn rhy fer. Nid da yw llinellau o'r natur yma, heblaw eu bod yn anghydfaddas i'w canu: — Drwy glwyfau dwfn dirdynol Ar arw bren y groes. Pe bae ei benillion i gyd or un nodwedd a'i bill olaf, buasai yn agosach i'r goron. Gomer.—Mae gan Gomer dri phenill a chydgan yn darllen yn awenyddol, ar destyn prydferth, ond nid da ydyw dywediadau fel "gwellau heulwen," Seion'fyw," feinni croesi, &c. Nid yw y gair arddelwi yn air cyfaddas i don plant. Sawra rhai o'r llinellau hefyd yn drwm gan Iwydni henaint. Ail-adrodda ei hunan dair o weithiau yn yr ail benill. Syniad lied wael hefyd sydd gan Gomer am y grefft o atalnodi. Er ei holl feiau, mae y ddawn nefol yn ei feddiant. loan.—Hydref ydyw testyn loan, a chana arno yn bruddfelus, ond nid yw ei benillion mwy na'i destyn yn gyfaddas i blant, ac o ganlyniad nid yw yn dyfod i fyny a gofynion y pwyllgor. Mab yr Ysgol Sul.—Gallem feddwl mai Awn yn mlaen i'r Ysgol Sul" yw ei destyn ef, er nad yw yntau wedi ei ys- grifenu ef uwchben ei gyfansoddiad. Cawn gan yr ymgeisydd yma bedwar penill swynol a digon o fyn'd ynddynt, ond paham y mae y fath awenydd yn ail- adrodd ei hunan eto mor ddiamcan ? Mae'r llinell, Byth tra ar y llawr," yn llipa ac yn swnio dipyn yn faledaidd. Ar y cyfan y mae eiddo Mab yr Ysgol Sul yn ymgais dda iawn. Teknon.—Pedwar penill a chydgan tlws a swynol sydd gan Teknon i'r Gwanwyn. Teimlwn ein bod yn nghwmni y gwir fardd pan yn darllen y cyfansoddiad yma, ond, ie ond, gresyn iddo newid ei gorfan yn llinell olaf ei bedwar penill, yr hyn sydd yn eu handwyo. Bydd yn anhawdd, hyd yn nod, i'r cerddor cyfarwydd ysgrifenu cerddoriaeth ganadwy arnynt, heb eu newid; yr hyn ellir wneyd yn hawdd. Gweler y copi. Hefyd, hawdd fuasai i fardd mor rywiog ei awen ganu ar destyn mwy newydd na hwn. Bartimeus.—Tri phill sydd ganddo ef i'r Eneth Amddifad. Y maent o syniad- aeth dyner, yn darllen yn llithrig a di- dramgwydd. Trueni na fuasai yn cymeryd testyn newydd i ganu arno, yn lie rhygni, fel ereill yn y gystadleuaeth, ar yr un hen destynau. Diamheu y gall Haw cerddor cyfarwydd lunio unawd dderbyn- iol iawn ar y geiriau tyner yma. Yn Ei gamrau Ef.—Dyma dri phenill rhagorol, ar destyn newydd a nodwedd- iadol o blentyn-" Yr wyf am fod yn Wron." Addefwn fod y cyfansoddiad yma yn dyfod i fyny yn anrhydeddus a gofyn- ion y pwyllgor. Mae y cyfansoddiad drwyddo yn dynodi ei awdwr yn wir fab Ceridwen. Heb ddim petrusder yr ydym a chydwybod bur yn dyfarnu Yn Ei gam- rau Ef yn oreu, ac yn wir deilwng o'r wobr. S. D. LLOYD. 12, Edmund Street, Britannia, Porth.

Treherbert. We are very pleased to note the musi- cal successes of Master Orlando Jones, aged 11, son of Mr. D. R. Jones, Fern- hill House; and Master Richard T. Davies, son of Mrs. G. Davies, Wyndham Street, at the recent examination of the Incorporated Society of Musicians at Cardiff. Master Orlando Jones passed Grade II. with Honours, and Master Rd. T. Davies the Preparatory Grade, also with Honours. Both are pupils of Mr. J. T. Jones, I.S.M., L.R.A.M., Treorchy.

Dropsy and Bright's Disease The Miraculous Case of Miss Jane Chalmers. Thirty-seven weeks I was ill with dropsy and Bright's disease, and I became so thin, weak and wasted that I was no- thing but skin and bones." This was one sentence in a letter re- cently received from Miss Jane Chalmers, of Durie Broom, Leven, Fifeshire. The whole facts of the case being so striking, and Miss Chalmers' cure so remarkable, we sent a representative from London to Leven to investigate and get all the facts. The case proved to be almost a miracle, as we think the reader will allow after reading the full facts given below: — The trouble commenced by a swelling in the limbs above the knees, which quickly went down into the ankles and feet, the entire limbs becoming so swollen that I could not walk-I became bedfast. Then the swellings extended to my arms and fingers, and even to my face. We were all greatly alarmed. The doctor came, and pronounced my trouble to be dropsy. He gave me bottle after bottle of medicine, but it never had the least effect. "Then he attempted to get the water out of my body by means of steaming ard sweating, and for this purpose 1 was packed in steamed blankets. All this re- duced my strength dreadfully; but it had almost no effect on the swellings. "At this time the doctor said I was also suffering from Bright's dis H,sg, and that there was no hope for my life. The neighbours and my parents actually gave me up for dead. My kidney secretions became full of albumen; notnxng would remain in my stomach; there was con- stant vomiting and headache: my aight became weak. Often I wished I might die. I was given hypodermic injections of morphia time after time—to relieve the pain. I suppose-and the flesh was tapped or pierced to try and drain off "he water. A great deal came away, too; but my body filled up again almost at once. The places where my skin was pierced healed, and became festered and sore. My relations were in sad distress about m- I was so weak and ill I had to be pped up on a bed-rest made by my .tther, and on which were placed several pillows to support me, so wasted away was I; in fact, I was merely skin and bones. About this time my father decided, as a last chance, that I should give Doan's Backache Kidney Pills a trial. On the third day after commencing with these pills, there was a marked im- provement in my condition. On the fourth day I told my parents that I found my body getting a little slacker, and the water was less. This seemed to give me new life, and I even began to think it might be possible to get a cure after all. I persevered with Doan's Pills, and at the second box took doses of two pills three times a day, continuing this till the fifth box. By this time the water had left my body, the kidneys were acting properly, the secretions were quite natural, the headaches had gone, I began to enJoy my food, and was able to keep it in my stomach. It is easy to imagine how de- lighted my parents, as well as my brothers and sisters, were when they saw how I had improved. Now, after persevering with the medicine a little longer, I am able t)o get about the house, help my mother to do the housework, and enjoy the summer weather. This marvellous recovery is due entirely to Doan's Back- ache Kidney Pills, and I am as sure as my friends are that had it not been for this medicine I should not now have been living. I feel as though I had been snatched from the very gates of deatn." Miss Chalmers is twenty-four years o!d. and one of a family of eleven children. A happier family you never saw, for they feel their child and sister has been mira- culously saved. If you are ill, write and tell us your symntoms. We shall be pleased to give you the best advice in our power, free of charge. Your letter will be treated in strictest confidence. Doan's Backache Kidney Pills may be obtained from all ] chemists and stores, price two shillings and ninepence a box (six boxes for thirteen t shillings and ninepence), or they will be ( sent direct, post free, on receipt of price, by the proprietors, Foster Mo-Clel'an 00.. 8, Wells Street, Oxford Street, Londo-ti,W. 1 1109D

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