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FACTS AND FANCIES.
FACTS AND FANCIES. The Chinese have a god for every disease, eVen for childhood's afflictions, like the mumps and measles. A piece of camphor gum is a very good indica- tor of what the weather is going to be. If when the camphor is exposed to the air the gum reo dry, the weather will be fresh and dry; out if the gum absorbs the moisture and seems damp, it is a sign of rain. THE ANIMALS OF PARADISE. Among the beliefs of the followers of the Prophet Mahomet is one that eleven animals were admitted to Paradise. These were the dog ^ratim, of the seven sleepers of Ephesus; Ua.uam's ass; Solomon's ant, the particular one wmch reproved the sluggard; Jonah's whale; Ishmael's ram the came! of Saleb; the cuckoo of. Belkis; the ox of Moses; Al Borak, the animal which conveyed Mahomet to Heaven; the ass on which Christ rode into Jerusalem and the one on which the Queen of Sheba rode when she paid her famous visit to Solomon. + THE BAYPJUX TAPESTRY. The celebrated tapestry, called Bayeux, from the place where it is preserved, is a record on canvas, more minute in some particulars than written history, of the Conquest of England by the Normans in 3 066. According to tradition Jt was the work of Matilda, wife of William the Conqueror, and (lie ladies of her court. It is a eb of linen cloth 214ft. long by 20in. wide, and Is worked in wool of varied colours. We have it from the latest authority that on this canvas, besides the figures of 505 animals birds, there are 62.3 men, 202 horses. 55 ^°gs, 37 buildings, 41 ships and boats, and 49 trees. It is divided into 72 compartments, each ^presenting some particular occurrence. The Joayeux tapestry would have been destroyed during tiie French Revolution had not a priest succeeded in concealing it from the mob. 10 THE TOWER OF LONDON. The Tower of London is the most celebrated citadel of England and the only fortress in the British capital. Its history is, to a great extent, the history of the kingdom. T-Vithin its walla onio of the most noted political and religious Characters have been confined, tortured, and be- headed. The Tower is surrounded by a con- siderable moat, and covers an area of twelve or ■hirteer. acres. The oldest part is what is \VMP n as the White Tower, which was built by the Conqueror, and has not been ehanged inside, but has been remodelled ex- y* Some of the walls are fourteen feet in°+ which made it practically impregnable t? The notable places to be seen by Y'sitors are: The Traitor s Gate, opposite to Which the prisoners like lialeigh were taken to their cells; the Bloody Tower is also nearly ^pposite, and there the sons of Edward IV. were ^urdered at the instigation of Richard III.; eauchamp Tower is also seen and remembered the place where Anne Boleyn and the un- irate Lady Jane Grey were detained; the B- li • wer' w^e,e Governor resides; the galleries known as the Horse Armoury and yueen Elizabeth's Armoury; and the Jewel where the Crown jewels, valued at £ .400,000 are kept. On the walls of the cells ar: yet to be seen inscriptions made by prisoners confined, like Raleigh, within the eary place only to be released by death. OLD IVY TREES. In a prominent place, both in history and Na- ure, stands the old castle Schloss Annaburg," jo the province Sachsen, which is particularly larnous through its old ivy trees. Although the castle is of a considerable height, its walls are covered entirely. The old winding stairs were sm 11 Princess Anna when ascending in a "1^11 donkey cart. The rooms are dark, and re- Mind the visitor of the old story: The Princess's usband, in playing a joke, disguised himself as a robber and entered her room. She ended her life in order to escape by throwing herself out of the window. MOURNING THE WORLD OTGR. The customs of mourning as practised in vari- us parts of the world seem at first sight to have little relation with each other, or with the inward grief which they are supposed to typify. Yet by 11 exercise of a little patience, many resem- x,,a'l'cef raay be discovered among them. The mow's cap, for example, dates back to the days bp Egyptian men shaved the ai'd and the head as a token of mourning, The women, instead of cutting off the hair, con- ealed it by a close cap. The Romans, who were as a race clean shaven, shaved the head in burning and wore a wig. The black band on the sleeve, as a sign of ourning, comes to us from the days of chivalry. It lei y t.ieirl a scarf or napkin, as the hand- was called, about the arm of her knight. ne was killed in battle she wore the band in Memory of him. .Black has so long been the colour of grief m ^S'o-Saxon countries that it seems a part of j upside-down civilisation of the East that i °rea, Japan, and China wear white. But no °nger ago than the time of Elizabeth the un- °rtunate Mary of Scotland wore white on the ueath of Darnley. Even now the hearse used °r children is white, and in some parts the mourners at funerals of young, unmarried per- sons wear hatbands and sashes of whitb -41, RED INDIANS' REMARKABLE GRAVEYAN-. The Red Indians of Pala, in California, were converted to the Catholic faith in the eighteenth Century, and remain Catholics to-day. Though some superstitions prevail, their belief in the re- urrection is strong. Believing that the dead must remain for some time in the grave, they observe exactly the hour at which the spirit de- arts, and the rude wooden cross over each grave In the cemetery states the exact hour, minute, ,na day on which the person died. Suspended Jjptn the arms of the cross is an alarm clock, 'kh the hands set at the particular hour. The Jarm at the back of the clock has been set at jte same moment. The person who placed the th° ^ere believes that at the proper moment .he alarm will sound and will awaken the sleep- Ing spirit. — WHERE EVERYTHING IS OF MUD. Ol\e of the most extraordinary cities in the World is Yezd, in Central Persia. Situated in the midst of a vast salt desert which stretches or hundreds of miles in all directions, it is 1118ular says a writer in T■ A. Tbeyond even the insularity of islands. The nearest inhabited Place of any size is Isfahan, and that is 200 miles ■J^ay. When you send a letter to Isfahan from ezd, if your friend writes by return of post may get your answer back in a month, he inhabitants of Yezd who have been away Yezd during their lives number, perhaps, o or three score, and the bulk of these have 0°'extended their travels further than to Shiraz Airman in the one direction, or to Isfahan in "e other. Yet between 50,000 and 60,000 People make the place their home. For ninety- lIje out of every hundred of these the great utside world has not merely no interest—it has i solutely no existence. To this strangely iso- ted community, one day in the spring of 1899, v £ er° came a young Englishman, Mr. Napier Jj4c°lm. He remained there, without a break, col > 1904. Yezd, it would appear from Mr. Mai s account, is a city made almost entirely j^ud. Not only are the houses built of this aterial, but the very furniture, the firepans, L 6 barrels for grain, the children's toys, the e^d receptacles, even the beds, are simply j.i lcl> moulded into a rough form and dried in ««un. In the Yezd shops the goods, mostly th ?re displayed on tiers of mud ledges, and a ere is a mud room behind. The bakers' ovens thG V rru^' down to the very doors. Many of Wh i ezdis even eat mud, and develop an un- l^plesorne muddy complexion in consequence, dur** IS t*le one ^ing dreaded in Yezd. Once Mr. Malcolm's stay it rained for an en- fesi uaj~an almost unheard-of thing—with the aw» ^at several hundreds of houses melted how °ver. the heads of their occupants. This, simi?Ver' *s nothing like such a calamity as a whp happening would be accounted else- a ?r>^e" j Yezd house is not built to stand foi js term of years. In fact, its length of life f hioh determined by the size of its cesspool, th occupies the same relative place and is ol hou<?aiQlB relative size as the cellar of an English event' u M *his is full the Yezdi moves in any iocs] > bu"ding himself a new house in a fresh thirH t to this custom, about two- toithj city's area is continually covered deserted houses is yaiious stages of suiaft1
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Hauliers' Demands.
Hauliers' Demands. Main Points Settled. Another meeting of the Sub-Committee appointed by the owners' and workmen's representatives on the South Wales Con- ciliation Board to enquire into the griev- ances of the hauliers was held at Cardiff on Saturday. The chair for the owners' side was occupied by Mr. H. W- Martin, whilst Mr. Evan Thomas occupied the chair for the workmen. The committee also included Messrs. H. E. Gray, Wm. Jenkins, T. Griffiths, H. T. Wales, T. H. Deacon and W. Smith for the owners' side, and Messrs. Vernon Hartshorn, Enoch Morrell, W. Vyce and C. B. Stanton on the workmen's side. After the sitting the following report was handed to the Press — After a very lengthy discussion it was ascertained that the two sides of the committee are in agreement upon the main points at issue, and, therefore, an arrangement has been arrived at in regard to the more important questions. As. however, there are some few minor matters still to be discussed, it was arranged that the sub-committee should meet again on Saturday next in order to dispose of these and for the purpose of drawing up a final agreement in settlement of the whole question.
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Seaweed in Kidney Diseases Dr. James Walker, Kidney and Urin- ary Specialist. New York, says; I never treat a, case where the kidneys, urinary organs or stomach are involved without seaweed. I regard it as indispensable. The species of seaweed used by Dr. Walker is the same as that contained in Veno's Sea- weed Tonic. Veno's Seaweed Tonic is used by many prominent doctors in aJl forms of kidney and urinary diseases because of its great strengthening, healing and purifying effect. It cures Nephritis of the kidneys, Bright's y 11 disease, uric acid troubles, weakness dropsy and backache especially successful in consti- pation. Pleasant to take. Cures permanently. No return. Ask for Veno's Seaweed Tonic, at Chemists everywhere, 1/1 and 2/9. 2760
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YANKEE HUMOUB. -
YANKEE HUMOUB. FINANCIAL FOLLY. Bifkins: "Why do you consider old Gotrox vulgar? Mifkins: Because he insists on telling you how much he paid for everything." Did he ever tell you how much his young Jfrife cost him? "-Chicago Daily News. IN PRAISE OF THE HEN. Hail to the hen! Hail, thrice hail to the faithful and modest Penelope of the barnyard! She has accomplished what a national govern- ment has failed to do. She is a trust buster. She has smashed the Iowa egg corner into ten thou- xand smithereens. The biggest packing firm in Des Moines has been forced to go out of busi- ness, and simply because it attempted to syndi- cate all the eggs that Iowa hens could lay. These eggs were packed away in cold storage against the time when the hens would not lay worth a cent," as the Yankees phrase it. Hens are con- trary creatures, however. They are always doing the unexpected, and the Iowa hens proved no exception to the rule. They straightway went to laying at the wrong time, and before the cold storage people could save themselves from bankruptcy the price of eggs tumbled below zero. It was eggs, eggs, eggs! Eggs every- where. The market was glutted. Every hen in Iowa was working ten hours a-day, and cackling as if her soul were in her work. Therefore, hail, thrice hail, to the humble barnyard fowl. blie seen her duty, and she done it." May her pin feathers never be plucked. -Rochester Post Ex- press. HAD GOT QUOTATIONS. We were sitting on the doorsteps of a Suffolk County farmhouse for an after-dinner smoke, when an old darkey with a crooked leg came along and took off his hat and said: Gem'len, I should like to ax yo' a tow queshuns, please." Being told to go ahead, he came up the steps and bowed and scraped and observed: "I lost my ole woman ten y'ars ago, an' she was buried on de gravel ridge ober yere 'bout two miles. I dun went an' dug up de body last week to put it in a new place, an' it was para- lysed to stuN." You mean petrified," said one of the group. Dat's it, aah. Took fo' men to git it out of de grave. Jest dun turned into rock, and looked as nateral as life. Seemed like I was dun talkin' to do ole lady agin." "Yes?" She was lyin' dar on de grass when a feller driv up in a wagin and offered me five dollars fur de body. Do yo' reckon it was right to sell it?" Well, that's according to your feelings." "Jest so. She was dun dead." "Yes." "And all turned to stun." Yes." An' so I reckoned it wouldn't hurt nuffin'. I got de money, and de man driv off. An' now folks tells me dat I got cheated. Dey says a paralysed body am wuth thirty dollars. Kin yo' tell me if dat's so? "You ought to have got at least twenty-five dollars." Hu Den I was cheated ?" It looks that way." "Jest beat right outer twenty dollars! Hu! Wall, dey doan play dat trick on me agin. Ize got de market price now, an' I know what figger to ask." "But the body is already gone." Yes, dat body; but I dun buried two odder wives an' three chillen on dat same gravel ridge, right back in agin." ONE EXPERIENCE ENOUGH. "Yes, I'm in love," admitted the young man In the music-store; "but I don't want to be guyed about it. I weigh 1021b., and am 5ft. high; but the girl of my heart is less than that. I'm not making the mistake I did three or four years ago, when I fell in love with a fat girl. Lordy, but she was a corker. I loved madly and gave myself away because I was loving 2201b. of girl. She was amiable, tender-hearted, and true; and I think she loved me in return. At any rate, we were to be married in the fall, and I think I should have been one of the happiest of hus- bands, when an accident dashed my prospects. She begged me for days and days to take her on a steamboat excursion, and I finally con- sented against my better judgment, and got a day off. She fell overboard just as we were about to leave the wharf. I think she fell as she was trying to embrace me to shew her gratitude. Four or five men plunged in after her, while I looked calmly on and did not let my heart disease get the better of me. After a good deal of trouble they got a gang-plank under her, a cable around her waist, and towed her to the end of the wharf. Then they rigged a derrick and lifted her out by sections; but they were so long about it that she caught a severe cold, and the result was consumption and death. She didn't die in my arms, because I was not strong enough to allow it; but I was only a block away when she pronounced my full name and passed peacefully away. There were months and months after that that I could never pass a load of hay without thinking of my lost Amanda and shedding tears, and I can't see an elephant or a rhinoceros without her dear vision rising up before me. I realise that Nature intended fat girls to be loved as well as lean ones, but my one experience is enough, and I am now turning to something I can pick up in my arms in case of fire and flee to the street and to safety. Also, when she goes to see her mother for a week she can leave a rag doll behind to comfort me, and I shall never miss her.Brooklyn Citizen. THOUGHT HE HAD APPENDICITIS. A nervous man recently called on me," said a New Orleans physician, and asked: 'In what part of the abdomen are the premonitory pains of appendicitis felt?' 'On the left side, exactly here,' I replied, indicating a spot a little above the point of the hip bone. He went out, and next afternoon I was sum- moned in hot haste to the St. Charles Hotel. I found the planter writhing on his bed, his fore- head beaded with sweat, and his whole appear- ance indicating intense suffering. 'I have an attack of appendicitis,' he groaned, and I'm a dead man I'll never survive an operation!' Where do you feel the pain?' I asked. Oh, right here,' he replied, putting his finger on the spot I had located at the office. I feel as if somebody had a knife in me there and ,was turning it around.' Well, then, it isn't appendicitis at any rate,' I said cheerfully, because that is the wrong side.' The wrong side!' he exclaimed, glaring at me indignantly. Why, you told me yourself it was on the left.' Then I must have been abstracted,' I re- plied, calmly. I should have said the right.' I prescribed something that would not hurt him, and learnt afterwards that he ate his dinner in the dining-room the same evening. Oh, yes; he was no doubt in real pain when I called," said the doctor, in reply to a question; but you can make your finger ache by concentrating your attention on it for a few -oments.New Orleans Times-Democrat. FOR TRAVELLERS WHO VISIT ARIZONA. The following is a partial list of the varieties of whisky now in stock in Tombstone: Common whisky, the kind that killed father bt the tender age of ninety-three. Sporting whisky, the kind that makes the jgiame rich and the player go the limit. Business whisky, the kind that makes a fellow who never had any business in his life hold you up at every corner and submit a l,000,000dol. Scheme. Mysterious whisky, the kind that causes your neighbour to lead you away around behind the Dragoon Mountains with an air of profound secrecy, then confide something to you that was all over town the day before. Social whisky, the kind that causes a man who has known you for ten years and has never spoken to you to single you out and make a confidant of you. Roaring whisky, the kind that suddenly sets the quietest fellow in town to vociferating and pwinging his arms in unoffending space. Fighting whisky, the kind that gets action on £ coward. Crying whisky, the kind that suddenly over. comes a victim with every conceivable species of 1 18athos and makes him a nitiful unontsde. Bad whisky, exceedingly scarce, the kind that -Unakes a man quiet, sullen and dangerous. Loving whisky, the sort that causes trm to tiraw near, put his arms around your neck, and emit a breath in your face that would drive a turkey buzzard away from a dead coyote. There are several other varieties in Tomb- atone, conspicuously honest whisky, which causes a man to pay his debts when under its influence, then kick himself about it when he gets sober; then the brand that causes him to do the agree- able to everybody he meets in the streets, then go home and lick his wife until the neighbours interfere. Loquacious whisky, which makes a man run off at the mouth whether he has anything to say or not. A thoughtful little boy with a high forehead tied an oblong receptacle made of tin to a dog's tail, and watched the animal go tearing down the street. What did you do that for, Johnny?" asked his mother. "Well, mother," explained the boy, for a Scotch collie I thought he was not quite u canny as he ought li htl"
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Cigarette Papers The Art of Falling- in Love. Perusing a ladies' paper the other day, I came across the startling heading which heads this honoured column. I am by no means prone to dwell on any subject in a philosophic spirit, but I could not resist the temptation to give to my readers the benefit of my views—which are to be taken for what they are worth—upon a subject which, I daresay, has occupied the attention, or will do so, of the majority of my fellow-creatures. In the first place, I hasten to add that what I have written is intended for the gentler sex only, for whom I have a secret and a passive" admiration, and mere man," therefore, for the nonce, as far as this column is concerned, will be left out in the cold to paddle his own canoe." Having uttered this assurance, I hope that none of my, male friends will be squeamish enough to pry into matters which do not concern them, and if at any time a rumour reaches me to the effect that they have been unholy enough to cast a. passing glance at what is written below, I shall abjure his good name for ever. Having thus cleared the way, I at once proceed to the engrossing subject on which I hope to make a few timely and wise observations. The ladies' paper in question—" The New Home Circle"—treats the matter from a very material and practical stand- point. It observes that "if one is to judeje by the conversations one overhears, the confidences that are made to one, and the letters that are written to the maga- zines and papers, there is no subject so interesting to a woman as courtship, engagement and marriage." This is hit- ting the nail on the top. I have seen many of the magazines and papers alluded to, and in the last page of all, hidden away from the glaring publicity of bold tvpe, and resting in a nice shady nook of the paper and sweet companionship of the cover, you will find many a letter from a distressed Angelina whom cruel Edwin has treated with a certain amount of disdain and hauteur. What are specific alleged forms of ill-treatment that the lady has been subjected to does not always i transpire, but sometimes it happens that the unhappy maid has discovered that her faithless lover has been carrying on with that detestable Miss So-and-So. Indeed, it has often turned out that the heartless monster has been bestowing an amorous wink (quite unintentionally, of course) upon her best-hated rival, or that he has been guilty of such outrageous con- duct as to dance with that ugly Miss hat's-her-name several times in suc- cession. Of course, the lady is very in- dignant, and justly so, at the insults offered her, and she requires a place where she can vent her spleen against her lover's base conduct. Naturally, she does not broach these tender sentiments to her parents, neither will she confide her woes to her best friend. What does she do ? Judging from the "magazines and papers," she straightaway repairs to her writing- desk, puts on her thinking-cap, and soils her slender fingers in writing an indig- nant epistle to the lady who controls the destinies of a weekly ladies' paper, and calmly awaits the advice which that worthy and highly judicious functionary gives to her free of charge. If the "editress" pooh-poohs the matter, and advises the offended lady to make the best out of an unfortunate incident, the latter retires to her private apartment and cries her dear, wounded heart out, and fondly imagines that all the world and Llan- fair P.G. has conspired against her happi- ness. If, on the other hand, the impar- tial judge of fickle swains' conduct de- scribes his behaviour as outrageous, heart- less, adjectiveless, then the lady who has been so cruelly treated by her false lover arms herself with courage anew, and is determined to wither" him by one- only one—look out of her dignified eyes. Then all is merry as an apple-cart. However, we must proceed. After giving sundry hints about pretty speeches, and prettier blushes, our friend of the ladies' paper says that she does not wish to imply that there is no such thing as love at first sight. The fact is, how- ever," she continues, "that most persons, before they really meet their fate, undergo the experience that they have done so. There is no disgrace in this, no harm in it—only don't let it carry you off your feet. Don't interchange vows of eternal devotion which may prove annoying or embarrassing six weeks or six months after. If you suspect that you are in love, keep it to yourself for a while.' There is a great deal of common-sense in the paragraph which I have quoted above, and no young girl who is in the tender throes of the heavenly bliss can afford to ignore it. The allusion to the fact that many persons undergo the ex- perience of imagining that they have met their fate before they really meet it, is extremely touching, and nearly stole a tear from my eye. What is meant by it, I cannot say; but all the same, it is extremely pathetic to realise that you may perchance happen to meet a young lady in a street suffering from all the accompaniments of such an emergency, when really the fate has not arrived at all. It was this pathetic picture which created a choking sensation in my throat, and what, perhaps, alarmed me most was the possibility that I might have met my fate when I had imagined otherwise. It is so easy to get mixed UP, you know. But to come to the tit-bit of all that is contained in this paragraph. "If you suspect that you are In love, keep it to yourself for a while There is sterling value' in that ohrase, and if youn<? women acted on it, there would be a happier lot of young womanhood growing around us. Keep your secrets to yourself fondle them in your own bosoms until the oppor- tune moment arrives, and then. when it does come—I mean the opportunity, not the love—out with the secret, tell your lover straight in the face that you love him. impress the truth upon him, and if he does not succumb to your fervid de- clarations, take him to the nearest horse- pond, and duck him. FAGIUS
From Kustoki to Cardiff.
From Kustoki to Cardiff. How the Russian Giant Is Being Brought to Wales. The story of the bringing of Machnow, the giant, from the interior of Russia to Cardiff reads like a romance. Nine weeks ago, when Mr. Stoll sent forth the order that Machnow was to be brought to the capital of the Principality, little idea was entertained of the great difficulties beset- ting the path of Mr. Oscar Bollinger, who was detailed for the duty. In the first place, Russia was in the throes of revolution, and no man's life was safe. In the second place, the exact district of Machnow's residence was un- known. But Mr. Stoll had said "Go forth," and Mr. Bollinger went forth. Armed with passports, vised by His Majesty's Government, he arrived at Moscow by a circumcuitous route, but as murder and rapine were rampant he could do nothing except keep in a place of safety for days on ond, At the same time he was far from in- active, and during his enforced captivity set about finding out Machnow's place of residence. "After many days," said Mr. Bollinger, interviewed by a Press representative, and by dint of liberal presents of money, I discovered that Machnow was living at Kustoki, in the government of Witebsk, six days' journey by sledge. "For six days í journeyed over the snow-covered country, and on the sixth day arrived safely at Kustoki. where I found Machnow in the midst of his family. His house was built of moss and clay, a typical farmhouse, Machnow being the proprietor of a few acres of land. His work was exclusively connected with the farm. When I told Machnow the reason of my errand and offered him a very big price to go with me, he refused point- blank. Under no circumstances would he leave his country, being afraid, curiously enough, that outside Russia he would not be safe. He had an idea that he would be poisoned and his body exhibited in a museum..As is well-known, the Russian peasant is very superstitious, and, like many countryfolk, suspicious of strangers. "I had to, stay for several weeks in tins village, tmtil I succeeded by presents of pictures o £ saints, &c., blessed by the local Pope, tS the village population and for his church, to move Machnow from his home. Before leaving, however, I had to make a solemn promise—to swear on a sacred picture in the presence of the head of tne village—to bring Machnow safely back to his people. A special sledge had to be built for Machnow for the journey to Moscow. W ishing to prosecute the journey with the utmost dispatch, I was tempted one bright moonlight night to forge Moscow- wards. I had soon reason to regret my temerity, for the country was swarming with wolves, and their deep bay rumbling through the trees made us shiver to our bones. In a. very short time' we could hear the patter of their feet, and glancing behind I caught a glimpse of their evil gleaming eyes. Machnow's great weight was a decided drawback, and matters were becoming serious, for, as the coun- try was under martial law, we were un- armed. Providentially, as the wolves were on us, we dashed into the suburbs of a hamlet, and gaining the main street, the pursuit was over. But our difficulties were not. On our arrival at Moscow Stefani, Machnow's brother, who has accompanied him to England, was arrested as a revolutionist. It was only after bribing the officials, from the Governor down to the humblest police- man, that his release was effected. To cut a long story short, we gained the German frontier in five days, and crossed the line to the accompaniment of shots from the Russian sentries, who evidently mistook us for fugitives. The remainder of the journey to London was accomplished with ease, but I should not again care to hold my life in my hands for nine weeks." Machnow arrives at the Great Western Station next Monday at 2.15 p.m., when he will be conveyed to the Empire Theatre in a pantechnicon van, his great bulk pro- hibiting a less pretentious mode of con- veyance.
-------Good News from Merthyr.
Good News from Merthyr. All of us in Tonypandy will be glad to hear such good news. We congratulate ourselves as well as this Merthyr resident, for the intelligence is of the gravest im. portance to many of us here. Mrs. M. A. Williams, 24, Penuel Street, Twynrodyn, Merthyr, says —" I used to have such dragging pains in my back that I found it most difficult to raise myself after stooping. I got no rest at nights, because of the pains; I had giddy feel- ings, and my legs and ankles were swollen. I was also a sufferer from indigestion, and had bad pains in my chest, which went through to my shoulders. I was often so ill that I had to rest while I was at my work. I had heard of Doan's Backache Kidney Pills, so I made up my mind to try them. To my delight they soon eased my back, and considerably brightened me up. I persevered with the pills, and I can say they have done me the world of good the pains have all quite gone. I am thankful to Doan's Pills for the bene- fit I have received." Pains in the back are a sure sign of kidney disease the pain is caused by the kidneys, which lie under the small of the back. Other common symptoms of kidney disorder are dizziness, headache, watery swellings in the ankles and beneath the eyes, dimness of sight, urinary troubles, etc. Doan's Backache Kidney Pills are a special kidney and bladder medicine they act directly on the kidneys—no action in the bowels—and thus cure the cause of backache, dropsy, gravel, rheumatism, and other results of diseased kidneys. Doan's Backache Kidney Pills are two shillings and ninepence per box (sixi boxes for thirteen shillings and ninepence). Of all chemists and stores, or post free, direct from Fost er-McClel Ian Co., 8, Wells Street, Oxford Street, London, W. You are sure to get the right medicine if you ask distinctly for Doan's. 2810d
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Shot-firing Accident at Ton.
Shot-firing Accident at Ton. A distressing accident under painful circumstances occurred to a Maindy Col- liery fireman on Thursday evening. Wra. Blethyn, 19, Matexa, Street, has for five years performed his duties at the colliery with the care of an experienced official, and was previously engaged for 12 years as shotman. On the night in question, he had commenced his rounds in the upper seam, examining the workings, after which he was to fire the holes in the upper portion of the district. Two other shotsmen were also engaged in the lower district and firing to meet Blethyn, who was coming down the headings. Evan T. Williams, one of the shotsmen referred to, had successfully completed his round, and met the unfortunate fireman, who wa.s engaged in trying to lire the last shot, but it would not go off. Then it was that both men consulted together and L decided to try Williams' battery on the cable. What happened afterwards is a matter of conjecture, for it appears that .some misunderstanding must have taken place, for immediately Evan Williams' battery was applied, the shot went off, and upon his winding in the cable he came across Blethyn, who had received shocking injuries to his head and face. Shot-firing takes place between the day and night shifts, when practically almost all the workmen have ceased work for the clay, and it was unfortunate that assist- ance was difficult to find for some time yet all that could possibly be done was made to removed the injured man to the pit bottom. The manager (Mr. E. Ed- wards) was immediately upon the scene, and rendered all the assistance in his power. Drs. E. Hughes and Llewellyn attended to the unfortunate man at his homo, where up to the present he is pro- grossing favourably. Evan Williams, who is much distressed by the painful incident, has about five years' experience as a shotman, and is accredited with being a most careful man in the execution of his dangerous calling.