Welsh Gazette and West Wales Advertiser

POISON IN SHORTBREAD. A mysterious case of supposed poisoning i. reported from Cumnock. Ayrshire. One day last week Mr. William Lennox, a gentleman of means, who is well advanced in years, received through the post a cake of shortbread. It ap- parently from an old friend, and a card inside the package contained the words "Happy greetings from an old friend." On Friday Mr. Lennox. Miss McKerrow (his niece), and a Mrs. Baine ate a small portion of the shortbread and became ilL Miss McKerrow, after suffering great agony for an hour, died, and Mr. Lennox was for some time in great danger, but Mrs. Baine happily lerovered speedily/ The box which, oontained tho shortbread is said to have been!, posted at Kilmarnock.

I' "CHBIPTIAN" SCIENCE" TRIAL. At the Old Bailey, on Saturday, Mr. Robert Fellowes Chisholm, an architect, was put on his. tnal for the alleged manslaughter of his ten- year-old eon. At the opening of the trial it was. shewn by Mr. Mathews, who .prosecuted, that on October 4th the boy became ill and took to his bed. A "healer" of the Christian Scientist sect was "dIed in. but the lad did not have the ser- vice- of a doctor The "treatment" consisted: in the "healer" or "practitioner" praying for him. It was at first thought that the boy had mumps, but on October 11th the idea crossed the- mind of Miss Turner, th healer, that the case- might be one of diphtheria. Nothing was done, however, in the way of obtaining medical relief, and on October 16th the child dicd-fro diphtheria. :M! Florence Turner, who styled herself as a. pr:ci-:t oner in Christian Science, described' how she came in to attend the deceased, praying' for him for about half-an-hour. Professor H. Wilcox, the official analyst of the Home Office, said that if proner remedial measures had been adopted the lad's life would have been prolonged: The jury found that prisoner had been guilty of ncghct only. Accuaed was then bound over- in thp sum of £ 1,000 to come up for judgment if called upon.

CAT'S SCRATCH CAUSES DEATH. An inquest has been held at Lambeth on the. body of Leandro Cerve, a carman, who died in St. Thomas's Hospital. He was engaged in de- livering ice, when he frightened a cat, which flew at him and scratched him on the right wrist. The hand and arm of the deceased bt,, came very swollen, and on going to St. Thomas's Hospital Corve was very ill and deli- rious. Although an operation was performed he died from heart failure, as a direct result of tho scratch, two days afterwards. A verdict of accidental death was returned.

FRAUDULENT BANKRUPT SENTENCED. At the Manchester Assizes Mr. Justice Sut on sentenced Oliver Summers to four months' im- prisonment for fraudulent proceedings under tho Bankruptcy Act. Prisoner, a young man of re- spectable appearance, had been in business as a boot and shoe dealer at Warrington, but failed, and about the time he did so he disposed of 500 or 600 pairs of boots and shoes which lie never accounted for to the trustee in bankruptcy.

SELBY ABBEY FUND. Lord Michelham, of Hellingly, has sent a donation of £ 3,000 towards the fund for t1,f' r <- storatiolI of Selby Abbov, which was destroyed by fire. The Archbishop of York, in a letter of thanks to Lord Michelham, says: "It is a great work which we have been obliged to take in hand, but it was a church of singular beauty, and we hope that in due time it may be restored to its original grandeur. I trust that your munificent contribution may be fruitful in stimulating others to follow in your steps."

lcknessAfter Food BILIOUSNESS AND INDIGESTION PER- MANENTLY CURED BY BILE BEANS. Further substantial evidence that Bile eaa, coies are permanent comes from Lon- 60n Mrs. Doreus. Andrews, of 11, Thomas Street, Canning To"n, E., suffered" for years from biliousness and indigestion without ob- ta :i. „ more than temporary relief, until Bile Beans cured: her For some time now she has been quite free from illness. Interviewed by a local journalist, Mrs. And-ovs said:—" For many years I suffered severely from biliousness and indigestion.. Even when exercising the greatest possible care :n the matter of food, everything I ate- made me sick, and intense pains in the back and chest were almost incessant. Under such a strain my health became seriously undermined. Many so-called ci-iTeF,' gave me temporary relief, but invariably the old symptoms reappeared as bad as ever. About eighteen months ago it was my 2ood fortune to read about Bile Beans, and I immediately got some. From the very first I noticed the beneficial effects. My stomach retained food, and the pains die- "ppe;irf>d like magto. During all the yoaxs of R-ffenng the mere mention of bacon mnde me feel ill, but now I can take it to mv breakfast and never have any suggestion of fucknoss. After I had finished taking 1 ile Jk.; ns I was afraid the relief might only be temporary, but that fear has passed away, for I have had no return of the old ailments. When my daughter was a victim of im- fluenza last winter I relied on Bile Beans, and I can safely say that they cured her\ P,h' had no other medicine." Bile Beans for Biliousness cure liver, stomach. Itnd hovrel disorders. Of dl chemists, at h. licl or 2s. !1à. per box (('OI'1hhI3 three tme quantity).

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CARDIGAN. Tlrt1 New Jerusalem." This popular cant; has been elected for recital at BethiV-ia on Christmas evening by the mem- j be .s >f the Band of Hope. The young ciio inters promise a fine treat. ycling Sports Committee. The an- n11 meeting of the Athletic Sports Com- r.vttee was held at the Guildhall on Thurs- < y evening, under the chairmanship of Councillor Edward Mathias, there being, also present Messrs J. Daniel, J. Evans, A Oiougher, D. M Jones, D. Roberts, and S Adey (secretary). Various bills were con- sidered, and ordered for payment. As the members had no financial statement before them, the meeting was adjourned, after hav- ing cons.iderr,d the question of organising a concert in aid of the funds. Progressive Inhabitants. Undeterred by the result of the recent public meeting a committee has been formed to bring the suggested, scheme of "widening Carrier's Lane to a successful issue. Mr W. Lewis, Lloyd's Bank, hao been appointed treasurer, and Mr T M Daniel, the initiator of the scheme, secretary. The interest taken in the movement may be judged by the fol- lowing donations already promised: Mr C iu j) Morgan-Richardson £ '2o; Dr Pritchard £ S4l Mr D Davies, solicitor, £ 10; Mr Ber- rington Davies, Mr S Young, and Mr T. M Daniel, £ 5 each Mr J Wynford Phil- lips i-2 2s. Sir Edward Pryse, zC2; Mr J L Spittle, £ 2 2s. Mr S Morgan (butcher), £ 2 2s. Mrs Vaughan. Llangoedmore, £ 2; Mr J P M George, Rhydgarnwen, Mr E. Bowen (Mayor), Mr J Daniel, Mrs "Wil- liams, confectioner, Bridge-end, Mr J Evans auctioneer, and Dr Stephens, £1 h each. The committee anticipate a fair amount from the sale of the disused houses, which will be offered for sale at an early date. Obituary.—Mr. Caleb Morris, formerly of Berllan, Eglwyswrw, died last week at the Cardigan Union in the 79thl year of his age. He was a good, genuine, and harmless char- acter. At one time he was one of the lead ing farmers in Pembrokeshire, and also a cattle dealer in a large way He was a nephew (a brother's son) of the late re- nowned preacher, the Rev Caleb Morris, of London. He was buried at Whiteehurcli churchyard (Pemb) The Rev J Myfenvdd Morgan, vicar of St. Dogmell's, in conduct- ing a religious service in the Union, before starting for the burial place, paid a very high tribute of respect to the deceased, mentioning that his name had been im- mortalised before he was born, through the fame of his great and popular namesake and uncle, the Rev. Caleb Morris, who, said Mr Myfenvdd Morgan, was as popular as Canon Liddon or Dr. Parker when at their best. Mr. Morgan also pointed out the fact that the uncle and nephew had died within a distance of two miles or so of each other, as the Rev. Caleb Morris had died at Gwbert- on-Sea, on the opposite side of the Tivy.

NATIONAL LIFEBOAT INSTITUTION. CREW COMPLEMENTED. Colonel Howell, Pantgwyn presided over the annual meeting of the Cardigan branch of ohe Iloyal National Lifeboat Institution held at the Guildhall on Wednesday after- noon. There were also present Mrs. R. W. Picton Evans, Argoed: Mrs. T'. H. Williams, Mrs. Bowen Davies; Mrs. Evans, Highbury Mi s. Mathias, Ealingdene; Mrs. Edward Mathias, High-street; Messrs. O. Beynon Evans, J.P., J. Daniel. Capt. Davies, and Capt. T. H. Williams. the energetic secre.- tary of the branch. Lieutenant Rowley aL,) attended as. a demitation from the j Parent Society. L Mrs. Tyler. Glanhelig wrote regretting h?r inability to attend the meeting, and enclosed a subscription of 10s. from Mrs. FitzW iliiams, Cilgwyn. Newcastle Emlyn. Lieutenant Rowley read the report of tho gallant rescue of the two men of the dis- tressed smack in Cardigan Bay by the life- bout. in October last, for which ttio Parent Society paid £ 21 os. 8d.— £ 14 12s. 6d. to the crew; £ 5 17s. tXl. for assistance in launching, etc.: 7s. lOd, to the signalman- and 7s. lOd. for extras. The boat reached the vessel in the very nick of time, the men being thoroughly exhausted, and had been • at work all night at the pumps. The crew did their work splendidly, and the behaviour of the boat was all that could be desired. Capt. T. H. Williams: The men were ex- "ceedingly grateful for the service rendered them, and they told him themselves they could not have held on another half hour. Lieut Rowley said he was extremely pleas- *ed to see so many ladies present that day, as they had done the utmost service to the cause at Cardigan. In 1894 the Cardigan branch only realised £ 17 in subscriptions; but in 1903 they had advanced from £ 17 to £ €1 and in 1905 the subscriptions showed a total of £ 71. out of which the ladies com- m it tee collected £ 38. He (Lieut. Rowley) would like to point out the great service the ladies had achieved to by helping on the finances, and also assisting in other ways. He hoped their kind ser- vices would be continued, and he would ask them to work up as much as possible the outlying districts, which would be a valu- able acquisition. Thev had no returns from Newcastle Emlyn. whose contributions it would be ais well to t In. He would also ask the ladies' committee to hunt up out- standing and other subscribers before thr December, when the various balance sheets were given up. Comparing Cardigan j with other places, he might say the ladies' » committee at Bangor collected £ 4o inde- pendently of the Anglesey Branch, which Saised £ 'lo8 last year. At Llandudno thie iad'es committee also did excellent work, collecting a considerable amount out of the ±19.1 subscribed. He thanked the ladies' committee very much for their- kind help, and hoped they would help them still more in the future. He might- toll them he had i only four stations in his district. in which there were working ladies' committees. Ca.pt. T H. Williams asked Lieut Rowley if .hie could give them some comparison of what was done at Cardan and say four other places in his district? Lieut Rowtl^y ? At Aberystwyth thev only collceted £ 17 odd last year: which lie 1monght was due to want of organisation and no ladies' committee. At New Quay .they collected €33 last year- and at Fish- ruard £ 26 18s. The difficulties at those r" Taa to get ladles to give assistance, akillg so much otherwise engaged and at till there was a difficulty of or- L time bi."u^ Cardigan he was thank- the sights bad a thoroughly good work- t I' ■- coming to ftnnttee, wh.o deserved every 1 'bus v. ould t s rub their eyes^id as president of the' < mitted to re-viiPr the --ear, he was very G.W.R. road mb ladies present. After ayron and AberyyhAt could be done by r on Monday, and S. sure they could not 5 run in addition to i ladies- to help them This service is. undiy could refuse them '1 ginning of a great cause was a noble i effect a great change every support, its people. It is capable ^preciated. It < and in the not very clis.,bafl the ladies d we shall see the cumbrotx- to see Mrs. 1 d dispensed with almost entirely she was » roads, and tiic- fa nners com if., Admiral. J market in their motor in the < very much like another, and o-.il vote h there were the familiar stall-, an<]a<;]jes' Great Daikgate-street and Piez--sof thp Studt's roundabout at the Smith the weather what it may, the c vote h< and lassies always come preparec,.sonaj d themselves, and judging by a, fhe they seem to succeed in a very jje a manner. Most of them have a conrsp th places for the coming year before past > the fair, and so they are not bi hi any worry on that score. The on id ing the fair is recognised as a hj.j,e they generally cpend at home parations for proceeding to the- wt the-v They will return to Aberystwyt '1':1" next for another taste of the f vided for them at that us ,„'c academic town, afterwards t to the sober and oftentimes an j vc the farm for another twelve wages paid for the coming y; the same as those of last ye a shortage of female servant vere paid from IC2,5 to R30. ..0- to fT. I.vult.1- VlATrq .[\1") after, while the exercise in the bav had buen well carried out. On his previofus [ visit matters were not quite so prim as he would have wished; but he was pleased to say everything had passed off well that day, and that there was a very marked improve- ment all round. The Chairman proposed a vote of thanks to thie Han. Secretary, Capt. T. H. Williams, Mr. 0. Bevnon Evans seconded. He be- lieved that it was partly, at least, due to Capt. Williams that their funds had in- creased from £ 17 to £71. He was glad to say that Cardigan would compare more than favourably with other stations in the neigh- bourhood. Capt. Williams, in returning thanks, said naturally he had always taken a deep in- terest in the lifeboat, and should always do iso. He proposed a vote of thanks to Lieut. Rowley, which was seconded by the Chair- man. Lieut. Rowley. in responding to the vote of thanks, said it was his duty to do what he did, and the thanks were eminently due to them for their exertions. He moved a vote of thanks to Colonel Howell for pre- siding. Mr. J. Daniel seconded. Colonel Howell thanked them very much for their kind compliment. He could assure them it was a labour of love to do what he could in such matters. He was getting older, having reached his 71st birthday on Monday. He felt he was becoming quite patriarchal, and could not take the interest in field sports and other matters as he did; therefore he felt the greater pleasure m being able to do good in this way. The meeting being over the members wit- nessed a quiet. practice by the crew J-nd lifeboat, and everything passed very satis- factorily.

Board of Guardians THE MEAT CONTRACT. LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD'S REPLY. The fortnightly meeting of the Board was held at Albro Castle on Thursday last- when there were present Messrs B. Reea, in the chair, D J Edwards, Jonah Evans, Thomas Hughes, Lewis Davies, T H Wil- liams, G P Biddy". T Colby, Col. Howell, Rev. J AVIII.iapis, E D Williams, and Job Evans, Messrs D Jones, H. 0 Davies, John Evans, Alban Lewis. John Jones, T Lewis. Evan Williams, T Griffiths, James Evans, W J Williams, E P Jenkins, J Rowe, W Ed- wards, T D Bower:, J. Ite(Na, J. Adams, Thoo, Evans, with Messi-s D Davies (clerk). T J Kendal (assistant cierk), T Davies (master). G. G. Davies. T. Griffiths (relieving officers). Mr H R Williams Poor Law Inspector,, was also present. Statistics. Out door relief adminis.tered daring the past fortnight ;EIU- 13s 2d, last year cor- responding period £ 108 3s 6d. Balance- in relieving officers' hands: Davies £ 5 17s 5d; Griffiths, £ 617s. 6d. Balance in favour of the Union at the bank, £ 115 2s. Number of out door paupers 399, last year corres- ponding period 402. Number of inmates in the House 49. as compared with 57 last year. During the fortnight 42 vagrants were relieved at diP wards, and 17 at the lodging houses. The House. The services during the past fomight were conducted by the Rev John Williams, Beth- ania, and Rev L Morris, Llangoedmore. Charity. The Master, in his report, tendered his thanks tc. Miss Jones, Marine Villa, St. Dogmells, for a parcel of magazines which she had sent for the use of the inmates. Finance. When reading the statistics, the Clerk casually remarked that the Board had paid tll,300 during the last six weeks. A Vexed Question. The Clerk reported he had received a letter from the Local Government Board with regard to the meat contract. He did not know whether the members would like in the first place to hear the letter he sent up. Before sending it he showed it to the Chairman and to tiie then presiding chair- man as requested. The letter he sent was as follows:—rT have been directed by the Guardians to report the following circum- stances to the Local Government Board. In the month of September last the Guardians advertised for tenders for (among other things) meat, and in answer to such adver- tisement two tenders were received, one from Steplie-i Morgayi, of Cardigan, butcher (the then contractor and who had been such contractor for 7 yeais), of which the fol- lowing is a copy: Beef without bone 8d. per lb., neck beef 5d. per lb, and mutton 8d. per lb." and the- other from Thomas George, of Cardigan, butcher, (a business man of equal probity to Mr Morgan, so far as the Guardians are aware) of which the following is a copy: "Beef without bone 7td 4 per lb., round of beef 7|d per lb., neck beef 5d., and mutton 8d per lb." At the meet- ing of the Guardians held on the 27th of September such tenders (with the rest of the tenders for the other articles and which were very numerous) were considered, and the Guardians divided upon the question of which of the two butchers should be given the contract. The voting was taken by a 1 lo\y of hands counted by the presiding Chairman (who did not himself vote at ally the Clerk and his clerk, and found to be 6 votes for Morgan and 5 for George. The Chairman thereupon declared that Morgan had obtained a majority of votes and his tender was accordingly endorsed 'accepted' and initialled by thp, Chairman. The names of the Guardians voting were not taken down in writing by the Clerk, as the divi- sions were raunerous. and if the names were taken down in each division it would mean a great waste of time. On the 29th of September a letter was written by the Clerk to Morgan, intimating to lum that his ten- der hau been accepted. The average week- ly consumption of beef at the Workhouse is 481bs. At the then next meeting of the Guardians held qri the 11th of Oct. the min- utes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed and no objection was made as to the correctness or otherwise of such min- utes, but during "general business," the matter was brought before the Guardians, and the following minutes were made of the discussion, viz., "Meat contract. Propoeo-I bv Capt. T H Williams, seconded by Mr. Thomas Hugiies, that the names of the Guardians who voted on the tenders for meat at the last meeting be published. Proposed as an amendment- by the Rev E I) Evans, seconded by Mr Dewi Harries, that such names be not published. The amendment was carried; the motion was, therefore, loot. Thie Clerk having also stated that such names could not be pub- lished by him as tl:ere was no record kept." Such minutes were read and confirmed at the meeting held on the 25th inst. At such last mentioned meeting the matter was again brought to the notice of the Guarl- lans by a paper being read thereat, of which the following is a copy: "To the Board of Guardians of the Cardigan Union.—Fellow Guardians: Re Meat Contract. Inasmuch! as the Clerk did not enter on the minutes tho names of those who voted on the above question at the meeting held otn the 29th September, 1906. we beg to certifv that we then voted for the tender of Mr Thomas George, he being tho lowest, and we now appeal to you to put as-ido the decision of t-b° Board crrived at on an incorrect count- ing of the votes. Failing that, we demand a public enquiry.—Thos. Griffiths Llan- goedmore; H 0 Davies. St Doo-mells; T. H. Williams, Cardigan Alban Lewis. Tre- 1:8- 'n .4 Jr. J1 y

Is nor a rtv". THE Prevents Hair falling off. MEX1CAJJ Kprt0res it* natural col«nrJ ll A TW 1 Prevents Dandruff, and is tlAlrt j The best Henevrar knr.-nn, Should be on every Toilet-Table, Of all Chrmist.fi anil Hairdressers. es bottl

Preservation of Eggs, The supply of eggs upon our markets is ve1'y irregjular. During the spring and early summer months they are plentiful, both as regards home production and foreign imports. As a consequence prices- fall con- siderably. In the autumn and winter new- laid eggs are scarce and realise high prices, whilst the returns for even the cheaper igrades of foreign eggs, most of which are proserved, or "pickled," are considerably above the spring prices. Hence an egg produced in November will command twice and sometimes thrice^ as much as it would in. the month of April. If eggs were a non- perishable product, and could be kept in- prime condition from one season to another, these variations would be avoided, and the extremes of prices prevented. But an c'" under normal conditions soon goes bad. Large quantities of eggs are kept, however, and when the natural deterioration is re- tarded or stopped they can be sold, if in a good state, at rates which leave a con- siderable margin of profit, even thought they are not equal to now-laicls. Sim)ple means of preservation, too, are extremely useful as a means of regulating, the domestic supply. The following are the methods which, up to the present, have yielded the best results:- Lime Water. An egg pickle, composed of lime, salt, cream ot tartar, and water, was patented upwards of a hundred years ago; and this preparation, or a modification. of it, is still used extensively both at home and abroad. The pickle now generally employed is made by mixing four parts by measure of finely slaked lime with twenty parts of cold water, and afterwards adding one part of salt. This solution should be prepared by mixing the lime and the water a week before it is ,used, and stirring well together daily, add- ing the salt on the fourth or fifth day. The eggs should be placed in vats, barrels, or crocks, and the cleared solution poured over them, taking care to avoid adding any of the lime sediment, otherwise there is danger of the solution becoming a solid mass. It is desirable not to fill the vessel with eggs, but to allow two or three inches of solution a.bove the top layer. An excellent arrange- ment is to add a little fresh solution oooar- isionally, in order to provide for evapora- tion- An egg preserved. by this method can be easily told by the roughness of the shell. When boiled the shell. cracks, a re- suit due to the effect of the lime upon the outer covering, causing it to be hard and brittle. This may generally be prevented by pricking the broad end with a needlo when the egg is about to bo boiled. Waterglass.. Waterglaas. is the name given to a solu- tion of silicate of soda, and is prepared by dissolving^ the chemical in. water. It. can. be obtained from chemists, and is now largely sold in the form of a concentrated solution, to which should be added five or ten times its bulk of pure boiling water, according to the strengths The preparation, should be quite cold before it is used. Ex- periments in Amerioa have shown that a. 3 per cent, solution (i.e., 3 parts by measure of waterglasB to 97 parts, of water) yields as good results as that generally recommended, namely 10 per cent. When the waterglass is addod to the water the two must be- very carefully and thoroughly mixed. The eggs may be dipped in the waterglass and dried off, leaving a film on the shell, and then stored' upon shelves, OF they may be kept in the liquid until sold" or used. The latter mothiiKl is to be preferred. When: taken out pf the solution they are sticky; and before packing should? be wiped or dried off.. Cold Storage. Tae methods alieady described are equally suitable for large an<f small quantities, ana may be adopted both by the farmer or by the trader. Cold storage, in order to be profitable, must be operated upon a large scale, and is consequently not available for producers. In America this system is ex- tensively employei. and large plants have heen specially erected for the business. Eggs require to be unpacked and laid upon shelves or in triys, and kept, at an even temperature, not falling below 33 decrees Fahrenheit, with, a free circulation of air, which air should be absolutely sweet.. No other products may be kept in the same room, otherwise- the eggs will be affected. By this method,, provided that the eggs are new laid when placed in storage, they can be kept for many months in good condition, but great care is necessary in removing them for use, as a too sudden change or temperature causes rapisf deterioration. In all cases they require to be used very speedily on removal from the cool chamber, and the evfdence obtained in this and other countries shows that cold storage eggs will keep for a much shorter period after they are taken out of the chamber, than if pre- served either in solutions of lime or of waterglass. General Suggestions. Eggs for preservation should be treated as soon as possible after they are laid, but not until they have been cooled. It is recognised that an egg twenty-four hours old is superior to, and has greater food Talue than, one a week old. Consequently, if when placed in the preserving medium the egg has depreciated to this extent, the final result cannot be as satisfactory aa under the former conditions. It is there- fore desirable that preservation should be as near to the point of production aa possible. Eggs should not be treated in a warm place, and where limewater or waterglass is used the preparation should be quite cold before the eggs are placed in the solution. Eggs from hens fed chiefly upon grain, and with full liberty, are likely to keep better than those laid by fowls in confined runs. The general experience has been that in- fertile eggs keep in good condition longer than those which contain a living germ. Probably this is less apparent when eggp are preserved at a low temperature. When eggs are preserved in waterglass or limewater the containing vessels should be stored in a cool place, at a temperature of not less than 33 degrees Fahrenheit, nor more than 45 degrees. A cool, w-ell-venti- lated cellar is excellent for this purpose.

MOTHER tj-, SEIGEIS I SYRUP J By promoting a healthy flow of the |f natural digestive fluids, promptly P-Ml relteves Indigestion, and by toning Ij r~ and strengthening your stomach, fttTI liver and bowels, ensures their [Tj £ perfect ac#on for the futuce. Ills j-Mf thus notonfy the supreme digestive jTjz preparation of the world, but a tonic of the htehest value. For jT~ the stomach ancf digestive system *-H"f It positively ||wj IS LIFE] Food disagreed wfth me, and when I did eat there was always pain at r3J my stomach afterwards. 1 had LyI dizzy attacks quite frequently, and 1 wasted away to a mere shadow. *51 But Mother Selgel's Syrup com- "Ef pktely cured me, and I am now In splendid health." — From Mrs. I Fry CiUpperfleld, 84, RusseH Street, rpJ Dereham R<1., Norwich, May 3, '06. "TF FOR IS LIFE] !tn Food disagreed with me, and when I did eat there was always pain at r3J my stomach afterwards. 1 had LyI dizzy attacks quite frequently, and -jt I wasted away to a mere shadow. *51 But Mother Selgel's Syrup com- "Ef pktely cured me, and I am now In splendid health." — From Mrs. I Fry CiUpperfleld, 84, RusseH Street, rpJ Dereham R<1., Norwich, May 3, '06. "TF Jr FOR YOUR ENTIRE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM TAKE ITI-NOWI AND YOU WILL KNOW. | The 1/6 botUe contents thee* t Unaa as meeb as the Ifll stae. i

main; John Evans, St. Dogmells; Thomas Jones, Moningtou." On this paper being read it was resolved, nem. con. "that we, as a Board, accept the statement of the 6 Guardians who certified that they voted fov the tender of Thomas George on the meat contract and believe it to be true." It was also resolved that the circumstances should be reported to the Local Government Board for their advee. A print, of the notice inciting tenders is annexed." 1118 Local Government Board's reply was as follows: "I am directed by rite Local Government Board to advert to your letter of the 31st ultimo, with reference tOI the tender accepted by the Guardians of the Cardigan Union for the supply of meat to the Workhouse. The Board request that the accepted tender which it is assumed is in the form prescribed by the contracts and tenders order of 3lst December, 1877, may be forwarded to them for their perusal,, with a view, under the circumstances, to their putting an eno to it, so that the Guardians may proceed to invite fresh ten- ders. The Board cannot but regard the proceedings connected with the acceptance of Mr Stephen Mor gan's tender as- most unsatisfactory, and they must express their surprise and regret that you neglected to record the names of the Guardians voting for and against the motion." The Clerk said he had not sent a reply, as there were points in the letter, which he would like the Board to consider. If they wished he would send the contracts up.— Capt. T. H. Williams: Was it not moved that they should bo sent up!—Clerk: Yes. —Mr Alban Lewis said if he was entitled he would propose that the letter be laid on the table. Mr T D Bowen seconded, and said that the difference was only P,4 17s Gd. If they went into litigation, and he was certain that they would go, it would pro- bablv cost tioo or £ 200. The Clerk said that he must send an answer to the Local Government Board.—Mr. Thomas Hughes (Aberporth), said ho would not object except for the prin- ciple of the thing. It was not the amount. If the difference was only a shilling, the principle was all the same. He thought the Local Government Board ougdit to be ac- quainted with all the facts.—Air. J. Jones (Tanyreglwys): Whatever was the principle, do they know the difference between a round of beef and beef without bone? He did not. They had better drop the whole matter, as plenty had been spoken about it and written in the papers. It had been called a "Meat contract scandal," and it was a greater scan- dal to put it in the papers. If some persons did not wish to express themselves in the Board, they had better leave it alone in- stead of raking it up in the papers. They should leave it alone.—Mr. Evan Williams (Ffynonfair), said he had not been present during the whole of the proceedings when this question came up for discussion. What struck him was that the Chairman and the two Clerks could not count.He had seen a great many things during the past forty years, but had never seen anything wrong (hear, hear). It surprised him to find that in a month's time, a person got up and made the total s:x each side. It seemed to him that the Board had equalised, and con- sequently the house must fall. He thought it beet to leave it alone. They had heard of Poplar, while shebeen ing and smuggling had been carried on, but this was nothing of that sort. They were here to take an in- terest in the paupers, and it seemed as if some members wanted to make a "twmpath morgrug" into a mountain (laughter). He himself was a bit of a scholar, and he had calculated that the difference would not e E14 or £2 10s., therefore, it was not much to quarrel about.—The Rev. John Williams (Bethania), claimed the indulgence of the' members in ord^r to explain his position. He said be was not going into the question of the difference in the price, nor was he going to defend either party. The question in which he was involved, was that the Board should have accepted the testimony of oue person against three. They were three counting, and took no interest at all except seeing that the parties got fairplay. He. Mr. Davies and Mr. Kendal counted the votes, and they would see that it was not his testimony alone but of three; and was it fair for the Board to pass a resolution on the testimony of one man against three ? (shame). He had been greatly grieved to find that such a resolution had been passed by a man such as Mr. Hughes. Having read the resolution, Mr. Williams, continuing, said they would observe therefore, that the Board believed the testimony of those members without giving him any chance to defend himself. He took the chair in order to proceed with the business as Mr. Jonah Evans said be had left his glasses at home. He went to the chair in a case of emergency, and he appealed to their consciences as un- biassed men to say if it was fair to accuse him now for what had been done (cries of N'o. As Mr. Colby said, it was only as individuals they could believe those mem- bers.—Mr. H. 0 Davies said he was not sure haw they voted, and the only man he was sure of was Mr. Alban Lewis. He thought that the Board had done a great wrong in passing such a resolution, and he appealed to them to defend the character of a man who had always acted impartially in these matters. As far asi the question now remained they Lad believed the evidence of one side. He was not going into the question of contract, but he suggested that they send a reply to the Local Government Board and Jet them take action. If they dropped the matter it would simply reflect on the chair (chorus of voices. No.") He simply wanted to get some opinion from the Local Government Board, for as things 1 1011 stood at present, it was simply a. reflection on him and the officers. (No, no). They ought not to have accepted evidence of that kind, believing one against three.—Mr. D. J. Edwards, Eglwyswrw, said that day fort- night when the case came before the meet- ing, he moved an amendment, but the Chairman ruled that it had been carried nem oon. That refsolution should not have been sent up.—The Chairman said he asked several times for an -tiiiendmeiit.-I-lr. Hughes: It s a fact that the Chairman asked twice.—-Mr. W. J. Williams, solicitor. remarked that he was in favour of the ori- ginal motion, and regretted that the matter had resulted in certain unpleasantness. He was perhaps to be blamed for not being present when the meat contract came on, but he was equally tesponsible for what the Board did in his absence. From a legal point of view. he could not see how the Local Government Board was going to take the contract away from Mr. Morgan, not- at any rate, without going into litigation. He was always in favour of giving the tender to the 91 lowest., but so long as it was not done in this case, they must accept the decision of those present at the time. He hoped that the matter would now end. and that they should try and be wiser in the future. If they did not, they would have an oppor- tunity of going before another tribunal in March (laughter).—Capt. T. H. Williams ob- served that they were blaming the members who brought it forward.. He was one, and if he had done any wrong, let the ratepayers settle it next March. So far as he was con- cerned, there was no reflection thrown on the Chairman.-The Rev. J. Williams: Do you not think it was a reflection 011 the Chairman?—Capt. Williams: No reflection at all. He was not to blame that the votes were counted wrongly.—Mr. T. Colby said his name had been mentioned, and regretted that the matter had given, such offence to 1 his friend, the Rev. John Williams. He was of opinion that the matter should be dropped ns far as the contract was concerned. Only on one occasion had such an unpleasantness occurred, and that was with regard to a system -mlii-h was ooing on "vor day. He g«ve notice of motion rescinding the resolu- tion referred to bv the Rev. John Will:ams. if any one would w-ond Chair- man said there was no need for a seconder. —Mr. Colbv; I wanted a seconder in case of need.—Th^ Rev. E. D. V:V:1I1": I rrill ^rvynd. vent, if vece«.= ary.—M* Wil- 1:"m<.1: All tbA R()!IIrr1 sCCO-rirl it. The ''hair-nan said he did not Jie-ir anyone blann j ■ "l f Mr, willimÛs the Chairman of' that meet- ings He thought Mr. W illiStms was rather too- sensitive. — The Rev, K D. Evans: Oh no, if you were in his- tent.—The Rev. J Williams: Oh no, never.—The Chairman, continuing, said he did not want to go into the question, and lie did not understand what he meant by one against three, it was. he (the chairman.) thought six against three.—The Chairman to Mr. Alban Lewis: Have you anything to say?—Mr. Lewis: N'he Chairman: Oh well, sit down.—Mr. Lewis: It was a take and I think we had better leave it as. it is.—Mr. Thomas Hughes said he did not wish to say anything further, but objected to the principle. Mr.. Williams had said it was a reflection on him. It was nothing, of the sort.—The Rev. J. Williams then proposed xhat the matter should be allowed to go on and proceed as suggested by the Local Government Board that is in getting fresh tenders.—Capt. Williams seconded.—■ Mr. H. O. Davies said he was sorry that Mr. Williams (rev.) had taken the matter n. the light he had, as he would be1 the last to. cast any reflection on him. He said they were six. He was sure of all except Alban. Lewis and Thomas Jones. As- regards doing what they did he thought they were quite justified, and it was not right voting public money to friends.—-The Clerk observ- ed that the motion was that the letter of the Local Government Board be left on the table- and the contract to Mr. Morgan be allowed to stand.—Mr. Wm. J. Williams said he understood that only the first por- tion »f the letter w^s to- be-left out. They ought to be courteous and send a reply.— The Clerk intimated that the amendment was that they should proceed with the matter with a view of having an end to the tender as suggested by the Local Govern- ment. Board.—Air. T. D. Bowen. asked, were they going to spend £200 or JE300 of the ratepayers' money r-The Rev. J. Williams replied that it was not a question for. them. It was the Local Government Board who were going to put an end to it.-The. motion and the amendment were then voted, upon. For the amendment the RÐY. J. Williams, Messrs. T. H. Williams, John Evans, H. O. Davies, T. Hughes, and Thos. Griffiths. For i the motion Messrs. J. Adams, D. Jones, A. Lewis, E. Williams, T. Evans, T. Colby, W. Edwards, J. Rees, James Evans, Lewis Davies. E. P. Jenkins, T. D. Bowen, J. Rowe, D. J. Edwards, John Jones, Jonah Evans, Revs. E. D. Evans and Job Evans. —The Chairman, Colonel. Howell. and Mr. W. J. Williams did not vote, and the motion was carried. A substantial motion was, then, moved by Mr. W. J. Williams, that the Local Government Board bet informed that the Guardians had! decided to drop the matter of the meat contract, and after further consideration did not think it necessary to go further into the matter.:— Mr. D. J. Edwards seconded.—Capt. Wil- liams Will they do that —Mr. Evan. Wil- liams: The Local Government Board do everything as they like or the country at large will be against them.—The Rev. E: D. Evans hoped every thing would be all right by the next Board.—The Rev. J. Williams said some of them were awkwardly situated, and could not vote either way.:— The Chairman said he did not see it neces- sary to put the motion.—The motion, liow1- ever, was put to the meeting and was sup- ported by those members who voted for the Hrst motion with the addition of Colonel Howell and Mr. W. J. Williams.—The same six voted against. Christmas Relief. The Clerk read a communication: from the Cardiff Union asking this Board to re- lieve their non resident paupers by giving the adults Is. and children 6d., also en- quiring whether they could similarly relieve paupers from Cardigan Union resident in Cardiff.—Capt. Williams proposed, and' Mr. T. Hughes and Mr. H. O. Davies supported the letter which was confirmed.—Capt.. Wil- liams also gave notice that the same extra relief be given to paupers in this Union, and a dinner to the inmates. The Rates. The Clerk intimated that he had received an extra precept from the Pembrokeshire County Ootmcil. Within the last three months he had paid £300, and now they issued a further precept of £1,043 which would mean an additional rate to be col- lected from the various parishes interested of 6d. in the j6. He had been obliged to issue special calls for the additional pre- cept. Baptists v\ Independents. When the case of the little boy Willie Jeremiah was mentioned by the Clerk as being fit to go out tor service" the Chair- man did not think they should leave the selection of a place to the hoy as the boy was under their care. He knew of a case of bribery in. which the boy had been Ül- duced to go to a certain place.—The Rev. E. D. Evans thought that if the chairman had a child liimself he did not believe he would force the boy against his wishes.— The Rev. J. Williams said no one should see the child until the matter had been dealt with by the Board.—The Clerk said there were four applicants. Mr. J. James, Rhoshill, Mr. J. James, Pengarn; Mr. T J. Davies, Rhusygadair, and Mr. T. L. Wil- liams, Trwynyrailt.—Questioned by the chairman, the boy said he would like to go to Rhosyadair because he would bo near his grandmother. (Hear, hear).—The Rev. John Williams thought they should urge children when leaving the Workhouse to attend the same denomination. He know of a person who promised to send the boy to the same denomination, but had not done so. He thought they ought to protect the boys until they had reached 16 years of age.—■ Mr. Hughes said it was understood that the relieving officers were to bring in a report every half-year, but they had not done so.— Mr. J. Jones asked if they were going to insist upon sending the boy to a denominac- tion against his wishes. What was the differ- ence in a place of worship? It seemed to him that Mr. Williams wanted to make him a Baptist.—-Mr. John Rees objected to binding the boy attending the same de- nomination. No matter what denomination as they all served the same God.—Mr. Evan Williams said he understood they had al- ready passed a, resolution that children should attend the same place of worship when in service as they did when in the house. Much depended on the master, and b°y himself.—It was here pointed out that the boy was a Baptist and the nearest Baptist chapel would be Penypark one-and- a-half miles, whilst Ffynonbedr, a Congre- gational chapel was close by.—Mr. J. Itees said it seemed to him it was a question of TT-?riS^ v" Independent.—The Rev. John Williams proposed that the boy should go to Rhioshill, and Mr. E. P. Jenkins second- ecl.-The Rev. Job Evans (Moylgrove) re- gretted that the question of denomination had cropped up. The. Board had no right to impress upon the boy to attend a certain place of worship. The boy was not a beast and he wanted to go near his grandmother; why should they try and prevent htm.—Mr. Hughes proposed, and Mr. James Evans seconded, that the boy should go to Rhosy- gadair.—On being put to the meeting six- teen oted for Rhosygadair, and five for Rhoshill.—Mr. Davies. Rhosvgadair was then called in and a salary of £4 per annum was arranged. The Chairman urged Mr. Davievs to send the boy to the same denomin- ation aa he used to. St. Dogmell's Children in Ireland. The Local Government Board wrote with reference to the children of the late Mr. and Mrs. Warren, St. Dogmells whose child- ren are now in Cork Workhouse, and refused to advise the Guardians on the question of granting them relief, as it was not within their jurisdiction. A Sister's Sympathy. An aged woman from Barry Dock, appear- ed before the Board and said she desired to get her sister, who was now an inmate, re- moved to her house in Barry. They had about £66 each under a will. and she did not- like to see her sister in the Workhouse.—• Questioned by the Clerk, the woman said she had just seen her sister, who did not feel inclined to accompany her. After some discussion, the Clerk advised the woman to hand him the monev so as to defray the cost of maintaining her at the house.—The woman applied for travelling expenses, but the Clerk said they could not be granted as she had come down of her own accord.—Mr. W JWilliams: You try and coax the Clerk, perhaps he'll give you a bit of money.— The woman, smilingly replied: He has not a bad face, I know that (laughter). I A Pauper's Death. The Rev. E. D. Evans referred to the death of Caleb Morris, an inmate, and asked the Master how long he had been ill.—The Master said Morris had been ill about 24 hours. He had been attended to a little white ago, but the doctor did not see him during his last illness. He sent for him on Wednesday between 2 and 3, and went him- self on Thursday, but the maid said the doe I or was JIJ in oed. The doctor came on Friday after the patient died. The doctor saw Morris on. the Tuesday before he died. Mr. D. J. Edwards &aid the matter had created a great feeling, in the parish of. Whitecnurch. They were aware Morris had seen better days, and that was- seen by the, attendance at the funeral, when the church- was full.—It was resolved that the. doctor. be asked to attend the next meeting and- make a explanation.

lixposure to a higher temperature, even for a few hours, will cause deterioration in Bjvite of the preservative. l^ggs may be stored in. large or small quantities. They may be allowed to remain in the pickle until the following, season, if desired. Iron vessels should na&. be uBed. Preserved eggtii should be carefully tested by light before they are sold. Foc this pur- pose a well-constructed candling lamp is to be preferred; but a. piece of black card- board, 8 inches square, with an oral hole in the oentre rather smaller than a ordinary egg, can be used. Each egg is placed against, the hole, and held between: a strong light and the eye, so that the condition of the contents can be observed. All dark eggs or those showing spots or black shadows should be rejected. The best months for preserving are March, April, May, and June. It has been found in many cases that summer eggs do not keep nearly so well as those laid before the hot days. Preserved eggs should be sold under that name, and not as "new-hdds," "breakfast," or "frooh" eggs.—Board of Agriculture Leanet: