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Passing Pleasantries. Myer: I saw a conjuror turn water into tbe other eing G-yer; That's nothing. I know a dairyman who turns water into milk every day. Joe King was ill sU a lodging-houm, and made his mind up to have some chicken broth. The order went down into the kitchen, and the broth came up weak, flat, and insipid. The sick man was afterwards relating his disap.pointment to a. friend, who said—" They just let a chicken wade through it." If they did," said Joe, fatfntly. "it had stilts on. At a Tillage school in Suffolk, a. boy was detained from school to assist in sorting potatoes. The schoolmaster, as usual on such occasions, desired the boy's father to write and state the cause of his absence. The next morning the boy appeared with a note from his father, which contained but one word, Keptatoanatatering." The schoolmaster, astonished at eueh an unheard-of word, puzzled over it for some y minutes, and at last discovered it to signify tbat the boy was Kept at home a-tatering." AN INVALID. I Apple dmnplings from the pot, Just a dozen, steaming hot, While the old man, convalescent, said the grace; Then he took them, one by one, Ate eleven, while his son "Watched them disappear, with horror on his face. When the old man took the last, Sobbed the little boy aghast, Paw, I have'nt had one dumpling, nor has maw T Wh at i the old man cried, amazed, While he dropped his fork and gazed, Would you take the last one from your poor sick paw ?

LOSS OF APPETITE, SLUGGISH LIVER, INDIGESTION, R EUSH for food and power to digest It are essential to sound health, for only by the digestion and assimilation of food can the wear and tear of bodily tissue be replenished and life sustained. Undigested food ferments in the stomach, poisons the system and retards the functions of the liver, kidneys and skin. Mother Seiget's Syrup both cures aDd prevents indigestion. It helps you to digest your food and food well digested means vigour, vitality, health. "Whatever I ate," says Mr. Morgans, of 2, Wellfield Terrace, Dela, Lianharran, Glam., "gave me terrible pain. Severe headaches and dizziness often compelled me to abandon my work. After suffering for six months without relief, I found my cure in Mother Seig-el's Syrup. I have remained well and not lost a day's work since." TAKIR MOTHER SEIGEL'S SYRUP. PrIce, I tl and 2/6 per bottle.

STORY FOR TO-DAY I ———— The Pursuit of a Song. By FRANCIS LIVINGSTONE. It was in a. restaurant. one of those places I where there are palms and mirrors and music and gaily dressed women and men, that I first heard it-that air which was destined to have so great an influence upon my after life. How can I describe it to you? It is like trying to describe a beautiful woman, and that sort of thing always looks so foolish on paper. I am not a musician, or I might write it down. I began with two long notes—lah lah-and then followed six short ones—la 130 la, la la la- It was the most bewitching melody, the most inviting, intoxicating, tantalising thing that was ever heard. I thought so then, think so still. All the way home I kept trying to hum it and succeeded very well with the first few measures. In the night I woke and remem- bered more-even some of the second part with its change of key and the beautiful swing back to the original air. Put in the morning it was quite gone from me. I worried over it for two or three days, and then one afternoon, as I could not get the thing out of my head (or in it) I stopped in the restaurant to ask the leader of the orchestra. what the air wae. But the man had gone, and had taken his music with him. I -asked one of the members of the band, and ever, made a disxoal attempt to sing the opening strain. He remembered there was some such thing, but did not know what it was—they played so many pieces. He seemed to take no interest whatever in my queet. I hummed, "Lah, lah; la la la." I hummed, Lah, 1ah; 1& 18 1a." Then I act to work to stop thiniking about the matter, aad bad almost succeeded when, one afternoon, I heard it agaan. It was on the street; an Italian with a. violin and a small boy with a guitar were playing my beloved al--distoxted and mangled, it is true, with hideous discords in the feeble base the boy thrummed out, but still my air. I hurried to the curb. Already the must- cians had begun on another pdeoe. I thrust a quarter into the man's hand. Play that again," I said. Si, signor," he replied delightedly, and continued his dolaful skwighter of "Di Pro- v-onzo" from tie Travolta." Not that," I said impainenit!ly— the other on.e-tiire first one—what the dickens is the Italian word—l'otro primo! The man's pin widened, and, nodding vigo- rously, he began to play a waltz. "No, no; l'otro!" I said, gesticulating violently, and, approaching as near his ear as I dared, I hummed, "Lah lah; la la la., la. la la." The waltz ceased, and an awful coon song wailed out from the catgut. I wag angry enough to strike the man with my stick. "Tell me its name if you won't play it over-the name of the beautiful piece I want-not that hideous stuff." I heard a titter, and, looking around, found that a crowd of a score or more persons had stopped on the sidewalk. interested in my excited colloquy with the Italian. I even noticed that two well-dressed ladies had paused, and were standing a little apart from the rest. Greatly mortified, I hurried away. And then it began all over again. Night and morning that air, or some fragment of it, was in my head disturbing my peace. I felt myself growing worn and thin. I visited all the music stores and resolutely made of myself a figure of fun by singing what I could remember of the air to the salesmen, but none had ever heard of it. I also went to all the theatres and vaudeville houses, but in vain. Three weeks passed. My days and nights were haunted as persistently as ever by those elusive strains—those two long, wooing notes and those six short, tripping ones. Seldom could I get any further. One never-to-be-forgotten night I was going home. The hour was about nine o'clock, when suddenly I paused. The melody running through my tired, bewildered brain seemed echoed by an angelic voice-fadnt and far away, but there was no mistaking it-it was my air, sung by a woman's voice, and, oh, how far more beautiful than anything I had ever imagined! I quickened my steps. The melody grew | Bring it to me, and I will give you this." BriJI.g  clearer, though still all too far away. It waa in that house there-o, soprano voice, clear and penetrating, was singing those haunting, delicious strains. Yes, there was ;.he change I had tried so hard to get, and the long, lovely phrase swinging foaok to the opening notes. For an instant I felt faint with very joy; then, with beating heart, I leaped iQ the steps, and in another instant would have pressed the bell. But I took thought in time. I ha-d another plan in view, and, rush- ing down the steps again, I pulled the area, bell. A stout, red-faced woman oame to the grating. My good woman," I said breathlessly, • go up stairs at once and ask your mistress the na.me of the song she is singing. Bring it to me, and I will give you this." And I showed her a bill. The woman eyed me with no friendly gaze. Phwat's that you're afther sarin ? she asked grimly. I repeated the words impatiently. The woman opened the iron door. Step inside," she said. The instant I was within she closed the door and set her back against it. Mike." 88De4. 0Q1D8 .1. A heavy, blue coated :figure appeared from the inner regions. I'd loike you to clap your eyes on this gent." The woman held me tightly by the coat sleeve. "It's wan of thim burglars as was here last week, I'm sure," she went on, tryin to bribe me wid his dirty money to leave me post an' go up stairs on a fool's arrant." What do you want here ?" asked the bluecoat fiercely. I scarcely heard what he said. The singer was in the second part, approaching the change. La, ra ra, rummpty," I accom- panied. beating time with my finger. Now it goes back into lah lah—isn't it beautiful ? I think he's dopy," said the policeman. "'Deed an he isn't thin; he knows well enough what he's about. Watch him, Mike, 'at he don't make a break." Didn't your young miss see wan of thim in the dining room ? Yis, and bad he frightened her; a well dressed chap he was, too, Miss Lucy said. Belike this is the very one." Both the cook and the policeman now held me fast by either arm. Now, me man," said the bluecoat, "up stairs wid ye, an' don't ye try any funny business, either." This was more than I had dared hope for. But at the foot of the stairs I had a fright. The singer had finished my song and imme- diately began another, something that sounded like an Italian aria. Perhaps she could not understand me, and I would have to go through with the l'otro primo busi- ness again. Does your mistress speak English ?" I asked, hurrying my steps. 'Deed she does, thin, as youll soon find out," said the cook. In the upper hall, as we approached the drawing room door, she began to speak: Miss Lucy, don't be frightened, ma'am. We've got a foine bird here, me and me cousin Mike. We think it's wan of thim bur- glars." We stood in the doorway, I fast pinioned between the angry cook and the big police- man. The song broke off short. A beautiful young woman started up from the piano with a little cry: Burglars! Honora, what do you mean?" At sight of me she gave a start and leaned against the piano, very pale. Will you just take a look at him, miss, an' see if it is the wan? I caught him at the area gate just now, an he had the face to thry to bribe me to go up shtairs an ax you the name -of the song you was singin. Fort'nitly me cousin Mike, ma'am, bein' off post, had just dropped in for a cup of tay, an togither we overpowered him, ma'am." How very strange murmured the I young lady, but her colour was returning. I bowed, and said with such dignity as I could command: I deeply regret, mademoiselle, to have startled you. Will you hear me a moment? For weeks I have sought vainly a beautiful song I once heard I have visited theatres, concert halls, music stores—everywhere I might possibly hear it again--but, alas, I could not find it. To-night, as I was passing your house, it fell upon my ears-you were singing it. I could not miss the chance. I sought entrance to your house and have been arrested, as you see. Only tell me the name of that heavenly melody and where I can procure it, and I will go peaceably to my prison cell, nor think the price paid a dear one." The young lady resumed her seat on the piano stool, smiling a little. Then she turned to the cook and said reproachfully: i r Will you Jast t&ke a look at hlfa. mim?" Honora, you have made a mistake. Go down stairs with your cousin, please, and leave this gentleman to me." The cook departed, shaking her head I ominously, and taking with her her embar- rassed relative. The young lady asked me sweetly to be seated. You heard me singing a song?" she said, turning over the leaves of her music. I wonder which one it could have been ?" "I know not by what name to call it," I said, but all other songs are so poor beside it that tome it is the only song in the world." Indeed it must be beautiful! Is it this, perhaps? She touched a few notes gently— the Italian aria. No, no-not that; my song goes like this; Lah lah' "— She began to laugh. Don't she said. "It reminds me of something funny I once heard. I think it was then, when she laughed, that I first noticed how beautiful she was. I asked her what it was that had amused her. For answer she began to play it softly—my song. Her laughing eyee looked questioningly into mine. I nodded yes vigorously-I would not interrupt her by a sound. Then she sang it through. When she had finished, I could hardly speak, except to say, How beautiful and to ask its name. The song is called Barbara's Marriage Bells. "What a charming name! And the com- poser ? The composer," she continued, is a young woman quite unknown to fame. She wrote the song last summer, and it was sung at a muaicale in Newport and after- ward played at the Casino there. One of the members of the Casino orchestra directed the band at Vicar's restaurant here for a time this winter, and it was played there." Yes; that's where I heard it I inter- jected. The young lady-- thought her song had aroused no interest whatever"- What I cried indignantly. Until one day she was surprised to hear an Italian street musician playing it Yes. yes; mangling it"— She stopped to listen, and when the man had finished an excited gentleman ran up and was ready to beat the man because he could not induce him to play the song again." Why, that was me I cried, heedless of grammar. The young lady was accompanied by her cousin, who, it seems, knew this gentleman's sister—she said his name was Mr. Wheat- leigh Yes, yes; pardon me"—I was fumbling for a card—"bat this young composer-this gifted creature—if I could only meet her to tell her H- "To-night she was somewhat startled by having this same excited gentleman arrested at her door as a burglar, all for giving another proof of his admiration for her little song." I could only stare at her dumbly. It is you, then," I at length found voice to say—" you who have written this lovely song ?" I had entirely forgotten the bur- glarious episode. How I must have fright- ened you! Can you forgive me ? What need to tell all that followed of this most delightful call! When I departed, I car- ried with me a manuscript copy of the song. And in telling its story I have quite forgotten to mention the lady's name. It was Lucy- the rest does not matter, for it is Lucy Wheatleigh now—and it was surprising how little alteration was required to make of Barbara's Marriage Bells" a wedding march, which was played at our wedding. Even as I write I hear my wife's voice sing- ing that dear song, and so softly, so sooth- ingly, that I think—yes, I am quite sure-i tjt to

I MISCELLANEOUS. I I ENTERTAINING AND CURIOUS CONDENSATIONS. Statistics shows that appendictis is almost confined to meat eaters. There are some places in Europe where women regularly plough, instead of horses. A feature of the California fruit exhibit at St. Louis is an old Spanish mission church built of fruit. At the World's Fair John A. Shields broke the typewriting record by writing 243 words in one minute blindfolded. Wireless telegraphy is to be introduced in Switzerland to furnish distress signals for too venturesome Alps climbers. A new Danish field gun, carried in a socket on the cavalryman's saddle, weighs but fifteen pounds and can discharge 200 rounds a minute. Almoet every war has its own particular euphemism—General Kuropatkin has done a service to all generals in trouble by naming his rear his south front." Taking letters from dictation phono- graphically and re-producing them mechani- cally in perfect correspondence form is the claim made for a new instrument, the tele- graph-one. The famous Heidelberg tun in the cellar under the castle is 36 feet in length and 26 feet in diameter, and has a, capacity of 20,000 gallons. It is the largest wine cask in the wor.J. Perfumes are liable to be injurious to the sense of smell. By their too frequent use the secretory glands are weakened and overtaxed, and the hearing, the throat and lungs, and tho sense of smell become affected. According to the Mormon authorities upward of two thousand missionaries are constantly in the field, most of them young men, and all under the supervision of experi- enced leaders, and directed from head- quarters established at central points. TTtah, of course, is under Mormon political control. but it is not generally known that the Mormons also control, or at least hold, the balance of power in Idaho, Nevada, and possibly Wyoming and Colorado, with a strong following in Arizona, Washington, and other States. The largest and most complete automatic musical instrument in the world, an orches- trion, which combines all the instruments of an orchestra with a compass from the deepest note of the contra bass to the highest note of the piccolo, is exhibited in the German section of the Palace of Liberal Arta at the World's Fair. "Í'he streets of some of the mining towns of California are paved with gold. A great deal of the rock that is taken out of the mines contains such a small percentage of gold that it would not be profitable to take it out, so when a street needs paving this rock is crushed, and, being exceedingly hard, makes the finest sort of a pavement. There has just died in Stockerau, Bavaria, at the age of 28 years, a dwarf, Maria Schumann, who passed her whole life in the cradle where she slept her first sleep 28 years ago. Up to the day of her death this strange creature preserved the height and, general appearance of an infant of a few months, but her intellect WÐS normally developed, and nothing could have been odder than to hear this tiny baby in the cradle talk like an adult, with much vivacity and intelligence!

SURGEON'S CARELESSNESS I Am extraordinary action at lam has grown out at the dearth of Major Amouroux, who in September, 1903, came to Paris to undergo an operation for an a?aoMom of the fbroaA. Major Amouroux returned to his home at Aurillas, and died a fortnight later. About a month ago his family heard from an assistant of the surgeon that a gross pieoe of oarelessnees had been committed during the operation, and that a sound which was used to probe the wound had been broken by a. muscular contraction of the thorax. The surgeon had not discovered what had happened till some days later, when the wound had hoailed, and bad said nothing about it. Acting on this information, the family addressed a. complaint to the Parquet of Pa,ris. The body was exhumed, an autopey performed, and the broken part of the instru- ment was found imbedded in the dead main's st-i zaach.

I CHEQUE'S CURIOUS ADVENTURE I A cheque for L4, made out by a, well-to- do farmer of Orewkerae, Somerset, has had a. curious adventure. I The farmer saw an advertisement in a newspaper offering Brahma, fowls of pedi- gree stock at 5s. a couple. He promptly sent off a. cheque for X4, ordering sixteen couples. Instead of sending the fowls, the adyer- tiser endeavoured to cash the cheque with a. Crewkerne publican, stating that he was about to visit his hotel to stay for a. couple of nights, and enclosing the cheque, ask- ing that 10s. deposit might be deducted and the JE3 10s. returned in postal orders. The publican met the farmer, and the matter was mentioned, the result being that the cheque was returned to its right- ful owner.

I DYING DOG'S FIDELITY I A opathetio story is told of the fidelity of the watchdog which was poisoned by the thieves who recently broke into the residence of Major Evans-Gordon, M.P., at Sidney. The animal—an Irish teier-Qrawled upstairs and clawed feebly -at the door of its master, the caretaker, until he was aroused. The doglo oked so pitifully into its owner's face that the latter judged it was suffering, I and proceeded downstairs to obtain some means of relief. Then he noticed all the doors at the back of the house open, and realised what had occurred. The thieves decamped when they heard the owner speaking to the dog. The man returned to lis rom and found the dog dead.

WEST BELFAST. CANDIDATE I Captain J H. Smiley WwA last night unani. mously selected by the general committee of the West Belfast Unionist Association as can- didate to contest the division at the General Election. In the address' which he subse- quently delivered, Captain Smiley referred to the Irish Reform Association movement. He pointed out that this was an endeavour to obtain Home Rule and sectarian education by means of a side wind, and the matter would be strongly opposed by him. Mr. Arnold Foster is the sitting member.

SEA FIND OF PAWN-TICKETS While fishing off the Bell Bock the trawler St. Bermaard has made the curious haul of a large bundle oontouining thousands of pawn- tickets. They have been lodged miuh the Customs officiate at Grantham, but the pledges have ail run out, being dated 1896.

"ADVICE TO MOTHMN.Are you broken in your rest by a sick child suffering with the pain by cutting teeth? Go at once to a obemiet and get a bottle of Mrs. Window's Soothing Syrup. it will relieve the poor Batterer immediately. It is pleasant to taate6 It produces natural, quiet sleep by relieving the chlid tPJm pain, and the little chemb awakes as bright as a buttal -Of aU cfcemJste, la. Ud. ser bctUa, a

SERGEANT'S SUICIDEI BROKEN NOSE AND BRODRICK CAP. "I am wearing the Brodrick cap, which makes me look awful." This formed the postscript to a letter written by Sergeant Wilfrid Glasgow, of the Royal Army Medical Corps, before commit- ting suicide by shooting himself with a revolver. His dead body was found in a ditch on Hounslow Heath last Saturday by two women who were gathering blackberries. The Coroner read at the inquest last even- ing a portion of a letter which Glasgow had addressed to the officer commanding the depot of the R.A.M. Corps at Aldershot. It ran My mind is unhinged, and I am doing this to save trouble. I had a fracture of the noae before I went to South Africa, and during the war it was made worse. My face is so disfigured that my friends scarcely know me, and wherever I go every- body looks at me, and I can stand it no longer. I am afraid that this extension of 21 years will not be granted in consequence. The coroner read the postscript, with the comment, "It is evident that this cap is not popular in the Army." Sergeant Chappie stated that Glasgow had a slight disfigurement of his nose before he went to South Africa, where he was severely wounded, and where he gained the distin- guished conduct medal. I The jury found that Glasgow shot himself whilst of unsound mind.

HAMBURG WAITERS I Cling to Their Rights and I Whiskers. The Senate of the city of Iffe-ulburg ie in a curious dilemma. After a. great parade to-day the city gives the Kaiser a. magnificent banquet in the Town-hall, and knowing that his Majesty is always served by clean-shaven lackeys in his own palaces, the senators decided that aJI the waiters at their banquet should be clean- shaven too. But the waiters claim their rights as citizens of a free city to wear a moustache and beard if they choose. Up to Saturday evening on'ly nineteen clean-shaven waiters were found, and fifty are needed.

MESSRS. BUR^YEAT, BROWN, II & CO. Annual Meeting of Shareholders. I The annual meeting of the shareholders of Messrs. Burnyeat, Brown, and Co. (Limited), colliery proprietors, Cardiff, was held this morning at the North Western Hotel, Liver- pool.—Mr. William Burnyeat presided, and explained that, apart from the muoh-regretted loes of life at the Ynysddu sinking, the mis- hap was not serious, and work was proceed. ing satisfactorily.—A final dividend of 2J per I cent., making 10 per cent. for the year, was declared, and a substantial balance carried I forward.—The retiring directors were re- elected. [

ALPINE FATALITIES. I Lausanne, Tuesday.—The body of Mr. Wil- liain Spiess, of Geneva, who left Stalden on August 23 for Saas Fee and has since been missing, was recovered near Stalden yester- day evening.-Roenter. Lucerne, Tuesday.—Mr. C. W. Parker, of ¡ London, who had 'both legs broken in a car- riage accident on the Schvellenen-road, on the 3rd inst., the carriage going over the I aide of the road and rolling down the steep ravine, died here yesterday .—Keuter.

MARRIAGE OF THE UNFIT I Bishop's Stortford Guardians have painful experience of the result of the marriage of persons tainted with lunacy A man, whoee father had died in an asylum, married a woman whose mother was at the time an inmate of an asylum. Now the man is at Brentford Lunatic Asylum, the woman is in the workhouse, and their children are apparently nearly all Ii doomed to a lunatic's fate.

LABOURER'S WINDFALL I A labourer, named Sheridan, residing at Stewartstown, County Tyrone, has just re- ceived an intimation that he is one cf the heirs to a legacy of £ 70,000. The widbw of a colonel in the American Army bequeathed the above amount in trust securities to her nephew. Sheridan's father, whose wherea-bouts are at present unknown. II It is stated that the notorious Sergeant I Sheridan is a relation.

MAN GIRDLED WITH JEWELS I After hie arrest in a jeweller's shop, where I he was offering diamonds for sale, John Doherty was searched, with the result that a belt round his waist waa found also to con- tain jewels. He was remanded at Londonderry yester- day, charged with having been concerned in stealing the gems from Mrs. A. F. Ooake, of Derry.

VICTIM OF AN AMBULANCE. I The quick pace at which the Birmingham ambulance van hurried on an errand of mercy was itself the cause of another accident. In Corporation-street a lad, named Thomas Renshaw, was knocked off his bicycle, and he I now lies unconscious at the hospital.

KILLED WHILST AT PLAY 1 With a cap over her face, little Susa-n Hands, aged seven, was playing at "Wind man's bluff" in a Leicester street, when she knocked her head against a wall. Inflamamar tion of the br-ai-n set in. with fatal results.

WINDSOR CASTLE INQUEST I For the first time on record an inquest took place yesterday at Windsor Castle. It was held on James William Coleeell, a gardener, -who waa found to have died of heart disease.

I SIX HOURS' DAY I While English workmen aTe sfcHl fighting for an eight hours' day, Mir. Tom Mann, in Australia, has raised the banner of a six hours' day, which he ooneiderB the maximum time any person should be allowed to labour for a wage.

CHAMPION SOMALI CRICKETER One of the native Somalia in the African village at Bradford Exhibition has developed a. wonderful aptitude for cricket. At a local match he haa taken seven wickete for seven runs.

WILL NOT PLAY FOOTBALL i AGAIN. Hopes have been held out for some time past that Gwyn Nichclls would assist the Cardiff Club for one more seaeon, especially as R. T. Gabo and Percy Bush will not be back from Australia, until the middle of next month. But his big host of admirers will learn with regret that Nicholls has definitely made up his mind not to play any more football. It is no secret that he will join the great army of Benedicts in the early part of next year. Who will take his place will be a difficult problem for the Cardiff committee to solve. It is reported that two promising centre three-quarters reside in the Barry district, on ebeing a Llanelly player named Samuels and the other a Dublin man named Lunn The first practice match of the Cardiff Club will not be held till next Saturday week, and on the following Saturday there will be the annual fixture with the Cardiff and District, Union team. It is not necessary (writes "Forward") that I should say anything of Nicholls as a great player. By common consent he is one of the greatest centre three-quarters that ever played the game in this or any other country, and we shall mise him. His ca;reer has been a brilliant one. He played for Wales firet againet Scotland in 1396, and a130 against Ireland that season. He has been chosen to play for Wales in every match since then, but he was not able to play in them all. A list of the inter n-atio-ritl matches in which he has actually played will be read with inte- rest:—1896, Scotland and Ireland; 1897, Eng- land;. 1898. England and Ireland; 1899, Eng- land, Scotland, atud Ireland; 1900, Scotland and Ireland; 1901, England, Scotland, and Ire- land; 1902, England, Scotland, and Ireland; 1903, Ireland; 1904, England. This makes a total of eighteen matches, as against the 26 i matches played by Arthur Gould.

Erection of Cardiff Stands. I At the meeting of the Cardiff Committee on Monday evening five tenders were opened for putting up the stands on the football field. The following were the five and their respec- tive prices:—W. H. Colley, Llanfair-road, £ 105; J. J. Chorley and Co., £ 137; Gibson Brothers, £ 143; Harry Gibbon, £ 178; and Melhuish Bros., £ 180. Mr. Colley's tender, being the lowest, was accepted. Two tenders were received for the insurance of players of the first and second fifteens, viz., General Accident Com- pany, jElOe; Norwich Union Company, X109 16s. 6d. The lowest was accepted.

Brice and the Police Team. Police-constable Brioe has made up his mind once and for all not to play any more foot- ball except for the Glamorgan County Police team.

FIXTURES Merthyr Vale 1904. Sept. 17.-Cwmaman Home. 24.-Pontypridd Away. Oct. 21.-Pontypridd Home. S.-Ton Pentre .Home. 15.-Llanbra.dach Cup (first round). ? M.—Ton Pentre .Away. Nov. 5.-Riverside (Cardiff) Home. 12.—Junior Cup (first round). „ 19.-Nelson Home. 26.-Leominster Cup (first round). Dec. 10.-Junlor Cup (second round). 17.—Llanbradaeh Cup (third round). 24.-Ynygybwl .Home. ? 31.-Barry DLwtriet .?.Away. 1905. Jan. 7.-Cwmam::n. Away. 28.?Tunlor Cup (third round). Feb. 4.—HHftch G?ch Home. H.-Junior Cup (semi-final). 13.—H?fod.?.?.Aw?y. 25.-T,Ianbradach .Home. Mar. 4.-Cwmmrc .Home. 11.—Ha.abradMh .Away. 18.—Cwmparc .I Away. 25.-Hafod 1-lome. Apt. B.-Rivergide (Cardiff). Away. 22.8any D:striet .Rome. ?' 29.—GHfach Goch .?.?.???. Away.

WELSH FOOTBALL UNION. EXAMINATIONS OF REFEREES. The Welsh Football Union Committee will hold Examinations for Referees as follows: — ROYAL HOTEL. SWANSEA, on WEDNESDAY NEXT, Sentemher 7th, at Seven p.m. WESTGATE HOTEL. NEWPORT. on THURS- DAY NEXT. September 8th, at Six p.m. QUEEN'S HOTEL, CARDIFF, on FRIDAY NEXT, September 9th. at Seven p.m. BOAR'S HEAD HOTEL, CARMARTHEN, on FRIDAY NEXT, September 9th, a.t Seven p.m. Applicants should have previously acted as Referees in junior or other matches or have actively participated in the trame. WALTER E. REES, Secretary. Neath, September 2nd, 1904. el45 CARDIFF FOOTBALL CLUB. ENCLOSURE 5s.. AND WORKMEN'S 2B. 6d. TICKETS. These Tickets will be Sold a.t the Angel Entrance to the Field Every Monday, Tues- day, and Friday Evening. from Five o'clock till 6.30, until further notice. Commencing Monday. September 5th. Members' Tickets (108.) will be on Sale at the Secretajry's Office, 53. Queen-etreet, on and after Wednesday, September 7th. el38

LADY SANDWICH-MEN," I A London physician's rather startling suggestion that philanthropic ladies should appear with sandwich-boards warning inexperienced mothers against mistakes in infant feeding suggests a novel occupation for women. The lady sandwich-man" would certainly attract attention; but some ladies do that already. I have certainly." said a Bristol lady, received more atten- tion than I desired. People made remarks about me as I passed. I was called a walking ghost,' my face was so pale and thin from anaemia. I had very poor blood. Food seemed to do me no good. My head ached, and I felt tired after the least exer- tion. My father thought I was going into a consumption. After many years of illness a friend recommended me to try Dr. Williams pink pills for pale people. The first box certainly made me better, and after the second box there was a marked improvement. I felt I stronger, and was less easily tired. Colour commenced to come into my face—a sure sign that the pills were making new blood—and my friends noticed the change for the better. I continued the course, and I can- not remember when I was so healthy before. I work well, eat well, and sleep well." The speaker was Mrs. Thorne, 106, St. 'Mark's-road, Bristol. Dr. Williams' pink pills cured her because they made new blood. Whatever diseases arise from too little blood, or blood that lacks richness and purity, they can cure, just as surely as food cures hunger. The genuine pills always bear Dr. Williams' name. and substitutes are useIees and fraudulent. Dr. Williams' medicine co. will send a. box poet free for two shillings and ninepenoe to any address. It is by making J new blood that they cure anaemia, bile, con- i sumption, indigestion, St. Vitus' dance: it is by making pure blood that they cure rheu- matism. kidney disease, eczema, and all skin troubles. They give strength to everyone, especially to women, who know why they need new blood more often than their hus- bands and brothers. L460

TRAMCAR STAIRCASES I At the suggestion of the Board of Trade, experiments are being made with direct stair- cases for tramways in place of the reversed type in general use. It is claimed that a direct staircase would allew two streams of passengers to pass 1IP and down, while at the termini the carw could be far more quickly cleared.

I SPORTING NEWS. I DONCASTER MEETING. —The MILTON STAKES of 10 sovs each, with 200 eovs added, for two year olds and upwards; weight for age; mares and geldings allowed 3lb; winner to be sold for 200 sovs. Five furlongs. -The RUFFORD ABBEY PLATE (han- dicap) of 400 sovs; winners extra. Two miles, over the Old Course. ys st It> n st It) Mr A P Cunliffe's Lord Rosmore Fallon 4 9 0 Mr George Faber's Fermoyle.S Darling 5 8 8 Mr W Hall Walker's Sandboy .Robinson 4 8 8 Ix>rd Cado^an's Elba F Cole587 Mr J C Sullivan's War Wolf Owner 5 8 0 Lord Penrhyn's Haresfield Enoch 6 7 9 Mr W Bass's Wet Paint A Taylor 5 7 8 Mr W M G Singer's Harmony H?l..A in ¡ Mr C H.bbcrfs Scotch Chem" W Nightingaii 476 Mr W Niglitin?all's Wild Alarm Owner 4 7 4 Lord Clonmell's Rose Blair Sir C Nugent 5 7 3 Mr C F Young's Abstainer Waller 4 7 3 r A E Mc.Kinlav'3 St. Hubert ..CoulthwaitE, 5 7 2 Mr Hememar.n's Falcon .F Da.y 4 7 2 Mr B Gottschalk's Emily Melton J Cannon a, 7 2 Mr C Rus-seli's Florinda. Owner 4 6 12 Lord Dun raven's Tamasha R Sherwood 3 6 10 Sir J Miller's Colonel Wozac Blacltwell 5 6 9 Mr de Wend-Fenton's White Webbs ..Robinson 4 6 7 Mr E Caviton's Ariosto T Leader 4 6 5 I-ord Howard de Walden's Centre Board Beatty 464 Mr W T R iuson's Clorane's Pride .Owner 4 6 2 Mr W R i^ckett.'s Garter Knight Gordon 6 6 1 Mr L de Rothschild's St. Kitts Watson 360 —The BRADGATE PARK PLATE of 300 eovs, for three year olds and upwards; mares and geldings allowed 31b; winners extra. Last mile and a quarter, over the Old Course. vs st )b Miss Clinton's Jason Butters 4 9 0 Mis9 Clinton's JaMn .Butters4 & 0 Duke of Westminster's Cupbearer Porter 590 Capt Forrter's Gnlden Sa.int ??.Fa))on 3 9 0 Mr James Joicey's Lady of the Vale T Leader 3 8 10 Bis Majestv'« Chatsworth .R Marsh 3 8 3 Count de Berteux's Mulligatawny .Jen-,iiiags 3 8 3 Lord Farquhar's Prince Vladimir Mr G Lambton 3 8 3 Fir R Waldie Griffith's Ivan R Sherwood 3 8 3 Mr Hahnemann's Lucid F Day 3 8 3 Mr R H Henniner's Yquem Brewer 3 8 3 Mr G Hurley's Leo XTTI In Ireland 3 8 3 Mr J B Joel's Rn villous .lo¡-ton 3 8 3 Mr L Neumann's Sertorious Mr Gilpin383 Mr W Bass's f by Jugglèr-Rcù Agnes A Taylor 380 Lord Derby's f by St. Frnsquin-Bridget Air G Lambton 3 8 0 Sir R Waldie Griffith's f by Isinglass—Sweet Duchess R Slxerwood 3 8 0 Mr W M G Singer's Yalu .A Taylor380 —The ST. LEGER STAKES of 25 sovs each, for three year olds; entire colts 9st, and fillies est 111b. Old St. Leger Course (about one mile six furlongs and 132 yards). st 111 Lord Hareivood's Almscliff 9 0 Mr F Alexander's Andover 9 0 Mr J Muslter's Henry the First 9 0 Major Eustace Loder's Pretty Polly. 3 it Mr Leopold ae Rothschild's St. Amant 9 0 Mr S B Joel's St. Denis. 9 0 -The TATTERSALL SALE STAKES of 20 sovs each, with 500 sow added, for two year olds; oolts 9st, filliea 8st lllb; winners extra. Seven furlongs. st lb Sir J Thursby's S+andeu G Edwards 9 5 Mr v ? IP?irefo??s Cvaaeam FaHon 9 4 Sir B Capers Crossbow .Mr F Lambton 9 0 Mr H Barnato Auriform Morton 8 9 Mr W F Coventry's Wise Chancellor P Chaloner 8 9 Mr S Darling's Cornstalk .0wner 8 9 Mr Ernest Dresden s Bolt Away .Archer 8 9 Mr C Perkins's Elringrton T'Ason89 Mr C Perkins's Coldstream I'Anson 8 9 Mr M G Singer's o by St. Serf-Lady Chancellor a. Tarlor 8 9 Sir E Vincent's Shah Jehan R bay 8 9 Sir E Vincent's Epicurus R Day 8 6 Lord Wolverton's o by St. Frusquin—Ornis R Marsh 8 9 Mr W Raphael's f bv Orrne-Cro.sado ..D Wa.ugh 8 6 Mr T W P Rivls's f by Prisoner-The Empress I'An-m 8 6 Mr Lionel Robinson's Costly Lady Dajling 8 6 —The CLEVELAND HANDICAP PLATE of 500 sovs; winners extra. The Sandall Mile. ys st Ib Capt Forester's Hackler's Pride Fallon 4 9 5 Sir E Cassel's Nabot Mr G Lambton590 M E dc BTaskovits's Hazali C Wpugh 5 8 7 Sir E Vincent's Countermark .R. Day 4 8 7 Lord Carnarvon's Vslenza Greusil 6 8 5 Duke of Westminster's Sone-craft J Cannon 4 8 0 Mr J C Su!livan's Lihe!? Bird Owner a 7 13 rl Carnarvon's -St. Emilion Greusil 4 7 12 Mr Lionel Robinson's JTiphetns S Darling 5 7 12 Mr H F do Paravicini's Vidame Sadler, sen. 6 7 u Mr Lionel Robinson's Caravei S Darling 4 7 9 Lord Derbv's Chnn«?.r .Mr G Lambton 476 Btr- <J G Tent's ProT.ime .WCall 5 7 6 Mr J A Miller's Muriel II Gurry 4 7 5 Lord Lonsdale's e by Blairfindc-Shy- Lady S Darling 3 7 5 Mr Douglas Baird's Monaqueton Enoch 3 7 3 Mr Creet's Killeevan Pickering 3 7 0 Mr C H Han nam's Raven's Flight Sherrard 5 6 13 Lord Westbury's Stoic Sentence 4 6 12 Mr Edmund Lamb's? Aacaster .C Waugh 4 6 11 Sir R Wildle Griffith's Hymenaeus R Sherwood 3 6 11 Mr G Miller's Week End .0wner 3 6 9 Lord Derby's Altcar ..Mr G Lambton 3 6 6 Mr C S Xew?n's Boycot Black well 3 6 6 M R Waidje Grifnth's Queen Bea.utv R Sherwood 365 Mr J B Leigh's Wood Pigeon .G Chaloner 3 6 o Mr G A Prentice's Si am J Powner 364 Lord M Beresford's KIrWby Leach 3 6 4 Duke of Devonshire's AID Goodwin 4 6 3 Lord Derby's f by St. Frusquin—Bridget Mr G Lambtcn. 361 Mr C Perkins's Beckitt I'Anson 4 6 0 Mr C Perkins's Norham I'Aneon460

CARDIFF CRICKET LEAGUE. I Final Positions of Teams and Players I Below (writes "Old Heathen") will be found the final taSlee of the Cardiff Cricket Leasrue. It will be seen that Rotbth Park Presbyterians have managed to win the championship by a. point, and their double event is completed by A. H. Whitehead repeating his consistent form of last season, and once more occupying the place of honour in the batting averages. Len Williams, another Presbyterian, has dropped to second piaoe in the bowling aver-agee, and the figures of J. Sproule. of the Moorlands, are remarkably good. St. Paul's and the Cameron,3 tie for second place medals, and a martoh to decide their fate will be played on an early date. Of the others, the West- bonrnes and Marlborough have abandoned their remaining fixtures, and their positions on the table are unaltered. Here are the details:- THE LEAGUE LADDER, P. W. L. D. Its. Ro&th Park Presbyt&riaM. 10 7 3 0 14 St. Paul's 10 6 3 1 13 Ca.mrons 10 6 3 1 13 Moorlands 10 6 4' 0 12 Marll>oroug:h 8 2  6 0 ? 1' Weetbournee 6 1 5 0 2 SIX BEST BATSMEN. Not Inns. out. Runs. Av'ge. A. R. Whitehead (Roath Park) 7 2 95 19 L. Chirghin (Moorlands) 6 1 85 17 B. Ballfngrer (Camerona) 7 2 76 15.20 P- (St. Paul's) 9 1 83 9.22 t. Theophilus (Camerona) 8 0 71 8.87 C. Davies (Moorlands) 10 0 72 ? 7.23 SIX BEST BOWLERS. Overs. Runs. W'kts. Av'ge. J. SPTOUIO (Moorlands) 33 54 22 2.45 Len Will!ams (RMth Park).. 68 123 ? 46 2?67 J. Rees (Ca.m.ercns) 39 79 26 3.03 R. Shepherd (St. 90 ..122 37 3.29 F. Theophilus CCamerons) 63 ..134 32 4.1s C. Davies (Moorlands) 73 1]6 27 4 33

QUOITS. I HEOLGERKLG V. MORRISTON. I At Morriston. Scores:— I Heoi gerng. Tom Griffi-ths 10 John Thomas. 21 Row. Jones. 17 Tom Thomas 21 Ivor Morgan 21 J.. L. Davioo 21 John Griffiths 21 Tom James 13 145 Morriston. W. Joseph 21 Ban Thomas 6 D. Charles 21 J. Ayres 5 D. Edwards 13 J. H. Williams 5 J. Daviee 17 P. Hill 21 10Q neolgerrig won by 36 points. I

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