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Passing Pleasantries. I DID NOT KNOW HIS OWN SONG. I A certain German professor of music, to be met with in English drawing-rooms, is an entertaining old gentleman. To him recently a lady said, when one of his compositions had just been rendered by one of the guests: How do you like the rendering of your 'song, professor?" V08 dot my song?" replied the professor. "I did not know him." A FAMILY AFFAIR. I A wealthy widow was about to marry a widower, whose sole possession consisted of a family of small children. On the day set apart for the happy event, a friend of the prospective groom met one cl the children, a little girl of six years, and; to see what she would say, he accosted her iwith: Where are you going, Jenny, all dreased tip so fine?" I'm going to a wedding," she said proudly. "Whose wedding?" was the next query, Mrs. Noble's," replied she. And who is Mrs. Noble going to marry?" Why," said she in an astonished tone, H don't you know? She's going to marry us."

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gIOY FOR TO-DAY Inspector Bites. ""Oh,Mr.- Market, I am- so-glad you have You, I know, can and will help me." •There were tears in. Lady Ethel's voice as she 'greeted her mother's most recently-arrived goost in this plaintive and imploring manner. course, I win, Lady Ethel; anything I can do for you is a uew pleasure found for myself, and where you are concerned I can do everything. Mr. George Market was an amusing man, who delighted to poke his nose into matters that could not concern him nor benefit him in the slightest degree. At one time he studied the triclss of the bric-a-brac trade, and was thereby enabled to discourse learnedly to his friend3 when bad luck at races compelled them to seek amid the mer- chants of Bond-street new havens for family pictures. At another he disappeared from the West End for a time, which he subse- quently alleged he passed in an opium den near Uatcliff Highway. He learned conjuring from a noted professor, who had won £60,()C() as keeper of a London baccarat club before the police intervened; and amongst his other eccentricities he. assumed an intimacy with the light-fingered gentry, and had, indeed, spent more than one morning at a notorious meeting-house for thieves in Seven Dials. This was the gentleman to whom the beau- tiful Lady Ethel Dickson had so pitifully applied in her trouble, while her recently- acquired husband stood by, helplessly gnaw- ing the ends of a, tawny moustache. It was a, said case. In the very early history of the world women have been known to be happy without jewels. But since Eve grati- fied her curiosity their personal adornment ha-s nearly always been a subject of prime importance to the sex, and the love of it is not relaxing with the centuries. Poor Lady Ethel! She had come to pay a short visit at her mother's house at Bri-ghacxpton-on-the-Sea, and all her jewels had been annexed by enter- prising and impudent burglars within twenty- four hours. No wonder she was distracted; no wonder the household was in disorder, and everyone upset. The local constabulary had been called in, and, after carefully examining the jemmy found in the Kitchen, and the marks on the front door of "some iron instru- ment" ajid the empty sa.fe where the jewels and plate had been, expressed their opinion that it was burglars' work," and went away to see if they could find a. clue at the neigh- bouring station-house, and, later on, at the adjacent alehouse. Such a clever fellow as Market was, indeed, welcomed. All the story was re-told to him a score of times. He questioned the butler with forensic knowingness that the late Ser- geant Ballantyne would have envied, a.nd warned that nervous servant to be careful on at least half-aniozen occasions in the course of his narration. Then he took a look at tho empty safe, as thought he expected the precious articles to re-appear, after the fashion of an entertainment at Maskelyne and Cook's. But nothing was of any use. If it had only happened in London, now," he said, meditatively; "I might, perhaps Perhaps what?" said Lady Ethel, eagerly. I might have put my hands on the delin- quents. You see, I know the Scorcher,' who is in with—but, no, it could not be, for he's doing four months; and it could not be Mr. Market was talking to himself appa- rently, going through a criminal private directory that he carried in his mind, and which, possibly, had no existence elsewhere. Naturally, therefore, when, on the morn- ing following the conversation recounted George Market's fat pug had disappeared, and George Market's rage and sorrow were beyond description. The dog had been stolen, of course, and by the professional dog thieves who had for some time past been particularly busy in the neighbourhood where George lived. First of all, he thought of his previous scheme of trying to work it back" 1rT a little friendly intercourse with some selected criminal; but he felt it was no use to attempt to humbug himself, even if Lady Ethel still confidently expected that one day he wonld rush into her boudoir and throw her long^-lost jewels upon her lap. So he TOOA the ordinary course that other not so well-informed people are apt to take—he advertised for his lost pet, and got many answers offering all sorts of dogs to re-place the lost one, but that idol itself had vanished, apparently never to return. George Market did not face the club for a few days after his advertisement had appeared. He dined in his rooms, and sat moodily over the fire, smoking more than, was good for his health, and meditating over things in general and dog-stealing in parti- cular, when his servant asked: Will you see Inspector Biles, sir?" "Certainly, by all means; show the. inspector in." And a. clean-shaved, keen-eyed, fidgety, neatly-dressed, middle-aged person entered. "Mr. Market, I presume?" "Take a seat, inspector; I'm glad to see you. The inspector eyed the proffered chair as though he expected to find an infernal machine concealed in the cushion; but he accepted the risk aiter running his eye care- fully round the room, and apparently under the taible and everywhere. George Market bad never seen such a quick eye, and he secretly pitied the thief who should 'have the misfortune to be hunted by Inspector Biles. About that dog of yours," said the officer, when he had arranged himself to hia satis- faction. Then yoa know where it is?" said George eagerly. Don't you?" asked the other, with a searohing glance, and shutting up the note- book with a bang. George laughed knowingly. He could, not resist the temptation of assuming knowledge, and his pride was, indeed, gratified when the shrewd and experienced detective practically accepted him a-s in the know." You see, the question, inspector, is not where my poor pug is, but how am I to get it back? Have a brandy and Tell me, Erir," said Biles, were you ever in the force?" George Market felt this was the greatest compliment that he had ever received. He laughed a, sort of ill-disguised chuckle, and replied: No—well, that is, not exactly. But never mind about that; how about the dog and the Dickson diamonds?" Both alike. Knowing where they are and getting them away are two different things." "Aye, indeed! Another brandy and soda? It eeems to me that you gentlemen of Scot- land Yard do not take any trouble over lost dogs. You always appear to regard the loss of a dog as satisfactory, inasmuch as there remains one less to be stolen and less trouble for yourselves." Ha, ha! Very good! You say you have not been in the force; but I think you know -something." linder the thawing influence of brandy and soda the inspector was getting quite familiar with his host. The two talked together for more than an hour, and George Market, by skilful management of the conversation, learned many of the tricks of the criminal trade, and heard several interesting stories of clever captures and equally clever escapes. He acquired quite a new store of criminal lore, and was confident that not only would Mutton soon again waddle to his basket- kennel on the hearthrug, but that Lady Ethel Dickson would, through his means, be again put in possession of her lost jewels; and what would the witty members of the United Sports have to say then ? He rather fancied that the laugh would be on his side. In fact, he felt so anxious to air his newly-gathered knowledge that he determined 00 turn into the club for an hour or so. Which way Me you going, inspector?" he •eked, when that worthy ? length lUie. aod* A after thanking -hishost for the valuable assis- tanoe he w-a-a-sure to derive from their ohat, .and making an appointment for the day after to-morrow, -bad-a him good-bye. "Back to the Yard; can I drop-you any- where, sir?" "Thanks; you--pass-St..Tamesls-gtre&t?" And the two went off in a hansom—George to enlighten his acquaintances at the club, and the hard-worked constable to his office to wallow in the mysteries of unpunished crime. Quite a roar greeted George 3Carkeit as he entered the smoking-room of the United Sports. He laugh-ed with them, becauec, holding as he did the key to ail the criminal mysteries, he could afford to sit still, and turn it on them at any moment. Presently they got a little tired of their chaff, and then George's sagacity had play. You fellows never can be serious, or I could tell you all something' that would. surprise you," he sa-id. Something true?" suggested Lord Jackass. "Quite true; would you be surprised to learn that at this moment I could put my h,a.nds on the Dickson diamonds?" "Are you in earnest?" asked someone;- and gradually George Market told the story of how he had been consulted -by the authorities of Scotland Yard, and how he and a well- known inspector of the force bad devised a scheme for bringing the robbers of the jewels. to jnsti-oe, and of recovering the whole swag." He dilated at considerable length, if somewhat vaguely, on the advantage of. being "in with" the boys themselves, and lamented that one connected with the police was obliged now and then to play the spy. Old Colonel Splodger was the only person who took exception to Mr. Market's harangue. "I call it dirty business," said this noto- rious stickler for honour and etiquette, which should be left to the police, and your inspector had no right to divulge the profes- sional secret which, according to your own account, he did." Inspector Ei-Jes knows what he is about, retorted M ar ket. Bileo! I should think he did," put in Lord Jackass; "he is a-bout the shrewdest man at Sootl.and Yard." "Do you know him, Pullingford?" asked Market, somerwhat disappointed that his acquaintance with so great a personage should be shared by such a comparative nonentity. "B<a>tiher! A tall, military-looking man, with a grey, close-cropped beard. I met him Never, if he was like that. Inspector Biles is a little man, close-shaved." I'll bet on it," replied Lord Jackass. Burt, Mlarket grew angry. "Great good-nese!" he insisted, the man has not left me half an hour. He has gone straigiht to SeortJiand Yard, and you can come and see him, if you like, now." I'll come if you'll bet I shall not go for notihing, and it just happens that Biles was the man who had my brother's affair in hand, and I know him quite well." And so a bet was made. The conditions were written down, and Colonel Splodger was to be referee; and he, with, the two dispu- tants, got into a cab, and went off to inter- view Mr. Market's friend, Inspector Biles. "You are not Biles," said George, when, in answer to an urgent request, they were ushered into the presence of a tall, military- looking, grizzly officer. "Yes, indeed," he replied; "Inspector Biles at your service. "What can I do for you?" "Is there no officer of the same name?" asked George, bewildered, as he saw his com- pa.nion laughing at him. Xone." Then George, with the ingenuousness of a. disappointed baby, told his story to the amused inspector, and finished by asking wftiat he had better do. "In (the first place," replied the true Biles, la,coilioadly, I should go home and. courrt my pi-ate." But this was exactly what George Market was unable to do, for there was no plate left to be counted. All his cigar-cases, cigarette- boxes, dressing-case fittings, and other metallic addenda to a. luxuriant bachelor's estaJali^hment, had disappea-red; tend the most remarkable thing about the busine&s was that not a soul had been in. his rooms since he left. Except," added his servant, when interro- gated, Inspector Biles, who came back for that letter you left behind you, sir." George Market groaned, and has now left town to pass the next few months upon tne Continent. He is quite siok, he says, of the shallow wit of those young foote at the United Sports Club.

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THE REVIVAL SPIRIT I PRONOUNCED AT PONTYPRIDD MEETINGS. People Asked to Widen Their Petitions. Mr. Dan Roberts continued his mission in the Graig district of Poutypridd on Wednes- day, the services in the afternoon and even-r ing being held at Temple Chapel. The evening meeting was very largely attended, the chapel being quite over-crowded before the announced time of opening. As usual, there was very little time wasted, and the proceedings soon commenced with the sing- ing of a hymn, and once a start was made there was no cessation to the flow of song and prayer. An aged gentleman, praying very fervently, seemed to kindle the "fire" at the beginning, for the meeting ajid the sub- sequent proceedings were of a. fervent charac- ter. Though there were none of those over- powering scenes which are often suoh out- standing features at Mr. Evan Roberts's meetings, the revival spirit was most pro- nounced, and there were occasions when tho service was of a very impressive character. Intercessory Prayers I Mr. Roberts was accompanied by Miss I Maggie Davies, Miss Mary Davies, and Miss S. A. Jones, all of whom took a very effective part. The meeting was, perhaps, remarkable for the number and fervency of the interces- sory prayers offered. One WQman pra.yed very earnestly lor the reformation of her brother and his family; another prayed for a, brother who was bent upon "going to China" to be a missionary. In ardent allu- sion to this feature Mr. Roberts subsequently encouraged the people to pray for those near and dear to them, but it was, he said, quite unnecessary to mention those prayed for by name. God knew whom they referred to, whoever and wherever they might be. A man got up to the front seat to say tha.t he had noticed tibe other day that there were 100,000 applicants every year for enlistment in the Army "of our noble King Edward," but of these 62 per cent, were deolia,red unfit for enlistment, whereas during the laat few months through the revival no less than 80,000 had applied for enlistment in the army of King Jesus, and not one was regarded as unfit-the maimed,, the lame, the blind, all who had a soul to save, were welcomed. Miss S. A. Jones, taking the cue from the last speaker, made quite an eloquent appeal to all "to join this army." Instead of the "King's shilling," they would be given a "crown"; instead of a small wage per day, they would be given "100 par cent. of the blessings of this world and etermw life in the world to come." I Address by Mr Dan Roberts In the course of his address Mr. Dan Roberts emphasised the absolute necessity of prayer. But let no one do anything to show himself. Let man be out of sight, so God might be revealed. He also asked that people should widen their petitions. Let them pray not only for friends and relatives, but let them pray for other people and other countries. Prayer was adl-important-i was prayer which reached Hea-ven. The meeting proceeded very finely on the usual revival lines, Miss Maggie Davies's sing- ing of Oh, Iesu Mawr rho'thanian bur," and Hen G-erbyd yr achub (" The old chariot of salvation "), and a brief address by Miss Mary Davies being particularly effective. A ready and unforced responsiveness was a marked feature of the meeting. A woman praying that the power might be sent to save her brother a.nd his family was the signal for the immediate and prayerful ren- dering of Oh Lord, send the power," whilst a particularly earnest prayer of another called forth" For you I am praying." Mr. Roberts's emphasis on the need and importance of prayer evidently had a wonder- ful effect on the audience. Usually a word of prayer culminated in song, but at this meeting the order seemed to be reversed, and more than onoe the singing had to give way to the praying, Mr. Roberts incidentally urging that the singing should always be of a quiet, plaintive character whilst prayer was going on. The meeting was prolonged till nearly ten o'clock, and its close was again marked by some more beautiful singing of Welsh as well as English hymns.

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I A CALL FOR ECONOMY In the House of Commons yesterday Mr. Buchanan resumed the debate on the Address, and submitted an amendment calling for economy. Mr. Ivor Uuest seconded the amendment. Mr. Gibson Bowles attacked the Government, and Mr. Austen Chamberlain replied. The amendment was defeated. Another a.mendment calling for aid for Irish labourers was also defeated.

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"H.B." RUMINATES*] THINKS BAStL McCLEAR WILL I- FAIL TO HOLD," Special to the "Evening Express." I Ireland demands the first par. She gets it. Eleven points to five. Whew and hurroo! Wihait lis the size of the Irish head? Tape measure for the Triple Crown, please! Who siaad W'aJ es ? That's the talk thatb-old-r the sway From Mayo to Dublin Bay. The distressful country has twice performed prodigies. We can't get away from the fact. We don't want to. The black-haired, grey- eyed, good- hearted ones have prodigised exceedingly. We extend them congratulations on doing that which we did ourselves; doing it, if anything, with more unction if with less grace. We move aside to give the green clad merry one equal sitting room with us on the soft-bodied cushion of our doubly slain sporting foes, England and Scotland; and sitting thus, we praise-each other—till the 11th inet. And to individualise, Basil M'Lear, the new- found st ar. Neat and light of his own. Already labelled as one of the first magnitude. A Bolton for strength and speed, a Wade for toaaid-offs. What of this man who does so much izi so short a time? It's a giddy height to leap to at once. Will he stick it? I may' be wrong, but I have an idea that the 11th will mar this reputation so quickly made. Without at present giving a, definite opinion of what the result will be like, I am pretty positive that M'Lear will hardly sustain the high opinion formed of him. Were it not for the fact that uncertainty prevails in our half-back position, I should like to name a Welsh victory at three tries or amyitihing over. Taking and acknowledg- ing the statement that the Irish centre is a out above the ordinary, I think he will require to be a cut above the extraordinary to enable him to ptey the one-mam three- quarter game against the Welsh combina- tion. Granting him speed and strength, with heart in it all, still hell fail to hold Doiggerel will tell you. Oh! Basil M'Lear, I set it right here. That's a truly great name, you're a-making; And none can deny. That in Oireland's eye You're the apple, there's little mistaking. But, Basil M'Lear, Respectfully here, I doubt that your prestige will tarry; Thouglh muscle you've got, And blood that is hot, Yet I question the head that ye carry. That's it. And now, having touched upon the Saturday evening gossip on. the match, which was mostly the victory and M'Lear, let us get Scottish opinion 'before we come back to our own. Of 3rletr the Soots have formed a high opinion, and there is no doubt that the Irish- man proved himself a rare good 'nn at Inver- leith for the kind of game played. Lan- ders, the fall hack, gets a good name, as he dserves to, for he is a first-class back. Forrest had naturally more work to do than the Irish back, and did it well, his tackling being efficient, if again a, trifle lucky, while be kicked with better effect than against Wales. E. D. Simpson and Ifunro had little, if any, the better of matters with the Irish halves, Robinson and Caddell. But the Irish forwards—and here I consider our danger liec-w-e- so good as to force the suggestion that the Scotcih eight actually "knuckled down" to the Irishmen. Tedford -and Wallace were singled out as -he "forward perfections" for the Irish game, but the whole boiling of them were on t.be bubble all the time. Here we have a. good line to work on, and I hope that our Welsh forwards will realise what is expected of them. I can truly say that there never was a time when we had more need of the best that is in them. The Devon Albions Wire unlucky in being unable to use Vivytan and Williams in the Swansea match. Vivyan aooompani-ed the team as mamager; Williams as sidesmau. Had they been actors their presence would have been much in evidence. But damaged knees kept them out. Both were game, but lame. Newport is already making a mound of her dead ashes. It will not Aake her long to use the said mound to rise on. The lion scratched deeply three times to a once scratched back. Next Saturday the mustard and blacking—one never knows which is going to be the prevailing tone for the (Jay-go down again to Swansea- Third visit of a run. Each one for improvement. Will they show a. still better result this time? I hardly think so. Bu-t whatever happens, we want no men crocked. Saturday week Ireland v Wales. I need not say anything further of the play of Penart'h. Last Saturday they spoke for themselves at the Cardiff Arms Piark, a.nd fully corroborated the good "Evening Express" accounts given of them. Llanelly defeated ila-esteg by a. try. The Miaestegites, it used to be Miaestegune, are all at sea for the want of another Johnny Thomas. If any club more tha-n another is anxious as to Basil M'Lear's play in the international, that ckrb is the ti n-p^attt one. The scarlets are due in the South of Ireland very shortly, and have to play twicc on the Cork Constitu- ti-on ground on the chance of meeting M"Lear on. both occasions. So, naturally, they want to know. QUERIES FROM NORTH ROAD (CARDIFF). Query 1.—I shall be greatly obliged if you would eniiigihteu me on the following point, vilhiieh occurred in a schoolboy match on Saturday morning, of which I was a spectator. Teams A and B. Player in B kicks up the field. The kick is followed up, not by the kicker, but by a player on the sa.me side, who started from behind the kicker. This player charges a. player on the opposing aide juat as ho is about to CM<:J1 the bali-O make a mark, presumably. The referee oroered a free-kick. Was he right? Azisw.er.-Doubly right. Eight for the dba.rge, and right for the player, as the kicker only can be onside himself, or plaxe oUher men on. Rotten rule, but it's right. Query 2.-In 'another instance a player in B team caught the ball from a kick. In catching it the baU re-bounded off his hands about six inches or so in a forward direction, to be again caught by the saxae player, who w.a8 promptly whiatled to a standstill. Reply.—Yes. In catching the ball—these are your words-the ball went forward by -about six inches. The referee whistled for a knock-on. As the s-le player caught it again, it was evident that none of the other side could benefit, and this would be the ot>ly case where the whistle would not have gone. Query 3.—May I also ask whether the referee should whistle when a. would-be catcher drops the ball out of his hands. In this instance the referee whistled for same, not for others? Answer.—I take it that the referee whistled for the forward drops, not for the others. He would be right. Query 4.—The bull was thrown out of tonch, a player in "Boo team knocked it on with his head into the haaads of a, player in "A" team, who ran over and scored a, try. Was this correct? Answer.-Ye.g. Query 5.-A player in "A" team d'ashed for the line. When about to cross, being exactly on the line, he passed forward to his wing, who grounded the ball. The referee awarded a minor. Answer.—Good referee; right again. PAII rights of re-production of this I Article, or any portion of it, reserved by the Proprietors of the ''Evening 1 Express." 1

DOCTORSADVENTURE OUTRAGEOUS ASSAULT BY ALIENS. Samuel Woolfson, 27, a, tailor, and Russian sabjeot, living at 63, Newark-etreet, Mile-end, was charged at the Thames Police-court with aseaxjlting Mr. Robert. Valentine Dolbey, on-a of the house surgeons at the London Hos- pital. Mr. WMtiiing prosecuted on behalf of the governors of the Iond-on Hospita- Mr. Lilley defended. Dr. Dolbey stated thcut he was the resident accoucheur a-t the hospital and at the request of a. man named Risen-berg he attended Mrs. Eisen-berg at 63, Newark-street. He went to the house in company with Mr. Gaudhi, his assistant. He examined the patient, and, finding it a. straightforward case, instructed Mr. Gaudhi to iitt-end it, but witness intended remaining there. Two women w'ho were in the room refused to allow his assistant to proceed, and insisrte-d that witness should do everything that was necessary. One of the women oailed down the stairs, and three men, one of whrnn was the accused, entered the room. He told the men if they did not go out of the room he should leave the case, and pi-oceeded to put on bis coat. The men, then went outside, and lie Id the handle of the door. Witness managed to get down the stairs, when aocused seized him by the throat. Th-ey then had a struggle, and the women held wi-tness by the coait. After a time he managed to get out-side. Witness admiltted striking the accused in the eye during the struggle. Mr. Whitting said the London Hoapital authorities seilt their staff to attend these oases, free of charge, and, while there was no reason to complain of the English, people, considerable trouble was often experienced from the aliens. Mr. Mead said these people seemed to think it was a State service, and not a gratuitous one, they were receiving. He would suggest thiat the hospitaJ doctors attend none of these oases unless they had previously a certificate to the effect that it was a deserving case. Prisoner had been guilty of an outrageous offence, a,nd must go to prison for two months, with hard Labour.

Racing and Betting. I HOW A FORTUNE WAS SQUANDERED I A sitting was held in the London Bank- rusptcy-court yesterday for the public examiaation of Edmund Ley Cox, described as of 29, Brewers-street, Victoria, formerly of Mi lis-buildings, Park-row, Knightsbridge, gentleman. The accounts showed liabilities L-1,325, of which C467 is expected to rank, and ■assets £ 1,819. Debtor, who is at present undergoing a sentence of twentty months' imprisonment for conspiring with two others to obtain mathe- matical and scient-ifio instruments, was brought up in custody. In answer to Mr. E. L. Hough, Official ^Receiver, debtor said that on oomLng of age in 1885 he received about £ 6,000 under the will of llis father, and between that year and 1894 he came into a further £ 13,OCO under the wills of other relatives. Being a young man at that time, you were, perhaps, a. liit-tle extravagant?—Yes. You drove a coach between Eastbourne and Brighton ?—Yes. And you went in for a little racing and betting ?-Yes. And in this way the £19,000 went ?—Yes; I am speaking from memory. I see you have also been a head oattle-man. Whart, is the exact nature of that profession? —Debtor explained that it consisted in bring- ing to tihis country horses wQiich he had bred in the Argentine and in Irelajid. During the South African Wa.r he was engaged in pur- chasing horses in the Argentine for the Bri- tish Government, and his in-come from this source was from S400 to £.500 a year. He attributed his fali-lnre to the loss of about £ 450 by betting in 1904, owing to whi-clh he was unable to DaY the petit-ioning creditor's claim. The sitting was adjourned to December 10, to enable the debtor to supply further infor- mation as to his property in Argentina.

MILLINER'S LOVE DAMAGES I In the London Sheriff's Court yesterday, the oa&e of Field v. Giddings came on for t-he assessment of damages for breach of promise of marriage. Mr. H. W. Lathom, for the plaintiff, said his client, Miss Florence Field was a. milli- ner carrying on business and living at Luton. Defendant, Mr. W>alter Giddings, was a general dealer, in business at Pilcroft-etreet, Bedford. Defendant, after having deceived the plaintiff, left her to her own resources with a child to main-tain. The couple first became acquainted about six years ago. After the child was born he wrote to plain- tiff. At the time you knew I was living with another woman. I ought to have married you when I had plenty of money -to make us comfortable, but now I don't. know when I shall have any. The jury awarded a sum of X150.

CAT CALLS AT A CONCERT I One has heard of concerts being stopped by the throwing of 'brickbats, so to speak, but they sesm to have gone one bett-er at Brad- ford (Yorkshire). A duet by Madame CHa-na Butt and lfr. Keimerley Rumford was brought to a. premature close owing' to the intrusion of a cat, which aippeared suddenly on the platform a-nd. mingled its top-notes with those of the singers. I suppose (says la oorrespon- dent) that the cat, trained for the purpose of breaking up local concerts in the Yorkshire town, made a mistake, or bad not been- told that its useful services were not required that night.

WORLD WALKER'S WEDDWG A happy little party assembled in tihe New. castle regastrar's office yesterday, when Mr. George M. Schilling, well-known for, his round-the-world walking propeiiMitees, was mannied to Miss May Matthews, of Hull. The hiappy climax was the outcome of a chance and romantic meeting not long ago between the piainties. Here is your certiflcaite," facetiously remarked the ^registrar to the bride, "and if your husband should take to walking too fast for you it will do micely to bring him baok." The bridegroom will start on a tramp to Glasgow in a few days.

A LOVE CHARM I A new trinket is just coming into fashion which ought to supply some amusement. It is a love "thermometer," and in the form of a heart. A tiny tube of mercury is sur- mounted by the words, "I love you," while the sides are marked with the time-honoured "a lirttle," "a great deal," passionately," ajid "not at alJ." Tlie person whose affection is to lie tested put his or her finger on the mercury, and the warmth instantly gives bife answer. The maker has ingeniously placed "not at all" at the top!

MAN WITH MAUVE SKIN I An amusing tale relieves the gloom of the Lmaoln typhoid epidemic. Afraid of being infeoted, a resident mixed a disinfecting fluid with Ms bath-water. When he woke up the next morning he found ho was tinted a delicate mauve. Printed by tbe Proprietors, Western Wall Limited, &n4 published by them at their ofitoes, St. Mary-street, Cardiff; Castle Baitey treet. Swansea; Victoria-street, jlar.hyr TydfiJ; at the shop of Mr. Wesley Williams] Bridgend—<iU in the county of Glamorgan; at theli olScos, 22, Hign-atreet, Newport; at the shop ot lgr. J. P. CaSrey, Honmouth-both In the county of MOD- oicati; No Mic sbop of Mr. David John, LI an ally, la The oonDtr of Carmarthen; and at their ollou, TIla Bulwark. Brecon. in the ooonty of Brocknoet. TinmSDAY, MARCH 2, 1906.

SPORTANG N EVVS. II SANDOWK 6RAND MILITARY' MEETING. —The COOMBE SPRIXG OPEN SELL- ING HANDICAP HURDLE RACE of 100 sovs; winners extra; inller to be sold for 50 sovs. Two miles. ys st lb Mr R Gore's Incantation Owner 6 12 7 Mr E Hi go Swatton a 12 5 Mr S J Bell "a Mothelioa Pudaloff a 12 0 Mr P Muldoon's Wild Apple —McKeniia 6 11 13 Mr F B Hunt's Perseus II.Owner 5 11 12 Sir C Nugent's Free Love .Ott-ncr a 11 11 Mr T Southall's Trelydan .Roonev a 11 10 Mr H E -RaiKkUi'a Main Top W Xightingail 5 11 7 Mr F F IIa.l!ick's Masquerade .Own&r all 2 Mr C R Ca-mpbelFs Ellaline II. Gordon a 10 9 Mr G H Freeiaan's Honore McKie 4 10 7 —A SELLING STEEPLECHASE of 103 sov-s. for four year olds and up- wards; winners extra. Two milee. ys st Ih Mr Husrh Ashton's Benhead Ccrdon a 12 0 Mr 0 W Banbury's Monstsr 171%ilick a 12 0 Lord Cardross's FTieao a 12 C Mr 3 Christie-Miller's Poetry Swatton a 12 0 Mr Goland Clarke's 'Tttrarcen Collins a 12 0 Mr L S Denny's Whitehaven Gully a 12 0 Mr G Stamford's Martag-on Private a 12 C Mr J K Smiiey's Atliol Brook .J'ersse 3. 12 0 Mr P K Smik-y's Baiioff .PerssM 12 0 Maj-or M H Tristram's Monaco Owner 6 12 0 Mr R C de Crespigny's Chuck a luck.Owner 6 11 7 -The GRAND MILITARY GOLD CUF of 500 sove (a piece of plate valut 100 sovs and 400 sovs in specie); list 7n each; winners extra. Three miles. ys at 1h Captain H E Brassey'a Ihinboyno Captain Dewhurst 6 J3 C Sir T Gallwey's Leinfter .Sir C Nugent a 13 0 Mr Leslie itome's The Actuary .Collins a 13 0 Captain Neil Hair's The Farmer Captain Dewhurst a T2 f Major M E F Courage's Blithesome Halli0k 5 12 Mr R C de Crespigny's Prince Talleyrand Owner a 12 C CoL H T Fenvvick'a Buckhunter Sir C Nugent 6 12 C Mr LEG Catena Gabriel II Private a 12 t Mr CViurid Clarke's Tiiraneen Collins a 11 10 Captain H H Collis's Daldoreh owner a 11 If Mr Herbert Maddick's Undedred Private 6 11 1C Captain H H Tudor's Redeemer Owner a 11 7 Rear-Admiral Lambton's Ituy Lopez Captain Dewhurst 5 11 ( Captain G Midaleton's May's Pride Gore a 11 f Mr P K Smiley's Do Be Quick Persse 5 11 C Major M H Tristram's Shann Aboo ..Swatton a 11 C -The 9ANDOWN MAIDEN HURDLE RACE of 400 sovs, for four year olut and- upwards; winners extra. Two miles. ys 3t Ib Mr S M Nolan's The Arrowed. McXaughton 4 11 0 Mr J Buchanan's Raferagh Major Edwards 5 10 L Mr J S Crawford's Captain Kettle Cort a 10 If Mr J Hammond's Burses J Cannon 6 10 iz Lord Howard de Walden's Kilglass Eeatty 5101, Mr Walter Perry's Shellmartin Jillings..6 10 1? Mr G A Prentice's General Cronje Jarvis 5 10 12 Mr R Stott's Sir Laddo T Leader 5 10 li Mr Swan's Khemi .Private S1012 Mr H Whitworth's Kilgobbin Maid Persse 5 10 12 Mr F R Fry's Addlestone Hallick 4 10 7 Mr T Hall's Midshipman H Box 4 10 7 Mr C Hibbert's Islesman J Camion 4 10 7 Mr B W Parr's Judas .Persse 4 10 7 Mr T Sherwood's Henley. Owner 4 10 7 —A MAIDEN STEEPLECHASE of 100 SOYS, for four year olda and up- wa.rds; allowances. Two miles. ys St. lb Mr Hugti Ashton's Loch levan Gordon 6 12 3 Mr L S Denny's Maresoo .Gully a 12 3 General B Hamilton's Olive S Cookeon a l2 3 Mr B T St. John's ArdTagh Persse 6 12 3 Rear-Admiral Lambton's Buy Lopei Captaia Dewhurst 5 It 10 Mr S Christie-Miller's Shamrock IV.Swatton a 11 8 Mr V T J Eyre's La.rrykin II Private 6 11 3 Colonel H. T Fenwick's Belle of Knockany Sir C Nugent 611 8 Captain G Middleton's May's Pride Gore a 11 8 Major M H Tristram's Witney 0wner 6 ItI Mr L S Denny's Suspersi-on .Gully S n 5 Lord Hugh Grosvenor's Brankelow Captain Elwes 5 11 5 Captain McTaggart's Mark Over II Private 6 11 3 Mr F W Salmon's Stormking .Priv?te 6 11 3 Mr E Christie-Miller's Vain Pride Swatton 5 11 0 Mr V T J Eyre's The Tyke Private 5 H 0 Captain H J Tilney's Kingshiil Davies 5 H 0 Mr H Street's Stoke Poges Swatton 4 10 10 Mr A H Ruthven's Bungebah .Priva.te 4 10 10 —The PAST AND PRESENT STEE- PLECHASE of 150 sovs, for four year olds a-nd upwards; winners extra. Two miles and a half. yaatlb Mr P W Nickalls's Merry Wink Lyall a 13 0 Lord Berkeley Pag-e-t's Nonex Iente-ice 6 13 0 Mr C H Style's Sandy Brè0, Leverson-Gower a 13 0 Mir P Whitaker's Brian Boru Private a 13 0 Mr G Stewart's Blue Eyea a 12 10 Mr P K -Smiley's jRailclf .Perófc a 12 6 Mr H M Dyads Perjurer .Private a 12 0 Major J D Edwards's Blazer II Owner a 12 0 captain G Middleton's May's Pride Gore a 12 0 Mr Gerald Page-fs El 'Bano .rrivato 6 12 0 Mr Gordon Tayleur's Greymoiuit ..Lea.der, Jun. a 12 0 Mr J W Whiteoross's Binocle Parkea 6 12 0 General J P Brabazon's Sealtbeen Private 5 11 7 Mr B Christie-Miller's Vain Prida .Swa.tton 5 11 7 Sir R filler's Waybill Chainberlin 5 11 7 Rear-Admiral Lambton'a tRuy Lopez Captain Dewhurst 5 11 7 Major J D Edwards's Shemus Dhuv —Rogers 4 10 7 Sir R Fllme.T's Florio "Cha.moorlin 410 7 Sir 0 Nugont's Dom Carlos .0wner 410 7

ARTIFICIAL EGGS I Chemical "eggs" have made their appear- ance in Paris, and they are a, passable imita- tion of a hen's egg. The shell is made with a blowpipe from 'a, combination of lime and bismuth. The white of the egg is made of sul- phur. carbon, and beef fat, and the yolk is composed of a mixture of beef-blood and magnesia coloured with chrome yellow. j

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BARBAROUS OLD CUSTOMS. DRESSING WOUNDS WITH BOILING OIL! I CONTRAST BETWEEN PAST AND PRESENT. I Few people have any real idea of the great a-dvaaice in the healing art from the pain-saving standpoint. It is not many generations ago that surgeons used to arrest bleeding by searing a wound with the red hot end of an instrument like a large soldering-iron; and almost as recently the tcrurnicruet was inflicting indescribable torture on those about to face the further terrors of amputation. Pitiful indeed must ha-vo been the suffer- ings of wounded soldiers before the day of Ambrose Pare, the great French surgeon, who saw the brnt.aJity of dressings wounds with boiling oil. and waa the first to sub- stitute the more humane idoa of a mild emollient application. Juet as Dr. Pare's emollient wne a huge advance upon the crude methods of the French hospitals, so today Zfum-buk, the new healing balm, is an equal advance upon all other methods. In Zam-buk has been dis- covered Nature's ideal baltn for producing new, healthy skin and dispelling pain and disease. In recent years ointments, salves, and embrocations have always had to face the objection either that they were too coarse to entel the pores of the skin or that their ingredients, when sufficiently refined to be absorbed, were too harsh and irritating for general home uae. The advent of Zam- buk overcomes both difficulties. An eminent chemist found out how mineral products and rancid animal fatti had crept into common ointments and ralvek6 and been the beginning and cause of all this trouble. Oils and fats are too coarse to be of any real service, while such mineral ingredients as turpentine, mercury, copper, lead and zinc are, and always were, a source of great danger to a delicate skin. This scientist set himself, therefore, to discover a combina- tion of healing substances which would achieve a.11 that the old preparations sought to do, yet possessing none of their objection- able features. He drew a hard and fast line against all animal fata and mineral products, and directed his experiments towards the I h?aJing qualities of certain rare herbs found beyond the bordcm ot civilisation. Froir. certain of these herbs rich gums, juices, and balsams were extracted, and after years of patient study a combination was produced which was not only very healing, but soothing and antiseptic to a powerful degree. Zam-buk, as this wonderful combination of vegetable extracts is called, is so pure a.nd wholesome that it may be successfully adopted in all domestic accidents, and for all ailments of the skin. It is efficacious either for cuts, scratches, bruises, burns, scalds, sprains and 8ti.œIl, or for cold sores, raw chapped hands, chilblains, cold feet, bad legs, piles, inflamed pa-tches. scalp irritation, sore breasts, barber's rash, eczema, ulcers, and other itching, irritated, and diseased condition of the skin. When the akin is not sore or broken rub it in to rub out the pain of neuralgia, tic, sciatica, lumbago, and rheumatism. Inhaling the odours of Zam-buk will cure a cold in the hea.d. An. ordinary box may be had for. one- and-three-halfpence, or two-and-nine fof large family size (two-and-nine box con- tains nearly four times the one-and- three-ha.lfpenny); of all chemists or direct for same prices from the Zam-buk co.. 4. t Red-croes-street, E.C. It is an excellent "firet- i aid in home, workshop, and factory. The proprietors of this preparation have decided to send out free sample boxes to all our readers, and particulars of the offer will he found in this column. Medical men and nurses everywhere re- cognise the unique excellence of Zam-buk. audit may be fairly claimed for it that it Os tke healer which Nature has intended man to use ever since she bequeathed to him tho instinct to rub a place that hurts.

DANGEliS OF FACTORY LIFE. The conditions under which girls iø factoties and mills have to work still leaves room for improvement, and an investigation t recently made on the initiative of the "Bolton Chronicle." a Lancashire newspaper, is likely to lead to better things. A case came under [ .notice where a. natural predisposition to j serious skin disease was brought out by the vitiated air of the mill; and so ill did the patient become that nine doctors were | defeated, and only Zam-buk was able to vanish the disorder. Interviewed by the Chroniclereporter. Miss Elizabeth Wood, of 3, Hopefield-^treet, Bolton, the young lady in question, said: I ( am a mill card tenter. I showed signs of ecsema in my youngest days. Directly I had been vaccinated it broke out on my face, I neck, and arms, and my head was literally covered with sores. My parents had an awful time with me. The sores mattered' and I spread until I was completely disfigured." We were terribly upeet," interposed her father, who was present. We were told that the disease would take a turn when she was seven years old. but no change came. We were then told we would have to wait I until she was fourteen. We begail to look upon the case as hopeless. In all. we tried at least nine doctors, and wasted a. small fortune." "As I grew up." resumed Miss Wood. I suffered more intensely. On my bad days I was positively ashamed of my appearance, and very frequently I had to otty away, from my work. Blotched on the face and- neck, and my hair coming off in handfnia. I could not mix even with my freinds. Doctors were useless. Nine months ago we obtained a free sample of Zam-buk, and almost from the first there were signs that, Zam-buk was something more than a, mere ointment or salve. Day after day I dressed my sores, and wae soon pleasantly surprised to notice how lees troublesome they grew. My head has now been cleared of the wreS completely, and I have more hair than ever I could boast. As you see. my face j-10 also clear. Everywhere my skin is afl healthy as it ought, to be. I am happier than ever I have been. I can attend my work regularly, and I can go about as ordinary mortal, instead of feeling apart from the rest of womankind."

GOODS GIVEN AWAY. I The good business man knows that, it his commodity has merit, it is sound poliof to let the public test it free of cost, and coO" sequently goods of enormous value axe giveO away. One of the most successful firma  practise this straightforward method of introducing their goods to the public is tbØ Zam-buk company, of London, L-eed- C-ape Town, Sydney, Calcutta, Ac. They send out thousands of dainty sample boxes of buk every day, because they know its meritd must be patent to every tester. Readers waf obtain oue of these dainty box"fyeo conpon below. I

CUT THIS OUT. This Coupon (and Id. stamp for postage) entitles you to a dainty Free Box of ZamrBuk. Address your letter to the ZAM-BTJK COMPANY, Provincial Offices, 15, Greek- atreot, Ijeeds. CARDIFF ETEXING EXTRMe," j >lu, 1 1 fk