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tO-OAY S SHORT STORY.] .Trevelyan's…
tO-OAY S SHORT STORY.] Trevelyan's Daring. In the year 1854, the Hotspur, a new screw- jleamer of no very great size, was, in company with the rest of the British Fleet, under Sir Charles Napier, flying the white ensign in the Baltic. The admiral heard that a sailing-vessel was expected to arrive at Libau from Riga with a consignment of rifles and ammunition for ihe garrison of the former place; we were- despatched immediately to patrol that parti- cular strip of coast, and to capture the Nikolai Alexandrovitch-for that was the vessel's name—whenever she appeared. But these instructions were not as easily carried out as given. Our prey did indeed turn up just as we expected, but managed to elude us in a dense fog, which came on just as we thought we had her safely in our clutches, and ran for shelter into a small bay, which took its name from the town on its shores, a town which, for the purposes of my story, 1 will call Kinsk. Well, matters were in this unsatisfactory state, when one day the rumour flew through the ship that the senior midshipman, Trevelyan, had volunteered to make his way alone, and in disguise, into the town of Xinsk. At first our captain hesitated about giving permission; he warned Trevelyan that if discovered and captured he would certainly be skot as a spy. But the middy was firm; ¡ rvminded Captain Montague that his perfect ¡ knowledge of Russian would stand him in good stead, and with much reluctance our worthy commander gave his consent. He was landed about a mile down the ooarit, at a spot quite out of sight of the protecting forts, and he at once struck off inland towards the little town of Kinsk, which he reached in safety and without adventure. Arrived in the town, he mingled with the peasantry who had come in from the surrounding country, with some of the soldiers of the garrison, and he very soon found that he stood in no danger, in no imminent danger at least, of discovery. But the information he acquired was most unsatisfactory. From the gunners he learnt that there was a garrison of three hundred men in the town, while two hundred more were distributed amongst the -forts, in one of which twelve guns were mounted and in the other eight. The fishermen also in- formed him that the authorities, seeing that the British ship was determined to remain on guard, had resolved to have the cargo of the Nikolai Alexandrovitch removed the following day, and taken overland to Libau. .Paul glanced at the Nikolai, and then at her grim guardian, lying out in deeper water, and fumed inwardly. He shook off his companions at last by pretending to be overcome with vodki, and, lying down under the lee of a boat, he was soon apparently sound asleep, though in Teality he was closely watching everybody who oame or went on the wharf. At length, just as afternoon was giving place to evening, a seemingly trivial inci- dent occurred to break the dull monotony of Trevelyan's watch. A tail man in nautical attire came down to' the wharf, and, halt- ing almost directly above the spot where the midshipman lay, hailed the Nikolai Alexandrovitoh, in an authoritative tone which proclaimed him the skipper of the Vessel. Promptly an answering hail came back out of the fog. No, I'm not coming on board," shouted the Russian captain in reply, the com- mandant has sent for me to go to his quar- ters and arrange about moving that cargo I to-morrow, so I shall not be back till late. Send -a boat ashore for me about ten o'clock, Fecdor. I shall be here by thn," .But the brief conversation had put a ¡ strange, wild idea into Paul Trevelyan's mind. If only he could get aboard the Nikolai, and overpower the two men who were her only guardians, it would be so easy, in the midst d that perilous cargo, to destroy its usefulness for ever. ¡ The scheme was frightfully hazardous, of course. At any moment a shout from the Nikolai would alarm the war-vessel, and besides, Paul knew that in escaping, if he escaped at all, he must run the gauntlet of the forts. In the boat near which he had been lying were a pair of oars and some pieces of hali- rotten sail-cloth. With this he quickly m-uftied the OIlTS, and then, haulimg down the boat to the water's edge, he pushed off, and Towed noiselessly towards the spot where the hull of the Nikolai loomed out of the mist. Fortunately the mate was standing with his back towards the town. There was a small boat towing alongside, l ajid, coolly transferring himse!l and his muffled oars to this, Trevelyan let the little craft drift away. Then, hastily slipping off 7aia rough peasant's shoes, he climbed up the rope, a.nd so reached the deck of the Nikolai. Once there, a single moment sufficed him to take out and cock his revolver, and another to step swiftly and noiselessly across the rather u-n-tidy deck; then suddenly before the astonished and terrified sailor could even turn round, Paul clapped the weapon to his head and whispered fiercely in Rusian: Utter a sound, or move except as I tell you, and you are a dead moan!" Trevelyan could feel the mate start con- vulsively, could hear his swift gasp of utter dread, but he uttered no cry, and stood motionless, as if cut in stone. j "Turn!" said the midshipman, sharply; and the other obeyed. Now sit down on the deck, and hand me tha-t coil of light rope." The Russian complied. Paul put his hand into the breast of his shirt, and, drawing out a handkerchief, ?ag?ed the terrined man; then, laying his pistol on the deck beside him, he proce-ed to make the luckless Feodor completely help- i lees by binding him hand and foot. This done. Trevelyan withdrew the gag for a moment, and demanded authoritatively: "WTiere is your comrade?" He is over yonder uy the bastdbway, asleep." And where does your captain keep the key of the powder magazine?" A quiver of deadly terror swept across the Russians face. lie hesitated, and wag silent: "You needn't be frightened," said Tre- velyan, grimly. He keeps it hanging above the bunk in his cabin, the largest one on the right." He picked up the rest of tho coil of rope as he spoke, and stole silently across the deck to where the second Russian lay, still sleeping soundly. It was the work of five minutes to shake the man into wakefulness, and then to cow him into silence with the fear of instant death, while he was served as his com- panion had been. Then, having reduced his two enemies to abject helplessness, Paul vanished through the hatohway in search of the Russian skipper's cabin. lie found it at length, and also the key of the magazine, hanging just as the mate had said, on a nail above the captain's bunk. The key Paul promptly took possession of, and then pro- ceeded with his errand of destruction. He hastily searched t,he ship, in order to make sure that the perilous cargo was really on board. There was no doubt of that, &s he very soon discovered, for in the hold were piled cases upon cases of rifles, while the magazine was stored with boxes of cartridges and barrels of powder. It took Trevelyan some little time to open one of these latter, and then the young midshipman set to work to construct a rude kind of fuse composed of wetted linen and a few grains of powder. His task being then so far accomplished, Paul hurried on deck. He "as anxious to complete his work. Hastily unfastening the rope which bound the mate's ankles, and loosening that on his wrists, Paul, holding the revolver ready, ordered the Russian to get into the boat which was made fast alongside. I don't wish to have your death upon my M"cien,c,e. You see, my good Fdor, this vessel, with her entire cargo, will be flying skywards in a very few minutes, and so you had better be quick "—a threat which had the effect of hastening the Russian sailor's movements very considerably. Chice in the boat, Feodor's bonds were again tightened, and then the same process was gone througn with his comrade. Having tblls embarked his- prisoners, Paul rowed them with all speed to the shore, and tumbled them out with scant ceremony upon the deserted wharf, pushing off immediately on his return journey to the ship. He clam- bered upon the deck of the Nikolai once more. A lighted lantern swung in the cuddy, and, hastily snatching it down, Trevelyan hurried on to the magazine, where the ship and her valuable cargo lay at the mercy of a single spark. Hiss' the rough fuse spat and crackled as he plunged it into the slender flame, and then, flinging the lantern wildly aside, Paul sprang liKe lightning up the ladder. He swung himself down into the boat, cast off the rope, rowed out into the little har- bour, heading past the spot where the Russian war-vessel lay, wrapt in her shroud of mist. He could hear the voices of the sailors on her decks as he shot onward through the fog; then it seemed to Paul Trevelyan that the very sky above him was rent by a deafening noise like a clap of thunder, the murky obscurity was illuminated by a vivid blaze, there came a sharp rattle of falling debris, some of which descended quite close to our midshipman's boat, and then all was still. But not for long. Aestin-, for a moment on his oars, Trevelyan could presently hear a bavvle of shouts and cries from the town. and a few short, sharp words of command uttered on the man-o'-war, and followed by a splash which his sailor's instinct told him was caused by a rapidly-lowered boat striking the water. Suddenly a gun boomed out from the bat- tery above the town, and was replied to a few moments later by another from one of the forts on the projecting headlands, ^ue forts were aroused now, and in a few minutes the enemy would be hot upon his track; already he could he,ar the distant sound of loud-voiced questions and answers, as the Russian man-o'-wcar's men spoke, and were answered from the shore. Then there came the swift -splashing of oars, and he knew that the foe had given chase at last. On—on—his muscular arms sent the light boat flying through the mist, until at length his craft shot into the patch of blackness which lay close beneath the right-ha.nd fort. His pursuers were coming up rapidly, pulling with the swift steadiness of trained muscles, and even as Trevelyan paused for an instant to re-gain his breath, the sentry on the rampart above him hailed the Russian boat. "The Commandant wishes to know what has happened," he shouted, "and where are you going in such haste? Can you tell us if it were on board a ship that explosion occurred which we heard just now?" I "It was the Nikolai Alex an??..Iitch, shouted back the officer in charge of tne j boat; "she has been blown to pieces and her cargo destroyed by an English spy whoon we are chasing now! By all the Saints, there he goes!"—as Paul. putting his full strength into the stroke, sent his skiff flying towards the open sea, where the Russians could see her dimly. Fire! or he will escape us yet. Give way there for your lives!" Swiftly the garrison of the fort obeyed the hasty order, and bullets fell around the little boat like hail, but Trevelyan kept on his way with a smile on his lips and a glow at his heart. Nearer and nearer his pursuers swept, but now there was a gleaming point of light right ahead. It was a lantern held up as a beacon by the coxswain in one of the Hot- spur's boats, amd with all his failing Btremgth the mi#iy shouted: "Hotspur, ahoy'" "Ay, ay!" came the lusty answer. "Is that you, Trevelyan?" "Yes, yes! Pull your best. or they'U have me yet! They're close behind!" And with a cheer the British boat's crew bent to t?h,eir oars. In a very few moments they were alongside, and Trevelyan wa? hauled aboard I while the Russian boat, her occupants f ? iLrd and furious, wa-s sullenly headed for the forts once more.
THE RAFFLES CHASE
THE RAFFLES CHASE BEGINS TO-MORROW Will He Be Captured at the 6.W. Station? I HIS ADVICE TO SEARCHERS. ISAYS HE IS AFRAID OF LADIES. SAYS HE IS AFRAID OF LADIES. Greeting, 0 male and female sleuths of Cardiff! Twill be a, pleasure to come and lose mYEdf amongst you, providing, of course. that ycu allow me to do it instead of pick- ing me up at the Great Western Station. To tell you the truth, I don't expect you to do me the honour of effecting my capture at the station; nevertheless, it MIGHT occur, and it is against such little accidents that I have to be ever on guard, always alert. Who knows better tha.n Raffles the truth of that hcary adage, "Eternal vi.gi- | lance is the price ci liberty." Glad am I that your enterprising newis- paper invited me over. Your great port is certainly worthy of this, my firsii wisit. I cbaill arrive a lonely stranger, but hope to make many friends ere I leave. Who is going to be Ae first to extend the fingers of friend- ship to Rames-in exchange ior a i2,5 e,heq ue? That £ 25 will be daily under your very noses. It sounds paradoxical, but the nearer I come to you, the more I mingle with You, the fceer I aot with you, all the less likelihood t,here is of your na,bbing ma. You will find me rubbing shoulders with Y'j U ia the most frequen.ted as well as the most unexpected places, but. igenerally speaking, where the crowd is ) there you will find Raffles. Very kind of me J to 'tell you all this, is it not? Well, I wisih to get a,.I the sport the game affords. I like plenty of ginger, and it" every man, woman, boy, or girl who has the spare time wilt t?me out and hunt for me the ga.me will ,b?a lively and ;n,tere??ting, the time will pass quickly, and I shall be exceedingly grateful 10 you. Mr. Monot.ony is no friend of mane, I assure you. Every sleuth on the hunt will get plenty of fun out of it. You will find it novel, interesting, enjoyable, and a good tonic for tih3 optics as well as the brain. Never will you regret joining in the hunt for Raffles. Then, again, it is possible that you may be able to take part in another Raffles chasie some day, and in that case you will find your previous experience very helpful. To thousands o? you that ?25 would be a godsend juat now. Your purses have -a scraggy, emaciated, skeletonic appearance, indicative of contents that barely outweigh the avoirdupois of a sparrow's pin feather. Ycu nec d the money: then why not go in w,holenh.e,a,r,.edly and try to earn it? And if you dent' need it y:cu can still welcome the adulation cf your fellows, and there is no surer VI"'a,y of earning this than in effeotirug the capture of Raffles. Here, Then, is Your Opportunity. Soak tihsis message of mine into your memory, aat upon it, and the result may be worth while. Firstly, provide yourself with a copy of the Evening Express "—don't miss a. single day. Once in your possession hang on and ea,rry it everywhere, same as you do your conscience. YOU CANNOT EFFECT MY CAPTURE WITHOUT IT. It involves an out- lay of a halfpenny only, but just look at the possible "divi." Don't fail to read my stories. I write for your benefit. Froim these you will learn how you encountered me, yet allowed me to elude you. You will read of the little tricks and devices I resort to in order to beguile you, and if you read between the lines it is pos- sible you may gather clues that will lead to my capture. Read the "Evening Express"; study the photographs. So far, so good. Now, get after Raffles. Put your heart in it, and when you see anyone who appears to answer my description, just step up to him and say: YOU ARE THE MYSTERIOUS MR. RAFFLES OF THE EVENING EXPRESS." Say these very words. Dead easy, isn't it? A parrot can say it. If your suspect denies the allegation take his word for it. He will not be the real article. The real Raffles has no financial interest in denyinfc his identity, and will not shirk identification if accosted under the rules. There is no harm in holding up the wrong man, not at all, but don't be an ass by refusing to be corrected when you have made a mistake. Directly I am accosted in the manner described, and have assured myself that the speaker is possessed of the necessary ccipy of the "Evening Express, I will shake hands, and conduct my challenger straight- way to THE MANAGER OF THE "EVENING EXPRESS," who will at once hand my lucky captor that £25. Bear in mind that I have no use for stale copies of the "EVENING EXPRESS." It must be a, current copy, and the issue of to-day "is good until SIX p.m. to-morrow. ANY EB11I0N WILL DO. I have a profound con- tempt for back numbers, whcrther in paper, men, or women. Now, the prospect of earning £25 is worth the exercise of a little intelligence, a little ingenuity, some detective instinct, is it not? Well, then, please uon't expect me to walk your streets carrying a placard that bears the legend, "I a.m Raffles." Pray don't ask it. I Shall Furnish You 'L I with just sufficient miormation xo enaoie you to get on my trail. THEN I will do my best to throw you off that trail. I will deceive and fool you in every way I can. That is my special business. And now you know what to expect. T'he chase is no handicap. You all start frcm scratch. James toes the starting line with Jim; Tom toes the mark with Thomas. Not a single person in Cardiff knows me except Mr. Watkin Thomas, and that gentle- ma.n would furn,ish no information even if he could, but the truth is that he will be as muich in the dark as anyone else as to my methods and wiiereabcdts. Now, LADIES, there is one man you can irtroduca yourselves to without fear of malevolent Mrs. Grundy, and th'a?t is Raffles. No breach of etiquette is thNe in holding up JE?mes or a sufpetit. The laugh. will be yours if the reward com6 your way And so will ce new dresses. In truth, Raffles is more afraid of you, ladies, than he. is of the male worms. You are such rapid discerners of "undiscovered trifles," such as the shape of a fellow's finger nails, the contour of his eye- brows, the calibre of his teeth—both kinds- and a lot of other inconvenient details. Raffles knows, although he is a. baehe o.r. I understand there is a paucity of pockets in the ladies' costumes of to-day; neverthe- less. you fa-ir young things must find room for a copy of the "Evening Express" some- where. Carry it in your hand if you like, but don't gouge out one of my optics with it. BOYS AND GIRLS cannot do better than spend their 'spaie time In hunting for Ra.flie.-s. Twill keep you out of mischief, expand your braiin-sihrjlves, and make you observant, and of you may win. If "everybody works but father," why, have him out on the chase, too. It's a geatlemanly job, and there's money in it. No need to work for a month or two if he wins. Remember, I am open to capture frotm the moment I strike ycur city. This means that the proprietors and "hands" of your local ho-teols, the landladies cf apart,ment houses, the waiters in cafes, and so forth, all ought to be o,n the qui vive for Raffles. Thursday is the first day, the Great Wes- tern Station is the starting rendezvous, and the hour is between twelvl, and one o'clock noon. This is a battle of wits. Mine a're matched against every man, woman, boy, and girl in Cardiff. On my side is experience, on yours tremendous odds. From, the starting1 to the finish of the chase everyone in Cardiff is my deadly foe, the wielder of a tomahawk in search of my 6.0,alp. Go ahead and win. FINALLY, MEET ME AT THE I8TATIO. Selah!
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RAFFLES Will Answer Correspondents Daily. On the principle that the man who tries deserves to win, I will reply to all questions from eteuths who write me for particulars as to whether I smoke, how I walk, my habits, etc. In all good faith I will reply in the columns of the Evening Express." Correspondent should get in early, and address to Raffles, care of "Evening Express."
FOREIGN MAILS I
FOREIGN MAILS I To be despatched from London to-morrow, Oct. 31:— OUTWARD-Mornlng- To Senegal, Brazil, Uruguay, and Argentine Re- public, by French packet. To Egypt, by British packet, via. Marseilles. To Portuguese East Africa, parcel mails, by sea, per s. Guelph. Evening- To Constantinople, Salonika, and Smyrna, parcel mails, via Brindisi. to Canada and Newfoundland, parcel mails, via Liverpool, per s. Empress of Britain. To Mexico, parcel mails, via Liverpool, per s. Navi gator.
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—i CALLED HIM A BRUTE I
— i CALLED HIM A BRUTE I While -YajoiGenera-I Davidson Smith was crossing from Trafal giar-sqmare to the corner of Sp ri n g'-garden s foe was. knocked down by a. taxii-oab land rendared unoensoious. The sequel was heard ait Bo.w-street yesterday, rwhen -the driver of (the taxi-oafb, Henry Sum- mersley, was ■summoned tOT dangerous driv- ing. Miajor-General Smith, who. owing to his infirm oondiJVion, was a Ho wed .to give his evidence from the solicitor's well, said he did not see tlhe ioab or hear the "born sounded. All fhe knew was that he was knocked initio the centre of the road like a cricket baiM. After the collision he called tlhe driver a brute. Mr. Danger (defending): And ddd you mean that? Major-Genera.1 Smith: Meian Of course I did. If he had knocked you down you would have called (him more names than that. (La,ughtec.) Mr. Marstam imipo&ed a fine of Z5 and XZ 2s. costs; in detault of distress, twenty- one days' imprisonment.
TERRITORIAL'S ROMANCE I
TERRITORIAL'S ROMANCE I A Territorial named Percy Ooomibs gave a romantic reason alt the GuiLdlhalJ. Police-court yesterday for atiteimiptting to commit suicide. During his camp etli Worthinig he fell madly in love iwitlh a girl. After his. return to Ijondon he wao unable to communicaite with (her or discover her whereaiboufts. and this so preyed on hiis mind that he diec'ided life was not worth living. A remand was ordered.
Football I
Football WRONG PLAYER ORDERED OFF. I A meeting of the executive committee of the Cardiff and District Junior Rugby Foot- ball Union was held in the Bristol and South Wales Hotel, Cardiff, on Tuesday evening, )lr. J. H. Williams presiding.—Bircbgrove's complaant against Luton not fulfilling their match at Birchgrove resulted in the com- mittee ordering a new date to be arranged for the match at Birchgrove. trrangetown appealed* against Romilly's win in their recent match on the ground mat the try scored was iUe?a.1. The com- mittee decided to order Grange and Romilly to meet on neutral ground for league points. ?a,rd]K East reported that Rumney AthleÜø bad failed to turn up for their match at Car- diff on Saturday. After hearing evidence from Rumney the committee found that a misa-pprehenaion bad arisen owing to the difficulty of getting a ground, and that Rumney were not to blame. It was ordered that both clubs should re-arrange the match. Mr. W. Jones, referee in the match between Canton Institute and Oomet Institute last Saturday, reported that he had sent off the neid a Canton player named Smart by mis- take. Ue thought he had raised his fist to strike tJu he Comet fullback, but so soon as the player was off the field he saw his mis- take, and he, therefore, hoped that Smart would not be suspended, and that the matter would be allowed to drop. The explanation was accepted, and the matter dropped. ¿1- Glamorgan v Devon I rVJ: me county match, Glamorgan v. Devon, to be played at Swansea on Thursday, the follo-wmg are the teams:- Glamorgan: Back, Jack Bancroft (Swan- sea): three-quarter backs, W. J. Trew and Phil ° (Swansea), Frank Rees (.Neath), and R. A. Gibba (Cardiff); half-backs, R. M. Owen and Dick Jones (Swansea) forwards. Ivor Morgan (Swansea), F. Gaocon (Cardiff), W. Shepherd (Mountain A9h), the Rev. E. A. C. Morgan (Neath), W. Morgan (Treorky), J. Pullnian (Neath), and J. Pugsley (Cardiff). Devon: Back, W. Hoskin (Plymouth): three- quarter backs, G. Baker (Exeter), H. Paddon and G. A. Prudence (Newton), and E. D. Butcher (Plymouth): half-backs, A. Squires and P. T. Hodge (Newton); forwards, T. S. Kelly and W. J. Pike (Exeter). T. S. Muggins (Paignton), N. Mason and F. Tozer (Newton), F. Knight, G. Edwards, and C. A. Robinson (Plymouth). Swansea v Pontardawe I In UM match against Pontardawe next I Saturday Swansea wiH Q?id the same team as against Cardiff, with the probable excep- tion that the captain, W. Trow, sail take a rest. & Tiilery Player Inju-red Whilst at his work at the OwmtiUery Col- Ke?? on Tuesday, Will Powell, I' m 'CO.If- TU-Iery's best forwards, received rather severe injuries to his back.
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Hen in a Hospital !
Hen in a Hospital OPERATION ON A CHILDREN'S PET I An unorthodox patient has been tended at the London Hospital, "Polly," the pet hen of two little East-end children, having had its legs set by one of the medical staff —to the unbounded gratitude of its youth- ful Owners. Polly" is one of a. Plymouth Rock brood of four which nave been scratching for a precarious existence in an apology for a back garden in a street off the Mile-end-road. "Polly," who was the pet of the family, caught her leg in the fence and broke it. The patient was wrapped up ia an apron and conveyed to the hospital. The door- keeper shook his head and explained with a considerable degree of sarcasm that the hospital was "not a fowl run." The chil- dren—brother a-nd sister-were turning away when one of the house surgeons, who was going off duty, learning the nature of their visit, invited them inside and proceeded to set the broken limb. "Polly" is not yet able to dig for worms, but is doing as well as could be expected. Although this is the first time that a chicken, has been a patient at the London Hospital, one of the officials explained yes- terday, it is by 'no means infrequent for dogs and other domestic pets to be taken there. They arc sometimes treated by any of the medical stuff who happen to be oir duty, but are generally passed on to a veterinary hospital.
For Women Folk.I
For Women Folk. HOMELY HINTS AND DAINTY DISHES For weak and painful arkles cold water bandages will be founi most strengthening, the bandage to be changed three or four times a daY. Buttered Apples ten large apples, bread, butter, sugar, apricot jam. Pare and core the apples with- out breaking them, cut some rounds of bread a little larger than the apples. Butter a baking tin; stand the apples in it on the rounds of bread; fill up the middle of the apples with 9, mixture of butter, sugar, and lemon juice. Bake them in a flow OVCJ until tender. Take up the apples, a little apricot jam on each, pour over them a sauce ,,O.ur over t?iem a san(?e made of apricot jam boiled in a little water and flavoured with lemon juice. Quickly-Made Jellies- vvhatever fruit, is selected for this purpose should be properly picked, and the stone: removed, if a stone-containing fruit. It shouli then be well bruised, and to every llb. ado one pint of water and a level eggspoonful oi bicarbonate of soda; boil all for ten minuter (i.ctuaJly), then remove the pan from the fire and strain off the liquor into a clear enamelled pan, adding ljlb. of loaf sugar t( every pint. Boil together for ten minuter (actually), turn it into a large glazed 01 enamel basin. Mix i'n a small basin lloz ol powdered gelatine for every pint, with a little, of the syrup; when dissolved add it to the contents of larger pan; stand the pan in p vessel of cold water and allow to remair until jelly is nearly cola and just beginning t j set, then pour into suitable pots or moulds which in turn should be stood in cold water Fruit table jellies may be set and ready foi table by this method in one hour or less it ice is used to hasten the cooling.
HAVE YOU ZAM-BUK AT HOME?
HAVE YOU ZAM-BUK AT HOME? Father, Mother, and Children Benefit. I Sore Hands and Foot, Scalp Sores and Bruises. The adoption of Zam-Buk by Mr. W. Steedman in his home has already had several happy results. Mr. Steedman, inter- viewed at his home, at 10, Milnes Court, Edinburgh, told the reporter of different incidents in his family which all show that Zam-Buk fills a real need in the home—a need, too, that nothing else can supply. "My wife ha,d Jong suffered with hei hands, which always cracked and chapped when taken out of water," said MT. Steed- man. The joints and knuckles of her fin- gers and the backs of the hands were always swollen, and there were deep bleed- inggasbes in the skia and flesh. Merc ointments never did any good; they did no' even take a.way the smarting pain and irritation. What my wife noodeLl was some thing to heal the skin and make it strong enough to withstand the evil effects of the water, and this no ordinary ointments were able to accomplish. Zam-Buk being more than an oimtraem. proved just the thin.g we had been .looking for. Smearing this ra-re baJm over my wife's hands gave her immediate eaise from pa-in. A few days later, after further Zam-Buk dressings, every sore place on both hands was healed up with am entirely new skin. Many washing days have passed since then, and my wife ha.s not had any further trouble with her hands. The skin is both healthy and strong. Now, as to myself, I emduTed agonies from a badly inflamed and swollen toe. I could not bear anything to touch the toe. For months I wore a.n old shoe with a big hole cut in the side. Ointments and poul- tices only seemed to increase the burning pain. After my wife had found Zam-Buk so soothing and healing I tried the balm. I smeared Zaom-Buk OlD a cloth and wrapped it round the toe. Zam-Buk soothed the pain- ful toe and took away all the inflam.mat.ioii! and swelling. My toe is now quite sound. My daughter was the next to need Zam-Buk. She fell downstairs, which raised a lump as big as an, egg- on her forehead. A few applications of Zam-Buk took away all the pain a.nd swelling. "My little grand-daughter had a big nasty scab on the bacik of her head. Zam-Buk was applied, a;nd soon the scab fell away. leaving the scalp clean and healithy. We never before knew of guoh a treasure in the home as Zam-Buk and we would not be without a good supply of it." Zam-buk, which is the latest response by science to the very real need of the public for an ever-ready and pure healing balm, is prepared only by the role proprietors in their private laboratory, and sold for them by chemists in sealed boxes at 1/1J, 2/9, or 4/6, or for same prices from Zam-Buk Co., 45, Cow Cross-street, E.C. e3598
Passing Pleasantries. I
Passing Pleasantries. I "There," said Boreon, that's what I think you should do in the matter. I'm no lawyer, but this is just a little bit of advice that costs you nothing. What do you think of it? "Well," replied Wise, "it's worth it." TAKING No CHANGES. I A tounst resting in a farmhouse was rather astonished at the way one of the farm hands drank a pint of milk with a single raising of the mug. Calling for another, the man drank that just as rapidly. The tourist, somewhat amused, invited him to have another. When the third piDlt had disappeared the tourist politely asked the farm hand why he drank the milk &01 rapidly. "Well, you see, sir," was the reply, "it's to a.void accidents, I once had a pint knocked over." The tourist thought he would have some fan, so offered to bet the great drinker five shilling's that he could not drink a quart ott in just the same way. The farm hand pon- dered a minute, and then left the room, asking the tourist to wait a few minutes. When he returned he paid he was prepared to take the bet, which he promptly won, the quairt of milk being disposed of without diffi- culty. "You're "a marvel!" cried the tourist. "But, tell me, why did you gO out ?" Oh," said the farm hand. "I went across to Blake's farm to try if I could do it, and I could."
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" Martyrdom for Years."I
Martyrdom for Years." I MR. CHAPPELL & TRADES COUNCIL I A crowded meeting was Iield in support of the candida,ture of Mr. John Ohappell, one of the two Labour candidates in the Splott Ward, at Moorland-road School, Cardiff, on Tuesday night. Mr. lom Clatworthy occupied the chair, I Mr. Ohappell, in' a vigorous address, first of all dealt with the education question, and warmly criticised the policy pursued in Cardiff with reference to tue senior scholars. Seventh and ex-seventh form children were placed with Form 6 scholars, instead of being educated separately. The consequence was that a boy so treated became the demon of the piece." Instead of loving education, he got to dislike it, because he found that after leaving the sixth form his progress was barred. Mr. Ohappell's remedy for this was that the senior children from neighbouring schools should be grouped at one school so as to form a class of reasonable size. He went on to defend tne action of the lighting committee in dis- charging seventeen men at the Eldon-road electrical station. These men were not necessary to carry on the wvrk under the new conditions, and was it reasonable to expect the ratepayers to pay the wages of men whose services were not required? Somebody—one of his opponents, he supposed —had sent him a letter suggesting: that the' seventeen men should be kept on and £300 taken off the manager's salary to pay them. (Some cries of approval.) "What!" exclaimed Mr. Chappell, £ 300 a year to maintain seven- teen men and their families? That would be starvation wages." He went on to explain how the increased tram fares came about. and gave the lie to the rumour that he was in any way responsible for the increase. The candidate proceeded to speak of the opposi- tion to him in the Splott contest. "All through the fight," he said. "the Labour party have been dabbling in politics, instead of looking after the social conditions of the people. They know full well the life of martyrdom that both Sir William Crossman and myself have lived for years, hanging on for something to be done. I have never exposed the cause of Labour, but you can carry this to the next meeting. Here is the answer. We swore twelve months ago that we would never allow any other Labour man to be dragged into the trap into which we were dragged. We are both Trades Unionists, and in common parlance we struck. We told them, We will never support any La-boor man unless, first of all you pay your debts. (Applause.) Secondly, have your election expenses ready to fight, so that we can pay our way honestly, and show us how the man is to be maintained. Then you may talk to us about more oandida.tes. We are on strike still, and we will strike till dooms- day if it is not undone. I am the only Trades Unionist nominated in this fight. I am nominated by the Coa,ttrim,mersr Society. Why did not the trimmers submit his name to the Trades Council? Here is 'he reason. The trimmers, when selecting me this time, were asked by a section of the society to send my name to the Trades Council. The answer came, What for? Three years ago our man was going to retire. He gave us notice that he could not stand it any longer. We told him not to go, and we paid him £ 40 belonging to the Trades Council. We paid his election expenses, and old the Trades Council we would take him over on the 1st of November and pay his wages.' The trimmers had another meeting, and asked whether I had yet received any money. I told them I had not, and they took my wages over a month earlier. They aid, 'Now that they have cost us so much, we will not send you to the Trades Council. We will send you to the electors of Splott direct.' (Loud cheers.) Mr. Sydney Jenkins, solicitor, in a strong speech in support of Mr. Chappell, said it was a. sad thing for him to reflect upon that the Labour party were trying to oppose Mr. Ohappell. ("Shame.") The great bulk of the people of Cardiff looked upon it as a cruel thing. (ISear, hear.) A resolution in favour of Mr. Chappell's candidature was proposed by Mr. William Williams, seconded by Mr. W. Trace, sup- ported by Mr. Frederick Dash (chairman of the Splott Ward Liberal Association), and carried with practical unanimity.
"TURNED BRAINS"
"TURNED BRAINS" Mr. Oimcrimnaitus Heine Miller, the Ameri- c,a, nauit'bor, who writes under the no.m de plume :elf Joaquin Miller," (detcJa<re<J 'Ílhlt Mr. Rccsevelt's "streiiuo-us life" theory has turned the brains of countless thousands of -Aimc,rii-ce,u citizens, as the cause of all krinds of crimes, iand ia proving a Ciurse to the ooumtry.
ORIGIN OF THE 'CELLO PEG.
ORIGIN OF THE 'CELLO PEG. "The violin 'was once "Locked on as any- itlMng brut a reapecitaible instrument," Sir Frederick Bridge declared in a lecture at the Ci'ty of London Softool iaet n/iighit. The J reg at. itbe iboitrtom of the 'cello was i n-venit ed by a very -fat m,an, who could not ptoy wiitOnout ikL"
DOVER AS A PORT FOR LINERSI
DOVER AS A PORT FOR LINERS Sir W. OrundalL chairman o<f the Dover HaiTbour Board, informed a, g&ithering of coram?ercial men ait Diover yesterday that in the ooaniing year between 'thirty and forty Liners would call at, tihe poTit each moroth.
'' Didn't Mention Job "t
Didn't Mention Job "t SAID LADIES WERE VERY FOND OF HIM Mr. Thomas Sands, the octogenarian lord of the manor of Grainsby, near Grimsby, appeared at Grimsby County-court yesterday to defend a claim of JE21 brought by Alfred Douse, a painter. "I went to live at Grainsby Manor," said Douse, "and Mr. Sands agreed to have it and the lodge painted and decorated. When I sent the account in, after crediting him with j,32, my year's rent, Mr. Sands came to mo and said, Douse, you will have to wait until April 6, because I'm as poor as Job and parish-damned." Mr. Sands, a typical Englishman of the old school, said, in a brusque way, "I never ordered him to paint the manor and lodge. He said to me, when he became tenant, Til paint it up, and then people who see it will admire it, and it will be a good advertise- ment for me.' Mr. Bloomer (for the plaintiff): Did you mention Job to him?—Not I. Job hadn't any- thing to do with painting Grainsby Manor. Did you use the expression "parish-damned?" —I'm not telling you, but if you and me had a dispute you'd soon know whether I used it or not. You are fond of the ladies, aren't you?- I don't know about that, but I know they are very fond of me. You didn't mention Job, you say?-No, but Job hadn't his fingers in a rat-trap like me or he wouldn't have had much patience. His Honour reserved judgment.
GOLDEN WEDDING AT CARDIIFFI
GOLDEN WEDDING AT CARDIIFFI MR. AND MRS. J. CHILDQ I of whom particulars were given yesterday. I [Photo. John Lawrence, Cardiff.
ICANON ON BOOKMAKERSI
I CANON ON BOOKMAKERS I I Speaking on gambling evils at 0io Diocesan I Conference, Brjstol, yesterday, Canon Talbot said a bookmaker was not strictly a gambler. He was a lbrm.,ned and naipid caleulat- who ,e'l!i,mj.na¡ted the eleanerrt of cihanoo for ihiimself. He might be described as a sporting actuary. He was a cause of gambling in others, but perhaps not a gambler himself. He was. (however, a, .non-productive person. What contribution had the race of bookmakers ever made to the wealth of the country? Looked at from the economic point of view, if book- makers all disappeared in a day they would never be missed.
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