South Wales Echo

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The Man About Town, I With Hirwain on the warpath against ¡ juvenile smoking and the Sunday School Chronicle conducting a vigorous cam- paign to suppress the Cigarette Peril in I Youth," the manufacturers of the weed will have to check the rate of their produc- tion of the insinuating, seductive little rolls I of evanescent bliss The temptation of youth is great. Five for a penny a packet ¡ of dainty cigarettes, as fine looking as the special favourites of the Prince of Wales Two for a halfpenny and a match Can then be any wonder that the modern sample of the Boy should begiu smoking at six ? There is no make believe about a. penny packet of cigarettes. And the charm ¡ of aping the elders—what youth could resist the tempter ? The fascination of the cigarette for the prasent-day boy is as powerful as the squib and cracker were to I the youth of yesterday. One would be sorry to think that there was half the sin and wickedness in youthful smoking that the Sunday School Chronicle discovers in the practice, nor has one faith in the ¡ pledge against smoking which is, according to this authority, involving vast multi- tudes of our youth down to an age well within sight of the cradle." What a pity a Bunyau has not described this deadly sin dragging youth down to the bottomless abyss 1 Athletes eschew the smoking habit, and the testirnonyoi some of the foremost men in cricket, football, and general athletics is against the use of tobacco. Mr C. W. AJcock,the founder of the Football Assocja-I tion-" the Prime Minister of legitimate sport "-is a non-smoker. Johnny Briggs, the ;bowler, feels much more fit without smoking. Mr Howard Spicer, the editor of the Sports Library," is so concerned at the number of boys in the streets who smoke that he would have legislative inter- ference against the cigarette. Dr. W. G. Grace is a non-smoker. They all declare that smoking is enervating, tad causes unsteadiness of the nerve and eye. Mr Treves, the famous surgeon, who has just returned from South Africa, is made to say in an interview that he is appalled as he looks at the number of mere boys who seem to think that life consisted in having fine clothes and smoking cigarettes. If there were any young fellow who took an interest in spjrts or in physical culture he would certainly advise him not to do any smoking in his early years. So serious to him did the evil seem to be, and so threat- ening was it to the longevity of our race, that he was in favour of Parliament step ping in and dealing with the matter." A correspondent of the Dundee Advertiser" was told that cigarette smoking in Scotland was in its infancy, though he sees a tremendous lot of infants smoking ciga- rettes, many of them so young that they I cannot pronounce the word cigarette." Strange that tobacco, the solace ot man- hood and the comfort of age, should be so deadly a'habit to youth, and yet if one is to believe doctors and military examiners, cigarette-smoking is largely responsible for so many ricketty, undersized youths. The Sunday School Chronicle comes to the rescue with an Anti-smoking League, and offers a guinea prize for the best phrased I pledge I A Poor Tommy," a Private in the 3rd Welsh at Prieska, indites a letter on deep Khaki notepaper in this style :—" I now take the pleasure of writing to you, hoping you are in Good State of health as it leaves me at present. Dear Editor, I should like for you to put these few lines in the paper that in Pneska from PoorTommy in South Africa on Active Sevice, put it down the I best way you can." He winds up with the benediction, Sir, No More at present from yours truly." Reading the letter the best way I can, I gather that this private of the 3rd Walsh objects to the officers arranging little bails and parties and enter- tainments whilst T. Atkins, Esq., does all the work f He would prefer that instead of inviting guests they should look more after their men. The private was always a I severe critic of bis officers. It V. Have you seen the picture ? The appearance of a picture which is on viow to the public for a brief space aud then dis- appears from local ken may be regarded as a small matter—an event soon forgotten and without significance. That is not the correct appreciation of the works of Her- bert Schmalz which are brought to Cardiff from time to time and exhibited at the Art Galleries of Mr Freke in Duke. street. So long as we have no Art Gallery in the town worthy the uamn of a big and prosperous coal port I shall continue to I attach importance to these prJOàwd ex- hibitions of great pictures. My advice to all readers who delight in the things beau- tiful and ot good report is to go and see the ¡ latest picture of this artist ere the oppor- tunity disappears. The Ifsssou of a picture ¡ cannot be described in a uofce its lasting influence it in impossible ta estimate but the good that is done by great pictures, like an act of true charity, never dies. The Return from Calvary," The Resurrection Morn," and Rabboni have been seen throughout the provinces, and many readers of these notes will havs pleasant recollections of the two last named. The Great Awakening is in the artist's best style. There is a breadth and sympathy about the picture, it tells its story so well that no title is needed, no description necessary to enable the looker- on to enjoy the full meaning and signifi. cance of the artist's intention. Two figures stand on an eminence, and the beauty of the world, as of the beyond, is brought out in telling fashion, while the stress and trouble are left behind, slightly indicated in the rugged, bramble-strewn path, and the lacerated feet and torn garments of the figure who has left them behind. The artist has carried simplicity to the fullest extent, and has so woven the ideal with the real, the spiritual with the physical, that one almost forgets the symbolism, and sees the reality. It is a lesson that one takes from the canvas and the presence of the picture to the street, and it lives with one. Ian Maclaren has written an appreciation which is presented to all visitors to the picture, but excellent as it is The Great Awakening needs no wird of ex- planation. To see it is to enter into the spirit of the artist and receive its message. America has given us many good things, and in this category I class the latest farcical comedy, The Wrong Mr Wright," in which Mr Lionel Rignold appears at the Theatre Royal this week. It is certainly one of the hits of the season and strikes one as being both original and fresh, and a little less American than some of its rivals, a fact which I mention to the ad- vantage of The Wrong Mr Wright." As each new farcical comedy comes round one wonders what new plot or extraordi- nary situation will beliuventecl and applied for the next, but there appears to be an inexhaustible store of good stories and funuy incidents in the 0 world, and the author of the present comedy has certainly made an excellent choice. The caste includes several local favourites. The Wrong Mr Wright is an excellent stimu- lant, a piquant sauce, an enjoyable and good thing A Tonypandy Collier desires to give vent o his e ing>2" with regard to the attend nee at general meetings of the workmen of the Cambrian Collieries, Cly- dach Vale, which are convened time after time for the purpose of discussing matters pertaining to the welfare of our Union or Federation. It is most absurd-to see so small a number oi workmen who attend and take interest in the Federation prin- ciples. We hear a great amount of out- side talk with some of our workmen con- demning the actions which have been taken up by the Committee and some of our leading parties of the work. If such workmen were to attend the meetings and here give vent to their feeling of griev- ances they would do a great amount of good instead of letting other people hear and know their grievances who have nothing to do with the colliery work whatever. If I understand rightly, the object of these meetings should be to educate one another on the principles of Federation. I contend that it is the duty of every workman to attend the meetings." When wages are good and work brisk it is usually difficult to arouse the same interest in organisation that is readily secured in bad times. It is a natural weakness of human nature and the I Collier is human like the rest.

DIALOGUE WITH A BURGLAR. I Haaring a bniglar in the dining-room, Mr Gaorge Jeffreys, of Chiswick, wsnt downstair1? and argued he point with him thus Hooaehol.ier What are you doing here ? Bnrgl*r I came here to sleep. Householder How did yon get in ? Butgiar I broke the window and then put my hand through and opened it. Householder Are yon going to submit qnietly, or what ? Burglar: [think yon had better give me an- other chance. But Mr Jeffreys gave him in charge. The prisoner—a bic, burly feilow, giving the uncoe of Wilson—was yesterday remanded.

MEETING OF CARDIFF JUSTICES. I A meeting of Cardiif justices was held this I morning to appoint a judicial authority under the Lunacy Acts for the borough of Cardiff for tb" enaning year. The following gentlemen were I elected ,-Dr. C. T. Vachell, Aidorinan R. Cory, ( Alderman T W. Jacobs, Mr R. g, Spencer, Coun- cillor T. Andrews, Alderman W. Sanders, Coun- ) ciUor F. J. B?avan, Mr David Duncan, County Councillor F. H. Jotham, Mr T. B. Stephens, Alderman Trcnnce, and Mr Shacko.ll,

The Queen's Poetess." i WELL-KNOWN BRISTOL CLERGYMAN'S SISTER, By Ä, B. Fraser. M.A. Zitvjwill, after his first visit to Aberdeen, had two distinct impressions of the Granite City. One was that its people revealed in the mass that subtlety of intellect which found its finest ex. pression in Alexander Bain-" the man who dissected Shelley's Litrk the other, that its very streets and architecture were eloquent of that self-same mathematical and frigid precision of line and a.np;'e which distinguished its leading metaphysician as at once one of the most lucid and most abstruse philosophers of his time This, however, is but half the truth. Aberdeen is not wholly given over to the worship of the purely Intellectual. It hao, no one d.-tres call in qaes- tion, given to tho world some of the keenest ana- lytics! minds the realm of thought has known- mathematicians, psychologists, critics. But, to its lasting honoar, it also takes its place among those cities of the kingdom whose literary asso- ciations give a certaiu charm even to the dull details of gnide-books, Byron was cradled 'twixt the Don and the Dee," and from Beattie The Minsttei the ancient Northern University has received It lu«fcre that no prejudice can dim. In other words Aberdeen-ga,UTated as it may be with the cold and uninviting philosophy of the ] -lobti Stuart Mill school, as reflected in Alex- %nier BFtin.-is, neverthelesr,, the Home of the Emotions,1, Into the large question of the Influence of Environment on poetic fancy, it is not my present inteotiort to enter. Let it suffice that in the closing year of the century, Aberdeen has sbnken off the odium so picturesquely;set forth by the illustrious Jew, and has nurtured, if not given birth to, more than one sweet singer whose name the ages will yet be constrained to hoaonr. And the least distinguished of these is not Ella Mary Gordon, the Queen's Poetess." The world abounds in mute, inglorious Miltons." We know least about those who have given the ages their best, have moulded thought, and created mental worlds. The Majority care little for the- Yoiceless. The Mob delights in the man who can giv-a its manifold passions loudest expression. Bot the Tbinksr in the closet, the Poet by the wayside who sings as the lark—nnder no compulsion save Nature's Force and for no praise save -her,; ,tlr>n"appe"l: to the Few. Popularity is bnt a "fleeting life on others' breath." Bat the Silent prevail. Don't mis- understand me. I am dealing with general principles. A poet's worth mast be judged by his nffect on the aidience to which he appeals. An unpopular poet may be a poet in tbe highest sense—a Vates, a Seer-Singer. How many revel in Matthew Arnold to-day ? How many in Rudyard Kipling ? I will leave the analogy there. The Quean's Poetess," however, courting neither Fame nor Fortune, has not been without her Just Meed of Praise. I I have known the humblest to thank her for her inspiring veree, and queens and kir,e, bays testi- fied to her splendid gifts. For a minute I will speak biDgrapbieally. JTCJJa Mary Gordon, who hils won the distinction of being known throughout the length and breadth of the land as The Queen's Poetess/' is the wife of Mr William Gordon, the well-known town clerk of Aberdeen, a gentleman of most scholarly t isteji, and one of Aberdeen University's most distinguished Alumni. In the building up of character heredity is a less poions factor by far than e::¡v:ro;1menL, but Mrs Gordon owes much to ber descent, fot inseparably assocated with some of her finest efforts are that delieacy of touch and that charm of expression which are peculiarly French, and which she owes to her French extraction. Her father, Mr William Paul, F.L.S., of Waltham House, Hertfordshire, is one of the most eminent of British horticultoristfr, and no mean contributor to tli3 literature of flowers His writings are all instinct with pnre poetic fancy, and possess, as Matthew Arnold would have said, a genuine rhythmical movement. His ancestors, it is recorded, took refuge in Peter- head, N.B., when the bigoted Louis XIII. drove the 500,000 Hugu-jQots from their native, homes and altars. At the beginning of this ceninry oue member of the family, a Captain Paul, was laird of Ne.v Seat, Peter hbox). The poetesB is not the only gifted member of the Paul family. Her siater, Mi*s Florence Paul, is a painter of distkiition, while one of ber brothers wns a scholar of Merton College, Oxford, and is now Rector of St. Peter's, Pi,istol- the Rev. F. C. Paul, M.A. In her own personality Mrs Gordon is the embodiment of ail that is most f;v!cinatii?g in her extraction; and of her Cou- tinental characteristics not the least is her supreme devotion to the Artistic and the Ideal. Born alrnid the most soul-stirring surroundings, and in pfflaetit circumstances, her love for Nature found warmest encoaragement. As a child t:'he lisped in number?, for the mimbera Ctme," and now, with genius no longer in the bad, he i3 one of those singers who carry mnsic in then- hearts —whose song is their nrtart-,oot their art. Her love of travel has been greatlj encouraged by bar distinguished husband, who speaks fluently in halt a dozen language- and together they have crevelled over the greater part of Earope. Nor ha.ve her travels been for pleasure only. Some of her best work is descriptive of the inspiring acene? witD'ed. in modern Germany, witb. itf p?at rcdo](?nt of Goethe and Schiller, and in decadent Greece aud fallen Rome. Happily, Mrs Gordon has had neither tbe necessity nor tha inclination for pot-boiling, and in an nge when geDius b11;, become a thing of merchandise, and plain living and high think- ion are no longer indicative cf the literary lIfe; when the muse is compelled and no Jonger constrains, it is supremely refreshing to come in contact with verse in which spontaneity and sin- cerity, noble aim a.nd purity of expression, delicate sentiment and elevation of tone, are The Outstanding Characteristics. I would not say that Mrs Gordon has a Mes- sage in the Carlyleari sense. She is the head of no school, the founder of no sect. But the sees 'N ature as Word? worth saw it. She loves the Sublime and tbe Beantifnl as Kuskin loved it. Sae sings the Good and the TineasMrs Hsnsr.na Bang it. And just as the Lake school broke away from the Study of Man which the follower7 of Pope had debased, and Nature and NatacH's God becume the poet's t'nsme so we find in the poems of Mrs Gordon an echo of the revolt from the sordid and the mean in man -the exclusive- ness of human charw.-ter-to the higher and the purer in Nwture. The end and aim of the poet is not to please. It is an certainly not to preach. But man mnst be ennobled by contact with the sublime outside himseif-iu Nature and Nature's Gcd-bi,3 God, too. The mere versifier is the pest of so -iety. The poet who strings together jingling verso to serve tip passing moment is tb3 bane of modern life. He has no aim outside thia day's pleasure and, if he had, he has 00 genius to express it. The poems of Mrs Gordon reveal both. The Purpose ili there, and the genius. Moral earneat- nesa and :IGep religious sentiment—-a serions view of life, Not Ibsen Life, but life in whol^—a whole-hearted desiro to eolve its problem* these are the ouiatanding features of her verse. And, to her honour, she has succeeded. Thousands have comtj under the spell of her pen, have pondered her sentiments, and have found a new joy i!J life. Of Mrs Gordon's published works, the beet Itcown fire Poems by Ella Mnry Gordon, illustrated by Florence Paul," iti,(i Golden Rain," From these I take P, few exticacte. Who will fail to cmderstand and appreciate this,— Although another's name I bc!itr I still am true And when I too have reached th•.» go»! Shall look for you. Hud we walked daily hand in band Care might have pressed, Now looking back on what has been.- 'Twua for the best. Oaa sweet ray shines when clondy mite Fall on my gotil- Our love has not been worn by time It still lives whole." And this— Sympathy, True sympathy that our way Will not enfeeble, only choer Telling ot ble3Mings in each lot, Aud ihtemgh fresh hope will pinnae fear. For want of lova the sky grow,, dark, The days are long and filled with gloom Bn', sympathy chines bright oil all, And lfowers of swuet contentment bloom. The sympathy that we rray hQW Is by our love and comfort given Love strengthens weakness by its strength, And is the Entrance Gate to !J.\nen. By those who have viaitsd the Dee and seen the beauties of }leeéliè!p -he following will be appreciated — Sunset at Abnyne. Clouds lik 1I0W wreaths cliat.g.- /'ory. SkybuHl wondronn fair, Springtide's eve is softly waning, Tranquil is tho balmy air. Strtaks of colours intermingle, Pearly grey with StarJet bright, Sirtivoia are flowing, glistening, "sparkling, Earth is filled with crimsou Ji[{Í1!. Warmed the leaves wore daring noontide, By the sail's life-giving 'r!i.YB, No.v the morn gives place to shadows And the heat to dewy haze. I hate beside me mauy copies of letters of appreciation of Mrs Gotdon's works from the Queen, the Umpress Frederick, the Quarm of Spaiu, Princess Christian, and from not a few distinguished literati. So intimately associated Mrs Gordon and Mo^t Gracious Qaeea bejomo, tnat the title at -fie head of thi sketch is one by which the noeteas is known not only in S :o$!aud but in England. Fur the benefit of mv lady readers I take, the folkiwing from a teent nnrnber lI" M A.P. :— The Queen's Poetess People !n the North are confidentially expect- :n? great things in the fntnre from Mrs Gordon, j the Qneen'a PoeteBs," in the wiy of ?E&cefni ?nd pathetic verse. Ber xoQtnbotioQa to litera- uire so far eomprise some slender volumes, ornate I -ypies of which are always accepted and read with much pleasure by the Qieen. One of these pamphlets of dainty fancies, entitled Golden liain," was so fortunate as to elicit warm praise from her Majesty, who is no mean critic. Mrs Gordon is the wife of the town clerk of Aberdeen, and i3 good-looking, charming, aud invariably prettily dressed. I m iy mention in conclusion that several hymns from the pen of Mrs Gordon have just beet set to music by Sir John Stainer.

DR. CONAN DOYLE'S POUDCS. 1 The fot!owinc?e'ter appertain the D*iiv j Chronicle Sir.—A letter appeared in yonr columns purporting to comefrom a member of the Reform Club, which claimed that there was an inconsistency between my retaining my member- ship of that dub ard accepting the support of Conservatives ItS a Libsral Unionist candidate for Parliament. The m-tter was referred to a com- mittee of tho clnb, and their decision is that I was entirely within my righLa in acting as I have done. -Yours fithfully, A. Conan Doyle.Oct. 13."

CRUELTY TO A RACING PIGEON.^ A case of crnolty arising oat af t% pigeon-flying match at iNetherton was heard at Dudley yester- day. Two pigeon?, belonging to John Fleming and Benjamin Peter Smith, were matched to fly a race for 503 a side. It was alleged that when Smith's bird was being put up Fleming threw cayenne pepper in its eyes. As a result the bird wen confased, and could not lake its flight for some time, and when it reached home could not find its pen. The race, however, resulted in a i dead heat. Fleming was floed 10s and costs, or 14 daya. «

WaragoIjA TEA cauuoi be equnlbd. Grown and used by the imiive lYinces of India. and Ceylon. Is 4d. Is Gd, Is 8<1. 2.s Tier lb. Sold by all grocers. 894c Send it to join h ier.d*. The ii(,W. of the week, two serial storias, Khovt. complete tales, and many special articles appear in tlte Cardiff Times and South Wales Wwkiy N-F- !,11:, beaib pennv jn"l published

I Fatal Fall at Cardiff. INQUEST TO-DAY, At the Town Hall, Cardiff, this morning Mr E. I B, Reece, coroner, held an inquest on the body of Robert Gape, aged 31, haulier, in the employ of Messrs Fraser and Co., shipchandlers, etc., who died from injuries received through an acci- dent on 12th October. Mr William Jones appeared for the deceased's employers, while the Mount Stuart Dry Doak Company was represented by its manager (Mr Wailes). 51r Edwards, factory inspector, also attended, It appeared that on the afternoon of the day named deceased was putting som ■ stores on board a steamship undergoing repair in the Mount Stuart Dry Dock. He had to pass along a gangway between the ship and the top of the dock. Deceased was in the centre of the gangway when one end of it tipp-d np, owing to two men stepping on to thi projecting end which rested on tho VH!8cl'H bulwarks. Deceased fell to the I bottom of the dock, and was afterwards tak-rn to the Hamadryad Hospital Ship, wh, re he died j the same night. In answer to questions, the foreman ship- wright said the gangway was of the nsnal type, with a rope handrail, but it was not usual to lash one end to the ship. Another witness said that after the accident one of the ship's hatchways was put undor the end of the gangway on the vessel so as to prevent it tilting again, and means were also adopted to fasten the end on shore. The Coroner sid it was a careless or thought- less thing for the two men to have stepped on to the end of the gangway, and they OOgiH to have b"eu present at this inqa ry, The aammonia? officer said he had only been able to find ont the name of one of the men, who was a boi?erm&ker named Edward Smith, and being unable to find him he had left word at his Louse to attend the inqnest, A verdict of Accidental death was returned, the jary adding P. ridpr to the effect that the gangway was nor. securely fixed.

THE FASTEST TRAINS. I H. B." writes as follows to the T5m?s "Ibsvertad the letter from I F.' iii Toei- i day's issue re Tii,- Fastest Trains in the World in like to coirect a statement S made by him with regard to the Perth-forfar run, which, he says,conid not be performed at eqnal speed in the opposite direction. As a matter of ¡ fact, the run ftcm Perth to Fotfar was done by twa trains daily during the summer of 1896 in 32inin.—i.e.,at the rate of 60'9 miles per hone and one minute less than the present timing in the opposite direction, and it bits on one occasion been done in 33inm. 56tcc. The troth ia that 1896 reprcsenta the high-v.ater mark in BritiBh 'I express services, and that ever since then they I have been steadily deteriorating." I

MISADVENTURE. I A verdict of Daath from misadventure" was returned at Holton yesterday at an inquest on a well-known local metJieal man, Dr. oxilvic- Whilst confined to his house from temporary indisposition the deceased took a dose of opium as a sleeping draught, to the effects of which he sa-enrribcd. Two local doctors who gave evidence said that medical men when using poisouy for themselves generally nieasnred with their months, adding that whilst they were careful to measure for ether people they were not careful for themselves.

COST OF THE WAR. I An Anxious Father thinks it may interest sorno t-) kriaw sometbing of what it has cost parents whose sons have volunteered to e.l've in the late war in South Africa.. It is not neeee- sy," he says, to Bp"lIk of the hard: h i iI ibtit I hs,vo been undergone, but do people recognit-e the I expense it has entailed ? Otir boy will have spent on personal nece^farie-j by the time he ccmes I home, a fortnight hence, searly £100. One won- I ders what those must have suffered who hadn't it to spend."

I OO/\L8'KR8wiN. I New York, Monday.—The New York Evening San announces tha1; the railway companies owning coal mines and the independent operators have accepted the conditions imposed by the I strikers in their conference at Scranton. The strikers' gains include an increase of 10 per coot, in wages, guaranteed nntil Armil 1st next, and the abolition of the sliding sca-Ie, -—London Daily Express.

I FIFTEEN MILLION UNSOLD 'ICKETS. The number of Paris Exhibition t't-V^ii that I will remain unsold on the day of is

r STEAMERS ON THE SEVERN. I Sunday Scenes. At the Worcester Quarter Sessions "yesterday the Chairman (Mr J W. Willis Bnnd) proposed a resolution calling attention to the pleasure 9teamer traffic on i he Severn on Sundays, and suggested that members of the Court on tbe. Standing Joint Committee be reqnested to con- sider wbel her any steps be taken by the Coart or otherwise to regulate the traffic. He referred tc scenes which for a long time had resulted from an indiscriminate sale of drink. The matter was some time ago brought to the attention of the Court, and he was instructed to t^ive evidence be- fore the Licensing Commission. One of their unanimous recommendations was that the sale of drink on these bsats should be under the control of the licenbiug authority, as were other licensed places, und this recommendation lie bop^d would be included in their Bill. He pointed to the large unmber of people who came from the Black Country for the river trip, and said their number would probably be increased by the light rail- way from Kidderminster to Bewaiey. At Bewdlev there was no control over the river, the control of the Severn Cow- mig-sioner.4 ceasing below the town.The County Council had power to make bye laws, bm. in one place the river divided the two counties, and such bye laws would only app;y to half the liver at that place. If the Bale of liquol were to be continued unrestricted on the boats on the river, thero would be danger to the general public and to the individual psaple The sale of liquor on the steamers was not controlled in any way except by the amount of money of the people on board or ce.p-icity of the barrel. Thf: quiet country places on the river were turned intu pandemonium?. Ho suggested that the Com- missioners of Excise should be asked to say that the journey from Worcester toHolt and Stcnrport was so short as not Lo req aire the provision of liquid refreafirnents on boajci, and nnlets some. dl, ng coulct be done in this direction that the local members be requested to promote legisla- tion to meet the difibolty. The Vice-Chairman seconded, and urged the necessity for snob a step if they were in earnest in wishing to put down drunkenness. fhe resolution was carried unani- mously.

-= FEMALE SOLDIER. Women on many occasions have donned ynegiil Attire and rend'red good service as soldiers—generally impelled by some motive in which a husband or a lover was concerned. About the middle of the last century, a. German girl, Anne Sophia Dilzleffin, dressed herself as a young man, enlisted in the Militia at Colberg, aad served six months, then entered Prince Frederick's reRiment of cuirassiers, and aerved in it for two years, fighting in the battle of Kucersdorf and being wounded in the arm at Bamberg. She next joined a betttallon of grenadiers, and was wounded at Torgao, and did not resume her feminine attire and occupations until she had seen four years ofthisetrange soldier-life.

THE TROUBLESOME PRINCE. Prince Jukanthor is the yoang man who hat been making allegations about the attitude of French officials towards the control of his father's dominions. He is one of King Norodom's 34 children, and receives no more than the new allowance of 40 piastres per month. H? 1- tained influence at Court through nii %L4I s mother. His Sittings across the Continent, and bis-projected visit to thi'i country, have caused uneasiness in French official circles, but it is now felt that the Prince is harmless. M Ducoa tbe accredited French representative in Noro- dom's capital, baa, however, been recalled are placed ou the retired list.

ARISTOCRATIC SKATER. Among the owners of large estates in Ireland who find the West-end cf London more attrac- tive than any part of their native country is Lord Cianricarde, a grandson of the great Canning. In his earlier years be showed some aptitude for diplomacy, bnt to-day he is devoted to his clnbs and bélctcJor chambers at the Albany. His love for good pic; ures leads almost m r-cklessn^ss in th ir pjuehass. Lord Clanricardc, though uow 67 ) ears of age. is a, great skater, and whenever i is possible if to be found disporting himself 011 the ico.

GIRLS IN JAPAN. Except in matters of etiquette, says a well- informed writer, no great importance is attached to the training of Japanese girls, and in this respect they are much more neglected than the boyy. They are early taught to regard themselves as inferior to their brother! and invariably to defer to the latter. It is impossible to convince the Oriental mind that women are justly entitled to the same privileges as men. They would be the last to subscribe to the belief that the hand that reeks the cradle tntes the world."

LADY HISTORIAN. Th>. fiK-t woman tn be sent on a mission by the French Academy anci Government is Mile, do Meuant, wilo lias left foe India to jontinue "tier studies or the Zoroastriltll community in Guzerat and to collect documents concerning tho aborigines of Travaucore Hills. Ti e collec- Ibu ¡" to be placed in tue Natural History Mu-ie-u'ji, and tiie British Government has been (\skeci to give LI-iii clover lady every assistance. | "Hit-, de Meuaot ia U-s authoress of a history of the Piusees.

1 I TYPHOID FEVL-.R AND LONG TRMN8- ?YPHOiD FEVcR AND LONG TRMNS. The loiig costs that are being n-ade (says a fwh;NI writer) are excessively graceful, but by no mean* fresh. They :.re still sufficiently trained to rn:<iia walking ft difficulty, especially if they must be held up.nud certainly ihe feeling is gain- ing ground ihat to sweep the ;.>I,?lO. eopncially with tvplicid fever r»mv».i!t;is not a des.'rrble i-isjf nor a iier luiy one. I

A COLOSSAL STATUE. B'?i;»inp»bftm will short'b».vc its colow! | s(atne of th^QniK'N, '.v Vhocuaa Brock, ecl- mg on tut- orders of Mr V; :l. Barker, ha" no v comploled. This siatao, ivb 'i is to be a memorial ;3 to bu arucirkor.??t i of the Diamond Jubilvo week, is to be ^recte, 1 oppOfntL- the chief eutmnce to the 'viutncitjvi BniJdj"g. The bt&rco in 11 feo: high, t.nd v dl staii-j en a podt afal of Corr ish £ r;cue.

CASKS.—Ram Pnr..hN,;n3 and W1ne Pines for Sal 8 -Thomas. Hodge's-row Cooperage. C8.r,l\. 153n ClOAL.—Best Lar^e Hand fiekctl, ,;4'; j¡. delivered J cash genuine bargain.—A 695, Rc, Cardiff. 69ie i 10 (INTER;* (4 to 13ft. Living Van Bunches, fc>t jves, Ladders, Tracks, -Nil eels. Showcases, Sheds, Garden frames, ¿tc.-Blake, Cathay?, CatrJiJT. 3511 ELEGANT SabU; Mtjuc Neckies, with -I'h:{ Úus,i;fi tails, &jo handsome sahle Mirjk )btr. matching; aerfectiy new ogeUl8r 12 Ed. worth 4 guinea? rea, barcBJn approval.—.Beatrice,31,Clat>ham-roT.d,Lordon.n FIBIjD. Bace. or- Marine GJ83sès 6 powerfnl binocular &Chrojc Jelli&, 20 mile nwge, titled ejeshadss wonderlully clear, in lea.the)"i¡n case handsome-1 guinea pair. quite new, for 9s 6d approval willingly.— Oavi 5, Grafton-sqnare, Claonnm Commoii. London, n F- DiE WOOD. Firewood, Firewood.—Hard and. Poft Blocks.—ShaDl vnd and Sons. West bock. Cardiff, II FBUID ftsli aud Chip iSiiop i ittimjs, â.¡- .iw¡;O;¡ Whee]s,-Wrt$e jo rtasers ( most up-to-date Cat-. logue In the trade, Mabbott's, 51, Lever-si., Manebester.e HA VB your Cloth direct from the Manufacturers and save 2 profits Suit Leosths from 12s eL(e, VIonIl&, Venetians; Overcoatings a sceclali1;y 1ihis season patter,):<fr",e.),epIJ Dean, Leed". S5Se LADY wishes t-U;rce-I-( )Jao;Mt-Ç]b, superIor qll&h&y: n"ver 'Nom; very cheap.—19, Whttby-road. FaJJowtJe!d. ,.lIwC'he'3¡¡'r. J Un Lil>Ybûn;s;Ÿle Black ihibet Neck Vax for Hale, very bright, curly accept 2s 6d, carriage paid.— Bmdtord. 7. Alsion-street, 5fot<lnsrh*m. :66n L- -ÕVP;LiStlkš Ša.tí :B;ad-, PI nhes, Velvet*.— 100 Large P'-tcos, l Sd Small, 6d Prints (large). 1s. Large bundle pieces and remnant. ?.s 6d (inc udiu;r liberty art fnbr;c. 01" according to CU3¡:()!nrsJ requirements; aU bríg, n("ÿ ,good quality ,n:) rnbt"JI QD!I&;iSflllctcry. money returned: hnndred3 ;p;i- montal!<Howe, 31, Claremom-road, Spark's rook. ilir- EOlngharo. 603 n MISFIT.—Navy Sarjje Single-breasted Beeler SaU. 36m. brean, 321n. inside le: never worn; w:rth ♦2a; accept 16s 6(1; approval — C. Clifford, Sehoo>roaf\. Moseley, Rinnl"I1111m- OPKN a J!r:S-bõo-Itt:ct- o\lt.ex;:>J"¡er.- Doi aeces8ary with our illustrated Gntde8nd Price L;si: Prints, Velvet", 3mf?s», &c.. by weiht. 3d s-msps also particulars of new system of HPp¡yhlP, patterns toseH from.—J. Miicbells DeuG K., I> ell-e, BnL(ord. 936e RICH Dark if'lake Tobacco, 2oz i £ -jr t'ld; woZ;b:Uî value, at 3, Caroline-street. 45?e SALE, Pair of Trucks wllh Tray. cheap.—Apply _-Y-herA_z:e Canton. 677:; SEALSKIN Jacket, cniy £ 6 1580 Irnpor:4n bargain.— Lady offr5 r6t Sealskin Jacket, three-vaanev length, fub¡ODable,rích:y lined, perfectly new. L"mdi- cash £ 8 159. worth £ 25 spprofal.—Doroihv, *13a, Claphll.I!I-road. London. 331n SODTH African War.—For Wale, gneen's Chocolate Box offer.—Write S., Echo, Pontypridd. xjl3n riTOMATOKS, best ED:jh, itd lb on rail; Bleaiieim JL Apples, choice i'aars, 4c.—Johns, 31, Arori- 7I'OBACÓ)'-p(;nches.. 6 id each Briar Wood Pipes, 6<d JL eacb. at 8. Caroline-street. 4a2o VKNETIAN Blinds, lid i.er foot, any colour, carriage pai'l. Printed price list post free. Old BlinOs re. painted aDd repaired.—Works, 5J. Tudor-road, Canliu VENETIAN minùs, surior quality and flaishTas supplied Bute Estate.—Baber, South Wales Blind Factory, SeviHe-street, Cardiil. Old Venetians repaired and repainted equal to new. Over 25 years' rpotat!ou. r>AIIiWAlf Coats.—Our tjeagOR'^ b^ook has ju^t Xl \}.1tr-f:jf-1;t RAILWAY Ci.ats.—Come early p.nd-¡I3.Ve :vo¡,:rDlC ol I'3, '-Y rid<e!£.rdl ff. KA1LWAX Coats.- IV e have a be\ter selection th15 year than any previous. -Follick's. RAILWAY Coats.—AiZ freb in-Ihš season no old stock rom !&s ,eu.-FoUtck's. RAILWAY Coats.—All sizes can' tic the bi;I£I¡mn brcathlng.<'CJl1kk's, 50, Bridsre-strest. R- AIl.W AY Cc'.tis.—A1 ■ oars are ilaunel iined and tfnar- X» anteed ro k':ep on» col<11\nd rRin. RAILWAY Coais are ï:h-;thi;-forWCTk;Jg¡nen; cali and ge them a.& Follick's. RAlLW AY Coats a& the old price.—lick'sT 50, I Brjdt'e-shet. Cardiff. T>AILWAY Coats.—Don t forge., ty are DÓt, Sunday CO:lJ!'I.?wor1Z one. KAdLWAY Coat, are double breasted and flannel lined from 6s lid.—Foll'ck'3, Briuge-street. Railway Co"ts are tbe cheapest working COMS ever sold from 6 11.-Fomck's. 50, Bridge-street. R-¡-ILW AY Coats will save you many a cold; call and JL%( see tt:'e.-FolJt's. Bridge-street. RAILWAY CY,Vi».—Buy them froiu the original con- \¡ tractors.—Follick's, 50, Bridge-stree'. KAIL WAY Coats.—Don ¡¡ forget, we do not send them "way on approval, yoa must "uu1 to Hw shop and buy :,helu. R-UL\VA Y- Ca.t8.,=¡'r-rZ- ihi'Lg;-Otõ JL\i E01l1C&'8, 50, Bridge-street; price from 6s lid. }> AIL W:\ 'l Coats.—Don't be palmed oH with an iI)-íit _"tbn, bu go to FcUick's and j;uy ,he S(un'JI3 article. R-AïL\VAY-(;f.\ts flre- oniy working coats, 8i> don't Xt< come ■expecting one for best wear. X>AILWAY Coats,—Folilck' 43 and 50, Bridge-street, JLli CarDIff. »nd -'4, HoltoH-load, Barrv j'ock. S4e 2 (¡;UvOi-DU;Da.13o"r.li:k:na-ca-¡¡ I nis ai äi> SW 100 IIS Firewood, cheao.—John Coles, 13, North Luton-pi ace, 01' bottom East Dock, Cardiff. 411n 20,OOOft. Dunnage £ onr<is, ScantFn¡v, De&:s, Piirvvood, W Cwooà. Urain Uags and Mats of all kinds.—Sliap- land aDO Sons, jrl ist and WesG Doclrx, Cardiff. 4l3n Ols 6d.—Qentlensen, lor this prit a we make a spivndid W Black Coat and Vt lu "rge 0- Vicuna, stitched I wtlh silk anti btaatiially maùe; regular pnc.; 35& paUerns and particulars P03) free.— ina Woollen Co., Bradford. 569 n -O-l;o-W:;ml-d -war W. Mitchell's Home- KJ made Bluchers Jlgh, 68 6d nailed; 6s lid,—T. Mitchell, removed from 3. Caroline s'.rset, to 45, S5, Mary-suce.. OPP03&e Wood-streat. lie MISCELLANEOUS ASrnOLOGY-lra.tme foiled, business. money, changes, legacies, inaxr!a»;e. partner described send Wr»htime, description. Is—l.eor, 54, snargate- £ ,tre«*t, Dorer. Sc¡end1c accl1ncy guiranteed.29n ASTROLOGY.—All 1];;P;lt;wm in iÍ:" f;o marriage, partner defccribed. children, changes joumeyj. Je;aci8i), planet, Ac,; send bu\h dais, 12, sWnp. and stamped envejoe.a Cole, 30, Uheiten- ham-piace, B; ighton, Snssen. 371n BEDA-road Laundry,No. 69.—Open air drying gromtd all handwork price list application. i94e DRUNKE8N¡':SS Cured -This can be done with or -without parent's k no wieitxe. Send me a stamp and I will tell you how. (Send "0 money .(—Address Mrs W, i?- (Boom 8), 195, O:dord-str6ec. London, W. 6357 MATIU"dONy.-pl1or&P4-FU;e Husband or- vVife, with posaion, Is 6d; one year's eV<J"ts h cd; 5 lea r8''3 6d life ehan. 7 61; sex, birthiime.- Piof. Lisle, Melksham, WIlt!, 370n P-bTli 'i, Phrenology.—Madame Proctor, cele- brated practitioner.—17, Wharton-street, Cardiif, near i-rec Library. 55dn MISCELLANEOUS WANTS. IRON Building, gëCond-handwQnt"d, 18ft. or 20ft. wide, for small hall.—Suv mers, Cwmbran. x299n Ïili.DoW-ilay,=\Ta""iitezi: WÕTotIs.' &mà tuil par- l.I.-t¡Cø.rs to Hutch,m;s, <9, Coveny-street, CardilT.n MiLK.-Wan&ed,:6 o 30 uaxions dailJ, delivered to J: CarùUI station if m tbe locality can be fetched. -x 383, Echo, Card,IT. 383J1 OLD ArUíiclal T&eth Bought; Ocst prices given; money retnrn I'Ost; price no aCé'ep1, teeth returned.—W. Pearse, 5G. Foxham-road, Holloway, London. 74n RESPECTABLE Person wonld Adopt a Baby from Birth; good heme reasonable p!'emlnm.-G 50S,. Echo, (;R.rdi ft. :05n WJ ANTED, about ICO :t'onDrd Grave!.—Apply 1'. Co-operative Wholesale Society, Ltd., Aar? Buildings. Bute-terrace. Cardiff. 4T0n MONEY Iil XC8LLENT Security for Loan £ 50; 6 per cent.- J Particnlars F 492, Echo Office, Caidi/T. 192n -¡;1oi.-i;01\J1;n Note of Hand. Ea.v Uep;iyment3, JD Try the Swansea E"I111.DCe Company, Ltd., 14!J, Peaarth-road, C-i; diff. Herbert Hlmer. Man&!er. II 1:- 'RL'i'rE.E-.i-Of Friendly Societ¡- 11avê- ever9.1 RUms JL to lend on mortgage in ou&h Wales or Monmouth- shire: freehold 4, leasehold j per cent.—Apply Investors, cbo. Cardiff^ 1141-0COn "CV A2ffED 00 a bill of sale. £ 35; sta.1ie terms and con- T v 4liions; no mon6y-lendtng otl!ce3 need applv.- Apply X.Y-Z.. Echo, Cardiff. 9367 ö56n- 1 g-L. Barnett, 9, ro line-street, Cardiff, "itI "on if.J. tlnues to Advanoe Money from £ 6 to £ 1,000 strictly prhate and without inquiry fees of any kind K.stablished 1842. H_ 62e u¡ flY 00 Short of Money ?— £ 5 upwards Lent to &11 classes upon own signature, at less interest than usually charged by money-lender*. Strictest secrecy, easy repayments honest and upright dealings guar- anteed.— VV. '1'. Smale. Upton-road, Houthvlile, j'ristol. e £-510£1;000 Lent on Note of Hand i.o :e; easy oW repayments; low charges; distance no objcat. Cash alo advanced 00 jewellery, plate, .• hares, (t' eds life policies, Ac- from 5 per cpnt. per annam. Xra^e bills discounted.-8. Harris, 3, card IS, opno- sUe new 1'08 Office. Telephone Nat. 7.33. !k1e LOANS from £ 5 upwards iriade UOO,J borrower's own note of hand at a re8oDab]e rate of jd\ru, to re- qrech)e householders Iw MB D. DA VIES. 11. DUKE-STREET. Angrm.\rEJ. Eay repayments tosuit the convenience of borroiv, rs. No fees or exp.m"e. 1HZ" M~ CNBY A I7VTN€ fclMN S CMS F R Õ 14 £ 10 to £ 1.000 On PERSONAL or OTHElt SECU-RITY. NO DKl.AV 01' O&JECi ION ABLE ROUTINE. Trade Bills Discounted Promptly and at re:!3D17&ble ra,tes. Bepresen!aMve wiJl call with Cash, if required, Tusioess uompioted on first call i £ applicant Is k-^owD, Write or call npon IV1I, LLOYD, Manager, Haye Bun", CarclW. D1I5OJIOO J.nI1 "V the ProviDotal Union Ha.i«iu,-iuiu8 dW 01 £ 10 to £ 50(1, on Note of Hand alone, 01' OU any- otter seOUl!& at a few hours' notlco 10 1\11 cIV!efll" u1 part or Oo oonnfcry; rep4&yQ.h:e hy easy Instalments; with and withoot I&OrMI; DQ delay, 'his ol¡!1litll.l). Uabed Bank does the iareesh bnsiites.i in the kingdom.— Writa or oal! upon Managei, Mr Bf-.nlgy nowrling. I Onowmutw, i'ristol • or Messrs W'!ktrt<;cni and (" 3. WOl"k'np:-r,e.f! r, 933u rN t, V P I 0 M l" T N 0 F J U i' To responsible persons requiring a.qh as!!jtance. I am prepared to advanca from £10 to .G5O on no*3 of band alone. No bombmen or saeurity re'1l1irf" "\(1- vances also mad<? upon IFll;C:II t tocit. Ao.- wlthout removal. All conddences strloUv resp»c!ed. Would wait on cl131iomer If required and mako advanoe Immediately. Call or write eo MB .1, N01'T.F.:Y, J57!-54n Rosedale Honse, P, fleMxirtl-roafl. B if-'oi. #">10 to £ 15.0011 Leøt Privately without l1On(1 ",111 '111 or dW sureties of any 1d ntl o all responsible persons on Bote of IlImi; alone, and at very reasonable interest. N" loan office fees or formalizes and no '1"ellm¡;ry ehp-Ø whatever. Strictest pri vacy observed,and honest and straightforward Oeal'ngs g'la/anteed. I'iKtv.nco no object. Kepayraerta arrangefl f suit Ixtrrowers' oon- 9tmience. Intending horrowen sl-ouid wrise or ,.&¡) as o«ce before »,pvuyi".(( e isentiore. and may "Iy 8ft im.'nr (MMe atluttioa to tbelr requirements App'y E.MANN, 65 3 f'i, Vorit-road.TontpeMer, Br'su- MDNK* PitOVPTi.i AnTTFttIVAXKt,Y and bu fei(V I 11 'XEUMS ""11 T.ONPCN AND BRTRTOTj MJI1Wo\!1TTI. U.HW I IJS1ITSO "1 nn4«* CowpaaiM Aj* 1 Pi?, tn 1.1\ V41 J>W 1N.«XUV.HW LOANS PnOMPTT.t A7n PTttYATRLY MA Mi 01\ Mote 6f Rand ù1' Qn Life T'tur"It"() Volviion, ne"41"I aod LoI\d10i'l aad Hh%rai 01 .y de.o1i, Prl"'1!I\¡ may r<>maÓJl f><; 1""1f q. Interest :)11-1Ii. Nj) IUil»<>f Sala Written guar *a«e» MI ■*<> ::1Tln.oy ^.ven H f!Io:¡ln'1. No heary ;al<n cJ ¡1I.ere: chareed. I'orc>q, "i..H V-(nn1f", Frje o "17\'1l1e"U<')!t to t)M :l<{3r'a1:<f. [13::>3 i7n. SPECIAL jQISPLAY «* jg 0 Y S' Q VEBCOATs J MASTERS ft CO. _H f\ 1 .\1 -.) _i'" 'j. fXHTi 0>RDfFF OLOTFTIRRS) SWJ3 WTNi:F,"tV.. 39? t (too -?? far ?!a?:'smcattOM. C,mAG-Eš-=F;salabOUt2000-fl-e heads; say ? price on ran.—R. Wheadon, Hm?'ster. 823n i \VÃl'l'ED.HÃ.uDei;;1nrl\var;hOU,;Clllen; good wagëš to smart and suitable men,—Apply D. Jones Di?inson and Co., Dowlais. 821n j \\J ANTED, gOO:l_- General Servant; good character indispensable.—Apply 63, Moorland-road, Snlott, Car di If. 819n Î AI CHAIAICERS.—Improver wnted-vacCYfor ? 'Yolm" Man, 13 to 20 good opportunity to improve j in pi routing and new part,-J. Samuel, Certificated I Watchmaker, Ealing, London, W. 818n T?STAN'fi?D, resnectaMe GM for morning3 only,—45, ?t Clun-terrace. CathY3. 817n HAir.DKESSEP..—Wanted at ouce. Young Man; good JH Mircutter and shaver,—Apply, t?e-S, Bogen, ).I; a, n 816n P-(JRln¡Qtc-b;s.- Want.ed, -Y;;Ilg Ma:n- to drive and make hir1'1 os-T). )p-. Cowbriige-road, j C!,iff. 833n LOST between Meteor-street and Hayes Bridge, L Brown Pirrse containing about 2.3s.-A1!yone re- turning wiU be rewarded. 82an SWART Boy wanted at unoe.—Apply F. E. Hartdon, I s ilO, Woodville-road. Cardiff. 829n ?X'ANTHD.acoodGeaer?!. AbOU0 19; good?v&?e?.? C,.tthay,. i;30? CiHI*.MIST'S Businec* witb Dent!? Connection for c Sale retnrna ?.0?0 price 2550: disMct rapidly ,prvin:-t- N 831, Echo OS?e. Cardiff. 831n \V A;2h:mI?Yrf',1IJlCC' abot: NV ?,leep home.—16. T?wkenbury-place. &32n Barmaids wanted imicediately must have A goo,, appearance.—imperial Registry, Queen-street Arca' O. Ctri'iiif. 834n A P 1i.'MEN TS to Let to respectable Young Lady one in business during the Oay preferred comfort- borne. lkpply 126. Sirathnairn-at., Roath Park. 836n Tu Tailors. Wanted, .»inart Youth as Improver on JL Coat;, able to make small jobs all right: also Apprentice; reference!41, Tmior-road, Cardiff. 837n YOfJNJ Lady gives Lessons, Shorthand, Mathematics Drawing: terms as per subject per quarter.— CacdilT. 839n BOAKD ai d lodgings wanted in Cathays bv two young m tii; most be moderate.—Write, statiag terms. U 838. i-ietio, Cartlii". lOOn 'T-;u.iiED. General; good character indispensable.— Apply 12 to ? ox pot, 26, Dwynm?dooHt.T?et. Pontypridd. s38?n r?-spectable Boy wanted also Pageboy.— I<. Sta?eos, CocfecMoMt-. Queen-treet. 905n ?i?HjiXG OH, Mnst Ciear.—?otid Bedroom 8Lite, with ? 4ft, Wardrobe, all beyeiled plates cost 14 g-Wnea??; clear 840n H-LD for Sale, ivell made, fitted that easily taken -Par C, suitable office, tool-house, fawl-house, ltc. 810n ?'i'UV.6for??]H,u)n., coa.J, ooke.tuejT&c.; t?capttai ? stove, sell cheap; suitable oNce.workroorn.&c.— V? o?drufl, 41, Castlc-road, Heath. MOn ?t??I.N&.Hoom.Suite, <?quai i?en-, -American leather, JLJ' ? clear ac .S: IPs —Woodmfft 41, C qtle-rood. Ro?th.n ?..ELLtNeoa. Mnsi, Cteaf.—H?nctsome Walnut Inlaid U 4ft. 61 n. Cheffoniere, marble top, plate-glass back !?'! panels clear JE? :0t —WoodrnS.41. (??,Ale-road.84OU B- -C'fCHER'ol' provi-sio nISCäle8al!d &;tBrassW elgh's, bargain.— ??odrutf. 4J, CastJe-rcad, Roafh. 84bn OELLING Ovi, Leaving the Premises.—Solid Wainut O 6ft. hll.r.d80me rgu,ixen Sideboard, only £ 10, bar- gain.—T. Woodruff. 41, Castie-roaa. Hoath. 840n SELLING Oft. Leaving Premiss:—Bolid Mahogany Dining-room Suite, oovered morocco leather, cost x??s guineas, har?io. JE8 K?.—WoodmS, 41, Castte-ro&d, Roath. Cai difT. 840n SELIjING Off, iiuat Clear — Largo Pier Glass, cost ILIO only 41, Cas;le-ro.i'l, 840n ANTED, an exoeneuced House-Parlcurmald; 3 other s.?rvMits?ept; m??t be i?Me to wait at <aN?—?:r3??o?))??nj, '?'?vy?n-y.G?!i-o'?.IJ??n?:.?'T. 843? III Oil Sale, gooct Liuioashiro Boiler, doublo riv<;tted. with cross tubes, pressure 601b.— Apply It 811 South Wr,l.?s Daily News, Cardiff. 344;i Gent's Bicycle, Stainiard Uudgo-WMtworth. i?Cu. A for Uicyele,19, Area(] e, Cardilt, M5n ?7 A?TKD, respeot?bie Young Ctrt as?jeoer? So? 7 v?nt. no f.tmUv.-?rs D?vie?. 15, Pitm?n-st. 846n "T ATED, Young Girl US). help cle-Im offioes night ? f and morning.—38, St. Mary.si.reet. SOan Al'AitTMENTS required by two young "raen.~ik-ar Queen-street; state towestterra-) with and without board and full particulars.—K 793, Echo, Cardiff. 799n t?? A?IED, Girl for MotUtCi?s.—U. Northcoie-street! V S \ANTED, improver to the Tailoring.—Apply 3. _t f 't.?do?.ro!d. 3)? VV' ANTaD, in the middle of ?{o?embpr, cie?a Tespetit? able O r! to do pa.rt of houMwork must be ?bte to undertake god plain okiii?,; good wages given — v.P IG:¡'s 1-OlJ_3':o_rth.  804n AP iVi'MENi'S for UenttHm?H; bath; no ?u:dr<?n'  L ne ar ?hus; moderate "rms.- in, Diana-sS,, Ho&th?! Of). -L%i(.w Resid,,?,.ce, with 9tabt,?. Coachhouse; immediate poseession.—Apply 120 ?t-'vpnrt-roa?. "eM.?on. t)p 800n fl. '0 L.,oÎÏeLargeçOln-h-¿p-intlHou¡¡e in Salisbury- j A rnad-s'-inare,commanding best position FiveHousos n: Cr.'iddock-street with arge ,Lrdens. very conveni- ,?nt for two .7tz?,,?; one House, Cvfarthfa-street; one ,,&u\Oe \(1f!¡:¿'atel=Â {;r&-r.(; t¿>s plac«, r?,cath l\uL 801n UU Lef, ih¡ Desirable llesiclence. Moss Bank, Lla.Ull- 1 road Z (CçeDlon rooms, 5 bedr-oms, largo garden. —Arpty? i?, rathe,a I-rr d. aiJ2n A New JJght TroHey. sMtt.)! C?ak-Mie?C&M ?Uk J.L Truck, Second-hand Grocer's DeUvery Cart.0om Merchant's C&rt.—Harwood, Earl's-lane, Lower Grange, Cardiff. gutn GENTLE' AN ro.inires ComforSable Apartments in or near Iiydev-jtroet.—Write, full particulars and terms. M 809, Echo Office. Cardiff. 809n lfh) T.ea, 170 and 172. Arabella-street, Roatb.—Apply 118, jl CJ8Utle.roll,d. 812n 1^1 Ull>l: £ ii:.D Apartments: bed and s-i»t,ing-rcora, suit- -SJ nb etor two frlpnds; good cooking and attend- ance 1.1- A c- h:>lh.—60, Lcngcross-street. BlIn HAlliDIlESSER.— vVanted, smart Improver; must JLJL be good shaver.—Apply, terms, H. Morgan. Hitir- drevser. Vale. 810n 46 Bock ior Sale, Ponty-Dooi: also JL gosd Men wanted throughout vvajes.—General Friendly Society, Clarence House. Pontypool. SOSn "7 Av,i'KL>V;WHo-be-forhjS keep to deliver bread ww?? ii via N to pi;rcl)ase.-Johngon, Brecon. r07n ?.?A?TEP by 'iwa Geattemen. Sitttcg-Mom  ?nd Double-bedded Room, or Sitting-room and Two Bedrooms, unfurnished, with attendance; must be good ?oca'ltv, Roath or Catbe(h"load dlstr!c pre- ferred,—State terms to 1. 8G6, Echo. Cardiff. t06n VOUNlt Mau to deliver bread and groceries; m- .1 doors; used to horses.—Lewis, G?o H?ck oed, Mon. :;20n i) OATH Park.—To Let, 120, Doraid-street; 4 bedrooms? bath.—Apply ?7, Invernes&piace. 8260 VV* ANTED, respectable Girls; Frmnd Boy.— v Clements. Printers, 53, Queen street. 82,n CS'J-, Galti Brfceieb, iWonday morning, between Claude-road and Wild Park, Roath. -Finder re- warded on bri nging same to 3, Lochaber-street. 824n P KIZE DRAWING for the Benefit of W. JjL_ Lewis POSTPONED till 19D'u November. SHOUT NOTICE ANNUAL SALE. EIGHT PUUE-BKED JERSEY HEIFERS, SKVEKAJ. WITH CALVES AND DOWN CALVING. Direct from the Channel Islands. To be SOLD by AUCTION, by R JOHN HILLMAN, at the King's i Head Hotel, Newport, FRIDAY, October 15th, at 2.30, property of Mr Chaxles Holt, the well- known resident importer. Mr Holt assures the Auctioneer that this con- signment is selected from some of the richest and deepest milkers in the islands, and pedigrees can be obtained. Catalogues from Mr John HiUman, Auctioneer, 6, Skinner-street, Newport. S409 j^OTICE OF REMOVAL. F. D. OWEN, SUIt G EON 1) E N T I S T Hal RICMOVFD from Queen-street to -WIN D SOR. P L:A OR (Off Queen-street). F. D, OWEN Begs to thank his patients and the inl'?biu?nts (? Cardiff and '-urfouiiding district for their kind patronage and support daring his practice in Cardiff as a Dental Sargeon for the last 20 years, and he h"p.s to have a continuance of their kind patronage at s New Address at 4 WINDSOR-PLACE. CARDIFF. ?? S?SO—?Oe ATTENDANCE DAILY 9 TO 7. jgPPS'S £ JOCOA, i'j  E PPS'S COCOA. E PPS'S n, OCOA, .J::J The most nutritious Grateful & comforting) For breakfast & supper With catu 5, al flavour only 75 e Jjl E A T II E R BED FOR A TRIPLE. SPECIAL OFFER TO SOUTH WALES ECHO" BEATJEHS FOR ONE MONTH ONLY. A SPECIMEN FEATHER BED complete, aize 6ft 6sd. by 4ft. Gin, (picked, purified, downy feathers), with Bolster and Two Pillows to match, weighing 601bs the iot (ticking of pare Barnsley linen, waxed jnide), As good G bed as anyone need wigh to lav i on. Sent to any reader of this advt., carriage paid to any address, for 35s only. Goods despatched immediately on receipt of cash, with order. Samples of Feathers and Ticking, with Illustrated Catalogues sent free on application. 816e SAM TAYLOR, CANTON BEDDING W ARE HOUSE, 46 & 48, COWBRIDGE-ROAD, CARDIFF. '>- I M r 0 II T A N T l J 0 T I C E. JACKETS, j^jANTLER, & FURS, J^TOATE NIGHT AND CO, fhvlolit recently visited the London Marfcsts bare Pirchased a Fashionable arxd Varied Stock of JACKETS, MANTLES, AND FURS, Ltvii' v,i(I find thia a splendid opportunity of bnying « FASHIONABLE GABME24T at tha LOWEST POSSIBLE PiilCS. STYLE lIGET PRICES RIGHT 1 fot Y»nrs«lvc"? bffors Parcfaasir^. NO'f'K T rrp. AODRTlSs.— C:V'-»-rf-E I^ ICH'¡' ? r! Co,! ?? "+" ;J -) 3P. QvEEN-ST* KP.T, 3c. QL;K?N.ST< MPT. j ?ARPT?F. WA Cl $97"  Oh, dear, Doctor, what will ? ? ,on recommend me for my tigb' x x zh??at this most trying weather 1" X -? ? —" Oh, there is nothing equal to ? « Tggi{lW{Ix!nÏ>lk I BALSAM OF HONEY. Try (t. and you will no regret it. There is no more TRYING SEASON for the HUMAN constitntion bin the PRESENT WEATHER. BEWAR o Jthe sunshine in the day and the COLD WIND AT NIGHT. Should you catch a cold nip it in ths bud by taking the certain Remedy, f JlU DO li ILLIA MS JgALS-AM OF j: £ ONEi¥, Thonsanas or children have been saved from an nn Mm ply death by the prompt use of TUDOIt WILIjUMS- MAijSAM OF IIONEY. No mother should neglect to Iteep this infallible remedy in the house ready for any emergency. Remember that it is wiser to check a slight cougH nt the commencement than to allow it to develop lito a 1j[õf:njng comp1:\iut, Ask distinctly for Tudor Williams' Balsa o Honey, and see that yon get the right article. Thonsandsof childrsucuredfrom WhoopingCongh Croup, Weak Lnwgs. and Bronchitis when all otbor remedies fail. Persons suffering from Asthma and DiHBcalty o Breathing shonld give it a trial. LARGEST BALK OF ANY COUGH AND LUN MEDICINE IN THE WORLD. 20,000 TESTIMONIALS TO HAND. Aimg 01 letters in every (tav, and what they say about Tndor Williams' Balsam of Honey is some- thing marvellous. A Stipendiary and a Magistrate afces; I find your Balaam of Honey most eilectnal for Bronchitis and Chronic Cough. We give it also to our children.' A Lady, Mrs Crawsbay, Sea View, Brighton writes: '• Your Balsam of Honey curod my littlo son oi wiaoopiog cough. Send me on another supply. I have a daughter subject eroop. and for that I liml t very beneficial.' The British Army reports highly of it. A Gentleman remarks "I "eel it my dntytoln- form yon that I have been using your Tudor Wil- liams' Balsam of Xlonej1 in my family, which is a large one, for many years, and have proved its great raiae. having used llothinp. else for Cough during Measles, Whooping Cough, aud Bronchitis, and can highly recommend it to all parents for sucl; com- plaints,—Yooxs gratefully, Sergb. J. WILLIAMS,B,D, Shoeburyness. JUST ANOTHER WORD. When yon ask or send for this Medicine don'taHow anybody to persuade you to buy something else. If yo!? do you simply throw 0(£ a true trieiiii r.ud take ? wt?h a false one. See y?n ee?i'POOn WTDHAMSi r)-" Witt,. a one. See you ge'i- PATENT BALSAM OF HON W Y. DON'T FORGET Sold by all Chemists aml tores. Is, 2« 6d. and 4«6d per bottle. INVENTOR—D TUDOR WILLIAMS. MEDIO AT. HAM., ABERDARE. lie f|lEETH ~mRETH rjlEETH JL Js- RIMORTCIAN, ?5- SUHGSON DENTIST (Frr.m London, W. Over 'M yeais' oxperi^noe.i 56 QUEEN.STREE' CAHDIFF, High-eiasa Dentistry. Perfect Fit guaranteed. Teeth Mounted on Gold, Platinum. aud Vulcanite 7 years' guarantee given with each case. Complete Sets of Teeth from £ 1 Is. Painless Extractions by Gas (59) Daily. Nearly opposite the Empire. « Penarth Address—49. WINDSOR-ROAD. 407e COPIES OF TESTIMONIALS. G.W.H. Service, Pontypool Road Station. Mr Morgan, Dentist.—Dear Sir,—The Teeth you fitted mv mouth with s?ve me every siti-fa&ion. Before I came to you I WM a great suSerer from Indigestion through not being able to masticate my food, but I mast »av I am in a far better statt of health than I was-when I first came to you.-I am, yours faithfully, J- STOCKS. 0. R EAT g A I T,  /?TRGANS piANOFORTKS AND ^RGANS BY AT'T' MA'iE14S- JD ?. ?i. j^lXPIRATION OF EASE, R. J. HEATHS SONS. 51, QUEEN-STREET, CARDIFF, E AT 0 V T N 0 rro p REMISES, (JORNEIt OF C IIA PTIES- STREET. G REA REDUCTIONS. Jf J Cash and New Hire System. J066 ——— 2* AI,60 AT PENARTH AND PONTYPRIDD. III AN Ul'AC'rOI'Y-LO-NDONL. 9431 Nat. Telephone Cardiff 1,021. Pontypridd. J. MATIsh"coTT FUNERAL CARRIAGE MASTERS AS l) FHRNISHING UNDERTAKERS. I 80, ST." MARY-STRR0T, GAUDIFF. ISt77 Price List oo Application. 1157-1-Im BISHOP AND (O. S SPECLVL LINE IN OVERCOATS, FROM 30/ TO ORDER, WITH PLAID LINING AND SILK VELVET COLLAR. LATEST STYLE. FIT GUARANTEED. 50, QUEEN-STREET, CARDIFF, Opposite the Now Empire. 932 jpiANOS AND ^BGANS^ THOMPSON AND SHACKELL LTD QUEEN'S MUSIC WAREHOUSE, CARDIFF, and at MERTHYR, PONTYPKIDD, NEWPORT, I BARRY DOCK, BRIDGEND, FERNDALE. &c., & ¡ A reaily useful Piano for 13s 6:1 PF, it MONTH on NEW HIRE SYSTEM. Catalogues Free. atalogues free. 47* THE 0 L D rr 0 Y tXTAREHOUSE. J p 0OMLEY AND QCNS 23, MOIRA-TERRACE, CARDIFF (Near New Infirmary), Are the Oldest Toy and Fancy Goods Dealers in the Principality. IMMENSE STOCK OF TOYS, FANCY GOODS, VASES, FANCY CHINA, ACCORDIONS, And General Goods of 311 Descriptions. WHOLESALE ONLY. 1289 ESTABLISHED OVER 20 YEARS. e Q R O S S JgROTH E ft iT CROSS JS3 WORXINQ-STREKT, CARDIFff BEST GALVANISED CORRUGATED gligHTS :)U" Is 5d per ahe':t j 8it~ 2s M per sheet Sft.?.. 1?KM „ 9ft. 2s 7<1 7?4 2-01 IlOf' 31301,1 BEST tJUALXTT ROOFING AND OTHER FKGTS 3s, 3s 9d, 5s 9d psr Roll of 25 yards GALVANISED WIRE NETTING IN 59 TARD ROLLS. !ia.!BeshbyMt.w!de396d 1 Sia.meah?TZft vtae?sSd 3in. „ by3ft. 5'1 'l .an. 3ft 6s 8a 3in. by4ft 78 2d j Xm „ 41t. t?Sd Tetsas—Cash at OUT Warehouse nere. Galvanised Barb Wire, Open & Closed Tanks Wrought Iron Hnrdles, Gates and Railings. 59a N.B.—All remittances should be crossed And made payable tOo thefirm.^ Wo are buyorr. of old lead,

THE TRAVELLING PUBLIC. I A Serviceable Act. Sir Conrtouay Boyle, of the lioird of Trade, in Vs annnpJ report to Parliamsnt respecting the proceedings of the BoMd nnckir the Railway Regnlation Acf, 1893, bays the number of com- plaints mctde to the (iapiltment during the year ended July last was 41, compared with 46 in 1899, 76 in 1897, aud 156 in 1S95. Tha steady fall in the number of complaints may be taken, says the report, as indicating tendency on the part of the railway companies to watch the effect of the revision of hoars, and themselves to adjast their tableh of working hunrs withoot waiting for repre- sentations irom the Board of Trade. The pres- sure which the board have bronght to belu has led to a shorttnint; of hours, not merely in the instances in respcct to which representations have been made, but in other instances where the services and conditions of work have been similar. The Act, say Sir Oonrtenay Boyle, in concln- sion, has been prodnctive of ranch advantage to the travelling public and also to tilt; servants of tb? companies. It has bean worked qui-tly and without iricticn.

GARDiFF STIPENDIARY'S DEPUTY I Mr Milner Jones, b^rri^ter-at-Iaw, who is acting as deputy for the Cardiff Stipendiary Magistrate (Mr T. W, Lewil) during the httor'd vacation, sat for the first time at the Police Court this aftsiuoon. He was accompanied by Mr T. U, Wtepi ens. Tho H it of sominonaea daalt with was of a somewhat bum:!rr.ui character. Several tar's were caut'onfid and d"izeharzed for having leaved cards for money on the public highway, I r»id others were similarly treated for ha'.int; set I iff fireworks in Broadway.

?- DRAUGHTS CHAMPIONSHIP. I The first two frames played by Jordan, of Rriinbnrgh, and C. F. Barlze: of Brnton, in their for the dri-.ughlH of th,3 world and a stake of £100 have been drawn, Both game-, l(egtW with the British opening, but each

SERMON IN THE DARK. I Last nigbt the Bishop of Rochester was the preacher at the first of the reopening services at St. James's Church, Kermondsey. The exterior of the edifice has been repaired, the interior re- painted and redecorated, and tho electric light has been inotalled, the totnl cost, with other im- provements, bdivg- aboat £ 2,000. The church, which is one of tho largest in Bermondsey, and accommodates some 1,500 worshippers, was crowded. The Bishop of Rochester had almost reached the close of his sermon when, withont warning, the electric light went ont, and the church was left in darkness except for a few gas- jeta at either end. The Bishop paused in hia ser- mon. and remarked that it would not hnrt them t3 be in the dark, and continued his addresi More gas-jets were lit, bnt many people left the I church at once.

WHOLESALE BICYCLE THEFTS. I At Ccoydon to-day two men named Alfred and I George Wright, of Croydon, were remanded on a charge of stealing two bicycles from a house in Sanderstead-road. The bicycles were tracked to Mitcbani Junction Station, where they I)ad been consigned to Lep-d". Inspector Fox alleged that over 60 machines had been sent away to Leeds. IN early 60 stolen from Croydon ha(i been re- covered. The alleged receiver at Leeds was now in cnetody at Greenwich. I

FIFTY THOUSAND OF THEM. I At the opening meeting of the Incorporated Photographic Society the other drlv it was stated that the total Dllmbet of speeches delivered within tae la??t three or fom: wec?a by c?ndH?tes and  their su?portera and by other ?nidas of pnblic opinion, all dealing largely with the policy, the methods, and the manner of one Joseph Cba.m- berlain," probably exceeded 50,000. It is amid Buch torrents of word that a oew Parliament springs into existence.

CARPENTERING FOR WOMEN. I Lady Colobrooko is a very clever sculptor and carpsuter. She is quite an aitist iu the carpen- tesing lino and hns malle mnuy useful a.nd beau- tiful things—us, foe instance, a perfect piilar box which stood in the hall at Abingfcm. She h>vs a largo class of women and-girls every week from tbe surrounding district, to whom she teaches needlework and carpentering.—" The. Onlooker."

'U I STOP A COUGH IN ONE NIGHT. Take Yeno'B Lightning Congh Cure, It stope an ordinary congb in one niz^.t, and caret; chronic Couglti, Bronchitis, As<h»»;a, Catarrh, Inflacuza, »«d Whooping Cough ntpidiy.Ito vast superiority over he different Emulsion* -,tltd ordioaiy Cough Mix'.PTLS cannot be tstimated. It hr,.?, ;»aved tbOthod!l of 1'vee Mi,M they have ben turnd o<it ol hospitals. It??rew &ctent?c remedy endorsed by medical men. (Copy>ifi.t.) HOARSENESS AND B?O?CHITl!? CURED. M'M Hague. Ratclijfe-crejcent, 3 .ookwood, nr. ntin?.-rsafjd. writes, Apfi' 7th, 1900 :D??f Sir, —My boy, ?Ked 12 yea?', ?'?cr'?fcoatboa.rsuxesa J and bronchitis for bix i\ ■ < k-s. We all thought he I wo(;ld never hi) r mvti or -pflak pluin aeain. We cotild not nndorntanii him r-t ail..After taking fonr j or dye doses of Verio's ,U«l>t;iing Cough Com be wvi able to wpeuk piun I have never so-m any thing to act sn qn'-vkly. Asif for Ye no's Li,»<!>},<ii:.g j Congh Core, be suro yon get it. Price l.s l$d aud I 2.9:1. Sold by all chemists and mediciiio vendors,

I A DISFIGURED UNIFORM. I Scuffle With a Cardiff Policeman. At the Cardiff Police Court to-day (before Alderman Trounce, Mr T. H. Stephens, and Councillor Edward Thomas) James Murphy (28), was charged with being drunk, disorderly, and- making use of obscene language at Portmanmoor road on the 15th inst., also with assaulting P.C. 59 C while in the execution of his duty. He was farther charged with wilfully damaging the uni- form of the constable to the amount of 10* on the same occasion. Mnrphy, who appeared in the dock in his shirt sleevas, was using bad language on the date named and challengiug people in the street to fight. When the constable interposed j he became unrnly, and a scuffle ensned between them on the ground, dnrmg which Murphy punched his captor and managed to kick him in the back. Before be conld be lodged in the cells the assistance of another constable had to be sought. The uniform, which was produced in court; showed evidences of very rough handling, diBclos'ng two rents attcb a conple of feet long. Prisoner, who is a stranger to the Caolt, was fiu.:d il aliid touts, or in default one month.

DARING SURGERY. Operation in Consumption. j Madrid, Mcndtty,-Profes-or Molle, demon- strator in surgery at the University Hospital here, has just mtde an audacious but brilliantly successful application of surgery to pulmonary consumption. The paiient was the wife of Rear- Admiral Ferry. The lady's left Inag was so ba.dly diseased tbat her case had been pro- nounce1, hopeless. The chest, pleura, and the lung itself were opened, a.nd all the tuberculous cavities were thoroughly cleaned with antiseptic solution and cauterised. The operation was per formed solely at tbo reqaeat of Senora Ferry, the profassor being reluctant to undertake the respon- sibility. As the resinlt of physiological expert- ment, he had propounded the possibility of the operation in a medical treatise, which had fallen under the notice of Ssnom Ferry, who at once begged that she might have the benefit of what- ever chance of life the treatment offered. Five prominent medical men assisted the professor. Since the operation Senora Ferry bstt made excel lent progress towards recovery -London -1 Daily Express."

LORD ROSEBERY TO SPEAK. I Lord Rosebety ha. consented to apeak at a public meeting which is being called for next Friday week at Holborn Town Hall, to consider the coming borough elections. The meeting has been arranged by the London branch of tbe Christian Social Union, of which Canoti II. S. Holland is tbe chairman. The Bishop of Lordon was to hive presided at the meeting, but as he has had to cancsi all engagements, under doctor's orders, th'J chair will be taken by the Bishop of Rochester. Lord Rosebery, who will be the chief speaker, lias announced au the subject of his -I ae the sub j .?:ct if his address, The Daty of London."—" Daily Chronicle.

A CURIOUS COMPLIMENT. I While Prince Albert of Belgium and hia bride t were watching a march past of Brussels tirade societies the other day, her Royal Highness was attracted, says the "tojle Beige, by a banner inscribed Chasseurs de Prinkeres." "What kind of hunters are they?" she queried. A courtier gallantly cetrne to the rescue. It is a eompii- ment to Bavaria," he said. kVe have no mouti- tains or bear or chamois hunters, like yon, but we have Chasseurs de Prinkeres." Then he tried to bow bimcelf gracefully to the rear. But what is a prinkere ? p,rgisted the Princess. An insect, your Royal Highness."

A DOCTOR SHOT. ALLEGED ATTEMPTED MURDER. At Leicester Borough Court to-day Sidney James Kirby; charged with attempting to murder J. St. T. Clarke by ahoDting bim while an the public street, was again brought up. Dr, Wil- liams Bilid Dr. C;,i rlc,- ivag progrepaiiog favonrably, bnt itwoul d b" three weeks before be conld attend to give evidence. Th > prisoner was again rt- | manded.

I THE HOOLIGANS. Another Outrage. I Another Inoiigau outrage was perpetrated in j Clerkenwell, London, last evening. A band of youths, arniet3 in various ways, were looking for a rival band, wheu they encountered a youth named Dntton. They fired, and Dot ton was wc"n ied by a bullet in the band, necessitating hiss removal to the hospitnJ.

SEA FREIGHTS BAR U.S. COAL New York, Monday.—Mr Hermann Barring, I he well-known coal experr, has jrtst rt urned to Wilkc?bfrre, Peaatyiv?ni?, aft^r an extended toor in Europe. He (states that the excessive rates for freights across the Atlantic prohibit American coul from competing on the Continent of Europe with British anthracite coal.Central News.

-m_n_- SINGULAR DEATH OF A WELSH MILLER. ) Tbo extraordinary end of a miller nr-tr^d Titos Griffiths, of Borwyn Mill, Glyn Coiriog, near LK«j«ollen, was reported to the ERtPt Denbigh- shire Coroner to-day. It Peems that Griffiths was crossing a footbridge when he fell into a shallow stranm. H" walked home, but afterwards became anconscioiu?, and died some henry later.

< EARTHQUAKE AT SKAGWAY. New Yotk.Tnes.^ay.—A telegram fr?m Victoria, B-itish Columbia, says thut there ware severe earthquake abocks a.t Skagway on October 9ih The diaturbance lasted lialf ati-bour.-Centril Nowa. —WBwi i III ■ ii iai mmmmmumm

I THE ENGLISH PILGRIMS. Romo, Taeeday.—Five handred of the English pilgrims left yesterday. Theieut. 900 in cnmi.er, remain till Saturday, with the Bishops of Liver- pool aDd Notlingha m.—-Central News. r.u"I

I THE COAL PROBLEM. Berlin, Tuesday.—The T»u'.gi!cha Hiindti- cliaa says thM cbe Government has deeded to i.-jsce a. decree prohibiting the export of coiil.- Central Ntwe. »

A VILLAGE SENSATION. I Public Subscription to Pay the Fines. The Wetbrerby magistrates wore occnpied for three hours the otber"day in hearm;' a case from Bramham which h%d excited mnch irteret in the viUe. Towarda the bud of September Mary Agnes Jeffreys, living with her aunt, Mis liocke, wife of Wm. Rooke, farmer, left home and was missing for fonr days. Sensational stories 9.4 to the treatment to v/hich the girl b-&i been sub- jected weie circulated, and after the girl had been found the house of the lic.okes was made the centi-e of a hostile demonstration, all the windows being smashed. The Police Court proceeding ,tro-e out of those circumstances. The girl's p.cat W8 chaiged with ill-treating the girl on various dates. The Bench, after hearing the case, said they did not think there wins sufficient evidence to canviut, and the cane would be dismissed. Charges ware i-exl haard sgaiont fonr Bram- ham men of breaking windows and woodwork at the house of Mr Kcoke. The Bench fined the I defendants R2 10s each, or one month's imprison- ment. Certain of the men, beitir, unable to pay the fine, had to undergo the month's imprisonment. However, some friends got up a subscription in the village. It was re?pjnded to freely, and the money being raised the men were liberated on Saturday afternoon. On the way from the rtu, tion home they were met by the inhp.bitants. A. torchlight procession waa formed and maicb'. d round the village. Feeling in the village is still very strong. t

NAVAL GROWTH NEW READING. I A reverend Tark (writes a Constantinople correspondent) was taken round the British Fleet as it lay off Sruyrriu The first vessel passed was a tiny torpedo-boat. What is that ?" That, my father, is a baby warship, only a month launched." Next a, destroyer was passed. And that ugly black ship, when is i That is a young: PvRrsbip." Passing alongside the towering Raarilliea the Tnrk ioq aired- How old is that ship ?" That is a warship two years old." Allah, let us get hence. Why, at 20 years of age she will fill up Smyrna Bay." 'n

I ROYAL CYCL-ISTS. I Both tho Doke and Dtu-fcess of Yoik ato I cyclists, and are often awheel in S¡Ddrir.gh!\1l1 Park. Tfi7ir bicycles are enamelled navy blue- apparently emblematic of the Duka's connection !h, Navy. It i.» said that the Dalra is an expect on the wheel, bnt the Dacbeas is cervons, una never Venturis beyond seclr.dod paths. VViien in Dublin her Koyal Hig-¡m.a enjOY{d MCtl!1ioNd spins in the groundg of the Vicer.egø.l II L'od?s.

AN ARTISTIC KING. j The Khg of Greece's artistnr tastes hava become a topic of conversation amouf? tho-w who i huve met his Majesty ia Paris, where he m stay- iag incognito. He is a great connoisseur of pi. tnres, and it was hoped that be would v/sit 1 England, bat it is now announced that he will regarn diyecl; to Atbent.

MADANIE PATTI.,  M?t<ntp A?h?Pntti (U)"??"? <c*ttrp') T.tilftiv?iuf?ont'oa t<mo'ow{)H!) Cra.'?-y Nou Cftstle, and will sing at the Royul Alber', Hall on Thursday evening, this being tiio ouly appearance of the diva in London during tbe autamri sea son.

  STjR?UNS'HEAMCRH CUM. A corwij arad ?vhi%ti?-,cr the cause, I Money refunded if 1t fails. AU eheo?stK. h or Thos. of-, i.,ty,& Co., L'oneon. Ine?onlxn-nigSteMns

GENESIS OF MILITARY UNIFORMS. Not the least interesting among the wondeifid. catalogues of the ErenchjExhibition is the official one printed and published in connection wilh the German Empire exhibits. A German, French, and Eng-ish edition, each making a handsome volume, have been issued, printed in the quaint aud piouuesqijo type used first by German Ptiuters of the Gothic epoch. Over and above tne tb.48 volume contains (in an. exceptionable English in the' English edition) as much interesting information E8 would mak", a large volume. Take the following extract, for ioatance, which is from an article in connection with ttirt milttaiy t:xblbits Even as short -,t time ago as theThirty Years' War there was no rjncstionof providing the troops with clctbas of a uniform type, or a an form an we now oall it. There were, It is trop, cases here and Ihote of a commander of i division of troops buying a Iar-er or smaller quantity of cloth of the same colour in order to give the mea who had to buy their clothes themselves an opportunity of obtaining good fJtuit at a reasonable price. It was, however, a long jump from such cases to a real system of uniforms. It is from France that- tbe impetus to this movement: was given, the Livree of the Royal House troops of Lewis XIV. being taken as the pattern. Ry 1670 tit" njiikary an if or m was spiead tar an1 wide, aud by 1700 it was so universal that the word soldier and uniform had become inseparable." Truly this is cataloguing as a fine art, and doet great credit to the German capacity for taking mins.

BIRD SHOOTS A MAN. Here is a utran^e tale of a wood turkey, told b> Mr HOld.t Crawford in bis Sonth American Sketches," and positively asserted by birn to be t> ne. The bird in qneatioa had been wounded, tut only winged, and rttii away when it fell to the ground. The man who fired ttt it laid dowu his gun hurriedly and gave chase, when a game of hide and seek took place among the brnehwood. In one of its donblings and turnings the bird passed over tho gun, which was lying on the ground, atid its toes happened to s.rike against the trigger of the undischarged barrel, the ham- mer of which had been left at full cock, with the reenlt that the charge went off and wounded the sportsman. Birds, we know, arc sometimes taught to fire off pistolain those exhibitions known as "Happy Families," as we:l as to per- form other unusual feats but it is not oflen that a wild bird in the woods shoots a man with his own gUll, as this one did in Uruguay. What. Who said. Hat., 7"