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TOWN TOPICS. I
TOWN TOPICS. I (From our London Correspondent.) Americans in London are greatly pleased ,\t the interest which the King is taking in the Metropolitan Museum at New York, over which Sir Pardon Clarke will shortly assume con- trol. When investing Sir Purdon with the i insignia of Commander of the Royal Victorian Order, in recognition of his long^ and valuable services as Director of the Victoria and Albert Museum, the King made special inquiries as to progress of the Metropolitan Museum. As a contribution to the Museum, his Majesty was graciously pleased to say that he would give Sir Purdon Clarke two valuable and beautifully illustrated works, being "Vfindsor Gastle Armoury," by Mr. Guy Laking, wnd a superbly produced work on the furniture of the Royal j palaces of Great Britain, by Mr. Lionel Cust. I These works Sir Purdon Clarke will carry with him to New York when he leaves for the United States, The King has seen and approved of the new motor-car which has been specially constructed for use at Osborne House, Isle of Wight, the Royal residence given by his Majesty as a convalescent home for officers of the services. The car is arranged to carry eight passengers, or an ambulance may be placed inside for the use of a patient. Although there is a general exodus to the seaside this month, there are something like four millions of people who must perforce re- main in town. Among them are a vast number of children, to whom the delights of the beach are but a name. To alleviate the lot of such, the school garden of the vacation school in I Tavistock place have been turned into the semblance of the seashore, many tons of fresh sea sand having been unloaded in them. There the children can play to their heart's content, and instruction will be mingled with pleasure so lightly that its presence will hardly be noticed. For them there is no question of the real seaside. But for this school their holiday would be spent in the hot and dirty streets playing in the gutter near their homes, or wandering through the inhospitable city. Would that such schools were more numerous than they are. The Commercial and Industrial Section of the Naval Exhibition at Earl's Court has just been opened, and to many people will prove one of the most attractive portions of the show. There are thousands of exhibits to engage one's attention, occupying a large amount of space. In the Prince's Hall the display is, in more ways than one, unique. It contains, among other things, numerous objects lent by the Lords Commissioners of the Ad- miralty that have never been shown to the public previously, including models of historic and modern warships. The firm of Sir W. G. Armstrong, Whitworth, and Company exhibit a full-sized apparatus for discharging sub' merged torpedoes, and also another for above-water discharging. All the large ship- builders and mercantile companies are worthily represented in the Ducal Hall by models of their finest creations, and Messrs. Yarrow and Company have several models of torpedo-boat destroyers constructed for the Japanese Navy. In the wings of this hall will also be found grouped record specimens of all kinds of fish stuffed or in picture. The Queen's Palace pro- vides a mass of engrossing exhibits, the most Impressive being naval ordnance, projectiles, armour-plating, and warship models. The Lord Mayor has sent a letter to the leading firms in the City, to the effect that as the Admiralty has recently given the name of "His Majesty's Ship London" to one of the most powerful battleships in the British Navy, it would be an appropriate and pleasant thing, if some of the leading firms in the metropolis were to combine to make some suitable present of plate to the officers' mess, and to give a challenge shield for the best gunnery team, and a silk ensign. The idea has been well received in the City, and between £ 700 and C800 has already been subscribed. The work of electrifying the Underground Railway is making rapid progress towards completion, and by the autumn the last of the steam trains will, it is hoped, be seen. On the section of the District Railway between Rich- mond and Whitechapel the steam trains have been superseded by electric trains, about twenty of which are now running. The section I between Whitechapel and New-cross will con- tinue to be served as at present, the trains which will be withdrawn between those two stations being made up for by a service supplied by the London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway. The Parliamentary Session has made heavy demands upon the Kitchen Committee of the House of Commons, notwithstanding the fact that the dinner interval of two hours now enables most members to dine either at home or at their clubs. In their report the Committee state that 105,000 meals have been served. In the late sittings which were forced upon the Government early in the Session there were 76 breakfasts and 403 suppers required, while in the ordinary course of dining-room business, 24,344 luncheons and 26,542 dinners have been served. The balance-sheet is interesting. In the purchase of provisions, V.7000 was ex- pended in cigars, E486, and in wines, £ 3181; while on the other side it is found that for pro- visions, £ 7435 was received for cigars, E859, and for wines, £ 4534. He is a bold theatrical manager who produces a new piece in the first week of August. But the success which has attended the production of What the Butler Saw," at Wyndham's Theatre, shows that; even in the present summer weather, people can be attracted indoors if the entertainment be of a sufficiently light and mirth-provoking character. One of the joint- authors of the piece is a county-court judge which no doubt accounted for the presence of such eminent personages as the Lord Chancellor of Ireland, Lord James of Hereford, the Lord Chief Justice of England, Sir Edward Clarke, and many other notabilities. The play is a harmless farce of the lightest possible nature. The story concerns a fascinating Irishman named Barrington, who has been passing himself off at a "hydro." as a bachelor and winning the hearts of the ladies. His wife arrives with hardly a warning, and he pretends, with her consent, that she is his sister. Complications follow which any experienced playgoer would expect, and there is introduced an episode founded upon the fact that the Irishman mistakes the number of his wife's bedroom. A fair amount of skill is shown in treatment; the dialogue is full of jokes, many of them quite judiciously selected and there are a great number of characters, drawn with a considerable amount of cleverness. The piece was well played, and the audience gave it the seal of their approval. The latest trade, or profession, to form a combination for mutual protection is that of the conjurers, or, as they call themselves, u magicians and illusionists." Its chief object is to form the nucleus of vast congress of magicians of all creeds and nationalities 'striv- ing to elevate and purifying the art, and raise it to the rank of one of the first professions." The social side of the magician's Hfe is not to be neglected, for the committee propose to hold weekly at homes," where magicians will meet in their own abode of magie and, secure from prying eyes, exchange ideas, originating new tricks and illusions, witness the skill of their confreres," and generally combine to promote good-fellowship among thp profession. No doubt this combination will become known as the Magic Circle, T. j
I NEWS NOTES.
I NEWS NOTES. Mr. Bryce, M.P., in opening a Carnegie Free Library at Mann-park, Essex, the other day, deprecated the haste with which literature is now read, and urged that the possession of a public library ought not to supersede the pos- session of books for ourselves. No doubt Mr. Bryce is right. Books are swallowed hot from the publishers like tarts from the oven chiefly because many of the reading public have the erroneous impression that they would lag behind in their knowledge of literature. They might just as well argue that it is necessary to partake of every dish in order to thoroughly appreciate the banquet. Mr. Bryce ad visas very properly that a man should read the books best suited t o his own mind and taste. The infant son of the Prince and Princess o Wales was christened at Sandringham Church on Thursday, when the young Prince was given the names of John Charles Francis. There is not much likelihood of his Royal Highness coming to the throne, but in case he did we presume his title would be King John the Second. It is over 800 years since the first King John reigned in England, and he was one of the worst Monarchs who ever wore a crown. The infant Prince was baptised with water brought from the river Jordan, and placed in a gold font used at royal christenings. Major-General Pole-Carew's retirement from his Irish command has evoked much comment in Army and general circles. The reason assigned for the step is that the name of another General, who is very much Sir Reginald Pole-Carew's junior, appeared in a recent list of promotions, and that General Pole-Carew could not with any self-respect retain his command undr such circumstances. His retirement has been received with sincere regret by everyone who is acquainted with his distinguished military services. He was one of the Generals who came to the front during the Boer War, where he commanded first a brigade and then a division The Great Eastern Railway Company are acting very generously with their servants. The men employed at the Stratford Works have just been given four days' pay, in addition to their ordinary wages, and the works have been closed for six days, which, with Sunday, makes up a full week's holiday at a loss of only two days' pay. In addition to this, nine special trains were placed at their disposal in order to convey them free to any resort on the Great Eastern line. The G.E.R. have been remark- ably free from conflicts with their employes and it is not surprising in the light of the con' cessions we have named. Lord Roberts's recent speech on our alleged unpreparedness for war formed the subject of a question in the House of Commons on Thurs- day, when the Prime Minister repudiated any responsibility for his lordship's statement. Lord Roberts is, of course, a member of the Defence Committee, and, as he is probably the most distinguished general we have, his views on a subject of such supreme national importance have made a deep impression on the country which it will take a long time to efface. What the nation would doubtless like to know is whether Lord Roberts is right or wrong in asserting, with all the weight of his authority that we are no better prepared for war to-day than we were before the South African war. It is stated that M. Witte, one of the Russian Peace envoys, possesses very elastic powers as to the part he is to play in the negotiations- provided that the Japanese terms are reason- able." This is delightfully amblguqus, as most of the statements regarding the powers of the Russian plenipotentiaries have been all along, and we shall probably find that it means nothing in actual practice. What is clear, how- ever, is that M. Witte has not gone to the Conference to secure peace at any price. We may take, it for granted that Russia will not agree to the big war indemnity which Japan must in justice to herself demand. The Tokio correspondent of the" Times 1f sends an interesting sidelight on this subject. He says that a feeling of strong indignation is evidently growing in Japan in consequence of Russia's attitude towards the peace negotiations. The newspapers point out that Japan's attitude throughout the war has been studiously self- contained and moderate, but that her unbroken series of victories confers on her the right to speak in the tone of a conqueror and to impose terms of peace. Russia, on the contrary, arrogates that right and behaves as though she were mistress of the situation. Little hope is now entertained of immediate peace, and military preparations are going on-vigorously. The remark of the Czar about refusing to con- clude a si meful peace for great Russia," has not been misinterpreted in Japan. The Royal Commission on our Food Supply in time of war virtually recommends the establishment of national granaries, the object aimed at being to increase the holding of larger stocks of grain within the United Kingdom to prevent starvation in case our coasts were blockaded. It is an established fact that we are dependent for three-quarters of our food supplies on importations from abroad, and that at no time have we more than from four and a half to five months' supplies in the kingdom. Forty British admirals have declared that in time of war the Fleet could not protect all the ships which would bring supplies across the ocean, and in that case the price of bread would soon be at famine prices—ranging from 70s. to 100s. per quarter. We are assured that our food supply could last for two years through the establishment of State granaries, with a wheat reserve of 12,000,000 quarters a wheat reserve in the hands of subsidised merchants, millers, and farmers; and an acreage bounty for wheat- raising. Some of our members of Parliament appear to be strangely afflicted with an attack ofe klepto- mania. For some time past cakes of House of Commons soap, brushes, and silk hats have been spirited away in mysterious fashion. The Express states that one member who took a pair of hair brushes stamped with the Royal arms was taken before the Sergeant-at-Arms and gently admonished. Table-napkins have disappeared, and in the case of a tired legislator, of course during a fit of mental ab- straction caused by excessive devotion to the nation's business, appropriated a fellow-mem- ber's cheque-book. Some members now put skull caps in their pockets in case they should be unable to. find their hats (which are fre- quently lost) towards the early hours of the morning. The New York Sun is strongly advocating an alliance between Great Britain, France, and the United States. We believe that;the time is ripe for such a formidable coiribination, because the three peoples are bound together in a sincere and hearty friendship. The main object of such an alliancerwoj^efbe the,:reduc- tion of armaments, the promotion of arbitration, and the hastening the advent of universal peace. This is exceHent, coming as it does from one* of the leading papers of the UnitedStatesbut we think the peace of the world woaM be made more certain by the inclusion of iJapan in^tno alliance.
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Brigadier-Geiieral A. S. Bulpett, having to make his umuw inspection ait the camp of the LiEColHsihita Brigade at Yarmouth in the pour- ing rain, carried out this function in the large mess tent, where one company aft a time was paraded.
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SENSATIONAL MURDER TRIAL.…
SENSATIONAL MURDER TRIAL. I REMARKABLE STORY OF VENGEANCE. I AN ITALIAN MYSTERY. J A murder trial, involving several prominent aristocrats, and resembling in eome of its fea- tures the famous Murri-Bonmartini murder case, will (says the. "Express") shortly be opened at Pistoja, where the affair has created an immense sensation. The trial relates to the suspicions, death of Signor Arturo Colzi, a well-known sportsman, and son of the immensely wealthy Cavalkr(> Vincenzo Colzi. The latter was separated about four years ago from his wife, the daughter of a noble Florentine family, and has since been living with a married lady, who was locally known as La Belle Carlotta." Arturo Colzi, who was on most inimical terms with his father's lady friend, having recently died under very mysterious circumstances, two of his friends informed the public prosecutor that some time ago young Colzi surprised Carlotta" in the act of opening his father's safe. SIGNED CONFESSION. [ Colzi there and then forced her to write and sign the following confession, which he after- wards showed his friends:—"I, the under- signed, was surprised in the act of rifling the safe of Signor Vincenzo Colzi, and I further Confess that I have been in the habit of doing so for years." This confession was subsequently showm by young Colzi to his father, who destroyed the paper in his presence. Since then Carlotta" has, it is alleged, been taking every opportunity to wreak her revenge, not only upon Arturo Colzi, but also 'upon his wife and child. On repeated occasions the Colzi family dis- covered the presence of "glass filing6 in their food. Finally, Arturo Colzi was attacked by a pain- ful and lingering illness, which, despite a skilful surgical operation, ended in his death. Quite recently one of the doctors who were in attendance on him confessed that Colzi's symp- toms had shown all the characteristics of intee- tinal irritation, probably diue to -the presence of elass filings. n PHYSICIAN'S STATEMENT. I In the course of a preliminary examination in court he added that Colzi's wife and child were, in his opinion, suffering from the same disorder, but that Signor Vincenzo Colzi's lady friend, who was very highly connected and exer- cic-ed a great influence in society botlTat Pistoja and Rome, had threatened that she would rum him if he gave expression to his suspicions. His conscience, however, would not permit him to maintain silence any longer. The lady has been arrested on suspicion, and is now awaiting trial. Poisoning by means of powdered glass, or diamond was common in Italy in the sixteenth century. Benvenuto Cellini (1500-1571) relates in his autobiography an attempt on him by powdered glass in his food when in prison. It was also one of the famous Borgia methods of poisoning.
FATAL LOW-FLASH OIL.
FATAL LOW-FLASH OIL. A Hackney jury found, in the case of Mrs. I Elizabeth Ann Turnbull, 62, who died as the result of injuries received in a fire in Balls-pond-road, that death was accidental. Police-constable Beal was complimented on his gallant behaviour on the occasion. After carrying the deceased out of the burning shop he went back again, and was overcome by the smoke. Alfred Butler, L.C.C. Inspector under the Petroleum Act, who examined the premises, said he found part of a small glass lamp, and also a small quantity of oil with a flash-point of 80deg.- a very low-flash oil. In the absence of other in- formation, he was of opinion that the lamp had been upset, and had caused the fire.
IACCIDENT WITH MELINITE. I
ACCIDENT WITH MELINITE. I While some melinite experiments were being carried out by the French military engineers at Nancy, some beams of wood two yards "long were hurled by an explosion on to a group of soldiers. A reservist was killed on the spot, and one cap- tain had his right arm crushed and his left leg broken, and another captain had his right leg crushed.
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ADEN IMMIGRATION QUESTION SOLVED. Kill them. Bugs, Fleas, Moths, and Beetles will not worry you if you use Heating's Powder. It kills them. Also Nits in children's hair. Flies and Wasps casilv exterminated by >p inkling "Keat- ing" on the window ledges, bold everywhere. None genuine without the signature. Tins, 3d.. 6d., and Is. Bellows 9d. Thomas Keating, Chemist, London. In repiy to Jfranoo, the Moorish Govern- ment intimiatee that reforms are impossible in tvhe. present state of anarchy, for which, it is suggested, the foreign Consuls are largely responsible in tolerating the contraband traffic in arms amd ammunition. A corres.pondent suggests that the scheme for the improvement of Trafalgar-square should provide for the place being set apart exclusively for memorials tto naval heroes. The Sunday schools of all denominations ox Sleaford and Quarrington will be closed until further orders, upon the advice of the sanitary authorities. "I think as much of my kitten as I do of my child," said Mrs. Fitzgerald, a married woman; bursting into tears at the Stratford P olice-court. The kitten followed her about the streets, She was fined 2s. 6d. for assaulting a woman whom she accused cf kicking the animal. Mr. J. Thornely at Kingston, in fining a man £ 5 for shooting two owls at Surhiton, expressed strong disapproval of the aot. A postcard, ad- dressed to Mr. Thornely, was received at the police-court, bearing a pen-and-ink sketch of an owl, and underneaitih the words,, "A Thames owl thanks you,"
THE WAR IN THE FAR EAST. j…
THE WAR IN THE FAR EAST. j PEACE NEGOTIATIONS. ENVOYS DELAYED BY FOG.—TWO SETS OF TEEMS. Fog detained the United States vessels May- flower and Dolphin, conveying the Japanese and Russian peace plenipotentiaries to Ports- mouth, New Hampshire, for twelve hours off New London. The envoys were unable to reach Portsmouth on Monday in time to allow the opening of negotiations, which will thus be delayed for a day. Reuter telegrams state that the Mayflower and the Dolphin arrived at Newport at five o'clock on Sunday afternoon. Baron Komura sent his secretary ashore with despatches for Tokio, and M. Witte also sent despatches to St. Petersburg. The Dolphin also got into communication with the wireless tele- graphy station, and & number of messages were sent to Japan. At eight o'clock on Monday morning, the fog having lifted, and the weather being ideal for the voyage, the Dolphin and Mayflower, accompani-ed, by the cruiser Galveslton, sailed for Portsmouth. At Portsmouth the crowds of visitors and residents were much disappointed when the news became generally known that the pleni- potentiaries had .been delayed. At daylight on Monday the Governor telegraphed; instructions to the State troops to postpone their arrival until Tuesday. It is stated that at the conference Japan will present simultaneously two sets of terms. One, will be modierate, and designed for immediate acceptance. The alternative is more drastic, and will be enforced- if the war is prolonged. DESPATCH FROM GENERAL LINIEVITCH. The following telegram, dated the 4th inst., has been received in St. Petersburg from General Lini-evitch:- "On the 2nd, in the Hai-lung-cheng district, one of our detachments approached the villages of Nan-chen-chen-si and Sui-su-lu-tchu-au, five versts to the north of Nan-shan-chen-si. They were met by the fire of the enemy's advanced posts, but shortly before one o'clock in the after- noon the Japanese retired to the heights with- out further fighting. Our d.etachment forced them to evacuate their entire frontal position and to retreat to their strongly fortified posi- tion in the rear. On the 3rd inst. our detachment continued to take the offensive, and attempts of the Japa- nese to turn its left flank were frustrated by the artillery. The detachment having obtained its object retired without any loss. The enemy now commenced to advance, but quickly re- tired after some heavy firing by our force. A sotnia of Cossacks on the 1st inst. laid three ambuscade's to the south of the Japanese outposts, and exchanged shots with the Japa- nese infantry. At dawn on the 2nd a Russian detachment advanced against the village of Lan-gun-chen-si, 18 versts to the south of Tao- gau. and drove out the Japanese." The correspondent of the Ruz at Lidzia- pudse telegraphs:—"The Japanese army mobi- lised before the Russian lines in Manchuria numbers 430,000 bayonets and 1,600 guns. These figures include neither General Hase- gawa's army nor the two special Japanese divisions, the destination of which is. not known. The weather is fine, and the xe-ads are drying." VLADIVOSTOCK THREATENED. General Linievitch, in a despatch dated the 5th inst., says that the Japanese, after destroy- ing the port at Castries Bay, returned to their ships. Dalziel's St. Petersburg correspondent says that a despatch from Vladivostock reports that two Japanese cruisers and a number of torpedo- boats have bombarded the forts at the mouth of the Tumen. The military barracks were com- pletely destroyed. The Russians had; no heavy artillery, and were unable to reply. It is believed the Japanese intend to effect a landing in the vicinity immediately. Submarine mines have been laid for the defence of the approaches to the mouth of the river. been laid for the defence of the approaches to the mouth of the river. THE OCCUPATION OF SAGHALIEN. Reuter's Tokio correspondent says that the disposition of the Russian convicts in Saghalien is now under the consideration of the Japanese Government. They will probably be taken to the Russian coast and transferred to the Rus- sian authorities in accordance with arrange- ments decided upon beforehand. The prisoners of war will be transported to Japan.
A BRIDE'S DISAPPEARANCE.
A BRIDE'S DISAPPEARANCE. VANISHES ON THE EVE OF HER WEDDING. The disappearance of Miss Annie Tunnicliffe, a pretty young brunette, twenty years old, of Han- over-street, Hanley, Staffordshire, who was to have been married on Bank Holiday to a young man named Nixon, has caused a great sensation in the Potteries. On Friday night Miss Tunnicliffe left her lover on the most affectionate terms. On Saturday night she went into the town, where the annual fair is in full swing, but since then all trace of her has been lost. # A note was found in her bedroom in which she wished all her relatives good-bye on this earth. It expressed the hope that they would follow her to the cemetery. In a pathetic message to her lover, she said that they would be married only in heaven, and she concluded with & wish that her friends should not worry about her. Neither her relations nor Nixon, who is prostrated with grief, can account for her strange disappearance, as Miss Tunnicliffe was a girl full of the most buoyant spirits, and gave the impression that she did not know the meaning of trouble. All attempts to trace the missing girl have proved fruitless.
SWEDEN AND NORWAY. j
SWEDEN AND NORWAY. PROCLAMATION BY KING OSCAR. Recent events have told upon the health of King Oscar of Sweden, who is in his 77th year, and his Majesty has been ordered by his physicians to seek change and rest. The King is:therefore about to leave his dominions for some time, and in his absence the Crown Prince will act as Regent. King Oscar has (Reuter reports) issued the fol- lowing touching proclamation announcing the event: As, on the advice of my doctors, I must for some time seek quiet, fresh air, and baths in order once more, with God's help, to find health and strength after the strenuous time, so trying for body and mind, through which I have passed in consequence of the trials to which I have been subjected during the last few months. "I wish, before handing over the reins of government to my son the Crown Prince, and before leaving the capital, to renew my thanks to the Swedish people, which I have previously expressed. I cannot sufficiently emphasise how dear to me the many proofs of love and sympathy have been which I have received from various sides, and how great a consolation they have been for me for the loss of a people whom I wished with all my heart to unite with my Swedish people." With reference to a telegram from Berlin say- ing that, owing to the change in the situation, King Oscar would consent to one of his sons occupying the Norwegian throne, it is semi- officially stated that the King holds by his declara- tion of June 27, which read: "His Majesty the King does not countenance these ideas, and it is not his Majesty's intention to consent thereto, except in the unexpected event of the Riksdag expressing the wish that a Swedish Prince should occupy the Norwegian throne, when his Majesty will consider the question afresh."
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Surprise is expressed by the German news- ] papers that the Cape Colony authorities are j unable to suppress the traffic in guns and ammu- nition for the Herrero natives, and! the Lokal- anzeiger" states that British neutrality is equivalent to efficient support of the rebels. Arthur Audibert has just arrived at Brussels J from Paris on a tour round world on a i monocycle.
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I HAIR PLANTING. I
I HAIR PLANTING. I There is hope for the hald man. He neefH no longer seek to protect his head from draughts and mosquitoes. Instead the bare spots may be covered with a luxurious growth of hair- I that ie, if he has the time ,and patience to take advantage of the discovery of a Turkish physi- cian. This physician, Menahem Hodara, has been experimenting successfully in trans- planting hairs, one by one, to the bald parts of the scalp. He tried his experiments in the case of a patient who had lost a great part of his hair through a disease. The method, told briefly, is this: —He scarified the bare surface and implanted thereon hairs removed from other parts of the patient's head. The hairs used for the purpose were cut at each end with scissors. Some four weeks after implantation a certain number of the hairs were found to have taken root, and in no time a. goodly crop was produced. So much encouraged was Dr. Hodara by this success that he, has applied the method in cases of baldness^ follow- ing fevers, and he thinks himself justified in stating that "clinically there can be no doubt of the curious fact that small bundles of hatr stems cut with scissors and implanted in the incisions made with the scarifier can take root and grow, forming in time long and viable hairs." By microscopic examination he has satisfied himself that after some weeks a real new bulb is formed at the end of the hair. This opens up a vista, of undreamed of results. Why should not this method be> employed in ordinary casesi of baldness? Many bald men would gladly submit to have their heads ploughed and sown with new hairs if there was a reasonable hope of even a moderate crop.
PRIMITIVE AMERICAN RACES.…
PRIMITIVE AMERICAN RACES. I ———* I The Tarahumare people, who live in the most inaccessible part of Northern Mexico, are igno- rant and primitive, many still living in caves. What villages they have are at altitudes of about eight thousand feet above the sea level. They are a small and wiry people, with great powers of endurance. Their only food is pinoll," or maize, parched and ground. They have a peculiar drink ca.Iled "teshun," also produced from maize and manufactured with considerable ceremony, which tastes like a mixture of sour milk and turpentine. Their language is limited to about three hundred words. Their imper- fect knowledge of numbers renders them unable to count beyond ten. Their religion seems to be a distorted and imperfect conception of Chris- tian traditions, mixed with some of their own ideas and superstitions.
IWHEN THE TSAR DRIVES. I
I WHEN THE TSAR DRIVES. I The Czar of Russia has four separate ser- vices of horses and carriages—namely, the Russian, English, French, and-gala sets. Each I set comprises at least fifty horses. The Russian I set accompanies the Emperor wherever he goes, I and at Gatshina it is used together .with the English set. The gala and French horses and carriages are housed at St. Petersburg in the Winter Palace stables. The Czar's gala turnout consists of fifty Hanoverian horses, which are perfectly white, with blue eyes. I
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Stern Mother: "Willie!" Willie Getback: "Yes'm." "There's a whole lot of the contents of this jar missing. What did you take it for?" "I took it for j.am, mamma; what was it?" Uncle So you go to school, now." Tommy "Yes, sir." Uncle: "And what part of the exercises do you like best?" Tommy: "Why the exercise we get at the, play-hour." Willie: "Engagedl to Jack? Then you won't marry Harry, after all?" Eunice: "Not after all. But mayheafter Jack." Mrs. Brickrow: "How do you manage to persuade your husband to buy you such expen- sive bonnets?" Mrs,. Topflafte: "I take him shopping with me, walk him around until he can't stand, and then wind up in a bonnet shop. I He'll buy anything to get home."
-EXERCISE FOR THE EYE.
EXERCISE FOR THE EYE. One's sight can he educated and exercisers just as truly as the hearing, the sense of touch or even the Leg and arm muscles can, and the work, which can be easily converted into play, should be begun very early in life. Much so called colour blindness is not a radical defect of vision at all, but a. lack of training in attention and recognition, and; could have been avoided by any form: of simple half play, half lesson, with coloured balls or skehv; of silk in early childhood. Matching colours its an excellent lesson. It can be carried on with silk, wool, paper, or any other material in which it is possible to get many shades, with very slight gradations, of colour among them.. Rapidity of vision can be enormously developed!. Most persons know the story of the conjuror whose father made him while a small boy play -the game of naming the objects iIll some shop window passed at a quick walk. If one will try this he will be astonished at the way the number of objects seen at a glance will grow with practice.
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I A HALE OLD MONARCH, I-
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I I A NEW CURE FOR RABIES.
A NEW CURE FOR RABIES. Prof. Tizzoni, of Bologana, has laid before- the Acadtemy of Sciences in that city, a report upon some experiments carried on by him. in the treatment of rabies by radium. Even when the virus had become fixed" in the animals selected, a cure was effected in about two-thirds of the cases. In those cases which did not yield to the treatment, death, took place in six days. One feature of the treatment was that however great the distance between the centre of infection and that of applying the treatment the effect was the same. The eye, to which the emanations were mostly applied, suffered go ill-effects.
I j GERMAN CAB HORSES.
GERMAN CAB HORSES. Cab horses are a persecuted race. Mr. Pick- wick, in his philosophy, noted their sufferings as an evidence of the tenacity of life in horses under trying circumstances." It is the same in every land. Sufferance is the badge of every horse condemned to ply for public hire. From Berlin rises the last cry of commiseration for his sad condition, and it proceeds from tourists of our own or American nationality. A more miserable creature than the cab horse of the German capital, as described by visitors), it would be difficult to imagine, and the case be- comes the more discreditable by comparison with the greatly better state of things observed in Dresden.
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The bearskin, the full-dress headgear of the Brigade of Guards, affords a perfect protection from the sun, said. Mr. Arnold-Foster in the House of Commons. He made this statement in reply to Mr. Renwick, who thought the bear- skin should not be worn. during the hot weather. He claims to be a North Sea fisherman, and when he goes round with his organ can collect £4: or X5 a day," said a police-man of Percy Barry, a legless and armless organ- grinder, who was sent to prison for six weeks at Marylebone for drunkenness and assault. When arrested be used his wooden limbs as weapons.
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