The North Wales Chronicle and Advertiser for the Principality

At a meeting of the National R ile Associ a- I tkiU it was announced that the King signified his intention of subscribing £ 50 towards the cost of sending a rifle team to Australia. Nineteen passengers and the guard of a mail train were killed through a collision with a goods engine -it Exeter Station. New South Wales. The aggregate number of persons assessed to supertax in respect of an income exceeding £ 100,000, according to the latest figures available, is bo.

WELSH NATIONAL MUSEUM APPOINTMENT FOR ABERYSTWYTH STUDENT. In the absence of the President (Lord Mostyn), Lord Pontypridd presided over the Council of the National Museum of Wales, at Cardiff, on Saibur- day. Othens present included Sir William Gos- oombo John, R.A., Mr William Jones, M.P., and Mr Harold Hughes, Bangor. Several selected candidates for the appointment of assistants in the botanioal and geological de- partments of the Museum were interviewed, and Mr Thomas James Jenkins, B.Sc., University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, was appointed to tho botanioal assistant-ship; and Mr Frederick John North, B.Sc- London, to the geological department. Mr Jenkins is at the present time pursuing hifl honours course in botany at Aber- ystwyth College, and Mr North is an assistant at the King's College, London. £ 12,000 BUILDING CONTRACT. 1 lh-e oontraot tor the erection of the shell of an ad-diti-ontal part of the Museum buildings at Cardiff, to cost about 212,000,1 Wall let to Messrs H. Willoock and Co., the contractors for the build- ings now in course of erection. ART PURCHASES. it wu decided to place on reoord the Council's indebtedness to those who had assisted in the success of the rooent exhibition of works by Welsh artiste by lending pictures, sculptures, etc., and of tho&e exhibits it was decided to purchase, among others, the following three paintings for the per- manent collection Memory's Garden," by Mr Tom Mostyn; "The Dusty Road," by Mr James Charles; and "The Garden Boy," by Mra Arnesby Brown; and the bronze, entitled, "The Stick," by Gwendoline Williams. RECENT GIFTS. A list of donations received sinoo the last meet- ing was read, and thanks were accorded the don- ors and subscribers to the building fund. The donations included the followi-ng:- Royal Commission on Ancient Monuments in Wales and Monmouthshire: One fragment of cir- cular pillar, one fragment of pinnacle, one stone fragment, bea.ring letter T., ono complete tile, seven fragments of tiles from Tallev Abbey, originally presented to the Commission by the V ioar and chupohwau-def? of the pa.rh of Tallevl Carmarthenshire. Trustees of the British Museum The Geol.4al Soci.Mv's coHection ol recent sheUs. Mr David Davies, M.P. Bronze bust of Ri-ohÚd Roberts (1789-1864). by John C;;«;kiy, R. C. A. Captain the Hon. G. II. Douglas-Pennant: One Tian Shan wapiti skin, one Tian Shan brown be-ar skull and skin, one Siberian roe deer skin and skull, one marten skin and skull, two mormote' sivins and skulls one Tian Shan wolf. Mr Cuthbert C. Grundy, CoJwyn Bay: Fivo j paintings, viz. "Evening," by Anderson Hague; "Llyn Idwal," by J. C, Salmon; "A Trout Stream," by R. G. Somerset; "A Pastoral," by J. Hy Davies; Undisturbed," by Outhbert C. Grundy. Mr E. T. Roberts, Llansantffraid: A brass shield showing C-CMt of arraa (probably of the Wing-field family of Rhysnant Hall, Llandisilio. Mr J. Williams, Corwen: Goffering iron or I "Quick;" also pfiiotograph of drawing of Mrs Williams, who Jied in 1866.

Cadewch lmi slarad a chw?i aamm ????v Anhwylderau  jg  Mae ein giau ? gwe blethedig 0 C -?"JS?? wifrau'r pellebr. Rheolir a maa?reetth!-lor  "?- "??  ? .????S??§?? ???y gan ran o'? ymennydd adwaenir  feI y canolfan gieuol. Dibynna cyflwr y canolfannau gieuol ar gyflwr yr iechyd corfforol. Pan amherir yr iechyd corfforol cyd-ddioddefa'r ppj? nerfau. Yr adeg hynny y poenir ni )JS.? ? JjaS gyda nerfau "-cur pen, niwralgia, y ??  ? ??? gwendid gieuol. Mewn achosion W i aasz   N ?Y 'does dim tebyg i ? Wincarnis,' I I -??v .? ? « Gwin y Bywyd.' Mae I Wincarnie ? —? ? 13 yn ?wydcryfi'r nerfau sy'n gweith- ?????.???.? redu'n union gyrchol ar y canol- fannau nerfol ac a rydd iddynt ?BH ?????M?B? ? ???t N ?ywyd?a/??abywiogrwydd;???. NtN? ? ? Mae'r canlyniad yn rhyfeddol. ????? ? Dechrenwch weHa? RHAD ■■ \4Jj@f | Anfonwch am brawfgostre! rhad o Wincarnis* ?BBB -nid ei "as yn unig, ond digon i "?eud ttes. Amgausr tri stamp ceiniog (i dalu'r cludiad). Jt?BBt COLEMAN & CO., LTD., I B Y/ W. !69, Wincarnis Works. Norwich. "Gwln y Bywyd" Cymeradwyir gan dros 10,000 0 Feddygon. J?

GARDENING NOTES, I BY HORACE J. WRIGHT, F.R.H.3. I STOCKS AND ASTERS. I The many varieties of asters, euoh as tru* comet, oatrsoh p.ume, victoria, and othgro, aro so beautiful and tho stocks arc so doliciou3iy fra- grant- tilat it Í6 impossible to permit their excki- eion from the gad'cien; on the ouncrary if it is to bo as interesting and attractive 8A it ought to be they rnusit bo exoaivsiveiy inoiudied. It is a simple matter to raiso tne p-Anw in gzam oovcired toxes on a. evmny wnuiow M-l or ev-un ui uic opedl oor- iters, but superior plants aJro grown vvftan the ececte &ro eowii in tjoxca of Lgn.t. sandy soil in geintle heat in a greeikhouae or a frame and it is that system whidh is reoommemded tor adop- tion. Two or threte eoseoxtial details aro that the soii siliall be light and that its aihall be level and moderately firm, and further the scods rnufit be thinly diepcwed to ernsure sturdy progress from tho earliest stages. Where the time can bo ppared and there is enough patiieJice it pays to set them. a couple of inches asunder as oiie need not then do any thinning since enough apaco » afforded to keep the ptainbs in splendid condi- tiion until they go to their flowerir^f qua.n:cr8 towards the end of May or in June, If bhia method » folk/vvecl. Itowever, buxtvi ivX less than eight iroheL3 in depth ought to be utilism be, cause the shallow ones popularly employed for seedlings do not afford s-uiiicient run for the reoU for a protracted period. If ordinary boxtxj lira ueed the seediingis must be transferred later to amaH pots or other boxes as may be tho more convenient. In any oaso make no attenipt to hurry t-.h e, plants on in heat; instead emooura^c thorn to ail, vanoe very at Daddy will t.hen be stronger and more satisfactory throughout, If a start is mado in tho greenhouse it is desir- able that, the receptacles aitil be removed thence to the frame as soon as possible an the growth Wiffl be stookier in tho laat named than In Itho first named etructure. From ctbrt to finish tha soil in the eoed boxra and also in the ftocimq boxes or in the nureory beds muiit be maintains] p'eaaantly moist, or rilo results' will bo s&rk-Ucly d icetl. DRUMMOND'S PHLOX. I When pCTMC-t p.artin of phuox drummondi, I fram a cihoioe etra:ai of ee«d, are prodiiced for culture in bedti they inake, a. glorious display tuui are wx»i«iy eDf inclitsion in. evory garden, but straggly, weedy tpeoimena from an inferior ■ source are not worth growing. Buy, Hhoircfoi'o, eoeds that are the finest procurable a>nd process in their cultur-o precisely as hea been Advised ki the caise of sbocks anti altera. "The treatirnvntj will not (filer until the pkwitti reach the bt<b w bordt-re in which they are to flower when iJ; gTOwthe will have to be pegged down to tho imr- iaoe to produce the brightest show. DOUBLE ZINNIAS. "I It is decidtedly a matter for regret that ama- teurs generally do not succeed art wol with tlve superbly beautiful zirmiaa as they do with othef charming p^nts coming within the category laf half iiartjy annuals ww it m difficult to suggeifit why this is so since the treatment of tho Qtw is ldc.iitioai ivith that of the other. The seeds, should, however, alwaya be piaoad in position at three incih inter\-aJa and immediately the seediings a.re big enough to handle each must be akv-,Otu modaiod in a three inch pot of liighfc eoil mafia inoderatei-y firm. The utmost caro in watering U imi>«riative as extitsnes in either direction will autsurediy load to trouitoio and disappomcmont. When rney have become ee^ahiiened after re- potting let theim have the beneiit of all tne .i.ifH.. aud Imjii tur t-ibtt can powj>.y be provided. itoom PL,AiM'S. I From th-e prosons raw onwards the pAanta in our rooms witi cksmand rwtaea: mere genaroutj aup- pJaea of water than, they have been accorded suioe the eaid of lost Ootobor and a little weak etimuiarrt wilt by no means oome amias to healthy, yiiforous t^pooiimcns WHOwe roots are raniltyag in a comparatively small buiK of soii. See tihat the Jieavos 1I.l'O kept quiue ojoaa* Wi well on tae under as the. upper feUdfaccts and when warm showers jure faiLing stand theuii out; or doors for em hour or two they inyaxiabiy appreciate auch treatment aind dewiv,) marked benefit irom it. PRUNING ROSES. t There is a widesjprtMid imozeet in all the varied detail connected with tho satisfactory progrctss of the plants wihioh we grow in our gardens, but it is quutai ocirtiajn that theire is no subject that is more genetraLy faocinatinjg than the (nit ture of rceee. They are grown by everybody in some degree or another fIiIld thoew who have no aspirations to ehitte in tho exhibition arena find oquady aa much ?njoymaat in the production of beautiful biot?o-nM w? wimh tho warden and the home are adorned as he who conttanplatm tho trophies on fclio Eadyboard of hia dming room. Mirny paopie 03111 only aiiord the space for two or three pjan&s, while othems can accommodate two dozen or three dozen and there wo beyond these thoso fortunate individuals who can count their planto of the quean of flowers by the thousand. No matter, however, whether tho collection bo a lairge or a small one certain drotai-6 of manage- ment reigmlarly occur at the different soao,ns of bhe year and the ono of the present moment ia pruning. It is a subjoot upon which there is « very wide diversity of opini-on both in reepect of the timoandf man nor of oarrying it. out. There are siuooasaful oultiyators who invariably do the required cutting aibout tihe middle of March, others who put it in hand after the middlo of that mcavth to complete, if poasiiblc, by the end, othens again who strive to finish between the beigi/nning and the iniddie of April, while still obhera do r.ot commence until the middle of the laet named mon-th and spare no efforts to oom. plete it by bho end No wander the um&teiur who is inexperienced with rosea hndi himeelf in a quandary and does not know how to decide wilich friend's advice » joun,d. As a matter of faot, all are correct since" they proceed according to their knowledge of the oil mate, &oil, and ai?uation of thMr gardens <<H of ?hkth have a decided J?MLpmg on the =. ter. Beyond doubt the safest ooureB for the novioe to punsuo is to seek the advice of a /riend in the immediaite clistriot of the garden and to aot on ill beaauae it will be practical informa- tion from personal knowledge. It is not usually diihoult to find a man to hold out a helping hand since all gardenera belong, more or low, to a. oommon bmtherhood--that of. tdio lovo of lfowers. If, howeror, it is impossible to secure" the desired illformatioll proceed on tho rule t-hat the lower the garden lies and the heavier the soil it con- tains the later tho pruning, and the lighter the eoil and the higher the garden the earlier the pruning. Tho reaBMi for this m thai in the val- leys tiho atmcephere aiiwiaya carries more mods- ture than it does on the hills and it ie frost on dttunp that does injury bo a mixoh more twious extent than frost on dryness. Then am rog the manner of pirunang. Here it ia not difficult to lay down rutos of general application, but those who take, am intense in- terest in the question and dcaire, therefore, to achieve perfection should purchase and study the ptrhning book of the National Reuse Society pro- ouira-ble from Air Edward Mawiey, lioeebank, Berkhamstead, Herts, for & 6d. It gives ox- pkoit inetructioms aa to low every vairietv in g,mwa culbva.tton ought to be< pruned, and the a??t" of procedure are made J%t az?d the aid of numerous dia?raji?. If, however, it ia not dosrred to go to audh an expense pro-ceed on tho baau that very strong growing variotlw mu-it be lightly out, medium vajietics rather more severely, and weak varieties very severely i,n. deed. where exhibition biooms are detsired/ and out a little easier in eadh insifeanoe where the ob- jeot in view ia to grow mimbors of attractive lfowers fcr tho gan-don and the home. With gtrdfn or docorative roccs the prun.inig should, as fair as possible, be restricted to ihin- n.ing, while with tiie rambdin<g roses the rulo o-Light to be to out ehoots which have flowered j to aifond ample epacc for tha new ones that Rln- miajlly pugfti up trom th" base of healthy p.ants. It cannot bo eaid tlra-fc rose prunilllg is difficult. of aooompilaliment, but it undoubtedly demands a modicum of ekill and caj-efll attention and con edderatlon. No matter wlw.t plaaits are being oht the impiiomeints ueed must oe aluanp, ca,use. a rough wound made by a blunt blade is alow to hf-al, wfticreaa a clean cirt heals over qu-ioklv I ASPARAGUS BEDS. Ihooe who grow this delicious vegetable must give sonio atk«iblon to the beds forthwith. If there are weeds present rftrovo t hmn, be oause we oanrnot afiord to provide food for the-m to the prejudice of the crop. Then carcfuiiy loœell the aurfaco of tho eoil, but sfcrermoitely avoid the leaiit injury to tho altoots. This done, give wator heaviiy if the aoij is on the dry sidp. looscin again two hours or &o later and thoit drees with one ounce of nitrate of soda to tho square yard. An application of double that quantity of eulphafto of potash w alraoGt invariaibly advaai- eOtlg RAISING TOMATOES. I it 16 witfun tho nu.mory of thl) older gei.,Pra- tion of giardenors that tomatoes wero grown < x- OMsiv(Ay' for th? dc<-orabiori of tho greenhouse and conservatory, but things aro vastly different now. There are, it ia true, stili some people who clin.g to the etupid fallaoy that tenmatoee conduce to rnnceir, but tlio vast majority are far too sen- sible to take bhe least notice of this rubbish, and who eat and enjoy iiliooiruito w henever they can get them. PraotioaiiJy 0.1,1 who grow plants Í7, greenhouacs or gardens introduce tomatoes sooner or later and after a little experience they achieve excellentr-results. The first sowing should now be made. Fill three indb. potts with light, &andv soil preyed moderately firmly; in tho centre of Clwh eat three seeds a quarter of an inch deep and stand titp pots in a warm corner of the greenhouse. Immediately the seedlings have grown eufhciently to enable fcho cultivator to de- cide which is the best plant tho others ought to bo romovo d ?"w tVi? )?nt be removed. Grow the plan to sturdily and strongly in a frame and eeo that they do not become orawn and weakened. Aftfor the am ill not* arc h?d with roots hWer t.h? p.nnts to larger still ?!? a 1?],.? open com- p?t. Hub o-?t all eido ?o.ota and in no circum- stancca whatever hurry tho plan-ts along.

DEARTH OF TEACHERS. CARNARVONSHIRE SCHOOLS CLOSED. At a meeting of the Portmadoc central school maiiiag^rB, an Monday, it was stated that owing to tthc groat diaarth of demon Liiry sjchool teachors in Carnarvonshire the eoliooi had been under-s-taffcj for months, and that the County Education Aut,hori,ty were utterly unable to fill the vacanckH. A letter was i read from the education Authority stating that thorc was such a shortage Off teachers that oome of the smaller schools had to be closed for a few days. The hope was expressed that ran-ttea-s would improve yrith the recent introduction in the j conntjr 04 a soaJie 04 galaxies.

A Hundred-Guinea Cottage. Designed by Mr. Clough Williams-hiiis. I Cheap Rural Housing A Practical Test. I We aro indebted to fchs Editor of tho Spectator for permission to r-cproifttoe ine following airfr;c-c aim .-sKetomjw, doacripirive oi a cottage—tno coot of wincii ua.,& nunclred gittrte-as—ewutod by Mr Clough rt illiaiiiiS-Eijiis -at Merroir Common, ncair iVlr Wiltvaras- Ellieisaya: '"jV-ss sx irioiitns ago I gave it as I illy opinion, at a hoasmg meetan.g, Wiat one could not hope to bui:d anything of a cottage for rouüh, finder £ 200, and that though I oous.aered myself to ht.vo gtyen special, attenfeioa to ohoap cot tig ft building'; ih« andacitr and attractive impoosi- biiitv oi Mr Sirachey's JlllO propo«it;aa staggered nie, howevpr, in-tu 1:t5 I Ihou^iii.) a Do-eklem ac- c<?)b?ic& Ot his chat!e?e) and 110 MM is mora &mpri.sed At tKp rpru H MsMt n)yae?. DETAILS Of Altt WILLIAMS-ELLIS'S I 00ffA(M, Attcntioi) ia P-irtl"elllir.,y arawn to th.e fact that •a Very siiglii niotkfieat>on in the position of soiriio of hc kti^rioi' pa!- titisMM will bring tho floor areas aild fibta ceaittints of <4.:1 the rooms abova tho jnininuim (Sclidduld II.) in Soot-on 19 f oi the Hoklinga Committea Report. JlhlWl m kudtt tluroe bsdroorns c-xcied in flo w a.»xi euJ^se o £ Xhtant»s, not only tho Scinxiuio 11. mining, but ako thoeo of tne more liberal Schedule 1. A* see ;— Schedule I. Schedule II. The Cottage. Flo,r lJubio Floor uubio floor Cuoic Area. Content. Area. Content. Aiea. Content 1200, 144 1152 165 1243 jfedroom 2 100 800 100 800 144 1090 Bedroom 6 65 520 65 520 77 õJ9 Also, if the ten square feet and more of floor epaea casod in undent.♦lie staira be thrown into fili roocn, the floor area of the iiving-rdbm riaea the little neoewsary to bring it above tne Schedule ji 1).tt.- Sffciircaee itself into the room would bring it above 80ullary couki be enlarged at the tcxpense of fc, M.(..û lo.t; .Ylf,J. V) "<, AiWi'ixai.v-tfiy ^ius ivg"ara,s cutno con- | teiito;) tho uppeur floor might bo raised, giving i some of the excess of air space in tho upper j lootna to thoso below j JUowever, cneup, convenient, ami compact J planning within the close limits imposud has been field to be of greater importance than a rigid ad- henenoe to the very letter of tne Report Scuociulo ■ where the two feeemed to conll ot. Tho soaeduio I taken presumably as intended, not as an ar- bitrary rule but as a guide. Though as at pre- sent arranged the cottage is technically 4 Mnon- centormAst, it could be reouilt with the nwea- sary modifications so as to bring it within the pate of Schedule II. at slighrJy less cost than aa I executed, but, it ia held, at some little cost in coquet. oQJld convenience. L PLANNING. I '{f} front door op-ana into a light lobby at the I from wh.,ch an inner door opena into the ecreening it as it opens. This thna a thtee-lifriit casemenit to the and a trro-light casement to the west, and ite rang1?, which is thus well side-lit, is aufficiont- ly removed from doors and orO::iS draughts. A -useful extra oupboow is oontrived imder they a qtairs, whilst it £ (receeeed and boairdod flank ia i fittest up as a f ( J WliCiPe Wall end floor ,,pwe are of the kwwt Value &ti4 leasi Illuminated ia plaoed tlw tkxw to tha aeauefty, jtlllch U fitted with a atvwn-,extrwt- ing E91,f4t Md A ø!nk with draining board. From ta-0 ecttllpry OTtcm tho permanently metistilatwl t.&rAet Qnd tko back-door. Immediately owtoxle the tt ia tho door of th-c considerabio fuel-wiww, whWe fottod tho ourver, at tha cxtrem-o end of the kam-to, 16 tho earth-closet. Thg renwrt-'ider of the ground floor ia occupied by bedroom No. 3. A wide straightstiroaae, ooa- rcdc.it. for both the quick and the deadI as weli as for furniture, leado up from the lobby aforesaid to the two other bedrooms, Noa. 1 and 2, which are entere d from the directly lighted «;id ventilated landing. Both rooms are lighted by large oaaement3 well up in the gable enda, and cia the oaves walas are a full 5ft. 6in. in height, the whole of the floor area ia fuawtional arxi not merely theoretic. Mote on Alternative Chamber Plan. By pwtting a four-light casement in the 1-bick"- gable -end and dividing the present bedsroom No. 1 by a central partibion from floor to ridge, two smailer bedrooms could bo provided in Leu of tho single larger one, if fOUlnJ expedient. The fourth bedroom so provided would bo entered through. bedroom No. 2, and if tho four-light casemecQt and this connecting door be provided in the first instance at the cost of a few extra ah ill in gs, the dividing partition could be easily added at surne iater date (in matching conven- iently and at very small cost), possibly only as a temporary expedient to rne-ot the exigencies of a passing phaae of family life. Fireplaces oould ba roadiiy provided in all tho rooms if des.red, the parti lions all being radial from the ocntrai. stack. Tho ouu-ssion of the fireplace from bed- room No. 2 probably saves considerably lass thaoi a aovareign, as it is little if any more costly to build a square four-flued stack than an Liiha-ped throe-flued stack as adopted. I THE STRUCTURE. I The cottage is •constructed on a ibtua frame- woxk of home-grown fir resting OIL a. concrete* raft, a course of bricks and a damp-proof course intervening bet wean this last and the timbsr baseplate. Externally the timber carcassing- w sheathed with sawn "lath and a half" hr laths and rendered with cement oompo, the low-ea- por- tion of tho walls being additionally reinforced with strong galvanized rabbit-,nettirj(g. The lean- ro ia constructed in stud and woather-boarding. The roof is covered with blue-grcy PortrnadoO slates laid in a special diagonal manner (at a. 00.0- sildarable saving over the usual horizontal treat- ment), on battena which, with insiilating felt, overlie the roof boarding. This roof boarding is tongued and grooved 3in. dsal wrought on its underside to fcrnil tho ceiling of the upper bed- rooms. It runs from ridge to oaves, and is in- termedially supported by une purlin to each slope. There are no common rafters at all. On t'hoe in- S'ido tho outer walls are lathed and pla.stcrod in the ordinary way, as are also all the ground- floor ceilings. The ground floors are ot cement brought to a fine face, on the concrete bed aforesaid. The joinery ia of deal, saw for tho w:ndoi,oills, whio-lt are of oak, and is "solignuniodi" throughout. Drainage is from a trapped gulley outside tho backdoor connected to a drain of agricultural pipeo puddled in clay which discharges into a neighbouring ditch. Opening casements arc operated by a simple fitting combining t.he functions of cockspur and stay. The stepped chimney-top is designed with an eye to reducing tho chances of down-smoke. An edition do luxe of this cottage was first built—with a slight modified pbn-in silo and elm waatheT-boarding, at Compton, some ten miles off, for Mrs G. F. Watts. Tho accounts wore carefully censored amd analysed—plan and datoila were sightly altered as alao tho apccifiûJ,tiou--1I\ll extravagances and luxuries being eliminated, arui many money-saving expedients and oooaomiea bo- ing introdaiced. The Merrow cottage ia the re- vised "popular" edition of the above.

NOTES ON THE BUILDING, COST, AND 1 ACCOUNTS. The subjoined accounts are an exact abatement I of the sums actually paid out. It will ba notioed that good wag" have been paid but to good I mea-aad to employ labour at aa appareat tar- ing of, say, twenty-live per cent, per hour would by no imtuiu meoaasairisjr Uksesn a proportaonate rc-duotion in the labour onarge; mdoed, it might weh ado to M. xne ciue-ic-acy and nueUi- giittw of the men —eepeetal'.y of tne kwdrng nand (and itoad)—are of priiite iin:xjrtancc .on a job of tihia sort if it is hi coute out weJ as to price; otlo eaTMioS af'Vird mieta.keg or tho waste of procions time of materia* In this connection one may obt^erre that previous experionee of simi- lar work would be vci'j heiptul to the mert and it would ccrt:-v:.n4y bp iotsnd that the tabmtr cost on 000 Eto-ali-d "tage be flul>ita<nttally Ivm than on the lirsi- RUrl Blmilarly, that-on the third ipaa that oil Ui-0 second—by wii:ch time the gang should have jictirly attained tholr h!ghes'| posaibio efficiency in ttheir u«e of time and. materials. Most of tha materials and fittin.ga were pur- chased from local tradesnwn (Gui.dfotf'd, tnree m' les), and the prices paid frerquentiy i-mllid-ea delivery to the job—which aeoounta tar tho oom- parabively email oartage bill. If bought in bulk, the materials would naturally cost less. The oosti of fencing, water supply, and drainage z'is awt In- eluded because, as tne nature and extent of the work necessary are likely to vary very widely in overy oaee. its inclusion would be rather mis- leading than otherwise. As a matter of fGOt, as the site selected was a field-corner, only one eihort straight lino of fenoc is necessary. Company's water ia-l:tid on from the iroad-rnain ImxA by, &nd effective drainage is provided through tilo medium of a trapped gulley set in concrete and coninocted to a line of agriculturai drain-pipea which are puddled in clay, and disci Largo into a ditch same forty feet from the cottage. This drainage coat las 9d hi labour and materials. As the two leading men came from a distance a ocrta-tn amount of time was wasted travelling, in mding lodgings, collecting gear arid materials, -tc. while calling on merchants and tradesmen, erecting temporary shed, clearing away and load,. icig on rail, tvvelvc, hours' office work, and the 11kg also absorbed time to the value of £ 3 16a 5d. On top of this come incidentals such as .postage and pstty cash disbursements amounting to 9s 5d. Thus, in addition to the £100 195 lid, tho a-ctual cost of the building in labour and materials, was an indirect expenditure of JE4 5s 81,1. On a.n estate this woctid practically disappear as am dtem of building oosfcs, thoug'h it would stilt survi ve -(much shrunken) in fact, probably being unconsciously borrt,3 at no apparent extra ooat by the csitate offioe. It is open to any landowner to do wihat the. architect did in this case, that is, to engage* a competent managing foreman at all adequate wage, pay direct cash for all materials and wages weekly. fThe foreman wilio carried through the cottage nn question would build repeats, or do other cot- tagra work, by contract or otihorwiae—his direc- tion be.mg: D. Groombridge, Hartfield, Sti»s?x. C. F.ooei- oontractor, also of Il-artfield, S3 oarry- ing out similar work for the architect eke- where, and would also ba glad to tender.1 Tho building of the cottagc irequired. a toâ! of fiftoen man-wee ks of labour (including ftlatm- ;ntid p'a?arer ?md ma.)or three men {? 6?.3 wc,d, A roof of red Bridge water tiles co:Nd be substi- tuted for tho grey Mod- &4-Aad ? deeii^ ttidi- 1o.tt iincreaso of cost. SUMMARY OF THB ACTUAL BUI?B!? I ACCOUNTS. ? I ea.a. Bricks, fu?bia, <Mnd, ?!laatt oenwat Mra<pibo p!a?te'i', i!nM, oow-Lait, 8 0 TUmbar! Vo.f!tnx <M?.ntiu?, H?,m" Mrcath?f-bo?rdis, nmtoh?a?, laths, boards, "kth aad ?if.), ?tc., oto. 10 15 a Jo?ry: Window fnun?a, aMthea, doors, fioor-frain-es, linings, finishings, etc., ta, 13 0 B Smith and Ironmonger; Chimney bars, guttora, brackets, nails, screws, bolts, brads, hiinges, butts, casement &nd door furniture, R. W. pipes, hoop- iron, range, mantel-register, fur- nac*e-pan, steam-vent, wife notling, eto., otc 5 5 11 Hire and Carriage of SoalIoldin.g 1 0 0 Plaeterw (including lathing inside a-nd out, "erziai-plaafetring and xte.rn31 r.e.n.Qaring), 7 1 11 Slator; 'Cointract with A. W. Allard and Co. for special diagonal 141n. by 12;n. grey "Madoo" aiafcing (new sya»tom), .including batteins, ridgoo. and labour (bi squares—1200 slates).. 9 0 0 oundr-ies: Dump-proof course, roofing, felt. sink, etc 15 9 Painter and Glazier Paint, glaea, soLg- naini, putty, aium, mangaujese, oop, p,t:'ra.i, etc 1 10 4j Carting and Carriage: Carter, carrier' and rail {goods and passenger) 1 17 a Labour on Sito: Foreman-Builder D, C?rn?-id.g? 273 hourB at Is; Oar- ? f'?'??r H. H?bon, 3231 ?ho? at 5id L,%bouxer R Gate&, 135i h<? 1? at Sd. 28 17 l?01 j durance: N?nai'H?:bha.nd Ú- ? ?  ployed Ja?raDce. ?o Employs' L..bd?y y a0 19 7 102 16 6 Credits: BY discounts ? c?h where aucih allowed ?nd not already Met. wf  M);byrot?  ktFolfr' ff' ef1-«'« lu 7 Left over (gi lid; 1 16 7 £100 19 11 anfir ? U>W1 ^wnl-ntly ohoaW, and tho wkolo uf bl,?p ? 'ie- ssuirefdd bL e soon si i jjw iwculttK<!r'« o/ficn, A.??J HÙ'w;a, \1^ Nm)??,M?. L??, W.O wnf° Spectator *nrJtws-"Mr ?ili a.??i?. ??? ?,??, ? poMibility ?n? bv^ha of • ootta^ by Ch.j o?no 't?Dnvinci,ng toit o? <?? bmid? a?d ??nc<i hi??f ?J Mr 8?ghfy t??t U (? ba rep?-tad &t much ?.a ?)M ftwi? ? m?t avf%rd,go tee -wh,o tiio work in managed wlrbh duo caro and ocaftomy—hc iiaa, wifeli /¡,.rI\lO public spirit {tIK! g^wro^ity, tnado A t¡r¡j¡ (Jf tha plana, q ltit:03, and «p?ciflp.itbj;9 to fclio (-o¡ 1 fo I o^ectafor to malto what u4o of iheon may ba thought b«at. Bolbving, aa \'ft. do, that fchia oottugo marks a real advanco in clwap rural housing, wo ere having tho data that havo Iw-m pkcod at otis- disposal put together in cooivonient form (sjiecilioatioiw, quantities, working plans, M¡,d dakiik), and vrlkcn rtvdy wo ^hai? ba pks»wl to forvvard the somo to who catc,.i to apply fur thorn, »::<! who will N?}>J"2 £ 6d to caver tha cntiinuttxl co*>t of unrtotim^, lithr^majyliy, post.ri?rt>, otc. Iti til* of sny profit aeoniiir.,tf, it wiil handed o gis* 'Jvura! HOlliIÓ w Organisaitrod So^fy <4, Squyre. W.C.) in aid th.r« H;,k. oaUona far tho date* ca ft bore sliould tnsitkpd on th pnvoktM the word* "Model Ç:êH'9'n.:jJ Wç. cra>s-a,t«bto Mr he-airjily on h:s ftciiiovemont, trust his model will" be many fclmafl re*p»ated. It oan always b? e.4 Mei-row Oomawin, throe miles from G^dJaril Si»tioa%"

Colonel Wittdl^ Pilfeftigtonj head of the groat glafw-rr.akLng ftruv of PLkl911 Droo., of St. II»k»n<4 died at Ckft»e« on lfi-'xlay. Tho (himard ltrypr "Lii^ltafiia" luid "tabl;oli-d ,-oonot'he,r wai-IA's record, having Wtwoan Thuratlay ioe-o^i and I.Irlaay noon atoeuied 618 kngu at an <tvp?as? <*p<? ? 86,70 knuts on li (,w? bllig th? l>r«rtoiM wMfd of 614 teo?ta h?d b1 ?5 "MMM?= < ? < tM WEek iasi J.

THE PRUDENTIAL ASSURANCE COMPANY. It has long been agreed by all whose duty it is to compile the chronicle of insurance or ockinnrent on tho doings of institutions re- corded therein that the Prudential stands in a kingdom of its own, unique, unapproach- able and not comparable with any other com- pany operating on similar lines. 1 he sixty-firth annual report just hasued i in all respects worthy of tho Prudential. That, needless to say, is to imply a. high ot,.midard of excel'lieuuoe. Who im the praseai.t state of competition, with many first- claas ordinlary life offices displaying aj>ecial activities in the home area, would have reckoned on such figures act those reported— 71,3&9 policies lor sums amounting, to < £ t),(540,224, alt3 against 59,854 policies for ^85,086,153 in the previous year? Conceding tho unequalled powor and prestige of the Prudential, "the magic- of its name," asgoane- one has said, and the more or less automatic growth of the ordinary business by what may bo called overflows from the industrial sec- tion, it must be recognised that an increase of 11,505 policies and XI,263,071 in sums assured is somothing quite out of the common run, and that it could not possibly be attained without the most able., zealous and unsparing efforts on the part of the company's officiate fcri4 agents. It us noteworthy that one-seventh of the new busi mv-w consiffted of poiioies for tninis assured ranging from JE500 to .220,(X)O. W't) may draw attention aim the the wonder- fully low expense ratio shown in this branch, not withstanding the enormous business trans- acted. La<st year commission and manage- ment outlays on ordinary business came to 406,331 or only 8.27 per cent, of tho premium incoTwo, In the Industrial Branch the results re- ported are also extremely satisfactory, taking titt things into consideration. The premium ).Mtam-e, airnoiinting to ^7,874,456, shows an of i'81,H94, and thia would have been in-uch greater but for the fact tha.t fifty-two weeks' collections only are covered by the present accounts,, vheroas there were fifty- three weeks' takings included in the accounts for 1912. As showing the value oit, the com- pany as a distributing agency, as an insti- tution for the succour of the bereaved or for those who have made provision by their own thrift for old age, wo may point out that the vast sum of X3,139,193 was paid in claims in this branch, the amo-uiit including, be it noted, £ 309,572 bonus addit-itons-a very im- portant item in view of tho ft ct that a bonus io industrial assurance was never contem- plated until the Prudential originated the system, andf that the great company is ob- viously in a position to do better for indus- trial policyholders in the future than it has in the past. Another significant point to be noted is that at the end of the year the total number of policies in force in the Industrial branch was 19,778,135, as compared with 19)40,74.3 at the close of 1912. In tho most important, respects of all, it is, of oooirse, the valuation report that supplies the information on which one baaea the final estimate of a company's position and pros- pects. The actuarial, statement for 1913, how- ever, merely re-asserts the magnificent finan- cial position of the company and the promise it gives of better results in the future, though we must not overlook the fact that in the industrial branch the bonus declara- tion shows' in improvement on that of the previous yoar. Stating as briefly as possible I tho results reported, we may say that on the same stringent bases of vailiiation as was adopted in 1912 the surplus of assets over liabilities in the ordinary branch was J62,070,984 (including the sum brought for- ward from the preceding year), out of which £ 700,000 has been added to the investment reserve fund, In the industrial branch the surplus shown by valuation is Jt>l,837,621, out of which < £ 550,000 haa been added to the in- vestment reserve fund-whioh, after deduct- ing £ 1,750,000 wiritten off securities (both branches) now &tamds at £ 1,000,000. The total surplus off the two branches is X3,908,605 (ais against X3,743,013 in the previous year), a.nd this has been disposed ot as follows:— £ 1,250,000 has been added to the investments reserve funds of the two branches; < £ 2,198,854 M to be distributed among the participating policyholders of the ordinary branch, policy- holders in the industrial branch, the share- holders and the su^rintendency and agency staff, leaving X459,751 to be carried forward. Full particulars of the way in which the divisible surplus has been allocated will be found elsewhere in thie issue, and we need only say here that the splendid bonus of 36a per cent, in the ordinary branch has been declared again, and in the industrial bramch an increased bonus of C5 has been allotted to policies on which premiums have been paid for 36 and less than 40 years, 45 and less than 50 years, and 55 and lees than 60 years. In conclusion, wo may refew briefly to the sticking success of the six Prudential Ap- Societies formed under the National naurance Act, 1911. During the year under review no less than XI,401,960 was paid out in sickness and other benefits to members by the company's agents, and it would appear to be a natural aooompanimmt of this dis- tribution that the membership continues to ircaxla".

A REMARKABLE RECOVERY 27, North Cross-road, E. Dulwioh, S.E. Daar Sirs,—I feed it my duty to let you know the wonders Amgier's Emulsion has worked upon oiiir little baby. She was taken seriously ill with congestion of tiho lungs, whooping cough, and bronchitis. For ten weeks she lay between life and doath, and everything we tried for her was useless. She oould keep nothing down, and it was a pitiful sight to see how slie wasted away. Th-o doctor informed, us one evening tKat the dear mite oould hardly pull through the ni,glit. The next morning a friend calico, and advised its to give Angler's Emulsion a trial, which we did. After taking six bothies of the Emulsion she b.:ae completely recovered; in fact, the dear mite is tho talk of all the neighbourhood. To give you an idea ot how she lhas improved, 1- may tell you that alto gained 3 lb. in four w-eeka. She has out twelve teeth, including five double on-as, and as now only 14 months old. If Amgier's was twice tho price I would stiil get it, for I am sure that it saved mv d-ear baby's life. íSiglld) (Mrs) L. C. ASLIN. Angier's Emulsion is invaluable for delicate inf&Tvts and children. Bland and pleasant, the little. ones all like it and tako eagerly when other Emulsionis arc out of the question. It is prescribed by the medical profession, not only for oolds, eoughs, bronchitis, whoopinig cough, and all chest affoctions, but also for scrofula, rickets, malnutrition and all wasting diseases. For sale by all chemists and drug stores at Is lid, 2s 9d, and 4s 6d. A sa.mple bottle sent free on receipt of 3d for postage. Mention this .paper. The Angier Ohemioaf Co Ltd., 86, Clerkedwell-road, London, E.C.

SYCHNANT PASS, CONWAY I love to gaze at yon Welsh hill Ah oaiiimly it recLines Among the dusky heather and Tho gorse's goldeai mines. The air is clear, the sky is blue, The mid-day sun shines bright; Froan Heaven's door to valley's, depths All gwa in noon-tide light. The onjciwy cloaids now gently stiir Fannied 'by the ocean brae ye; They love to linger by this scone Not cmuI for unknown seas. But fate decrcted that they should roam Afar in Heaven's blue And blend their filmy substance with The distant sky's bright hue. Inito the valley's quiet retreat Tho wavelets seelc a home, And gcnitly splash tho stalwart rocks Whitoh give them back their foam. And wihiik-it I gaze on yon Welsh hill I know that we must part. Iks eciho sHiiall vibrate always A keen thrill in my heart. MARGAEET SAMUEL.

MOTHERS OF SKIN-TORTURED AND DIS FIGURED CHILDREN. AM your little ones suffering from itching, hurnin.g eczemas, or other torturing, disfiguring skin troubles? Are you, yourself, worn out with long, sleepless nigjlt and ceascless anxiety in oaring for tijloin TLon ycu should know that a warm hath with Cutieura Soap and a gentlo application of Cuticura Ointment will in most oases bring immediate relief, the little sufferers will sleep, tired, fretted mothers will l'at, and peace will fall on distracted households. Outi- cura SGap nd Oinitmemt ha.vo proved succcesful in the most distressing causes of infants, children and adults, when all else iha-s failed. Cuticura Soap and Ointment are sold by chemists every- where. A sample of each with 32-p. book pfast- free. Address: F. Newberv and Sons, 27, CSharterhousc-square, London, or Potter Drug and Chorn. Cor., Boetom, U.S.A.

"Morusiaid Mon" was the subject of a paper read by M:r Cliff Jones at a m eeof the Oac* .I &wd Dafydd-p Gwil^m Society.

I READY-MADE I FARMS fl for British Settlers in Canada A VAIL ABLE for men with mod- erate capital with farming experience. Payments arranged on a twenty- year instalment system. Loans to settlers for the purchase of Live- stock. These Farms are located on virgin soil in the Provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan, near Railways, Cliu-rcheg, Schools, etc. They are already prepared for oc- cupation, a comfortable house and substantial barn being built, whjje a portion of each Farm has been plougned, disced, harrowed, and seeded with suitable crops, and the land has been fenced and a well dug, Conducted Parties leave for Canada this Spring iu connection with this Scheme. i For further Particulars and application forms apply: — Land Department, Canadian Pacific RMlway 62-65, Charing Cross, LONDON, S.W.. Royal Liver Building. Pierhead, LIVERPOOL. —— Write for booklet entitled H The Farmer's | Opportunity in Canada." sent "post free

AUSTRALIA'S OFFER. I Employment ouaranteed.1 PeotpUe who think of accepting one of the I g.N.tly reduced steamship pœ ?it? ■ guaranteed employment now offered bj New ■ South Wal?s and Victoria should bear in mind ■ a number of important facts. First they get a steamship passage for which -the ordwary rate, is i318, at considerably lees than half 1 price. For experienced farm labourers the rate is 18; for domestic servants from X3 to j X6 and for Lads of all classes and callings £ 7. Ir the case of lads, the Government sometimes makes a slibetautial loan towards the reduced fare. Next they get a definite guarantee of employment at high wages. Farm labooPfcfa receive from 20s to 25a a week, and inexper- ienced lads who go to work on farms from 10j to 1509 a week. All farm employees T60' ceive free board and Jtwlgm. Domestic. &&!)' ce i ve free bc#axd and to d-Ini  tkunestw.  k&? vaats get from Ms 6d "0 25s a veek t Then the Government takes Bpecial oare of r its immigrants. All lads anff domestics travel under Tully qualified Superintendent anil Matreons, and when they reach iustralia thell, interests and welfare are properly safeguarded They are not permitted to take service witlo of-her than approved employers. The} 'flnjoy ii Australia many advantages which are no»* general in England. -For example-every mau and /Woanan who has reached the age of 4«21 years haa a vot-e for Parliament and only on* vote, and every vote is of equal vahw. ThBT& are no fixed SSt'R among the people in thu Common/wealth. Jaoks quickly became mas.. ters. Australia's farmers are the most proo. porous in t'he world, and most of thean begai< as farm labourers or as farm boj's. i During 1914 New South Wales and Vic-torig 5 have emiployanent awaiting 5000 lads and several thousands kxf farm labourers a.n4 domestic sseTvants. .For full particulars of this offer application should be made to the Assistant Superinten- dent of Immigration for New South Wales and Victoria, Melbourne Place, Strand, W.C.

m there are ample ?B??N)? rewards for honest work. Government guaran. tees work on the land USE 4-&' and for Domestic Servants, Life n your own land in Cauada is easily realized and is worth living. For Official LUerature Advice ? and l.nfomutloD, ap?ly to th;  CANADIAN GOVERNAf&NT AGZNT Adrian Court, Usk, Mon. or to the ?? Assistant-Supointeud,tat tM of EmI,ut!on 11-12 Chariag Z?6-l London, I W. FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE. I I FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE. 'MYKROL The Best Disinfectant. SUPPLIED tO i THE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. For particulars apply- For The Mykrol Company, Queen's Ferry, Near Chester.  !!<)!'    B?' ? ?t??/Tf '? '?B? ? i?B'"?Lg""?M????? *f th. LAMBING & ?M M ? ? ALVING .M?n largely <? )g fr.. pen d « on the rea d in"o with which iH emarsenc i ct can ba met. At any time difficulties IS* W& may ar i M an d )oM of va l ua b le ,toc k oecw /M  coul d M.t!y h,t, been prevented i ??reMttMe remed iei had been^^a^F at han d NO PROGRESSIVE FARMER H can afford to be without a supply B M of Day* Son & Hewitt's B g Animal Medicines, their value B H has been proved again and again. B Here are 4 that are absolutely essential B M RED DRENCH.-For Cleansing of B C leans, n k n| « Cows and Ewes, Loss of Cud. B aa! Price—(Ewes) 3/6 per doz. Packets, B m (Cows) 13/- per doz. Sold a!to in B 13 Tins, 12/- and 231- each. ■ GASEOUS FLU!D.-FofCh?.Hoven. General Debility. 20/. per dpt. Both. fil B CHEMICAL EXTRACT.-An H Embrocation for anointing after |BH B Parturition. 2/6 and 3/6 per Bottle. ntg CURDOLIX.-F.r Scour or Diarrhoea, gfy White or Green Skit, &c. 2/- and PS 4,1. per Bottle; Quart Tin, 7/6. ??k .S:n? P.C. for Leaflet 200. and full Jj^S portkulart: iffflr liLM, Mi I N A BEETLEV j iliyes-once 1 ^^ATINGS