The Pembroke County Guardian and Cardigan Reporter

.rv I AFFORESTATION. Sir Charles Philipps. Mr. E. Robinson, of I Bonc-ath, and others have often urged upon the County Council the importance of foster- ing and encourigmg ahortesiation, but so they have nor succeeded in inducing the County Council to open its purse strings. Yet as an agricultural county, we stand to gain immensely by planting trees for shelter, apart from their impartance as an investment. Many forest trees are equally adapted for tirnbet, shelter, and ornament, while others [ are chiefly important from the fact that their characteristic features render them better adapted for one of these purposes in particular, rather than a combination of all three. As trees adopted specially for timber powing have been previously dealt with it is unnecessary | to enumerate th--ni hare: but it may be point ec. Out that even these are of great value for both shelter and ornament under many conditions "f soil and situation. In certain situations and under certain circumstances, however, an attempt to obtain timber, shelter, and orna- ment at one and the same time will often end in failure. In such cases it is best to pay attention to only one. of the features mentioned and to plant trees best calculated to attain the end in view. In this climate, shelter is ciiicfij Tcquircd against cold or strong winds, or from hot sun. In the latter case, shelter is only needed by grazing cattle or fur dwelling houses for a t'few weeks in the year at most, and it is rarely, if ever, necessary to plant trees special- ly to provide it. But in exposed or wind-swept districts, shelter against strong, Or cold and dry winds is absolutely necessary if comfort- able matters are to be secured for cattle feed- ing in 1he open throughout the year, or attrac- Tive sites provided for farm houses or cottages. Trees adapted for providing shelter in ex- Posed position must be capable of standing against the worst, gales that blow, must ire tain their leading shoots under the influence of Persistent winds, and their lower branches, late in life, and must grow at a fairly rapid rate Under more or less unfavourable conditions. It is obvious that very few trees can fulfil all the 4bove rquirements, and produce, at the same tiirie, valuable timber, and where shelter is of paramount importance, trees capable of pro- dding it effectively must, be selected in pre- ference to all others. The following axe the principal species suit- able for planting where shelter against wind II; the chief object in view: Austrian Pine.—Whether for planting in the vicinity of the sea, or on exposed ground in- land, no trees gives more effective shelter than this. It deve/lops a s/out and sltrong root system, and a thick, well-furnished evergreen crOwn, and on that account is quite as effec- tive in winter a is summer It succeeds best Un strong or limy soil, but, as a general rule, tb.e nature of the soil is of little importance so long as it is fairly dry. To secure, well-developed crowns it should be allowed abundance of space from the first, and should never be planted thickly at the outset, although the ground between the trees may be filled up with hardy shrubs or low trees which will not seriously interfere with the pines. Austrian pine should be transplanted in early autumn or late spring, rather than in mid- winter, especially in districts at all subject to strong dry winds. Plants from 12 to 2 feet are Usually the best size, and should be stout and well rooted. Mountain Pine.—One type of this tree as- KUmes the form of a spreading bush, while another attains to. the size of a small tree. They are known respectively as pinus mon- tana var. pumilio, and P. montana var. un- cinata. Both are extremely hardy, will grow )11 almost, any soil, and are especially useful In cold, moory, and peaty soils, which are suit- able for many trees. The bushy form makes a good shelter mix- ture with the Austrian pine, planting the lat- ter either behind it or amongst it as isolated trees. Sycajnore.—This may be considered the best wind-resister of all broad leaved trees, whether near the sea or elsewhere. It attains a greater height than the Austrian pine, but does not PTesent. such a dlose unbroken front near the surface of the ground, while, being deciduous, It provides little shelter in the winter. It is Useful, however, where space cannot be spared tor low-spreading trees in a small belt or screen. It requires fairly deep and good ground to bring it to a large size, but when it attain large dimensions it is often a valu- able timber tree. Beech.—On dry soils beech usually makes a good shelter tree, although taking up a good deal of room in old age. For filling up old belts or sctreens, however, it is often very use- fUl, as it stands shade well, and the. young trees retain their leaves through the winter, though in a dead condition. It. is probably best to plant it in thick masses or groups here and there where its shade will do no harm; but it' is a bad htdgerow tree, unless it be planted as a hedge itself, when it often provides the hest shelter. Being deciduous at a mature age, it requires the company of conifers to make a complete shelter. White American Spruce.—This is a much hàrdielr troe tin exposed positions ithan the common spruce, although of little value as a timber tree. On high-lying moory soils, how- ler, it makes good shelter in the form of a thick row oar belt, but it should not be mixed With tall growing trees or it will quickly get Pushed out. Rirch.-Birr-h is chiefly valuable as a shelter re.e when fairly young and closely planted. It Is very hardy, grows on any soil and at any altitude, but seldom attains a great size or age, and is chiefly mentioned because it is easily obtainable, and may aid in sheltering other species during the, early stages of growth. Poplars and Willows.—On wet ground and at moderate elevations the Bilack Italian Poplar and Tree Willows are often useful in quickly providing shelter. Good drainage, however, is desirable, so that their root-hold may be secured as much as possible. They cannot be considered in the same order as the trees named above, so far as shelter is con- cerned, but may produce useful timber, and sufficient shelter for low-lying spots, and may assist in drying spongy ground. Both species will thrive near the sea. On fairly good or low-lying ground many other species will succeed as well. or even better, than tloe above. But in such cases it 1S usually possible to plant ordinary timber trees which will provide both shelter and tim- ber at the same time.

FAIRS AND MARKETS. f Whitland. Friday, January 4.—There was a 11ir attendance and supply for this season "f the year. Quotations—Butter in cask Is to Is Od pea- lb, ditto in pound rolls Is Id to Is lid; eggs, 14s for Is; rabbits, 7d each; live fowls, 3s 6d to 4s per couple; dressed Poultry, 8d to 9d per lb; beef, 7d to 9d; button, 7d to 9d; pork and veal, 6d to 7d. The Conflagration in the town in the early hours of the morning and the miraculous escape of the greater part of the town was the sub- ject of discussion. LLANDILO, Sat., Jan. 5th.-The market to day was not a very large one, and all the naleables were quickly bought up. Quotations: —Fresh butter Is ou, Is 3d, and 1<; 4d per lb., tub ditto Is 2d and Is 3d, eggs 10 and 11 for Is; cheese 4!d, 5d, and 52el per lb., cream ditto- whole 8d, to cut 8gd. Poultry: Turkeys 14s a couple alive, trussed lid per lb.; geese, 12s a couple alive, dressed lid per ib.; ducks 6s a couple alive, trussed lid per lb.; fowls alive 4" 6d and 5s a couple, trussed lid per lb.

CLIPPINGS. USE OF snows. No man can ]¡, .>p1 cattle sheep, or pigs in the w isest way, ,ays Profes sor Plumb, who does I)ol attei.ci tin.hows a-id study and com- pare b.eeds and types. No man can f.,ed and S2:) ;o the lullest degree of success who unfamiliar with the butcher beast, a model of fitness in the show ring, or who is a stranger amid the pens of the stockyards, where qual- ity and character make values. POULTRY AND GRASS. Grass pasture is essential for all kinds of fuwls, and if a clean grass plot is provided for them they will make half their feeding of it. Tiic glass should be short, such as is growing o;■ a lawn. If the grass is not conveniently provided, a chopped cabbage is an excellent substitute. Grass may be mown if it is short, and fed to fowls that are confined, with great advantage; if the grass or clover is long, it may be cut in a feed cutter, very easily. Fat or scraps from the tajple are very good for mixing with the meal; and in winter, if there are not very many scraps, it is a good ptan to buy some liver, lights, paunch, or tripe to boil for the fowls. A sheep's paunch may be had for twopence, and the tripe—nine o eighteen pounds—may be bought for one shilling, and this should be given to the fowls the last thing before going to .roost, as they will greatly enjoy it, and eat ravenously of it. PIGS AND POTATOES. When ever potatoes are, very cheap, farmers are apt to try to get something out of them by feeding them to stock. Every year there is a certain proportion of potatoes too small or too scabby to be marketable, and some of these are likely to be given to the fattening pigs with the idea that their starch can be convert- ed into fat. But only twenty per cent. of potato is starch, the other 80 being nothing but water. Even when cooked the potato ab- sorbs as much water as it loses, and is much too bulky in the small stomach of a pig to serve as its principal food. HOUSING DUCKS AND GEESE. When ducks and geese are to be kept through the winter, a separate place should be provided for them. They roost upon the ground, and in order to have them warm and dry, and at the same time lessen the work oif keeping clean, a good bed of dry straw should be provided for them to roost upon, and this should be changed sufficiently often to keep it from becoming foul. It is very es- sential (says "Farm Life") that they be dry, as dampness induces oramp. As with other fowls, it is important to have roomy quarters, as crowding tends to induce disease.. TAKE CARE OF THE COLT. A great part, of the losses incident to horse- breeding arises from neglect and inattention to the growth of the colts. Many youngsters bred in the purple turn out nondescripts, be- cause they were starved when they were colts. Many two-year-olds are not larger than year- lings, because not fed sufficient and proper rations when they were weanlings. There are plenty of colts to-day whose owners are pay- ing no attention to their growth and develop- ment. They have been simply turned out to pasture to forage until winter, when they are taken up to run in an open yard and eke. ou, a precarious existence, subsisting on a straw stack or damaged hay. Some farmers may call that raising horses. It is the short-cut to poverty, few an animal reared amid such sur- roundings, whatever his breeding, can never rise above a scrub. When animals are of an age to sell, they are shunned by horse buyers, and the breeder condemns the horse industry. To make money in the horse business, fair mere must take good care of the colts and keep the youngsters thriving. The animals will then mature into valuable horses, and command the best prices of their class in open mar- ket. PLANTS GROW BETTER. The value of pulverising the soil repeatedly is not generally understood by farmers who cultivate large acres of land, but the market gardener who has only a small space on which to make a living, shows by his methods that he realises the importance of this work. Incidentally, pulverising the soil means good culture of plants, but plants can be culti- vated and the soil may not be pulverised. The finer we pulverise the soil around the plants the better is the mechanical condition of the soil for making the plants grow and resisting dry weather. When we study the subject from a scientific point of view we can understand better the effects of what is good culture. Everybody in this age understands the theory of the evaporation of water from the soil, how the water rises firom the sub- soil or underground springs by capillary at- traction, and if taken up by the plants passes off into the air. IMPORTED FARM PRODUCE. In the three months of the cereal year ended with November there were imported into England 5,061,630 qr. of wheat, and flour equal to 1,271,861 qr., as compared with 5,167,306 and 1,279,456, in the corresponding period of last year. Imports of other grain were on about the usual scale. For the eleven months of the calendar year the re- turns show a small decrease in cattle and a very large one in sheep the total fbr the latter being only 96,705, against 177,216 for 1905 and 338,199 for 1904. Fresh beef fell off last month, but shows an increase of about half a million cwt. f( the eleven months, and mutton, which also decreased in Novem- ber, had also come in greater quantity in the longer period. A PROFITABLE OAT CROP. Mr. Ernest Parke's manurial experiments on the growth of oats at Kineton, in Warwick- shire, have been carried out for another year with the co-operation of Dr. Dyer. The oats followed beans, and were a good crop, the fav ourable effects of the season being such that even the portion of the field left unmanured yielded 42 bushels of cats and nearly a ton of straw per acre. A dressing of 3 cwt. of su- perphosphate per acre raised the yield to 55 bushels of oat.s, with 24cwt. of straw. When the superphosphate was followed by a top dressing of lewt. of nitrate of soda, applied after in plant was up, tin crop was 67 bushels of oats un.d 1J tons of straw; while a second hundred ,^e;ght of nitrate, put on a few weeks later, raised the yield to 74 bushels of oats, with over two tons of straw per acre. On these two plots the manuring cost, roughly. 20s. and 32s. per acre respectively, while the returns obtained in increase of crop were over three-quarters of oats, with thiree-quarter ton of straw per acre in the other. The man- gold manuring experiments this year were spoiled by the irregularity of the crop, owing to failure of the young plant through drought.

AGRICULTURAL RETURNS Some interesting statistics relating to the acreage under crops and numbers of live stock in Great Britain on June 4th last have been issued by the Board of Agriculture. It appears that while the farmed area slowly but steadily diminishes in this country, the conversation of arable land into pasture con- tinues with equal persistency and much more rapidly. It may be noted, however, that in 1906 the withdrawal of land from the plough which amounted since the preceding year to 67,244 acres in England, did not occur in either Wales or Scotland, where there was in both instances a slight increase. In view of the Departmental Committee's report on small holdings, it may be interesting to note that the proportion of cultivated land which is farmed by its owners is, in the whole of Great Britain, 12.4 per cent., being in Eng- land slightly higher than in Scotland, and about 2j per cent, higher than in Wales. Since 1888 the proportion of owner-farmed land has steadily declined, except during the years 1896-7, when there was practically no altera- tion. CHANGES IN CROP AREAS. The area under wheat in Great Britain in 1906 was 1,755,696 acres, being 2 per cent less than in 1905, but the area now recorded still exceeds the average of the preceding five years by nearly 120,000 acres. Only in England was any decline apparent, Wales and Scotland adding 395 and 1,440 acres respectively to their acreage. For the whole country there was an addition of 37,574 acres, to which Wales con- tributed 1,591 acres. Nearly every county in the Principality had an increase. There was a decline in the area under oats amounting to some 14,000 acres, Wales having a deficit of 2,319 acres. There was a slight decrease in the area under potatoes, swedes, and tur- nips, but a considerable increase in respect of mangolds. A further addition was made to the airea un- der permanent grass, and the total 17,244,734 acres was the highest recorded. Out of an increase of 100,000 acres for the country, Wales contributed 4,600. CHANGES IN LIVE STOCK. The number of horses included in the re- turns reached in 1905 the largest total ever

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RURAL LIFE. BY A SON OF THE SOIL. WISTARIA. My Midland correspondent is mistaken in assuming that Wistaria will only grow in the South, although I must say that the most beauti- ful growth of it which I have ever seen has been in Surrey and Sussex. Around Hampton Court, and Godalming in the first-named county, and near Lewes and Chichester in Sussex, are many oottages literally covered with the pale blue of the Lilac bloom. It is named after Professor Caspar Wistar, and there are several varieties the many-paired, or multijuga, brung the largest, for it iuws in racemes sometimes 2ft. WISTARIA. long, but the quickest grower is the sinensis, of which an illustration is given. Its flowers ar" pale blue, and so abundant on a well-established plant that the wall on which it is trained seems like one mass of azure blue. Wistaria sinensis is one of the best twining climbers, and it growl very fast when once it has fairly started. EARLY HATCHINGS. Legitimately, says a writer in Poultry, Decem. 11th is the first date on which to set eggs for the production of birda for the early shows, and no doubt many exhibitors conscientiously delay operations until th&t day. But there are others," as the song has it, whose early chickens are already out, and quite sturdy youngeters they are, too. I have seen some during the past month that may of course have been hatched for table purposes only, but I think be- fore they are killed they will be at a show or two as chickens of 1907. It is dishonest, and a most mean, unfancierlike spirit to gain a few slillings by such paltry methods, but there will always be, as there has ever been, unfancierlike "fanciers," whenever classes for chickens of the year are provided at the early summer shows. Eggs will still be fetching good prices, so every- thing possible should be done to keep the l ens and pullets laying. Good food, dry runa, and comfortable quarters are the chief things to in- duce winter laying. Should any of the birda become broody (as pullets sometimes do after laying a dozen or so eyes) and they aro not re- quired to sit, they should bo placed in a coop with a barred bottom, the snid coop being a foot from the ground, and in the scrptelling-shed or feeding-place facinsy the light. The delinquents should be practically starved, the diilv allow- ance not exceeding half a ht!.n,!fiil of good oats, with unlimited dH king-water and chopped green food, and the layers should be fed in closo proximity to the coops. Three cr four days of such treatment will generally prove sufficient to make the birds forget their broody propensities and recommence laying. It might be well to add that the best preventives of broodin<vw are- the addition of a pinch of salt to the breakfast, or, better, to the liquid with which that meal ia Erepared; the omission of fat-forming and over- eating food, such as maize and its products, and spice; the supplying of abundance of fresh vegetables; not too muoh soft food. and no hot breakfasts; plenty of room and loose material in which to scratch and exercise; and last, a light, well-ventilated sleeping-house. A HANDY GRINDSTOIB. The r r:"dstone of which I give an illustration was on view at the recent Smithfield show, and, although it is not new-fer I remember noticing it there exactly e'ht years ago-it is just the stamp which will meet the requirements of my Loughborough correspondent. It is the only grindstone fitted with a seat and double treadles, by which arrangement the weight of the opera- THE RANDY GRINDSTONE. I tor, when seated, keeps the machine as steady as a rock. The double treadles have the effect of preserving the balance of the body, and thus preventing the hands from wobbling during the process of grinding. Another good _fnature i6 its portability; it is, indeed, of splendid value, and is exceedingly useful to farmers, gardeners, joiners, butchers, &c. in fact, all country folks requiring a really reliable grindstone can depend on the one illustrated. It is made in two sizes, and is fitted complete with water trough and water can, patent slide tool rest, and safety seat. Only country people who have not the advantage of being able to send tools to the cutler's when- ever they require overhauling can appreciate such a handy little contrivance. Travelling grinders are becoming fewer every year, and as the largest size of the Handy grindstone can be obtained, carriage paid, for less than 30s., the smallest farmer need not be pinched in purchas- ing so invaluable a farmyard adjunct. iViiSI'UETOE AND ITS PROPAGATION. Science, the great disenchanter of our time, has robbed the Mistletoe of its mystery, even for childhood. Every County Council scholar knows now that the growth on other trees of the golden. stemmed. and sticky berried Christmas favourite is no miracle; but the result of the activity of birds which carry the seeds uncon- sciously. Once the parasite plant gets a footing in the bark of a tree which it likes it sends its own roots insinuatingly below the surface te live on the elaborated gap) of ite foster parent. It is hard to think of the innocent-looking Mis- tletoe, with its transparent berries, as a vampire plant, sucking life from the veins of another, but that is its rftle in life, stated in plain Eng- lish. Tradition associates the Mistletoe with th. Oak; bat it pall, STOWS much more f&eljt on many other trees. Probably the prevalence of the cherished Oak-trees in Ancient Britain caused the mistletoe to be found most frequently on them. The most favoured nesting place of the Mistletoe is really the Apple-tree, whose bark is peculiarly suitable for a rooting home. The mountain ash. a near relative of the apple in the botanical kingdom, is also a favourite tree. Lime-trees, Hawthorns, Sweet Chestnuts, and Maples all receive and mother the Mistletoe. It will grow on all the Poplars but the LombaTlv Poplar. It will root on Peach-trees and the false Acacia. Amateurs may provide themselves with living growths of mistletoe in their own gardens at Christmas. Selecting an old apple tree for pre- ference, let a slit be cut in the bark, or a little bit of the bark removed on the unnr side of a branch. Into this opening press the berry of the mistletoe, taking care not to perform the opera- tion roughly, so as to injure the seed contained in the berry. The slimy juice of the berry is cunningly designed by nature to do a double duty for the seed. It assists it to stick in the opening made or found in tree bark. It also nourishes the first tender rootlets sent out by the mistletoe seed in search of liquid food. The amateur grower of mistletoe in his garden will do well to protect the mistletoe seeds he plants from hungry birds, who watch every garden operation with curiosity whetted by a winter appetite. After the sower I has gone, the cunning birds will find and devour the seeds with a relish. The remedy is to protect the seeds with a little canvas covering for a time. When the mistletoe grows, the proud possessor may label it Viscum Album, for that is its botanical name. It will flower for him in spring, some time between ■•grows, the proud possessor may label it Viscum Album, for that is its botanical name. It will flower for him in spring, some time between March and May, but its little green flowers will be found less interesting than its Christmas fruit HATCHING-BOXES WITH RONS. The sitting or liatciimg-boxes of which I gi an illustration are used very extensively by gamekeepers and large pouitry-bre-. ders, and that fact is in itself a great rsconimendation. They are made in lengths of five boxes with wire runs complete, the tops of the boxes being hinged, while the fronts are made movable on the same principle for the purpose of letting the birds into the runs. The last named are nir-'e ei straight galvanised wirework in one length, HATCHING-BOXES WITH RTTNS. and fold up perfectly flat for travelling cr storing when not in use. Each compartment is 16in. square by 20in. high in front, and the ru^ are 2ft. long by 16in. high. The range is --old in two sizes, one with five boxes and runs and the other with only two. THE GOOSEBERRY BLIGHT. As the American Gooseberry blight has been discovered in more than one place in England, the Board of Agriculture is circularising all fruit growers and nurserymen who intend to buy bushes or stocks for planting to observe the following precautions: 1. Only to purchase from those growers or dealers who are prepared to offer a guarantee that the plants they are selling are of their own growing, and that no case of American Goose- berry mildew has ever appeared in their garden.- or in their immediate neighbourhood, and that the said plants have not been near any goose- berry plants recently brought on to the seller^' premises. 2. To plant such Gooseberry bushes or stocks as they may buy or acquire from other premises than their own in a special part of their nursery or garden at some distance from other Goose- berry bushes. 3. To destroy all plants found to be affected with the mildew, and to spray with bordeaux mixture all others suspected of being infested, with the object of destroying any external mycelium or adhering spores that may be pre- sent. This should be carried out during the period when the disease is dormant. 4. To keep a careful watch on all Gooseberry plants in the forthcoming spring for any sings of mildew, and to report any appearance suggestive of the disease to the secretary of the Board of Agriculture immediately it is detected. 5. To assist the Board in discovering any urr- reported cases of the infestation during the past summer. There is at present no law dealing with the eradication of the pests of fruit trees in this country, but the Board believe that the Ameri- can Gooseberry mildew has not spread very far as yet, and that it depends very largely on the action of the fruit growers, nurserymen, and mar- ket gardeners whether its further development can be prevented. All correspondence affectinsr this column should be addressed to "A Son of the Soil," care of tho Editor of this journal.

VETERINARY QUERIES. [Questions upon veterinary subjects are in- vited, and will be answered in this col- ilmn.-Ag. Ed.]

HORSES FOR THE RING. _M Thomas Griffiths, Pantybutler, Cardigan. "I have found satisfactory results^ from feeding Hacneys, Cobs and Ponies on youx MOLASSINE MEAL, and should never think of being with- out it, especially in getting horses fit for Show or Sale, when it acts like magic." Sold by all Corn Merchants, and The MOLASSINE CO., LTD., 36, MARK LAKE, LONDON, E.C. The "PEMBROKE COUNTY GUARDIAN" ALMANACK For 1907 IS IN COURSE OF PREPARATION. It will be AN EXCELLENT MEDIUM For ALL CLASSES OF ADVERTISEMENTS. Full Page, 10s Half Do., 5s.; Quarter Do., 2s. 6d. Special Positions by Arrangement 4

) LADIESETTER. THE BARONESS'S FUNERAL. None ever deserved ilie honours of burial in West minster Abbey more than the. late Baroness Burdett-Coutts, and it is singular that her funeral in the Abbey should follow next upon that of Sir Henry Irving, one of her greatest friends. The Baroness was al- ways a patron of art and the dcrama, an in- terest no doubt accentuated by the fact that it was fiom an actress that she inherited her vast riches. Her grandfather, Mr. Thomas Oouttfc, married Harriet Mellon, a strolling player, who afterwards, as the undowed Mrs. Courts,, married in 1827 the ninth Duke of St Albans. The late Baroness inherited her fortune under the Duchess's will, which also governs the disposal of some of the property :it her death. It is remarkable that of the women buried in the Abbey, so many should have been actresses, such as Sarah Siddinr, Hinnah Pritchard, and Anne Oldfield. Many rest there by right of their (rank, some like Mrs. Gladstone to be placed near their hus- bands, but only a few like Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Derby and the Countess of Sus- sex, are hallowed in the national shrine, be- "J.u"e of theicr great and beneficent lives, and of these the Baroness Burdett-Coutts will ever be remembererd as the greatest and one of the best- women of her own, or cny time. THE FRENCH "OLD IV.OORE." Madame de Thebes, who fills the place of Old Moore in France, predicts a period of misfortune for the world generallly, in her forecast oi events of the new year. She is a handsome woman of middle ag and scored heavily in predicting King Edward's coronation illness, and also the death of President Faure, so that she has the reputation of being a wonderfully successfully prophetess. Accord- ing to her, we in this country, are to witness social and political upheav-ils, and the King is to intervene in the struggle between the Lords and the Commons. Germany is to have a particularly bad time, with crushing finan- cial disasters and Court scandals, whilst mis- fortunes of various degrees aire also in store for France, Belgium Austria, and the United States. The world, however, has entered upon the new year with trade everywhere prosper- ing, and singularly free from the menace of serious trouble so that Madame's pessimism will be all the more striking should it un- happily come. true. THE SALVATION ARMY AND WOULD-BE SUICIDES. The Salvation Army has added a new feature to its local work, namely, a mission to would- be suicides. All who are thinking of self- destruction are invited to go to the Army for advice, and a special department has been organised to deal with such cases. It is said that many applications have been made by all sorts of people, to whom apparently the new year has brought no hope, and General Booth believes that the Army will save many who are thinking of giving way to despair. Next month the veteran leader of the Army is to start on another extensive world tour, visiting the United States, Canada, Japan, India, and Egypt. The General will shortly enter upon his eightieth year, but in spite of his age, he hopes to be constantly address- ing gatherings in those distant parts of the world, and expects to be away some four or five months. WOMEN AS PROFESSIONAL CAB-DRIVERS AND CHAFFEURS. It seems that the five or six women who proposed to drive cabs in Paris have all failed to pass the tests imposed by the Prefecture of Police before a license is granted. That seems strange, because one would judge from the notorious reckless driving of Paris cab- men that the safety of the public was not considered to be of any importance. Possibly it was the lack of fluency in abusive language that caused the applicants to fail, but, how- ever that may be,, there is nothing to prevent women becoming professional cab-drivers in Paris if they can pass the examinations, as required by the authorities. In London mo- toring is the greater attraction, and numerous applications are made at all the principal garages from women anxious to become chaf- feurs. They are no doubt attracted by the high wages they earn, for the chaffeur is a very lordly person, and whereas the coachman salutes his master, it is the master who has almost to touch his hat to his chaffeur. He assumes this) greater importance from his supposed ability to mend a broken tire, and adjust a damaged gear box and it is because women can hardly be so handy at such jobs that they have, so far, not succeeded in be- coming professional chaffeurs. THL RUSH AT THE SALES. Miss Marie Corelli is opposed to women's suffrage for many reasons, and does not want to see a crowd of women hustling each other at the polling booths in the same tousled and infuriated manner as is seen at the remnant sale at any of the- big business houses. Miss Corelli no doubt keeps her own gardeners, who have a vote, whilst she has none, but she does not think that the majority off women are intellectualy fitted for the voting of members of Parliament. However, that may be, the chief interest for the moment lies more in the direction of the bargain sales, which continue throughout January, than in any question of the franchise- It is true that many women go to the winter sales and scramble fiercely for anything that attracts their fancy, but others who shop more wisely make up their mind beforehand, and only trouble to secure that which they want. CHARMS AND AMULETS. Judging by the enormous number of charms worn nowadays it would seem so though we must be returning to barbaric influences. One well known London jeweller reports that he has never experienced such a run upon charms and amulets, the favourites being the "Ankh," the Egyptian symbol of long life; the Timoye," the Japanese emblem of good fortune; "Hei Tike," the sacred god of the Maoris, and the Kuie," the Chinese sign for prosperity. It is a rare event indeed to find a society woman sitting down to bridge with- out her special charm, and the fact that good and bad luck come to her just the same as to people who have no belief in the spirit which is evidently considered to dwell with- in tiocharm apparently.

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A NEW AMBASSADOR. Mrs. Bryce who will accompany her dis- tinguished husband when he takes up his am- bassadorial duties at Washington, knows the United States quite well, having travelled a I good deal in North America, and she is partly of American parentage. She is the daughter of Mr. Thos. Ashton, at one time a leader of Liberal opinions in Manchester, but her mo- ther, although Lancashire born, was the daugh- ter of American parents. Mrs. Byree married in 1E89, and she has always manifested a great interest in public affairs taking an active parL in the Women's National Liberal Arsoeia- tion besides being on the executive commit- tees of several associations connected with education and political movements. She is a fluent speaker, and her tall and commanding presence makes her very effective on the plat- form. But although occupied with so many public interests, Mrs. Bryce believes that home duties should always take first place in a woman's life, and she is not in favour of ex- tending the Parliamentary franchise to women.

ID0RWICKSI U BAKING PONKR MAKES DELICIOUS CAKES & PASTRY. LADIES Requiring an absolutely Safe Sure and Rapid Cure for All Ailments, Write, NURSE F. St. CLAIR, 75, BKADGATE ROAD, CATFORD, KENT, 72de5'06 LONDON, W.C, Report OF County Analyst OF A SAMPLE OF "SODA WATER" taken by the Inspector!under the Adulteration of Foods and Drugs Act Manufactured by T. Lewis & Co., Fishguard: EXCELLENT". THOMAS C. BIRCH, MILITARY TAILOR, HATTER, &C., LONDON HOUSE, HAVERFORDWEST, IMPORTANT TO CASH BUYERS. Following the ex- ample of many of the leading London Houses, and in order to keep my large staff of workmen fully employed during the quiet season," I have decided to make a considerable reduc- tion in price of gar. ments made during the current month, which forms a real concession to those ordering Spring clothing now. WORD TO LADIES. Send two stamps for our new and original Illustrated Booklet, containing plain and prac- tical advice how Irregulartities, Suppressions, etc., may be prevented or removed by simple means in a few hours. Recommended by eminent Physicians, and thousands of Ladies, as being the only Genuine Remedy. This is not a quack medicine. Established 30 years.—LESLIE MARTYN, Ltd., Chemists, 34, Dalaton Lane, London. Advertise in the Guardian." HENRY HILLS AND SONS' CHEMICAL MA N URES AMLWCH, ANGLESEY. IWIR. W. REES CAHVER. Auctioneer, ot 1VI Fishguard, has been appointed Agent for the Sale of our Manures at FISHCUARD, COODWICK AND ABERCASTLE. A good stock of Manures will be stored at the various depots, and all orders promptly atten- ded to. We solicit the continued kindly pat- ronage of the surrounding Agriculturists, and assure them all of our best services in the future. de LEWIS HUGHES, Manager- r z n ct rn .z wif pI MOST IMPORTANT TO FARMERS A preparation for the prevention of Black Leg or Murrian (CHWARREN) in young Cattle. 0 For CALVES of from six to eighteen months old. Give in August or September, or even later, one drench to each calf -in about a pint of warm gruel, keeping the calves without food for two hours before the drench and two hours after. In farms where the disease is very pre- valent the drench should be given twice a year, as directed above, about the end of May and September, as well as bleeding a quart from each calf from six months to one year old. Bleeding is not absolutely necessary. PRICE 9d. PER DRENCH, OR 9s. PER DOZEN, CARRIACE PAID. Not only is the drench useful to prevent the Murrain, but is of the greatest importance to preserve calves from the Husk. Hose, or Worm in the Windpipe. This preparation has proved a success for over thirty years among Farmers. Prepared by the n lonl/inc Sole Proprietor, • ■ VJ ■ Uv3llt\lllOj WHITLAND, S. WALES. MR. J. T. BUSHELL, Posty Farm, Narberth, Pembrokeshire, writes August 12th, 1903 Please send me three dozen drenches for my claves as usual. I have proved them so good that I have not lost a single calf nce I commenced giving them twenty years ago." THE SLADE TIMBER YARD, FISHGUARD. J. M. GUILD, (Late W. Williams & Son.) Timber Merchant, U AS a large and varied stock of Good Build* -H- ing Timber (in Red Pitch-pine, White and Spruce), Flooring Boards and Match- boards, Yellow Pine, Spruce, Archangel White, American White Wood, Carolina Pine and Oak- sawn Boards, Prepared Mouldings, comprising Architraves, Sashes,Sills, Skirting Boards, &c., also Split and Sawn Roof and Ceiling Laths, Wire-cut and other Nails. Speciality-Welsh Oak, Ash, and Elm, Shafts, Spokes, aud Felloes, Shovel and Mattock Sticks, Ladders; Cart Material cut to size. Wheelblocks turned and Gates and Barrows made to order. Estimates given to supply Buildings. OFFICES-SLADE, FISHGUARD. TOOGOOD & SONS, ROYAL SEEDSMEN. ALL KINDS OF FARM AND GARDEN SEEDS. SPECIALLY SELECTED SEED CORN TOOGOOD'S SCOTCH BLACK TARTAR OATS. TOCGOOD'S BLACK TARTAR OATF. TOOGOOD'S NURSERY WHEAT, a most productive variety. ORDER EARLY FROM— R. E.. THOMAS, CARTLETT MILL, HAVERFORDWEST, iiaverlordwest and St. David's. THE City pfofel Omnibus or Brake will, until further notice, run on Saturdays between St. Davids and Haverfordwest, leav- ing St. David's at 7 a.m., returning from Haverfordwest on the arrival of the 2.40 train. Fares 2s. 6d. Extra charge for luggage. G. MARTIN, Proprietor. R HARDY'S gi JJJJ BROMPTON CONSUMPTION & COUCH SPECIFIC. S A certain cure for Coughs, Colds, Con- sumption, Asthma, Hooping Cough, Vtro^ g—B chitia ana fcoss of Voice, Bleeding of the M- —M Lungs, Influenza, 4c. Highly recom- mended by the Medical Profewion. Pre- pared only by Geo. Hardy. Price Is. 1 jd. and 28. 9d. of all Chemist*, or post free. THE LUNC: SAVER L'Lj Irt HARDY'S m re*! BROMPTON. COUGH LOZENGES. ? Ibrl The Genuine sml Original in boxes only, g Never sold loose. Price Is. lid. See that *0')m- hal every box is wrapped in Government Stamp bj and bears Hardy s Label; Depot, 42, Water- IWCjS loo Rd., S.E. Insist on having Hardy's. ■ES| Established aear]v a century at Bromptou. k George Palmer & Son, CORN, SEED ANDj MANURE MERCHANTS, MALSTERS AND HOP FACTORS, Haverfordwest. ivili i..

recorded, but this year there was a decrease of 3,752. Two causes are suggested for the maintenande, of the ho-,serbieding industry of Great Britain, notwithstanding the rapid- growing competition of motor vehicles-one is that the imports have decreased from 51,786 in 1900 to 13,711 Last year, and the other that Ireland has sent over here 9,000 horses less per annum during the last six years than in the previous six. Wales this year shows a slight, upward movement. The steady in- crease in the number of cattle has continued, and with an addition in Great Britain of 23,836 to the number this year exceeded seven mil- lion head. With the exception of Merioneth and Radnor, all the Welsh counties show an increase. There is a slight increase in the number of sheep (0.6 per cent).