THE SOEANTOIT TB1BUKE -SATURDAY MORNING, MAY 20, 1897. 15 (Jmric Of Into youTM Awwlc'-in. Journals havo devoted tnuh attention to the Welsh element In thu Unltwl State, nnd In variably tho references have been hlgli ly complimentary to tho representa tive! of the old country. No people aro more highly esteemed than the Cam brian CelU In the great Republic of the "West, and, In proportion to their num ber, no people havo contributed more to lte growth nnd development. The latest public compliment paid to the Cymric race oippears In tho "Sen tinel," "Wisconsin paper, for April 18, in whloh Is pubHched a lonff account, copiously Illustrated, of an early "Welsh Bwttlenumt In Gcnewee. The article states that the Welsh wore among the very early settlers of Waukeoha coun ty. It was only bIx years after Morris D. Cutler, tho first white settler, lml built Ms cabin .there, In 1840, when the white papulation of tho county was very scanty, that John Hughes with his wife and family of six chlldien crossed tho ocenn from Wales and found their way to what Is new the township of Genesee. The next year "KING" JONK3. JOHN JA11MON Pioneers of tho Colony. , four more Welshmen, two of them with ftwillies, appearedl and became Mr. Hughes' neighbors. These were Thomas Jrnes and fhe three Jarmon brotlelst, Richard, Daniel, and John. The year following seven more families wero added to the colony, which grew steadily and rapidly, not only because of tha large families whcli were, and Btlll are, fashionable among the Welsh farmers, but also because of constant and ever Increasing Immigration from Wales. George It. Rico, of Genesee, states that when the family of his fath er, tho late Roderick Itlc arrived In 1846, there were already over seventy Welsh families located In the vicinity. Sir. Hughes and family arrived In Mil waukee in August, 1810. OX UKR ERIE. On Lako Erie they had met a Rev. Sir. Ordway, who had recommended WuukMhci county, where he 'resided, as a desirable place of settlement, and so Mr. Hughes'left his family In Mllwau fc and accompanied Mr. Ordway to tho home of the latter. There he fell 111. and, after waiting for two weeks, Mrs. Hughes hired a man with a wagon nnd two yoke of oxen to convey herself and her children to the Ordway plare. The family lived for a few days In an old log hut without stove or fireplace, cooking out of doors, und baking in a 1'ttle oven which the mother had brought from Wales. Mr. Hugh as liked the country, and he wrote back to his relative, Thomas Jim:-, in Wales, setting forth its many attractions' Jones had the letter printed In' a Welsh magazine, and this lettar was tho means of bringing many Settlers to Waukesha county. The Welsh who settled In "Waukesha countv came mostly from Cardiganshire and Ang lesey. Moft of them were poor, though a few had some money, and one or two were rich according to the modest standard of the pioneers. Several had been prepared for tho ministry in the Church of England, but had changed their plans and now determined to seek their fortuned ar-rotss thj sea The oldest living Welsh settler W Mrs Ann Jarmon, who went over with hw fath er, Thomas Jones, in 1SU, wlion sli was a girl of fourteen. They started for Carnnrvon, and were six weeks on the Journey in a siting vessel. land ing In Boston. The passage cost five guineas a-plece, and half rates fo children. Thay took provisions with them oat bread, oat crackers, butter ham and, potatoes. They also took china dishes and the works of a clock but no furniture. Jones had 300 In muncy, having sold the farm in Wales, and all had fine new clothes for the Journey. Mr. and Mrs. John Jones left Wales with eight children and the three Jarmon boys, one of whom John became the husband of Ann Jones In 1814, ithfs being one of the first mr rlage.iln the settlement. MARRIAGES IN THE SETI.F. "i MENT. That same year John Jarmon and his bride moved into the farm that Is Btlll the Jarmon homestead, where Mrs. Jarmon has resided F3 years. Ther fourteen, children were bora to her, of whom ten survive. She also boasts 23 grandchildren and two greatgrand chlldrwi. Mr. Jarmon died twenty three years affo. But beside his own family nnd the Jarmonfl. John Jones was accompan ied from Wales by another personage of some importance. Mr. and Mrs. Jones were very pious people, and could not bear the thought of a new home where fhere should b no min ister and no church, and so they &)i 81 I II 1 1 f" "X" '" wkHb''' k JERUSELAN CHAPEL TODAY. brought a young minister with them from Wales, .Mrs, Jones buying him necessary clothes and Mr. Jones payiug his fare. All went well until one morning on tho canal boat in Njw York state, when fho mli'r.Jr was tmnC missing, and tho capta'u admitt ed that ho had put down a plank for tlis young man to go ashore. The di vine hud actually deserted, not only the ship, but his generom prelectors, nnd nothing more was seen of him un til two or three yean later, when he Hppearcd In tho Welsh Bettlment there and rejald Mr. Jones his padsafce nion- As oon an two or three families wero jraithfrcd. religious services were hold, anU in 1842 the little community was cheered by a visit from a Baptls. min ister, the Rov. Mr. Matthew. In 1SI3 .tho Welsh. CalvJnlstio Methodist literature society was organized. The Rev. John II, Evans, of New York, visited the place that year, and the following year the Rov. William T. WilUamtt became tho first resident pastor. Fbr somo time serviced wero held In Richard Jones's barn. In 184C the old church, standing on tho sito of the present Jerusalem church, wan erected, and was used for several years both as church nnd vtchool house. Tho Joruo alom church society was Incorporated In 1818, and a president (Richard Jones) elected. In 180 n new and comfortable frame building was erected, and this in Its turn hn been enlarged nnd im proved to meet the increasing needft of the congregation. In a quarter of a century eight churche3 were erected In tho towns of Ottawa, Genesee, and Delnfleld. Thwe churches are known as Jerusalem, 7,lon, Bethany, Genesee, Hetlmsdn, Morlah, Bark River, and Tabernacle. They have a membership varying from CO to 150 each. Services ara being held In nil of thi-m regularly at the present time, and have been con tinuously since tho erection. This Is a notable record when wo remem ber that In many count.? places the churches are aliendy abandoned or in process of ai riving at that pitiable state. In the 'Welsh churches regular services are held In the Welsh lan guage, though thero is now and then an English service. WELSH CHURCHES. It Is, doubtless, largely because of tho bond of the church that tho Welsh colony has so fully retained Its Identity up ,tq the present .ttme.r Its mem beis are on tho most friendly terms with the neighbors of other nationali ties and are first-rate American citi zens. But they cling1 closely to those of their own blood, they like to live near together, and they are apt to mar ry each other's eons and daughters. They are also likely to stay upon tho farm. Of course, some of the grow ing boya drift off Into other pursuits, but there ore other boys to take the place of their fathers, and the farm Is not sold, as in ho many cases, for lack of someone to mnnage it. A very well informed Welshman said lately that he thought two-thirds of tho boys re mained upon the farm, a remarkable showing in this age and country. The chuich has also kept the Welsh language alive, but this it will not bo able to do very much longer. To the children of tho pioneers Welsh wan really the mother tongue, but with the children's children the situation Is dif ferent. The young people of the pres ent day, generally the grandchildren of the early settlers, can understand THOMAS JONES AND WIFE, Pioneers of 1SH. Welsh tolerably well enough to fol low the sermon and can speak it fair ly but can neither read nor write. Thsy could not teach It to their own children if they wanted to, nnd the observa tlons of tho writer of the arlcle led him to believe they do not want to. No schools havo been maintained for tho study of Welsh except the Sun day schools, which include both Eng lish and Welsh classes. Many of thJ farmers take Welsh papers, "Y Drych" ("The Mirror") and "Y Cyfalll" ("The Friend") being favorites. One of the principal eanly settlers was Richard Jones, of Bronberllan, who was generally known as "Kl.'g" Jones by his friends am associates. lie took with him considerable mony from Wales, and was accounted a man rf means, free from necessity of dally toll, from the very first. WELSH CHARACTERISTICS. Tho Welsh characteristics of thor oughness and Industry are such as not only to secure a competence at horn?, but, under a somewhat different de velopment, to win distinction abroad. A number of the plain hard-working boys of the Welsh colony have gone out Into the world and given a practical demonstration of this truth. Naturally, soma of them were ministers the Rev. David Jenkins, the Rev. Owen Hughes, the Rev. Thomas Rice, the Rev. Edward Ellis, and the Rev. IX. O, Rowlands, P. D. Mr. Rice studle 1 nt Carroll college, and Is now a resident of Lake Forest, 111. But there w;re two ministerial birds of another color, not really Waukesha county residents! but very near neighbors and pract. cally a part of the Waukesha colony. The Rev. Lloyd Jenkins Jones, the fa mous Unitarian preacher now of Chi cago, was raised in Ixonla, Jefferson county, Waukesha's ntarest neighbor on the west. The father was Richard Lloyd Jones, an early settler, and the family were Unitarians, and, conse- quently, a perpetual torment to their orthodox neighbors. There was a good-sized flock of boys and girls, bright and Bmart, "the nicest people in the world." said the writer's Cal vlnlstlc Informant, "only you musn't talk religion to them." Another Ixonla boy, a neighbor of Jonea and his com panion at the district school, was Griff II. Humphreys, who has also ac hieved somo distinction. Ho became a Presbyterian minister, and used to preach threo times a day once in Welsh, once In Oerman and once In English. Then ho dropped preaching and became a lawyer, nnd in recent years has been a prumlnent canrpalgn speaker in the Republican party. Ha lives In Utlca, N. Y., and Is, I believe, publisher of a Welsh paper. This m?ans Air. u. H. Humphrey, formerly editor of "Y Drych." MwM And Tromlnent in another line is Profess or Williams, of the University of Wis consin, He was- born In New York, but his boyhood was passed in Wau kesha county. Yearn ngo a namesake of his, Professor Mathew. Williams, also raised In Waukesha county, had tho reputation of being tho best Greek scholar west of Lake Michigan. The Welsh have a profound respect for education and give their boys and glrla tho best educational advantages they can afford. Many of them are educated at Carroll college, and serious-minded, hard-working students they are. The Welsh colony has also produced a, number of writers whose THOMAS D. JONES. Came as a Boy in 1844 Encyclopedia of In formation Concerning Welsh Colony. reputation Is limited by their lnacces sable tongue. Literature and song are tho diversions of the Welsh people. Many of our Welsh cltllzcno are well read, especially In history and Calvln Istlc theology. Most of them sing nnd some of them write. Richard W. Jones, decensed, father of Morgan Jones, a prominent citizen, was a poet well known and liked by readPin of Welsh papers nnd magazines. His pen name was "Cymro Cloff" (The Lame Welsh man) and he published his verses not only In periodicals, but alsoln phamph let form. THE LAME WELSHMAN. It Is also an Interesting fact that a gentleman who once belonged to the colony Is now or was recently a mem ber of the British parliament. Evan R. Jones was a drapers' apprentice In Wales when 'as a lad he ran away from home, and went to America with the family of a neighbor, who paid his way. They settled In Genesee, in Wau kesha county, where young Jones re mained some time. Later he became a clerk in Milwaukee, and when the war broke out enlisted as a private. He returned as major, having been pro moted for meritorious conduct. Then he became Interested In politics, es poused the cause of Matthew II. Car penter for the senate,, and through the Influence of the latter was appointed consul at Cardiff, Wales. He retained his position for many years up to Pre sident Cleveland's first term of olllce and later, having decided to remain In Wales, he became an English subject, and was elected to parliament to rep resent a Welsh constituency. His wife was Miss Kate Evans, a sister of Mrs. 'William J. Williams, of Elm Springs, in Waukesha county. "OWEN RHYSCOMYL" ON OWEN GLYNDWR. The rumors that have for some time been current as to tho identity of the well-known no -list who has been hailed In many uncritical" quarters as the Welsh Walter Scott were responsi ble for drawing together a good au dience at the London Cymmrodorlon society's meeting recently In Lon don. The audience was, however, doomed to disappointment, for the writer elected to preserve his or her anonymity by leaving the secretary (Mr. Vincent Evans) to read tho pa per in Its author's absence. Amongst tho audience were Mr. T. E. Ellis, M. P., and Mr. Lloyd-George, M, P. The chair was occupied by Mr. Hubert Hall, F. S. A., of the Public Record '$ JOHN JARMON. MRS. ANN JAnMON. Oldest Living Welsh Settlers. Ofilce, and director of the Royal society of Literature. Tho title of the paper was "Sugges tions as to the Fuller Study of the Life of Owen Glyndwr." Tho lecturer ob served that in the clash and movement of tho re-awakenlng of Wales a paper on the subjeot of "Owen ap Gruffudd, Lord of Glyndwrdwy, and Crowned Prince of Wales," was one of the things to bo expected. It would not be forgotten that only a few months ago the Prince of Wales of today, when at Machynlleth, had referred with good taste and feeling to ".My predecessor In the Prlnceshlp, Owen Glyndwr." People wero Just beginning to appre ciate the truth'that If Glyndwr had not lived the'AVelsh nation of today would possibly be different to what It ac tually Is. After the black death Welsh national life seems to have given the first faint Indications of being still nllve. Common people began to stand by the old laws in their dally lives. Now hopes and wider aspirations fol lowed lu rehabilitating the old laws. The people had already made one step towards the reattalnment of their hap piness, and from that moment the mv tlon grew and ripened In the new hope waiting only for the leader who'should flulfil it. Glyndwr was born In the Mrtbplace of these new ideas. It wtb oniy by taking count of the after ef ftcts of the black death that we could properly understand the curious coursa of the rising. Whether the Interests of life were mainly pastoral instead of agricultural, the rising was morn po litical than social. To the people of South Wales Owen's movement meant freedom from the oppressions of their lords. The author dealt with the much-debated action of Oweni In not coming up to old Percy in. flghtlu? the Battle of Shrowtfbury, and claimed that Owen hod shown great strategy In his operations at that time and at other periods. In conclusion, the lec turer urged that every step should be taken to illustrate the career of him who re-klndled the expiring hope of national freedom, and paved the way for the movement, which ultimately bore a Prince of Welsh blood to the Throna under the Dragon's flap, and ix if pFfk Fa sa f vl From Home Abroad o o o o o so put ft period for ever to national up risings for fulfilling tho national de sires. The chairman criticised the attitude of the paper towards English writers who have dealt with Glyndwr. The subsequent discussion, which was car ried on by the Rev. Elvct Lowls, Mr. Ernest Rhys, Dr. Isambard Owen, Mr. J. H. Lewis and others, did not contri bute anything in support of the hlgh-ly-romantio glamour In which the nu thor of the paper had presented what he or she was pleased to consider us hUtory. HOME NOTES. The Loyal Knights of Scmnton nrs contemplating holding an eisteddfod soon. A biographical sketch of Samuel James will appear In the "Kelt" for June, the first installment of a work on which Henry Bluckwell has been 12 years compiling. Henry Blacltwell, the New York bookseller of Welsh books. Is also one of the most nrtlstlc bookbinders in this country, being well known among the profehsron in New York city and probably at the head Of tho profession In an artistic point of view, besides be ing a Welsh antiquarian of dlfctlnctlon. General T. L. James 1ms nccopted an Invitation to attend the National eis teddfod In Wales. Tho geriernl takes an active interest in the pro jected largo eisteddfod which Is being organized In New York for next year. A special meeting Is to be held In a few days to discuss and arrange the pre liminaries. NOTES. A Saxon who has heard that there Is no "J" In the Welsh alphabet wants to know how Welshmen spell Jack. It is understood by those who have seen Mr. S. T. Evans In Mid-Glamorgan that the non-member Is a kind of half-timer. The Bishop of St. Asaph and Mrs. Ed wards havo been staying at Eaton Hall on a visit to the Duke and Duchess of Westminister. "I've lost rav voice," said a Radnor shire woman the other day. "I carina sing nor call a pig" a strange conjunc tion of disabilities. Fourteen yean: ago today was a happy day with the promoters of Harry Dock. It was on May 11. 1SS3. that the preamble of their bill was passed. The now honorary canon of Llandaft Cathedral, the Rev. .1. . Harding, vicar of Rocktleld Monmouthshire, is a brother-in-law of Lord Llangattook. The Cnidinal-Aichblshop of Westmin ster and the Right Itev. Dr. Mostyn, Bishop of Ascalon and Vicar-Apostolic of Wales, have Just left this country for Rome. It is said that nt n recent conversa zione held nt Llanelly the attractions in cluded tho old Greek games of "Locky locky," marbles,, "gigantic," and "owl a'r ben dab!" Lay patron"! hojd the right to present to 132 benefices In the Dioceso of Llan dnff. Since his confaecratlon. In 1SS3. tho Bishop oLIandaff has ordained 30S dea cons andfO priests. In tho threo Welsh University Colleges tho total number of students from tho Welsh educational area Is 733. Out of this total 213 are at Aberystwlth, 1CS at Bangor, nnd 354 ut Cardiff. Canon Johnson, who was in residence at the Canonry, Llandaff, during the month of April, has been succeeded by Canon Roberts, who will bo In residence for tho next three months. Commitment orders were made ngalnst two school masters nt Caruui County court last week, nnd His Honor, JudRo Owen, spoke bitterly of the example set to the rising generation. Lady Swansea and her daughters have left Singleton to take up their residence permanently at G. Belgrave-square, Lon don, and their departure. It Is needless to state. Is very much regretted down west. Almost with awe the editor of tho Aberystwlth College mnpazlno remarks of tho recent deputations to the Univer sity Court: "In tho splendor of barbaric gold no deputation surpassed that of Car diff." A young preacher somo years ago asked the late Rov. Edward Matthews to sond him tho best book that ho could think of to help him to preach. Mr. Mat thews sent him Mrs. Beeton's cookery book. Probably Mr. Llowelyn Phillips, school master, Maesteg, who died last week, was the smallest man In Glamorgan shire. He was barely four feet, six in dies In height, but mentally ho was a giant. "Little Miss Drew," the Grand Old Man's granddaughter, has been sum moned by the Queen to Windsor Castle. It Is hoped in Welsh Nonconformist quarters that she will step out of tho castle as Lady Hawarden. Ancient custom Is not always equal to law. The magistrates at Carmarthen re fused a license to a young couple who Intended holding tho ancient "bidding," the chairman announcing it was wrong for young couples to drink intoxicants on their wedding day. Mrs. D. A. Thomas's namo appears among tho few successful miniature painters whose works aro exhibited at the Royal Academy this year. Mrs. Thomas has sent In a highly-finished portrait of her sister, Mrs. Boyd, of New castle, who Is herself very well known as a miniature painter. Lord Dynevor has given a piece of ground, about four acres In extent, to serve as a playground for tho children of Ammanford, Bcttwoa and Tlrydatl. Steps aro now being taken to get trus tees appointed who will undertake tho laying out and maintenance of the re creation ground. Bis lordship has largo interests in Ammanford, and Is always ready to do good to tho place. Mr. Stead recently has been collecting "hymns that have helped," his favorite hymn being "Begone! Unbelief," n com position which extends to seven verses, one for each day of the week or for man's seven ages. The hymn has now been translated into WelBh by a Swansea mun (Mr. R. Morris Lewis), and a Swan, sea Cymmrodor swears the translation looks more original than the English version. A Joke which Is going the rounds at the expense of "Watcyn Wyn" tells how ho formed part of a deputation who waited on an eminent personage, and was in vited to stay to lunch. The genial bard partook heartily of the good things pro vided, end missed the train, the rest of the deputation had to run for It and tho last they heard of the bard was, "Well,, man, I didn't think salmon was so bad for the wind." When the Rev. Charles Leach. D. D of Manchester, was speuklng at the Band of Hopo May Festival at Newport ho saw tno iiev. Elwyn Thomas on tho plat form, nnd said: "I'm glad you've got him here. Cling to him like leeches." This advices from a Leach touched tho humorous vlon of tho nudlenco In tho right way. Cardiff Is tho biggest single-member constituency In tho kingdom; It has had threo Parliamentary elections fought on the same register this was In 1SS3, 18SG, and tho bye-election also In tho latter year. It has polled tho youngest elector (ono of sixteen) and tho oldest (one of 107) and laBt November tho present deputy-mayor's nomination papers con. tallied S0O signatures certainly u thing never before heard of In a municipal elec tion. Aro there snakes In Vaynor? The rec tor In his book says no: tho Vicar of Llanfynydd says that when he was a curate at Vaynor ho killed millions, or, at any rate, u few. Tho rector now author Ires us to speak out as follows: "The Vicar of Llanfynydd Btircly has beon dreaming. If ho will spend his holidays at Vaynor during next August, the rec tor will gladly Klvo him n shilling for each snake ho will catch In the parish during tho month." A featuie of the endowments belonging to I'entyrch parish are the -almshouses, live In number. In which so many spins ters reside. Thero were originally ten, but five aro In ruins, Thero was at ono tlmo a Btono tablet with a Latin In scription let Into ono of the walls, but this has now dtssappearcd, and It Is not known whnt tho Inscription was. Somo rogue thinks it is the tablet discovered recently at St. Pagan's church, and which has not been properly deciphered. In the May number of tho "Haul." tho rector at Newport, Pembrokeshire, con tributes a second Instalment of his min isterial rcmlnlHccnses during th past for ty years. Mr. Jones writes In that chatty, gracoful, and occasionally humorous Btylo which characterized a similar scries of letters from his pon some time ago, and given to tho public In the form of a small book. He was curate of ltadyr, near Cardiff, forty years back, and bis experiences of the cathedral and the cler gy of thoso days Is both instructive and Interesting. A Calvlnlstlc Methodist chapel In An Blesey became so dilapidated that tho deacons and members decided to pull it down and build another, but tho problem had to bo faced where should they wor ship In tho meantime? Tho clergyman of the parish when he heard of their di lemma offered the use of tho church, and the offer was readily accepted. Tho Methodists for twelve months held all their services In the church, and wero grateful for tho privilege. The vicar went further afield, and lent tho church school to the Nonconformists of a neigh boring parish while their chapel was be ing renovated. Twenty years ago a Jew trader lived In tho Welsh "hills." Ills business was to carry about a box from door to door with cheap Jewelry, spectacles, and a bit of tho famous Turkey rhubarb which was regarded as a great j.pecitlc a generation ago. Then ho appears to have gone to tho Cape, and found his way to the Transvaal, where he prospered and used his gains to such advantage In helping needy government men, speculators and others, that he is now reported to bo a millionaire. Ho Is held In high reputo by Kruger, nnd Is often to bo seen arm-In-arm with that grim old Sunday school man chwedl Lloyd George. MIbs Clara Butt is very popular in ono particular little corner In Paris. Sho Is in Paris now, and Mrs. Clara Novello Davles, who is with her, writes: "Today we went to the orphanage, where there are about forty destitute children. Miss Butt kocs to seo them, takes them pres ents, loves them, nnd sings to them two or three times a week. It was a pretty sight to see them clinging around her." The other side of tho picture is a recep tion given In honor of Miss Butt, when many scores of the great people of Paris were present, Baroness Rothschild among them. Referenco to Dick Tamar, the Merthyr murderer, who found n place In Madamo Tussaud's, reminds a correspondent that his capturo was a man hunt of a most ex. citing kind. He was run to earth in ono of the woody copses on Aberdaro Hill. Tho only case whleh surpassed It was the capture of highwaymen who plundered tho Abernant cashier of a large sum of money when on his way from the Mer thyr Bank to pay the men. In this case the nows was taken to tho Iron works at Abcrdare and tho whole of tho workmen spread themselves over the hills In an In describably short time and ran the rob bers down . In his Interesting and chatty history of tho parish of Vaynor "Creldiol" em phasises the fact that his parish enjoys complete Immunity from the presence of snakes and adders, and conjectures that St. Patrick must havo charmed these creatures away. Now comes the trouble. The present Vicar of Llan fynydd, Carmarthenshire, was curate for manay years at Vaynor, and he relates that he Baw many snakes in Vaynor parish, and on one occasion killed one over a yead long, and as for adders, he used to count them by tho dozen. Of course, the reverend gentlemen may havo been so popular that even the snakes und adders followed him to Llanfynydd. Dr. Pan Jones, the flory Welsh land laws reformer, has concluded arrange ments whereby one of the vans of tho Land Nationalisation Society will make a pilgrimage through the length and breadth of Wales this summer. Tho ve hicle will contain a staff of English and WelBh speakers, and will start on Its Journey on the 23 of June. Dr. Pan Jones evidently hopes to gather a harvest of converts after certain recent events in North Wales. Tho Radical "Mercury" of Liverpool, Bnlffs and remarks that pos sibly a Welsh branch of the English so ciety will be added to the numerous moribund associations which already exist In Wales. If the medical officer of health for Kld wolly had to depend for his living on the salary ho gets from the corporation he would sometimes live In a palaco and ut other times In a tent. First of all his salary was fixed at 20, and then It was raised to 33, where' It stopped for three years, and then took a long drop to 2 10s. A yeur later it went down to 10, but curiously the town saved nothing by the shrinkage. For a while tiro salary was 20 and over the local government board paid half; Immediately it got under that sum Kidwelly had to pay It all. For this reason tho council on Tuesday suggested 20 again, but, although the increase would cost the town nothing, the proposal was lost by eight votes to seven. Kid welly and Its seven dogs In the manger ought to form tho subject of the next elsteddfodlo awdl. The Rov. J. Swlnnerton, who has nc cepted tho living of Llandevaud, rendered vacant by the death of Canon Edwards, was a curate at Mountain Ash for five years and curato-ln-charge at Tondu for three years. He has been vicar of St. John's, Newport, for nine years. Mr. Swlnnerton Is an enthusiastic worker on bobalf of. education. During his stay at Newport he has been a member of the school board, and whilo at Mountain Ash ho established science and art classes. Tho late Lord. Aberdaro took an active Interest In these classes, and Instruction was given, chiefly in mining, botany, and geology, to 200 students. Unfortunately, Mr. Swlnerton has recently suffered from very bad health, and ono of the reasons which prompted him to accept tho living of Llandevaud was to gain rest and quie tude. His departure will be a Ions to Newport, but he will carry uway the good wishes of everyone. Dr. Llewelyn Bevan, once of Llanelly, now of Melbourne, Is on n visit to tho old country, and he has been telling a "Brit ish Weekly" Interviewer that he does not bellevo that the averago Australian col. onlst has any great knowledge of En, 'ish politics: "I doubt," ho said. "wJ--. A Chapter on Colds SIMPLE PRECAUTIONS THAT MAY PREVENT SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES. Ik Danger of Neglecting a "Common Cold'! Serious and Often Fatal Maladies may J$ Result from from the AVim, In west InilanCM colds are the result of imprudenco or a lack of forethought. Even In caaes where a sudden change In tlio weather or an unavoidable expoiure is re sponsible for the fint alight cold, freili and more severe colds may bo nvoMcd by ob serving a little core, lint "a mere cold " Is tuch a common thing and causes so little inconvenience that notwithstanding nil pre vious experiences we neglect to take the moit simple precautions, in tho way of wearing suitable clothing, the avoidance of draughts, etc. One should always bear In mind the necessity of exercising a constant vigilance to avoid catching cold. When the tempera ture iu the house in higher thnn that out of doors, never p out without putting on nn additional wrap. Never sit in a cold room even though yon do not feel chilly. And it is better to suffer a little discomfort from wearing heavy underclothing than to run the risk of a chill. The following letter from a lady In Sicily Island, La., graphically illustrates the dis tressing consequences that nro liablo to fol low a tlmplo cold. " In February, 189G. I had a severe cold which settled on my lungs, wnnlting In a serious cough. My appetite filled, and I became so weak that I was scarcely nble to walk ncross the room, I weighed only ninety-four pounds, and had given up all hope of recovery when I happened to read an article in n newspaper uencrlblng some er he could name more than four or five English statesmen. But that Is the caso In all countries In relation to tho poli tics of other lands. The other day I was at a bookseller's shop In Bale, and a man was showing me a group of the leading politicians of Germany. He was Bur prised to find that many were quite un familiar to me. 'Tell me,' I said, 'how many English politicians do you know7' 'Well,' ho said, 'there Is Mr. Gladstone and Lord Salisbury, and and, well, sure ly, there is a Joseph something.' Now, do you know," continued Mr. Bevun, "that that man's position is n,ot so en tirely different from ours in Victoria. Mr. E. Lort Phillips and his party havo returned homo from their travels In Somanland. It may bo remembered that two ladles accompanied the expedition, which went out for the purpose of collec ting natural history specimens. A very fine collection, especially of birds and plants, haa been brought home. As re gards Lord Delemere's expedition, little has been heard of It for some months. Several cases containing specimens and trophies of big game have been received from him at tho Natural History Mu seum, South Kensington, and as the par ty Intended to push on into tho Interior, and havo Hent to the coast for further supplies and moro camels, it U not un likely thnt they mean to remain but for another year, perhaps with the idea of making for Lako Rudolph. An Interest ing experiment Is being tried In the way of using dogs In African travel, Lord Delamere havlnc sent for several bull terriers, hlch were duly shipped to Ber bera and forwarded on. How Is it that little Brecon so easily beats tho rest of Wales In getting up a really Interesting eisteddfod? Glamor ganshire and North Wales have tried hard to popularize choral competitions for ladles, but only oneo did they suc ceed In bringing together what may bo called a fair muster of competing choirs. Glamorgan has also attempted to run an eisteddfod for two days, but the second day has always discounted the success of tho first. Brecon, however, knows how to do thoso things. No fewer than six ladles' choirs will compote nt the forth coming eisteddfod. Moreover, the guar antors can enjoy their clgarB in the ab solute certainty that their undertaking Is going to be a great success. The pres entation of the freedom of tho borough to Madame Pattl wilt In Itself serve to pack the Market hall on the first day, whilo all the moro exciting choral com petitions will be reserved for the Tuesday when, of course, another enormous atten dance Is assured. In an appreciative article on Mr. Ed mund Prltchard Martin, tho president of the Institute of Engineers, a writer In the "Shipping World" refers to another distinguished son of Dowlals. Thus: "I heard tho voice of my friend, Edward Williams, of Mlddlesborough, for the last tlmo In tho hills of Glamorganshire. 'The generations of poets Is all that my fam ily can stand,' ho said; 'a third must In evitably land them in the poor house.' This lion-hearted, tender-hearted Iron master was the son of Jiisehm, and the son of Iolo Morganwg.' Tvio generations of poets. To avoid the portal provided by tho state ho broke the entail, and boeame an engineer. EdwarJ Williams graduated at Dowlals, a storm-beaten town of the topmost Inhabitable peak where weaklings perish and giants aro nurtured. In the Cleveland hills, on the Alleghenles, on Lake Superior, every where whore Iron and coal are rich and smoke-stacks rise, you may find the man nt the top Hearing 'Dowlals Works' cred entials. This little series of matchless singers and poets of melody Is not over shadowed by Elswick or Essen. It Is much older than they as tho birthplace of Ironmasters; it marches abreast of this Victorian age of killing pace; it furnishes more than Its quota of men of the first rank to be presidents of tho Iron nnd Steel Institute among them Edward WilllamB, Menelanus, and, In this jubilee year of the Qneen, 'Martin of Dowlals.'" A remarkablo climbing feat was per formed recently in North Wulcs, In tho first successful accent of the famous "slanting" Gully of Llewldd, on tho east ern side of Snowden. This was tho gully In which young Mr. Mitchell, of Oxford, lost his life a few years ago. The pres ent climbers aro two brothers, named Abraham, natives of Keswick, In the Lake district, where they have acquired their experience. The interest of the climb began at the famous "cave-pitch," where Mr. Mitchell fell, and whero all previous climbers have been turned back. Tho "pitch" Is eighty feet or ninety feet high, and consists of a cavo surmounted by a chimney, gradually narrowing and overhanging at the top, whero It Is blocked by some rocks which havo fallen from above. It took tho two climbers a wholo hour to surmount this. On the overhanging rock they found scratches npd a climbing iron inside tho r&lmney. It was probably from this poi that poor Mlchaell fell. The rest of he (Stmb wsb comparatively safe "tirss wy ln tercstlng and by no means ytsy pitches" DRUNKARDS CA5K The craving for drink Is a disease, a mar velloiiH euro for whleh bus been discovered vailed "Anti-Jug," which makes the lnebrlato lose ull taste for Htrong drlnd without know, inn why, unit can bo given secretly lu ten, coffee, soup and the like. If "Anti-Jag" is not kept by your druggist send one dollur to thelleuova Cltemlcul Co., 01) Ilrondwuy, New York, nnd It will be sent poatpald, In plain wrapper with full direc tions bow to give secretly. Information mailed free. ITfaeMo tJnv UaiMolea a aura wltbo a can vent est iu ib no; 3a!!K i.. r. ectloul ; lm lepulbu rfttf beb and In Carelessness. ,$ TtarHtonburg, La. cures effected by Dr. UHarm1 Pink Pill,! nnd concluded to try them. " I commenced mlng them, nnd before I ' had taken half a box I felt like a new crea ture. My appetite was restored, my congh grew less, nnd I was able to sleep soundly at night, which I had been unablo to do for months before. "After taking two boxes of the pills I was weighed again snd to my astonishment my wslght was 113 pounds, n gain of 10 pound. Previous to taking tho pills I had suffered with cold hands and feet, but now have no trouble whatever from that source. " I can truly say I am now In bellcr health than I havo been for years. The effect of th: Pink Pills Is wonderful, and I can recom mend them in all cases of debility nnd wco)l ness. Mrs. A. L. STArrouD." i Dr. Williams' Pink Pills contain, In a cosJ densed form, all the elements necessary to giro I new life and rlehnew to tho blood and restore shattered nerves They aro an unfailing spe clfia for suclr diseases as locomotor ataxia, par-1 tlal paralysis, St. Vitus' dance, sciatica, neu ralgia, rheumatism, nervous headache, tho" after effect of la grippe, palpitation of tha heart, palo nnd sallow complexions, all forms of weakness either in male or female. Pink. Pills are sold by all dealers, or will be sent' post paid on receipt of price, 60 cents a box, i or six boxes for $2.60 (they are never eold iu bulk o by the 100), by addressing Dr. Wil liams' Medicine Company, Schenectady, N.Y.j and finally the climbers emerged on tho top of tho western buttress of Llewldd, where they built two small calms. Tho climb Is about SI0 feet In length, and Is, Judging from tho description given by ono of the climbers probably the most 'difficult over achieved In the United Kingdom. The "Dally Chronicle" says that tho feat will serve to dissipate var ious legends about this cavo on Llewldd, which had been supposed by the natives to contain all sorts of relics of previous habitation. MANSFIELD STATU NORflAL SCHOOL. intellectual and practical training rod teachers. Thrre courses of Btudy besides preparatory. Special attention given to preparation for college. Students ad mitted to best colleges on certificate. Thirty graduates pursuing further studies last year. Great advantages for special studies In nrt and music. Model school of three hundred pupils. Corps of sixteen teachers. Beautiful grounds. Magnificent buildings. Largo grounds for athlotlcs. Elevator nnd Infirmary with attendant nurse. Fine gymnasium. Everything furnished at an average cot to normal students of $143 a year. Fait term, Aug. 2S. Winter term, Dee. t. Spring term. March 1C. Students admitted to classes at any time. For catalogue, containing fuU Information, apply to S. II. 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