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PUBLIC AMTTSEJCEKtrS. CARDIFF. THEATRE ROY AL Lessee and Manageress .Mrs. EDWARD FLETCHER. TO-NIGHT, AT 7.30, THE TpOOTBALL Iff- ING Time and Priccs as Usual. Half-Pnce at Nine. Booking Offices at Messn. Thompson and Shackell's (Lomted), Queen-street. Telephone No. 521. Mouday Next, Dec. 7th, Return Visit of the Great Drurjj LaDe DransB— HUMAN MATURE. MONDAY, DECEMBER 14th, WIO D'OYLY CARTE REPERTOIRE COMPANY IN rtlHE GRAND DUKE, fJHJI Q.ONDOL1ERS, XHE MIKADO- » x BfLI/)T FOR OPERAS. ™ Otdcr to Meet the Convenience of the Public 4In the Occasion of the Visit of Mr. Carte's Repertoire Company, the Management have Decided to Gonsult a6! I??6? their Matrons, and, therefore, Propose *? VT^,a *s to which Nights wouia be f~°? „i ,„ 'or above Operas. Patrons tliere- Wish to Attend a Certain Night to Witness tnei favourite, are .Requested to Intimate by Poet- 0r ,^?Jore December 4th their Wishes in u>a Vi!rfifr'o e Operas will then be performed on Nights Selected by the Largest Number. C-r R N D nn fi E A T R B .V* Jhe Premier JL Theatre of Wales. J41-. CLARENCE SOUNES. illttlUiING ATTRACTION AND IMMENSE Itr w SUCCESS OF «r. ana Mrs. Fred Jarman and Powerful Company, In the New English-Russian Drama, "JJNDER rjIHE ^jZAH. ■fcTn2Lop? •?* ,7n? ico?ul«ooe 7.30. Box Office open to £ 1 £ X 10 to 6* 725- Prices (xL December -7th, Mr. W. Bourne's New Plaj, TWO ]M[B • -———- 48984 ABDIFF ORCHESTRAL SOCIETY PACardiff. GRAND CONCERT. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER, 9th, 1896 Vocalists: Miss ADA CROSSLETJ Mr. BEN DA VIES. FULL0 OKC^iFS'rR BARKER. Accompanist ..Mr. w' A lflCfiURina seribers' Tickets tuir* ^'i J Ballot for Sub- £ £ £ £ 5. ^TK» r J"cn ot the ihrefc Concerts. 15s. 48896 fi1HJS Tfl M F IRE Ie 'T* not in mortals to command success, but well do mcre-deeerve it." Hugging Director .OSW ALD STOLL. TO-NIGHTI From Drrr* lAne Theatre Pantomime, GEO. SPRY AND FLORRIE AUSTIN, In their Romantic Burles.ju«. THE HOWARD BROTHERS, The Marvels of Clairvoyance. JlIBS NELLIE OLDENE, Vocalist and Light Comedienne. THE CLAYTON TWINS And THE MISSES WOOD AND WILLIS, In "Pepper and Salt." VOLTI AND RAT, Bar teemed ians. CLARKE AND GLENNY, In "The Haunted House." MISS ADA LONSDALE, Scrto-Oomedienne. -HAIG AND HAIG, Comic Tumblena. BOOKER AND JTARBIS, American Comedy Artistes. Next Week- DAN LtENO. .Tan for Advance Booking. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Satur- days, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. On view at the Empire daily. PH IL H A R M ONIC-HA1 I. AND STOLL'S PANOPTICON. OPEN ALL DAY. cSJfc. I ™E I EYED ELVIRAS. I £ ED" U,LAwY I Phrenoiogifits | LADY. Waxworks. Jungle. Phonograph. Illusions. ? OPEN ALL DAY. -NEWPU.KX. THE EMPIRE Managing Director OSWALD STOIJ*. TO-NISHT! TBE THREE REZIAHS, SADIE JEROME. r.«T,THE HALLIWELLS. 6ER1RUDE MINIM, WILL DOWNES. _n BVAU, AND CO. ALMA, and Ko, SJ^reas PRESTON. JL AND THE WF,-EICT,Y MAIL* NEWS OF THE WEEK, PRICE, ONE P IF, Iq N'y ?on,Prehensive newspaper published in waies. containing ALL THE LOCAL NEWS and °eneral Political, and Commercial ENGLAND'S HISTORY, AS NERORED BY FAMOUS PAINTERS. PART III. PRICE. 6d. "WESTERN MAIL" (LIMITED), CARDIFF. ICONS?. WALLACE & CO.. 98, QUEEN-ST., CARDIFF, ACCOUNTANTS. B5 to £1,000 ADVANCED DAILY. PROMISSORY NOTES ACCEPTED AS SECURITY. TOWN OR COUNTRY. IMMEDIATE ATTENTION! N.B—Look for name on windows over shop ND Friends Depart when you are short of Ready Money.—Then write or call on Wallace and Co., 98, Queen-street, Cardiff. MONEY LENT REASONABLY AND PRIVATELY, FROM £3 TO £500. To all classes of responsible persons, re-payable by Easy Instalments. Terms and particulars free, on application, personally or by letter, to R. PHILLIPS, 7, PEMBROKE-TERRACE, CARDIFF. e5721 MR. L. REED, 56, Railway-Street, Moors, Cardiff Advances :rom £ 2 to £ 200. Borrowers receive courteous and prompt f ttentioq. e5672 1- 2250,000 to Lend.—Those in Want of Cash in of JElO to S500 arc Reeommsaided to apply to the Provincial Union Bank, 1. Queen-square, Bristol; or to E. W Webber, 3, Working-street. Cardiff. e5595 "LET THE HILLS RESOUND WITH SONG I" Sole Agency for Cardiff and South Wales THOMPSON AND SHACKELL (Limited), QUEEN'S MTJSLE WAREHOUSE. CARDIFF. Also at Swansea Merthyr, Llaneiiy Newport uonfcv- pridd. Hristol. Barry Dock. Bridgend, &c., Ac. LARGEST STOCK IN THE K1NG1SOM. NEWEST DESIGNS. Illustrated Catalogue Free on ^ppilcation to THOMPSON AND SHACKELL (Limited), QUEEN'S-BUILDINOS, CARDIFF, Or any of the Company's Numerous Branches. ax OTLEBRATED "ESTEY" ORGANS, from 5s. Monthly, on New Hire System own R. J. HEATH AND SONS INSTRUMENTS RETURNED FROM THE EXHLBIRION ARE NOW OFFERED AT GREATLY „ REDUCED PRICES GOME EARLY AND SE0URE A BARGAIN. Sole Agents for South Wales for the Piano Resonator Company (Limited). London. Resonators can be Fixed to any Pianoforte, producing » much improved tone. Price from S5 upwards. PIANOFORTES BROADWOOD p Collard, Kirkman, Brinsmead, Erard, Pleyel, Schiedmayer, Bluthner, Steinway, Bechstein, Neumeyer, &c., &c. OfMJANS by MASON and HAMLIN BeU Smith. Carpenter, Sterling, Stery and Clark, Doherty, Earn, Ac., &c. HARMONIUMS by ALEXANDER .J<L.* Sc., Ac. THE FULL-SIZE GRAND PIANOFORTE USED AT MADAME PATH'S CONCERT FOR HIRE FOR RECITALS, 4A LARGEST POSSIBLE DISCOUNTS FOR CASH. EXPERIENCED TUNERS VISIT ALL PARTS OF 80UTH WALES PERIODICALLY. REPAIRS OF ALL KINDS EXECUTED BY FIRST. CLASS AND EXPERIENCED LONDON WORKMEN. SPECIAL QUOTATIONS FOR PLACES OF WORSHIP, INSTITUTIONS, AND SCHOOLS. I Before Purchasing do not fail to send for our Price Lists and Verdict of 900, and Compare our Prioet and Terms with Other Houses. SHOWROOMS- SI, QUEEN-STREET, CARDIFF; W, TAto i'-cSiiliLET, POX A'YPRHJD AND 31, WINDSOR-ROAD, PENARTH. MANUFACTORY: LONDON. AGENCIES AT ABERAVON, OADOXTON-BARRY, CAERPHILLY, BRIDGEND, MAESTEG, &c., &C. CANTASSERS WANTED INALL PARTS, ON GOOD COMMISSION. 1V1 t8S* £ ZSaiF*' ^orsforth- Offers hi* Mill Pril S. :idlreCt fFOm thB Loom a* Series, Fannies, Cashmeres, Bieges, Patfom Mantle Cloth*. Sav-p !7, application. SI!- i V inte"nediat« profit. per yard. °f Dr0SS Meltons- 1111 shade, Address MANUFACTURER. HORS- LEEDS THE GREAT BLOOD F URIFIER THOMPSONS BURDOCK PILLS Overcome the worst forms Of di&eases nnf] the fouift* mcdtono h«r^ 1 teTe"y dis<asp vvhere no otter Burdock pill Man, ? ''y Chemists, or from the wraoefc P,H Manufactory, 44, Oxford-atreet, Swansea IF YOU WANT THB LARGEST AND BEST WEEKLY NEWSPAPER IN THE PROVINCES, BUY THE W £ EKLY MAIL WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE "NEWS OF THE WEBK." £ £ NTLEMRN DON'T iooina of Bradford. We make fn Pifwf? v- tbe Suit, to niea'iurp for k aj Ail-Wool Vicuna the ( „ r 55?„ ,6d-> and vou ct-n't buy I HE WOOLLEN CO., BRADFORD. eb745 -= PUBLIC NOTICES. XTRAORDINARY VALUE E SPECIAL LINE in IRISH FRIEZE ULSTERS to MEASURE (WOOL LINED), 35s. Canuot be equalled in Cardiff under 508. MINSKI, BESPOKE TAILOR, 18, QUEEN-STREET ARCADE. CARDIFF. c9709z7 yiCTORY LODGE* I.O.G.T. BAZAAR at the CORY MEMORIAL-HALl, will be OPENED on WEDNESDAY, at Three p.m., by bia Worship, the MAYOR; on THURSDAY, at Four p.m., by Councillor E. Thomas, J.P. Admission, 3d. and 6d. 49001 FURNITURE AT MARVEL L0 US PRICES j SAVE YOUR MONEY By Purchasing your FURNITURE, BEDDING, CARPETS, and MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS of BEVAN AND COMPANY (LIMITED), REGISTERED AS THE CARDIFF FURNISHERS Whose immense Cash Purchases enable them to Sell all Goods fully 20 per cent. below the prices usually charged by other firms. 11,500 IRON and BRASS BEDSTEADS always in stock, from 7s. lid. each. HUNDREDS of DINING, DRAWING, and BEDROOM SUITES, From 3i to 50 Guineas. Call and inspect our immense eeleotiens before Purchasing elsewhere. Large Illustrated Catalogues Gratis. Delivery Free Throughout Wales and Border CeuntieSf BEVAN & COMPANY. 21, DUKE STREET, 97. ST. MABY STREET C A R BIFF. 7, WIND-STREET, SWANSEA. OPPOSITE TOWN-HALL, NEWPORT. CLARENCE-STREET and MANBURT- RQAD, YP00L. E1876 HE THINK OF THIS —IF YOUR COMPETITOR 18 USING A TYPEWRITER, SO MUST YOU. WE ARE PREPARED TO PROVE THAT THE DENSMORE WU/T. SUIT YOUR PURPOSE BEST. LEARNT IN A FEW HOURS. YOUR OFFICE BOY CAN USB IT. DROP US A CARD AND WE WILL COME AND SEE YOU. THE cCD fcJ-N S M 0 R E SOLE AGENTS FOR SOUTH WALES AND WHO WILL FURNISH FULL PARTICULARS ON APPLICATION. "TEST ERN MAIL L D ST. MARY-STREET, CARDIFF, THE DKNSMOHE" EJAN BE SEEN WORKING DAILY IN THE WESTERN MAIL OFFICB. 43158 PREPAID ADVERTISEMENTS THE « EVENING EXPRESS ONCE. TRItIlS r SIX TIMES. TIll ES ■ ■■ 20 Words. 0 6 10 16 30 Words 9 1 6 3 ?- 40 Words 1 0 2 0 3 0 50 Words 1 3 2 6 3 9 Notice to Advertisers. IMPORTANT.—Adverfciienients to be classified must reach this office by 1030 a.m but they can be inserted tip to 4.45 p.m. under heading of TOO LATE FOR CI,ASSIFICATION. The boxes provided lor answers to advertisement* appearing in the Evening Express" are not intended for any other purpose whatever, and cannot be allowed to be used for the distribution of printed or written advertising circulars or announcements of any kind. "Applv at the Evtiling Express," means that the address "of the advertiser can be obtained at thf. Evening Express" Office on personal application. If required to be sent by post, two stamps must be en- closed. The above charges apply only to consecutive in- Mertions ot the following class of advertisements:- Situations Wanted or Offered, Apartments, Money Wanted. Partnnrahips, Lost and Found, Miscellaneous Want* Businesses, Houses, Shops, Offices to Let or Sell, Specific Articletl for Sale Privately. It tlÎè uWèrtïonï-benot executive, or if payment be not made previous to publication, the credit rates will be charged. Naine ana Address to be counted. Orders sent through the post to be accompanied by Poetal <)nl«r or Halfpenny Stamps. Cheques, Postal and Post-office orders should be crossed and nK.de payable to Mr. D. Watkin Thomas. Advertisements are received also at toe following suh-oflftces: — NEWPORT TREDEGAR STREET. SWANSEA • .CASTJ.E-STRF.ET. MERTHYR VICTORIA-STREET. PONTYPRIDD 4a, TAFF-STREET. HEAD OFFICES. CARDIFF: ST. MARY-STREET. PARTNERSHIP. Established Oostumiftr Defines to Meet with a crood Milliner as Partner, good opportunity for small oaprtal.—W 6, ,We?tcni| Mail, Carditf. BICYCLES. Morris Bros., Cycle Works, Pontypridd.—Immense Bargains to personal callers. We must shift the stock for new arrangements. dome and See. Repairs as usual. New Maps and Lists, 4d etamjpe. I ————'■— ? APARTMENTS. Lodgings for respectable Young Man—Apply 64, Salisbury-road, Cardiff. c-97117 A comfortable Home for One rr Two respectable Young Men; no children; home comforts; terms very moderate.—16. Brook-street, Riverside. ezl very mod&80te.-16. Brook-street, Riverside. ez7 J MISCELLANEOUS SALES. Universal dream and Fortune-telling Book: best edition extant; big demand; poet free, 2s.—Taliesvu Reee, 44. Portmanmoor-road, Cardiff. e9700z2 Poultry.—If you want your birds to jay you write for prices and samples of food to Nosh Rees and Soo, Hay. Corn, and Seed Merchants, Cardiff. e5229 Firewood for Saie7 2s. per cwt., delivered in any pen of the borough.—Master, Workhouse, Cardiff. r e5653 1 000 Business Cards, Memorandums, or Billheads, 3e.; 10,000 Useful Handbills, 2s. 6d.; samples free -Fisher and Co., Machine Printers, Broadmead, Bristol. HHIM, e4419 MISCELLANEOUS. Tobacconists Commencing see Hid. Guide and Cata- logue (259 pages). Jd.-Tobacconists' Outfitting Co., If5, Eustop-road, London. Manager, By. MyeM. ?? Aristotle's Works. Complete. Coloured Plate* ('genuine edition), 30 stamps • Paris by Night, or Gay IJfe in Paris," Illustrated, 30 stamps, post free. E. Bcwker, 27, Renehaw-streefc. Liverpool. Patronise the old firm. Established 1832. e5691 Is Your Watch Wrong? The Best and Cheapest Shop in Cardiff for the Repair of Watches of every description, English or Foreign, is 38. Castle Arcade, (third shop from Oastle-street), by James Keir, for ten years with Mr Spiridion. Clocks and Mueio Boxes Cleaned and Repaired. e4209 SHOP ASSISTANTS. SHOP ASSISTANTS WANTED. Advertisers are Caationed that Postmasters are not allowed to Deliver Letters Addressed to Initials or Fictitious Names at any Post-office. Letters addressed to Initials or Fictitious Names mu*t bear the Addreca of the Advertiser or one of the offices of the Western Mail. Wanted immediately. Junior Young Man for Oent.'s Mercery.—Apply, with full particulars. W. Lewis, 195. High-straet, Swansea. 248S/5 Provisions —A sma^t Provision Salesman Wanted also a 6n:art. Bov.—Applv Lipton, St. Mary-street, Ca.rdiff 2487z4 Wanted immediately, an experienced Assistant for the Fancy Stationery Trade must be (rood window- dresser and energetic; good satiny and permanency to oornpefcent hand -Apply, with photo and refe- ifnces, Mullock and Sons, Stationers, Newport, Mon. 49009 Wanted imwdiatelv, Grocer's Assistant; used to soliciting; Welsh; must have exceptional references. -Apply: stating salary, to W 39, Western Mail Car. diff. 2402z7 Grocery.—Wanted, smart Apprentice for above Trade.—Apply R. Williams and Son, Georgetown, Merthyr 2363z2 To Butchers.—Wanted, at once. steady, respect- able Young Man to Manage Branch Shop.—Apply, personally, 254, Holton-road. Barry Dock 2137zS Wanted immediately, experienced Young Men for Drapery and Dresses.—Apply W. Edwards, Diaper. Swansea. 2300z4 AI prentices —Wanted at once. a tall, well-educated Young tAdy and a tall, well-educated Youth as Apprentices to th? General Drapery.—Apply for full particulars to Evans and Allen (Limited), Newport. 48006 ~Wanted~a respectable louth as an Appi-enticc; indoors.—Apply, with full particulars, Eames and Son, Tailors, Hatters, and Hosiers, Abergavenny. 9,227z3 Grocery, Provisions. -Wanted, smart Junior Assis- tant—Apply, by letter only, Wyche, 57, Llanfair- roacl, Canton, Cardiff^ 215^2 Grocery and Provisions.—Wanted immediately, 1 thoroughly good Junior; good references required; indoors.—W G Thomas, Treharris. 2259z3 Mil LINERS AND DRESSMAKERS WANTED. Dressmaking.— Ledies' Costumes. Evening Dresses, Caj.es, tu\. Made in the Latest Style. Fit guaraji- teed—Address Lewis and Evans, 133, Cow bridge road. Carditf. e5896 l I BUSINESS ADDBESSES. Waterproofs Repaired 5 While You — Wait" 8, K^V Quwn St-i N CARDIFF. ANDERSON, AKSXXSOV & AVDKRSOX, w., ( 85, St. Paul't' Churehyard, ) Waraiiouies: I 37> aaeen Ti#toru Strtet, kciTDOH. Works: I Bow Road, J UP TO.DATE SPECIALITIES TRY OUR 42srOVERCOATS TO MEASUj< A MARVEL OF CHEAPNESS AND QUALITY. Silk Velvet Collar 800 Plaid Lining. BISHOP AND CO., TAILORS 50, QUEEN-STREET, CARDIFF. Opposite The EJnpire ms-w- CLERKS AND MANAGERS. CLERKS AND MAN AjSERS WANTED. Advertisers are Cautioned i4ot Postmasters are Not Allowed to Deliver Letters addressed to Initials or Fictitious Names at any Post-office. Letters addressed io Initials or Fictitious Natu must bear the tddress of the Advertiser or one of the Offices of the Western Mail. _«• Young Lady Seeks PoaitiS" ae Clerk or Private Secietaiy: shorthand wiifcpl?-—\V 45, Evening Ex- prefg, Qu'diff. e9713z8 Want»-d, respectable Lad In Coal Exporter's Office at Cardiff.—Address W 55, Wc-'te .i Mail, Cardiiff. z4 Young Lady Wanted fo. Ueoeiving Office; one witn business experienre prcf r"ed.—Apply, by letter only, stating age and paihc vats, to W. E. Vaughan and Co. (Limited). Inlandsff-oad, Cardiff. 2^617.4 Wanted at cnce, Shortbar<l Writer, Yost quick at figures and experienced tinworks office.— Apply, with references, statin-; salary, Vulcan, Wesiern Alai! Swansea. 2431x7 Wanted, Shorthand Remington Typist; 100 words }>ei- minute.—Apply, givini; references and salary expected, to J. C. HovieK, Electrical Engineer, Llai elly. 2395z7 Wanted at once, sniaili Qfcnfe Boy.—Apply, in own handwriting, stating waaBS lwuired. to W 35, Western Mail, Cardiff IF" 2383z3 Clerks (Male or Tliose Possessing Knowledge of .ShortMftdv T\w-writing I^essons 'Jiven Free.—Apply W 33, yegtera Mail. 08-rdiff. 2386z7 Wanted, Colliery fjurvcy; ifor Month or Two; must be thoroughly. practical; grod draughtsman and oomputer.-State wages., &c., W ?8, Western Mail. Cardiff. j 48980 Wanted, respectable Youjh as Office Boy; one leaving school preferred.—Ai&iy, in own handwr ting, to W 26, Western Mail, 0»idiff. 23 £ »e5 Wanted, smart Man"as V&tier Clerk for Engineer- ing and Shiprepairing Worts.—State experience aud salary required W 27, Wef«ern Mail, Cardiff. z2 ledger Clerk Wanted; knowledge of brewery accounts, double-entry, and balancing indispensable; character to bear strict* investigation.—Apply, letter only, stating experience, age, salary, and references. Messrs. Webb, Aly.rbceg. Mon, 48918 CLERKS ANn MANAR1 Hf' WANT PLAOE8. An experienced French Cwrespondent Seeks Situation shorthand, {ypist; gcod references. —Address W 43, Western Mcfl, OarduL 2432z7 Young Man (24) Desires ite-engsgment fm Clerk-, good experience in timber and building trades; good references.—W 41, Western Mail, Cardiff. 2429z7 Wanted, to Article & Well-educated Youth, agwd 17, to a Cardiff Firm of Chartered Accountants.—State premium required end othtt condition* to W 12. Western Mail Office, Cardiff. 2384z7 Wanted,.Situation ae. Timekeeper or Storekeeper; light work; aged 33; hoUt) Ct-ptein's certificate.— Address 11, Fox-itreet, Broadway, Ktoth, Car- diff. 2237a3 Wanted, Situation as Clerk, Tiroefce^jpffr, or Posi- tion of Truet; shorthand; rood references.—AtHrcse W 10. Weaiem Mail, Quxliff- 2167%2 ? TRAVELLERS. AGENTS, &c.. WANTED. Advertisers are Cautioned that Postmasters are No's Allowed tc Deliver Letters Addressed to Initials or fictitious Nhmeø at any Post-office Letters addressed to Initials or Fictitious Names must bear the address of the Advertiser or one of the Offices of the Western Mail. Wixpted, a Traveller, resident either in Cardiff, SvTirsea, or Newport, to Work Up a Connection in these places for well-known Packet Teas jnd Blends; firfct-class credentials required.—Apply, in first in- stance. with full particulars, to Nasli, Fern wood, Mer- thyr. z8 Wanted, Pn ex Schoolmaster, of business ability, to Introduce the best Dictionary extant to Profes- sional Men.—Apply D ?8, Western Mail, Swan- sea. 24907.8 Wanted, Traveller for Provisions and Tinned Goods, from to Pembroke Dock; must have good connection rnd character; to a good man good terms will be triven who can prove past sales.—Address W El, Western Mail, Cardiff. 2486z4 Pap<=rhangin<;s, &c—Wanted, Agent on Commission to R< present Us in South Wales—References ami full particulars W 44, Western Mail. Cardiff. 24407.4 Employment Offered Everywhere; salary £8 monthly and commission.—Addresn Register Company, Janan-c.rescent, Orouch-hill, London. Wanted. Resident Cf IT mission Asrent at Newport and Swansea to Sell Oils, Paints, Vanishes, s«nong«t Ship Store Merchants, Ac., by first-class London M.'ir"ifacturing Firm.—Address W 08, Western Mail, CM diff. 2403z7 Brewer's Traveller will be Required for Small Brewery at beginn'ng of year who has experience in Newport. Cardiff, Pontypool, and intermediate dis- trict.—Send copies of -testimonial?, with terms, to B., at Locke's Advertising Offices, Newport, Mon. 2306z4 Wanted, Resident Commission Agent at Swansea, also at Newport, to Sell Margarine r.mongst Ship's Store and Provision Merchants.—Apply W 22, Wes- tern Mail, Cardiff. 2287z4 Canvasser of Address and Experience Required to Push the Sale of a. New Subscription Ediiion of the best Dictionary in the market; erceptio.ial terms to a proved man.—Life, Western Mail Office. Swan- sea. 2243z3 jE30 a Month CM be Made with £iO.-For particu- lars write Oansig. 154. Lcadenhall-gt-reet, London. z2 Agents Wanted, to Sell our celebrated Packet Teas, French Coffee in Tina- and Cocoa; particulars free.— Oliver Oliver, r,nd Co., 283, Southgate-road, ion. don 1401d Agents Wanted to Retail Ceylon and Other Teas in Packets from Is. per lb.; cash terms; pushing people meaning business will please send envelope for price list to Select Ceylon Tea Agency, 39. T ime- street, I.-ondon. LI3641 -?- -? TRAVELLERS, AGENTS, tc.. WANT EMPLOY. WENT Italian Coal Trade.—Advertiser, native of Genoa, with experience in North of England, is about to Establish himself in Genoa as Aarent for Newcastle and Glasgow Coal Exporters, and Would Like te Combine the Representation of Welsh Firm; first- class references.—Address letters to Box W 20. Wes- tern Mail, Cardiff. 2366z2 ??-?-

f The Final Word CONSERVATIVE AGENT: "Again, I ask you to knuckle dawn to me and the Ward Committees."—But the undaunted Artillery nan replies by pulliug the fuse.

NURSEMAIDS AISTD SERVANTS. +- Wanted, a. good General; must cook well.—Apply, with references, Mrs North, 14, Caroline-street, Oar- diff. e9699z2 Wonted, ft. good Servant as Nursee' Dining-room Maid; must be able to do plain sewing; wages, £ 1*-—Apply in person, with rderences, any moriing before twelve, to the Matron. Cardiff Infirmary. 49016 Wanted. Plain Cook, BIB; Parlourmaid. £ 18; also Housemaid, £ 16; family two; friends or sisters; comfortable home.—61, Apsley-rcad. Clifton. 2479z8 Good Plain Oook Wanted; -£25; kitchenmaid kept; small family; excellent situation. House-Parlour- maid; FM; housemaid kept; very comfortable home. —20. Stokes Croft, Bristol. 2481z8 Wanted, supeiror General for Clifton £ 16; family two; housemaid kept; no washing: simple cooking'; g°°^ home.—61, Apstey-road. Clifton. 2490z8 Wanted, clean, strong Country Girl as General; good heme; four in family.—Address St Helen's, Brecknock-road, Knowle. Bristol. 2466z4 Wanted, thoroughly-experienced House-Parlour- maid; under-housemaid kept; Churchwoman pre- ferred.—Mrs. R. Garuoos-WUliame, Tymawr, Brecon. 2452z4 Wanted, gcod General Servant; three in family; nurse kept —Brynteg, Terrace-road, Swansea. 2471z8 Wanted, a reliable and trustworthy Nurse for Four Little Children.—Apply Mrs. Lewis, Ynisygleuen, P-HitaJdawc. Swansea Valley. 24ffz8 Required, a tidy General Servant; no famiiy.— > ai&u J'oi'jii, vi 17 2, A-cwfOit-r&td.' Clir.- "diff. 2472«4_ Wanted, in small, quiet family, experienced General Servant; wages £ 16.—W care ot Mrs. Oook, Church Cottages, Llanishen, Cardiff. 2439z8 OfnertJ Servant Wanted immediately; experienced; early riser; no washing or cooking; wages £ 14; two ether servants kept; Churchwoman preferred.—Apply Mrs. Newell, College, Porthcawl. 242777 Wanted at once, good General; must understand washing, iron in e. plain cooklnir; another girl kept, Address W 40. Western Mail, Cardiff. 2414z3 Experienced House-Parlourmaid Required imme- diRtily for Pcnarih must have lived in gentlemen's families; wages £ 16.—Apply, with full particulars, W 36, Western Mail, Cardiff. 2381z7 Gcod Cook; small dairy; kitchenmaid kept; aged 30 to 40; wages S25 to £ 30.—Mrs. Vizard, Llanmi- NY. gel. Cowbridge. Glamorgan. 6394z1 Cardiff Union.—Ely Schools.—Wanted at once, an experienced Scullerymaid; wages £12 a year, subject to Poor-law rules.—Apply to the Master. 48962 Wanted, an experienced Nurse to Take Charge of a Child from the Month.—Mrs. Aicard, 53, Plymouth- road, Penarth. 2350*2 Wanted, a good General: able to doplaio cook- ing.-Apply Mrs. Roberts, The Rock, St Fagan's. z2 -wlÚ7t¿ a Housemaid; aged abOüt" 20; go-id refe- rences.—Apply, after six p.m.. Mrs. Box, 26. Rich- mond-road. Cardiff. 2370z5 Wanted at once, strong Woman 118 General Ser- vant.40, Loudoun-square. Cardiff. 2371z2 Wanted, Laundress, Able to t)o Shirt* and Table Linen nicely; wages £ 18.—Miss Thomas, Ely Cot- tage, Br-t-on. 2318,2 Wanted, a good General Servant.—Apply Mrs. Davis, 154. CastJe-road. Roath. Cardiff. 2330z2 Wented. good Plain 0»>k.—Apply, giving references and full particulars, Mrs. Hann, The Oakland*. Aber. aman, near Aberdare. 2274z4 Wanted, for Country, good Cook-General; able to hr-ke.—State age, wages, and references, Mrs..Tones Pwll Court. Llangunider. Crickbowell. 22857.4 Wanted, good General Servant; also Nurse, for Two Babies, good personal characters essential.—Mrs. Harriss. 91, Walter-road, Swansea. 2258z3 Wanted, clean, active Housemaid; early ri»er.— Mrs. Isaac, Elm Grove, Dynas Powls. 2216z3 Wanted immediately, a good Cook-Geaeral. -Ap.ply to Mrs. Masters. Faiuiwood. near Newport 2219z3 Wanted, good Housemaid; aged 22; general kept, good references required.—Apply 44. Oakfieid-strwt, Roath, Cardiff, between eleven and 'me. 2212z3 Wanted, useful Girl as Housemaid; oouwtry ser- vat t; good needlewoman; Church.—Mrs. Justice, Castleton. Cardiff. ''198X2 Wanted, experienced Nurse for Three Young Chil- dren; must be good needlewoman—Mrs. Redgrave, 5. Sketty-road, Swansea. 2181z2 Wanted, an experienced General Servant; two in family; no washing.—Mrs. Victor Brukewich. 183. Newport-road. Cardiff. 2153z2 Wanted, a good Nurse-Fousemaidnurse kept; throe in fam i lit-. -Apply. between "1% and seven o'clock, 15, Park-placc, Cardiff 2163z2 Wajited, thoroughily-experienced House-Parlour- j maid; good needlewoman; wages £ 18.—Apply An Leigh, Glaslyn, Llanisli-^n. 48744 I Experienced House-Parlourmaid Required in Small Family in Penarth; page kept; must thoroughly understand her duties; not under 25.-Write, rtating wages, reference, and experience, also state height, H. S.. Western Mail, Cardiff. 48335 Wanted, a thoroughly experienced Barmaid for Vaults.—Apply, with references, Royal Hotel, Cadox- ton. 24b9z7 Wanted immediately, experienced Kitchenmaid; stull«rymaid kept.—Apply Mrs. D. E. Williams, Ivy Bush Royal Hotel, Carmarthen. 2422/2 Wanted, honpst, respectaMe Woman as Kitchen- maid (chef kept); must be well recommended. Aiso Girl, 16 to 18, to Aseist Housemaid.—Apply AIrs. Bentley, Central Hotel, Merthyr. 2430x3 Wanted, a good Plain Cook, also strong Girl as Chambermaid; apply, stating age, references, and salaj-y required.—Apply County Hotel. Ebbw Vale. [z7 Wanted, good Cook; also a Waitress, used to res- taurant and hotel.-Apply Crane, County HoW, Pontypridd. 2379z2 Da vies's Registry I-Wanted, Barmaid*. Waitresses, Chambermaids. Cooks, Kitchenmaids. Generals, Nrrses, for Hotel, Private Families.—Emigration Agency, 45. Charles-street, Cardiff. Bed- 2376z5 Wanted at once, Two good General?; Welsh pre- ferred; must understand washing, ironing, and plain cooking: one other servant kept; good references required.—Apply Windsor Hotel, Ynysybwl. 2324z2 Wanted immediately. General Waitress; also House- Chambermaid family and commercial hotel.—Apply, stating age, wages, and reference, Lewis, Wellington, Brecon 2278z4 Wanted, a good General Servant; good wages given fr. p ?";+8.\>1!' per'-on r<.ferrvc -e'tuired.— Apply to Beaufrrt Arms Hotel, Raglan. 2272U4 Wanted, experienced Barmaid; must understand book-keeping; good reference.—Apply Pentre Hotel, Pentre, Rhondda Valley. 2192z2 Wanted, a good General Servant, who understands washing and ironing; good reference.—Apply Pentre Hotel, Pentre, Rliondda Valley. 2193z2 FEMALE SERVANTS WANT PLACES Experienced House-Parlourmaid Seeks Situation; 4i vearW excellent character; gentleman's familv; tall'; good waitress and needlewoman.—Bertha, 61, Apslej'-road, Clifton. 2478 «8 Cook Seeks Situation 12 years' excellent character; understands soups, entrees, pastry, economical manager; trustworthy; reliable.Oook, 61, Aps'.ey- road, Clii'ton. 2477z8* Good Cook-General Seeks Situation; three ye.l'II' excellent character; cooks well; can wash and iron; country servant; £ 11.—Emily, 20, Stokes Croft, Bristol. 2482z8 Wanted. Situation as Barmaid: thoroughly expe- rienced used to quick counter trade; good refe- rence.—Address L., Post-ofllcc, Llanover, near Aber- gavenny. 2397z7 Wanted, Nurse Child (healthy baby girl preferred), any age, or Would Adopt, by respectable Youpg Married Couple.—Address C. 0., 59, Eaetgate street, Winchester, Hants. 2385z3 Strong, useful General, cook, wash, iron ( £ 12); General, cook, wash (BD); Others (£6 £14): strong Cook-General, wa.6h, iron (long refe- rences) list free.-British Agency, Aberdare Junc- tion. Stamped address. 2345z5 Situations Wanted as General Servants for Several strong Country Girls; hundreds of ladies suited; testimonials free.—Mrs. Ooster, Registry, Glou- cester. 2279z4 Mr Harford Wishes to Recommend a Man, aged 27, all Groom or Second Coachman; rides and drives well, single or pair. Also Footman. Upper and Second Housemaid, and a Kitchenmaid. Only parted with because he is going abroad.-Apply Falcondale, Tarn- peter. 48920 Ladies Requiring Servants and Servants Requiring Situation apply Merriman's Agency, 207, Castle- road. Cardiff. Vacancies for good Generals. 3143t2 Wanted, by a respectable Young Lady, a Situation as Barmaid cxperienoed; good reference.—Apply Beth, 17, Pembertott-atreet, Llaneiiy. 2448z4 WanM. by Young Person, Situation as Barmaid; thoroughly experienced; could superintend house- hold duties: good references.—J.. 38, High-street, Rfcynniey, Mon. 2473z8 PREMISES. To Let, Seven-roomed House. 32, Somerset-street. Key next door. Rent, 8s. weekly.—Apply Shibko, 76, Broadway. Cardiff. e9707z5 To Let. 4 and 6. Turner-road, containing seven rooms; hot and cold bath all papered: rent, 86. clear —Applv, Thomas Edmunds, 53, Queen street, clear-Apply, Thomas Edmunds, 53, Queen street, Cardiff. e9?08z5_ To L?t, l^iree-storied WiH-ehouee. Trade-street; within three minutes' walk of Cardiff Station (G W.R.): size of each floor. 36ft. by 25ft. would suit for furniture store.—Apply D. Da vies, Builder. Trade- street, Cardiff. e9706z5 I MISCELLANEOUS SITUATIONS Wanted, a Tall, strong Lad M Kennel Bov —Apply, efcafcing ape, teference, wages required, also height. W 46 Western Mail, Cardiff. c9714z4 Baker, &c.—Boyce's Operative and Wanted FmpJoy- ment Bureau, Station-terrace, Caidiff; thoroughly genuine workmen guaranteed; permanent or immediately suited. c97l^zB Bakers, &c.—Boyoe's Operative aud Mxetere' Em- ployment Bureau, Station-terrace, Cardiff thoroughly genuine workmen guaranteed; permanent or jobbing immediately suited. z*a' Wanted, Two Unmarried Men as Stokers for Lan- cashire Boilers to Proceed to Sweden; none but first- class men need apply —Address, bv letter with full particulars, St/ kcr, Ely Paper Work*, Cardiff. 49017 Pm.tere.—Wanted, for Couple of Weeks, good Jobbing Hand.—Jones, Brecon. Wanted, smart Youth, with Knowledge of Fish and Poultry Tiade; state by lettor.- Address W 50. Western Mail. Cardiff. 2492«8 Wanted Young Man as Haulier and to Make Himself Useful.—Appdy. to Tom Davis, Grocer, Pontypridd. 2475rt Wanted, an Improvji- to the Brass-finishing; must be used to shipping brass work.-Apply Thomas Dawson, Tyneside Works, Newport, Mon. 49L12 WantedTa good Bwt Repairer quick at benr-b; used to machine; piece or da>" Portmanmoor-road, East Moors, Cardiff. Wanted, a good Man to Work Milk Round in Car- diff wages £ 1 a week house found; murt produce I!('d referewce* tJt to hmiraty *m\ towiwortbinw; coirmejve Monday next.—Apply Xhuuixe, Au«ionettt, 2, Duke street. Cardiff. 2463z4 To Bakers.—Wanted, strong Lad for Moulding r.nd T P to Aseist Generally.—Apply Minifie, Severn-road, Can- ttn. 2434z!_ Wanted, as Gardener. Attend Horse. Cow, Milk fair knowledge of farmwork; make himself generally useful. Morgan ^Canal Head. Aberdare. 2455z8 -wanted, steady Young Man M Gardener; one who understands fiMs; look after pony, and make himself generally useful.—Apply, with references, Channel View, Aberthaw, near Cowbridge. 2433z7 Wanted. Under Gardener, not over 30; steady; good spadesman and attend fires; married, no family; wages 1610.; garden-cottage, coal, vegetables; wife needlewoman, or assist in house or laundry when required.—Apply Lawrence, Middleton Hall, Uan- artbnev, Carmarthenshire. 48967 ~Wanted"the. middle of Decembw, a Lad accustomed to Horses and to Make Himself Generally Uswul.— Apply Dr. Griffiths, Milford Haven 2322z5 Wanted, Youth to-Wait at Tabic, Clean Silver. Boot., &c. and Make Himself Generally Useful in- doors and out; state age, wages required. -Apl,lv to Mr. H. Cuthbertson, Darren Court, Neath. 2:325z2 Folders and Sewers Wanted &t once.—Apply Tudor Printing Works. Tudor-road. Cardiff. *8963 Underground Mine Foreman Wanted for West Africa; must be experienced timberman. well ac- quainted with vein mining, of strictly steady C-nd sober habits, Rnd able to handle natives. The passage out and board snd lodging provided ft Ji.ine.—State aire, experience, and salary required to Foreman, care of J. W. Vickers, 5, Nioholas-lane, London, EC. 2443z2 E. C. 2443z2 Good Navvies Wanted for Gary Quarry; piecework. —Apnlv Foreman on Works, Mosshouse Wood Reser- voir Contract, Neath. 2436z8 ~~Wanted Galvanised Corrugated Iron Shed Erector to Do Erecting by Contract.—Adress W 42, Western Mail. Cardiff. 49006 To Pork Butcher*.—Wanted at once, storng Youth, about 18. for Shop aad Small Good*; references.— Apply Morgan, Pork Butcher, Banes well, New- port. 2410*3 Butcher Wanted; able kill and serve at counter; must be strictly sober and clean.—Apply, stating particulars, Q 28. Western Mall. Swansea. 2406z7 Wanted immediately, competent Bricklayers.—Apply to J. and F. Weaver, Builders, Manselton, Swan- sea. 2405z7 Wanted, Jourusvman Baker, immediate; must be a good eateaman; live indoors.—State wages re- qUired, G. Morpn. Grocer, Morriston. 25367.2 At Home.—Employment, (genuine); either sex; whole or spare time; envelope and postal wrapper addressing; book of names and full instructions Is. 2d., returnable with first work.—Moult and Co., 18, Safe Deposit, Manchester. L13698 Wanted at once, smart Young Main, Slaughterman and -letp in Shop; must have good leferenoes.— Daviea and Son, Butchers, Abergavenny. 2270z4 Butchers -Thoroughly trustworthy Young Man; liva m.—Apply, with references and wages required, to W 17, Western Mail, Cardiff. 2205'5 Wanted at once, a Young Man to Deliver Bread a-nd to Amist in Shop.-Apply Jenkins, Treharris. z2 Iron Turner Wanted immediately; also an Im- prover.—Fielding and Platt, Gloucester. 488% AMBEOIE. sW UE8 & STOUT, CASK <nl BOTTLE /<C^s!y SHEPTOH MALUT. ??s? «tore3 PENARTH ROAD, CARDIFF! -?- BUSINESS. 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-? OUR SHORT STORY A KNIGHT IN AKMOirK. and Squire Horsdale *lE<i L fas; frienda in their youth. Then thoir P^thg had lain apart; the one seeking his for- er tune in America, where he had died penniless, VinK his only son Oscar to fight his way in 6 world M best he could; the other sucoeed- death of the heirs diroc-t to the estate or8d">le, where he had be«>n living for the kA two Years. One of the squire's first acts n finding htirneelf raised from comparative Poverty to affluence had been to seek out the 80n of his old friend, and Oscar had thankfully ^p'pted the post of steward on an estate ad- ba!r*r^ ^or8da,le. Poor squire, he had not ffrgaaned for what- was to follow! Madge, his motherless elder daughter, was so pretty, I tih t ^ght be pardoned for thinking flri^ °w_ nien would be good enough for her, *r«gged hia shoulders good- htjmouredly when his ti*ter. Mi^. Varney, jjjjo m too capricious, and had hftr fi away three excellent matches during her season. The fact was it bad been a too lovaT6 fir*t with 0eoaT> *nd' *boush of hie love till he »n a h j PPcmde a home worthy o* Madge, diner nf a tolerably clear undenrtan- 4*8 of the of hig ite ««' «1 IW Wortm, W J5" w i*:m I?011 e in hont^ w, findiof m.OTi«t«ay „ wo, over one evening, feeling eve of » welcome from bis boa- Pifehle old friend, and found he had arrived in the rick of time to play the part of true knight to distressed ladies. The squire was away in quest of a hunter up to his weight —not an easy thing to find—and had taken the head coachman with him to assist at the pur- chase. The butler was down with rheumatism and could net. stir from bed; the groom bad begged ieay go home tc a dying father; the gardeners rr- stable helps had gone home for the night. 7?;ere was simply not a man avail- able about ;bp place, and the unfortunate womenfolk v»d iust discovered that a burglary ha.d been planned to take place in the early part of that very might, it having come to the know- ledge of the thieves that the house was unpro- tected by the usual male contingent. The dis- covery had been made by the younger Mise HorwckHe—Trix—wtho had' lixtkily overheard the men talking in the shrubbery just before Oscar's arrival, and, herself unseen, waited till they had orept away. By that time she had ascertained tbatHhey intended to get in at a oenain window in the hall, from whence they would proceed to the plate-room npgtaire. Evidently, whoever had planned the robbery was wwll acquainted with the ways of the house, and the necessity to get the iob over early, so as to be clear a-wa-v from the neighbourhood before daybreak. Mad go declared her suspi- cions that the case of suddm illness to which the groom had been summoned was a polite fiction, and that it was he who vae at the bot- tom of the affair. -p- -?-- Horsdale Hall lay too far back from the road for assistance to be easily summoned, even if anyone was likely to be passing so late in that lonely part of the country, so Oscar felt fohltl: I with this household of women depending on him for assistance discretion would assuredly be the better part of valour, and he must be cautious in planning the means of defence. "The thing will be to frighten them off before they can get upstairs," he said. "I never go about without a revolver, so if they attempt to fire they will find me ready for "hem." "Madame is a capital shot," broke in Trix. "Are you?" Oscar said, in surprise, turning to the elder girl, whose delicate, slender beauty made .1. ai-ertioii difficult to believe. '"Well, I io-nig'iit, at any rate, your skill will not, be w* too the test. Luokilv I know from what r>>rin- to expect the enemy's attack, so can oh()()jlO ny position." <'But .v.i ?11\0"; net watch alone." said Madge. "I really CA >. <OOd shot, and though"—with a little would not kill anybody for the vwJa'. if T aim low I could not injure bhe.n very mr.á:. nould I?" He laughed. "I thisilf ro t might venture thaA with a clear conscience. Mrs. Vamey, will you mind warn- ing the servants of what may happen, and tell them to keep out of the way upstairs? There is not a moment to lose, for it will never d" iff those fellows get here before we are ready for them." "I wish I could shoot." Trix said, when. she hadi helped Oeoar to put out the lamps, Madge having gone in search of a revolver. "Never mind," he sadd, consolingly, as he followed her into the hall. "Your quick ears will be of the greatest use, for you can warn us from the landing above the moment you hear the slightest sound. Now, whtrre will be the best place to stand?" glancing round the old hall, which looked weird and rnfruniliar by the dim light of the lamp that he held' aloft. "How would it do to get inside one of those suite off armour?" came Mage's voice from the darkness above. Oscar looked up and saw her standing on the topmost stair, surveying the scene below. She had thrown a cloak over her white dress, and carried a dark lantern in her hand. "A capital idea," he said, "but I shall tare to ask you two to help me equip myself for the fray." "I know how it goes," said Madge. "I dressed father up in it for some tableaux we had last Christmas." She put down thf lantern, and with Trix's help buckled on piece after piece till he stood fully equipped. Her fingers trembled ag fehe put the sword in his hand. "Oh! if you should be hurt," she whispered (Trix had gone to take up her post of sentinel), "I should never forgive myself." "My darling, have no fear," he whispered back, putting his steel-clad arm round her slight form. "I would gladly give my life for yours. Surely you know that. Give me the right to protect you always. I will work day and night to make a home worthy of you, if ouly you will give me one little word of hope; if-" "I hear foot-steps," called Trix softly, un- suspicious of the interesting tete-a-tete she was interrupting. Oscar stepped into position at the foot of the staircase. "Stand on that corner stair, Madge," he paid. "No, higher still: that's better. Wait until the window is opened, then flash the larttern round. and fire at the wall below. The noise may frighten them away. If not, leave me to manliit' the rest; don't attempt to come down. Ah! they have started," as a grating sound ? ivu heard close by. They waited in breathless susDense. Swiftlv. and almost noiselessly, the work went on, till at last the shutters yielded, and a dark form was seen outside. "Bang" went a shot into Hhe wall. It evidently staggered the unwel- come visitors, but after a moment a voice, which Madge recognised as that of the shifty- eyed groom, exoJaimed: — "It's only a girl; we can soon do for her. Harkee, miss," he shouted, "there are three of us here, a.nd we can all shoot as straight as you. Let Us m quiet, &tld we won't do you any harm; but we mean to have the plate sometow. Thai's settled her," he muttered, with a brutal laugh, as Madge, in obedience to a whispered "Keep quiet" from Oscar, in ad 9 no reply. A slip of a boy was pushed through the broken panes, but .he scrambled back on the broad window-seat wfth a. terrified "There's a man standing there; help me up, quick." "You little fool! It's only one of them bloomin figgurs I told you about. Look sharp, and let us in." As the lad turned to do his bidding, the "bloomin' figgur" stepped forward and brought t'he flat of his ewwrd with a mighty thwactc on the shoulder of his youthful adversary. The boy tumbled to the ground with a yell of pain and fright, while Oscar fired a couple of shots in rapid succession towards the dark forma looming dimly in the pa-le moonlight. The groom, thinking he had only his young mis- tress to deal with, sprang through the open casement, but recoiled wth a stifled oath ag a. grip of iron fastened on his throat. Oscar would soon have settled him, but was seized in his turn by the second man, a big, brawny fel- low, who, flinging himself on the two wrest- ling figures, forced them to the ground, Oscar undermost. The weight of his airnour handi- capped him terribly, and he was forced to loose his hold of the groom and fling him off before he could struggle to his feet and tackle the more formidable antagonist. Madge, watching the combat with intense anxiety, dared not fire for fear of hitting friend as well as foe, but she and Trix. after a whispered consultation, stole down, resolved to attack the enemy in the rf ar. "Oscar told me not to stir from here," Madge said, as Trix, the practical, handed her their I father's hunting crop, "but I oa-n't leave him to fight three men snngle-handed." ¡ As it happened, the third "man" (aged 11) I lay stunned where he had fallen on the stone flooring, but Oscar had all his work cut out to I keep the other two at bay. He was beginning I to wonder how much longer he could hold his own, when, simultaneously with w&at the girls believed to be an awful blow, though the fellow who was trying his level best, to throw Oscar, hardly felt it, oame a thundering knock at the dcor. It effectually settled the burglars. Seiz- ing the unconscious boy, they scrambled out of the broken window just as the squire, who had unexpectedly returned, gained admittance. The first thing he saw on crossing the thres- hold was one of his own suits of armour appa- rently come to life. "WSio the deuce are you, sir?" he said, wincing at the vigorous ehake from the steel- gloved hand. I "Oscar Calderwood, my own true knight, I papa," answered Madge demurely, putting her hand on her lover's ann. The squire glaneed Bbarply at the pair. I "Wha.t an old fool I was not to guess how it would be!" he muttered. "And she refused one of the leading men of the day last season." The burglary affair, however, drove all thoughts of the lovers out of his head for the time being, and when he had leisure to reflect- he ccneolod himself with the recollection that even a his future ^ou-iii-law lacked worldly possessions, he was rich in chivalrous courage. Arflter all, "Fearless minds climb soonest unto or owns-"

A LANCASHIRE BREACH OF PROMISE. AUSTERITY OF THE YOUNG LADY. Mies Annie Boardman, the daughter of a Blackburn hotel-keeper, obtained JE300 damages in a. breach of promise action against lienn, Scaife, a Wigan mill manager, at Manchester Assizes on Tuesday. The promise was admitted, but the defendant pleaded that the lady was cold and that was why he broke his plighted troth. She would not, he explained, even go inside the house he had provided against the day they were married.

TRADE AND POLITICS. AN UTTERSnsTlJTG STORY. The "Sunderland Echo" reports thaA a Sim- deriand gentleman ivlho has been in the Mid- lands for a few days brings back an interest- ing piece of information. In the course of conversation a manufacturer told Iiim that in resentment of the German Emperor's telegram to President Kruger he had transferred to a firm at Lyons certain large orders which he had for years sent to Germany. Some time after lie had made this change he Nas surprised to find hiniself questioned upon the subject by an official from the Board of Trade. This gentleman. ctat«'l that ruptures of commercial connections with Germany, because of the F Empercr's aotion, had been so numerous that they had actually affected diplomatic rela- tions, there being a suspicion in Germany tihat the British Government had somehow instigated the resentful action of our traders. The manufacturer under notice is still doing his business with the Lyons firm, having found that he can do so advantageously.

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-?" A GOOD CROP OF WHEAT. So much has been said as to the poor harvest of 1896 in many quarters, that it is pleasant to hear of some farmers who did well. A stack of wheat, the produce of ten acres, on Court Farm, Southminster Marshes, in the occupation of Mr. A. J. Page, was threshed, and yielded 82 quarters, or over ten quarters an acre. This is the best crop of wheat grown in the district for years. =========== I

'"COCK-A-DOODLE-DOOING.* I The campaign for peace and quiet in the public thoroughfares is still waged with vary- ing fortunes. On Tuesday there was a vioto-v for the good cause at Bow-street, the master of a tug was fined for frightening the Thames from its propriety by needless performances on a steam whistle. He had used one of those fear- ful weapons for a purpose technically kn -wn as "oook-a-doodle-dooing" or "chirping," by by means of short, rapid blasts.

========!=== I EPPS'S OOCOA.—GRATEFUL and COMFORTING.— By a thorough knowledge of the natuial laws govern the operations of digestion and nutrition, ?: by a careful application of the line propeaties of selected COCOA, Mr. Epps has provided for our break- fast and supper a delicately-flavoured beverage which may save us many heavy doctors' bills. It is by the juclicious use of such articles of diet that a consti- tution iray be gradually built up until strong enough to resist every ten.^ency to disease. We may escape mauy a fatal shaft by keeping ourselves well fortified with pure blood and a properly nourished frame."— Civil Service Gazette."—Made simply with boiling water or iniik. —Sold only in packets and pound tins, by Grocers, labelled—" JAMES EPPS and CO. (Limited), Homeopathic Chemists, London."—Also makers of Epps's Cocoaine or Cocoa-Nib Extract a thin beverage of full flavour, now with many bereficially taking the place of tea. Its active principle being a gentle nerve stimulant, xupplies tbe needed energy, without unduly exciting tbe svstem. jn.w.—eS41P

RUINED THBOTTH THE VENE- ZUELAN QUESTION. —John Lever answered to two summonses a# the City Sumcone-oourt OIl Tuesday for allowing dogs to be unmuzzled in a publio place. He had bten seen with an uranuzzled dog under each arm, but said they were only two montlis old. He had some pups, and, out of charity, ;he was taking these two to give away in Lcadenhall Market sooner than kill them or turn them into the streets- He thought the order did not apply to 8ucfo young drgs. Was a miner, and had done no work fo- twelve months. W ae not living on his means, out his wife and family, <1am to London about buying son,e property, but had been unjyviej islifd througlh the Venezuelan question. -Aidermi.i Bell diBmisBed both sum- TCCO ses. -?.

SHOCKING ACCIDENT ON THB RAILWAY. A terrible accident occurred on the Great Western Railway at Maidenhead at one o'clock on Tuesday morning. A porter named Ham- blir, who has been employed at the local station, wae proceeding from the passenger to a goods station, when a down goods train knocked him down and killed him. The driver knew nothing of the fatality urt~- hi arrived at Blading, when he found the pircer's csp on the front of tfie engine. The body was a,fterv.rd.8 discovered.

???- PEPPER S QCTIN'NE AND IRON TONI0, tmbrMS ijig, vivifying, 'lining, dispels depression, curet indigestion, nemai^.a and all aches or pains. Pepper's the only real Shilling bottle* e-5 Gwilym nine Bitter* give tone, strengthen «r- syston imp<oVe the appetite, revive the epirite, steady tLi- nerves. They are purely vegetable, sad are suitable to all ages -Sold in Bottles, 2s. 9d. and 4s. 6d. <?%• Avoid imitation". e4t119-3