The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-06

his curse"
The fact that David Lloyd George has
arisen from the very humbest beginnings
to high place calls attention to the fact
that this has been by no means uncom-
mon with Welshmen Prof. Thomas
Rees, one of the best known educators in
Great Britain. started life as farm la
borer. He then migrated to the coal
mines in the Rhondda Valley, where he
worked until he was 10.
At that age he commenced studies at
the Whitland Grammar school,. and in
less than six years after leaving the
coal mines obtained his M. A. degree at
the University of London. He afterward
was made professor before the was 80,
then vice principal, and finally principal
of the Bala Bangor Welsh Congregation
al college before he was 40
Then the Rev Joseph Jones, B. A., z.
D., professor OF Greek at Bhecon college:
Rev. David Phillips, NJ A., professor of
philosophy at Bala. and the Rev. Thomas
Evans, NJ. A. j. D., tutor at Bala Pre-
partory college, were golfers.
Among ex-quarrymen are the Rev. J.
L. Williams NJ A., b. s., Liverpool;
Rev. Griffith Ellis. NJ. A., Bootle, and
the Rev. S. Roberts. NJ. A.. who won
his NJ. A. degree and the National Els
teddfod crown the same year, and on
the same subject, 1.-THE Arthurian Lee
gends"
Mr. Henry Jones, M. A. LID. D. Lit,
professor of philosophy at Glasgow, was
shoemaker; Rev. T. Wilton Davies, b.
A., PHI D., professor of Hebrew at Ban
gor and one of the foremost authori-
ties on that subject in the kingdom, was
an iron worker; Mr.. Caradoc Roberts,
Mus Bac.. F. R. c. o.. was carpenter;
Rev r. w. Chance, M. A., professor OF
Hebrew at Cardiff Baptist college. and
the Rev. Morris b. Owen, B. A. r. ~,
professor of philosophy at Carmarthen,
were farm laborers.
Great people these Welsh.
Gen. Lord Kitchener, who has been re-
garded as an ironclad bachelor. inn
pervious to the strongest efforts of the
god of the bow, is at last to join the
ranks of the married. according to re-
ports entitled to weight.
For some time past his name has been
prominently coupled with that of the
widow of q certain millionaire. whose
frequent visits to India during the time
that Lord Kitchener was in command
out there, occasioned much comment. 1t
is, perhaps, significant to add that since
his lordship quilted the dependency the
visits of this lady have ceased. Some
remarked to some members of his staff
that the end of his command In India
might also see the end Of him as a bach
elor. Color is also given to the rumors
that are flying about the service clubs
at the present time by reason of the
fact that some little time ago, and be-
fore he sailed for Japan, Lord Kitchener
instructed leading firm of house agents
to look out for a suitable country resi-
dence for him, not too far from Lon
don, and II is understood that he will
inspect several likely properties on his
return to this country which is now
looked for about the end of March.
Mr.. Herbert Gladstone will. be viscount
Gladstone of Hawarden before he goes
to South Africa. There is already Wis
county of Hawarden. 1t is an Irish one,
created in 1881 and belongs to the Maude
family. 1t was held by the late Earl de
Montalt from 1856 to his elevation to an
earldom In 1886.
Lord Montalt died heirless so far as
the earldom went, but the viscounty went
to his cousin Colonel Maude, who holds
It, Though the spelling of the two titles
is identical, there will be no confusion,
as in pronunciation, the Maude title
| is called Haywarden. the Gladstone Har-
| den.
| rather amusing incident occurred
| during the recent campaign in connec-
| ton with Mr.. Gladstone. While Win
ston Churchill was being heckled on ac-
| count of the forcible feeding of the suf-
| fragettes he declared:
II am Informed that the system OF
| feeding through the nostrils is not Q
brutal one. Mr.. Gladstone took the best
possible means of ascertaining this. He
| had 1t tried on himself. He had admin
| istered in this way an entire meal of egf
and milk, and so little Inconvenience die
| he feel that he could talk perfectly wei
during the whole time of the operation