The Pontypridd District Herald and Rhondda Valley, Llantrisant, Caerphilly, and Mountain Ash News. — 1894-03-24 (Pontypridd, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

THE 'FERN DALE CYNIC ' VISITS MAERDY.  Saturday being a day for the season of the year all that the human heart could wish for, the 'Cynic' walked as far as Maerdy to see his old friends, and the first one he met on the road was Mr Davies, of the Royal Hotel, driving to the churchyard with his children to lay floral offerings, grown in the grounds of his own farm in the country, on the graves of his 'lost loved ones.' The next one he met was a certain gentleman of goodly proportions with a blue striped apron on, this signifying that he was a dealer in butcher's meat, and that, I can testify, is of the best quality. He gave him a good deal of the gossip of the puce. They say 'there's nothing like leather,' well, the saying is true, but the btveher generally provides the skins in the first place, and he provided me with • good deal of information regarding the place, and the following is what it amounted to.  That Williams, auctioneer, who is • holding forth ' in David's Hall, was doing a good trade and taking most of the ready money in the town, much to the detriment at the shopkeepers who pay rates and taxes. But that also b. gieve them some exoellent fun such as treacle pudding eating (hot, all hot), baby shows (one with the hest beef on him or her), best ringing, tither convo or otherwise. Amen.  I found oat also that Mr Lei, schoolmaster, was going to commit social suicide by takiug unto himst•lf II wife. Heaven help the poor fellow ; be won't be long 'ere he experiences capital punishment.  Amongst other information r.otived from the 'man of beef, I toned that J. L Thomas, Esq., Brynawel, had, as usual, acted up to the dicta of bia kind heart (which is always kind, by-the-bye), and the school children bad a rare treat on Friday last free of all charge to Tayleur's circles, he giving the ground free of all charge on which the circus stood. Another treat is in store for them given by the same gentlemen, who will lecture bbortly in the village upon his travels in America, and give lime light views of the tame, a treat which uot only children but all persons of an enquiring mind can thoroughly enjoy.  In the Maerdy Hotel which I visited I saw a beantiful wreath which hart been sent to the proprietress by an unknown friend, to put on the grave of her hoe hip.band. Mr J. H. Davies, and which contained the following beautiful lines— "A light has from our household gone, A voles se loved is still ; A place is vacant on our hearth That we can never I thonght the lines veiy appropriate and greatly admired the beautiful wreath --qt fitting emblem to one whom everyone from the highs.t to the lowest always respected.  The next gentleman of my aeqnsintatice whom I mot was the renowned Boa Dar,' who informed me that his Harmonic Society was busy practicing the Cantata which is to be sung at the National Fi.t•ddlod at Oternarvon, and which is entitled. ' The Prince of Wales.' rhe said work is full of the sweetest harmony, and the composer, Kr Jno. Owen (Maw Peucerdd), is one a Wales' brightest musical authors ants, though dead, still heath in his compositions.  The Prince and Princess of Wales will be there at Caernarvon no spectators, and 'Boa,' or greateat adjudicator in ' nenillion' pinging, will be there also acing as adjndioetor, and wiien they appear he will have to sing in ' penillion ' before them. accompabitd on the harp, according to ancient castoni.  I fonnd on enquiry that the late performance of the ' Prodigal Son 'by the Harmonic Society bad satisfied every one in every respect, and that much  •• Tasats • Mint Among Ye Takin' Notes, an' Faith He'll Print 'em," has now become • saying so famili r that no apology need be made for introducing It; especially as it is intimately I sasociated with the Press- which lies helped in Washing the value of Hollosay's Pills and Ointment. • The chiel that had been takin' notes' for the past Arty yeara of the cures effected by these ' wonderful remedies, has frequently informed the public that they have no equal. He has noted where they have been successful when other tuetlicines failed, and he has been particular in stating that at this period of the year they are especially useful, an they ogre or relieve dysentery, diarrimii, all btomaoh and bowel disorders, bile, and indigestion.  L)ERILITY, WEAKNESS, etc A .ninister having suffered from youthful imprudence, lost manhood, etc., in its worst form, has discovered a simple self-cure. He will send free the physician's prescription which cured him on receipt of stamped envelope.—Address Rev. J. Wood, Busby House 6, Busby-plaee, London, N.W.