THE SCILAOTON TRIBUNE SATURDAY-MORNING OCTOBER 12, 1895.
News. and. Gossip of
The Land 'of Song.
Brief Resume of Facts Concerning Wales.
The Royal Welsh Ladies' Choir Notes.
No appregatlon of sincere that ever
crossed the great Atlantic can produce
more beautiful harmony and sweeter
and more delightful melody than the
Royal Welsh Ladles" choir that Is tour
Ir.st the United States at present. A
soloists, they will not reach the artis
tic climaxes of a Pattl or a Nllsson
but for genuine charm, elegance of
enunciation, perfect tempo, purity of
voice, graceful attacks, remarkable
unity In musical movements, delicate
climaxes, tmoothnes9, jevenness and
richness of tone, they are a body per
feoto musically, and unrivalled In
their various roles. These virgin voices
from the hills and dalos of beautiful
Cambria have Trteen thoroughly drilled
by the best musical spirits of that de
lightful land of song, and Madam
Clara Novello navies' Royal Female
choir stands easily foremost In their
class, and the repertoire comprises the
most fascinating music of the age.
Among the selections are "The Sum
mer," by the Immortal Gwent. and 'The
Bells of lAberdovey." Muclchas also been
written by James W. Parwn Price.-of
New York city, for this celebrated par
ty. The concert In this city will take
place at the Frothlnsrham next Tues
day evening and indication point to a
crowded house. IMr. Prlchard, the popu
lar salesman, will have the party In
chnrare In this city. H lias had con
siderable experience In this line and he
promises a sparkling programme of
the sweetest melodies of the different
countries of the world. English. Scotch.
Irish. W'elflh and American melodies,
specially arranged by master spirits
for this party, will be a prominent feat
ure of the programme. It will be the
musical treat of the season, and cul
tured musicians will be charmed with
the mngnlficent performances of this
unique party.
Wales, Geographical!? and Otherwise
There are hundreds, no doubt, of
Welsh people born In Wales, and hun
dreds more Cambro-Amerlcans born In
Lackawanna county that never gave a
thought to the study of the geograph
ical history of AVales, or to Its reli
gious history, its educational standing
compared with theotlier countries of the
European continent, Its literature, &c.
For many facts In this connection we
are Indebted to the Drych, our excellent
Welsh contemporary. The principality
of Wales governed by the British par
liament, though differing widely in
blood, language, national character and
religious temper. Is a mountainous
country. The historical Snowden Is the
highest mountain In the south nt Eng
land. iNorth Wales Is especially pic
turesque, and the many valleys of
South Wales are the most beautiful
In the (British Isles. The minerals In
the mountains of South Wales are
among the most valuaible In the world,
containing coal In great abundance,
nnd Iron, copper, zinc, lead, tin, silver
and gold ores. The principal Indus
tries of Wales are slate quarrying, coal
mining and Iron and tin manufactur
ing. Welshmen from North and South
Wales are the ruling lights In the coal
and Iron Industries of America, promi
nent among them being the Hon. Ft.
Hughes, of Srrnnton: Hon. Morgan H.
Williams, of Wilkes-Rarre; Hon. Daniel
Edwards, of Kingston; Captain Jos?ph
L. Morris, of Ohio, and Hon. David
Ulehards. of Tennessee, ns mining ex
perts and geoloprlsts of eminence, and
the Thomases, of Caitapnunua, the (Ma
tthiases, of Pittsburg, and ithe la.te John
R. Davles, of Scranton, In Iron manu
faetHricic These name? stand foremost
among Hie Iron men of the world.
Religiously, the Episcopal church has
four sops In Wales: the Nonconformists,
especially Calvlnlstlc Methodists. Con
gregatlonalists. Baptists and Wesley
ans. are very numerous and claim to be
a large majority of the total population ;
but the proportions are much disputed.
Educationally, there are university
eoiprPs at Aberystwith, Bangor and
Cardiff, and theological colleges at
Lampeter. Brecon. Haverfordwest and
fther towns, both In North and South
Wales.
The following la a taJble of the popu
lation of ehe Welsh counties:
Anglesea KM!)
B reek nooksh Ira R7.(K1
Cardiganshire K.INU
Carmarthenshire 13n.r,74
Carnarvonshire V.T!f
Denbighshire Il7.fc"1
Flintshire 77.1S9
0'amorirnnshIre BS7.H7
Merlonntshlr
Montgomeryshire SS.fwt
Pembrokeshire W '15
Radnorshire 21.791
The reader will perceive by the
jierupal of the above tnlble that Glam
organshire, In South Wales, contains
a larger population than the six coun
ties of North Wales. Will the scholar
of recent Importation please manipu
late and parite .the above Inside 'his fa
vorite Wrexham skull protector?
litteirairlly, thiere are several excel
lent English diaiily papers publlsihed In
WeJes. about 20 weekly newspapers
TuMIfihe'd en tirely (In Welsh. 100 or more
English weeklies. 20 monthly mae.
Jflneis, 2 bi-monthly reviews and 1 quar
terly. Abstracts of acts of pairllamfnt
end other paTllaimentary papers hav
ing referenw to Wales are rcgutarly
publlsheid 4n Welsh by th government,
nnd of kite whwie acts 'have been trans
lated and puMlsTvod. Welsh Is taught
in Oxford and at the University col
leges of Wales: aml now, after a long:
trial of the policy of ijrnorfnr It. it Is
trelnff Introduced In to Welsh element
ary schools. The 'Hon. TJ. iM. Jonea, of
this city, 'has in his possession- a set of
thfcse "Welsh elementary school books,
published fat South Wale by D. Dun
can & Sons, of Cardiff, publishers of
the South Wales Dally News. Mr.
Jones' children are at present receiving
Instruction from these books under the
ffuldtumae of one of our best WeIli
scholars. ScrnTilt-on can boost that It
la t'he home of eome of he best Welsh
writers rn Amrnfca, prominent among
them fortlnjr Jirdge Kdwards, D. J. F.v
wi8. John H. Powell Rev. B. Tt. Lewis,
T. C. Powell, Ivewla Roberts, the Rev.
D. P. Jones, iRev. D. C. Phillips and
nany others.
:o:
A Welsh Poet l.nnrcnte.
Cadraiwd, a taff "writer on the South
Wales Dally News. Is one of the most
witertalnrlng Eng41sh writers of the
flay. His subjects are always historical
characters. His sulbjoct In a recent
number of the News was a short
'biograiphioal sketch of John Gawer.
poet laureate to Richard II. Sir
John Gower, a native of Gwyr,
or GowetHand, In Glamorganshire,
to whom he dedicated tots works
about . ' the year 1380. Edward
Jones, In his chronology of the an
cient Welsh bards, mentions him "As
my countryman. Sir John Gower." Mr.
Jones doubtless had some authority for
this notice of Gower as a Welshman,
though he does not give It, which Is
much to "be regretted. The laureateship
Could not have been of much conse
quence, as Richard the Second come to
the throne In ; 1377. "The British Bi
ography" says Sir John Gower was
born In Yorkshire In or about the year
: 1325, and first became eminent as a pro
fessor of law In the Inner Temple, and
Is supposed to have been chief justice
of the common pleas. He was a lib
eral benefactor of the Church of St.
Savior, Southwark. where his monu
ment sWll remains. He died In 1403.
Br. Johnson, dn his "Lives of Poets,"
states that he was the father of Eng
lish poetry. "The first," he says, "of
our authors who can properly be said'
to have written English poetry, was
Blr John Gower, who In his "Confes
sions of a lover," calls Chaucer, bis
disciple. Chaucer calls him "the moral
Gbwcr." It Js also said In history
that his Introduction to the king hap
pened in this way: King Richard,
meeting our poet rowing on the
Thames, near London one day, Invited
him Into the royal barge, and, after
much conversation, Invited him to
"book some new things," which re
sulted In the appearance of "Confeeslo
Amantls," from the Cnxton press, and
printed for the first time In 14S3. the
work having been dedicated to Richard
the Second, over a hundred years be
fore. It would be very satisfactory
were It possible to determine the birth
place of Gower. iSome are of opinion
that his original name was fhvyr.
Farther, there .are some very trust
worthy writers who suggest that he
was related to Dr. Henry Gower. bishop
of St. David's, who seems to have been
his senior. Williams. In his "Eminent
Welshmen." which Is to be found et
Hyde Park's Free llberary. says that
no other place can show so good a title
as Wales to be his birthplace, and
further. It Is expressly stated on the
title page of the "Confesslo Amantls."
printed In 1532. that he was a Welsh
man. PI? It ippsrli from Antrr'ca.
T. W. Griffiths, the honorable secre
tary of the Llandudno national eistedd
fod committee, has Just received the
following letter from Horace J. Smith,
of Philadelphia:
Dear Sir Your committee seem to have
made their arrangements to conclude the
ceremonies of your eisteddfod of 1NM on
July 3. I beg to suggest that you give to
us Americans the Fourth of .Inly on which
to celebrate the opinions pf Welshmen on
the history and development of the
1'nlted States. I need not remind you that
pome of your cltiiens expatriated them
selves from the loftiest motives that could
move men, nnmely, the love of rellglo'is
and political liberty, and were among the
earliest settlers In America, nnd thMr
efforts, wisdom, and ability were of the
highest Importance In the upbuilding of
the portion of Greater Britain In North
America. Nor Is there need to mention
that the later comers from the principal
ity have found a welcome and prosperity
amongst us. There Is, therefore, a great
Infusion of Cymric Wood among the citi
zens of the United States, and these look
back with pride and Interest to the lan-d
from which they have sprung. I believe
that an invitation rrom your eisieniirna
committee to participate In this bardie
fete would meet with a cordial nnd grati
fied reception on the other side of the
Atlantic from everyone, even from those
who may not have had Welsh ancestors.
Nor would the memory of those other
Welshmen In every clime and In every
colony of Greater Britain, for whom we
have an enduring admiration., be forgot
ten. In other words, let Wales stretch
forth both her hand of welcome hack to
a participation In her characteristic na
tional festival nnd to her historic moun
tains the descendants of the sons and
daughters she has sent forth.
Mr. Smith concludes his letter with
some stupendous suggestions, among
which are that the last day of the
eisteddfod should synchronize with the
Fourth of July (Independence Day):
that the Hon. Thomas T. Bayard.
American ambassador at the court of
P-t. James, be Invited to preside over
the eisteddfod meeting on that day. to
which also should be Invited the consul
general and all the American consuls
resident In Great 'Britain. The Invi
tation should also be extended to the
president of the United States, the
speaker of the American senate, to eah
of the governors of the states, and to
the governor general of Canada, and
also that proper authorities of the
British Colonies he delegated to attend
on that day. Further, Mr. Smith sug
gests that all learned societies In
America prepare lists of works bearing
on Welsh matters, and that these be
deposited In some proper library on the
Fourth of July. The committee will
consider these subjects at their next
meeting.
Various Notes.
The first canal In the Aberdare va.lley
was constructed by-Edward Thomas Ed
wards, of Pontyflash. who was a Welsh
poet, and the boat on' It was made by Will
iam Reese, father of Philip Reese, of ho
Welsh Harp. Aberdare, and grandfather
of Mrs. Griffiths, the Poplars, Aberdare.
One of his sons, Kdward, who then lived
at the Knoll, on the Aberdare mountain,
went to Merthyr to see a bull fight a very
short time before such contests were
declared Illegal and the bull getting loose
gored him to death.
John Reese (Shon Llynmerch) and
Thomas, his brother, both of whom lived
at Aberdare,. were the first to teach music
by note In Glamorganshire, They trav
eled far and wide through Glamorganshire
snd Monmouth to hold sinning schoo's.
Shon died suddenly on his way home from
a meeting at the Hendycwstlel, Aberdare,
where he was a lender of the singing, to
his house at Pontyflash. In 1S.12. One of
his pupils was a 'brother of Caradoc, the
lender of the Welsh choir, which won the
prize at Crystal Palace, London, In 1S72
73. Caradpc visited Scranton In 1893. ond
was feted and banqueted by his musical
friends.
The "Cymro," a Welsli newspaper of
North Wales, Is authority for the state
ment that the Rev. Dr. Herber Evans, cf
Carnarvon, has received an Invitation
from the churches of America and Cnnada
to visit them th coming ssmmer. In his
younger years- the roverend eentlemm
was known as the Spiiraeon of Wales. He
ranks high as a divine and Is nn orator
of remarkable eloquence, and Is a-fornifr
president of the Congregational union of
Great Britain. His annual address be
fore this body was remarkable for Its elo
quence and grace of diction.
The third meeting of the theoloe-lcnl
board of the University of Wales was held
at Shrewsbury recently, under the pres
idency of Principal Edwards, of llpla. the
president of the board. The sedururt
lasted nearly six hours. There were pres
ent President Falrbarn, of Oxford: Pro
fessor Rendel Harris. Cambridge; Pro-fr-ssor
Tysll Evans and McKenzle, of Car
diff: Professors Anwyl nnd Morris, of
Aberystwyth: Professor Moore, of Cir
mnrthen: Professor Williams, of Bala;
Rev. R. E. Morris, of Wrexham, nnd Rev.
J. D. Watters. of Cnnllf, the honorable
secretary. Commiinlratlor were rend
from Archdencon Pryce, Tlancor: Profcs
ror Herbert Ryle ami Dr. Moul'on. of
Cambridge: Prlhclnnl Morris, of Brecon,
and Professor Oeorgei A. Smith, of Glas
gow. The regulations for the degree of
Bachelor of Dlvlnltv were revised by the
board and nrepn.rcd for preson'st'on to
the court. The svllabu for the first B. D.
examination In June. 18W1. wns also com
trietod. snd rrsrigemer.'t's made for draft
ing the svllnbi's from the second B. D. ex
emlnatio'n In 1K3. The regulations for tho
degree of D. D., by examination, wori
nlso drafted and ordered ts bs reported to
the court.- Principal Felrbnrn, of Oxford,
took a leading tart In tbe discussion snd
assisted groatly In framing tlhe regulations
and (preparing the syllabus.
The rcent national elrtddofrt receives
In the English musical magazines copious
notices of high sppreclatlon. The Musical
Review In an editorial thus speaks of tho
chorsl contest: "Those who want a great
emotional experience should listen as we
did the other dsjr to the chief choral com
petition at the national eisteddfod."
The first Welsh "University Week"
came off the first days of the present
month. Tho senate opened on Monday,
the Guild of the Guardians on Wednes
day and the atinunl collegiate meeting was
heid on Friday, the 4th. The local col
lege graduate gave the "Guild" visitors
a recaption of memorable cordiality.
Lord Windsor. very generous noblo
tnnn, ban Seen tendered the nomination
for lord miyor of Cardiff, which ho h?
Bceevted. He expressed himself ns gross
ly gratified with the honor they had con
ferred upon (him. .
An English pf.pr published In Wales
ban the following to sy : "The history of
the silk sails of the American yacht, De
fender, appears In the "Drapery World.
The mtrlal was arown In India, treated
In Enxhvnd, and conveyed to Ireland,
whore It was spun. From Ireland the ma
terial seat to Scotland and sold to
nn American agent, who forwarded It to
Massachusetts, where It underwent ths
process of weaving. - Then it -was con
veyed to Rhode Island, where the lalU
were cut."
On the arrival of the night mall at
Neath recently, a grtm dt .-overy wai
made In a thlrd-i-lasa compartment by a
newsboy. A man named C. H. Redgrave,
a commercial traveler, hod shot himself.
The body was promptly removed to the
loltce vtatio-n. The deceased was the
father-In- law of J. Davles, a well-known
solicitor of Swansea. The deceased shot
hlmeelf with an Kley breech-loader. He
had been a widower since last April, and
taking the death of bis wife to heart, he
had since Buttered from despondency. Mr.
Duvies had received the fallowing letter
from him on the day previous to his
death: "I cannot Hand the mental strain
any longer. I shall shoot myself In the
train this afternoon before it gets to
Neath. Look after my two darling girls.
God bless them nd you." The Jury found
a verdict of "guilty while temporarily tu
sane." A singular accl lor.t occurred recently In
Cardiff, the walls of a 'tore giving away
and prccUiltatins most of the contents of
two roams upon the land recently ocl'U
pM by Ir. Taylor. The store was occu
pied by a tobacconist, and the eollapie
was apparently duo to excavations mud?
on the lund adjoining for the foundations
of a rew puhUc hull nnd flora premises.
The liumavo was considerable, and the en
tire building will have to be rebuilt.
A man named Lewis Rcoso. a farm ser.
vatit. was recently arrested for an out
rageous assault upon Miss Kvans, the
daughter of Mr. Evens, Treferlg House,
Touyrefall. He set upon her and sub
jected her to brutal Indignities. He was
captured und taken to the Porth pollca
station, where he was 'held to ball.
William Jsmes Jones, on Insurance
ng.fiit, awed 2S, v.a:i found dead la a fM.l
near Cardiff with his head tirrlbly muti
lated. It Is sup:osi'l that he accidentally
Phot himself. An Inquest was heid and
the Jury returned on open verdict, but Hi
jury thouii'.it be had accidentally shot
himself.
SEW 10KK C0.SS1P.
New York. Oct. 11. And now the Gio
Goes! My mind Is In a pol!;i"nl muddle,
1 can't keep count of the squabble? and of
the various would-'ho leaders who are a
plrimt for political pre-eminence. Rut
wasn't there something awe-insplrlng in
tho way the Tammany braves marched
on to Syracuse, tomahawk In hand and
blood In their eyes and th-?re victorious.
Tosnv nothing1 of Henry C. Miner nnd his
Knellsh valet, and RL-hard Croker,
strengthened for battle by recent live
o'clock tens and tete-n-tetes with the
Prince of Wales. Reform has been very
expensive, they say, and now I pee Col.
Waring must have another appropria
tion of a hulf million or to. I presume ho
hns designed some new suits for the
street r.weepe3. It would be cruel to
keep them freezing In white duck, ard
presumably the colonel is kind hf.irted.
and has In view some lovely creation of
white elder down llnnnel to replace the
duck suits during the cold months.
In my Inst T mentioned Con-mlssloncr
Roosevelt as having tnlored the Icturo
field. And now 1 sro no lea n dl?tln
gulshed politician than Senator Hill ha
done likewise. H will mr.k Ms debut be
fore the students of Ann Hrbor, Michi
gan, on the 25th cf Octobar.
PRESENT STATUS OF THE PffiSlMKIIAt RACE.
Here Are Six 'Good Men for the Republicans to
Choose From TheJr Strong Points.
From the Pittsburg Times.
Washington, Sept. SO. Wllihln ninety
days the Republican national commit
tee will have named the place for the
national convention. Six candidates
are presented: -Governor OlcKlnley, of
Ohio; Representative Reed, of Maine;
Senator Allison, of Towa; ex-President
Harrison, of Indiana: Governor Morton,
of New York, and Senator Davis, of
Minnesota. Uteed and McK-Inley are
now the moE't popular. Ka-h Is the
equal of the other In potentiality at
present.
'UIcKlnley Is the choice of a large num
ber of Republicans, and If a national
Republican primary wer now 'held
might secure a plurality. Popular feel
lnw favors ihltn, but It does not always
sway conventions. Political expediency
and tihe personal ambitions, friendships
and animosities of leaders are often
more potent. Oowmo-r 'M'-Klnlej- Is
most prominent because be Is a protec
tionist and the author of 'the tailff law
of 1R0O. which, while In force, brought
prosperity, high wages, good times and
oontentnw-nt. 'Though mof-t conversant
with the tariff. It Is not his only strong
bold. He has hnd many years of execu
tive activity a3 governor of Ohio.
McKinlov's I'lcnrntw or S-rength.
Governor McKlnley Is an able, patri
otic, conservative, well balanced, ctudi
ous and thuuirhtfiil man. w!Ki a war
Tecord that Is creditable. The deplnntlo
experience of the country undc r Dem
ocratic misrule and tann wranvmixi ,
tne evil niivt ,i ........ - ----
certain Industries, so much In contrast
to conditions under the rtlcKlnley
law, and the growing appreciation of
the necessity of a protective 'arlff net
the letter but the fr-rlt of t.ie law or
1!!)0 which npnoses free trade and for
eign competition, and favirs American
industry, burners pmrn'-rKv and gol
w-aces etrensthenn IM-.'Klnley s car.UJ-
daSent.'mcrt Is ploBPtig. but It must be
1acl-ed by force to he effective, i"
TCInlev -will enmn-nrd the Ff-l d Ohio
delegation. Ohio Is 'incer-, In
norf. harmonious and onthtisUstK TTo
U pntxilar In Pennsylvania. ' .
York trrwhout the ett and In all
rVanuficturlng mMr. V' LurVn
friends In the rc:rth nvA Is ronular In
th-west. rpsnh prt:on wjU ri''
delegate opronent? arlrn he w"l
enter the convention wi a mann
cent support. pr:d Is considered a dan
Keroiis cnrrmetltor. , .
Pennsvlveria nnd New York ns- e
heir favorite but no Tv.v
tlons. and a'ter a few bs l"," '""Y,
might vote for AlcKlnlev. Tt H believed
he will bnve dclcjrntes In both of these
stntes. Pom ray re will ever nee'ire
votes from Mnsfl.ehup,ts and Con
necticut, thoturh no otren-nt b" "con
rrnde to Interfere fit r. Herd t
New Knclmd. M"Vlnleys nersor.flll
ty Is sttr.irtlvo. TbnsC who "pnort
hlm'wMl do so with lovnJtv s.nd vlrcor,
lie mnv P"t he- pom'nnteri hut his
strength will be distinguishing, and
may be surprising.
Reed 'H1 Commend Notice.
Mr Reed, of Maine, ernupes enth'.tsl
nrm and attracts attention. Aftr jreara
of experience In the houso. he will com
mend notice In the convention. His
Individuality lmrresres every one.
Whatever he says Interests, and shows
brain rower. An nsrgres!''e. onrnft
man, his beliefs are firm and uncompro
trdsing. His following reminds one of
Maine. 'He is really Plalne's successor.
Of national refutation b'fnre he be
came speaker.- !) grew while n presid
ing officer. Reviled and attacked con-
Iminuslv by : Democrats, he re
tained bis temper, and enforced his
views of parllajnntnry procedure so
rffectlvely flint nfter four yearn his op
ponents adopted, Ms Ideas. His par
liamentary rules chiefly the counting
of a nuorum and hobbling of tlllbuter-lng-r&nk
him with best parlia
mentarians of the world.
As for four years of Democratic su
premacy ht fought for party and prin
ciple In the house, now that that body
Is Republican, he will be unanimously
rhossn pretiker. That brings responsi
bilities and complications that- are em
nraRlng find mav be Injurious to his
presidential candidacy. Jn the make
up ol committees, the recognition of
numbers., guiding the. party through
dangerous legislative . channels arid
eteerlng It safely, he may wreck hl
chance, but he will pot shrink. The
popularity cf Mr. HecA la Individual.
His forte as a legislator- ha hardly
bean creative, but nevertheless It has
been Impressive. The : title "Ciar,"
(rlvn as a mark of opprobrlunii In
erased his popularity, for the Amrlcan
people admlrt 0htr. MrIlefj4Ul
New York papers, touching on Frr.uk
Daniels and the "Wizard of the Nile,"
which will soon, make its metropolitan de
but at the Casino, speak of It as having
been first produced at a "mall Interior
town in Pennsylvania.." I wonder what
Wilkes-Barre thinks of that?
Walking down Fifth avenue I was ac
costed by a shabbily-dressed man whom I
naturally took for a toengar. It is impos
sible to give to all. "1 am very sorry," I
began. "I haven't any change." "Ah,
faith, and who said anything about
changer' he Interrupted me. tartly, pull
ing from his pocket a huge po.-ketbook
which ha tar-ped significantly. "What I
want of ye is, will ye plase show me the
way to Hoboken ferry?"
Have you ever noticed the wax figure
models in some of the New York store
windows? Anything more ghastly than
some of them it would be difficult to im
agine. There is one in a hair dresser's
shop on Sixth avenue so utterly ghost
like In appearance that on seeing It unex
pectedly in the gloom a nervous person
would be frightened into insensibility.
Irresistible are the second-hand book
stores which abound through the city.
Oil 'I and sometimes valuuble are the books
picked up. I found the other day an old
book, a species of calendar. "For the Year
of our Lord God 174S. Compiled for his
country's benefit by Cardanero Rider."
Is the title. It Is elaborately bound In red
nnd gold with silver clasps. The advice
given for the different months of the
year Is amusing. For October the follow
ing: "The Uarments you last month
hung on your Racks In Jest now button
them clo.e In good Earnest, ('loath you
now for Prevention, for the Cold comes
Insensible, and Fogs oft-times beget a
whole winter's Cold. Consult with your
Taylois as well as Physicians."
There Is but one advertisement In the
book, so unique and original that It Is
worthy of copying, besides It will ba of
Iniertf t to the fln de Steele dentist. I reads
as follows: "Artificial Tenth, set in so
firm oa to eat with them, and so exact, as
to not he distinguished from natural.
They ore not to bo taken out at Night, as
Is by some falsely suggested, but may be
worn Years together; yet, are they so
fitted, that they may be taken out and put
In by the Person who wears them at
Pleasure; nnd are an Ornament to the
.Mouth, and greatly help the Speech. Also
Teeth are cleaned and pulled out by Sam
uel Rntter and Wlllnm Greene, Teeth
Operators, who apply themselves wholly
to the snld Business, nnd live In Racquet
Court, Fleet Street, London."
"Princess Bonnie" concludes Its engage
ment at the Iiroailwny this week. It has
not duplicated Its Philadelphia success
here. While1 1 do not deny that there are
one or two pretty melodies In "Princess
Ronnie." there Is little or no orchestra
tion. The crl'lcs have criticized It un
mercifully. Alan Dale In the Evening
World calls Wlllard Spenser "Momme-'s
little boy," and advises him to take his
llltl. opera back to the Blmple folks of
Philadelphia, and never again Inflict him
self on a New York audience. "Princess
Ronnie" will he followed by the English
success, "His Excellency."
It Is n great delight to pianists that
RnfTael Joseffy has decided to reappear
on the concert stage this winter. There
sre many people who, while they do not
deny that Paderewskl is a wonderful ar
tist, say th.it he owes much of his success
to hU personal magnetism and eccentric
sppearnncc. They claim Raffael Joseffy
Is equally great. And now this winter we
will be o'le to hear both of these Incom
parable artists and J'ldge for ourselves.
have practically the solid New Eng
land delegation. In New York and
Pennsylvania hp Is strong. Many con
sider him the second choice of the lead
ers of those states. In the west and
south he ha.i active support. If he es
capes the destructive whirlpools of the
speakership, he is not an Improbable
winner.
Oitaliricntlons of Allison.
Only within the past few months has
Allison become a candidate actively.
Foimerly he deprecated talk of his can
didacy, deferring to McKlnley and
Reed. Since then his state, Iowa, has
announced for him. For twenty-two
years he haa been a leader In the sen
ate, after eight years' service In the
house. Few mon are better equipped by
experience than AlKaon for the presi
dency. Ho knows more of the admin
istrative duties of that oltloe than any
candidate. He has been for years a
member of the senate finance commit
tee and the appropriation committee.
He wns chairman of the latter commit
tee In the Fifty-first congress. It Is the
most powerful legislative committee In
the world. Its word regarding appro
priations Is generally law. As an ac
tive member of that committee, 'Mr.
Allison has personally Influenced more
legislation In this country probably
than any living man. The committee
on finance is almost as Important. As
n member of that committee Allison
had much to do with the amendments
made by that committee to the McKln
ley bill. ITs opposition to the new
tariff law In the senate securod many
protection concessions. Senator Alli
son Is sn upright, reliable, conserva
tive nubile man, not so aggressive as
Tteed. but safe and well ordered. If
Peed prd McKlnley kill each other off,
Mr. Allison Is a nrobabllity. For this
rason some thCnk him the most prob
able winner.
Harrison's Excellent Record.
Of General .Harrison there Is much to
pralre. The nihility and Americanism
of his administration In contrast to
l.'ist of the Cleveland one, Ifl notable.
During his term the country was pros
perous and 'happy and the flag was
honored R.hroad. This makes Harrison
a potei.'tki'llly. Indiana Is solid for him
If be desires her support. He Is re-
s-aried wl'.h confidence by the manu
rapturing and business Interests. Few
Americans are more a"ble and few Pres
idents were as efficient or as satisfac
tory. There Is nothing to criticise In
Ills record, though he did not always
plecop the politician. Firm, mfe. ng-
gresslve, active earnest, steady, bril
liant, tie Is a marked and a remarkable
man.
Morton's Signal Distinction.
New Ylirk Is always potential In
rational cwivelitlora. It Is now solid
r-.r Govt rsor Morton. Aside . from
Piatt's ru-iiport, Mr. Morton has the
oonfider':e of the people as a business
man who was suocc-?"'ul not through
repressing the poor, tout through clean
metheda trd close attention. Though
not much of a polUlca'l epraker. he has
carried a dear head into politics, as
won as a strong win and a. natural
r.btllty. As a mc.nber of congress, min
ister to Franca, vlco president and gov
f.rr.'ir of New Tork. he has acquired
signal distinction, TCiere Is no objec
tion or drawback, to his candidacy other
than hla a. He Is 71. but still as vlg.
crous as many men at 60, and In perfect
health.
Pnvlsn Dcrk Horse.,
Set.ator Davis, of Minnesota. Is the
newest of the presidential candidates.
He Is lerrned, a student of affairs and
of llteraiure. There are fewer abler
lawyers or better Informed men. His
career In the senate has not been espe
cially 'brilliant, and that ha r)en dis
appointing, yet he has been assiduously
attentive to work and always ready
and prepared when needed. ' He Is
brainy, ai ir an developed In the activi
ties and severities cf the northwest,
Hrgely self-made, earnest and honest.
His most notable recent political ac
tion, and- It required manhood and
courage, was the speech supporting the
administration In Us opposition to the
Debs Insurrectionists, and his refusal
to yield to 'the dictates of rwie of hlo
constituents who were friendly to Debs,
and wanted Mr. Tuvls' st-pport. The
senator Is fully equipped for t-hq office,
but Is only a dark hone as yet,
The.'e six presidential candidate be
lieve In good, nonet: money.. Hsl on
of them oppose the prc-per use of sil
ver, tut earn de'lres to two tho money
of this govert.Trent the equal of ' the
best Ifi 'ths world, .
In -the ..Wonderland'
Of North America.
First View of the Snow-Clad Rockies
And of the Far-Famed Yellowstone Park.
Fargo, (Sept. 23. There are but few
Indians seen along the line of the North
ern Pacific railroad and it Is claimed
those are mainly engaged in agricul
tural and Industrial pursuits. The ex
tinction of the buffalo has rendered
them more susceptible to the civilizing
influences brought to bear upon them
thin formerly. At the various agencies
good craps of grain are now being
raised. The soil Is very fertile ond well
adapted to iboth grazing and tillage.
Ouster Is reaefbed after a run of
eUrhty-nve miles, passing eight unim
portant stations. It Is a sta.'lon on the
Crow Indian reservation, deriving Its
name from Fort Custer which Is thirty
jnlleg southward, reached by stage over
a good government road dally. This
military posit Js the largest in the west,
and Is situated near the scene of tho
Ouster maspatore of June 20, 1876. A
further description may be given later.
Before reaching Custer we cross the
turbulent waters of the Big Horn river
about itwo miles from Its mouth by a
bridge 600feeit In length and soon enter
ing a tunnel over a thousand feet long,
mergo Into the valley of the Big Horn,
made memorable by repeated conflicts
with the Sioux.
A Typical Indian Uescrvatinn.
The Crew Indian reservation Is lo
cated here. It extends along the south
side of the Yellowstone river for 1!50
miles, with an average 'width of 75 miles.
This -Is a'!d to be the most fertile and
best watered area In Montana, covering
a -territory as large as the state of
Massachusetts. T'he Crow Indians are
friendly to the government and to the
whites. They aro considered, however,
far Inferior to t'helr old enemies, the
-Sioux (who have given the government
eo much trouble), In Intelligence, handi
craft and bravery. They number now
3,000 all told, iwho gather about the
agency In winter subsisting on govern
ment beef and flour, and fipend the sum
mer In roaming about the country. They
own 40,0K) ponies and are a very rich
tribe, and In proportion to tbelr num
bers, the richest In the world, their
wealth aggregating $3,'00 per head.
This Is, however, due to the natural in
crease of their live stock, chiefly ponies,
ral'.her than to t'helr own Industry and
thrift. In 1S92 fhey ceded to the gov
ernment for a handsome sum. tn cash,
a strip of country forty by sixty miles In
area, on the western end of their
domain, which embraced the Clark's
Ford gold and silver mines that have
proved pn valuable.
The Crows In the early days of mining
settlement In (Montana, served as a bar
rier to protect the mining camps from
t'he hostile Sioux, and In the military
campaign for the conquest of the Sioux,
they proved of great value as scouts and
allies to our troops.
Pompcy's Pillar.
Westward from Custer, twenty-five
miles. Is Pompey's Pillar, a mass of yel
low sandstone rising abruptly to a
height of 400 feet, Its base covering near
ly an acre of ground. About half way
up the side. Captain William Clark, the
explorer, carved his name July 25, 1S08,
in letters three feet long, and
eighteen lnohes -high. The Indians
have also carved the figures of
animals and other objeots on the
Fiides of the rocks. After a run of
28 miles through a stock raising country
we rcacCi Billings, the beginning of the
Montana divls-lon of the road. Here
are the roundhouse and car shops con
nected with the road, besides extensive
cattle yards, for Billings Is one of the
principal caTtle shipping points and sec
ond only tolMlle City In Montana. It
Is the largest wool shipping point In the
plate. Over four million pounds of wool
was sent from here 'In 1893, and that
was Increased In 1S94. As a natural
locality for manufacturing It has no
superior. The Yellowstone river affords
WHO
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That Insists upon
keeping a stock of
9
In the house?
Why, the wise mother. Because, when
taken internally it cures in a few minutes
Cramps, Spasms, Sour Stomach, Heartburn
Nervousness, Sleeplessness, Sick Htadache
Diarrhoea, Dysentery, Summer Complaint
Colic, Flatulency and all internal pains.
DOSE Half a teaspoonful In half a tumble;
of water.
Used externally, It will cure Rheumatism
Neuralgia, Mosquito Bites, Stings of Insects
Sunburns, Bruises, Burns, Scalds, Coughs.
Colds and all throat troubles.
Railway's Ready Relief, aided by Rail
way's Pills, will cure Fever and Ague; Ma
larious, Bilious and other Fevers,
fifty CtattBttlt. gold fey DrseiiiU
RADWAY ft CO., New York.
RAD WAY'S
PILLS.
Purely vegetable, mild si d re'lable. Cansr
Krf et dlgedllen, comi-leto uewimtlntlon snrl
thfal regularity. Cure ronsilpaticn am
its long list of unpleasmt vmp:oms and reju
venal the system. 25 ceute a box. All dru
gists. REVIVO
RESTORES VITALITY
Made a
. K f S Tl JKT Jjrf
uthVtr.W'irp of Me.
TUB QRKAT aoth flay.
produces ths above ronuli a lit 30 day. It -'!
poworfiilljr and quickly, c'urra wLan all others fall
Youa man will rniala thair lent niauliooit, aid old
baa lll farorer their youthful visor by using
HfEYl VO. It quickly and luraiy rw.lu.ci Nervoua
uaaa.foaa Tltaiitr, Impeuu -y. N'Uiutly tmlMioUi,
l.aas Power, Failing M uvry, Waatliut Dtmaiwa. r.d
all Casts of aolf-abuaa or airwa aud lnclinrretlou.
wbloh nufltn ena fur i ndy. bnelnexa or marrixa. II
not only eurea by ulartlng at the of dlmaia. but
isagraat Dcrtntnnle aud blood builder, brink
il'C bank iha plok glow to nalo cherbs and ra
atorbul ths lira at youth. It warrti off Inumlty
and CoBramptloa, Insist oa having RI2VIYO, no
othar. It cm) ba oarrlod In yoat pocket. By utll.
1.00Brackuie,or all for SS.OO, with a post
tlvw wriltan ajunrantoa to rami or refund
themonay. Circular lro. Addraal
xmi MEDICINE CO.. R1 Rl.or St.. CHICU0, IU
far ate to MatthswsDroa VtWk-lst
araatoa . ra.
mil El i
Hasr wo HoraTrroat, Ptroplea, ftopptrWored I
Spot. Aches, Old Hons, Clcert In Moulli. Balr- U
Falling? Write Cue It Uriteay Co.. UOT na
aoniTmpl-htriio,IIMorproofaotetiies.
OapltulfSOOjOOO. ratlcutiGurod lae.rcanra
n ana wen, itwiwr ""vi
Ban
a fine -water power, a fall of eleven feet
to the mile. Billings Is situated at the
mouth of the valley of the Yellowstone
at the foot of Clark's Ford Bottom. Here
Is an Irrigating ditch forty miles long
beeldeis its tributaries, which waters
125.000 ai.-res of land, producing the
choicest grains, vegetables and alfalfa.
The tcvn Is named In honor of Hon.
Frederick Bllllng-s, luite president of tho
Northern Pacific, and Is notlcable for
Its many handsome buildings, among
them a fine brick church, tho gift of
Mrs. Billings. 'Right along this locality
over 2.000,000 acres of the once noted
Crow Indian reservation has been
thrown open to sebtlement.
Valuable Deposits of Coal.
At laurel station a branch road leads
to the famous 'Rocky Fork coal at Red
lyidge. This coal Is bituminous in Its
character and so rich in combustible
matter that pieces of It can bo lighted
with a match. The veins are from six
to thirty fet In thickness and considered
Inexhaustible In quantity. The road
crosses the Yellowstone on a combina
tion trestle bridge at grades from E0 to
110 feet per mile for a long distance.
Resuming the main line for Living
ston we make In quick succession five
stations and points of Interest. The
main one is Hunter's Hot 'Springs,
noted for their wonderful healing vir
tues, and If traditionary reports of the
aborigines may be credited all the
Northern tribes from time immemorial
have made pilgrimages to this natural
sanltarlirm with their Invalids. They
ore 'loe'ai'.f d Mfc&jily 4.W0 feet above sea
level and fiom 50 o 100 feui abo-ve Che
Yellww.l ne rlverr. TCie ,t'empei'atua
mtngrs fiom 14t d-ogms to ICS degrees,
and tihey discharffe 2,000 g-vMana u. min
ute. Here Is a great country for game.
We were told that back of the blulTs,
within e'asy walking -dlstemoo or th-a
'Springs, ore fou-ml 'antelope's, wrVile
h'airea, duclts, ge'eae antl other small
game, while "deer"-i:k are numerous
In it'he mc'D.Tt'a In s.
First View of the Kockics.
From Rilling the train follows close
ly the Yellowstone river for 115 miles to
Livingston. The prospect from the car
windows combine more striking fea
tures cf beauty and grandeur than: we
have yet met. At Merrill, !)66 miles from
St. Paul, we obtain our first glimpse of
the snow-white peaks of the Rockies
and also refreshing whiffs of Invigorat
ing mountain air. What elo we see?
Standing on the platform of our Pull
man car we behold on the one side the
broad valey with the winding, glisten
ing river, and beyond to the westward
and southward rise white, gigantic
masses of mountains 10,000 feet high,
wltH peaks clear cut like a sugar loaf,
called tils Clark's Ford range. This
range seems so lofty and the condition
of tho atmosphere so ethereal that some
of our Eastern tourists, who had never
seen such high mountains before, were
naturaly surprised. The question was
asked. "Are these clouds?" When told
that they were the Rocky (Mountains,
the pasenger, who had his conception
of mountains from the Alleghenles and
the Adlrondacks, -subsllcd into a state
of wonderment and awe easily im
agined. As the train winds In different direc
tions these superb crags, like floatlnir
turrets, form an Interesting Ftudy In
the various changes which they un
dergo. The grandeur of the scene;ry is
Increased as we near the gatewaj of
the Yellowstone or Snow Range. When
within three miles of Livingston the
portal Is opened Just wide enough to
allow the river an outlet, and through
thecanyon thus cut by the great stream
the branch railroad enters to the world
renowned region of Yellowstone Na
tional Park. A scries of letters descrip
tive, of "What I Saw In Yellowstone
Park" will appear at a later elate.
J. E. Richmond.
SPECIAL CLOSING OUT SALE OF
EDWIN C. BURT & COS
FINE SHOES.
We lmve decided to closa out this entire
stock or Fine Shoos and 81 ppers at actual cot
These Shoes are all in perfrot condition no
old styles or shelf worn goods. TiiU U rare
opportunity of obtaining the highest grade
Footw-r at the prices usually paid for orili
nary Shoes. Call and examine them while the
tuck is complete.
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THE.
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Roofing Co.
326 Washington Avenue,
scranton, Pa.
TELEPHONE 555.
Ebonite Varnish,
Gravel Roofing,
Pipe Covering, ,
Building Felts, ,
SbeatbiDg Papers.
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All kit da of roofing work dons, All kind of
gravel or aim roofs mnde.
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AYLESWORTH'S
MEAT MARKET
The Finest in the City.
The latest Improved furnish'
tngs and apparatus for keeping
meat, butter and eggs.' .
223 WyomlnQ Ave .
SCRANTON DIRECTORY
-OF-
Wholesale Doalors
And Manufacturers.
Haws
Lackawanna Truat and Safe Deposit Cta.
Merchants' and Mechanics', 429 Lack.
Traders' National, 234 Lackawanna.
Wm( Q I inn fc- .ii ,
8cranton Savings, 12S Wyoming.
BEDDING. PAltPRT nf.tnAKTTwn rmw
The Bcranton Bedding Co., Lacka. ' -;
Robinson. K. Hons. ,35 N. Seventh.
Robinson, MIna, Cedar, cor. Alder.
CHINA AVn nr.iflatriDct "
Rupprecbt, Louis, 231 Penn.
TOYS AND POVPisr"rirtvtPi-
Williams, J. D. & Bro., ill Lacka.
FLOUR. FEED AND GRAIN. .
Matthews. C. P. Sons V Co.. 34 Lacka.
Ins Weston Mill Co.. 47-4D Lacka.
PAIVTB A vn QTTDDT IPS
Jlencke McKee. 306 Spruce.
MONUMENTAL WORKS.
Owens Bros., 218 Adams avenue.
MILK, CREAM. BUTTER, ETC
Scranton Dairy Co., Penn and Linden.
ENGINE8 AND BOILERS.
Dickson Manufacturing- Co.
DRY GOODS. MILLINERY. ETC
The Fashion, 3 Lackawanna avenue.
PLUMBING AND HEATIVO.
Howley, P. F. ft M. T., 231 Wyoming ava.
GROCERS.
Kelly, T. J. ft Co., 14 Lackawanna.
Meiiargel & Connell, Franklin avenue.
Porter, John T., 26 and 2H Lackawanna.
li.ee, Levy ft Co., 30 Lackawanna.
HARDWARE.
Connell, W. P. ft Sons, 118 Penn.
Foote & Shear Co., 119 N. Washington,
Hunt ft Connell Co., 434 Lackawanna.
FRUITS AND PRODUCE.
Dale & Stevens, 27 Lackawanna.
Cleveland, A. 8., 17 Lackawanna,
DRY GOODS
Kelly & Healey. 20 Lackawanna.
Flnley. p. B., B10 Lackawanna.
LIME. CEMENT, SEWER PIPH.
Keller, Luther, 813 Lackawanna.
HARNESS ft SADDLERY HARDWAR8.
Fritz a. v., 410 Lackawanna,
Keller & Harris, 117 Penn.
WINES AND LIQUORS.
Walsh, Edward J., 32 Lackawanna.
LEATHER AND FINDINGS.
Williams, Samuel, 221 Spruce.
BOOTS AND SHOES.
Goldsmith Bros., 304 Lackawanna.
WALL PAPER, ETC ',
Ford, W.' M., 120 Penn.
x
CANDY MANUFACTURERS.
Scranton Candy Co., 22 Lackawanna.
FLOUR, BUTTER, EOOS, ETC.
The T. H. Watts Co., Lt., 723 W. Lacka.
Babcock, G. J. ft Co., 11C Franklin.
MINE AND MILL SUPPLIES.
Scranton Supply and Mach. Co., 131 Wyv
FURNITURE.
Hill ft Connell, 131 Washing-ton.
CARRIAGE REPOSITORY.
Blume, Wm. ft Son, S22 Spruce.
HOTELS.
Scranton House, near depot
MILLINERY ft FURNISHING OOOD8.
Brown's Bee Hive, 224 Lacks.
DIRECTORY OF
SCRANTON AND SUBURBAN
REPRESENTATIVE FIRMS.
ATHLETIC GOODS AND BICYCLES.
Florey, C. M., 222 Wyoming-.
HARDWARE AND PLUMBING.
Gunster & Forsyth, 327 Penn.
Cowles, W. C, 1907 N. Main.
WATCHMAKER AND JEWELER.
Rogers, A. E., 215 Lackawanna.'
BOOTS AND SHOES.
Goodman's Shoe Store, 412 Lackawanna,
FURNITURE.
Barbour's Home Credit House, 42S Lack.
CARPETS AND WALL PAPER.
Inglls, J. Scott, 419 Lackawanna.
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
Osterhout, N. P., 110 W. Market.
Jordan, James, Olyphant.
Barthold, E. J., Olyphant.
CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER,
Snook, S. M Olyphant.
PAINTS AND WALL PAPER,
Wlnke, J. C, 315 Penn.
TEA, COFFEE AND 6PICB.
Grand Union Tea Co.. 103 B. Main.
FLORAL DESIGNS.
Clark, G. R. Co., 201 Washington.
CATERER.
Huntington. J. C, 308 N. Washington
GROCERIES.
Plrle, J. J 427 Lackawanna.
UNDERTAKER AND LIVER
Raub, A. R.. 425 Spruce.
DRUGGISTS.
McGarrah ft Thomas, 209 Laclcawannn.
Ixjrenti, C, 418 Lacka;. Linden Wash,
Davis. G W., Main and Market.
Hloes. W. 8., Peckvllle.
Davles, John J., 106 S. Main.
CARRIAGES AND HARNESS.
SlmwelU V. A., 615 Linden.
PAWNBROKER,
Green, Joseph, 107 Lackawanna.
CROCKERY AND OLASBWARaV
Harding. J. L., 215 Lackawanna.
BROKER AND JEWELER.
Radln Bros., 123 Penn.
DRY GOODS, FANCY GOODS. '"
Kresky, E. H. ft Co.. 114 8. Main, y"'
CREAMERY '
Stone Bros., 80S Spruce.
BICYCLES. GUNS, ETC !
Parker, E. R., 321 Spruce. (
t DINING ROOMS. ' '
Caryl' Dining Rooms, 50f Linden.
TRUSSES, BATTERIES AND RUBBER
GOODS.
Benjamin ft Benjamin, Franklin ft Sprutev
MERCHANT TAILOR.
Roberts, J. W., 138 N. Mam.
PIANOS AND ORGANS. "
Stelle, J. Lawrence, 301 Sprue.
DRY ' GOODS, CLOTHING. SHOES,
1 HARDWARE.
1 MulUy.Ambrote, trivia store. Providence,
t