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THE SCRANTON TUIBUNE SATURDAY MOBNING, NOVEMBER 16, 1893.
I. .
.Voluntary Schools
lm ' Old " Cambria,
And a Large Batch of En teresting Religious, Po
litical and Social News Other Notes of Interest.
The proposal to Rive an additional
support to the voluntary schools, which
is the-burning question In Wales to
day, received farther notice In the Celt
of a few weeks ago. It devotes a long
article to the subject and to enable Its
readers to understand the point at issue
commences by explaining the difference
between the voluntury school and the
board schools. It points out that In
. the voluntary schools a religious edu
' cation Is given, and It adds, "Our na-
tion has a great respect for the Bible,
and there Is some attraction for us In
schools where the Bible is read." It
also adds that Nonconformists of the
country undertook to take care of the
religious education of the children
, that Is, when the Elementary SchoolB
Act of 1876 was passed, but It says,
Many of us fear by this time that we
made a mistake In shutting the Bible
. out of the schools, and consequently
. some measures of a reaction Is taking
place." Replying to the question
whether the Bible cannot be taught in
the schools without betraying the prin
ciple of Nonconformity, the Cardiff
Times thinks the Celt Is perfectly sound
in principle, more so than many of its
t other contemporaries. It is perfectly
logical In the position It takes up. and it
Is a little more of this same logic that
would- do good to some of the leading
Nonconformists, says the Celt, "We
oppose the idea of teaching religion of
any kind at' the expense of the public.
If religion of any color Is taught at the
expense of the public In the school dur
ing the week, the same inlng may be
- done in the church on Sunday." The
position of the .Celt that it is "wrong to
pay the Church of England with public
. money to teach religion, and that
being so, It la wrong to pay the day
schools with public money to do the
same thing. The disestablishes of
England and Wales will make them
selves ridiculous on this question If they
do not take care, and the Cardiff Times
thinks that Is one of the objects which
the Church party have in view In
bringing the matter so prominently to
the front at the present time. The Celt
makes one sugestlon which Is either un
intelligible or impracticable, the Times
thinks, when) It asks this question:
"Why cannot the Nonconformists con
tribute voluntarily for the religious
teaching, and aiiOW the money of the
public to go to secular education alone?"
If that means that the salaries of teach
ers, assistant teachers, pupil teachers,
clerks to the school boards, etc., etc.,
are to be paid for, partly out of the
rates and partly by the contributions
of the churches, the former paying for
the secular and the latter for the re
ligious portion of the Instruction, each
In its proper proportion, the sugges
tion, the Times thinks, can scarcely be
considered a practical one. If that Is
not the meaning of the Celt, what does
It mean?
A Sermon on Molt.
In a Welsh book, published by David
Jones, of Trefriw, in 1776. Is contained
a most Interesting extempore sermon
on "Malt," said to have been composed
by that profound scholar, Dr. John
Davies, of Mallwyu. The following is
the sermon. "Beloved Let me crave
your attention, for I am a little man,
come at a short warning to preach a
brief sermon upon a small occasion,
yet strong subject, to a thin congrega
tion, In an unworthy pulpit. And now,
my beloved, my text is "Malt," which I
, cannot divide into sentences, because
it is none; nor into words. It beng but
one;, nor into syllables, because, upon
the whole matter. It Is bust a monosyl
lable; therefore I must, as necessity en
forced me, divide Into letters, which I
find In my text to be only four, M .A. I
T., malt. M, my beloved, is Moral,
A Is Allegoral, li Is Liberal, and T Is
' Theological. The Moral is well set
forth, to teach you drunkards good
manners. Wherefore, M, my Masters;
A, All of you; L, Listen; T, to my Text.
The Allegorical is, when one thing is
spoken of another Is meant; now, the
thing spoken of is bare Malt., but the
thing meant is the Oil of Malt, com
monly called strong drink, which to you
rustics is so pleasant,' that you esteem
it more than M, Meat; A, Apparel; L,
Liberal; T, Treasure The Liberal Is
.according to the letter M, Much; A,
Ale; L. Little; T. Thirst. The Theo
logical is according to the effects which
It works, which I find in my text to be
of two kinds: first, in this world; sec
ondly, irt the world to come. In this
world, the effects which It works are In
some M, Murders; in others. A, Adul
tery; In some, Looseness of Life; In
others. T, ' Treason. In the world to
'come In some, Mj Misery, In others. A,
Anguish; in some, L, Languishing; in
others, T, Torment. Wherefore, my
first use shall be an exhortation; M, My
Master; pray Mend; A, All of you; and
Leave; T, Tippling, or else, secondly,
by way of commlssratlon, I say, M, my
Master; A, AH of you; L, Look out for;
T. Torment. So much for this time and
text; only by way of caution, take this
that A, Drunkard is an annoyance to
modesty, the trouble of civility, the
spoil- of wealth,, the destruction of rea
son, the brewer's agent, the ale house
benefactor, the beggar's companion,
, the constable's .perplexity, his wife's
swoe, his children's sorrow, his neigh
bor's scoff, his own shame, a walking
swill tub, the picture of a beast, and a
monster of a man." The old hand
press upon which the above was print
ed was the first press put up In Wales,
' and was owned by the Immortal Welsh
Jard, Lewys Morys, an ancestor of Sir
"Lewis Morris, who was recently knight
ed by Queen Victoria. As late as the
year 1869 Rowland's "Cambrian Biblio
graphy," a work of great merit, was
ecellently printed on this relic. It can
be found doing good service at a print
ing office at Llaurmost, North Wales,
, at the present time. ,
. Professor Rhys.
"We hear the following from Oxford
University: The Dafydd ab Qwllym
has already had two very successful
, meetings. The first one was held In
' the rooms of Mr. O. M. Edwards, who.
gave a warm welcome as usual. The
second was held at Jesus College, the
principal being the host, and the ap-
pointed reader of a paper. His subject
was "History of the Welsh." Professor
Rhys Is in the habit of bringing to the
meeting any distinguished guests he
may hare who happen to be also men
who feel Interest In Wales. Last term
he brought In Mr. Tom Ellis, M. P., who
Bave us a stirring address on Welsh
education. This time the visitor was
i the Bishop of St. Aspath, and of course
his lordship waa not let off without a
speech. He said the room where they
sat had always been viewed by him
with fear and trembling. He only rec
ollected, beln insi&e It once before, and
that was to do his viva voce at the
scholarship examination. The scene
with the principal of Jesus College pre-
- siding In that dread room over a cheer
ful gathering of undergraduates was
something very ew to him. He enter
tained the greatest respect for the prin
cipal of his .own undergraduate days,
tbut nothing had ever been witnessed by
him then approaching the feelings of
friendliness which now seem to prevail
between dons and undergraduates, and
he thought It augured wel for the future
of the college. - All Welshmen In Oxford
went on Sunday morning to hear the
Bishop preach the university sermon,
and commemorating the benefactors of
4 Welsh education In af es gone by. The
next meeting of the society Is to be held
: , at Mr. Owtnogfryn's residence. Every
body felt happy to find the bishop
.breathing words of Deace as freely as
If he had not emerged but recently
panting from the thlcKest of the fight.
-::-"Crgyhnr."
Daronwy writes In the Cardiff Times
that while the scholarly "Elfed"-Cam-brla's
best poet Is preparing a more
classical English version of the beauti
ful Welsh hymn, "Crugybar," he would
venture to submit tne following at
tempt, which was prepared some time
ago, to the criticism of Welsh hymn
ologlsts: We'll view from the towers of Sabun
The wllderness's Journey so long;
The strifes and the curbs of the sojourn
Will sweeten, and swell our song.
We'll survey the storms and their dread
ings. The terror of death and the graves.
But we shall be safe from their Teach
ings In peace, swimming love's calming
waves.
A few years ago there was a contro
versy of considerable wnrmth over the
authorship of the music set to the
words of the ancient Welsh hymn above
mentioned. The author In Evan Davies,
of Llandovery, now over 90 years of age.
Crugybar Is a very small country vil
lage not very far from Llandovery, and
the music was composed over fifty
years ago. The old author has a son
now living on the West Bide, who is also
a musician of considerable merit, and
some years ago led the Merthyr band.
Ills mime Is David Davies and hi a plas
terer by occupation. He has been the
musical preceptor of a. few bands here
abouts. In the days of "Auld Lang
Syne" he had few superiors as a soloist
on the cornet.
An F.lsteddfod thinner.
Sir Arthur Stepney, of Llnnelly, pro
poses to present the "Gorsedd" with a
beautiful banner for elsteddfodlc pur
poses. Mr.Thomus H. Thomas (Alunydd
I'enygarn) Cardiff, has kindly under
taken to prepare the design. Like Pro
fessor Herkomer and Mr. Mansel Lewis,
who nre going to present an expensive
new robe to the archdruld, Sir Arthur
Stepney waB enchanted with the Gor
sedd proceedings at Llanelly. Several
people were enchanted with the robes
worn at the World's Fair esteddfod In
1893. The new bnnner will be ready by
the time of the Llandudno National eis
teddfod of 1S96.
In our last Issue we announced the
death of the above talented man. This
week we take pleasure in presenting hiB
picture to our readers or his novel
"Rhys Lewis," the "Grand Old Man,"
Gladstone, expresses himself thusly:
"Its delineations of Welsh character
are the best which I have ever seen,
and nothing can be happier than the
mode In which the highest truths are
exhibited In contact with less elevated
matter." The Cardiff Times, In speak
ing of his death, expresses ltaelf thusly:
'in the meantime, whatever pluce may
be given him by the critic er by public
opinion of to-day, he has done his share
In the service of his country, and has
tilled his books with pictures of Welsh
life and habits with a truth and vivid
ness which will be invaluable to future
generations."
Tho Saxon IJolotor.
The Saxon Idolatry Is most detest
able. Boys.to whose cheeks the butter
milk and oatmeal of Vales have Riven
color, turning hot-headed Saxon idola
ters! I have known many an assistant
who has sold himself to such servility.
Having succeeded In keeping his excel
lent self from the sight of the chimney
top of his mother's house for less than
a year, his fondness for Cymru, Cymro,
a Cymraeg rapidly disappears. To
him there Is neither beauty nor worth
In anything appertaining to Welsh. He
spends more than half his salary for
the sake of being a Saxon idolator. All
things will he do In order to be as un
like a Welshman as Is possible. He
orders his watch from Coventry, his
trousers from Liverpool, his shoes from
Northampton, his hat from Manchester,
his tobacco from Bristol, and his tooth
pick from London. As to his knowledge,
It Is far more shallow than that of the
rustic aamsel who waits on him as a
servant, and whose English loquuclty
causes so much pain to his classical
sould. There are quite a number of
them hereabouts.
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Colliery Proprietor Charged with Theft.
Recently, the hearing of a charge
against David Thomas, colliery pro
prietor, living at Skotty and carrying
on business at Swansea, of stealing a
quantity of coal, the property of Rich
ard Hodgens, was heard. The trial con
sumed a great deal of time, and the
ablest lawyers In Wales were engaged
In the trial. In the verdict the Judge
said the question was whether the de
fendant could be committed for trlul.
In order to sustain the charge of steal
ing the coal It was quite essential that
the coal must clearly be proved to have
been in the complete possession of the
prosecutor at the time It was taken
away. According to tho evidence the
prosecutor had never seen tho coal, and
had not In any way taken It out of tho
legal possession Of the company. Un
der these circumstances the judge could
not say that there was sulliclent evi
dence to put defendant on his trial
therefore he would discharge him. Tho
largo throng present applauded loudly,
and the defendant was cheered by the
audience.
A niBtlnmilshod Son.
Mr. Brynmor Jones, M. P., a distin
guished son of the late Rev. Thomas
Jones, of London, afterwards of Aus
tralia, and after that of Walters' Road,
Swansea, the greatest pulpit orator
of his time. Is one of those members of
the house of commons who has held a
county court judgeship; and as the
Judge of Gloucester he showed an abil
ity and a perception that gave him a
considerable popularity with fair
minded litigants, Mr. Brynmor Jones
has been distinguished in at least one
other than the legal sphere. At the
London university he obtained a con
siderable distinction, and he easily won
his L. L. B.
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The Poets' Church.
"Capel y Belrdd." Carnarvoushlre,
North Wales, was so called from the
fact that the two great bards, Dewl
Wyn o Elflon and Robert ab Gwllym
Ddu. were Its founders. "Capel Als,"
Llanelly, was built on the site of a cot
tage some time occupied by an elderly
woman named Alice, of whose history
there Is little known. "Capel Isaac,"
near Llandllo, was .built on a plot of
ground given by one Isaac Thomas.
"Capel Maen" received the name from
a large stone which was broken up and
used In the building.
; , Welsh EP,rf"n
In the South Wales Daily News re
cently there appeared the well-known
Welsh epigram to the spider, In which
there' are no consonants at all, with a
translation of the same. The following
Is the translation:
J'rom his own eggs the busy worm
Attempts his hasty webs to form;
Like rings In Ice they seem to view.
Beauteous like those and brittle, too.
';'..' ' y I Notes.
Rer. David Jones, pastor of the First
Welsh Congregational church, this city,
calls The Tribune's attention to an in
accuracy in this department last week,
by which it was said that the number
of , Welsh people In London was only
2800. Rev. Mr. Jones reminds us that
tbe.Welso-CongregallonalUU In the
metropolis are almost of this number;
"then," eaya he, "there are very strong
churches with the Welsh Calviniotlc
Methodists, Welsh Baptists, Welsh
Wesleyan , and there are one or two
Welsh churches among the Kplscopals.
I doubt whether 28,000 would nclude all
of the WelBh people in the metropolis."
It should have been twenty-eight thou
sand. Two thousand and eight hundred
was a typographical error.
The way they do business over there
Is something after this order: At New
port recently a prominent lawyer made
application for the committal of Mr.
Thomas Davies. late road surveyor for
the Newport Highway district, who, he
explained, had been contumacious In
the mntter of attending the audit, and
had not produced his books. The court
fined the defendant three dollars for
each offence, but there were no effects
on which a distress could be levied, and
the lawyer asked the court to commit
the defendant to Jail. Hij paid the de
fendant could dress well and get drunk.
He was sentenced to jail for fourteen
days.
In speaking of the tlnplate trade Frank
Randall, of Llnnelly, one of the foremost
men of South Wales, expounded his views
on the packing of tea in tlnplate boxes.
He expressed his confidence that there Is
a great opening in this direction for tln
plntes. and pointed out that over the pres
ent system of pai-king tea In wooden
boxes with a lead lining, the packing of
tea In tlnplate boxes lias many advan
tages, one being a Raving of ten pounds In
every one hundred pounds of tea. The
true weight of a 100-pound box of tea at
present is 135 pounds, and If tlnnlate boxes
were used It would be only 125 pounds.
Further, the space occupied would be
News and Gossip of Players,
There Is hardly a city In America that
has a theater, where there Is a theater
going public but what the name of
Charles H. Hoyt la almost a household
word. This well-known author is to a
degree the father of farce comedy. The
first time his name was brought prom
inent before the public was when "A
Hunch of Keys" was first produced. The
"Keys" was a success, and It has
made more people lauiih than any other
production In farce comedy. Its an
nual visit Is always looked forward to
with pleasant anticipations in the
cities where It has been before, because
those who have witnessed the perform
ance know a- good long laugh Is in
store for them. Theater-goers never
grow tired of the comedy. "A Bunch
of Keys" will this season be produced
on a grand scale by Gus Bothner who
has engaged an excellent company to
produce this excellent comedy. The
piece has been polished up to date, and
special attention has been given to the
specialties, which will embrace several
novel features, among which a Bur
lesque on "Trilby" will bo given by the
quartette. Tho musical numbers will
also be a feature. The company Is
headed by Ada Ilothner. who will ap
pear as "Teddy." It will be Been at
the Academy of Music for three night,
beginning Monday and with a Saturday
matinee.
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John C. Stewart and Paul Drerser
are the leading comedians of the "Two
Johns" company, which will be seen at
the Academy of Music tonight. They
are supported by a strong company
who have been selected with special
care as t" their fitness for the various
roles which are assigned them. Among
whom may bo mentioned Miss Mabel
Meredith the operatic prima donna,
whose wonderful soprano voice has
gained for her a world-wide reputa
tion. The Star qunrtette, who nro,
without doubt, tle kings of harmony,
and many others. The company Is re
plete with sparkling music and rare
specialties, ludicrous situations and
laugh-provoking perplexities, all of
which tend to create fun both fast and
furious. There is not a dull moment
from the rise of the curtain till Its fall,
It Is one continuous scene of upronr
ious laughter from Eturt to finish. If
you are threatened with a 111 of the
blues E al Bte "The Two Johns,"
there's a sure cure.
One of the best comedy musical sen
sations of the season is a new skit that
Is given under the title of "Plays and
Players," by a large company of come
dians and comediennes under the di
rection of Charles C. Stum. The theater-goers
of this city will have the
pleasure of seeing this delightful com
edy at Davis' theater on Monday, Tues
day und Wednesday next, where it will
be given with all the scenery und ef
fects thut have made It a success. There
COUNT BADENYI, THE
By tlio Courtesy
From tbt Chicago
Count CasImir .Badenyl, prime min
ister of Austria, is literally a favorite of
fortune. His father was a cook, but no
doubt a good one, for though hecaraa
with the queen from her Italian home
to Warsaw, he won the affections of his
new masterl one of the last kings of Po
land, and was created a count just two
years before the ..present premier was
born. But It was an empty honor at
the tlme,for the newly made count had
no funds with which to maintain the
acquired dignity, and when his two sons
were born It looked as if they would be
obliged to earn their own living. But
good lock Intervened. Their mother's
brother. Count Melr. had married the
famous) German actress, Anna .Wterer,
and she, childless, took a fancy to her
nephews and bequeathed to them at her
deata her fortune, amounting to several
million dollars.. This enabled the boys
to procure educational advantages suit
able to their rank, and upon attaining
the suitable age they adopted politics
a pursuit and both achieved success.
Cimnt Badenyl Is distinguished for his
MUtty and to without , exception th
considerably leu, while the tea Itself
would be better preserved, for the boxes
being hermetically sealed, there would be
no fear of the tea deteriorating. .Mr. Ran
dall suxKcsted that the tea merchants of
South Wales should take up the matter
by Insisting on their tea being sent in tin
plate bxes.
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Hon. Anthony Howell, American Consul
at Cardiff, has written a letter to Welsh
Americans In connection with the Nation
al Eisteddfod. He wants the committee to
set a day for Americans, and also advises
the committee to offer prises for Welsh
American competitors, and that the day
set epni-t shall be the glorious Fourth.
John Dull would not admire such a demon
stration on British soil. Hardly I ,.
The Baptists of Wales take aVreat deal
of interest In their home missionary so
cieties. They have elected the Rev. Dr.
Owen Davis, Carnarvon, chairman for the
year. Justice R. Wynne Williams, of Dol
irellan, treasurer and the Rev. W. Morris,
rreorel, secretary. Their first field of la
lor will be Mlddleboro, England. An aux
iliary committee has been elected In
Wales to work in different sections. . . , I
The Bala collcso of North Wales, Is no
'onv-er a Methodist Institution of learning.
In .the future It will be a non-denominational
Institution. It Is one of the most
popular Institutions of learning in Wales.
The Rev. Dr. Cynddylan Jones will soon
publish a book entitled, "Tho pulpit In
Wales." The doctor is one of Wales'
brightest writers.
Among the six new missionaries recently
appointed to go adroad Is a Welshman
named the Rev. Rhys Williams, Alltwen.
He will go to Assam.
Thhe Rev. Hugh Jones, of Tregarth.
North Wales, Is writing n history of
"Wesleylsm In North Wales." ,
Is not a dull moment during the per
formance. There Is a plot to the piny
and It Is upon the plot that some of the
best specialty people on tho stage -find
opportunity of displaying their art and
genius.
Rhea, who comes to the Frothlngham
Tuesday and Wednesday of next week,
scored an Instantaneous success In her
new play. "Nell Gwynne," and not only
was she favorably reclved, but the au
thor, Paul Kester, was called before
the curtain at the Worcester theater.
The Worcester Spy says: "Rhea never
had a part that fitted her so well, or in
which she showed to such advantage
and she received a hearty curtain call."
The piny was well staged and her sup
port was excellent. The piece will bo
produced In this city with tho same
company, etc., used at Worcester. The
piece gives a splendid Idea of tho true
and noble womanly character of Nell.
Minnie Maddcrn Flslte, who will be
seen in this city soon in her new play,
"The Oueen of Liars," last week re
peated In Brooklyn the remarkable im
pression she has made wherever she has
appeared this season. In "The Queen
of Liars," Mrs. Flske has a drama
which combines the hnpplness of com
edy with emotional tension and tells a
story that at once arrests and steadily
holds attention. Her own acting In It
is fascinating In its naturalness, al
though the chief character, which she
so ably Illustrates, is one of the most
complex known to the theater.
A coming theatrical engagement of
the highest interest will be that of Otis
Skinner and his company at the Acad
emy of Music next Thursday evening.
The engagement will be devoted to the
presentation of his new production, a
great success culled "Villon, the Vaga
bond." This play has achieved. If one
can Judge from the criticisms In the
newspapers of the great cities, an un
qualified success.
FOOTLIGHT FLASHES:
Comedian Crane will appear In a new
play by Franklin Fyles.
Francis Wilson Is said to be one of the
best swordsmen on the staito.
Louis Harrison will have the leading role
In "The Stag Parly," the new comedy by
Paul Potter and Bill Nye.
Irving attributes his failure In "Mac
beth" on the first night In New York to
his excessive nervousness. ,
"Lady Slavey," a London topical bur
lesque in -which May Yohe appeared there,
Is to be put on at the New York Casino In
.Ifiniinrv.
The sons of Joseph Jefferson and Lester
Wallack are not dlstlnpuisnea in tne art
of the stage .and we have not heard favor
nhl renorts about voung Henry Irving.
Edward Sol hern has made a name tor
himself and preserved in nonoruoie repu
tation that of his fumouB sire.
NEW AUSTRIAN PREMIER.
of H. H. Kolilsaat.
Times Herald.
most popular Pole at the Viennese
court. He Is exceedingly bald with a
well-domed cranium, high cheek bones,
a fierce mustache, of laedlum but
strongly knit stature and the air1 and
bearing of a patrician. He has an Im
posing and pleasing presence. - HI
fortune, which he spends in the most
liberal manner, is estimated at $2,60W
000, whereas his younger brother, who
Is less open-handed and has Just been
appointed In Caslinlr's place as gover
nor of the province of Austrian Poland,
Is credited with a fortune of four times
that amount. There Is a good deal of
resemblance between the new Austrian
and the Hungarian prim minister.
Baron Banffy, who presides .over the
council of ministers at Pesth, It a iloble
of relatively recent creation anal Is
married to a village school teacher.
When It Is realised that the Influential
classes in both section of the dual
empire are the proudest aristocrats in
Europe It will be understood that- the
two prime ministers must be mea of
mucn lore or character to navaac
quired thtlr present position, k V
In the Wonderland
Of North America,
Fourteenth Paper of Northwestern Travel The
Journey from Missoula to Border of Puget Sound.
t
Our Journey and short stay at Mis
soula was made doubly Interesting -y
the kind attentions o' President Oscar
J. Craig, of the University of Montana,
located at Missoula, whom we met on
the train and who supplied us with
valuable Information pertaining to this
section. At MlBsoula the traveler west
ward to Spokane has e choice of two
routes, through the Bitter Root range,
and Coeur a Alene, Lake and Indian
Reservation and Catholic Mission, or
northward and westward over the Mis
sion range of the Kockles, through tne
Corlacan Defile into Jocko and Paradise
valleys and beside Lake Pend d -Orellle
and a strip of Idaho. We chose
the latter route, leaving the Coeur
d'Aleno trip to lie tal.en from Spokane.
Leaving Missoula, the third and final
ascent of the Itocky Mountains Is made,
over the Mission range, the railroad
passing westward across the northern
edge of the plain over a low and well
timbered divide, which separates the
waters of the Missoula river (the con
tinuation of the Hell Oate) from those
which drain Into the Flathead river and
Flathead Lake northward. After coll
ing about the mountain sides (In an ef
fort to make the pass) for fourteen
miles, the road enters Corlacan defile,
and crosses the MarcntOulch by an lro
bridge 8G6 feet long anil 226 feet above
the volley below. The defile Is sur
mount (a by a grade of 111. feet to the
mile, for thirteen miles, ascending nnd
descending, and swings over Into the
charming v.-.lley of the Jocko river nnd
along the Flathead Indian Reservation.
A Dellithtftil l.xperlcncj.
In making thlB climb, the road Is car
ried through one of the most touching
and Interesting bits of mountain
scenery to be found anywhere. As the
Iron band3 twist about In long and
graceful curves, over high trestles of
wonderful lightness, but strength, tlio
ever changing panorama draws forth
expressions of pleasure nnd admiration
from every traveler. And our admira
tion no less as we speed down the
western slope and the valley of tho
Jocko unfolds Itself. It is a delightful
change, a pleasant relief, an agreeable
sensation as we enter this Btnillng val
ley, backed by such dignified moun
tain walls, alongside of the noisy,
whirling, swirling, rollicking Jocko riv
er, which opens new scenes at every
turn. I repeat this ride is enchanting
and cannot fall to enthuse the tourist.
As we descend the mountain wo sec
from the broad windows of our obser
vation car, over to the rluht, across
the broad, grassy plateau, a collection
of white buildings, and as we draw
nearer, moving figures are seen, mainly
on horse-back. They are strangely
dressed and the colored accoutorr.-.cnts
at once suggest the noble red man.
Huch Indeed they are and we find thut
we are traversing the Flathead In
dian Heservation, and the buildings wo
noticed In the distance arc those of the
agency. Our readers may be Interest
ed to learn about the Flathead Indians
and this model reservation.
This reservation was established In
ISSa. It was walled In on three sides
by high mountains opening northward
Into arable valleys, while the moun
tainous region Is heavily timbered. This
reservation extends along the Jocko
and Pend d'Orellle rivers, a distance
of sixty miles. This tract covers an
area of 2,240 square miles, or over 1.C00,
000 acres. The three tribes which occu
py it the Flatheads the Koo-ten-ais,
and the Kal-is-pcls. number some 1,200
to 1,500 souls. This reservation, if di
vided Into tracts for four persons to a
family, would supply each family with
about 5,000 acres. The Flathead agen
cy Is under the control of the Catholic
church, which supports a Jesuit mis
sion. Hero Is a church, a convent, ex
cellent schools for boys, one for girls,
and a printing office which has turned
out, among other publications, a dic
tionary In the Kallspel or Flathead lan
guage. The Jesuit Fathers have a fac
ulty of controlling the minds and win
ning the confidence of these savages to
a Surprising degree. Probably there Is
no better example on record of a tribe
being brought out of savagery In one
generation than Is offered by the Flat
heads, and their cousins (so-called)
Pend d'Orellles.
Indians Really Civilized.
Their ngent. Major Ronan, during
the twenty years of his management,
was remarkably successful in educat
ing the Indians up to a point of living
in log cabins, fencing fields, cultivating
little patches of grain, nnd potatoes,
and keeping horse and cattle, and since
his death, in 1893. Mrs. Ronan has, with
much loyalty, self-denial and heroism,
away from the prlvleges, comforts and
refinement of society and friends, car
ried on the work of her husband, and
to-day nie-tenths of Flathead Indians
are self-sustaining, owning 10,000 or
more horses and 5,000 to 0,000 cattle, but
no sheep.
It Is the boast of these tribes that
they never killed a white man, and a
fact, that life and property hero Is as
secure as in most civilized communities.
Among them are many half breeds, who
trace their ancestry on one side to
.the French Canadian., and are as a
rule fine looking men and women. Mr.
O. D. Wheeler, speaking of them, says:
"It would be a matter of surprise to
many people who think that the only
good Indian Is a dead Indian, to see
their success in farming, and as ranch
men, and also the way some of tho wo
men handle sewing machines." In
winter, there arc many deaths among
them, mainly from consumption and
scrofulous diseases. This Is, no doubt,
owing to the foul, stifling temperature
of their houses, with little or no ven
tilation. The women dlo faster than
the men.
Othct Scenes Along the Route-
Flathead Lake, some distance north
Of the railroad, Is a grand sheet of
water, twenty-four miles long, and six
miles wide, and Is situated within the
reservation. Wooded islands dot Its
waters, and large salmon are found
In It. A steamboat piles upon It, af
fording travelers an opportunity for
fishing and viewing the wildest and
most picturesque of scenery. The
Flathead or Pend d'Orellle river. Issues
from It and flows with a strong cur
rent for thirty miles into the Jocko.
Near the MlBslon of St. Ignatius are
the Cascades, known as the "Two Sis
ters" (Alice and Elizabeth), so chrts
ed by the Fathers of the Mission. From
each flow torrents of water, thunder
ing down the walls of a vast amphithe
ater, fully 2,000 feet from the bold nnd
broken crests of the Rockies,
r Ravalli Is the station for this mis
sion. It was named in honor of Father
Ravalli, an eminent philanthropic missionary,-
who labored among the Flat
heads and the allied tribes for some
forty years and died in 1884. The mis
sion I six miles from the station and
next to the oldest In the northern
Rocky Mountain region, consisting of
a church, convent, schools for both boys
and girls and dwellings for the mission
ary fathers, who royally1, entertain all
Interested visitors.
Down this mission valley (which, for
grandeur of scenery Is unsurpassed) the
Flathead uniting with the Pend
d'Orellle river and also the Missoula,
entsra Into Lake Pend d'Orellle at
Clark's Ford and running rforthward
one hundred miles, Its waters Bow Into
the Columbia In the British possessions.
Thus the little rivulet that we lrst be
held on the Rockies at Mullein Pass,
which we followed for 225 mlles with
Its, numerous tributaries, has bAcome
one of the largest, If not the latest,
rivers in America. - -'
- In Paradise Vatlev.
:v Between Missoula and Horse PlAlni
IU Fraotoa Valleys, art etfht uni
portant stations. The chnrcter of the
valley Is such that the significance of
this name wm be well understood, for
these valleys are the only spots on the
line of the railroad for over 150 miles
that Invite cultivation. Situated In the
midst of very wild scenery, with high
mountains, whose sides are always cov
ered with snow, these valleys produce
everything desired in a northern lati
tude, especially under irrigation. These
valleys aro celebrated among the In
dians as watering places for the ponies.
They summer them in the mountain!
and winter them in the valleys where
snow seldom falls over four feet deep.
Leaving Horse Plains, the road me
anders through an unbroken mountain
region with mount ains towering on
either side and room is not always
found for the track, which Is often
blasted from their grim sides, a dis
tance of 27 milts, when we reach
Thompson's Falls, the most remark
able water power yet seen, which has
not been In some way utilized. This
noisy, turbulent river on Its way to the
Columbia cuts Its way with tremend
ous force through mountain gorges,
whose vertical walls rise to enormous
heights.
For the next thirty-six miles, after
leaving Thompson's Falls, we pass five
Email stations of not sufficient Import
ance for description, when we enter the
state of Idaho.- The Northern Pacific
passes over only a very narrow strip
of this state, scarcely a d'gtve of longi
tude. Reaching Cabinet Landing after a
run of several miles, hugging mountain
and river closely, we find the torrents
of this river again hemmed In by bold
iiiimra oi rocit. wnile tho train passes
through, far above the rushing, tumb
ling stream below. In eight mile we
reach Clark's Fork Station, and In ten
miles the town of Hope, on the Strand
of Lake Pend d'Orellle. 1453 miles from
S. Paul and 4S2 miles from Puget
Sound.
Tho Town of llofc.
Hope Is a rtrnngely built town, a sort
of "cliff dweller" place, the streets ris
ing In terraces up the cliff-Bide. One
house overlooks another, and at night
each terrace reprepents a line of modern
fortifications brilliantly lighted.. One
calls It "an embryo wntering resort of
the far northwest." Here Is the Junc
tion of tho Rocky Mountain and Idaho
divisions of the Northern Pacific rail
road, and here we change our time one
hour, from Mountain to Paclllc time.
Here is located a fine hotel which af
fords the best possible view of that
handsome, glistening sheet of water
Lake Pend d'Orellle.
This lake will vie with pretty much
anything in the category of lakes and
far surpasses mony that have a wider
reputation. Its length Is fifty-five miles
and from three to twelve mile wide,
with a shore line of 250 miles nnd an ele
vation of 2.0B9 feet above sea level, with
water as clear as crystal. The coun
try around It Is mountainous and heav
ily timbered. All manner of game is
found here, also, It contains salmon,
trout, lake trout, nnd white fish In
abundance. It is dotted with various
little crafts, Fail boats, etc., also, Bev-c-ral
small steamers for the use of the
regulnr guests of the hotel, and tourists
who stop over en route. In some re
spects .. is a more desirable place for
recreation and rest than the group
wo visited at Detroit, Minn. Onlv a
Fhort distance southward lies tho
Msicr L,aKe, uoeur d Alene, a
description of which we will
give later. Our short Btay here,
and delightful experience In perambu
lating on the sandy beach, beside the
track, caused a pang of regret
that 'tvo could not remain longer and be
come better acquainted with the deep
slumbering little Bea.
Skirting tho Northern Shore.
On leaving Hope we skirt the north
ern shore for upwards of twenty miles.
The circuit is full of surprises, the
mountains are grouped together and
never become monotonous. The forest
Is interminable. The railroad crosses
the lake at the mouth of Park river
on a trestle a mile nnd a half long.
The view from the car windows, with
lt3 beautiful Islands and Inlets reach
ing Into surrounding ranges, Is superb.
The Northern Pacific railroad reaches
Its farthest northern limit at Pen
d'Orellle, and thence turns southward
to Spokane, which is eighty-four miles
distant. During the eighty-four miles
run we pass ten stations, the most
Important being Kootenai and Cocolalla,
bearing musical Indian names, repre
senting fur-trading and gold mining In
terests. At Kootenai Is an old fur
trading and mining trail, which leads
to tho large veins of galena silver ore,
found on tho shores of Kootenai Lake
and river In the British possessions,
near the Canadian Paclllc railway.
At Cocolnlla Is a bright sheet of water
several miles long. Here the scenery
changes, and we get a charming view
of wave-woodland; and receding moun
tains no longer overtop us, tmd the
train sweeps on towards the Southwest,
following a natural pass tetween the
ranges; presently entering a valley a
few miles wide of continuous woods,
the forests breaking away at times for
open country. There is no settlement,
nor cultivation, the only Improvements
we see are tho railroad stations every
few miles, and the pioneers of civilisa
tion (an occasional saw mill) until we
enter the northeastern verge of the
great Spokane Plain, and at Hauser
Junction, nineteen miles from Spokanr.
we enter the great state of Washlngr
ton, an account of the resources of
which I will give in my next letter.
J- E. Richmond,
APHORISMS FROMElERSON.
The soul can be appeased, not by a deed
but a tendency.
Truth Is always holy, holiness always
wise.
Do what you know and. perception is
converted Into character.
The advantage of riches- remains with
him who procured them, not with the heir
We are ftiat sensual, and then must be'
rich.
Society Is full of Infirm people, who In
cessantly summon others to serve them .
I ought not to nllow any nvtn. because he
has broad lands, to feel that he Is rich in
my presence.
Every great and commanding moment In
the annals of the world is a triumph of
some enlhuslaniH.
Today Is a king In dlsgulre.
Conservatism makes no poetry, breathes
no prayer, has no Invention; It i-j all mem
ory. Reform has no gratitude, no prudence
no husbandry.
To the Intemperate and covetous person
no lovo flows.
i?.r?,hlnft,aiJ.monl8ba u no" need
lessly long life Is.
If I ennnot work at least I need not He.
An empire Is an Immense egotism.
Of the universal mind each Individual
mn Is one more incarnation.
When the gods come among us they are
not known.
A mind might ponder Its thought for
ages and not gain so much self-knowledge
as the passion of love will teach In a day.
Pllos! Piles! Ironing Piles!
Symptoms-Moisture; Intense Itching
and stinging; most at night; worse by
scratching. If allowed to continue tumors
form, which often bleed and ulcerate, be
coming very sore. Swayne's Ointment
stops the itching and bleeding, heals ul
ceration, and In most cases removes the
tumors. At druggists, or by mall, for 60
cents. Dr. Bwayne & Son, Philadelphia.
A jwrnunent rellof to long
suffering women; speclOo for all
female weaknesses; one of na
ture's own remedies: is uot In
jurious to the most delicate con
stitution. Why saffM-f Price, f I
perbattls. 'er tela k JOHN M
MtiMtrsst,ra.
Roy's
Restorla
Compos:!
SCRANTON DIRECTORY
-OF
Wholesale Dealers
And Manufacturers.
BANKS.
Lackawanna Trust and Safe Deposit Co,
Merchants' and Mechanics', 42 Lacks.
Traders' National, 231 Lackawanna.
West Side Bank. 109 N. Main.
Scrantoa Savings, 122 Wyoming.
BEDDING, CARPET CLEANING, ETC.
The Scranton Bedding Co., Lacka. '
BREWERS.
Robinson, E. Sons, 435 N. Seventh.
Rob.nson, Mlna, Cedar, cor. Alder.
CHINA AND GLASSWARE.
Rupprecht, Louis, 231 Penn.,
TOYS AND CONFECTIONERT
Williams. J. D. & Bro.. 814 Lacks.
FLOUR, FEED AND GRAIN.
Mu M,b.? c- p- Sons c- " Lacka.
The Weston Mill Co., 47-4S Lacka.
PAINTS AND SUPPLIE3.
Jlencke & McKee, 308 Bpruce.
MONUMENTAL WORKS.
Owens Bros., 218 Adams avenue.
MILK, CREAM, BUTTER, ETC
Scranton Dairy Co., Penn and Linden.
ENGINES AND BOILERS.
Dickson Manufacturing Co.
DRY GOODS, MILLINERY, ETC
The Fashion, 308 Lackawanna avenue.
PLUMBING AND HEATING.
Howley, P. F. & M. T., 231 Wyoming ava
GROCERS.
Kelly, T. J. A Co., 14 Lackawanna.
Mexargel & Connell. Franklin avenue.
Porter, John T., 26 and 28 Lackawanna,
Rice, Levy & Co., 30 Lackawanna.
HARDWARE.
Connell, W. P. & Sons, 118 Penn.
Koote & Shear Co., 119 N. Washington,
Hunt & Connell Co., 434 Lackawanna.
FRUITS AND PRODUCE.
Dale & Stevens. 27 Lackawanna.
Cleveland, A. S., 17 Lackawanna.
DRY GOODS
Kelly & Henley. 20 Lackawanna.
Flnley, P, B., B10 Lackawanna.
LIMB. CEMENT. SEWER PIPB.
Keller, Luther, 813 Lackawanna,
HARNESS & SADDLERY HARDWARA
Fritz a. W., 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., 301 Lackawanna.
WALL PAPER, ETC
Ford, W. M 120 Penn.
CANDY MANUFACTURERS.
Scranton Candy Co., 22 Lackawanna.
FLOUR, BUTTER, EGGS, ETC,
The T. II. Watts Co., Lt., 723 W. Lacks.
Babcock, G. J. & Co., 110 Franklin.
MINE AND MILL SUPPLIES.
Scranton Supply and Mach. Co., 131 Wyo.
FURNITURE.
Hill & Connell, 131 Washington.
. CARRIAGE REPOSITORT.
Bltime, Wm. & Son, 522 Spruce.
HOTELS.
Scranton House, near depot.
MILLINERY & FURNISHING GOOOS.
Brown's Bee Hive, 224 Lacka.
DIRECTORY OF
SCRANTON AND SUBURBAN
REPRESENTATIVE FIRMS,
ATHLETIC GOODS AND BICYCLES.
Florey. C. M., 222 Wyoming.
HARDWARE AND PLUMBING.
Gunste & Forsyth, 327 Penn.
Cowles, W. C, 1907 N. Main. .
WATCHMAKER AND JEWELER,
Rogers, A. E., 215 Lackawanna.
BOOTS AND SHOES.
Ooodman's Shoe Store, 432 Lackawanna.
FURNITURE.
Barbour's Home Credit House, 425 Lacka.
CARPETS AND WALL PAPER,
Inglis, J. Scott, 419 Lackawanna.
GENERAL MEUCHANDISQ
Osterhout, N. P., 110 W. Market.
Jordan, James, Olyphant.
Barthold, E. J., Olyphant.
CONTRACTOR AND BUILDEH
Snook, S. M Olyphant.
PAINTS AND WALL PAPER.
Wlnke, J. C 315 Penn.
TEA, COFFEE AND SPICB.
Grand Union Tea Co.. 103 S. Main.
FLORAL DESIGNS.
Clark, G. R. & Co., 201 Washington.
CATERER.
Huntington, J. C. 308 N. Washington,
GROCERIES.
Plrle, J. J-, 427 Lackawanna,
UNDERTAKER AND UVERT.
Raub, A. R-, 425 Spruce.
DRUGGISTS.
MoOarrah & Thomas, 209 Lackawanna.
LorentsC.7418 Lacka;. Linden ft Was.'
JwS Q W-, Main and Market.
Rloes.". 8.. Peckvllle.
Davies, John J., 10(1 S. Main.
CARRIAGES AND HARNESS.
Slmwell, V. A., 515 Linden.
PAWNBROKER.
Green, Joseph, 107 Lackawanna.
CROCKERY AND GLASSWARO. '
Harding, J. L., 215 Lackawanna.
BROKER AND JEWELER
Radln Bros., 123 Penn.
DRY GOODS. FANCY GOOD!
Kresky, E. H. & Co.. 114 S. Main.
CREAMERY i
Stone Bros., 208 Bpruce. .
, BICYCLES, GUNS, ETO.
Parker E. R., 821 Bpruce.
DINING ROOMS.
Caryl's Dining Rooms, 605 Linden, '
TRUSSES, BATTERIES AND RUBBER
GOODS.
Benjamin Benjamin, Franklin ft Sprue.
' ' MERCHANT TAILOR.
Roberts, J. W 12 N. Main. ;
PIANOS AND ORGANS.
BUlls, J. Lawrence, 803 Bpruce. . ,
DRY GOODS. CLOTHINO. . SHOES.
HARDWARE.
Mulley.Ajnbrote, triple stores, ProvMeno
.1 .r.. .. r