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THE SCBANTON TlHBUNE SATURDAV MORNING, DECEMBER 14, 1895.
Cymry Fynyddigy
Aod Freech' 'Reviewers.
No part tn the United Kingdom can
compare with South Wales In Indus
trial and commercial proBress, and It Is
safe to assert that no part of the world
can apart from speculative operations
bear comparison with Glamornan
h!r In vigorous enterprise and In the
promotion of solid undertakings. Heavy
as has been the record of parliamentary
projects which the dlPtiict has In for
mer years sent to London. It Is a safa
prophecy, says the South Wales Weekly
News, that the next session of the leg
islature will completely outweigh all
former achievements In that direction,
there being every indication that the
success of former enterprises serves
only as the starting point for fresh en
deavors. Even when due allowance
has been made for the unreal nature of
certain of the projects now announced
and It Is obvious that some of them are
mere "bluffs." schemes put forward to
help In attainments of ends quite other
than those which are stated there still
exists a large remainder of projects
which prellgure great outlay of capital
and enormous development of the re
sources of Glamorganshire.
CAItDIFF'S NEW DOCK. The new
Windsor dock, an uhdertaklng promot
ed by an independent company, has
been the best secret of new railways
and dock enterprises In South Wales,
the new dock will be a conspicuous
addition to the- shirking facilities of
Cardiff, and Is situate in a peculiarly
favorable position Inasmuch as ships
entering will have the' protection of
Penarth head, nnd.the line of entrance
has been made direct with the channel
from the Roads. The parliamentary
notice Is for a bill seeking powers for
the ninv)oratlon of a company who
will utilize the marsh land lying be
twien the Elv and Fall rivers, and
upon an. area behind the South Wales
public wharf. It is Intended that the
new Windsor company shall construct
a dock of about thirty acres in extent.
The depth. of the water upon the sill
will be equal to the sill of the new Hute
duck, authorised by the net of 1894. The
promoters of the bill are tnklnir ample
care to secure for themselves a large
tract of land, so as to provide exten
sive siding accommodations, whereby
they may facilitate the sorting of traf
fic with prompt and direct approach
tq the tips. The' railway approach to
tile dock will be via the Tenurth harbor
branch of the TalT Vale company's line
and it will be observed that working
arrangements with the Tuff Vale, and
OlBO with the Penarth Dock company
are provided for. The owner of the
land Is Lord Windsor. It will be thus
seen that Cardiff Is destined to become
one of the largest and most Important
Industrial centres of the world.
' BUTE AND RHYMNEY. One of the
rMnf BPliemp tinv In tirogress Is that
jmt forward by the Rute Dock com
pany, providing .for the dissolution of
the Rhvmniy RBllronil rompsny as
aueh, and Its Incorporation with the
Dock company; also to authorize an
agreement between the Rhymney com
pany, the Marquis of Rute, the Rute
THE BUSIEST AND MOST POPULAR STORE ON THIS BUSY STREET
NOT WONDERFUL, ONLY NATURAL, how this store has grown. Not quite two years ago we had
one window and 20 feet of space inside. Next we got double the space. Customers kept crowd
ing; had to build back; now 5,400 square feet of floor space, including basement, piled up with all
that is new and most salable. STORE ALWAYS BUSY and bright, so we believe our methods are
right To buy in quantities to secure special prices, marking all goods low to make the quantities go,
and running a complete Jewelry Store, an Art Store, a Picture Frame Factory all with one rent and
one force of employees, that makes expenses low. We shall keep right on seeing how much we can
give for a dollar and the store will grow more.
THE Never bought so low,
JEWELRY and the assortment ev
STORE erything beautiful that
you want before Christmas.
BOY'S Stem wind, stem set,
WATCH American works, and a
timepiece, $2.50.
GIRL'S Sterling silver, ...hand en
WATCH graved case; you couldn't
imagine a prettier gift, $2.90. .
LADIES' Two or three hundred,
JAATCHES from cute, wee silver at
3-75 to that $35 one set with dia
monds, but one we say most about
here is that I4karat, solid gold, a
beauty, $15. ;
GENTLEMEN'S Solid gold, solid
WATCHES silver, but 15 and
ao year gold filled sell the fastest. A
Her Wonderful Industrial Progress.
The Robert Morris Lodge Eisteddfod.
trustees, the Docks company and other
parties concerned, wherry the under
taking of the Bute Dock company and
that of the Rhymney company will be
come one concern, the number of di
rectors being Increased. Provision is
sought for a change of name of the
Bute company, for the requisite in
crease of capital,' and for such amend
ments of the already existent acts as
may be desirable. An Important point
Is that the lawyers both for the Bute
Dock company and of the Rhymney
Railroad company are acting In com
mon. In this connection It should be
remembered that the Barry bill Is de
signed to enable the Barry company
to take over the Rhymney undertaking.
At the same time it should be noted
that the Rhymney Railway company
Independently gave notice of a bill
which they will promote for certain ex
tensions of two short branches In the
parishes of Eglwysilan end Llanfabon
and for running powers over portions
of the Taff Vale railway, the Ponty
pridd. Caerphilly and Newport railway,
and the Great Western.
NEW RAILWAY. Another Impor
tant proposal brought forward by the
Bute company Is that they shall be
empowered to construct a railway from
their dock at Cardiff to a point near
Rassaleg on the Western Valley's
branch of the Great Western line in
Monmouthshire. The purpose of this
venture is to bring Monmouthshire
coal to Cardiff for shipment. It Is hard
to reconcile the scheme with that of a
new main line, seeing that the latter
would effect the same purpose in the
Interest of Hute docks. How the Bute
Docks company could prevent dock
rivals Is not easily understood. Oppo
sition to the Great Western company In
this form would naturally have effect
In creating a good understanding be
tween that great corporation and the
two dock owning companies, Taff and
Barry, and this could be scarcely to the
profit of ' the Bute. Doubtless, how
ever, the latter have their own, and
sufficient reasons for the action they
take.
CANAL CLOSING. Another most
Interesting feature of the Bute Dock
company's proposals Is that the com
pany desires to obtain powers for clos
ing the Glamorgan and Aberdeen canals
and converting "these Into railroads.
The company seeks to obtain runnlg
powers over the Taff Vale, Rhymney,
Great Western, Brecon snd Merthyr,
the Pontypridd, Caerphilly and New
port, the London and Northwestern and
other railways. They desire to be en
abled to enter Into working and other
agreements both with these companies
and with the Rhomlda and Swansea
Bay and Midland companies. At pres
ent the Glamorgan and Aberdare canal
navigations are ostensibly the prop
erty of independent companies, but It
Is understood that the Marquis of Bute
holds the controlling power, being by
far the largest shareholder in the Gla
morgan canal compuny. It Is proposed
that that portion of the Glamorgan
canal which extends from Mellngrlflln
to Cardiff shall be preserved. The par
liamentary notice has also an outline of
nearly twenty miles small branches
which would give the company access
cither to other local railway or which
would serve as feeders.
TAFP VALE. The Taff Vale railway
company purpose during the forthcom
ing parliamentary seslon to promote a
bill for very Important extensions of
their undertaking. They desire to con
tinue their Pontshonorton near Ponty
pridd northward, so as to form a Junc
tion with their Llancalach branch. They
will also extend it southward In order
to effect a Junction with the Pontypridd,
Caerphilly and Newport line. This will
be a railway running, around the
Eglwysilan mountain, upon which the
Pontypridd common is situate, and ex
tending from Llancalach to Cllfynydd,
and around the elbow Into the Taff val
ley near Clyntaff cemeter. This will
afford passenger accommodation from
Nelson and Llancalach and also from
Cllfynydd and the Glyntaff districts,
and will enable pasengers to get a short
and prompt access to Pontypridd. The
want of pasenger service from Nelson
to Cllfynydd and Pontypridd, as well
as the lack of any acommodatlon from
Cllfynydd to the metropolis of the val
leys has been urgently pressed upon the
Taff Vale company, and the directors
are anxious to meet the want. The
scheme wll also afford duplicate ac
commodation for mineral traffic from
the Dowlars pits at Aberdare junction,
thus relieving the main line.
PONTYPRIDD STATION. The great
pressure of traffic at Pontypridd makes
It the Intention of the company to exer
cise powers they already possess for
the laying of two additional lines of
railway through the Pontypridd station,
which course will Involve the enlarge
ment of the present premises. The new
bill would confer upon the company
powers to acquire additional lands in
the parish of Whitchurch for the ex
tension of their siding accommodation
adjacent to the Roath branch.
TUNNEL UNDER THE ELY.-Sug-gestions
have been made for the pro
vision of more economical approaches
to Penarth Dock from Cardiff, and In
their new bill the Taff Vale Railway
company have Inserted clauses which
would empower them to construct a
tunnel or a subway under the river Ely,
so as to give additional accommoda
tion for traffic between the Penarth
Dock and Cardiff. Should the tunnel
be made sufficiently large for vehicular
tra.'el It will save a tlistnce of a mile
between the dock and the town. The
bill has another Important feature In
that It deals with the long-standing
dispute between the Harry and the Taff
companies In respect of the famous
"lowest rate per ton per mile" question.
The Hohcrt Morris l.nrlao F.lstcddfnd.
Tn lnnklnfi- nvi.r tho uivamiI nivi.
grammes of the many Eisteddfodau
that are to be held In 1X9G, none can be
compared. In literary or musical Inter
est, with the programme that has been
presented by the Robert Morris Lodge
of Ivorites. The selections'in the musi
cal department demonstrate very plain
ly that the men constituting the musi
cal committee possess tine discrimina
tive skill, culture and taste. They also
possess better white matter under their
hats than Is usually found in members of
Elsteddfodical committees. The prin
cipal test pieces are not only standard
selections from the higher compositions
of eminent musicians, but they are also
exceedingly melodlous.soul-stirrlng and
captivating. "The Tempest," for In
stance, by Dr. Joseph Parry. This Is a
RKXFQRD
Keystone case with Elgin movement
looks as beautiful as solid gold, and
what a saving. $12.
LAMPS What brightens up the
room like a beautiful lamp with del
icate silk shade?, Sold a lot last
year, but through fortunate shade
buying last summer we are enabled
to make prices that are doubling last
year's sales. , .
HERE'S Onyx 'base, Rochester
ONE -burner, gold-plated, with
handsome silk shade, any color, $3.59.
Lamps at $5, $7, $10, complete
with shades. If any one is selling
cheaper tell us and we mark lower.
THE Has doubled and more
PICTURE its size. Hundreds of
STORE popular subjects, framed
price glee, which will always awaken
thrlling response in every heart, it
la a descriptive selection, varying In
sentiment and feeling. It consists of
strains for every mood and heart "for
the joy that clamors for expression In
melody, and the sorrow that Is soothed
by the mysterious Influence of music."
The grave, the pathetic, the cheerful
and buoyant, the descriptive and the de
voutall the emotions here have voice
an expression. "On the Sea," by Dud
ley Buck, for male choruses. To mani
fest the standard character of the chor
us It is only needful to mention the
name of the distinguished composer
Dudley Buck the foremost American
writer of music. It is a robust and soul
stirring four-part song, written In the
great composer's most dramatic iyle.
"Night of Joy," Blue Danube Walts, by
Strauss. This is a charming selection
for a ladles' chorus. It could not be
otherwise from the gifted pen of such a
master. The entrancing melody sung
beneath the sunny skies of Germany
does not lose Its charm when transferred
to the hills and valleys of America.
The Radiant Morn" Is a nuartette for !
mixed voices, by our favorite home com- ,
poser, T. J. Davles, Mus. Bacn. its
lights and shadows constantly charm
the ear. The melody is beautiful, and
la one of the finest efforts of the talented
composer. The programme Is a rich
casket of genuine, soul-stirring. Impres
sive and entertaining music magnifi
cent gems, every one of which is placed
on the programme because of thelt
ci.aiiiiaig Leauty and intrinsic worth
It Is to be hoped that the singers will
not enter the competition half prepared.
This Is an excellent opportunity for the
higher class competitors to establish
their splendid capabilities. A better
programme has never been presented;
let the singers demonstrate substan
tially what Welsh choristers are capa
ble of accomplishing. Tne prises of
fered demand work of a superior order.
Let the best material be organized in
the different musical sections of the
county and give the competitive selec
tions their undivided attention from
now until the day of the competition,
and we wll not be ashamed of the result.
The singing on this occasion should not
be second-rate by any means. The
house In which the Eisteddfod Is to be
held is one of the finest in the country,
perfect in Its acoustics, with a large
stage elegantly adapted for such a pur
pose. The committee Is to be highly
complimented on their selection of such
a royal house to hold their first annual
ElsUddfod. It was a march in tne right
direction. The subjects In tne literary
department are par excellent, and will
bring forth efforts of master writers.
The Tribune and the other newspapers
have been exceedingly happy In their
selections of subjects. They will reap
a rich harvest. The adjudicators in this
department are gentlemen of high lit
erary repute, ripe Judgment, great ex
perience and Unquestionable Integrity.
! Qua'"' honest Ben Pratt, of
e
Republican, will weigh the merits of the
English esay on the "New Woman, the
erudite editor of The Tribune wil pro
nounce his judgment on the original
story, and the eloquent Judge Edwards,
of Elsteddfodlcnl renown, will adjudi
cate the original poetry. T..e most fas
tidious competitor Is hereby satisfied.
A French F-stlrnnte of Wales and
Her
Great Novelist.
The "Journal des Debats," of Novem
ber, has the folowing to say of Wales
and her great novelist: "One knows
merely that there exists a Welsh litera
ture of singularly original and profound
character, more preoccupied, perhaps,
than any other In fixing in Its notations
TIME SOON HERE.
of an almost religious sincerity the
most changing aspects of the modern
jnlnd. It Is a small country, the land of
Wales, at first sight wild and rough
Wild Wales,' as the English call .t.
But how hospitable when one pene
trates It! Above all. how much vital
ity! What admiration of all the noble
forms of life one finds there! In no
part of the world will one find a culture
at once stronger and freer, or amongst
the masses an originality more daring.
Not a Liberal reform has been accom
plished In England in the course of this
century of which the Welsh have not
at the commencement set the example
by realising It at home by their personal
resources and their own activity. A
democratic sentiment, powerful ' and
wise on the whole, animates the con
science of this robust little nation. And
it is also this spirit which impregnates
the whole of their literature, and which
has found in the late Daniel Owen, ac
cording to the opinion of competent
judges. Its most faithful, perspicacious
and eloquent interpreter. It is not that
the quantity of works of this Welsh
novelist was large; he would make but
a Poor figure by the side of the enor
mous pue or tne -Kougon-aiacquari.
although, be It said In passing, the
works which he composed have been
propogated, as those of M. kola, to some
thousands and thousands of copies. The
spirit of the whole nation Is embodied
in the work of Daniel Owen in one
powerful abridgement: It Is only to bt
seen to be recognised. What higher
praise of any writer do you know It?
No one more than Daniel Owen has been
a prophet In his own country. As soon
as you put your foot In Wales, in every
house the same recommendation was
expressed: 'Be sure not to leave with
out having visited Daniel Owen, out
great novelist. Long before Tolsti had
preached the regeneration of mankind
by manual labor Daniel Owen had ap
plied the method on his own acocunt,
without dolnsr so, ti is true, in theory,
and simply because It assured the dig
nity of his life, the pen having always
seemed to him an Instrument of beauty,
and not of lucre. Not one of the least
singularities of this remarkable man
was the absence of all literary pose. It
had not. occurred to him to apen to his
reputalon a field more vast: if he had
wrlten In English his books and his
fame would have gained by the univer
sality of that language. He preferred to
remain faithful to the national Idiom.
It was sufficient for him that he hac1
raised to the literature of his country
an imperishable monument. His ambi
tion never went further. At his obse
quies the whole of Wales was represent
ed. The principal towns of England
even. In a spirit of unanimity, sent dele
gates to the ceremony. The tailor nov
elist of Mold had, it appears, the most
Imposing of funerals, rte sleeps now lr
the cemetery of his native town. In tliP
midst of the familiar surroundings. Of
all the speeches which have been pro
nounced, of all the epitaphs which havi
I been read over his tomb, J will onl;
cite that phrase wherein is said sr
much: "What Walter Scott was fo
Scotland, Danitl Owens was for Wales.' '
Mnndudno Nutlonnl Flstcddfod.
The great choral competition at Da'
dudno Flsteddfodd promises to be
veritable battle of giants. The prl
offered Is two thousand guineas and
present to the successful conductor
an English silver lever watch. The tr
pieces are two, to be selected from t"
following thrpe: "Trip )""
the green" (Jenkins, "Dewl Sant"):
"When His Loud voice In thunder
spake" (Jeptha). and "How sweet the
monpllirhj sleeps" (Leslie), unaccom-
'S
as they should be and sold same way.
AT 38c 12 subjects of medallions,
had to buy 500 to get the price, 11 by
14, easel back. 75c are gotten for
them.
AT $1 Monogravures, new process
and beautiful; ten subjects, framed
in white and gold, 20x24. '
Pictures at $L
Pictures at $2.
Pictures at $3.
Pictures at $5.
Pictures at $10.
Big money's worth every one, or
you can pick from thousands un
framed and order your frame to suit.
SILVERWARE More silverware
comes in our back door and is car?
ried out the front door than any two
Danled In the contest. It Is conlldently I of
stated that two Yorkshire choirs (Leeds
and Huddersfleld)) will enter, while at 1
Carnarvon sr. juno i uimiiuf. urKanim
of Christ church, and winner of many a
famous choral victory, is organising a
town choir. Perhaps, however, the
most formidable competitor the five
South Wales choirs, which are looked
upon as certain to enter, wil have to
encounter will be the Bangor and Car
narvon District choir, to be made up of
picked voices from Bangor, Carnarvon,
Bethesda. Llanberrls, and Penygroea,
after the fashion of the famous Arvonla
Male Voice choir, and which wil be con
ducted by Dr. Roland Rogers. The
strength of the competing choirs Is fixed
at from 150 to ISO voices.
Historical Notes.
The Welsh hymn, "Wrth goflo'I rudd
tanau'n yr Ardd," was written by a
blacksmith named Thomas Lewis, Tal
ley, Carmarthenshire. It is not known
that he composed any other.
New honors for our Welsh vocalists.
Mr. Bernard Althano, of London. has Just
given to tho public a pretty little song
called "Too I.ate," which Is specially
dedicated to Miss Maggie Edwards, the
very promising young contralto from
Penygralg, who recently sang at Mr.
Ivor Foster's benefit concert.
Ewenny a Holtwn,
- Santa Bride a Chantwn,
Sant Hilary, Porthykerry,
Ffwrymwn a Cheilstwn.
Gold and siller batons are going out
PHYSICAL STRENGTH,
cheerful spirits, ami the ability to fully
enjoy life, come onlv with a lieultliy
body and nimd. J lie young
man who suffers from nerv
ous debility, impaired mem
ory, low spirits, irrita
ble temper, and the
thousand uml one de
rangements of mind
and IkmIv that
result from, un
natural, pernici
ous lmliils usual
ly contracted in
voutli, through
Ignorance, is
thereby ineanac
ittiled to thor
oughly enjoy
life. He feels
tired, spiritless,
and drowsy ; his
sleep i.sdisturlted
umi docs not re
fresh him us it
should ; the will power is weakened,
morbid fears haunt him and tuny losult
iu confirmed hypochondria, or melan
cholia and. finally, iu softiuir of the bruin.
epilepsy, ("fits"), paralysis, locomotor
ataxia und even in dread Insanity.
To reach, re-claim and restore such
unfortunates to health and happiness, is
the aim of the publishers of a book of
Ij6 pages, written iu plain but chaste
language, on the nature, symptoms and
curability, by home-treatment, of such
(liseases. This lxok will be sent sealed,
in plain envelope, on receipt of this no
tice with ten cents in stamps, for iiost
nge. Address. World's Dispensary Med
ical Association, Iluffalo. N. Y.
For more than a quurterof n century
physicians connected with this widely
celebrated Institution have made the
treatment of the diseases above hinted at
their specialty. Thousands have con
sulted llictii by letter and received advice
ntul medicine's which huve resulted iu
permanent cures.
Sufferers from premature old age, or
loss of power, will find much of interest
iu the lxx)k aliove mentioned.
jewelry stores
f..l V
we run into a good thing and tnis
is one.
ROGER'S Tea spoons, the make
1847 you know, a price you
don't know, only 50 sets, sorry they
won't go around, 95c. for 6.
KNIVES Forty sets of triple-plated
Knives, just the same as you; often'
see or use, but instead of $2 we can
say 75c. the set. 'Nough said.
CHRISTMAS So many are coming
GIFTS in and selecting now.
Why don't you? You don't need to
pay for or take the goods till later.
On sale now are special lots of love
ly, gifts that surely .are not here
later, say nothing of the pushing
and crowding that is coming after a
bit. ,
fashion. In the chief choral compe
tition at the Swansea Christmas' ela-
teddofd the prise for the successful
conductor Is a Swedish smoking chair.
It Is understood that by this time moat
Welsh choir conductors have enough
batons to prop up four beds of dwarf
peas.
The (fcst Welsh newspaper appears
to have been published at Llwynllts
pod In 1770. and was called the Eur
grawn. It only existed two months.
The next was published at Trefecca in
1793 by the Rev. Morgan Rhys, but for
the want of readers and subscribers)
this also terminated Its career In twelve
months exactly from the date of its)
first publication. ' 1
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