THE . SCItANTOX TRIBUNE SATURDAY WORXIXfJ, JANUARY 11, 1890.
A WelsH Ko5ght
On the Armenians,
Having (n their Issues of the prevl
Atis week concentrated their attention
upon the one burning topic of the bat
tle of the schools, the vernacular news,
the Weekly News, nays that there
lias not been any, epeiiul event calling
for comment In 'connection with the
question of education: '.he matter Is
now In very much. the eame mate as It
wan a month bro, -but In a short time it
1 expected to see Jn tile Welsh newspa
per considerable space devoted to the
conferences that 'have Just been held
In VUatiiUti fiiiil fliat., tft ,llciiue ti.i.
way utid manlier' of giving effective
voice to the JndlKtiatlon aroused
throughout North Wales by the greedy
deiiiunds of the Hoeluiian party for
lurjjer wants from, the public purse.
It strikes one as singular that In this,
ns In many other movements, .the lead
Is taken by North Wules. So far. It
has been left for North Wales to hyht
the battle; every pronouncement on the
question hitherto IhhuihI, outside . e
press, ihas come from the northern
counties. There was the letter from
Lord Kendel, the pnlrited protest of A.
C. Humphreys Owen, the member
from Montgomeryshire: the admirable
statement of the case prepared by the
Jtev. John William, of Dolcelly. for
the North Wales Calvlnistlc Methodist
Association, and last of an the confer
ence of the North Wales Nonconform
ists at Chester. Public feellnpr on tho
question Is not one whit less Intense in
Fouth Wale, and yet -no attempt has
so far been made to bring it to a focus.
The reason advanced on one occasion
by a prominent South Wales, that in
the North they have more time to de
vote to politics than they have In the
busy Industrial and commercial centers
of South Wales. Is scarcely good enouph
for this matter of the schools Is one
that brooks no deluy. The (Iwylledydd
(Wesleyan) declares: "It Is beyond a
doubt that we are on the eve of an In
'tense and bitter BtrusKle In connection
with the denominational schools of the
-kingdom." It comments on Lord Salis
bury's pronouncements, and states that
his lordship "plainly showed by his at
titude towards, and his utterances be
fore the Wesleyan deputation that he
Is as blindly partisan and as eytreme as
the most bigoted cleric in the country.
It Is vain to expect fairness and Justice
at the hands of the Martinis of Salis
bury and his followers. If we are to
secure our rights we must fight for
them. We must demonstrate
In an. unmistakable manner to Lord
Salisbury, the Archbishop of Canter
bury, nnd the Catholic cardinals and
their followers that they shr,; not ride
ovel' a free and Protestant neojile In
order to endow their sectarian schools
nnd to proselytlKe the children of Non
conformists. We are proud
that the Wesleyans, although t hem
pelves having some hundreds of de
nominational schools, have taken the
lend in protesting against such discred
itable proceedings." The Gwylledydd
belles that the "cull" from the Chester
conference "will be nt once strong and
effective, so that Wales will rise us one
man to Its work."
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Amorlcit -Armenia.
The fart Kust faint with blood and pain;
1 'nehecked the uccursed Turk
Completes his fiendish work;
Th aveiiKiug nations Mund with fettered
hamlH,
Shuddering, with noble aspirations vain,
vMone (Mir E.!iKmn't itiim.-.
Still on the ravaged uluisis the cries
Of duHth with torture pierce the affrighted
skies,
And we whose souls would fuin discern,
t Willi eye uml lips that burn,
The I nlon of our race, the rule of Peace,
Turn to that great Kuiiluiid over-sea.
Waiting the swelling tide of sympathy,
The voice of a greo t people from afar
Fired lo a holy war
.'for the weak folk they loved but might
( not save,
Thriven from their desolate homes,
Nay, but a silence reigns as of the grave
, Js'o voice of answer conies!
1 No answer? Nay. an answer comes Indeed,
Not that of eloquent Hps and kindling eyes
(.Where Christian thousands meet, but ac
cents cold,
The soulless utterance of the selllsh State,
1 Rude menace, arrogant word,
llreatliing not love, but hale.
Anil that fell arbitration of the sword
Now at this fateful crisis when
The hopes of armed despairing men
'Turn 'to our lonely Knglanil for redress.
, Ah! It is worse than wrong, 'tis darkest
wickedness.
And men can dare compute the loss and
gain
Of fratraclde! There, towns made desolate
Hy th avenging storm of shot and shell,
All those fair coasts and seas a gate of
hell:
'There, whlte-wlnged commerce wrecked,
a sister State
Tnvaded, dreams of closer brotherhood
lirowned In a set, of blood;
'The blessed thought of Universal Peace
Kor centuries banished far;
, All soaring aspirations doomed to cease,
.lllighied by ruthless war.
Now st this moment when eur England's
srm
' Should save the Innocent from deadly
harm,
To cripple her, for some mean sordid aim,
Some lust for Gold or Place,
Sure 'twere the very Irony of shame,
.The depth of deep disgrace,
That he great home of Freedom In the
West
Hy all our Race confest
'The cherished hope of free laborious men,
tlhoulil strike with Impotence our England,
might
Stay her strong arm uplifted for the Right,
Ant) crown, through Freedom's power
Ignobly strong,
( The Victory of Wrong.
Forbid It Heaven! 'Tls crime, and worse
than crime,
To dream this villainy. The despot's cloak
Of base Intrigue hides, not thy limbs su.
hilme,
'August Republic. Thnn In shining mall
Strident from sea ta sea, and dost prevail.
: Wy bonds of Law and KIghteousuess made
free.
Keep thou the thought thy first forefath
, ers spoke
Freedom and Peace be thine, not Impious
war;
Take thou thy fitting plaoe, and let thy
t - word
'For Justice, not for Empery, be heard,
And thou a radiant, solitary star!
leueMiuer, 1SU6. Lewis Morris.
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with the National Kisteddfod. has np
plted for an. allocation of three hundred
a dollars to cover the unpacking and ex
hibition of pictures, etc., sent tn for
competition In Conway. Dr. Bold Wil
liams explained thnt the object in view
was to establish a loan exhibition be
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sides the competitive exhibition. It
would, of course, be Idle to get up the
exhibition besides the competitive ex
hibition, and all they asked from the
eisteddfod committee In connection
with the loan exhibition was permis
sion to use their name In connection
with It. They hud got tlftecn hundred
do liars ulread from Messrs, Agnew, of
Manchester, nnd under such out-plcex
It was too much to say that they could
get together Ft'ch an exhibition of pic
tures ut Llandudno has had never been
equalled since the Manchester Jubilee
exhibit inn. Professor Herkimer hud
offered lo hang the pictures In Conway.
l)r. Williams suid the scheme would cost
six thousand dollurs. and the exhibition
would contain pictures gathered froi.i
all parts of the country to the value of
thirty thousand dollars. The eistedd
fod committee grunted the arts com
mittee three hundred dollars for said
purpose, and the committee will nlso
provide a room for the exhibition of
the paintings. The loan exhibition shall
be culled the National Kisteddfod Arts
Loan Kxhlbltlon of 1SPU. and should
there be a def.clt on the eisteddfod
proper, the sum allocated to be re
funded, one fee to cover admission to
both the competitive and loan exhibi
tions during the four days of the eis
teddfod. Professor Herkimer will not
act as ndjndlcutor this year, but will
offer Ills services to the eisteddfod of
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Tho lioval l.udics Choir.
I"We are failing for home on the lsth of
Dteemlit;", by the St. Paul." Latter from
.Miss Annie Da vies.
Hearts of love will pray today
H'nr maidens bound for home
For singers on the deep, whose lay
Beneath the starry dome
Tonight will be, "lod sprd us all
In our return on board St. Paul.
Ye Klniry winds, come from the west,
And very gently blow;
Heip on the good ship o'er the breast
of octau; for we know
Joy will he feH In all our vales
When these fair maids return to Wales.
They've travelled far and won renown,
Their healers come In throngs
(Ileal Tn ul 1 1 1 lutes In every town
To listen to their songs;
And gladly would they hear again
Voices that charmed n.i many men.
fled grant that they may safely come
To Join us at our festive board
To share our cheer, get glfis from some
Whose presents have been stored,
And find themselves embraced onee more
Hy loved ones left on Cumbria's shore.
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Select News nnd Notes.
The old Welsh "I'lygaln." or religions
musical service, to tvuleti the dawn com
memorative of the mining of t'hrUt and
the duybreak of Christianity, Is still kept
up In some of the parish churches In the
rural districts; but this beautiful custom,
which was so populur In Wules about half
a ceiituty since, has lust its former char
acteristics. In u few of the Nonconformist
chapels the early purl of Chrlsimus day Is
devoted to a service which inuy be termed
a modern Flygaiu, but at the greater num
ber of the chapels of "the four denomina
tions." special preaching services are held
on Christmas eve and Christmas day, Rt
which some of the leading Welsh preach
ers officiate, and In several of the towns
and vllluges eisteddfods)! and Cyfarfoydd
Llenyddol are held. Judging from the lists
that have already been published of the
competitors in the various departments
of poetry, prose, music and art, unci the
annuuiicenmts of the preaching meetings,
last Christmas festivals in Wales were us
popular as ever.
Wales must keep a watchful eye on
Pedrog, for it Is said that the chair bard
of the Llanelly national eisteddfod, who
has Just returned from a prolonged tour
111 the t'liited Status, has received a
unanimous cull to the pastorate of a Welsh
Congregational church In New York city.
The cordiality of the welcome home given
to the reverend gentleman by his church
at Liverpool seemed to Indicate that It
would be no easy matter to sever the con
nection between that church and lis pas
tor. The Welsh Americans talk of sending
their ministerial students to Balu college,
and here at the same time they endeavor
to rob us o our best men. The exchange
Is not one to bo enamored with, flush! It
will be a mighty cold day when American
Welshmen will return to Wules for col
legiate education. Education at country
schools In America Is far superior to the
best collegiate course rendered In that
little country. We will say no more.
This Is how Dnronwy renders In the
Saxon tongue the well-known hymn, "Beth
sydd I ml yn y byd," now Invariably sung
ut Welsh national elsteddfoduu tn Dr. Jo
seph Parry's tune, "Aberystwyth:"
What is for me in this life
Hut oppression vast and strife?
Koe succeeding bitter foe.
Night and day enhance my woe.
(treat l'hysleian. come, 1 pray,
Ileal my wounds without delay;
if Thy blood I'll sing and preach
Till the Heavenly Lund 1 reach.
Welsh Nonconformity Is becoming quite
aristocratic. The present high sheriff of
Carnarvon Is a grandson of the celebrated
Methodist minister, "Jones Talsarn."
whose memoir by the late Dr. Owen
Thomas, of lylverpool, is one of the most
popular Welsh books published. The Lord
Lieutenant of Anglesey is a Methodist
deacon, and son-in-law of the late Rev.
Henry Reps: and next year, in all prob
ability, unother Welsh deacon in the per
son of Mr. WilllHm Jones, of Tregaron and
llirmlughani, will be the high sheriff of
Cardiganshire.
A Welsh adaptation of the national an
Ihem. "tlod Save the yueen." by leunn
(Iwyllt, apnea red In V Cerddor Cymrelg
for April, 1WI8. which was then under his
editorship. The third verse, specially
written by Celrtog, Is as follows:
Arweddw I'rydain Kawr,
it Arglwydd, gwenal lawr,
Trwy niwl glyn
Mae angau'n gwylio'r bedd,
Yn ddu el wisg a'l wedd,.
gyr I wyllo 'I sedd,
Iy angel gwyn.
It Is to be feared that the age of chivalry
Is gone from Llanelly. The other day
one of the lady members of a literary so
ciety In that town claimed that her sex
were quite a match "for them men," and
asked Indignantly, "Who darns itheir
socks?" The reply to this query came a
few days later from an uugullant man
member. He sang:
Full muny a sock Is left to go undurned.
The suffering feet of men. alas! do wear.
Full many a hole and many a rent there
are
Stern monuments to woman's want of
care.
Sir John Puleston. Mr. Charles J. Davis
and the Hev. Thomas Roberts have been
unanimously re-elected respectively chair
man, treasurer and secretary of the great
annual London Welsh festival. The com
mittees which Includes many well-known
persons of various shades of religious nnd
One of the great attractions of the
Llandudno national eisteddfod will be the
taw crown, the characteristic heudpluie.
and sill: robe of the Archdruld, designed
by Professor Herkimer, and presented to
the Oorsedd of the Hards by him. A ban
ner wHh bardic mottoes will be in use for
the llrst time at Llandudno. Some of the
Oorsedd bards are having silk robes made
for themselves.
Principal Owen, of the University of
Wales, still retains some affection for the
Northern diocese, where he did such ex.
cedent work as dean. He has a stall at St.
Asaph's cathedral, and spends some por
tion uf the year pursuing his duties as
canon. The Intrepid little churchman
has only Just gone up north, and will tarry
there for some time;
A plaintiff at Abcrystwth county court
recently persistently asked the Judas for
a "reasonable" order, and told his nonor
to give the defendant no credit for her
poor apoearanee. adding that his honor
ought ta see her and her daughter In their
Sunday utllre. The Judge replied that be
did not see the n-nple on Sunday, and ad
hered to his order.
In "V Ciaron" for lb.". there appears
st.me stanzas rejoicing at the lease of the
itowlals Iron works. The aisnsas had
been successful ut the Cynirelgyddlon eis
teddfod at the White Lion, Dowiais,
f m i.-miius. ISIS, and were written by Hy
wel Ddu. The South Wules Weekly News
wauls to know who this good Hywel was.
The Welsh land commission lias pre
sented a neat little bill to parliament for
their labors. The first twelve months'
work cost about twelve thousand dollars,
and since then the accounts has been
mounting up by thousands. The bill Is
still In clnudlaiid. although it was esti
mated that H would be presented not later
than June, lS9o.
This Is an epitaph which It Is believed
once appeared but now Indistinct on a
tombstone tn the parish church burial
ground of l.luiigyfelach:
The last remains of Mary Jones
Lies buried underneath these stones.
Iter mime was Brown; the name of fones
Is uted premise It rhymes with stones.
Om of the ministerial veterans of Wales
Is the Rev. W. Evans, of Aberayron, who
h;ia iiiut i.niniklu!il lh. .iWHttli II tt liiM
mlnlstiy, all spent In the same place, Mr. I
I'.v.iin was onee co-pastor with the late
eminent Dr. Phillips. Neuaddlwyd, who
was himself ordained to the same pastor
ate Iim years ago, in 175.
It Is frequently stated that there Is no
Intidol or utheUtic literature in the Welsh
laugiiuge. Possibly not, but Welshman
Import it from Kngluud und other coun
tries. Indeed, at Aberayron, a gentleman
who writes often to the papers signs him
self "ilradlaugh Jones,'1 after the great
English infidel.
It was Just as well that Mr. William
Thomas, the leader of the Treoivky choir,
forgot to take his baton to Windsor and
led his men with a cheap one, bought In a
purh. William has now a royal baton pre
sented him by the Unit lady In the world.
politlcul bolief connected with Wales, has
urranged that the IISsB service be held (by
the kind permission of the dean and chap
ter in St. Paul's cathedral on the eve of
St. David's Day. It Is estimated that lO.Ouo
persons wtre present on the last occasion.
The late Rev. Edward Anwyl, of North
Wales, was a prodigious walker. On one
occasion he preached three times and
walked foriy miles on one Sunday. He
walked from Llanidloes to Glamorgan
shite. Mr. Owenopfryn Evans, It Is understood,
bore the entire cost of the "diplomatic"
reproduction of the "Red Hook of Hetg
est." THEATRICAL GOSSIP.
Mr. Augutitln Daly's pictorial pre
sentation of Shukepearc's fanciful com
edy, "A Midsummer Night' Dream,"
Is an event and triumph not only from
un artistic standpoint but an Instruc
tive one as well. The comedy has sel
dom been put upon the stage during
the present century. Mr. Daly's pro
duction is entitled to a place of honor.
It will be seen at the Academy of Music
tonight.
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"One of the Bravest" cornea to the
Academy of Music next Monday even
ing. The leading character. Harry
Howard, Is a member of the New York
tire department, and as such he rescues
the inmates of a burning house. In a
heroic manner. This scene la excellent.
In fuct, one of the most realistic ever
presented upon the stage. Other scenes
of special mention are tho explosion
of the steamship In the first act and
the Chinese opium Joint scene in the
last act. Here one sees Hop Wall's
laundry in full operation, with the typi
cal characters, who frequent this den
for the sole purpose of imbibing in the
exhllera ting and subduing drug. The
scenes are kept brisk and lively by the
Introduction of songs and dances and
specialties by members of the company.
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For the first three days of next week
Manager Davis has engaged "The
Smugglers." a realistic scenic melo
drama. "The Smugglers" abounds In
thrilling Incidents and startling spec
tacular effects. Among them is a ship
on fire at sea, an escape from prison
and a view of the smugglers' cave. The
villain sends the hero to prison. He Is
reached by the heroine, both making
their escape in a small boat, wltlch
drifts out to sea. They ure picked up
by a passing steamer. Of course the
villain happens to be on board. He
accuses the hero, but Is not believed.
Then, In order to conceal his own guilt,
he sets Are to the ship. All the passen
gers are rescued, the hero and heroine
united and the villain punished.
II It II
On Saturday, Jan. 18. "The Fatal
Card" will be produced by a superb
company under the direction of Julius
Calm, at the Frothtngham. This drama
was produced In this country last sea
son at Palmer's theater. New Yorg,
where It captured the critics and public
In a most pronounced manner. It was
acted for the first time on any stage at
the Adelphia, London. In September,
1894. and did a phenomenal business at
that house. It Is said to be a play with
stronfr dramatic situations and cli
maxes, and containing a number of
strongly druwn types of character. The
story ntnrts In a mining camp at the
foot of the Hockles, nnd In the second
net the scene shifts to England. The
piny contains numerous bits of rich
comedy, nnd will be staged here with all
the special scenery and appointments
and Interpreted by a remarkable strong
cast.
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Though strangers to the music lov
ing public of Scranton the members of
the Mackay Oiera company that opens
nt the Academy for a three nights' en
gagement are spoken highly of by the
press of other cities. Many of the prin
ciples have appeared with success in
this city with the Huker, Bennett
Moulton and Aborn opera companies
and Include Louise Moore, Klsle Bar
ton, Joule Hart. Will Daniels. Jules Clu
zetti. Frank Nelson and Frank Moulan.
Each oiiera will he given an excellent
rendition. The opening bill Is "La
Mascotte" up to date. Prices are 10, it).
and no cents.
FOOTLIOHT FLASHES:
"Hob Roy" will not rlose.
New York has more places of amusement
than London or Paris.
Richard Uolden has written a drama
about Benedict Arnold.
Louise Moore ts prima donna of the
Mackay Opera company.
Ellen Terry's brother. Fred. Is a mem
ber of John Hare's company.
Hobby Oaylor mill open In London on
April 15 for a long engagement.
Katherlno Lin yard and Delia Stacey
will appear In "The Lady Slavery."
Denman Thompson's forthcoming piny
Is entitled "The Sunshine in the Alley."
Aaelai Ristorl, the actress, in privato
life, in the Marquise Capranlra del Orillo.
"The Strange Adventures of Jack and
the Beanstalk'- Is the work of R. A. Uar
net. of "14S2" fame.
The man who Insisted on wearing his
hat In Hoyt s theater. New York, the other
night, was given a box.
Richard Mansueid ueclares that he has
already contracted for seventy nights
next season at II.UU each.
Juat think of James T. Powers being or
fere ftiuo a week by F. F. Proctor to ap
pear In the continuous vaudeville.
Delia. Fox had the roller skating fever
ten years ago. and ahe frequently won
llrst prise fur her fanciful costumes.
The new comedy by Yon Schoenthan.
which that author wrote fur Ada Rehan,
will be called "The Countess Oucki."
Robert Urahatn will take, the part now
enacttd by John T. Sullivan in "The
Strange Adventures of Miss Brown."
At iloboken last week Annie Waltmnn,
of the Dixon Model company, was mar
ried on the stage. Tights constituted her
trousseau.
Charles Coghlan ,a,nd Mrs. Besrbohm
Tree are In the cust of "A Woman's Rea
son." acted for the llrst time In London
Friday night.
Harry B. Smith has a younger brother,
Robert B. Smith, who has written the
book of a new comlo opera, vailed "The
Shah of Persia."
Herbert Kelcey. Mansfield. Henry Mil
ler and Faversham are Englishmen. In
the entire Abbey and Orau company there
is not an Englishman.
Charles Fruhtnan says that receipts gen
erally through the country on Christmas
Day were about 3 per cent, less than last
yeur. The matinees were bad all over.
On the day or Dumas' funeral one
thoughtful hand gathered a few flowers
from his grave and laid them upon the
tomb or Marie Duplesrls, the creator of
La Dame aux 'a melius.
. Mrs. Kendal told an English audience
that -while in this country she made no
speeches In front of the curtain, leaving
all that to her husband, but over here she
is remembered as a frequent and fluent
orator.
The pantomimic and musical "Salome."
by Charles H. Meltuer, which wus a dls.
cussed novelty In Paris, with Lole Fill
ler a cpectuuulur dances as a feature, is
to be brought to America with Lole's sis
ter. Ida, In It.
Anna and Margaret Robinson, known
separately In Frohman casts, and who
look alike, though one's talents are serious
and the other's Jovial, are to Join Mr.
t ran to play twin society girls In "The
Governor of Kentucky."
MATTERS MIWAL,.
The teatlmonlal to have been given to
John T. Watklns on Jan. 15 has been
postponed to Feb. 21. Tn committee
having the affair In charge deemed It
necessary owing to the numerous at
tractions at our theaters for the bene
fit of home charity, to take this ste
so as not to conflict or hurt in any way
the success of these benefits. Mr. Wat
kins' testimonial will positively take
place upon Feb. 21. The Symphony
String quartette, so renowned by (heir
artistic work at chamber concerts, will
take part In this testimonial, and Mrs.
Joseph O'Brien, whom we are always
delighted to listen U; will be ieard
again with pleasure. The welt known
Anita Male (Jfiartette. of Wilkes-Barre.
will take part, and Miss Tillle Lewis
will appear in her favorite roles. Herr
Kopff, the violin virtuoso, Haydn Ev
ans, Miss Florence Richmond and oth
ers of note will take part. With this
array of talent there is no question as
to the success of the concert. An Im
mense audience should greet these peo
ple. II II I!
The announcement of the date of the
first symphony concert of the season In
Scranton should be hailed with pleas
ure by all lovers of music In this vicin
ity. The Excellent work of the sym
phony orchestra under direction of Pro
fessor Hamburger is so well known that
the organisation needs no introduction
to real musicians hereabouts. Members
of the Symphony orchestra from this
city and from Wllkes-Barre have been
attracted to the enterprise by a love of
music. As a financial venture it
amounts to nothing, and even with a
moat liberal patronage from the public
it ts doubtful If the receipts of concerts
would pay expenses. The Symphony
orchestra Is an Institution of which any
city should feel proud, and It is to be
hoped that the coming concerts will be
accorded liberal patronage.
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It is probable that Scrantnnlans will
have the opportunity of heating the
great Paderewskl before the winter Is
over. Manager Jones, of the Froth
lngham, has about completed arrange
ments for the appearance of the cele
brated pianist, and It ts likely that the
date of his visit to Scranton will be an
nounced In the near future. It is not
likely that Paderewskl will be heard In
any other Pennsylvania cities save
Philadelphia and Pittsburg.
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The first meeting of the "Messiah"
chorus, organised by Professor Haydn
Evans, was held on Wednesday even
ing, and about seven ty-tive members
of the chorus were nresent. The full
chorus will number 2(0 voices and will
begin rehearsals next week upon the
oratorio. "Messiah." which will be
given for the benefit of the Railroad
Young Men's Christian association on
Easter Monday.
II 1 1 1 -
John T. Watklns' solo at the morn
ing service of the Penn Avenue Baptist
church last Sunday was a beautiful se
lection and was given with character
istic breadth of tone and warmth of re
ligious expression.
'I II I
We are glad to note the success of
Alfred Wooler's song. 'Sweet Little
Mary." which Is followed by a Hue bal
lad. "Dear Adcllna," Just published by
Oliver Dltsun company, Boston nnd
New York.
II II II
The Mackay Opera company, which
opened a season of summer opera at the
Fruthlngham two years ago, will be
at the Academy of Music next week.
II H II
Alfred Wooler, Scranton's popular
tenor, will assist Valentine Abt. the
mandolin virtuso, at Young Men's Chris
tian association hall March 16.
II I; II
The third of the. series of chamber
concerts will be given at Young Men's
Christian Association hall on Thursday
evening next, Jan. 16.
- I! II II
The Iyrle quartette sang at the Mar
shall P. Wilder entertainment last evening.
In the . 'Wonderland. r
Of '"North America,;
Twenty-second Letter of Northwestern
Travel Onward to Olympia and Portland.
Written for The Tribune.
It la a pleasant journey of K0 miles
throufrh the gigantic pine and cedar
forests from Taenma to Portland,
Orearon. over the "Pacific division" of
the Northern Pacific railroad. Itetween
the Cascades and coast range of moun
tains in a deep. Irregular basin bor
dered ly the heavily timbered foot-hills
of either range, extending from the
northernmost shores of Puget suund. a
distance of over two hundred and fifty
miles, to the wide rolling Columbia
river bnsln. This hatdn is but In fuct
the northerly continuation of the Willamette-
basin in Oregon and is covered
to a Ki-eut extent with a heavy growth
of as choice timber as the continent
arTurdu. breaking here and there into
stretches of moat beautiful prairie, and
dralneHl by a number of small streams
and rivers, leaving a deep, rich, black
alluvial soil. Through this basin runs
the'Hucllle Division" of this great road,
which, including the Olympia and other
branches to Portland, covers a distance
of over two hundred miles.
A Peculiarity of Washington Hirers. 1
Chief among these rivers are Chehalis,
the Wlllapa and the Corollts. each hav
ing several miles of navigable waters,
which enter tho Pacific through the
commodious ocean harbors of Wlllana
and Oray's harbor, westward, and near
Olympia. while the Corolitx. whose
source is among the eternul snows
of the Cascades, flows westward
through Corollts or Natches Pass,
over a rich prairie-country. Increasing
In volume until It unites with the
mighty Columbia near Kulama. It Is
notlcablo that the rivers of Western
Washington and Oregon How through
natural valleys to reach the sea, while
all the streams east of the Cascade
mountains have rut through deep can
yons. The theory Is that many cen
turies uro these eastern valleys were
burled thousands of feet deep under
volcanic scoria, and ns the region went
through Us different volcanic epochs
later, a channel was formed through
this remarkable lava bed. thus afford
In the glacier streams an outlet to the
sea.
After leaving Tacoma our first stop
is Liake View junction.elght miles south.
Here tn a branch line to Olympia. A
seventeen miles further run brings us
to Yelm Prairie and here we have a
revelation of unsurpassed grandeur in
the nearest railroad view of Mount Ta
coma. which Is about forty miles dis
tant though so distinct Is its vast bulk,
that it seems much neaVer. Here our
ever present companion "The ILunde
lius Camera," is brought into requisi
tion enabling us to secure a few nega
tives in the line of landscape photo
graphy which we highly prlae. At Ten
Ino. thirty-nine miles from Tacoma. we
branch off on the Olympia and Chehalls
Valley railroad, a narrow gauge line,
fifteen miles long, passing through a
dense forest touching at six small lum
ber camps to Olympia.
The Capital Cliy, OlvniDln.
Olympia, which Is 122 miles from Port
land, is the capital of Washington state
and the oldest town In the country west
of the Cascades. It has an estimated
population of nearly 7,000. It Is beau
tifully situated at the head of the crescent-shaped
body of water, Puget
Sound, as originally named by Van
couver, the English explorer. It. has a
magnificent land-locked harbor, easy
uf access; also 200 miles of shore line,
within a radius of twenty. tlve miles,
surrounded by extensive deposits of
Iron and coal and the greatest forests
of the largest timber in the known
world. We were reliably informed that
the combined output of two of its saw
mills last year was nearly 20,000,000 feet,
and one shingle mill cut over 7,000.000
shingles (to be exact, 7.22S.0O0). Its
close proximity to the coal fields and
the fact that It Is only five miles dis
tant from the Black Hills, which con
tain iron ore In abundance, forecasts
Its future, and also the Importance of
Its future great Industries of both Iron
and coal.
Olympia Is an attractive city, with
broad and well shaded streets and an
abundance of fruit trees and flowers.
It has beautiful residences, elegant
school and public buildings, with, all
the modern Improvements, and a capl
tol building second to none in the north
west, save Sacramento, Cal being an
exact counterpart of the state house of
Hartford. Conn. Congress endowed the
state with 132,000 acres of land for the
erection of the caoltol building, and
this princely grant Is worth over :i:000.
000 and ranldly Increasing In value. In
addition the state appropriations dur
ing Its constructions were large, the last
one being Jl.000,000.
Anl'ptnnnteCIt.
The city contains six churches, a col
legiate Institute under the auspices of
the Methodists, 8t. Peter's hospital and
also a Olrls' academv maintained by
the Catholic Sisters of Charity, several
public schools, an opera house with a
seating capacity of 750, two daily and
two weekly newspapers, three banks, a
complete electric light plant, water
works nnd lire department. The clim
ate of Olympia Is so mild, even In sight
of the snow-capped mountains, that
flowers bloom till raid-winter and green
fields and verdant lawns are seen every
month in the year. '
The city Is fast becoming .a railroad
and lumber center with a prospect of
future greatness. In a word, no city In
the Pnlon Is more proudly named or sit
uated than Olympia, "with the blue sea
at its feet and the mountains its glis
tening crown."
Returning to Tenlno. a run of twelve
miles brings us to the two thriving
towns of Centralla ad Chehalls, located
about four miles apart, with population-,
respectively, of S.OftO and 4,000.
They form the center of a farming com
munity of great wealth. Here are fruit
garden of every descriptions, which
in abundance of yield and size, beauty
und exquisite lluvor of its fruit, equal,
if not rurpavt! any on the coast so un
like the California fruit and so like the
New Kngluiid. This entire region along
tho Corolltz volley, is settled by a
thrifty class of Tennesseeans and west
ern North Carollnans, who have found
homes here since 1XS4. Both Centralla
and Chehalls are largely engaged in the
manufacture of lumber, shingles, sash,
blindu, doors, etc. Centralla has
lately developed coal . mines which
promise to be of great value.
Abundant Cunl Deposit.
I might say right here, coal crops out
over the country everywhere, lignite in
the west, bituminous In the middle
east and anthracite in the remote
mountains. The linger can hardly be
placed anywhere uihui a mup of the
country and not cover located veins.
We are now just half way between
Seattle and Portland. Here we obtain
our first view of Mt. Adams, away to
the eustwnrd across the wooded valley
of Nlsqually, on the further side of the
Cascade range. A white mass In bold
relief against the sky, with a mile of
vertical height of solid perennial snow,
which appeuls with majestic eloquence
to all lovers of nature; this we follow
atl the way to Portland. 100 miles.
From Centralla, a branch railroad
runs to Montesano and Oray's Harbor,
on the Pacific. At Chehalls, (the maple
leaf ctty, so called), Is another branch
leading through a large aroa of forest
and farming country In the Chehalls
and Wlllapa valleys, to South Bend
along the Chehalls river. The road
passes through an ocean of wild flow
ers and tall, waving ferns and forests
of giant pines, firs and cedars, while
not as large as the giant Redwood trees,
we see In California, It Is true, many of
them girth all the way from 12 to 30
feet in circumference and are appar
ently solid. "There." says the con
ductor, "grow the finest spars on- the
continent." Wlllapa Bay Is one of the
best and most capacious harbors on the
Pacific coast, having a deep and safe
entrance and land-locked waters, spa
clous enough for hundreds of vessels
to He at anchor. Salmon canning Is an
established business here, ami oysters
are taken from the flats on the bay and
shipped to San Francisco, Portland and
to the Sound cities.
The Mrjcutio Columbia Hiver.
After a fifty miles ride through the
Chehalls valley and along the east bank
cf the Corolltz river, where our atten
tion hus bencn largely occupied with
the mugnitieeiit peaks of the Cascades,
their daxxllng whiteness piercing the
very skies, we suddenly come to the
mighty Columbia we last crossed at
Kennewick east of the Cascades In the
Yakima districts, which, after its long,
eventful course of 1.300 miles from the
little mountain lake In British Col
umbia, is here at Its best. With added
power and volume this deep-green flood
from three to five miles wide sweeps
with dignity and grandeur seaward to
the Pacific.
At Kalama. a small town of 300 popu
lation on ths Washington side, we
cross the Columbia, which Is here from
three to four miles wide. Our train of
tlftuen cars, including locomotive, is
run on to the huge steam ferry boat, or
railway transfer boat Tacoma. which
Is capable of currying thirty-one cars
at one time. This boat Is next In size
to the Corona, ut Port Costa, Cal., on
which we crossed the Straits of Car
quineg In 1892 the largest ferry boat
In the world, with a carrying capacity
of fifty-four loaded cars. After a fifteen
or twenty minutes' ride so quietly that
we could with difficulty believe that
the transfer was being made, we debark
from this monster float and enter the
state of Oregon at CJoble. Among the
prominent travelers on our train was
President C. J. Ives, of the Burlington,
Cedar Baplds and Northern railway,
whom we met In Yellowstone Park and
who Is traveling with his family in his
private car across the Continent and
who also takes passage with us on the
steamer Queen for Alaska. In speak
ing of this railway transfer he said, in
substance:
"So quickly and quietly Is this trans
fer being made I am sure that a good
part of the passengers on our train
would never know that they were being
carried across the Columbia river unless
by chance they leave the car and are
convinced of the fact by geographical
evidence." t
We are now forty miles from Eortland
and follow the south and west banks
of the Columbia nearly all the way
through countless fruit farms, alter
nating with pine forests, while from the
train windows and observation car tn
the rear, we enjoy such superb views
of Mount Hood and Mount St. Helens
as we have never before had. St. Hel
ens has a form, a rounded ton. like a
sugar loaf, and is .750 feet high, while
Mt. Hood, more distant, has a sharp
pyramidal peak and an elevation of
11.225 feet. These gigantic mountains
are covered with snow during the en
tire year. The line of perpetual snow
lies between 500 and 600 feet, varying
with the latitude.
By Way of Recapitulation.
Portland being the extreme southern
terminus of the Northern Pacific rail
way, we recognise the . fact that the
long Journey across the continent over
this marvelous road la ended and soon
we are to commence our Journey Into
the far and mysterious Northland,
Alaska. Uurlng our westward Journey
we have taken our readers over 5,000
miles of our magnificent young empire,
which the Northern Pacific has opened
up to the knowledge and admiration of
the outside world and the settlement
and development of Its marvelous re
sources. A route which leads to many
wondrous regions; the first and only
one that begins with the Great Lakes
the unsalted seas and clasping hands
with branches which extend Into mar
velous regions of wealth and grandeur,
terminates with Puget Sound and the
rich valleys of the Willamette and Col
umbia. While this road has been a
potent factor In the advancement of
the great Northwest it has also built
Itself up to be the greatest and richest
road in America, owning 36,000,000 acres
of land. It is one of the great engi
neering miracles of the age. It cuts
In hundreds of places the rugged back
bone of the continent, traversing re
gions where none but Inspired genius
in railroading would ever think of lay
ing a track. Its trains spin along river
courses, across ravines, through tun
nels, over passes where It would seem
almost Impossible for a mountain goat
to climb, or anything without wings to
pass. Its tracks double and cross
themselves, plunging from daylight Into
darkness, and so perfect Is its engi
neering, so massive its construction, so
ceaseless is the case and supervision of
Its every detail, that there has never
been a serious B'.-cldent on Its lines. Its
tracks are of heavy steel rail, laid much
of It on a bed of solid granite and pa
trolled day and night by vigilant watch
men. Its ponderous locomotives are
Call It ji Craze.
AN ALARMING STATEMENT
CONCERNING WOMEN.
HOW BAD HABITS ARB FORMED.
The Airw York T ibime tavs : "The habit of
taking 'headache ponders 'is increasing to an
alarming extent among n great number of wo
men throughout the country. These nomlers as
their name Indicates, are claimed by the manu
facturers to lie a positive and speedy cure for any
form of headache. In many canes their chief
ingredient is morphine, opium, cocaine or some
other equally lujurioitH drug having s tendency
to deadcu pain. The habit of taking them is
easily formed, but almost impo.iilile to slmke
oft". Women usually begin taking them to re
lieve n raging headache and toou resort to the
powder to alleviate auv little pain or ache they
may be subjected to. and nnallv like the mor
phine or opium fiend. get into the habit or taking
them regularly, imagining that thrv are in paiu
if they happen to inisa their regular dose."
In nine cases out or ten, the trouble is
in the stomach and liver. Take a simple
laxative and liver tonic and remove the
offending matter wlticlt deranges the
stomach and causes the headache. Dr.
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are composed
entirely of the purest, concentrated,
vegetable ' extracts. One Pellet is a
dose; sugar-coated, easily swallowed;
once used, always in favor. They posi
tively cure sick heailache and remove
the disposition to it.
Mr. K. Vasqasok, of Olltr Lake. Ijsptn Ct..
in frit., wines : i not
Infrequently have an at
tack of the headache.
It usually comes on In
the foreooou. At my
dinner I eat my regular
meal, and take one or
two or Doctor Pierce's
Pleasant Pellets Imme
diately after, and In the
course of an hoar my
headache Is cured and
ao bad effects. I feel
better every way for
having taken them
not worse, as is usual
after taklug other kinds
of pills. ' Pleasant Pel
lets ' are worth more
than their weirht In
' wold, if far nnthin .1
K. Yaiqason. Ksa- than ta curt headache.'
models ut beauty and strength which
are Inspected at regular Intervals, and
rtry tar wneei is so rigidly tested tflat
travel umn ! nr.iniir,iia .iiuuinii.
Is as safe as that upon the prairie di
visions, wnoever Heard of any serious
accident on the Northern PaclOot
Cars and Service.
The Northern Pacific Limited In the
appointment of Its ears, from smoker to
sleeper. Is a model of beauty and com
fort, with 'all the Improvements of tha
age and every convenience of a first
class hotel. Even the day coaches have
high-back seats and are built with as
much care for comfort as the sleepers
and parlor cars.
In acknowledging the coutesles of
General Passenger Agent Charles 8.
Fee and his efficient assistant, O. D.
Wheeler, for favors shown us which en
abled us to enjoy the trip to the utter
most, we are also especially Indebted to
the dally train management, even the
"gentlemen of color," who seemed to
derive pleasure In providing everything
In the way of train-service that can In
any way conduce to the comfort or con
venience of the tourist.
The dining cars we patronised with
prompt regularity and found them well
supplied with the delicacies of the sea
son, and among the best equipped and
best olllcered that has been our good
fortune to enlnv ln.l
elegant coaches for a stop off of tnspec-
...... .,u nrn oay, tne positive as
surance that the corresponding train
on the morrow would be equally an
luxurious and enjoyable proved true.
It Is a luxury to travel oh a flying train
or palaces on wheels, "where every man
n,,Lereisn and v,rp w"an j. a
8enLC,.!?r,nK iUr Varled tellow-pas-rS.we
? Imrressed by the fact
"L,,lH roai tne ulness man',
route for quick time, close connections
and also low rates. It Is also the art.
tuts' and tniin.f ..:..r .?r-..t
grandest and most sublime scenery In
,t tne sportsman's route
to mountains and forests that abound
with everv rw.l.. ., ,,u " .
- - - - -. VB mm game. pe.
aides lakes and rivers, which furnish
.., iwii 01 every Known kind. It is
too. the home-seeker's route to Bul
lions of acres of almost free farming
and grazing land; the stock raisers'
route to cattle ranches and sheep pas
tures that cost nothing to maintain,
where grass never dies and the horlsun
IS th lUllV 4llflftllla lha k.
er's route to thousandsof bonansa mines
uisi'overea ana nidden, and It Is the
Invalid's route to numerous health re.
sorts along Its Una. and Anally to Puget
Sound, "Uod's own sanitarium, where
every) breath Is balm, every breese
osone, and health Is universal as the
blessed air of heaven."
J. E. Richmond.
w PDLLO,
Always Rslia.ls, Pun!y Vigsftbls,
MILD BIT EFFECTIVE.
Psry vsg stabla, aet wltaeat pais, slsgaa;
r ooaiso, uunsMss, small aa ooay to take.
RaawaT's Mils assist aatnra. ssIiBulstlnw tn
healthful activity ta liter, bswels and otW
d tettivs arrant. iMTtagtka kowa h a cat-,
urai condition, without aty baa aWar sffaota,
Cure
Siok Hoadaohe,
Biliousness,
Constipation,
Piles
AND
All Liver Disorders.
RADWaY't PILL! are aqraly vifstablt, salld
and reliable, Cans MrTyet DufMtion, oasa
plata absarpMoa a4 Jstsfal ragaUrity.
ats. a i. A Droi-slsU, r by null
"Back ( AstIm" frarwy mail?
RAOWAY A CO., .
P.O. Box Mi, XewTork. '
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Victim a Lest Maahesd should and at
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that explains how
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and parmanently
restored. Mo sua
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WMkaaas can af
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timely adrle.
Book talis how
full atpAnvth. Hjk.
Teloptnant. and teas are Imparted to every
portion of the body. Sent with positive
proofs (sealed) frte to any man on application.
ERIE MEDICAL CO., BUFFALO.N.Y.
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