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THE SCRAXTON THIBUNB SATURDAY MORNINQ, ' MARCH 28, 1890.
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LX2E MARVELS
Fifth Day of Slght-Stelao, in ?r
Pamed Yellows tone Park.
WHERE WONDERS NEVER CEASE
Mr. Rioassond coatlaaes Ills Graphic
Ksrrstioa of the Amaiing Beaatios
and Natural Carloaltlea of the
Maglo-Land of Modern Times.
Written for Tha Tribune.
It was a short day's picnic, a pleasure
drive yesterday, over to Upper Geyser
Basin and back to the Fountain hotel,
and we can truly say that early twi
light came too soon and found us wltn
our entertaining guide -Scott." still
wandering among these wonders of
Cod.
Owing to the burning of the commo
dious hotel at Upper Basin, we were
compelled to return to the Fountain
for second night's sojourn, which in
volved a disappointment, as we de
sired to witness Old Faithful and these
eruptive wonders "play by the light of
the moon," ns we had previously seen
the noble Fountain. This dented us, we
are In a great measure compensated by
another opportunity of visiting here
on our trip over the Continental Di
vide." and what we failed to see and
'describe 'o'n' our first trip may be seen
and incorporated In today's account.
ONCE MORE MOVING.'
The Journey of this morning is from
Lower Geyser Basin across the "Con
tinental Divide" to" Yellowstone Lake,
a distance of fifty-four miles, and it is
a very interesting and Instructive pil
grimage. While we have . leisurely
made it our "fifth day" Is la scheduled
on the park tour as the "third day."
-We cover the route for ten miles to
Upper Geyser Basin for the second and
a part of the third time.
We should mention that sign boards
are conspicuously placed en route, and
the Interesting places" and trails are
thus marked so that the wonderland
tourist can Intelligently see and under
stand what he sees. Our two days' ex
perience In this basin leads us to feel
that we have reached the climax of
the wonders of the park right here, and
it Is almost Impossible to believe that
there still lies before us scenes grander
. and more glorious to behold that are
certainly the crowning glory of the
park.
An early start brings us to the Upper
Basin when all is bright and cool. It
seemed as If several of the geysers .we
had seen yesterday, leaped excitedly as
we passed like saluting old friends, and
those unnoticed yesterday, because In
active, were giving us a surprise. Even
the "Infant geysers" now "and then
would make a sudden display along the
roadside and startle our horses. Beach
ing Manager Howe's lunch station
again we witness a still grander ex
hibition, sufficient to satisfy the expec
tations of the most exacting sight-seer.
It seems as it the entire band of geysers
were giving a concert, with hot water
trumpets, in perfect diapason, each
performer at regular Intervals taking
a solo part, and uttering his loudest
tones in full chorus and In harmonious
combination.
C0NELES3 GEYSERS.
Some of the geysers In this basin have
no cones. They resemble lakes, their
craters being ten to twelve feet below
the rim and surface of the water, and
erupt at Intervals of days, weeks,
months and even years, and sometimes
disappear entirely. There are hun
dreds of "retired geysers" in this val
leyScott says, "gone out of business,
giving the young ones a chance to blow
their trumpets." Interesting as these
wonders are, I must refrain from con
suming time and space further than to
explain three or four of the more promi
nent. : i THE BEE HIVE.
' Across the Flrehol river about one
hundred feet from the river bank,
reached by a foot bridge, Is the "Bee
Hive," the most perfect crater found in
the park. Its none Is only surpassed
by the regularity of its column of water.
It buzzes continually and resembles an
old fashioned bee hive, four feet high,
three feet in diameter at the top, and
even feet at the base and nearly cir
cular. Its nozzle-like crater Is eighteen
inches across; the Boundlngs are
twenty-one feet deep. It Is the only
geyser to which visitors can approach
with safety while in action, as no rocks
are thrown out and so hot Is the water
ejected that it for the most part evap
orates while In the air. During the
action the ground Is shaken and a col
umn from 170 to 219 feet Is thrown up
with great force and In a steady stream.
The writer stood within a few feet of
it when shooting up its jets and once
between the spray and the aun, which
produced a beautiful rainbow. Its
eruptions occur at intervals of from
ten to thirty hours, and last eight min
utes. On the same knoll, In close proximity
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to each other, are the Sponge, the
Giantess and the Lion, Lioness and
Cubs. The three last are called the
"Trinity." They are located about forty
feet above the river bank. The Lioness
and Cubs lie close together and are In
ac tion together, while the Lion, about
fifty feet distant. Is a. powerful geyser
with a cone four feet high and always
In commotion, but plays only once In
twenty-four hours for eight minutes.
The "Giantess" is a stupendous geyser,
about 400 feet from Bee Hive, with a
crater 24 by 34 feet, covering a mound
600 feet in diameter at the base. The
depth of Its basin Is sixty-three feet
It his an eruption once In fourteen days
throwing a stream 250 feet high, last
ing' twenty-four hours, at Intervals of
thirty minutes. The Subterranean
tremors and hoarse rumblings are ter
rible to feel, and after eruption they
are heard for hours. When in action.
It belches forth such a volume of -water
aal to raise the Firehose river here
twenty feet wide, to double Its present
depth.
THE SPONGE GEYSER.
The "Sponge," situated a short dis
tance from the Giantess, derives its
name from a crater resembling a huge
sponge in form, texture and color. To
the left, further down the basin and
across the river are the Grand and
Turban. Giant and Castle, the Grotto
and Splendid, with great craters. Inter
esting to visit when at rest and mag
nificent when In action. I regret that
space does not admit of a detailed ac
count of them in this letter. It Is well
worth while to note the enormous work
which these geysers dally perforin and
thelmmense outpour dally from them.
A conservative estimate" based upon
observations made In 18TS by the United
States geological survey shows "that
the outpour on an average from erup
tion of 'Old Faithful' alone is not less
than 1,500.000 gallons, which gives 3.1,
225.000 gallons per day." This would
supply a city of 300,000 population with
hot water.
As we leave Upper Basin on our
drive. Old Faithful, "The Guardian of
the Valley," again shoots its great
column of water 150 feet in the air as
a parting salute and the other geysers
follow suit: the roaring, the thunder
ing and explosions of the "Underland"
cannon seem like a Fourth of July cele
bration, only more terrible, more glo
rious. I must confess it Is with reluct
ance we leave this enchanting scene,
where perhaps a doxen of nature's
wonders are spouting and sparkling In
the sunlight of this our own National
park, and the Wonderland of the
World, the like of which cannot be
found elsewhere on this earth.
TO YELLOWSTONE LAKE.
A new route from here has been
opened by the government engineers
over the crest of the continent to the
Yellowstone lake, a distance of eigh
teen miles. It Is one of the most de
lightful of the several thoroughfares
of the reservation, leading as it does
through primeval forests, amid moun
tain scenery unsurpassed with here
and there green carpeted meadows and
little parks, and broad expanses of the
blue water to relieve the monotony of
tall pines and spruce and snow-capped
mountain peaks. It is 'well graded,
and is laid out in graceful curves. It
la strongly remindful of our Eastern
boulevards at many points. i
Leaving the basin the road crosses
the Upper Firehole or Madison river
and follows along Its ascending banks
for two miles to "Kepler's Cascades,"
a series of eight or ten enchanting falls,
where the water leaps from one rock
shelf to another, 150 feet down through
a deep rock chasm. Here the tourist
alights and walks to the brink of the
clllf and gazes upon the Cascades and
foaming river and also photographs
them as they disappear. We follow
along this creek for two miles to the
third crossing where the road twists
and crawls through the wild, narrow,
and tortuous canyon of Spring Creek,
leaving the river for the ascent of the
Divide.
LONE STAR GEYSER. .
At this point. a trail takes us to the
"Lone Star Geysers," the last Hhootlng
geyser we are to see on our trip. Its
oohe is ten feet In height and twelve
feet In diameter at its base, and the
crater is fully six feet across. It is
striped with bands of white, lavender,
brown and shaded yellow, and Is com
pletely covered with elegant pearl-like
beads. It resembles the face of a man
GRAND CANON OF THE YELLOWSTONE.
or sphinx. It flows three times an hour
to the height of fifty feet. At places In
this canyon the rocks stand out in jut
ting crags, threatening and wild, and
we continue the ascent among these
narrow defiles, around about mountain
sides and tangled ravines for three
miles through "Norrls Pass" to the
height of 8,350 feet For seven miles
our route Is on the Pacific sloje. Klk
tracks In the road show that they are
just ahead; presently a deer is seen as
he lifts up his head and watches our
parade with a feeling though of safety.
May be a black bear which has had
his watchful eye upon us will waddle
off into the timber again. Onward we
rlimb.a gradual but easy grade through
dence forests of spruce and pine trees
by the thousand, from fifty to 150 feet
In height, many over six to ten Inches
In diameter, straight as an arrow, and
located only two or three feet apart,
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with branches only near the top, which
grow downward, owing. In part to the
continued heavy snows lodging upon
them. As we ascend, the whole aspect
of nature grows mure grand, more aus
tere; and the air grows more rarefied
and one becomes more and more exalt
ed In spirit.
The first crossing of the Divide Is
through "Craig Bass," hemmed In by
precipitous cliffs In which is a lonely
lake (Isa Lake) a lily-covered pond,
railed the "Two-ocean pond" right on
the crest of the continent, near ' the
roadside, possibly two hundred feet
longrThis pond Is supplied from springs
and melting snow on the mountain
side. From one end Its waters run In
to the Pacific ocean and from the other
side they flow into the Atlantic. Our
guide jumps the logs and gathers from
In pond lilies and leafs as mementoes
of our visit, while we photograph the
sign-board " ("Continental Divide")
which marks the dividing line between
the Atlantic and Pacific slopes.
'SHOSHONE POINT.
Descending into a valley and going
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FALLS OF THE
over another rise, we reach "Shoshone
Point," a view never to be forgotten.
Here we get another glimpse of the
Teton Mountains, seventy-flve miles
away and miles of everlasting snow,
also "Shoshone Lake," In the fore
ground. This lake is on the Pacific side
and its outlet Is Snake riven, a tribu
tary of the Columbia. It Is an exquis
itely beautiful body of water six and
a half by one-hnlf miles, with an area
of twelve square miles, and a most
picturesque shore line. On Its west
shore Is another geyser basin, second in
Importance to those on the Firehole
river. Among Its many features are
Union and Bronze geysers. The latter
formation has a bronze luster.
From Shoshone Point another ascent
is made to the ridge of the very sum
mit of Continental Divide. . Looking to
the left on the Atlantic slope, Yellow
stone Lake may be seen, the outlet of
which Is the Yellowstone river, a feeder
of the Missouri. From this point the
view Is beyond description and I shall
not attempt it. ,
We are now eight miles from the
"West Thumb" of the Yellowstone Lake
and the road winds down the Atlantin
slope, through forests of pine and
spruce, preserved in the wild rugged
beauty of nature. Oh, such trees as are
found through this wonderful wood
land district. Trees everywhere, as if
rejoicing that there Is one spot on
God's footstool where they can grow
and expand, untouched by ax and un
scathed by fire, and then such waste
timber, enough to supply the world for
a hundred years. Would I could make
the reader see what I now see, from the
crest of the Continent; make him feel
the clear, cool air as It sweeps from
snow clad mountains, fierce cataracts
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and silent lakes, retired geysers, green
trevs.'deep, dark ravines, and more than
all behold a vast expanse of landscape,
only broken by sky-piercing mountain
peaks!
THE LAKE VISIBLE.
As we drive on the road winds high
above a region of parka and dells and
little lakes, and we feel that we have
been blessed with an inspired picture.
It is a picture for an artist One says,
"such bits of landscape are like old
wine, rich and rare." A sudden turn
In the road from the forest at "Lake
View," and Yellowstone Lake breaks
again on the sight, a mile dis
tant. Standing - on an elevation
say three hundred feet above, we
are in full view, of the most strik
ing water landscape in the world.
I thluk no one can really form an Idea,
from description alone, of the great
beauty of this mountain sea. Even our
photographs give but a faint Idea.
Coming from a succession . of geyser
basins with their .wonderful natural
phenomena and their, parched and
YELLOWSTONE.
drled-up surfaces, and with our ears,
mouth and clothes filled with loose
lime and alkali, this beautiful lake, set
like a Jewel amidst' lofty mountains,
affords a refreshing contrast We no
tice, in going southward through the
park, that the mountains grow higher
and grander, and Yellowstone Lake is
found among the loftiest of them.
Reaching the lunch station on Thumb
Bay -we quickly alight, clean our
clothes, wash the lime from our throats,
relax our parched Hps, and proceed to
gratify the appetite which our long, six
hours' ride has given us (well worth the
journey to get such an appetite) at
tables spread in tents, groaning with
well cooked food of good variety and
generously served. We were not long,
I assure you, satisfying the Inner man.
On the lake Bhore near by the lunch
tent, are some of the most attractive
hot springs and paint pots in the park.
not inferior to those at the Fountain
hotel, they even seemed, of .more bril
liant hue, and constant in action. The
tourists soon find themselves again en
tranced with these boiling cauldrons of
clay, so marvelous in texture and color.
Surrounding Lake Yellowstone there
are no less than seven hot spring areas,
which aggregate 200 springs great and
small. But those at the Thumb com
prise sixty-six springs and paint pots,
the temperature of the water averag
ing 190 degrees Fan. Here are besides
several geyser cones, called "retired
geysers." One In particular rises above
the lake surface, Just a rew feet rrom
the shore. Standing upon it one can
catch trout In the luke. and drop them
Into the hot water In the crater or the
cone, cook them and eat them, If he
chooses, without removal from the
hook.
A FISH STORY.
It wns the writer's pleasant experi
ence to secure Captain Waters' fish
ing tackle and try the experiment, and
instantly upon throwing the line Into
the lake, haul out a 3-pound rainbow
trout. Hop him over into the boiling
spring, cook him preparatory for-the
evening meal In prospect without mov
ing from the spot. This Is a true story
and a fish story, too, vouched for by
President C. J. Ives, 11. C. R. & N. Ry.,
and other railroad magnates present,
and who with ourselves enjoyed the de
licious flavor ot our trophy at eventide.
A peculiar feature of some of these
springs la their overflow; they rise and
fall alternately "like the bosom of a
sleeping giant," and are called breath
ing or pulsating springs. Most of them
are back from the lake, though several
are close to the water's edge, and some
are found beneath the lake surface bub
bling and boiling and warming the
water in that immediate locality. The
ordinary temperature of the lake is
said to be (0 degrees.
Rev. Dr. Buckley says: "As I was
rowing, perceiving a. bubbling, I put
my hand in the water and found it
warm enough to suggest1 a prompt
withdrawal. Fifteen feet away It
seemed by contrast, as cold as a glass
of ice water.
YELLOWSTONE LAKE. '
Yellowstone lake Is the largest body
of water In the world at so great an
altitude. 7.788 feet above sea level, and
covers 139 square miles, with an Ir
regular shore line of 100 miles. The
lake has been likened to a man's hand
with three fingers and a thumb, the in
dex finger missing! Its dimensions are
CENTS (20c.)
teen miles across the thumb and palm,
and of very great depth. To illustrate
twenty miles, the longest way. and flf
its enormous slse, could Mt. Washing
ton, the highest point In New England,
be submerged in It, with its base at the
sea level, its summit would be nearly a
third of a mile below the surface of the
lake. We have seen lakes in Colorado,
say, Ivanhoe, which are nearly 1.000
feet higher, even Its neighbor, "Sho
shone," over the Divide is eighty feet
higher; but this mighty Inland sea has
charms, beauty and grandeur combined
such as we have never before wit
nessed. . It is dotted with numerous
Islands. Its waters are blue as sap
phire' and sparkle in the clear sunshine
like molten glass. The view from any
point on shore or water is sublime in
deed, and worth going across the con
tinent to see.- Hayden says: "Such a
vision Is worth a lifetime, and only one
of- such marvelous beauty will ever
greet human eyes."
BOATINO ON THE LAKE.
Froth the Lunch station to the hotel
(Yellowstone) near Lake Outlet is eigh
teen miles by stage road along the
shore, but the tourist may choose the
steamer ride (though not a part of the
tour) at an extra charge of three dol
lars each. It Is a notable feature of
the trip and should not be omitted.
There is novelty In a boat ride on a
lake which lies almost on the crest of
the continent and not an every day
diversion. Think of sailing and Ash
ing at an altitude of a mile and a half
vertically above New York harbor, or
a half mile higher than the summit
of Mt. Washington.
The steamer Zlllah Is the boat that
makes the dally trips of forty or fifty
miles around the lake with Captain E.
C. Waters, former superintendent of
the park hotels, in command and P.
A. Gulbor as engineer. This steamer
Is a staunch seaboat and under rigid
government inspection which Is a guar
antee of safety. This steamer was built
In Dubuque, Iowa, 'and hauled to the
lake In sections through the park over a
hundred miles and put together here.
It Is 100 feet long, ot fifty tons burden,
with steel hull and can accommodate
160 passengers. Sending our guide
Scott, with our team by the stage road,
we go aboard the steamer not forget
ting our rainbow trophy and start
across the lake. :
About the center of the lake the view
Is a surprise to all.- Here Captain
Waters points out and explains to his
passengers the greatest charm of the
lake, the mountain scenery. Here are
ten mountain peaks that rise from ten
to over eleven thousand feet above sea
level. Their blue and snow white pin
nacles adds plcturesquenesa to the
scene. They Include Eagle peak, 11,100
feet; Cathedral. 10,500; Silver Tip,.
Mounts Chittenden, Doane, Langford
and Stevenson, all over ten thousand
feet high, of the Absaroka, or Hoodoo
range; while In the south are Mounts
Sheridan, Hancock, and Flat mountain
ot the Red mountains. For the third
time the familiar peaks of the Tetons
are also seen. There are also numer
ous Islands dotting the lake, among
them "Dot Island," a sheep ranch,
owned by Captain Waters; Stevenson's
island, where fox are found In great
numbers and Prank's Island" heavily
covered with timber. Within a mile
of the hotel, the Yellowstone river
which rises about fifty miles away in
the mountains of the same name and
has its own channel through the lake,
puts out. of the lake and starts for the
Missouri and the Atlantic by way of
the wonderful Yellowstone falls and
Orand canyon. This lake bears the
same relation to the river that the
sea ot Galilee sustains to the river
Jordan and that the Dead sea has to the
Jordan river of Utah, which connects the
"Utah Fresh Water Lake" with the
Great Salt lake or American Dead sea.
In either case. It is a widening of the
stream and In both cases there are no
tributaries ot importance.
John E. Richmond.
. BE WAS REBl'FFED.
And Ills Yesrnlngs for Womanly Sym
pathy Scorned and Blighted.
From the Detroit Free Press. '
I was going down to Staten Island
the other Saturday afternojon on a
crowded ferry boat and It happened
that I got a seat next to a man about
sixty years old, who soon let me know
that his home was in central New
York. We had talked for a bit when
he said to me:
"Stranger; I rather like yer looks and
I want to sorter unbosom myself to
you."
I told htm that I would preserve and
respect his confidence, and he contin
ued: "My . wife died about seven y'ars
ago."
"Yes, I took you for a widower."
"When she died I thought I'd never
git married agin, but I've kinder
changed my mind about It. If I could
And Jest the right sort o' woman I
think I'd enter the chains of matri
mony agin. I believe they call It the
chains, don't they?"
"Yes, it Is sometimes referred to in
that way. Can't you find the right
sort of woman up your way?"
"No, can't find her. Thai's some I'd
like, but they don't want me, and some
wants, me that 1 wouldn't marry no
how. It's purty hard to. git Jest the
sort o' woman you want. I've bin try
in' fur three years and haven't found
her ylt."
"Did you think you might pick one
up down here?" I asked..
"Bay! that's what brung me down
here!" he whispered in reply. "It Jest
struck me that I'd hev' my pick of
thousands here in New York. Fact Is,
I followed a woman onto 'the boat who
Jest Alls my eye. That's tier a setttn''
over thar by the fat woman." ; '
The woman pointed out seemed to
me to be an old maid and sL kicker,- and
so far as looks went she was the home
liest woman on the boat. I was sur
prised at the old man's , choice, but
said nothing to that effect. '
"Yes, she's my idea ot what a second
wife orter be," he said, as he rubbed
his hands together, "but how am I
goln' to git to speak to her?"
"There's a vacant stool beside her.
Go over and sit down and take occa
sion to say you are a stranger and ask
her to give you information about this
or that. She may be very pleasant or
she may rebuff you."
"I think I'll do it," he said, as he got
up and felt to see If his neoktie was
all right. I moved away at the time
and didn't see !.:..! again for ten min
utes.. Then I ran across him in the
cabin, looking very pale-faced and per
turbed. "Well, how did you come out?" I
queried.
"Say! What did you say she might
do to me??" he asked.
"I said she might rebuff you. Did
she?"
"Stranger, I'm not quite sartln of It,
but I think she did I think she did!"
he solemnly replied. "I sot down be
side her and said I was a stranger and
asked her how high the Statter of Lib
erty was, and she swiped me over the
head with her parasol and got some
fellers to slam me around and run me
In here. Yes. I kinder think she re
buffed me, and she kin go to grass and
be hanged to her!"
. It Binds the Company.
An illegal arrest and false Imprisonment
of a paHaenger caused by the conductor
In rhaige of a train is held In AU'hison, T.
& B. F. R. Co. vs. Henry (Ksn.), 29 L. It.
A. 4S3, to make the railroad company 1U
ble - :
Piles! Piles! Itshing Piles!
Symptoms Moisture; Intense Itching
and stinging; most at night; worse by
scratching. If allowed to continue tu
mors form, which often bleed and ulcer
ate,, becoming very sore. ' Swayne's
Ointment stops the itching and bleed
ing, heals ulceration, and In most cases
removes tne tumors. At druggists, or
by 4nail, for aft cents. Dr. Bwayne Y
Hon, rniiaseipnis,
THE KEYS CF HID CYAUA
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Subjects That Utercst People In' the
014 Couitry.
GREAT CONFCRENCB AT RHYL
Warn Disease Um of It la Two Welsh Pa
' pers-RevWal of the CeltA Mer
thyr Wosmb's lOith Birthday. .
Other Late Hews. -
The Banner perseveres In the discus
sion of "The Great Conference at Rhyl
and Its Consequences." With the ut
ter disregard for truth and fair play
characteristic of the vernacular press
of Wales, the Banner makes the fol
lowing extraordinary statements in
large type and in the most prominent
part of the paper: "The official re
ports of the education department
show clearly that the instruction im
parted in the board schools is far su
perior to that given In the voluntary
schools. And It Is suggested, in order
to support the claims of the latter, that
that given in the board schools should
be reduced in quality. The manage
ment ot the voluntary schools Is in
the hands of the state church clergy
and Romish priests. They decide what
education secular and religious shall
be Imparted In the schools. They
have absolute control over everything
relating to the schools. None ot the
laymen belonging to the two churches
have the slightest power, except so far
as it is delegated to them by the cler
ics! The government of the schools
Is absolutely in the hands of the clergy.
The teachers must please the parsons
and the priests in everything, for they
have the power to dismiss them at any
moment. But, worse than all, the
money of the country is used for their
support without the least control over
It." The Western Mall, In defending
the parsons and the priests from this
attack of the great Welsh Journalist,
the Rev. Thomas Gee. says that every
body who has experience in the man
agement of publio elementary schools
knows that the foregoing statements
are incorrect anr misleading, but the
monoglot Welsh, unfortunately, ac
cept them as gospel. The veteran
Welsh Journalist, however, proceeds
thus: "The catechisms and retreats ot
these churches are taught to the chil
dren at the expense of the country.
The children are taught that ele
ments ot the Lord's supper are chang
ed by the action of the priests Into the
real body and blood .of Christ; that
priests have the power to regenerate
children In baptism and to forgive sins
upon confession." The veteran Jour
nalists then gives extracts from a cate
chism "prepared by a State church
parson, and approved of by a canon of
Lichfield cathedral, in which the doc
trines of the papacy are taught."
THE CELT REDIVIVUS.
The Celt, - after the lapse of two
months, has reappeared, says the Mall,
In the same guise as formerly, slightly
enlarged, but with eight pages Instead
of twelve. It now halls from Llanelly,
the home of church Independence, and
looks robust and healthy. Very few
people know the real history of this pa
per, and a short resume of it would
probably be acceptable. Some twenty
years ago a serious quarrel broke out
among the Independents about Bala
college, of which the Rev. . Michael
Jones was the chief. The late Dr.
John Thomas, of Liverpool, was then
the "boss" of the denomination, but
the Rev. Michael Jones rebelled
against his authority and defied him
and his friends to Interfere with his
college. Another college was estab
lished in opposition at the same place,
and an Internecine war was carried
on for many years. The Celt was
started as the organ of the party "the
old dispensation" as it was called and
to counteract the Influence of the Tyst,
the official organ of the body. The dis
contented. rallied to "Michael's" stand
ard, and many spicy literary articles
appeared In the new organ, which sub
jected the owners to damages for libel
and led to begging perigrlnatlons for
help to pay them. The paper displayed
considerable rugged Intellectual vigor
and strength. It has been published In
many towns In Wales. The new num
ber opens with a portrait and sketch
of the life of the editor, the Rev. D. S.
Davles, of Carmarthen, a gentleman
well known to the Welsh people of
Scranton and vicinity. Mr. Davles, like
the majority of the Welsh Noncon
formist ministers, rose from the ranks
and possesses that form of muscular
Christianity which is characteristic of
many of his brethren of the Independ
ent pulpit of Wales. He was born In
1M1 near Swansea. His father died
when he was only 13 years old, and he
had afterwards to earn his own living.
He .worked at Aberdare for a time and
.then. went to America, where he spent
seventeen years of his time. It was
here that he commenced to preach and
soon became very popular. He suc
ceeded the great poet-preacher, Ap
Vychan, at Bangor, where he spent
eleven years, and since 1886 he has been
the successor. of Professor Morgan at
Union chapel, Carmarthen. "D. S.,"
as 'he Is familiarly known by his coun
trymen, must be truly a great man be
fore, he could succeed such pulpit me
teors as Ap Vychan and Professor
Morgan.
MERTHYR WOMAN'S 105TH YEAR.
Martha Lewis, an old Welsh
lady.' who is a bedridden Inmate
of ,- the Merthyr union work
house, was born in September,- 1701,
thus 4t will be seen that she is In her
105th year. She Is a Carmathenshlne
woman, her parents, John and Annie
Davles, being at the time of her birth
the occupiers of Casterran farm, near
Clynderwern. She Is one of twelve
children and Is the sole sun-Ivor. Her
hucband was John Lewis, the son of a
farmer living at Ceryg Llwydlon, Grey
Kock. He died when the youngest of
the four children of the marriage was
only a few months old, so that her
battle with the adversities of the world
has been of very long duration. She
became a resident of Merthyr about
the period of the death of the late
Marquis of Bale, and for many years
prior to her admission to the work
house she was a resident of Pendarren.
She retains her faculties in a truly
marvelous manner.
THE WELSH UNIVERSITY.
A London correspondent, In speaking
of the position of the University ot
Wales, says there is one passage in the
treasury minute relating to the Welsh
university grant which is likely to cre
ate much controversy In educational
circles In Wales. It Is that directed
against colleges whose students matric
ulate in any university other than the
Welsh. Only a summary of this min
ute has so far appeared, and it will
be Impossible to estimate the full effect
of the provision until the complete text
of the minute Is published.'
There is some suspicion, among the
friends nt the University of Wales In
the house of commons that It Is aimed
against that Institution and they mean
to resist it in the most resolute fashion
when the opportunity affords. They
maintain, that hitherto Aberystwlth
has achieved much more striking suc
cess In tne London university examl
nations than either or both of the other
Welsh colleges. An Inspection ot the
list of "passes', and more especially of
honors, 'luring, tne last few-years, re
veals the Indubitable superiority of the
old college over the younger lnstltu
tlons of Wales In this respect. This Is
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