THE SCRANTON TBIBTJNE- SATURDAY MORNING, JUNE 13,. 181)6. 11 H. M. STANLEY AND THE WELSH He Condemns the Welsh for Their Non-cosmopolitanism. HE KNOWS OF NO WELSH COLONIES Neither Did He Know of A or People Outside ofWales That Could Speak M'vl'hllig Address ltcceivcd with Cheer and Hisses. The following Is a synopsis of an ad dress delivered liy Henry M. Stanley at Swunsea recently. The outcome of the uJdretiS Is thut .Mr. Stanley l.s belnir very roughly handled by the vernacular press of Wales: "Mr. Stanley llrst cave details of the progress made in commerce liy the Americans and Germans. He thought Wules was the worst part of the United Kingdom to come to talk about cosmo politanism, because as lie understood from the newspapers (especially In the vernacular newspapers of V. ales) the Welsh people were asking for Welsh preachers, Welsh bishops. Welsh schol arships and politicians pandered to the Kiilleries. (Hear, hear). Now. from a Welsh standpoint, this mlKht be very grand Welsh patriotism; but as one who had traveled considerably In his time lie had been wondering ns to whether the knowledae of Welsh would lead one to. (Laughter). He knew of no Welsh colonics, nor of any people outside of Wales that could speaK welsh. He had Been hills of Welsh coal In various iTt! buye iris of the world, but the sellers and yers of It were perfectly Ignorant of Welsh. (Laughter). He had seen Stacks of tinplate boxes and heaps of Iron and steel rails made In Wales, but thse who dealt ill them were abso lutely Ignorant of Welsh. He had seen a goodly portion of the Hrltlsh empire, but he had never been able to determine which part of it had been specially built by Welshmen. (Laughter). One discovery he had made was thut wherever aborigines In any part of the world were found cling ing to their traditions they were always sunk In obscurity and unimport ance. (Hear, hear, and dissent). Now the Germans had a fairly big country of their own; but they were of opinion that their country was too restricted for their growing numbers. They knew that Oermnny was their home and their workshop, but the world was their mar ' ket, and as they have to deal with so very many nutlons they must learn the I languages of 'nelr customers. German children had to devote four hours a week to learning Kugllsh, while in Wales there were Intelligent pen. .jwho maintained that children's education should hugely be in Welsh, as though there were countries abroad where a knowledge of Welsh would be of advan tage to their sons. (Laughter). Now what was the object of this teaching of Kngllidi in Germany? Why, of course, to absorb the British market, to absorb the British trade with the liritisli col onies. That was definite tit any rate. Hut it was a puzzle to him how they were going to apply their knowledge of Welsh, und It was not only by their deficiency in technical education, by their reluctance to change their old ma chinery for new, by their anxious belief in their own superiority, by their dls nosltion to always take and never give but also because they did not give their boys a chance to compete with the boys of the continent by holding them from a knowledge of commercial language, and that was the reason they were threatened by u Gorman supremacy. (Cheers). Now the Kngllsh language, which Is rejected and despised by Welsh parents U to the Ger mans (cries of "Yes," "No," hisses, and cheers) the means of establishing their commercial supremacy. (Chess). It was essential that they must become more intellectual and more alive to the Interests and demands of the period In which we live. Whatever the Ameri cans do the Kngllsh must try to do better (cheers) and the activity of the Germans they must not only emulate, but surpass, for he felt con vinced that the Knglisli could do better than either of them it they tried. Com mercial men all through England said the principal causes of loss of trade were strikes, high wages, short working days and heavy carriage rates. Such things were undoubtedly disturbing. Hut other iiiiiim nun film riiim en 1 1 1 ri'uut'f lutmi Among them were Insular con- love oi oiu rasnioneu ways, uisiasie small profits, and protective tar- tPTu lla rlnntt lit l.inntli ert ui,h null,! Then he went on to wptak of how the Welsh specially could regain what they were losing. They could do it If they would work together employers and workmen." . THE SONGS OF WALKS. Mr. T. A. Levi, E. A., Aberystwyth, son of the Rev. T. Levi, the editor of the Trysorfa y Plant, has laid the lovers of the sweet songs of Wales under a deep obligation to him in preparing a very handsome volume of selections from works of all our Welsh poets. The book opens with Alun's beautiful song of the fisherman's wife and his elegy to'HIshop Heber, "Lie trelda'r caverl yn donau tryloewon." Alun Is followed by the translation of Gray's elegy by D. Davis (not Davles as Mr. Levi writes It), of Castell Hywel which competent scholars have described as being even superior to the original "Ar Ian lorddonen ddo fn," byIeuanGlanGelrlonydd,"Tl.wydd ost be'th ddywel ny nghaion," by Ceirl og, "I dref y Hala'r aeth y bardd" by Tegld, "Gwel uwehlaw cymylau nmser" by Islwyn, "Redd y dyn tylawd" by loan Kmlyn, "Beth sy'n hardd" by Ieuan Lleyn, "Brawdlys Calfarla" by Gwaleh mal, "Fy Nhad sydd wrth y llyw" by fl. It., "Delo Bach" by Jones, Liangou en, "Hen FeibI muwr fy mam" by Tegl don, "Y cyfamod disygl" by Huw Der- Directory Wholesale. BANKS. Lackawanna Trust and Safe Deposit Co. Merchants1 and Mechanics', 499 I.ncka. Traders' National, 234 Lackawanna. Wast Side Bank, 1U9 N. Main. Bcranton Savings, 122 Wyomlns. BEDDING, CARPET CLEANING, ETC. Ths Bcranton Bedding Co., Lack a. BREWEKS. Robinson, E. Sons, 435 N. Seventh, Robinson, Mlna, Cedar, cor. Alder. CHINA AND GLASSWARE, Rupprecht, Louis, 331 Petvn. f TOYS AND CONFECTIONERY Williams. J. D. ft Bro., 314 Lacks. ' FLOUR, FEED AND GRAIN. Matthews, C. P. Sons ft Co., 84 Lacks. Tha Weston Mill Co., 47-48 Lacka. PAINTS AND SUPPLIES. , Jltnck ft UcKse, 30t Bpruoe. fel. "Bryniau Canaan" by Dyfed, "Hen wind fy nhadau" by Evan James, Pon typridd, are some of the gems of the vol ume, while a long appendix containing original poems and translations by tne Itev. T. Levi, will be read with, delight by all lovers of Welsh poetry. The book has been neatly turned out by Mr. Lewis Kvans, Castle street, Swansea. XOTES. Mr. Richard Barker, father of the young composer from Cuerphilly, whose splendid overture was recently performed by the Crystal Palace orchestra, writes in reference to the statement thut this com position was rejected at the Lluneily vis. teddfod for lack of merit, that the compo sition was mislaid by the eUteddfod utti clals and that, though found at the last moment, it was only seen by one of the three adjudicators. The senate of the University of Cam bridge has conferred the desree of 1. D. on the Very Rev. K. Owen Phillips', dean of St. David's. Dean Phillips has had a very distinguished academic career, and was elected scholar, prizem.in, and subse quently Keilow of Corpus Chrlatt college, Cambridge, h'or mauy years he was head master of the Llandovery college. Pembrokeshire has had a society to re lieve the Mind for the last thirty-tivo years. It was founded by Mrs. Naomi Xlor 1,'hii. or Carmarthen, in I ''II. and an in dication of the good that Is done is found in the re;ort for IMtj, during which year eighteen blind pensioners received too. The delightful valley of Llangattock, near Crickhoweil, which is now one of the favorite drives of the county, was in the old days one of the pleasant resorts of greatness. lr. Ford, the eminent phy sician to yuee.i charlotte, purchased un eslutu ami resided there fur years; and Ad miral Nell, after his retirement from tho n.ivy, passeil the remainder of Ills days there, far enough away from blue waters or maddening, crowds. From a statement made In the "Myvy rian Archaeology," p. 1W, Vol. 111. 't would appear that It was the custom In Wales down to the middle of the seven teenth century to adorn the Inner walls of liuuses with writings and Inscriptions such as were calculutedito promote the moral and intellectual good of visitors. It whs nothing strange to see the triads so exhibited. The Japanese have long adopt rd this, leaving Mliony Hoy to put up piml- llsds und racers. Referring to a teport that Mr. I ten li vis had resolved upon settling In the Unit ed Stales, Mre. Davis writes to Mr. Joseph ISciinelt. ol' the Dally Telegraph: "There Is no truth whatever In the rumor that my hii.-liaiid is going to settle In America. He has had a very tempting offer to make a longer visit at the end of next year, but even that Is not settled." The Welsh ten or's innumerable admirers in llmlaml and Wales will now breathe easily again. I Thn papers had raised a great deal of preliminary fuss over the sale of Lady I Charlotte Hehreiber't famous collection of old playing cards, but they were found to lie somewli.it disappointing w hen inspect ed. The fact had been overlooked that Lady Charlotte had directed In her will that the liritish museum was to make selection from them before the sale, Ihr.t, of course, the best were gone. The historical cards all sold well, but the re Downed "Jiirocehl dl Mimtcgnn," tor which Lady Charlotte paid uhout ioW, now realized only about 120. For want of capital and of Its associated L institutions many a good thing has ben lost to Wales, and fonrolten either in the recesses of .lesstis college of the British Museum. Many of the Iolo manuscripts are reported to be In the l'.iltlsh Muso'im and some are In the I.lanover library, where the are still more Inaccessible; ami unthpiarlan treasures are scattered about in county houses, such ns Aberpergwm. where exist also, unedited, the songs and music of Miss Jane Williams. The ancient bell of St. Cenen was, in l.SU'J, exhibited oy tile Venerable Archdeacon Payne to the Society of Antiquarians. It is now lost. One of the recently appointed Hebrew examiners to the University of Wales is Mr. George James Spurred, M. A., who has a distinguished record as a Semitic scholar. Mr. Spuirell was born at Car marthen in P-iiii, and educated at Merchant Taylors' school. London. Thence he gained a scholarship at llallol college, Ox ford, and, after graduating, continued his studies In Germany. For some time Mr. Spurn II acted as deputy to Dr. S. it. Driv er, Regius professor of Hebrew at oxford, and he was also a lecturer ut Wudhuin college. Vlcc-Chancellor Duvey, who Is ab.-mt. leaving Lampeter for Tyddewl, Is one of those Fngllsh eccleclastlcs who have acquired Welsh during their residence in Wales. Lampeter would seem to bo jn-do-.ved with a local genius to teach people the vernacular. There was Bishop Olli vant, who, during his vlcc-princliwl days, learnt sulllclent Welsh to call his clergy to order In that language. Then came Archdeacon North und the bishop of Che, tor, both of whom picked up their Welsh in Lampeter. People sometimes tell that there Is close connection between Bible and beer in the church. So there Is in Welsh Dissent. For instance, three of the most success ful ministers In the Congregational body w ere born or brought up In public houses. They are Dr. llerlier Evans, of Bangor, the Rev. W. Kmlyn Jones, of Morrlston, und the Rev. J. Morirun Gibbon, whoso parents were In thut business. Both Mr. August Manns and Dr. Joseph Puny conducted ut the South Wales festi val rehearsal recently, and people who only saw their backs could not tell one from thu' other. On one occasion in the lifetime of Mr. Robert Crawshuy, the famous Cyfarthfu club, numbering l.wtii men, was taken by him to Swansea, und such was the heat of the weather, combined with the normal thirsty character of the visitors, that the place at nlitht was literally cleared out of every drop of beer. A curious explanation is given for the delay In the publication of Mr. Wllhelm ' Kuhe's musical recollections. It seems that the violet Ink In which .Madame Pat tl wrote one of the letters now reprinted in fac simile hud faded and the document hud to be sent to Cralg-y-Nos In order that the prima donna might rewrite cer tain words which were Indistinct. It is nit amusing letter uhout a buglary. The thieves did not get much, though Madame Pattl whimsically remarks, "they evi dently Imagined tha I left Jewels about loose In the house, always hanging up a few diamond necklaces In the hall with my hat nnd coat." The great artiste went upsuirs singing und this scared awuy the of Wholesale I MONUMENTAL WORKS. uwens tiros., zig Adams avenue. MILK, CREAM, BUTTER, ETC. 8cranton Dairy Co., Penn and Linden. ENGINES AND BOILERS, Dickson Manufacturing Co, DRY GOODS, MILLINERY, ETC. The Fashion, 80S Lackawanna avenue. PLUMBING AND HEATING. Kowley, P. F. ft M. T 231 Wyoming ave. GROCERS. Kelly, T. J. ft Co., 14 Lackawanna. Motfargel & Connell, Franklin avenue. Porter, John '., 2t) nnd 2D Lackawanna. Rice, Levy & Co., 30 Lackawanna, HARDWARE. Connell. W. P. ft Bonn, 118 Penn. Foote ft Shedr Co., in N. Washing-ton, Hunt ft Connell Co.. 434 Lackawanna, burglars, whereupon she demurely adds: My vote has always done a great deal for me," The career of Mr.' Ellis Roberta, th painter of the beautiful portrait of Lady Mar and Heme at this year s academy, s an interesting example of a man name from comparative obscurity to fame, and that by his own talent. Mr. Roberts start ed In life as a figure painter at the Pot teries, where he learnt the elements of painting and drawing under M. Arontaux. At the age of 17 he became a student at the Stoke School of Arts, and two years afterward he won the new Stafford art scholarship. A few months afterward he gained another prize at Bouth Kensing ton, where he studied for over two years, lie was then elected to the itrst traveling scholarship ever given, and went to Rome for the old masters and Paris for the modern school, and gained a great reputa tion among the students. On his return to England, he started a small studio. Here began his period of storm and stress. By mere chance hit was commissioned to paint a portrait of Lord Bury, and this picture in the Grosvenor gallery was his Introduction to the public. His career thenceforth was smooth, and commissions flowed in merrily. At present ha is putnt. iug portraits of Princess Louise, of lh duchess of Sutherland, of the duchess of Portland, of Lady Londonderry, of Ludy Powls. of Ludy Dalkeith, of Ludy Do Vescl. of Lody "Varborough and of several other notable people. Tho London Kelt says: "Many will be disappointed to learn that Lord Salis bury has refused to give the title of lord mayor to the chief magistrate of Curdlff. It is somewhat unfot tun.-.te that this small concession was not granted to such a thriving und enterprising city as the Welsh metropolis. Glancing ut the im portance and population of the cities which enjoy the distinction of having a lord mayor, It upeurs that Cardiff bus an unquestionbln claim for this honor. Her mlngham Is the only new town that is go ing to have this privilege at this time. Though small In area, Wales, however, has an undeniable right In claiming this title for the chief magistrate of its most enterprising und deserving city. The petition of Mr. Arnold Muthew for the restoration of the dormant earldom of Llandaif has been forwarded to her majesty the queen, and that the uttorney gcnerul is now engaged In examining the petitioner's evidence In suiiport of his claim. The case will llnnlly be referred to the committee on privileges ut the house of lords, which will be dealt with eurly in the next session. The first Important step In the getting of Improved direct access between Lon don and South Wales was accomplished when the Great Western Rullwiiy com pany's Soulh Wales and Bristol direct bill passed a committee of the house of lords unopposed recently. Originally there were eight petitions against the bill, and It augur well ns to the spirit In which the Great Western company are carrying out their undertaking given In the begin ning of the present year to South Wales that they should have been nble to dispose of all these. Not only have the petitions dlsappeuted, but complete arrangements have been made us to acquiring the land, and the price paid for it for quite two thirds of the line. The engineers ure also on the ground pegging out the Until central line and boundaries, so that if the com pany keeps on In the way they have be gun there appears no good reason w hy the works may not be started before the be ginning of next year. DRAMATIC GOSSIP. Hi lasco earns $.'u,oum a year. Sotliern earned WHW last year. Adelina Patti never created a part in an opera that kept the stage. Stuart Kohson will produce n dramati zation of Ople Read's "The Jackllns." A biographical play. "Robert Burns," is to be produced shortly In Fdlnburgli. 11. Grattan Donnelly will write "A Night In New York" Tor Nellie McHenry. Harry McDonough has been engaged as principal comedian with Delia Fox next season. Dlgby Bell next season, in addition to "A Midnight Bell," will present "The Pu elllc Mall." Lust week Strauss' latest operetta "Waldmelster," was tlrst sung In German In New Yolk. W. Vincent Wallace son of the com poser of ".Marltana," is writing a memoir of h's father. Calve will create the prima donna's part in Isadore de Lara's unpublished opera, entitled "Moinu. Almost two-thirds of the accepted comic cpera prima donnas of the country are out of u Job for next season. Herman Bach, great-grandson of the great Sebastian Hnch, has made his debut as pianist and composer ut Hamburg. The largest amusement building in the world, the new Coliseum, at Chicago, was dedicated by the Huafflo Hill Wild West Show. Seats are arranged for W.uoO peo ple. Calve does not know n word of our language, yet she sang the D'Hardelot bullad charmingly in Knglish and relied for the expression of it solely on her knowledge of music. Miss Nella Bergin hus been engaged tis the prima donna of the De Wolf Hopper Opera company. Miss Bergin is the wlfa of J umes S. Bergin, a glass manufacturer of Merldan, Conn. The number of persons buried by the Actors' Fund during the year Is eighty. Since the foundation of the fund In l.ViJ it has dispensed for relief and burials a total of $:il. L'U.ia. The entire amount paid into Its treasury up to date is about On various dates between Am'. 5 and Sept. Ml, at the Koyul ('.-, Munich. Mozart's "Don Glovunr will bo per formed in accordance with the orlgnal score und the same scenic stage decora tions us the tlrst representations ut Prague, cm Oct. 2", 1TS7. The performance of Rubinstein's musi cal drama, "Christ," which llerr Loewe, of Hreslau, superintended at Hremen lust year, has been frubidden by the Prussian police. In virtue of an old decree prohibit. Ing the representation of Hie Saviour In pclille entertainments. The success of the tour or th "all star" "Rivals" company was such that Messrs. C. B. Jefferson and Joseph Brooks have decided to send out "The School for Sean dal" next spring, with Mr. Joseph Jeffer son ns Sir Peter Teazle und the other roles filled by well-known members of the pro fession. In Berlin and other great cities of the empire the management of theaters huve prohlbted performers from comply ing with the demands of the public for their reappearance before the curtain. The order prohibiting such acknowledge ments of public applause was issued In compliance with a petition sent to Count Hochberg by the members of the Royal theater. and Retail City and Suburban Representative Business Houses. FRUITS AND PRODUCE. Dale ft Stevens, 27 Lackawanna, Cleveland, A, S., 17 Lackawanna, DRY GOODS Kelly ft Healey, 21) Lackawanna, Flnley, P. B 510 Lackawanna. LIME, CEMENT, SEWER FIP& Keller, Luther, 813 Lackawanna. HARNESS ft SADDLERY HARDWARE. Frits G. W., 410 Lackawanna, Roller ft Harris, 117 Penn. WINES AND LIQUORS. Walsh, Edward J., S2 Lackawanna. LEATHER AND FINDING 3, Williams, Samuel, 221 Spruce. BOOTS AND SHOES. Goldsmith Bros., 304 Lackawanna, WALL PAPER, ETC Ford, W. M., 120 Penn. ' CANDY MANUFACTURERS. Soranton Candy Co., 12 Lackawanna. - WORLD OF FICTION. The title page of Caroline Hullng's "The Courage of HerConvlctlona" (New York: The Metaphysical Pub. Co.) daxes us with this quotation: " 'I will not marry,' was the startling response, I want a child all my own. I will share its affection with no one. It shall never know a lit her.' " We ascertain that the speaker of this singular sentiment Is a prieutcss of revolt, one Margaret Delafield, M. D. She carries out her treat, becomes a mother without wed ding or even meeting the m in who is the father of her child, and ges brave ly along the independent path until one day the young one begins to cry for a papa, and thiB upsets the social revolu tion. In the end papa, mamma and daughter are happily united: but not until the author of this curious volume has managed to spread upon paper a number of mure or less sensational social theories. !l I! II In "The Madonna of a Day" (New York: D. Appleton & Co.) Miss L. Dou gall draws a vivid picture of an agnos tic, cigarette-smoking, brandy-drinking new woman, an actress, who, in her sleep, falls from a train on the Cana dian Pacific railway, wanders Into n camp of abandoned lumbermen, at tracts the fancy of the chief of the camp who gets a priest and threatens her with a forcible marriage, plays a pious bluff on the crowd by felginlng to be an Innocen In distress, wins over a dwarf who helps her to escape, and, as she re joins her friends, relapses Into her Bo hemian ways In time to turn the chlv alrlc Impulses of the dwarf perhaps the only good Impulses he had ever known Into a rage of contempt, disap pointment and hatred. This last cir cumstance so weighs on the actress' mind that we close the book with fiVlr hope that she, being Intrinsically worthy and only superficially free-and-easy, will yet Briber down Into decent womanhood. The book Is an effort to show to women that they only fritter away their heritage by longing for the estate of men. MAGAZINES. The bound volume of Chap-Book cov ering the period of from November 1!, 1S!5. to May 1. 1S9B, makes a handsome volume of 600 pages and gives one a strengthened impression of the publica tion's importance. In poetry the volume Includes, among Its thirty-four offer ings, verses by Illchnrd Burton, Bliss Cut-man, Clinton Scollard, Frank Tienipster Sherman, Hamlin Garland, Stephen Crane and last but not least. John Davidson. Among the writers of prose represented in Its pages ure Clyde Fitch, Zangwill, Norman Hapgood, Colonel Higglnson, Hamilton Mabie, Frankfort Moore, Arthur Morrison, Clinton Boss, William Sharp, Maurice Thompson and H. G. Wells. The Il lustrators Include Paul Barthon, Claude F. Bragdon. Raymond M. Crosby, Audhre des Gachens, Frank Huzenplug, Fred Richardson and Gardner C. Teall. Altogether the volume Is a well-dlversl-lled bouquet of the decadent literature of this tin do Flecle time, and Is easily worth the dollar and a half that II. S. Stone & Co., Chicago, ask for it. II II II Kvery Month for June contains a beautiful frontispiece entitled "A Mod ern Sappho," being the portrait of a falr-sklnned but dark-haired woman draped In white, and standing In reverie beside her harp. Other portraits are those of F.dna Wallace Hopper, Baron Hirsch, Paul Dresser, the lute Shah of Persia, Marie Shotwell, Henry Miller, Paul Bnurgpt, Richard Hat-ding Davis, Mark Twain and Marie St. Johns. The literay and musical features in this en-tei-tuinins magazine are up to the usual standard. II II II The June number of The Progress of the World Is an admirnblp survey of the leading events of the preceding thirty days. It covers Its large Held Intelli gently and well. II II II The Lotus and the Lark, tho one ef fulgent In scarlet and the other ghastly In black-and-white, have made their June arrival. Although the Lotus Is clever and the Lnrk chipper, the reader still wonders with increasing wonder what they are here for. MISCELLANEOUS. "Heaven on Earth". (New York: Lov ell Bros. & Co., 141-55 East 23th st.) is described by Its author, Gerald Thome, as "a realistic tale;" and it is all of that. It purports to describe a new social or der, known as the Society of the Per fect I.ifo, the members of which own and share all things in common, have a communistic government, eschew mar riage and propogate their kind by sci entific rules just ns horsemen breed line horses. The picture drawn by Mr. Thorne of life in this society Is an in teresting one, but highly improbable. II II II In "My Literary Zoo" (New York: D. AppK-ton & Co.) Kate Sanborn has col lected Into four interesting chapters many references by noted writers to domestic unlinals, most of them appre ciative and eulogistic. No admirer of cats and dogs und the other quadru pedal pets of thu home will read this neat little book without feeling Indebted to Its author for her labor of love in ex ploitation of the nobler traits of man's dumb friends. II II II Volume second of Alden's "Living Top ics Cyclopedia" (New York: John B. Alden, 10 and 12 A'andewater St.) has been received. It contains in readable and compact form the latest facts con cerning the nations, Brazil, British Em pire, Bulgaria, Cape Colony, Chile, Chi nese Empire, and others, und concerning three states, California, Colorado and Connecticut; also concerning six larger FLOUR, BUTTER, EGGS, ETC. Tho T. II. Watts Co., Lt., 723 W. Lacka. Babcock, G. J. ft Co., 118 Franklin. MINE AND MILL SUPPLIES. Scranton Supply and Mach. Co., 131 Wya. FURNITURE. Hill ft Connell, lui Washington. CARRIAOE REPOSITORY. Elume, Wm. & Son, 522 Sprues. HOTELS. Scranton House, near depot MILLINERY ft FURNISHING GOODS. Brown's Bee Hive, 224 Lacka. City and Suburban. ATHLETIC GOODS AND BICYCLES. Florey, C. M., 222 Wyoming. HARDWARE AND PLUMBING, Gunater ft Forsyth, 327 Penn. LETTERS. cities, Brooklyn. Buffalo, Charleston, Chicago, Cincinnati and Cleveland. The information Is generally from one year to five years later than can be found In any of the leading cyclopedias, and commonly a year later than the 1896 almanacs and annuals. We name only leading titles; besides therj are hundreds of others, all of them "living" topics. This publication makes a ref erence book of unique value and its ccst la a mere triile 60 cents a volume. LITERARY GOSSIP. Justin McCarthy's new novel is entitled "The Riddle Ring." Forty persons are introduced in Zola's new story "Home." A South African story Is told by G. Cos Sins in "lsban Israel." U. A. Henty's latest offspring Is a vol ume of sea glories. "Jn Battle and Breeze." Miss Beatrice Harradcn his half written a new novel, for which the title will prob. ably be tho long quotation, "I, Too, Have Passed Through Wintry Terrors." Channcey C. Hotchklss, author of the recently Issued revolutionary' novel, "la Defiance of the King," is a surgical pho tographer In the New York and Roosevelt hospitals. Anthony Hope's autumn leaving will be a series of short stories, called "The Heart of Princess Osra." The Brene of them is Streslau. familiar to readers of "The Pris oner of Zendu." Gladstotip's political life, as represented In the pages of Punch, Is soon to be pub lished In London. He has be,m nine years In parliament before Punch npiieared. The first pictures of him are by Rlchurd Doyle and John Leech. "Kleunor Stuart," author of the strik ing story of Pennsylvania polyglot mining town, "Stofiepastures," some time ago re viewed In these columns, is new said to be the daughter of a distinguished mem ber of tile New York bnr. She was born in New Jersey June SI, ISTD, und edu cated by governesses ut home, and also ut u prlvute school in Philadelphia. There Is surely something sanguinary In the suugestiveness of the word "red" to the nickers of titles ut least one Is in clined to think so by Its frequent usugu of late. We have "The Red Spell, Hie Red Republic," "Tile Red Cockade," "The Red Badge of Courage," "lied Men and White." "Underthe Red Kobe," "Round the Red Lamp," and we understand that the title of Mr. Clinton Ross' r.ew novel, "Tho Scarlet Coat," was originally "The Red Coat." All these stories, with the excep tion of Dr. Doyle's book, are lighting stories, aid even this has to do with "blood." The Bookman. A SHOCKED PHILANTHROPIST. From tho Chicago levelling Post. The little boy was crying, and his tears touched the heart of the charitably In clined lady; he was so small und seemed to be In such distress. "Don't cry, little boy," she raid, sooth ingly. "Dry your eyes ar.d tell me what the trouble is. D'd some of the big boys hurt you?" "No'm." replied the waif, still sobbing. "Are you sick or hungry-;" she persisted. "No'm." "Did vour father beat you for some thing?" "N'o'm, but he will." "Oh. that's tho trouble, is it?" "Yes" m." "Well, It's u shame," she exclaimed, angrily. "Why will he beat you?" " 'Cause 1 lost III cents." "Did he tend you to buy something with It?" "Yes'm." "And you lost it on the way?" "Yes'm." "oh. well I guess we can tlx that," Bhe said In lu r kindly way, ax she took a dime from her purse and handed It to the boy. "Now, he won't beat you, wiil he?" "No'm." "What did he send you to buy with It?' "Beer." "Beer!" The good lady gasped at the thought. "Yes'm." "And how did you lose It?" "Match!ir pennies." Before she had sufficiently recovered to demand the return of her dime the boy was gone. When Buhy was sick, wo gxro her Cnstorlo, When she was a Child, she cried for Castorla. When the became Miss, she clung to Custorla, When she hod CUUilreu, uho gave them Custorla. MANSFIELD STATE NORfl AL SCHOOL. Intellectual and practical training for teuchers. Thrte courses of study besides prepuratory. Bpeciul attention given to preparation for college. Students ad mitted to best colleges on certificate. Thirty graduates pursuing further studies lust year. Great advantages for special studies In art and music. Model school of three hundred pupils. Corps of sixteen teachers. Henutlful grounds. Magnificent buildings. Large grounds for athletics. F.levator nnd Infirmary with attendant nurse. , Flno gymnasium. Everything furnished at nn uvcrago cost to normal student:! of $1 4:1 a year. Fall term, Aug. S!S. Wl.tU-r term, Dee. 2. Spring term, Mnreh V. Students admitted to classes at any time. For catalogue, containing full Information, npplv to S. II. ALBKO, Principal, .Mansfield, Pu. ROSE POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE, Terre Haute, Ind. A School of Kngineerlng. Meclmnie.il. Klnctrieul. Civil Etigiie-m-ing, Chemical courses. Well endowed. Kxteiisive shops and Fatindry. Mo lerniy equipped Ls boratorii In all departments, Expenses low. Address C. L. MEEts, J'residuat. Cowles, W. C, 1907 N. Main. WATCHMAKER AND JEWELER, Rogers, A. E., 215 Lackawanna. BOOTS AND SHOES. Goodman's Shoe Store, 432 Lackawanna. FURNITURE. Barbour's Horns Credit House, 425 Lacks, CARPETS AND'WALL PAPER. Inglls, J. Scott, 419 Lackawanna. GENERAL MERCHANDISE Osterhout, N. P., 110 W. Market. Jordan, James, Olyphant. Larthold, E. J., Olyphant. CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER, Snook, 8. M., Olyphant. PAINTS AND WALL PAPER. Wlnke, J. C, 315 Penn. TEA, COFFEE AND SPICE, Grand Union Tat Co 101 a Main. STORY OFJEPILEPTIC A Wealthy Woman of Sodus Bay Relates a Thrilling Experience. A Sufferer for Thirty Years-Treated by Eminent Specialists-Relief from an Un expected Source. There Is scarcely a rhild in Western New York, who has survived eight summers, who has not kpent at least several months of that time ut one of (lie many beautiful resorts of Sodui Bay. It is here that the canoe clubs spend their annual mitiiigs. it is here that tilt yacht clubs of Ijike Ontario hold their amiiiul regattas, and it is here that the Sol liters' und Sailors' unsoriatiuus hold their an nual re-unions. But in this rase as among all others, where gaiety anil sport seem to RIkmiuiI so richly, there arc often persons who have little interest in their (.iirrniiiwlin beautiful anil comfortable as they may tie, lie Huise of the dreadful ellects of some terrible listase which ulliiets the uiifnrtunntn patient the more severely, because insteud of cluiniiug ii for a speedy victim it makes lite one con tinual torture by drugging through mouths aud years oi lingering puiu. A Jmtrnul reporter lins heard mnnv re ports of w otnlerlul recoveries brought about by a wonderful ntvl cll'ective remedy, and tiiinii the more recent cases that of the com plete recovery of .Mrs. Sarah L. Christian, who resides on the " Bay Shore " several miles ueyouil llonni Castle. And in order to satisfy liiuiself tint the reports of tlieso recoveries in '.lint vicinity were reliable, he set out last Thursday morning about 7 o'clock for Lttiu tnisville, the pust olVice address of Mrs. Chris tian, deciding to spend the day unions; the beautiful scenery surrounding the bay and to tatisl'y his curiosi'v us to thu quality of the .tire. The drive tlirnu,di Wayne county was i most delightful and exhilarating one and at I o'clock he found himself driving along the Autre of the buy toward a liirce residence, the ul)lw anil roof of which could just be seen pro :radin" from a clump of magnificent trees, iviiose eaves had been delicately tinted by the ;Vosts of October. Suddenly tie came upon I broad drive lending to the handsome resi li'tice, botitiilcd nn either side by doublo rows if stately elms nnd with a hillside covered ivith a large orchard fur a li tckcround. How ivcr impressed as he wus by the beaut v and rnuniliceiii'e of the scene, with the chill blue ivatcrsof the lake in front, lashed inlt a thin white spray by the breeze of tho lake, it was hot nearly as impressive as the scene which fol lowed as tile door opened in response to the call I'roai the "knocker" nnd the reporter was Ushered inln I ha tastefully furnished drawing hum lv a handsome, healthy ladv of about furtv-live, und us he noticed the culm look of ftitisluctiou which over spread tier taen ns lie inniimiccij his mission he was convinced at Mire that the tale about to be told would be in interesting one. In re.snonse to the nrelinilnarv nnestlnn sliesniil licit she "was very glad the reporter I ul called us she was willing that ull afflicted In like manner should know of her recovery and liud the same relief that she hud found." She snid further : " vt lien l wits a mere cnild nve or six ye:trs of u?e 1 contracted the measles while at school one day and through un untimely expisure to a draught I caught a severe cold mi l was quite ill tor many weeks, nnd when I w is tmuiii nble to he. uhout I was un epi leptic und nlsii subject to severe spells of nervous prostration. At this time my par ents did not consider tno mutter very C' riously. tliiukinu that I would soon ''out grow-' the symptoms which now ciuinicd me as their nrcv. Hut ha time wore: mi nnd I becnuii, no better they began to see their folly and the fituily physician was called nnd consulted nucw us to the best course to pursue in mv ease. He prescribed for me nnd eviiiiiineil mil remilnrlv but. this fundi. vine was of little avail mid I found myself growing more nervous and dreading the spells wh"ii I should be overcome by my trouble. After thev became convinced that he could all'ord lui' no relief, they culled in physicians troui iieigiinomig villages anil tor a time per haps the new prescriptions nnd chance of treat meat w ould have a good effect, but it was only n matter of one or tw- months when I would tind myself worse oil' than when I began the treatment. Thus mutters ran nn. and no mm know bow intensely I suilcred at times aud EVA M. HETZEL'S Superior Fac? Bleach Positively Bomaves All Facial Blemishes, . Azalea Face Powder is superior to any fact powder ovur uiaiiutueturea. Used and oora men lod by h-adiug society aud professional betutius, bfctuso it uivos the best possible effect and never leaves the skin rough or scnly. 1 rice 6.) cents. Thrlxofjenc, Nature's Ibdr Grower, Is tho Rl-eati'st uuir inv iterator of tho present pro-(jres-ive uire, beint: purely a veRdtahle com pound, enttroly hat mlt ss, and marvelous in ns benetleiiut afTucts. All dis.'uses of tho hair anlsrslpnro lmulilv cured by the use of '1 hi-ixiene. Price Si) cents and 81. For sule at I'', M. nt;'.ol s Huir-dressitiK and Manloure. Parlors, iU) Lackawanna nve. sad N. 1 Lim tin.' building, Wilkus-Barra. Mail ordori filled promptly. rhtrhMtc.-'a Ensllnh IManond IlraaA ENNYROYAL PILLS Oriffhiail and Only Genuine. A Arc, Alwujt rt'Hftblc. iadics ik & DnuKUt Tor rftlrAefer Faiik Wn wA mtmd Bran t In Itrd uiil Ovid nieUllio7 tyitftittt. Ht'Alftl with bin a rlKlH.n. Tttka V 4'Jno oth KffH danpn-ou mbititu V r uont ana imitticiuru. a iiriinj)ii. or r-on savr. In itarapfi fr intrtleititrn, itt moo lull u4 X O IMkrrirl.n1tFmMfnWf.r, tivMii.ii ftlHIl r.fMiis n-Miitionisi'. nar inptr l?hl(hpaittvwJiiimlptallJtv.Uaillr. Nounit cl4 tv til Lottl Uruuuu. rblUdafe, 1 FLORAL DESIGNS. Clark, G. R. ft Co., 201 Washington. CATERER. Huntington, J. C, 308 N. Washington. GROCERIES. Pirlo, J. J., 427 Lackawanna, UNDERTAKER AND LIVERY. Raub, A. R., 425 Spruce. DRUGGISTS. McGarrnh & Thomns, 209 Lackawanna. Lorentz, .'., 413 Lacka;, Linden & Wash. Davis, O V Main and Market, Bloes, W. 8., l'cckvllle. Davles, John J., 100 S. Main. CARRIAGES AND HARNESS. Slmwell, V. A., 615 Linden. PAWNBROKER. Green, Joseph, 107 Lackawanna. CROCKERY AND GLAS3WARB. UardUSi J. L,, 216 Lackawanna. how much I wished that I might lave it all bchiud. After marrying Mr. Christian, lit decided that the hundreds of dollars which ni) parents nnu rxpenurti on me had been wasted uud decided to place me under the care of a physician with mure experience and a greater ......... TLl. .1 1 ...i t 5i l . iiuiu. una w iu uuue uiiu wueu ne luneu lit help me another wus consulted, until tiring o physicians of general practice, my husUnd placed me under the care of uu eminent speciul 1st. Hut this treatment was as fruitless as the previous ones had been, and we were obliged to give it up utter tpendiug many hundreds o dollars and much time. My condition grew rapiuty worse, sun 1 Pemnie so weak thut I Was huritivuble to be about the house, and m-n. erully was cnnliiicd to iny bed at least lure uuys per week. "It was one day in October, about font years ago after spending my life iu hours ol untoiu ugony and dreariness, that as I wat recovering tram a very severe attack of the epilepsy, and wus lying upon a lounge in my room wenk nnd discouraged and exceed, iugly nervous, that mv husliund handed nis a paper seeking to divert my attention front iny condition lor a tew moments. Alter lock, ing the first page over in a listlen manner nij eyes caught the headlines of an nrii. le ami eurelessly I reud of the recovery of a woman in New Knglund by Dr. Williams' Pink Hlls. ai nrsi i uiu not icel interested for I had reached a point where I never exneetrd to find ,v,m 11, a ufi, !.. h.l!..! .. . : . , i . - .v. ... , mm mm; ill uuiiu, i. in i Buiu uixcovereu nisi toe symp toms in this case had been similar to my own and I handed the paper buck to my hubbund asking liim to read it and as n result of out reading the testimonial he decided to procure a packuge of the Pink Pilisflie next day, which he did. I then bejnin Inking tliem with great regularity according to the directions and though the lirst Mieknce elleetnl nn n,,,.! change in my condition we thouclit there wu a slight improvement, and he piirchatcd an. other. Well, you see I had reached nnlnl where the specialist failed to benefit me and my condition was desperate you can imagine; nui niier j commenced on the second purkiiue there was a ninrked improvement, and it com tinned until in about three months alter 1 first begun taking them I felt better than I muid ever remember having felt before. Continu ing to take them during the winter months I became entirely cured of llieei.ilensvi.nd !. sprint; and summer came I w as in as fine a con dition for enjoying the sports of this beautilul spin ns any one wno came here. I urn com pletely cured from mv former attacks and though sometime subject to slight nervous ells I always find ready relief from one or two of Dr. Williams' Pills. I always keep them in a convenient place, and my childrenl too, are often benefited bv this, to me tha inusi wuuuenui aim oicsseu remedy ever put And In order do clinch the story the re porter Inquired if she would be willing to take her affidavit and to confirm the story beyoud all doubt, to which she readily assented. State op New YortK, ) Cot'NTY op Waynk. J Mrs. Sarah L. Christian, being duly sworn says that the foregoing statement according to the best of her knowledge and belief is trite. Mrs. Hakaii l. Chmstian. Sworn to and subscribed before me tlik 17th day of October, 1895. seal. . George D. York A'otary Public. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills contain In a con denseil form all the elements necessary to civ new life and richness to the blood and re store shuttered nerves. They are also a spe cific for troubles peculiar to females, such as suppressions, irregularities and all forms of weakness. In men they effect a radical cure in all cases arising from mental worry, over work or excesses of whatever nature. Pink Pills are sold in boxes (never in loose bulk) at (50 cents ii box or six boxes for 2.50, and muy be hud of all druggists, or direct by mail from I)r. Williams' Medicine Company, Sena nectudy, N.Y. ' Complexion Present OR. HCBRA'8 VIOLA GREAW Removes Frsekln, Ptmplst. Lhsr Moist, Blaakhead! Sunburn aud Tan, and re stores tho skin to Its orinl- nal freshness, producing ai tftlnnv nnd Bealthtf mm. ft vilnvlnn- filinprlnr 11 all ffiiv" preparations and perfectly bsrmlnil. At aQ truggUts,ornialledlorSOcts. Send lor Circular. VIOLA SKIN 80AP l "tartr klD puriMng Soap, uncqtiftlea ft tltt WW. and wtthMt t rival (or i'h nurwrj. AImoIoitIt ure aad aaUtaulj auat eaud. A0iwt. Pries 25 Cants. G. C. BITTIMER & CO., Tcmdo, O. For sale 'oy MATTHEWS BROS, and JOHN H. PHELPS, Bcranton, Pa. CRSCRtlD ST Tt HlOHHT MfOIML AuTKORITltS sncrinfOLisiHWJER wye vow rTTflDDU wiiniaiui HF A nUPMC NEURALGIA iibnunuiii, Tom UivTHot ixhai.tr win core yna. A wonderful boon to sufforen from Colds, MoreThrnatt JafluenrH, HronchltU. (irHAV FtrVXK. AWiwdl immttliutt retltf. An efficient Tempi' T. pntiTKntAnt tn furrt In pnclrpt. reailT to ti" on flrt Incitrnuon of culd. I'antlnned V'to UtTeeti I'cntnint Cnre. biulnf ucttun mmruitced or mnnf y refunded. Prlee & ota. Trlul fren at llrm-jmu. Itpilttared mull, 30 ccuu. B. S. CKHU15, Hlr., tire Riven, Kick., U. 8. i. CU8HMAW8 MrajTUAl The surpat and safest rmnedy tot I.I .11 irtUU alltklndiMiitaua, Keuma.ltcti.Halt IthenmLniit 3nras, Iturnn, ruin. Woaderful rem fi inrPII.EK. Price. S3 eta. at Druv n a as 'isnur nymuil prc:nlit. AridrPMantintMivp. Dr. I lr" For sale by MATTHEWS BROS, and JOHN H. PHELPS. Scranton. Pa, tne tiny C'npsules ar- rent In 4s Bourn witnouiHnau-IncoOTenlcm-r, nflectiunal Mlnr in nbtrh opnlbn. .'n.V1"1M, bebs and Inlectlona fail. - BROKER .AND JEWELER. Radin Bros., 123 Penn. DRY GOODS, FANCY GOODS. Kreaky, E. H. ft Co., 114 S. Main. CREAMERY Btona Bros., 308 Spruce. BICYCLES. GUNS, ETC. Parker, E. R,. 321 Spruce. DINING ROOMS. Caryl's Dining Rooms, 505 Linden. TRUSSES, BATTERIES AND RUBBKB OOODS. Benjamin ft Benjamin, Franklin ft Sprue MERCHANT TAILOR. Roberts, J. W 126 N. Main. PIANOS AND ORGANS. Btellc, J. Lawrence, 303 Spruce. DRY GOODS, CLOTHING, SHOES, HARDWARE. UulUy.Ambrose, trinle store, PrsvliUao.