THE F CI? ANTON TBIBUNE -SATURDAY v MOBNINtt. AUGUST 22. 18.
Neu)s
WST SIDE EVENTS.
Several Gambling Places in Active
Operation Here A Movement
Against Tbcra Probable.
There are gambling dens on the West
Side. This statement Is on the author
ity of a well-known churchman, who
recently made an Investigation and vol
unteered the Information to a Tribune
reporter. The game most generally
played Is poker, and, according to the
gentleman referred to, the game "limit"
la usually five and twenty-five cents.
One poker room Is In the rear of a cigar
establishment, and the location Is In the
ornter of the town. Two saloons, also,
allow poker playing for money In their
back rooms. Those places are also cen
trally located.
Sometimes piny is kept up all night
and the dejected.1 wornout gamblers
can be seen skulking homeward at day
light. The players are young men of re
spectable parents. The gentleman who
offers the Information is possessed of
the players' names, and whore the
games are conducted. It Is probable
that a move will be made against the
proprietors of the places where the
gambling is carried on.
GREAT STREET CAR SERVICE.
Never has the West Side been blessed
With such excellent street car service
as the Traction company now offers.
The new belt lino works like a well
oiled mechanism and the double tracks
from Seventh street to Franklin avenue
complete a really peerless line. "We
can more than make our time now,"
aid a street car conductor the other
flay. This means that If more ears are
needed the company can run them with
out the slightest confusion. The only
bod spot In the system is the hill be
tween Washburn and Luzerne streets.
At odd times cars meet at the hill tup
ind there follows an unfortunate wait
chile the two conductors have food for
lehute. The line Is simply great, leav
ing out this Hingle Imperfection, and the
(rouble caused by the laying of the
Joublc tracks Is now forgotten by the
teople.
DIED AT MIDDLE GRANVILLE.
The death of r.enjamln Williams, Br,
at Middle' Granville, Vt., removes from
V earth a man who was well known on
the West Side. The demise was on
Wednesday of this week and the fu
neral will probably be today. Mr. Wil
liams was an aged man and was much
respected In the Vermont town. He
was operator of one of the largest slate
quarries in the New England states
1 and during life has had several inter
esting business associations. One was
with the late Jay Gould and there yet
remains due to the Williams estate
the sum of $M0 whic h Gould never paid
fur labor done by the lato departed Mr.
Williams. Mrs. J. J. Roberts, of South
Main avenue. Is a daughter of the de
ceased and she was at his bedside when
he passed away. Miss Rose Williams,
another daughter, has many friends
here, and Benjamin Williams, Jr., whoso
home Is at Middle Granville, married
Miss Martha Thomas, of South Main
avenue.
DEATH NOTICES.
Cladys, an 8-months-old daughter of
Mr. and' Mrs. D. J. Williams, died yes
terday afternoon at the family home,
D28 North Hyde Park avenue. The fu
neral will be held Sunday afternoon at
2.30 o'clock. Interment will be made In
Wnshburn street cemetery.
The funeral of the late Mrs. Catherine
Holland will take place this morning
' at 9 o'clock when mass will be cele
brated at St. Patrick's church on Jack
son street. Interment will be made In
Hyde Park Catholic cemetery.
REMNANT DAT.
Monday Is the time to buy Children's
Dresses, short lengths of wool dress
goods, white goods and wash goods at
half price.
Mears & Ha gen.
NEWS NOTES.
H. D. Warner, of the Wheelmen, will
make a century run to Stroudsburg to
morrow. Charles Coleman, the pride of the
West Side Wheelmen, will enter the
bicycle races at Kingston today. Mr.
Coleman will be accompanied to the
meet by Frany Suydam, F. E. DePue,
Sam Lewis, Ira Price, H. D. Warner,
Frank Coleman, all of the Wheelmen.
Oscar Oswald, another favorite among
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MILLION patriotic voters have rec
ognized the confusion of our pub
lic politics, and arc determined
toinform themselves, and stand like patriots
in the hour of their peril and vote to the best
of their knowledge, for the best interests of
the common people of tho whole country. It
means further that every voter wants to
know, not only the doctrines of his own
party, but the views of all other parties and
the reason for the differencesGold, Silver,
Tariff and Free Trade. To this end wo have
secured a complete handbook of public po
litical information, edited by Lawrence ' F,
Prescott, WIIICH WE WILL PKESENT TO
THE PURCHASER OF ANY MEN'S SUIT.
Tt SAMTERS
oi lb? Stibtirbs.
the West Side boys, will also enter the
races.
W. L. Stewart, of Chestnut street,
has purchased a grey horse.
Miss Maggie Jenkins, of Fourteenth
street, hHS returned from a ten days'
stay at Lake Ariel.
Mr. John M. Phillips, of Plymouth,
spent yesterday as the guest of Mr.
Evan II. Williams, of Hampton street.
Messrs. James Phillips, David Evans
end Charles Davenport, of Plttston,
will spend today with friends on this
side.
Rev. J. B. Sweet and family returned
Friday evening from a visit to Pleasant
Mount, Wayne county. The mountain
air benefited the family very much,
Willis having recovered from an attack
of malaria and Mrs. Sweet Is much
Improved.
The missionary society of the Jack
son Street Baptist church will give a
tea and cake social next Friday even
ing. August, son of Mr. and Mrs. Augustus
Seamans, of 1209 Swetland street, died
Thursday afternoon. He was 20 years
of ago and was well liked by a large
circle of friends. The funeral will take
place tomorrow at 2 o'clock fromthe
late residence. Interment wll lbe mnde
In Washburn street cemetery.
LOOK!
Your choice of all our dimities and
organdies for G cents.
MEARS & HAGEN.
West Side Husiiies Directory.
HARRIET J. DAVIS. FLORI8T.-Cut
flowers and funeral designs a specialty;
104 South Main avenue; two doors from
Jackson street.
rilOTOGllAPHEn. Cabinet photos, $1.40
per dozen. They are Just lovely. Con
vince yourself by calling ut S'.arner'a
l'hoto Parlors, 101 and 103 South Main
avenue. ,
SECOND HAND FURNITURE. Cash for
anything you have to sell. Furniture,
Stoves, Tools, etc. Call and seo tho
stock of J. C. King, 1024 and lOJli Jack
son street.
DUNMOKE.
Dr. Frank Winters, of Ulnkely street,
has gone on a fishing excursion through
Wayne county.
Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Case and daugh
ter, Irene, have returned to their home
in Franklin Furnace, nfter spending
a few days with Mr. and Mrs. George
Englert, of Rrook street.
An addltlonnl car will be run to Dun
more over the Laurel Hill track, every
Saturday night, In the future at 12.15.
This will be of great convenience to all
business men.
Miss Ethel Jackson, of Sport Hill, Is
spending her vacation at Thompson,
Pn.
Ott Winters, of Rlnkely street, Is vis
iting at Lake Wlnoln. 1
Miss Lizzie Wetherill, of East Drink
er street, has returned from a few
days' visit at Hamilton.
Mrs. Andrew Decker, of Avoca, Is
the guest of friends in town.
The Misses Ella nnd Ilrrtha Cole, of
Clay avenue, are the guests of relatives
in Mnoslc. ,
The summer with nil its pleasures nnd
gaities Is In the height of its beauty,
nnd Dunmore is nearly vacated through
persons who are spending their vaca
tion out of town. There was still, how
ever, a large number of young people
left who congregated together last
night and tendered Harry Urannlng a
very enjoyable surprise party nt his
home on Fifth street. Among those
who we noticed present were: The
Misses Annie Urannlng, Dalna Cnpwell,
Klla Urannlng, Edith Urannlng, Lue
Hallott, Hattle McCracken, Ilessle
Slieppard, Mlda and Phoebe Englert,
Emma and Minnie Wagner, and Messrs.
Kd Harper, Roy Sly, Walter Tripp,
Charles Forepaugh, Itushncll Bronson.
William Bees. William Wilson, Benja
min Jeffrey, Theodore Sieger and Victor
Plnkney,
Ml NOOK A.
Mrs. W. Morgans and family, of
Wllkes-llarre, were the guests of Ml
nooka Irlends yesterday.
Con Mnhoney Is very 111.
Miss Margarett Barrett, of Sanders'
street, will eave this morning for a
few weeks sojourn in Syracuse, N. Y.
The St. Joseph's T. A. It. society will
hold their regulnr meeting Sunday.
Mark Sullivan Is remodelling his resi
dence. The employes of the Greenwood col
lieries wll lbe paid this afternoon.
Michael King Is an nspirnnt for the
olllee of township clerk. This olllee is
made vacant by the removal of M. J.
Egan to Jerniyn.
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SOUTH SIDE NEWS.
Preparation for Today's Picnic of the
Congregation of St. John's Church
in Artesian Well Grove. '
Weather proving favorable, there will
be a large crowd at the Artesian Well
grove today, where the congregation of
St. John's church will hold a picnic.
The grove has been wired by electric
ians and tonight will be as bright as
day, allowing the festivities to be con
tinued after sundown.
Last night the committees in charge
of the picnic held a meeting at which
dual arrangements for tho event were
completed.
Y. W. C. A. NOTES.
Th Gospel meeting tomorrow after
rnoti will be led by Rev. Foster U. Gift.
1 he subject, "Complete Consecration."
We hope every member and all young
wcir.cn will come. Meeting begins at
3.4'i p. m.
Friday afternoon, Aug. 3, the Jun
iors will enjoy an outing at Nay Aug.
We tiust many of the little friends will
come with us. In the evening the I. W.
T. club will have a social at the rocms.
ice cream will bo sold.
tin Thursday evening the I. W. T.
club will be entertained at tho city
roomr-. on Washington avenue by the
I.iuivl club.
f-ntarday, Aug. 2D, all the young wo
men are Invited to enjoy an outing
with us. It will be in n pine grove, near
the home of the Misses Richmond.
Leave rooms at 2 p. m., meeting the
lVckville car at 2.30. Refreshments will
be sesved by the committee.
LOOK!
Your choice of all our Dimities and
Organdies for o cents.
Mears & Hagen.
SHORTER PARAGRAPHS.
A division of tho Ancient Order of
Hibernians, Board of America, were
ushered into existence last night In
Pharmacy hall by County President
William Dawson.
The St. Aloysius society has decided
to hold a celebration Wednesday night
In Music hall in honor of its success in
winning the banner offered by the Na
tional Catholic Total Abstinence union.
The funeral of Philip, the 4-year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. John Warner, of
Stafford avenue, will take place tomor
row afternoon. Interment will be made
In Washburn street cemetery.
REMNANT DAY.
Monday Is the time to buy children's
dresses, short lengths of wool dress
goods, white goods and wash goods, at
half price. MEARS & HAGEN.
GU1.EN U1UUE.
Miss Flo Doney, of Monsey avenue, Is
attending camp meeting at Dlmmock.
Edward Finn will spend tho day at
Kingston.
Mirs Bertha Stanton, of Carbondale,
is the guest of lionda in the Ridge,
Miss Josephine Stark has returned
from Nicholson where she has been
spending the past two weeks.
Some our Green Ridge boys will par
ticipate in tho bicycle races at Kings
ton today.
Mr. McCord, of Wilkes-Barre, is the
guest of Miss Bertha Dony, of Monsey
avenue.
Mrs. Learn and son, Tom, of Delaware
street, have returned home from a two
weeks' visit at Falls.
Mr. and Mrs. Kennedy, of Capouse
avenue, are spending a few weeks at
Oelatt.
Rev. A. F. Dony nnd wife will spend
Sunday at Carbondale.
A delightful time was hnd at the pic
nic of the W. C. T. U. held at Nay Aug
Park Thursday.
Miss Ida C-lsner is entertaining her
cousin, Stella Glsner, of La Plume.
J. M. Atherton, of Spencer's store, Is
spending his vacation at Ilenton.
Professor W. R. Longstreet. of Mans
field, Pa., has been visiting with his
sister, Mrs. L. W. Peck, of Capouse
avenue, for the pnst week.
The Misses Blanche Potter and Allie
Renson will spend Sunday at Salem
camp meeting.
Mrs. Roberts, r.f Capouse avenue,
who Is visiting friends at Mercer, has
been quite ill with peritonitis.
Mrs. Itrokonshlie hns returned home
after a visit with relatives In the coun
try. The Misses Minnie and Mazy Davis
nre spending stveral days at the sea
shore. Mrs. W. II. Stevens, of East Market
street, who has been visiting friends
In West Virginia, returned last Wed
nesday evening accompanied by Mr.
Stevens' mother.
Mrs. M. IJ. Peek and sons are the
guests (if friends In Cortland.
The Mlssses Essir nndGlennle Thomas,
of Sunset avenue, have returned from
a pleasant visit with friends at Mont
rose. rKOVIDENCh.
Airs. Mary Foley, aged f.i years, died
yesterday morning at he home of her
daughter, Mrs. .Thomnn, of Legget's
street. ' Mrs. Foley had been III for
some time and about a month ago
suffered a paralytic stroke. Since that
time her death was momentarily ex
pected. She was an earnest Christian
and had many friends. She was n resi
dent of this place for many years dur
ing which she became widely known.
She Is survived by two children, Mrs.
Thomas Lnftus and Mrs. Martin Oer
rlty, both of this place. Funeral an
nouncement will be made later.
The funeralof William Phule, of
Pierce street, who died a few days ng,
took place yesterday afternoon. Shcrt
services were held nt the hnus?. The
Knights of the Gilden Kagle, of this
place, of which he was a member, at
tended In a body. Interment was made
in the Dunmore cemetery.
Thomas Llewelyn nnd William
Owens, bei'.h of this place, are at At
lantic City.
TAYI.OK.
The Union church of the Sibley, will
hold a clam bake and festival this
evening. The Taylor cornet band will
discourse some fine music during thp
evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Eeemer, of Union
street, are visiting relatives at Newton,
New Jersey.
The child of Mrs. David M. DevIs, of
Flectsville, Is very ill with convulsion.
Announcement is made of the wed
ding of Henry Neagley to Miss Katie
Strlne on Wednesday, August 2T.
Rev. H. H. Harris officiated at the
funeral of the child of Professor and
Mro. Thomas Miles, of Hyde Park, on
Thursday.
Last Wednesday evening the many
friends of John Griffiths tendered him
a party, he evening was pleasantly
spent In various amusements until a
late hour, when refreshments were
served. Those present were: Misses
Elsie Carey, Sadie Richards, Mattle and
Joslo Collier, Addle Goodwin, Susie
Davis,, Hannah Griffiths, Mary Harris,
and Messrs. Stanley Miller, Charles
Collier, Joseph Goodwin, John Griffiths,
George Evans, David Harris, William
Thomas and David Giifliihs.
The Anthracite Clee club will meet
tomorrow evening at the Welsh Con
gregational church for rehearsal. All
members nre requested L be present.
Misse Sadie Davis, Gwen Curtis,
Mary and Lizzie Howells attended a
Bocinl at Mooslc Thursday evening.
The Tylor Reds ond the West Side
Browns wll battle for supremacy on the
school house grounds this afternoon.
The Reds will appear In their new uni
forms which they received Thursday
evening.
Misses Llrzle Bowen and Grace Lovv
ry, who have been visiting at Nichol
son for the past few weeks, have re
turned home.
AVOCA.
A pleasant surprise party was ten
dered MIS3 Anna Deeble on Thursday
evening In honor of her eighteenth
birthday. Miss Deeble was tho recipient
of a handsome gold watch and chain,
the gift of her parents.
Rev. J. R. Davics, D. D., of New York
city, was a caller in town this week.
William Oliver, who Is nt present em
ployed in Manners' drug store, will en
ter tho service of McMillan & Co. on
Sept. 1.
Mr. and Mrs. James Fltzcharles and
family, of . Trenton, and Miss Cecelia
Hviielman, cf Kingston, nre visitors nt
the reridence of D. L. Sanders, of Lin
coln Hill.
Misses Tda Penman and Anna Bert
and Floren Swnrts, of Scranton, and
Mis. W. L. Foote. of Wilkes-Barre,
w ere guests at the Campbell residence
this week.
Mrs. J. T. Blense will leave on Mon
day for Philadelphia, where she will
Join her husband, who Is undergoing
treatment at the hospital.
Misses Bessie Webber, Mary Ward,
Grettu Scahlll and Robert Webber have
re urned from a trip to Philadelphia.
Misses Carter and Mason, of Jermyn,
are guests nt the Boaso residence on
South Main street.
Patrick Doran, of the West Side, has
entered suit against the borough fur
t'lOil damages on property on account
o? Improper water drainage.
Misses Ella Curran and Katie Rren
nan are visiting friends in Syracuse.
Miss Mary Connolly, of the North
Ki:l,, Is visiting friends in Dunmore.
The block signal system Is being
placed on the Scranton Traction line
between this place and Plttston. This
Is a needed improvement since many
altercations have arisen between the
motornien ns to which was entitled to
the l ight of way.
Mioses Maggie Durkln and Mnme
Rohan, of Scranton, are guests of Miss
B. Doran.
Messrs. L. E. Nolan and J. J. Kicgan
will leave today for a pleasant trip to
Ocean Grove.
OLYP1IANT.
The supply committee of the school
board met on Wednesday evening and
awarded the contract for school sup
plies to Reynolds Brothers, of Scranton,
nnd the contracts for school seats to
P'oue School Furniture company, of
Pl"ti OhPv
The funeral of Clarence, the little son
of Mr. nnd Sirs. J. J. Cummlngs, who
died on Tuesday last, took place Thurs
day afternoon. There were mnny beau
tiful (lowers, the tokens of friends. A
number of people from out of town were
present. The remains were laid at rest
In the Catholic cemetery.
Services will be held In the Presby
terian church tomorrow morning and
evening. Rev. B. F. Hammond will
preach.
The Browns, of this place, will meas
ure bats with the Railroad Young Men's
Christian association team of Scranton
on the home grounds this afternoon.
Miss Mary Gerrlty, of Philadelphia, Is
visiting relatives nt this place.
. The hotel of W. J. Evans was burglar
ized at an early hour yesterday morn
ing. Several persons are arrested on
suspicion.
CI.AKK'S GREEN.
Several of our townspeople attended
the farmers' picnic held at Lily Lake
on Weilnesdsy last. The addresses were
the leading features of the occasion.
The social event nf the week was
the wedding of one of our fair daugh
ters, Miss Hattle F. Smith to B. E.
Parker, of Waverly, Pa., on Wednes
day evening. Only the relatives nnd
the immediate friends of the rouble
were guests in attendance. The cere
monies were held nt the home of the
bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. .Samuel
Smith, and were performed by the Rev.
Mr. Browe, of Waverly, assisted by the
Rev. M. Levisee. bf this place. The
linppy couple who will begin the ntlve
duties of heme life In Waverly at once,
atives nt Georgetown, Wayne county,
on Monday and Tuesday.
The fall term of public school, which
was to have commenced on the 2th
Inst., Iras been deferred until the 31st
lust., on account of the unfinished con
dition of the new hlrrh rehoel building.
The names of the teachers who will
have charue of the schools of the town
ship are: Professor F. H. Green, prin
cipal; Mis Mnry Cnrlin, Mies Minnie
Bortree, Ml? Anna Bortreo, Miss Inio-
pene Akerly. C. Hanyen and Miss
Frances Northup.
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containing the name and addresses of
553 successful promoters who have
placed over floo,000,oiK) sterling in for
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years, and over flS.non.ooo for the seven
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by postal order to the Lor.dofi and Uni
versal Bureau of Investors, 20, Cheap
side, Lonlon, K. C. Subscribers will
be entitled, by arrangement with the
directors to receive either personal or
letters of introduction to any of these
successful promoters.
This list Is first class In every 're
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For Infants and Children
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YR HEDDGEIDWAD
GWIR LENGAROL
He is now Engaged on (he Middle Hill
Manuscripts.
UNIQUE AND DISTINGUISHED RECORD
The Author of Sluny Valuable Bot k
Receives One Hundred Pounds iu
Gold from Her Majesty's Govern
meutin Recognition of bit Super
ior Talents.
Mr. Charles Ashton, the great Welsh
llterateur, is at present at Cardiff, and
located In one of the alcoves of the
reference rooms of the Free Library.
Here he may be found Industriously
engaged from early morn till late at
night pursuing with avidity the magni
ficent collection of manuscripts which
formed part of the Middle Hill collec
tion recently purchased for the Curdlft
Free Library. Two years have not
elapsed since Mr. Ashton, nfter a
lengthy service of twenty-five years,
retired from the Merionethshire police
constabulary, and it will ever remain a
marvel how he. a humble rural police
man, deprived of the advantages of an
early education, and with his time
pretty fully occupied with the multifar
ious duties of his office, could have the
leisure, much less the disposition, to
accomplish the great work that he has
for the literature of his native land.
And, yet, the literary policeman has
for years been known throughout tho
length and breadth of Wales as a hard
working prize-winner at the great Na
tional elstefoddfodau. and the author
of many voluminous works of original
research Involving years of painful toll
and persevering Industry. A sufficient
testimony to the value of his work in
this respect Is to be found In the grati
fying fact that last year his labors
were recognized by a grant of one hun
dred pounds voted to him by the treas
ury out of tho Royal Bounty Fund,
and, huving regard to his published
works, and the advantages that would
accrue to Welsh literature were he able
to prosecute these labors free from the
cankering anxieties of wordly circum
stances, it is to be hoped that the grant
may be continued as to an annual pen
sion. UNIQUE AND DISTINGUISHED
RECORD.
It would not be fair to Mr. Ashton
himself to specify the work which he is
now engaged, and which took him to
Cardiff, to dig for trasures in the Middle
Hill manuscripts. It will suffice to ex
plain that he 3 engaged on another
work of original research, and that
there Is every reason to believe that
when published it will bo found of in
estimable value to Welsh literature,
Mr. Ashton Is best known ns a biblio
grapher, and yet his own bibliography
demands some space to set it forth. Al
though a frequent winner of prizes at
local Elsteddfodau, It was not until
1SS6 that he became known as a success
ful competitor at the National Eistedd
fod. His first attempt In connection
with Welsh matters was an essay on
the laws of Hywel Delo, and for this he
shared a 20 rrize at the Carnarvon
National Eisteddfod of 1S86 with Mr.
Edward Owen, of the India Office. This
essay which was one of ten sent in for
competition, was subsequently pub
lished In serial from the now defunct
Cyfalll yr Aelwyd. At every succeed
ing eisteddfod for many years after
wards his name Invariably appeared
aiyong those of the chief prize win
ners. In 1K87, at the London Eistedd
fod, he was awarded 20 and a silver
medal for an English essay on the His
tory of the Act of Union between Wales
nnd England; and in 1SSS, at the Wrex
ham Eisteddfod, out of four competi
tors, he took a similar prize for a Welsh
essay on Gorsedd Beirdd Ynys Prydian,
aftrwards published in the eisteddfod
transactions. In 1SS9 he devoted his en
ergies to the compiling of an essay on
the Life and Times of Bishop Morgan,
for which a prize of 100 was offered
by a committee, and though that mcg
nlflcent prize was eventually nwnrded
to another he had the satisfaction of
seeing his composition bracketted for
second place. That work has since been
published In a book of 352 pp. crown. At
the Bangor Eisteddfod in 1K90 his essay
on "Rural Life la Wales In the Present
Century," brought him a prize of 10.
This he published In the Eisteddfod
transactions of that year. In 1S91 Mr.
Ashton took a bolder flight, find suc
cessfully competed for the R0 offered by
the Swnn-ea Eliteddfnd for the "His
tory of Welsh Literature from 1550 to
!!.".o" which Is now published In a book
if 730 pn. by the National Elsteddf.i
association. The Rhyl Eisteddfod of 1892
came next, nnd here again tho literary
policeman was In evidence ns the win
ner of a prize of 50 for the best work
or original research, the work which se
cured for him that distlncon.belnrr his
Welsh Rlbiograihy of the present cen
tury. The Bihlogrnphy was then
brought down to 1S90., but It is gratify
ing tr (ind that'Mr. Ashton has contin
ued the work nnd brought it up to date,
nnd thnt he has now sufficient material
to make six volumes of 750 pages each,
large octavo, with an additional vol
ume f"r the Index. The work contains
about 12.000 entries, nnd the first vol
ume will shortly be published by the
National Eisteddfod Association.
Gv.ilyni Lleyn, in his "Cambriun Biblio
graphy," covered the ground up to
and Mr. Ashton's Bibliography Is really
a continuation of thnt of Gvvilym Lleyn.
carried out on much the same p!a.n. In
llW. the literary policeman was success
ful oii of fdiir competitors at the Chi
cago eisteddfod fcr a handbook of the
Welsh boards fro-n Gvilym l leyn (1?50)
to Gwllym Hlrnethcp (IMS), for which
he wns awarded a prize of erne hundred
dollars In cash, ard n piece of bulldlrc
land cf the value of two hundred d I
lars. The handbcr.k will rl.ort'y see th?
lif;ht of dy In a volume of SOI pp. fools
cap octavo. The Carnarvon National
Natloral Eisteddfod In 1S!4 offered a HO
prize for a collection of t!ie works of
Iolo Gnch (stippo.-ed to have been the
poet of Owen Olyr.dwr), with r.oio?,
historical a.nd critical, and once again
tho successful author was fcund to ht
the humble conr.table from DInas
Mawdelwy. That work by arrangement
with the Cymmrcdorlon Society hns Just
been published by that society, and con
slrts of 700 pp. This was Mr. Ashton's
last appearance' In a competition, and
this year at the Llandudno Eisteddfod
hl3 name figured among the principal
adjudicators In prose.
DIFFICULTIES OF EARLY DAYS.
Enough has been cited to show that
Mr. Ashton's record is in every sense
unique and distinguished, but It will
appear far more so when it is explained
that he had absolutely no education be
yond a period of four years spent as a
child In a small country school in his
native hamlet of Ty'nsarn, near Llawr
jrlyn. In the parish of Trefeglwys,
Montgomeryshire. Born of humble pa-teaUg-e,
be was compelled by clrcum- i
stances to turn out to wprk ere he was
eleven years of age. He left home for
Dyllfan lead mines, where he was en
gaged to dress ore for a few years, and
subsequently there came a period of
suffering and hardship while he sought
to better his lot in Chester and Liver
pool. In those days he found employ
ment among the laborers engaged In
laying out Grosvenor fark, now one of
the sights of Chester, and considered
that he was made for life when he was
engaged as porter by the Great West
ern Railway company at a little coun
try section called Crudtngton, Bltuate
between Wellngton and Crewe In Shrop
shire, on the Market Dryaton railway.
While In the service of tho company he
was successively stationed at Dawly
Parva, Croesncwydd, Llandderfel and
Bala. In 1SC9 he Joined the Merioneth
shire police force, anel remained In it
until October, 1S94, a period of 25 years
and four months. Ho has ever been a
diligent student, nnd at one period he
sought by home study to qualify for
the matriculation examination of the
London L'niverslty, anel for that pur
pose texk up classics, mathematics and
science, but much to his regret he was
forced by circumstances to relinquish
his almost hopc!ess atetmpt He sat,
however, sevcrai of the Beiuth Kensing
ton examinations, and holds many cer
tiilcates from that body.
NOTES,
Manchester has a passion for Welsh
lord mayors. It is now announced that
Mr. J F. Roberta has been unani
mously invited by the city couucll of
Manchester to accept oliioo for tha
ensuing year. Mr. Roberts is the sixth
member of the city council In point
of seniority, having been Brst elected
In November, 1896, and for sevral years
has held the office of alderman. Not
withstanding his duties as the head
of tho firm of J. F. Roberts & Co. Mr.
Roberts has found time to take a keen
Interest in Welsh educational affairs.
Ho Is the senior vico-president of the
University college at Aberystwith. has
been for many years a warm friend
for that institution, and often pre
sides over the meetings of the court
of governors. It Is worth noting, In
connectlem with the selection of Mr.
Roberts, that the present lord mayor
(Alderman Lloyd), who has filled the
olilco for two years, Is also a Welsh
man. At the end of the last century there
lived at Rhydrhelig, near Nantgarw,
a man of (?reat strength and stature
named William Lewis. He used to
carry two sacks of wheat on his back
to Cardiff market. He had also a
large barrow, with which he would
wheel eight hundred pounds of coal
to the same place, where he would
sell It to inhabitants In small quanti
ties. It Is stated that when the Glam
organshire canal was made William
was working with others on the con
cern. On one occasion they were mov
ing the butt of an oak tree from the
channel of the canal. Oxen were used
there for hauling, and the beasts had
entirely failed to get the tree to tho
bank. William shouted out, "Unhitch
the oxen," and then he rolled the tree
to hl3 knees, and thence successfully
over to the bank, thus proving his
wonderful strength. Ho was the Sam
son of his age.
The London World eaya that there
is not an unlimited supply of gold In
Wales, but there Is enough to supply
wedding rings for all tho royal brides
who aro likely to require them for
some time to come. It Is becoming
tho established custom for princesses
to be murrled with rings of Welsh
gold. Such a ring waa placed on the
third finger of Princess Maud's left
hand. The ring was presented by a
deputation of Welshmen, led by Sir
John Pulcston nt Marlborough house,
It waa enclosed In a beautiful silver
casket, embellished with Welsh mot
toes. Tho Arch Druid of Wales read
a loyal address In Welsh, a language
which Sir John Puloston hoped would
"become etui more familiar to tho
royal household." Mr. Evans, how
ever, considerately obliged with an
English translation. Much gratifica
tion was given to the Welshmen by tho
announcement of tho Prince of Wales
that Prlnco Edward of York Is known
te his relatives ns David.
WOMAN AS A PROVISO.
Published by Request of the American
Woman Suffrage Association).
In Ohio the supreme court has decided
that women may vote for sjhool officers,
provided thnt It shall not bo considered a
constitutional prlvilega but a legislative
boon. Thus the women, of Ohio nro
school electors, provided only that they
sftall not be considered as having a con
stitutional status, which leads to the re
mark that there Is always a proviso
whore women are cemcsrned and always
will be until they stand the equals of
men under laws civil as well as divine.
When 1 was In the Glasgow museum, ex
amining the old blue laws of the Scottish
kirk, I found a decree that women might
attend services In the cathedral, convert
ed from pupal masses to Calvlnlatlc
psalmody, provided they did not sit In
the seats placed for the men; they were
to sit on the floor, or brln their stools
with them. In KdlPburrh, in tho na
tional collection of trophies, military nnd
civil, I raw one of tho very stools permit
ted by the kirk; the stool that Janet (led
des (to whom a monument has ben
erected In tho Scottish capital) threw at
the Episcopal clergyman, with the re
mark: "Tak ye thut for dawring to say
mass at my lug."
I! II II
It seemed to ma then, as It seems to me
now, la looking over tho Ohio decision,
that here was a proviso with more spirit
in It than It projectors anticipated. Like
tho stool provided by the kirk for the
women of Scotland, will be the decision
of the Ohio court, for the man must look
to his robes who rustles them In the ers
of women awakened to their rl;:hts and
duties. All tho Bame, Ohio women aro
thankful for tho proviso, and the judge
who mcdo It. .
II II II
Tho gravity with which modern men,
who have usurped all lnw and author
ity, pass upon the rignts nne! privileges
cf women would lie laup.huble If It was
not so presumptuous. Tho Scottish kirk
wss at least honest when It built Its
chief seats for men and relegated Its
wemen to tho floor; but the men now who
c.'ert they would give to women all the
rights and iprlvilnges they enjoy, provided
they could be assured It was not for the
physical and moral ruination bf society
and the sex, have no such honest merit.
As reasonable creatures, they know that
the "omen who sit bcsldo them in tho
church pews and the entertainment hall,
who vote at rhurch elections, teach In
the schools, sell goods In store and shop,
work beside them In the factory and carry
off the honors In the universities and
prizes In tho salons, are not likely to
change their morals and manners tho mo
ment they take a ballot In their hands.
M M I!
The worst feature of this sort of legisla
tion secured by women's work, is that
when women pet It through they cannot
seo It fairly carried out, heoause they are
cut eff from locking after It by the limi
tations of the proviso. For Instance, tho
Army Nurse bill, which the Women's Re.
lief corps got passed by congress 'two
years ago nfter an eight years' campaign,
Is proving Inadequate because tho men of
the pension otllce rule out the regimental
nurses, notwithstanding they were paid
and found by t.ho government, because of
a technical difference In their Induction
Into service. As a provlro woman has tier
llmltatlors. Give her the rwlng of the
civil law In the same degree she has of
the moral code', nad the will be found to
be as much of a success as a conservator
of good government In the state as she
hns lemg proved herself to be In tho
church, whether as an occupant of front
pew, nr roving her prayers on the bare
cathedral floor.
Kate ftrownlee Sherwood.
rillsbury Flour mills have capac
ity of 17,(00 barrel! day.
MARKETS AND STOCKS
Wall Street Review
New York, Aug. 21. The market for se
curities was feverish today, but business
was on a light scale. Transaction In.
stocks footed up only 136.214 shares, the
smallest total for any day of the week.
Speculation was feverish throughout and
under the control of professional opera
tors, who are still working for lower
prices. The street was flooded with ru
mors of an unfavorable character, but oa
Investigation It was found that the re
ports had no foundation in fact. Some of
the reports were of a highly sensational
character and undoubtedly had something
to do with the lower range of prices
which prevailed during the afternoon ses
sion. The special feature of the trading
was the heaviness of Western Union. The
stock sold down to 73 and lacked support
throughout The heaviness of Western
Union offset the good erTect of the gold
Importations and this, with the selling for
foreign account, explains the downward
tendency of the market. Reports of de
pressing prices. Hallway earnings to
hand for the second week of the current
month generally showed decreases, as
compared with the previous year and
wero not without their Influeence. Specu
lation left oil weak In tone, with prices
Via3 per cent, below yesterday's closing,
Western Union loading. In the Inactive
list, Pullman Palace declined to 140.
Fuyiuhed by WILLIAM LINN. AL
LEN & CO., stock brokers, 4lt Spruce
etrcct.
Open- High- Low- Clos
ing, est. est la.
Am. Tobacco Co.... B714 W7i 58V4 66
Am. Sugar Re'g CO.103V4 KM 10314 103
Atch. To. S. Fe.. 10 10H Wi
Che-i & Ohio 13 13 18 12
Chicago Gas 51 61
Chic, & N. W 98 93 KVi 92H
Chic, B. & Q e 69 684 68
Chic, Mil. A St. P.. 63 63T4
Chic, R. I. & P.... 63 04 63,4 63
!., L. & W 147 147 147 147
Gen. Electric 23 23 33 2.H4
Louts. & Nash 3 39 38 SX
M. K. & Texas, Pr., 20 20 20 20
Manhattan Ele 76 76 74 T6
Mo. Pacific 16 16 16 16
Nat. Cordage 8 3 3 3
N. J. Central 92 92 92 92
N. Y. Contra) 92 92 91 91
N. Y., L. E. & W.. 12 12 12 12
Nor. Pacific 18 18 H 10
Omaha 34 84 34 4
Pae. Mall 1S 18 18 18
Phil. & Read 7 7 7 7
Southern R. R 7 7 7 7
(Southern R. R., Pr.. 19 19 19 18
Tenn., C. & 1 16 16 18 16
Union Pactflo 6 6 6 5
Wahash 6 B B
Wabash, Pr 13 13 19 13
West. Union 76 7 73 734
W. L 6 8 6 S
U. 43. Leather, Pr.... 41 44 44 44Vi
CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE PRICES.
WHEAT. Open.- High- Low- Clos-
' lng. est. est. In.
September 6T 66 65 66
December 69 69 69 69
OATH.
September 17 17 17 17
December 17 17 17 17
CORN.
September 23 23 22 22
December 24 24 23 24
LARD.
September 3.42 3.42 3.40 8.42
January 3.80 3.80 8.77 S.80
PORK.
September 6.67 6.95 6.85 E.95
January 6.97 7.00 6.95 6.98
Scranton Board of Trade Exchange
Qantations'All Quotation Bases
on Par of 100.
Name. Bid. Asked,
Dime Dep. & Dls. Bank 140
Scranton Lace Curtain Co 60
National Rorlng & Drlll'g Co ... 80
First National Bank 650
Scranton Jar & Stopper Co 25
Elmhurst Boulevard Co 10)
Scranton Savings Bank 200 ...
Bonta Piute Olaes Co 10
Scranton Packing Co...r:.... ... 95
Weston Mill Co
LacEawanna Iron & Steel Co. ... 160
Third National Bank 350
Throop Novelty M'f'g. Co 90
Scranton Traction Co. 16 21
Scranton Axle Works 80
Lack'a Trust & Safe Dep. Co. ... 1m
BONDS.
Scranton Glass Co 108
8cranton Pais. Railway, first
mortgage due 1918 110 ...
People's Street Railway, first
mortgage due 1918 110
Scranton & Plttston Trac. Co. ... W
People's Street Railway, Seo- "
ond mortgage due 1920 110 ... ;
Dickson Manufacturing Co 100 '
Lacka. Township School 8 103
City of Scranton St. Imp 6 ... 101
Borough of Wlnton 6 ... 100
Mt. Vernon Coal Co ... 15
Scranton Axle Works ... 10
Scranton Traction Co ... (5 '
New York Produce Market.
New York, Aug. 21. Flour Steady,
quiet, unchanged. Wheat Dull, flnher
f. o. b., 66c: ungraded red, 68aSc; No..
1 northern, 6uc; options closed steaely
at Un-'ic. advance; No. 2 red May, 6v4ic;
August, 63c; September, 63c; October,
64jicj November, G5c.; December, 66a.
Corn Dull, firm; No. 2, 28-Hc.; elevator,
2Wtr. afloat; options were dull and steady
at ao. decline; August and September,
2K6c; October, 29c; December, 30c;
May, 32c. Oats Dull and firm; options,
easier, dull; August,22c. ; September, 21ko.j
October, 21Tc; spot prices, No. 2 at 22av
224c; No. 2 white, 26c; No. 2 Chicago,
23c; No. 3, 20c; No. 3 white, 24ct
mixed western, 19a24e.; white state and
western 22o30c Provisions Dull and
steady, unchanged. Lard Quiet, steady;
western steam, 33.82; city, 83.60; Septem
ber, 33.75; refined dull, continent, 84.26;
South America, $4.70; compound, 8a4o.
Butter Steady, dull, unchanged. Cncese
Dull, unsettled; state large, 6a8c.; do.
small, GaSli: part skims, 2a6c. Egga
Quiet and firm; State and Pennsylvania,
14al5c; western fresh, 12al4c; do. per
case, 2a3.50.
Philadelphia Provision Market.
Philadelphia, Aug. 21. Provisions were
in fair Jobbing demand and prices ruled
steady, Puoked meats were a shade
uronper In view of tho recent advance In
the west, W quote: City smoked beef,
lthtScl beef hams, 16.60al8 for old and
hew ns til BVi-ragei pork family. 89.73alO;
hams 8 Vt fnred, It) tierces, 010a.j do.
slriohPU. iiWiAtte,. S to Verag4 Ws,
C'MiHi lit phifi idi, (lei do. cmoked,
ir.ntP'l NHnrtifiprili iilekle-eurert, Mao.t
( lirtj subUpsi (lUftfiHc! plnnio hams, S.
K EiifU)s, fkti do, smoked, 67c.J
heiliep, it) b!e-'kti, (mrtording to average,
loedfi, h4fi&ti breAkfsst bacon, 7a8o oa
t t,jMHj hfid arernSPl lard, pure, city re
fitted, In tierce, 40,1 flo. do, do. in tubs,
M'.Mf: ! do, htttehrf', loose, 8oS4c.j
Pit? tAlloW. In boshnfls. 3c! country do.,
9tia2vic, as to tiuallty, and cakes, 8c.
Buffalo Live Stock,
Rufralo, Aug, 21,-Cattlo Dull and tin
chnnifefl. Hobs Opened slow; Yorkers
and light grades, 6al0c lower, others 10a
15c off; Yorkers, good to choice, IS.70eJ.75;
mixed packers. 3.65a3.60; extreme heavy,
83.30a3.40; roughs. 33&3.15; stags, 2.25a2.75.
Sheep and Lambs Opened steady to
Arm, hut weakened 20a35c. before noon,
flood to choice native lambs, 83.60ieo.73;
fair to good, Ilia&.SO; culls and common,
M.60a4.7E; mixed sheep, good to choice,
83.75a4; common to good, 83a3.60; export
owes, 4.10n4.2o.
Chicnco Live Stock.
Union Stock Yards, Aug. 21.-Cattle
Receipts, 3,600 head; market, firm; com
mon to extra steers, 83.15a4.86; stackers
and feeders, 82.60a3.85; cow and bulls,
Jl.20a3.25; calves, 83a5.86; Texans, 31.76a3.16;
western rangers, 82a3.85. Hogs Receipts,
17,000 head; market. Arm and 6c. higher;
heavy packing and shipping lots, 32.96.L
3.35; common to choice mixed, fflftS-Si; .
choice assorted, 83.65a3.6&; light, 83.26a8.tri;
pigs, 82.5va3.0. Sheep Receipts, 11,010
head; market, steady; Inferior to choice,. .
$2a3.W; lambs, 83a3.50. x
Oil Market. -Oil
City, Aug. 21.-Option oil closed today
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