"A ;. THE SOU ANTON TRIBUNE- SATURDAY MORNING. SEPTEMBER .5. 1896. v t ! . I 11 Y WASG SEISNIG A PHETHAU CYMREIC He Bitter Hatred ot the Welsh Press Toward the Qovcraaeut. THE NEW E1STEDDF0DIC "QENINEN," .A Welsh Collier Pianist Enter the Royal Academy of Music at London and Charms the Tutor aud Win a ScholarshipOther Kotea of In terest. The bitter hatred of the Welsh press towards the present government in creases In virulence by exercise. For some weeks past the violent diatribes against the government or Lrel Salis bury have been amazing;. Tories, Con" servatives and Liberal-Unionists are described as "selfish, callous and un just." No credit Is given to them for the possession of a generous, sentiment or the capacity to perform a. just ac tion. The statements are made so un blushlngly that one is astonished that it is possible for sane persons to exist who actually believe. "The gullibility of the readers of the papers." accord ing to the Weekly Mall, "must be great, or the readers are few." The voting at the last general election disclosed a large element of Conservatives in the Welsh constituencies. It is unfair, therefore, to assume that the bulk of the Nonconformists of Wales sympa thise with the language used by the editors of the Welsh press. Their ac tion when untrammelled by the influ ence of the preachers bear it out. We have daily Instances of the kind-heartedness of the great Welsh land -owners, and the respect, and almost affection, in which they erre held by the populace. The inevitable Inference Is that the in fluence of the Welsh press Is limited, and that the views of Its conductors are not shared by the bulk of the pco ple. A remark that fell from the lips of the chairman of the Baptist union at Pontypridd "that there was scarcely a minister among them who had not spent his early years as manual lab orer" may explain the unnaturnl hatred of the aristocracy and the Church of England. Says the Mail: "Men seldom rise from a low social standard to a higher one. Wealth and circumstances may aid the change, but if you pierce the skin the old condition will assert itself. These are they who control the vernacular press. Water will not rise above Its level, and Welsh Nonconformists will not become cul tured and gentlemanly until its min isters are sought from a higher social scale." The reader must remember that the Western Mail Is the represen tative journal of the Church of Eng land In Wales and Its opinions on mat ters pertaining to Nonconformity are rather narrow. IS WALES IMPROVING MORALLY? This Is another curdled opinion of the Weekly Mall, the otllcial Journal of the Church of England: "This is a question that is often discussed in the columns cf the Welsh press, but the answer Is governed by the pre-eon-cclved opinions of the Individual writ ers When a groat crime or scandal comes to the surface It Is attributed to English inliuence and English Immi gration, and the Anglicised tendencies nf churchmen. Hut the most extraor dinary part of the mutter Is the way the great gatherings of the sects Ig nore them. One would Imagine, from the olllcial reorts of recent meetings that Wales is a paradise of virtue and godliness. 'A peculiarity of these meetings,' says one of the leaders, 'was their healthy and happy tone. They were better than three weeks at Llan tlrlndod.' A regular contributor of the Tarlan' 'Wmffra Huws' writes thus: 'The preachers cook their sermons to suit the taste of the age. The day for preaching the Gospel In its ptmpliclty and publishing the truth without fear Is past. The preacher hns to measure and weigh his words carefully, lest he should offend one of the spotted sheep of his llock. A velvety tongue-, and a tall trained to wag properly, are the chief requisites of the pulpit these duys.' The Baner' publishes the fol lowing in Its editorial columns: 'It would require whole pages to grlve bare summaries of the misery of every kind that prevails In the Rhondda Valley. Ill-treatment of children by their par ents is one of the blaekert spots on the character of the inhabitants of this populous district, and some fresh crime In this direction comes to light every day.' And yet the editor says nothing of the neglect of duty on the part of the scores of chapels In the valley. The same paper refers to three similar rases at Llanrwst, where the parents .were sent to prison for their crimes, and adds: 'We are prepared to hoar our readers asking, in astonishment, how to account for audi a state of things In a Christian village!" The Genedl' has the following. In the form of a leaderette: 'We are disgraced as a nation by our Illiterate fellow-coun trymen. The United States have Jutt tubil?hd tables showing the Illiteracy nf the .European nations settled in America. The Welsh stand tenth on the list! It was thought that the Poles, Russians, und Italians were the most Ignorant nations or Europe. Who Would have thought that Spain and Ireland, with their low state of educa tions ami their religious superstition, stood higher than Wales? But such ! the result of the inquiry. Yes, highly privileged Wales, you must remain the companion of the Turks and the I!o hemluns! Where does the blame rest? It Is not want for knowledge Is meant, but their native language!' There are more religious ministers in "Wales In proportion to population than any other country under the sun. and yet the state of morality is lower than in Spain and Ireland! "Is there not something rotten In the ftite of Den worK!" Yes, yes, Mr. Western Mail, how well could the question be asked, "Is there not something rotten in the , looks ahead. She is never supply of Cottolene. ' The health without medicine. family is much better every way since she uses 6fc!w tok for tkt MMub-'DM.lai' u4 THE N. K. FAIR BANK COMPANY. CMess N.wYarh. Philadelphia, .pUtshaVffc. sanctum sanctorum of the Western Mail, the official organ of the blue blooded English aristocracy of gallant little Wales?" The criminal courts of "Hen Wlad y Menyg Gwynlon' do not corroborate yourprejudlced statements. How many of th English Judges In Welsh circuits hav been presented with the historical "white gloves" in recent years? What of the criminal courts of Carmarthenshire, Cardigan shire, Brcconshirc, Pembrokenshlre and Radnor? And what of the crim inal courts of the North Wales coun ties? Compare the criminal records of the twelve counties of Wales with the criminal records of so many English counties! And then publish us the tale of woe! THE EISTEDDFODIC "GENINEN." The Elstedfodlc editor of the "Uenl nen" brings out a special number every August, consisting exclusively of eis teddfodic prize competitions. How he gets them together is a marvel. The Western Mail announces that there are one hundred specimens In this number. Of their merit no opinion Is offered. Here are a few specimens: Y COEUYX. (Dlnbych, 18S2.) Y Coegyn! goehel, awen. El alw'n goegyn mwy! BonedJwr j w y baehgen, Heb ail o fewn y plwy'; Try allan fel boneildwr lioneililwr o'r lawn ryw Iiuneddwr wnaeth ei delllwr. With wneyd el ddlllad, yw! Watcyn Wyn, Y CARDOTYN DALL. (Aberafon, Llun y Sulgwyn, 1S49.) Jlae clyehau'r dref yn cunu "Ar dorlad bore wawr;" A gwlawla'r haul oKuni glan Yn ddlluw Rwyn I lawr Ffenestri bwth a ;halas A lelnw'r liloow 11' Omi nl ddaw pelydr bach I mown I'm llyguld llwydlen I. Tryfanwy. EEDDAItGRAFF CARXHUANAWG. (Al.ernfon, Llua y Sulgwyn, ISO.) Saf, Gym to rrraeth u hlraethawg ar tin Oer fedd Caruhuanawg, Ml wyf fun mwyaf enwawg O dir hoff dy wlad huwg. Clew balndr dysg, gloyw belydr dawn addurn LlenyiMiaeth oleulawn Knald gwladgarwrh unluwn, Oedd e a llyw mawredd llawn. Ei gnlon a roes I Gell trwy Grist, A'l arw grog, o ddlfrl; A'l felyg funt 1 foil Ulrfawr garind rhad y Rhl. Lleurwg. BUTE'S DONATION OF 10,000. Mr. Louis Tylor, treasurer of the Uni versity College of South Wales and Mon mouthshire, has received the following Important communication on behalf of Lord Bute: "Bute Estate Office, "Castle street, Cardiff, "Kith August, 1X96. "My Pear Sir With reference to our various discussions as to the Marquess of Bute REslHtlng the university college In the scheme for technical education, I have now the pleasure of informing you that, nlthoiiKh his lordship had intended that his donation toward the college funds should be applied principally for estab lishing general scholarships, he Is willing having regard to the great importance to this district that the best technical edu cation should 1)0 provided in connection with tho university college, that his prom ised donation of 10,000 should be applied for that purpose, and I have his lordship's authority for paying over to the college funds the sum of 10.000 as soon as re quired. Yours very truly. "Signed) W. Thomas Lewis." It may he mentioned that the above sum of fifty thousand dollars Is the original donation promised by Lord Bute. WELSH COLLIER PIANIST. Little Handel climbing up the garret stairs to practice on an old spinnet, oc casionally varied by being caught and flogged by his father for doing so, may be said to have achieved the fame he did In spite of many obstacles. They were not greater than those In the way of a Welsh pianist, who has lately pass ed the examination of the Royal College of Music with honors. Mr. Cummings. who examined him, was struck both with his appearance nnd the size of his hands, and made inquiries as how he was engaged. He found that the man was engaged in a coal pit from seven o'clock in the morning till four In the afternoon, and that after that hour he proceeded to practice for five hours nightly, with the result that he achieved this most honorable distinction, which was only obtained by 69 candidates all over the British Isles. The fact is not so well known as It should be that so many pitmen have pianos, but few pur sue their studies to any advanced state, perhaps from the feeling of hopefulness at ever making way, especially consid ering the bad effect of manual labor on the suppleness of the hands. Another point to be remembered In this collier- pianist is that he did not begin to learn until he was seventeen. lie Qulneey, writing of that habit which blighted his life, pathetically says: "Oh, . that it should be possible for a boy of seven teen by one erring step to lay the foun datlon of a life-long remorse." It is well to bo remembered that boys of seventeen can lay the foundation of something else. than the bad habit of opium-eating. ISLWYN'S STIRHINO LINES. "Islwyn's" stirring lines commencing "Nis gull y fiiam eu difa hwy" formed the subject for translation at the Newcastle- Emlyn eisteddfod, one of the Joint win ners being Miss it. 10 i 11 r Evans, of Car diff. Tho following are a few of the slunzns: The flame can not devour those whom Christ purchased on the Tree Them for whom bowed the Lord of Life Ills head in agony. Fair Nature knows tjie voice of God, His footsteps ever bears; His face she recognizes behind A veil of blood and tears. Earth's deep foundations bent beneath Th' unutterable groans of God, And with the mountains on its arm On high the tempest rode. And Ktdron, In the vale below. Sighed for a passage to the sky. And Zlon's Muse, responsive heaved A sympathetic sigh. without a result is The off in km tm rttltm plt ! nmwiUa. The sorrow-smitten forest Where foil the accursed tree Could not sprout again, nor look On God's blue canopy. NOTES. Professor Ballard Mathews has resigned the chair of mathtunatlca at the Univer sity College of North Wales. The testimonial to the Rev. T. Davies. D. P., Slloah, Llanelly, on resigning bis pastorate, has amounted to U0. Gwilyr.i Cowlyd Is preparing for the press a centenary edition of the poetical works of his uncle, the late leuaa Ulan Gclrionydd. The powerful Pe Clares ruled Glamor gan for four generations, whloh extended over a period of nearly ninety years, in cluding the reigns of Henry III., Edward I., and Edward II. The Ttev. Eynon Davies has declined the call to the pastorate of Beckenham, Kent, nnd his church at Glascow, the largest in Scotland, rejoices with an ex ceeding great Joy. The houFe which Oliver Cromwell occu pied in High street, Swansea, before he mbaiked for Ireland, has gone throush a variety or phases, nnd eventually was tired ns a meeting house by the Wesleyan Methodists. The Rev. David Davies. of Brighton, in his recently published "Rtogrr.phy of Va vasor Powell," claims John Penry as a Baptist on tho authority of the Rev. Joshua Thomas, of Leominster, tho hU torlnn of the Baptist churches In Wales. rrofersnr T. Rhys. M. A., of Bangor college, tlors not believe In "Cyrchu dwr dros ufon." or In other words Ignoring the attractions of Wales as u holiday re nt,,- III 1 Knfkii.liti, Oia Ijin Vftf.n Itim at his native home, Bryngwenlth, nvar Cardigan. According to the ancient laws of Wales every place of worship and the Interior of every church could he used for bardic a I scintillas. The eisteddfod could by right ! be held in any civil or manorial court, on any open air or enclosed green sward, ' nml In onv HnniAalln hull ' A Llwynhendy laborer was told by hla doctor that he must eat more stilmnl food. A week later the doctor called again and nsked the patient how he got along. "Middling, sir," ho snld; "I like the oats, and I can mannge the bran, but I don't get on at all well with the chaff." Miss Lillian and Miss L. B. Rowlands, (laughters of Mr. Bowen Rowlands, Q. C, have been received into the Roman Cath olic church by the Rev. W. L. Gilder, D. D., of St. James' Spanish place, London. Miss I.llllon Is a frequent contributor to serial literature, and with her sister wrote a volvme of stories entitled, "As the Cock Crew." When the Rev. Towyn Jones says a thing, he generally means It. Having been appointed secretary for South Wales to the Congregational Forward Movement, he declares his Intentions of collecting 05,000 towards the fund. And he will do 11, too! He Is determined to show that Welsh ' Congregationalism, like Welsh Methodism, has its H. R. Morgan! Mabon is a man of resource. Ho wis conducting the Newcastle Kmlyn eistedd- fnri ami nhnllteri in Mr David .lenklna. ...... ...... . ..... .. ... Mas Baa, to leave his sanctum in the middle of the marquee and ascend the plat- form to give his adjudication. "Come un here. King David," said ho In Welsh. "I do not think tere Is any need of leaving this spot," said Mr. Jenkins. "Oh, yes," retorted Mabon, "You must come up to your father. Abraham," and David then obeyed. "Except when following the erratic leul of Mr. Lloyd-Goorge," says the Western Mall, tho Tory organ, "Mr. Herbert Lewis, M. P.,- is a modest personage. His friend9 were thunderstruck the other day to see him strutting about the lobbies of the house of commons, and Imitating the posing of Mabon, M. P.. Inquiry elicited the fact that a rich voln of coal had just been discovered at Flint, and tho member for the horoughs hod built a huge aerial castle on which he figured as a represent ed a North Wales Khondda. In Mr. R. O. Hughes (Elfyn), of Ffestin iog, the Manchester Guardian finds a striking illustration of that self-cultura which so frequently characterises the Welsh peasant and artisan. He has never enjoyed any educntlonal advantages, and has labored under difficulties which would have daunted many a successful man. Of late yenrs he has developed Into a formi dable competitor In the elsteddfodlo arena, and within the past few weeks has ob tained some brilliant successes, including the chairs of Cardigan Rt Newcastle Em. lyn, nnd of Merioneth at Corwen. At the recent national eisteddfod at Llandudno he toolc several prizes. Including one of 13 for an ode In m morlam of the late Archdruid Clwydfardd. A local flavor Is given to an Incident of LI Hung Chang's visit to Mr. Gladstone. His Excellency on his way into the line suite of rooms which looked out on thn greater stretch of Hawarden Park, glanced n A 1 1 1 1 o to' iiinf it ia nP Aft illnilatnna with at Millais' picture of Mr. Gladstone with his little grandson beside his knee. If he looked closer ho would have noticed, treasured And set In a place of honor, the piece of Welsh coal, with nn engraved silver plate, which the miners of South Wales presented to Mr. Gladstono in 18S7. There was no time for that, however, nor to observe In one of the public rooms through which he was carried a second large painting of Mr. Gladstone, the ono by Holl. It has fire and life, shows Mr. Gladstone with resolution on his brow and eloquence on his Hps, hut is, perhaps, a loss lovable portrait of him that some others. It Is difficult to say who is the greater hero In Wales, a fast three-quarter or a successful choir lender. Mr. Tallesln Hop kins, who led the Porth Male choir to vic tory at Llandudno, has been doing other doughty deeds In Carmarthenshire. Cmgy bar choir, of eighty voices, drawn from six pariphes, engaged Mr. Hopkins to coach them for the competition on "Worthy Ib tho Lamb" at the Ogofau eis teddfod, and they took half the pr!xe, and Immediately decided to extend Mr. Hop kins engagement to enable them to com pete at the Llnngeltho eisteddfod the week following. Here Crugybar took tho whole prize, and among the four defeat ed choirs was the one with which they tied at Ogofau. "Tali," as ho is called, was promptly shouldered and carried round. On nrlvlns home he found that the cup Sir John Puleston promised him at Llandudno had arrived. It Is a hand some article. A uccujiirrs oi me reporters' gnuery in ino house of commons take a warm Interest In Mr. Williams Jones, of Oxford. They take delight In his candid expression of delighted surprise at everything that goes on in the house, so that when he sudden ly rose and spoke on Wednesday night the attention of all the pressmen was rlv- cttd on the honorable gentleman. The Morning Leader man wrote: "It was b speech worthy of a patriotic Welshman. He desired that Celtic scholars should have access to the documents, necessary for the formation of a real history of Wales. At present that history Is com posed of great hunks of fancy and hom oeopathic doses of fact. The writers get wrong on topograhplcal names. (No won der!) A good text book of Welsh history, he declared, was the one want of the age. They wanted It written by Celtic experts and Welsh students. He wound up a fer vent appeal of five minutes' duration by pointing out that this was by no means a party question. He quite melted the heart or the Impressionable Mr. Hanbury, who almost wept as he replied, and made it evident to the house that a good text book of Welsh history was the one thing that he was living for. L,et that appear and Mr. Hanbury would die happy. So.'Mr.' Jmios of Oxford scored Immensely. A certain baronet celebrates the occasion In these deathless lines: "Welsh experts are In great demand From this debate we see. I know not why, for Jones I find Expert enough for me." TO MAKE TRAINS GO 100 MILES AN HOUR Results ot the Recent Test of the Holman SpeJinf Truck. VCRY IMPORTANT TO RAILWAY MLN Tho Engine Quickly Distanced an Ordinary LocomotiveIt Remain to Be Seen Whether Increased Speed May Be Had Without In creased Powcr--Tho Inventor. The trial cf the Holman locomotive speeding truck on the South Jersey rail road, near Cape May, on Wednesday af ternoon, July 29, was apparently suc cess ful so far as the question of the at tainment of high speed was concerned; but the general conditions of the test as regards track, distance run, and data as to the economy of the new device wore such, aecordinng to the New York Sun, that the test can hardly be said to hove been satisfactory on the whole. The engine left tho C.ipo May station at 2.S0 p. m., pulling two ordinary pasenngor coaches filled with people. An express train on the West Jersey railroad left the Cape May stntlon at the same time. The two roads running parallel and close together for several miles, advant age was taken fur an importunity for a race. Each train rapidly Increased Its) speed as the two came near each other ! and approximately side by Bid Hut the race did not last very long, as the Holman englna quickly distanced the ordinary locomotive. The Holman engine made the run to Cape May court house station In eleven minutes. Including the time consumed in starting and stopping. The distance is UVg miles, so that the average speed was sixty and two-thirds miles an hour, a small fraction better than a mile a minute. The snced Indicator attached to the engine touched at one time the 90-mile mark, and for a good part of the distance it hovered around the 70-mlle mark. Orders had been given by the chief engineer of the railroad, who was on the engine, to slow up at all curves. In the eleven-mile run there were three curves and one railroad crossing, so that it was impossible to make a thor ough satisfactory speed test. The South Jersey roadbed also Is not of the best, being equipped .with only fifty-six pound rails. THE TRUCK DESCRIBED. The Hnlman speed device Is a truck on which an ordinary locomotive Is superimposed. The locomotive used In this test was a common 54-ton Baldwin locomotive. It was placed on the Hol man friction truck in such a way that each locomotive driving wheel, sixty inches In diameter, rested upon two wheels, which In turn rested upon three other wheels, which rested upon tho .... - . runs, rne wneeis Detween iito drivers , . ... . ,. .. . ?"a ,theu wheeIf, on he rails are each J"i - uuuun, uu i" on the rails are each 18 inches In dlam eter. There Is a nange on the middle wheels which makes them 24 Inches in diameter across the flange. There Is also a flange on the wheels on the rail, which makes them 24 Inches across tne flange. The drive wheels bear directly upon the middle wheels. The flanges of the middle -wheels bear directly upon the rail wheels, which bear on the rans at their Manges, The effect of this ar rangement of the flanges Is to form nat ural pockets. In which air wheels above the track wheels run, so that it Is Im possible for any of them to become dis placed. Each of the locomotive drivers, therefore, Is supported by a combination of five wheels, the four drivers being supported upon twenty wheels, twelve of which rest upon the track. If there Is no slip, one revolution of the CO-lnch driver will cause the 19'4 Inch middle wheels under to revolve three times. Each revolution of the middle wheel sends the track wheel under it one and two-fifth times around. Each revolution of the driver, therefore, causes the track wheels to revolve four and one-fifth times, and aa the track wheels are 24 Inches In diameter on the flange which runs on 1ha track, each revolution of the 60 Inch driver sends the locomotive 26.4 feet ahead, whereas If the driver rested directly on the rails, as In the ordinary locomotive, the distance would be but 15.7 feet. The Holman friction truck therefore gains 7.7 feet for every revo lution of the driver. Tho demonstration of this fnct ap- pi,aril to eUle the queston of Increased speed, but tberei arises Immediately the question as to whether this In creased speed can be attained without an increase of power. If it can, there Is a manifest ecconomy in fuel, and the friction truck may be said to be a success. The test on Wednesday gave no sufficient data for solving such a problem. At first thought It seems ab solutely necessary that inerensed speed should require Increased power. Mr. Holman himself says that if the conditions were Identical that would be the result; but the conditions are ro different between a locomotive stand ing directly on the track and a locomo tive standing on the friction trucks that Mr. Holman believes there will be a decided saving in fuel, although no extensive torts covering; that ques tion hav,ever been made. The drivers move little more than half as fast on tho liolman engine as on an ordin ary locomotive, nnd for thnt reason, Mr. Holman says, less steam would be required to move a given distance. LOSS OF POWER There Is, however, to be considered a loss of power in the Increased friction caused by the introduction of the extra twenty wheels. Mr. Holman declares that if the wheels coud be made per fectly smooth nnd round this friction would be so slight as to be practically inappreciable. He calls attention to the fact that the weight of the drivers rests directly upon the friction wheels and so transmits the weight pt the locomotive directly to the rails, and not o thn axles and friction wheels. This ob viates axle friction, and the wheels' are so nearly perfect that Mr. Holman de clares that there is but little friction due to Irregularities in their services. It 13 probublee that a thorough compe titive test of the-Holman engins as to steam economy will lie made before very lor.g. When such a test Is made trains of equal weight will be drawn over the same track for the same distance. In the test on Wednesday It was noted that the steam pressure, which was 16S pounds at starting, had dropped to 120 pounds at he moment when the greatest speed was attained. The Holman truck weighs about thir teen tons, and that fact, of course, en ters into any computation as to the economy of work. It, of course, re quires more power to move a sixty-eeven-ton locomotive at high speed than It does to move a fifty-four-ton lo comotive, and there must be some com pensating economy to balance this. Mr. Holman declares that this economy can be found in the lessened cost of track maintenance. The weight of the or- dlnary locomotive rests mainly upon the four drivers. In tho case of the fifty-four-ton locomotive thirty-two tons are supported by the drivers, and the other twenty-two tons are supported on the front truck. The thirty-two tone on the drivers bear on the track at four points, or eight tons at each point The added weight of the fric tion trucks makes In all abc.ut 44 t ins, but this Is tupport.d at twtlve points, and tle pressure, tneiefore, is only 3.8 tons on the tail at ai.y one point, or i-G tons on any one crosstle, as against 16 tons on one cross-tie In the caso- of tho ordinary Cl-ton locomotive. The re suit, according to Mr. Holman, Is that the tics are not pressed down Into the ballnst as with tho ordinary .locomotive and the rails are not latter! either at the em!S or the tlia. He believes that the use of his truck would decreaee the force cf trackmen nearly three-fourths. It was noticeable In Wednesday's test that the vibration of the locomo tive was greatly reduced. Mr. Hol man attributes this t tin flexibility of the trucks. Each of the six pairs of wheels that nst on th? trac is to a great extent Independent In Its r.c'ion. Each wheel can rise an i fall ind pend cntly, not being attached directly to the truck fiame, and it can shift end wise about three-fouiths of an Inch without affecting the oiher wheels. As a result of thlB aiangcme!it eacli wheel aecun-.irtotlates Irself to tlu In equalities of the rail, lti-.er eldevvlsa or perpendicularly, and It is main tained that one of the small track wheels could run ever an obstruction four Inches high without raising th- wheel suppoited by It rrori than ore Inch nnd without aft'tctlng the loco motive driver perceptibly. . Tc Is this flexlxbllty cf the trucks wlch in a large measure tzkes away the vibra tory mction cf the locomotive. The amount of vibration Is a'so ieducd by the fact hat the drivers move only about half r.s fast as In the ordlr.ary locomotive. PERSONALITY OF THE POPES. Two or Three Had SI en Responsible for the Evil Spoken of Them. P. Marion Crawford, In the Century. Two or three bad men are responsible for almost all the evil that has been said and written against the characters of the popes of the middle age. Farnese of Naples, Caraffa of Maddalonl, another Ka?o!ltan, who reigned as Paul IV, and Rodrlgo Borgia, a Span iard, who was Alexander VI, are the chief Instances. There were. Indeed, many popes who wore not perfect, who were more or less ambitious, avari cious, warlike, timid, headstrong, weak, according to their several characters; but It can hardly be said that any of them were, like those I have mentioned, really bad men through and through, vicious, unscrupulous and daringly criminal. Foul IV outlived most of his vices, and devoted his last years to ecclesiastical affairs, but Alexander died poisoned by accident. According to Gulcclardlnl, the pope know nothing of Caesar Borgia's Inten tion of poisoning their rich friend, the cardinal of Conreto, with whom they were both to sup In a villa on August 17, 1503. The pope arrived nt the place first, was thirsty, asked for a drink, and by a mistake was given wine from a flask prepared and sent by Caesar for the cardinal. Caesar himself came In next and drank likewise. The pope died the next day, but Caesar recover ed, though bacily poisoned, to find him self a ruined man and a fugitive. The cardinal did not touch the wine. This event ended an epoch and a reign of terror, and It pilloried the name of Borgia forever. Alexander expired In the third room of the Borgia apart ments in the raving of a terlrble deliri um, during which the superstitious by standers believed that he was convers ing with Fatan, to whom he had sold his soul for the papacy, and some were ready to swear that, they actually saw seven devils in the room when he was dying. The fact that these witnesses were able to count the fiends speaks well fur their coolness, at all events. EVA M. HETSEL'S Superior Fac? Bleach Positively Removes All Facial Bltmisfci Ko more Fro-klcs. Tnn, K unburn. Blnek aed.t. Lifer HkiIk i luu.le and fallow Com. 1lexion if lrdios wiil u'j mv Mip-rmr Fur. Ue.'irb. K"t m rosmetic, but n ineriicino wliicli sets directly on thd skin, roui'rmg U discol- oi'Ktiiius, ami c:n xl ( giratatt iurifyi.ig kith- tn for th coumlminn iu ixi rence. A ficrfeetly clour Mid ipu:lcss comr-h-sinn can if utitalat rt in every instance ty it nw. Fnee ti jH-r Koine, rurme ut r.. jvi. ncmpr uair Ire.iig and J'.ai ienre Parlors, H O Lacks- wauimave. Mail order Oiled iironiptly. CsDcasts t tuc HientsT IHbkh. Airmoom.. rtrisi.i'.l.wp ijiwmj , lXFAMtB will euro Tim. A Sw.TrmHlfrrul Im"ii tn infr,.. i-As T from oldl. UnifsThras. rTjWr'lii'Jnei'r.n. KrnncliKlr. orllA-S FF.VJSIt. Afiynu ' " imr.-iirrr;i?. yinrffcleii; h fwt. rei f 9 n n firt lvc;i-nti.,ti of r, u. f'nntlnneS Vmt tlTrrtr Permanent Cnre. SailiaciiunmHrntet.lorn-,Tnerretiiiidc(l. Prim. SO rin. Trkil fre fit Inj2irltt.. Kfcistercu Mali M ceau. L B. USSJJLS, SirTllMi fcA, (U L CTJBJTMAW'fa MENTHOL T,l;et"nrr' "nd "'"'remw'T for Hhmm.nii! ic. H:irr., rms. Wnarnil re T"ij lorPIIjM. Prl!,3s pta.at Ilrnr-Q s ' "rsorhrm iii pru-i'.i. m-pii. thorn. Bf ! For sale by MATTHEWS BROS, and JOHN II. PHELPS. Ecranton. Pa. Complexion Prcsarvsd OR. HCBRA'S VIOLA CREH Removes FreeUea, Pi-nates. Liver Me4., brwk.icad3 enham and Ten. and ro. stores the s!;in to Its orlgl- jiw ual fr-ibncm. producing a PWrStilj 3r elenr and fceaithy conj-isjife VwaWtfc plczion. Fuperlartosllfaro ' ' ' preparation! end perfectly bsrmtet, At all cruggisti,cr mailed lor SOcu. bend fur Circular, viola arm soap -ir Ckln rull'tag aanM to th. aril aM vlomt a rmimi mm ' " . rrram J vrTTl O. C. BITTNER & r.O.,ToMOO, O. For enle by VA.TTHT5WS BROS, and JOHN It PHELPS. Scranton, Pa, m m w i i i m. WOMEN HESITATE TO TALK FOR PUBLICATION. BUT IT SS NOT A DISGRACE TO BE SICK. Yet Some Suffer ia Silence and will not Open the Matter to tkir Physician even. voy oa:j be bright eyed and happy. From the A'lffff, Chthalit, Vcuh. Tlio neighbors called her a walking corpse. For fifteen yearn she had milTtred from loss of blood nnd dropsy. She had not the strength to stand alone. . She had spent thousands of dollars with tho doctors and hiul been unable to find relief. Her case was considered hopeless. That is the experience of Mrs. C. Reed, a well-known lady of this city. A Xnggrt reporter culled upon her at her homo last Tuesday. She was willing to be interviewed, she laid, if she could be the means of pointing out toother unfortunates the wny to recovery and good health. "It has been over fill pen ycers since the mnlnrty asserted itself," suid Mrs. Keed. "Since then, until within tho last tew mouths, I never knew what it was to be well for a single day. I could not sleep. My am ui went away nnu l organ o lose neth. This continued for years. I hwa HIP Ml wmIt 1 could not wuit upon myself. I had to have ine uoip oi outers to ureas and undress, even to walk from one room to another. I Inst all my strength. In addition, I hod dropsy of iuv uiwu. jiy iiiuuB were swollen, ana nothing i could do seemed to afford nie re lief. The doctors said I must take iron to strongmen and invigorate my blood. I took irnti ifue tt hv llin If. ! l.w !... I . took it morning, noon and night. Out it did no goon, anu i nnu nnaiiy lost nil nope. 1 At last t saw an account of Dr. William. fink Pills for Pale People. I thought this uiieii my case exneny anu 1 tneu to get some of the pills. They were not kept at tho drugstores here, and I had to send to Olym pla. They came finally, however. I beguu to bike them and experienced relief immedi ately. I sent for two more boxes to the Dr. Williams' Company at Schenectady, N. Y., and by the time I hid taken them I felt like a new woman. I have been taking them occasionally since then. " it was two years ago that I begun to use Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. I was sixty years of sec then, and had not been able to do my housework for many years. Now I am able to care for myself, to do my own work, and I can walk long distances without being espe cially fatigued. i0" I think my cure is a marvelous one, and is due entirely to the Pink Pills for Pale People. Without them I tear I should have been dead before now. "Since iny cure has become known the drti(ririts here have always kept the pills, and I do not have to send sway for them any more. I have recommended them to several of my neighbors, and I know that they have done much good iu more than one case simi lar to my own," In order to confirm this statement beyond all doubt Mrs. Reed offered to make sffldSTit to iu truth, and the affidavit is hers pre sented : Stats op Washtnoion, ) County ok Lewis. Mrs. Martha L. Reed, being first duly sworn on her oath, says thnt she has read the foregoing report of an interview with her, and that the same is nsshe gave hand is correct in every particular. (.Signed.) Mrs. Mabtfia L. Rekd. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 14th day of May. 1805. J. M. Kepnuk, Notary Public. A case of similar import nd of much in terest is here given also, the -same having been originally published by the Advance of Ogdensburg, N. Y. While it is from the fur east, the facts can nevertheless be easily aulnlnntiufcd by writing the patient direct. Kvery female who is neiirini? the critical period of a wotuau'i life will be pleased to THIRD NATIONAL BANK OF SCR Capital, Surplus, Undivided Profits, Special attention given to Business and Personal Accounts. 3 Interest Paid on Interest Deposits. AID Bolts, Nuts, Bolt Ends, Turnbuckles, Washers, Riv ets, Horse Nails, Files, Taps, Dies, Tools and Sup plies. Sail Duck for mine use in stock. SOFT STEEL HORSE SHOES and a full stock of Wagon Makers' Supplies, Wheels Hubs, Rims, Spokes, Shafts, Poles, Bows, etc. TTE1IE1I SCRANTON. PA. state mmi SCHOOL NEW GTMNASIUM.1 EAST STROUDSBURG, PA. A Famous School In a Famous Location A MONO TIJE MOUNTAINS OP THE noted rpKort. the Delaware Watxr (Jan. A seliool of tbr0 to four hundrml pupils, witli nooTor-crowdinK elsama, but wber traebn-s ran be aims arqnsinlfd with their paplla sua help lim ItidiTlnnally In tbeir work. Minlcru improvcninn'a. A flnanaw gymna sium. Iu ciiarro of expert trainers. Wa tach dewing. Di essoin kliw. Ony Modeling, Free Inn '1 and nlecbaulcal Drawing without extra ebsree. Write to os nt onee for nnr patalnvna an-1 ether liifurmat on. You train mora in small svbool tbaa iu tbs overcrowded scboola, Address GEO. P. BIBLE, Principal. hear the story told by Mrs. Frank Murray, as follows : Mrs. Frank Murray, who resides near OKdeiislmrg, N. Y., says : 44 1 am 46 years oi age, aud for a number of years resided in 1'rcscott, Out. We moved over here some time aifo and have worked thla form since. It is what ii known as the Ferguson Farm and is about six miles out from the city. My husband is now working in Ogdensburg at his trade, that of a stone mason, while my children and myself carry on the farm. "1 have been a great sufferer from sick headache, which would generally come on about evening, and I would be completely prostrated, not even able to lift my hand or help myself in sny way. These spells would lust for about 24 hours, and would leave me in so weakened a condition that for a few days I could scarcely drag about th. house. Periodically the spells would come on me. I have also had considerable spinal trouble, the sharp, darting tongues of pain being mort severe, following along my spins and to the back of my head. "Have doctored much, bnt without the desired result I heard of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills ibr Pale People, and also later heard of the cures they had effected in number of persons personally known to me, and it was their published stories that lie. cided me to try them. "I got some of the pills, and after I had. taken the first bos I had no more headaches for several months. Last fell the headaohts returned, however, and I took another bog of the pills and am happy to say have not since been bothered. "This summer my head began to have a heavy feeling, and at times I was quits drowsy, but no pains accompanied it. I now have more pills snd though I've taken onlv a few I feel well again. "I doo't think sny person could stand it great while to be troubled as I wss snd stand the amount ol pain. I know that Pink Pills are a good medicine and fully what they are represented to be. I hare recommended them to some of my Mends with beneficial results. Oh, my, yes I They have done wonders for me. I no all my own housework on the farm. We have a dairy of twelve cows, and often when tbs boys are very busy getting in the crops I have milked all the cows alone." Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People have an enormous sale, and from all quarters come in glowing reports of the excellent re sults following their use. An analysis proves that they contain in a condensed form sJl the elements necessary to give new life and rich ness to the blood and restore shattered nerves. They are an unfailing specifio for such dis. eases ns locomotor ataxia, partial paralysis, 8t. Vitus' dance, sciatica, neuralgia, rheuma tism, nervous headache, the after effects of la grippe, palpitation of the heart, pale and sal low complexions, that tired feeling resulting from nervous prmtrntinn ; all diseases result ing from vitiated humors in the blood, such ss scrofula, ehronio erysipelas, etc. They are d 1 an anAnflj, f., I r ..1.1 . 1 : .. . C 1 . such so suppressions, irregularities, and all forms ot weakness. They build up the blood and restore the glow of health to pale and sal low cheeks. In men they effect a radical cure in nil eases (rising from mental worry, over work or excesses of whatever nature. There are no ill effects following tho use of this won derful medicine, and it can be iriven to chil- aren wun perfect safely. inese nuts are manufactured nv the Ir. Williams' Medicine Company, Schenectady, N. Y.. and are sold onlv in boxes bearing- the firm's trade mark and wrapper, at 60 cents a box or six boxes for t2M, and fl.ro never sold in bulk. They muv 1 had of nil drttnnsts or direct by ninil from Dr. Williams' Medicine Company. The price nt which these pills are sold makes a course of treatment inexpensive as compared with other remedies. ANTON. $200,000 300,000 64,000 STi Wi&i.m ft aw nmmtfmVmVmmmmmmmm MANSFIELD STATU NORflAL SCHOOL. Intellectual and practical training for teachers. Three courses of study beside preparatory. Special attention given to preparutlou for college. Students ad m'.tted to best colleges on certificate. Thirty graduates pursuing further studies lant year. Oreat advantages for special studies in art and music. Model school ot three hundred pupils. Corps of sixteen teachers. Peautlful grounds. Magnificent buildings. Large grounds for athletics. Elevator nnd Infirmary with nUenda.nl nurse. Fins gymnasium. Everything furnished at an average cost to normal students of IM.l a year. Fall term, Aug. . Wlnfsr term, Dec. i. Spring term, March 16. Ftudents admitted to classes at any time. For catalogue, containing full Information, apply to 01 JIT S. II. ALBRO, Principal, Mansfield Pa.,
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