THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 1902. t N ' ' '" 1 ' " """ i in i, i , IM MI , M lmm. , I,,,.,, j The laVida"Corset j f. 1 N Miss McCarthy' xJSmK "' Cl fw A I An Expert Corsetiere ISmMk. ' I II IF II ll H II " ' ' J ' Pi V-CAKVVVSL W LI 1 Ural ft M I 9 wLffl ,... ,i Representing the LA VI DA CORSET, Is here this week. We ) fffKyV ' " 9M. UfcA m-JRii. . J S would be pleased to have you attend this special display of these Q $ lma S ? Celebrated Corsets. You will find all the new models that em- ( PilR '''VtIA 191 flHT " " 5 v ? body the essential features necessary to conform with the present j M'IVyMl'w)) fwi in m Scranton s Big Store 5 j Mw fcMWH ' I l. ffwd 1 1 5 f '77 ff ! r ' IT IS A VERY OLD FESTIVAL INTERESTING HISTORY OF THE EISTEDDFOD. Dates Back 1,000 Years Before the Christian Eva Has Been. Held at Regulai- Intervals Since the Sixth Century National Eisteddfods in Wales for the East Thirty Years. Mottoes of the Bardic Provinces Into Which Wales Was Sub-Divided in Ancient Times. The follow Intr interesting "History of the Eisteddfod" was printed in the ofllelal programme of the LcIiIkIi Val ley festival at Allentown on Monday, and will servo to enlighten many people- who are in the dark as to what an eisteddfod really Is: An eisteddfod (pionuimccd as if it were spelled fthi-toth-iodo) is to the nitiie WeHiuiiu what the Sirngcrfcsl. is to the (iciimn; more tli.m oilier upturn it is icpriMiitatiio ot In lountry end aiouse.-, Jils n.ilinnal pride. The Welsh claim de Kent from Oonicr, llin gi.imlnn of Noah. 'Ilu-y wric. the Ciinmeiii uf anthptity, Tlic C'lmbri of lire rirly ltviii.ui period, and they .ire the Cyiiiiy of today. ' 'I he eisteddfid is the oldest of their nitionil ilvtlttitiom. It dttes luck to the pu-liistorii- pe riod, 'tradition teaches u tint a iov.il cletciM fud was held under the mipiees of rijdim al Acdd Mawi, who ruled in ISrltaln about HXIO II. t'. Tin- first bb-torlcal lcferi'iice to an ohleddfod ur in Car&n'n C'niiiinrnl.ii'ic. Ilo wrut tint the Gallic Dinids acmlh'd at a Itxri period if the jcar in a i-misci ratio plate, ami all who had disputes c-inic and submitted to the Oarers and de-termination.. Tim lnstvrlc pi rlod of Hie cMeddfod dated fiom 510 A. D., whin an cblrddfod was. held at Coii'ij, at which Maclgwjn (In-; until presided. I'limi tint date to Til", the eisteddfod was held at lcguh'ir intervals, when circiunslciiu o.s peimltted. The most notable were those of iV-i), 117(1, Lien, JJW5, llbl and IVil. Alter the .soicreiimty paced out of the hands of the Weljh, the eisliddfod ot its authority, but buffered no loss of intlueine in literary matters. " I'XDCIl KOVAti ( OMMISMON. Thoso held under .e rojal commission een ieil authority in homo thliips notably that of no, wheal the Welsh weu- loiumindeil to adopt Mir names. The strictly inodein ci.-teddfod ihtis troni 1771. National cMcildM liae been held in Wales annually for thirty jtais or more, and loial meetinirs hue bun Ik Id wlieieer Welsh nun may be found, tun ill Austtalia, fcoulli Afrir.i and l'jlni;oiii.i. 'I'lip most notable eisteitdlivl held on Amerran wilt was that which ecmrned at Cliicatro duri'iu the World's fair. Tlic 'ileiliIfod in the rniled States has been devoted ihlrrly to ilmr.il and part t-inginfr, but literature, oratory, and M-ulptnrc h.ne not been cntliely ij;norid. It lu tliiu un derRono frreat clnnijes, but not without leavuift it Inipiess upon the tlvlliration of toil.iv, which U illftiu(tiely llilti-b. The primitive eisteddfod was a tribal ins'itu t ion. und was the kilile K"etnmcnt, ihurch and ollilfv of the larly C.imilo tribes. It thus be tame the cradle of law, leantitiK and liberlj. Its IMlroiu and promoteit. alwajb upheld the doctrine of pciullty, and cultivated individuality, the most notul characteristic of the Colt. These Inllueiues, acting for ages, i;avu to the world the modem doctrine of pergonal liberty, bo admirably cxprcs-ul by Jefferson, and adopted by all progressive peoples. The most peifett of (he gcncininciilg of today tc modeled after the am lent eisteddfod. In the laiiirujee of a notsd wilier, the eisteddfod N to this ery hour the loof and archetype of our political sjntcm. mottoks or Tin: ):isTi:nuroi). The mottoes uie those of the eisteddfod mil the the "chairs" of llardie Provinces into which Wales was in ancient times divided. "(3vvir jn ub.vu ( H.vd" "Truth against the world" is the motto ot the eisteddfod ahd (lomcdd of Hards n a whole. "Diiw u phop IlJlonl" "timl und all that is fiooT'-ls the motto of the Pirdie Province of (IlimorBiiii; "Calon with rialon" -"lleait to Hcait" as that of the Provimo of ll.vfcd (Southwest Wale). "Icj.ii ni'ii fiainvvalth" '.lesus foibld Injustice" Is tint of (ivvjncill (orthirn Wales), and "A laddo .i leddir" "IIj that (.lajH shall be lain" is tint of the I'ow.vs (Central Wales), "Dm Xavvdd Diiw a'l l)anj;iiif" "Under the piotccllon of (iod and II U peace" -js the motto uf the (hair, Instituted at I'ueibn, acoordins to tradition, by Kins' Arthur and Knights, of Iho Hound Table, and It was to the province of tills C'lulr tint the old City of Lon don was attaihcd. Aside from Us puipoc to m-tiui t. intcicsl ami pi eat e, the eisteddfod hat a definite mission, It h t footer worthy iiiubltlon in music, in tin aits, and In lltcratmc; to fan to, enduitin; llaiuc the flint spark of embryonic gcnlvu; to fucouiago Mrurallnt; incdioirity In it pitlictle and appai intly hopeless biitretini," of the waves of advciso Ireumstanccs ami conditions in a word, to up lift, to piomote, to cherish. How many btcrllii'j; artists there be upon the board of the llrltidi metropolis ui.d cIm'wIuiu today who point with pride and t'l'-dltude to the cUttddful as their Alnia Miterl And cvrn in our o'vn laud thu briuflccnto of tilts nc-stor of ino.-dc unit lltv'ia tnrc ln been utteolcd in many imtauics, Let us then lend our best ecergb'S tu the main tnunie of thu noble institution and the fuithei (UK ot objects vvhli h coiiiprlsu lis "icatuii to be." and Ih it t wirier wiio can go In and pull many a giuno out of the fire. Uiicon Intends to play him in the outfield." Miss .Stella Innls, of Clay avenue, Is the guest of friends In Now York. Oeoige Brock, of Webster avenue, Is Indisposed tit his home. JIIss Stella Sawyer and James David son, both of this place, were married last week In Uinghuniton. Mrs. Hayes returned to her home In New York yesterday, after a stay of several months with her daughter, airs. H. M. Spencer. Mrs. Kldroil, of TmiKhamton, is the guest ot Mrs. J. B. Bronson, of Elm street. Michael, Anthony and Charles Mur ray left yesterday for Lopez, where they will permanently reside. Mrs. Samuel Snyder, of Webster ave nue, is visiting friends in Now Jersey. Joseph Henley, a student at Holy Cross college, Is spending the Easter holidays with his father, M. J. Henley, of Chestnut street. dunwore. Arthur S. Smith, it trained nurtse at the Dlnglmmton state hospital, Is spending the week with his brother, Harry A. Smith. The following ilo png Is from the Blnghainton Star: "Arthur Smith, the well-known state hospital player, will enter the profes sional ranks tills season und has signed with 'Lou' Bacon's Troy team. If Smith does not more than hold his own In the New York State leusue, then some acknowledged competent critics will admit that they do not know u star diamond perfornuer Vhen they see him, Smith possesses every require ment, lie l a good sticker, fast on his feet, cun play the Infield or outileld, DOING MEN'S WORK. Some Women Who Are Meeting with Phenomenal Success. i'loin the Kansas City htai. There are few trades and business enterprises nowadays that do not number some dauntless woman among their workers, managers or employers. Widows, thrown upon their own re sources, frequently assume charge of their husband's business perhaps mi occupation they never voluntarily would have chosen or ambitious girls follow their fancy in some strange, bc cjuso novel, occupation. The only woman manager nf a great biscuit concern is Miss Jennie HiUii ner, of I'itt.ston, Pn who succeeded her father in lull control of st great plant. One of the finest hotels in the south is the now one in Jacksonville, Fin., whose spnior proprietor Is Mrs. A. K. Dodge. Women are beginning to adopt the hotol business as a larger form of housekeeping for which the training of the centuries has lltted them. Mrs. Kinnni Shaftpr Ilowaul, n weal thy widow of California, is secretary of the Women's Stale Agricultural and Horticultural union. One of the pioneer wood and steel en gravers of this country, Miss Surah Fuller, recently died in New' Jersey at ine age oi (.i. Mie worked many years at her delicate craft for Harper's and all the great New York publishing houses. Miss Vincent, once of Marblehead, Mass., is earning a. good living as a pilot, in San Pedro harbor, California. A sawmill Is successfully run by a woman near Plalnlleld, N. J. Mrs. David Blackford carries on thin indus try, performing the part of engineer, and hiring a man and boy for rough work, Her husband spends sis months of each year in South America, search ing for lumber, ami thus the profits of the lucrative business are kept In the Blackford family. Mrs. Blackford Is a comely young women, who super vises all the financial and mechanical partB of the sawmill, turning out ex tra fine work. A Wisconsin woman Is a successful poultry raiser, and Is employed by the state board of agriculture as a lectur er. She has studied tho language of potiltty, and believes that a hen's vo cabulary consists of seventeen words, a rooster's of seven. Among beekeepers of the northwest Mrs. Stow, of Rvnnston, III., Is re garded as an authority. She Is vice president of the State Beekeepers' as sociation, and has a well equipped apiary of 109 colonies of bees, which she handles without fear. Two women of San Jose, Cal., Joseph ine Graham and Louisa Held, own and carry on a barber shop, They have been buibers for eight years. Their shop Is clean, neat mid attractive, con taining good pictures, tlowers and mag azines, and Is patronized by many of tho loading cltlnens, A "boss" contractor In Philadelphia of some prominence is Mrs. Hugh Brady. Her husband was a well- known contractor for hauling and cart ing. At his death, tho young widow, familiar with tho business, carried It on, remaining In the sume little olllcn iihcd for so many yetus. Very few people know that the "firm of Brady & Sou" Is a woman, both former mem bers being dead. She personally super vises all important Jobs, quietly going about in short skirt and sensible shoes, Shu works twelve hours a day, and finds that out-of-door work conduces to robust health. Miss Julia Mack, of St. Louis, is a city weigher, the only one that tho mayor Indorses. Duilui; tht past yeur she lias turned In $S13 pi out from her scales to tho city tienuury, while all the other weighers reported" that they could barely meet expanses. Miss Mack works ten hours a day, and has held the position through three admin istrations, In spite of many competi tors. Wives. " Tho late picideiit of tho SletliodUt ronf'.'i. (nee In Kii,iand, Mr. Walkinwui, has a neat turn for Iho word in proper tcason, As ewy one may Know, John Wrtiey'a wifo was u tenuajfiut. Ohio when kta)ins; as a (,'ucst at a certain home, Mr. Woll.iiisoii tome down to brealtjsi very lair, "Von uro a diKineiate ton of our founder, Mr, Watkluson," said the hwtj "he used t get up at 1 In the mornhii;." "Vi,' said thu cucut, taMnif lib seat ccuipotcdly at the table, "and If I hid had lului WcsK'j's wife, I should have got up at S." d 28. Thursday and Friday, March 27 an A cosmopolitan exhibit. Paris, London, New York and this cty are shown together, and each is content in the association of the others for nothing but the very best is iere. Such as we show now. have never been equaled in Scranton before. They have character, dash, brilliancy; every line of their make-up is a line of beauty. Every effect is an effect to attract and favorably impress. It is impossible to portray their airy gracefulness with the hard pos itive lines of a pen. Come to our Second Floor to see them; you will be well repaid. Your Easter wants in Hats can be easily selected from this immense stock. All the Latest Trimmed Millinery, all the latest effects in the Roll ing Rim Sailor. Just a glimpse at a few: One is called the DU BARRY. This chic Sailor is trimmed with foliage and berries. Then there is the SAN TOY; just the hat for a miss to wear for it has an air of smartness. Ready-to-Wear Hats. Untrimmed dress shapes in Fancy Straw and Tuscan. Then the Fancy Hats which are trimmed with flowers and ribbons. A complete line of Trimmings includes pearls, cabashons, braids.. This handsome Millinery Parlor is yours to roam in at will. ...SPRING... ...1902... w omen's Tailorflade Suits ,. .SPRING... ...1902...' The Big Store is showing an elegant line of Tailor-Made Suits The newest is here. at popular prices, $10.00 to $50.00. ETON SUIT Made of Basket Cloth, silk-lined jacket, trimmed with rows of satin ribbon to match. A new style cuff, also trimmed; skirt lined with near-silk lining, grad uated flounce; comes in black, blue, brown and tan. ince; comes in DiacK. Diue, Drown t . Priced at 3)12.50 ETON SUIT This number is made from Gamers-hair Cloth, single-breasted, with vest; can be worn either as an Eton or skirt jacket; richly trimmed with bands of taffeta, 4 rows of narrow stitching; bell sleeve and taffeta lined; 7-gore skirt, full-flare, lined with near-silk; black, -e blue, brown and tans. Priced ai JD, UU Silk Eton and Blouse Spring Novelties a line that is very extensive in all that Is new. Taffeta Satin and Moire Silk, also cheviot, serges and broadcloths. Priced at very low figures. WAIST More than usual interest in this line. It will be hard to find such an elaborate stock in this city. A Waist that will sell at sight, has 6 1 rows of cording in front, with velvet buttons, colors are light blue, maize, helio, lavender, Nile green, gray, old rose and black. A waist worth far more than the price asked for it .oGtl nton's Big 5tore0 Otifline Sftidi?s of Hiiman Natttre. Points Made by Mr. Wise. The pris-cnt Mite oi mind of reitain peiple with refercmo to IgiuIIiik the place where Iho uedc for the reeei.t fusion vlelory heloir, m well as to the fciTJinhlo fur n i-lure of the tpolK was well illmtralrd hy two (lork-s told hy .lohn K. Wise at u dinner in Madlton Square riaul.'ii In cclchrjtlon of Hie defeat ot TJiniiuny. The find, of these dories was alined at wu-r.il mem lulu of the Cltlens' t'liion, who weru piitenl at the time. If runs .18 follow: "A young fellow- who was iniMntr Ids flrt t.l.o:tlii'- till, in the Maine wood, had .ahni with him an old Knlde whose inatk.iwuiiship wis well Known, In the tomxe of a morulas,, i.inilile n paitrldge went up suddenly ohf.id of Iheiu. lloth raised their nuns W'I f'"-! t'l Bul'l' t th- liiul, the .vcnnif ipoiUnum at tho uttnoihuo irenerally. The liiul Ml, and hotli iulud In get it, The Riildc i?ot to It first, and, plcliinir it lip, prescnttd ft to the jouns hunter, and said rock) naturedly; " 'It don't make any dliU'iento width of lis hit lilin, as lout; a we lutwl him.' " Mr. Wlnc'rt scvond ktory, whlili was alnie.l at the patronage piothni, iuii this vvaji "A Southern family had for many sienerailom M-uipled a backwoods plantation. Ileio they Hud In a free and unconventional fa.hlon. When It was dinner time Iho old luloiid 'iiuiniii' would In I ni,- in the food of the mial, plue It on a table, and t tit ri blow- u cow hoin, tu rail the nu.n from the AthU. The dhcovety of loal la their plantation dunned tho family condi tion 6uddnly from pourty t uvilili. Tho family moved to Atlanta and adopted moie dis tillled habits of life, amum; which vw the courre dinner. Hut the old mammy' Mill did the lion orn of the table, To her the new way wa both dltaKruuble and confining. Tho iiiimbei of plans ncc c.-isaiy for tho various i unties was u particular tourcc of ahoo.vame, At bit the ills, appealed one day In the m!dt of illnnei. After tome teuidi her inUtieM lom.d her In tho Ultili. en, (vbbiiiK loudly, and Inquired what the trouble " 'Trublc fiiuuV the cald, plaintively. 'l'o gwino back tcr de plantation. I can't Ktand dli jar court. dinuei. Irc's too invjcli n-nlmblilng up plate fur de eiueiieii of de vittck.' "--Jfow Yolk Ttlbuiie. Oootl Old Customs. Captain Cubic Includvd auiooi- hU car;,,, 4 couple of Billon Jarj. of flue brapdy. Incidentally he also Included a lemaikahly muiiI and inlelli Kint cabin boy, 'the woithy captain hud a de.-p-looted uumioii to the Iniouveuient curiosity of the revenue olliceis In short, he deshed to land his brandy without their aid. I'pon bei lliint; his .ship alonshlilc the quay a pi.iniv was piiMieil on to the Jetly, und, as nion ns tho patiol came within u few jauls, the lablu boy, cairjlntt the Jai, stepped on Mioic, and was immediately .ucoitid by the cu,toins oflher, the following dialogue ensuing: "Well, my lad, what hive you there?" "Can't tell .vou, Mr." "Hut, lo.i inu,:," "Cap'n ialil I Wann't'to, sli." "Oh! I'm 11 iiistunii houio of lit er, bov, and if jou don't tell 1110 Mint jou lave theie I shall call tint pitml our jonder and have jwi ane.ted." "Will, sir, Cap'n'lt kill me it lie knowv, but, he mill I wa.s to take the Jars to Mr. ," niciitloiiliiir ofiieei'if inme, ".No, 12 II Mseot, with his (muplliueiits. "Oh, jes, I see, my lad. It's all light. I am 111'. , and here' lull a clown lor jouj und, tei, ki "Ut this way," allowing the boy pi. vate eslt to publli- toad. Strangely hioiikIi, the custonn olilcir Is (.till awaiting the auvent of the boy und ibe brauily-Til-lllt. Hnd Seeu Drunken Men, Mainly About 1'eoplo tells tlrta ttoiy about the much unerated and saintly IIUIiop ot Lincoln, Dr. Ilduard King, now- adianuii in jears and somewhat iiillriu, lie had leceutly been vbitlng llouriicmoutli for his health. After letting cue afteiiioon fur cme time on 4 Mat uu tlic psrudo he dcidred to move, but found smiuo dlillculty In rUing. A kliid-hcailcd Utile girl cd the to.vn was pacing, and, untlilua; his dlmiulty, ran up, salug; "Oh, let 111c help you." Ilr. King gave hc-r one of his svuet entiles and said: "Vuii' 1 e a dear little maiden, but I don't think jou'ro ttiong enough.'" "Why, ble you, sir," was the leply, "l'v often helped up daddy when he was a slKht .worse diunk than ou aie!" Needed the Soap. It was at u department stoic bargain counter tor odd and iihU Tho crush was terrific. Wo men squeezed, and elbowed unci shoved to pet alongside the counter. I'requently two of tli-:m happened to pick up the ,1111c bargain at cus uiul tlu- same time, and then (hey bo ih letalced their clutch en it and looked uat.-eis ut each 4 other until tho stronger of the two won the Uctoiy or the birgulu km lent into llbbou.,, A haughty matron with an electric seul mat picked up a bov containing three cakes of Im ported hoap for 8 cents at the same moment that an liiimblt-lool.liig little woman in faded tan coat had fastened her grap on the ba-, says the Washington 1'osl, "I believe I was the flist to lake hold of lhl," Jiald tho matron In the clcctrhi seal coat, fnv iligly. The liiunble-looklng little woman held en foi .1 minute, btud)ing her untagontit, then she slowly relaxed her bond on tho lic., "Well, you can haul it," the said, audibly. "You look as if 3011 need the soap," The baigaln cnunlrr is tho place to ob'civo how- ihey love one another. Test for n Weak Mind. Tu 0 mill In .1 cafe jcsterdiy were. dUciiim; the leceut gift by a noted millionaire of a largo sum of money to found 11 ilnlr ot piycholoy in Columbia college, "What Is psychology, 11 nj way J" asked on, "ItV the study of the mind, of the soul," said tho other. "What's the good of that?" asked tho skepti-. "A great deal of iiac," answered his com panion. "I have studied It to some extent m.v telf, and (an ileteet a weak-minded man fiom a slrong-inlndid one by a my Klmplc lest, for instance, if I cal make jou say 'fourliiu' agalu-t )our will you lack will puwu. Will you 1st me try It on jou? 1 believe- I euu makif jim say It." "Make me iny 'fourteen' agalint my willy Vcu can't do It. 1'iro away!" Ami thin ! the way the test workrdi A. How much aie sK and tout? Il.-Tcii. A. How- nuieli arc eight and tliieuf l.-i:icvcu. ' A. How- much arc nlno und suv'ilif 11,-bhteui. A. (trlumplianlly) Aha! There, uu said l. I knew jou would I II. (Indlgnainly)-Sald what? A. Sixteen. II. Hut "fouiteen" was tho wold we euw tor tho test. A. (eoo)ly) Well, jou've said it iijvv, ai-way. New- York Tilbvri-. John Sherman's Recollection. Although ex-.viiftary MIicniMii i populaily upiosed to have lout Ida giip, be Ins not m tliely forgotten the past, writes W, I!. Curtis. A nun who wa calling upvn him Ihoiuht he would .iv something pltai,t to Uu- veirraului ; Of Wall Paper, Shades, Picture Frames and Paint i1 .j Brushes Goes Merrily On... :;,;, ',1 .'H'r ':." .'If, ftlll-f" ''j'lr .t ins- II ' 1 H UNDRRDS OF PfiOPLF. nre daily reaping a harvest -from pin recent misfortune, 1 he old saying, "Irs an ill wintl thai blows nobody cood,'' was never better demonstrated thar by this great sale. Our loss is your gain, but we are bound to open our new store with an entirely new stock, and with that end ii! View, are selling our entire line of WALL PAPER, SHADHS, PICTURES -and PICTURE FRAMES way below the actual oost to us. " ' Some ot the stock is slightly damaVed, some is not. It' all' at the same price, n f JACOBS & FASOL Temporary Stores: 505 Linden Street. 308 Washington Avenue Opp. Tribune Bltfg: statesman and icuiail.id Hut he bad heaul Mr. Depevv lefer t-i l.iin in the mci,t eulogWlc teinn tlic other day. "Whom, did you sJy" lnulied Mr. Sheiniau. "Senator Pepew," "l Mr. Depv-w in the cno,teJ" liiqulrcd Mr. isheimaii, ludltfeiiutl;. "Yea." lopouded his Ulior. "You know bo succeciU Mr. Murphj, and ho told mc the ollri- day llul in Ills opinion jou Were (he grutist living Statesman in 'the I nltfd State, and that jou had done inor.e for jouf cvimtijf than w? other inaii who has set in.'cougict during the piescnt generation." "If Mr. Depevv had said Hut at'Cldeago inHii 1 should havu been noinliuted .i'lrptisiiinit.V i piled Mi. Nieimin, urcaslleally. ''His lompll incnt cviue too late." J