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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-08-10
WELSH JOTTINGS.

The Rev. H. Jenkins. pastor Of Ainon
English Baptist church, Merthyr Tyd,ll.
having received a second unanimous invi-
tation from the church at Honeyborough,
Pembrokesshire, has decided to remain In
his present sphere.
The new Cymmrodorion society of Dem
yer is preparing for great Sunday festi-
val to be conducted by Mr.. Ap Madoc.
In the west perhaps the greatest proof Of
the interest felt in Welsh music and litera-
ture is the newly organized Cambrian as
sociation of Utah at Salt Lake City. This
Is a direct result of the worlds fair els
teddfod victory of the Tabernacle choir,
under the leadership Of Prof. Evan Ste
phens, Ex-Governor Arthur l.. Thomas Is
president of the society. 1t will hold a
grand eisteddfod In October next, with
prizes amounting to over $1,000.
A conspicuously successful e!steddfod
was held at schofeld. Utah Territory.
towards the end Of June, the proceedings
occupying two days. The mines were
closed down and the town presented a gay
appearance, and flags and Welsh mottoes
were everywhere displayed. The presi-
dent was the Hon. Arthur L. Thomas
The adjud.cators were-on music. e. Bees
ley, lOOtie, anu H. EIuWuTuS,
and on literature, j. ]. Davies, Provo,
and John James. Salt Lake. The provo
was Thomas G. Reese. An amusing fea-
ture Of one of the sessions was u five
minute :mpromptu lecture. the subject be-
ing 1.-The Dude"
A well-written brochure on "Welsh
Nationality" showing what It Is and
what It isn't, has just been issued by the
Welsh National Press company, Carnar-
Won. 1t Is by c. E. Breese, who has some-
thing to say. and says It breezily. For
example:-"We cannot all be leaders, and
II will be Of immense Importance to the
Cymro Fydd movement that care SHALL
be taken in the selection Of Its chief
officers. Personal fame Is but too often
the purpose for which patriotic move
ments are started. Whenever this Is SO
patriotism Is the mask which DISCUSSES
infatuated self-conceit.'
Pedestrians who are desirous Of set
ting out on a walking tour In Wales, may
do SO 'advantageously by starting from
Hawarden and proceeding as far as Holy
well for the first stage. a distance Of
twelve miles. From Holywell proceed
to Abergele. Pass through Llandulas and
Llanduden, crossing the river Conway
to Aber. Conway. Aber, with Beaumar,s
on the right. will make the next station.
Proceed hence to Bangor. and hence to
Carnarvon. About twelve miles farther
on Is Llanberis, from which point Snow.
don can be ascended. and II the road Is
kept guide may be dispensed with From
this point SO many routes may be chosen
that 1t must be left to the tourist to de-
eide for himself. Good accommodat! ton
may be obtained at all places on the
route.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-08-10

him. Besides her own right to the best
society. Mrs. Chamberlain was backed
up by all the social influences Of the
American legation. as 1t was then: and
the result is, that Mrs. Chamberlain's
own tact ana position have gained for
her husband what his own money and
talents had been powerless to obtain
a fixed and agreeable place In London
society.
As for Mrs Curzon. she followed the
usual plan. and finds herself. the
daughter Of dry goods merchant, on
the top round Of, the social ladder.
where her husband rightly belongs. 1t
is an extraordinary fact that every
American woman who has married into
the Tory ranks-and almost without ex-
ception they have-has become a red.
hot Tory. led by Lady Randolph
Churchill. A story Is told Of several
American women at dinner In London
royal prerogatives with some
English peeresses. and every one Of the
Americans proclaimed her belief In the
divine right.of kings.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-08-10
Stories About the
Man from Maine.
Tom Reeds First Law Suit-Flow He Won
His Spurs in Congress Anecdotes.

When Reed first went to Washington
Tilden presidential election contest was
the reigning sensation. A special COM
mittee was to be appointed to investi-
gate allege frauds. That was the Pot
ter committee. Reed was lucky to get
a place thereon, a considerable honor
for new and unknown man. This
good fortune came to him largely be-
cause Garfield. Hale and other promi-
nent Republican members of the
house did not care for the job. 1t fell
to Reeds lot to examine the witnesses,
and the wood-cut. which hangs in his
library. shows the Potter committee at
work in the basement of the capitol.
with Tom Reed examining the famous
witness. Anderson. 1t will be remem-
bered that this witness testimony, as
brought out by Colonel William r.
Morrison. contained an appalling ar
raignment of Republican methods in
louisiana. That was on Friday. On
Saturday Governor Claffiin went to
Washington, and, meeting Reed, said
to him: what is the matter down
here? I can't find any of our Republi-
can fellows. They all appear to be
ashamed Of themselves and in hiding"
"Well, we will change that" remarked
Reed, coolly. What are you going to
do?" inquired the governor. II am
going to cross-eXamine that witness.
and I'll tear him all to pieces" said
Reed. When a number of Republicans
heard what the young congressman
was going to do they sought him out
and demonstrated. They said 1t would
never do to attempt cross-examina-
tion of Anderson. for even II liar that
witness was much too smart to be
caught at it. We'll see about that"
drawled Reed. "Ill make that fellow
trot or Jump the harness"
The next Monday Anderson was put
on the stand again. and Reed cross-ex-
amined him. Probably there never was
before or since such fine example of
the high art of roasting witness. Even
the Democratic papers conceded that
their witness had gone to pieces. and
the Republicans began to come out of
their hiding places. AS Reed himself
says. II never had SO much fun outside
lished Reeds reputation as a man of
shrewdness and nerve, and when the
committee was about to go over to New
York the Tilden people paid the young
congressman from Maine the high COM
pliment Of sending a dispatch to Wash
ington reading as follows: For Gods
cake get that fellow Reed off the COM
mittee"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-08-10
SLOW.GOING JOHN BULL.
1t Takes Him q Fortnight to Hold Ills Par.
liamcntary Elections. and Nc Wouldn't,
for the World. Hasten the Job Along.

From Barron's London Letter.
London. July 19.-English election
methods seem to an American extreme
ly primitive and agonizingly slow. For
the better part of week the country
has been In the. throes Of voting a new
parliament into existence, and at this
time only 295 members have been elect
ed. There Is no attempt to minimize
the bother Everything proceeds in a
leisurely fashion, the boroughs, coun-
ties and districts selecting their own
polling time within the prescribed limit
of days, with no concern whatever for
the time of voting in other places. In
America all is done that may be to Sc
cure uniformity Of action in general
elections. and the public knows with
almost detailed accuracy the verdict
of the entire country less than six hours
after the close of the polls on the one
and fixed voting day.
An Englishman seems not to perceive
the benefit Of this systematizing Of the
suffrage function. and when you tell
him of 1t elevates his eyebrows while he
mods deprecatory intelligence of what
you say and remarks compassionately:
"Ah, well, to be sure; but that isn't
the way We do 1t over here" The
temptation to respond. But you should
do 1t that way" somehow never gets
beyond thought, the uselessness Of
contending against established custom
In England being one of the first les
sons learned by an attentive stranger.
Aversc to Innovations.
At little supper the other evening
an old Londoner, who Is something In
an art and literary way. expressed
sort of muffled susurration of regret
that there are so few clock towers with
reliable time about London. Encour-
aged by this home criticism, I VEN
tured to say that II would be an en-
ormous advantage to the visitor II the
names Of streets were more generally
and cOnspiculOusly posted at turnings
and diverging places. The gentleman
bent his head until he could get a COM
manding view of me over the top Of his
glasses, regarded me curiously for a
moment as II debating just the-proper
thing to say within such extraordinary
circumstances, and then replied reflec-
lively: II dare say that might be
convenience, butone is supposed to
know streets. you know Under such
a sitting rebuke what could one do but
gasp and reach for a sip Of wine? II
in matters Of such trifling moment John
Bull Is dtsinclined to change hereditary
conditions and adopts innoyations with
extreme deliberation and reluctance
1t hardly is to be supposed he will light
ly consider any interference with the
has-beenness OF that great bulwArk OF
British power and permanence. the
voters prerogatve. So. as 1t has been
from time interminable In the. matter
Of polling. the public waiting-with the
cheerful patience Of pride in national
customs-the passing Of the excessive
six or ten days between the casting Of
the first and the last votes at every
oto 81 ort
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-08-10
I'm the Wonderland
OF North America.
~ wa AA !.
Some Interesting Facts and Figures
About the Energetic City Of st. Paul.

, six largest cities of the United States.
st. Paurs rate being $50 per cent. on
thousand. whereas New York city Is
26-4S per cent, and Londons. 1911 per
cent.
st. Paul Is the capital Of the state Of
Minnesota, with a population In 1870
of lsS. 900. but now they claim for it near
lsO. .OOO A peculiar feature of this pop
ulation is that the German. Irish and
Jewish element compose 60 per cent. or
It, In politics st. Paul Is Democratic
by a small majority. st. Paul has
thirty-nine public parks and grounds.
We were shown through many of them
by our friend. w. II. Howe. who also
escorted us pretty we'll over the CITY,
We We're favorably Impressed with
Como lake and park as second to none
of its years that we had seen. This
park Is virtually new. having been for
mally opened in 1894. 1t Is three miles
from the city and contains $50 acres, OF
which one-fifth Is water-numerous lit
tie lakes-with natural hills and dales
exquisitely shaded by stately trees. and
the beauty of the landscape is augment
ed by numerous flower and foliage
beds OF unique designs. and well-built
gravel walks and roads. and many
fountains. A novel feature was the
luxuriant growth Of grass under the
trees. especially the oak. where heavi-
ly shaded. II was as velvety and rich
in color as that on the open lawn. There
was some 200 boats In use on the lake
and the brilliancy OF the scene at night
with its electric lights baggars de-
scriItlon.
Picturesque Fort Smelling.
Fort Smelling is distant from the city
some five miles and is reached by elec-
tric and steam cars and also by
steamer. 1t Is very picturesquely sit
uated on the high banks Of the Missis-
sippi river near the mouth of the Min
nesota. A bridge 500 feet long and
ninety-elght feet high above the water
crosses the mississippi at the extreme
end Of Summit avenue--a handsome
uhoroughfare extending from the city.
lined with elegant residences. lawns.
etc The bluff is eighty-seven feet above
the railroad track. The reservation
contains LOO acres. and 400 soldiers Of
the regular army are stationed here.
j. f. Richmond.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-08-10
FoOTLlGHT FLASHES.
Nat Goodwin Ii q bicyclist
Bernhardt has \ pet lion.
Heyse has written I'm nlava.

deySe mas written lOO plays.
Joe Jefferson Is growing stout.
SOusa has composed six operas.
Hauptman's father was q weaver.
Marie Jansen has new company.
Mary Anderson is writing memoirs.
D!gby Bell will revive Tar and Tar
tar"
Levallo's opera, Marie Stuart" will be
given at Rouen.
Katharine Kidder will appear next sea-
SON in AS You Like It."
Charlotte Behrens has recently under
gone bronchial surgical operation.
Wannemacher Is playing all the popular
airs Of the day at Lincoln Park.
Otis Skinner has = new play Of which
Villon. the poet. Is the principal character
Sir Arthur Sullivan Is writing the music
for ballet to be given at the Alhambra
Music Hail.
Louise Beaudet has replaced Marie
Tempest In the Artists Model at the
Lyric theater. London.
Paderewski is having a new Scotch fan
tasy for the plano written for him by Sir
Alexander Mackenzie.
I Damroschs Philadelphia season Of Wag-
ner opera will be at the Academy of
Music the latter part Of February.
(hrisfino Ni,,,n, hos 4,st ,.a,,i,,ta,, cuvo
don after an ahs.noa -, .,ah, waars :,
attend her nenhsu,,. usaans
Roito hos nor,n,a,aa h;s o,.ro eva
rome" and has also written the libretto
for Verdrs cantata entitled "Purgatory."
1t is said that Fanny Davenport Is to
revive her Fedora" la Tosca," ''Cleo-
natra" and "c,smonda.; dnrinp ber com.
ing engagement In Boston.
nlavs be,onping IA tbe late I.a wrence Rar-
rett. except George Roker's "Eroncosca
ia Rimini" Mr. Morrison has sac,,r al
"Genlon." .yor,ck.s Love" and "R,en., "
A great drawhock IN tho Chinese tbeoter
Is the absence of artificial scenery nova
ble pIeces na,nfed canvas and other ac.
cessores 10 stage Illusions Two ,obies
three or fonr feet anart win a hoard
laid across. represent a bridge
Franz Ondricek the Bohemian yiol,n;st
who has besn engaged for a tour or the
United States during the coming season
will make his American debut with the
New York ph;lharmonic soc,etv on M
yember 16.
MANY peonle wbo have an,auded tho
dignity OF Joseph JefYerson's Rim Van
Wrinkle will be surnrised IN learn that In
1861 the great actors name accounted az
prominent a position on the bnrlesoue hill
boards as It does now in Legitimate come
dy.
Out.of-door sbakesneare 10 nrosner,np
all over the country. and In one Western
city "A Midsummer Nights Dream ran
for two weeks In another nlaca "pina.
fore" was sung with the nrInc;na,s and
chorus ON bIcvcles 40 long as thew could
60, 4. -, =. .II...
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-08-10
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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-08-10

Railroad mems working Shoes only 81. %
and We warrant them for wear. The steveN
are only few Of our bargains Why, Of course !
We can sell cheaper than others We buy our
goods for cash, and our expenses are very
small. Is It not tho fancy stores and large sx1
penses have to charge more for the goods "a
make money. Give US . call before going els
where and We will guarantee you satisfacsion.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-08-10
AMUSING.

Cobwigger-"You seemed rather amused
over the Idea Of your wife's wearing
boomers" smith-"You'd be amused
yourself II you could see, her when she
tried 10 find something Ia her workbasket
and emprisd It into her iap."-Judgs.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-08-10
GHm0ye's Aromatic Wine

UIfWW ES HvUWUHC WINS
"A tonic for ladies. If you
are suffering from weakness:
and feel exhausted and ner.
vous; are getting thin and all
run down; Gilmore's Aro
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to your cheeks and restore
you to flesh and plumpness.
Mothers, use it for your
daughters. 1t is the best
regulator and corrector for
ailments peculiar to woman.
hood. 1t promotes digestion,
enrrhes the blood and gives
lasting strength. Sold by
Matthews Bros, Scranton
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-08-10
MAKING LIGHT OF HIM,

Rector-You see things in a different
light since you married, do you not?"
Mrs. Nuwed-'1 ought to. There were fif-
teen lamps among our wedding presents"
-"Pick-Me-Up.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-08-10
GOING
OUT OF BUSINESS
NOT.

We are in the business to stay. and what We
advertise is no fake. We will offer to the pub
lie the following bargains In Shoes for 10 days
only:
Y pairs Ladies' Russet Oxford
Ties, sizes q to :, at.............. Csc
"a pairs Ladies' Russet OxfOrds,
very fine, sizes q to 81, At. ST.. 10
Ladies' Fine French Dongola =.
Shoes at Ct -Sk(
=, Are worth q 50
Ladies' Fine Shoes for ...~... ST .OO
Are worth SIS
Mems Satin Calf Shoes, ali
leather, for. .................... ST q
Mems Fine Shoes, hand sewed,
AVA 0IsI
Are worth -
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-08-10
AN oLD.TIME NOVEL.

A pretty girl
With wavy curl,
An evening party somewhat late:
A homewerd walk,
A loving talk
"A kissing tableau at the gate.
A moonlight night, ~
n. A hand sQueesed tight, lis'
A little reference to papa; IL
A little kiss, IA,
H IA httle bliss. a. t'""
"A consultation with mamma. ~
"A little church.
For bad or worse
You take this maid your wife to be;"
A trembling yes.
A loving press, 10 ,5S
A little wife TO live with me.
-WtlliamS Weekly.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-08-10
How No Won MS spurs.

In Tom Reeds library hangs a
framed wood.cut from one Of the H.
Illustrated papers. It depicts the scene
first spurs - 2 member Of congress.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-02-16
MARY-A.LIVERMORE
Her Retirement from the Lecture
Platform Announced
Her Work a. . Member of the Sanitary
Commission During the War -Iden-
titled with All the Reforms Of
the Past Four Decades.

Mrs. Mary A. Livermore. OF Boston,
who recently announced that she was
about to retire from the lecture plat
form, has been in the public eye for the
last two generations as the advocate
and champion of all the great reforms
for the amelioration of the condition OF
her sex. But perhaps her greatest
work. and that for which she viii be
longest remembered, was her earnest
labors during the civil war for the bet
terment of the condition of the SOL
diers. 1t would be impossible to give
an adequate idea of the work that she
did-a work that has endeared her
name to every soldier. While Mrs.
Livermore says that she does not pro-
pose to devote SO much of her time as
hitherto to lecturing, she does not in
tend to retire absolutely from the field,
and viii unquestionably be heard occa-
sionally in and about Boston. She is
anxious to devote the major portion of
her time to certain literary work which
she has in hand
Mrs. Livermore'S maiden name was
Rice, and she was born in Boston of
Welsh parents, December 10, 1921. She
was noted in childhood for resolution
and restless activity. being foremost in
all healthful outdoor sports, and also
remarkable for proficiency in her stud
les She was pupil and for some
time teacher in the Chariestown fe-
male seminary. AT the age of eighteen
she went as governess to Virginia,
much against the will of her father,
who had the old-fashioned idea that a
woman's place was at home, and that
she should never take the guidance OF
her life into her own hands; but she
was self-willed and went, and was sue
cessful. She remained south for a
couple of years, and then taught at
Duxbury. Mass. There she met Daniel
p. Livermore, Universalist clergy
MED successfully to Stafford, Conn.,;
Maiden and Weymouth, Mass; Auburn,
n. Y, and Quincy, H., in which places
he had pastorates. In 1857 he became
the editor and publisher of the New
Covenant, in Chicago.
During this time Mrs. Livermore
wrote frequently for the periodicals Of
her denomination, and edited the Lily,
besides assisting her husband for twelve
years as associate in his editorial work.
While resident of Chicago she became
identified with various movements in
the cause of reform. She early became
interested in the condition of the SOL
GierS, and in 1869 was appointed one Of
the agents of the northwestern branch
of the United States Sanitary commits
sion, which had then been recently es-
tablished in Chicago. During that year
she travelled extensively throughout
the northwest, everywhere organizing
sanitary aid societies. In the following
December she attended council OF
the National Sanitary commission at
Washington. and the next spring was
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-02-16

the skeleton and some of the flesh OF "a
large whale on Ragged island 90 feet
or more from high-water mark, and a
mile and half from the water.
1t is easy to understand how large
whales are now resting on the SUBMITS
of mountains where the earth has been
thrown up in huge ridges and the sea
turned back, but how whales in
the flesh could be sconveyed there
was puzzle to many. 1t is, how
ever, easily accounted for. Thus, the
ship Sheerwater sighted in the Antarctic
waters a large berg in which, 1000
feet from the water. was whale, near
~ all of its body standing out in bold
relief. The explanation was that about
certain island near the south pole a
wall of ice had formed. down upon
which snow from the neighbcripg cliffs
had blown and accumulated, pushing
the ice down deeper and deeper, until
finally, by sinking. il was 100 or 200
feet thick. Onto this submerged ice field
3 large whale was blown or washed, be-
coming encased in ice and slowly fro
zen in. Finally an of-shore gale de-
tached the ice-6eld and it blew of as
berg and broke mp. The lower por-
ton melted. and finally the ice tipped
over and the embedded whale was car
ried 200 or 500 feet beneath the surface.
By melting and other losses the berg
egain turned. and the great ice noun
tain was soon rising graudiy in the air
with the whale projecting from tia
puzzle TO those WAC were not familiar
with the various methods of ice forrns-
ion in the Antarctic ixiAndA