The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-10-12
News and Gossip of
The Land of Song.
Brief Resume of Facts Concerning Wales.
The Royal Welsh Ladies' Choir-Notes.


more beautiful harmony and sweeter
and more delightful melody than the
Royal Welsh Ladies' choir that Is tour
ing the United States at present. AS
soloists, they will not reach the artis-
tic climaxes of a Patti or Nilsson
but for genuine charm, elegance of
enunciation, perfect tempo. purity OF
voice. graceful attacks, remarkable
unity in musical movements, delicate
climaxes, smoothness, -evenness and
richness of tone, they are a body per-
feeto musically, and unrivalled in
their various roles. These virgin voices
from the hills and dalas Of beautiful
Cambria have been thoroughly drilled
by the best musical spirits of that de-
lightful land of song, and Madam
Clara Novello Davies Royal Female
choir stands easily foremost In their
class. and the repertoire comprises the
most fascinating music of the age.
Among the selections are 'The Sum-
mer," BY the immortal Gwent. and The
Bells sof,Aberdovey." Music has also been
written by James w. Parson Price, of
New York city, for this celebrat ted par
ty The concert In this city will take
place at the Frothing'ham next Tues
day evening and indications point to q
crowded house. Mr.. Prichard, the popu-
lar salesman. will have the party In
charge In this city He has had con-
sidera BILE experience in this line and he
promises a sparkling programme OF
the sweetest melodies of the different
countries of the world. English. Scotch.
Irish. Welsh and American melodies,
specially arranged by master spirits
for this party, will be a prominent feat
ure Of the programme. 1t will be the
musical treat of the season. and cul-
tured musicians will be charmed with
the magnificent performances of this
unique party.
-:I:-
Wales, Geographically and Otherwise.
There are hundreds, no doubt, of
Welsh people born in Wales, and hum
dreds more Cambro-Americans born in
Lackawanna county that never gave
thought to the study of the geograph-
ical history of Wales, or to its reli-
gious history, it's educational standing
compared with the other countries of the
European continent, its literature. &c
For many facts in this connection we
are indebted to the Drych, our excellent
Welsh contemporary. The principality
of Wales governed by the British par
lament, though differing widely in
blood. language, national character and
religious temper, is a mountainous
country. The historical Snowden Is the
highest mountain in the south OF Eng
land. North Wales Is especially pic
turesque, and the many valleys OF
South Wales are the most beautiful
in the British Isles. The minerals in
the mountains of South Wales are
among the most valuable in tine world.
containing coal in great abundance,
and iron, copper, zinc. lead. tin, silver
and gold ores. The principal indus
tries Of Wales are slate quarrying, coal
mining and iron and tin manufacture
tng. Welshmen from North and South
Wales are the ruling lights in the coal
and iron industries of America. promi-
nent among them being the Hon. r..
Hughes. of Scranton: Hon. Morgan B..
Williams, of Wilkes-Barre: Hon. Daniel
Edwards, of Kingston; Captain Joseph
L. Morris, of Ohio, and Hon. David
Richards. of Tennessee. as mining ex-
perts and biologists of eminence, and
the Thomases. of Ca,tasaupua. the Ma
thiases, of Pittsburg and the late John
r. Davies. of Scranton, in iron manu-
featuring. These names stand foremost
among the iron men of the world.
Religiously. the Episcopal church has
four sees in Wales: the Nonconformists.
especially Calvinistic Methodists. Com
grega tionalists. Baptists and Wesley
ans. are very numerous and claim to be
a large majority of the total population
but the proportions are much disputed.
Internationally, there are university
COLLEGES at Aberystwith. Bangor and
Cardiff, and theological colleges at
Lampeter. Brecon. Haverfordwest and
other towns, both in North and South
Wales.
The following IS a table of the popu-
lation of the Welsh counties:
AngIeSca a....,,,,,...,,,.,,....... 70 (l,0
Brecknockshire ......................6 ri. O21
Cardiganshire Observation-Disclosures. 60 500
oarmartnenshlre .......................IM .IM hIt
SarnarvonSh1re .........................1l .1lS 20
Denbighshire Observation-Disclosures. III $50
FllDtshire Observation-Disclosures. n 1So
G'amorganshire .......................6 .6S7 "
Merionetsh1re :........................ NWt
Montgomeryshire ................... Snn3
Pembrokeshire 80 12i
tRadnorshire ........................... T19l
The reader will perceive by the
perusal Of the above table that Clam
organshire, in South Wales, contains
larger population than the six coun-
ties Of North Wales. WIFI the scholar
Of recent importation please manipu-
late and paste the above inside his ia
vorlte Wrexham skull protector?
Literarily there are several excel
lent English daily papers published In
Wales. about 20 weekly newspapers
English weeklies. 20 monthly maga-
zines, bi-monthly reviews and quar-
terly. Abstracts of acts of parliament
and other parliam entary papers hav-
Ing reference to Wales are regularly
published in Welsh by the government.
and Of late whole acts have been trans
lated and published. Welsh Is taught
dn Oxford and at the University COL
leres Of Wales: and now, after long
trial Of the policy of ignoring It, 1t is
being introduced into Welsh element
airy schools. The Hon. ID. M. Jones' of
this city, has in his possession a set of
these Welsh elementary school bOolcs,
published in South Wales by d. Dun
can e Sons, of Cardiff. publishers of
the South Wales Daily News. Mr..
Jones children are at present receiving
instruction from these books under the
guidance of one of our best Welsh
scholars. Scranton can boast that II
is the home of some of the best Welsh
writers in America, prominent among
them being Judge Edwards. d. ]. Ev-
ans. John Fl. Powell. Rev. r. r. Lewis
ID. G. Powell, Lewis Roberts, the Rev
ID. p. Jones. Rev. D. c. Phillips and
many others.
-:O:-
Welsh Poet laureate.
Cadrawd, STAFF writer on the South
Wales Daily News. is one of the most
entertaining English writer's of the
Gay. His subjects are always historical
characters. His subject in recent
number. of the News was a short
biographical sketch of John Cover
poet laureate to Richard II. Sil
John Cover. a native of Gwyr
or Gower1and, in Glamorganshire
tn whom he dedicated hds works
about the year 1880. Edward
Jones, in his chronology Of the an.
Client Welsh bards. mentions him "As
my countryman, Sir John Cover" Mr.
Jones doubtless had some authority fol
this notice of Cover as Welshman
though he does not give 1t, which Is
much to be regretted. The laureateshiI