The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-18
WELSH NOTES,

Jones still holds its own in Wales. In
the Whitland intermediate school Mr.
Jones' Nj. A., is head-master. Mr.. Jones
H. A., is assistant master, and Miss Jones
is assistant mistress.
In the parish of Aberfraw numerous
finds have been made from time to time
of the Roman glass, known as Gleinan
Nadroedd, or snake gems. They are sup
posed by archaeolOgists to have been used
by the Romans in bartering with the An
cient BritOns.
Despite Professor Morris Jones' attack
on the Gorsedd, Il la Don Quixote and the
Mind-mills. the committee of the Newport
Gwern-y-Cleppa. the home of Dafydd ah
Gwilym. the Welsh ovid. and ano; ;her on
Arthur's Round Table at Caerleon.
Home Rule, and would not be able to
Keep It's own parliament going? At "a dis
trict council in q small Welsh watering
place recently one member broke all pre-
vlous parliamentary records by speaking
l2o times during two hours sitting.
Antiquarians and church friends gen.
orally VIII be pleased to hear that the
ancient lych-gate of LlandyssillO church.
Pembrokeshire. which is in a most sad
state of delapidation, is to be rebuilt at
once by the generosity of the Rev. Canon
d. Pugh Evans. rector of Lampeter Vel
fry.
Sir Thomas Phillips. founder of the
magnificent Middle Hill library. the col
lection of which has just been purcha sed
by the Cardiff Free library committee. dis
played an early genius as a collector of
books Even as u boy at Rugby he was
u voracious biblophile. and possessed the
biggest collection of books in the whole
school.
The old Welsh rectors In their time did
much good to agriculture. In 16i5 the
Rev. Thomas Williams, rector of Liam
sadWrn. Anglesey experimented with
cess that not only Is a large quantity now
used in the island, but shipped annually
coastwise to Denbigshire and Flirtshire.
One of the most curious OF superstitions
about wells in Wales was that of the Holy
Well at Aberdaron. 1t was believed that
II devotee were to fill his mouth with
the water and walk up a circuitous and
dangerous walk to the summit of "a hill
close at hand without spillns or drinking
drop he or she would have any wish
granted.
II may not be generally known that Car
diff at one time was burned down com
pletely. but one street and one house-a
CURED in the year l4Oi. when owen Glyn-
dwr made an attack on the town ad cas-
tie. 1t was Owen; In fact. that set the
place on fire and sheltered the White
Friars because they were favorable to the
cause of Welsh natiOnalism.
So far only four Welsh members have
made their presence felt in the house of
commons this session. They are Mr.. J. NJ.
MCLEAN. who spoke on the Transvaal:
General Laurie. who introduced IL bill:
Mr.. Reginald Mkenna. who spoke last
week, and has been asking questions near
ly every day; and the fourth is the great
est OF all in~distinction and avOirdupois,
namely, Sir William iarcOurt.
In the parish OF Conwil Caio there are
gold mines on the hill facing Dolaucothy
and PumHeaint which are said to have
been worNed during the Roman period.
Two gold tongues. a Roman intagliO on
amethyst, and q large number of small
coins have been found, and two monr-
mental stones with latin Inscriptions stood
at one time in the parish. A large cron-
lech remained here in perfect state up to
the beginning of this century. On the hills
Of Mallaen and Craig Twrch there are
numerous barrowA