The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-25

1850 DR.. Williams. who. We believe, - the
only Welshman on record who ATTAINED
archiepiscopal honors, Is represented with
In the churchyard OF Llandegai in IN
archiepiscopal dress kneeling ut an altar
on mural monument. DIR. Davies. the emil
nent Welsh photographer. has written
some elegant lines to the memory OF this
great ecclesiastical administrator.
The Rev. d. Oliver Edwards. the popu.
lar Welsh writer. 10 also famous as q
Welsh lecturer. He has already deliv-
cred lectures In nearly 80 chapels and
public halls In North and South wales
In Stockton. Middlesborough. Bristol and
London. He has written ns articles 70
'Seren Cymru," $50 to the "Athraw," and
l2s to the "Baner'' and has also published
six Welsh books which have had a very
wide circulation. That he Is also a meth
odical man Is evidenced by the fact that
thes figures are available.
The year 1850 may be taken as the zenith
Of the prosperity of the iron trade Of
Merthyr Tydvil. At that time the four
establishments at Dowlais, Pendarren.
Cyfarthfa and Plymouth had forty-seven
blast furnaces. with forges and mills In
proportions. Their combined annual pro-
duct approximatsd to 225.00O tons per an
mum: no pig iron was sent away, but all
worked up at home into rails and bars.
The number Of hands employed numbered
nearly 1900 and the wages paid exceeded
$4,000 per week.
Robert Record, the physician to Queen
Mary. was a native Of Tenby. He was the
first original writer on arithmetic in Eng
lish. the first In geometry and the first
who introduced the knowledge Of algebra
In England, and he Is stated to be the
first person In England who adopted the
Copernicon system. He invented the pres
ent system Of extracting square root and
the sign Of equality. His affairs became
entangled and he died In great penury In
the Kings Bench prison soon after 1858.
A witty old preacher with the Congrega-
tionalists once ofiiciated In u pastorless
church In Wales on the same Sunday as
two young men who were delivering their
trial sermons with q view to pastorate
Both young men preached In the morning
The old man had the pulpit to himself In
the evening. and chose for his text the
words III ye seek Me- let these go away,
with q special emphasis on these" The
old man had the psstorship Of the church,
and he kept It for many years.
Mr.. r. H. Rhys, the blind magistrate Of
Aberdare. although deprived Of his eye
sight for nearly half century, is un-
doubtedly one Of the best financiers In
Wales. The manner in which he recently
carried out the negotiations with the
landowners in reference TO the wayIeaves
for the new water works Is a proof OF his
keen ability in this direction. is being ad-
mitted that he has obtained the right OF
entry at terms 50 per cent. below the ordi-
nary charges for such services.
As Indicating the extent which the de-
preston In trade has been. and still ~,
felt In all parts Of Wales. 1t Is stated
that In Flintshire mwen are glad to work
for less than 81 a week, and many OF them
walk eighty miles "a week to their work.
An agitation Is now being set on foot
to promote the construction OF canal
from Rhydymwyn. near Mold, either 10
Flint or Connah's Quay.
The coming article in "Cymro" on the
Bardic Gorsedd by Professor ]. Morris
Jones is expected to create great sensa-
tion, not to say CONSERVATION. In Welsh
bardic circles. Had the article Appeared
before the announcement Of the Llandudua
els tsddfod the list OF adjud!cators, 1t
is more than probable that the list would
have been somewhat revised and different
ly constituted.
The January number of Young wales
contains a splendid picture and character
sketch Of Mr. Herbert Lewis. The sketch,
though anonymously contributed. Ia said
to have been written by one who has been
closely connected with Mr.. Lewis I'm pol
itical work, and has enjoyed exceptional
facilities for estimating his work and posi-
tion In and out Of parliament.
The posthumous work Of the bedriddsn
genius "Andronicus," edited by his friend,
the Rev. Il. d. Rowland (Anthropos) was
issued last week: II will probably meet
with a reception az qualifying as the pre-
yious work from the same pen, whose
final proofs poor Andronicus had the
Of revising on his dea eathbed.
There were more males than females In
Aberdare in 1911 and this IL accounted for
by the fact that considerable number
Of strangers were employed In making
the canal. The population In that year
was 2,7S2-l ,I26 males and 1856 females.
Llaurhithlyd church is said to have been
the only one in Wales to have escaped the
wrath Of Cromwelrs army. 1t Is in an ex-
ccllent state OF preservation. and contains
effigies of the Tubreys. which date back
30 far as 1877.
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