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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-20
THE ORIGIN OF PEARLS.
They Always Form Around q Foreign
BOdy..Cause Of Iridescence.

Body. .Cause Of Iridescence.
From the London Chronicle.
Professor Stewards lecture at the
Royal Institution was about the she'll
forming habits Of the lamellibranchs, or
oyster family. The shell-bearing mol
lusks. he said. are all endowed by ma
ture with the very valuable capacity OF
depositing beautiful films OF calcite or
carbonate of lime from the cells Of their
soft cuticle or outer skin. In this way
they build up their sheels.
The detailed structure of the shell Is
worth studying. The layers of calcare-
Gus matter nearest the cuticle are beau
tifully smooth and polished, forming
the weli-known mother-oI pearl, known
to biologists as nacre. The deposit
takes the form Of exceedingly thin.
semi-transparent films. and It Is from
this cause that the beautiful iridescence
Of nacre arises. Brewster, many years
ago. thought he had proved conclusive
ly that this iridescence was due to ex-
tremely fine lines on the surface, be-
cause cast taken Of the nacre In wax
exhibited the saile iridescence. Pro-
fessor Stewart mentioned that he had
repeated Brewster's experiment, and
found that the iridescence Of the wax
was due to fine films Of nacre adhering
to It. 1t may now be taken for granted
that the nacre dlms produce what are
known a. interference" effects in diff
fracting light and give rainbow tints
on the same principle as Newton's rings
and soap bubbles.
The usual source Of pearls found
within the oyster appears to be the
intrusion Of some small foreign body,
which sets ~ an irritation Of the
cuticle. The only means Of defense open
70 10 70 In 80
nacre round the irritating particle, and
thus cut It of from the soft. tender
skin. A grain of sand. q small crusta-
cean, CT diatom may slip in between
the lips, and, setting up irritation pro-
woke the cuucle to deposit around It a
series Of thin films Of nacre. These are
added to from time to time, like the
skins Of An onion, until ultimately the
little nucleus is completely encysted,
and q pearl II the result.
In this way many curious deposits are
to be seen In mother Of pearl, for the
oyster APPLIES the same remedy to all
character they may be. Professor
Stewart had even seen little fish i'm
bedded In the nacre. The Chinese, with
their ingenious habit Of turning natural
phenomena to account, have taken ad-
vantage Of this to artiflcially excite the
growth CT pearls In oysters. A favorite
device IS to insert an H-shaped piece
OF wire into the mantle border, by
means Of which ordinary pear-shaped
pearls are produced. But the process
is not confined to producing ordinary
pearls. Larger objects are inserted and
coated with nacre, especially metal
figures Of Buddha. which yield much
priced copies In pearl Of that divinity,
generally used as charms.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-20
THE DIPSY CHANTY,

Thus spoke the Lord in the vault above
Calling to the angels and souls in their
degree:
"Lo! earth hath passd away
on the smoke Of Judgment Day.
Lo! earth hath pass'd away
On the smoke Of Judgment Day.
That our word may be established, shall
We gather up the sea?''
Loud sang the souls Of the jolly. polly
mariners:
Plague upon the hurricanes that made
us furl and fee!
But the war II done between Us.
In the deep the Lord hath seen us
Our bones we'll leave the barracout, and
God may sink the sea!'
Then said the soul of Judas that betrayed
Lord ,;,h hast ST. thou forgotten thy covenant
How once year 60
To cool on the foe.
And ye take my day Of mercy II ye take
away the sea!'
Then said the soul Of the angel Of the off.
shore wind:
(He that bits the thunder when the bull.
mouthed breakers tiee)
have watch and ward to keep
Oer thy wonders on the deep,
And ye take mine honor from me If ye
take away the sea!'
Loud sang the souls Of the jolly. jolly
Nay, but we were angry. and hasty
FOLK are we!
II we worked the ship together
TIL she foundered in foul weather,
Are We babes that we should clamor for
vengeance on the sea?'
Thus said the souls Of the slaves that men
threw Overboard:
"ksnneled In piccaroon, q weary band
were We:
But the arm was strong to save,
And 1t touched us on the wave
And We drowsed the long tides idle till
thy trumpets tore the sea-"
Then cried the soul of the stout Apostle
Paul to God:
Once we trapped ship and she labored
There were founteen score of these,
And they blessed thee on their knses
When they learned thy grace and glory
under Malta by the sea-"
Loud sang the souls Of the jolly. jolly
Plucking on their harps, and they
plucked unhandily-
Our thumbs are rough and tarred,
And the tune Is something hard
May we lift the Dipsy Chanty such as
seamen use at sea?'
Then said the souls Of the gentlemen
adventurers-
Fettered wrist to bar all for red iniquity
Ho, We revel In our chains
Der the sorrow that was Spa;n's;
Hsave Or sink 1t, leave or drink 1t. we
are masters Of the sear'
Up spake the soul of a gray Gothav'n
cHe tha, led the f,ensins in the fleets of
"Ho, the ringer and right whale,
Ana the f1sh we struck for sale,
Will we whelm them all for wantonness
that wallow In the sea?"
Loud sang the souls Of the jolly, jolly
Crying; "Tndcr heaven, here is neither
Must We sing forevermore
On the windless CLASSY floor?
Take back your golden fiddles and we'll
strike for open sea!'
Then stopped the Lord and he called the
good sea UP to him.
nifty,
They snser tns Lord by
him on the sea.
Sun. wind and cloud shall fall not from the
face Of It,
Singing. ringing splndrift, nor the full.
mar nying free.
And the ships shall 20 abroad
To the glory Of the Lord,
Who heard the silly sailor men and gave
them back their sea. :
g4 edj --Rudsard Kipiins.
. ylsv 1le - .usL H. .,A bi
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-20

most prominent example In this vicin-
ity. In New England there are Q good
many houses In which electricity does
the brunt Of the work. but 1t Is the west
which has been the most progressive in
this direction.
ANOTHER PROGRESSIVE NOTE.
woman and science do not generally
60 hand In hand. but they are coQuet-
ting with each other In q most promis-
ing fashion. Right next to the cooking
exhibit Is another OF deep interest to
women. II Is the electric sewing ma
chine. Running sewing machine
will lose Its terrors under the new re-
gime, and women will have to find some
other way Of getting backaches. With
the electric sewing machine. the only
thing necessary Is a single pressure of
the foot upon the treadle. That sets
the machine In motion. and II will sew
straightahead until the pressure Is re-
leased. 1t can be made to go fast or
slowly at will. and can be stopped In
etantly The electric curling iron heat
ers also appeal to the feminine mind.
So do the electric bed warmers and the
electric 'poulticer.' the electric piano,
and the burglar alarms.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-20

members. Ellis Griffith secured through
the ballot for the consideration Of the
question of the further extension of
self-government to Wales. was taken
away after severe. opposition. The
speaker was kept from his chop and
Mr.. Chaplin from his onslaught on
Shaw Lefevre until the dinner hour
had gone by, whilst the Welsh members
discussed and divided the house In the
lawful assertion Of their rights and
privileges. Greater opposition Will
come later. for the educauon scheme Of
Sir John Gorst will be fought at every
step. whilst the agricultural rating bill,
which ID. A. Thomas calls q bill Of job
and plunder. will be opposed tooth and
nail. Meanwhile the ranks of the party
have been fairly filled up, and even the
invalid member, Reese Davies, and 9TH
ers. are to be found back In their
places.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-20
PENlLLION SINGING
In OLD WALES
Sisgiag Stanzas With the Harp .
Fsvorite Pastime.
lDRIS vYChAN AND ROYAL ED
A Brief sketch of the Immortal Vicar
Pritchard and Other Important
Features from Old Gwalia.

Idris Vychan, the late celebrated
pennilliOn singer, made his last public
appearance at the Llandudno eistedd-
fod. A little before this he had the
honor Of singing before the prince of
Wales, the princess OF Wales and their
young daughters at the London eistedd-
fod in 1887. He was native of Dol
gellau, and his family on his mothers
eide, were said to be all noted for their
skill In singing with the harp. He was
nearly related to Mr.. Ellis Roberts.
harpist to the prince Of Wales, and
this gentleman, with a celebrated vio-
linist, known as Eos Twrog, used to
meet frequently at the old house where
ldris' grandmother. mother, and
brother would alternately sing stanzas
10 the harp and violin. He published
u volume. which was prize essay at
the RhOndda eisteddfod on pennillion
singing, In which is contained fine
collection of old Welsh stan2as of suit
able Welsh airs. as well as a chrono-
logical list Of singers, harpists. violin.
lists, etc. For many years his face and
voice were one Of the most familiar
at our chief national festivals. He was
besides being a singer. one OF our best
versed in Welsh poetry and In anti
Quarian researches.
From a very remote time pennillion
singing has formed quite a feature In
our national gatherings, and at one
time was much practiced IN the houses
OF the Welsh gentry. The Welsh PEN
illlon were sung by one voice to the
harp and followed a quaint old air.
which was not only interesting and
peculiar, 1t set forth in striking man
ner the humor of the verse. This old
practice Is entirely Welsh institution.
but We regret to say. Is fast dying out,
and Is not In use except at some or our
eisteddfodau The following Is an ex-
ample Of the old penillion In general
use some years ago, which were sung to
the Welsh air "Penrhaw" or "Difyrwch
Gwyr Morganwg:"
Many an apple will you find
In hue and bloom so cheating,
That search what grows beneath lis rihu'
1t Is not worth your eating;
Eve closes summers sultry hour,
This fruit will be the first to sour
Varied the stars, when nights are clear,
Varied are the flowers OF May;
Varied the attire that woman wears,
Truly varied too are they.
Both old maids and young ones, the wit
Gain husbands at pleasure. while none will
me prize;
Oh! why should the swains think SO mean
ly Of me.
And i full as comely as any they see.
My speech until this very day
Was ne'er so like to run astray;
But now l find, when going wrong,
My teeth Of use to stop my tongue.
Three things it's difficult to scan;
The day, and aged oak, and man;
The day is long. the oak is hollow,
And man-he Is a two-faced fellow.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-20

RHEUMATISM Is caused by tactic acid
tralizes this acid and completely ana per.
menently cures rheumatism. Be sure to
HOODS PlLLs,cure nausea, sick head.
ache. indigestion. biliousnsss. Sold by iii
~ - siss q,
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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-20
VICAR PRICHARD.

Vicar Prichard. Of Llandovery, was
born 1879, and 1914 He was induced to
the vicarage of his native parish after
his collegiate course at Oxford, and af-
terwards was appointed prebendary
and chancellor of St. David's. His re.
ligious poems had great influence over
Wales, among his contemporaries. and
up to the middle Of the present century.
"Canwyll y Cymry" in the last 210 years
have gone through twenty-five editions.
Here an his praise and commentator
of good woman:
A virtuous, cheerful, and obligng wife
Is better than all the pomp Of life
Better than houses tenements, and lands,
Than pearls and precious stones and gold
en- sands.
She is ship with costly wares well
stow'd,
A pearl. with virtues Infinite endowed;
A gem. beyond all value and compare;
Happy the man who has her to his share.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-20
WALES IN PARLIAMENT.

The Welsh members, under consider
able disadvantage, and, in fact of an
unparalleled majority on the other side.
are fighting boldly for national rights.
Under the circumstances II is inevitably
9 great deal of the guerilla type OF
hghting. 1t IL the only possible one.
and 1t 10 by no means useless or hope.
less. Mr.. Balfour. having got himself
and the government into pretty mess
over business, has tried to hedge by
taking away the disposal Of private
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-20
COOKING AS DONE
, BY ELECTRICITY
Mlllessiam for hossekeepers Whea lis
Use Becomes 0eseral.
OF the ELECTRICAL SHOW

Some Of the Astonishing Things
shown at the Exhibition Of Elec.
trical Workers in New York.
Women stand Amazcd..All Kinds
Of Cooking Succ. sstully D0ae..The
Cost Of q Household Outfit.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-20
WELSH IN DAY SCHOOLS.

Advocates Of the teaching of Welsh
in elementary schools have much to
rejoice at in the success Of the expert
ments wherever tried. The government
report has the following statement In
regard to the teaching of Welsh to
first time for Welsh be taken as one
Of the languages for the certificate ex-
animation. Judging by the work Of the
112 candidates examined, its introduce
tiOn has been an emphatic success from
an educational point Of view. The re-
suits are especially encouraging In the
work of students, who have done con-
siderable better, on the average, than
the acting teachers. With one excep-
tion. that of student from Edgehill
who produced paper of shining merit
the students are exclusively drawn
from the church and British colleges at
Bangor. In both OF these colleges the
subject seems to have received special
and systematic attention, and the re-
suits are very creditable." The marks
attained by one Of the Welsh classes In
the Bangor Normal college for 1895 also
was 81 per cent.
SIR GEORGE ELLIOTT MEYRICK.
The recent death of Sir George Elliott
Meyrick Tapps-Gervis-M Meyrick. Ang-
lesey, baronet. recalls the following
story: Richard. fourth son of Owen
Meyrick, nigh sheriff. County Anglesey,
1706, married 25th Of July, 1882, Jane,
eldest daughter of Charles Cholmon-
deley. Of Vale Royal: and on the same
day her cousin. Lady Lucy Pitt. only
daughter of the earl Of Londonderry,
was married to his brother. Pierce,
Owens fifth son. The marriage of these
hnv Vlyoo ro1 1a1 toI - M
without the knowledge of their par.
ents, and the well-known story is strict
ly true, that as they We're on their
way to be married the young ladies' pro-
posed to change husbands, to which the
young gentlemen agreed, and accord
ingly they were 10 married, and not
as they originally intended. The Mey-
ricks are Of the purest and noblest
Cambrian blood. and have possessed
the same ancestral residence and es-
tates at Bodorgan, Anglesey, without
interruption above 1000 years. They
have the rare distinction of being line
ally descended from the Sovereign
Princess Of Wales and from Edward I.
Of England ("Burke's Peerage.")
CHORAL CONTEST AT LONDON.
Wales will be we'll represented at the
choral contests to be held under the
auspices of the National Temperance
Choral union at the Crystal Palace on
Tuesday, July e. A Llanelly man. in
the person of G. Meudwy Davies. has
been appointed one Of the adudicators
In conjunction with J. H. Parrish, Or
ganist Of the Crystal Palace, and A. w.
Moss, L. r. c. NJ, Reading. A large
number OF choirs from England and
Wales intend competing. The Llanelly
contingent will not compete under the
circumstances, but merely take part in
the second great concert Of 5000 singers
and the Handel orchestra.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-20
COMMON DANGERS.

OF all those who experiment with
hypnotism the most to be feared are
the parlor hypnotists. Even those who
have made life study of the phenom-
ena Of hypnotism admit that 1t Is as
yet practically unknown science Yet
people who know nothing about 1t often
try II out Of curiosity. feeling a pride
In being able to manipulate a power
70 great and mysterious. A typical
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-20

Europe old Dinah had an attack that
kept her in agony for two days. de-
spite the effort OF an associate of the
nrst doctor TO alleviate the pain.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1896-02-11
THE COLOR QUESTION.
Something About Mr.. Postel Whose
Appointment the Senate
Refuses TO Confirm.

A dispatch from Hopkinsvile Jan
uary 18th says: "John Washington
Postel the new Steward of the West
Asylum, position only second to that
of Superintendent, is young colored
man, twenty seven years of age, and
unmarried. He is representative of
the most popular colored family in
this part of the State. His father is
Peter Postell, the wealthy merchant
and real estate owner, whose fortune
is estimated at 100000. He lives in
an elegant brick residence opposite
the principal public school building,
and lives in great style. He has a
retinue of servants TO run his house,.
hold affairs, and sets the style of the
most exclusive circle of coiored sris-
tocracy. John Postell is the oldest
son and strongly resembles his father
in personal appearance. He is nearly
white, both of his parents being bright
mulatoes. He is fairly well educated
and possesses intelligence and good
business qualifications. For four
years he was employed as a gauger
in the revenue service under Collector
John Feland. He is now keeping
saloon on Ninth street in this city.
"Postell had bitter opposition to
contend against for the place, his prin-
cipal opponent being David L. Wiley,
tobacco buyer. The whites, of
course, supported Wiley, but the
strong colored element rallied to Pos
tell, and threatened all sorts ofthings
to the party unless he was given the
appointment ;"
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1896-02-11

Wright's Celery Tea cures constipa-
ton. sick headaches. 25c at druggists
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1896-02-11
Cuba's Sugar and Tobacco.

The devastation of sugar and TO,
bacco plantations of Cuba by the in
surgents has been carried to such al
extent that the effect of this destruc-
ton of property is certain to be felt in
the sugar aud tobacco trade, The ex.
iensive devastation OF tobacco planta.
tions will, it is believed, largely re-
duce the crop of this year. and in con-
sequence the price of Havana cigars
and tobacco must advance. The CT.
gars now being imported from Cuba
were probably made from last year,
crop OF tobacco or from tobacco
grown before the insureciion began
which will account tor the slight adj
vance on the old prices. Advices
from Cuba represent that last years
crop was reduced about one-third, bu'
no exact estimate has been made oI
the losses sustained by exporters
through destruction of the crop.--Cou,
rier Journal.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1896-02-11
The Discovery Saved His Life.

Mr.. G.. .Caillouettea Druggist, Bea-
versville, H., says: "To Dr.. Kings
New Discovery lowe my life. Was
taken with La Grippe aud tried all
the physicians for miles about, but OF
no avail, aud was given up and told
could not live Having DR.. Kings
New Discovery in my store l sent fol
bottle and began its use and
from the first dose began 10
get better, and after using three
bottles was up and aboutagain. II
is worth its weight in gold. We
won't keep store or house without ill.,
Get free trial at w. s. Lloyd's Drug
Store.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1896-02-11

l. NANDEN BERG C.P. ATMoRE,
Traffic Manager, Gem, Pass. Art.
General Offices, Louisville, Ky.
JACKSON SMITH, Asst Genl Passg,r AIT.
othce' chamber of Commerce Bldg, Cinti,
Il
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1896-02-11
Cure For Headache.

AS remedy for all forms of Head
ache Electric Bitters has proved the
very best. 1t affects permenant cure
and the most dreaded habltual sick
head aches yield to its influence. We
urge all who are afflicted to procure a
bottle, and give this remedy a fair
trial. In cases of habitual constipati-
on Electric Bitters by giviog the need
ed tome to the bowels. sfew cases long
resist the use of this medicine Try
il once. Large bottles only Fifty
/ knts at w. s. Lloy's Drug Store.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1896-02-11

One hundred and forty-three
Madison County taxpayers are list
ed at $4,000 and over. Two indi
viduals, John D. Harris and T. ID.
Chenault, are assessed at Sill, GOO
and $l2S,00O respectively.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-20
PERSONAL MENTION.

Miss McClain, of Lsvernia, is
In the city on a visit to Miss
Louisa Schroeder on Montana
street.
Miss Mamie Connors Of Austin
street has returned from Colum.
bus, Tex, where she visited
friends the past month.
Mr.. G. p. Mullsly returned yes
terday from his visit to Chicago
and the northern watering places.
Mrs. Mullaly will return some
weeks later.
Attorney Emilio Leal has re-
turned from a trip to Brownsville.
He reports the country looking
fine and says everybody is for Nc
Kinley and sound money down
there.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-20
SUPPORTS M'KINLEY.

The Boston Herald, one of the ablest
Independent newspapers in the coun-
try, which has been an earnest sup
porter of Democratic policy, has de-
clared for Mckinley, because of the
platform adopted by the Chicago con-
vention which if it should find ex-
preston on the statute book, would,
it declares, mean the debasement of
the currency, the prostration of bust
ness and the degradation of the ma
tional honor Under the circumstan-
ces the Herald feels that it can not
advocate the election of the Demo
cratic nominee and says: "Under
these conditions it is the duty of pa
triotic citizens to sink political diff
ferences on other points and rally to
the party which stands as a bulwark
of the currency against silverite and
Populist assaults. The Herald rec
ognizes this duty, and intends to per-
form it. Till the contest is decided
our voice shall be raised and our in
fiuence given for the election of Mr..
Mckinley to the presidency. The Sc
curity of the currency is the para
mount question of the hour. 1t eclips-
es all other issues. Believing that this
security can best be attained by the
success of the Republican party, we
promise it our sincere and hearty sup
port for it's presidential ticket in the
pending campaign"
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-20
BALLARD's SNOW EMINENT.

This invaluable remedy is one that
ought to be in every household. 1t
will cure your rheumatism, neuralgia,
sprains, cuts, bruises, frosted feet and
ears, sore throat and sore chest. If
you have lame back it will cure 1t. 1t
penetrates to the seat of the disease.
1t will cure stiff joints and contracted
muscles after all other remedies have
failed. Those who have been cripples
for years have used Billiards. Snow
Liniment and thrown away their
crutches and been able to walk as
well as ever. 1t will cure you. Price
80 cents. Sold by Kalteyer & Schuch-
ard, A. Dreiss, f. Kalteyer & Son, and
James Clavin, druggists, San Antonio,
Texas.