The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-09

the latter are Principal owen Prys, NJ. A.,
Of Trefecca college, and the Rev. David
Jones, of Cardiff, formerly of Mold" Pro
fessor Rhys, we believe. is still at Jesus
college. and he certainly was in OK
ford to Join In the st. David's Day cele-
brations, and made speech, which we
reported at some length.
April is the limit fixed for bringing the
Daniel owen Memorial" movement to
a head. Barely $500 has yet been reached
An Anglesey clergyman has written a
pamphlet, entitled "Gair neu Ddau ar yr
Arferiad o Boeri mewn Ty Addoliad"
Several transations of Uncle Tom $
Cabin" have appeared in Welsh One Of
the earliest was that by "Cadfan" (Mr
Hugh Williams), illustrated by Cruik-
shank, and published by Cassell in 1853
"Cadfan" was the first editor of "Y
Cymro,' started by him at Bangor in
1s4S in the interests of the church, and
also of "Y Dywysogaeth," started at
Rhyl in 1870 He was a friend of "Tal-
haiarn,' "Gwrgant," and the old jolly
Welsh boys of London. His body lies
in a nameless grave at Rhyl
II now transpires that 252 representa-
tive Irishmen attended the diamond jubi-
lee of Earl Cadogan, In Dublin Castle.
Could not the same number be brought
together at the Newport Eisteddfod? ]
venture to think that the several cognties
should contribute the following numbers:
Anglesey, 49, Carnarvon, 20; Denbgh, %;
Flint, Il; Meironeth, 16; Montgomery, II;
Cardigan, l6; Carmarthen. "a; Pembroke,
Is; Glamorgan, 80; Radnor. IA; Brecknock,
IS, and Monmouth, 17-total. 252.-An En-
thusiastic Celt in Western Mail.
1t was in 1872 that the Penmrhyn Quar-
ries came into Importance. A tourist,
writing of 1880. mentioned that the whole
of the slate production in that year was
only 1000 tons, and the total number of
men employed was about sixty. BY the
outlay and energy Of the late Lord Pen
rhyn the total production in 1888 was in
creased to 10000 tons annually.
A correspondent wonders where the fa-
nous Welsh Library of the Rev. Moses
Williams, +. RS, Is now. Moses Williams
took an active part in the collation. of
Wootton's edition of the Laws of Hywel
Dda. He was scholar of great repute, a
native of the parish of Cellan, in Cardi-
ganshire, and at his death, all his books
and manuscripts went to the Earl of
Macclesteld.
DR.. Joseph Parry has been invited to or
ganize a Welsh National choir TO give a
performance at the Crystal Palace next
summer.
a few evenings back Mr.. Ivor Foster
sang both in English and Welsh at a
banquet attended by the Lord Mayor OF
London. Next day London's chief mag
istrate sent special messenger to the
Royal College of Music to convey his con-
gratulations and expression of delight to
the young Welshman.
One of the workmen employed at the
Dowlais Works was moved up" into a
higher department the other day, and he
resolved to signalise the occasion by CIV
ing up his former sinful life and beCom-
ing a member at one of the CalvinistiC
Methodist chapels. This he did; and on
Sunday evening he received the Holy
Communion for the first time in his life
OF course, all the old members were
graciousness personified, and the minister
made haste to speak to the new convert
as soon as the service was over. After
asking him how he liked the sermon
ETC., the reverend gentleman said, And
now, John, which of the two masters dc
you like best?' "Oh! well, sir" said
John, decisively, 81 likes one so good as
the other; only, you see, the work for
the old one was deuceably harder nor
that l am doing now. 'Cept that l got
nothing to say agen the old master,
cause he did behave all right to me.
And the preacher was too much taken
aback to explain to John that his ques-
tion referred to the spiritual and moi
the mundane master.
Two of the greatest heroes of modern
times have been given the same names
John RowlandS. The elder John Row
lands, one stepping out of his petticoats
altered his into Fl. NJ Stanley; the sec
ond John Rowlands-the Cardiff cele'
brity-refuses to kick off the undivided
skirt and so remains the same JOIN
Rowlands as when he was born. But
there is a further difference. The Older
Rowland's mission consisted in convert
ing barbarlsm into civilized society. But
the Cardiff John Rowlands believes in up
setting all the little idols set up by civil
ization and landing us in a country where
in wild woods the noble savage runs.
Some of the quldnuncs are in doubt
whether to applaud or scof at Lord
Bute's quaint notion of celebrating his
silver wedding by providing every year d
wedding dowry for one poor girl in Car
and thinks the Cardiff corporation are IN
a pickle. Says the Figaro" what till
the news of this gift is properly dissem-
mated among brides impeded by want OF
money; wait till bridegrooms down on
their luck come to know it; wait till the
designing mothers at their wits end how
TO get Betty and Hetty off their hands
understand that the marques has de-
vised a means for their relief, and then
we'll, I'd sooner be the abused wretch
] am than the mayor of Cardiff. There
may be one good result arising out of
the responsibility and consequences of ad-
minstering the fund. and that Is it will
probably deter any chief magistrate seek
ing a second term of office. In that view
it might, indeed. be well if we had a
Marques of Butte resident in Dublin. 1t
is a good tin to my friends of the rate
payers association-even $500 so to be dis
posed would have such results as would
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