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0 THE SCRANTON TBIBUKE -SATURDAY AIORNINa, JUNE 19, 1897. 11 h (vjmric The Rcnoral secrctnry lins supplied a provisional list of nubjcctn for competi tion nt the national eisteddfod, to bo held nt Btnonau Festlmoir next year. The progtamme Is nn Interesting one, nnd In the departments devoted to In strumental music, musical composi tions, science and nrt, there nro Indi cations of a serious attempt to extend the scope of tho eisteddfod ns an edu cational agency. In the poetry section the- committee offer a prlstu of nn oak thalr (value 7) and 20 for the best nwdl, the subject selected being 'Av cn" ("Tho Mue"), nnd a silver crown (value 7) and 20 for tho best poem on "Charles o'er Rnln." In the prose section prlzei arc offered for eight es says and four sets of translations. The subject of the chief essay, for which a prize of 20 Is olteied. Is "The Educa tional Awakening In Wales, from the Founding of the Hrltlsh Schools to the Establishment of the Welsh Unlver Blty." The subjects of other essays arc: "Edmund Pry," prize 16; "The riaco of the Vernacular In the Educa tion of Wales In the Future," 10 lOs.j Folk-lore of Merioneth," 10 10s; and "The Quarries, Mines, and Factories of Merioneth, with Suggestions for their Further Development," 10 10s. The list of musical subjects Is, as usual, n. long one. In the chief choral compe tition, for choirs of not fewer than 120 nor more than 150 voices the prize Is 1B0 und the test pieces arc: (a) "Destroyed Is Babylon," Spohr's "Last Judgment;" (b) "V Cynfnb Tragwyd dol" (Parry's "einmnnuel"); and (c) "IIOw Sweet the Moonlight Sleeps" (Emlyn Evans). In the second choral competition, fo- GO or 80 voices, the prize Is 50, and the test pieces are: (a) "i Melrw nl Follanant yr Arg Iwyrtd" (W. Davles), and (b) "Day break" (D, D. Parry). For the male voice contest, 40 to DO voices; subjects, (a) "Clyrwch Wyntocdd" (D. Jenkins), a prb.e of 31 10s. Is offered, while a. prize of 15 IBs. Is offered for female ch'nlrs of rom 20 to 30 voices. In the Instrumental section a determined at tempt Is made to tempt comptltors. The test piece for the bras3 band open competition Is 'Verdi" (Wright and Pound), and the prize 30, nnd that for the contest confined to Welsh bands Is "St. Paul" (Mendelssohn), tho first prize 'being l!i and the second 5. Prizes are also offered for Instru mental solos. A most Interesting sec tion Is that devoted to art and science, which shows unmistakable signs of the lnlluence In painting, sculpture nnd modelling, wood carving, original pen nnd Ink sketching, metal work, re pousse, bookbinding, etching, pottery, domestic art, photography, and archi tecture, and there Is also a miscel laneous section. NEW STORY BY MP. LLEWELYN WILLLIAMS. The number of Welsh novels may bo counted on the fingers of one hand, a fact which Is all tho more surprising considering that the Welsh are nn imaginative people, with an extensive literature and fond of reading. The few novels written In Welsh a.-e only of recent origin. In fact, tho novel proper commenced with "Rhys Lewis," Dan el Owen's story, whlcrt has now been translated Into at least thro European languages English, German nnd Fiench. In Welsh, therefore, the field of fiction Is practically undeveloped, and offers a capital opportunity to a writer acquainted with the language and the life and h story ef the people to distinguish himself WhethPr such a writer has appeared In the person of the author of "Gwlym a Bennl Bach" Is more than we can say. but Mr. Will iams posses all the qualifications neces sary to produce a work of the first merit. A born Welshman, a native of one of the most distinctively Welsh districts In Wales, educated In Llon 1 dovery and Oxford nnd having lived most of his time among the people, his knowledeg of Wales Is not limited to a month's stay at the seaside, as In the rase of some would-be "Welsh" novel ists. He possesses, rnoveovev, a culti vated and gmceful WVIsn style and n lively fancy. Th fhst born of hi In vention (In book toini, at least) Is "Gwllym a Bennl Uacb," a story of no great length, but one whose merlU should not be Judged by the number of Its pages. It Is Intended as a picture of Welsh life lis seen in 'East Carmarthenshire, tho j central figures being two boys, who have given their names to tho story, nephews of a medical man In piactlco at Swansea. The lads show a preco city sometimes nbove their age, but on the whole n healthy nnd natural growth, with ns much fun and uncon scious mischief in their composition as the famous pair In "Helen's Babies," , ' a story, by tho bye, between which und that of Mr. Williams thcie aro some lines of similarity, though' this may be entirely accidental. The school days and home life of the lads ate por trayed with rare skill, nnd, doubtles-j, are meant to Illustrate a long standing conviction of the author that Welsh. children should have for their teachers Welsh'-speaklng men and women. Mny be that some of the coloring, especially In the "wigwam" scene, whore the truants play "Red Indians," Is a little overdone;, but tho wholo scene Is so well drawn and so instlct with humor thnt any little excess Is forgotten. The discipline of rural life, with Its rest ful quiet and leisure, Its purity, nnd tho unsophisticated chnmcter of Welsh country-folk Is excellent, and equal anything of tho kind hitherto pub lished 'In th vernacular. Of course. there Is love in the story, nnd a great deal of it, "Miss Uevan ' being an Ideal younj; lady, and the "doctor" a by no means awkward suitor, though In clined to be pensive and nutter-of-tact and betraying too much nangu- LnreoH psokage greatest mmmmm mf2&MwB!& Q f rv m 9P WMP " S;-Sv rfG!'' BlR-BB NAiZm una a, JV. I'AiiuiANM. COMl" A NY, Ht, Louis, Newport Boston. Philadelphia. Chicago, literature Ineness occasionally. In fact, wc aro not quite Mttlsfled with Mr. Williams's love-making, which Is nil sunshine and no clouds. It Is only fair, however, to say that the part played by the "nephews" in tho garden ns the unsus pecting agents In bringing matters to a head Is admirably managed and thows tho author at his best Indeed, Mr. Williams's forte lies in his skillful portralturo of Bcenes nnd episodes which, taken separately, nro perfect productions of art, but an component parts of a whole appear to less ad vantage. The dialogue, nlso, has al ways the ease nnd grace of natural converratlon. The story has Its mis sion. Mr. Willlnms Is a Welsh nation alist, nnd "Gwllym a Bennl Bach" Is intended to teach nationalism to the midor, and illustrate Hmv a knowledge of Welih may exfst side by side with that of English. It is written largely In tho dialect of East Carmarthen shire, which, if faithfully represented here, must be in an advanced stage of decay. Its employment, h'owever, adds greatly to the value and Interest of the story, and students of Welsh dialects will hnll the book with' de light. The publishers are Hughes and Son, nnd the work sells at a shilling. 8. TEGLA'B WELL. Only second In fame to St. Winifred's well anions th Welsh Is that of St. Tegla. Tlio water of the latter well has been considered efficacious In the euro of epllepsj, nnd tho name glvmi In Wales to that disease is "Clwyf St. Tegla." Tho story, or tradition, goes that the cure was obtained by bathing In tho well after sunset; after which the bather was to make an offering of four pence, thiow lr.g tho penco into tho wutei, and walk round the well threi times, repeating tho Lord's l'rayer. If a man, he also of fered a cock; If a woman, a hen. The bird was carried In a basket, first round tho well, then round the church, when tho paternoster was again repeated, and the sufferer entered tho church and crept under the altar, making tho Bible his pillow and comnVnlon cloth his coverlet, remained there till break of day. Before his or her departure, an offering was made of a few penco and the bird was left In tho church; should it die, it aug ured well for tho sufferer, for It was sup posed tho disease had been transferred to the poor fowl, and tho man, or tho woman, was consequently cured. THE RIGHT "HOWELL." On tho chlmneyplecj of tho great room of the Drapers' hall, London, used to be a picture of nn old gentleman, and un derneath it thi uarro "Thomas Howell," who in Henry Vlll'.j tlmo had been a Spanish merchant; and coming homo very rich and dying a bachelor, he gava that hall and other property to the company of Dra.pers- and he Is accounted among their chlefest benefactors. In years gone by, any person from AVales who could claim to bo a right "Howell" when ap prenticed In tho hall. If ho behaved well, was entitled when free to a loan of thrco hurVred pounds, free of Interest, for live years, to help him to set up n business of lil"d own. It Is also said that any maid from Wales who can prove herself to bo a truo Howell may demand .7) of tho said hall, a& her portion when sho gets married. THE "LEGENDS OF GWENT." I am exceedingly thankful to Mr. Haines for his interesting nnd correct ac count of tho "Legends of Gwent." I have taken much palnj to discover them, but owing to the incorectness of the note I ha " mado of tho book over ten years ago, I had failed entirely. I shall bo glad to see It republished, and certainly a copy of tho original edition should find a placo In tho free libraries at Newport, Cardiff and Swansea. WELSH GLEANINGS. ISenry Furnlss. like Hubert Herkomcr, had to como to Walts for a wife. Sir Arthur Stepney, Bart., has been re elected president of th Carmarthen Lit erary and Scientific Institution. It is stated that Lord Bute has in tho press a volume dealing with tho arms of tho different burghs of Scotland. Tho nli)th annual show of tho East Glamorgan Agricultural society will bo held at Pcntjprldd next September. The Tenby landing-stage, which Is rap Idly approaching completion, will, it )s hoped, bo ready for formal opening on Jubllco day. Tho other day a seal was observed swimming up with the tldo at Fcrryslde, and towards dusk ho was seen going back to the Channel Lord Bute's special silver wedding gift to his wlfo Is a painting by a Russian art ist, tho subject being "Tho Marriage at Cana of Galilee." The following Is the official notlco chalk ed on the door of tho water authority's depot at nrlton Ferry; "Thco water is out at threo o'clock," Mr. Joseph Homes is aiding the Liberal candidate at Peterstleld, and consequent ly his visit to Pontypridd has been post poned until the autumn. The Vlear of Abcrpergwin's (Rev. J. L. Tliomar, M. A.) book on his recent travels In Japan, will be Issued shortly by ono of tho leading publishers. A Cadoxton Juryrran wished tho verdict at a recent inquest to "Death through the want of neglect." Even the sorrow ing relatives could not suppress a Bmlle. Welsh mountain ponies promise to out rival tho small Shetland breed in popu larity and value. Last week a pair wcro sold by a Welsh mountain farmer for fCO. J. Bowen Davks, of tho Presbyterian college Carmarthen, has accepted a call to bocome the pastor of Bethlehem Con gregational church, Abcrcwmboy, Aber dare. The people of Ltandllo nnd neighborhood nro exceedingly charitable. Tho result of their special street collections for tho Carmarthenshire Infirmary is a sum total of 10 6s Sd. The expenses were kept down to a minimum nnd 10 clear has been 2rjsg&r yays? 55CC!SaHO Vw V- ----g- ?t i"-2o economy. Made only by And handed over to tho committee of tho abovo deserving Institution. The Rev. W. Melrlon Davles, formerly Congregational minister In Talog district, and lately of Gowcr, O., America, recently returned to his native country througn 111 health. Ono of the ointorlral blossoms nt tho recent meeting of the Llantwlt Lower Parish council was "You've no moro brains In your head than you havo in your boots." Tho editor of a Monmouthshire weekly, In reply to a "hypercritical'' cleric, statca that "newspaper paragraphs are not penned In tho name, leisurely fashion as pulpit orations." A poom by Frances Ridley Hnergol, written by this gifted authoress on St. Cathcrln's Rock, Tenby, about thirty years ago, Is reproduced In tho current Issue of the Queen. Zig-zag pnths aro being constructed along the hill lcadllng from Whttmoro Bay, Barry Island, and gradually this favorlto haunt is shaping after our mod ern seasldu resortl. Tho Rev. D. S. Davics, Carmarthen, who ha3 been In falling health for tome time, has for a short period relinquished pulpit services, and Is taking a abort holiday at Llanfalrfechan. Lieutenant Lewis, R. N., has been har bor of Neath for tho past thirty years Though 63 years of age, he cycles nnd playb golf and tennis with nn 'energy which many a younger man might envy. Some tlmo ago Mr. Kenton, of Pem broke, found a Kaffir chief In tho Interior of Africa who could speak Welsh, and his name turned out to bo "William Rowe, of Abergivaun, Pembrokeshire 1" It Is rumored that a South Wales con stituency which nt tho last general elec tion did away with Its old Liberal love to put up with a new Tory admirer. Is In danger of transgressing the tenth com mandment. Tho East Carmathcn Liberal associa tion has been tho first to endorse tho pro posals of the Welsh Parliamentary party, and to appoint representatives on the na tional convention which meets at Car diff In October. Tho Rev. William James, B. A., the Davles lecturer at ihls year'3 general as sembly of tho Calvlnlstlc Methodists, at Rhyl, Is tcklng as tha subject of his lec ture, 'Tho Church, Her Ministry, and Her SacramenU." Tho receipts from tho Brecon elsted fodd and. concerts, amount to something llko TOO, and it In expected that about 100 of this sum will be handed over to tho corporation towards def laying the cost of tho new Market hall. On tho initiative of Mrs. Paton, a mem ber of tho Llaneliy board of guardians, Women's National Federation, aro ad vocating the provision of a special Insti tution In every county for the treatment and education of Imbeciles. Others, beside Mr. Owen M. Edwards, find the field of Welsh Journalism uny thlng but rich pasture.'!, and rumors are once moio rlfo of a contemplated change In tho proprlcto'shlp of a newspaper which- hus alreadya. wide and varied ex perience In this re.opect. This is what a budding spring ipoet from Monmouthshire recently delivered himself of: 'Rodd dyn bach yn byw yn Cwmyou A'l dafod a'n ddlcou 1 ddol Ond am witho a chratu--l gynal'i delulu Dodd neb mor Ilwyddlauus a'r bol. Orchestras now form a familiar feature In Welsh Nonconformist denominational musical festivals-, but It has been left for a Nonconformist church in the Garw Val ley to leal tho van by having a chapel or chestra to take tho place of the harmon ium or organ at the ordinary Sunday ser vices. Thore aro qulto u. number of Welsh mis slonarlc homo from tho scenes, of their foreign labors Just now. Tho Congrega tional union at Liverpool expects to see at least four of them at their gathering. These are Dafydd Griffiths, Madagascar; Plcton Jones, Bowen Recs, and Mrs. Thomas, from India. Several ootogenarlans have recently passed away In West Wales, Including Mrs. Mary Richards, Priory street, Car marthen, aged 88 years; Mr. William Roach, for fifty years a faithful servant In the Cuffern family, Pembrokeshire, aged 81 years, and Mr. Ebenezer Hates, Shirley House, Tenby, aged 80 yeurs. Mr. Martin Rces, son of Mr. Stephen Recs, Penygroes, Pembrokeshire, and brother of Mr. Daniel Recs, the editor of tho Welsh and English Hernldr at Car narvon, has Just been admitted a Fellow of tho Institute of Actuaries. Mr. Martin Rces Is at present a member of the staff of tho Alliance Insurance company, Wrex ham. It was thought not improbable n twelve month ago that Iord Penrhyn would bo offered a dukedom to commemorate tho diamond Jubilee. This Is now considered out of the question and so the Penrhyn quarrymen who have reopened an old disused quarry near Snowden have Just renamed It "The Victoria Jubilee Quarry." Mr. William Lewis, Fenydarren, writes to point out that several laymen occupied the chair of tho Welsh Baptist union be. foro Mr. Alfred Thoinap, M. P., who wan chairman in 1SS3. For Instance, Air. John Evans, Brecon, occupied that disting uished position In 1SC8; Mr. Llewellyn Jen kins, Maesycwmmer, In 1&70, and Mr. Owen Jones, London, in 1SS3. Adarlngmllllner has Intioduced tho lock on u. diamond jubilee hat. Tho crown of this hat l made a mass of white rosi-s, tho brim 1? of green shamrocks, and. a bunch of thistles stand up effectively ut tho left side. The leeks appear on the right side. Tho white bulbs are turned uppermost, and tho tufts of whlto roots ato'dhown to their full advantage. The Rev. J. Evans-Owen, of Llanberls, has been ordered by his medical adviser to tako a. complete rest for seme time, and his church, with tho generosity which so frequently marks Nonconformist churches under Buch circumstances has undertaken to provide at their own ex-' pense all pulpit supplies during his com pulsory retirement, continuing his salary as heretofore. Tho remains of Lady Lawson, wlfo of Sir Edward Lawson, havo been laid to rest in the churchyard of Bcaconstleld, Buckinghamshire. Among those wild sent wreaths were the Prince of Wales, Mad amo Pattl, Sir Henry Irving, Mr. nnd Mrs. Kendal, Mr. and Mrs. Bancroft. Mr, Justice and Lady Hawkins, Mr. J. L. Toole, Mr. II. McCalmont, M. P., and Sir Richard Qualn. Whilst preparing for his flnBl exam ination a a solicitor, Mr. F. Lewis diet) In London evidently quite suddenly, as his friends thought he was in good health the. sad event tatting place on Wednes day evening last at the age of 27 years, "Fieddy" was a son of the late Alderman Jolm Lewis, J, P., of Commerro House, Carmarthen, nnd had been attloM to Mr. M. J. Williams, follcttor, Llajiolly. It 1 not perhaps generally known that it U to the efforts of the Cardiff Welsh Sunday School union that Wales is In debtee! for that marvel of cheapness,, iho From Home Abroad o o o o o sixpenny duoglatt New Testament. Prin cipal Roberts, of Aberystwyth, was st the time the chairman of the union, anil Mr. Bcrlah Evans tho secretary. The corrcspondencn which passed hetwton tho Cardiff union and the nuthorltlr of the British and Fotetgn Bible socloty at tho tlmo affords very Instructive reading. Tho Pontypridd Ladles' choir, conduct ed by Mrs. A. Dclaney Williams, has had a very successful carcei, having taken third prize at the Mundudtio nntlonnl eis teddfod, and first t tho Cardiff exhibition and nt the Brecon elateddfod. The choir has nn Indefatigable "coach" In Mr, T, II. Maddocks, ami Its supporters hope that If It appears nt the Newport ela teddfod It will take premier position. Tho Welsh girls from London are credited with h. deslro to meet tho rontypridd choir once more in contest. ' Tho Rev. Lewis Williams, of Bontne wydd, who was last year commissioned by the British nnd Foreign Blblo society to translato Into Welsh tho annual mis sionary prlzo bcok, has this year again been asked to undertake a similar work. Mr. T. at. Price, the chief trallUmann ger oftho Cape Town Government rail ways, was duo to nulve at Liverpool on Saturday. 'Mr. Price, who Is a natHe of Neath and an undo to Mr. Walter E. Rees, secretary Welsh Foot Ball union, has been at tho Capo for many years. At tho Brecon eisteddfod Interesting relics of Howell Hnrrls. the bold re former of Trefecca, were brought Into play in the chairing of the successful bard. The sword held by Madame Pattl Nlcollnl and the mayor Wus that pos sessed by Howell Hnrrls in 17C0, when a captain of the Brecknockshire militia, where the Gr.rsedd pennon surrounding the bardic chair was suspended from one of the Javelins of Thomas HoriJjt, of Tre gunter, elder broiner of Howell Harris, when high sheriff of the county In 17CS. Neath folks nro much gratified ut the success which has been achieved by Mr. Arthur II. Evans, son of Mr. Samuel Ev ans, Ironmonger, who, hnvlng obtained his M. R. C. S. (Eng.) and L. It. C. P. (London), has now successfully passed tho final examination for tho degreo of Bachelor of Medicine (M. B London uni versity), being placed In tho first divis ion, to which only eight candidates at tained. Mr. Evans has been appointed assistant demonstrator of pathology, morbid histology, and bacteriology at Westminster hospital. Tho education department have Jiret learnt, to their surprise, that there is some danger of the agitation against Mr Legard's holding the appointment of chlet Inspector for Wnles being revived. Tho secretary to the North Walei Association of British schools has Just officially no tified tho department that he has b"en "compcll.'d by request to conduct ills of ficial conespondencc with tho managers of some of the associated schools in tli3 Welsh language In order to bo Intellig ible." Sir John Gorst has not yet been asked a question on this matter In tho houso. "Women's rlghta seem to be progi eas ing favorably in Wales'," remarks an Eng lish weekly, "Already Welsh ludies havo mado bold to east oft their yoke, and to do many things at which their English sisters would throw up their hands In horror. Now, there are lady churchwar dens. Two parishes In the dloceso of Llanciaff are superintended n cht.rch mat ters by women. Ono of theso parishes Is Newcastle, near Bridgend, the other Llandough-Juxtas-Cardlff, and up to the present neither has had causo to com plain of the way in which the necessary duties aro carried out." But where doss the "horror come in? Tho selected subject which is not only a timely one. but one on which he has al ready made several public declarations, one of which was the able paper on the "Chilstlan Priesthood" ho contributed at the proceedings of the English confer ence, held at Cardiff, In September, 1S93. The Rev. William James Is a past moder ator of tho general assembly, and one of tho most notable utterances ever de livered from the chair of thai august body was Ms outspoken address at the Machynlleth Synod, In answer to the ma lign attacks mado upen tho orthodoxy of Noncomformlty, nnd the Calvlnlstlc Methodlst3 In pattlcu'.nr, by that master of church defence, tho Bishop of St. Asaph. A certain popular Welsh Nonconformist minister got badly sold lately. On Sun day morning his watch having stopped, he went to tho chapel where ho was to preach and which by the way was not his own pastorate-as ho thought by the correct hour. It so happened that chapel clock had stopped at 10 o'clock tho pre vious night, and when tho preaehor got Inside tho door and saw the hour, he at once mounted the rostrum and began the service. To his surprise the fow who were present smiled meaningly, nnd from tlmo to tlmo people continued to drop In, un til ho was well on In his sermon tho chapel was comfortably filled. It was only when ho had finished tho service and the congregation had departed that he learnt ho had begun tho service half an hour before tho usual time! It Ilnppcns Kvery Dny There. Brown "Do you really think there's anything In tho theosophical theory that people die and como to life again?" Robinson "Certainly. Don't you read tho news from Cuba?" 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"I nm not giving nny more Inter views to the newspapers," says Senator Chandler, when he Is asked If ho has nny further contributions to antl-Mo-Klnley literature, such as he made be fore tho nomination of tho present ptesldent. And then Senator Chandler remarks that the most satisfactory In terview he has had occurred while ho was attending the launch of the battle ship Iowa at Philadelphia. In tho thiong he observed a charming young lady who he thought was tho daughter of a friend. Going up behind her hn touched her upon tho shoulder and then to his astonishment discovered that It wus a case of mistaken identity. "1 beg pardon," said tho senator po litely. "I nm Senator Chandler, and I thought you were somo one else. I hope you will excuse me." Tho young lady bowed nnd smiled pleasantly. ""Certainly," she said, "and I am glad to met you, Senator Chand ler." Then she hesitated for a mo ment. "Ah," she added, "from what state?" "Just now," says the senator, telling the story, "the people who do not know Senator Chnndler nnd who do not know tho state ho is from nro tho people I want to meet." , NO CHANGE IN HIM. Ilicrctos Didn't Hurry tho Messenger Hoy 11 Llttlo Hit. These optlmlstlo and hopeful souls who fancied that mounting the dis trict messenger boys on "bikes" would deprive tho humorous parngrapher of the most cherished of his stock sub jects should have witnessed a "slow race" that came off on Spruce street, below Thirteenth street, yesterday morning, says tho Philadelphia Rec ord. These telegraph boys on wheels, each doubtless carrying a "rush" mes sage, spent 20 minutes In the practice of slow riding nnd In a contest to de termine which could approach most nenrly to a complete suspension of mo tion without destroying the equilibrium of tho mount. "Go to sleep, my little pickaninny," sang one of tho young Mercuric?. "Hully gee! youse blokles ain't in it wid me! 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Where a constipated condition exists, the " Discovery " should be used in conjunction with Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets, which are the most perfect, mild and natural laxative in the world. There is nothing else "just as good." There is nothing that will do the work so thoroughly, surely and comfortably. Grand IMPERIAL SEC CHAMPAGNE Received the Highest Award nt the WORLD'S COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION For Being tho Finest "Light, Dry, Finely flavored CliniiiRiignc, wlthVery Clean Taste nnd Del icate Bouquet" on Exhibition. When In want of n puro and unadul terated champagne, equnl to the Very Uest Imported, nt half the prlce,hosure nnd nsk your dealer for Oram! Imperial Sec. Write for In. formation and! prices. .-. Ilammondsport 11 U. ancIRhelnu.N.Y. ntemtM REVIVO RE8T0RE8 VITALITY. Made a 1st Day, IWell Man 16thDar.MC of Me. inn ukcai 30th Day. JSMTUEUKTOaaC 3S.33TAE33UTr produces tho nbore retails Irfao days, It act! powrerfutlr and qulcklr. 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B3 RIttr SL, CHICAGO. 11 lor bale by MATTUEW3 liltoi., ura 6lJt tjoruutoo, Fa. r.tJitralk jHrttb. &vjm EH I II M urn v 11 in Germonla Wine Cello .nftfiF'tfisfJL L'MMi 55TS1 ,M. eBcJablcPrcparalionfor As similating UicToodattcincgula tiig thcStomochs andDoweb of rromotesDigcslion.CkcTful ncssnndRcst.Contalns neither OpmrnVMorpbiru nor Mineral. Not Narc otic xxtptcsoian-sMfnzimEBi AhtJmna Jrpermint JJijt&rimatlSa&t JtflrmStel -(tgnfudSiimr hinCttyr ftoivr. Apctfccf Remedy for Constipa tion, Sour Stomach.Diarrhoca, Worms .Convulsions .Fcvcrish ncss andLoss of Sleep. Toe Simile Signature ot TEW 'YORK. EXACT COPT OF WRAPPEn. TTjt"""-T-iT?ira Directory of Wholesale and Retail CITY AND SUBURBAN Hill ART STUDIO. F. Bantee E3S Spruce. ATHLETIC AND DAILY PAPERS. Relsman & Solomon, 101 Wyoming avo. AT1IIXTIC GOODS AND 1IICYCLES. C. M. Florey. 222 Wyoming nve. AWNINGS AND HIUmi'.R GOODS. S. A. Crosby, 321 Lackawanna ave. BANKS, Lackawanna Trust and Safo Deposit Co, Merchants' and Mechanics', 429 Lacka. Traders' National, cor. Wyoming and Spruce. West Side Rank, 100 N. Main. Bcronton Savings, 122 Wyoming. BEDDING, CARPET CLEANING, ETC. The Scranton Bedding Co., Lackawanna. BREWERS. Robinson, K. Sons, 435 N. Seventh. Robinson, Mlna, Cedar, cor. Alder. BICYCLES. GUNS. ETC. Parker, B. R., S21 Spruce. BICYCLE LIVERY. City Bicycle Livery, 120 Franklin. BICYCLE REPAIRS. ETC. BIttenbender & Co., 313tf Spruce street. BOOTS AND SHOES. Goldsmith Bros. 201 Lackawanna. Goodman's Shoe Store, 432 Lackawanna. BROKER AND JEWELER. Radtn Bros., 123 Penn. CANDY MANUFACTURER. Scranton Candy Co., 22 Lackawanna. SAKPE1S AND WALL PAPER. Ingalls, J. Scott, 419 Lackawanna. CARRIAGES AND HARNESS. SImwelt, V. A.. 515 Linden. CARRIAGE REPOSITORY. Blume, Wm. & Son, 622 Spruce. CATERER. Huntington, J. C, 303 N. Washington. CHINA AND GLASSWARE. Rupprecht, Louis, 221 Penn ave. CIGAR MANUFACTURER. J. 1. Fiore, 223 Spruce street. CONFECTIONERY AND TOYS. Williams. J. D. & Bros., 311 Lacka. CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER. Snook, S. M Olyphant. CROCKERY AND GLASSWARE. Harding, J. L., 215 Lackawanna. DINING ROOM. Caryl's Dining Room, COS Linden. DRY GOODn. The Fashion. 303 Lackawanna avenue. Kelly & Healey, 30 Lackawanna. Flnley, P. B B10 Lackawanna. DRY GOODS, SHOES, HARDWARE, ETC. Mulley, Ambrose, triple stores, Provi dence. DRY GOODS. FANCY GOODS. Kresky, E. H. & Co., Ill S. Main. DRUGGISTS. McQarrah & Thomas, 209 Lackawanna. Lorontr, C 418 Lacka.; Linden & Wash. Davis, G. W Main and Market. Bloes, W. S,, Peckville. Davles, John J 103 S.,Malu. ENGINES AND BOILERS. Dickson Manufacturing Co. FINE MERCHANT TAILORING. J, W. Roberts, 128 N Main ave. w. J. Davis, 21B Lackawanna. Erlo Audren, 119 S. Main ave. FLORAL DESIGNS. Clark, O, R. & Co., 201 Washington. FLOUR. BUTTER, EGGS. ETC. The T. II. Watts Co., Ltd.. 723 W. Lacka Babcock G. J. & Co.. 116 Franklin. (flour, peed AND GRAIN. Matthews C. P. Sons & Co., si Lacka. The Weston Mill Co,, 47-49 Lackawanna. .FRUITS AND PRODUCE. I Dale & Stevens, 27 Lackawanna, i Cleveland, A. 8., 17 Lackawanna. .FURNISHED ROOMS. Union House, 215 Lackawanna. UVURNITUHE. Hill & Connell. 132 Washington. Barbour's Home Credit House, 425 Lack. .OROCERS. Kelly. T. J. & Co.. 14 Lackawanna. Mevargel & Connell, Franklin avenue. Porter. John T 28 and 23 Lackawanna JUce, Levy & Co.. so Lackawanna. , 1'iile. J. J., 427 Lacka wanna. SEE THAT THE FAC-SIMILE SIGNATURE . -OF OlaX' (IS OIT THE WRAPPER OF EVEBT BOTTTiTH OW CajtcrU li trat cp in otm&o bottles ealr. II is not toll ia ttJk, Don't allow anyone to (ell too anything olee os tfco pita or promlto tut It It "jmt as good" and "will r.ntver orery ptr pete." Kr Seo tilt 70a get 0-A-8-T-0-B4-JL 1 no ho nniu r m sjti .sl. ueti 1 .'CrfWy5&5v&2' wir of WHJPW IB GENERAL MERCHANDISE. Osterhout. N. P., 110 W. Market. Jordan, James, Olyphant. Oechtold. E. J.. Olyphant. HARDWARE. Connell, W. P. & Sons, US Penn. Foote & Shear Co., 119 N. Washington. Hunt A Connell Co., 434 Lackawanna, '(HARDWARE AND PLUMBING. Qunstsr & Forsyth, 327 Penn. Cowles. W. C, 1907 N. Main ave. HARNESS AND SADDLERY HARDWARE, Fritz, G. w., 410 Lackawanna. Keller & HarriM, 117 Penn. HARNESS. TRUNKS, BrGGIES. B. B. Houser, 133 N. Main avenue. HOTELS. ArllnBtpn, Grimes & Flannery, Sprncei and Franklin. Scranton House, near depot. HOUSE, SIGN AND rilESCO PAINTER. Wm. Hay, 112 Linden. HUMAN HAIR AND HAIR DRESSING. N. T. Llsk, 223 Lackawanna. LEATHER AND TINDINGS. Williams. Samuel, 221 Spruce. LI Mi; CEMINT SEWER PIPE. Keller. Luther, 813 Lackawanna. MILK, CREAM. BUTTER, ETC. Scranton Dairy Co., Penn and Linden. Ston Bros., 308 Spruce. MILLIINER. Mrs. M. Saxe, 148 N. Main avenue. MILLINERY AND DRESSMAKING. Mrs. Bradley, 206 Adams, opp. Court House. MILLINERY AND FURNISHING GOODS., Brown's Bee Hive, 221 Lackawanna. .MINE AND MILL SUPPLIES. Scranton Supply and Mach. Co., 131 Wyoi MODISTE AND DRESSMAKER, Mrs. K. Walsh, 311 Spruce street. MONUMENTAL WORK S, Owens Bros,, 211 Adams ave. PANTS. Grrat Atlantic $3 Fants Co., 319 Lacka nana ave. PAINTS AND SUPPLIES. Jlencko & Mclf.ee, 300 Spruce street. PAINTS AND WALL PAPER. Wlnke, J. C, 315 Penn. PAWNBROKER. Green, Joseph, 107 Lackawanna. PIANOS AND ORGANS. Stelle. J. Lawrence, 30$ Spruce. PHOTOGRAPHER. H. S. Cramer, 311 Lackawanna ave. PLUM RING AND HEATING. Howley, P. F. & M. F 231 Wyoming avsi, REAL ESTATE. Horatio N. Patrick, 328 Washington. RUBIIER STAMPS, STENCILS. ETC. Scranton Rubber Stamp Co., 533 Sprue street. KOOITNG. National Roofing Co,, 331 Washington. SANITARY PLUMniNG W. A. Wledebusch, 234 Washington ave STEAMSHIP TICKETS. J, A. Barron, 215 Lackawanna and Prlceburg. STEKEO-RELIEF DECORATIONS AND PAINTING. B. II. Morris. 247 Wysmlng ave. TEA, COFFEE AND SPICE. Grand Union Tea Co , 103 S. Main. TRUSSES. BATTERIE!?. RUBIIER GOODS1 Benjamin ft Benjamin, Franklin and. Spruce. , UNDERTAKER AND LIVERY. Raub, A. R., 423 Spruce. UPHOLSTERER AND CAKPBT LAYER. C. II. Hazlett, 228 Spruce streot. WALL PAPER. ETC. Ford, W. M 120 Penn. WATCHMAKER AND JEWELER. J Rogers, A, IS., 215 Lackawanna. WINES AND LIQUORS. Walsh, Edward J. S3 Lackawanna. WIRE AND WIRR ROPE. Washburn fc Moen Mfg Oj., lis FranklVj & .1