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racis of Interest
6 "Women RderSi
Symposium of
Partly Gossipy,
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SHE'LL W8H BH WASN'T NEWi ''
When her duty's manifolded,
- And Irar hour of ease are few.
Will a chantf come pe'r the spirit :'.
Of the woman who la "newf" ' "
when ah' drawn upon a Jury,
Or la drafted for the warn.
Will ahe like her ''freedom" better
: Than the "chains" she now abhors?
When she's running for an office
And itets "left," and has the blues.
Won't she wish that she was back In
' The "oppressed" old woman's shoes
When the ship of slate Mho's steering
'11 Id a storm of mad abuse,
(Won't she wish thut for the ballot
. She'd ne'er thought she had a use?
When she finds that she Is treated
"Like a man.V O. tho she's longed
For Just thut, won't she be tempted
Ofttlmes to think she's wronged?
When no man e'er gives his scut up
In a cur, or deigns to hold
Her umbrella when It's ralnlnsr.
Won't she wish that she was "old?"
Won't she think the men "Just horrid,"
left to hustle for herself.
Where she's looked on us a rival
' In the race for power and pelf?"
When Man's reverence no longer
". Is accorded as her due,
When he treats her as a brother,
She'll be sorry that she's new!
Jlury Norton Bradford.
Victor Maurel, the barytone who sans;
In this country last year, has written a
book about American women. In one
chapter he tells a very charming anecdote
about Emma Karnes Story, In vonuectlon
with the American woman's ease of man
ner. Keferrlutr to this quality, he says:
"I have had the opportunity or admiring
It under circumstances which desrve to
be reported. A prince of finance In London
gave a reception to the heir of the throne.
A concert had taken place; among the
artists, who participated, almost all of
them already celebrated, a young Ameri
can singer Just beginning her career hud
appeared brilliantly. She was remark
ably beautiful and shortly before had be
come engaged to a young American, scion
of one of the old Boston families, the son
of an esteemed artist and himself a
painter who had exhibited with success at
Paris and London. At the end of the con
cert the royal guest, with his charming
candor of manner and bonhomie so well
known among those who have met him,
came up to .the brilliant singer and of
fered her his arm to escort her to the buf
fet. There was a murmur of astonish
ment among the noble ladies who were
present, but It was only of short duration.
The artist's betrothed noticed the
glances. Pale and agitated he followed
this scene, of which he could not fail to
discover the meaning, until turning to
him without embarrassment, the vounff
singer said smilingly: 'Will you wait for
me, dear? The prince wishes the honor of
escorting me to supper." To translate the
one of her words Is Impossible, but I re
member thnt one man distinguished In the
court of England and well known in the
clubs of Paris, said to me-wlth an accent
of mingled admiration und astonishment:
'I do not know a duchess, a princess, or a
queen capable of conducting herself with
so much ease In such a delicate situa
tion.' "
THE MODERN WAN;
She plunged hito the lake's bright tide
(She was a BwUnmer brave).
It was a trick. She thought with pride:
"My lover'H Jump and save!"
He calmly puffed his cigarette
And musedthe heartless clownl '
"'I know that water's very wet;
I wonder If she'll drown?"
Exchange.
In the opinion of Agnes Hilton, as ex
pressed n the C'huutauquan, the "advent
.of a fashion requiring a woman to be able
to do something more thnn cling and con
sume must tend to good Lf It does nothing
more than reduce the number of the help
less creatures. She Is not new In the
World; not new anywhere In the world.
For, the woman of all countries and times,
the woman who has breathed her soul Into
all human progress, the most numerous
woman of civilized lands and especially
of the United States, has been and is a
woman strong, capable, economically a
producer of wealth, and socially equal to
'her man' oranyotherman of her environ
ment. I cannot think of a more appro
priate way of bringing forward this old
fashioned builder of civilizations than to
recall here the Introduction to an old
man's will which fell under my eyes a few
years ago. After the formal Introduc
tion, the old man went on to say that his
wife had worked with him for more than
half a century, that their fortune was as
much the creation of her hands as of his;
and that therefore he set aside one-half
of the estate as rightly hers to dispose of
as might seem right to her. The words
were plain and sober homespun from the
speech of dally life. There was no sign
In them of a feeling that he was doing
anything but a simply Just act toward a
partner In business. But what a recogni
tion was there of the dignity and rights
Of that partner! He did not leave her
half of his, but all of her own; he did not
give because she had nursed htm In sick
ness and stroked his hair the right way
when he was excited or angry. He might
have ascribed lis action to her devoted
tenderness and faithfulness to her wifely
dutlfulness and In so doing have hu
miliated her. How much better than that
did this plain American man do by saying
that the half was her own, by right of cre
ation, to do what she liked with! "The
new woman of the clubs will have hard
work to get up abreast of this old-fash-
WITH LUNGS INFLATED:
When Laura rides her bicycle.
In bloomers much admired.
She always reaches home at night
Pneumatically tired.
. j Exchange.
The Jewels which rt Is reported Mrs.
Stanford Is about to sell In order to pro
cure the funds to carry on the Lei and
Stanfard Junior University are said to
range from $2,000,000 to $4,000,000 In value.
The late Senator Stanford presented his
wife with a collection of gems equal to
those owned by almost any royal family
In Europe, and many of the most superb
have been ra'ely worn by Mrs. Stanford,
who kept her treasures In a bank vault.
Among the complete sets of Jewels, each
comprising a tiara or necklace, pendent
barrings, bracelets, brooch and .finger
rings, Is one set of yellow diamonds, an
other of pink and' another of blue dia
monds, while there are some genuine
black diamonds In the collection, and a
number of beautiful rubles, sapphires and
emeralds. Some of the Jewols once be
longed to the Duke of Brunswick's fa
mous collection. There are over sixty
diamond finger rings in Mrs Stanford's
Jewel box.
' THE BICYCLE MAID:
They say that she revels In riches
She charms with her beauty and talk;
But, alasl for her charms;
She'll not come to my arms,
Not her! with that "bicycle walk.'-' '
They say she's been feted by princes
Where kings are accustomed to stalk;
J7UI, MUSI wivugu i iiru, .
She'll not play In my yard; - n ''
Not her!-wlth that "bicycle walk."
And'thfl maids, they may rid when they're
: v i ready,"
I And primp with pink powder and chalk;
'But they'll nevei catch fish, :
Though they weep and they wish,
I Not them I with that "bicycle walk." -.
. Stanton, In Times-Herald..
" The advent of canning time gives per
tinency to the following directions of the
Mew York Bun: ' i
For Canning Pears. To every three
pounds of fruit-allow one and one-half
pounds of sugar and a half pint of water,
reel the pears and lay them In cold water
'to keep them from turning dark before
they are, wanted. When the syrup is
boiling, put tho pears in and cook until
they look, cleat or a fork can be stuck Into
" them easily. Have the Jars standing Jn
a pan of hot water and carefully fill them
, Wltn ine irun, nur me. not syrup over
etuita. fllllnSt 4ha iara tn 4ha Ion. Cover
and seal. 1
In making brandy pears, Bartletts are
. the only variety that will give entire satis
faction. as they have a more deckled flavor
than any other. Select firm but rips
pears, peel, and boil la a weak syrup until
itiAV abm ha tMkSWA Hh a Tk
ae fruit out, drain, and put In Jars. Have
ready a rich, hot syrup mad with three
pounds or svar ana e nau wn oi water
and tw! toe u ooo taming Ue fruit erita
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Information, Partly Grave,
and Partly Gay. ,"
equal parts o? the syrup and white brandy.
Covr Immediately.
Ulngvr pears are a dollolous sweetmeat.
Use a hard pear, peel, core, and cut the
fruit Into very thin slices. For eight
pound of fruit after It has been sliced
use the tame quantity of sugar, the Juice
of four lemoiw, one pint of water, and a
half pound of ginger root, sliced thin.
Cut the lemon rinds Into s long and thin
strips as possible. Place all together In a
preserving kettle and boil slowly for an
hour. -
Spiced pears are an excellent relish. To
make them, place in a porcelain kettle
fourpounds of sugar, one quart of vinegar,
one ounce of stick cinnamon, and half an
ounce of cloves. When this comes to a bo'.U
add to It eight pounds of pears that have
been peeled, and cook until tender.' Bk!m
out the fruit said put In gluss Jars. Boll
the syrup until thick and pour It over
them. Apples may be used In the same
manner.-
Pickled pears are made thus: Boll to
gether three pounds of sugar, three pints
of vinegar, and an ounce of stick cin
namon. I'se seven pounds of sound pears,
wash, and stick three or four cloves In
eueh pear and put them In the hot syrup
and cook slowly twenty-five - minutes.
Turn tihem Into a stone Jur with the syrup
and cover. The following day pour off the
liquid and heat and turn over the fruit
axuin.- It muy require heating the second
time.
The same authority adds:
To make grape preserves, press with tho
Angers the pulp from the fruit and put it
through a sieve to remove the seeds. Put
tho Juice, pulp and skins Into a preserving
kettle, and to every pint add one pound of
granulated sugar and boll until as thick
as required.
Umpes are one of the best fruits we
have for Jellies. Wild grapes are consid
ered by many as even better than the cul
tivated fruit. To make Jelly, stem the
grapes carefully and wash well. Put them
into a preaorvlng kettle, cover, and heat
slowly. Stir frequently and cook until the
fruit is well broken and has boiled. Take
front the tire and squeexe through a Jelly
bag. Measure the Juice Into a porcelain
kettle and set upon the stove to boll.
For each pint of Juice allow one pound of
granulated sugar, and while the Juice
is boiling place the sugar on tin pans and
put it In the oven, stirring often. When
the Juice has boiled steadily twenty min
utes add the hot sugar and stir rapidly un
til It dissolves. It will make a hissing
sound as It falls In and melt quickly. Let
the Jelly boll up once and take from the
stove. Have the glasses heated by stand
ing them In hot water and pour the liquid
Jelly Into them. When It is perfectly cold
cover the glasses. Jelly of two colors and
different flavors may be made with the
same grapes by separating the pulp and
skin of the grapes and cooking each one
by itself. One will bo purple and the other
amber.
Urapes moke an excellent spiced fruit.
To prepare them, pick from the stems
seven pounds of ripe grapes and separate
the pulp from the skin. Put tho skins into
a preserving kettle over the Are with
enough water to prevent them from burn
ing. In another kettle place the pulp and
cook until It will press easily through a
sieve to remove) the) seeds. Add the
rtralned pulp to the skins with half a pint
of sharp vinegar and one ounce each of
whole cloves, allspice, and cinnamon. Roll
together until It is thick and put Into Jelly
glasses.
Grape Juice makes a flne sherbet. Put In
a saucepan half a pound of granulated
sugar and one quart of water. Let It boll
a few momenta Take from the fire and
add the Juice of one lemon and a table
spoonful of gelatine that has been dis
solved in a gill of water. When cool add
a half pint of Juice from any dark rich
grape, and turn Into a freezer and freese.
When frozen and before you remove the
beater add the white of an egg beaten to
a froth with one tablespoonful of pow
dered sugar. Stir thoroughly Into . the
sherbet. Cover and repack. Stand In a
cool plnce for two hours.
Finally, as to plums:
For canning greengages or blue plums,
prick the fruit with a fork to prevent
bursting. Prepare a syrup allowing two
pounds of granulated sugar and a half
pint of water to every three pounds of
fruit. When the sugar Is dissolved put In
the fruit and heat slowly to boiling point.
Let it cook ten minutes. Skim out the
fruit and place In Jars. Let the syrup boll
another ten minutes, then pour over the
fruit and cover at once.
Canned blue plums make delicious pies
for winter use. Spiced plums are fine with
meats. The damson plums have the best
flavor. To seven pounds of fruit add three
and a half pounds of brown sugar, one
pint of sharp vinegar, and one ounce each
of cinnamon, cloves and allspice. Scald
them three tunes and put Into Jars.
A DISILLUSION?"" "
He thought as he gazed In her eyes,
"She is dreaming a poem, I know!'
But she suddenly said .
(And his love It fell ilead).
, "How far does this old ocean go?"
. Atlanta Constitution.
The first Chinese woman doctor gradu
ate of an American medical college to
practice in China, and the second woman
of her race to take an occidental medical
degree. Is now on her way across the Pa
cific to her native land to Inaugurate there
a new era in woman's work among wo
m n. She Is Dr. Hu King Eng. a woman
characteristically celestial In every way,
despite her nine years' residence In the
United States. She has never discarded
her quaint, rich native dress and loves her
own land best. She received her doctor's
degree in Philadelphia a year ago, has
spent the past twelve months In taklnir a
post-graduate course and in obtaining
actual experience in her profession, and a
week ago she sailed from San Francisco
for Foo Chow, where she will take up her
life work as physician and missionary at
the Woman's Hospital.
THE NEW AQeT'"'
In Cupid's bosom fesr and doubt
For one brief moment centers;
The horseless carriage stands without
The heartless woman enteral
Chicago Times-Herald.
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DISENCHANTED:
What contrast, when she went to swim
In grief his face he hid
'Twlxt what he though she'd look to him
And what she really did.
Washington Star.
HOUSEHOLD HINTS: ' '
When silk ' looks greasy remove the
grease by spreading magnesia on tho
wrong side. -
If one wears old loose kid gloves while
Ironing they will save many callous Vtfots
on the hands.
When anything has been spilled on the
stove or milk has boiled over and a suffo
cating smoke arises It may be dispelled by
sprinkling the spot with salt.
Tincture of myrrh dropped Into the wa
ter Is an excellent wash for the mouth
and the throat; the proper proportions are
ten drops of myrrh to a glass of water.
The modern rolling-pin of glass, for pie
crust. Is hollow, so that 1t can receive the
cracked -ice necessary In handling puff
balls. Much better (than dipping the
bands Into ice water.
Little bags of orris powder are consid
ered among the daintiest devices for per
fuming bed linen and underclothing, and
are more popular than lavender Just now
In the most luxurious houses. .
Never use hot water when washing tho
hands, as tt tend to make the skin too
tender and sensitive. Lemon will remove
most stains from the nails and skin, and
then glycerine or some other emollient ap
plied before retiring. Loose, perforated
gloves should under these circumstances
be worn at night.
Mildew may bn. removed In the follow
ing manner: First by brushing off any
loose mildew, then rubbing In common
salt, afterward sprinkling liberally with
(powdered chalk and 'moistening with
clean, cold water. After this dry slowly
in the open air, rinse, and If the marks are
till there repeat the process. It may be
necessary to do this several times, but In
the end tho spots wiH be removed. .
" How to keep Eggs. Pack the eggs tn
salt with the small end down In boxes
that will hold not mors than Ave or sis
dosen. If kept In a cool place and the
box turnod over about twice a week tho
eggs will remain fresh for months. If tho
eggs are not turned the yolks wilt settle
through the outer albumen until ttwy
touch tho shell and the eggs will then
poll. . '
To mako old black silk look Ilk now dip
tho piece Individually) ls osM. water.
Don't wring them, but put them, dripping
wet, on a flat, broad, wood table; smooth
them out carefully with a small cloth. Be
sure not to leave any wrinkles. In half
an hour remove the stlk from the table,
and it will have the lustre of new silk.
Black ribbons may be treated In the same
way. Colored silks and ribbons may also
be renewed in like manner, provided the
colors will not run, which may be ascer
tained by testing small pieces.
In repairing or altering cotton clothing
it is vexatious to find that the machine
stitching has shrunken, drawing the
scams, hems, etc., into puckers. The
teacher of dressmaking In one of the
largest educational Institutions in the
country teaches her pupils to overcome
this by soaking the spool of thread over
night In a glasa of Water, then standing
it where It will dry, and It is ready for
use. She also says to oil colored thread
thoroughly with machine oil to make It
stronger and have it work easier. Try
both of these ways, and see it you are not
pleased with the result. .
CHOICE RECIPES:''
Breakfast Dried Beef. Cut or pare the
beef very thin and freshen by placing in
hot water for a few minutes; pour oft the
water; place in the pan or skillet a lump
of butter, and as soon as It is heated put
the dried beef Into It, adding five or six
eggs Immediately.
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To Broil Fish. Any small fish or the
steaks of a large llsh are nice broiled.
Prepuro as for frying, rub the bafs of the
gridiron with butter, then place the llsh
skin down, do not turn until nearly dune,
and broil slowly. Turn up and lay In a
dish with butter, pepper and salt.
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Succotash. Cut the corn from eight ears
and mix with one pint of lima beans;
cover with water and boll for about un
hour; drain off and add one teacupful of
milk, and when this Is heated put in one
tablespoonful of butter, with salt and
pepper to taste. Simmer the whole gently
for about ten minutes.
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Almond Frosting. Almond frosting
makes a delicious addition to a loaf of
white cakes. Beat the whites of two eggs
to a stilt froth, stir in half a pound of
powdered sugar and a quarter of a pound'
of almonds, blanched and powdered to a
paste. Flavor with orange tlower water,
and, If you choose, a few drops of almond
extract,
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Baked Apple Pudding. The yolks of
four eggs, six large pippins, grated, three
tablespoonful of butter, one-half cup of
sugar, the Juice and half the peel of one
lemon. Beat the sugar and butter to a
cream, stir In the yolk and lemon with
the grated apples. Pour In a deep pudding
dish to bake. Whip the whites and add
them lost. Orate a little nutmeg over tho
top, Eut cold with cream.
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Plum Porridge. Take one-half pint of
milk, add six raisins, and allow to cook
for five minutes. Then take one table
spoonful of corn starch and moisten it
with two tablespoonfula of of milk. Turn
this quickly Into the half pint of milk
and stir back and forth until It thickens.
Then cool for one minute and add one
tablespoonful of sugar.
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Boiled Potatoes. This homely vegetable
la frequently slighted In cooking. A white
mealy potato Is a welcome addition to any
meal. Wash and scrape or pare thin,
rinse in colli water, then throw Into a ket
tle of boiling water. In which two tea
spoonfuls of salt have been put. Boll
rapidly. Drain, remove the lid for a mo
ment so that the steam can escape, then
serve Immediately,
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How to Cook Peas. Peas should be care
fully picked over but not washed, as In
washing them that little sweet stem that
connnects the pea to the pod Is lost. Put
them Into fresh boiling water and boil
them thirty minutes. Then drain them
Into a colander, put them Into a hot dish
and season them with plenty of sweet,
fresh butter, a little salt, and if you choose,
a little pepper, and put the dish of peas
in the oven for not over two minutes.
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Stuffed Egg Plant. Cut the plant in two;
scrape out the inside and put it In a sauce
pan'wlth a little minced ham; cover with
water and boil until soft; drain off and
add two tablespoonfula grated crumbs,
one tablespoonful of butter, half a minced
onion, with pepper and salt to taste. Fill
each half of the hull with the mixture;
add a small lump of butter and bake for
fiften minutes. Or, If preferred, omit ham;
using more bread crumbs and mixing
them with beaten egg yolks (two to an
egg plant;.
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IPeach Cobbler. Fill, a shallow pudding
dish or deep earthen pie plate with ripe
pealed peaches, leaving In the pits to In
crease the flavor of the fruit. Add cold
water enough to half fill the dish and
cover the while with a light paste rolled
to twice the thickness used for pies. Cut
slits across the middle, prick with a fork
and bake In a slow oven about three
quarters of an hour. The peaches should
be sugared according to the taste before
putting on the crust. Serve either warm
or cold; the crust should be Inverted after
being cut into sections, and the peaches
piled upon it. Eat with sweet cream.
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Mock Birds. Cut thin slices of rather
lean, boiled salt pork; spread with the fol
lowing dreslng: To one cup of bread
crumbs add one egg, one teaspoonful of
sage, one tablespoonful of minced onions,
salt, pepper and butter to season. Soak
the bread and squeeze dry, then add the
seasoning; spread over slices of meat, roll
together; fasten the ends firmly and brown
In a trying pan, take out the meat, add to
the fat in the pan two tablesnoonfuls of
flour and one minced onion; stir, then add
one quart of water. Season to taste with
salt, pepper and a little sage; add the meat
and stew two hours. I'luce the meat on
a platter, garnish with lettuce, celery
leaves or crisp, white cabbage and serve.
Bend the gravy to the table In a boat and
serve with the meat.
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Chicken Curry. One good-sized chicken,
one tablespoonful of salt, two small
onions, one heaping teaspoonful of curry
powder, three eggs, half a cup of rice,
one bay leaf, two sprigs of parsley,, a
sprig of thyme, two tablespoonfuls of
butter and one of flour, the Juice of half a
lemon. Singe and draw the fowl, and cut
H Into pieces, the same as for a fricassee;
put the chicken In Just boiling t ater
enough to cover It, and add the salt, pars
ley, bay leaf and thyme. Fry the onions
In one tablespoonful of 'he butter, and
when tender add them to the chicken.
Let the chicken simmer slowly three
quarters of an hour, or until tender. Then
take it up and set it In a warm place.
There should be about a pint of broth re
maining In the saucepan, and this should
be strained and returned to the pan. Put
the remaining tablespoonful of butter Into
a saucepan, and when It has melted stir
Hn a generous tablespoon fill of flour,
making a smooth paste and being careful
not to brown. Stir this Into the strained
broth and add the curry powder. Simmer
for fifteen minutes. Draw the saucepan
to the bark of the stove and stir in slowly
the eggs whlcfi have been mixed with" the
lemon Juice. The broth musr not boll
after the eggs are added, but must be
thoroughly stirred snd poured at. once
ovor the pieces of chicken on the platter.
The rice In the meantime should have been
boiled and drained In a colander, and
should now be heaped In a border around
the chicken. The amount of curry used
in this recipe gives a delicate flavor; If a
stronger flavor Is preferred use a table
spoonful of curry. All delicate meats
and fish are suitable for curry. Chicken,
vesl, lamb, sweetbreads, lobster and oys
ters are more often served with curry
than anything else.
TROl'BLF.SOMSRIIYME WORDS.
From the P9St-Express.
A Western paper Is quoted as saying:
"Among other words to which there are
no rhymes may be mentioned month, sil
ver, liquid, spirit, chimney, warmth, gulf,
honor. Iron, echo."- One should never be
too sure about these things. Butler, In
his "Hudlbras," has this couplet:
Ah, met What perils do environ
The man that meddles with cold Iron.
In the "Rejected Addresses," by James
and Horace Smith, there Is this couplet
describing the eagerness of the people In
climbing up to Mgh places In order to see
the burning of Drury Lane:
Thick calf, flat foot and slrra knee
Mounted on roof and chimney.
The oouplet was thrown-In to answer
somebody's challenge to produce a rhyme
for "chimney." Shelly In his "Ode to a
Skylark," says:
Hall to thee. Myths spirit,
Bird thou never wort.
That from heaven or near It
Pourest thy full heart
In prof useatrssns of unpremeditated art
This Is pretty free rbymmc, of course,
btlt the poem lo considered one of the mas
terpieces of the language. In "O'Connor's
Child," on of tho finest of Campbell's
poems, 'this couplet occurs:
Glory, they said, and power and honor ,
eWre In tho mansion of O'Connor.
No Instances of rhyming with tho other
words occur to our memory at tho mo
ment, but It would be easy to mak
rhyme for "Mould," and another for
-drift;
There the tide In the affairs of men, -Which,
taken at the flood, leads on to for
tune; '
Omitted, all the voyages of their life
Is bound In shallows, and In miseries;
And we must take the current when
tt serves, -
Or lose our ventures. Shakespeare.
Perhaps during this season of the year,
more than at any other, when a great
many of our people are going away on
their annual vacations, have they af
forded opportunities to recognize at-least
some of the many advantages of the city
of Scranton. Those who were born here
and but very seldom go elsewhere, often
live on for years and finally die and never
learn fully 'to realise and appreciate some
of the rare natural blessings which but
few of the larger cities are permitted to
enjoy, Man at best is an ungrateful crea
ture and . since Ingratitude makes the
otherwise' cultured and refined appear
rude and repulsive, it certainly can only
prove wholesome for us to be reminded
from time to tlmw that our own city really
does possess advantages of which we all
have every reason to feel proud as well as
thankful.
Although It Is a fact which no one could
deny, that a great many Scrantonians
leave the city every summer and spend
their vacations along the seashore, some
lake or mountain resort, we never could
understand the motive or object for do
ing so, since one of the natural advan
tages we have the most reason to pride
ourselves upon Is our ipure mountain air.
It Is true In the day time, during the heut
of summer, here, as at most other places
tn this part of the world, it frequently
gets quite warm, but no sooner does the
aim disuipiiear than the cooi mountain
breezes, scented with the fragrance of
freshness and purity, so entirely differ
ent to most other large cities, begin to
circulate, so that even during the hottest
days of July and August our evenings are
always comfortable, while the nights fre
quently are unusually cool. Besides, the
air in Scranton not only .is cool and de
lightful, when In most other cities the peo
ple are sweltering In heat and laboring to
catch their breath, but It Is exceedingly
dry and pure, and (therefore a very
healthful place to live. We doubt very
much Indeed, whether there is a summer
resort or a sanitarium In this part of the
country that can surpass Scranton In
this particular.
Sometimes we hear It said that tt Is a
great misfortune that 8cranton Is an in
land city. Yet Jn spite of this seeming
drawback, we certainly can boast of as
good, If not better, drinking water as any
other city in the state of Pennsylvania, or,
for that matter, of any other state. There
are no tanneries, slaughter-houses, fer
tilizing and other similar clogglng-the-stream-Industries
carried on along the
water line which supplies our city reser
voirs. Neither is the coroner in any way
officially identified with the city water
works. But on the other hand, miles and
miles out of the city, Jn the quiet primeval
forests where nature still blooms in her
morning splendor and laughs In her noon
tide innocence where springs are bubbling
up through the white sand as clear as
crystal, we prudently and wisely re
ceive our water supply, even for a city
with a population upward of 100,000, from
mother nature herself, Jn Its original and
unadulterated state of purcness. Lancas
ter and Beading, Philadelphia, Baltimore
and New York would gladly give almost
any amount of money for a water supply
like ours, but money cannot buy tt. It Is
a gift of nature and one of the rare gifts
that have been bestowed upon our Inland
ctity. Air and water not onlv are two
things we all must have, but In addition,
they, more than anything else, are es
sential to our health, comfort and happi
ness. No matter what else a man may
possess, if he is sick and uncomfortable,,
he certainly can not enjoy himself, there
fore good, pure a'.r and water ought to be
amongst the very rflrst things to be looked
after when deciding upon a place to live
In. Scranton has both, and we may well
feel proud, as well as highly grateful for
them.
Wo, often say that life, as well as nature,
generally is pretty evenly balanced, 1. e.,
the ch.ld who laughs a great deal usually
cries a great deal, thait the man who to
day may be exceedingly kind, tomorrow
may be Just as harsh, and that a delightful
place in summer invariably means an ex
tremely dreary and unusually trying region
In winter. No doubt this Is the general
rule of things as one commonly would find
It, yet this rule Is entirely Inapplicable to
the city of Scranton, Our winters are
not a bit colder than we find them else
where. Here again nature comes to our
side, with her surrounding mountains,
breaking and checking the cold and tho
storm. But on the other hand, although
we occasionally do experience the ex
hllartlng effect of a so-culled cold wave,
we again are highly favored with all the
fuel we need, and the best tn the world. In
order to keep warm. The coal deposits
under and around ourclty are amongst the
best and richest throughout the entire an
thracite region. Our coal mines not only
supply us with cheap fuel, but In addi
tion, they furnish employment, either di
rectly or Indirectly, for fully one-half the
working people of this city; they have in
one sense founded Scranton; have kept
It growing at almost a miraculous rate
up -to the present, and from the indica
tions at hand now there really is no tell
ing what It is not destined to beenmo In
ten or twenty years from this. Simply
look at the number of large buildings,
both public as well as private, many run
ning Into hundreds of thousands of dol
lars, that have been put up during the last
year, and others In the course of erection
now; notice the new Industries that have
been added and those that are constantly
enlarging, as well us the new Institutions,
social, intellectual, civil and religious, all
of which ore growing very rapidly, both
In Influence and strength; compare It with
the Scranton of only ten years ago, and
you will perhaps form some Idea of the
manifold advantages ns well as the prom
ising and rosy otitloolfof the city, which
our world-renowned neighbor down the
valley, for no other motive than that of
pure Jealousy, Is pleased to designate as
"A mining town near Wllkes-Barre."
In all fairness be It said, that the people
of Scranton should not be held responsible
for the city's many advantages, especially
In so far as they have been conferred by
nature. So If our friends down the valley
do boast of their history and Insist upon
a full recognition of their blue blood, we
certainly should be willing and ready lo
abide It all In patience, since old age and
feebleness generally go hand In hand,
while aristocracy and wealth never did
have any Intimate relations with enter-
rise anil troswrlty. - Even in this we
lave conferred upon us a most assuring
compliment. We ourselves at times stop
for a few hours to take a look over our
enterprising and rapidly growing city and
talk to Our friends over Its many advan
tages, yet In no other way can we be as
sured more positively thnt our home
opinions are not over-statci. then when
our neighbors show such a irinls-ter Inter
est In our affairs, since superiority Inva
riably begets the most blttostjealousy on
the part of those whose positions onlv al
low them to be followers, when they feign
woud be leaders. In this, therefore, we
have the double argument that our high
opinions o the city of Scranton are not
mere phantoms webs of gossamer that
will disappear as readily as the dew be
fore the morning sun, but on the other
hand, stern realities cold facts that will
stand the tett of the most penetrating
scrutiny and that the more they are
handled the more will thev add luster to
the history of their emvlronment. To
ask for still more proofs that Scranton Is
a highly favored city, whether eighteen or
eighteen hundred miles away from
Wilkes-nsrre, would be an open confes
sion, e'ther to Idlocv or extreme dullness,
or elsedownrightrudeness. This, therefore,
belrwr an acknowledged fact. It nnturnlly
must follow that our city will be hold re
sponsible in proportion to Its opportuni
ties, since this Is n law In ethics by which
every body of Individuals will be Judged.
There ht a class of people who have
enough brains snd energy to discover
many good thins of this world, develop
them to their fullest extent, but keep
all the good there Is In them to them
selves, acting somewhat ss If theywrere
the sole owners of this mundane atfhere
and that they were really conferring a
high honor upon the'r fellow mortals In
conceding them standing room In some
obscure and uninviting corner. As a re
sult of this spirit every large olty and
even some of the smaller towns, for that
matter, constantly Is confronted with the
solution of the moot perplexing questions,
1 order to maintain the rights and privi
leges, the prsonal4ttportunities and local
advantages naturally belonging to the
peopl. In this particular Scranton by no
mean Is an exception, yet takltur K on the
whole, we gravely doubt whether there
I another oty In this section of the coun
try marVfestlng lea of this baneful rnflu.
ence. The ton of our city t not only en
terprising, but generous as waU. a fact to
whloh our Various Institutions or Hying
Mas St etriUO,
'.'..v. ;
Ammsiinig1 Exploits
Of a Veotriloqpis.
Charles A.
His Clever
The publication In last Saturday"
Tribune of a letter from C. A. Hartley
narrating an episode on a railway
train In which by his wonderful gift
of ventriloquism he had a fellow pas
senger perplexed half out of his wits
has brought forth some additional par
ticulars of Mr. Hartley's skill in this
direction. Here, for Instance, is Mr.
Hartley's version of a day he once
passed with the verdant villager of
Shnhalo.
"Shohola Olen," said the ventrilo
quist, "Is a diminutive Coney Island
on excursion tluys, and the day I se
lected for my outing was no exception
to the rule. Fully two thousand New
Yorker were three, and among them
I recognized many witnesses of my Li
road exploits. As they greeted me I
saw In their faces that 'well, aren't
y ou-goi n g-to-glve-UB-some-a musement'
expression.
"Proper oondltlons prevailed. I
singled out for my subjects William
Davenport, a Mr. Beyer, a dispenser
of milk shakes whose name I do not
recall, and Inst, but not least, that
genial character, known to all the
newspaper faternlty In New York city,
Pete Gannon, the veteran of Rldge
wood. N. J. I had little difficulty tn
getting them all under the spell, for
when they found themselves the tar
get for, as. they supposed, some un
seen enemy, they severally began to
seek him out. I.Bent a 'raking Are"
of shot at them, which they vainly
endeavored to dodge. Between Daven
port and the unseen the following col
lugny ensued:
"Hey, hey; drop It. Do you want to
put my eye out?" yelled Davenport as
If speaking to a man half a mile away.
"Yes," I nnswered In the distant
voice, "I'm after your heart, too."
"Come and show yourself."
"I can't. I'm 'way over here.
" 'I know who you are,' telling those
standing by It was Joe Cotton, a col
ored lad living at the Glen.
"This was my cue, so I answered in
stantly. " 'Yes, you do. I am Joa Cotton.
Whereupon Davenport chuckled to him
self over his sagacity, and yelled in re
turn: 'I knew It. Where be you, Joe,
and In the next breath, 'Here, hene,
darn it, stop shootin.' '
"I succeeded In putting several sht
squarely Into his mouth. They could be
heard plainly as they struck his teeth.
" 'Hold up your head,' I called to
him, I want to put one of your lamps
out,' and as I spoke I landed two fairly
in the eyes, and at the same Instant I
scattered a few among some of his
friends who stood hard by.
"It nettled them all and with a whoop,
each with stones in hand, rushed to
the foot of the mountain, and selecting
the spot where they nupposed their -tormentor
lay in hiding, they hurled the
stones In that direction with an earn
estness that had no uncertain sound.
"Poor Pete Gannon Imagined hi
friend, Tlce Hltner, was lost In fast
nesses of the forest, and for an hour or
more he kept up a conversation with
the Imaginary Tlce. He was with diffi
culty persuaded to leave the Glens, for,
as he said, he would stay there a month
If he was sure Ititner was lost in the
mountains. An ambitious amateur
photographer tried to get a picture of
Gannon In the act of throwing stones
up the mountain side. It wouldn't de
velop." 'II' '
Here Is another of Mr. Hartley's
reminiscences. It concerns that well
known and shining New York political
light, Timothy Dry-Dollar Smith; "The
Marlon club, numbering among Its
members the Hon. Timothy D. Sulli
van, had Its annual outing at Green
wood Lake, July 8. I happened to have
a longing for this romantic spot my
self, and was a viBltor on the above day
named. I had no sooner arrived at the
lake than I was taken in hand by some
members of the club whom I had met
In the city at places where I had exer
cised my ventrlloqulal powers. They
Immediately 'set me on Timothy, our
senator. As I approached him he
heard his name called, as he supposed,
some distance away, looked uneasily
toward the spot several times without
answering, then turning to me he asked
who It was that was Jollying him. As
he asked 'me 'he looked me over careful
ly, his face lighting up with that be
witching smile common to him on any
humorous'occaslon, and said:
"That'll do. You're Charlie Hartley.
Don't you remember the night I rode up
with you on the Third avenue L train,
when you had the little fellow hanging
on the straps to get at the supposed
man on the roof?
"I did recall the Incident, but didn't
suspect at the time that I was being
complimented by the widely known Mr.
Sullivan. The senator, ready for a Joke,
pointed out Owen O'Mella, a brother
member, and told me to 'go ahead with
him.' No need to go Into the details of
Owen' .mishaps. He yelled back an
answer to every query I put to him.
Poor Owen Imagined It was a Mr.
Burke calling him a half mile away,
and after yelling himself hoarse he
started off In a vnln but merry search
for Mr. Burke. He delivered himself
(In answer to the questions I hurled at
him) of the following:
" 'Yes.' ,
"Call Peter Monaghnn.
" 'The score Is 9 to 2.'
" 'Yes, I will enter the sack race.
Will you root for me?
"'What?' i , ! , , ,
" 'What!!' -.,;
" 'I can't hear you.' I I .
" 'Nine to two, I told you.' ' : . '
" 'Can you hear me?' . ' ' ' i 1
"'What?' 1 ' ' '-
" 'Call Peter. I told you.f ' '
" 'Come .In out of the wet.'
"Hlse voice gave out at the end of
the second hour. He could scarcely be
heard above a whisper."
In the New York World the other day
Mr. Hartley gave a column or more
to these readable anecdotes. Below I
one taken from that collection: "Will
iam Bryson and Fred iMays will re
member an incident In which they were
conspicuous figures for some years to
cgme. The scene was Rouett's candy
and cigar store, on upper Lenox ave
nue, near One Hundred and Thirty
fifth street. It was Saturday night,
and the usual complex assemblage of
patrons crowded the little store. Two
up-to-date young men were Bryson
and 'Mays, and they were cutting the
air with brilliant sallies at the expense
of their less Illustrious comrades. I
Interrupted their proceeding as soon
as I entered. The lad, unable to stand
the onslaught of small shot which I
directed at them from my mouth tun
observed, of course, by them), drew
their coats over their head a the best
mean of protection. They then en
deavored to seek out their tormentor.
Their accusation felt upon their hap
less associates, but a each of the latter
held up hi hand In turn while the mis
siles came on, the lad concluded
some Invisible hand wa at work, and
when I called out as from the thin air:
" 'Bryson. I will appear to you at 12
o'clock tonight,' a look of terror over
spread his face, while hi companions
listened with aw.
" 'I am going home,' said the youth
in a tremor.
" 'Beware! ald the unseen presence,
and the pair stood still. Young Bryson
betrayed signs of extreme fear. I di
rected -a young lad 'In the know to
undeceive him. Young Mays took a hu
morous view of the situation, for hi
nest remark was: Throw me down
gome money.' 'Peace! Be still r came
In answer. He became more serious,
and observed to those near hlmt It'
ipook; I'm going to skip for tome'
' . .r i
Hartley Narrates More of
Feats of Voice-Throwing.
'Stayf wa the nest command. 'What
do you want me to dor 'Do as I com
mand!' '"All right,' said the now obedient
Mays. 'Now take off your collar and
tlel' Off they came quickly. 'Now
place them on your right leg.' 'All
right,' replied young Mays, and on they
went. 'Take off your coat and waist.'
They were promptly removed. 'Your
shoes! 'Place your right shoe on the
left foot.' 'Now your left shoe on the
right foot.' Turn your coat Inside
out.' 'Fit It on so.' The commands
were severally obeyed with alacrity.
'Your hat upon your head inside out!
The lad was a sight. 'Now go home.'
He scampered oft amid the shouts of his
companions."
Another Instance. Herman Wels
keeps a small tinware and crockery
store at No. 255 Eighth avenue. De
siring to replenish his culinary wares,
Mr. Hartley called on him to make se
lections a few nights ago.
"Harry, wait on this gentleman,"
Weiss called to his assistant. At the
same Instant Mr. Hartley called as
from the cellar: "Harry, Harry, come
down here and let me out."
"Where are you?" shrieked the lad.
"In the cellar." "How did you get
there?" "N'one of your business; come
down here and let me out." "No, I
won't."
"Go down," said Weiss to his clerk,
"and see who's there." "Not I. He
might do me up."
Weiss was In a quandry. He re
solved to rid himself of hi unwel
come visitor. Now thoroughly aroused
but fearing to venture down Into the
cellar himself, he called to the sup
posed Intruder. "How did you get
down there?"
Desiring to bring Weiss' voice up to
Its highest pitch, tMr. Hartley replied
as from below: "I can't hear you."
"How did you get down there?" fair
ly shrieked Weiss, as he threw him
self on his hands and knees, and bent
close to the floor In order to make
himself heard. "Go hang yourself."
came the voice from below. Mr. Hart
ley had now thoroughly .aroused his
ire.
"Wa will see," he said, "who will
hang. Harry, go get a poHeeman."
And forthwith Harry went. The en
raged Weiss in his excitement wanted
to tender the ventrlloquest $3.75
In change for a 2 bill. The
latter waited, long enough to ee
the lad return with a big policeman.
Together they repaired In haste to the
cellar. Mr. 'Hartley 'could hear the
lad say, as they proceeded on the way:
"You'll hear him call you. He Just
told me I was a blg fool."
Some Idea of the extent to which vic
tims may be carried when once under
the spell may be gleaned from the fol
lowing Incident which Mr. Hartley
vouches true in all its details: "Half
a dozen Italian boys selling their 'first
editions' stood under the shadow of big
St. Paul's on Vesey street. Tony
Manoll. Angelo andiMlchael Kossl, Jim
Bertoll and Frank Romalo were the
name of the five principal actors in the
scene. It was midday. The lads were
gazing curiously through the big Iron
fence bars, upon the grand old weather
beaten tablets under which rest the
bone's of long-parted folk of revolu
tionary times. Suddenly a voice as
from the old church called:
" 'Hey, Tony, bring me In a last edi
tion.' The frightened lads looked at
each other In alarm. The more ven
turesome Tony cried out In answer:
"Where-a you are?' 'I am locked In
here. Go and tell the policeman to let
me out.' Tony was somewhere reluct
ant to do as he was bidden. The small
lads all have an Inherent fear of 'de
copper,' so he replied mournfully:
" 'I'm afralda da cop.' 'Go getta one,'
urged his companions, while one of
them turned to me and asked:
'Wouldna you. Mist?" 'Who wants a
paper?' I asked of Tony. 'A deada
man. I tlnka he mus-a be alive.'
" 'Tony! Tony!' called the voice from
the big edifice. 'Let me out! I want to
get out. I have been here seventy-five
years and I am tired.' A crowd had
now collected, but those In the rear
could hear nothing, as the conversation
I carried on was In the low, sepulchral
tone. The tads appeared to be under
a spell, and not a soul knew the cause
of the disturbance.
" 'He mus-a be hungry. 'How he get
dere?' 'Some-a bod mus-a let-a him
out.' 'It's a blg-a shame,' they vari
ously observed.
"I called from the same spot: 'Tony.'
'What.' he replied quickly, his face a
picture of seriousness. 'Go over to the
building and tell Mr. R. to come
here right away. Tell him to let me
out.' 'What-a you name? I gave the
name of a friend of Mr. R.
" 'All right," the lads chorused, and
off they dashed for Mr. R.
"Imaglnemy surprise to see Mr. R. ten
minutes later with a crowd of eager
and panting urchins at his heels, mak
ing for the spot with great haste. I
tried to retreat without being observed
but the quick eye of my friend detected
me in the act."
A STAND OFF. .
From Harper's Bazar.
"My dear sir,"- he wrote to the editor,
"may I Ask why you printed my sonnet
among your humorous Items? It was not
humorous. I demand some sort of repara
tion." "My dernr sir," replied the editor, "wo
regret the error and will make reparation.
Send us a comic poem and we will print
It In the obituary column. This will make
the average1 right."
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SHOES.
Well, did yon bear the Intent' V7e rs
selling 8hoea for half their actual value. Such
remarkably low prices have never been heard
of before in the city, Onr line of l,00 la
dles' Shoes are worth 11.50, and our line of
Ladies' ll.SO Shoes are worth Si jO. Our H 23
Ladles' Shoes are of the best of makes and are
warranted equal to any J 1.00 Shoe in the city.
Onr tl.'iO Men's Shoes are worth (2.09, and our
S2.00 Men's Shoes are good enough for the
best. Our 82.25 Hand-Sewed Shoes are worth
seeing, and you can't duplicate temo for lees
than 13.40 elsewhere.
ONLY BY A
PERSONAL VISIT
Is It possible for yon to pot fair Idea of
the character snd magnitude of this sale.
Therefore we say visit the sale, inspect the
goods, note the prices. We want you to
see with your own eyes and know from
your own experience that this sale is the
best opportunity that has ever occurred in
the fehoe trade. The power of cash was
never before so forcibly illustrated.
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