T'rwcttANTO TBIBIE SATURDAY
MORXIXGr, JAXTTART ' 23 1896,
It.
Facts of Interest :
To Women:- Readers.
'Symposium of
Partly Gossipy
"This year." says the Sun. "will be
made memorable by the occurrence of
the twenty-eighth election of the presi
dent of the United States. It haa opened
also with threats and dangers of war in
both the New and the Old WorM; but
It has a further and a sentimental dis
tinction which in these days more es
pecially gives to It special Interest. The
year 18M is leap year. when, according
to tradition, It is permissible for women
to make proposals of marriage to men.
Instead of waiting, as In ordinary years,
for the men to propound to them the
momentous question. How far women
actually take advantage of this oppor
tunity afforded by leap year Is not dis
coverable from statistics, nor can It
be found out In any other way opn to
the philosopher. Matters of that sort
are of a delicacy which prevents all
elf-respecting men and .women from
relating publicly the details of their oc
currence. We read In novels and see
upon the stage specimens and methods
of love-making and marriage propos
als, but they are Imaginary and ficti
tious. The particulars of the betrothal
of men and women in actual life are
not disclosed for the satisfaction or vul
gar curiosity. Hence, whether the pro
posal Is ever made formally by the wo
man rather than the man, and, If the
Inversion of the usual method of pro
cedure occurs, how often it takes place,
cannot be known. A man who receives
such a flattering demonstration of femi
nine preference and boasts of it, or oth
erwise violates the sacred confidence
In which such a confession was made",
Is a wholly contemptible fellow, whose
word no one would take.
"A letter from a young woman of
Poughkeepsle, published in the Sun the
other day. suggests, however, that the
traditional privilege enjoyed by women
in lea? year Is .seriously regarded by
some. If not many, of them, for the
writer must be taken as representative
of feminine feeling to a greater or less
extent. Four years ugo she looked on
leap year with amusement only, she
say&. It never occurred to her to Im-,
prove Its peculiar privilege; but now
at the graver age of twenty-eight, phe
acknowledges, it no longer 'seems fun
ny to her.' She is disposed to take
advantage of the liberty of proposing
marriage which it allows her. She is
willing herself to propound the mo
mentous question, but she asks us for
counsel as to the proper, advisable, and
most probably successful method of do
ing It. She wants to know whether she
should beat around the buh or put the
question directly and plumply, and if
there Is not danger that in case the man
rejected her proposal he would out
rage her feelings and betray sacred
confidence by telling of her revela
tion. "We are obliged to confess that there
Is that danger, so far as concerns many
men. The novelty of the proceeding
might Induce them to describe It. The
probability also Is thut for the same
reason she would be more likely to suf
fer the mortification of a rejection than
to enjoy the satisfaction of an accept
ance. Long custom and the very na
ture of man Induce in him a preference
for taking the lead on such an occasion,
according to his own fallacious concep
tion. He desires to appear to himself
as the active love maker. He wants to
feci that he has conquered the heart of
the girl In an engagement In which he
was the aggressor. Practically he de
ceives himself. Instead of winning a
heart he loses a heart. The final pro
posal does not come from the woman,
but the affection which provoked it
was cultivated and stimulated by her.
Love first warmed her heart, and, with
feminine art Inherited from Eve herself
and brought to the highest, finest, and
mose delicate perfection luring the
many thousands of years of its cultiva
tion by women, she kindles a responsive
emotion in his 'breast. Thus It may be
aid that both In leap year and In all
years women virtually make the pro
posal They lead up It. They Incite
it. They arrange the circumstances fa
vorable for it. They smooth the . way
to it. They suggest It to the man, un
less he be a conceited fellow so far
confident of his supposed fascinations
that he invite his deserved rejection
by thrusting his unwelcome advances
on the woman. The mother of a girl
will often assist her In this warfare on
a masculine heart, employing in her be
half the most consummate strategy.
"This Is not at all discreditable to
women. It casts upon them no Injur
ious reflection. It Is rather a glorious
tribute to them. They are the source
and fountain of the tenderest and most
ennobling sentiment which controls
mankind. They give to existence a po
etical color. Nor do we m?an to. Imply
that consciously and deliberately they
set out to provoke a proposal. . They
only follow Instinct and obey the law
of their being without studied consid
eration of the - methods they pursue,
unless they be veterans at the business
whom artifice has come to dominate
ature. They cannot help it. They
made so. In the field of love they
af the real conquerors. Men may de
lude, themselves with the notion they
they are the winners, but really they
are the vanquished. Instead of pur
suing they are the led. Instead of be
ing primary they are only secondary
In that gentle quest and encounter.
Women have the mastery there and not
men. The captives are men and not
women. ' The victory' Is the. woman's
and not the man's. After his subju
gation the man has the privilege- of
pleading for mercy, and,' thank Ood!
he gets It from feminine grace, little as
he may be deserving of it. He can only
Directory
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BANKS.
Lackawanna Trust and Bafs Deposit Co.
Merchants' and Mechanics', 429 Lacks,
Traders' Natlenal, ai Lackawanaa.
West Side Bank, lot M. Main,
area too ftertan. U Wyoming. . .
BEDDING, CARPET CLBANINO, ETC.
The Scran ton Bedding- Co., Lacka.
BREWERS.
Robinson, XL Soaa, 4K N. Seventh.
, . Mine, veaar. oor. AlOer.
CHIKA AND OLASHWARa ',
Ruppreebt, Louis, IB Pann. . . . ' , .
TOTS AND CONFECTIONER ,
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r'atthews. C P. Sou Co.. M Lacks. "
he Weston Kill Co., tl-U Lacka. t ;'(
PAINTS AND ftTPPXJBS.
in
Information, Partly Grave,
and Partly Gay.
plead, but the woman compels. She
Is master of the situation which he im
agines is controlled by himself alone.
Usually, when a woman picks out a
man for a husband, her husband he Is
bound to be; and she does not need to
ask him to take the place either. She
makes him ask her to be his wife. She
does not give up that advantage, but
requires that the formal suing shall.be
done by him. She does not ask for a
favor, but graciously grants to him the
desire which she has awakened In his
heart for the purpose of gratifying It.
"We counsel our fair Poughkeepsle
correspondent, therefore, that she will
surrender a priceless feminine privilege
If she permits that advantage to pass
over to a man. Keep men in their
proper place, Judith, whether It be leap
year or any. other year. - If women
transform them from suppliants Into
arbiters of their fate, they will grow
arrogant when they should be humble.
Don't give them the chance to refuse
your overtures. Hold that point of ad
vantage yourselves, we say to women.
Make them surrender and then deal
with them as your merciful hearts dic
tate. If they will not come to terms
under the captlvatlon of your charms,
they will not be likely to yield to your
spoken proposal of marriage. It would
also flatter them too much. They
would get a wholly false .conception of
their actual relative place with refer
ence to women. Make them do the pro
posing. ' Let the confeslaon of subju
gation and the plea for mercy come
from them, while you wait, no matter
how Impatiently, to bestow upon them
the rich guerdon of your glowing
hearts."
WOMAN O.N THE BENCH:
Mrs. Justice Lovesales What is the
charge against this woman?
Officer She Is a shoplifter. I oaugh; her
coming out of Smith's with ' a whole
cargo of goods concealed about her per-son-llks,
luces, ribbons, and a dosen
other thing. i . . ' v .
The ' Justice Woman, what have yau
to say for yourself?
The Prisoner I am guilty, your Honor;
but. Indeed, I could not help it. It was
bargain day,-and
The Justice (excited) Bargain day, was
It? Go on.
The Prisoner Tes; and you never saw.
such barguins In your life. I had no
money; but when I saw the watered silk
at 7 cents a yard, that you couldn't get
anywhere else In town for leas than' 80
cents, I couldn't leave the store without it.
The Justice (more excited) How vide
was It?
The Prisoner Nearly a yard wide.
The Justice And only 71 cents a yard!
The Prisoner Yes. And then the lain
on the bargain counter! They were lovely.
One . piece of Valenciennes -was luarkect
down to 98 cents, and I couldn't, I couldn't
go without that.
The Justice Oraclous met . Ninety-eight
cents for Valenciennes!
The prisoner Yea, your Honor. And
you Just ought to have seen the flowered
moire ribbon at 79 cents a yard! 1 tried,
oh, so hard to resist the temptation, . but
I could not keep my hands off It.
The Justice (very much excited) You
don't -mean to say that they were selling;
flowered moire ribbon at 79 cents a yard?
The Prisoner Indeed they were, your
Honor. But that was nothing to the silk
walats that were going at M tS. ' If I were
to ba thrown In a furnace I had to have
one. They were worth I5.C3 at the lowest.
. The Justice The poor woman! This
world Is full of temptations. I will let you
off this time, but you must not do It again.
You may go but hold; come here. (Whis
pering.) Is the sale on yet?
The Prisoner Yes. It will and at S
o'clock this afternoon.
Tha Justice (looking at her watcIO It
Is 3 o'clock now. I have two hours.
(Aloud.) The court Is adjourned to 10
o'clock tomorrow morning. Judge.
SELECTED RECIPES:
Grantham Gingerbread. One pound of
flour, full weight; one pound of powdered
sugar. Just weight; quarter of a pound
of butter, one-eighth of an ounce of am
monia, quarter of an ounce of ground gin
ger, one-eighth of an ounce of good mixed
spice, two drops of pure oil of almond
and three eggs. Rub the butter into the
flour, make a bay, add the sugar, spices
and ammonia; then add the eggs, work
them well Into the sugar, then draw In the
flour and mix. If the dough Is very tight,
add a little milk, not otherwise, as the
dough should be fairly tight. When
mixed roll It In lengths one Inch in dia
meter and with a sharp knife cut them up
In one-inch pieces and place them on even
ly buttered baking pans two inches apart
and the cut part up. and bake in a slow
heat. It is well to try one in the oven, and
if they flow too much add a trifle flour. If
they do not flow enough flatten them a lit
tle before putting them in the oven. If
properly made they will, when broken,
have large holes in them and are some
times eaten by breaking them In half and
pouring a little sherry or brandy In the
holes. This is the - genuine Grantham
Gingerbread. British Baker and Confec
tioner. .
.Chocolate Pudding. Warm half a pint
of milk, stir into it one-fourth pound of
grated chocolate, and Ave ounces of crum
bled biscuits; stir all over the fire till din
solved, turn It into a basin, and leave till
cool. Then mix in two ounces of caster
sugar, and the beaten yolks of three eggs;
whisk the whites to a froth, and mix them
in. Pour the mixture into a buttered maid,
and steam for oe and a half hours. Stale
bread can be used instead of sponge bis
cuits If preferred. Serve the pudding with
whipped cream, or chocolate sauce made
with half a pint of milk, two ounces of
chocolate, a little sugar and a flavoring
of vanilla.
Roast Duck. Wild ducks - should be
3erved rare. Among some fashionable
people the time given for roasting them
Is. ten ' minutes, but this Is not enough
to heat them through. Twenty minutes
la about the right time.' The oven should
be extremely hot when the ducks are put
in. Either a brown olive sauce or cur
rant sauce Is suitable for roast ducks, but
it seems a pity to lose the delicious flavor
of Wholesale
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. MILK. CREAM, BUTTER, ETC.
Bcranton Dairy Co., Penn and Llndsa.
ENGINES AND BOILXRB,
Dickson Manufacturing- Co. ,
' j DRT GOODS, MILLINERY. ETC.
The FaaUlon, MS Lackawanaa avenue.
" PLUMBING AND KEATING.
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eganrel CoaneU. Franklin avenue, r!'
Porter, Joha T., M and SI Laakawanoa. 1 '
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-HARDWARE.
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ConnelL W., P. a Sana. Ill
foots Sheer Co., 11 N.
son as voasssHi (;.. m u
of a good bird by the addition of any kind
of saw. The navor of all duck is Un
proved by putting a tew table?pou:if jIj
of minced t-eltry and onlgu in the bodies
before they ar oooked. -.
Souffle of Rabbit. Mince and pound
smoothly the meat from the back of a
raw rabbit, and to each two ounces 'of
meat thus pounded allow one ounce of
pounded ham. the yolks of two; eggs, a
pinch of salt and while pepper, and a tiny
dust of cayenne. When this la all mixed,
stir Into it a gill of whipped cream and
the' whites of throe small eggs, whipped
as stiff as possible, with a very Uny pinch
of salt; three parts fill a souttie dish with
this mixture, and. bake In a moderate
oven for thirty minutes. Serve at once,
sprinkle with a little minced parsley and
coralline pepper.
Sour Milk Cakes. One quart sour, or
"loppered" milk, about four cupfuls sift
ed flour, two teaspoonsfuls soda, dissolved
in boiling water; three tablespoonfuls mo
lasses: salt to taste. Mix the molasses
with the milk. Put the flour Into a deep
bowl, mix the salt through it; make a
hole In the middle and pour In the milk,
gradually stirring the flour down into it
with a wooden spoon. The batter should
not be too thick. When all the milk Is
in, beat until the mixture Is free from
lumps and very smooth. Add the soda
water, stir up fast and well, and bake in
immediately. "Loppered" milk, Or "clab
ber," Is better than buttermilk.
To Fry Oysters. Use the largest and
best oysters; lay them In a row upon a
clean cloth and press another upon them,
to absorb the moisture, have ready several
beaten eggs, and In another dish sum
finely crushed crackers; In the frying pin
heat enough butter to entirely cover the
oysters; dip the oysters first - Into the
eggs, then into the crackers, rolling it or
them over that they may become will
encrusted; drop into the granite frying
pan and fry quickly to a llgh( brown.
Serve dry and let the dish be warm.
Seed Wafers. One-half pound of sugar,
ona-quarter pound of butter, creamed with
the sugar: four eggs, beaten very light;
enough flour for soft dough, one ounce
caraway seeds, mixed with the dry flour.
Mix well, roll into a very thin paste. Cut
Into round cakes, brush each over with the
white of an egg, sift powdered sugar upon
It, and bake in a brisk oven about ten
minutes, or until crisp. Do not take them
from the baking tins until nearly cold, us
they are apt to break while hot.
Oyster Salad. Take half a gallon of
fresh oysters, the yolks of six hard-bolli-d
eggs, one raw egg well beaten, two tabid
spoonfuls of melted butter, a tablespoon
ful of mustard, with pepper and salt, a
teacup of vinegar and four bunches of cei.
ery. Drain the liquid from the oysters and
put some hot vinegar over them; set on
the fire five minutes; let cool; mash the
yolks of the eggs and mix all the season
ings together and pour over the oysters
and celery.
Oyster Pates. Line small pate pans with
putt paste; roll cover somewhat thicker
than lining: put In each of the pans a
piece of bread to support the cover while
baking. Make a white sauce of one table
spoon of butter, two tablespoons flour and
one pint of cream. Cut the oyster Into
small bits and cook them In the sauce over
boiling water. Carefully remove the up
per cruata; take out the pieces of bread;
till with the hot oysters and serve at once.
Beef Cakes. Cut enough meat from your
cold roast of beef to make two cupfuls
when chopped fine with two small onions.
Add to this two tablespoonfuls of tomato
catsup, one cup of fine bread crumbs, and
half a cup of gravy. Mix well and mould
into cakes, sprinkle with bread crumbs
and bake to a delicate brown. When cold
lay the cakes on a large platter, pour a
tablespoonful of mayonnaise over each,
and stick a sprig of parsley in the center
of every cake.
Coriander Cookies. One cup of butter,
three cups of sugar, one cup "loppered"
milk or cream, four eggs, seven cups
Hour, or Just enough to stiffen Into a rolla-
ble paste; two tublespoonfuls coriander
seed (ground or beaten), one tablespoonful
of soda, dissolved In boiling water. If you
use sweet milk, add two teaspoonfuls
cream-tartar.. You may substitute cara
way for the coriander seed.
Chocolate and Suet Pudding. Mix one
fourth pound grated chocolate and one
half pound of finely chopped suet; add one
fourth pound flour, and two ounces moist
sugar. Beat up two eggs In a teacupful
of milk, and stir them into the other lngre.
dients. Pour the mixture Into a buttered
mould, and steam for one and a half
hours. Serve with whipped cream of choc
olate sauce.
Oysters SteXred With Milk. Take a pint
of fine oysters, put them, with their own
liquor and a gill of milk. Into a stewpan,
and. If liked, a blude of mace; set It over
the Are, take off any scum which may
rise; when they are plump and white turn
them Into a deep plate; add a bit of but
ter and pepper to taste. Serve crackers
and dressed celery with them. Oysters
may be stewed In their own liquor with
out milk.
A Delicious Way of Cooking Vermicelli.
Put on one pint of milk with two ounces
of desiccated cocoanut, and let It get quite
hot, then add quarter pound of vermicelli;
let this cook till tender. Now add two
ounces of well-washed and picked sul
tanas, put the mixture Into a glass dish,
pour over It one cup of cream, and sprin
kle the whole over with bleached and
chopped pistachio nuts.
Rebel Com Coke. Take two ' cups of
hominy boiled soft; while hot nlx In a
large spoonful of butter. Beat four egas
very light and stir Into the hominy when
cold, and ndd gradually one pint of milk.
Lastly add half a pint of cornmeal. The
batter should be of the consistency of a
rich boiled custard. Hake In a deep pan.
Graham Cakes. Two cupfuls brown
flour, one cupful white flour, three cupfuls
sour or buttermilk, one full teaspoonful
soda, dissolved in hot water, one teaspoon
ful salt, one heaping tablespoonful lard,
three eggs, beaten very light. If you use
sweet milk, add two teaspoonfuls cream
tartar. Bake as soon as they are mixed.
Crab Fri tters. For a one-pound can use
two epgs, well beaten; a good half teacup
of milk, a lump of butter size of an egg
(melted), a pinch of cayenne pepper and
four tablespoonfuls of powdered cracker.
Mix with the crab meat and fry In butter.
This makes seven good-sixed fritters.
HOW SHE PROPOSF.P:; '' ,
A young married woman, the wife' of a
western congressman, was one of a party
In -Washington the other evening talking
about leap year, says the Chicago Chron
icle. "I proposed to my husband." saU
she. "and It wnsn't leap year and I'm not
a new woman." Every one was anxious
to hear how she happened to do it, for
she Is a lovely woman of the womanly
type, and the last one In the world to ever
ask a man to marry her. Then, too, she
was a belle, and had hosts of admirer,
many of whom would have been glad to
have won her. "Why. I don't know how It
happened. You see. Jack had been atten
tive to me for years, and every little while
would tell me how much he loved me, and
ask me If I could care for him. I put him
off, and then after two or three years he
began to neglect telling me of his love.
and Retail City and Suburban Representative Business Houses.
FRUITS AND PRODUCE.
Dale a Stevens, 27 Lackawanna,
Cleveland, A. 8., 17 Lackawanna,
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DRT GOODS
Kelly ft Healey, 20 Lackawanna.
Flnley, P. B., 610 Lackawanna.
LIME, CEMENT, 8 EWER PIPE. ,.
Keller, Luther, Sli Lackawanna.
HARNESS ft SADDLERY HARDWARE.
Fritz O. W., 410 Lackawanna.
Keller ft Harris, 117 Penn. , .
WINES AND LIQUORS.
Walsh, Edward J.. J3 Lackawanna. v 7. ;
'LEATHER AND FINDINGS,
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, essssjeaesa . ' ' 1 1 .
"canbt MJjTjrACTumas -it,
Scraatea Caaaj; Co S Ltckswanns.
In the meanwhile I learned to love him,
and tried In every way , ta make h'.r.i
tsak, but wtn he caLeu bt never wau'.e I
to see me alone, and always tried to have
atthe of the family about; When we Were
alone he was moody and stlont. and no
amount of sweetness on my part would
bring him to another avowal. At lair lie
railed and said that he was going
Washington; that ther was no use of
bis staying out west. There were no ties
to hold him. and no one far whom he es
pecially cared. I used ray best endeavors
to dissuade him, and hinted In every way
possible that he might expect a favorable
answer if he would ask me to marry him.
Jack said good-night to the people, and I
went to the door with him. We stood at
the entrance, some time, and I tried so
hard to bring him out, but.no use. H
spoke of no one caring far him and all
that sort of thing. Finally, we shook
hands and he left. I saw him walk down
the yard, and as he reached the gate I
called to him to come back. I had seen
htm leave me forever In that minute and
could not stand It. When he came up the
steps I said: 'Jack. I care for you a great
deal.' The . rest followed, and we were
married In the spring."
HEALTH HINTS?"'1'" '
Dr. P. Rltter says the mouth Is the
starting point and breeding place of germs.
He has frequently seen .workmen and
workwomen lose their places on account
of the wsnt of Incisor teeth or foul breath.
Continuous toothache frequently . led
steady men to the brandy bottle for tho re
lief of pain. On the basis of many years'
experience, he held the following to be de
manded: The appointment of experienced
dentists to examine the mouths of nil
school children at stated Intervals, th
parents to be Informed of the result of the
examination, and left to have the treat
ment required carried out privately or
through Institutions; the sppolntment of
dentists for the poor; delivery of ad
dresses in the public schools on the Im
portance of thv masticatory . apparatus
and the toilet of the mouth, and the dis
semination of printed instructions on lh
toilet of the mouth to the poor population.
- The care of tooth-brushes Is not suffi
ciently observed. In our city houses, a
writer properly remarks, they stand In
their cups or hang on their racks above
the set toilet-bowls day and night, absorb
ing any disease germs that may be float
ing about. They should be Washed fre
quentlyat least about twice a week In
some antiseptic solution, strong salt anil
water or bicarbonate of sodium and
water being two good and readily provid
ed cleansers. Tooth washes and pastes
should also be kept carefully covered.
A celebrated Belgian physician says that
yawning Is an exceedingly healthy func
tion generally, besides having a very sa
lutary effect In complaints of the phar
ynx and eustachian tubes. According to
the results of late Investigations, yawning
is the most natural form of respiratory ex
ercise, bringing into action all the respira
tory muscles of the chest and neck. It Is
recommended that every pet-son should
have a good yawn, with stretching of the
limbs, morning and evening, for the pur
pose of ventilating the lungs and tontfy.
Ir.g tho muscles of respiration. An emi
nent authority claim that this form of
gymnastics has a remarkable effect In re
lieving throut and ear troubles, and says
that patients suffering from disorders of
the throat have derived great benefit from
It.
Dr. Bleklser recommends washing them
In a tepid solution of tartaric acid, and
tben rinsing In water without soap. When
porous material Is blood-stained the tar
taric acid solution should be well wrung
out before rinsing them.
It has been claimed that tobacco is one
of the prime causes of color blindness. In
positions were it Is necessary to dlstln
the set toilet-cowls day and night, absorb
gulsh colors Its use should be avoided.
HOUSEHOLD SUGGESTIONS:
A cement for mending broken glass or
china Is made by dissolving half an ounce
of gum arable In a wlneglassful of bolll.ig
water and adding enough plaster of Paris
to make a thick paste. Apply It with a
brush to the edges of the' broken parts.
Hold the pieces carefully together until
the cement has hardened sufficiently for
them to adhere. If the article to be mend
ed Is broken In several pieces, do not at
tempt to cement a second piece before the
first has thoroughly hardened.
If you have butter that Is not entirely
sweet, put it in a porcelain dish with a
little salt and a tiny piece of soda, place
oyer the fire and bring to a boll. Turn
It Into a stone Jar and set It In a coil
place. The butter will be found perfectly
sweet and not too salt for cooking. The
impurities will settle to the bottom of the
Jar.
A dish of water placed in a hot oven
where pies, cakes, or puddings are being
baked will prevent them from scorching.
The skins of fruit should never be eaten,
not because they are not palatable or di
gestible or are unhealthful In themselves,
but on account of the danger arising from
microbes, which may have penetrated into
the covering of the fruit.
People who are susceptible to the cold
should make a point of wearing loose
clothing In cold weather. Loose garments
are alvay warmer than tlght-flttlng onus,
not only because they allow room for cir
culation, but also because they permit a
layer of air between the skin and the out
side cold.
A tested cough mixture recipe comes
from an English ludy. It Is palatable and
very effectual. Bo'.l three large lemons
In water (even minutes, drain off the
water, and slice the lemons as thin as
possible. Put them In an earthen bowl
with one pound of the best brown sugar,
and stand the bowl on the stove until the
mixture Is at boiling point. Then draw
to the back of the stove and let the mix
ture simmer threo hours. Remove from
the Are, and when It has stood half an
hour add a small tablespoonful of oil of
rweet almonds. It is to be used warm.
Stir and take in teaspoonf ul doses as often
as needed.
Old leather can be made to look like
new by applying a coat of French polish
with a camel's ha'.r brush. If the color Is
worn off the leather in any piacea It is
best to color the polish according to the
color of the leather.
For Ash to be palatable It must be per
fectly fresh and thoroughly cooked. Fish
should be cleaned and placed on the l.-s
until the time of cooking. It impairs the
flavor to soak them in water. If tho fish
la frozen it should be put in Ice water to
thaw.
Sift a lit ye flour over suet when it is be
ing chopped and It w:ll prevent the pieces
from adhering together.
Dainty little cut glass dishes now come
for Camembert cheese. The glass dish Ills
into a little silver standard and the open
work diver cover allows the proper venti
lation. If a few drops of oil of lavender are scat
tered through a bookcase In a closed room
It will save a library from mould in damp
weather.
To prepare an uncooked egg so it shall be
tasteful and delicious, beat the yolk In a
glass with a teaspoenful of sugar until
FLOUR, BUTTER. BOGS, ETC
The T. H. Watts Co., Lt., 721 W. Lacks.
Babcock, Q. J. ft Co.. 116 Franklin.
MINE AND MILL SUPPLIES.'
Scran ton Supply and Mach. Co., 131 Wya.
FURNITURE.
Hill ft Connell, Ul Washington.
CARRIAGE REPOSITORY.
Blums, Wra. ft Son, S21 Spruce.
HOTELS.
Bcranton House, pear depot ' '
MILLINERY ft FURNISHING GOODS.
Brown's Bee Hive, S24 Lacka.
City and Suburban.
ATHLETIC GOODS AND BICYCLES.
Horsy, OV M., SB Wyoming. -
HARDWARE AND PLUMBING.
Coaster ft Forsyth, SSTPena.
very light, stir In a teupoonful of sherry,
port or brandy; add ta this the white or
tiie egg beaten to a froth, aud mix weu.
Tola should All the glass. If wine la cot
desired, lemon Juice may be used in Its
pl4a- This is a strengthening and valua
ble preparation for an Invalid.
To- make a wax for polishing hardwood
floors, cut one pound of beeswax into
small pieces, put them In a dish, and place
It over the Are In a pan of hot water. U
low the wax to melt and then stir In three
pints of turpentined When the Ingredients
have thoroughly blended, place some of
the wax on a woollen cloth and rub It
on the floor, treating one hoard at a time
and rubbing .lengthwise. Then cover a
heavy brush with flannel and with It rub
the floor until it is perfectly smooth. It
Is usually the rase that some parts of tho
floor are subject to more wear than oth
ers. When the polish has worn off In these
spots, wsrm tho wax and apply to the
worn plsces and then polish.
One of the best blends-of coffee Is one
half Mocha and one-half Java. The coffee
should be bought In the berry, and not
only ground .but. If possible, also roasted
at home. As a rule, coffee U overroasted.
The moment the berries acquire a golden
brown tint and oily stains appear the,,
should be taken from tne oven, tr.d a
little piece of butter melted over them
adda to the richness of the berry. If they
are left until dark brown, the oil, which
contains the aroma of tho coffn, evapor
ates, and the dark liquid which is the re
sult of coffee-making with burned berries
Is devoid of perfume and flavor.
To cleanse urtteles mtdeof white zephyr
rub Into them white flour and magnesia,
chansrlng It as It becomes dark. Shake
out the powder and hang In the sun for a
time. All From the New York Sun.
LITERARY GOSSIP.
In the course of along tribute ta Euge.no
Field published In the Chicago Ttriiea
Ile:ald. Edmund Clarence 8 ted man says:
"Of all moderns, here or In the old world,
Eugene Field seems to me most like the
survival, or revival, of the Ideal Jester
of knightly times; aa if Yorlck himself
were reincarnated, or ns If a superior
bearer of the bauble at the court of Italy,
or of France, or of English King Hal.
had .come to life again as much out of
time as Twain's yankee at the court of
Arthur; but not out of place, for he fitted
himaelf as aptly to his folk and region as
Puck to the fuys and mortals of a wood
near Athens. In the days of divine sover
eignty the Jester, we see, was by all odds
the wise man of the palace; the foppish
pages, the obsequious courtiers, the swag
gering guardsmen, the Insolent nobles,
and not seldom majesty Itself. And thus
It is that painters and romancers have
loved to draw him. Who would not rather
be Yorlck than Osrlc, or Touchstone than
Le Beau, or even poor Bertuccio than one
or his brutul mockers? Was not the re
doubtable Chicot, with hla sword and
brains, the true ruler of France? To come
to the Jesters of history which Is so much
less real than Action what laurela are
greener than those of Tribolet and Will
Somcrs and John Heywood dramatist
and master of the king's merry Inter
ludes. Their shafts were feathered with
mirth and song, but pointed with wisdom,
and well might old John Trussell say
that 'thus It often happens tba wlsu coun
sel li more sweotly followed when it Is
Umbered with folly, and tarnoat Is llie
less cft.-nslvc If it be dilivrr.ed in Jest."
Yen. Fluid 'caueht n to his time a co.n
plcx American, with the obstreperous bl
sarerie of the frontier, and the artistic del
icacy of our oldest culture but he was,
above all, a rhilil of nature, a frolic in
carnate, and Just aa he would have been
In any tlmu or country."
In the same article' Mr. Stedman grows
remlnscent: "Some years ago 1 visited
Chicago to lecture, at the Invitation of its
famous social and literary Twentieth Cen
tury club. This was Eugene's opportunity,
and I ought not to have been aa dumb
founded as I was, one day, when our
evening papers copied from the Chicago
Record a 'very pleasant Joke' at the ex
pense of his town and myself. It was
heail: 'Chlcagi Excited! Tremendous
FreperuMons for His Reception!' and went
on to give the order and route of a pro
cession that was to be formed at the Chi
cago station and escort me to my quar
ters stopping at Armour's packing-yards
and the art galleries on the way. It In
cluded the Twentieth Century club In car
riages, the Browning club In 'busses, and
the Homer club in drays; ten millionaire
publishers and as many pork-packers In
a chariot drawn by white horses, followed
by not less than 200 Chicago poets afoot!
I have no doubt that Eugene thought 1
would enjoy this kind of advertisement as
heartily as he did. If so, he lacked the
gift of putlng himself In the other man's
place. But his sardonic face, agrlti like
a schoolboy's, was one of the threo which
shone upon me when I did reach Chicago,
and my pride was not wounded sufficient
ly to prevent me from enjoying the res
taurant luncheon to which he bore me of!
In triumph. I did promise to square ac
counts with him, In time, and this Is how
I fulfilled my word: The next year at a
meeting of a suburban literary society, a
certain lady Journalist was chaffed con
cerning her acquaintanceship with Field
and accused of usually addressing him as
'Genu.' At this she took umbrage, say
ing: 'It's true we worked together on the
same paper for five years, but he was al
ways a perfect gentleman. I never called
him "Gene." ' This was reported by the
preen and gave me the refrain for a skit
entitled 'Katherlne and Eugenlo,' of
which the first and last stanzas were us
follows:
Five years she sate anear him
Within that type-strewn loft;
She handed him the paste pot,
tie passed the scissors oft:
They dipped In the same inkstand.
1 nut crowned tneir desk between,
Yt he never called her
She never called him,
Sh gnscd at his sporadic hair
She knew his hymns by rote;
They longed to dine together ,
At Casey's table d'hote;
Alas, that fortune's "hostages"
But let us draw a screen!
He dared not call her Katie;
How could she call him Gene?
I rigncd my verses 'By One of Gene's
Victims'; they appeared In the Tribune,
and noon were copied by papers in every
part of the country. Other stanzas, with
the same refrain, were added by the funny
men of the southern and eastern press,
and It was months before 'Gene' heard
the las! of them."
I Irjfaijt Healtb I
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WATCHMAKER AND JEWELER
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BOOTS AND BHOES.
Goodman's Shoe Store, 432 Lackawanna.
, . FURNITUR3.
Barbour's Home CredU House, 423 Lacka
CARPETS AND WALL PAPER.
Inglls, X Sodit, 41 Lackawanna.
GENERAL MERCHANDISS
Osterhout, N. P., 110 W. Market
Jordan, James, Olyphant ,
Barthold, E. J., Olyphant
CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER, .
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PAINTS AND WALL PAPER,
Wink. 3. C. SIS Penn.. ..
TBA, COFFER AND SPICE .
Qrand Union Tea Co., 10 8. Mala.
A mil
HILLY 3,000 MILES OM HIS WHEEL
He Makes Some Reflections on the Benefits of the .
Sport and Tells of its Dangers.
m tht Prtu,
The Kct. Win. P. F. Ferguson, whose pic
ture we give above, will not be unfamiliar
by light to many readers. A young man, lie
haa still hud au extended experience as
foreign missionary, teacher, editor, lecturer
and pastor that has gisen him a wide ac
quaintance iu many part of the, country.
in an interview a tew days ago he said:
"In the early summer of '&4 I went orn
a tour tlirouch Canada on my wheel. 11 j
route was frum Utica to Cape Vincent thence
by steamer to Kingston, and froui ther along
the north shore of the lake to Toronto and
around to Niagara Falls. I arrived at Cape
Vincent at 6 o'clock., having ridden against
a strong head wind all day,
"After a delightful su.il through the Thous
and Islands, I stepped on shore it, that quaint
old city of Kiugston. A slight shower had
fallen and the street were damp, so that 'is
doru would have dictated that I, leg-wea-yat
1 was, should have kept in doors, but SO
anxious was I to see the old city that I spent
the whole evening in the streets.
"Five o'clock the next morning brought
a very unwelcome discovery. I was lame L.
both ankles and knees. The head wind sad
the damp streets had proved an unfortunate
combination. I gave, however, little thought
to it, supposing it would wear off n. a few
hours, and the tiist flush of sunlight saw m
speeding out the splendid road that lcuui to
ward Napanee.
"Night overtook ms nt a little village near
Port Hope, but found me still lame. I retted
the next day, and the next, buv it was too
late; the mischief was done. I rode a voad
many miles duriug the rest of the seoso-, but
never a uuy ana seiaom a nine witnout pain.
ine winter came enu i put away my
Wheel, sayini; ' i.ow 1 shall get well,' but to
tny disappointment I grew worse. Home
days my knees ulmost forbade walking and
my ankles would not permit me to wiar
shoes. At time.. I suffered severe pain, so
severe as to make study a practical impos
sibility, yet it must be understood that
I concealed the condition of affairs as far
as possible.
From being local the trouble began to
spread slightly and my anxiety Increased.
I consulted two physicians and followed their
excellent advice, but without result. So the
winter parted. One day iu March I happened
to take iu uiy asuii a uswipaper in which a
TO our patrons:
Washburn-Crosby Co. wish to assure their many sail
runs that they will this year hold to their UHUal ctufota
of milling STRICTLY OLD WHEAT until the new crop
Is fully cured. New wheat Is now upon the market, and
owing to the excessively dry weather many millera or
of the opinion thut it is already cured, and in proper
condition for milling. Washburn-Crosby Co. will tak
no risks, aud will allow the new wheat fully three
months to mature before grinding.
e
4
sua w,ibiiuvil ftv bTVl J UWUI1I VI UlliliJJK ILMSJ
placed' WishburnCrosby Co.'s flour far above othett
brands.'
EGARGEL & CONNELL
Wholesale Agents.
FLORAL DESIGNS. .
Clark, G. R. ft Co.. 201 Washington.
CATERER.
Huntington, J. C, SOS N. Washington.
GROCERIES.
Plrle, J. J., 427 Lackawanna
UNDERTAKER AND LIVERY.
Raub, A. R., 426 Spruoe.
DRUOGIST3.
McGarrah ft Thomas, 209 Lackawanna
Lorents, C, 411 Lacka:. Linden ft Wash.
Davis, CI W., Miin rind Market.
Bloes, W. S., Pockvllle.
Davles, John J., ICS a. Main.
CARRIAGES AND HARNESS,
Blmwell, V. A, SIS Linden.
PAWNBROKER.
Green, Joseph, 107 Laskawanna.
CROCKERY AND GLASBWAR2L
Harding, J. L, 3U Lackawanna,
Mfco, if. T.
goad deal of space was takea by go artiels hi (
relation to Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. I aid
not at that time know what they were supposed'
to cure. I should have paid so attention loth
article had I not eaught the sane of a lad"
whom I knew. Reading, I found that she, la ;
similar circumstances, had been greatly bine
tiled by the use of Pink Pills, and knowing
her as 1 did I had do doubt of the truth of thm '
statement that she had tuthorited.
The first box was oat gone before t eiif
change, and the third hsd not been finished
oetore u signs or my rheumatic troubles wen)
gone to stay.
"I say 'gone to stay,' lor though there"
has been every opportunity for a return of
the trouble. I have not felt the first (ln -
of it. I have wheeled thousands of mile
and never before with to little discomfort.' '
I hare had some of the most severe tests ot
strength and endurance, and have coma
through them without aa ache. For eg
ample, one afternoon I rode seventy miles.
preached that night and made fifty miles of .
iuo umucsk &imt ui roua oeiore nooa me
next day. Another instance was ' Cen
tury run,' the last forty miles of which wet
msde in a dowupour of rain through mud '
and slush. i -.
" You should think I would recommesd
them to others f Well, I have, and hare
hod the pleasur of seeing vtrr good result
in a number of instance. Yes, I should
feel that I was neglecting duty if I ailed
to suggest link pill to any Mend whoa f
knew to be lufloring from rheumatism.
TIIK FBE8BYTERIAX CHURCH IM wnrTEfc ,
BUBO, OF WHICH BgV. WM. FKKUlISOJt ' '
IS PASTOU.
" No, that is not the only disease they
cure. I personally know of a number of
cures from other truublta, hut I have needed
them only for that, though it would be but
Air to add that my geneial health has been
better this summer than ever before in mr
life. .
Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pais Peopln
are now given toyhe public as an unfailing ,.
blood builder and nerve restorer, curing au
forms of weakness arising from a watery con
ditioa of the blood or shattered nerves. The -pills
are sold by all dealers, or will be sent '.
post paid on receipt of price, SO esnls a box.
or six boxes for ja.30 (they sre -ever sold la .
J.u,k .,r. by the 100), by addrming Dr. Wife
hams Mediciae Company, Schenectady, N. f, -'
BROKER AND JEWELER, "
Radln Bros., 123 Penn
DRY GOODS. FANCY GOODS.
Kresky, E. H. ft Co.. 114 B. Mais.
CREAMERY
Stone Bros., SOS Spruce.
BICYCLES. GUNS. ETCL ;
Parker, E. R., S21 Bpruce.' ,' t
DINING ROOMS.
Caryl'a.Dlning Rooms, COS Linden.
TRUfl
4(9, BATTERIES AND RUBBEBj
uuuua, , v r
Benjamin Us Benjamin. Franklin ft Sprues.
RCHANT TAILOR. , . . ,
Roberts, J. v 1st N. Main.,
Jnos AND ORGAN
telle, J. Lajwrsnoe, SOI Bpruoe.
DRY lD9Iu$j0. BHOES,
Itullsy.Ambrose, triple stores, PrsvidsAos.
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