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OUR WOiTAM'S PAPER, THURSDAY, MAY U, 189G.
Camphor Bails, Hoili
Flake, t hloride or
Lime, Whiting,
And all other Spring Requi
sites are now in order, and yon
con find them at
Davies' Drug Store,
101 South Iain Aienau.
OUR WILKES-BARRB LETTER.
(Out Wilkes-Barre correspondent's li-tter
OV- 9' f" HrVi' l'Ill-
trlal 3LtiocIatton, and a graceful tribute
... 4uuuur aaU u-
i.ckoi. liu Hum unuirer naii'i tiia tu
tors bad already accepted the notice of tne
Association which appear on page '
"There can be no doubt of the result,"
aid a WUkea-Barre lady of culture re
cently, "of the Woman's laper to bo pub
lished In Scranton, and when 1 oee it I
hall better understand what labor la de
manded, and when this la made clear io
me, I shall endeavor to enlist W likes
Bam In a similar enterprtss." And rt la
to be hoped that she will not abandon the
idea. Is la a 'prentice hand that Indites
thta gossip and. therefore, there ta fair
apology for shortcoming-. The wiitnr,
however, cannot be blamed If she elects to
end up a hurrah for what she thinks Is
the prettiest town In all the flute, the fair
and Bistort o olty of Wllkes-Barre. Kvory
ohoel girl has read Campbell's . Uertru.te
It doming." and they who dwell amid
the royal charms the poet cpotheosUes
take always great pride In that fact,
and when they walk abroad, even In the
bustling bailiwick of Scranton, carry their
beads Just a little bit higher because of It.
Of oourso there are many thlnas here that
one would wish to see reformed. We ura
not without our blemishes, and If c werj
net for the fact that of late the women
hare Insisted upon doing their part along
lines of reformation, for which- they are
especially fitted, there would be cause for
believing that a long time would elapse
before we could hope toViee any change.
Already the enorgutlo work of the Town
Improvement society, organized by loyal
' women and mainly carried on by their tle-
TOlu eiioria, is uegijiuuiv w iuii. tvun
Sometime to convince the people that the
organization would amount to anything,
but the Town Improvement society Is
firmly anchored now, and as its spirit and
rrenlus are fostered by women of courage,
ndustry and enterprise, it may be put
down un certain that It will continue to
impress Its good work upon the communi
ty until the population shall be converted
to the Society's ways and thoughts.
Whether the Scranton ladles patronize
base bnll or not, down this way the cranks
are not all confined to the male gender,
os may fee verified by attendance at any
of the games played on the beautiful
grounds of the Wllkes-Rarre ball club
nt Arhlptle nnrk on tha Wpst Blria of the
bluo Susquehanna. Our girls are in lovo
with the spirited sport and may always be
depended on to Klve encouragement o
' the home club. Most of thorn wheel over
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"scorching" when they reach the asphalt
ed avenues of Wllkes-Barre.
And speaking of "scorching" recalls the
fact that no season ever witnessed such
wheeling fervor, especially among wo
men, as now. It would seum us if every
one who can afford it has a wheel, and
each evening witnesses a picturesque pro
cession of fair molds and matrons whirling
along, gazing at the marvelous and gor
geous nuturnl panorama spread out before
the vision on Klver street. There are not
less tnan twenty-one miles or aspntui
streets In this city and nearly all as level
as a table. You can't say that up In
Scranton. We have as yet no woman's bi
cycle club, but it is understood that ar
rangements are muklng to organize one
some time this voar.
Society Is greatly Interested In the new
Country Club recently organized, and
which will unquestionably prove a very
swell association. Its prime Idea Is to
mcourage outdoor games and golf and
tolo will occupy the attention of the mem
ers this season. The ladies are already
looking about for uniforms nnd some ex
ceedingly pretty ones are hanging up In
the rooms of Wilkes-Barre's artistic mo
distes. It is a good sign when society turns
Its attention to those amusements that put
roses Into the cheeks of fair women,
strengthen their muscles and Incidentally
promote health, and it Is equally a gra
cious indication when young men are
found willing and even anxious to contri
bute handsomely to the organization of a
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' 1UU mv UCIICUUIUI U1IKV 1U XIIUIIISCIVI'S UIIU
their feminine friends.
The Wllkes-Barrean who visits Scranton
these days generally returns with a deep
regret troubling his or her bosom. It Is
Inspired by the sight of the niugnltkviit
Hotel Jermyn, a caravansary which
should be duplicated In Wtlkes-lJarre und
Which undoubtedly will be before long,
because, you know, this ancient, honora
ble, cultured, fashionable and wealthy
town can't afford to play second fiddle to
Scranton in this respect.
GRACE NIVEN.
PITTSTON NOTES.
Plttston Is very glad to have a corner al
Jotted to her In the "Woman's Paper."
All success to the enterprise that brings a
new paper to our table. All honor to ihe
Indomitable energy that gives us a paper
1y woman for woman. A hearty welcome
to you from your many friends in the Gar
den Village.
The closing exercises of the West Pitts
ton High School will be held June .1. Tha
programme will be, as usual, excellent in
every particular. The becoalaureate ser-
- mon will be preached by the Rev. 8. J.
Arthur, of ithe Luzerne Avenue' Baptist
t'hurch, Sunday, May 31. The enrollment
of the schools for the year will exceed
-1,150. Prof. Btetler and his able assistants
are to be congratulated on the success of
the year.
At the regular monthly meeting of the
. Vnlon City Mission, the City Missionary,
Mrs. Galbraith, reported having made,
- during the past month, one hundred and
thirty-five calls, ten of which were upon
the sick. Kour mothers' meetings were
held; average attendance, live. Two ser
vices for young women, average attend
ance, fifteen.
. Rev. Dr. farnsworth, who lectured to a
large and appreciative audience In the
Congregational Church Monday evening,
. May 4, gave a new and added Interest to
the people of West Plttston on the much
wkuwc9 Armenian question, ur. urns
' Worth Is an honored missionary of the
American Board In Turkey. His labors
- have been chiefly In Asia Minor, north of
Tarsus. Living for forty-three years on
this ground following the missionary tour
of Paul and Barnabas, Dr. Farnsworth's
descriptions were vivid and as he described
the sufferings through which the Chris
tians were passing in Armenia, two hun
dred off hi a own people having been
slaughtered during the recent massacres,
because they refused to give up Christ and
their hope of salvation through His blood,
his voice trembled with emotion, and his
audience was curried with him to the
scenes of suffering and death. At a meet,
lng of the pastors, a mass meeting was
called to aid the suffering Armenians.
The Plttston Library is now open to
members and the public every Tuesday
and Friday, from 3 to 8 p. m. Miss Elisa
JOHN BENORE & SON,
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CONSTANTLY ON HAND.
VENEREED WORK,
Stair Work, Hand-Carved Work, Bar Work, Show Cases
AND ALL KINDS OF
Intorlor Work a Speoialty.
EZotlmotoo Choorfully Furnished
beth McMillan librarian, and IJsv. Ed
ward llearv Keliel supervijlng librarian.
Dr. Ella Ji. Anderson gave a use.'ul talx
to mothers en the ore of children In the
Sunday school room of Trinity Church,
Sunday afternoon.
The rworth League of the First Meth
odist Church Is planning to give a tem
perance untertulniueiit iu the church par
lors. Thursduy, May li.
I'nder the auspices of the Literary De
partment the people of West Plttston have
had a delightful treat In the way of lec
tures. The last of the series was delivered
by Mr. Woodruff, of Wilkes-Barre, on
"Alexander Hamilton."
Y. W. C. A. NOTES.
Since January our membership has In
creased f rom sixty to nearly WO. The in
crease Is nearly all due to personal invita
tion. What a grrut deal a word will do!
Our birthday party was u delightful so
cial alTulr. A pleasing programme was
given, during which Miss Motile Tracy
W'etlun cuptivaled her audience with sev
eral selections.
The Industrial department of the V W.
C. A. has been the chief uiijeet. of lug-rest
for the Young Woman's Auxiliary this
year. Much has been acompiished.
MINNIE li. KYTfi.
CARBONDALE LETTER.
Never has our city presented a more
charming appearance than In mis delight
ful springtime. The spirit of improve
ment has for several years been manifest
in CurbonUale. Our once ugly milling
town is fast being transformed. Modern
Improvements and modorn Ideas have rele
gated the pastoral cow and the inquisi
tive goose to pastures new, and have given
to us paved atrets, sewers, electric lights
and a trolley system. Town Improvement
is as catching as scarlet fever. Yojr
neighbors' trim lawn suggests to you the
ugliness of poorly-kept grounds. A bed
of gay flowers awakei,s a spirit of emula
tion in the breast of every right-minded
woman.
Give us plenty of flowers, so seems also
itot think Superintendent Manville. He
has caused the grounds about our new city
station to be laid out to tasteful tlower
beds. How many weary and dusty trav
elers will inwardly thank him. What a
different Impression straiiKers will now le.
ceive when the train halts. They will
consider the place worth knowing; they
will not feel as one woman declared (who
spent a dreary waiting time of two hours
at the old station) "as if the hud reached
the suburbs of Hades." It Is a hopeful
sign when railroad corporations con
sider the aesthetic side of life, we all
need more beauty In our surroundings.
A gentleman recently said to mo: I
travel through many towns, but I seldom
visit a place where 1 find such good hotel
accommodations as In Carhondale. It
ought to be a matter of pride to your city.
It is, 1 said; for although this place has
been called the "City of Kternal Sabbath,"
f-et we reallzo there are six other days
n the week wheroin to labor and to build
good hotels.
I must not forget to mention our three
new bridges, one at fiak-m avenue. Sixth
avenuo and Klglith avenue, now In process
of construction. They are to be built
In style of the Melun arch which forms a
most durable and graceful structure. Ex
Mayor Hendrtck. who, during his term cf
office labored so earnestly for town im
provements, was largely Instrumental In
procuring tho contract for the bridges.
Several fine dwellings are being erected
In tho city; one very handsome house is
to be built on Spring street by Mr. George
L. Kimball. Mr. John B. Hovt is also
building a beautiful house on Park street.
A cinder path to Crystal Lake Is a
scheme, dear to the heart of our cyclists.
We have an epidemic of wheels here. One
enthusiast remarked to me: "He consid
ered the bicycle an Inspiration sent from
heaven to blebs man. "I might agree
with you," I replied, "If thcro were no
hills to climb." The cinder path could
easily be built nnd would afford a much
needed outlet Into country by-ways. If
the path is not built this year we need not
despair; for the bicycle is the forerunner
of good roads.
Speaking, of good roads It Is whispered
about that a scheme is on foot to construct
a boulevard from the city to Crystal Lake.
Our beautiful mountain resort Is growing
more popular every year. A large number
of new cottages are to be built this spring
and It Is dawning upon our citizens that
they need not go far from their own homes
to tind beauty or an Ideal spot to erect a
summer cottage.
Labor is going on at the East Side Park.
City lots are to be laid out and the oppor
tunity will be given to the city to purchase
the site for a publlo park. Carbondale
should- not overlook this opportunity; for
a publlo park Is greatly to be desired in a
town of this size with so large a working
population. It Is the outing spot for the
poor; a place where, after hard labor, one
can relax and enjoy the beauties of na
ture. Many are anticipating the advent of
Lieutenant Peary, who Is to lecture here
upon the 22nd of this month.
I have noticed several open cars upon the
Gravity which proclaims the fact that
the season for picnics and general relax,
tlon is at hand.
Cnroondale Is particularly blessed
with two delightful outlets one to
Farvlew and the other to Crys
tal Lake. No other town In the valley cun
afford such attractions to a visitor who de
lights In beautiful scenery and healthful
mountain air.
MART E. STONE BASSETT.
OUR HONESDALE LETTER.
After an exquisite poetic description of
the early spring beauty of the fair "Muple
City." of the gain to its charms and its
health resultant from the efforts of its
now famous Ladles' Town Improvement
Association, and the even greater gain
from it in breaking down the barriers of
caste and sect and other breeders of mis
conception and prejudice, Its promotion of
Innocent pleasures, the production of high
class entertainments, the organization of
charitable guilds all of which tho lack of
space compels us reluctantly to omit, our
correspondent continues:
If Honesdale Is today widely spoken of
as a model town, a shining proof of what
woman's tact and taste can accomplish
when supported and supplemented by a
liberal policy on the part of the boroagh
authorities, what will be Its reputation
years hence, when every approach shall
be through shaded avenues extending to
the limit of its farthest suburbs; when its
crescent-shaped Park Lake shull furnish
the natural basin for a half-dozen foun
tains similar to the one which already
adorns it; when to the soldiers' monu
ment In Central park shall be added busts
of Philip Hone and Washington Irving,
and tho court house grounds recall the
patriotic history of our county's name
giver by a statue of "Mad Anthony
Wayne"?
Our local papers take a Just pride In ex
ploiting the advancement of "Honesdale
boys" In all parts of the world, and In alt
brunches of Jurisprudence, science, urt,
literature, politics and more prosaic call
ings. Thus wo hear of P. P. Smith as a
member of the Superior court bench; of
Hon. S. E. Dimmick as attorney general;
of Dr. D. B. St. John Roosa as a wonder
ful eye and ear specialist and writer of
standard works on the diseases of those
organs; of Homer Greene and Ed Mott and
Dr. Henry Rowland and Dr. Sanger as
popular authors; of Amos Cummlngs and
other prominent statesmen, and a host cf
masculine successes In the various
branches of trade. But we hp.ve Hones
dale women who have achieved and are
achieving noteworthy distinction. The
wooing of President Harrison's first wife
was begun under Honesdale maples, the
childhood of her successor was passed
among us; here Is the home of Jennie
Brownscombe, the subjects for whoso pop-
ur cMrttigt have hisa found la etudie -
er t.cyns county aaeaary- wu
axons" the reasaniry of Sr.;tai:y. the pic
turesque villajla cf Dcronshiie and the
vlne-ciad h'.li and sterlet palaces of
Italy. To another Honesdale gill the Em
pire Dramatic School of New York ac
cords the supremacy in an unusually tal
ented class, and the portrayal by Florence
Wilton Ham of the character of Jooelyn
In Nelson Wheatcroft's touching play of
"The Major's Appointment." rendered
this spring in several of the leading city
theaters, has won for her favorable men
tion from several of the most discriminat
ing dramatic critics. It la safe to say that
when equal opportunities for advancement
are accorded to both sexes, the women
of Honesdale will play as prominent roles
iu life's drama as do their brothers.
Miss Brownscombe is now in England
completing a large painting for a New
York house. The term at Mr. Wheaicruft's
Dramutlc school having ended. Miss
Ham will shortly return to Honesdil.
What future use will be made of her nat
ural talent of which Scramon'.ans have
had several opportunities lo Judge now
polished and Improved by the best of in
struction, has not as yet been determined
upon.
The marriage month of June will soon be
here and already a notable wedding is an
nounced for its early days. Mr. Frederick
B. Whitney will then bo united to Miss
Josephine Duriend. daughter of Colonel
Coe Durlaml. The ceremony is to be per
formed in Grace church, with a reception
and wedding feast at the residence at u
later hour.
Mr. and Mrs. O. I,. Rowland will spend
the summer month at Lako Teedyscunj.
as host and hostess of Rowland Inn. Mis.
Rowland ts one of our finest pianists ar.d
her cbseuce will be greatly felt In social
circles.
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Thompson and
their niece, Miss Clara Torn y. are now en
the Atlantic, on the final stage of their
return from a trip to Egypt, 'tnrough the
kind offices of Dr. Grant-Hey. a brother-in-law
of Mrs. Thompson, the party have
been afforded unusual facilities for sight
sueir.g In the far east.
LAURA HAM.
WHAT ARE We S0W1N0?
The Necessity of Art Education in the
Public Sctiocls.
Tt Is t once obvious to the thoughtful
mind that the art education of the stu
dio and the Instruction given In the art
school must of necessity cover entirely
different ground from that given in the
Bcliools. There Is a difference in the pur
pose ot the two, the main purposo of tho
former being; the development, training
and perfecting of tho ability to produce
works of art. These schools are for the
specially gifted, for the favored few.
Art Education In the public schools
must mean something- more than this.
It must mean the uplifting of all tho
studies to a higher plane. It must mean
a mora spirited Insight Into the nature
of the child.
It Is not the province of this article
to tell what Is being- done In our schools
to further the art idea; very little when
the great end to be attained is consid
ered; much, when one Is In a position
to understand the dlillcultleg that beset
the way.
Neither Is It the Intention to tell the
teachers what they ourcht not to have
done, and what they ought to do that
they have left undone.
There ore others who owe a duty to
our schools whose responsibility is none
the less because they hold no official
connection with the schools; whose
broader lives and lanrer opportunities
make It possible for them to more fully
realize the power of beauty to enrich
and refine the lives of men. They have
the intellectual power to see the rela
tionships between themselves and their
environment, and their fellow-men and
their Creator. Thty have the clearness
of perception to recognize the publlo
schools as the solution of many physi
cal, Intellectual and spiritual problems
that are near us. Who are these men
In Scranton? Eleven thousand children
In the schools of Scranton today! Who
knows what Is being; dons for them,
with them, among them? It is for these
that men and women of wealth and
power, the men and women of breadth
and brains must take a thought today.
"What you would havs come out in the
life of tho nation you must put Into
the Bchools," has long been the maxim
of Germany. That which the men and
women who are building the Scranton
of today would like to see as the pre
vailing characteristics of the people of
the Scranton of a quarter of a century
hence, they must put Into the schools
now.
We cannot always see the end from
the beginning, but it la surely not much
to say that the lives of the people may
be changed for the better by the study ot
the beautiful; in nature, in human life
and In human work, (
Thoso whose spiritual Insight Is
clear enough to perceive tho uplifting
and ennobling Influence of art, will re
alize that in the publlo school there are
given means to carry a love for the
beautiful Into every home and make It
the possession of the poorest child in
the land. Who will lend, from this time
till the close of the suhuols the best pic
ture he possesses to the children In the
dingiest school room In Scranton? Let
tt be one of the noble women of Scran
ton who Hhall lead the way In a move
ment to put the best and most worthy
before the children in our schools. Lot
the educated men of Scranton fall
quickly Into lino bringing, as did the
wise men of the least In olden time, the
choicest of their treasures to lay at the
feet of a little child. Who Is the art
dealer who will put himself on record
as being, the first to recognize and re
spond to this need of child Hie? We
have no need to wait for clubs or organ
izations. Simply let the men and wo
men of Scranton, who have the beauty
of art In their homes, the clearness of
truth in their minds, and the love of
Christ's little ones In their hearts, go
into our schools and leave there foti)ust
this short time something of the beauty
with which their own lives have been
dai y brightened, to gladden those who
find perhaps In our bare school rooms
the brightest and most beautiful part
of their small lives. Hurely this would
be preaching a powerful Bermon, the
gospel of sweetness and light;" the
sermon of brotherhood with all human
ity; of glad self-sacrifice, the loftiness
of aim and purity of purpose, from the
text "Inasmuch as ye have done It un
to one of the least of these, my breth
ren, ye have done it unto Me."
LUCY AGNES BOOTH.
SANITARY SCIENCE.
I do not hesitate to say that Scranton
is the centre of the universe; hence the
following may apply to all other cities
that lie on the outskirts. An ounce of
preventive is worth a pound of cure
has made a more lasting Impression
upon tho minds of the medical profes--slon
than It has upon any other class of
people. Indeed, so profoundly had It
made its impress, that sanitary science
has come to take a leading place In the
physician's research and dally work. In
dealing with the subject under consider
ation, I wish to call attention to that
fuct which bears on the prevention and
care of infectious and contagious dis
eases.
The relative Importance of these dis
eases named In the order of their Im
portance as causes of deaths, are con
sumption, influenza, diphtheria, Ty
phoid fever, scarlet fever, measles,
whooping cough, small-pox, typhus
fever, and cholera. With tho except on
of consumption and influenza, the
above mentioned db'eases are required
to be reported to the Board of Health
within six hourB after establishing the
diagnosis. Some diseases, like cholera,
small-pox and typhus fever, are fortu
nately of Infrequent occurrence In the
practice of mopt of us, and when they
do appear are speedily removed to a
hospital especially adapted to their
treatment, and tho Board of "Health at
tends to the disinfections, In a more or
less competent manner, of the premlsts
occupied by them. As to tho other dis
eases mentioned, they are constantly
met with by the buBy physician and It
Is his and her duty to prevent their ex
tension by tho exerclf e of evrry faill ty
within reach. While the physician is
able to accomplish much, still the re
sult! depend largely upon tha Intelli
gent assistance, ot tht laity.
The Largest,
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thereby insuring: our friends and patrons pure and fresh drug at all times.
Since contagious diseases are com
municated in their earliest stages ot
development, It Is . best to Isolate any
suspected cases until the physician In
charge is certain of the nature of the
disease.
Scranton has been favored in its
freedom from diseases ; of this class
and fortunately so Indeed, for wc
are 111 prepared for such an emer
gency, and It behooves us with our
rapidly growing population to be more
than watchful.
In the absence of any hospital where
diseases of this class can be admitted,
the homes thus afflicted must be most
diligently watched, that the proper care
be taken to protect the other members
of the family during the course of the
disease and also that the houses be
properly disinfected after tho convales
cence or death of the patient. Any pa
tient suffering from or suspected of
having any contagious diseases should
be Isolated in u bright sunny rcom from
which all carpets, upholBtery and tap
estries have been tvmoved. Especially
should thin be clone in diseases accom
panied with the more virulent symp
toms. A competent nurse and
assistant should be put in charge
of the case and all members of
the family whose presence is not
necessary for the care of the pa
tient, excluded from the sick rcom.
Children should be sunt from the house.
The attendants should have dally exer
cise In tho open air, but under nocircum-
stances should the clothing worn In the
sick room be worn about the house or
on the street.
A bountiful supply of riatt's chlorides
should bo provided for disinfection. -
Keep those; who have been exposed to
the disease from schools, churches, or
from any public gathering and par
ticularly from all children, until It Is
known whether they have been Inocu
lated. After the recovery or demise of
the patient burn all toj-B, boll for half
nn hour nil articles which will not be
destroyed by water end any others
should be submitted to steam heat.
Close tho room tightly and fumigate,
using three pounds of Rulphitr for a
room ten by ten feet. Afterseveral hours
open the windows. When the room la
thoroughly aired have the paper re
moved from the walls, the wood work,
floors and ceilings scrubbed with bi
chloride solution, when the room Is
ready to hand over to the decorators.
Dooks should not be taken from pub
lic libraries, nt the time of tho dis
ease, and all library books, at the
house, should remain In care ef the
health officers, and not be received at the
library unless accompanied by a cer
tificate from the Hoard of Health.
Just one word about the care of traps
while tho family is away for tho Bum
mer. Some one should be left In charge
of tho house and should seo that all
traps are Hushed nt least once In two
weeks, for during the dry, hot weather
evaporation of the water from the traps
Is completed In about two months, and
with the assistance of a ventilating plie
two weeks are sulllcient to dry up the
seals.- Such an unoccupied home on the
return of the family may prove to bo a
very typhoid fever factory.
DR. ANNA CLARK.
H0A1E DECORATIONS.
An artlstio cosy corner may
be fitted up at a small expense, It
all depends on material used. The
foundations consists of two bo:;es
(which may be made of ordinary hem
lock boards, such as are used for puck
Ins purposes,) and should be provided
with hinged covers about three Inches
from the back line, so as to permit fall
ing back against the wall when raised;
and should be made In two sections,
the piece of seat In tho angle to remain
stationary. This design Is mott suit
able for pnrlor. A great addition to
thete are the downy pillows of vaMous
kinds. The most satisfactory pillow ts
one of white llnnn irrnss cloth, made to
slip over as a pillow case, this beautifully
embroidered with sprays of flowers,
finished with rutfa of the same.
Another pretty design for pillows is the
Napoleon combined with Dre-lden
China allk. 'The floor pillow made of
denim, colored satin, damask and Heavy
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cushion. The down pillow for head
rests for reclining chairs or lounges,
Is made according to the size of the
chair. Grass linen is also a pretty
covering for these. A decoration of
trailing arbutus or any small ilower is
appropriate, the pillow tied with cor
responding ribbons.
Pretty things for bedrooms. Noth
ing contributes more entirely to
the comfort and pleasure of the invited
guest than an attractive comforable
bed. Ki-.ually with fine table appoint
ments, the average housekeeper prizes
line bed linen.
Nothing is daintier than the seamless
aheet, with a five-Inch hem, hemstitch
ed and pillow cases to match, an Initial,
not too large, adds greatly.
For table cover nothing Is more suit
able than the small cover of white
linen embroidered either in white silk,
light yellow, blue or pink, as best suits
the furnishings of the room. Lac in
sertion with lace edge and lining of
some delicate shade, grass linen pret
tily embroidered, with lace mine Joined
with heading, makes a pretty stand or
bureau cover. For a more ordinary
one, satin damask with scallop em
broidered edge, (Just to fit top,) with an
all over design in shades to match
room Is recommended, also linen crash
Is pretty with a two-inch hem
hemstitched. Do not put fine flowers on
coarse linen. There are tho many
novelties which go to make up a pretty
bedroomi such ns dainty rln-cushlons,
vail cases, glove and handkerchief
eases, valentine thermometers, needle
bonk cases, work bntrs, laundry bags,
etc. Huckaback towels ilrmly woven
may be purchased by the piece or yard
und embroidered above the hemstitch
with an initial.
For photograph holders, fit a
panel of cardboard covered with
silk Into the panel of the door inside
the moulding, arranging lattice work
of narrow ribbon across the silk, and
confining the ends to the other side
with glue, where the ribbons cr jss, they
Ehould be confined to thn cardboard by
means of small, brass clumps, such as
are used for holding manuscript ard
pupers. Fit the panel to the dcor. and
fasten nt the four corners with small
tncks and (!; the cards and photos
under the ribbon.
TABLE LINEN.
Soft undressed linen not too fine,
should be used for carving cloths, cen
ter and table dollies. After white, the
palest tints of green are considered the
best choice for embroidery. Other
pretty pieces are in the Napo
leon, Dresden, Empire or Delft Etyles,
tho latter Is pretty used with delft
dishes. The Jewel patterns In their
beautiful colorings a very striking.
If the grandmothers who sit with fold
ed hands In so many homes, could have
some siic-li pleasant work given them to
do something to eati.-fy a long-starved
yearning after the creat'on of beautiful
things, the making of something which
they know will nut last their own feeblo
lives, they .would be happier.
ELIZABETH C. DOERSAM.
To Mrs. Thomas Dickson.
A Birthday Tribute.
The golden glow of life's rich afternoon
Falls on 'thy pathway, und a 'thrush's
song
Sounds from the distant shadows as In
June,
Morning nnd Spring for the their gifts
prolong.
A rrrnclous life keeps all Its glorious
dower
Of joy and blessing t'o Its latest hour.
Therefore, today, we wish felicity
For all they years to come, assured our
prayer
Will Una full answer. Olft of gifts to thee
Is tlio dear power life's happiness to
share.
Tiist will go with the till the morn
shall rlBO
Set for thy welcome Into Paradise,
-8. E. D.
May H. 1896.
, Big assortment of ladle' tailor-made
suit at Bolz, 138 Wyo. ave.
Suit for children in ndle variety
at Uoran fc Merrill'.
AND RETAIL.
AND,403 N.;MAIN AVENUE,
Scranton, Pa.
HEISER & WARNKE,
Main Aytnu and Jackson Streatt, Hyde Rark'
Deal in Fancy Groceries, TaaJ Luxuries, Qelikategten and )
Rillihe's. Pure Olive Oil, Entir VVhesi Flour, Whit Corn Ftair.
Fruits and Vegetables in Season.
PEtER W. TAGUE,
Drain ia
Furniture of &U kinds,
Undertaking in all its Branches
113 i. Hila iUenue, (Hyde Park).
Chfts. B. Mansfield,
Dealer in
Wall Papsr. Window Shsdts, Mouldlnj,
PaUU, Oils and Brush.
PIGTUREFMMINQ
A BpocUlty.
LEADER OF ALU COFFEES,
Spurr Rvre, Standard,
Java and ilocha,
DELIVERED IN PINK PAPER BAQS BY
JIMWCQ.,
TKB OROCCRf.
ns
SOUTH MAIN AVB
PJiTEIW, YOBK & CO.,
SIB, Eim end K!S.
Blsnk Books, Office Supplies.
116 Soiitli Main Ave., SCRANTOH, fa.
E. T. JOHNS,
BOOTS, SHOES & RUBBERS.
103 and 104 North Mala Avenue.
LUCE BROS.,
Cash Stores,
as North Alain Avenue, Scranton, Pa.
J63 Main Street, Taylor, Pa
TELEPHONE. No. 638i
Scranton Dairy Co.,
Wholesalo sod Retail Dcalsrs la
Milk, Cream and Strictly Fresh Eggs,
Uanufcturrs of Butter and CotUfS
Oheeso.
1 1 13 JACKSON STREET.
TELEPHONE, HUii
W. T. SMITH,
Mount Pleasant Colliery
snd General Stores.
222 & 224 N0RTHMIN AYEKDE.
wwSSSSSSUmv
Wholesale Agents,
723 and 725 West Look'o AvoJ.
Emil thlicpSf,
Commission - Merchant
Butter and Ekss a Specialty.
TGipSTUCtaVlKHl 1TEKS, , '
Scranton, P. 1
Q. F. Eynon & Co., 1
Dealer Jo
Dry Goods, Groceries and Previsions
Ffn Bntter and Strlatty Kr. SfM 1
spatially. yitUuVglM f
StNMUtt.
105 North Main ATenuo
E. B, Houser,
133 North Main Aveau. N
SCRANTON, Pa
NICHOLS, THE TAILOR.
A Full Line ot Hats, Caps
and Gents' Furnishing Goods
Flo Tailoring Specialty
1110 Jicksca Emit, Scranton, Fa. j
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Atifl rid roar kousa ef tUt pasts, J
Universal PjwriRr, Nero? Fallls KV
o-l ltoicU l't and Deu.l ahoi (Uok I
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FRICE SISEEF, LCtUNiCH, Fa.
J. W. ROBERTS, THE TAILOR
FINE MERCHANT TAILORING.)
Draes Suits Bpadalty
126 XOBTH MALU A.V23TV
Soranton, Pa, )
Yoos & Doyle,
Practical Tlnnrre, Plumb
sod (laaairltSare.
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Stove. Tinware, Hardware. BtataM
GulWiPff and Bpoutaa
Muaaaca !-
iiienau from plana,
v124 tlW Mila Irsnn;,- Ecr.iaton, Ft,,
fllQfiflSACQ.,
General Store!
S. Slain nnd Eynon.
The Best is Always tha ChnpcV
" Ceresota"
Flour V
Is always tha Yen Bast '-'-"
"CERESOTA" is tho highest prtajf
not of modern milling science, nbd tap
absolutely uuequullcd in all dc Irakis"'
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